Mistaking Surveillance Start-up Success
By John Honovich
People routinely assume that start-ups with big marketing presence at trade shows, magazines, events, etc. are successful. This is highly...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
During ASIS 2011, Panasonic displayed over a dozen new models, to be released in the fourth quarter and beyond. In this note, we will look at the...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Schneider Electric has announced layoffs, aka a 'workface reduction' for the Pelco division and Clovis facilities. We spoke with Schneider and they...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Analytics provider SightLogix announced the Clear24 thermal camera at ASIS 2011. This product aims to resolve a number of common thermal problems:...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Like the idea of plugging in coaxial cable to an IP camera and getting MP video? This is Sony's new pitch. At ASIS 2011, Sony announced specific...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Now that the dust has settled from the new announcements of the last month, we can better understand the impact on the overall video surveillance...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Panoramic lens designer ImmerVision has announced [link no longer available] a new 5MP version of their IMV series of lenses. In this update, we...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
At our first ever IPVM seminar, we held a number of real time polls asking attendees what they thought on a variety of important surveillance...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Until now, no way existed to integrate an HDcctv camera with leading VMS software systems. The only thing that was possible was connecting them to...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
In a surprising move, Sony, who has emphasized their all HD next generation surveillance lineup, has announced a new line of non megapixel cameras...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
While on board storage has been available in IP cameras for years, for most manufacturers, including Axis, it was practically useless as it could...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
On Wednesday, September 21st, we successfully held our 1st ever IPVM Seminar with over 80 Pro Members attending throughout the day, exceeding our...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
This report provides a summary of key announcements and news being made related to or around the ASIS 2011 show.For each product or change, where...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Megapixel surveillance manufacturer Avigilon announced plans to IPO [link no longer available]. This is a major and rare move for video...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
In this note, we examine Pelco's announcement of SureVision [link no longer available] - examining how the feature set compares to existing Pelco...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Avigilon has announced a 29MP camera, which becomes the highest resolution single imager surveillance camera on the market. Its launch comes on the...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Where is Cisco going in the physical security market? In this note, we provide answers both to their overall strategy and to their specific...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
In this update, we will review the latest release of BriefCam's Video Synopsis technology. In the past year, BriefCam has partnered with multiple...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
What a colossal marketing mistake - It looks like Schneider Electric is phasing out the Pelco brand in favor of its own [UPDATE: Schneider denies...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
On September 19, 2011 Tyco announced that they would be splitting themselves into 3 publicly traded, independent companies. This is important news...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
In September 2011, Axis announced a new HD camera, the Q1604, optimized for Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) performance. This camera joins the low light...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
After a rough 5 year period in the physical security industry, Cisco will be restructuring their Physical Security Business Unit (PSBU) that...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Nitek has announced two new multi-port Ethernet over coax converters, the eight-port EL8500 and sixteen-port EL16500. While some vendors provide...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
In this update, we will review the offerings of startup company Vunetrix, founded in 2011, exhibiting for the first time at ASIS. The Vunetrix...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
In Summer 2011, Milestone released a major enhancement, Version 8 [link no longer available] to their XProtect Enterprise VMS version. Enterprise...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
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