Cisco VMS 2013 Progress?

Michael, last year, Cisco did a reboot of their VMS and followed up with a new version last month. Here's their overview video from ASIS:

That said, I rarely hear about them. However, most certainly, they continue to market it to their sizeable customer base.

They are being deployed in three facilities as i speak than I work at with more than 100 or 200 cameras in each.

Cisco is still in the VMS arena. VSM is now in version 7.2 and it's nothing like what users may have experienced in the past. Basically, it's an all-new product.

I was hoping this thread would get more comments. This reply is an attempt to get the discussion started again. Has anyone out there tried V7? Thoughts?

My own experience has been very positive, especially relative to the challenges of V6. V7 is a solid and viable VMS.

Regarding Tiago's question - that 4500 series camera was rumored to be OEM from Pelco, but it's pretty much moot now with the new 3000 and 6000 series cameras. Another huge improvement is the options for Cisco branded IP cameras. Previously this line was very limited and quality was suspect.

How do you buy Cisco's VMS?

You have to be a Certified approved dealer in the Cisco security dealer program. I do believ that there V7 VSOM VMS is way more stable then there V6 was a few years back. They do offer there own Cisco cameras that are basically a Vivotek OEM, however Cisco has become a very friendly partner to Axis IP cameras & is not pusghing there dealers to have to sell the Cisco brand cameras like in the past. It seems to me that as long as you stick to the V7 VMS & the Axis Cameras it is a very stable Platform & the Axis cameras perform very well just as long as you keep up with the latest Camera revision.