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IPVM has previously tested hidden camera detectors and covered laser-assisted photography detection....
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In this report, IPVM examines the basis of the claims, how Evolv collects data to support its guns stopped metric,...
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Specifically, the FCC cited an idea from IPVM to revoke authorizations granted recently:
To what extent should the time at which the...
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In this note, IPVM examines the body camera and stun gun maker's latest projections, executives’ statements from a...
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Based on an interview with the CTO Avi Baum and our review of the company's documentation, IPVM examines the company's background, positioning, products, and outlook.
Background
Hailo was...
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Hikvision subsidiary Hikrobot has received approval from regulators to IPO at the Shenzhen Stock...
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Last month, the sitting UK government removed a clause banning PRC surveillance from government...
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Hikvision's most common cybersecurity defense is that its products are not connected to the...
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Has your Cybersecurity insurance premium increased dramatically? Two back-to-back posts in my...
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The owner of Salient Systems is back as CEO after 2 years. What does this mean for its "Salient...
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FieldNation.com is a national US site where customers post projects for a flat price, and techs...
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In this note, we examine how Verkada pitched a city, plus Verkada and Genetec's responses to IPVM, and the challenges in integrating systems.
'Citywide Deployment'
The City of Norwalk, CA, in...
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...control adoption rising, and many platforms to pick from, who are the best and worse?
In 2022, IPVM delivered its first cloud access control shootout, now, for 2023, we have expanded it to 8...
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Came across this beauty today! This is a Verkada access installation. How many things can you see...
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NYC's Mayor Eric Adams wants to improve surveillance of criminals by requiring those entering...
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Last year, IPVM covered a Hikvision USA sales manager publicly declaring that their "tech support is...
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...Vape Detection Accurate to 7'
While Rhombus claims detection up to 10' (horizontally) from the sensor, IPVM testing found the E2 detected vape accurately to ~7', with the sensor mounted at ~8'. However,...
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Executive Summary
IPVM is concerned about the performance of this system, based on the physics, though we have not...
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A frmer Indian parliamentarian's letter calls for a ban citing the India Cover Story Criticizing...
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In January 2021, IPVM reported that Huawei, SenseTime, and Megvii all included Uyghur-detection technology in various...
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New controversies over government sites using Hikvision in the UK are a regular occurrence of...
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The past week brought 2 major developments to Amazon's Ring, with its founder and CEO stepping...
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Ava told IPVM it exceeded the 300% growth they forecasted for 2022, during the 2023 IPVM VSaaS Online...
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While Evolv used to hide its problems with Chromebooks, the company is now trying to turn it into...
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OpenEye's CEO told IPVM the company, acquired by Alarm.com in 2019, aims to become the "global leader in the VSaaS...
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5 years ago, we tested Amazon's Go store, concluding that "IPVM's trip to and testing of Amazon Go's San Francisco store shows a number of significant...
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In this note, IPVM examines Hikvision's use of NVIDIA and the potential risks including NVIDIA's detailed response....
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... Do any German IPVM users have thoughts on the companies' presence in Germany? How prominent are they there for SMB...
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Maglocks are commonly used for electronic access control, but most are just two parts: the magnet...
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... They installed Axis cameras on Garrett metal detectors (see IPVM testing of Garrett Metal Detector), approximately at ~7', as shown below: I think it is a...
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With 1,800+ employees, Genetec is one of the biggest independent players in physical security,...
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The company's new CEO Enzo Signore, who was formerly its CMO, talked with IPVM to explain Quanergy's plans for the future and how it will handle challenges in the LIDAR...
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IPVM has profiled the rise and recent decline of Sharp Eyes projects, which are PRC government-built...
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This is in response to our newest test - How Verkada Locks You Out Of The Devices You Own Meraki...
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Present your new products to IPVM's 15,000+ subscribers, April 18th - 20th, 2023, at the IPVM New Products Show. The show will...
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...Bottles, Admits Evolv School User
Evolv Sole Source Document Deceives Customers
Inside this report, IPVM analyzes the company’s 2022 financials, its planned shift to subscription-only revenue, and...
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This picture is making rounds on various social media, showing camera cable run in the indentions...
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This week two things happened with Hanwha, changing the name from Hanwha Techwin to Hanwha...
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Vivotek is entering the booming direct-to-cloud camera market with its "Vortex" line but how...
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In this report, IPVM examines the upcoming trial, Vivint's arguments, the customer complaints, expert testimony, and...
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While the risk of Verkada's "Hostage as a Service" business model has become well-known due to IPVM, the details of how Verkada locks device owners out are not.
IPVM recently allowed our...
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...In addition to not filing quarterly reports, Latch's stock has traded below $1 since November 2022: IPVM will report the outcome from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel as soon as it is available.
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...government decided to drop Hikvision for government use as part of a program to improve security, it told IPVM in November 2022 Scotland's capital of Edinburgh removed its Hikvision cameras as part of a...
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Following the Australia federal ban, scrutiny of Hikvision and Dahua is increasing substantially...
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Federal Court Rules Marriott Must Turn Over Video In Michael Irvin Case [Update: now dispute over...
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IPVM analyzes the company's financials and business, including:
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... IPVM has not done much recent testing in the residential space, but we plan to get some residential...
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It's 2023 but feels like 2013 when you want to add a Hanwha camera to Exacq: Aside from just...
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I was wrong, and I'm passing this info on to help you be more accurate in your debates because I...
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... But is this factual or just marketing?
