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IPVM's independent reporting is divided into 3 categories: (1) Public, (2) Info+: news, profiles, tutorials, etc. and (3) Research: tests, shootouts, competitive and financial analysis.

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Eagle Eye Is Winding Down 'Partnership' With Hikvision

While Eagle Eye Networks has been partnered with Hikvision for years, doing multiple marketing efforts just this month, Eagle Eye CEO Dean Drako...

By Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago

Unicorns: Techs Good At Access and Video, Says Access Panel

Installers good at both access and video are mythical 'unicorns' according to an industry executive. Indeed, those experienced with installing both...

By Brian Rhodes - about 3 years ago | 85 Comments

ADI USA Says Stock Up on Dahua, While USA Gov Plans to Ban

Should dealers and distributors stock up or clear out? This is a key business decision for many security professionals since the FCC passed the...

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 17 Comments

Panasonic Lied About Not Using Huawei

Panasonic sent an official letter in 2018, after the NDAA ban was passed, falsely claiming it did not use Huawei in its cameras. IPVM recently...

By Conor Healy - about 3 years ago | 16 Comments

Ranking Manufacturer Favorability 2021

In our largest favorability survey ever, we ranked 55 companies based on feedback from 200+ integrators. The companies included were (with...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 12 Comments

Hanwha's Mexico Business Examined

Hanwha has become a major competitor in the US, but its Mexico and overall Latin America businesses continue to face a major branding issue, among...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 3 years ago | 2 Comments

Hikvision Did Not "Knowingly" Commit Human Rights Abuses, Despite Clear Evidence

A law firm hired by Hikvision concluded it did not "knowingly or intentionally" abuse human rights in Xinjiang. However, clear evidence shows that...

By Gurami Jamaspishvili and Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago | 7 Comments

PE Firm Invests Into BCD

BCD has received a significant private equity investment, to "support the company's aggressive growth plan". In this note, we explain the...

By Sean Patton - about 3 years ago

ADI's Emerging Acquisition Plan Examined

Already, America's biggest distributor, with nearly $3 billion in annual revenue, ADI has a plan to get even bigger. Inside this note, we...

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 11 Comments

Underestimated: Stanford Study On Surveillance Cameras In Large Cities Worldwide

IPVM analysis finds Stanford researchers have significantly underestimated the number of outdoor surveillances in 10 US cities plus Bangkok,...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 6 Comments

EULAs Prohibit Decompiling Source Code - Impact on Cybersecurity Research Examined

Will you get sued for finding a vulnerability? In their EULAs, manufacturers widely prohibit decompiling source, a core step in finding most...

By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago | 3 Comments

Verkada Ups Ante, Now Giving Away $50 Walkie Talkies

Verkada is upping the webinar gift ante, now giving away $50 walkie talkies to attendees, roughly double of the mainstay Yeti mug/tumbler, which...

By Ethan Ace and John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 40 Comments

ShotSpotter Accuracy Debate Examined

Is ShotSpotter, the widely used and widely criticized gunshot detection system, accurate or not? This has become a heated debate in Chicago with...

By Donald Maye - over 3 years ago | 12 Comments

Sighthound Acquires Boulder AI

Sighthound says they are going to make a number of acquisitions and have started with deep learning startup Boulder AI, which was briefly run by...

By Sean Patton - over 3 years ago | 3 Comments

Mexico Distributor Inalarm Sues Dahua

Inalarm, once one of Dahua's biggest Mexico distributors, has sued the Hangzhou-based company in Mexican court, IPVM has confirmed. This is...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 3 years ago

Access Control Show 2021 - 39 Videos On-Demand

The 2021 Access Control Show is complete. All videos may be watched on the Shows Page. Video/Access Control Integration Panel Brivo,...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 13 Comments

Vivint's Chief Legal Officer Agrees To Step Down

Vivint's Chief Legal Officer, Shawn Lindquist, is stepping down from his role, effective August 31, 2021. This follows just weeks after Vivint's...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 3 Comments

FCC Explains Why They Plan To Ban Dahua And Hikvision

The FCC explained why they voted unanimously for a plan to ban Dahua, Hikvision, Huawei, ZTE, and Hytera authorizations. Below is a 1-minute video...

By Conor Healy and Gurami Jamaspishvili - over 3 years ago | 38 Comments

Hikvision Acquires Major Stake in Mexico Distributor Syscom

Hikvision, the world's largest security camera manufacturer, has acquired a major stake in Mexico's largest security systems distributor,...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 3 years ago

Hundreds of Fever Tablets Sold For Pennies On the Dollar

A Maryland, USA company auctioned hundred of fever screening devices for 95% less than what they had been selling them for and a fraction even of...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 12 Comments

Hackers Add Backdoor To CCTV Security Pros / Dahua SmartPSS

Hackers have inserted a backdoor into downloads of Dahua's SmartPSS from OEM / relabeller's "CCTV Security Pros" website, allowing attackers full...

By Ethan Ace - over 3 years ago | 22 Comments

224 Hikvision Products Banned for One Year by South Korea

The South Korean government has revoked authorizations for 224 Hikvision products over forged test reports, forcing Hikvision to withdraw the...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 2 Comments

Color Low Light Mega Shootout 2021

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By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 15 Comments

Video Surveillance Price Increases, Shortages, And Inflation Surveyed 2021

A year ago, integrators reported that the worst of coronavirus was over. But in 2021, new fears of price increase, product shortages, and inflation...

By Ethan Ace - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Mass P2P Video Surveillance Vulnerability Impacts Millions (ThroughTek)

P2P has become a major alternative to the insecurity of port forwarding but one of the most widely used providers (Throughtek, whose customers have...

By Sean Patton - over 3 years ago | 3 Comments

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