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Large School Bus Camera Deployment

Surveillance cameras are increasingly becoming ubiquitous in buses, including school buses where bullying is a regular problem. In this note, we...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 8 Comments

Axis Growth Rebounds Q3 2013

Axis had its best quarter in more than a year, rebounding from recent slow growth, to its old high growth pace. In this note, we examine what drove...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 2 Comments

New Full HD Height Strip Camera Reviewed

Getting clear facial shots is often one of the most critical tasks in surveillance. Doing so is hard because it demands the camera be mounted low,...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 9 Comments

EMC Dumps Axis VSaaS

Just two years ago, mega storage manufacturer EMC partnered with Axis to make video surveillance in the cloud go mainstream. Now, it is dead...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 24 Comments

Nuclear Facility Surveillance Problems Revealed

Nuclear facilities clearly demand maximum security but how do they implement it and what challenges do they face? In this exclusive interview with...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 6 Comments

Massive Security Corruption Admitted

$20,000 gambling debt from a drunk night at ISC West? Kickbacks, rigged bids, faked bids, fake accounts, and witnesses afraid for their safety in...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 6 Comments

How A Samsung Salesguy Tests Cameras

It sounds awesome but, in reality, it is awful. Here's how the brash Samsung sales guy does it: "When I am in a show or a counter day I always ask...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 36 Comments

VMS Matchup: Tyco Exacq vs VideoEdge

Tyco Security Products now has 2 video management systems: VideoEdge and the newly acquired Exacq. This begs the question: Which one is better and...

By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago

Firetide Introduces Lower Cost Line

Over the past few years, Firetide has struggled to gain the upper hand against lower-cost options like Ubiquiti (whose explosive growth impacted...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 9 Comments

How Much For An ISC West 2014 Booth?

So you want to exhibit an a trade show? It will cost you. In this note, we examine the prices for exhibiting at ISC West 2014 ranging from a big...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 14 Comments

Debunking Start-Up's FST21 Case Study

This company won ISC West Best in Show 2 years ago, recently received $5 million in funding and is being talked about as the next big thing in...

By IPVM Team - almost 11 years ago | 4 Comments

3VR Stays Alive - Small [Debt] Funding Round

A few months after significant layoffs, 3VR has raised $3.57 million USD from 14 investors, according to an SEC filing [link no longer...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 4 Comments

5 Ways to Fix Bad Image Quality

Bad surveillance images are, unfortunately, all too common. The most common 'solution' is to increase the resolution, i.e., add more pixels (SD to...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago

Guest Post Surveillance Spam

Emily Harper is scum. Now, in fairness, this 'Emily Harper' almost certainly does not exist. However, someone claiming to be Emily Harper,...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 3 Comments

People's Champion Revealed

For the first time, a physical security industry award has been chosen by the people. Rather than constrain voting to a closed group of insiders,...

By Ben Wood - almost 11 years ago | 9 Comments


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