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  • AnyVision Raises $235 Million on Jul 08, 2021
    ...scrutiny into Israel / Palestine activities, compounded by the former CEO's imprudent remarks, leading to Microsoft divesting from the company. Plus, activists campaigning against facial recognition increased...
  • Dahua CEO Is Communist Party Secretary, Declares "Always Follow The Party" on Jun 14, 2021
    ... Microsoft China, Ford Motors China, Nokia Shanghai, and Bosch Power Tools, among countless others, have...
  • PRC Enacts "Anti-Foreign Sanctions" Law, Targeting Families on Jun 11, 2021
    ... Microsoft, Intel, Nvidia, Other Tech Company Risk Various tech companies that follow US sanctions are at...
  • VMS/VSaaS Recording Guide on Jun 10, 2021
    ... VMSes commonly use Microsoft SQL, SQLite, and NoSQL database management software, which offer free and/or open-source...
  • BBC Panorama Documentary on AI Features IPVM on May 28, 2021
    ...clip featuring IPVM including the BBC visiting IPVM's USA testing facility: IPVM Quoted Alongside Microsoft, Human Rights Watch The BBC Panorama episode covered how artificial intelligence is changing...
  • ADT And Integrator Competitor Go To Court Over Soliciting Microsoft on May 27, 2021
    ...integrator has sued ADT, after hiring an ex-ADT employee, contesting over numerous accounts, most notably Microsoft. In this report, IPVM analyzes the case as well as the risks involved for integrators and...
  • 64 Video Surveillance Startups Directory 2021 on May 07, 2021
    ...years as a US Marine, part of which was spent in counter-insurgency operations and Ben Ziomek, an ex-Microsoft AI Program Manager. They offer cloud-based gun and knife detection AI analytics using RTSP from...
  • Any Experience With The Microsoft / Communify Temperature Gating Kiosk? on Apr 25, 2021
    ...devices now as well as the underpinning PowerBuilder platform Overview of the Return to School solution | Microsoft Docs I can find no independent information on the communify kiosk NOR the MS return to school...
  • New Anyvision CEO Interview on Mar 19, 2021
    ...government projects became a crisis for the company after an October 2019 NBC News report asked "Why did Microsoft fund an Israeli firm that surveils West Bank Palestinians?" Anyvision did itself no favor as the...
  • Facial Recognition Guide on Mar 15, 2021
    ... Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are currently involved in class action suits in Illinois over the use of the IBM Diversity in...
  • Feenics Hosted Access Control Tested on Mar 11, 2021
    Hosted access control has gained significantly in the past 5 years since IPVM first tested...
  • Hikvision Co-Sponsored Smart City Expo Santiago de Chile Examined on Dec 15, 2020
    ...international entities were involved in a sponsorship, or partner, capacity: Partners included Hikvision, Microsoft, Uber, World Bank Group, UN-Habitat, Avaya, Enel, Suez, Schneider Electric, and the Official...
  • Microsoft Azure Presents Live Video Analytics on Oct 15, 2020
    Microsoft Azure presented its Live Video Analytics offering at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics...
  • Monitoring Alarm Systems From Home - Innovation or Danger? on Oct 13, 2020
    ...the requirements call for stations to have a means of continuous communication with employees through Microsoft Teams or Google: This calls for central stations to have a means to have continuous...
  • New Products Show Fall 2020 - 25+ Manufacturers On-Demand Recordings on Sep 30, 2020
    ...Hanwha Hanwha (Temperature Solution) Infiniti Electro-Optics Kentix LifeSafety Power Microsoft Milestone Network Optix OpenPath Pelco Rhombus Systems Seek Tyco Viper...
  • IPVM Camera Calculator User Manual / Guide on Sep 23, 2020
    ... This format opens with Microsoft Word and starts with an overview of the project and continues with a breakdown of each camera...
  • Video Analytics Online Show 2020 - 35+ Manufacturer On-Demand Recordings on Sep 04, 2020
    ...Ipsotek Intel IntelliVision i-Pro IronYun Intelligent Security Systems Lilin Microsoft Azure Milestone Mobotix Monitoreal Oyla Security & Safety Things Sound...
  • Anyvision Raises $43 Million, Focusing on Access Control And Remote... on Sep 04, 2020
    ...investigation and while the investigation found Anyvision's technology was not used in the way alleged, Microsoft divested and the negative attention took a significant toll. Even beyond that, with Amazon,...
