VMS Mobile App Shootout - Avigilon, Dahua, Exacq, Genetec, Hikvision, Milestone

Author: Sean Patton, Published on Oct 01, 2018

Mobile VMS apps are a critical interface for the modern surveillance user.

But who does it best and worst?

We tested 6 manufacturers - Avigilon, Dahua, Exacq, Genetec, Hikvision, and Milestone to find out:

vms mobile apps shootout

We tested them across 11 categories rating each strong, average or poor, as the preview below shows:

Inside, we detail the full results including who won and lost and how the systems performed across each of the 11 categories, including 6 video screencasts, one for each manufacturer in the shootout:

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** ****** * ************* - ********, *****, *****, *******, *********, and ********* ** **** ***:

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** ****** **** ****** ** ********** ****** **** ******, ******* or ****, ** *** ******* ***** *****:

******, ** ****** *** **** ******* ********* *** *** *** lost *** *** *** ******* ********* ****** **** ** *** 11 **********, ********* * ***** ***********, *** *** **** ************ in *** ********:

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Performance ********

*** **** ********, *********** ******** **** ******* **** * **** of ********: ***** *** ******** ********.

***** ******** *** ******* ** *** ****** ***** ********* *** the ******** ** ************ *****. ***** ********* ** **** ** viewing **** *** ******** *****, *****-****** *******, **** ********* ****** and *** **** ** ********* *********.

***** ** *** *****, ****** *** ***** ******* *********** ***** into ***** ******:

  • **** **********:***** *** **** ********* **** **** *** *** ********** *******, scoring ******** ** * *** ** *** * **********. *******'* Security ****** ****** * *** ****** ** * *** ** 5 *** ****'* ***** ****** ** *** ********.
  • ******* ***********:***** **** ****** **** ** * *** ** * *****, but ****** ** **** ** ******/******** ***** ******* ** ** Average. ******** *** **** ****** ** * **********, *** **** in **** ********* ******.
  • ***** ***********:*******'* ****** ******** ****** ****** * ****** ******** ** **** of ******* **** *****, *** ******* ** **** ** * out ** *** *. ********* ****** *** ******* ** *** 5 ********** *** *** *** ******* ******** ** *** ***** Feature ****.

******** ******** *** ******* ** **** ****** ***** **** ****** required ** ********** ************, *** ******** ** ************ ******** ********* on * ***** *****. ***** ********* ** **** *************, ******/******** event *********, *********/*********** *******, *****, ****** ******* ********, *** ****** control *******.

***** ** *** *****, ****** *** ******** ******* *********** ***** into ***** ******:

  • **** **********:***** *** * *** ********* ** ******** ******** ** ****, scoring ******** ** * *** ** * **********. ***** **** scored ******** ** * ** *** * **********, *** ****** in *** ********* *. ***** ********* ****** *** *** ** the ***** ****** ** ***** ********, **** ********* ******** ** half ** *** ********** *** **** ****** ** ***** *******.
  • ******* ***********:**** ********* **** ********* *********** ** *** ******** ******** *****, 2 ******, * ******* *** * **** *******. *******'* ****** Security ****** ****** * **** ****** ******** ** * ******** and ********* ****** ** ***** ******* *** ****** / ********* Event *******.
  • ***** ***********:******** ********* ****** ** **** *** **********, ******* **** ******** features ** *** ***** ****. *******'* ******** ****** ****** * also ****** ****** ** * **********, *** ******* ** *** remaining *.

**********, ******* **** ****** ** **** *** **** ******** ******** with *** ******** **.* ******** ****** *******.

Summary ** *******

**** ***** ***** *** **** ******* *** **** ****** *** testing ********. **** ** *** ******** **** "******** *******" *** "Ease ** ******* **** *****" ****** ******** **** **** ****, while "****** ******* *******" *** "******/******** ******" *** ******* ** poor ******* **** **** ** *** **** ** *** ****.

