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How IT is Transforming the Security Business by Bill Douglas
on November 12, 2008 for Convergence "While technical skill sets and competencies dominate the discussions surrounding "convergence," it is the differences in the channels of product delivery between the IT and Security industries that will have the b"
Should Manufacturers Sell Direct to End Users? by John Honovich
on November 10, 2008 for Convergence "An insane idea today will become reality over the next 10 years. Driven by the Internet and accelerated by the recession, the role of the integrator as powerful intermediary will diminish greatly. This will "
Top 3 Problems with Choosing Open Systems by John Honovich
on August 21, 2008 for Convergence "While being 'open' is the trend, 'openness' is vague, claimed by all and underestimated in its difficulty to achieve. If you are buying or specifying video management systems, you need to carefully consider this.
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Understanding Video Surveillance APIs by John Honovich
on August 15, 2008 for Convergence "While APIs are the key to open platforms, they are a frequently misunderstood and over-hyped aspect of physical security. While APIs can provide great benefits, using them is much more complex than often mentione"
Why IT will not Take Over Security by John Honovich
on June 25, 2008 for Convergence "Automation is a powerful economic force, one that will ultimately make IT irrelevant to physical security. It may seem paradoxical but the same force that makes information technology ubiquitous will make IT irre"
Will Security Integrators Survive IT Convergence? by John Honovich
on June 12, 2008 for Convergence "Many believe security integrators are dead; walking dinosaurs who are oblivious to their impending extinction. Indeed, many new IT entrants certainly wish that security integrators (and physical security managers"
Bandwidth Tutorial for IP Video Surveillance Systems by John Honovich
on June 08, 2008 for Convergence "When using IP cameras, Megapixel cameras, NVRs or even DVRs, understanding the basics about how much bandwidth is available and how much is needed is critical in planning, designing and deploying IP video surveill"
Why Asymmetric Bandwidth is Important to IP Video Systems by John Honovich
on June 08, 2008 for Convergence "You may notice that your home cable modem offers greater bandwidth going down to your house than going up to the Internet. For instance, while you may have 3 Mb/s download, you can only upload at 384 Kb/s. This i"
How to Read Marketing Material by John Honovich
on May 28, 2008 for Convergence "Almost all IP video info is vendor marketing. Good decision making requires critically reading and analyzing this material.At first, I did not believe that most information was vendor marketing material. Obvious"
How to Evaluate New Technology by John Honovich
on May 23, 2008 for Convergence "Most new technology fails but when it is successful, the business benefits can be enormous. The challenge then is how to efficiently determine what new technology is legit so that you simultaneously avoid disaste"
Risk of Hiring IT Sales People by John Honovich
on May 17, 2008 for Convergence "One of the sexiest but riskiest ideas in video surveillance is hiring IT sales people. It's easy to think that we are now moving into IT, the technology is new, the problems are different, the industry is being tr"
How to Calculate Video Surveillance ROIs by John Honovich
on May 16, 2008 for Convergence "ROI calculations are powerful but can be distorted. While they hold the promise of identifying objective value, they can often obscure the truth.
The goal of this review is to help the security manager better un"
The Value of IBM Video Surveillance? by John Honovich
on May 15, 2008 for Convergence "Two years since the entrance of IBM into video surveillance, the value of IBM is less clear than ever. Today, SecurityInfoWatch reports on the state of IBM video surveillance and it does not look good for IBM.Let"
IT is not transforming Security by John Honovich
on May 03, 2008 for Convergence "IT professionals evidently believe the Patriots should replace Belichick with the trainer. According to IT professionals, because injuries are so prevalent in football, salaries are so high and health is so impor"
Breaking Standards is Good by John Honovich
on April 26, 2008 for Convergence "Attacking proprietary systems is en vogue but it's only breaking from standards where innovation occurs. The irony is IT players entering physical security have most seriously broken standards and their breaking "
PSIM Problems by John Honovich
on April 22, 2008 for Convergence "PSIM is a great concept but has major structural problems that may limit its utility to the very largest security organizations. Expect video and access systems to continue to add features that provide the most f"
