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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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Pelco Sales and Marketing Execs Both Out

Both Pelco's VP of Sales and VP of Marketing are out of Pelco. In this note, we examine what Pelco is doing, based on a conversation with Pelco's...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

Pelco - A Decade of Decline

Pelco's 2007 acquisition for $1.5 billion USD remains one of the largest video surveillance deals ever, even including the industry's recent wave...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 12 Comments Info plus reports label

Vidsys Hangs On, Gets $11M New Funding

The founder of Vidsys claims to have invented the term "PSIM" in 2005, and for some time, many thought that PSIM was going to be the new VMS. Over...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

Ranking Video Analytic Architectures

Video analytics may be implemented in a number of fundamentally different ways. Many ask: Which one is best? Each has important tradeoffs....

By IPVM Team - almost 8 years ago | 17 Comments Info plus reports label

The Standing Security Desk is Here (Winsted)

Sitting is the new smoking, so they say. But surveillance operators often need to sit for long periods of time, looking at monitors. Standing...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 8 years ago | 15 Comments Info plus reports label

Avigilon Weakest Quarter Ever (Q1 2016)

Just 2 years ago, Avigilon revenue grew an astounding 74%. Now, that feels like 20 years ago. Avigilon's growth rate continues to fall, while...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label

Touchless Fingerprint Reader: MorphoTower

Biometric giant Morpho is most known for their contact fingerprint readers, but the one getting the most attention is the contactless MorphoWave...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 8 years ago | 2 Comments Info plus reports label

Manufacturer Sales Compensation 2016 Report

This is the most comprehensive statistics on manufacturer sales compensation and a must read for those who are on the manufacturing side, want to...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label

Integrators: Convergint Wants To Acquire You

Convergint announced their acquisition of Total Recall, their fourth integrator acquisition in 2016. We spoke with Convergint's Executive Chairman...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 14 Comments Info plus reports label

ADT's Terrible "Business Video Special"

ADT is special. Pricing for HD video has gone down sharply, but not for ADT whose "less than $2 a day offer" is quite impressive.

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 19 Comments Info plus reports label

IDIS International Expansion Examined

IDIS has been spending large to gain awareness, something we criticized early on: How to Blow $200,000 On A Booth (IDIS).  This trend is continuing...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 17 Comments Info plus reports label

New Product: Free Flow Turnstile (dFlow)

A new turnstile uses a totally different approach for access control than anything else on the market.  Instead of unlocking to let people through,...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 8 years ago | 21 Comments Info plus reports label

Camera Innovation is Amazing

The innovation in the video surveillance camera market has never been higher or faster. While there is much negativity about the race to the...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 14 Comments Info plus reports label

BCDVideo Company Profile 2016

BCDVideo claims better value and servers specifically selected for video surveillance, an improved experience versus working with a server...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label


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