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| by Peter Dinham | |
| Sunday, 24 May 2009 | |
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According to IDC’s, Chris Chute, however, while some sectors – education, gaming, public safety, retail, and transportation – have been eager to adopt network surveillance solutions, others have been more reluctant to integrate security functionality into their network infrastructure. “However, advances in camera and access technologies, as well as reduced hardware price points, are converging to create a perfect surveillance storm,” observes Chute. Chute says market changes are causing a major shift in the way organisations protect their business assets," and, he says that moving forward, security administrators will “rely less on human observation to address their most critical security demands.” For vendors, Chute says, as a consequence of the changes in the market, “the opportunity is tremendous for those who understand how to position themselves in this evolving space." “In addition to protecting sensitive resources and property, companies are beginning to recognise how surveillance data can be used to improve/streamline a growing number of business processes,” Chute says, adding that “retail, transportation, and gaming verticals are successfully implementing network surveillance as a business enablement tool.” CONTINUED page 2 |
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