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Arecont Vision University has advanced to provide an online portal for reseller partner education. Responding to the demand for the company’s Channel Partner Certification Programs (CPCP), Los Angeles-based Arecont Vision has developed an online learning center to make educational courses available on demand.

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Two tiny acronyms: IT and IP. A3 Communications, Irmo, S.C., is an expert in both. Founded as an information technology (IT) company 20 years ago by chief executive officer (CEO) Joe Thomas, the company added Internet protocol (IP)-based surveillance and access control to its portfolio in 2005.

The demand for residential video for both security and self-monitoring continues to grow as more homeowners take advantage of the convenience of mobile access and decreasing hardware costs. Regardless of the complexity and individual nuances of each home, employing a few key strategies can make design and installation proceed more smoothly for every system.

Samsung Techwin, Ridgefield Park, N.J., announced a collaborative partnership with Pivot3, Austin, Texas, wherein the two companies will offer a unified IP video surveillance solution to new and existing clients. The agreement follows a Pivot3 Series E round of funding led by Samsung Ventures, which also included all existing Pivot3 investors. The agreement between Pivot3 and Samsung Techwin is an independent commercial partnership.

On-board video storage on the edge using an SD card has gained traction lately in the video surveillance world. The main reason is that today’s SD cards offer substantially larger storage capacity at a substantially lower cost than in years past.

Dallmeier electronic USA, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has expanded its Western U.S. presence and operations with its new facility in Las Vegas, which will house its entire West Coast staff, warehousing operations, sales, service, training and logistics.

In its fourth annual video surveillance trends white paper, IMS Research has offered its predictions for 2013 and beyond. Perhaps not surprisingly, image quality and mobile are at the top of the list.

The security world is constantly evolving and adapting to keep pace with new technologies and practices, such as the cloud, mobile, storage at the edge, and integrated solutions. Video management systems (VMS) are also changing to adapt to these technologies in order to maintain their key differentiators and remain competitive in an increasingly more competitive industry.