  • Briefcam Responsible Use Examined on Aug 24, 2020
    While mega-companies Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft have been criticized for facial recognition and AI analytics, Canon-owned Briefcam is far more...
  • Startup Digeiz Reidentification Video Analytics Profile on Jul 20, 2020
    French Start-Up Digeiz is marketing 'shopping centre analytics' with, most notably, person...
  • Amazon, Microsoft and IBM Abandoning Face Recognition Is An... on Jul 17, 2020
    In the wake of national protests against US police abuses, big tech firms like Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM announced they would halt working with police on facial recognition. But Israel's...
  • The US Fight Over Facial Recognition Explained on Jul 08, 2020
    ... Big Tech Suspends Police Face Rec Use, But Not Backing Moratorium Bill IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon have responded to the protests by cancelling or temporarily suspending their facial...
  • Alcatraz Presents Face Recognition Access Control on Jun 11, 2020
    Alcatraz presented its AI facial recognition access reader at the May 2020 IPVM Startups...
  • Anyvision Presents AI Facial Recognition and Mask Detection on Jun 08, 2020
    ... Market Challenges 2020 Microsoft announced in March that they are ending investment in third-party facial recognition companies,...
  • Thoughts On CNBC Story: U.S. Tech Giants Are Reportedly Providing Web... on May 26, 2020
    Not a new story, but definitely a turn on the crank: Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly providing web services to blacklisted China firms
  • ProCam Low-Cost Open Thermal Temperature Project on May 12, 2020
    ... UPDATE: Ebrahimi pointed out that Microsoft has developed a system for a Taiwan hospital that simultaneously detects whether someone has a...
  • VSaaS 101 on Mar 25, 2020
    ... Think Microsoft Office vs Office 365. With traditional Microsoft Office you pay once up-front and run it on...
  • Anyvision Layoffs on Mar 19, 2020
    ... And 5 months ago, Anyvision battled NBC News as NBC's coverage lead to a Microsoft investigation and significant negative publicity over the ethics of how Anyvision used / sold...
  • Microsoft Forcing Users Into Setting Up A Microsoft Account For Fresh... on Feb 21, 2020
    ... Microsoft forcing users into setting up a Microsoft account for fresh installs - Neowin What are your...
  • Please Schedule That Windows Update - "NSA Alerted Microsoft To Major... on Jan 14, 2020
    NSA reaches out to Microsoft. Most people know the NSA uses weaknesses to their advantage, ask Edward Snowden. This one was...
  • Directory Of 150 Video Analytics Suppliers on Dec 17, 2019
    ...(Shutdown) Magenta, Italy MarshallAI, Finland Megvii, China, Megvii Financials and Growth Examined Microsoft, US. Microsoft Video AI Cloud Services Examined Mindtree, India Monitroreal,...
  • IP Camera Browser Support: Who's Broken / Who Works on Dec 10, 2019
    ...1) Microsoft Edge: Microsoft's Edge, intended to replace Internet Explorer, has never supported NPAPI plugins...
  • ISC East 2019 Show Report on Nov 21, 2019
    ...Company Known To Man" and now former Attorney General Eric Holder investigating Anyvision on behalf of Microsoft. Uniview Times Two Bucking the downtrend in China manufacturers exhibiting was UNV / Uniview,...
  • Microsoft Hires Eric Holder To Audit Anyvision Over Use Of Facial... on Nov 17, 2019
    Microsoft hires Eric Holder to audit AnyVision over use of facial recognition on Palestinians While we're...
  • Paravision AI Face Recognition Company Profile on Nov 01, 2019
    ...Paravision pointed to concerns about generative adversarial network attacks on commonly used AI analytics (Microsoft, Amazon, Apple), and noted that security-by-obscurity is one measure they use to protect their...
  • Anyvision CEO Threatened To Sue NBC News And Said That Anyvision Was The... on Oct 28, 2019
    ... The tie-in was Anyvision's funding from Microsoft. Microsoft has taken a very public position calling for ethical use of facial recognition and...
  • nFlux AI Startup Profile on Oct 28, 2019
    nFlux, an Amazon, Google, and Microsoft funded AI startup told IPVM their mission is to build the most intelligent video analytics...
  • Network Optix Nx Witness 4.0 Tested on Oct 10, 2019
    ...is significantly smaller than Milestone and Genetec's installers, primarily because it does not use Microsoft SQL or .NET3/4.x, so they are not included in the installer. Milestone and Genetec also have...
