Best in Show 2014: SV3 Examined
By Brian Rhodes
ISC West 2014's top new product prize went to relative unknown Building Intelligence's SV3 Entry Management platform. A software offering, SV3...
By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago
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Cameras for surveillance are a waste most of the time, according to security consultant John Strauchs. For this post, we interviewed him on...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 43 Comments
[WARNING: Do not use this company. We strongly recommend against it.] Yes, I am looking at you, trunkslammer, the next great American...
By Ethan Ace - over 10 years ago | 7 Comments
Almost every month, a new security / surveillance company launches a crowdsourcing campaign. In 2013, one notable startup was Black Sumac's Piper...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 6 Comments
More than 600 people got sick on a massive cruise ship outbreak in January 2014. While that might have been a record, it is a serious ongoing...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 2 Comments
Surely you have gotten emails or seen brochures from crappy companies who claim to be ONVIF conformant, even though they are not found on the ONVIF...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 41 Comments
A study shows that camera marked with polite signange can reduce vandalism and theft. In this note, we review the details of the study.
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments
Full coverage of ISC West exhibits and 52 new products. Video Coverage of The Show For the first time, IPVM has added in-depth video coverage of...
By IPVM Team - over 10 years ago | 41 Comments
We recently examined a case where a hospital came under fire for placing a hidden camera in a patient’s room. We talked to NYU’s Division of...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments
Inside, we have 20 videos covering 20 ISC West manufacturer booths plus a 13 minute tour of the back of the show floor. But first, here's one of...
By Derek Ward - over 10 years ago | 17 Comments
This note focuses on products only, no marketing or gimmicks and is a recap of information gathered from booth visits...
By Ethan Ace - over 10 years ago | 12 Comments
The body of an autistic student washed up on a river near Queens, NY after the boy escaped his school. Surveillance cameras were used to show how...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 4 Comments
Dropcam has become the hottest startup in surveillance by going completely against the traditional channel model, selling direct off their website,...
By Ethan Ace - over 10 years ago | 17 Comments
New VMSes are fairly rare. However, one VMS provider, IP Configure, is releasing a brand new VMS, called "Orchid [link no longer available]". The...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 4 Comments
FLIR has been hyping the future of super low cost thermal cameras seemingly forever. And yet, it has been a competitor, DRS, who a few years ago...
By Ethan Ace - over 10 years ago | 4 Comments
Reflecting an emerging trend, Axis is announcing their first Ultra HD / 4K camera, offering 4x the pixel count of 'Full' HD / 1080p cameras. For...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago
After a man was caught taking upskirt videos of women on a Boston metro route the state supreme court dismissed the case. In this note, we review...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 8 Comments
Getting the word out in an emergency is critical. For large facilities like schools or hospitals, having alerts heard can be the difference between...
By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments
[Update: March 31, 2014 with new information on sensor choice, frame rate and performance.]
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 41 Comments
Vivint is making national headlines again, but this time it's not for trying to stick it to tornado victims [link no longer available]. There were...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago
The DIY Intrusion market is hot, with new entrants emerging frequently. The newest one pulls no punches claiming "anyone can use it" and "everyone...
By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 7 Comments
Monitoring IP video frequently requires adding a dedicated PC to decode and display videos. This even more challenging with HD video streams, as...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 63 Comments
One was a leader 20 years ago. The other a decade. Both have fallen far in recent years. The solution? Merge. Former analog mainstay Vicon and...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 16 Comments
This is the worst crop of new announcements in years, with minimal advances. Here is a list of announcements and links to the manufacturer's...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments
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