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London Live Police Face Recognition Visited

London police have officially begun using live facial recognition in select areas of the UK capital, sparking significant controversy. IPVM...

By Kayleigh Long and Charles Rollet - over 4 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

BICSI For IP Video Surveillance Guide

Spend enough time around networks and eventually someone will mention BICSI, the oft-referenced but only vaguely known standards body prevalent in...

By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

Worst NVR / VMS Manufacturers 2020

For the second time in a row, a global manufacturer has been selected by integrators. 200+ integrators answered: In the past year, what VMS /...

By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago | 28 Comments Info plus reports label

China DVR/NVR Backdoor Discovered, Huawei Refutes

A backdoor was found in Chinese-produced DVRs and NVRs that secretly allowed access to the recorders. While it was first attributed to Huawei...

By Sean Patton and John Scanlan - over 4 years ago | 15 Comments

Genetec Security Center 5.9 Release Examined

Genetec released the next major version of Security Center, less than a year after version 5.8. This also follows no Genetec major releases in...

By Sean Patton - over 4 years ago Info plus reports label

IR Surveillance Camera Guide

Integrated infrared (IR) cameras are everywhere, but not all IR is created equal, with many differences in coverage, overexposure, underexposure,...

By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago | 14 Comments Info plus reports label

Verkada Lead Investor’s Fundamental Errors

The man behind Verkada’s stunning $1.6 billion valuation, Aydin Senkut, has been talking up many fundamental errors he made in the...

By John Honovich - over 4 years ago | 34 Comments Info plus reports label

Delayed Egress Access Control Tutorial

Delayed Egress marks one of the few times locking people into a building is legal. With so much of access control driven by life safety codes, and...

By Brian Rhodes - over 4 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Avigilon Integrates With Motorola Radios

Motorola is best known for its radios. Now, the company has taken a step forward of integrating its 2018 Avigilon acquisition with their...

By Sean Patton - over 4 years ago | 40 Comments Info plus reports label

ROG Security - Cloud AI For Remote Monitoring

ROG Security is offering cloud-based AI analytics to remote guard companies, by touting having "nothing to install" to "add virtual guards." We...

By Sean Patton - over 4 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Brivo Business Profile 2020

Brivo has been doing cloud access for more than 20 years. Is the 2020s the decade that cloud access becomes the norm? CEO Steve Van Till recently...

By John Honovich and Brian Rhodes - over 4 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label

Favorite VMS / NVR Manufacturers 2020

In 2018, a new winner emerged and a former top choice declined. Now, there is a new #1, a new top 5 finisher and 2 major VMSes in decline. Our...

By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago | 28 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis and Genetec Drop IFSEC 2020

Two of the best-known video surveillance manufacturers are dropping IFSEC International 2020, joining Milestone who dropped IFSEC in 2019. The...

By John Honovich - over 4 years ago | 24 Comments Info plus reports label


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