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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Using Video Surveillance to Fight Terrorism

The Mumbai attacks raise questions about security enhancements. What can CCTV or video surveillance do to address terrorist attacks such as...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Pelco Cuts Costs and 1% Employees Layoff 2008

Summary: 19 employees cut, salary freeze implemented, corporate jet to be sold, no more personalized license plates. All in all, this is a very...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Examining the Impact of the Recession

With a global recession no longer in doubt, two fundamental issues will shape the video surveillance business: How significantly the global...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

2009 Video Surveillance Industry Guide Released

This guide helps video surveillance businesses to: Improve your strategy in the face of the global recession Determine the best...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Russian Security Market Expected to Grow Significantly

The consensus expert position is that the Russian security market shall continue to grow significantly despite the turbulent global economy. This...

By Olga Fedoseeva - almost 16 years ago

Will ONVIF or PSIA win the IP Camera Standards Battle?

While momentum grows for IP camera standards, significant questions exist as to what will happen with ONVIF and PSIA. They are two groups pursuing...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Key Factors for High Quality Surveillance Video

Getting high quality surveillance video can be challenging. Indeed, many reports or surveys indicate that most users are not happy with the quality...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Casino Video Surveillance Design Case Study

Distributed architecture is the key concept behind casino system designs. All encoding and recording is done on the single channel (blade) DVRs,...

By Ben Wood - almost 16 years ago

Steelbox Foreclosed - Purchased by ASG

NVR provider Steelbox Networks [link no longer available] has gone out of business in the last month. Steelbox, a specialist in large scale video...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Grandeye Major Company Restructuring

Last month, Grandeye, the 360 megapixel manufacturer, implemented major company restructuring. Below is a summary of what I know and feel confident...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

How IT is Transforming the Security Business

While technical skill sets and competencies dominate the discussions surrounding "convergence," it is the differences in the channels of product...

By IPVM - almost 16 years ago

Should Manufacturers Sell Direct to End Users?

An insane idea today will become reality over the next 10 years. Driven by the Internet and accelerated by the recession, the role of the...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

How Obama Impacts the Security Industry

The security bubble is burst. With the election of Obama, US demand for security products will drop significantly as subsidies for security...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Should You Use Software-Only Video Management Systems?

Software only has lots of the momentum. But should you use software only? While DVR/NVR appliances are increasingly viewed as antiquated, over 80%...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

How Strong is the ROI / TCO of IP Video Surveillance?

Many vague vendor claims exist but detailed quantitative evidence is hard to find. While customers are easy on soft ROI / TCO claims in boom times,...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

2009 IP Video Market Forecast

IP Video market growth will slow by 66% next year due to the unfolding financial implosion. It is critical for all of us to understand where it...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Credit Crisis Will Accelerate Convergence

As we brace ourselves for the credit crisis and the shakeout in the security industry caused by the acceptance of IP CCTV, it is important that we...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

On-Site Optimization Key to Quality Video Analytic Systems

There are very good analytic software packages on the market because they have excellent engineers and technicians setting them up; great analytic...

By IPVM - almost 16 years ago

Axis Financial Results Points to Market Slowdown

Axis 3rd quarter results demonstrate signs of a market slowdown, most strongly in Europe but with leading indicators globally. Worldwide video...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

IP Video Will Be Resilient to the Recession

In tough economic times, security is the last thing to be cut. IP Video Market Info's forecast treats the market as a unified block, but that is...

By IPVM - almost 16 years ago

Should I use Cisco's Video Surveillance in my Router (ISR)?

Cisco offers a DVR/NVR to be plugged into their office routers. Despite the appealing concept, Cisco's IP Video in a router solution will be...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Does Lower Expectations Solve Video Analytics Problems?

An increasingly popular but dangerous trend is the argument that expectations for video analytics need to be lowered. The thinking is that since...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Is Axis IP camera dominance coming to an end?

IP video is becoming mainstream but Axis' IP cameras may lose their dominance in the process. Six critical issues may undermine Axis position and...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

Video Surveillance Platforms

A platform for video surveillance could dramatically improve the effectiveness of video surveillance. However, no manufactuer has developed an...

By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago

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