Industry Growth

A Frost and Sullivan Report identified the industry growth at 44% per year, for IP video surveillance systems in North America. Please contact SightMind for a copy of the complete report. IMS Research reports growth at 42% and MultiMedia Intelligence pegs it at 50%.

Transition from Analog to Digital

Customers are rapidly switching from inflexible analog cameras to high-resolution digital cameras. Today's megapixel camera, outputting a digital MPEG video stream into a gigabit Ethernet network, has 32 times the effective resolution of a legacy "closed circuit" TV camera.

Change in Ownership

Enterprise customers and government agencies alike are no longer having their nuts and bolts operations guy select and manage their security system. Vendors are now chosen by the head of IT, who demands technology savvy installers who can assure that the system will perform flawlessly and are able to provide long-term support and upgrades. Customers require systems that adhere to open-standards and they appreciate the value of premium brands such as HP, Dell, Sony and Cisco.

Change in Suppliers

Today's IP video surveillance (IPVS) systems are being installed by small IT service providers. Traditional security companies are finding tough challenges learning the necessary IT and computer skills. Often, security companies are not even asked to compete for work. Along with the new technology there are new vendors and new channels.

Part of the Core Business, Not Just for Security

The sophisticated capabilities of today's networked video systems not only provide direct cost savings to many customers, but also improve customer service and help the organization more effectively deliver its core value.

Systems read license plates, record identifiable faces, locate empty parking spaces, or send urgent messages if something is left where it is not supposed to be.

For schools, digital system are proven to reduce vandalism. For industrial customers, digital system are proven to reduce work-place injuries. For cities, digital systems are proven to identify and convict illegal dumpers. For urban areas, digital systems are proven to reduce gang violence. For commercial companies, digital systems are proven to reduce shrinkage.

Hotels use digital video systems to improve customer service.

Today's high performance systems permit rapid, appropriate response to any need, whether minor or major. For examples, real-time video is available on wireless PDAs, so a field worker can see what he needs to see, when he needs to see it.

Why Everybody Wants Digital Video Surveillances

The high reliability and high flexibility of network-based digital surveillance systems is just one reason why more and more organizations are demanding them.

School administrators, for example, are under orders from their School Boards to make campus safety the highest priority. City departments are under pressure to improve quality of life for residents while reducing city expenses. Both private corporations and local government now include risk mitigation and liability prevention as core business needs.

"Analog systems record. Digital systems convict."

Jury-recognizable faces are required to get court convictions. And convictions are what is required to get behavioral change. Digital systems have the resolution and light sensitivity to accurately record license plates on vehicles, and identifying characteristics of criminals such as a missing button or broken shoelace.

Real-time analytics is used with business rules to provide instant phone, pager, text-messaging, and email alerts, when and where needed so the right people respond rapidly and appropriately, whether the problem is a loose shopping cart in the parking lot or a loose tiger at the zoo.

High Growth

No wonder IP video surveillance (IPVS) is growing at 44% per year.

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