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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Honeywell Ademco Vista Intrusion System Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - over 7 years ago | 13 Comments

ADI Battles Manufacturer Partners

ADI is battling their manufacturer partners, building up their own competitive house brand W-Box, while manufacturers still fund ADI's business...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 16 Comments

10 Key Comparison Metrics For Intrusion Panels

In this note, IPVM reviews fundamental features and attributes for evaluating and comparing intrusion alarm panels. These criteria are: Number...

By Brian Rhodes - over 7 years ago | 15 Comments

Exacq 3 Co-Founders Exit

Exacq co-founders David Underwood [link no longer available] and Daniel Rittman [link no longer available] have exited the company. UPDATE: And...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 21 Comments

Hikvision New R&D Base To Create 10,000+ Jobs, Says Chinese Government

Hikvision has secured a major new China government partnership. In this note, we examine the official statement from the Chinese government and...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago

HD Analog Usage Rising But Barriers Growing

The good news for HD analog is that its usage is rising, fairly significantly since our 2015 HD analog usage statistics. The bad news for HD...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 19 Comments

Pet Immune Motion Detectors

Pet immune motion detectors allow arming an alarm even when pets are at home. There are two types of pet immune motion detectors: Pet tolerant...

By Ari Erenthal - over 7 years ago | 5 Comments

How Axis Can Beat Hikvision

Hikvision has rocked the industry globally, bullying former video surveillance revenue leader Axis even in the Western world. What can Axis...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 7 Comments

ADI "HD Cameras As Low As $29.99"

ADI has reached a new low - literally.

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 14 Comments

Cisco Favorability Ratings - Positive In Networking, Negative In Surveillance

Cisco is the big name in networking, but they have not been able to leverage their brand and sizable sales channel in the security industry to the...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 4 Comments

Video Surveillance Storage Duration Average Is 1 Month

IPVM statistics show that 1 month duration for video surveillance storage is, by far, the most common used. However, in contrast to 2012, there...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 19 Comments

DeskCamera ONVIF Screen Capture

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By John Scanlan - over 7 years ago | 48 Comments

Ubiquiti $99 Mesh Node Challenges Wireless Competitors

Ubiqiuti has become a significant force in wireless video surveillance applications but they have never done mesh. Historically, mesh has been...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 15 Comments

Hikvision Most Polarizing Favorability Results 2017

Pro or con, integrators have an opinion on Hikvision. Hikvision scored, by far, the lowest neutral levels on IPVM's favorability results,...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 9 Comments

Introduction To Burglar Alarm Systems

While alarm systems are popular, balancing between the right level of protection, the appropriate components and an acceptable price can be very...

By Ari Erenthal - over 7 years ago | 17 Comments

Dahua New Marketing Head Hired From Hanwha / Samsung

Dahua is bad at marketing. And they are finally taking a step to correct that, hiring Janet Fenner [link no longer available], who joins after 6+...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 43 Comments

Distributor's #1 Challenge

Manufacturers and integrators are not the only ones challenged in the security market, distributors are also impacted, fighting to maintain margins...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 9 Comments

Bosch Blue Line Intrusion Motion Detector Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - over 7 years ago | 26 Comments

Suffering Criticism, Hikvision Keeps Insecure Online Service Up [Now Down]

Hikvision suffered severe criticisms for its abrupt plan to discontinue its Hikvision Online service, with 3 core functions to be removed on Dec...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 15 Comments

Avigilon Pro 4K Camera Tested

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By Ethan Ace - over 7 years ago | 50 Comments

Hikvision No on H.265 But Pro On H.265+

Hikvision said H.265 was a 'solution in search of a problem' a half year ago but now they are getting bullish, embracing H.265+. In this report,...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 16 Comments

Surveillance Cameras 2017 Overview

This report concisely explains the developments and most common options for surveillance cameras offered in 2017, including resolution, H.265, HD...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago

Calculating Video Surveillance Storage / Bandwidth

Calculating surveillance bandwidth is complex, and inexperienced users can easily underestimate bandwidth, leading to reduced storage durations...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 7 Comments

Secure Boot Could Eliminate Botnets - But Manufacturers Ignore It

Increased cyber attacks have motivated video surveillance manufacturers to begin to release hardening guides, instructing users on how to better...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 47 Comments

Hikvision Sales and Support Conflict Over Discontinuation

Numerous Hikvision technical support employees have confirmed that the iVMS-4500 will be discontinued. Some Hikvision sales people say this is...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 18 Comments

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