Axis Releases Unified VMS / ACS - Secure Entry
Axis is moving into the 'unified VMS and access' market, but they tell us the release is unlikely to upset their partners. Will it and what impact will it have?
We examine the new release inside, based on Axis feedback, and compare it to Genetec, Milestone, and Verkada unified offerings.
Unified ****** & ***** ****** *******
****' *** ****** ********** ***** ******* ****** ******* ********** into******** *.** *** *****, ****** '****** *****'.
'****** *****' ******** ****** ******* ***** management **** **** ****** ******* ********** inside *** *********, ** **** ********** details, ****** ********, *********, *** ******* are *** ********* ****** ****' ***:
*** *******'* ***** ***** ***** ***** an ******** ** *** *** ******* features:
** ******** ** *** *****, ****** Entry ** ********** **** **** *****-* and *****-** **** ********, *** ****** ************* *****.
*** **** ** *** *** ********, see ***:**** **** *** (**** ****** ******* 5) ******.
No '****** *****' ******
**** **** ****** ***** ************* ** not ********* ** ****** *******'* ****** viewing *** *** ** ********* ***** developed.
Axis: *** ***-**-***, ***** *******
**** *** **** *** ************ **** 3rd-party ******* (**** ******* *** *********) who **** ***** ******* ***** *** access. *******, *** ******* ***** ** they ** *** ********** ***** ******** to ** ********** ** ***** ** this *** ********.
*** ******* **** ** *** ********* most ****** ** *** *** *** unified ********* *** *****/******-***** *********, ********** those ******* *** ** '***-**-***' ******** from * **********, $* *******+ *******, tech ******* **** ****.
**** ********* **** *****, ***** ******* customers *** *** ******** ** **** interest ** ***** *** ***** ******* platforms, *** *** **** ** ********* against **** **** '****** *****' ** small.
*******
********* '****** *****' ****** *********** *** the **** ** ********* '**** ********' for **** *******. * ~$*** **** A1601 ** ********** ** * '****' Axis ****** **** * ******* **** of $**.
**** ****** '****' ******** ** ** devices *** ******, *** ******** ******* can ** ****** *** * ******* of *** *****. ****** *** '*********" compatibility *** ********* ****** **** *******, only **** ***** *********** *** ********* by ****** *******.
** ********* **** ***/** *********** ************* to ****** ******* ***********.
Beta ********* ***
'****** *****' ******** *** ********* ***, in ******* *.** *** *****. **** tells ** **** *** ******** *** 'Beta' ** *** ********** ***** ******** from **********, *** *** ******* ** currently ********** *** ******** ** **** support.
**** *** ** ********** ******** * **-*** **** ***** *******.
Versus *********
*** **** ** *** ****** ******** competes **** ***********-***** ******** *********, **** *********'* ******** **** ******** but ****' **** *********.
** ***** ** '***********',********* ************** *** ********** *** ************* ** most ****** ******* ********* **** *** same ******** ********* ***** ****** *****. However, ***** ********* ****** ******** ******* access ********** **** *** ******** ***, a *** ***** ****** ********** ****** is ********, *** '***********' ******** **** based ** ***** ******** *** ********* by *** ********** ****** ********.
*** **** ** * ********* '*******' system **** ** ****** **** * 'Secure *****' **********, *** ** *** need ** ***/*******/******** ** ********** ****** management ******. *******, ********* *** *** far **** ************ ******** **** ****** Station, *** *** **** ******** ** significantly ******* *** **** **** ***** video *** **** ******.
**** ********* **** ********* ** ** odd **** *** ****** ************ ** the **** ******* *** *** ******** for *********** ***** ***********.
********* ******** ** ******* ***** **** to ****.
Versus *******
** ***** ** * '*******' ********, Genetec *** **** ******* * ******** access *** ***** ******** ********** **** Axis ******* *** ****** ***********. *******, integrating **** ****** **** **** ******* versions ** ******* *********** *** ******, often ********* *~$*,*** ***** ********* ***** **** '****** controller'** ******** ** **** ********** *** software ******* *****.
*******, ******* ******** ** *** ****** to ****** *****, ** ******* ********* deals **** ****-***, ********** ********* *** require ******** ******** *** ********* ** Axis ******** *****. ******** ******** **** Visitor **********, ******** ********, ****** ******, LPR, ** **** ****** *********** *** supported ** ******* *** *** ****** Station.
Versus *******
**** ****** ***** **** ** ************* less ********* **** *******. *** *******'* 4 **** ********** ****'* *** ~$*,*** and *** ****** ******* ************ **** ~$200 - $*** *** ****, ***** Axis *********** **** ~$*** *** **** no ********* ******* *****.
*******, ******* ****** * ********** ***** and ****-****** ****** ***** ***** ** bear, ***** ****' ******** ** ****** control ** * ***** **** ** the *******'* ********* **** ***** *+ years ** *** ******.
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**** ********* * ********** ** **** carefully *** ************ ********* *** ******** offerings ** ******* *** *** '*** to ***' ********. ***** * ********** and ******* ******* ** **** **** software ******** ** * ***** ******** of *** ******* *******, **** *** ~$1.3 ******* ****** *******, ** *** still ** ******** ******** ** ******* players ** *** ******.
***** ** ******* ** **** ** would ** **** ********** *** **** to ***** ** ******* *** ***** software *********** *** ***** ** ****** company *********, ** ****** **** '*** to ***' ********* ** ******** ***** and ****** ***** ******* ********.
Vote / *******
**** ** ** *****... **** **** a ***, *** **** **** ** take ****** **'* ************?
* ***'* ***** **** **** *********** this ***** ** *** ***** ****** of *** (***** ** **** ** being **** / ********** ****) ************ and ********* *********.
** ********, **** *****, **** *** had *** **** ****** - *.*.,**** ****** ********
**** ******** *** '*** ***** *****' for ********* *******. **** ***** ********** the ***** ********** ****** **** ****** to *** *** * ******* **** desired ********. *** **** ***** ****** their ********** ** **** ******** ******* enough ** ** ***********. ** *** almost *****, *** **** * ****** and ****'* ***** **** ** ****** to **.
*** ***** *** **** **** ***** access *******, ***** ***** ** **** enough ** *** ******** *** ************* required ** ** ***** ** * legitimate *******.
** ** **** ** *******, *** do *** **** * ****** ********** with *** **** ****** ******* *****.
****** *** *** *******. * ******* you **** ***** **** *** *** A1601, *** **** ***** **** ** the **** ********.
*'** ******* **** ******* *** **** the ****** ** **** **** ** incorrect.
******* ******* ************* ***** ************ (**** ********* *****-**), *** **** ** ****** * Cloud **** '****** **********' **** ***** Axis ***********.
*** ******** ******* ***** *** ******** is * *** ********. ***** ******** potentially ******** ** **** *****'* ****, while ******** ******* ** ** ****** their ******** ******* ***** *************.