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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How Do End Users Monitor Surveillance?

How actively are surveillance systems monitored? Do end users prefer to passively use surveillance for recording activity, or do they actively...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

The Next Big Thing 2012

In the past 5 years, megapixel IP cameras have sweeped the surveillance industry, changing the landscape and expectations of security users. While...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Pelco's Shipping and Return Guarantees

Will making returns easy and guaranteeing stock draw integrators to Pelco? The company thinks so, and they have leveraged the idea into a recently...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

Speco's IP Intensifier Examined

Color images in no light... impossible claim? Not according to Speco, who recently announced an IP version of their Intensifier series [link no...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

End User Video Analytic Adoption

While analytics have a bad reputation, are security operators using them? In a new end user survey, we asked "Do You Use any Intelligent Video...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

Avigilon Growth Cools - Q2 2012

While still fast for the surveillance market, Avigilon's growth cooled notably in Q2 2012 while marketing expenditures skyrocketed. In this note,...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Energy Costs and Video Surveillance

Should you be concerned about the energy costs from your surveillance systems? Are these a hidden killer or can certain products deliver huge...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

Selling Reprints is Unethical

One of the ugliest yet least known elements of the media business is publications selling article reprints to companies covered in those articles....

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Declining Margins 1 Hour Recorded Video

Declining margins are a huge issue for integrators. With pressure from Internet sales rising, a key driver of integrator profitability is being...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Wireless Surveillance Maintenance Guidelines

Maintenance for wireless surveillance is critical, far more so than for wired ones. If you install a wireless surveillance system and forget about...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Top 5 City Surveillance Concerns

City surveillance projects are hard, one of the hardest in all of surveillance. They need lots of outdoor cameras, generally distributed over large...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

Idea: Virtual Neighborhood Watches

Neighborhood watches have become a hot topic. And while the press now is overwhelmingly bad, such watches, done right, can help keep neighborhood...

By John Honovich - over 11 years ago

No More Bucket Trucks? CamEvator

Servicing cameras mounted high in the air can be very problematic and costly. Renting a lift, transporting it to the site, and manoeuvring it in...

By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago

March Cloud Service Reviewed

Historically, video surveillance recorders and the cloud did not mix. Now, March Networks is adding a cloud service to their existing product...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Milestone's Inept PR Agency

I've said it before and I'll say it again, PR people are worthless. Not all, of course, but an amazing number of them. In today's episode, we have...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Where End User Purchase Surveillance - Stats

One of the biggest decisions surveillance end users make is how to buy their systems. Traditionally, integrators were the primary source but...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

OpenEye Recorders Reviewed

How much is customer service worth? NVR manufacturer OpenEye says that it's Customer Service is 'heroic', and that is why you should choose them....

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

Day / Night Camera Tutorial

Day / Night cameras are very popular but not often understood. In this tutorial, we explain what makes a 'true' day / night camera, break down the...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Internet Marketing for Integrators

Terrible best describes most integrator websites. Antiquated, wacky or generic are common descriptions that come to mind. Fortunately, it does not...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Open Camera Installation Tool (Razberi)

Installers typically hate using laptops to install IP cameras, and most everyone agrees: when on ladders, laptops are awkward and cumbersome to...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

ROI of Video Surveillance Made Easy

"It's just an expense" and "it's a damn cost center" are two big negative perceptions that make it hard to justify purchasing surveillance systems....

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago


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