7 Key Surveillance Trends for 2014

Author: John Honovich, Published on Apr 21, 2014

Here are the 7 key trends we see for the video surveillance market emerging in 2014:

  • Low cost camera manufacturer competitive shift
  • FLIR and Samsung aggressive expansion
  • 4K camera problems emerging
  • H.265 availability limited
  • Axis access control starts slow
  • Edge recording stumbling
  • Weak innovation will drag down growth

Overall, these trends combine to deliver the most challenging situation the video surveillance industry has faced in a more than a decade.

After reading the full report inside, members should be able to answer this 7 question quiz on 2014 surveillance trends.

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Comments (14)

Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer

| 04/21/14 04:06pm

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Manufacturer | 04/21/14 04:23pm

***** *********, ** ** *** **** *** *** **** ******, remains *** **** *** *****. ** *** ******* ** *** reliable, *****-** ***** *********, **** ****** *** ** *** ***, it ***** ****** ****** ****** - **** *** *** '*******' manufacturers (*** ***** *** **** * ***** **************) *** *** end ***** (*** ***** *** / ******* ********** **** ************ products).

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Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer

| 04/21/14 07:05pm

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer | 04/21/14 07:18pm

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Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer

| 04/21/14 07:40pm

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Undisclosed 3 Manufacturer

| 04/21/14 08:17pm

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Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer

In reply to Undisclosed 3 Manufacturer | 04/21/14 08:37pm

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer | 04/21/14 08:49pm

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Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer | 04/21/14 11:49pm

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Mahesh Nagaraju

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 04/22/14 02:39am

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Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Mahesh Nagaraju | 04/22/14 05:25pm

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Sagy Amit

| 04/24/14 03:58pm

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Sagy Amit | 04/24/14 04:10pm

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Sagy Amit

| 04/24/14 04:17pm

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