Microsoft has released one of the most amazing video analytics marketing videos ever. In it, they detect oil spills, track individual people giving them specific directions to avoid oil spills, send alerts if patients have engaged in too much acti...
By Brian Karas - 2 days ago
Milestone has spun off a business, Arcus Global, funded by their parent company Canon. The new company aims to transform the VSaaS market with an enterprise-class offering. IPVM spoke with Milestone about the new business. Inside this report, we ...
By IPVM Team - 23 days ago
While many VSaaS companies might hope for one acquisition, Cameramanager has managed to get acquired twice. First they were acquired by Panasonic, and now Panasonic has sold Cameramanager to Eagle Eye. IPVM spoke with executives from Eagle Eye an...
By Brian Karas - about 1 month ago
One ISC West exhibitor had a very specific and clear pitch - cloud for Hikvision: In this note, we examine their offering, key differentiators, pricing and positioning.
By John Honovich - 3 months ago
Eagle Eye VP of Operations, Hans Kahler, posted a picture of himself sitting on top of a shipment of new servers, as a testament to the companies growth. IPVM spoke with Kahler about what exactly is in the boxes, Eagle Eye's growth, and factors...
By Brian Karas - 3 months ago
Comcast has more than 20 million subscribers and $80 billion in revenue. Now Comcast is partnering with Genetec and Axis to deliver a "surveillance package for all types of business" with SmartOffice to its large customer base. IPVM spoke with C...
By Brian Karas - 4 months ago
VSaaS has been a tough market, while Axis struggles with their business, Eagle Eye is filling out their executive team. Eagle Eye has hired an industry veteran as President to take over day to day operations and grow the business. The new Presid...
By Brian Karas - 9 months ago
"I was promised the high-end model for the entry level price." "Nobody said there would be a monthly service fee when I signed up." Accurately capturing all of the dialog surrounding a contract, and promises made by a sales person for specia...
By Brian Karas - 9 months ago
There is money to be made in VSaaS. At least that is what the investors of Morphean believe. The Swiss company received a $5M investment to expand their business into the US and other markets. Morphean's CEO, Rodrigue Zbinden, provided IPVM with ...
By Brian Karas - 10 months ago
Do you want to 'head up' Axis hosted video offerings? Axis almost never publicly promotes senior positions, but for such an unattractive job they made an exception with the following seen on LinkedIn: For more than a decade, Axis hosted video ...
By Brian Karas - 11 months ago
Axis has repeatedly warned about H.265 licensing, most recently: [The H.265 license model] includes a royalty on revenues generated on the content developed by any HEVC-enabled device. This royalty on content has prompted strong backlash Is ...
By Brian Karas - about 1 year ago
VSaaS ranked #2 in the Next Big Thing 2020, but new integrator survey results show current usage is far from its promise. 150 integrators answered: "Do you offer / sell VSaaS (managed or hosted video)? Why or why not?" Not only did they tell us...
By Brian Karas - over 1 year ago
Taser, the company, is best known for its stun-gun product (or "CEW - Conducted Electrical Weapon") which is commonly referred to as a "Taser". But over the last few years, Taser has grown to include body cameras and video storage rather than jus...
By Brian Karas - over 1 year ago
A majority of Americans are not OK with their home security video being recorded in the cloud, according to new IPVM survey results. Inside this note, we examine these statistics and their impact on the growth of VSaaS.
By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
Here are the 5 product areas that have had the most meaningful product advanced in 2015, that you should be looking at incorporating in 2016: Smart codecs Multi-imager cameras 1/2" super low light cameras ONVIF out Design software Inside...
By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
With the cloud getting more and more hype plus with early market leader Dropcam stumbling after being acquired by Google / Nest, there is increased interest in emerging VSaaS / cloud video options. Cloud camera startup Angelcam claims to make sec...
By Ethan Ace - almost 2 years ago
Over 230 integrators and manufacturers told us what they believe will be the next big thing in video surveillance 5 years from now, in 2020. The top two took more than 50% of the vote. They were: Video analytics Hosted video Inside this no...
By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
How do you get surveillance users to buy in to the cloud? Perhaps you can give it away for free. That is the new offer that Genetec is adding for their many of their most loyal customers. In this note, we examine how this works, what its potent...
By Ethan Ace - about 2 years ago
140 video surveillance professionals, including integrators and manufacturers, shared the largest video surveillance projects that they have seen in the past year. Key Patterns The survey results revealed a number of key patterns, including: ...
By John Honovich - over 2 years ago
VSaaS has been a bust so far. Startup after startup has quietly fallen by the wayside. Even Axis has not been able to solve it. Only one startup to date has truly succeeded, Dropcam, fueled by Silicon Valley marketing / millions. Now, a fast gr...
By John Honovich - over 2 years ago
Only a month after Google bought Dropcam, Michael Dell is investing in VSaaS startup, Eagle Eye Networks. Inside this note, we look at what this means for the VSaaS market, in general, and Eagle Eye, in particular.
By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago
This is a fascinating case study of how a VSaaS startup recognized the flaws in that market and are using their experience to build a hosted API camera API service called Evercam. In this note, we examine what they learned providing VSaaS and wha...
By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago
Pelco / Schneider Electric is getting into the VSaaS market with the launch of their Multisight video service. In this note, we answer the following questions: How does this relate to existing Pelco products like Sarix and Digital Sentry? Wha...
By John Honovich - about 3 years ago
This is the worst crop of new announcements in years, with minimal advances. Here is a list of announcements and links to the manufacturer's website page (or IPVM review) of new products being showcased at ISC West 2014.
By John Honovich - over 3 years ago
Like Death Valley, VSaaS adoption remains low and flat. The prospects of lush green profits seem a mirage. The overwhelming majority of integrators have no optimism about the offerings, no matter which brand is represented. What is the cause of...
By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago
