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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Favorite Access Control Manufacturers 2020

200+ Integrators told IPVM "What is your favorite access control management software/system? Why? Inside we examine the results, analyze the...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 4 years ago | 20 Comments

OnTech Smart Services Partners With Google and Amazon To Compete With Integrators

A pain point for many homeowners to use consumer security and surveillance is installing and maintaining it. Google (Nest) and Amazon (Ring) have...

By Joey Walter - about 4 years ago

The Future of Metalens For Video Surveillance Cameras - MIT / UMass / Immervision

Panoramic cameras using 'fisheye' lens have become commonplace in video surveillance over the past decade. Now, researchers are working on...

By Zach Segal - about 4 years ago | 3 Comments

Hikvision Sues Over Brazilian Airport Loss

Hikvision was excluded from a Brazilian airport project because it is owned by the PRC government. Hikvision sued the airport's operator but has...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 4 years ago | 19 Comments

China General Chamber of Commerce Calls Out US Politics

While US-China relations are at an all-time low, optimism about relations improving following the US election were key themes from two recent China...

By Isabella Cheng - about 4 years ago | 9 Comments

Verkada Disruptive Embedded Live Help

Call up your integrator? Have someone come by the next day? Verkada is disrupting the slow and cumbersome technical support process by embedding...

By John Honovich - about 4 years ago | 41 Comments

Drain Wire For Access Control Reader Tutorial

An easy-to-miss cabling specification plays a key role in access control, yet it is commonly ignored. The drain wire offers protection for readers...

By Brian Rhodes - about 4 years ago | 13 Comments

Norway Council of Ethics Finds Hikvision Human Rights Abuses "Ongoing"

Hikvision's involvement in "serious human rights abuse" in Xinjiang is "ongoing", according to the Ethics Council of Norway's trillion-dollar oil...

By Charles Rollet - about 4 years ago | 7 Comments

IPVM Design Calculator User Manual / Guide

Learn how to use the IPVM Design Calculator (updated for Version 3.1). The guide below includes instructions, images, gifs, and videos...

By IPVM Team - about 4 years ago | 126 Comments

SimpliSafe Business Security Launched Examined

SimpliSafe has launched "SimpliSafe Business Security" that the company claims "meets the unique needs of both single and multi-unit business...

By Joey Walter - about 4 years ago | 4 Comments

FLIR CEO: Many New Fever Entrants "Making Claims That The Science Just Won't Support"

FLIR's CEO joins a growing number calling out risks with fever / screening systems. Last month, IPVM reviewed how Temperature Screening Is...

By IPVM Team - about 4 years ago | 6 Comments

China Bems Temperature Measurement Terminal Tested

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By Derek Ward - about 4 years ago | 18 Comments

Axis Exports To China Police Criticized By Amnesty International

Axis Communications and other EU surveillance providers are under fire from Amnesty International over sales to police in China (PRC) that Amnesty...

By IPVM Team - about 4 years ago | 10 Comments

Milestone XProtect on AWS Tested

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By Sean Patton - about 4 years ago | 20 Comments

Mobile Access Control Usage Statistics 2020

Most smartphones can be used as access control credentials, but how frequently are they actually being used? 150+ integrators told us how...

By Brian Rhodes - about 4 years ago | 24 Comments

Axis Compares Fever Camera Sellers to 9/11

Axis Communications, the West's largest surveillance camera manufacturer, has quietly sat out the fever camera gold rush. No more. In a new NBC...

By John Honovich - about 4 years ago | 55 Comments

Avigilon Elevated Temperature Detection Camera Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - about 4 years ago | 21 Comments

Chilean Official Investigated for Motorola And Hikvision Contracts

A corruption investigation is underway in Chile after a crime prevention official awarded a 300-camera contract to Motorola. Meanwhile, a Chilean...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 4 years ago | 3 Comments

Huawei HiSilicon Production Shut Down

Huawei HiSilicon chips are no longer being manufactured or supplied to HiSilicon by its manufacturing foundry partners as of September 15, 2020,...

By Isabella Cheng - about 4 years ago | 11 Comments

Virtual ISC West and GSX+ Exhibiting Contrasted

Both ISC West and ASIS GSX are going virtual this year, just weeks apart, but which one is better for exhibitors? GSX+ 2020 Online is being...

By Joey Walter - about 4 years ago | 29 Comments

X.Labs Sues FLIR

X.Labs, the maker of Feevr, has sued FLIR, the publicly traded thermal imaging developer, alleging, in the complaint, that "FLIR was guilty of...

By John Honovich - about 4 years ago

No Blackbody Mistake, Half Million Dollar, Hikvision Fever Camera System in Georgia

A Georgia school district touted buying Hikvision fever screening "about $2,000 cheaper per camera" with no blackbody for a total cost of a half a...

By Charles Rollet - about 4 years ago | 27 Comments

Costar Technologies / Arecont H1 2020 Financials Examined

Costar's financial results have been hit by the coronavirus with the company telling IPVM they are focused on "turning around" Arecont and plans...

By Isabella Cheng and Joey Walter - about 4 years ago

Startup Cawamo Presents Live Alerts With Edge AI and Cloud VMS

Cawamo, an Israeli edge-to-cloud analytics and VMS startup, presented its real-time alerts and mask detection AI at the May 2020 IPVM Startups...

By Joey Walter - about 4 years ago

Favorite Access Control Credentials 2020

Credential choice is more debated than ever, with hacking risk for 125kHz and coronavirus driving demand for touchless solutions, what credentials...

By Brian Rhodes - about 4 years ago | 6 Comments

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