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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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Mobotix Growth Rebounds

After its revenue growth flatline over the past year, the latest financials from Mobotix show that company's growth has rebounded moderately. In...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments

Startup Shaking Up PERS Market?

Few markets are as technologically stagnant as PERS, or Personal Emergency Response Systems, yet with mobile technology advancing and increasingly...

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago

City Busted Using Spycams in Bathrooms

Surveillance cameras in bathrooms? Hard to believe. In city bathrooms? Even harder. Bought by the city itself? Almost impossible. Nonetheless,...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 15 Comments

Standard for Access Control (UL 294)

Few specifications are seen more commonly in access control than UL 294. However, aside from seeing it in print, very few understand what it means....

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago

Report from a UK Surveillance Specialist

While the US has typically been either favorable or indifferent to video surveillance, the UK is especially well known for its passion, both...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments

IP Camera PoE Power Consumption Measurements

How much power an IP camera consumes is quite important, especially since most PoE switches do not support max power to each camera....

By IPVM Team - over 10 years ago | 21 Comments

10 Top Discussions This Summer

This year, IPVM launched its own discussions, with over 10,000 comments so far. Now, we have improved it with 12 new features. Here are 10 Top...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago

Camera / Card Reader Combo Reviewed

When IPVM recently reviewed a wall camera for capturing better facial images, several readers commented that a wall-mounted camera would be...

By John Grocke - over 10 years ago | 5 Comments

Shark Tank Security Startup (UniKey)

A startup featured on the US Shark Tank TV show, UniKey, is trying to disrupt residential access control. Now, they are partnering with one of the...

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 12 Comments

CNB Company Shakeup

Korean company, CNB, is one of the larger analog manufacturers specializing in OEMing to large Western conglomerates as well as selling their own...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago

Privately Owned Public Camera Network

Grant funding is drying up, but the need for technology is not. Cities are getting creative when it comes to finding new ways to fund surveillance...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 2 Comments

Design-Build - A Better RFP Process?

Almost everybody in the security industry has a horror story of a "low bid" system installation that has gone terribly wrong. Many city, county and...

By Ben Wood - over 10 years ago | 5 Comments

Genetec Partners With Access Giant

Over the last few years, Genetec has expanded from simply being a VMS to offering access control, and now increasingly being a 'unified' solution....

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments

$59 Smart Camera Module (Pixy)

Beset by lawsuits, the video analytic industry has seen little innovation recently. Now, a new offering from Carnegie Mellon researchers offers a...

By Ben Wood - over 10 years ago | 4 Comments

Spamming Google Surveillance Search Results

Crappy CCTV stores ruin searches for common surveillance terms, making it comically hard to find real information. Google is, unfortunately, deeply...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 5 Comments

7 Lessons From a Security Sales Expert

The sales side of the house often takes a back seat to engineering on IPVM. In this interview, we flip that, speaking with Chris Peterson [link no...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 9 Comments

ObjectVideo Revenue Breakdown

ObjectVideo disclosed its 2012 revenue to be $18.9 million but what does that mean? Where does that 'rank' OV? Where is the revenue coming from? In...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago

Magic Cable Box Debunked

In a recent security magazine 'article', ICE claims a superior cable box that will "save integrators time and money". Is this marketing hype or is...

By John Grocke - over 10 years ago | 4 Comments

Specifying Door Locks

Mechanical door locks regularly remain even after electronic access control is added. Indeed, most are designed to work with what is already hung...

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago

Small City Surveillance Leasing Investigated

Is leasing cameras a good solution for municipalities with small budgets? A small city in Ohio is participating in a trial to find out. By paying...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 2 Comments


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