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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At ASIS, Sponsors Get Top Billing

At ASIS, sponsors get top billing. Literally. The organization that makes $10+ million each year from manufacturer sponsors now readily admits this...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Heartbeat Biometrics (Bionym)

It is impossible to spoof a heartbeat: That's the claim of a new biometrics company that wants to use the signature of your heart pumping as...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

IR Sells Off Bright Blue

Once the hottest new access control product, Bright Blue has sunk into relative obscurity in a market teeming with competitive offerings. Despite...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

What's New in PSIM?

Here's the latest, gathered straight from the ASIS 2012 show floor: Lots of marketing and buzzwords but as for significant product development,...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Sony Acquires Pixim

Sony, one of the world's largest manufacturers of image sensors and cameras, including surveillance, has acquired Pixim [link no longer available],...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

iDentify Facial Search Tool

A facial recognition tool was selected by ASIS as one of the 10 best new products at their 2012 show. While facial recognition has been around for...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Ready Made Access Control Entrances

Some projects only need access control points for a few months, while others cannot tolerate lengthy installation timelines. In the physical access...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

The End of Security Guards? (Vigilus Robot)

"A new wave of robots is replacing workers in both manufacturing and distribution" claims the New York Times. And now a new ASIS award winning...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

ASIS 2012 Bad Traffic, Good Products

The security industry is not showing much love to the City of Brotherly Love. A small show floor hosted clearly lighter traffic than recent past...

By IPVM Team - about 12 years ago

Minority Report VMS Controls (Avigilon Kinect)

Pre-crime is now a reality and so too is hand waving VMS video manipulation. Ok, well maybe not the former, despite the uninformed hyping BRS Labs...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

60fps Encoder (Axis Q7411)

Analog cameras support up to 30 frames per second yet Axis has announced an encoder that connects to them recording 60 frames per second. How is...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Varifocal Illuminator (NuOptic)

While surveillance users are accustomed to picking varifocal lens for cameras and easily adjusting the FoV on the spot, this is not the case for IR...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

PoE Powered NVR (Aimetis E3200PoE)

Most NVRs or VMS servers need to be plugged into mains power and (hopefully) connected to a local UPS to ensure backup power. What if you could...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Milestone HTML5 Web Client

Web clients are supposed to make it easy to view a VMS system but often that does not happen. Displaying and playing back video in web browsers...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Kaba Restructures Access

One of the oldest companies in door security has announced a sweeping reorganization of their electronic access control brands. Is this move smart...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Samsung's Budgetline Megapixels

Just a few months after introducing aggressively priced VGA IP cameras, Samsung is looking to do the same for megapixel. Is this pricing attractive...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Axis Camera Companion (1.2) Improvements

Not even 6 months ago, Axis shook up the industry with a new offering that elimated VMS server software when using less than 16 Axis cameras. Now,...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Wireless Door Power (Securitron ICPT)

Wireless electricity? Door hardware is hardly known as 'high tech', but a new product from Assa Abloy needs no wires to transfer power between the...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

New Surveillance Products Fall 2012

Dozens of new products are reviewed and collected in the list below, covering announcements from Summer 2012 through the ASIS show. The first list...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Axis Goes Covert (P12 Pinhole MP)

Try finding an IP pinhole camera or a MP pinhole camera. Even in 2012, it is nearly impossible and the choice is essentially analog or nothing....

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Savvy Marketers Announce Before Shows

The message still remains: Want to know who the savvy marketers are? Check who announces products and moves before the show. For example, in the...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Perimeter Surveillance Lighting (CAST)

Protecting perimeters is a key component of effective security yet can be difficult because they are often poorly lit. Bad lighting not only helps...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago


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