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Low Quality Surveillance RFPs

In our international integrator survey, respondents raised numerous concerns about low quality surveillance RFPs. In this report, we explain and...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Private Surveillance of Public Spaces

While public surveillance systems get most of the attention, private surveillance cameras surely solve far more crimes than public ones. This is...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Videofied XTIP Overview

Video alarm verification remains a hot topic in the security industry, with municipalities continuing to levy fines against building owners for...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

How Often is Coax Reused for IP Cameras?

Rather than run new cabling for IP cameras, if an analog camera is being replaced it is possible to reuse coax cabling with an Ethernet over coax...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Reusing Existing Twisted Pair Cabling

Reusing analog camera cabling is a common topic in the surveillance industry, as recabling is a significant expense and disruption. This discussion...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Honeywell Tuxedo Touch

For the past few months, Honeywell has been heavily marketing their Tuxedo Touch, their lastest generation touchscreen keypads. This model features...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Genetec's Expanded Hardware Examined (SV-PRO)

Historically, VMS provider Genetec has been a software only, hardware agnostic provider. This has made small and mid-sized deployments more complex...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

New Video Surveillance Book Released

We are proud to release a NEW, FREE, video surveillance book available now. This replaces our original 2008 book which was downloaded over 30,000...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Sentry360's 14MP Camera

While best known for panoramic cameras, Sentry360 also offers a line of multi-megapixel fixed cameras with up to 14MP resolution. This is rare in...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

AMG Panogenics Panocam Examined

British manufacturer AMG Panogenics has announced its first entry in the panoramic camera space, the PanoCam360. This camera claims more advanced...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Mobile VMS App Usage Statistics 2012

The market for surveillance mobile applications has exploded in the last 3 years. Now, almost everyone offers one - from VMS providers to third...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Turning Smartphones into Surveillance Cameras

An emerging surveillance trend is mobile apps allowing cameras embedded in smartphones to be used for surveillance, integrated, viewed and recorded...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Sentry 360 Panoramic Cameras

In this update, we will examine the panoramic camera offerings of Sentry360. This camera line differs from competitors in key ways, with a broader...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Vivint: A Company to Celebrate or Condemn?

Vivint is one of the fastest growing and most aggressive companies in the entire security industry. Many puff pieces, including a recent 'Dealer of...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Mobotix Growth Stalling

Over the past 2 years, Mobotix has grown robustly. Now, in the last 6 months, Mobotix's growth has slowed substantially and is essentially...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

How to Handle Hard Drive Failures

No matter how well maintained a surveillance system is, hard drives eventually fail. Indeed, A recent member's poll [link no longer available]...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Altronix eBridge Examined

While Ethernet over Coax (EoC) adapters have allowed existing analog camera cables to be reused for some time, they have seen limited adoption. The...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Milestone Spring 2012 New Releases

Milestone has announced a number of new product versions including XProtect Corporate 5 and XProtect Smart Client 7 as well as an interesting new...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Monitoring Contracts Examined

Contracts for monitoring intrusion detection / alarm monitoring systems are one of the most fundamental elements of using such solutions. The terms...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Top Surveillance Storage Manufacturers

Determining the right manufacturer to provide storage for your surveillance system is a fundamental, yet complicated choice. The choice...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Reusing Existing Coax Cabling (EoC) Tutorial

The coaxial cables which transmit most analog CCTV video can be reused when migrating to IP cameras. The technology to do so, most often referred...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago


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