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UTC, Owner of Lenel, Acquires S2

UTC now owns two of the biggest access control providers, one of integrator's most hated access control platforms, Lenel, and one of their favorite...

By IPVM Team - about 6 hours ago | 25 Comments

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BluePoint Aims To Bring Life-Safety Mind-Set To Police Pull Stations

Fire alarm pull stations are commonplace but police ones are not. A self-funded startup, BluePoint Alert Solutions is aiming to make police pull...

By Dan Gelinas - about 11 hours ago | 3 Comments

SIA Plays Dumb On OEMs And Hikua Ban

OEMs widely pretend to be 'manufacturers', deceiving their customers and putting them at risk for cybersecurity attacks and, soon, violation of US ...

By John Honovich - about 12 hours ago | 15 Comments

Axis Vs. Hikvision IR PTZ Shootout

Hikvision has their high-end dual-sensor DarkfighterX. Axis has their high-end concealed IR Q6125-LE. Which is better? We bought both and tested ...

By Ethan Ace - about 13 hours ago | 3 Comments

Avigilon Announces AI-Powered H5 Camera Development

Avigilon will be showcasing "next-generation AI" at next week's ASIS GSX. In an atypical move, the company is not actually releasing these product...

By John Honovich - 1 day ago | 14 Comments

Favorite Request-to-Exit (RTE) Manufacturers 2018

Request To Exit devices like motion sensors and lock releasing push-buttons are a part of almost every access install, but who makes the equipment ...

By Brian Rhodes - 1 day ago | 10 Comments

25% China Tariffs Finalized For 2019, 10% Start Now, Includes Select Video Surveillance

A surprise move: In July, when the most recent tariff round was first announced, the tariffs were only scheduled for 10%. However, now, the US gove...

By Charles Rollet - 2 days ago | 33 Comments

Central Stations Face Off Against NFPA On Fire Monitoring

Central stations are facing off against the NFPA over what they call anti-competitive language in NFPA 72, the standard that covers fire alarms. Th...

By Dan Gelinas - 2 days ago | 3 Comments

Hikvision USA Starts Layoffs

Hikvision USA has started layoffs, just weeks after the US government ban was passed into law. Inside this note, we examine: The important sh...

By John Honovich - 3 days ago | 62 Comments

Chinese Government Praises Hikvision For Following Xi Jinping

The Chinese government council responsible for managing China's state-owned companies praised Hikvision’s obedience to China’s authoritarian leader...

By Charles Rollet - 3 days ago | 15 Comments

Amazon Ring Spotlight Cam Tested

Amazon's Ring has released their latest camera entry, the Spotlight Cam, which we bought and tested in our Consumer IP Camera Analytics Shootout. ...

By Rob Kilpatrick - 4 days ago | 6 Comments

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