Favorite VMS Manufacturers 2014

Author: John Honovich, Published on Feb 17, 2014

With the favorite and worst IP camera manufacturers identified, we now turn to the VMS manufacturers.

120 integrators from 20 countries answered the following open ended question:

23 manufacturers received votes with 6 standing out.

Since the 2011 edition, a new manufacturer has taken the top spot.

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  • "**** ** ****** *** *** **** ******** ********"
  • "***** *** ** *** ***. ** ************* ******. **** ********"
  • "**** ** *******, **** ** *********, **** *** *** ******** to **********"

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*** **** ******** *** *** ****** ******** **** * ****** of**************** ****** **** **** ***** ******* (***********) *** ****. ******,************* ** ***** ** *** **+ ****** ******* ** *********** even ****** **** *** **** ** *** ***** ****.

****, * *** ********* ***** ******** ***** ******* ***********:

  • "**** *** ****** ** * ******** ********* ****** **** **** insure ***** ********* *** ********* ******** ******* *********** (******** **** sarcasm)!"
  • "*** **** ***** *** ****** *** *** ****** **** ********* and **** *******."
  • "* ******* **** ** **** *****. **** **** ******* **** company. ******** **? *****? ******? ***** *** *** ******** ** ******** **** **** ** *** ADT ***** *** ********."
  • "*** ******* ** ********** ********** *** ********* *** ******* (** least ** ***** **** ****** **** - *** ** ***** next ****!)."

*******, ******, *****'* ****** ** * ******** *** ********* **** their****** ***** ****** *** ****** *** *** ****** ******. **** **** **** ** **** **** ** ************ *** ****** **** *** ** *** *** *********....

Milestone ***** ******

********* ***** ******** ******** *******, ****** ******* **** **** ** 2011 (**** **% **** ** **%).

*** ****** ** ******** ******* *** *** ***** ********* ** most *********** ******** *********:

  • "**'** ** ****** **** ******** *** **** ** ** **. There *** ************ *** ***-*** *** **** ********** **** * will **** ** **** ** ***. *** *'* ******** * little ****** *** ***** **** ** *** *** ******* **."
  • "**** ******* ***, ********* *** ***** *****"
  • "*** ***************, ******** *********, ** *** **** **** ********** **** them"
  • "************* ********" *** ******* *** ********* ****, "******** *******, ******* edge"

*******, ********* **** ****** ***** *********** *** ********** ** ** cameras ** ****, ** **** **** *** **** **** ** 2011. **** ****** ******** * ****** ** ********* *********, *********, *** ************ ** *** ******** (****** ********* **** ** improve *** *********** **** **** ***** ****** ***** *** ****).

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*************** ** ***** ***** **** *********** *** **** ~**/**% ** had ** ****. ************,*******'******** *** ************** ** ****** *******, ***** ****** ** ***** for *********** ************ ** ** ******* ** ****.

******* ** ******** *** ************ **** ********* ***** ***********:

  • "****** * *** ** ******** *** ********* *****. ****, **'* a ******* ******** *** ***** *** ****** *******"
  • "******* *** ****** ************ *** ** *********** *** ***** ** functions."
  • "**. * *** **, ** ******** *** *** ***** *** although ******, ***** ****** ****."
  • "**** *** ********** ***** **** ** **** **" *** ******* who ****, "******* - *********** *** *********** ** ********** ********."
  • "************ **** ***** ******* **** **** *** ****** **** *********** is ********* ** * ********** ***."

** *** ********* *******'* *******************, **********, ***** *** ******* ********* ** ******** ** *** adoption ** ***********.

Avigilon *****

******** ******** ****** ******* ***, ***** *** **** ************ ** have **** ***** ******* *** ***** ** *** *** * of ********** *********.

