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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Remote Access Utilities

Issues often arise with surveillance systems located far away. The problem is that it may take more time to travel to the site than to actually fix...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Surveillance Warranty Terms Reviewed

While often overlooked upfront, warranty terms have a big impact on long term costs and support. Plus, the length of warranties and the specific...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Battery Backup for Outdoor Cameras

Pole-mounting cameras, especially for use in parking lots and municipal surveillance systems, is a growing trend. However, power in these locations...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Genetec Criticizes Milestone

Genetec and Milestone are fierce rivals in the VMS market, continuously competing for similar large scale surveillance projects. In that space,...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Understanding the RFP Process

Dealing with RFPs (or Request for Proposals) is a major component of buying or selling video surveillance systems as large projects typically use...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Solar Surveillance Guide

Off-grid solar power is gaining attention for video surveillance. In this article, we examine what video surveillance applications are typically...

By John Grocke - over 12 years ago

Sharing Surveillance Video with the Police

Sharing surveillance video with the police is a regular and important aspect of having a surveillance system. This can be crucial in prosecuting...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Surveillance Subcontractor Usage

Whether or not to subcontract all or part of a security deployment is often a polarizing subject. Some integrators refuse to subcontract work,...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Low Quality Surveillance RFPs

In our international integrator survey, respondents raised numerous concerns about low quality surveillance RFPs. In this report, we explain and...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Private Surveillance of Public Spaces

While public surveillance systems get most of the attention, private surveillance cameras surely solve far more crimes than public ones. This is...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Videofied XTIP Overview

Video alarm verification remains a hot topic in the security industry, with municipalities continuing to levy fines against building owners for...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

How Often is Coax Reused for IP Cameras?

Rather than run new cabling for IP cameras, if an analog camera is being replaced it is possible to reuse coax cabling with an Ethernet over coax...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Reusing Existing Twisted Pair Cabling

Reusing analog camera cabling is a common topic in the surveillance industry, as recabling is a significant expense and disruption. This discussion...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Honeywell Tuxedo Touch

For the past few months, Honeywell has been heavily marketing their Tuxedo Touch, their lastest generation touchscreen keypads. This model features...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Genetec's Expanded Hardware Examined (SV-PRO)

Historically, VMS provider Genetec has been a software only, hardware agnostic provider. This has made small and mid-sized deployments more complex...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

New Video Surveillance Book Released

We are proud to release a NEW, FREE, video surveillance book available now. This replaces our original 2008 book which was downloaded over 30,000...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Sentry360's 14MP Camera

While best known for panoramic cameras, Sentry360 also offers a line of multi-megapixel fixed cameras with up to 14MP resolution. This is rare in...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

AMG Panogenics Panocam Examined

British manufacturer AMG Panogenics has announced its first entry in the panoramic camera space, the PanoCam360. This camera claims more advanced...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Mobile VMS App Usage Statistics 2012

The market for surveillance mobile applications has exploded in the last 3 years. Now, almost everyone offers one - from VMS providers to third...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Turning Smartphones into Surveillance Cameras

An emerging surveillance trend is mobile apps allowing cameras embedded in smartphones to be used for surveillance, integrated, viewed and recorded...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago


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