IPVM's Reports

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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US Government Entities Hard Spec Hikvision

The US and Chinese governments are working together. Now, US government entities are not only buying video surveillance products from the Chinese...

By Brian Karas - over 8 years ago | 52 Comments Info plus reports label

Poorly Written College Town Camera RFP Examined

State College, PA issued an RFP for a neighborhood surveillance system that leaves out many key details required to invite qualified bids. We...

By Brian Karas - over 8 years ago | 2 Comments Info plus reports label

Camera Calculator - 5 New Improvements Released

The incredibly popular IPVM Camera Calculator has added a number of improvements. Corridor Mode Support Now, the calculator will show you what...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 20 Comments

Weekly Sales Meetings Are Harmful

Sales managers under pressure often resort to weekly team meetings as a way to try and drive revenue and keep the sales team on track. This...

By Brian Karas - over 8 years ago | 7 Comments Info plus reports label

Integrator Compensation Report 2016

IPVM has determined how much salespeople, senior technicians, and entry level technicians are earning in our 2016 Integrator salary survey. We...

By IPVM Team - over 8 years ago | 10 Comments

Access Control Specification Guide

This 15 page report provides the most in-depth guidance on specifying Access Control systems you will find. Specifying Access Control correctly...

By Brian Rhodes - over 8 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis / Canon Conflict

Canon spent $2.8B to acquire Axis, and in doing so created one of the industries largest product line conflicts. Despite obvious benefits of...

By Brian Karas - over 8 years ago | 57 Comments Info plus reports label

Top 10 IP Camera Troubleshooting Tips

Troubleshooting IP cameras can be tricky and frustrating. Despite everything looking correct, it can still take some extra effort to bring IP...

By IPVM Team - over 8 years ago | 14 Comments

Q-See Company Profile

Q-See is a direct-to-consumer camera system reseller that was ranked on the Inc 5000 list. This report is based on a conversation with a Q-See...

By Brian Karas - over 8 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

Pelco Sales and Marketing Execs Both Out

Both Pelco's VP of Sales and VP of Marketing are out of Pelco. In this note, we examine what Pelco is doing, based on a conversation with Pelco's...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

Pelco - A Decade of Decline

Pelco's 2007 acquisition for $1.5 billion USD remains one of the largest video surveillance deals ever, even including the industry's recent wave...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 12 Comments Info plus reports label

Vidsys Hangs On, Gets $11M New Funding

The founder of Vidsys claims to have invented the term "PSIM" in 2005, and for some time, many thought that PSIM was going to be the new VMS. Over...

By Brian Karas - over 8 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

Ranking Video Analytic Architectures

Video analytics may be implemented in a number of fundamentally different ways. Many ask: Which one is best? Each has important tradeoffs....

By IPVM Team - over 8 years ago | 17 Comments Info plus reports label


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