IPVM's Reports

Pelco Sarix TI Thermal Cameras Review

The UK's favorite camera this year [link no longer available] is from an American subsidiary of a French conglomerate. So what makes Pelco's...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Best and Worst in Retail Surveillance - NRF 2012

Perhaps the biggest and most important conference in retail security just concluded last week. IPVM went down to New Orleans to see what was being...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

Day/Night vs IR Cameras

When low light image quality is critical, Day/Night and IR cameras are two of the top choices. But how do these two differ and when should you...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Exacq Surging Revenue and Financials Reviewed

In the last year, revenue for VMS manufacturer Exacq has surged nearly 70% and in 2011, the company's total annual revenue surpassed $32 million...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Pixel Velocity Overview

High end video analytic systems that are still in business are few and far between. One company that we hear about from time to time is Pixel...

By Ethan Ace - almost 12 years ago

Veracity Coldstore Overview

What if you could reduce your costs for buying storage, powering that storage while eliminating RAID rebuild concerns? That's the basic pitch of...

By Ethan Ace - almost 12 years ago

Concealed Vertical Cable System

Nothing seems more tedious that adjusting door hardware, and adjusting concealed vertical rods is the biggest pain of them all. Every door access...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

Getting Coverage in Major Newspapers

Every so often video surveillance manufacturers are featured in major newspapers. Today, Avigilon is on the front page of the USA Today's Money...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Sued! Avigilon, Hikvision, Vivotek, UTC, More

Another major patent lawsuit has hit the video surveillance industry - now targeting manufacturers across the world including Avigilon, Hikvision,...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Mobotix S14 Flexmount examined

Breaking a drought of new product releases, Mobotix has announced the FlexMount S14 series [link no longer available]. The new model departs from...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

The (un)ethical Security Dealer Strikes

The alarm industry is in a bit of an uproar over aggressive sales tactics of one of their own. As an excellent SDM article explains, one monitoring...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Intercom Systems Tutorial

While intercoms are an important component of security systems, little fundamental training exists to explain the options and their tradeoffs. In...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

BrightBlue: Small Site Access Control

Hardware giant Schlage wants to control doors in even the smallest deployments. Unlike other 'big name' access control offerings, Schage's...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

Access: IP Readers vs. Control Panels

Should you continue to use traditional centralized, panel-based access control or does it make sense to use IP readers? Let's overview the 2 key...

By Ethan Ace - almost 12 years ago

How To Know If a System is Analog or IP: Tutorial

A fundamental question often asked is: "How can I tell whether I am looking at an IP Video system or an Analog CCTV system?" Understanding which...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

BRS Labs Financial and Company Update 2012

BRS Labs remains one of the most controversial companies in the surveillance market. They burst on to the scene in 2008 claiming $100 Million worth...

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago

Homeowner 4 Channel Kit - Analog, IP or HD SDI?

What should a homeowner use for a 4 channel surveillance system? We recently called up internet reseller Supercircuits who sells multiple types of...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

Axis Low-Cost HD Minidomes M3004/M3005

Axis has released a new series of minidomes which may be a bit confusing at first. Doesn't Axis already have multiple minidome series? Yes. Then...

By Ethan Ace - almost 12 years ago

Powering IP Cameras When Using Fiber

Solving distance issues with fiber optic cable creates a new set of problems. Due to the lack of PoE, users must find a local power source and...

By Ethan Ace - almost 12 years ago

Distributors: What is their Value?

What do integrators really think about their product distributors? In some cases, relationships between integrators and distributors span decades....

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

Avigilon H3 Series 1 and 2 Megapixel Cameras

Not too long ago, Avigilon introduced its first 1 and 2MP H.264 camera line. Now, Avigilon has released a new series of 1 and 2MP cameras, begging...

By Ethan Ace - almost 12 years ago

StopLift Retail Video Analytics Examined

Can video analytics be used to stop sweethearting and self check out theft, two of the biggest threats that retailers face? While analytics are...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

Top 3 End User VMS Complaints

What do end users most dislike about VMS systems? What are the real hot button that make or break customer satisfaction? We wanted to discover the...

By Ethan Ace - almost 12 years ago

Miracle Alarm Sensor? (Xandem)

If we told you a security system could see through walls, is invulernable to false alarms and works with yout existing intrusion system, would you...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago

How IPv6 Will Impact the Surveillance Industry

By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago