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RaySharp 4th IPO Run Approved

RaySharp, whose top OEM customers include Swann, Hanwha, and Lorex, has been approved by regulators to IPO after being rejected on its first 3...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Mirasys Main Shareholder Now A Distributor

Finland-based Mirasys is one of the oldest VMS providers but it has never become a major player. Now, in an atypical move, a distributor has become...

By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Proxy Favorability Statistics 2021

Proxy raised $42 million in 2020 and has plans to disrupt physical access control. But how well-liked is Proxy? Or even known? Inside this...

By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago Info plus reports label

Dahua Provides "Uyghur Warnings" To China Police

Dahua provides "real-time Uyghur Warnings" to China police, as Dahua's own technical documents reveal, discovered by IPVM. This video explains what...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 22 Comments

Ubiquiti 2020 Financials Examined

Ubiquiti's Q4 2020 revenue grew rapidly and profits even greater. Where is Ubiquiti's growth, and how is Ubiquiti's competitiveness in selling...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Alarm.com Favorability Statistics 2021

Alarm.com has expanded into commercial with the purchases of OpenEye in 2019 and Shooter Detection Systems (SDS) in 2020. Have these purchases...

By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Motorola Solutions 2020 Financials Examined

Motorola Solutions expanded its video surveillance offerings in 2020, acquiring IndigoVision in March and Pelco in August, adding to Avigilon. But...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Video Analytics Architecture 101

Video analytics can be run in a variety of ways that have significantly different pros and cons. IPVM has identified 9 fundamental architectures,...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 8 Comments Info plus reports label

ARES Speaks On The Future Of Vidsys And PSIM

Vidsys the company is no more but Virginia HQ'ed ARES Security, acquired a significant portion of Vidsys that had previously raised over $60...

By John Honovich and Sean Patton - over 3 years ago Info plus reports label

Free VMS Software Directory

Many Video Management Software (VMS) providers offer free versions, either open source, for a limited number of cameras, or for a limited amount of...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 12 Comments

Meraki And Openpath Team Up Vs Verkada

The lock-in providers are now facing off in access control. Verkada entered access control last year and now Meraki has announced teaming up with...

By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago | 18 Comments Info plus reports label

DMP Launches X1 Cloud Access Control

The cloud access control market is hot. Now, intrusion incumbent DMP has entered launching the X1 stand-alone cloud access platform, targeting...

By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Canon Company Arcules Violates ONVIF Rules

Arcules, the Canon / Milestone spinout, is violating ONVIF rules. We raised this with Arcules 3 weeks ago. We raised this with ONVIF last...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 18 Comments Info plus reports label

Anyvision Favorability Statistics 2021

Anyvision has raised over $100 million since 2019 as part of its plan to hit $1 billion in sales in 2022. How much has this money helped them gain...

By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago | 15 Comments Info plus reports label

Mercury Security Favorability Statistics 2021

Mercury Security manufacturers some of the most used products in access control for over 30+ partner access companies, but what do integrators...

By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago | 24 Comments Info plus reports label

An Inside Look into Axis Americas

What is it like to work at Axis Communications in the Americas? Is it like being family or does it encourage complacency? IPVM conducted...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 15 Comments Info plus reports label

LenelS2 Favorability Statistics 2021

One is among integrator's favorite access control manufacturers. The other is among integrator's choices for being the worst. Combined in 2018,...

By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago | 2 Comments Info plus reports label

Biden Orders Made In America

In his first week in office, US President Joe Biden issued an executive order tightening Buy American regulations, and "stopping federal agencies...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 88 Comments Info plus reports label


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