Pelco / Schneider Multisight VSaaS
Pelco / Schneider Electric is getting into the VSaaS market with the launch of their Multisight video service. In this note, we answer the...
By John Honovich - about 10 years ago
Pelco / Schneider Electric is getting into the VSaaS market with the launch of their Multisight video service. In this note, we answer the...
By John Honovich - about 10 years ago
Most card readers are hardwired to a controller, but not this unit. It claims to be as easy to install as a sticker. Even better: they say it works...
By Brian Rhodes - about 10 years ago
A major new offering, now IPVM members can take a series of 7 quizzes, plus they can assign them to their co-workers who are also IPVM members. 7...
By John Honovich - about 10 years ago
We asked over 100 integrators how they differentiate against their competitors, with the following open ended question: With barriers to entry...
By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago
IPVM survey results reveal that 50% to 75% of the price of a surveillance project goes to product sales, with the remainder for labor. In this...
By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago
The median security integrator hourly rate charged is $90 to $100 USD per hour with 90% of integrators charging between $75 and $125 USD per hour,...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago
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Most access installers find themselves in this sticky situation at some point: they need to install or reinstall a door lock. The problem? Door...
By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago
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Tyco Integrated Security is contracted to do all the installation, maintenance and monitoring for the court system of a major U.S. city. They watch...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago
Surveillance cameras are increasingly becoming ubiquitous in buses, including school buses where bullying is a regular problem. In this note, we...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago
Declining margins are one of the biggest problems for integrators. Nadim Sawaya [link no longer available], the creator of the Certified Security...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago
A school district in Pennsylvania wants to make the most its expanded wireless network by not only using it for surveillance, but having it support...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago
It is often said that necessity is the mother of invention. Not long ago, Canadian integrator Lanoptic Video Solutions won a contract to install a...
By John Grocke - over 10 years ago
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Almost everybody in the security industry has a horror story of a "low bid" system installation that has gone terribly wrong. Many city, county and...
By Ben Wood - over 10 years ago
Many IPVM end user members have reached out to us asking about a company offering wireless surveillance that sounds almost too good to be true....
By John Grocke - almost 11 years ago
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User Access Control (aka UAC) is Windows' attempt at thinking for and proactively protecting users. However, this can become a nuisance and a time...
By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago
A member asked: "Does anyone make an outdoor mount like this that will fit on a high-quality camera?" Plus, it needs to be a 'universal' mount, not...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago
Cable testers are typically the most expensive tools an installer uses. Many offerings cost tens of thousands of dollars, yet a surveillance...
By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago
In a time of declining government funding, one U.S. city is bucking the trend. Believe it or not, they are going to pay up to half the cost of...
By John Honovich - about 11 years ago
A new detector claims to do twice the work of its competitors. In response to growing legislation requiring carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in new...
By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago
Last year, the City of Philadelphia commissioned a review of its multi-million dollar surveillance system. In the planning stages, the system's...
By Carlton Purvis - about 11 years ago
In the past few years, one of the most interesting developments in access control has been the introduction and growing adoption of wireless access...
By Ethan Ace - about 11 years ago
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