I routinely peruse other industry blogs as I find them a great source of information regarding emerging trends, competitive landscape and technical insights. One of my favorites, ipvideomarket.info, recently posted a great instructional on the positioning of cameras. The difference between correct and incorrect camera position can truly be the difference between a usable and [...]
01-14-2009, Louisville CO.
At approximately 3pm this afternoon, Envysion Office Manager, Bridget Hamilton, was notified by a fellow building tenant that a suspicious vehicle was parked in a spot normally reserved for this tenant’s moving truck. After dispelling the implication that the suspect vehicle belonged to anyone at Envysion, Bridget quickly reviewed our parking lot video leveraging [...]
As the New Year approaches, I take time to reflect, learn from the past and set goals for the upcoming year. Unfortunately, I am not alone in this practice as everyone with a journalistic outlet tends to publicly do the same across every topic from pop culture to Wall Street.
However, I did come across two [...]
I’m always glad to see business owners fully leveraging the power of video surveillance. This happened about a month ago in a Denver suburb and highlights a successful theft recovery effort made possible through the use of recorded video.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/nov/14/deputies-seize-85-bottles-suspected-stolen-wine/
Retail shrink is expected to increase over the coming year. Envysion’s MVaaS technology is a great tool [...]
On January 1, 2009, the State of Colorado will impose an hourly wage increase on businesses from $7.02 to $7.28. The reason behind the increase stems from legislation passed in 2006 which measures the CPI of Denver, Boulder and Greeley. The CPI measurement from the first half of 2007 through the first half of 2008 [...]
For a small business owner, the adoption of a video system in a restaurant or retail environment is often not unlike the Kubler-Ross model, otherwise known as the Five Stages of Grief. See if this sounds familiar:
Phase 1 – Denial: I don’t have any shrink in my business, there’s no way my employees are stealing from [...]
I came across an interesting read while viewing a related article at the networkworld.com website. It cites marketing departments as one of the big drivers behind the growth. This has actually been a strong value proposition as we gain more traction in the retail market vertical. For example, analyzing linger times and traffic patterns around promotional [...]
I recently read a great article in my favorite restaurant industry publication Nation’s Restaurant News. Most of the headlines are laser-focused on the economy and it’s effect on the industry. In fact, of the six leading stories, five of them contained the headline words gloom, glum, laid-off, slump and downturn. On the bright side, the articles focus [...]
The day is finally upon us. What seemed to be one of the longest campaigns in recent memory comes down to the wire as our nation decides the next leader of the free world.
Last evening, NBC aired a prime time SNL special featuring campaign skits from the past several years. One skit featured Obama dressed as [...]
Rarely is it possible for me to enter a retail, restaurant or hospitality establishment without, essentially, casing the joint. I’m constantly reviewing the staffing levels, cleanliness, product display, POS and of course, surveillance.
A couple weeks back my wife and I took in a movie at the local theatre. We purchased our ticket from the young [...]
