The Electronic Security Association (ESA) announced that Axis Communications pledged its support as a Silver-level Executive Strategic Partner (ESP) for 2012.
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DVTEL Inc. announced the TruWitness, a mobile video application that turns mobile smartphones into full- featured IP video surveillance cameras that stream video into DVTEL’s Latitude video management system.
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Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., may be an all-IP company, but that hasn’t stopped the company from taking the number one global manufacturer position for all surveillance cameras — including IP-based and analog providers — according to the 2012 edition of the annual IMS Research report, “The World Market for CCTV & Video Surveillance Equipment.”
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Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., announced that four HDTV-quality AXIS Q6035-E PTZ Dome Network Cameras were used to monitor race day activities at the Athletes’ Village and finish line for the 116th running of the Boston Marathon on April 16.
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At ISC West last week, Samsung Techwin and Intelligent Security Systems (ISS) jointly exhibited an integrated video surveillance system that combines Samsung’s video surveillance cameras and devices and ISS video management services (VMS) and image analytics.
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OzVision and Schneider Electric signed a strategic marketing and distribution agreement to provide U.S. businesses with comprehensive Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) solutions. The agreement was signed in January 2012 and announced last week during ISC West.
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ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced that it held its sixth Developer’s Plug Fest earlier this month, an event that drew representatives from more than 20 different manufacturers that have implemented the ONVIF specification in their IP surveillance products.
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Axis Communications’ AXIS P13 and AXIS Q16 Series products are the company’s first network cameras to be UL listed under the 60950 standard for IT equipment, the company reported. All other IP cameras in the Axis portfolio will be UL listed in 2012, joining the company’s encoder, Power over Ethernet (PoE) midspan, PoE splitter and power source portfolios, which also hold UL certifications.
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BV Investment Partners, a middle-market private equity firm investing in the information and business services and communications sectors, today announced the recapitalization of DTT, a provider of managed surveillance and business intelligence services to the restaurant and hospitality industries.
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With new technologies making security cameras more affordable and flexible, home surveillance systems are changing. Installations and placement don’t look the same as they did years ago, though some of the dealer concerns such as privacy, wiring and lighting optimization remain. Security dealers talked to SDM eNews about how an evolving technology landscape is changing the way cameras are installed in a home and opening up new markets.
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When designing a surveillance system, there are occasions when a wireless connection may make sense for reasons such as cost, time savings, ease of installation, capabilities, or aesthetics. But will there be enough throughout to successfully pass your video on a constant basis? None of the arguments stated here will cause you to utilize a wireless link if it’s going to prove detrimental to the overall solution. In this session, we’ll look at the options and their outcomes under various situations, to help you to make an educated judgment on whether or not to go wireless. Read More

Everyone knows that IP surveillance is where the industry is headed.  It's as obvious as the passing of eight track tapes and black and white televisions.  But the majority of installations are still stuck on old CCTV technology.  Why? 

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