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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SIA Technology 'Insights'

There's a new 'journal' out from the Security Industry Association, aka the manufacturer's trade group, called SIA Technology Insights that...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 3 Comments

Use Google to Calculate Surveillance Storage

Manufacturer calculators are a bad crutch that can increase mistakes. They attempt to make it easy but gloss over key factors that tend to deliver...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 5 Comments

3VR Significant Layoffs

3VR has laid off 15 employees, five of which are from its sales team, IPVM has learned. This leaves the company with a skeleton crew of three sales...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 6 Comments

Multi-Camera Tracking Works?

Being able to track people across cameras and buildings simply by using cameras and analytics is something of a 'holy grail' for the surveillance...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 3 Comments

BRS Labs Financials and Future Examined 2013

BRS Labs is one of the most ambitious companies in the surveillance market. While the company has aggressively touted its achievements, IPVM's...

By IPVM Team - almost 11 years ago | 10 Comments

Hikvision Trumpets Global Dominance

The surveillance industry is defined by its deep fragmentation, with hundreds, if not thousands of manufacturers, but no single dominant force. But...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 12 Comments

Smartvue Cloud Connected $299 NVR

NVRs typically cost thousands of dollars. Now one manufacturer has released one that costs less than $300 plus offers a cloud connection. Is this...

By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago | 6 Comments

List of Lowest Cost Outdoor IP Cameras 2013

Recently, a member asked for the lowest cost outdoor IP cameras, observing accurately that the range in price between manufacturers was...

By Derek Ward - almost 11 years ago | 14 Comments

Responding to BRS Labs Demands

Earlier this month, we read a BRS Labs document detailing the company’s historical performance and future plans. On June 10th, we reached out to...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 6 Comments

Tyco Acquires Exacq

Tyco is spending $150 million in cash to acquire VMS/NVR manufacturer Exacq, who generated $54.6 million in 2012. This is one of the most expensive...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 67 Comments

Milestone 'Smart' Spot Monitor

Many users want to avoid dedicating a PC just to watch surveillance video in their store or business. Recently, we looked at general-purpose...

By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago | 4 Comments

NC City Surveillance Challenges

City surveillance systems can be challenging, even for a small city of one hundred thousand people with just a handful of cameras. In this note, we...

By Ben Wood - almost 11 years ago | 11 Comments

Free Advanced VMS? Axxon Next Review

AxxonSoft, a Russian VMS power, made a splash globally with their 2011 release of a free 16 channel VMS version, which remains one of the most...

By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago | 22 Comments

Axis WDR vs WDR?

Axis has two types of WDR, and if you do not know the difference between the two, join the club. One is called WDR with Dynamic Contrast and the...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 9 Comments

Surveillance Study Hall LIVE Series

This summer, every Friday at 4pm EDT, we will be holding a LIVE surveillance study hall session where we answer your questions and teach you how...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago

Manufacturer Alleges Magazine is Biased

Rockoff Security's eponymous CEO has alleged that the most well known Asia security magazine, ASMAG, is biased .... against his products. His...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 4 Comments

Court Strikes Down Bathroom Cameras

Sex offenders were being monitored inside bathrooms by surveillance cameras. The facility was concerned that patients had been attacking each other...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 2 Comments

airVision 2.0 Reviewed

After disrupting the wireless industry, Ubiquiti launched its attack into video surveillance. However, last year they were derailed by Chinese...

By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago | 11 Comments

The China Surveillance Skew

Many like to make decisions based on market statistics. It gives (misleading) comfort about what the right move is. For instance, if the market is...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 4 Comments


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