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IPVM's August 2020 investigation revealed that two of the industry's biggest companies, Hanwha and...
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7 Hikvision fever cameras, without black bodies or climate control, were found by IPVM in malls in São Paulo, Brazil's largest city. They are endangering the public and promoting a...
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However, IPVM testing was delayed over 3 months while waiting for these fixes, with HID missing initial update...
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Milestone Responds, Denies
Milestone responded to IPVM, saying that:
Milestone has not been a part of the creation of the attached...
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IPVM researched and spoke with the office of the Director of National Intelligence's IARPA...
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ADT FORGOT AGAIN… during 3Q Report, to mention nasty legacy liability. The dirty-little-secret...
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IPVM is proud to announce a unique membership offer for recently separated military members and law...
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This 1 minute, 45 second video quickly demonstrates the trick and risk to the...
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Repeated IPVM requests to both Vidsys and Ares Security management were not returned.
Vidsys History
Vidsys...
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Resideo's stock has soared 60%+ since the company's Q3 2020 financials were released last...
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...ban in effect and human rights sanctions against Dahua and Hikvision, one of the most common questions IPVM subscribers ask is what alternatives to those companies for low-cost offerings.
We asked...
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...different fever screening systems, including many 'tablets' which have significant accuracy risks, an IPVM investigation has found.
Considering the large quantity of temperature screening tablets...
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Aurora Multimedia's CEO Paul Harris responded to IPVM's inquiries about his product as part of our research and reporting on the VA's usage of such...
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Dahua has won a deal directly with a China city. While its population is small, the deal is big...
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ADT is planning to move from its long term partnership with Alarm.com to a joint ADT / Google...
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Hi IPVM, Will we eventually get a review of Avigilon's H5 PTZ series? Specifically the 8 MP model,...
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...claiming 50x - 100x processing power to run neural networks at 50-100fps:
Ambarella confirmed with IPVM that the CV25 chip Verkada has significantly increased performance (20x - 50x) over past...
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Axis explained to IPVM that it uses an unreleased, beta app due to be officially released next year:
For a...
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IPVM found major problems with Uniview's original wrist temperature reader, specifically allowing bad...
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... IPVM found a disconnected phone number and reached out to IP Edge through its Contact Page and...
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IPVM is happy to announce an upgrade to our website search functionality. We are now weighting...
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After battling Coronavirus for most of 2020, 200 integrators told IPVM the impact continues to decline but the fight rages for many.
Compare to our Spring reports...
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Avigilon claims their Presence Detector offers high accuracy person detection, "even if the...
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Dahua deleted the source minutes after IPVM contacted them and would not comment. In this post, we examine this incident.
What...
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IPVM worked with the Security Industry Association (SIA) on a letter sent to the FDA calling on them...
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IPVM confirmed numerous US municipalities have purchased systems in 2019 - 2020 (~$1 million in a...
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IPVM spoke with Grant Long, CEO of LTS, to learn more about LTS including:
LTS background
LTS...
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Drako explained to IPVM that he was "not sure if [he] said run' or 'rush'" emphasizing that Eagle Eye cannot enforce FDA...
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IPVM visited an 800-meter-long (875 yds.) street in São Paulo, Brazil where you can find over two...
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Hikvision UK Healthcare Deployments
IPVM identified 7 UK hospitals and nursing homes (care homes) deploying Hikvision fever screening...
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... IPVM testing has shown significant problems with most of the systems. What 6 months ago was a take my...
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... Some Verkada employees / Joe Exotic fans: And: This is ironic since both VICE and IPVM reported last month the same issue at Verkada: Verkada responded to IPVM on this saying "This...
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Motorola Solutions' total revenue is down, but video (both fixed and bodyworn) are...
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Sigh... Full trailer below:
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Join me in welcoming Gurami Jamaspishvili to IPVM! Gurami joins us as our in-house videographer. Gurami brings to IPVM a broad skill set in...
