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A New Venue for Video

by Lisa Terry, Retail Information system News

The convergence of video surveillance, access control and other security systems with IP networks is opening up new opportunities for retailers who support them. In fact, ABI Research believes the video surveillance market is poised for explosive growth, from about $13.5 billion in 2006 to $46 billion in 2013.

Technology is evolving quickly. Cameras are becoming more powerful and higher resolution, analytics are growing more sophisticated and application-specific and are shifting from computer to camera. Data compaction algorithms are improving and users are experimenting with wireless. These developments are fueling a whole new venue for video data in retail, well beyond physical security.

Video surveillance hardware is evolving rapidly. It's becoming smaller, cheaper, easier to integrate and use, scalable and more frequently uses Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), eliminating the need to run electric to camera locations.

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