**** ** *** *** ***-**-*** ******** **** *** *** *** themes **** ******** *******:

  • "******* ** *****, **** ** *** *** ********** *** **** for *** ** *** ********"
  • "*** **** ** ********** *** *** **** **** **** *** a ***-**** ****."
  • "*** ***** **** **, ********* **** **, *** ****** ***** demo ***** **** * ****. ** **** **** ****** **** from ** ***** *** ***** ** ***** ****** *** ** video **** ** ******* ***** **** *******."
  • "*** ** *** ******* ********, ***********, ***** *******, **% ***** with ******** *****"

** *** *******, ********'* **** ** *** ** ***** *******, or ********, ** *****'*. *** ***** *********** *** ******** ** this **** ** ***** ********** ****** *****.

March *** **** ******** ****

********* / ******** ***** ********* ***** *** **** ****** **** the *** **** ***** *** *********** ** ****. 

*** **** ***** *** **** ********* *** ***** ********* / box *********.

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  • "** ******** *** ******** ** **** ***** ********. ******* *** using *********** ** ** * ****** ***, **** ******* ******* ******* for **** ** **************, **** ******* **********, & **** ******* of ********** ** *******."
  • "***** ******* ******** ** ******** ** ****** *** *** *********** with ***** ****** (**) ******** *** ******* *** ****** ***** nicely"
  • "*****'* ******** **** ***** ***********, ***** ******** ******** *** **** to ********* *** ******* ****, *** ***** ******* *** **** of *** *********"

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  • "**** *****. **** ** ***, **********, ******** ******, **** **********. Disadvantage ** ****** **** *** ****** **** ****** ********* ***** with *** ****"
  • "*** ***** *** * ****, *** *** **** ** ***** where ** **** ** ** ** ** * ***** **********."

***** **** *****, *** **** ** ***** *** **** **** the ********** ** ********* ********* ** *********** (** ******, ** does ********* ******** ***** **** ******** **** ******** ******** ** get **** *** ********* ********).

Where's *****?

** ****, ***** ******** **** *** * ******* *****. ***, OnSSI **** ******** * ****** ***** **** *** * ***** partial *******.

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Comments (30)

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Kelly Mclintock

02/17/14 07:18pm

** ****

** ***** *** ******** ** ***** ********* **** **** * rating *** ********

*****

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Kelly Mclintock | 02/17/14 08:00pm

*****, **** * **** *** *********. * ***** **** ******** that ***** *** * **** ******** ** *** ******* ******** world, **** *** **** *********** ********** **** **** ***** ****.

Yury Bekovich Cherkasskiy

In reply to Kelly Mclintock | 02/18/14 01:38pm

** *****,

** **** **** ************ *** *****. * **** **** **** rating *** ******* ** ** **** ************ ** ***** ************* and *******, **** **?

** *** **** *** ********, ****** *** **** ** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Yury Bekovich Cherkasskiy | 02/18/14 02:49pm

***** *** ****** *** ******** ** ***** *******, ****, **** if **** **** *** '****', **** *** *** ***** ** do **** ** **** * ****** ** ***********.

**** ***** **** *** *** ********* **** ******....

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Yury Bekovich Cherkasskiy | 02/18/14 04:02pm

* ***** ********* *** ****** ** **** ** *** ** was **** ********* ** ***** *** ***** *********. * **** several ********* **** ***** ** *********** *** **** ***** *** gave **. * *** **** *** **** ************* ** *** a ******* ******* ****** **** ***** *** ******. *** ******** should ** ******* ** * *** ** **** **'* ********* to ***** *** ***. **** ** * ******* **** ********* XProtect *** *** **** ****** ** *** ** ***** ****** version *** ********* **** ******** **** **** ****. ***** **** to *** ********* ** *** ****.

Carl Gelbart

02/17/14 09:07pm

**** ******* ** **** ** **** ********* ****'* ** ****** than *****, *** ******* *** ** ****** **** *** ***** as * **** ** **** ***** **'* * ****** ** personal ********** ** ****** *** **********, **'* **** ********* *** a *** **** *** *** *** *** *** **** **** ago **** ** (****) *** ********* (********** ** ***** ***** in *****). **'* ** ******** **** ******** ****'* ** ** well ** **'* *** ********* **** *** *********** ********.

