BRS Labs Financial and Company Update 2012
BRS Labs remains one of the most controversial companies in the surveillance market. They burst on to the scene in 2008 claiming $100 Million worth...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
BRS Labs remains one of the most controversial companies in the surveillance market. They burst on to the scene in 2008 claiming $100 Million worth...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Can video analytics be used to stop sweethearting and self check out theft, two of the biggest threats that retailers face? While analytics are...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Perimeter detection products are notoriously prone to false positive alarms. Optex REDSCAN claims it minimizes this problem with technology not...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
While Verint's overall revenue grew more than 10% in Q1 2012, their video surveillance division's revenue shrank by 5%. Verint explained the...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Video alarm verification may improve intrusion monitoring, but having alarms flow through a central station can be awkward. Those services are...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
It has been a few years since Sony introduced their fifth generation series, begging the question of when a new release is coming. In the interim,...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
The lawsuits keep coming. Now ObjectVideo is suing former, long time partner Pelco. Done quietly after business hours on a Friday afternoon,...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
The last we heard from ObjectVideo, they boldly proclaimed manufacturers had only '60 days or else' to kneel before sign long-term patent license...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
With so many manufacturers and so many new products, deciding what products to buy can be overwhelming. Last year, to make this easier, we released...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
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 - over 12 years ago
Just when you think surveillance in the UK couldn't get any crazier, the CCTV car [link no longer available] is here to ticket you for, among other...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Now more than ever, Mobotix is touting the benefits of integrating access control and video surveillance with their T24 IP door station. This is...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Despite marketing hype, the relative high costs of thermal cameras restrict their adoption. Making these cameras useful for site inspection and...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
The highest award for any camera [link no longer available] was given to the new BC620WDR camera from Siqura at the ISC West 2012 show. In this...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Gangster capitalism reigns. Exactly one year after ObjectVideo launched lawsuits against 3 of the biggest global manufacturers, they have now...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
VideoIQ [link no longer available] has announced the first product in its Rialto Series [link no longer available], a four-channel analog encoder...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Fire and smoke detection can be a challenge in large, open buildings. Smoke can stratify, dissipate quickly and can drift a long way from the...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
The United States FBI provides a CCTV Best Practices guide in a unique form of a TV show episode. In this post, we review the FBI's...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Increasing fines for false alarm dispatches plus police non-response to unverified alarms have made video alarm verification a hot topic in the...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
While many argue for the end of PTZs, a recent murder demonstrates the value of using PTZs versus multimegapixel fixed cameras for monitoring large...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
[Update: For a more in-depth, newer review, see School Video Surveillance Guide] In education, surveillance has become much more prevalent in the...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Door entry systems are an often overlooked subsystem of facility security. Typically, entry systems are installed on doors with little thought of...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
In the past year, body worn video system use has increased. Many police departments are adopting this to protect against false allegations and...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Video alarm verification remains a hot topic in the security industry, with municipalities continuing to levy fines against building owners for...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Each year, the Milestone Partner conference provides an opportunity for Milestone and their manufacturer partners such as Axis to share their...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
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