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Free IPVM Memberships For The Unemployed
IPVM will give 3-month free memberships (regular price $99) for...
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Consultants presented / pitched themselves to IPVM members. Rather than a 'thought leadership' type generic training, consultants and recruiters...
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Hikvision has released their next generation of AcuSense analytic cameras claiming "events such...
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However, previous IPVM survey results show low integration rates between video and access by integrators so that aspect...
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... However, can its new AI analytics and opportunities from NDAA turn things around?
IPVM spoke with Geovision USA's President, David Huang, and Business Development Manager, Joe...
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... Can audio analytics help?
IPVM speaks with CLB and Sound Intelligence to learn more about their bedside acoustic monitoring...
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Melexis told IPVM these sensors may only be applicable for detecting someone higher than 100°F, at best, and...
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... In contrast, when IPVM originally revealed the Slack incident, Verkada's CEO wrote in a company-wide email "I stand by...
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...industry’s next transformation
Eagle Eye expanded on how they aim to implement this in a response to IPVM:
We are going to have a mix of native Eagle Eye AI capabilities as well as an extensive...
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While Hikvision's global revenue rises driven by domestic recovery, its US revenue continues to...
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This month, IPVM investigated Verkada's sexism, discrimination, and cultural challenges.
Now, VICE News has...
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This one-minute video summarizes the problems:
In this post, IPVM examines this issue in-depth.
Background
Due to COVID, Six Flags' revenue dropped 96% in Q2...
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It is probably me, however COVID seems to be slowing down IPVM. In regards to responses from the subscriber base, not the general consensus, reports or...
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... I also haven't seen it mentioned on IPVM(If it has please remove or move to right post) It's a great tool to have in your access control...
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...Connecting End-Users With Manufacturers
Reed Exhibitions, the organizer of ISC Digital Experience, told IPVM that the ISC Digital Experience sought to take a different approach from that of ISC West 2020...
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...the most problems when maintaining video surveillance systems, according to ~200 integrators in new IPVM results.
These integrators answered:
What is the most common video surveillance system...
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In this post, IPVM examines in detail how the GDPR impacts temperature screening camera usage...
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Azena, a Bosch spinout, is spending tens of millions of dollars aiming to become the app store...
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First IBM, then briefly Clorox, and now Nokia becomes the latest Fortune 500 company to enter the...
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IPVM's testing of and investigation into Meridian Kiosk's temperature screening devices show that...
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Honeywell Response
Honeywell responded to IPVM addressing some of the limitations:
It uses a new, non-Chinese chipset. As part of the...
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1st Generation, Ubiquiti Plans New Features
Ubiquiti tells IPVM that, as this is their first-generation offering in access control, they plan to add in many of...
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Avigilon has launched one of the most aggressive trade-in programs the video surveillance...
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Does Verkada require a viewing station? Can I assume, at a minimum, they require 1 per system...
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... IPVM investigates.
IPVM recently spent 10 days in Mexico City meeting and speaking with video...
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... IPVM will update this report if important details are shared in a future call.
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The Australian government told IPVM that they are investigating a Hikvision fever screening system touted by a Sydney clubhouse...
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Panasonic i-PRO presented its X-Series cameras and AI video analytics at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show.
Inside this report:
A 30-minute video from Panasonic...
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...reality is a growing offering but what impact will it have on video surveillance?
In this report, IPVM examines:
Augmented reality background
AR in video surveillance
Hikvision's 3rd Generation...
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18TB Drives For Video Surveillance
IPVM statistics show that 4 to 8TB drives for video surveillance are most commonly used, though a...
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A new level of aggressiveness. Verkada had a webinar this week and after it, they automatically...
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Watrix is the world's only gait recognition surveillance provider IPVM has found. And, inside of China, Watrix has gained significant attention for its claimed...
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Intel presented its processors and software toolkit for computer vision at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show.
Inside this report:
A 30-minute video from Intel including...
