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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Failed: Surveillance Tech Predictions

Days before 9/11, MIT's Technology Review released a tour de force review of surveillance technologies that would soon change the world. Now,...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago

Axis Beats Patent Troll

Axis has beaten one of the biggest and most powerful patent trolls, landing an important victory for the surveillance industry. Two years ago,...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 18 Comments

Genetec VMS Ranking Distortion

Genetec is known for its overly technical, often 'boring' marketing. By contrast, its rival Milestone has the reputation for being more aggressive...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 2 Comments

Lancaster City Surveillance Case Study

Most city surveillance systems are owned by local governments and paid for by taxpayer dollars, but shrinking budgets can cause cities to skimp on...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 7 Comments

Lenel vs Avigilon

One of the most interesting and potentially significant impacts of Avigilon's acquisition of RedCloud is how this helps Avigilon match up against...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 3 Comments

Top Trends May Reviewed

We reviewed the biggest moves and trends within the security industry over the last month, including financial reports, new product releases and...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 6 Comments

Avigilon Acquires RedCloud Access Control

Avigilon has acquired RedCloud, an access control manufacturer, for $17 million in cash. This post will fill in with details over the next...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago | 18 Comments

Competitor Ad Mocks Intransa

Intransa has still made no public announcement [link no longer available] about its reorganization, mass layoffs and quasi replacement company...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 11 Comments

Axis Weak Banking Ads

Banking has been an IP camera laggard. Now, IP camera giant, Axis has released a series of video advertisements touting the benefits of IP over...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 9 Comments

Cisco Exec to Lead Firetide

Firetide had been the most visible and vocal proponent of wireless mesh surveillance but, in the past few years, the company has gone relatively...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 2 Comments

Obtaining Copies of Government Contracts

Contracts for US public schools, airports, city, state and military security systems can typically be obtained. This can be extremely useful if you...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago

Nuisance or Necessity? UAC and VMS

User Access Control (aka UAC) is Windows' attempt at thinking for and proactively protecting users. However, this can become a nuisance and a time...

By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago | 3 Comments

Access Control (Strikes) Full Class Session

Below is an 88 minute full class recording from our access control course, examining door hardware, focusing on strikes. If you like access control...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago

Murder in Front of Broken Camera Missed

In March, a man was shot and killed within view of a surveillance camera in a Miami public housing community. It was not until police tried to pull...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 6 Comments

Dome Wall Brackets

A member asked: "Does anyone make an outdoor mount like this that will fit on a high-quality camera?" Plus, it needs to be a 'universal' mount, not...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago

Social Media Integrated With Surveillance

Personal photos and videos played a major role identifying the Boston bombing suspects and will likely grow in importance. A new service, that...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 3 Comments

Proximity Readers Tutorial

One of the most common credentials is also the most confusing. How exactly do proximity cards 'read' into an electronic access system? Despite...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago | 2 Comments

#1 IP Camera Benefit

Megapixel was, far and away, the number #1 cited benefit in going to IP cameras / video. We asked over 100 integrators to name the "3 biggest...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 3 Comments

A Solid Proposal For a City on a Budget

It is far too common to find RFPs and proposals with missing details, inadequate equipment, and out of date specs. Indeed, it is a top industry...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 7 Comments


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