Worst VMS Manufacturers 2016

Author: John Honovich, Published on Feb 29, 2016

3 VMS manufacturers stood out as creating the worst problems for integrators.

150 integrators responded to our survey on their favorite and worst VMSes. With the favorites report complete, we now turn to the 3 worst.

A clear common theme emerged: companies releasing major new VMSes caused integrators lots of problems.

The Big 3

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  • "*****......** *** ******* ******** **** *** ******** **** **** ******* to **** *** ********* ******** **** **** *** ****. *** "free" ******* **** ****** * ****** ** **** *** ******** wanted ** ***. **** ******** ** ****** **** *** ** was **** ** **** ********* ********** **** **** ***** **** us *****. ** ****** ****** ****** ** **-**** **** ** a ********* ********** *** ********* *** *** ***** ******* ** with **** ****"
  • "***** - ********* ** *** *** ********* ****** ** *****. you **** ** *** **** ******* *** **** ****** *** license ** ***** ** ****** ****** ****. *** *** ****** has * ******* ****** **********"
  • "*****. **** **** **** ***** *** ***** **** *********** *** cumbersome *** *** ********** ** **** ** *** *** ****. Upgrading ******** ** ***** ** **** ****"
  • "***** - *** ** *** **** ** *** ******* * VMS ******* ****** *********? ********** ** ****!"
  • "** ** * *** ** *****. **** *** ******* ** 5.0 ** *** *****. ** ****** ***, **** ***** ******* and ****** ***********. *.* *** **** **** ************ *** ** starting ** ***** ** ** ** ** **** ** *.* was ** ******"
  • "*****. *** **** ****** **** ****** ******* *** **** ***** compatible **** ******* ****** *************"
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  • "***** **.* *** *** ********* ****** **** ****** *******, ****** server-side ****** *********, ***. **'** ******** ******** ** *.* ** the **** ** *** *** ** ***** ******. *********** **** we *** ******** **** ***** *** *** ********* *** *** recorders *** *** **** (******* ** ** *****)"

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  • "***** ***** ***. *** ********* *** **** ***********. *** ** not ******, *********** **** **** ** *** ** ******* ******* any ******. *** ** *** **** ******** *** *******"
  • "***** ***** *** *** *** ***** ********* ** **** ****** not ** ******** *********** ********* ** **** ********** ** ***** video *******"

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  • "** **** *** * ****** ** ********* **** *** ***** Digital ****** **** ** *** **** ****. ****** **** ********** failing ** * ***** ****** ** ****"
  • "***** ***** ******* ****** ******* ** * **** **** ********. Our ******* ********** ********* ********* *** *** ******* **** ******* 180 *******. *** ****** ***** ******* ** *** *** *** page, ******* ** ******** ** ** * ********* *****. ******* product ******* ** *** *** **** ** ** **** ** be."
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  • "** ********* *** ************ * ***** ***** **** ****** ******; the ******** *** **** **** ** *** ******** **** **** system ** *** **** ********* *********. ** ******* *** *** team *** ***-***** ** **** ****** *** ***** ******** * new ****** ******* ***** ****** **** ****** *** *** **** and *** *** ****** ** ****** *** ****."

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Comments (14)

Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | 02/29/16 06:01pm

* ***** ***% **** ***** ******* ***** ** *****. **** complex *** ********* ** ***** *** ***. ** ** ********** difficult ** *** * *** ****** *** ****** **** ** is ******* ** ** ****** ******** ***** * **** ** tweaking.

** ****, ** ** *** **** **** ********, *** ******* 18 ****** *** * *** ****** ** ** ***** ** the ***** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Ross Vanderklok | 02/29/16 06:13pm

"******** ***** * **** ** ********."

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

Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 02/29/16 07:02pm

****** ******** ******. ******* *** *** *** **** **** **** is ********* *** **** ******, **** *** **** ****/*****. ** finally **** **** * ******* ******* ** * *** *. This *** ** *** **** ******* ** ***'* ****, *** we ***'* **** ******** **** ***.