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5 manufacturers stood out as providing the best technical support to ~200 integrators in a 2020 IPVM survey. These integrators responded to:
In the past year, what manufacturer has provided you...
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I recently received an email from a member: I've recently subscribed to IPVM and really enjoy reading articles present and past.I'm also interested in networking & wifi....
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Microsoft Azure presented its Live Video Analytics offering at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show.
Inside this report:
A 30-minute video from Microsoft...
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4 manufacturers stood out as providing the worst technical support to ~200 integrators in new IPVM results. These integrators answered:
In the past year, what manufacturer has provided you the...
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...Size of Class, Set Threshold Could Impact Cough and Sneeze Tracking
A sound analytics expert told IPVM the background noise and potential distance to the microphone could impact tracking accuracy and...
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We are testing Ubiquiti's Access System and it has an input I've not commonly seen and never seen...
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Inside this post, IPVM examines:
Background
Local Importance of Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral
Bad...
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Avigilon's Unusual Activity Detection and Unusual Motion Detection claim to "uncover events that...
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...SoC cameras on its LinkedIn page with the following graphic, cropped below:
Longse confirmed to IPVM that it is replacing its "Value" cameras' HiSilicon chips with Fullhan chips. Longse is also...
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...lot of temperature tablets look exactly alike and that is because they use the same software, as new IPVM test results found.
IPVM purchased the Meridian Temperature Screening Kiosk (partnered with...
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ADT updated IPVM on the status of this remote policy and its future, saying the majority of their monitoring...
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... While the true impact of the restrictions remains to be seen, industry sources tell IPVM this is a significant risk to China's semiconductor industry development and video surveillance...
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Update, December 2020: IPVM has released a video summarizing the events:
In this post, IPVM examines Verkada's workplace...
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This company profile is part of a series of more than 100 company profiles that IPVM has published.
Overview / $100M+ Funding
The primary competitive advantage of RapidSOS is...
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Conclusion
Background
In our September 17 report, IPVM highlighted two recent bids that Chile's Undersecretariat for Crime Prevention (Subprev, for its...
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...biometric? Facial, fingerprint, and iris recognition have all gained adoption, can ear join them?
IPVM investigates the pros and cons of ear recognition compared to face recognition including...
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Forehead only fever screening violates global standards and increases error risks but Hikvision...
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Coronavirus has been an impact for many months now across the globe. Are you seeing access logs...
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they will soon be offering. Does anyone recognize who the OEM of this equipment is?
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In 2019, Verkada released people and face analytics but our testing then showed significant...
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"I feel like I am attending a carpet cleaner's convention at a grim little Holiday Inn", said one...
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Video Surveillance and Access Control are two of the most common security systems, but how...
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...marketing, as shown below: Now, DW has replaced it with accurate marketing shown below: DW responded to IPVM saying: Thank you to the IPVM staff for reinforcing the importance of presenting this kind of...
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...offers potential beyond Bluetooth so how will this impact the future of mobile access control?
IPVM investigates the technology including:
Explaining how UWB works
How it compares to Bluetooth...
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"New cutting edge thermal imaging will be used to take temperatures of all guests and team...
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Bosch announced its "Human Skin Temperature Detection" system at the 2020 IPVM Fall New Products show.
In this report we share:
30-minute Bosch video with IPVM Q&A...
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Hard drive sizes keep increasing (up to 18TB announced recently) but what hard drive sizes do...
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Can anyone tell me how many channels this NVR has? There is no model information on the front...
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This customer wants to put access control on this new door. I swear I've seen an electrified lock...
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Video quality continued to have problems but in a way that we have never seen before in IPVM testing.
We plan a separate test of these camera's video analytics performance...
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Alarm companies suing rivals for faking them are commonplace, an IPVM investigation into court records show.
Inside this report, we examine cases...
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But an IPVM investigation reveals the company - MIRTechnologies - faked its certification, marketing, and...
