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Panasonic Free VMS Licenses Program

Looks like Tyco is a trendsetter. Weeks after Tyco starting giving free Exacq licenses, Digital Watchdog followed suit and now the biggest camera...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Worst ISC West Showing 2015

Here are the top 4 candidates: Arecont IDIS Milestone ONVIF Let's break down the cases for and against each organization's ISC West...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 28 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis Bad Financial Results (Q1 2015)

In their first financials after Canon has agreed to purchase Axis at a massive premium, Axis delivers more bad results. Inside this note, we break...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 14 Comments Info plus reports label

Product / Tech Roundup ISC West 2015

IPVM visited dozens of booths at ISC West. Inside is a roundup of many, but not all, of our visits. We have already written numerous new product...

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

Small Chinese Manufacturers at ISC West

There were ~100 small Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean vendors with tiny booths at ISC West 2015. IPVM spoke to a number of these companies to better...

By Derek Ward - about 9 years ago | 23 Comments Info plus reports label

H.265 Cameras at ISC West 2015

People have been waiting for H.265 for nearly 2 years now. At ISC West 2015, a lot of manufacturers showed H.265. In this note, we answer: who...

By Ethan Ace - about 9 years ago | 8 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis Announces 33MP Multi-Imager Camera

In this note, we examine the features, pricing and competitive positioning of the new Axis 33MP multi-imager camera. UPDATE: see IPVM full test...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

No Milestone, Please Not Coupons

Sigh. After Milestone boasted of adding more storage to their boxes, it could not get any sadder. Yet it has.

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 18 Comments Info plus reports label

48MP Panoramic Camera (DW)

Resolution and options are going up. DW is announcing a 48MP 180° panoramic camera. In this note, we examine the features, pricing and...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago Info plus reports label

ISC West 2015 Show Full Report

The IPVM team spent 3 days on the show floor going through what is new and what manufacturers are pitching. Plus, we have been taking video...

By IPVM Team - about 9 years ago | 64 Comments Info plus reports label

New Products Spring 2015

After very poor new releases in 2014 (see Spring 2014 and Fall 2014 directories), 2015 is already much better. Here are new products being...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago Info plus reports label

Genetec Cloud LPR Examined

The cloud is yet to be a significant factor in video surveillance. Now, Genetec is trying a different approach, trying to simplify LPR using the...

By Ethan Ace - about 9 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis ACC v3 + SanDisk OEM

The most talked about new release in 2012 was Axis Camera Companion, aiming to eliminate traditional recorders and expand Axis into the low end of...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Sony Launches 4K With 20MP Mode

After a year of talking about 4K, Sony is now announcing its first 4K surveillance camera. In this note, we break down the 3 most interesting...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

OnSSI Acquires VMS Company Seetec

The dominoes continue to fall. One of the biggest VMS providers in North America, OnSSI, has bought [link no longer available] one of the biggest...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 22 Comments Info plus reports label

Avigilon Loads Up With $200 Million More

Evidently they are not done yet. In the past 18 months, Avigilon raised $169 million, then bought nearly $100 million in patents, VideoIQ for $32...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 2 Comments Info plus reports label

Hikvision Launching Smart H.264 and H.265

The CODEC wars are heating up. Axis made waves just weeks ago with their H.264 Zipstream, claiming 50% average bandwidth reduction. And H.265 has...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

FLIR FX Tested

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By Derek Ward - about 9 years ago | 11 Comments Research service reports label

Pelco Optera Multi-Imager Cameras Overview

2015 looks to be the year multi-imager goes mainstream. Pelco is one of a number of major brands launching multi-imager cameras. In this note, we...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 11 Comments Info plus reports label

Avigilon First to Demo 7K Cameras

While many manufacturers are announcing and showing 4K cameras, Avigilon has declared it will be the first to demo 7K cameras. In this note, we...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 38 Comments Info plus reports label


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