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IPVM's 3-day Access Control 101 course begins Tuesday August 29, 2023. Access Control 101 is designed...
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Surveillance technology certainly helps with arrests but it's generally hard to know how much of...
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IPVM's unique introduction to video surveillance series is now available as a 177-page eBook....
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One of OSDP's improvements over Wiegand is the ability to Daisy-Chain multiple readers together...
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...and would help increase wages by "$250 billion and $296 billion per year" (See: FTC Fact Sheet) Recent IPVM reports covering industry employment disputes refer to non-compete agreements: Frank Zhang,...
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... Drones have become a more popular tool in the Chinese government's arsenal, as noted in IPVM's previous coverage: PRC China Company Markets Drone Deployed Weaponized Robot Dog, DJI Lied...
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In this report, IPVM examines the plaintiff's complaint and his accusations, Brivo's response, and shares feedback...
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Graphene is a honeycomb carbon lattice, that has desired intrinsic properties like high tensile...
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The US Air Force is retiring its fleet of RC-26 Condor surveillance aircraft, which are "equipped...
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..." PRC chipmakers are coming under heavy scrutiny/sanctions by the Biden Administration as IPVM covered in our posts: US Imposes Semiconductor Export Controls On Dahua NDAA Ban on PRC...
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Noted Verkada Magic link login, pretty neat feature when 2FA is enabled. But should this work...
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How does your company handle challenges related to outdoor installation, such as weather, weight,...
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... See Guard Replacements Section in IPVM report: ADT Commercial Argues "Unique Growth Opportunity Sensors Disruptive Technologies:...
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What do you think of facial recognition in elevators? Link: (Elevators of the future to employ AI...
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A Border Patrol surveillance blimp, equipped with downward-looking radar to surveil the border,...
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...contains comprehensive training based on our unprecedented analytics research and testing, included with IPVM subscription.
The book consists of 10 chapters:
Video Analytics Fundamentals
Video...
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...a "Google-like search solution" for video search, but how well does this system actually work?
IPVM tested Eagle Eye's new analytics solution, analyzing the accuracy, performance, and limitations...
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In this report, IPVM examines the FCC prohibitions, as well as the misleading phrase Dahua is using to deceive the...
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... IPVM has previously covered how PRC surveillance cameras/providers help PRC police find protestors,...
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Recall last month - Wyze is now for sale at Walmart. Now, they are at Costco. Currently, Costco...
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Recently, a number of IPVM discussions had integrators debating how Axis does its review of partner status and specifically...
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Today I received the following email to one of my private email addresses, and I want to share...
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...against humanity, slavery, or genocide will be introduced to the House of Commons next week, sources told IPVM. It previously passed the House of Lords in November. Lord David Alton, who has backed the...
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Physical security manufacturers advertise that they support Apple Watch and similar Android...
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While Verkada's biggest market is clearly schools, recent marketing shows Verkada is now pursuing...
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IPVM is adding a new major offering - IPVM employees will post 25 new discussions each week, ranging...
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City officials did not reply to a request for comment from IPVM about whether they were still intending to contest the allegations. The city has filed an answer...
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... Now, all IPVM subscribers can get it in a single 350+ page ebook, downloadable inside.
The book has been...
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...with hat, glasses, all of that" before Corsight walked back the claim to IPVM.
Corsight also touted a new product claiming to construct "a physical profile by analyzing...
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A total of 12 CVEs (1 Critical, 5 High, and 6 Medium) were discovered in an IPVM cybersecurity audit of Dahua's Security System (DSS) software version 8.0.2 to 8.1.1.
We...
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Verkada invests heavily on recruiting events, historically most commonly going to a bar. This was...
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Over the past few months, I conducted a comprehensive analysis of 35 analytics from 24 different...
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Recently a security professional asked IPVM about this. Unlike Dahua and Hikvision, Uniview is not (at least yet) banned under the NDAA for...
