Unlimited Enterprise VMS License for Just $32,000

Author: John Honovich, Published on Oct 14, 2015

If you have 1,000 cameras and want enterprise VMS software, you would probably pay $150,000, maybe more, plus tens of thousands additional each year for software updates and support.

And for even larger systems with thousands of cameras, you would routinely pay hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Now one VMS vendor, ipConfigure, is releasing an unlimited enterprise VMS plan for just $32,000.

In this note, we share details of this offering, assess its competitive impact to companies like Genetec and Milestone, and debate its value / effectiveness.

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Downsides *** *****

***** **** ***** ******* ** ************* ** **** ********** ** ******** ****** ******* **** *** more ******* ** ********* *** ***** ******* *** ***** ****** problems (*.*., ******** ***** ***** ************ *******, ******** ******** ****, increasing ****** ************* ** ******* *********, ******** *********, ***.). ** that ***, ***** ********* **** ** ** **** ******* ** pay * ******* *** ******** ***************.

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Comments (25)

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Scot MacTaggart

10/14/15 01:54pm

Undisclosed #1

10/14/15 02:17pm

* ***** *********** ***** ** **-***** ********** ****. ***** **** does *** ****** ******** ** "***", ** ***** *** ***** they ********** ** **** **** ** ********** ** ***** ***** or ********.

*** ***** ** **** *** *** *** *** ** ********** account. ***** ***** ** ********* **** ** ****** (***** ** a ****** *** ** ****** "******") ******** ****** **** ***** people, **** ** **-**** ******* *** ******** *** ******* ******** that *** ****** ** *******. * ***** ***** **** **** the ****** ** * ***** **** ****** ***** $**,*** **** on ********** ***** *** ***** *********, ***** ** **** **** money? (* **** *** ********* *** ********, *** ****'* ******** closer ** * *****-****, *** ***).

** ** *********** **** ** *** ****** * **** ****** trend ** ***** ***** ** **** *** ******** *** ******** side. **** **, ***, *** *** ************* *** ******** **** worse *** ***********. **** *** ***** ***** ** * ***** camera *** ****** ** ** ** *** ******** *****, ********* will **** * ******** ******** ** *** ****** *** **** to **** *** *** *** ********* ****** *** **** *** IT *** ******* **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/14/15 02:23pm

* ***** ***** *** ***** ***** *** *** ****. ******* professional ********, **** **** **** ****** *** ** *****-**** *** and ***** *** ********** *** ***** *** **** *** **** they *** **** ** **** ********.

*********** ***** ***** *** ** ** ***** ***. ** *** feel ** **** ** ** ***** *** *************, ******* *** manufacturers **** *** ***** ******** ** ****. **** ** *********** make ******* ** ********, **** *** ***** **** ***** *****. Tougher, *** ****, *** *** ** *********** ** ** **** be *** **** *************.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 10/14/15 02:39pm

** *** **** ** **** ** ** ***** *** *************, because *** ************* **** *** ***** ******** ** ****.

** **** ******, ***, *** * ********. ** **** *** a *** ** ************* *** ********* ******** *** ** *** game. ***** ******** ** **** *** ********* *** *******. ** the *****/*** ****** (*** **** **** ***).

**** ** *********** **** ******* ** ********, **** *** ***** sell ***** *****.

***, **** ***, *** ****** ** * **** ******* ****. I **** ******* ***** ****** ** ****** *********** ****** $****+ per **** ***** ***. *** **** ** ******* *********** **** have ****** **** **** ***** ****** *** *****. *** ***'** see **** ** ****. **** *** ***** ***** ** ********* as ***** ***** (******* ****** ****** ******** *** **** ** hire * $****/**** *** ** ******* * $** ******), ** will ****** * *** ** *********** ********* ** * *********** larger *** ******* **** ***'* *** ** ******.

*** **** **** ****** *** ************ ****** ** **** **** pro ********, ******* **** **** ***** **** ********** **** ******** in *** *********** ***.

*** *** *********** ****** **** ** **** ** ***** *****, where ******* *** ******** (*** *** **** *****) ******** ************* from ******* ***** ** **** ** ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

10/14/15 02:35pm

*******, ** ***** **** ** *** *** *** ********, ** it ******** *** **** ** *** ******, **** ********** ***** competitor ******* *****, ****** **** ******** ** ******* *** ********** differentiated *****.

