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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Access Control Doors 101

Despite being a basic component of access control, there is a wide variety of doors and how they integrate into electronic access...

By Aiden Gonzalez and Brian Rhodes - about 2 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label

PTZ Camera Usage Statistics 2022

Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras have been a critical tool for many surveillance systems. Has the rise of mutli-imager cameras reduced the use of PTZ...

By Brandon Niskala - about 2 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label

Gabriel Automated Shooting Response Profile

Gabriel, a cloud-based shooting response platform which has partnered with Hanwha, aims to increase police visibility when responding to active...

By Sean Patton - about 2 years ago | 2 Comments Info plus reports label

Aventura Employee Pleas Guilty

Aventura employee Alan Schwartz has pleaded guilty, one of 7 employees charged 3 years ago with US government criminal charges for fraudulently...

By John Honovich - about 2 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

Hikvision Denies Selling Tiger Chairs

Hikvision strongly denied selling tiger chairs, routinely used to torture suspects, in remarks to UK state television prompted by an IPVM...

By Charles Rollet - about 2 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

Vape Detectors Tutorial

Vapes and E-cigarettes were introduced as a healthier substitute for conventional cigarettes. However, a vaping epidemic in schools was an...

By Nikita Ermolaev - about 2 years ago Info plus reports label

Fisheye Camera Usage Statistics 2022

Fisheye cameras have become common in the past decade, but how often are integrators installing them and why? 180+ integrators responded...

By Brandon Niskala - about 2 years ago Info plus reports label

Vehicle & Long Range Access Reader Tutorial

The physical proximity of the user credential to the reader is one of the most significant challenges for access control. With modern access...

By Brian Rhodes - about 2 years ago | 2 Comments Info plus reports label

IPVM Editorial No Stock Holding Policy

IPVM editorial employees and senior management, including IPVM Founder John Honovich, are prohibited from holding any financial interest or...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago | 19 Comments

ShotSpotter Admissibility Challenged in Court

ShotSpotter is being held in "friendly" contempt by an Illinois court over its refusal to turn over information to public defenders, who want to...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago | 14 Comments Info plus reports label

Car / Security Robot "Hit And Run"

A car collided with a security robot which Knightscope described as a "hit and run", IPVM has verified from public records we obtained, raising the...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago | 10 Comments Info plus reports label

Multi-Imager Camera Usage Statistics 2022

Multi-imager cameras have continued to grow, but just how much do integrators really use them? 180+ integrators responded to: In the last...

By Brandon Niskala - about 2 years ago | 7 Comments Info plus reports label

Fake Case Study Becomes Real News

A manufacturer published a fake case study leading an Australian trade magazine to run it as an actual news story, without doing any due...

By John Honovich - about 2 years ago | 11 Comments

The Submachine Gun / Robot Dog Examined

A video went viral showing a robot with a rifle strapped to its back, firing shots, raising fresh questions about the use of armed and unarmed...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago | 30 Comments Info plus reports label

Turret Camera Usage Statistics 2022

Turret cameras have become more widely offered but how much do integrators use them and why do they choose them (or not)? 180+ integrators...

By Brandon Niskala - about 2 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label


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