*** *** *** ********* ** ** ***** ********* ** **** survey?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Carl Gelbart | 02/17/14 10:55pm

**** ******* *** *** *** ********* *** *********** ****, ********* *********$**.* ******* *** *** ****************** $**.* **********. ** ******, ***** ***** * **** ********** ** **********, skewing ***** ****** *** ********* *** *****, * ******** ***, skewing ***** *******.

** ***** ** ****** ****, ***** *** **** ******* ** a *** ****** ****** **** **** *** **** *** *****.

***** **** *********** ** ******* **** '** - **' ****** jobs, ******** *** **** ** ** ***** **** **** ** use, ***** ***** ******* **** **. ***** *********'* ********* *** improved * ***, ***** ** ***** ***** ******, ****** *** quick ** *******, ***** *** ***. ********** ***** ******* ******** that.

Duane Wilde

02/17/14 10:31pm

***** **** *****, *** **** ** ***** *** **** **** the ********** ** ********* ********* ** *********** (** ******, ** does ********* ******** ***** **** ******** **** ******** ******** ** get **** *** ********* ********).

* ** ******* ** ** *** *** **** **** ********* offerings *** *********? * **** ********** ** ** *********** *********** component ** **** ***** ********* ** * ****** **** *** serviceable ********. **** ********* *** ***** ******** *********** ** * COTS ******, *** ***** * **** ** *** ** *** user ** * *** **** **** *** *** **** **** know (****, ***, **, ***** ***)? * ** *** ***** smart ****, **** ** * *******? * *** ** **** my ******* *** *** *********** ***** **** * ******** ***********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Duane Wilde | 02/17/14 10:43pm

***** *** ****** ** ******* *** *********, *** '**** ********' company, *** *** ***** ****** *** ******** ** ******** ****, would ******* * ****** ** **********? ;)

***** ** ********** * ******** ******* ** *** ****** **** wants ******* ** ** **** **********, ** *** *** ********* not *****. **** ** ********** ****** ********* ***** ****** ************ and ** ******.

** *** ***** ****, ***** *** * *** ** *** users (*** ***********) *** **** ** **** ****** ** ****** as ******** *** ***'* **** ** ***** ***** ******* ** or ******** ***** ***** ********. ** *** *******, *** *** this ** *** **** / *** ****** ***** **** ** cameras *** **** (** ****) ********. *******, ****** *** ** extreme *********** ***** ** *** *** ****** ** ************ *****.

** ******** ** *** **** *** ** *** ***** ** 'right' ** '******' *** ****, ** ** ******* **** ******, the ****** *** ******* *********, **** **********, **** ******* ******.

Duane Wilde

In reply to John Honovich | 02/17/14 11:02pm

**, * ******** ** ***** *** **** ** ** **** that *** * ******* * *** ******* *********. * ********* understand *** "**********" *********.

****, ** *** **** ****** **** ** ********* *** ******* by ****** ***** *** *********** ***** ********?

****** *** ******* **** ******, * **** *** ******* **** all ** ***** **** ***********.

Luke Maslen

IPVMU Certified | 02/17/14 11:15pm

** ****,

***** *** *** **** ********** ******. ** *** **** ** Exacq ** **** ** ******* *** *********** ************* ** ******* a ********* ******* ** **** ******* ** **** ****** *******, eg ******** ** ******* * *** ***** **** ** *********** SecuritySpy? ***** ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Luke Maslen | 02/17/14 11:25pm

****, * ** ****** **** *** *********** ****** ** ********** different, *** **** ** ***** ********* ***** **** **** *** top ** ** **** ****.

#* ***** ** ******** *** ** **** ** ****** **** year (*******, *** *** ******** ;).

*** ********* ****** ** **** ****** **** ***** ****** *** requirements **** *** **** *** **** *** *** ****** *** most *********** *****.

********* ********* *** ******** *** *** *********** ******, ******* ** its ***** **** ** ***. **** ***** *** * *** of *** ********* - ***** (*** ****) ** **** ******, Dahua /*-***** ****** *** ****** *** **********. ***** *** **** * few *** *** *** ** ** ****.

