Startup Rhombus Systems Says Twice the Features, Half the Price of Verkada

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Rhombus ********

******* ** ****, *** US-based ***** ******* ******* 17 *********, ********* *********, at ***** **********, ** headquarters. ******* *** **-******* by*** ******* *******, ****** **** ****, **** **** *********** in ********** *** ***** security. ******* ******* ****** Networks (***** **** *** Chief ******** *********) ***** was******** ** ****** ** 2014. ******* **** ** spent **** ***** ******* Sophos *********** **** ******* could **** **** * strong *************-******* ******** **** the **** ** ***** management ***** *** **********.

************* $* ******* ** seed *******, ****** **** ** was ********* *** ******* path ** ******** ** company ***** ******* ******* Valley ******* *******, ********* hardware-focus **********, *** $*.* ******* fund****** *********** ** ******* ******** AI **** ********* *****.

******* ** ******** * closed ****** ** ***** own ******* (****) **** onboard *******, ***** ***, their *** ********* *** hosted ***** ******.

Cameras *** *********

******* ******* ****** ****** **** 4 **** *******:

• **** *** ****** ****: $*** *** **-**** onboard *******
• ** *** ****** ****: $*** *** **-**** onboard ******* ** ** $1399 *** ***-**** ******* storage
• **-*** *** ****** *******: $*** *** **-**** onboard ******* ** ** $1499 *** ***-**** ******* storage
• **** **** ****** *********: **** *** **-**** onboard ******* ** ** $1699 *** **-**** ******* storage
• **** *** ****** ** Optical ****: $**** *** **-**** onboard ******* ** ** $1699 *** **-**** ******* storage

*** **-*** *** **-* cameras *** ************* **** expensive **** *******'* ******* cameras, ** *** **** R2 *****, *** *** still **** ********* **** similar ******* ****** (******* fisheye ** $*** ******** to *******'* $*,***).

****** ********** ************* *** sold *** ******, *** two ********* ******* *** with ******* **** ********* for *****-**** ******** *****.

*** ********** ******* ******** their ** *********, *** 30 **** ** ********** cloud *******:

*** ** ************ ******* costs $*** *** * year *** ******** ********** in *** ********** ******* except **-******** *** ***** storage:

********* ******** **-**** ********** cloud ******* ******* *******'* offering ** *** **** price ($*** *** ****** per ****). ******* *** camera ********** ********* *** initially $*** *** ****** per ****, *** ***** storage *** ** ********** $120 *** **** *******. This ***** *** **** license **** ********* *************, but *** ***** *** purchase ***** *******, ** is ******* *******.

Analytics - ****** / ******* ********, ******** ********* ***** *******

********* ********* *** *** only ******* ** ***** R2 ******* **** ********** Licenses.

***** ********* ******* ******, people, ******* ********* *** alerts ** ******** **:

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******* **** *** ******** analytics *** ********* ****** network *** *******-******* ******, noting **** **** *** heavily ******** ******** ** open-source ******, ***** ****** were ****** *********.

Made ** ****** *** *******

******* **** *** ******* are******* *****, **** ** ******, and **** ******** ******* they ** *** *** HiSilicon ********, ******* *** Ambarella *****. **** **** they **** **** ****** because ** ***** ********** developing ****** ******* ********, and ******** ***** ******.

******* **** ***** *** **** *** released ** ******* * true ********** ******** **** factor *** ************** *** **'* ***/******** form ****** ******. ************, their ** ****** *** upgraded ***** *******, ***, and ****** **** ******** Sercomm *****.

***** **** ****** **** IR, *** ** ********* 50' ** ************, ******** to *** **'* **'.

MicroSD ******* ********

***** ** ********* ****** in *** *******, ***** 64GB-256GB ******* ***** ********* on *** ****** ** retention ****** (**-*** ** 40-day ******* ******). ******* claims **** *** ***** "high-endurance" ******* ***** *** have ******** ** ********** or *********** ******** ** 2 ***** ** ********* cameras *** ************ **** it ***** ** * concern *** *********** **** the **** ****. ********* microSD ***** ** ********* for ******* ******** *** failures, *** **** ** certified ***********, *** *** users.

******* **** ** ******* record ********** **** *** 720P ***** ** *****, and ** ****** ****** 1080P ** *****. **** do *** *** ***** codecs, *******, **** **** compression *** ******** ******* -1Mbps *** ****** *** live *** ******** *******.

Broad ******* ***** *** / ** *** ***** ****** *******

******* ************ ***** ******* support ** *** ***, offering *** ****** ****** (no *******), ** ******* app, *** ** ***** or ****** ***. *** Dashboard-focused ********* *** ** customized ** **** *** reports *** ****** (*.*. recent ***** ********) ** initial *****. *** ****** offers ******** ****** ** traditional ***** (*.*. ***** views, ************ *****-****** ********, Google *******), ** ******** to ***** ******* ******** like ******** ********* ***** links, ********* **** *********, and ************ ** *******/*****/****** Suite.

******* ** ******* *** Meraki, ******* **** *** support *** *** ***** cameras. **** **** ** is *** ** ***** current *******, ******* **** are *** ******* ** supporting **** ** ****** updates.

Amazon ****** - ****** ********* *** *** ******* ******

******* ** ****** ** Amazon *** *****, ***** they **** *** ****** because ** ***** ********** in ********** *** ******* solutions ** ***. **** claim ************ ******* *** ******* remotely ******* ***** ******* is **** **** * second, ***** ** ****, is *** ******** ** some ***** *********, *** similar ** ****** ***** ** ******* VMS *******(***** ****** *****).

** ******** ** *** latency ***** *********, ******* supports ******-****-****** ********* ***** connected ** *** **** LAN.

Edge *** ****** ** *********

*** ** **** ** ARM ****** *-** ****-**** processor, ***** ******** **** learning ***** ********* ** the ******. ******* **** the ** ****** ******* a ****** ******** ** AI-analytics, ********* ******* ***** machine-learned ********* ** *** camera, *** *** **** learning ********* ******** ** the *****. *** ********* can ******** ****** *** shown ** ***** *********.

Go-To-Market **** ***********

******* **** ***** **** is ** **** ***% through ***********, *******, *********, they **** ** * mix ** ******-**-***-**** *** channel ******** ******* **** do *** **** ****** partners ** ******* ****** the **. ************, ******* said **** **** ** increasing ***** ***** ****, to ******* ***** ******* integrator ****, *** ******** marketing *** ***** **********.

Compared ** *******

******* ********* ** ****** significantly ***** **** *******, in **********, ***** ****** pricing *** **** ** a ****** ** ******** that ******* ** ******* (e.g. **** ********** ****** quality ********, *********** *******, vehicle/people ********, ******* ******** detection, **** ***********, ***, 3rd ***** *** ************). Verkada ****** * ****** models (********* * *******), and ****** ********** ********* (***** ****** *********** ****** during *******).

*******, ******* ** *** behind ******* **** ** comes **** ** ***** and ***** ************ (*.*., Verkada *** ***** **** salespeople ** *** **** 2 ***** **** ******* has *****). ******* *** benefit **** * **** antagonistic ******** ** ******** integrators *** **** *** never ***** ** ** Verkada's ******** ***-**** ***** machine.

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