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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

Quiz Your Co-Workers

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

Product vs Labor Sales Breakdown

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

Security Integrator Hourly Rates 2013

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

Installing Door Hardware

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

Court System Surveillance Challenges

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

Large School Bus Camera Deployment

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

5 Ways to Maximize Integrator Profits

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

The Spinning Camera Mount Reviewed

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

Design-Build - A Better RFP Process?

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

Free Wireless Surveillance for Cities?

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

Nuisance or Necessity? UAC and VMS

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

Dome Wall Brackets

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

New Low Voltage Installation Tool

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

Smoke and CO Detector Combo

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

Philly's Cameras Cost 20x More Than Planned

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

Wireless Access Primer

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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