*** *** ***** ** *** ***** ** ****** * ****** size:

Key ***************

*** ********* * ****** **** ***** **** ****** *** **** variance ******* *************:

  • **** ********* ******: ***** *** ********** ******* ******* ****** ***** *** ***-******** design ******** ***** ********** *** ******** ******** ***** ** ******** tasks ******* *** *********.
  • ****** / ********* ***** *******: ***** ****** *** ******** ***** ******** *** ****** ** VMS ******* *** *** ************* ****** ************* *****, **** *** not ****** ** ****** ****. **** **** ** *** **** tested ******** *** ****** ** ***** *********.
  • ********* / *********** *****: ***** **** ** ******** ***** ******** ** *** ****** device, ** ******** *** ***** ************* *** *********** ** * later **** ** ** ********* ******* *** * ****** ***. Only ******** *** ***** ** *** ***** ********* ** ***********.
  • ***** *******: ***** ******* ** * ***** *******, *** ***** ******* and ********* ******* ***-*** ***** ** ***** **** *** *******, they ** *** ******* *** ***** ** ***** ****** ****.
  • ****** ******* *******:**** **** ** *** **** ******* ****** ******* **** *******, all **** ************* **** ******* ** ** ***** *** *******.

Criteria *** ******* ********

** *** ********* ******, ** ****** **** ************'* **** ******* in **** *********, ****** ******** ******** ** **** *** ***** it ********* ******** ** ******:

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**** **** ******** ** *** **** ******* *** ****** ** be ********* *** ********** ***** *** *** ******** *****, ** may *** ******, ********* ** *** **** ** ******.

****** ***** *** *** * ******* *** ***** ******** *****, because **** ***** ***** ********* *** ******* **********. ***** ******** users **** ** ******** **** ** ******** *** *******, ****** menu *******, *** ******* ********* ******/****.

Unlabeled / ********* *******

* ****** ******** ** ******* ******** *******, **** ** **-*** help *** **** ******* **** ** **** ******. ***** **** buttons, **** ** ********, ******, ** ***** **/*** *** ***** and *********, ****** *** ****** *** ******* ** ************* *****. Additionally, ******* **** ******* **** ** *********, ***, ***., ******** no ******** **** ***** ******** *** *** *********. *******, **** simply ** *******.

**** *** *** ******** ** ***** ****** *******, ********* ********* are ******** **** * *****-***-***** ****** ****. *******'* ****** ******** Center * **** ****** *** ******** *** ******** ******* **** text, ** ********* *** ******** *********:

Hidden **** ******

*** ***** ******* ** **** **** ********* ****** ***** ** Avigilon *** ***** ****** **** ** ****** ***** ********* * press-and-hold ****** ** *** ***** ****. ********'* *****-***-**** ****** **** was **** *** **********, *** ***** ******** *-* ******** ** bring ** *** **** / **** ***** ****:

Motion / ******** ****** *******

*** ****** *** ****** / ********* ****** *** ***** ** the ***'* ******* ** ****** *** ****** ** ***** ******** events, *** **** ******** *** **** ** ********* *** ***** based ** **** *** ****. ********, *****, *****, *** ********* performed ******, ********* ****** ***** ***** ** ****** ****. *******'* Security ****** ****** * *** ******** ** ******* ***** *** providing ****** *********** ** *** ********, *** *** ********* * list ** *******. *******'* ****** ******** ****** * *** **** Hikvision **** ****** ****** ******* **** ** *** ******* *** motion ** ******** **** ** ******.

*** ******** ** ****** ********** **** ***** *** *****, *** allow ********* *** ****** ** ***** ******:

Exporting ******* *******

*** ****** *** ********* / *********** *** ***** ** ** Apps ******* ** ****** ******** * ***** **** ******* ** the ***** ** ******** *** ***** *** ***** *********** ** the **** *** ******. ****** **********, ***** *** ********* ***** you ** ****** * ***** **** ******** ** *** ****** device *** ******* ******* *** *******. **** ** *******'* **** also ******** * ****** ***** ******* ********* *** ** ******* live ** ***** ******* ********, **** *** *********** **** ** the ******* ********* ******. *********'* ************* ******** ****** ******* ******* while **** *** ** ******* *** ******** ** *** ****** and *** *******, **** *** *** ********* ** *** **** Milestone ***** ******. ******** *** ***** ****** ****** ******* **** do *** ***** ********* ** *********** *************.

