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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Worst VMS Manufacturers 2016

3 VMS manufacturers stood out as creating the worst problems for integrators. 150 integrators responded to our survey on their favorite and worst...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 14 Comments Info plus reports label

IPVM New Features and Improvements Directory

IPVM's development team continuously releases new features and site improvements. This document lists those items so you can see what has changed...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago Info plus reports label

UTC / Interlogix / Lenel Layoffs 2016

Multiple sources have confirmed to IPVM significant layoffs inside of UTC's security divisions - notably Interlogix and Lenel. In this note, we...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago Info plus reports label

Video Analytics Usage Statistics 2016

Our previous video usage analytics statistics (in 2014) showed that integrator use of video analytics was flat from 2011 to 2014, a clear...

By IPVM Team - over 8 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Honeywell Trying to Sell Off Security Business

The last several months have seen M&A activity in the security industry really picking up.  Now Honeywell is getting in on the action by...

By Brian Karas - over 8 years ago | 17 Comments Info plus reports label

Lenel Access Control Company Profile

In our 10th access company profile, we examine Lenel OnGuard access control platform: Comparing Lenel to their competition Examining their...

By Brian Rhodes - over 8 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Ingram Micro's New Chinese Government Ownership

Ingram Micro is fighting back. Many have raised concerns about its agreement to be acquired by the Hainan Airline Group (HNA). In a new SEC...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 7 Comments Info plus reports label

Favorite Video Analytics 2016

Video analytics are security professional's choice for the next big thing. Despite that, our Video Analytics Market Guide and Favorites 2014...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label

Tyco's Best Blurring Camera is Here

Tyco has just unveiled, what it boasts, as delivering "the best quality color image" in night mode. That is, if you like slow moving people to be...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

10 Surprising ISC West 2016 Booth Sizes

Who is spending big money or cutting back on marketing? Who is going to be the IDIS of this year's show? Here are our 10 top choices: Dahua...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 42 Comments Info plus reports label

Favorite VMS Manufacturers 2016

With the Favorite Camera Manufacturers 2016 and Worst Camera Manufacturers 2016 identified, we now turn to the VMS manufacturers. 150...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 32 Comments Info plus reports label

ADT Merges With Protection 1 In $15 Billion Deal

The world's least favorite security company, ADT, is being merged [link no longer available] in a mega deal with Protection 1. The ADT brand,...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 12 Comments Info plus reports label

IP Scanners for Video Surveillance

IP scanners, tools like Advanced IP Scanner, Angry IP Scanner and Fing, can be useful for setting up and managing video surveillance systems. In...

By Ethan Ace - over 8 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Average Frame Rate Video Surveillance 2016

What is the average frame rated used in video surveillance systems? Historically, 30fps has been considered 'full' frame rate and, in the past few...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 28 Comments Info plus reports label

Camera Coverage Areas

How wide and far on an area can a camera cover? A fundamental metric in analyzing this is pixel density (aka PPF or PPM). Three key factors...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 24 Comments Info plus reports label


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