September 10, 2008:
Cognitive video analytics may go to the head of the "intelligent video" class
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Intelligent Video ,
Trends
I love the security industry. It keeps me on my toes, that’s for sure. For example, some of you have heard me describe the current state of video analytics as “Analytics 1 dot 0” (1.0) - a little better than...
September 8, 2008:
Most IT foks are oblivious about the largest show featuring computers, software and networking to solve security problems
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Next week is important for the security industry. The ASIS conference in Atlanta will be the largest gathering of security end users witnessing the broadest use of computers, software and networking for security. That's right, security end users will be...
August 27, 2008:
I love Twitter
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Trends
On a webinar today I was talking about how the security industry is evolving to have a "data orientation." Once we understand that the "stuff" of security is data, we can manage it and extract value from it the way...
July 14, 2008:
Witnessing a Correction in the Physical Security Industry
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Trends
Many economists say the stalled housing market is the sign of a “correction,” when the market, meaning buyers and sellers, reconsider the value of a particular item. I think we are witnessing a kind of correction in the security market,...
July 7, 2008:
Transportation industry learning from IT
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Trends
Demands on technology to support transportation security are increasing. Computer-based data collection and monitoring systems, along with the networks that transport data to central locations where it can be analyzed and stored, and applications to ingest, organize and search data...
June 9, 2008:
The deluge of data: It's not just stuff, it's information!
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Event Management ,
Intelligent Video ,
Peak Performance ,
PSIM ,
Trends
The physical security industry has had a love hate (mostly hate) relationship with the concept of data. We like to think in terms of events (door openings) or video streams. It usually doesn’t cross our minds that those things are...
April 3, 2008:
IP just isn't sexy enough anymore
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Intelligent Video ,
Trends
I remember walking the floor at more than a few trade shows in 2005 and witnessing the excitement around two little letters, IP. IP cameras, IP controllers, IP this, IP that, worming their way into marketing presentations and press releases,...
February 29, 2008:
A physical security trade show that’s just the right size
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TechNews ,
Trends
TechSec was fun. I went down to the TechSec Solutions conference at the Dallas Fairmont hotel this week. Once again, Security Systems News and Security Director News did an impressive job wrangling together speakers and sponsors. This year's show was...
January 12, 2008:
First in a series of podcasts - a new era of technology sales
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Event Management ,
Integrators/Service Providers ,
Intelligent Video ,
Manufacturers ,
Security Management / Operations ,
Software ,
Trends
Well, there were a few technical difficulties, and I picked up some annoying static on my little Sony Digital Recorder, but all in all I'm very happy to present the first podcast of 2008. My conversation with Dan Dunkel, sales...
November 28, 2007:
Who loves Pelco? Pelco employees love Pelco. Pelco integrators love Pelco. New York City firefighters love Pelco.
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Manufacturers ,
Trends
I’m grateful to Pelco for inviting me out. As many of you know, I speak to vendors all the time. At last count I had attended over 250 vendor briefings this year. But sometimes I’ll carve out a bigger chunk...
