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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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Best New Product Awards Investigated

The ISC best new product awards use a secretive process that lacks transparency, making it impossible to understand the rationale, fairness or...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Security Monitoring Station Guide

Console furniture optimized for security command centers is typically required for surveillance systems installations of 50+ cameras. Those sites...

By John Grocke - about 12 years ago

Samsung's Next Big Thing: VGA?

"More pixels, more cheaply" has been the camera market mantra in IP video for the last several years. Despite (or perhaps because of) the...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Sony XIS - 248MP Camera System

The Sony XIS series is one of the most intriguing and unknown surveillance systems available. Designed to capture up to 186.6 Megapixels, this...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

DVTel TruWitness Overview

Originally announced in limited release as part of its Latitude NVMS version 6.2, DVTel has officially released the TruWitness mobile application...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Honeywell Total Connect 2.0 Reviewed

Historically, a key part of Honeywell's security business has been selling low cost residential intrusion alarm equipment. Honeywell has recently...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Louroe Line Powered Microphone

Many IP video cameras contain microphones that do not provide enough fidelity to record more than muffled audio. When high-quality audio recording...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Disaster at the Ingram Micro Pavilion

What a horrible first impression. Determined to take the physical security industry by storm, IT mega distributor Ingram Micro pulled out all the...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Arecont WDR Cameras Examined

Arecont Vision has once again set new low price levels, this time with the announcement of wide dynamic range additions to their MegaVideo Compact...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

"Best New Product" MorphoAccess VP Examined

Safran Morpho's MorphoAccess VP was voted best in show in the SIA New Product Showcase at ISC West 2012. This reader offers better accuracy and...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

ISC West 2012 Show Best / Worst

We spent the week on the ISC West show floor checking out what is interesting and have come away with a series of observations and images. Here...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Most Interesting Thing We Saw at ISC

The most different and interesting thing we saw demonstrated at ISC West 2012 was the ipConfigure Gigapixel surveillance camera [link no longer...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Axis IR Integrated Cameras Reviewed

While almost all major IP camera manufacturers have released integated IR cameras, Axis has not. Now, Axis is releasing two lines with integrated...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

What is Ocularis X?

Ocularis X is more mysterious than its name. The new offering from VMS supplier OnSSI is marketed as 'bringing HD cameras via the cloud' and just...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Axis New Generation P33 Domes (P3363/P3364)

Axis has released a new generaton of their P33 dome camera line, incorporating hardware improvements and price changes. In this note, we examine...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

D-Link Cloud Surveillance Reviewed

While 'cloud' is a big buzzword, low cost cloud security solutions are mostly a myth. D-Link aims to change this with their DNR-322L, a NAS-based...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

ISC West Show Floor Review Day 1 2012

We spent hours on the ISC West show floor today and yesterday checking out what is interesting and have come away with a series of observations,...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Bosch Edge Recording Reviewed

Quietly and for a number of years, Bosch has offered edge and direct to storage surveillance solutions. Before Axis, Bosch already had a free 'no...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Avigilon H3 Series Reviewed

Improved low light and WDR performance are two of the year's biggest megapixel camera trends. Avigilon's H3 series [link no longer available]...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

New Products Reviewed ISC West 2012

Here is what's new in video surveillance and for the ISC West 2012 show. We have aggregated all of our reviews in this directory to make it easy to...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Pixim Nightwolf IR Optimization Reviewed

Overexposure and blooming can ruin video from cameras with integrated IR illuminators. Now, chipset manufacturer Pixim is releasing a new series,...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Arecont Vision's Growth Slows Significantly

One of the world's fastest growing surveillance companies, Arecont Vision's growth rate slowed significantly in 2011. Over the past few years,...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Aimetis Edge Recording Reviewed

Continuing the trend of edge recording, Aimetis has announced support for this in version 6.10 of their Symphony VMS software, allowing cameras to...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Interlogix Releases a Cake

In a past millennium, historians tell us that Interlogix innovated digital surveillance solutions. Now, the once-proud brand has been reduced to...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago


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