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Exacq Fires Rep Firms

The Tyco-fication of Exacq is gaining stream. Exacq has fired multiple manufacturer representative firms. In addition, Tyco has implemented a...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

Vidsys CEO Out

Three years ago, Vidsys, one of the last independent PSIMs, named a prestigious CEO. Now he is out. In this note, we look at the move and the...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label

2015 Video Surveillance Guide

The 250+ page, 2015 Video Surveillance Industry Guide, covering the key events and the future of the video surveillance market, is now...

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

How to Hack an ADT Alarm System

This report explains the key steps in hacking an alarm system, like ADT, as was presented in a Defcon 22 presentation. The risk of such a hack has...

By Brian Rhodes - about 9 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

3VR Stays Alive With $8 Million Financing

Now 13 years old, 3VR is the last of a generation of the hyped video analytic startups to find an exit. And with a new $8 million financing, 3VR...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Camera Size Search Engine

Small cameras are highly desirable. And manufacturers want to deliver them - minidomes, microdomes, nanodomes, etc. But figuring out which...

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

Siemens OEMs Milestone

Milestone has picked up one of the biggest companies in the world as an OEM. In this note, we examine how Siemens is using Milestone's VMS, how...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 21 Comments Info plus reports label

Avigilon Acquires 96 MORE Patents

Spending $80 million on patents last month was evidently just the start. Now, Avigilon has acquired 96 more patents from 4 different...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 33 Comments Info plus reports label

Bosch 4K Tested

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By Ethan Ace - over 9 years ago | 22 Comments Research service reports label

Electric Strike Installation Guide

Follow this guide and you will install a strike correctly everytime. As we detail in this post, installing electric strikes successfully is mostly...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Largest New Video Surveillance Projects 2015

140 video surveillance professionals, including integrators and manufacturers, shared the largest video surveillance projects that they have seen...

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

IP Cameras Inside Light Bulbs: A New Market?

Poor lighting is a common problem for video surveillance. To solve this, a big trend in the past few years is to add IR lighting inside the camera...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 29 Comments Info plus reports label

#1 Threat 2015 - China

Over 125 manufacturers shared with IPVM their outlook for 2015. We asked them: "Positive / Negative: Is your outlook for the 2015 video...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 48 Comments Info plus reports label

Access Control Management Software Guide

In access control, the locks, readers and credentials may be what most see but its the management software where everything is controlled. In this...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 33 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis Camera Down-Tilt Auto-Measurement

Tilting a camera too much can create problems. Most commonly, it undermines getting clear shots of faces and license plates. However, mounting...

By Ethan Ace - over 9 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label

This Is Why You Cannot Trust Tri-Ed

Tri-Ed, now Anixter's security division, proves that they care far more about passing off manufacturer hype than supporting their...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 25 Comments Info plus reports label


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