IP Camera 2009 Mid Year Review
By John Honovich
Megapixel was the most dominant trend in IP cameras over the first half of 2009. So dominant was megapixel, that not only did most manufacturers...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Cohu is a specialist manufacturer for high-end monitoring applications. They are probably best known for their traffic management product offerings...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
The UK's love-hate relationship with CCTV cameras continues. This time, the head of the UK's police video imaging division called their use an...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
This week, both Cisco and ADT contributed to iControl's $23M USD in Series B funding [link no longer available]. ADT's contribution is not...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
One of the most common end user questions is: How do you watch video from multiple DVR/VMS systems in a singular interface? The options are poor,...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Though the Japanese market is one of the largest in the world, it is one of the most difficult for Western companies to understand and succeed. Not...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Over the first half of 2009, improvements in deployment simplicity was the strongest theme for video management systems. While few to no...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
This month, SDM Magazine released their 14th annual Top Systems Integrators list. The list ranks the top 100 integrators based on 2008 revenue. The...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
While not well known in the security market, StarDot is one of a few manufacturers providing 5MP cameras. Though StarDot has been producing...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Two fairly sizable companies are joining the HDcctv Alliance - Chinese video surveillance leader CSST [link no longer available] and Wide Dynamic...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
In June 2009, LILIN announced support for ONVIF in their camera lines and is shipping these cameras for production use. I have also received a...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
ACTi is expanding into larger scale video management with their release of a CMS solution that manages distributed ACTi NVRs. This provides...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Verint has announced a high end Hybrid NVR, called EdgeVR that will complement their existing mid-level offerings, the NetDVR II, and small scale...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
A mobile monitoring product offering, called iGuard [link no longer available], has been announced for use with Genetec (see product demo video...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
A debate is emerging on what the 'true' market share for IP cameras. The generally accepted statistic is approximately 20% of cameras sold annually...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
The last six months were rough for video analytics. Little good news and lots of public recognition of video analytic troubles. In our own recent...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
In the last year, IP cameras have made great strides and while there are still important barriers that constrain broader use, problems are...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
The PSA, a large consortium of US integrators is projecting that the worst of the recession is over. They state, "We are seeing noticeable,...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Proxim has released two series of high speed wireless networking equipment targeted to the video surveillance market. These are basically the next...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
In July 2009, an anonymous wireless router manufacturer specializing in video surveillance has posted a LinkedIn message asking to be acquired...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
In discussions with video surveillance startups and investors, both routinely over-estimate the size and the potential of the video surveillance...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Vidient held an interesting webinar on using video analytics for transit applications (trains, subways, etc.). Read the accompanying whitepaper or...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
A webinar overviews the market size and growth opportunities of India [link no longer available]. It's part of a whole series from ASMAG's SecuTech...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
OnSSI is expanding its integration with access control [link no longer available], this time with one of the largest North American Providers -...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Despite its potential and conceptual appeal, Panoramic/360 degree cameras growth has been shaky. Grandeye suffered a strange restructuring last...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
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