Luke Maslen

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 02/18/14 04:00am

****** ****, * ****** *** ****-******* ****** ******* ****** ** the *********** ****** ******* ** *** ****** **** ** ** video ************. *'* ******* ******* ** *** ********** **** ****** down ** **** ** ***** ***** ****** ***** ** **** home *****. ****** *** ************ ********** * *** ******* **** may ** ** ******** *** **********. ****'* **** ******* *********** for **.

Avinash Trivedi

02/18/14 01:21pm

**** ****;

*** *** ***** ********** ********** & ******** ******?

*******

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Avinash Trivedi | 02/18/14 02:54pm

*/*** **** **** ***** *******, **** ** *** ********* **** from **** **** * ******* ** **** / ******* ** South *******. *********, *** ** **** ***** *******.

** *** *** ***** ** ********, ********* ******* **** *********** server **** *********.

** *** *** ***** *** **** ******* **** ******** ** average *** ****. ****'* *** *******:

****'* **** ****** ******* ** **** ** *** **** ************ integrators **** ** ** ** ******* ***** *** **** ******.

Josh Snow

02/18/14 05:02pm

** ***** ** *********** ** ***** **** *** ** **** of **********- ******** *** *** * ** ****** ********** **** probably ****** **** *** ****** **********. ***** **** **** **** because ** ** **** *** **** *********. ******* ******* ***** in ********* ** *** **** ***** *** *******-- ****'* *********** is ***** ********* ********** **** **?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Josh Snow | 02/18/14 05:15pm

*** ** ******* ** **** - ***** *** *** *** voter ****** **** ** ***** ****** ***** ********

*** ** ** ** ******* - ***** ***** *** ******* more ***** *** ********* *** ********

*** ** ** ** ******* - ********* *** ******* ***** out

*** **+ ******* - ******* *** **** ********* ***** ***, no ***** *** *****

John Honovich

IPVM | 02/19/14 03:48am

*** ************ *** *** ****** ***** ** * ******** ** me **** *** *** *** ****** **** ***** *** ***** systems. * ******** ***** **** ** * **** **********.

*** *********, ******, ** **** **** ****** ***** ************ ** the ******. ***** ****** **** ***** ** ***** ******** ** not ****** ** ** ** ********** ********. *** *** ** be ****** **** ***** *** ********* (*********) ***** ** * far ****** *********.

** *** **** ****, ** *** *** **** ** ** a ******* **** *******'* **** ******** ** **** **** *** 'average' ********** ******** ** ** **** ***** ** ****** *** just ******** ** ***** *** ********* ** *** **** ***.

** ***** *****, ** ** **** **** ******** ** **** one's ***** **** ** *************** **** ** ***** ***** '**********' polls ** ***** *******. **'****** ***** ***** ** ****, *** **** ********** (*** *****) and **** ******** (*** *************) ** **** **** ***** ********** an ********* *********** *********.

Brady Tseng

02/19/14 08:26pm

** ****,

***** *********** ****.

** ***** *** ******* ** ****, ******** *** *******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Brady Tseng | 02/19/14 08:57pm

**, ** *** **.

**** ** ******* ********* ** ***** ******* *** ** *** very **** *** **** ***********, ** **'* ***** ** *** middle.

******** *** ******* **** **** ******* ***** ******** ************.

Ameen Abdul Khader

IPVMU Certified | 02/28/14 09:02pm

** **** *** *********, *** ***** *** ****** ***** ** be ** *** ***** ** *** **** ** ********** ***** a ******** *** *** **** **** ** *** ***********. ***** Exacq ***** ******** **** ** ****** ** *** **** **+ cameras ******* ** ***** *** **** *****. *** **** **** really **** **** *** *** **** **** *********** ******, ********** when ** ***** ** ******** *** *********** *** ** ** not ** *** *********** *** ****** ***********? ** ***** ** good ** **** * ********** ** *** ******** *** ********* of *** *** **** **** ** *******, *********, *****, ***. and **** ******** *** ******** **** *** *********** ******* **** of ****. * ***** **** ****** **** *** ********* ***** vary ***** ** *** ********* - *** **** ****** ********** the ******* ** *********** ***** ** **, ******, ****, ****** East & ******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Ameen Abdul Khader | 02/28/14 09:14pm

*** ****** ***** *******, * ***'* ***** *** ***** ** stability ** *********** ** **** ** ** ** '********** ********' - **** ****** **********, ******* ***** *****, *********** **** ****** switches,***** ****** ** ******** ********, ***. ***** *** *** ****** that **** ** ************* ****.

