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Large Video Surveillance Systems Guide

This 14 page guide explains the key uses, design factors, and players in the large system surveillance market. A global group of 80...

By Brian Rhodes - over 8 years ago Info plus reports label

IP Camera Failure Rates 2015

This research answers: What percentage of IP cameras are dead on arrival? What is the average lifespan of IP cameras? What specific...

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

Lockitron Admits Failure

They were Silicon Valley's chosen one. The company who was going to disrupt access control, backed by the biggest incubator and cheered on by the...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago Info plus reports label

Body Cameras, Poorly Implemented, Failed

A 2013 study found that body cameras led to a massive reduction in use of force incidents and officer complaints. However, a new Justice Department...

By Ben Wood - 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

17,000 Cameras in Korea Wasted?

A Korean newspaper bemoans the waste of money spent on 17,000 surveillance cameras. The cause? "97 percent [of cameras] are unable to distinguish...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago

Entire Intransa Staff Laid Off

Intransa has laid off its entire staff and will no longer be a company by the end of the month, according to an employee who was laid off this...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago

The 5 Biggest Access Control Mistakes

Access control systems keep people and places safe, but sometimes have huge weaknesses that leave doors wide open to disaster. What are these...

By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago

HP Autonomy Fraud Claims

Massive fraud is revealed in a superstar analytics company -- a lesson that all of us in surveillance should take to heart. This week, HP...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Intransa in Trouble

After pouring in more than $100 million trying to become the standard appliance for VMS software, multiple sources indicate that Intransa is in...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

The UK: Post-Apocalyptic Nightmare?

I am beginning to think the UK does not need IP cameras. They need Mad Max. I cringe now each time I see news showing UK CCTV footage. The level of...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

What Ever Happened to VitaminD?

One of the few new entrants to the video analytics market in the past few years, VitaminD attracted a fair amount of interest for their low cost,...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

TimeSight Ceases Operations, For Sale

A few years ago, TimeSight burst on to the scenes with an NVR claiming to deliver massive storage savings up to 90%. Now, TimeSight is ceasing...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Veracity Coldstore Overview

What if you could reduce your costs for buying storage, powering that storage while eliminating RAID rebuild concerns? That's the basic pitch of...

By Ethan Ace - almost 12 years ago

Access: IP Readers vs. Control Panels

Should you continue to use traditional centralized, panel-based access control or does it make sense to use IP readers? Let's overview the 2 key...

By Ethan Ace - almost 12 years ago

FIPS-201 Failure

The security market is hungry for money. With security budgets shrinking worldwide, any glimmer of untapped sales sends manufacturers and...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

Camera vs Server Side VMD 2012

The question of whether to run motion detection at the camera or on the server is fundamental to IP surveillance systems, and occasionally hotly...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

The Failed Ingram Micro Pitch Examined

The biggest failure of ISC West 2012 was the Ingram Micro Pavilon. The massive, empty, confusing exhibition hall was widely disparaged. But why did...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

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