October 19, 2008:
MDI borrows a page from IT's book
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Manufacturers
IT/Software companies have sold through a hybrid reseller-direct model for years. Done well, it can move product and increase revenue. Done poorly, it can destroy a brand. We’ll see if MDI's efforts to sell direct will reinvigorate their channel, or...
September 17, 2008:
Wonder how many attendees are really at ASIS?
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Standing at the top of the stairs when the day ended on Tuesday, I mada and informal (read: wild guess) count of attendees. The Red Badges (exhbits only, and exhibitors) outnumbered black badges (regular paying attendees) by three to one....
September 16, 2008:
Security robots crawl the ASIS showfloor
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I had a conversation with Steve O'Leary of Mobile Robots on the ASIS show floor.
July 30, 2008:
Changing the security industry, one free beer at a time
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Intelligent Video ,
Manufacturers ,
Peak Performance ,
PSIM
The next SecurityDreamer event is going to be a doozy. The last five (two in Chicago, plus DC, Vegas and Silicon Valley) were all hits - but the next will either dramatically alter the course of the security industry, or...
July 20, 2008:
"The other kind of analyst" has a great blog, but Jeff, dude, you need to post more
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Identity & Access Management ,
Intelligent Video ,
Manufacturers ,
TechNews
Jeff Kessler's blog is always informative and insightful. He is one of the most accomplished and recognized financial analysts covering security (while I write from the end user's perspective). But I wish he posted more often. Jeff, you don't have...
July 20, 2008:
Be sure to read the comments on my last post
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I'm always pleased when my audience shows it is smarter than me. Thanks, Guys. To borrow from the great Vaynerchuk: All of you, plus a little of me, are changing the security industry.
April 7, 2008:
ISC exhibitors that made the cut - best of show
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Intelligent Video ,
Manufacturers
Did you notice all the SecurityDreamer maps being carried around the show floor at ISC West in Vegas last week? Our Future of Video Surveillance map showed where to go for the best video surveillance technologies. It was a completely...
April 2, 2008:
What's my deal? Not settling for mediocrity
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Dog House ,
Manufacturers
Know what bugs me? Manufacturers that aim for mediocrity. That's a sure way to end up in my Dog House. I want manufacturers and service providers to be great. I want all the companies I've ever put in the dog...
April 1, 2008:
DVTel's CEO responds
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[We're pleased to post Eli Gorovici's response to our blog post] Dear Mr. Hunt: I am the CEO of DVTel, Inc. I am writing to you regarding your recent post, entitled “DVTel off the Rails” (http://www.securitydreamer.com/2008/03/dvtel-off-the-r.html). There are several factual...
March 26, 2008:
A standard ain't a standard unless it's standard - and in physical security, it ain't
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I pumped a few gallons of Shell premium unleaded into my tank which was partially full of Mobil 93 octane. Got to my office and tuned the TV to CNN. Watched it for awhile then slipped to Fox news. Booted...
