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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Most Disrespected Big Integrators

We polled a mix of security end users and integrators on which big security integrator they disrespect the most, and did they ever share their...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 19 Comments

Dahua Admits Failed Channel Strategy

One of the biggest challenges for expanding Chinese vendors is mastering sales, marketing and distribution to Western markets. Dahua has failed...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 14 Comments

Competing Against Surveillance Self-Install / DIY

End users sometimes look at integrator proposals, see ~$100 per hour pricing and think "Hey, we can do that ourselves for a lot less." In this...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 7 Comments

School Video Surveillance Guide 2015

This 13-page in-depth guide explains the key uses, drivers, factors and players in K-12 school video surveillance systems. A global group of 80...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 16 Comments

Facewatch Fundraise for UK Anti-Crime Platform

A foolish dream or the future of crime fighting? A UK businessman has spent millions of his own money and now has raised nearly a million more...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 4 Comments

ADI W Box Accelerates Race To the Bottom

ADI is aggressively ramping up promotion for its new white label brand "W Box Technologies", essentially delivering Alibaba pricing to local ADI...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 7 Comments

DVTel's $9 Million Fund Raising and Future

DVTel's CEO tells IPVM that they have completed a 'turnaound' and that they are ready for more aggressive expansion and even acquisitions with...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago

Axis End-to-End Solutions are Here!

The new Canon subsidiary and Milestone sibling has changed their go-to-market approach. In this note, we break down Axis' new focus on...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 40 Comments

Warehouse Camera Selection Guide

Warehouses can contain many high-value items yet often do not have people inside them watching for issues. Expanding on our Camera Selection...

By Ethan Ace - over 9 years ago | 4 Comments

Genetec Adds Free Cloud Cameras / Storage

How do you get surveillance users to buy in to the cloud? Perhaps you can give it away for free. That is the new offer that Genetec is adding for...

By Ethan Ace - over 9 years ago | 7 Comments

Amazon Launches Camera Installation Service

If Amazon selling cameras for cheap does not get your attention, maybe the fact they have added installation services will. Not only can end-users...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 28 Comments

Hikvision Hires Ex-Samsung / Panasonic Exec

Hikvision's expansion continues, with the mega Chinese manufacturer now hiring one of the most well known and well tenured American sales...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago

Winners Losers Spring 2015

The industry is in the midst of major changes. Consolidation, driven by commoditization and declining financials, is real. New products are...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago

Free Top IPVM Resources

Here are 12 of the top IPVM resources, available for free. Members, if you want to share / introduce IPVM to a friend, this directory is a great...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago

Anything But Arecont, Avigilon, Axis: A New Feature

Many of you want to find the right cameras but have a short list of manufacturers you simply refuse to consider, either because of poor quality,...

By Ethan Ace - over 9 years ago | 5 Comments

Ranking The Lowest Cost Outdoor Cameras 2015

Outdoor cameras can be expensive. In our last study of this segment, the variation amongst manufacturers for their lowest cost outdoor cameras was...

By Derek Ward - over 9 years ago | 12 Comments

BRS Labs Raises $18 Million

Let the money flow. After a few years of relative quiet, BRS Labs is back fund raising in a big way, with ~$18 million coming in. We break down...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 17 Comments

Testing Dahua HDCVI Encoder With VMSes

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By Ethan Ace - over 9 years ago | 25 Comments

Budget Drawing Markup Tool: AutoCAD 360

When it comes to drawing software, even simple tasks like markups and redlines require software that can cost thousands. Many security...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 2 Comments

The $100 MP Era is Here

The video surveillance industry has entered a new era. This era is disrupting the biggest players in the industry and changing long-held industry...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 32 Comments

New: Axis Video Intercom

A suicide resistant camera, an IP horn and now a video intercom. Axis might be getting pushed out of the low end of the market, but they are...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 27 Comments

Megapixel Solar Wireless (Micropower) Examined

A fully wireless professional surveillance offering, no networking cables, no power lines. That has been the goal of Micropower for 5 years....

By Ethan Ace - over 9 years ago | 13 Comments

Avigilon EVP Engineering Quits

One of the big criticisms last year was multiple executives leaving Avigilon. Now, Avigilon's EVP of Engineering quits out of nowhere. In this...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 3 Comments

HD Analog Usage and Rejection Statistics 2015

Non-IP HD cameras are one of the most notable new trends in video surveillance but how much are they being adopted? 150 integrators answered our...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago

Samsung Wisenet Lite Cameras Tested

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By Derek Ward - over 9 years ago | 5 Comments

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