The need for quality, cost-effective video surveillance is growing with each passing day. More commercial customers, government facility managers and homeowners are looking for better ways to prevent crime while recording criminals when they’re not dissuaded by the presence of cameras.

Recurring revenue within the alarm industry has been the lifeblood of alarm dealers for decades. On the integration side of the physical security industry, however, many security integrators have historically had little or no recurring revenue.

Cloud-based video services can make a security integrator’s life easier in terms of installation, customer service and maintenance.

Arcules, a leading innovator of integrated cloud-based video and access control services, announced a partnership with Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) to provide its Integrated Video Surveillance Service to modern enterprises. The collaboration is intended to be global, starting across North America. 

Genetec Inc. announced that Stratocast, its cloud-based video surveillance-as-a-service (VSaaS), powered by the Microsoft Azure cloud-computing platform, now supports new camera models from Bosch, MOBOTIX and EUKLIS.

Johnson Controls announced Tyco Cloud, a new cloud-based security suite developed to help customers move costly and complex security infrastructure for access control and video surveillance to the cloud. With Tyco Cloud, organizations can reduce costs, improve enterprise security management and scale security operations on demand, providing unlimited possibilities to deliver security services over the internet.

 

Many of Speco’s IP cameras are integrated with Eagle Eye, allowing security dealers and integrators to obtain the benefits of feature-rich, competitively priced Speco cameras on the Eagle Eye cloud-based video management system.

SureView Systems announced two new partnerships with Axis Communications (for AXIS Guardian) and Avigilon, a Motorola Solutions company (for Avigilon Blue cloud platform) to integrate with its Immix software suite (CS, CC, Guard Force).

3VR announced the newest release of its video management software, VisionPoint VMS (8.1), a single video management platform for real-time security and customer insights.