IPVM's Reports

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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Mobotix P25 Camera Tested

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By Derek Ward - over 8 years ago | 11 Comments

Avigilon Weak Profits Continue - Q2 2015

After spending $39 million buying back their own stock, one would think (or hope) Avigilon would report great earnings. Alas, no. Avigilon's weak...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 6 Comments

NICE Is Out Of the Video Surveillance Business / Now Qognify

One of the bigger players of the prior era is exiting the video surveillance market. NICE is selling off its 'physical security business unit' to...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago | 6 Comments

Favorite Large System Cameras

For large systems, with over 100 cameras, we identified the most preferred camera manufacturers selected from IPVM integrator survey results. Here...

By Brian Rhodes - over 8 years ago | 4 Comments

$100 True WDR Camera Tested (FLIR CVI)

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By Derek Ward - almost 9 years ago | 8 Comments

"Future-Proofing" Access Control Guide

Its one of the most misused phrases around: "Future-proof". However, even without the crystal ball and wizards, designing access control to be...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 9 years ago | 3 Comments

The Company Behind AHD - Nextchip

They are the star of nearly every Chinese spam email now. Plus, they just picked up Samsung. We interviewed Nextchip, the company behind AHD, who...

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago | 13 Comments

Manufacturers: Get Paying or Get Sued - Avigilon Patent Licensing Program

The new Avigilon 'patent licensing program' is starting to roll out, confirmed Avigilon's CEO on today's earnings call. This is just a month after...

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago | 66 Comments

First Integrator Face Off Opened

IPVM is starting a new series. A scenario will be presented and selected integrators can respond with their proposals / designs. Then those...

By Ethan Ace - almost 9 years ago | 25 Comments

Arecont Pulls End User Marketing Claims

Manufacturers, you have to get explicit permission from end users and only state factually true claims about them. Arecont struggles to understand...

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago

Hospital Video Surveillance Guide

This 16-page guide explains the key uses, design factors, and players in the Hospital Surveillance market. A global group of 50 integrators and...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 9 years ago | 16 Comments

Gun Detecting Smartcam Startup

Wild claims are nothing new for security products, but one startup is claiming its home camera can detect guns. GunDetect claims it can stop gun...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 9 years ago | 13 Comments

RIP Frank De Fina

[link no longer available]Frank De Fina [link no longer available] has passed away. De Fina was a well known and respected industry executive,...

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago | 14 Comments

Axis Camera Companion VMS V3 Tested

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By Ethan Ace - almost 9 years ago | 15 Comments

Arecont Accurately Predicts Its Own Fall

You have to give credit where credit is due. Three years ago, Arecont introduced the idiotic Pixels Per Dollar metric. On the one hand, it is...

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago | 13 Comments

BICSI Dumps Security Certification

Security people may love IT, but the feeling evidently is not mutual. Standards/certification group BICSI has terminated their Electronic Safety...

By Ethan Ace - almost 9 years ago | 6 Comments

Surveillance Design Training Class

In this webinar, we demonstrated how to better design video surveillance systems using the IPVM camera calculator. How to lay out cameras on Google...

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago | 5 Comments