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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Avigilon Aggressive Trade-In Program Takes Aim At Competitors

Avigilon has launched one of the most aggressive trade-in programs the video surveillance industry has ever seen. In this note, we examine how...

By Ethan Ace and John Honovich - almost 4 years ago | 37 Comments

Mexico Video Surveillance Market Overview 2020

Despite being neighbors, there are key differences between the U.S. and Mexican video surveillance markets. IPVM investigates. IPVM recently...

By Robert Wren Gordon - almost 4 years ago | 10 Comments

Dahua Revenue Grows But Profits Down, Cause Unclear

While Dahua's overall revenue was up more than 12% in Q3 2020, a significant improvement from the first half of 2020, the company's operating...

By Isabella Cheng - almost 4 years ago | 2 Comments

Illegal Hikvision Fever Screening Touted In Australia, Government Investigating, Temperature References Deleted

The Australian government told IPVM that they are investigating a Hikvision fever screening system touted by a Sydney clubhouse despite Hikvision's...

By Charles Rollet - almost 4 years ago | 9 Comments

Panasonic Presents i-PRO Cameras and Video Analytics

Panasonic i-PRO presented its X-Series cameras and AI video analytics at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show. Inside this...

By IPVM - almost 4 years ago | 2 Comments

Augmented Reality (AR) Cameras From Hikvision and Dahua Examined

Hikvision, Dahua, and other China companies are marketing augmented reality (AR) cameras. But what do they mean by 'augmented reality'? Augmented...

By Isabella Cheng - almost 4 years ago | 3 Comments

18 TB Video Surveillance Drives (WD and Seagate)

Both Seagate and Western Digital recently announced 18TB hard drives specifically for video surveillance, claiming that AI analytics are pushing...

By Sean Patton - almost 4 years ago | 20 Comments

Watrix Gait Recognition Profile

Watrix is the world's only gait recognition surveillance provider IPVM has found. And, inside of China, Watrix has gained significant attention for...

By Zach Segal - almost 4 years ago

Intel Presents Edge-to-Cloud Ecosystem for Video Analytics

Intel presented its processors and software toolkit for computer vision at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show. Inside this...

By Joey Walter - almost 4 years ago | 3 Comments

Best Manufacturer Technical Support 2020

5 manufacturers stood out as providing the best technical support to ~200 integrators in a 2020 IPVM survey. These integrators responded to: In...

By IPVM Team - almost 4 years ago | 3 Comments

Microsoft Azure Presents Live Video Analytics

Microsoft Azure presented its Live Video Analytics offering at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show. Inside this report: A...

By Joey Walter - almost 4 years ago | 4 Comments

Worst Manufacturer Technical Support 2020

4 manufacturers stood out as providing the worst technical support to ~200 integrators in new IPVM results. These integrators answered: In the...

By IPVM Team - almost 4 years ago | 32 Comments

Clorox Announces, Then Pulls, Fever Camera

For almost one week, Clorox was marketing fever cameras. The booming market has attracted more than 200 entrants in just months. However, the...

By Zach Segal - almost 4 years ago | 12 Comments

Faulty Hikvision Fever Cam Setup at Mexico City Basilica and Cathedral

Donated Hikvision fever cameras (claiming screening of 1,800 people/min. with no black bodies at open-air entrances) are promoting a false sense of...

By Robert Wren Gordon - almost 4 years ago | 2 Comments

Avigilon UMD / UAD Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - almost 4 years ago | 4 Comments

Longse Promoting Hikvision Partner Fullhan Chip Based Cameras

With Huawei HiSilicon production being shut down at TSMC, camera manufacturers are pressed to find alternative SoC solutions. Longse, a China...

By Isabella Cheng - almost 4 years ago | 12 Comments

Meridian & Goodview (BEMS Relabeller) Temperature Screening Tested

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By Derek Ward - almost 4 years ago | 6 Comments

Monitoring Alarm Systems From Home - Innovation or Danger?

Remote monitoring by alarm companies since COVID-19 is bringing cost savings but threatening security and reliability. Will UL Standard updates...

By Joey Walter - almost 4 years ago

China's SMIC Hit By US Trade Restrictions, Impact On Video Surveillance

US trade restrictions have hit Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's largest and most advanced foundry. While the...

By Isabella Cheng - almost 4 years ago | 2 Comments

Verkada Faces Sexism, Discrimination, And Cultural Challenges

Photos of female employees taken from Verkada's own video surveillance system were passed around by Verkada sales managers captioned with graphic...

By Charles Rollet - almost 4 years ago | 48 Comments

RapidSOS Company Profile

RapidSOS has raised $100+ million providing dispatchers free software and caller locations from mobile apps, but is it competing with central...

By Joey Walter - almost 4 years ago | 2 Comments

Chile Cancels 1,000 Camera Hikvision Project

Six months ago, Chile awarded a 1,000-camera project using Hikvision. The contract has now been canceled, following controversy in...

By Robert Wren Gordon - almost 4 years ago

Ear Recognition Examined

Will ear recognition become a viable biometric? Facial, fingerprint, and iris recognition have all gained adoption, can ear join them? IPVM...

By Zach Segal - almost 4 years ago | 6 Comments

Hikvision Alleges Forehead Only Fever Screening is Smart; It's Actually Dangerous

Forehead only fever screening violates global standards and increases error risks but Hikvision alleges that it is 'smart'. It is not. This...

By John Honovich - almost 4 years ago

Verkada Video Analytics Tested 2020

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By Rob Kilpatrick and Sean Patton - almost 4 years ago | 3 Comments

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