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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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Cops Sue After Camera Catches One Stealing

This is bound to get messy. A former police officer and two current officers are suing a their police department after they found out internal...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago

Top Requested IP Camera Features

Based on our reader statistics, surveys and requests, IPVM sees the top requested new / upcoming IP features for IP cameras. We have filtered them...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 3 Comments

The Most Expensive Bus Surveillance Ever

$21,000 per bus surveillance system. This is, by far, the most expensive implementation we have ever seen. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 4 Comments

Camera App Integrates PTZs and Perimeter Detection

One of the biggest risks when deploying PTZs is having them pointed in the wrong direction when bad events occur. Axis and Optex have partnered on...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago | 12 Comments

University Surveillance Profile: Gallaudet

We visited Theodore Baran, the security director at Gallaudet University, a private school for deaf and hard of hearing students in the heart of...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 2 Comments

Huge Discounts On Enterprise VMS Software

A member asked for advice on VMS software for 100 stores with 90 cameras each. His main concern is price, and because of that, he is rejecting...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 6 Comments

2014 Video Surveillance Guide

The 270 page, 2014 Video Surveillance Industry Guide, covering the key events and the future of the video surveillance market, is now...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 5 Comments

Federal Offical Gets Away With Fraud

You are a government official who goes out drinking and golfing with your neighbor. Your neighbor also happens to sell surveillance equipment. You...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 3 Comments

Axis Partner Changing Room Camera App

Putting cameras in changing rooms is a recipe for disaster. You know, creppy old guys spying on half dressed women. Axis is undeterred [link no...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 17 Comments

Eliminating Control Panels? Viscount Reviewed

Every access control system requires control panels. But now one manufacturer claims that their 'Freedom' system eliminates the panel, trumpeting...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago | 10 Comments

Rejecting PSIM, Big City to DIY

Lots of ends users get duped by fancy PSIM presentations. But one big city is rejecting the hype, lead by a former systems integrator now in charge...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 7 Comments

Ex Googler Startup, Camio, Targets Surveillance

A team of former Google engineers are targeting the surveillance market with a startup focusing heavily on analytics and search. In this note, we...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 20 Comments

VMS User Management Guide

Properly managing user access to video management systems is a key factor, especially in larger systems that consist of dozens, hundreds or even...

By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago

Student Dies, Surveillance Tampering Alleged

17-year-old Kendrick Johnson’s dead body was found rolled up in a gym mat at Lowndes County High School in Georgia. The family and investigators...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 26 Comments

Caught on Camera: Slipping on a Banana Peel

Fradulent slip and fall is a serious liability problem. One major retail operator told us that it was the number one reason the store had...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 5 Comments

Sexual Assault at School, Faulty Cameras Cited

After a female student was carried to an empty room and sexually assaulted, a local TV station reported that the cameras were not working [link no...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 16 Comments

Avigilon Says Surveillance Market is 95% Analog

Wow. Avigilon's CEO said the market for video surveillance is actually still 95% analog in a new article. If that does not make any sense to you,...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 6 Comments

Active Shooter - When Lockdown Fails

The common response to a shooter at a school or in a workplace is the "lockdown." Staff are instructed by security or exiting procedures to stay in...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 4 Comments

Secured Cities - Should You Go?

Cities are huge users of surveillance, with controversial systems of hundreds and thousands of cameras commonplace. One U.S. show, Secured...

By Ben Wood - almost 11 years ago


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