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How to Read Marketing Material

Almost all IP video info is vendor marketing. Good decision making requires critically reading and analyzing this material. At first, I did not...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

How to Evaluate New Technology

Most new technology fails but when it is successful, the business benefits can be enormous. The challenge then is how to efficiently determine...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

How does Cisco Video Surveillance affect me?

For 2 years now, speculation has been high on Cisco's video surveillance play. The Harrah's announcement magnifies this fear and excitement. To...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Risk of Hiring IT Sales People

One of the sexiest but riskiest ideas in video surveillance is hiring IT sales people. It's easy to think that we are now moving into IT, the...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

How to Calculate Video Surveillance ROIs

ROI calculations are powerful but can be distorted. While they hold the promise of identifying objective value, they can often obscure the...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

The Value of IBM Video Surveillance?

Two years since the entrance of IBM into video surveillance, the value of IBM is less clear than ever. Today, SecurityInfoWatch reports on the...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

IP Camera Advantages and Disadvantages

IP cameras have become accepted by the security industry. Yet most cameras are still analog and most video management systems are still DVRs. When...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Economics of Video Surveillance RAID

While valued by security managers for years, use of RAID for video surveillance systems has been low. With many organizations migrating to software...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Video Analytic False Claims

Numerous wildly inaccurate claims on video analytics were made in today's Dallas News [link no longer available].The negative impact of such...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

The Key Challenge for Video Analytics

It's all about false positives. Catching the bad guy is pretty easy for today's perimeter violation and abandoned object detection. Not catching...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

IT is not transforming Security

IT professionals evidently believe the Patriots should replace Belichick with the trainer. According to IT professionals, because injuries are so...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Giving up on DVR Appliances?

DVR appliance manufacturers are swiftly moving away from DVR appliances. This is a very risky move, maybe a necessary move, but chances are it will...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Breaking Standards is Good

Attacking proprietary systems is en vogue but it's only breaking from standards where innovation occurs. The irony is IT players entering physical...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

PSIM Problems

PSIM is a great concept but has major structural problems that may limit its utility to the very largest security organizations. Expect video and...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Outrageous Claims Hurt the Industry

I just watched a video clip of an interview and demonstration of VideoIQ's abilities. While the first 3 minutes are standard analytic marketing,...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

March Revealing Details on Strategy Shift

March is revealing new information in its strategic shift to IP solutions. With the Cieffe purchase finalized, March has launched its...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago


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