I recently had the opportunity to tap our service using a Mac laptop and I’m happy to say, it worked very well. The application necessary to support access from the Mac OS is called Parallels. Once installed with Windows XP and IE, it’s a simple as an extra double-click from the desktop.
While over 90% of [...]
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Maybe it’s my penchant for financial analysis, but I was particularly drawn to Jeff Gannon recent post, Alternatives to Expansion in Today’s Economy.
Jeff lays out two scenarios for a hypothetical enterprise to increase earnings by 22%.
Build 11 new stores - Upfront cost $9.4 million – Annualized profit $1.1 million
Implement a video solution – Upfront cost [...]
Okay, so this post has nothing to do with MVaaS really. This is a pure video application. Maybe a video that is accessible by a cellphone application.
I was fortunate enough to attend the Democratic National Convention at Denver’s Invesco field tonight, complements of my Chairman and friend, Dan Caruso (neither of us were expressing a [...]
One of the areas we haven’t talked a lot about yet on this blog is pricing. Pricing is an aspect of the video market that will undergo a pretty dramatic shift over the coming years as IP video and MVaaS solutions gain more share of the market.
I’ll use the next couple of posts to give [...]
There are more ways than ever to communicate using video. Of course, there is video conferencing, either via a special phone device like a Polycom or software on your computer like Skype.
But whole new segments of video communication have emerged in the last 3-5 years that most of us probably never thought would happen. YouTube [...]
When I worked in the cable industry, I especially enjoyed the perk of free cable. We’re talking the works – all of the movie channels and digital channels – not just basic cable. The logic behind giving cable company employees free cable was that we could fully experience what our customers experienced. For example, we could be [...]
I’ve been deluged with thousands of responses to my retail exception reporting quiz (well, would you believe, hundreds? how about 10?). The answer, was that #1 came from a restaurant and #2 from a retailer. Hard to tell them apart, eh?
Wouldn’t it be interesting to combine a state-of-the-art, purpose built exception reporting system with state [...]
The past decade has seen unprecedented growth and investment in the restaurant space. Today, most of the industry is seeing top line revenue flatten while food and labor costs rise, putting a tight squeeze on profitability. As the credit markets continue to tighten, owners must find creative alternatives to increase earnings outside of revenue growth from new [...]
Do you remember reading George Orwell’s “1984″? It’s the story of an anti-utopia, with one of the central characters being ”Big Brother,” a creepy omniscient force that ensures all citizens follow the oppressive rules of the regime.
On each landing, opposite the lift-shaft, the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those [...]
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IP Video Market Info released a search engine designed specifically for the video surveillance professional.
John Honovich, founder of IP Video Market Info and frequent commenter to this blog, describes the new optimized search engine in this press release.
Let’s hope that word spreads and the search engine is successful!