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We are currently testing Eagle Eye's "smart video search" feature for an upcoming test. Yesterday...
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Axis provides an "Axis Certified" toolbag and a business card-sized credential, e.g. below: I've...
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In our testing, we've noticed "Touchless" access means different things or at least operates in...
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... The consortium did not reply to a request for comment from IPVM.
Patent Trolls
Formally known as “patent assertion entities,” patent trolls are business...
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The eBook is a collection of 12 IPVM Reports, published individually below:
VMS 101
VSaaS 101
VMS / VSaaS Architecture...
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In this report, IPVM examines Douyin's censorship and what it reveals about its PRC parent ByteDance, which did not...
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We are adding cloud storage to one of our VMS test servers, and it is very frustrating how, in...
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A big trend in cars has been to go electric, with notable EV brands like Tesla and Rivian joining...
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... In IPVM's now 15th year of covering the market, we have never seen Axis engender such ill will with...
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... Now, all IPVM subscribers can get all this in a single, downloadable 311-page e-book.
See the Table of...
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If you have feedback on this list or others to add, email us at info@ipvm.com or leave a comment below.
Here is the directory with...
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Back in 2018, IPVM reported that Chen joined the PRC government's National People's Congress. Now, in this report,...
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Hikvision has had a difficult year in 2022, culminating in, last month, Bans Roll Across Scotland...
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As the Twitter handle indicates, this is from PRC China's official spokesperson: It's hard to...
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...Limited, But Axis Disagrees
One Of Many Cable Series
This tutorial is one of a number of reports IPVM has addressing the topic of cabling. Others include: Network Cable Usage Statistics 2020 (Cat 5e...
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One of the most misunderstood and sloppiest elements of network design, grounding and bonding...
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...Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC)
Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC)
IPVM research on the proposal found it could have significant impacts on security and surveillance...
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In this report, IPVM's Cybersecurity Director Bashis—discoverer of dozens of major video surveillance...
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HDDs used in surveillance ranges from 1TB to 18TB, but IPVM statistics show that 4 to 8TB drives for video surveillance are most commonly used.
The...
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... What is next for the company?
In this report, based on an interview with company executives, IPVM examines the company's growth, positioning, product portfolio, and...
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This thing has been synonymous with Chinese IP cameras for about 10 years now. It was an...
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Each year, IPVM explains the main advances and changes for video surveillance cameras, based on our...
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... IPVM examined EZVIZ' IPO our prior posts, Hikvision Ezviz Spinout, IPO Filing and Financials Examined...
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... Lawyers for the company did not respond to IPVM’s request for comment.
Since 2020, the firm filed more than two dozen patent lawsuits against...
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...software platform for PRC police has alarms for Falun Gong practitioners, protestors, and religion, IPVM has verified.
These alarms are listed on Hikvision's own website alongside offences such as...
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...cameras are put in places where power is either unavailable or it is costly to tap off (see various IPVM discussions e.g. For Light Pole Mounted Camera, Can Camera Cable Run Through Light Pole With...
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Today at the office we were building a machine that will run a few VMs with VMSes in them. We've...
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This report provides a lot of color to the Canon Vs. Motorolla debate. I am curious about...
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This has come up over the past few years in our surveys and reader comments. Axis has a sort-of...
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...criticism and 'subversion' of the PRC and its Communist Party, according to Douyin documents examined by IPVM.
News coverage has scrutinized TikTok over alleged PRC government influence but has focused...
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... Neither ADT nor representatives for Castanon-Gamboa replied to IPVM's requests for comment.
Strict Liability
Castanon-Gamboa is far from the only small...
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There are several identifiable responses from various requests to Dahua and Hikvision devices, IPVM only shows a few examples that can be requested without logging into the device.
Dahua
Dahua...
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In this report, we discuss the school district's experience with Evolv based on IPVM's communications with the school district superintendent, and how it compares to other school...
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See our last 2021 results - Ranking Manufacturer Favorability 2021 (we do this every other year)....
