Axis Q4 2012 Financials Reviewed
By John Honovich
| 5 CommentsOver the last two years, Axis's financial results have varied significantly and over the last few quarters, the overall trend has been decelerating...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 5 Comments
"AK357", has repeatedly stolen access to IPVM's member research. [UPDATE Feb 4, 2013: AK357 and I have spoken. He acknowledged that it was wrong...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 21 Comments
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Raytec may have the first ever networked surveillance illuminator [link no longer available]. The big question is what this means. What are the...
By Ethan Ace - over 11 years ago | 10 Comments
Avigilon has responded to IPVM's "Avigilon's Dirty Tricks" post, justifying their home page advertisement comparing analog to Avigilon's quality....
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 10 Comments
Over the last few years, IPVM has repeatedly criticized Arecont Vision; Most recently was Arecont's FoV switcheroo in a 2012 trade magazine...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Surveillance cameras must deal with wide variations of lighting -- automatically and continuously. It can be 10,000+ lux during the day and under 1...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Thermal cameras can deliver where visible conventional cameras fail, but they come with significant tradeoffs which must be considered. In this...
By Ethan Ace - over 11 years ago
Despite being one of the most common components of access control, specifying the right electric strike can be deceptively complex. Understanding...
By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago
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Signing up new alarm monitoring customers requires spending a lot more up front than the customer pays. But just how much? In this note, we review...
By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago
IPVM has launched its own discussion group, integrated within the IPVM site, with advanced features and ease of use. We can now help you even more...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
PSIM has great value. It's just typically not for the people who buy and use them. Let me tell you a story. I know an integrator who is an evil...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Strangely, digital zoom tends to be both underappreciated and overrated. On the one hand, many feel that you need a super high resolution monitor...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Tech support calls - most integrators dread them and most manufacturers try to avoid them. And end users, well. Not only is it costly all around,...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Canada's national public broadcaster has a critical report on widespread illegal video surveillance use in major retailers. In this note, we...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
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How can you tell high quality hardware from junk? Unlike other industries, where 'buyer beware' dominates equipment selection, security door...
By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago
Israeli and US newspapers are reporting on talks of a mega merger between NICE and Verint that would result in a multi-billion dollar defense...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
IP cameras remain the main growth and competitive driver within the surveillance industry. Indeed, IP camera advances clearly led 2012 major events...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
How excited would you be spending an hour listening to a sales guy with only a few months at a company talk about technology he has no previous...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Do not trust lux ratings. Do not use lux ratings to specify cameras. Period. Lux ratings are widely, and unfortunately, used to define low light...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Nothing conjures up images of an old, dusty, and dank trade like the word "Locksmith". While they specialize in a important area, locksmiths have...
By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago
Almost every surveillance manufacturer has a mobile app for viewing cameras but nearly no one has one to help installers and service techs do their...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Real time facial surveillance is hard to do - accuracy issues, false alerts, cost and deployment complexity all conspire against it. This is why,...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
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