Archive for December, 2011

CCTV images of a visitor to the home of a Hungarian man later found murdered have been released by detectives in Northamptonshire. A man visited KarolyVarga, 76, at his home in Wellingborough at midday on 27 July. Footage shows the man knocking on MrVarga’s door and going in when it opened. After a few moments… Read more >>

After September 11th, a seamless control of passengers and luggage was established at the Karup Airport in Denmark. For that purpose, an analog video system had been installed. However, during last year the decision was made to observe all critical security restricted areas in addition. SeeTec and Solar Denmark have now delivered a cutting edge… Read more >>

Video surveillance is on the rise, and not just for private businesses and major urban areas: It’s a growing portion of FY2012 security’s $300 million spending budget across state and local jurisdictions of all sizes. According to Joanna Salini, research analyst for the Deltek Justice/Public Safety team, that trend is expected to grow, driven by… Read more >>

Aggressive marketing creates dangerous myths. Vendors transform their product’s highest aspirations into concrete claims. Unfortunately, these become generally accepted ‘knowledge’ that helps sales, hurts users and sometimes crushes a market (such as video analytics). In this report, we examine 10 of the most serious myths facing the video surveillance industry. Our analysis is based on… Read more >>

One of the most heated video surveillance debates is when the market will ‘tip’ to IP cameras, typically defined as the first year when IP camera revenue exceeds analog camera revenue. However, this debate and metric misses the more important shift that has occurred. Already Tipped Right under Our NosesIn the past year, the market… Read more >>