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In the grand scheme of a security system, monitor mounts are not only not top of mind, they’re all too often an afterthought, believes Keith Fulmer, president of Stensville, Md.-based Video Mount Products. “We’re the red-headed stepchildren,” he says. “We’re the low-tech guys, so people tend to think about us last.”

Motorola Solutions Inc.,through its strategic investment arm Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, announced its investment in BriefCam, a developer and provider of video synopsis solutions for the rapid review, analysis and indexing of surveillance video.

When it comes to video surveillance, reducing failure rates can sometimes be the most critical (and puzzling) part of the job. HDSTOR, Phoenix, Ariz., a specialized hard drive distributor, started doing business in the security industry four years ago with the goal of increasing the reliability of these systems.

Vector Security, Pittsburgh, in partnership with Risk Management Services Loss Prevention LLC announced a Point-of-Sale (POS) monthly service to address the rise in employee theft and provide a tool for customers to review data and analytics to improve business processes.

Many of the residents of Mulhouse Habitat, a social housing complex in Mulhouse, France, are former victims of international violence and degradation who sought a more peaceful and secure haven to make their home.

B2B electronic security product provider, IPX360 Solutions Inc., based in Montreal, signed an agreement with U.K.-based CheckMySystems Ltd., a video surveillance health and operation monitoring software specialist, to act as its agent for CheckMyCCTV in North America.

Milestone Systems, a Copenhagen-based open platform company in IP video management software, is rolling out its next-generation Channel Partner Program to its global network of distributors, resellers and system integrators.

New York-based MOBOTIX Corp., a provider of high-resolution, network-based surveillance systems, completed a North American distribution agreement with technology distributor, Ingram Micro Inc. Under the agreement, the complete line of MOBOTIX high-resolution IP technologies is available through Ingram Micro in the United States and Canada.

Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., launched what it describes as a strong addition to its toolbox for security system designers: Axis Camera Families, a collection of 3D surveillance camera models to be used with Autodesk® Revit® software.

Montreal-based Genetec™, a provider of unified IP security solutions, is introducing Stratocast™, which the company defines as “a powerful, yet easy-to-use Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) solution powered by Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Azure cloud-computing platform.”