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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Axis Q4 2010 Results Examined

Axis's financial results continue to improve, finishing a strong 2010 with its best quarter [link no longer available] in a few years. In local...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

VSaaS Market Size and State 2011

VSaaS has high hopes, small adoption so far and important questions to consider. In this report, we project, analyze and examine the key issues...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Arktan 21MP Camera Upcoming Release Examined

A new entrant to the megapixel video surveillance market plans to offer a 21MP, 180 degree camera. This update reviews key features, pricing and...

By John Honovich - about 13 years ago

Why Does CSST Want to Go Private?

CSST [link no longer available], listed on the NY Stock Exchange and one of the largest providers in the Chinese market is trying to go private. On...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

City Mesh Wireless Surveillance RFP Examined

In this update, we examine a US city's RFP for a city-wide video surveillance system including a public safety mesh network. The RFP includes a...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Sensr.net's Funding and Silicon Valley VSaaS Examined

The funding of Sensr.net represents the first Silicon Valley style play into the emerging Video Surveillance as a Service Market. Until now, the...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Small Business Surveillance Challenges Examined

For small businesses, deploying the right surveillance can be challenging. Usually, they do not have a lot of money available nor do they benefit...

By Marty Major - over 13 years ago

Bosch's SMB IR IP Cameras Examined

Well known for their Extreme CCTV Professional IR products, Bosch is expanding its IR offerings with new Small Business/Retail integrated IR camera...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Unrealistic Surveillance Market Growth Projections

A January 2011 report provides an unrealistically bullish market projection for the video surveillance market. With over 20% annual projected...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

IP Video Application: Funerals

Streaming funerals is an interesting and controversial application of the growing IP video market. In this note, we examine its use, potential...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Exacq's Financial Position and Growth Examined

Exacq is a US based provider of VMS software and hDVR/NVR appliances. The following note overviews Exacq's financial position and growth based on a...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

PoE vs Low Voltage Power Supplies Cost Compared

In this note, we contrast the cost of powering cameras via Power over Ethernet vs a non-powered switch plus a low-voltage power supply....

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

PTZ Usage Statistics 2011

How many PTZs are actually used? What's normal? These are especially interesting questions as multi megapixel adoption continues to grow. Inside...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Alarm Dealer's Expansion to Surveillance

We examine the challenges faced by a medium sized alarm company that exapnded their core alarm business by offering video surveillance. This can...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

ICOP Bankrupt

US mobile DVR manufacturer ICOP has suspended operations [link no longer available] and is seeking investments or perhaps an acquisition. At the...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

What Duties Do Guards Have Watching CCTV?

A woman fell into a mall fountain while security guards sat and laughed. Not only did they fail to respond, they posted a video online showing the...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Bar / Bowling Alley Surveillance Case Study

In this case study, we examine an end user who owns two very different local businesses and decided on different surveillance solutions for each...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Axis's IR Add-On (T90C) Examined

In this note, we provide a detailed examination of Axis's newly announced T90C, an IR illuminator add on to their P33 dome series. We explore how...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Training: RF for Wireless Surveillance

Wireless surveillance failures and problems are well known. These deployments are especially hard because they demand expertise in surveillance, IT...

By Antony Look - over 13 years ago

DTT Surveillance Solution Examined

In this note, we overview the products and market positioning of DTT Surveillance [link no longer available], a US company providing an end to end...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Axis's Retail Report Examined

In this note, we examine a report on retail surveillance use sponsored by Axis. While the report claims an overwhelming interest in network...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Examining Pelco's New Sarix IM Series Domes

In this note, we examine Pelco's expanded mini-dome line. In their announcement, Pelco is emphasizing [link no longer available] that this provides...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

ISC Nearly Triples Number of Surveillance NPS Awards

Despite struggling to identify truly innovative products over the last few years, ISC West is nearly tripling the number of video surveillance...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

The VMS Price Wars Have Begun

Until 2010, the VMS market enjoyed peaceful growth. Now, with unprecedented price drops, the market faces great turbulence and changes. Users...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Infinova's Huge $1.2 Billion IPO Examined

Relatively unknown surveillance manufacturer Infinova announced an IPO valuing the company at $1.2 Billion USD and raising $300 Million USD. This...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

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