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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Prominent Blowhard Attacks Video Surveillance

Bruce Schneier's biases against surveillance cameras are clear, despite his lack of evidence. Schneier is an important public figure as he is one...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

$25 Million Series D Round Examined

In March 2010, Pivot3 announced a $25 Million Series D Round (confirmed by Pivot3's press release [link no longer available] and in its SEC...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

iSecurity Virtual Trade Show Reviewed

Below is a video screencast showing the live iSecurity Virtual Trade Show held on March 3rd. The virtual trade show is meant to be an on-line...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

UTC-GE Closed: What Becomes of GE Security's Products and Brands?

Important new information on the future of GE Security's products and brands have been disclosed as part of the formal confirmation that the UTC-GE...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Testing LuxRiot VMS (Version 1.7)

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By Benros Emata - over 14 years ago

February 2010 Video Surveillance Monthly Summary

Lots of research and heated discussions in February, despite little industry news. Most read topics included our megapixel camera test results...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Is Integrating PoS and Video Surveillance a Good Idea?

While the answer to this frequently posed question is an obvious yes, it misses the real problem in integrating the two technologies (see a classic...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Storage Market Size Examined

As part of a press release for a manufacturer [link no longer available], IMS Research cites that the "storage market for physical security...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Will Troubleshooting 'Standards' Support be a Problem?

In our first 3 tests of IP camera 'standards', we have run into problems with 2 of them. In the Sony-Milestone integration using ONVIF, the...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Samsung is Aiming for World Domination

Samsung is aiming for world domination -- so they or a trade magazine endorsing them claims. In a February 2010 Samsung "Vision Conference", the...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Testing Sony's HD Camera (SNC-CH140)

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By Scott Oie - over 14 years ago

Pivot3 2009 Revenue Growth Examined

Pivot3 has self-announced their 2009 revenue growth - a very high growth rate of 300% compared to 2008 revenue. In an email, Pivot3 clarified that...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

VideoIQ's Series C Funding Examined

In February 2010, VideoIQ announced $6 Million in new funding [link no longer available]. This investment adds to the $18 Million invested in 2007...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Megapixel Camera Comparison 2010

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By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Should Stolen DVRs Motivate a Move to VSaaS?

While some propose hosted video as a solution to stolen DVRs, the risk is low, steps to avoid are easy and the negative impact of such a transition...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Will Hosted/Managed Services Eliminate Small Central Stations?

A recent conference exposed diverging views of the impact that managed/hosted security services will have on the central stations that monitor and...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Will Webcam Surveillance Cause Privacy Concerns?

In the future, there will almost certainly be more webcams in laptops and smartphones than their are surveillance cameras. If those cameras are...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Retail Sales of Video Surveillance to Consumers

A February 2010 survey report provides a number of datapoints and trends for the retail sales of video surveillance to consumers (Read the...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Will Emerging Manufacturers Choose Not to Use Integrators?

We see new video surveillance manufacturers choose business models that eliminate the need for the traditional channel. We think this will become a...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

ObjectVideo's Poor Reputation and Blaming Others

The sad story of video analytics is now well known. Unfortunately, one of the ringleaders of this circus, ObjectVideo, has taken to blaming others...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Readers Respond: 134 Votes, 25 Comments Examined

Over 100 people voted and more than 25 left detailed comments to our recent question/discussion. In this post, we review and respond to the...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

The End of Integrators?

By the end of the decade, security and IT integrators are likely to be displaced and replaced by the forces of Internet services, commerce and...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

The Integrator of the Future is No Integrator

That security integrators will get better at IT is simultaneously boring and misses the point. It is boring because it's both obvious and the...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Improved Growth - Q409

Mobotix's financial growth has started to improve with a positive trend emerging from their 2009 end of year financial results. In Q309, their...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

VitaminD Video Analytics Examined

VitaminD's video analytics release offers a new market focus and business model for the video analytics market. The two most important ways that...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

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