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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AV3100 installation

The camera system is compact and has good packaging, but the overall embedded system design and firmware has to be improved. The system has some...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Video Management Optimized for Large-Scale Surveillance

Steelbox provides a unique and very attractive solution to large scale video surveillance deployments. In applications where more than a hundred...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Is Public CCTV Effective?

While we continue to spend more on public CCTV systems, the debate on CCTV effectiveness has reached a polarizing and inconclusive standoff. On the...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Exploring IBM Video Analytics (Smart Surveillance System)

IBM offers a unique approach to video analytics. I highly recommend understanding it and its trade offs. While I think most users, outside of the...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Why Customers Choose Centralized Analytics

Performing analytics at the DVR/NVR is a very popular choice in video surveillance. Reading the trade magazines and viewing marketing materials,...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

Schneier Unfair to CCTV: Exploring CCTV Advantages

While Bruce Schneier is a brilliant security thinker, I find his recent arguments against CCTV to be unfair. This is a critical issue because...

By John Honovich - over 14 years ago

The Importance of Simplicity for Video Analytics: Exploring ioimage

Maximizing simplicity will be a critical factor in IP Video success. In the early days, having a feature was enough. Now, with so many providers...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Reviewing Axis VMS - "Camera Station"

While Axis is best known for its cameras, it does provide NVR software (with limited functionalities). Axis recently released a new version of this...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

What is the Impact of H.264 on NVRs and User's PCs?

The biggest concern in using H.264 lies on the impact that H.264 video streams will have on NVR servers and client PCs. If H.264 video...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Why IT will not Take Over Security

Automation is a powerful economic force, one that will ultimately make IT irrelevant to physical security. It may seem paradoxical but the same...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

What is Happening to DVRs? Examining March Networks

March Networks recently released an extremely detailed strategic report on the future of their product and its positioning. If you are a March...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Exploring Details on H.264 Megapixel Cameras

H.264 megapixel camera support may be the hottest topic in all of video surveillance today. Nevertheless, details on how H.264 megapixel cameras...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Avigilon's Megapixel Surveillance Offering Examined 2008

[NOTE: This report is FAR out of date and is left here simply for historical purposes. See our recent Avigilon coverage.] While megapixel cameras...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Top 3 Problems Limiting the Use and Growth of Video Analytics

While video analytics holds great promise, people are still asking about the viability of using analytics in the real world. Indeed, as stories of...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

The Value of Hybrid NVR/DVRs in IP Video Systems

Hybrid NVR/DVRs are appliances (purposed built computers) that can simultaneously support IP cameras and directly connected analog cameras. This...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Introduction to Video CODECs : MJPEG, MPEG-4, H.264

CODECs are a critical element of choosing, designing and using video surveillance systems. CODECs can lower the price of overall systems and...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Will Security Integrators Survive IT Convergence?

Many believe security integrators are dead; walking dinosaurs who are oblivious to their impending extinction. Indeed, many new IT entrants...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

H.264 is Hot: What are the Potential Problems and Risks?

[UPDATE: This article is deprecated. The H.264 has now been widely accepted for years and is the surveillance market de facto standard. In 2013,...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Why Asymmetric Bandwidth is Important to IP Video Systems

You may notice that your home cable modem offers greater bandwidth going down to your house than going up to the Internet. For instance, while you...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

360 Panoramic Cameras Going Mainstream

After years of unfulfilled promises, panoramic cameras look ready to go mainstream. Increased performance, reduced costs and the rise of IP video...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

How to Optimize NVR / DVR Storage

Megapixel cameras have brought renewed interest in measures to maximize NVR/DVR storage duration and use. Cost is a big factor as the potential...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Using Video for Marketing and Operations

What's really interesting about "convergence" is using video for marketing and operation purposes rather than security - IT integration. Today, I...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Security Managers are Not Demanding Higher Image Quality

This statement may appear absurd because obviously security managers are buying higher resolution cameras, encoders and recorders. I do not doubt...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

How to Read Marketing Material

Almost all IP video info is vendor marketing. Good decision making requires critically reading and analyzing this material. At first, I did not...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

Priorities for Network Uptime in Video Surveillance

Understanding what measures are feasible and what measures are extremely expensive or not possible is a key element in planning your network uptime...

By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago

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