Samsung Techwin, Ridgefield Park, N.J., announced a collaborative partnership with Pivot3, Austin, Texas, wherein the two companies will offer a unified IP video surveillance solution to new and existing clients. The agreement follows a Pivot3 Series E round of funding led by Samsung Ventures, which also included all existing Pivot3 investors. The agreement between Pivot3 and Samsung Techwin is an independent commercial partnership.

On-board video storage on the edge using an SD card has gained traction lately in the video surveillance world. The main reason is that today’s SD cards offer substantially larger storage capacity at a substantially lower cost than in years past.

Dallmeier electronic USA, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has expanded its Western U.S. presence and operations with its new facility in Las Vegas, which will house its entire West Coast staff, warehousing operations, sales, service, training and logistics.

In its fourth annual video surveillance trends white paper, IMS Research has offered its predictions for 2013 and beyond. Perhaps not surprisingly, image quality and mobile are at the top of the list.

The security world is constantly evolving and adapting to keep pace with new technologies and practices, such as the cloud, mobile, storage at the edge, and integrated solutions. Video management systems (VMS) are also changing to adapt to these technologies in order to maintain their key differentiators and remain competitive in an increasingly more competitive industry.

Anyone who owns or has consulted ASIS International’s Protection of Assets (POA) likely understands its role as a vital resource for security professionals. That’s why ASIS put tremendous effort into the latest edition, released in October. The new POA reference has been completely rewritten, and was edited and critiqued by hundreds of security subject matter experts.

Since the company’s formation in July 2011, I-View Now has offered a service that it says turns burglar alarms and passive surveillance appliances into active video systems with no hardware or software to purchase.

There are a variety of storage types available, from analog DVRs to appliances to on-board storage at the edge to cloud-based solutions. Even tape is making a comeback. Yes, you read that right.