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

Undisclosed Integrator #2

10/14/15 02:37pm

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

** *** ************* ** *** ***** ************ ***** ** *** innovate *** **** **** **** ** ******* ** ** *****. Guess ***** **** *****? ***** ** *** ******, ****** ***** margins ** ***** *** ** *** ******** **********.

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

Undisclosed #3

10/14/15 02:44pm

*** ***** **** ** **** *** * ***** ***** * few ****** ****. **** ******* *** ** *** **** *** other *** ****** *** **** ****** ** *** ****** ***** services ** * ******* ****** ********. ***** * **** ***** this *** * *** **** ** **** **** ****** ** move **** **** ********** ** ***. * ******** **** **** VLC *** ******** ******* ** ******* ** ***** ***** **** but **** **** "*** *** ***** ****** ****** ** ** we **** **** ** ****"

*** ** *********** ******* **** ****** *** ******** *** *** of *** ******* *** **** *** ** *** ** ** your ******. **** *** **** **** **** ************ (*** **** than *** ********* *****) **** **** **** **** ******** **** sets **** ***** **** *********** ****** ******

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Scot MacTaggart

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 10/14/15 02:53pm

**** *** *****, ********* ***** ******, **** ** **** * fairly ******** *******, **** ** **** **** *** **** ** squash ******* ** **** ******* ****'** ****. ****** **** ********** you ****** *** ** ****** ***** ***** *** ******* "*** ipConfigure ****** ** **** * **** **** ****".

**** ****** *** ***** * ****-******* **** ** **************, *** if *** ***'* **** *** **** ** ** * *****, the **** *** *** **** *** ** ** **** * user **** *** ****** ** ** **** ** ****** **** multiple ****** **** *** ** ******* ****.

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R. Cortland Tompkins, PhD

IPConfigure, Inc. | In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 10/14/15 04:01pm

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

*********** *, ** ****** ** ****** ** *** **** * little ***** ***** *** ****** ** *** ********, ****** ***** me ** ******* * ****** ******.

** **** *** *** *********, **** **** *******-***** ***. *** is * *****-******** (******* *** *****) *** *****-************ (*****, ****, ARM) *** **** ****** ********* ********, *************, *************, *******, ***. across *** ********* ********* ******** *******.

*** ***** ***, ***** ** *** ******* ** **** ********* offering, ** ** ********** *******-**** .*** ********.

***** ******** ** **** ******** ******* **** ***, *** ******* do *********; ********* ** *** ********** ** *** ***** ********* and ********** *************. *** ******** **** *** **** *********** *** quite **** **** -- *** ***** ********* ** ******* * plugin-less ******* *********, *** ** **** **** * *********-***** ******* plugin.

****,

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

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

10/15/15 02:56am

*** ** **** ** ** *** *** ***** ********** *** using ***** ******** ** *** *********. *** *** ********** *********** need ******** ************* ** ***********... ********* ************* **** **** ** set ** *** ****** **...

Geoff Gritton

10/15/15 06:48am

***.... $**,*** ****...**** **** ******* * ******** ** ****...** ****** it ****. ** **'* *** ******.

*** ** ** **** ********* ******** ** ******* ********** ******** prices ** *** ********* (*********) **** **'* **** **** *** drill **** **** *** *** **** ************ **** ** $*** (Suck ****** **** ** ***).

*** *** *** ********* **** ** ****** **** **** ** thing ** *** ***** ***** ** **... * ******* ****** to ** ********** ** ********** ** *********** *****.. ******** *** good *** **** ** ****** * ***... *** ***** *** an *****... ** *** ** **** ************.... ******... **** **** with **** ***...

Garry Clark

10/15/15 04:07pm

******* *****,***********, ******* **** *** *********

**** ** *** **** ** * ****** ** *** *** to ***** **** ******* *******, ********.

** ** * ********* ******* ** ****** ***********. *** * bad ****. ** **** **** *** ********, **** **** **** get **** **** **** ** ***** ** ***********, ***...

