No matter how great a video surveillance camera may be, if it has no power source — primary and/or backup — or can’t send images to the head end for viewing and archiving, it is no more useful for security than a painting hanging on the wall. This is why transmission and power solutions are crucial to providing the highest possible level of video security. 

 Smartvue® Corporation announced that it will provide video surveillance solutions for Western Digital (WD)®. The solutions will expand the capabilities of the My Cloud™ EX2 and My Cloud™ EX4 NAS devices and allow them to also work as business-grade video surveillance systems with cloud-enabled features. WD customers will be able to connect video surveillance cameras to each NAS device.  

 Salient Systems Corporation, a provider of IP network video surveillance solutions, announced a new partnership with Mango + Mate. Salient Systems’ CompleteViewTM, an enterprise-level video surveillance platform based on open architecture, is now integrated with Mate Behavior Watch, a provider of video content analysis. CompleteView video management software coupled with the video-optimized PowerProtect hardware platform, scales from entry level to enterprise deployments. This combination provides everything required to manage a multi-server, multi-site video surveillance installation from a single desktop, laptop or mobile device. 

 In my 37 years working in the industry, I have seen the “race to the bottom” occur with every popular technology that has come into our business. Two examples come quickly to mind: PIR motion detectors and digital communicators.  

The Electronic Security Association (ESA) announced that IPVideo Corporation, Bay Shore, N.Y., pledged its support as a Silver-Level Executive Strategic Partner for the remainder of 2014.Available only to ESA associate members, the Executive Strategic Partnership program was established in 2008 to provide funding for ESA programs and initiatives that promote and enhance the industry.  

In determining the best solution for a customer, “the big things are topology and what kind of communications they have on site,” comments Al Lewis, vice president of Okeechobee, Fla.-based dealer, Gator Security.