As 2015 gets underway, it’s always interesting to look back over the past year and review those stories that grabbed our attention and imagination. Here are some of those articles that we highlighted on SecurityHive.com – Anyone remember Canon buying Milestone?
NYC Prosecutor To Fund NYCHA Public Housing Security Cameras
The Manhattan district attorney’s office plans to give $101 million to the city Housing Authority for
security cameras. District Attorney Cyrus Vance tells the Wall Street Journal he’s directing some of the money for security cameras to address the high crime rate at public housing developments.
Samsung Electronics And Affiliates Agree To Sell Shares Of Samsung Techwin To Hanwha Group
Samsung Electronics announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its shares of Samsung Techwin
to Hanwha Group. With the stock purchase, Hanwha Group will become Samsung Techwin’s largest shareholder. Samsung Techwin has achieved incredible growth globally in the professional security industry over the past several years.
President Obama Seeks $75M for Police Body Cameras
Spurred by the Ferguson, Missouri shooting, President Barack Obama is calling for $75 million in federal spending to get 50,000 more police to wear body cameras that record their interactions with civilians. However, Obama is not seeking to pull back federal programs that provide military-style equipment to local law enforcement.
ASSA ABLOY Debuts 75 New Products at ASIS 2014
At the 2014 ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits, ASSA ABLOY will announce the introduction of 75 new products, underscoring the company’s commitment to innovation in the global access control and door opening markets. At ASIS, the company is poised to introduce new products in critical areas, including high security doors and hardware, e-cylinders for electronic access control, plus advanced lock technologies for institutional, commercial, and home control applications.
China’s ZNV Launches World’s First H.265 High-Definition IP-Camera
The industry has entered a new era with highly-anticipated new generation of IP-cameras that have inbuilt the state-of-art video image compression technology complying with the new H.265 international standard.
On September 12, 2014, Shenzhen ZNV Technology Co., Ltd. launched the world’s first H.265 high-definition IP camera (7200 series) on its 2014 Channel Partner Summit and New Product Launch Conference in Nanjing, China.
US Violence Prompts Petition For Police To Wear Body-Worn Cameras
A public petition calling for US police to wear cameras will receive White House consideration after the killing of an unarmed teen in Ferguson, Missouri prompted days of tense protests. Under a program established by President Barack Obama’s administration, the White House is compelled to review and officially respond to a petition if it receives more than 100,000 signatures.
And various body-worn camera manufacturers are reporting increase inquiries to their solutions because of the recent turmoil. And yet another report comes out that warns against improper use of those police body-worn cameras may be of little help if not used properly.
Physical Security And Video Surveillance Market Influencers: 2014 Results
SecurityHive has tabulated the votes of the 2014 Physical Security And Video Surveillance Market Influencer Survey. We asked the SecurityHive.com community who they thought had great insight into the physical security and video surveillance markets and who’s market advice needs to be followed? We asked who they make sure to check out as a conference speaker, or follow closely on twitter, or read all their blogs? After 10 days of voting, thousands of votes have been counted and from the 37 nominees the Top 12 selectees, according to the SecurityHive.com community are: [Click here for Top 12]
Anixter Announces Acquisition Of Tri-Ed
Anixter is already one of the world’s largest video surveillance equipment distributors and has been heavily promoting migration from analog to network equipment. ADI Distribution and Anixter are estimated to have been the only distributors with a share greater than 10% of the market in 2013.
Going To San Diego Comic-Con? Put On Your Mask For The Surveillance Camera Network
Do cities really create a network of interconnected private and public security cameras? Yes, they do and this public/private trend is growing across the United States.
Axis Still Leads Global Network Video Market
In the Americas and EMEA regions, Axis maintains its leading market share position in security cameras, network cameras and video encoders, according to the latest analysis from the IHS Technology Video Surveillance Intelligence Service.
Ripple Effects Of Canon Milestone Union
The ripple effects of the recent acquisition of Milestone by Canon are far reaching and significant, especially in this global village of a world we operate in. It would be interesting to know if the Milestone and Canon executive teams truly appreciated the impact their business transaction would have on so many businesses
around the world. Competing VMS companies —large and small— from Germany to the United States are already jockeying. Camera manufacturers from Sweden to Taiwan are taking notice and ancillary players to numerous to list are responding. Impact the industry they did, which begs the question “what next?”