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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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ADI More Bad Advice: Network Switches

Run with scissors?  Play in traffic?  Trust ADI for networking advice? The last we checked with ADI, they were promoting bogus numbers from a...

By Brian Karas - about 8 years ago | 37 Comments Info plus reports label

Samsung Losing Its Name and Integrity

Samsung's video surveillance division told everyone that nothing was going to change. They were wrong, if not lying. They are losing the Samsung...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago | 40 Comments Info plus reports label

Milestone Community Hype vs Substance

Milestone is no longer the Open Platform Company. The Canon subsidiary is now the Open Platform Community. Indeed, Milestone's CEO is promising...

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

Design Calculator Live Class Finished

Note: The class is finished. We will show you how to create advanced video surveillance system designs and use them for persuasive presentations...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago | 7 Comments Info plus reports label

Genetec Access Control Company Profile

Genetec is certainly best known for its VMS capabilities, but they have had their own access control management software for many years. Indeed,...

By Brian Rhodes - about 8 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Arecont Loses Largest Rep Firm

Arecont has been hit hard both by the Chinese disrupting Arecont's former low cost camera leadership and by the recent expansion of top rivals...

By Brian Karas - about 8 years ago | 27 Comments Info plus reports label

Taser Aims To Be Emerging VSaaS Powerhouse

Taser, the company, is best known for its stun-gun product (or "CEW - Conducted Electrical Weapon") which is commonly referred to as a...

By Brian Karas - about 8 years ago | 26 Comments Info plus reports label

Honeywell Acquires Videofied

Honeywell has acquired RSI Technologies, the company behind Videofied, for ~$123 million USD. Rationale The two key reasons Honeywell cites for...

By Brian Karas - about 8 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Avigilon Announces Solid Financials to End 2015

2015 was brutal for Avigilon. Most of the management team was ousted or quit, culminated by the 'retirement' of their leader / COO. The stock...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Buying the 'Great Conversation'

Do not feel bad if you hear the 'Great Conversation' and think of Plato, Plutarch or Shakespeare. Sadly, a company has hijacked the 'Great...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Security Integrator Hourly Rates 2016

What is the average rate security integrators charge customers? 150 integrators told us, including detailed commentary of the key factors...

By Brian Karas - about 8 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Worst VMS Manufacturers 2016

3 VMS manufacturers stood out as creating the worst problems for integrators. 150 integrators responded to our survey on their favorite and worst...

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

IPVM New Features and Improvements Directory

IPVM's development team continuously releases new features and site improvements. This document lists those items so you can see what has changed...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago Info plus reports label

UTC / Interlogix / Lenel Layoffs 2016

Multiple sources have confirmed to IPVM significant layoffs inside of UTC's security divisions - notably Interlogix and Lenel. In this note, we...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago Info plus reports label

Video Analytics Usage Statistics 2016

Our previous video usage analytics statistics (in 2014) showed that integrator use of video analytics was flat from 2011 to 2014, a clear...

By IPVM Team - about 8 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Honeywell Trying to Sell Off Security Business

The last several months have seen M&A activity in the security industry really picking up.  Now Honeywell is getting in on the action by...

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

Hikvision Growth Rate and Profits Falling Q4 2015

Many, including us, were surprised by Hikvision's desperate price slashing on the final days of 2015. Now, it makes a lot more sense. Hikvision's...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Lenel Access Control Company Profile

In our 10th access company profile, we examine Lenel OnGuard access control platform: Comparing Lenel to their competition Examining their...

By Brian Rhodes - about 8 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Ingram Micro's New Chinese Government Ownership

Ingram Micro is fighting back. Many have raised concerns about its agreement to be acquired by the Hainan Airline Group (HNA). In a new SEC...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago | 7 Comments Info plus reports label

Favorite Video Analytics 2016

Video analytics are security professional's choice for the next big thing. Despite that, our Video Analytics Market Guide and Favorites 2014...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label


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