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By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 5 Comments Research service reports label

ONVIF Launches Enforcement Campaign

Dozens of manufacturers abuse ONVIF conformance, as demonstrated by IPVM’s recent ONVIF faking directory. Campaign Launched Now, ONVIF has...

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 6 Comments

Integrator Salary Results 2014

IPVM has determined how much sales people, senior technicians, and entry level technicians are earning in our 2014 Integrator Salary Survey. Key...

By Brian Rhodes - about 10 years ago | 54 Comments

Avigilon Profit and Stock Price Drops Q2 2014

Battered by the controversy over their CFO's badly timed exit and a report questioning their revenue recognition, Avigilon further disappointed...

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 9 Comments

Anixter Buys Tri-Ed

Anixter Security has been struggling in 2014, with revenue actually declining in the most recent quarter. In particular, Anixter has emphasized...

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 28 Comments

VMS Webinar Series

Over the next month, each Monday at 11am EDT / 15:00 GMT, IPVM will be hosting a webinar on a different VMS (OnSSI, NUOO< Network Optix), doing...

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 18 Comments

Profitability: Access vs Video - Statistics

Where do integrators make more money? Access control or video surveillance? With both systems being a core competency of many integrators, we...

By Brian Rhodes - about 10 years ago

The BRS Labs IPO

BRS Labs is IPOing. Maybe. Probably Not.

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 9 Comments

Milestone MAC Licensing Myth

One of the most consistent complaints about Milestone is wrong and has been for years. In this note, we look at how Milestone used to license...

By Ethan Ace - about 10 years ago | 19 Comments

Avigilon Accounting Issues Alert

An independent investment research firm which specializes in forensic accounting has issued an Accounting Alert for Avigilon, calling out specific...

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 28 Comments

Camera Calculator Version 1 Released

The new IPVM Camera Calculator is a game changer that enables you to truly see and understand what image quality and coverage you will get from...

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 143 Comments

Michael Dell Invests in VSaaS Startup Eagle Eye

Only a month after Google bought Dropcam, Michael Dell is investing in VSaaS startup, Eagle Eye Networks. Inside this note, we look at what this...

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 3 Comments

ADI's Price Match Guarantee Compared

Few policies are more powerful than "price matching." If a buyer sees a good deal elsewhere, they have no reason to stray away; just show the...

By Brian Rhodes - about 10 years ago

Electric Strikes: Why They Are So Popular

Electric strikes are a mainstay part of access control, but how often do integrators use them? In our recent integrator insights survey, we asked...

By Brian Rhodes - about 10 years ago

Anixter Security Revenue Declines

Last quarter, we reviewed how Anixter's security business was struggling. Now, new financial results and management disclosures show that things...

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago

Worst Manufacturer Support 2014

With the best manufacturer support selected, we now turn to the worse. The two key issues integrators raised were: Screwing up / delaying...

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 22 Comments

How Manufacturers Compete Against Low Cost

"I'll take whatever's cheapest" is perhaps the most hated phrase any salesman could hear. Yet high cost is the biggest complaint of many security...

By Brian Rhodes - about 10 years ago

Best Manufacturer Support 2014

Integrators told us who the best and worst manufacturers are at providing customer support were. The companies that stood out included Arecont...

By John Honovich - about 10 years ago | 3 Comments


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