** ***'* **** * ********** ************* ** ** * **** **** *** * ****** ******.

*** ******, **** *** ****, ** ****** ** ******* ******** readers / *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

03/31/14 05:34pm

** ** ******** ** *** *** **** **** ** *** manufacturers **** **** *****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 03/31/14 05:38pm

*** ********* *** **** *** *** **** ** **** * mention (*.*., "*** ********* *** * *** *"), * ** not *** *** ***** ** ********* ***** ***** ** ** really **** *** *** ******** *********** ***** ****.

Billy Cottle

11/25/14 08:27pm

** ****,

** ** **********, ** ***** * *** **** ******** **** in *** ******. * ** * ***** ****** ** ****, and **** ** ****** *** ***** **** *'** ***** ********* pertaining ** * *****. ***** * *** **** ** ***** archived ******** ** **** ***** *******, *** ******* ** *** be ****** ** *** *** ** **** ***, ** *'** just *** ****.

** *** *** ** ***** ******* ***** ********'* ******** ** to ***** ** ***** *********** ******* ****** **** ***** *** products *** *********? * ***** *** ** ***** * ***** customers ******* ** ** ***** ******** ** *** **** * months **** ****** **** ******** ************** **** **** **** ******* was * **** **** ********* ********, **** ******** ****** *** same ** *** **** ************* *** * "***-****" ****?

******** **** ******* ** *******'* ******* *********** (***), ******* ********** that ***** ** ***** ** *** **** ********. *'** *** potentials ** ** *** ** ** **** ** **** ***** get **** ******** ** *** ******* ******** **** ***. **** you ***** **** ** ***** *******?

*******,

** ** * **** ** **** **** ********'* *** ***** better **** **'* *** ******** ******* ******** ** ***** ******* that **** ********* **** *** ****** *************.

** ** ******* *********, * ***** ****** ** ****** ** sell ******** **** **** * ***** ********** *** ** ****** fees *** ***. ** **** **, ** ** * ***** they *** ** *** ******, * ****** *** ******** ** front. *'** ***** ****** **** *** ** **** ***** *** manufacturers ** "***** *** ****". **** **** **** ***** ** possible, *** ****** ** **** *** *** *** *** **** teams **** **** ** *** ****. ** ****** ***** **** "security ******" ** "** *** ****" ** *** ********.

****** *****.

*****

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Billy Cottle | 11/25/14 09:58pm

*****,

********* ********.

***** ******: ******* *** **** *************, ****** *** ***** ******* but ****** **** **** *****.

* ******* * *** **** / ********** ** **** ** get **** *******:******** ** *******

CAPTAIN RAVINDER REDDY

12/16/14 11:51am

****

*** * ******* *** ******** ** ***** ***. ** *** deploying ***** ******* *********** *** **** **** ***** *** ****** Lattitude.

*******

**** ******** *****

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to CAPTAIN RAVINDER REDDY | 12/16/14 12:32pm

****,

**** **** **** * ******** ** *** *** ******.

***** ** ******* *** ************ ********. ***** *** ** ************ high ***.

** **** *****, ***** *** **** ******* ****** *****, *** main ******** ** ******* *** *** ***** **** *** ** is ******* **** *****.

Rod Cunningham

12/31/14 07:51pm

** ****, * *** *** **** ** **** *** *.*.*.*. or ** ***** *** **** ** ****?

***** ***...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rod Cunningham | 12/31/14 09:01pm

**** *** *** *** *** *****.

**** ** **** * **** *** ******* *** **'* ********* and **'* ** ****** ********** ************ ** ****'* *** **'* not * ****** **** ***** ***********.

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