** ******* ** * ****** ********* *** *******'* *********** ********:

***** *********'* ************* ******** ********* ****, **** ****** ******* ******* the ************* *** **** ******** ** *** ********* *** ****** and *** *** **** ***** ******.

Snapshots ****** *********

***** ***** *** *** * ******** *** ********* *********, *****, Exacq, *** **** ********* **** *** * ******* ** *** app *** ******** (*******, ********, *******) ********** ******** ******. *** 3 **** ******** ******* ****** *** ******* ** ********* *********, but *** **** ** ***** *** *** ** **** *** image ** *** *****'* ******* ***** *******.

** ******* ** * ****** **** ****** ** *********'* ****-**** "Picture & *****" ****:

Cloud ******** ************

******* ******** ***** ***** *** *********** *************** *** ***** *******. Cloud ********** *** ********* ******** ******* *** ***** *** ******* to **** ***** ******* ******* ****** ** *** ** ****-********** or ******* * *** ******.

********* ****** *** ***-******* ***** ********** ******* **** **** *** Hik-Connect *** ****-**** ****, ***************** ******** ********* ****** ** **************** ************ **** **********. ***** ***** **** ****** * *** cloud ********** ********, *******, ** ** ******* *** ****** ******. Unlike ***-*******, ** ** *** ********** **** * ******* ******* login, ***** ****** *********** *** *******.

******* ***** ** *** ******** **** ***** ***** ******** **** VSaaS ********* ************ ******* ******* ******** ****** ***** *** **********, *** *** **** their ******* *** *********. ***** *** ********* **** ** ****** cloud ********* *** ***** ****** ****.

Only ***-******* ******** *********** **************

* ******** ******* **** *** **** ********* ** ***-******* *** fingerprint **************. **** ** * ****** ******** ******* ******* ** some ******* *** ******* ****. *** ****** *** ******* ** Account ********** *****, **** ** ******* *** *** **** *********** to **** **:

Simultaneous **** *** ******** *** ******

* ******** ***** ** **** *****, ******* **** *** ******** video ** *** **** **** *** **** ***** ** ********* Mobile *** *******'* ******** ****** ****** *. *******, ** **** apps, *** *** ******* ** ******* **** *** ******** **** the **** ******, *** **** ******* ****** ****** ********.

**** ** ** ******* ** *********'* ***:

App ******** ******

  • ******** *** ****** * (*.*.*)
  • ***** **** **** (*.**.***)
  • *********** ***** ****** (*.*.*.******)
  • ******* ******** ****** ****** (*.*.***.*)
  • ******* *** ****** ****** (*.*.***.*)
  • ********* ***-******* (*.*.*)
  • ********* ****-**** (*.*.*)
  • ********* ****** **** ** (**.*)

Comments (31)

John Honovich

IPVM | 10/01/18 02:12pm

****, **** **** ** ****. **'* * ******* ***** *** one **** **** *** *** ***** ** ********* *** *********.

**** ** *** *** ******** ** ****** **********, *.*., *** easy ** ***, *** **** ************* ** ********* *** ******** cameras (******, *******, ********, ***********, ***.).

*** ***** *** ***** ** ***** ********* ** ******* ** popular (****** ****** ******** - ********, *****, *****, *******, *********, *********), *** ** ******* ** *****, ** **** ** ****** in ******* ***** ***** *******. ** *** *** ********** ***** they *** *** ******** **** ** *** ** ***** *. However, ***** ******'* ****** ** ******* ***** (** ****) *** ******'* ********* ******, ** ** ********* ** *** how **** ** *** ******'* *** ********* ** ***** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 10/01/18 02:33pm

****'* ***** ***** * *** *****. ****** ****!

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to John Honovich | 10/03/18 12:40pm

** ***** ** ****** *** *****-****** ****. ***, **** **** live **********, *** **’* *** ****** *** ****. **** **** a ****** ****, ****** ****** ***, *** **** *****’* ******* well **** ********* ** ***** **** **** *** **** ** to ** ******* ****.

