Comparing IP Camera Software

What other software do you reccomend?

Do you have a list of features that the software should have?

I was on same situation (multi-million company with 60 cameras and couting) thinking to select somethining that could be a standar for all our facilties of our company, I went throught almost 2 month of research, I started writing down pro and cons of mayor software, I use a the information of IPVM, which is great source by the way, I get MY conclusion that for OUR case OnSSi is the best, it has the engine of Milestone but they developed ther own "Client" (interface to see the video), we like the clean inferface, and few and simple menu options that make it easy to use; wide range of 3rd party applicationts, server redundancy, etc. in my opinion it is expensive, but for a multi-million company and are the options it can offer, is a excellent option.

I read some bad reviews, but as you maybe see on amazon, there is always somebody who do not like a product. We get a demo for 30 days, we tested, showed to our people and we like it.

as they say, it all deppend what your need now and what you will have in the future (access control, license plate recognition) etc. the budget, etc.

I hope this help you,

Hi, Carl which is your implementation? Casino if I remember correctly? If you see it fit it would be interesting to know which VMSs was included in phase 1. I did a study for a client a couple of years ago, but found it hard to decide on phase 1 list, since there are so many VMSs out there, some more known in US and some in Europe. I came to focus on those which had reference cases for similar applications. But I'm sure I excluded a number of VMSs which could have been on the list, just from not knowing.

Undisclosed,

I listed all Phase 1 participants above. Now I know there will be questions about why we didn't include Brands X or Y but first we eliminated all DVRs and all-in-one NVRs. Second, some manufacturers like DVTel, ONSSI and Milestone either showed no interest or were not suggested by any Integrator we contacted.

We were supposed to look at Omnicast after Security Center 5 failed our Phase 1 evaluation but no one brought it in, despite statements they would. It is my understanding, at least for the casino vertical, that Genetec would prefer to get away from Omnicast and concentrate on SC-5.

Another important consideration is I think many companies are going to want access or low end PSIM like solutions integration with their video systems. The access control/PSIM solution may be the primary interface guards and other monitors may use for video, going only to the VMS interface when a more advanced video or picture export is needed than what the access control/PSIM solution may offer. The VMS functionality and interface are still important factors, but may not be as important as integration compatibility with other access control solutions and the desing of their interface.