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Now, all IPVM subscribers can get it in a single 615+ page e-book, downloadable inside.
The book consists...
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...perk your company provides employees? What is provided and what is the reason?"
In this report, IPVM examines the responses and highlights common themes, including detailed quotes from...
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In this report, IPVM examines the recent social media posts and online marketing from PRC firms including Dahua,...
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Uniview has had a challenging 2022, e.g., Uniview Revenue Drops Significantly (H1 2022) and...
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We bought and verified the Speco 4MP camera that they have been heavily advertising at ADI and...
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This is an interesting case. Who's right? The provider or the customer? This same issue has gone...
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[IPVM Note: now released - Axis Q1656-DLE Radar-Video Fusion Camera Tested] Any plans to test this new...
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I hope this message resonates deeply in you, and I wish the IPVM team the best for the years to come; and continue its security activism that is greatly needed. ...
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...have they come since this announcement?
In this report, based on information provided by Axis and IPVM research, we examine the progress, timeline, and outlook on Axis's transition to onboard...
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In this report, IPVM examines Dahua Australia's claims of "false products," its plans to certify authorized dealers,...
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Has anyone seen something like this before? According to this LinkedIn post, Verkada's sales...
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Actuate's CEO Sonny Tai emphatically objected to IPVM's recent reporting, saying that we were "bullying a veteran-led small business" (that has...
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Irony: Note: Luke Schoenfelder is the Founder / CEO of Latch. Latch matches this prediction...
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In this report, IPVM examines:
The approval of EZVIZ's IPO
The 30% purchase by the five state-owned...
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...Additionally, if there are specific models, you would like to see added or feel we have missed, email Jermaine@ipvm.com or comment below.
Eufy Performance Summary
While the Eufy 4G Starlight camera was the...
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In this report, based on material obtained via a public records request and two source interviews, IPVM examines the incidents, the company Verkada used to collect these debts, and the potential...
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20 employees have left Verkada UK this year, per LinkedIn records, including: This number...
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...Now, with the acquisition price, revenue, valuation, and projected investment into Noonlight available, IPVM examines the financials of the deal and the future of Noonlight as part of Alarm.com
Loan...
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The Governor of New Hampshire has banned products from certain PRC companies including Dahua,...
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Related, see IPVM's Cloud Access Control Shootout - Brivo, Feenics, Openpath, PDK, Verkada.
Key claims for 2022...
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...nominated, and despite its "Homeland Security" name, is not endorsed by the Department of Homeland Security, IPVM found. The outlet refused to answer questions and alleged we did not have permission to publish...
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Dahua refused to respond to IPVM's questions about its military VMS, instead deleting the online evidence.
After Dahua was...
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4 years ago, Qognify acquired OnSSI, pitching an exciting future. Now, Qognify itself is being...
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140+ integrators told IPVM the 4 biggest project management challenges for integrators, including communication, staffing,...
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... Operations Anthony Giuliani, IPVM examines the company's background, positioning, approach, and outlook.
Background
Twelve Labs...
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...innocuous items, however, it negatively affects their ability to detect weapons (primarily knives), as IPVM's multiple tests (1,2) showed. This false alarm level and the amount of missed weapons is a...
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... In this new 65-page guide, IPVM examines and compares the various competitors.
The companies include:
Adani...
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Despite Actuate CEO's admitting he did not know about this public news until IPVM informed him, he later dismissed this as "petty and irrelevant".
In this report, IPVM...
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Regular IPVM readers are well aware that Verkada bombardment tactics hit so many people that are not even...
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Take a look at this: With nearly 1,000 likes and over 150 comments, salespeople join in on...
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ADT's Chief Revenue Officer is out of ADT after less than 2-year tenure. Made in a late Friday...
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Despite telling us they "ended sales of non-NDAA compliant cameras earlier this year.", Honeywell...
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New import record: As US companies continue to dissociate themselves with Hikua, Eagle Eye and...