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Bryan Buenaventura

www.dynamic-certified.org | 10/01/18 03:54pm

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

Undisclosed Integrator #2

10/01/18 04:41pm

**** ******** ******** *** ** *****? ***** **** ******* *** / **** ** *** *** ****. **'* ****** **** **** some ***** ****** ******* ***** ******** **** *** ****** ******* are **** / *** ***** ************ ********** *** **********..

********* **** ****** ** **** *** **** ********* **** *** example. * **** ** **** **** ** ********* * *** as * **** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/02/18 12:43am

********* ****** *** *** ****** **** *** ***-****** ************** *** a ****** *****.

"...** ** ******** ** ***** * ***-**** ************ ******* *** users ********* *** *** ****** *** *** ******** *** ****** or *** ********* ****** ***********. ** ******** ** *** ****** username *** ********-***** ************, **** ***-**** ************ *** *** ****** sends * ****** ***-**** **** ** *** **** *** ***** or ***. *** **** ** **** ********* ****** ** *** system ** *** ******* ***-**** ****** **** ** ********."

Corey Nelson

IPVMU Certified | 10/01/18 04:45pm

**** ******* **** ****** ******** *** **** ** **** ******* or *** * **** ***** **** ***** *** ***** *********** between *** *** *** *** **** ************ ***. **** **** an *********** *********** ******** * ********** ** ********** ******* *** apps ** *** ********* *********. ********** ************* **** *** *****, especially ***** ** *** ***, ** ********* ********* **** *********** when ******* ****** *** ***** ******* ****** ***'* *** **** one *** *** ** * ***** *****. * **** ** iPad **** **** *** **** ********* *** *** ***** **** through ***** ******** *********** ** ** ******* ******.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Corey Nelson | 10/01/18 05:18pm

** **** ******* ****** ******* (***** *** **" ***), * Google ***** ***, ** ****** *, *** ** ****.

** *** *** *** * *** ** *********** ** *** iOS *** ******* ****, ** *** *** ** **** *** obvious *********** (*******'* ****** ******** ****** * **** ******** *****-****** live ********* ** *** **** ******* ** *** ***, ***).

* ***'* *** **** ***% *********, *** ** ** **********, 5-6 ***** *** **** * ******* ************ ****** **** ** customer *****, *** ************ ** *********** *** ******** *** **** greater ******* ******* ** ***, ***** ****** **** ** ****** specific ****. * ***** **** ** ********* ** *** ******** app *********** ** ****.

Undisclosed #3

10/01/18 07:57pm

***** ****.

Scott Sheldrake

10/01/18 08:40pm

* ********* ******** **** *** **** ****** ***** ** *** Exacq ****** ***.

*** ****** ****** **** * "*** ****" ******** ** ***** you **** * ******* ******** (*** **** ***?) ******* *** setup **** *** *****. * ***** *** ***** **** ********* different ******* ***** ****.

*** ***** ****** *** ** ****** ********** ** ********* ** the ***** *** *** ****** ****** ******** * ***** **** to *** **. *** ****-**** ** *** ***** **** ******** almost **** ****-*******. *** *** "******** ** ****" ******* ** worth ****** **** * ***** ****.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Scott Sheldrake | 10/03/18 02:49pm

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

*** ***** ****** *** ** ****** ********** ** ********* ** the ***** *** *** ****** ****** ******** * ***** **** to *** **

**** ***** *** *** ******** ** **** *** ********** ** configure? ********* ******* ****, ** ** ****'* ***** *** **** on *** ******-**** ****** *** **** ********, ** ***** ***'** refering ** ********* *****, *** * ****'* ****** ******** ****** setup.