*************, ***** *** ****** ********* ***** ******* ** ********** ********* so **** *** *** * ***

Jose Chevere

10/19/15 03:12pm

* **** ** *********** **** **** ** *** ************* ****** are ******* ****** *** **** ********* ** ******** ** *** market. ** * ***** ******* *** ***********, **** * ***** with *** ********** *********, ******* ** *** ** *** *** 3 ********* * *** ***** ** * *********** ******** ******* other *** *********. * ***** ** ***** ** ******* **** in **** ****** **** ****** ********** ** ***** **; *******, I ***** ** ** **** ********* ** ******* *** * price **** **** *** ********* ******* $*** **** *** ******** help *********** ******** *******. **** ******* ***** ****** ** ********** to ***** ***** ** ******* **** *******, **** *******, **** workstations, **** ********* & *******, *** **** ********* **** ********.

**** ** **** *** ******* *********** ** ****** ** ** the *** (******* ******* ********) ***** ** ******** ***** ** a ******* ** *********, ******** **** ** **** ****** ***** means ***** ****** ******** *** ** ****** ** ** ** additional *****. ******* ********** ************ ******* *********, *** *** ******** a ****** ****** ****** ** ** ***** ** ****** ******* and ******** * ********** ** **** ******** ****** ***** ****** opens.

***** *** **** ********* ** *** ******* ******** ** *********** in *****’* ****** *****. ******** *** ** *** **** ******* model *** *** ******* ** *** ************ ******* ** *** far ******* ** ******* ** **** **. ******* ***** **** interface, ****** ************* ******, ****** ******* ** ***** ************* *** ease ** *** ******* ******* ******** *** **** *** *** of *** ******** ** ***********. ***, ** *** ******* ** purchase * **** ******* **** ** ****** ******** ********, ** back *** *** ******** *** ** ******* ****** ***** ******* on ******* **** *********** *** ** *** *** ***** ******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Jose Chevere | 10/19/15 03:25pm

***** – *********** ** ****** *** **** – *** *** integrator

* ********** *** ***** ***'** ****** ** ****, *** **** statement *****'* ****** ***** *** ******** ** *** **** ********.

**** ** *** *********** *'** ****** **** **** *** ***** (in *** ******* ** ********* * ******* ******* ** *** security ********) **** **** ********* **** *** ********* ** *** company (**** **** *'* ******** ** *** ******* ** ******/********** type *********, *** *-***-**** ********).

*** **** *********** *********** **** **** ********** ** ****** ******** to **** ** ***** *********, *** **** ** *** **** to **** ************ * ******* **** *** *** ** ****** in * ** * *****, ** *** **** ***** ** around *** *** *********. **** **** ***'* **** ** **** the ******** ********* *** *** ***** ** $*, *** **** find *** *** **** **** ** $** **** *** ****** in *** ******** ** ***** ****.

*********** *** ***** **** ******* **** **** ********* *** ** price *********, *** **** ******* *** * *** ** *** mid-tier ****** **** ** *** ***-**** ***'* *** ****** **********, so **** ** *** ** *** ***** ***************.

*********** ** ****** **** ** *** **** ** *** ** front *********** ** ******** * ******** ******* *****, *** *** integrator ** **** ****** * *** ** **** ** ****** that *** ******* *** ******* **** ******** ** ****** *** they ***'* **** *** ** ***** ** ***** ******** ** 3 *****.

***'* *** ** *****, * ***** **'* * **** **** and ******** * **** *** *** *** ** ******** **** visibility, *** **'* *** **** * "** ****" *********** ** the ***********.

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Christopher Uiterwyk

IPConfigure | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/19/15 03:51pm
*** ********* ******* ***** ** ***** **-********* *** ****** ******** to ******* ***** **** *** ****** ** *** ************ ******** of *** ********* ***** ******** **** ****** ** ***, ***-*** requirements *** ***** ***** ** ****** ****** ******.
**% ** ******* *** *********** **** ** ***** ** **% of *** ********* *** **** ******* *****.
*********** *** *** ***** ** ******* ***, *** ******** ***, to *** ********* **% ** ********* *** **** * ******** that ****** ***** ***** ************ ***** ** * ****** *** scalable ***.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Christopher Uiterwyk | 10/19/15 04:21pm

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

*** **** ********* ******* ****** **** ****** ******** ** ******* common *****?

*** *** ****** **** *** **** **** *********** **** ** essentially "****" *** *** ***'* **** ** ***** * *** for *** *&* ** *** *** **** **** **** *** have *** ***** *** $**,*** ******?

