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Do you agree the increasing demand of video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) solution will drive the home security market growth?

VSaaS deployments may range from integrated security systems incorporating on-site and off-site storage and remote video monitoring by a central station, to the ‘peace of mind' one to four camera solutions for keeping an eye on loved ones, according to IMS research. Read more

IT Vendors Benefit from Crossover in Enterprise Video Storage

IMS Research forecasts strong growth for the world market for external enterprise storage platforms used for video surveillance, with an average annual growth rate of 52 percent for storage capacity shipped from 2010 to 2016. In comparison, internal enterprise storage platforms are forecast to see 36 percent growth over the same period. Despite the strong growth for both storage platforms, external storage is forecast to displace internal storage as the dominant storage platform in 2014. Read more

Mansfield University Improves Dorm Security With Integration of Axis IP Video and Keycard System

Mansfield University, a state college in upstate Pennsylvania, wanted a better way to balance student freedom with residence hall security. Despite dormitory policy, students often left doors propped open while going in and out of the dorms, jeopardizing the safety of everyone living in the buildings. Residence Life administrators decided that installing a keycard access system tied to video surveillance would reduce the university's potential liability while improving security in the co-ed housing facilities.Read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

3VR
Joe Boissy, CMO 3VR, the video intelligence company, announced the addition of CMO Joe Boissy to the company's leadership team.
Boissy joins 3VR from IBM where he was director of go-to-market strategy and industry marketing for WebSphere enterprise software. Boissy, with more than 20 years of technology marketing experience, previously served as VP of worldwide marketing for ILOG, a supplier of business rule management systems, where he guided the company on a double-digit growth path resulting in an acquisition by IBM in July 2008. Prior to ILOG Boissy ran product marketing and product management at SunGard Trading and Risk and at Infinity Financial Technology, which was acquired by SunGard in 1997. He began his career at Paris-based Diagram Financial Software, now part of Thomson Reuters. Read more

Moonblink's Video Surveillance as a Service Deployed in Retail Store on Las Vegas Strip

Moonblink Communications, a value-added distributor delivering wireless and video surveillance solutions, announced it has deployed its Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) offering to secure a retail store located on the Las Vegas Strip. Moonblink was selected by Top Speed Internet Service, the retail location's service provider, because Moonblink's VSaaS service – powered by EMC and Axis Communications – offers better security, greater ease of use and lower cost of deployment than building its own hosted infrastructure. Read more

HD Camera Grow Market Share for In-Car Police Video Surveillance, Says IMS Research

IMS Research forecasts that despite police department budgets coming under increasing pressure across the USA, the HD (High Definition) camera market onboard police cars is set to grow at over 20 percent over the next four years. This is just one of the findings from IMS Research's latest report on the mobile video surveillance equipment market.
Currently 4RE solution is the only HD solution specifically designed for the police in-car video surveillance market. However, a number of other mobile video surveillance equipment manufacturers are currently developing HD solutions, with release dates ranging from between nine and twelve months. Read more

Historic London Football Club Protects Patrons With Genetec Video System

Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, is proud to announce that Fulham Football Club, London's oldest first class football club, has installed Genetec's video surveillance system in its 22,000-seat stadium. Read more

Daycare Center in Taiwan Strengthens Security With Messoa Surveillance

With the new campus recently constructed, the Affiliated Kindergarten of Renhe Elementary School in the suburb of Tainan, Taiwan was looking to deploy an improved network video surveillance solution from the school's original analog system. The new system not only had to provide video images in high definition, it also had to be a cost-effective solution that could be easily installed, operated and maintained. Read more 

University of Miami Expands IQeye Camera Deployment in Video Surveillance

IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, announced that the University of Miami in Florida continues to expand its IP video surveillance system by increasing the deployment of IQeye HD megapixel cameras. The University of Miami is a private research university with more than 15,000 students. Read more

Personnel Tracking of the Week

Video Surveillance Axis Communications
Sudhindra Holla, Country Manager for India Operations Axis appoints Sudhindra Holla, as the new Country Manager for its India Operations. Holla is an industry veteran with rich experience in building businesses and developing channels.
In his new role, Holla will lead Axis operations in India, driving business strategy in addition to overlooking sales & marketing verticals. Since 100 percent of the company's revenues come from channels, Holla will place considerable emphasis on channel development to expand the reach of Axis products and services in the country. Under his leadership, the Axis India team will continue to tap India's growing physical security market and drive the ongoing shift to IP-based surveillance. Read more 

Video Surveillance Semiconductor Revenue to Approach $3.5 Billion in 2015, Says NPD In-Stat

After a slight downturn in 2009 due to the worldwide economic conditions, the video surveillance equipment market returned to healthier levels and continued to improve. Boosted by 2011 sales, the market has witnessed the rise of the IP camera, which is about to overtake the long-established analog camera in revenues. As a result, new NPD In-Stat research forecasts that video surveillance semiconductor revenues will approach $3.5 billion in 2015. Read more

Public Safety in Chile Boosted by Radwin High-Speed Wireless Video Transmission

RADWIN, the global provider of Backhaul and Broadband Wireless Solutions, announced that its solutions were deployed by three municipalities in Santiago, Chile for high-speed video surveillance transmission. Read more

Vigilant Technology Expands Product Development Capabilities With Acquisition of Aplica Technologies

Vigilant Technology, a BATM Company and provider of intelligent IP video surveillance and security solutions, is pleased to announce the acquisition of all Aplica Technologies' physical and intellectual assets. Providing advanced solutions through cutting-edge technology, Aplica is at the forefront of embedded Video and Wireless application development. Read more

Honeywell Tapped to Overhaul Video Surveillance at Niagara Falls Casino

Honeywell has been selected to overhaul the video surveillance system at Casino Niagara, one of the top tourism attractions in Canada's famed Niagara Falls. The project includes retrofitting the existing surveillance network with IP video technology that will allow casino officials to use a single command and control center to view and remotely manage the systems at both Casino Niagara and its nearby sister facility, Fallsview Casino. Read more 

US Federal Agency Selects BriefCam Video Synopsis

Rimage, an industry leader in digital content archiving, distribution and protection, has shipped a $497,000 order for its new Video Synopsis systems to a United States federal agency. The agency will use the systems to enhance the speed and efficiency of surveillance video evidence review. Read more

IMS Research Predicts Video Surveillance Trends for 2012

The video surveillance industry has changed dramatically since IMS Research published its first report on the market in 2003. Over the years, our team of market analysts have expanded our video surveillance research to cover every aspect of the market, from network camera trackers through to dedicated reports on video analytics, storage, VSaaS and PSIM. The following predictions for 2012 serve to provide some guidance on the key trends and opportunities in each of these areas. We hope you find them useful in planning for the year ahead. Read more  

Russia Hunting Ground Deploys Axxon Intelligent System for Property Monitoring

The hunting ground with an area of over 100 hectares is located at the junction of the Vladimir, Moscow and Yaroslavl regions. The hunting ground offers exceptional comfort and everything needed for a good hunt.
In line with the recent trend of using video cameras to monitor forests and prevent wildfires, the customer chose to have video surveillance posts and local monitoring stations installed across the property. In addition to fire supervision, the video surveillance system was also meant to oversee buildings and facility perimeters located in the vicinity of installed posts. Read more