  • Critiquing Carnegie's AI Surveillance Paper on Sep 25, 2019
    ...this CBC article sourced only cites malls testing out face recognition, not governments and (3) this Microsoft document talks about Canada developing AI (surely true) but nothing about surveillance or...
  • Genetec Stratocast VSaaS Tested on Sep 05, 2019
    ... We found user account management complicated and cumbersome, requiring Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo account synchronization. Unlike most VSaaS platforms, there is not an option to...
  • Design Researcher At Microsoft Looking For Integrators To Participate In... on Aug 30, 2019
    Hello, Hope everyone is doing great. I'm currently looking for integrators that would be willing...
  • Warning: Windows 7 Update Crashing NVRs on Aug 26, 2019
    ...multiple reports of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008R2 systems that will no longer boot after installing Microsoft 8/2019 Security update 'KB4512506 Security Monthly Quality Rollup'. The problem occurs because...
  • Milestone "GDPR-ready" Certification Claim Critiqued on Aug 12, 2019
    ...Mobile Server Mobile and Web client Processing of audio and metadata XProtect Corporate's basic users Microsoft SQL server Microsoft Active Directory Notably, the XProtect mobile app is a major omission...
  • Australia Security Full Show Report on Jul 25, 2019
    ... It markets itself as a 'tool for good' after being backed by Microsoft and says it only "sells only to democracies", although it is used by the Israeli government to...
  • Salient CompleteView 20/20 VMS Tested on Feb 27, 2019
    ...requires the Silverlight plugin installation, which has limited to no current browser support, even in Microsoft's own browsers. IPVM was unable to get the web client loaded for testing, due to this limited...
  • Access Control Records Maintenance Guide on Jan 16, 2019
    ... For example, the Microsoft SQL Server Agent performs the following tasks: Reorganize/rebuild scatter index or data...
  • ACRE-Acquired Open Options Access Company Profile on Dec 17, 2018
    Who is the company ACRE is acquiring? In this note, we examine Open Options line for best...
  • Integrator Laptop Guide on Oct 16, 2018
    ...second place, HP and Lenovo were tied, breakdown below: Dell - 43% HP - 16% Lenovo - 16% Asus - 9% Microsoft Surface - 5% Acer - 4% Apple - 3% Other - 5% The two main differences between general...
  • RealNetworks Free School Facial Recognition on Aug 03, 2018
    ... The company won a monstrous $761 million settlement from Microsoft in 2005, which has been their biggest financial win. Poor Financials However, that settlement...
  • Hikvision Wins Chinese Government Forced Facial Recognition Project... on Jul 16, 2018
    ... Just last week, Microsoft advocated public regulation of facial recognition and Amazon has come under scrutiny for public...
  • Microsoft Urges Regulating Facial Recognition - Should It? on Jul 13, 2018
    Amid a growing call for regulations to limit the use of facial recognition technology, Microsoft on Friday became the first tech giant to join the chorus. NY Times: Microsoft Urges Congress...
  • Cybersecurity for IP Video Surveillance Guide on May 18, 2018
    ... ActiveDirectory, as a Microsoft offering, is not supported by almost any IP camera, which typically run on Linux. One Windows IP...
  • Genetec Clearance Face Detection / Redaction Test on May 14, 2018
    ...the person moves, as shown below: Video Limitations or Requirements Consistent with our findings, Microsoft lists the technical capabilities of their Face detection analytics as: Faces are detectable...
  • Digifort VMS Profile on Apr 25, 2018
    ... They currently offer a module to backup video archives to the cloud with Microsoft Azure, but the video must be recorded locally prior to transfer. They mentioned the development...
  • Owl Car Cam Tested - Disappoints on Mar 30, 2018
    With $18 million in VC funding, and led by the former product lead for the iPod and the VP of...
  • Hikvision Fails To Fix Unsafe Browser Plugin on Mar 21, 2018
    ... While still maintained, Microsoft themselves are strongly encouraging moving to Edge, which does not support such plugins.  A...
  • Integrator Help Desk Software Usage (Statistics) on Mar 19, 2018
    ...decades of process and procedure that are best supported by a simple database application, even just using Microsoft Access or Excel: "We have customized our own ticketing system for support that fits with our...
  • Integrator Web Browser / ActiveX Usage Statistics on Mar 01, 2018
    ... While still maintained, Microsoft themselves are strongly encouraging moving to Edge, which does not suppor such plugins. There...
