VMS

Few commercial organisations will satisfy their shareholders by giving away products, free-of-charge. When such offers are made, there has to be an end plan, and this is usually to give purchasers a taste of how a product can improve their working lives. Once that is …

When considering the creation of innovative and bespoke security solutions, one tool of growing importance for installers and integrators is the VMS (video management system). Whilst the V in VMS stands for video, the reality is that today’s software packages can deliver a complete security …

The growth of VMS solutions in the video surveillance sector can only be seen as a positive. Open platform systems increase security, significantly enhance flexibility and add benefits for not only the installer and integrator, but also for the customer. Despite this, there are many …

One issue with the implementation of a VMS-based system is the complexity of configuration. The issue isn’t that the process is complex, but that there is a perception of complexity. This isn’t helped by the fact that a number of VMS providers seem to believe that …

When considering video recording of advanced solutions, installers and integrators have had two choices: the embedded hardware NVR or a software-based VMS solution. Increasingly there is a third choice: the security appliance. Benchmark considers the pros and cons of each to see which offers a …