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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Amazon Enters Home Security Services

Move over ADT? It is certainly what investors have feared for ADT, especially since Amazon acquired Ring. [Update: We spoke with Amazon and have...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 63 Comments

Favorite Access Control Manufacturers 2018

150+ Integrators told IPVM "What is your favorite access control management software/system? Why? Unlike the 2016 access favorites where a group...

By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

Digifort VMS Profile

Digifort, a Brazilian company, has a strong presense in their home country. In a crowded and mature Enterprise VMS market, will they be able to...

By Sean Patton - over 6 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Death Of A Dummy Camera Manufacturer

5 years ago, IPVM gathered insights from a dummy camera manufacturer, who was then the top selling dummy camera provider on Amazon and 3rd in all...

By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 17 Comments Info plus reports label

The Yolo Bro And The Death of Journalism

There's an old quote: The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable Unfortunately, the opposite is more...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 28 Comments

DMP Adds Ring Video Doorbell Integration

Video doorbells have become one of the hottest items for security systems. After several years with no doorbell, DMP has announced integration with...

By Sean Patton - over 6 years ago | 10 Comments Info plus reports label

Milestone 2017 Financials Examined

For ISC West 2018, Milestone released ... their financials, touting "strong revenue growth in 2017". However, there were discrepancies with the...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Favorite Biometrics 2018

Biometrics are on the rise, or at least integrator opposition to them is declining, according to new IPVM integrator statistics.   Almost half of...

By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

Global Real-Time Video Surveillance - EarthNow

A new company, EarthNow, with backing from Bill Gates, Airbus and more, is claiming that: Users will be able to see places on Earth with a delay...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 15 Comments Info plus reports label

'Best In Show' Fails

ISC West's "Best In Show" has failed. For more than a decade, it has become increasingly irrelevant as the selections exhibit a cartoon level...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 24 Comments Info plus reports label

Security Camera Cleaning Frequency Statistics

150+ integrators told IPVM how often they clean cameras on customer's sites and why.  Inside we examine their answers and break down feedback...

By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Arecont CEO And President Resign

This is good news for Arecont. Arecont's problems have been well known for years (e.g., most recently Worst Camera Manufacturers 2018 and starting...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 18 Comments Info plus reports label

Worst Access Control Manufacturers 2018

Three access control providers stood out as providing the most problems for integrators. In this report, we analyze the answers to: "In the...

By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 24 Comments Info plus reports label

ISC West 2018 Best and Worst

ISC West 2018 had strong attendance, modest overall new products, and a surge in Artificial Intelligence marketing. First, here are 20+...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 77 Comments

Alarm.com Business Market Expansion

Alarm.com has millions of subscribers, but the company has traditionally been mostly a residential/home focused offering. ADC's new Smart Business...

By Sean Patton - over 6 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis Launches Mini Concealed IR PTZ

Axis has been a laggard in releasing IR PTZs. While the company released a laser focus PTZ (the Q6155-E tested) until now Axis has had no PTZs with...

By Ethan Ace - over 6 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label


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