No Milestone, Please Not Coupons
Author: John Honovich, Published on Apr 14, 2015Login to read this IPVM report.
Why do I need to log in?
IPVM conducts unique testing and research funded by member's payments enabling us to offer the most independent, accurate and in-depth information.
Related Reports on Criticism
Hikvision: IPVM Is "Destined To Fail"
on Jun 14, 2017
Hikvision has accused IPVM of 'cyberbullying' them, declaring IPVM 'destined to fail.' This is the 3rd anti-IPVM Hikvision post in 2 weeks,...
Morten Tor Nielsen Defends Hikvision
on Jun 12, 2017
Morten Tor Nielsen, veteran software developer for Prescienta working for OnSSI, has posted "In Defence of Hikvision". As Nielsen explains...
Hikvision Marketer Caught Spamming, Fails at Coverup, Fired
on May 23, 2017
A Hikvision marketing employee was caught by IPCamTalk trying to surreptitiously disparage IPVM and IPCamTalk.
This is an outgrowth of Hikvision's...
Hikvision EZVIZ Amazon Scam Revealed
on Apr 26, 2017
Hikvision is violating US Federal Trade Commission guidelines and Amazon rules with a "Honest" Review Program scheme that provides gift cards to...
Beware The "Hit List" Ranking
on Apr 21, 2017
The hit list.
Kirschenbaum's recent newsletter complained about a 'hit list', bemoaning how a company took aim at ADT.
Alas, that's the Google...
A New Low For Knightscope - Just $3!
on Apr 13, 2017
Take a look:
Did you think, even for a fraction of a second, "$3 per share, could be a good deal"? If so, you should not invest in anything....
The Sleaziest Booth Of ISC West - Rapid Response
on Apr 10, 2017
The use of 'booth babes' is way down overall, but one company, Rapid Response, continues to treat ISC West like it is an HBO brothel documentary...
How HiSilicon Wasted $200,000 At ISC West
on Apr 03, 2017
Huawei owned HiSilicon is a hidden key component of many of the cheapest cameras on the market.
For the second year in a row, HiSilicon has wasted...
Hikvision Attacks IPVM
on Mar 20, 2017
Hikvision has attacked IPVM repeatedly over the last month, both in the international press and in its dealer communications.
Attacks Listed
On...
Beware Scam Market 'Research'
on Mar 15, 2017
The 'data' and 'research' that headlines many articles is a scam, perpetuated by a variety of Indian firms that have exploited the carelessness and...
Most Recent Industry Reports
Avigilon VP Communications Exits
on Jun 27, 2017
In 2016, Avigilon hired an executive, Darren Seed to:
build and maintain strategic relationships with the investment community and to...
Hikvision H.265+ Tested
on Jun 27, 2017
Hikvision, which in the past few years released H.264+ (see test results) has now released H.265+, that claims even greater bandwidth savings.
We...
Milestone / Canon Launch Cloud Startup Arcus Global
on Jun 27, 2017
Milestone has spun off a business, Arcus Global, funded by their parent company Canon. The new company aims to transform the VSaaS market with an...
Biometrics Pros and Cons For Electronic Access Control
on Jun 26, 2017
Biometrics has been long sought as an alternative to the security risks of cards, pins and passwords. While biometrics has improved somewhat over...
Manufacturer Sales People Are Very Important - Statistics
on Jun 26, 2017
IPVM's new integrator statistics show what sales people say regularly:
Sales people are very important.
From 150 integrator...
No Personal Opinions About Work
on Jun 26, 2017
One rising trend is the tendency for people to disclaim their statements on work related topics as their own 'opinions' or 'personal...
Importance of Sales To Integrators - Statistics
on Jun 23, 2017
One of the top trends in the industry over the past few years has been the rise of across-the-board sales (e.g.: Hikvision Sales, Dahua Sale,...
Deep Learning Surveillance Startups Deep Problem
on Jun 23, 2017
The undeniably good news for the video surveillance market is that we are seeing the rise of more startups than in many years.
The cause of this...
Avigilon Announces RADAR-Based Presence Detector
on Jun 22, 2017
RADAR is gaining momentum within physical security. Two months after Axis announced a network radar detector, Avigilon has announced a RADAR-Based...
Covert Cloud Camera Service Launching (KJB)
on Jun 22, 2017
Cloud IP cameras, for consumers, has become increasingly commonplace.
However, covert cameras, lag there, with few options.
Now, North America's...
The world's leading video surveillance information source, IPVM provides the best reporting, testing and training for 10,000+ members globally. Dedicated to independent and objective information, we uniquely refuse any and all advertisements, sponsorship and consulting from manufacturers.
Comments (18)
Sean Patton
** *******?
Create New Topic
Luis Carmona
"***** *** **** ** ***** *** * ********* ****** **** today *** *** ** ********** **% *** **** ***** ******** and **** ***** *****?"
Create New Topic
Brian Rhodes
Create New Topic
Jeremy Ellis
Create New Topic
Undisclosed Integrator #1
**** ********* ***** *** ** * *** *** ****. *'** been ****** ** *** ** ***** **** * ********* *** for * *** ***** *** ********* * **** ******** ** trying *** ******** *** **** ****** ** *** ******* ** emails.
Create New Topic
Kevin Nadai
** ** *********** *** ****** ********* ************* ****, ** **** presented **** ** ***** ************* *** ***** **** **** *** tagline: "***** ** ****, *** *** * ****** ***!" ***** has **** ******** **** **** **** *****.
Create New Topic
Undisclosed #2
**** ** *** *** ***** '********' ** ****** **** '********'? As ** ******** *****?
**** * ********* ***** **** **** *****'* **** ** *** last **** *** ******* *** **** **********, ** ******* *** NVR's...
*********, ***** ** *****'* ****** **** ***** *********...
Create New Topic
Hal Bennick
**** * *** * **% *** ******, ** ***** ******* is "***, ***** **** ***** ** ****** *******". **'* **** of **** ******** *** * ***** ** *** ***-$*** ***** range. *** **** **** * *** ** ******* *** ***** for $***, **** ** **** ** $***. **** ********! ***** thing **, ***** *** ******* **** ****** ******* *** ***** for $***. *** **** ** * **** **** *** *****.
* **% *** ****** **** ****** ** ******** ****. "** you ***** ** *** **** ** *******, ***'** **** ******* a ****-**** *******!"
Create New Topic
Horace Lasell
****** **** * ***** ********* ********: ******* * ******** ** woo **** ********* ********* **** *** **** **** *********** ** useability ******? ******** **** ****** ** ******** * *** ****** than ********* *** ************ **********.
Create New Topic
Jack Sink
*** ** * ********** ************* ***********? *** *** ***** ***** probably ********** ****. ** **** ********* ********* *** ********* ** impact ** ***** *** ******* *** ********* ** *** ******* of *********.
Create New Topic