**** ******** *** **** **** ** *** ****** ** **** in *** ****** ***** ** ***** ***** ******* ** ******** take. **** ** **** ** ** **** *** ******* ******** took (********* **** ***'*), *** **** *** *** * ***, check ** *** **** *** ******* ***** **** *** **** go ** ** *** **** *****. ** **** ****** (***** we *** ** ** **** *** ******* ******** ** ******** type) *** **** ** ** ** ****. *** ** * day ** ** **** ** *** **** *** ******* ***** like ** ***** ** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Ross Vanderklok | 02/29/16 09:29pm

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

Tony Darland

IPVMU Certified | 03/01/16 02:29pm

********* ** * **** * ****** ** *** ****** ******** or ********** ** **** ****** *** ****** ********* ****. * do *** * *** ** ******* ** ********* ***** ** the ****** ** "**** ******** *** ** ******* *** ** this ******". * *** ***** ****** ** ******* ****** *'** discovered *** ****** **** ** ******* ** ****** *** * have ** **** **. **** *** ***** ******'* ** ***** of **** *** ***** **** ***** ****** ***** ****** ** to *** ***** ** ***** *******.

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Undisclosed 1 Distributor

| 03/01/16 03:47pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Distributor | 03/01/16 03:52pm

******** ** *****,********* ***** *** ******. **'* ***** ***, ****** ********** **, *** * ** not ***** ** ********** ******* (*) **** *** *********** *** it *** (*) ********* **** *** ******* ** ****.

Undisclosed 1 Distributor

In reply to John Honovich | 03/01/16 04:02pm

**** ****** ***** **** ********* ** ***** ** **** *****'* development?

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Distributor | 03/01/16 04:06pm

* ** *** **** **** *** ****** ***** *** ***** has *** **** **** ** ***** ** *** ******** ********. It ** * **** ********. * **** *** ********* *** next **** ** **** **** **** **** *** ***** ***** forward.

Undisclosed 2 Integrator

| 03/01/16 06:54pm

***** *.* *** *** .. *** ****** ****** ********* **** a ******* ** * ***.. *** ****** ******* *** ..*********.. You *** *** **** ** ** ****** ******** ******. ******* 5.1 ** * **** ** *** ***** ********* *** *** there ***. *** ************* ********* ** *** ******** ***** ********* than *.* ** ******** ****** ** **** ****. *** *** and ****** ******** ********** *** *** ***** **** ***** *** been ***** *** * *** *****.

** *** ******* ****** ****** ***-***** *******. ***** ** ******* NVR ********** ** ***** ** **-***** "*********" ... *** *** customers/applications, **** ***** **** ******. ** *** ** **** *** lack ** ********* **** **** *** ** ** ** * serious *****. ** ***** ***** ********* ******* ******** *** **** expensive ******* **** **** ***.. **** ****** ** ******* *** re-play **** ****.

Undisclosed 3 Integrator

| 03/01/16 07:26pm

***** ********/***** ***** *** ****** ** ******** ** ****. *'* be ******* ** *** **** *** ********* ** ** *** data **. ** **** ****** ****** **** ***-***** ** ***********? New ******** ** ******. ********** ** ***-****. ** ***-**** ***** not **** * *** *** * ********* ****** **** ** integrator.

*** **** ****** **** *** *.* ******* ** ********? *.* was ***...**** ***, ******* *.* *** **** ** *** **** worked *** *** ** ******** ****** *****.

****'** ******!

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 3 Integrator | 03/01/16 07:29pm

*** ****** *** **** *********** *** *** ****** ***** ** that *** ******* ********** *** ********** **** **** **** ***** than *** ******* *** ****.

**** ****** *** *** ** ******* * / **, ****, which *** ***** *.* *** ********.

Carlos Espinoza

| 03/01/16 08:03pm

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

Ronen Atsil

| 04/18/16 01:40pm

******* *.* ****** **** ****** **** ****** ** ******* *.* and *** ** *** ******* ******* ***** *** ***** ** definitely ** *** *** ********* *** *** *** ****...

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