  • Favorite Integrator Sales Quote Software (Statistics) on Feb 23, 2018
    ... Sales Quote Software Statistics The largest group of respondents cited using Microsoft products (most typically Excel or Word): The second most common named software was the...
  • Visio For Video Surveillance Design on Feb 20, 2018
    ... Microsoft's Visio Professional offers many of AutoCAD's core functions in an easier to use drag and drop...
  • ADT / ASG 'Merger' Acquisition on Feb 12, 2018
    ...integrator we have seen, ASG has been successful in promoting and getting endorsed by CSOs, most notably Microsoft's CSO. Their annual 'Great Conversation' conference [link no longer available] is being held in...
  • Top Project Management Software Used on Jan 30, 2018
    ... Project Work Planning Statistics The largest group of respondents cited using Microsoft products (most typically Project or Excel):   Several Software Platforms Needed The majority...
  • Security Integrator IT Expertise Statistics on Dec 07, 2017
    ..." "I have a BS degree in Computer Information Systems, A+ certified and been through Microsoft and Novel training. I have worked in the IT industry in the past in a central station...
  • Genetec Launches Cloud Access Control (Synergis SaaS) on Sep 21, 2017
    ...premise-based Synergis versions, but instead of using a local server onsite the platform is hosted in Microsoft Azure, consistent with Genetec's other cloud offerings. By connecting local controllers to...
  • Favorite Integrator Tablets 2017 on Sep 11, 2017
    ...manufacturers/types were mentioned as preferred, but Apple's iPad was clearly most popular, followed by Android and Microsoft Surface. Compared to overall market statistics, iPads are more popular among integrators than...
  • Microsoft Video AI Cloud Services Examined on Jul 18, 2017
    Microsoft has released one of the most amazing video analytics marketing videos ever. In it, they detect...
  • What Certifications Are Most Relevant? on Jun 05, 2017
    ...10 Certified Service Technician (Electronic Security Association) 11 Certified Solutions Associate (Microsoft) 12 Certified Solutions Expert – Windows Server 2012 or later (Microsoft) 13 Certified Solutions...
  • Broken Browser Support for Video Surveillance on Mar 22, 2017
    ... Current Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge browsers do not support NPAPI plugins, crippling live video and configuration in many IP...
  • Will The Microsoft Patrol Car Become A Reality? on Mar 13, 2017
    Over the years I have seen Microsoft attempt to enter a number of industries, but the efforts rarely pan out. Will the Microsoft...
  • Has Anyone Used Refs Filesystems For Vmses? on Mar 01, 2017
    ... Resilient File System (ReFS), codenamed "Protogon", is a Microsoft proprietary file system introduced with Windows Server 2012 with the intent of becoming the...
  • Microsoft Phones Are Unlocking HID Readers on Feb 20, 2017
    Microsoft Lumia 900 series phones are able to unlock doors via HID iClass Omniclass readers by simply...
  • Have You Upgraded To Windows 10? on Feb 02, 2017
    A recent Economist article highlights challenges for Microsoft to get users to upgrade: DESPITE its having been available for 18 months, three out of four...
  • For Sale: PSIM Provider Seeking Offers on Dec 19, 2016
    ...software Fortem has developed that interfaces with virtual or augmented reality goggles, such as the Microsoft HoloLens. The company feels this will further differentiate themselves from other PSIM...
  • Do You Or Your Customers Use SNMP To Monitor Security Systems? on Oct 22, 2016
    It appears support for SNMP is deprecated in Microsoft Server 2012 and 2012 R2, and it is not yet mentioned one way or the other for Server 2016. Does...
  • Ex-Microsoft Exec Surveillance Startup Nepoware Profile on Sep 02, 2016
    Former Microsoft executive Richard Ang [link no longer available] says he wanted to build an IoT device, and so...
  • Genetec Access Control Security Center 5.5 Release on Aug 26, 2016
    Inside, we examine Genetec's new Access Control features in Security Center 5.5. Enhanced...
  • Milestone Fails With Grandma on Jul 19, 2016
    ...development toolkit contains application and code samples, proven Milestone library and code components and Microsoft® Visual Studio project templates This means that solutions can be delivered to various market...
  • Feenics Hosted Access Control Tested 2016 on Jul 07, 2016
    ... While Chrome is not supported, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari support Silverlight. Weak Apps: Despite...
