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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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NC City Surveillance Challenges

City surveillance systems can be challenging, even for a small city of one hundred thousand people with just a handful of cameras. In this note, we...

By Ben Wood - over 11 years ago | 11 Comments

Free Advanced VMS? Axxon Next Review

AxxonSoft, a Russian VMS power, made a splash globally with their 2011 release of a free 16 channel VMS version, which remains one of the most...

By Sarit Williams - over 11 years ago | 22 Comments

Axis WDR vs WDR?

Axis has two types of WDR, and if you do not know the difference between the two, join the club. One is called WDR with Dynamic Contrast and the...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 9 Comments

Surveillance Study Hall LIVE Series

This summer, every Friday at 4pm EDT, we will be holding a LIVE surveillance study hall session where we answer your questions and teach you how...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Manufacturer Alleges Magazine is Biased

Rockoff Security's eponymous CEO has alleged that the most well known Asia security magazine, ASMAG, is biased .... against his products. His...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 4 Comments

Court Strikes Down Bathroom Cameras

Sex offenders were being monitored inside bathrooms by surveillance cameras. The facility was concerned that patients had been attacking each other...

By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago | 2 Comments

airVision 2.0 Reviewed

After disrupting the wireless industry, Ubiquiti launched its attack into video surveillance. However, last year they were derailed by Chinese...

By Sarit Williams - over 11 years ago | 11 Comments

The China Surveillance Skew

Many like to make decisions based on market statistics. It gives (misleading) comfort about what the right move is. For instance, if the market is...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 4 Comments

2013 Mid Year Surveillance Guide

The 229 page, 2013 Mid Year Surveillance Industry Guide, covering the key events and the future of the video surveillance market, is now...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

QNAP Major Security Bug

QNAP, a manufacturer of Linux embedded NVRs and Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions have ignored a colossal security bug. This article will...

By Sarit Williams - over 11 years ago

Why Megapixel Mis-Marketing Works

Both megapixel and video analytic manufacturers routinely mis-market their products, vastly overstating their capabilities. One market, analytics,...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 13 Comments

Failed: Surveillance Tech Predictions

Days before 9/11, MIT's Technology Review released a tour de force review of surveillance technologies that would soon change the world. Now,...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Axis Beats Patent Troll

Axis has beaten one of the biggest and most powerful patent trolls, landing an important victory for the surveillance industry. Two years ago,...

By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago | 18 Comments

Genetec VMS Ranking Distortion

Genetec is known for its overly technical, often 'boring' marketing. By contrast, its rival Milestone has the reputation for being more aggressive...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 2 Comments

Lancaster City Surveillance Case Study

Most city surveillance systems are owned by local governments and paid for by taxpayer dollars, but shrinking budgets can cause cities to skimp on...

By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago | 7 Comments

Lenel vs Avigilon

One of the most interesting and potentially significant impacts of Avigilon's acquisition of RedCloud is how this helps Avigilon match up against...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 3 Comments

Top Trends May Reviewed

We reviewed the biggest moves and trends within the security industry over the last month, including financial reports, new product releases and...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 6 Comments

Avigilon Acquires RedCloud Access Control

Avigilon has acquired RedCloud, an access control manufacturer, for $17 million in cash. This post will fill in with details over the next...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago | 18 Comments

Competitor Ad Mocks Intransa

Intransa has still made no public announcement [link no longer available] about its reorganization, mass layoffs and quasi replacement company...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 11 Comments

Axis Weak Banking Ads

Banking has been an IP camera laggard. Now, IP camera giant, Axis has released a series of video advertisements touting the benefits of IP over...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 9 Comments


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