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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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Sentry 360 Panoramic Cameras

In this update, we will examine the panoramic camera offerings of Sentry360. This camera line differs from competitors in key ways, with a broader...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Vivint: A Company to Celebrate or Condemn?

Vivint is one of the fastest growing and most aggressive companies in the entire security industry. Many puff pieces, including a recent 'Dealer of...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Mobotix Growth Stalling

Over the past 2 years, Mobotix has grown robustly. Now, in the last 6 months, Mobotix's growth has slowed substantially and is essentially...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

How to Handle Hard Drive Failures

No matter how well maintained a surveillance system is, hard drives eventually fail. Indeed, A recent member's poll [link no longer available]...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Altronix eBridge Examined

While Ethernet over Coax (EoC) adapters have allowed existing analog camera cables to be reused for some time, they have seen limited adoption. The...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Milestone Spring 2012 New Releases

Milestone has announced a number of new product versions including XProtect Corporate 5 and XProtect Smart Client 7 as well as an interesting new...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Monitoring Contracts Examined

Contracts for monitoring intrusion detection / alarm monitoring systems are one of the most fundamental elements of using such solutions. The terms...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Top Surveillance Storage Manufacturers

Determining the right manufacturer to provide storage for your surveillance system is a fundamental, yet complicated choice. The choice...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Reusing Existing Coax Cabling (EoC) Tutorial

The coaxial cables which transmit most analog CCTV video can be reused when migrating to IP cameras. The technology to do so, most often referred...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Q-Star Flashcam Examined

Monitoring criminal hotspots, where graffiti, drug transactions, and dumping are taking place is a common need of municipalities. However, this can...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Convenience Store Robbery Surveillance Video

In this post, we examine actual surveillance video from recent robberies providing recommendations on key steps to improve surveillance quality in...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

OV Patent Infringement Claims

In this note, we review the key patents cited by ObjectVideo in their litigation against Bosch, Samsung and Sony, focusing on the most fundamental...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Digital Locks / eCylinder Tutorial

In some applications ‘traditional’ panel/controller based Electronic Access Control are difficult to justify the total cost. After the costs of...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Pivot3 Raises $23 million / Refocuses

Last year, we raised concerns that Pivot3 was pivoting away from the surveillance business. Now, Pivot3 has raised a major fundraising round of $23...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Sony Folds to OV Lawsuit

Bad news for the overall industry and perhaps the best news for ObjectVideo since their global litigation campaign began last year. Sony has folded...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

ACTi New Low Cost HD Cameras (TCM)

In the past two years, ACTi has struggled. As we saw last year, their growth has not kept pace with the overall IP camera market. Recent product...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Big Security Hole in Surveillance Cameras

The mainstream press has been abuzz with an IP camera vulnerability that allows people from anywhere on the Internet to directly and easily access...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Wireless Surveillance Market Size and Growth

Our recent wireless surveillance usage statistics demonstrated that an extremely low percentage of cameras used wireless networks. This was...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

ONVIF Profile S Reviewed

More than 1500 products are now ONVIF compliant [link no longer available] but users cannot easily determine which features are supported by any...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Favorite Surveillance Storage Type

When selecting storage for an IP surveillance system, there are four standard options: internal / direct-attached storage (DAS), network-attached...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

New IQeye 7 Series (76x)

IQinVision [link no longer available] has announced the latest release in the revamping of their camera line, with an update to the IQeye 7 Series...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

S2 Enters Surveillance Market

Convergence between access control and video is a growing trend. While historically, independent systems from different vendors would be...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

100% Video Analytics Accuracy?

In January 2012, analytic provider SightLogix announced its SightSensor intrusion detection analytics had been validated by the Transportation...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

AD to Pay Patent "Protection Money" to OV

ObjectVideo has signed a global patent licensing agreement with American Dynamics. This falls in the midst of Object Video's ongoing global...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago


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