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IPVM's independent reporting is divided into 3 categories: (1) Public, (2) Info+: news, profiles, tutorials, etc. and (3) Research: tests, shootouts, competitive and financial analysis.
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Reckless Spending in Video Surveillance?

Does video surveillance suffer from similar problems to banking? We are all learning that easy money combined with little regulation ultimately...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Wireless Camera Kit

Firetide addded an all-in-one camera with mesh wireless node. With the wireless node, the encoder and the camera all in a single housing, it looks...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

WiFi 50% Off

Firetide is offering its new wifi access points at 50% off for the next 6 months. For video surveillance systems, these products are less likely to...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

IQinVision On-Board Storage/Recording

Certain IQinVision cameras can record locally without the need for network bandwidth or a third party management system. Their Event Recording...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Examining Pelco Sarix Megapixel Cameras

While Pelco is the largest analog camera supplier, its existing IP offering have been limited and sales modest. In an effort to close that...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Axis and Milestone on the Recession's Impact

As the largest manufacturers of IP cameras and open VMS software, Axis and Milestone are key forces in the video surveillance market. Recently,...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Not Exhibiting at ISC West

Cisco is not exhibiting at ISC West due to "limited marketing dollars". It is another symptom that, despite their self-promotion, Cisco is not yet...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Panel on IP Camera Standards

TechSec featured a debate on IP camera standards - ONVIF, PSIA, etc. Sam has a long writeup and the discussion on standards is at the very end of...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Axis on Video Analytics

Axis is advocating using analytics on IP cameras. This is not news but I was surprised to hear their questionable rationale (see the 3 minute video...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Why Cisco Video Surveillance has Struggled

Despite the great hype for Cisco's entrance into video surveillance, Cisco has not demonstrated significant success in the market. They have won...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Obama Budget To Shrink Security Industry

With massive deficits building, Obama needs to cut long term spending. Obama's budget blueprint shows that cutting security/defense spending will...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Watch Video Surveillance Product Demos

Online demo videos are a powerful but underutilized tool in video surveillance. This report helps to: Showcase some of the best online demo...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Extended Storage for DVRs Examined

Intransa and Pivot3 continue to market aggressively their storage solutions. One major positioning difference is that Intransa is focusing more...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Why 2010 will be Worse than 2009

While admitting a slowdown, video surveillance professionals generally claim that (1) the market will rebound in the second half of this year and...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

How to Win Deals with Megapixel Cameras

Megapixel cameras are the key to fast growth and high profits in the face of the recession. If you are in the video surveillance business, it is...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

The Importance of Megapixel Lenses

Selecting the right megapixel lens is as confusing as it is important. The wrong choice of lens can make an expensive megapixel camera no better...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Company Overview

Immervision makes a 360 degree lens for using with existing SD and 1.3 MP lens cameras (demo on their home page). Immervision does not claim they...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

IP Video Close to Standards???

Once a new technology gets media coverage, it's common to presume that it's immediately ready for prime time.  This week, a new article declares...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

How the US Stimulus Impacts Video Surveillance

With a deepening recession, many hope that the newly passed US stimulus will bolster the weakening video surveillance market. Given the sheer size...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Vue Wireless Overview

This product, from Vue [link no longer available], is a kit for consumers to easily and inexpensively set up video monitoring. What's different is...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Axis on Network Camera Trends

This report summarizes a presentation made by Axis GM Fredrik Nilsson on the progress and future of IP cameras (presented at the Milestone Partners...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Does Video Surveillance Threaten Privacy?

The most pervasive criticism of video surveillance is the risk of destroying privacy -- that video surveillance will become Big Brother, enabling...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Recession Impacting Security Projects

If you are selling a disruptive technology that greatly reduces cost, then this market is just right for you. However, if you are selling a heavily...

By Severin Sorensen - about 15 years ago

New CEO

3VR hired a new CEO who was previously the VP of Enterprise Sales at Apple. Given Apple's phenomenal reputation, it is certainly a good story. Will...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago


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