Eagle Eye Networks, Austin, Texas, announced the availability of its annual “Video Surveillance Report,” which produced interesting results regarding market trends in video surveillance. This year’s report was collected from video surveillance and information technology (IT) professionals, and the survey topics spanned the usage of video surveillance systems, cloud video surveillance, the role of IT departments and views regarding video surveillance systems’ vulnerability. 

ScanSource® Security announced a new relationship with Iomnis Surveillance Solutions, a provider of IP hardware, services and storage for video management, access control and data processing.   

Canon U.S.A. Inc. announced Canon Europe has signed an agreement to acquire Denmark-based Milestone Systems A/S, a provider of open platform video management software, via its subsidiary Canon Europa N.V. The new combination will create a formidable player in the fast growing network video surveillance market by combining the strengths of Canon’s innovative imaging technology with Milestone’s video management software expertise.

Nurturing an idea for a new business model from its inception to implementation takes more than just wishful thinking. It takes the support of the right team, the right products and the leadership of a visionary. When it all comes together, the new business model can be pivotal in changing the market landscape.

Now is the time for our industry to fully embrace Wi-Fi connections for IP cameras and other devices, because that’s the way the world is going. When planning to use Wi-Fi devices, security dealers have the potential option of using the client’s existing Wi-Fi.

In determining whether a hybrid recorder is right for a situation or evaluating multiple options, there are a number of factors that go into making the best decision. Naturally, the first is what the end user is looking for with their system.

Frase Protection Inc., Cordova, Tenn., offers the Alarm.com app for customers who are interested in interactive services, and the company’s salesmen both use the app at their own homes and demonstrate it during every sales presentation.

Almost all integrators and manufacturers agree that standards are and will continue to be a good thing for the industry. When it comes to integration between access control and video, two of the main standards bodies are ONVIF and PSIA (Physical Security Interoperability Alliance).