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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5th Anniversary

In just 5 years, IPVM has become the most informative and influential source on video surveillance globally. This note recaps our achievements,...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago | 4 Comments

Pelco IL10 Value Line Reviewed

Pelco is getting into the IP budget market with its new IL10 Value Line [link no longer available], its lowest cost IP cameras ever. In this note,...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago | 4 Comments

Mustering Tutorial

Access control can be used for more than just securing buildings. Among these powerful 'other' functions is mustering, which immediately accounts...

By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago | 10 Comments

An Alarm Super-Panel?

Combo alarm panels have become popular for small and medium installations. Now, DMP has announced a combo panel that adds in Access Control and...

By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago | 2 Comments

ONVIF Detailed Technical Answers

ONVIF is simultaneously one of the most successful and disliked new offerings of the last few years. On the one hand, its adoption has been...

By Carlton Purvis - about 11 years ago | 10 Comments

Pivot3 Q1 2013 Update

Intransa's troubles have raised concerns about the viability of specialized surveillance storage appliances. However, Pivot3, another well known...

By Carlton Purvis - about 11 years ago

Notice: Avigilon Not Involved

Recently, we ran two posts covering illicit access / redistribution of IPVM content. In those posts, we made reference to "Avigilon...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago

Videofied Major Video Improvements

Videofied has announced major improvements to its line, including live viewing, day/night sensors, and increased resolution, aiming to close the...

By Ethan Ace - about 11 years ago

World's Smallest HD Bullet (Axis M2014)

Axis announced the M2014-E, what it's calling "world's smallest HDTV bullet-style network camera." While it might sound like a game changer, the...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago | 11 Comments

City Wide Mesh RFP Reviewed

Mesh wireless has a dubious reputation, with many stories of system failures and finger pointing between manufacturers, integrators and end...

By Ben Wood - about 11 years ago | 3 Comments

Sexism and the ISC West Party Girls

A major tradeshow is coming up and, with that, marketing gimmicks abound. Some are goofy, but others raise serious concerns about creating an...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago | 95 Comments

Wireless Access Primer

In the past few years, one of the most interesting developments in access control has been the introduction and growing adoption of wireless access...

By Ethan Ace - about 11 years ago

Entire Intransa Staff Laid Off

Intransa has laid off its entire staff and will no longer be a company by the end of the month, according to an employee who was laid off this...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago | 27 Comments

Anixter, Citing Axis, Sets Industry Back Years

Anixter declares, "The biggest business driver is that an IP based solution is less expensive than an analog solution." Not only is this factually...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago | 4 Comments

ISC West 2013 Mega Event Finished

We did our biggest event ever at ISC West 2013 on Thursday April 11th. You'll get intelligent conversation, networking and a chance to meet the...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago | 18 Comments

Surveillance Cameras on Light Poles Tutorial

A growing trend makes putting surveillance cameras on the most logical choice in parking lots - light poles - very problematic. Increasingly, power...

By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago

School VMS Upgrade - Ripoff or Deal?

A local US newspaper has questioned the need for a local school district to upgrade its VMS software just a few years after its initial install....

By Carlton Purvis - about 11 years ago | 17 Comments

Busted - Wireless Surveillance Sales

"Boom Times Ahead for Wireless Video Surveillance," blares a trade magazine. Ironically, the underlying stats show the opposite - a bust for...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago | 4 Comments

Soft on Manufacturers, Tough on Kittens

Finally, a security trade magazine is taking a bold stand! Unfortunately, it is in favor of felicide, justified by austerity. UK firefighters...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago | 4 Comments

Dedicated Micros Freefall Continues

Once a DVR powerhouse, Dedicated Micros is rarely, if ever, heard from. Back in the mid 2000s, the company peaked at an impressive ~$135 million...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago | 18 Comments


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