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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ASIS 2014 Show Floor Review

What Happened to the New Products? Nothing major at all. Disappointing. Lots of new recorder boxes, for some reason. Axis is now in the box...

By IPVM Team - over 9 years ago | 25 Comments Info plus reports label

Startup: Thermal Radar

Two years ago, we covered a thermal panoramic system that covered huge areas, but came with a huge pricetag of ~$250,000. Now a startup...

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

Vicon CEO Losing Strategy

They got the Milestone exec to be their CEO, but his strategy is shaping up to be no better than the failing ones of the previous Vicon /...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 10 Comments Info plus reports label

HID 'Twist and Go' Access Control

Credential giant HID Global is making it easier to use cell phones as credentials. Instead of pushing buttons to turn on an app, users need only to...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 11 Comments Info plus reports label

ASIS 2014 - 17 Manufacturer Tech Review

This long post recaps key findings from IPVM team members meeting with manufacturers at ASIS 2014 including Hikvision, EMC, Pelco, Digital...

By IPVM Team - over 9 years ago | 12 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis Multi-Imager Panoramic / PTZ Q6000-E

Axis has launched its first multi-imager panoramic, entering in to a promising market with limited suppliers, most notably Arecont. However, Axis...

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

Axis Launches NVRs

The PC is dead? Not in the surveillance word, where boxes are the big new innovation thing. Axis has joined the fray with their S10 series of...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 8 Comments Info plus reports label

Debunking Assa Abloy President's Next Big Thing

The President of one of the biggest names in access control has proclaimed the next big thing: energy reduction for electrified hardware. Assa's...

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

Axis Releases Card Reader

Last year, Axis put the security market on notice by releasing the A1001 access controller (see IPVM test results of it). Their follow up this...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

NICE Suspect Search Examined

Did you lose your child here? Or here? Now, many might say you were a terrible parent but not NICE Systems. NICE's new Suspect Search [link...

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

Genetec's New 'Unified' Appliance

Genetec has announced a 'unified security appliance', touting the ability to deploy video and access. But what is so interesting or different...

By Brian Rhodes - over 9 years ago | 7 Comments Info plus reports label

Video Insight Gives Away Access Control Free

Genetec has offered unified access and video for years and Milestone added its own integrated access last year, but Video Insight aims to top them...

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

Scallop Multi-Imager Camera Improvements

Earlier in 2014, after years adrift, multi-imager panoramic camera specialist Scallop rebooted. Now, the company is moving forward with product...

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

Avigilon Analytic Cameras Released

Just weeks after discontinuing VideoIQ's products, Avigilon has released their own analytic embedded cameras. In this note, we answer: How do...

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

Fall 2014 New Products Directory

New releases are weak this year, and unfortunately, the trend does not appear to be changing this fall. Here is a list of new products released...

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

Genetec Adds IP Telephony (Sipelia)

Why would one of the biggest VMSes get into Voice over IP? That is the big question as Genetec has announced Sipelia, a "communications...

By Ethan Ace - over 9 years ago | 2 Comments Info plus reports label

Milestone Launches DVRs

So much for innovation and the open platform, Milestone has entered the DVR business. In this note, we examine the upside for Milestone, the...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago | 32 Comments Info plus reports label

Intrusion Detection Keypad Guide

Arming and disarming are the most fundamental tasks in intrusion systems. Keypads are the most common way to accomplish this, though the sheer...

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

New Product: Software House Mega Controller

Software House's new controller, iStar Ultra, doubles the number of doors typically supported, from the commonplace 16 to a rare 32. In this note,...

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


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