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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IP Cameras Standards - ONVIF Won

In just over 2 years, IP camera 'standards' have made impressive strides. In 2008, when the efforts commenced, major questions existed as to when...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Optelecom-NKF Acquired by TKH Group

Optelecom-NKF, a specialist in the large scale surveillance products (including video over fiber) has announced that TKH Group will acquire them...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Arecont's QA and Reliability Examined

While determining accurate failure rates for cameras is difficult, a number of signs point to ongoing issues with Arecont's cameras.The difficultly...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

ADT / Tyco Security Q4 2010 Financial Results

In this note, we examine both ADT's and Tyco Security's financial results for the calendar quarter Q3 / fiscal quarter Q4 2010. For the second...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Low Cost HD Domes Getting Very Attractive

In the last year, numerous low cost HD domes have come to market putting intense pressure on SD offerings - both analog and IP. For aesthetic...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Sony X Series Camera Overview

Sony's latest addition to its network camera portfolio, the X series, provides HD 720p and HD 1080p models at lower price points, smaller form...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Video Surveillance RFPs Reviewed - Vol 1

In this report, we review 4 recent real-world video surveillance Request for Proposals (RFPs). RFPs provide a good look into the needs, challenges...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Police Department Surveillance RFP

In this update, we examine a US town's video surveillance system RFP for their police department headquarters. Rather than issuing a performance or...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

City Housing Authority RFP Examined

In this note, we examine a current video surveillance RFP for a housing authority covering more than a dozen sites. The RFP is specified in extreme...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

School District RFP Examined

In this note, we examine a County's RFP for school district video surveillance. This specification requests both access control and video...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

What's So Special About Milestone?

Milestone is one of the most well known companies in the industry yet neither its sales nor its technology is vastly superior to many other...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Smart Camera Advantages for Critical Security

In our video analytic testing series, we observed 2 key advantages for smart cameras (cameras with built-in analytics) vs cameras that have an...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Transit Center's Surveillance RFP Examined

In this note, we start a new series examining and critiquing published RFPs for surveillance systems. These are actual projects that are currently...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Color Night Vision Cameras

In this update, we examine Flir's Color Night Vision cameras, a new offering from FLIR that leverages the EMCCD camera cores we reviewed in June...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Audio Analytic Company Overview

In this note, we overview the products and positioning of Audio Analytic, a UK based startup developing sound analytics for use in security...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Insight Marketplace / VSaas 'Apps' Examined

In November 2010, Envysion announced a partnership program called the Insight Marketplace [link no longer available]. While partner announcements...

By John Honovich - over 13 years ago

Survey: Hardened PoE Switches for IP Video

Deploying IP cameras in environmentally demanding applications such as utilities, public safety, transportation, marine, manufacturing, railway,...

By Antony Look - over 13 years ago


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