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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Arecont Tests Firmware

The tech gods must be smiling at the recent Arecont Vision 'news'. The brave journalists at Security Products traveled all the way to Germany to...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

PPF vs Lighting Variances

A major flaw in using Pixels Per Foot (PPF) to specify surveillance cameras is how easily the metric is undermined. Theoretically, you should...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Cable Installation Gun (LaserLine)

Not many think shooting a gun can reduce labor costs. However, that is exactly the claim made by LaserLine, a tool for shooting pull lines over...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

Minidomes vs Full Size Dome Tradeoffs

Not too long ago, dome cameras were huge, fitting a full-size box camera into a large protective bubble. The move to "minidomes" changed that,...

By Ethan Ace - over 11 years ago

Revolutionary Door Lock? (Lockitron)

This could be the biggest thing to hit access control in years. A Silicon Valley startup has developed a low cost 'smart' adapter for existing...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

ASIS Financials Investigated

Nonprofit ASIS International has richly compensated executives, driven primarily by promotional payments from vendors, and supported by numerous...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Who's #1 Online for Video Surveillance?

Who's #1 online for video surveillance? You'll never guess. I can pretty much guarantee that. Are you thinking old school? Pelco? No. How about...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Extreme HD PTZ Series (Moog/Videolarm)

Want a bullet resistant, pressurized or explosion proof High Definition PTZ? Until today, one had to buy a third party enclosure and assemble it...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

Axis Smallest Minidome?

The quest for the world's smallest minidome continues. Whether for aesthetic or security purposes, unobtrusive domes are in demand. Axis'...

By Ethan Ace - over 11 years ago

DANGER: BRS Labs Goes Pre-Crime

Big Brother - A selling point, human rights violation or both? Controversial video analytic supplier BRS Labs is pushing forward with its most...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

LPR Privacy Problems Reviewed

The Wall Street Journal has released a detailed investigative report that raises significant concerns about privacy threats from the growing use of...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Scare Off Burglars with FakeTV?

What if a gadget that cost the same as one's month alarm monitoring charge could scare off burglars? That's the claim of a new product called...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

The UK's Gone Mad

Surveillance cameras are putting human rights at risk, blares a UK government official, a UK newspaper and the venerable BBC, creating an uproar of...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Next Generation Intercoms (Stentofon Turbine)

Just like IP cameras, IP intercoms are getting more sophisticated. In the olds days, it might have been little more than a microphone and speaker...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

NFC: Not Ready for Primetime

NFC continues to be the biggest buzzword in access control. HID, the principal manufacturer of the technology for EAC applications, is eager to...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

Lenel's New VMS: PRISM

A few years ago, Lenel OEM'ed OnSSI (who OEM's Milestone, etc). Now, Lenel is changing the way it does VMS by introducing a new product named...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

Advanced Surveillance Course Details Overview

This 4 minute video overviews the 6 key components of the IPVM Advanced Video Surveillance course explaining the use of pre-class quizes, weekly...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Axis Declares Megapixel Race Over!

It's Over! The race for more megapixels and higher resolution is no more, according to IP camera gorilla Axis - whose top resolution for most...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

The Funniest Spin on a Weak ASIS2012

Spinning is an art form. And doing so when faced with bad news is the pinnacle of the art. With show traffic so poor at ASIS 2012, this demanded...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Bosch Security 2012 Financials

The following post summarizes financial details disclosed by Bosch Security System's President at Essen 2012. This includes all security products,...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

FLIR Wide Dynamic Thermal (FC Series)

The IP thermal market continues to expand, this time with FLIR's "wide dynamic" FC series. FLIR claims this camera's enhanced image processing...

By Ethan Ace - over 11 years ago


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