  • Microsoft Buys LinkedIn - What Do You Think? on Jun 13, 2016
    Everyone's favorite (or least favorite as the case may be) tech company, Microsoft is buying LinkedIn. I think LinkedIn is an important site for the video surveillance industry,...
  • What Is The Industry Practice Regarding MS Windows 7 EULA Or Windows... on May 24, 2016
    ...versions for this? Is there maybe some special license to buy, that fixes all these problems? Or does Microsoft not care? Or are all the mom and pop shops buying volume licenses and server licenses to use...
  • AMAG Access Control Company Profile on Mar 18, 2016
    ... This version also supports server failover when Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) is available. Global [link no longer available]: Everything in...
  • Brivo Access Control Company Profile on Feb 09, 2016
    This is our 9th in a series of access control company profiles. In this entry, we cover...
  • Honeywell Pro-Watch Access Control Profile on Feb 01, 2016
    ... Project Management, including informal certifications on Microsoft Office Project, or formal software project management certifications. Customer Satisfaction:...
  • RS2 Access Control Company Profile on Jan 13, 2016
    ...client licenses, remote/terminal services license support, redundant server support, database integration Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Text File, SQL Server, ODBC, and Microsoft Active Directory.  Other...
  • Google Breaks Surveillance Browser Support on Sep 09, 2015
    ... IE development discontinued: With the release of Windows 10 and their new Edge browser, Microsoft has stopped development of new IE versions, and support will be limited to service releases...
  • What Advantages Still Left For IP Megapixel ? on Aug 23, 2015
    ... - CPU and OS Licenses: Genuine Intel processors and Microsoft Windows licenses take a huge chunk of the cost of an IP NVR. SD Analog had managed to work since...
  • Windows Update Link. on Aug 03, 2015
    Some people might find helpful is the direct updater / iso / usb creation link http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Do check your windows is 32bit or 64bit before you...
  • Why Doesnt Microsoft Have A VMS? on Jun 17, 2015
    One that's included in Windows. Say an ONVIF only, 16 user, unlimited cameras, unlimited user...
  • Which VMSes Run On Microsoft SQL Server? on May 11, 2015
    I'd like to get a list of this. We know Genetec Security Center and Omnicast as well as...
  • Microsoft Face Rec App Guesses Your Age on May 01, 2015
    Microsoft has released the free 'How Old?' webpage that guesses both the gender and age of the picture's...
  • Worst Access Products 2015 on Feb 18, 2015
    ...NET and many of the Microsoft updates break the functionality causing the customer to not be able to use the system. Product...
  • Largest New Video Surveillance Projects 2015 on Jan 19, 2015
    ... They are using Genetec Security Center as VMS and Microsoft D.A.S. (or "Detecta", the Brazilian name) as PSIM" "Kocaeli City Surveillance Project in...
  • Startup Review: Sentri on Aug 26, 2014
    ... Strong Management & Microsoft Backing One intangible advantage Sentri may have other similar options is an experienced...
  • Windows 8.1 on Feb 06, 2014
    ...day at work in the newly created role of technology adviser got off to a rocky start yesterday as the Microsoft founder struggled for hours to install the Windows 8.1 upgrade. The installation hit a snag...
  • Rejecting PSIM, Big City to DIY on Dec 04, 2013
    ...they chose to build it themselves, what they found lacking in commercial options, including Vidsys and Microsoft, and how they plan to do it.PSIM: Don’t Waste Your TimeFor Michael Vidro [link no longer...
  • Microsoft's CSO Mike Howard Is Full Of It on Nov 11, 2013
    ... [link no longer available]Over the last few years, Microsoft's Chief Security Officer, Mike Howard [link no longer available], has established himself as the...
  • Rebooting Remote Cameras Simply and Economically on Aug 06, 2013
    ... The unit only supports Microsoft Windows operating systems for configuration and setup, but it was indicated in a product video...
  • Documenting Surveillance Projects: Bluebeam Revu on Aug 02, 2013
    ... Integration with Bentley ProjectWise [link no longer available] and Microsoft SharePoint Bluebeam in Action In this first video, we demonstrate laying out a very simple...
  • Cisco And Microsoft Teaming Up! on Aug 01, 2013
    ... "Join us and learn how security users like Cisco and Microsoft are using specifications from the PSIA to operate more cost effectively while creating...
  • Microsoft And NYPD Partner For Crime Awareness System on May 30, 2013
    ... I wasn’t aware that Microsoft was in the CCTV arena. The core piece seems to be the central indexing of video feeds that are...