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Christopher Uiterwyk

IPConfigure | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/19/15 04:51pm
*****, ****-****** ******** **** ** **** **** * ********** ****** of "*******" ** *** **** ** ******* **************, **************, ***. that *** *** ****** *** *** ***** ********.
** ********* **** ** **** ***** *******-***** ******* **** * higher ****** ** $*** ********* ******* *******, ** ***** *** time ********** ******** **** **** ****** ** **** ***** $*** customer ****, *** ***-*** ******** **** *** ****** **** *** a ****** ******* *** ********** ******* **** **** **** ****** to *********** (*** *** ******** ** *** *********).

Undisclosed #7

In reply to Christopher Uiterwyk | 10/20/15 11:14pm

*****, ****-****** ******** **** ** **** **** * ********** ****** of "*******" ** *** **** ** ******* **************, **************, ***. that *** *** ****** *** *** ***** ********.

* ***** ***** ** ** ***** ** **** ******** ****. Whether *** ******* ** ****-****** ** *** *****'* ********* *** customization ** ************* *********, *** ********** ****.

** *** *** **** ***** ** **** ****-*** ******* **** likely ** ******* ***** ****-*** *****, **** *** **** ****-*** needs. ***'** **** *** **** ***** **** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

10/20/15 07:05am

***** ***** ** **** ************* ***** **** ****** ******** *** enterprise ******** ** *** ** * *** *** ******** ****** tomorrow *** **** *** *******? * ** **** **** *** survive ** ******.

* **** *** ***** ** ***** *** ******* **** ** even ***** *** **** ******* ******* ** ******** **** ** damaged.

**** **** ********* ** ** ** ** *** ***** ******* base ** *** ** *** **** ** **** ***** **** old ******** *** ********** ***** ***********.

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Christopher Uiterwyk

IPConfigure | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 10/20/15 10:22am

*** ******** **** *** ******** **** **** ************** ********. ** you ********** *** ********** ** "**** **********" *** ******** **** become *****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Christopher Uiterwyk | 10/20/15 11:11am

**** ********** ** *********** ******** *** ****** **** *******, ***** typically ***** ***** **** ******* ********* *********** ***** (**: ******** COGS, ******** *&*, *********** ******** *** * *** ** **** identical ****** ** * ****** ***** ** **** **** *******).

* ***'* *** *** **** ** ****-*** *********** *** ***********. This ****** **** *** ******** **** *** **** ***** * few ***** ****, **** *** *** ********* *** **** *** and **** **** *** ****. ***** ****** ***'* ****** ** a "****-******" ****** ******* ** ******** **** *********.

*** ****'* ******* **** ******** ** ** ******** *******, ** I'll *** ** ***** ******** ***********: *** *** ********** ** invest ** *&* *** ***** *** ******** *** ********* ** your *** ******** (****** **** ********** ***********)? ** *** ***** your ******* **** ********* ** ********* *********?

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Christopher Uiterwyk

IPConfigure | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/20/15 01:01pm

***, *** *********** **** ********* ** **** ***** **** *** products ************.

*** *******... ******** ******** "******, *****, ********, *** ***** ********" (Windows/Linux) *** *** *** *****, ***, *** ********** ***** **** a ***** ******** ****** ** ****** '**.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

10/20/15 10:37am

* ***** ****** *** ********* ** *** **** ** ********** concept.

**** **** **** ****** * ***** ******** **** ***** ********, sometime **** ***** ********** *** *** **** *** *** **** to *** ** ***** ** ** ** ** *******:-)

Undisclosed Integrator #6

10/20/15 08:44pm

***** ** ******* ********* ********** *** ******* ********* **** *** name ** ******* ... * **** *** **** ****** ***** it.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 10/20/15 09:38pm

* ** ***** ********* **********(***** ** *********) *** ** ************* *** ****** **** **** is ********* *** ******. ** * *****?

*********** ** ******** ********* *** *** ****** ******, *.*. **,*** cameras ****** *** ********* ******* ** *** **** ****.

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