The highlights of Dahua Technology’s offerings at the recent Global Security Exchange (GSX) show included thermal imaging, the patented Enhanced Power over Ethernet (ePoE), ePoE cameras with new Night Color Technology, and intelligent solutions for key verticals.

Historically, storage has been a challenge for video system designers and installers, with requirements rising along with camera resolutions. The addition of big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), integrated systems and IT applications to the mix have multiplied storage needs exponentially.

Recently, some research and anecdotal evidence have suggested a decline in the use of pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ)  cameras compared with fixed megapixel cameras, which seems on its face to make sense.

The Bosch start-up Security and Safety Things (SAST) announced its vision for a revolutionary IoT platform in the security camera segment.

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Parks Associates released its Smart Product Market Assessment: Networked Cameras. The study estimates that 7.7 million standalone and all-in-one networked/IP cameras will be sold in the U.S. in 2018, with $889 million in revenues.

While cabling and transmission were at one point in time almost afterthoughts in video surveillance systems, in recent years they have come farther out of the shadows and are now fully recognized as the key foundational solutions they are. With this greater prominence has come more thoughtful consideration of the importance of getting things right through careful evaluation.

Madrid, Spain-based Prosegur announced today that it acquired Viewpoint, a Lowell, Mass.-based remote video monitoring company specializing in intelligent, video-voice security solutions and technology-centric security solutions.