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Arecont Accurately Predicts Its Own Fall

You have to give credit where credit is due. Three years ago, Arecont introduced the idiotic Pixels Per Dollar metric. On the one hand, it is...

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago Info plus reports label

You Cannot Trust the ONVIF Chairman

A fascinating question: Can you trust salesman? Posed SourceSecurity. Unfortunately and ironically, the ONVIF chairman [link no longer...

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago Info plus reports label

Pelco Criticizes Arecont's Multi-Imager

Pelco is rolling out their new multi-imager line and they are taking aim at Arecont. In their new promotion, here is the comparison they offer:

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago Info plus reports label

Worst ISC West Showing 2015

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 9 years ago Info plus reports label

No Milestone, Please Not Coupons

Sigh. After Milestone boasted of adding more storage to their boxes, it could not get any sadder. Yet it has.

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago Info plus reports label

How to Blow $200,000 On A Booth (IDIS)

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 - about 9 years ago Info plus reports label

Milestone Systems Admits IPO Plan Lie

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 - about 9 years ago Info plus reports label

Canon, Uninnovative, Struggling For Years

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 9 years ago Info plus reports label

This Is Why You Cannot Trust Tri-Ed

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 9 years ago Info plus reports label

Worst Manufacturer Support 2014

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 10 years ago Info plus reports label

Pelco Responds to Criticism Impressively

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 - almost 10 years ago Info plus reports label

'Industry Experts' = Marketing Scam

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 - about 10 years ago

Arecont Needs a Reset Button and a Clue

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 10 years ago

Samsung Brags: Our Cameras Are Fragile!

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 10 years ago

The Cheapest School District Ever?

Many complain about local governments picking cheap surveillance solutions. Well, it does not get any cheaper than this. Used iPhones, iPods...

By IPVM Team - over 10 years ago

Stop The Lying and Crazy Claims

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 11 years ago

Hijacking the #ISCW13 Hashtag

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 11 years ago

BRS Labs Ambulance Chases Mass Stabbing

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 11 years ago

Sexism and the ISC West Party Girls

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 - about 11 years ago

Anixter, Citing Axis, Sets Industry Back Years

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 - about 11 years ago

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