** *** ** * ****** **** ***** **** ** **** live *** ******** *****, **** **** ****** ********* ****** ** steps, *** ** ****, *****'* ****** * ****** ****** ** actually **** ****** ** ******** **** ****-**** *** ** *** preview ******, *** ** ********* ***** ******* *** ****** *** offline:

*** *** ***** **** **** ********* **** **** * **** modern *** ********* **********, *** ***** ** ***** ************* *** user ********* ****** ********, *** * ****** ****.

Scott Sheldrake

In reply to Sean Patton | 10/03/18 03:19pm

#* **** ****** * *** ****** ** ***** ****** *** have ** ** **** ** ******* ** ** ** **** moment ** *** ***'* **** **.

#* **** ****** * ****** ** ***** ****** *** ** adds ****** ***** **** ** ****** ***** ** ******* ******* Exacq ******'* ** ******** ** ******** *** ******

#* **** ***** ** ***** *** *********** *********. **** ******* many ****** ***** *** ***'* **** ********* *** **** *********.

#* *** **** ***** *** ***** ********* ** ****** **** view *** ******** *** ** ****** **** ** * *** that ** *** ********* **********. **** ********* ********* ***** *****

#* *********** *** *** ***** ***** ** ** ** *** upgrade. **** ********* ********* ***** *****

***** ** ****, *** ** ****** ******* *** ***** *** more ** *******. ***** *** *** ******* ***** **** **********

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Scott Sheldrake | 10/03/18 03:52pm

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

* *** *** **** #* ** ** *** **** ** any ******* ** *** *** * ******, ** * ***** exacq.ipvm.com, ** *****'* ***** *** ****** ***** *** *******.

**** **** #*, **** ***** ** * ****** ******* *****, because **** ** ** **** ******** ** *** *** *********** the ***** ****** ** *** ********.

* ***** **** *** ****** ******** ***** ** **** ******, but * ****** ********* **** ****** **** *** ***** *** box *** "******* ******* ***********"

* *** *** **** ** **** ** ** ** *** upgrade, ***** *** *** ******** **** **.

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Austin Leaming

ACSC | IPVMU Certified | 10/01/18 10:21pm

*** ***** **** *********** ** *** * *** **** *** on *** **** ***?

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Austin Leaming | 10/03/18 02:38pm

**** *** *********** ** **** ************. ****** ****, * *** not **** ** *** ** *** ******** ** ***** **** would **** ** *** ******** ** *** ** ***** ****. You ****** *** ****-**** **** * ***** *** *** **** versa (* ****** **** *****, **** ** **** ****).

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Sean Patton | 10/03/18 02:54pm

*’** *** ** **** ** *** **** *****’* **** **** the ******* ****.

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Austin Leaming

ACSC | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Sean Patton | 10/03/18 08:38pm

* ******* ** ****, * **** **'* * ***** ******** but ****'* **** *'* **** ***!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

10/01/18 10:32pm

******! **** *********** ** ****.

****** *** *** **** ** *** ********: **** ******** *****/******** features *********, ***********, *** ***** *** **********.

****, "*****" ****** *** ***** ** ********* ***********, ** ****** be ***** ******** ***** ***********(**** **** ****** ******/**** ** ****).

*** *******: ****** ******* ******* *** **** ************* ****** **** under "*****".

** *** ** *** **** *quality ******* you cannot optimize quality for your low bandwidth channel playback(3g/4g), which really makes it difficult to use( you may end up having 0.2fps ).

*** ****** (*******, ******, **** ***** *** ) **** ******* controls.

Push ************* - it's very expectable features for most users, also. I try to be objective(our mobile app does not have it yet).

* ***** *** *** ************ **** ** *** "********". ******, what's *** **** ******* *** ****** *****? ** **** **** to *** ************ **** **** ******* *******?

