VMS Upgrade Comparison

SW
Sarit Williams
•Published Oct 22, 2013 04:00 AM

***** *** ****** *** **** *** to ******* *** ******** ********? *** makes ** ****** *** ********* *** who ****** *** ** ****** ** out ** **** ***?

** **** ******, ** ****** ***** questions, ********* *** ******* ************ *** ********, Exacq, *******, *********, ******* *****/******* ******** and ************.

** ****** *** ********* *********:

  1. *** *** *** ***** ******** ** new ********, ** ** ***?
  2. **** **** ****** **** ** ** update ************ ** *** ******* ** once?
  3. **** ***** ******* ******* *******?

Key ***************:

** ********** *** ********* *** ***************:

  • *** ******* ************: **** ************* ******** ***** **** ******* in ** *** *** ******, *** let *** ***** **** ****** *** VMS ****** ***** ****** **** ********** manual.
  • ***** ****** *******: **** * ***** ******* *** ******* to ****** ******** ******* ** ****, the **** ******* **** ****** ** be ******* ********- **** ********* *** inefficient.
  • ****** ******: **** ***** ******** *** ****** **** *** server *** *******, *** ****** ******** users ** ***** ******** *** ****** versions.

    • ******** ******** * ********* *************** **** separated *** '****' **** *** '*****' in *** ****** *******, *********:

    • *** ******* ************: ******* *****/******* ******** ****** * ***-** notification **** **** *** ****** *** launched **** * *** ******* *** available. ***** ******* *** ******** ****** the *** ******. ********, *******, *********, and ************ ******** ******** ******** ****** many ***** *** ************* ************.
    • ***** ****** *******: ******* *** ********* ******* *********** *******. *******'******* ******* **** **** ******* ** all ******* *** ******* ** ****, while *********'* ***-** ******* **** ****** *** *******. *****, ******* Optix/Digital ********, ********, *** ***** ******* required **** ****** *** ****** ** be ******* ************.
    • ****** ******: ******* ****** *** ************* ** **** to *** ******* *************. ******* *****/******* Watchdog ****** (*** ***-**) *** *** user ************* ** *** ****** ******** even ** *** ****** ** ***** on ** ***** *******. ***** ******** ***** to ******** ***** (*** ******** **** in ******) *** *******. ********, ********* and ************ **** ************* ****** ****** users ** ***** ******* ** ***** than *** ****** *******. ******** *** Video Insight ************* *** *** ********* ***** Milestone ******** ***** ** * ***** directory *** ******** ** ** ******* link.

    Manufacturer ***************

    ********

    • *** ******* ************: ****** ******* ** ******, requires ******** ***** ******* ****. ******** will ***** ********** ****** *** ******* with *******.
    • *****-****** *******: **** ****** **** ** updated **********.
    • ****** *******: **** ** ***** ******* client ******** ** * ***** *******, it **** ****** *** ****** *** client ** ************* *******.

    *******, *** ********* *********** * ** * ********, *** ********* ********** *** ******** payment.

    ******** **** **** ******** ******** ** all ** ***** *** ******* **** each ****** ******.

    *****

    • *** ******* ************: ***** ******** (*** software **** ** ******) *** * newer *******.
    • *****-****** *******: **** ****** **** ** updated **********.
    • ****** *******: ****** **** ***** (*** software ****) *** ****** ********

    **** *** **** ** ******* *** latest ******* ** ************* ********** *** launched *** *** **** ** ***** installation.

    *******

    • *** ******* ************: ***** ******** ** their**** ******** *** ******* *****.
    • *****-****** *******: ****** * ******* **** ****** ************ **** *** ** ****** ** **** servers *** ******* *** *** ***** administrator **** *** ********** *******. 
    • ****** *******: *** ** ****** ** administrator or ********* **********

    *********** ******* ******** ******** **** ************. Also **** ******* ******* ******* **** Support ** ****** * ****** ******** link.

    *********

    • *** ******* ************: **** ******* ***** if ***** ** **********. *********, ******** users ** ***** *** **** *** latest ******* ********.
    • *****-****** *******: ****** * ******* ***** ******** ********** ********* **** ****** ************** ** ****** *** updates *** **** ***** ******* ** all ******* ** ****, ***** ****** time *** ******* ******* *******.
    • ****** *******: **** ** ***** ******* client ******** ** ** ******** ******, it **** ****** ****** **** * local **** ** * ********* **** the *** ****** ******* *** ****** installation.

    ********* *** ******* ******* ************* ********* end ***** ** ****** ******* ** allow *********** *** ************ ******** ** dictate *** ************ ******* ** ***** customers.

    Network *****/******* ********

    • *** ******* ************: ******** **** ***-** of *** ******* **** ** **** as ****** ** ********
    • *****-****** *******: **** ****** **** ** updated **********.
    • ****** *******: ***** **** ** ***-** to ******** *** ******* ******.

    ******** *** **** ** ******** ** still ******** *** **** ** ****** the **** ** * *******, ****** proper ******* *** *******.

    Video *******

    • *** ******* ************: ***** ******* ******** for * ****** *******. ********, **** check *  ********* **** **** ***** ********* **** *********.
    • *****-****** *******: **** ****** **** ** updated **********.
    • ****** *******: **** ** ***** ******* ****** connects ** ** ******** ******, ** will ****** *** **** *** ************* install *** ******* ******.

    ******** ******** * ********* ******* ******** the **** ** **** *** ******* and *****, ********** ******* ***** ***'* a ***** ********** ******* ********. 

    Client/Server ******* *********

    *** ****** ******** ***** *** ********** clients *** ******* **** ********* ********. Sometimes, **** **** **** *** ***** features **** ** ******** ** ***********. However, ***** *****, *** ********** **** be ******. ******* ** ****, ** suggest ********* **** ***'* *** ************ on ************* ****** *** ************ *** one's ******** ******** ****.

Comments (7)
AK
Alex K
•Oct 23, 2013

So only with Avigilon you have to pay for upgrade ?

JH
John Honovich
•Oct 23, 2013
IPVM
In reply to Alex K

The issue here is that it is manual and not backwards compatible between 5 and 4. As the focus of this report is upgrades, the process involved and the backwards compatibility are important components.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
•Oct 28, 2013
In reply to Alex K

for Genetec upgrade you must have a valid SMA which must be payed per year.

ng
nidal gharzeddine
•Oct 23, 2013

"Milestone has decided against automatically notifying end users of latest updates to allow integrators and distribution channels to dictate the assimilation process to their customers."

Wouldn't an end user prefer to retain the choice of whether or not to be notified (register or not), instead of being completely dependent on the integrator/distributor?

SW
Sarit Williams
•Oct 23, 2013
In reply to nidal gharzeddine

An end user could ask to be added to the Milestone Newsletter if they wanted to though that would be bypassing the integrator in this case. I could make a case for both: on one hand the integrator may want to preview the latest to ensure there aren't any issues before mass updates, whereas an end user may simply upgrade immediately and have unexpected consequences the integrator would now have to support.

AH
Alon Hasson
•Oct 24, 2013

Sarit,

Why has NUUO not been a part of any of these tests?? Did I miss something somewhere??

Thank you kindly

SW
Sarit Williams
•Oct 24, 2013
In reply to Alon Hasson

Hello Alon,

As we previously published our Testing Plan for the remainder of 2013, we explained that we cannot, realistically, evaluate all VMSes for each of the basic features for each report. However, we are nearing the final reviews of the basic feature sets and sometime early-mid next year we will begin reviewing individual VMSes in depth.