IPVM's Reports

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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GDPR Enforcement Against Video Surveillance - 79 Fines Analyzed

The arrival of the GDPR three years ago raised fears in European video surveillance of stringent enforcement and high fines, but an IPVM review...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 3 Comments

Jeweler's ADT Security System Failed, "Entire Business Was Robbed and Destroyed", Sues ADT [Now Settling]

A jewelry store alleges it was "robbed and destroyed" after its ADT silent alarm failed to go off during a break-in, the second failure in 7...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 29 Comments

Reed Reverses, Demands 100% Penalty For Exhibitors Dropping ISC West 2021

The deal has become much worse for manufacturers. Last month, Reed told IPVM that exhibitors could drop ISC West 2021 with a 20% penalty. Now, 3...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 52 Comments

Relabelled Products Impact on Integrators and End-Users

200+ integrators told IPVM what impact they found relabelling has on their businesses and their end-user customers. Executive...

By Conor Healy and John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 15 Comments

Top 9 Actual Excuses of Unethical Relabellers

Here are the top actual excuses unethical relabellers make, and the reality explained, from a conversation IPVM had this week with an ADI...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 48 Comments

JCI Runs Anti-Verkada Campaign

Security giant JCI / Tyco is running a half-million-dollar campaign targeting Verkada, an atypical move for a mega-incumbent versus a...

By Sean Patton - over 3 years ago | 8 Comments

Motorola / Avigilon Drops ASIS GSX 2021

Motorola / Avigilon has dropped ASIS GSX 2021, adding to its dropping of ISC West July 2021. Inside this note, we examine Motorola's move and...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 14 Comments

Hytera Blames "Villains" for Stealing Motorola IP

Hytera alleged its own employees were "villains", defending the company against Motorola's lawsuit that Hytera stole Motorola's IP, maintaining...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 6 Comments

FCC Formally Proposes Prohibiting New Dahua and Hikvision Authorizations

The FCC is now proposing to ban new equipment authorizations of Hikvision/Dahua gear and is also seeking comment on "whether we should revoke"...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 127 Comments

Qumulex VSaaS Tested 2021

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By Sean Patton - over 3 years ago | 9 Comments

Mexico Distributor Inalarm Exits Security Business

Inalarm, once a major Dahua distributor in Mexico, is going out of the security business, the company has confirmed to IPVM. Inside this note,...

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

BBC Panorama Documentary on AI Features IPVM

The world's longest-running news television program, BBC Panorama, prominently featured research from IPVM in its investigation into AI including...

By Conor Healy and Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 25 Comments

Sureview / Immix Split Examined

SureView, one of the last independent PSIMs, split from their central monitoring station business, Immix. IPVM examines the split, Immix's...

By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago | 11 Comments

ADT And Integrator Competitor Go To Court Over Soliciting Microsoft

In a David vs Goliath contest, a small Washington integrator has sued ADT, after hiring an ex-ADT employee, contesting over numerous accounts, most...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 12 Comments

Exclusive: Bill Proposes Human Rights Controls On US Surveillance Tech

A new bill places export controls on US technology which enables human rights abuses abroad, potentially threatening sales of US firms like NVIDIA,...

By Conor Healy and Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Axxon Behavior Analytics And Facial Recognition Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - over 3 years ago | 7 Comments

UK/US Media Report on Facial Recognition Problems

The BBC, CNN, the Financial Times, and 60 Minutes recently cited the lack of legislative framework and gender/racial bias as among the problems...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Bill Introduced To Ban Dahua And Hikvision From Obtaining FCC Certification

A bill that proposes banning the FCC from approving new Hikvision and Dahua products has been introduced by a Republican and a Democratic...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 33 Comments

Hytera Company Profile

Hytera, a China communications manufacturer, is the least well-known of the 5 NDAA-banned companies. Who is Hytera? In this report, IPVM...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 6 Comments

Hikvision and China's Military

Hikvision has partnered with the PRC's military, earning top PLA supplier status, collaborating on PLA research, and more, an IPVM investigation...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 15 Comments

CDW Favorability Statistics 2021

CDW is one of the largest IT distributors in the world and a common choice for end users buying direct. How do security integrators feel about...

By Ethan Ace - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments

US Government Purchases of Dahua and Hikvision Mapped

300+ different government organizations have purchased Dahua and Hikvision products since the NDAA went into effect in August 2019, according to...

By Donald Maye - over 3 years ago | 35 Comments

Vivint Founder / CEO To Resign

Vivint's Founder Todd Pedersen will resign as CEO, the company announced in a 'leadership transition plan'. While Pedersen said that he...

By Isabella Cheng and John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 58 Comments

Ring Favorability Statistics 2021

Integrators were strongly positive on Amazon, but how do they feel about their security subsidiary Ring? Inside this report, we examine...

By Ethan Ace - over 3 years ago | 7 Comments

Camera Labor Estimation Standards

Making accurate labor estimates is difficult, and having good numbers to base quotes on is a challenge for many integrators. In this guide,...

By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago | 37 Comments

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