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

**** ** ****/********

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

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****** ( ******, ******)

**** ***** (*** ******* )

****** *******( **** ***********)

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Richard Lince

10/03/18 08:32am

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

** *** ** ***** **** ******* *** *** ** *** mobile ******* ******* ****** ** ** ** ******? ******** ******* to ** ******** **** ** *** ***?

******.

Yoeri Valkenborghs

In reply to Richard Lince | 10/03/18 12:24pm

********* **** *** ****!

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Richard Lince | 10/03/18 02:32pm

** ***** *********, ********* ****, *** ******* ****** ******** ****** 4 *** **** ** ****.

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Murat Altuev

AxxonSoft | 10/03/18 09:40am

****** ******** **** ? * ***** ** ** ********* *** any ************.

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

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Danny Myers

10/03/18 04:00pm

***** *** *** ***** *** *** ********. ***** ***!

*******, * *** ****** ** ***** **** * **** *** will ******* **** *** ******** ***.

  1. *** *** **** **** **** *** **** ***** ** * time.
  2. *** *** **** **** **** **** * *******. * **** had ** **** ** * ******* *** **** *** ******* available ** *** **** (**** * ***** ****). **** *** add ** ***** * ****** ** *** ***** ******, ******* blank ****** ******* *********. **** ***** **** *** *** ************* have **** ** ******* ********** ** *** ****.

**** ***** ****** **** * **** ********** ***** *** *** are:

  1. **** *** *** ******* ** **** ********* ***** ** *** time (** ******).
  2. ** *** *** *** *****. **** ****** *** ** ******* a “****-****” ** ***** ** * ******* ** ******** ******* at *** ****.
  3. *** ***'* **** ** **** * ****** *** ****** ** a ****. ** *** **** ***** ***** ** *** ******, you *** **** **** *** **** ***** **** ** *** app. **** ** * **** **** ***** *** ** ******** consistency ******* ************.

***, * ******* ***** **** **** **** ** ******* *** app (********** ****** *****). * ** ****** **** *** *** version ** *** *** **** **** *-*** *****.

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

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Danny Myers | 10/03/18 06:20pm

* ******** ** ******* ***** *** ****** **** ****** ******* on ****** ** ************ ******* ******* **** **** ******* * single ******** ******, *** ******* ******** **** *******. *** ** know ** **** ***'* **** ***'** ***********. (* **** **** reads *********, *** * ** **** ****** ** ** ***** with ***** **** ** *** ****** * ** ******* *****).

***** *** *** **** ********** *** ****** ***** *** *******, I *** *** ****** *** ********** **** **** ** ******* during *******. ****, ***** ** * *** ** * ******* and ** ******* *** ****** (****** ** *******), *** **** can't ** *****/***** ** ***** ****** ******** *******, ****** *** saved ** ******** **** ************ ** **** ** *** ***** applications.

****'* ** *********** ***** ***** *** ***** **** **** *******; I ***** ** ******** ******* ************ ***** *** ******** ******* criteria **** ****** ****** ** (****** *******, *****, *********). *** support *** * ***** ** **** *** **** **** ***** of *** ******** ** ******* ************.

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

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Danny Myers

In reply to Sean Patton | 10/04/18 01:09pm

****,

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

********* *** ************ ***** *****: *** ** **** ******* ******** live ***** ** *** ****. * **** ********** ********* ** many ** ** **** ***** ***** ** *** ****** (** course ** ** ************ ***** ** * ***** *** *** point ** **** ** *** ** **).

********* *** ***** *****: ***** ***** *** ********** ** ******** across ******** *******. **** *** ***** **** *** **** ***** in *** ******, ** ** ********** ** *** **** ******* (that **, *** *** **** **** *** ********** ** *** those *******). ** **** *****, *** ****** **** * **** in *** *** *** **** ********* **** ****** ***** *******. However, * ***’* ***** **** ** * **** ******** ** have ******. * ***** ****** **** ***** ********* ******* *** client ******** *** ** **** ** *** ******* **** *****. Then, ** *** ** ****** *** ****** ********, ******** *****, etc. ** **** ***** ******* *** ******* ** *** *** so **** ******. *** *** ********* **** ****** *** ***** view *** ** ********* *** ** *** *******. **** ***** be ********** ******* *** ***** ***** **** **** *******.

