Game changing trends and technologies for video surveillance in 2015 and beyond

With the Internet of Things (IoT) continuing to be a hot topic throughout 2014, across all industries -- whether it's about smart cars or intelligent kitchen appliances -- more consumers and businesses are now aware of the advantages of being connected to the internet. It's a concept none more rele

Axis grows steadily with partners in South Asia Pacific

Axis Communications, the well-known network video surveillance camera manufacturer, has retained global market leadership since the company launched the industry's first IP camera in 1996. Besides being a technology pioneer and innovator, Axis has also established a solid business model that is able

Hikvision again sees phenomenal growth in 2013 & 2014

Hikvision Digital Technology has experienced significant growth over the past two years. 2013 and 2014 have been especially meaningful to the company, with the sales growth rate reaching more than 100 percent for the overseas market. a&s explored what is behind the success of Hikvision and how i

Open-platform surveillance technology could be vulnerable to hackers

The CEO of German surveillance firm Mobotix has raised concerns about the headlong rush towards open-platform technology in the surveillance market. Speaking to journalists assembled at the company's Kaiserslauten HQ Klaus Gesmann admitted that the company was undecided about running with the herd

Tyco unveils breadth of technology portfolio at Essen 2014

Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world's largest pure-play fire protection and security company, will showcase a new slate of innovative technology introductions on stand 128, Hall 1.0. at this week's Security Essen 2014 exhibition, 23 to 26 September. “The growing complexities of the secu

Tamron explores new territories

Tamron, a well-known lens company, in security, has made several new changes in its R&D, marketing, and services to better fit current customers' lens needs. In this article, Tamron discusses specific business strategies concentrating on their OEM business and how to stay ahead in technology and

HID Global adds high frequency NFC Tags to SlimFlex Portfolio

HID Global recently announces that its Identification Technologies division has added Near Field Communication (NFC)-readable tags to its rapidly expanding SlimFlex™ Tag portfolio of pliable, high-durability tags. The SlimFlex Tag family has gained wide acceptance in UHF RFID applications due to the

Dahua ITS relieves traffic congestion in Poland cities

Tricity, in Polish Trójmiasto, is an urban area consisting of three major northern Polish cities — Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot, situated adjacent to one other on the coast of the Gdańsk Bay, Baltic Sea; These three cities covering an area of 414.81 square kilometers, seeing nearly 1 million commuters e

Dahua HDCVI: More international and more adoptable

Dahua Technology confirms that it has opened its patented HDCVI technology to the global video surveillance industry through the HDcctv Alliance Member Intellectual Property Agreement. Since 2013, Dahua HDCVI has been highly expected as the one of the most potential HD solutions for analogy users.

Axis: An eye in the sky with benefit

Everything that can become digital will become digital, given the right time. That maxim even applies to the security video recording industry, which traditionally is very conservative in its outlook. Even though digital recording devices have been available for a number of years, a large majority o