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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Designing Maximum Security Video Surveillance

Maximum security facilities have far different requirements for video surveillance than typical commercial use. In a maximum security facility,...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

MJPEG vs. H.264

Recently, IQinVision releaed an article advocating benefits of MJPEG [link no longer available].[Update Dec 2010: We conducted extensive testing...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Advantages of RAID6 over RAID5 For Video Surveillance

For large scale video surveillance deployments, like casinos, the enhanced redundancy provided in RAID6 over RAID5 is critical to minimizing video...

By Carl Lindgren - about 15 years ago

Camera Positioning Key to Video Analytics

A routinely overlooked but key aspect to using video analytics is camera positioning. Not simply an implementation issue, camera positioning...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

On IP Video Surveillance

ADT posted an article on their site validating the growth of IP video surveillance, saying that IP's time has come. Of course that sentiment is not...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Revised 2009 IP Video Projections

IMS has publicly released revised market forecast for 2009: "IMS still sees growth, but the research firm's predictions are 15 percent less robust...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

DIGIOP Company Overview

Digiop offers a line of hybrid DVR and NVRs. The most interesting differentiators about Digiop is (1) Dell provides the hardware and (2)...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Examining New Products From ISC West 2009

This premium report examines the value and potential impact of 12 new products announced at ISC West. If you are looking for the next new thing or...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

What is Convergence? Webinar

What is Convergence? Examining various definitions: Vidsys has an interesting webinar discussing the operational/organizational issues in...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Is the Video Surveillance Business Starting to Improve?

In the last month, a renewed sense of optimism has emerged in the video surveillance industry - mirroring the rise of the global stock markets and...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Appliances Released

Salient is an IP video software vendor that offers both software and hybrid appliances. Salient recently added datasheets on their hardware...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Do Not Trust Frost & Sullivan Awards

Frost & Sullivan awards are common in the security industry. In the last decade, Frost has named dozens of video surveillance companies award...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

ISC West 2009 Announcement Directory

This report provides a directory of over 60 links to manufacturer announcements and the best reports from the ISC West 2009. The goal is to...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Analyzing Skypoint: Lenel and OnSSI's Partnership

Lenel has announced SkyPoint - an IP Video Surveillance product offering OEMed from OnSSI and integrated with Lenel's access control...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Sony Selling Solutions

Sony emphasized their focus on selling solutions (cameras, analytics, software, recorders, monitors) rather than products (e.g., being simply a...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Basler Company Overview

I spoke with Basler this week. They are a machine vision company that is increasing its presence in the security industry with a line of megapixel...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Partnership with TechData

Pelco announced that TechData would be their exclusive IT distributor in the US. I spoke with Pelco. They said that TechData will be only be...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

The Danger of Pre-Announcing Products

It is critical to check when new products will actually be available. While vendors may announce and show a 'new' product at a conference, that...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

M1031-W Camera Overview

Manufacturer Description: H.264 camera “features a PIR sensor for motion detection without lighting, illumination LED and two way audio with...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

M7001 Mini Encoder Overview

Manufacturer Description: “The highly compact, one-channel AXIS M7001 Video Encoder provides a cost-effective solution for integrating small or...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

CheckVideo Overview

Manufacturer Description: “The first intelligent video verification product that seamlessly integrates with central alarm station software.” How...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

JVC PoE PTZ Camera Overview

JVC PoE PTZ Camera Manufacturer Description: “Power over Ethernet (PoE) IP network pan tilt zoom built into a IP66 water-proof/dust-proof/vandal...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

XProtect Analytics 2.0 Overview

Manufacturer Description: “Seamlessly integrates video analysis tools from different manufacturers under a single, easy-to-manage user interface...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Risks of Overloading Video Surveillance Systems

Cameras, software and recorders are all becoming more powerful and complex. Higher resolution, multiple streams, multiple analytics and more...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

IMS Comments on Video Analytics

At the IMS conference, Geoff from SecurityInfoWatch reported on video analytics progress. Money quote: "an industry niche that is maturing, but is...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

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