********* ******** ********: ***, *** ****-**** **** ****. ** *********** with *** **** ************, * **** ***** ********* ******* *********** to ****** ***** ** ******* ** *** ***********; **** ** one *******. ** ** *** **** * ******* ******** *******…. It ** **** *** ** **** ****!

* **** **** ******* **** *********. *** ** **** ** you ***** **** ************* ** ******** ****.

Louis van Daalen

In reply to Danny Myers | 10/04/18 03:15pm

*'** ****** **** ** **** ** ** *****, ** ****** new ***** ** *** ****** *** ******** *** ***** **** an ***** ****** ** *** ***. * ******* ** ** to ***** ** ***** ** * ********.

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Murat Altuev

AxxonSoft | 10/03/18 05:26pm

****** ******** ********* ?

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

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Murat Altuev | 10/03/18 06:08pm

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

Michael Miller

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 10/04/18 01:25am

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

Undisclosed Integrator #7

10/03/18 05:33pm

* ******** ****** ** ********* ******** * *** ***** *** and ******** “** **** ***** **** ****” ********* *********’* ****** app. *’* ************ ** *** ** ***** *** *** ******** in * *********** ***. * **** ***** *** *** *** end ***** ** **** **** ***** *** **** *** ******. Hoping *** **** *********** ** **** ** *** *** *** distant ******.

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Michael Cogbill

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 10/04/18 12:46am

*** ****** ***** *** ******* ******** ******** ***. ********* ****** - ************ **** *** ****** ********.

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UTC has completed the acquisition of S2, launching literally Lenel's2 LenelS2 with UTC declaring that "LenelS2 unites two world-class teams with...

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Hikvision Growth Declines Q3 2018 on Oct 22, 2018
Hikvision's growth continues to decline in 2018 going from: Q1 - 33% Q2 - 22% Q3 - 14.6% In this note, we examine Hikvision's newest Q3...
Geutebruck Company Profile on Oct 22, 2018
Geutebrück has been in business for nearly 50 years, but they are not well known within the US surveillance market. In this report, we profile...
Chinese Government Blocks IPVM on Oct 22, 2018
IPVM has been blocked by the Chinese government without any notice or explanation. This means IPVM.com is no longer officially accessible anywhere...
Startup SafePass Profile on Oct 19, 2018
A major problem with visitor management is that the systems mostly require adhesive printed paper labels and paper logs, creating waste and an...
China Is Not A Security Megatrend, Says SIA on Oct 19, 2018
The US Security Industry Association has released its 10 "Security Megatrends" for 2019. SIA declares that these megatrends, such as "Advanced...
Hanwha Dual Imager Dome Camera Tested (PNM-7000VD) on Oct 18, 2018
Hanwha has introduced their first dual-imager model, the PNM-7000VD, a twin 1080p model featuring independently positionable sensors and a snap-in...
Camera Height / Blind Spot Added to IPVM Camera Calculator on Oct 18, 2018
IPVM has added camera height and blind spot estimation to the Camera Calculator. This is especially helpful for those who need to mount cameras up...
Axis Strong US Growth, Flat EMEA - Q3 2018 Financials on Oct 18, 2018
This spring, Axis had its best financials in many years (see Axis Strong Q2 2018 Results). However, over the summer, Axis had many products sold...
Best Alternatives to Banned Dahua and Hikvision on Oct 17, 2018
With the US government ban and a growing number of users banning Dahua and Hikvision, one key question is what to use for low cost? While Dahua and...
Video Quality / Compression Tutorial on Oct 17, 2018
While CODECs, like H.264, H.265, and MJPEG, get a lot of attention, a camera's 'quality' or compression setting has a big impact on overall...

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