Rhombus Partially Opens Up
Hostage as a service (HaaS) has become a major trend in video surveillance, led by Verkada and Meraki, with Rhombus being the third. Now, Rhombus' CEO tells IPVM they are opening up, but what limitations does this have, and what limitations remain?
In this note, based on an interview with the Rhombus CEO Garrett Larsson, we examine what this means for the company and how it compares to competitors.
For more on the Rhombus, see:
- Rhombus CEO Interview
- Hostage As a Service - Meraki, Rhombus, and Verkada
- HaaS / Hostage As A Service Explained In-Depth
- Rhombus Makes Secret Deals Not To Take Select Customer's Hostage
- VSaaS Rankings 2023 - Arcules, Avigilon, Eagle Eye, Genetec, Meraki, OpenEye, Qumulex, Rhombus, Turing, Verkada, Vivotek, YourSix
- Facial Recognition Rankings 2023 - Avigilon, Briefcam, Hikvision, IronYun, Oosto, Rhombus, Turing, Verkada
Executive *******
******* ***** **** **** *** ******* up / **** ******* ******* **** RTSP-specific ********, ******** ******* ** ** integrated **** *****-***** ******* ** * customer ******* ** **** **** **** Rhombus.
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***** ***** ********* ***********, ** ********* caution ** ******* ********* ** ********* prospects.
Compared ** ****** ** ******* **** *********
***** ******* ********* *** ******* **** still ******** *** **** ********* ** the ******** ** ******, ******* *** not ******* ** ********* ********* *** this ***** ** ******* ** / when ******** *****. ** ********, ******'* RTSP ******* *** ********* **** ******* subscriptions, ****** **** *** *** ********* these *********** ****** ** / ***** ** cut ***.
** ****, ****** ** ******* ********* are ** *** ***** ** ***** companies, *** ** *** ******* *****, Verkada ******** *** ***** *** ******* *** *** (*** report).
*** *** **** ********* ******* ** Verkada ******** **** *********, ********** ********* ******* ******* - **** Tested.
****, ******* ******** * ************* ********* ******* **** *** ** ********.
Firmware ******** **** ********
*** *** ****** **** **** **** firmware ********* ** ***** ******* ** RTSP ******** ** * ******** ******* to **** **** **** ******* ** the *** *******:
** *** ****, ** **** ***** your ****** ** ** [********] *** it **** **** **** ****, *** can ******* ** ** **** ** your ***. **** * **** *** is **** **'* *** ** **** we're ******* **. **'** *** ******* to **** ******* ** *** ***'* just **** **** ******* *** *******, and **** ** **** **** ** to **** ** ******** ******'* ** what *** ********** *** ****. *** if *** **** ** ********** *** you *** * **** **** *** road *** ***'** ****, *** *** reason ** ******* ******* **** ***'* for ** *** * **** ** use *** ****** ********* **** **** allow *** ** ** ****.
No ************* / ******** *******
**** *******, *** ** *** ******* limitations ** **** * **** ****** make ************* *******. *** *******, ** you **** ****** ** ************ * device, ***'* **** ** *** **** the ****** ** **** ************* *******. However, **** ** *** *********.
No ******** *******
********, ***** *** ** ******** ******* available **** ******* / ************* *** not ****, ****** *** *** **** they ***** "******" **** ******** ** there **** ******* ** *************** ******, as ** ******* *****:
**** *** **** ****** *** ************, there **** ** ** ******* ******** updates ** *******. **** ***** ****, we ***** ****** ****** **** ******** if *** ******** ** ***** **** critical ************* **** ****** ** ** patched.
No ******** *******
*****, ***** ** ** ******** ******* once *** ****** ************ ******, *** traditionally, * **** *** *** ******* for ******* ************ / ** ************** available ******* * ************ **** ***-**** manufacturers, *.*., (****, ******, *********, ***.)
RTSP ********, ** *********
** ******** ** ** ****** ******* changes *** ** ******** ****** / support, *** ********* (*.*., ****** / vehicle *********, ****** ***********, ***., **** not ** ********* **** ******* / streamed *** ****.
Two ****** *********** *******
******* *** ******* ******* **** *** to **. *** ****** *********** ******* once ******* ** **** ******** *** the ******'* ****** ********** *** *** (1280 * ***), ***** ** *** offered ** *******'* **** *********.
*******
***** **** *** ********* ******* **, there *** *********** *********** **** ******. As ****, ** ********* ******* ** Rhombus ********* *** *********. ** *** HaaS ******** **** ** **** ** fully, **** ***** ******* *************, ******** bug *****, *** ****** ******* *** all ******* ************. *******, **** **** give ********* ** ****** ** **** the ******* ********* ** ***** ******* configuration ******* ****** ** *** *** replace *** ******* ***********.