Ningbo: my next stop.

We fixed the office at Ningbo, which is the building behind us.

This is a great location near the bus & train station. Sub-way is also constructioning.

SW is a new LEGO game

我兄弟说: 新軟體開發型態 Application Framework :

" 軟體開發的方式從打孔機, 組合語言, 直譯語言Basic, 編譯語言 C, Pascal, Fortran, 到 SDK 與 API library, 一直到現在的 Application Framework.  Framework 顧名思義就是 "套好的框架".  軟體開發不再是, 如木工雕刻一樣, 一錘一斧將軟體完成 (這樣的方法若要完成一個 word pad 應用軟體恐怕要 1年), 在 Microsoft Application Framework 的架構下, 只需將需要的功能從開發環境中選擇與拼湊, 任何一個熟練的軟體工程師一個下午就能完成一個 Word pad 軟體程式!

缺點呢?  任何一個軟體工程師完成的 Word pad 都會長得一模一樣, 因為在 Framework 開發環境, 所有人都使用相同的Frame,  軟體作品不再是藝術品, 而就如同灌漿出來的佛像一樣, 是個有功能而無風格的產品! 這是軟體功能複雜到人腦無法設計與負荷後, 必然形成的開發方式, 而軟體工程師 即成為 "軟體IC" 的裝配工,  "人"特有的創意與藝術將只存在於應用程式的美工和音樂中! "

 

让我想到LEGO, it is easy to play, but hard to be an expert.

How CCTV deal with HD?

Many people know that HD (or Full HD) become a normal requirement to consumer products like STB (Set Top Box), Smart phone, TV, BDP (Blue Disk Player)… More HD contents were provided through internet, broadcasting, cable, or satellite, more user get used to it. Contents droved the demands of devices selling to consumers already, but Surveillance seems still struggling to moving forward.

 

Those leading companies of Surveillance like SONY, Bosch, Pelco, AXIS, GE, …are all trying to catching up the trend of the HD surveillance era. SONY tried to promote several ways to approaching that. It made the marketing event "GO MEGA" science 2008 in IFSEC, UK, and tried "SLOC" science 2011. They also promoted 960H in 2011 & 2012; but still, the market moved slowly.

 

Nevertheless, most of Taiwan based surveillance companies concluded the IP will be the future; we can see the result are quit close in this year (2012) those IPO companies got bumper return from the revenue growth, but indeed, they are suffering for the GP (Growth Profit) drops.

 

As the example of one of the leaders company, Geovision, they announced tones of models of IP Cameras within these 2 years. Utilizing the strength of their Brand & SW CMS, Geovision jumped up by their revenue as a fact. Geovision hired more people to take good care of these products, include PM, Engineer, and supporting team. Building up the LABs, setup factory, purchasing equipment…lots of money invested for the new business sector. If you check their financial report, you will find that EPS dropped. Not only Geovision, Those IP surveillance makers like Vivotek, ACTi, Dlink are also fighting with the ASP and GP drop on their financial report as well.

 

Do you know what that means? The HD ear comes now.

 

When the HD price dropped to 3 times of the SD solutions, volume comes with sales. Current the HD solution is still about 5 times of the SD, so everyone is preparing to catching that wave. HDSDI of HDCCTV alliance, DVB of ccHDtv, IP Mega solution with ONVIF are all ready & waiting for that.