The Not Next Big Thing: Virtual Reality Video Surveillance
This company, according to the company, "wowed the industry-at-large, created a hunger amongst resellers." Best known as another Dahua OEM, IC...
By Ethan Ace - about 7 years ago (Info+)
This company, according to the company, "wowed the industry-at-large, created a hunger amongst resellers." Best known as another Dahua OEM, IC...
By Ethan Ace - about 7 years ago (Info+)
ONVIF won "Worst ISC West 2015" showing for their Austin Powers and Dr. Evil exhibition. But ONVIF is defending the legitimacy of their...
By John Honovich - about 7 years ago (Info+)
Here are the top 4 candidates: Arecont IDIS Milestone ONVIF Let's break down the cases for and against each organization's ISC West...
By John Honovich - about 7 years ago (Info+)
Sigh. After Milestone boasted of adding more storage to their boxes, it could not get any sadder. Yet it has.
By John Honovich - about 7 years ago (Info+)
The industry has more than doubled in size in the past 10 years yet trade shows are struggling to get the attendance numbers they once achieved a...
By John Honovich - over 7 years ago (Info+)
If you can't beat 'em, join em. Many lament that security is a cost center. Now, a tech startup and major retailers have partnered to make money...
By John Honovich - over 7 years ago (Info+)
Now wholly owned by Canon, Milestone's CEO admitted that they lied about not planning an IPO in 2014, as we reported at the time. The Claim To...
By John Honovich - over 7 years ago (Info+)
Canon has gone from nothing to arguably the most powerful video surveillance manufacturer in 8 months. All they had to do was spend $3+ billion...
By John Honovich - over 7 years ago (Info+)
Tri-Ed, now Anixter's security division, proves that they care far more about passing off manufacturer hype than supporting their...
By John Honovich - over 7 years ago (Info+)
With the best manufacturer support selected, we now turn to the worse. The two key issues integrators raised were: Screwing up / delaying...
By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago (Info+)
Companies tend to put their head in the sand when criticized, hoping it will go away and bitterly bemoaning that anyone would actually speak their...
By John Honovich - about 8 years ago (Info+)
Industry experts? It's a marketing scam. Trade mags, SIA and manufacturers all love to tout their 'industry experts'. That and their equally...
By John Honovich - over 8 years ago (Info+)
Given Arecont's horrendous reputation for quality and reliability, you would think they would make it easy to troubleshoot their cameras. Well, you...
By Derek Ward - over 8 years ago (Info+)
Samsung wants you to know that their plastic domes are fragile. We are here to help. In a recent promotion, Samsung shared [link no longer...
By John Honovich - over 8 years ago (Info+)
Many complain about local governments picking cheap surveillance solutions. Well, it does not get any cheaper than this. Used iPhones, iPods...
By IPVM Team - almost 9 years ago (Info+)
The last few weeks have been an embarrassment for surveillance, with a small number of companies turning this into a despicable marketing campaign...
By John Honovich - about 9 years ago (Info+)
This year's ISC West witnessed a dramatic increase in tweeting about the show, though overwhelmingly from manufacturers and PR people. To track...
By John Honovich - about 9 years ago (Info+)
BRS Labs is wasting no time responding to today's Texas Tragedy. Their PR agency is imploring 'security industry journalists' to understand how BRS...
By John Honovich - about 9 years ago (Info+)
A major tradeshow is coming up and, with that, marketing gimmicks abound. Some are goofy, but others raise serious concerns about creating an...
By John Honovich - over 9 years ago (Info+)
Anixter declares, "The biggest business driver is that an IP based solution is less expensive than an analog solution." Not only is this factually...
By John Honovich - over 9 years ago (Info+)
Finally, a security trade magazine is taking a bold stand! Unfortunately, it is in favor of felicide, justified by austerity. UK firefighters...
By John Honovich - over 9 years ago (Info+)
Anixter has been touting 5 Advantages of IP Video Surveillance [link no longer available]. Unfortunately, those benefits center around dubious...
By John Honovich - over 9 years ago (Info+)
This may be the future of manufacturer marketing. Each day, the once dominant manufacturer marketing machine is further drowned out by the rise of...
By John Honovich - over 9 years ago (Info+)
Who says there is no money to be made in physical security? Evidently, they do not know the executives at non-profit security organization ASIS....
By John Honovich - over 9 years ago (Info+)
Desperate, shady PSIM marketing tactics continue. Last month, $50 million of diamonds were stolen from the Brussels airport. Now, a PSIM marketing...
By John Honovich - over 9 years ago (Info+)
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