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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Arecont Favorability Results 2017

Given Arecont is 3 time defending integrator choice for worst camera manufacturer, it should be little surprise they had the lowest score in the...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 8 Comments Info plus reports label

Sony Misleading Marketing Hides Cracked Backdoor

Sony is attempting to deemphasize the severity of the backdoor uncovered in Ipela cameras. Meanwhile, IPVM has verified that the root password for...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

Avigilon Responds to Direct Sales Discussion

In a discussion, an integrator posted that an Avigilon inside sales rep contacted him, mistakenly believing he was an end user, looking to set an...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 57 Comments

Scathing Honeywell Favorability Results

Honeywell is one of the biggest brands in security, with offerings for intrusion, fire, wire, video surveillance, access control, plus they own one...

By Brian Rhodes - over 7 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Goodbye Samsung, Hello Wisenet X

Samsung is gone but Hanwha is back. Their latest generation Wisenet X [link no longer available], touts a slew of new high end features including...

By Ethan Ace - over 7 years ago | 8 Comments Info plus reports label

Integrator Technician Vehicle Guide

Few assets are as commonly used by integrators and installers as their vehicles. 125 integrators explained to IPVM in detail about their...

By Brian Rhodes - over 7 years ago | 13 Comments

Vivotek Favorability Results 2017

Financially, Vivotek is doing relatively well. The company did ~$130 million in 2015 revenue and 2016 revenue (through Q3 reported) was up more...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 24 Comments Info plus reports label

PR Firm Pleads Don't Scrap PR Spending

PR is not dying, warns pleads PR firm. Take 40+ year old industry PR firm LRG, who recently lamented the 'misconceptions' that: Traditional PR...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago Info plus reports label

Jim Cramer Sucks Up To Knightscope

Credit must be given to Knightscope. They are raising money right now and despite their $80 million pre-money valuation against a lowly sub $1...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

Dahua Favorability Results 2017

Dahua, the mega-Chinese surveillance manufacturer not primarily owned by the Chinese government has been trying to break out of the shadow of...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 22 Comments Info plus reports label

Anixter / Bosch Sells Direct to Amazon

Anixter regularly says they do not sell direct to end users or that they do not do it anymore. However, over the past year, Anixter has sold Bosch...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 74 Comments Info plus reports label

Smart Power Tools For Security Installs

Installing a smart camera? Perhaps you should use a 'smart' drill. The intelligent appliance / IoT trend has hit power tools. In this note, we...

By Ari Erenthal - over 7 years ago | 8 Comments Info plus reports label

Canon 250MP Prototype Targeted At Surveillance

At one point Axis declared the megapixel race was over, but now parent company Canon is showing an imager that would be a rocket ship in a...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 41 Comments Info plus reports label

Cut in Half, Everfocus Shifts Strategies

The race to the bottom impact continues. Now, Everfocus, who used to be one of the larger budget providers, is shifting strategies after years of...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

Top ISC West 2017 Booth Moves

There are significant moves among many major manufacturers on the ISC West show floor, and very few prime spaces left unoccupied. In this report we...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 2 Comments Info plus reports label

Genetec Favorability Results 2017

In the race to the bottom and flight to 'solutions', Genetec has taken a contrary path. The company remains independent, focusing up market,...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label

Milestone Essential Subscription Removed

Subscriptions may be the future for Milestone and VMSes but not right now. Responding to negative feedback, Milestone has removed subscriptions...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Alarm Reporting Formats / Contact ID Overview

Alarm reporting formats are methods for communicating complicated information quickly, using plain old telephone service. It is still the main...

By Ari Erenthal - over 7 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Amazon Sales of Hikvision China Cameras

Hikvision has become widely available in the US, including on popular retail outlets like Amazon, with over 2,600 results: 4MP Hikvision outdoor...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 40 Comments Info plus reports label

ONVIF Favorability Results 2017

ONVIF has been one of the most debated aspects of the video surveillance industry. On the one hand, its aim to increase interoperability has been...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label


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