IPVM tested four manufacturers' Cloud IP cameras, evaluating Ava, Meraki, Rhombus, and...
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For its part, Hanwha Techwin Vision told IPVM that they are "fully committed to our video surveillance and security business."
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In this report, IPVM analyzes the company's financials and business, including:
2022 financials
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This is atypical... While it seems like a nice gesture to offer free air purifiers to 21 people...
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Costco has long been a driver of DIY security sales, e.g. see most recently Wyze Is Now For Sale...
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Is this the next UI change? If so, please for the love of all things holy reduce the font size!
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It is hard to go around and not be captured by surveillance cameras. An artist, Mac Pierce,...
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...was open to various controller manufacturers and that it was not in competition with HID / Mercury, IPVM sees this as fostering a new rivalry.
In this report, based on an interview with Axis and...
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When I first saw this, I thought it was crap. But the more I look at it, I might change my...
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... Can Motorola make Pelco competitive again?
IPVM bought and tested Pelco Sarix Pro 4 Series Dome cameras 2MP (SRXP4-2V10-EMD-IR) and 5MP...
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In this report, IPVM examines Dahua's legal arguments, including Dahua's statement to IPVM about the case, the FCC's...
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... This IPVM course solves that problem.
Course Registration closed - We also offer the Video Surveillance...
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Interesting short video: With any manufacturer demo, it is hard to really judge performance,...
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For background on Real/SAFR, see Former Feenics Exec DiPeso Becomes President, SAFR Real...
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This is IPVM's first-ever facial recognition shootout. We found significant differences in performance across...
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Cloud PSIM startup Fusus was founded in 2019 and received a $21 million investment from body...
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...is hard to estimate the exact cost per knife detected, multiple officers are required per location (IPVM estimates 4 officers minimum - two plainclothes officers and two uniform officers near the...
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Vivotek told IPVM that ODM/ OEM is still their biggest business sector at the 2023 NRF Big Show, but they are also...
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...regulations, in particular: The Ministry of Defence issued guidance "not to install" Hikvision, as IPVM reported in November 2021. In November 2022, the national UK government banned PRC cameras...
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I do not know why this red light is on/part of this lit 'Press To Exit' pushbutton. Do you? At...
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NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal was a spokesperson for Ring, which went on to be acquired for...
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This is an interesting new marketing message displayed on both the boxes and displays. In all...
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Sales of school weapons screening are being driven by shootings and new entrants' marketing. Now,...
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Interesting take from Vivint. Last week, a jury ordered Vivint To pay $190 Million in damages to...
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... These are the key themes IPVM identified from the integrator responses:
Most Integrators: Don't Know or Neutral
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... What impact does IE's removal have on these systems?
IPVM tested the ActiveX/Internet Explorer requirements from the three largest PRC Manufacturers,...
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...with #BANHIKVISION: This is an obvious reference to the PRC spy balloon incident this month, which IPVM explained was for surveillance and not meteorology. Note, one of the companies making these...
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I noticed this sponsored article in Security Magazine had nine separate Pelco ads, including a...
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...federal government is actively replacing its own Hikvision and Dahua cameras across its agencies, as IPVM reported earlier this week. The state of Victoria is currently conducting an audit of its...
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I recall manufacturers in the past doing race track days to drum up business. Pelco? Others? In...
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First was NYC's $43M security plan, now Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has announced a $76M school...
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We recently tested the Lilin YOLO-Based Analytics which had many issues with false...
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... How much has OpenEye changed since then?
In this report, IPVM examines OpenEye's Cloud VMS, including:
What new features were added since our previous...
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This ~$600 e-Loop sensor is used to register automobile presence on the exit side of Security...
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... I am curious to learn, how often the IPVM community sees robots deployed. Are they becoming more commonplace, or are they just used for...
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In this report, IPVM examines statistics and commentary from 180+ security integrators on FLIR's positioning, pros,...
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For more, read IPVM's detailed NDAA Video Surveillance Ban / Blacklists Guide and the NDAA Compliant Video...
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The ~$190 million judgment against Vivint in the CPI case may not be the worst part of the loss....
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... One of the writers reached out to IPVM for feedback on the plan. I said locks, intercoms, and cameras alone would not stop bad people,...
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Is payment due 15, 30, 45, or 90 days after you invoice customers? I often see anyone requiring...
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...both of those brands "will be rebranded and will join the Avigilon portfolio", the company confirmed to IPVM. Moreover, the Pelco brand will remain.
This implements an approach Motorola first...
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For the last two months, I and the IPVM testing team have been working on IPVM's first-ever Facial Recognition Shootout. The report is...
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In this report, IPVM profiles icetana, based on our interviews with the company's COO Kevin Brown and Product Manager...
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In this report, based on IPVM's interview with Xtract One's CEO Peter Evans, examinations of its most recent financial...
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The State of Nevada has "banned from use" Hikvision and Dahua across state government, effective...
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Now, 3 years in, and the combination largely complete, IPVM examines Wesco's most recent financials, executives' comments about the combination, and the...
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With school shootings a major concern in the USA, various options are being offered to lockdown...
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In this report, IPVM examines Anno.ai's background, its past and present products, the rebrand and pivot, and outlook...
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...application-specific monitoring and hazardous air quality insights," but how well does it actually perform?
IPVM bought and tested the SV25 and dashboard to see how both perform, including:
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In this report, IPVM examines the decline in Sharp Eyes police projects and its impact.
Sharp Eyes Background
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