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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IONODES Cirrus NVR Appliances Examined

In this note, we examine a new line of NVR / Hybrid DVR appliances, named CIRRUS, from IONODES. The goal of these appliances is to provide an open...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Axis Iomega VSaaS Integration Examined

In this note, we examine the integration of Iomega NAS devices with Axis's AVHS hosted video offering. While AVHS previously supported limited NAS...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

ObjectVideo's Funding, Future and Challenges Examined

Much maligned video analytic vendor ObjectVideo received a massive investment earlier this year, raising questions about its positioning and future...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Another Nail in PSIM's Coffin: ADT Acquires Proximex

The first rule of PSIM: Security integrators are where open platforms go to die. As such, today's announcement that integration behemoth ADT has...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Verint to Acquire Rontal, Offer PSIM

Verint has acquired Rontal Applications [link no longer available], an Isreal based PSIM provider. Verint will start providing its own PSIM...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Grandstream's New HD Domes Examined

In this note, we examine 2 new HD domes from Grandstream [link no longer available], including the recently announced vandal resistant, outdoor HD...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Drivecam Video Monitoring Examined

In this note we overview DriveCam [link no longer available], a US based company that seeks to provide an end to end driver safety solution for...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Bosch's Thermal Cameras VOT-320 Examined

In this note, we examine Bosch's thermal network cameras [link no longer available], the VOT-320 [link no longer available] series. This is Bosch's...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Aimetis NVR Appliance E3200 Examined

In this note, we examine Aimetis's new NVR Appliance - the E3200 series. This appliance extends the trend of VMS software providers offering...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Aimetis LPR Offering Examined

In this note, we examine Aimetis's addition of LPR / ANPR. This functionality adds to Aimetis's existing suite of built in video analytics....

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Exacq's Entry Level Start VMS Examined

In this note, we examine the new entry level VMS Version from Exacq named Start. Previously, Exacq had only one VMS version - ExacqVision. The new...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Axis VSaaS Myths - Issues and Inaccuracies

A March 2011 Axis 'op-ed' piece on Hosted Video published in SDI Magazine [link no longer available] promised "Myths busted and truth revealed!"...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Wireless Video Surveillance Hijacking Threat

An Australian investigative report is highlighting the risk that video surveillance systems face from wireless hijacking. In this note, we examine...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Can Multiple IP Camera Standards Co-Exist?

3 years ago, when IP camera standard groups emerged, we naively claimed that two 'standards' could co-exist. Now based on the last 6 months testing...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Canon's New Megapixel Cameras Examined

In this note, we examine the announcement of 3 new megapixel cameras from Canon. The release includes a PTZ, dome and box camera as well as video...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Texas Instrument's DM81xx Examined

In this note, we examine the DM81xx, a new chipset [link no longer available] and camera reference design [link no longer available] from Texas...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Mobotix's 2011 Challenges and Future Plans Examined

While Mobotix's growth continued and accelerated at the end of 2010, we believe the company faces new challenges as competitors catch up to a...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Specifying Surveillance Video Quality

Ensuring high quality surveillance video can be difficult. The challenge starts with specifying what level of quality is needed. There are a number...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

ipConfigure's VSaaS Offering Examined

In this note, we examine a new VSaaS offering, called Surveillance Cloud Service [link no longer available] from ipConfigure. While most VSaaS...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Cisco to Discontinue 1 of 2 VMSes (Stream Manager)

In this note, we examine Cisco's announcement that it will discontinue sales of one of its two VMS software solutions - Stream Manager. We look at...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Gish vsCalc iPhone/iPad App Reviewed

In this note, we examine a new iPhone/iPad application from Gish Technologies for calculating video surveillance. The goal of the application is to...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Frightening Surveillance Misuse - Spying on Women

Perhaps the most frightening misuse of video surveillance is guards using the system to spy on and harass women. Making this even more despicable...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Do Camera Phones Excuse Government Surveillance?

While public surveillance systems increase around the world, concerns remain about their misuse and potential privacy violations. However, US...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Genetec LPR + New SharpX Camera Examined

In this note, we examine Genetec’s newest addition to its AutoVu license plate recognition offerings, the SharpX LPR camera. This unit is a new...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Axis M50 Low Cost HD PTZ Examined

In this note, we examine the features, pricing and positioning of the newly announced Axis M50 small form factor PTZ / HD PTZ line. We think this...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

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