After a 'revolutionary' edge storage release this Spring, Avigilon is now aiming to 'transform video surveillance' with its upcoming appearance search. We spoke with Avigilon about the offering, and examine it in detail inside, comparing to compe...
By John Honovich - over 4 years ago
A team of ex-Intel PhD's and engineers are attempting to bring "big data" to security and video analytics. Avidbeam says they will revolutionize what is possible with video analytics, in this report we examine their potential.
By Brian Karas - over 4 years ago
Two acquisitions in a week and the third in three months for Axis. At this point, it is pretty clear - Axis is on a buying spree. On the other hand, they are buying pretty small companies. In this note, we examine Axis acquisition of retail anal...
By John Honovich - over 4 years ago
Video analytics may be implemented in a number of fundamentally different ways. Many ask: Which one is best? Each has important tradeoffs. Moreover, in our experience, some are far more likely to be accurate as well as simpler to deploy. Below, w...
By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago
In early 2015 Mark Cuban has funded a video analytics company, Netra, after the founder cold-emailed him. Now the company has shifted away from security. We look at the reason for this shift in this updated report.
By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago
Avigilon has a revolutionary announcement, according to Avigilon. Have they solved terrorism as their CEO explained? No, not yet at least. Avigilon's big ISC West announcement is the "revolutionary H4 Edge Solution Camera line". In this note, we...
By John Honovich - over 4 years ago
AgentVi is making a direct play at the central monitoring market with a new cloud-based analytics offering. We spoke with AgentVi's CEO about this new analytics product.
By Brian Karas - over 4 years ago
Many want an option to add video analytics to existing IP cameras. In the past few years, the most notable offering has been the Avigilon Rialto, but given Avigilon's focus on selling end-to-end solutions, there have been increasing challenges int...
By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago
BRS Labs is no more. After raising over $100M and years of outrageous claims, the company is effectively starting over. In the report, we examine the reincarnated BRS Labs and what to expect under their new CEO, based on an interview with the ne...
By Brian Karas - over 4 years ago
Honeywell has acquired RSI Technologies, the company behind Videofied, for ~$123 million USD. Rationale The two key reasons Honeywell cites for the acquisition are (1) video verification, an area that Videofied has long been the key specialist f...
By Brian Karas - over 4 years ago
Our previous video usage analytics statistics (in 2014) showed that integrator use of video analytics was flat from 2011 to 2014, a clear disappointment given that video analytics continues to be voted as the next big thing. Now, we have run the ...
By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago
Video analytics are security professional's choice for the next big thing. Despite that, our Video Analytics Market Guide and Favorites 2014 showed that adoption was still poor and only one vendor had significant support. Now, in our 2016 guide,...
By John Honovich - over 4 years ago
We tested Hikvision's video analytics on six Hikvision models, ranging from entry level to high end Hikvision cameras, in this outdoor test scene: We tested against Avigilon's advanced analytics and Axis' Video Motion Detection 3 to see how the...
By Ethan Ace - over 4 years ago
Axis rarely makes acquisitions. They get acquired, of course, (i.e., by Canon for $2.8 billion USD last year) but they generally do not buy other companies, typically focusing on internal developments and partnerships. Now, Axis has acquired a vi...
By John Honovich - over 4 years 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 - almost 5 years ago
In 10 minutes, this note explains the current state of security / surveillance cameras in 2016, reflecting new technology changes and market shifts. This will help you to avoid mistakes based on out of date information. We cover: Resolution - ...
By John Honovich - almost 5 years ago
Two ex-Googlers, one who was a Director of Product Management and another who is a Stanford PhD, have built a cloud video solution that aims to deliver Google style searching to cloud video / surveillance. Camio has introduced advanced analytics ...
By Ethan Ace - almost 5 years ago
100+ integrators told IPVM what products, technologies and manufacturers are their top expansion targets for 2016. There's been a lot of hype for H.265, for 4K, for the cloud, for IoT, etc. Would these be the top choices or would integrators look...
By John Honovich - almost 5 years ago
For more than a decade, video analytics has frustrated and disappointed users. Now, Axis has released their own "series of robust video analytics applications" that they call Guard Suite [link no longer available]. Unfortunately, IPVM's testing s...
By Ethan Ace - about 5 years ago
After years of promoting third party video analytic applications and improving their VMD (see IPVM test results of Axis VMD 3.0 vs Avigilon), Axis is now finally releasing their own video analytics called 'Guard Suite'. In this note, we examine w...
By John Honovich - about 5 years ago
As camera resolutions continues to climb, the likelihood that you will ever display any camera at full resolution on a monitor declines. This is even more improbable for the normal configuration of 4, 9 or 16 cameras on screen. How do you help op...
By Ethan Ace - about 5 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 - about 5 years ago
An Avigilon partner asked: "What would be your Goal if you run Avigilon?" Given Avigilon's 60% stock price drop since last year, the continued executive exits / ousters, the declining growth, and weak profitability, Avigilon needs to change. How...
By John Honovich - about 5 years ago
This 20-page guide explains the key uses, design factors, and players in the Airport Surveillance market. A global group of 40 integrators and consultants with airport project experience responded, each offering insights in selling, implementin...
By Brian Rhodes - over 5 years ago
The most important advance for the new Google Nest Cam is video analytics. Though this has not been the focus in the mainstream press, IPVM testing shows that their video analytic advances are significant. We bought a Nest Cam and conducted testi...
By Derek Ward - over 5 years ago
