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IPVM's independent reporting is divided into 3 categories: (1) Public, (2) Info+: news, profiles, tutorials, etc. and (3) Research: tests, shootouts, competitive and financial analysis.
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Training: Using a Lux Meter

Getting good images at night is one of the most challenging problems in video surveillance. Making this worse is that generally you cannot trust...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

US Shrink Up

Acoording to the NRF, shrink is up significantly between 2007 and 2008 (rising from $34.8 M USD to $36.5 M USD). The report also has a breakdown of...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

VoIP Providers Moving into Security

A new survey article from Telcom magazine [link no longer available] provides advice to VoIP service providers about entering the video...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Results of IP Camera Survey

94 respondents answered our IP camera survey. Here are some highlights of the results: 73% believe standards are very important while only 4%...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Acquisition Examined

This week, Thermal/IR manufacturer Axsys was acquired by General Dynamics [link no longer available] for $643 M USD. That's a high sum for a...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Timetable for ONVIF Support

Axis told me that they plan to release ONVIF support to their camera firmware in Q3, 2009. This will be in addition to their existing...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

CSO Survey Details

Recently, a survey of CSOs was released. Key findings include: This year 70% of security managers agree that the security leader's role is...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Gennum's HD Offering

For HD cameras, see Gennum's HD over Coax for Surveillance announcement from a few months ago. The solution is called Aviia [link no longer...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Timesight Product Evaluation by PSA

The PSA has released an evaluation of TimeSight Systems VMS product. It's an interesting read and good insight into how a large organization like...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Training Videos

IQinVision has released a series of videos on their 4 series dome including an overview video, a review of what's included, and a description of...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

AgentVi i-LIDs Certified

Agent VI announced that its analytics have been certified by i-LIDs [link no longer available]. i-LIDS [link no longer available] provide the UK...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Agilence's LP Surveillance Offering Examined

Agilence is a LP Solutions / NVR provider that recently received an investment from Pelco's parent company [link no longer available]. This...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Furlough Examined

The local Fresno news is reporting that Pelco will be furloughing employees [link no longer available] this summer. Pelco responded via email,...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Q1 09 Financial Results Announced

March Networks released it financial results this week, confirming 2% revenue growth Q1 09 compared to Q1 08. This is consistent with their...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Survey Stats on Convergence

Security Magazine recently released convergence survey results from large scale security departments. Here are some interesting aspects: 70% of...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Expanding Support Offerings

The complexity of IP Video software demands causes difficulties for many integrators (especially relative to the simplicity of DVRs). This week,...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

PSIM Companies Dangerous Positioning

Another pro-PSIM magazine article: This article focuses on all things that PSIM must do. Essentially, it must do everything - total...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Baseline / Main / High Profiles

In a May Pelco seminar, Pelco advocacted of High Profile H.264. H.264 provides a variety of profiles and levels (H.264 is more like a family of...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

How Good are Security Manager's PCs?

User's PCs have a significant impact on video surveillance systems. While video may be processed and stored on optimized dedicated servers,...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

New Product Offering

Salient Systems has released a new product offering, called ONE [link no longer available], that offers their IP video software without enterprise...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

IP Video Software Price Points

Two important points about IP video software - tiering price levels and the value of enterprise management. MSRP around $100 USD seems to be the...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

ByRemote Overview

ByRemote is one of the first companies to enter Managed Video/ Video Surveillance as a Service. Given the high level of interest in this area, I...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Pivot3 Product Update

Pivot3 now has two product models - the Databank [link no longer available] and the CloudBank [link no longer available]. The difference between...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Don't Smile! Face Recognition Rules

While facial recognition for identification verification (like Driver's Licenses) continues to expand, the technology suffered a PR black eye this...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago


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