One of the largest intrusion manufacturers, Nortek, has acquired the self-proclaimed 'Leader in AI-Based Video Analytics Software', IntelliVision. In this note, we examine the deal, Nortek's rationale, IntelliVision's mixed background and the p...
By John Honovich - 16 days ago
ISC West's "Best In Show" has failed. For more than a decade, it has become increasingly irrelevant as the selections exhibit a cartoon level understanding of technology and the market. The 2018 winner is a case in point, as it is the same appr...
By John Honovich - about 1 month ago
Arecont is facing big problems. But Arecont says the future is 'bright'. In this note, we share feedback from Arecont and from sources close to the company examining rep firms leaving, quality problems, enterprise account losses and down revenue.
By John Honovich - 8 months ago
The Outstanding Security Manufacturer finalists (US edition) are here: And if you are wondering, "How did those 3 get chosen?" then you are thinking right.
By John Honovich - 9 months ago
The trade show stunts continue, though this one purports to be 'credible' and 'respectable'. The Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) are spreading across the world. Next stop, next month, is the US version at ASIS. Inside this note, ...
By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
Security industry awards are nonsense. This is not news. From pay to promote Frost awards to trade show fluff awards to trade mag awards, media companies want money and manufacturers need someone to love them. But the new SSI awards are truly sp...
By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago
For the first time, a physical security industry award has been chosen by the people. Rather than constrain voting to a closed group of insiders, ASIS opened up voting for one award publicly, both online and on the show floor. However, the winner ...
By Ben Wood - over 4 years ago
Just when you think awards couldn't get any stupider, a US trade magazine, GSN, steps up the plate with the most dumbfounding video surveillance awards we have ever seen. While magazine/show awards typically lack a clear and fair awards process,...
By John Honovich - over 5 years ago
The least respected award in all of surveillance - BRS Labs has now bought won it. When struggling manufacturers need a shot of fake authenticity, they get Frost & Sullivan awards and now BRS Labs has theirs. Bought Disrespected Awards Not o...
By John Honovich - over 5 years ago
One of the hottest procurement trends is using a ‘reverse auction’. Unlike an RFP, which typically awards a project based on multiple criteria, a ‘reverse auction’ awards solely on lowest price, usually in a manner where 'the lowest price when tim...
By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago
The ISC best new product awards use a secretive process that lacks transparency, making it impossible to understand the rationale, fairness or accuracy of the awards. Equally troubling, SIA, the organization behind this program, chose a Pixim mark...
By John Honovich - about 6 years ago
Safran Morpho's MorphoAccess VP was voted best in show in the SIA New Product Showcase at ISC West 2012. This reader offers better accuracy and security by using dual-technology biometrics, but is this reality, or hype? In this note, we overview t...
By Ethan Ace - about 6 years ago
Security industy awards today are a joke -- shallow attempts to reward manufacturers who buy ads, booths or research from the award provider. However, reforming these programs can be done in a straightforward manner. In this article, we explain t...
By John Honovich - over 6 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 market.Activity was fairly low and unimpressive. This is, by far, the worst recent turnout (compare t...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago
IP Video Market Info announces that Verint Systems has won our award for "Worst Video Surveillance Company of 2011." Verint and Awards Verint is no stranger to awards. Earlier this month, Verint 'won' an award from Frost & Sullivan for the "...
By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago
While the typical role of security distributors is facilitating sales of products between manufacturers and integrators, significant evidence points to a number of distributors dealing direct to end users. Among industry people, this is a controv...
By John Honovich - over 7 years ago
Despite struggling to identify truly innovative products over the last few years, ISC West is nearly tripling the number of video surveillance awards offered for their upcoming 2011 show. Last year, SIA granted 3 surveillance awards for analytics...
By John Honovich - over 7 years ago
Frost & Sullivan has awarded Axis Communications the IP Video Surveillance Vendor of the Year award. The awards were given to those who "demonstrated market-leading revenue growth and business innovation ... and are continuing to succeed in ch...
By John Honovich - over 8 years ago
Vote and make your voice heard on ASIS' product awards. For the first time, ASIS has issued awards to manufacturers. Called ASIS Accolades, ASIS recognizes what it calls "Security's Best" - a list of 10 products. Vote <a href="http://answe...
By John Honovich - over 8 years ago
BRS Labs and TimeSight are likely the riskiest video surveillance companies. With extensive marketing campaigns and multiple awards received from questionable award programs, they are creating a lot of noise and obscuring significant risks. Extr...
By John Honovich - over 8 years ago
Awards assist manufacturers in selling products rather than identifying the best solutions for user's needs. This is a growing concern as the number of awards are increasing substantially. This month [September 2009], both ASIS and Security Produ...
By John Honovich - over 8 years ago
Frost & Sullivan awards are common in the security industry. In the last decade, Frost has named dozens of video surveillance companies award winners. Winners have marketed their awards heavily in press releases, presentations and marketing. ...
By John Honovich - about 9 years ago
Video analytics vendor Vidient announced that it received a Red Herring award. Vidient has been struggling for a long time (and to be fair so have most of their peers). But a Red Herring Award is joke. Not only does Red Herring have little idea ab...
By John Honovich - over 9 years ago
Megapixel cameras, storage solutions and managed video are the 3 areas with the greatest momentum of new product annoncements. A brief review of each follows after 2 general observations: Traffic was light as I wrote earlier. I am interested to ...
By John Honovich - over 9 years ago
