With the advent of hybrid solutions for video, pure hardware solutions are a thing of the past—says Kontiki with the launch of their Kontiki Enterprise Video Suite.

Their Kontiki Enterprise Video Suite utilizes existing network infrastructure, along with its proprietary delivery technology, to distribute video across the extended enterprise.

Unlike hybrid solutions, which offer a mix of software and hardware, Kontiki is a cloud solution for pervasive video. Read more...

During 2014, the global value of IP camera sales will reach the tipping point when compared with analogue CCTV cameras, according to IHS (formerly IMS Research).

Jon Cropley, IHS’ lead analyst covering the surveillance market explains: “The video surveillance equipment markets in EMEA and the Americas have already reached a ‘tipping point’ where revenues from network video surveillance equipment exceed those from analogue equipment. At a global level this is not forecast to occur until 2014 due to the continued growth of the market for analogue equipment in Asia.”

IHS’ global report on the video surveillance market based on 2013 sales (which should be out by June 2014) may even reveal that the global ‘value tipping point’ has already arrived – spurred on by rapid migration to IP video in China and the rest of the Far East. Read more...

Running an embedded system, Reach’s Bee 8 Media Recorder is a 19” rack-mountable device with 1U height. With 3 DVI-I Inputs, it supports 2 videos and 1 VGA inputs and records these signals with audio synchronously.

The video inputs support standard definition and HD up to 1080p@60. The format of the recorded file is MP4 which makes it easy to playback and work with Windows Media Player, QuickTime, VLC and many other video players.

The Bee 8 has 1TB of internal storage and as well as a USB port on the front panel. Any user can quickly record files directly to the USB device or download recorded files to the USB device. Start/Pause/Stop recording buttons on the front panel let the user conveniently control recording. Read more...

The Wowza Streaming Engine gets more powerful performance capabilities and a new intuitive management interface for easily deploying, managing and monitoring live and video on demand (VOD) streaming to any device.

The customizable and scalable Wowza Streaming Engine software is the newest version of the company's industry leading server software (formerly known as Wowza Media Server) that powers streaming of video in any format to any device for businesses ranging from the Fortune 100 to SMBs, nonprofits and educational institutions to government agencies. Nearly half of the leading Content Delivery Networks in the world rely on Wowza to deliver video to the widest range of viewing devices on the market. Read more...