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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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Telpo China Temperature Tablets Tested

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By Isabella Cheng and Derek Ward - about 4 years ago | 8 Comments

Dangerous Hikvision Fever Camera Showcased by Chilean City

Deploying a fever camera outdoors, in the rain, with no black body, is clearly dangerous. Nonetheless, one Chilean city is celebrating its donated...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 4 years ago | 16 Comments

"Grand Slam" For Pelco's PE Firm, A Risk For Motorola

The word "Pelco" and "grand slam" have not been said together for many years. But the PE Firm, Transom, who flipped Pelco to Motorola is...

By John Honovich - about 4 years ago | 14 Comments

FLIR Stock Falls, Admits 'Decelerating' Demand For Temperature Screening

Is the boom going to bust for temperature screening? FLIR disappointed investors with their Q2 results acknowledging decelerating demand for...

By Joey Walter - about 4 years ago | 18 Comments

Super Low Light Surveillance Guide

Historically, low light performance of megapixel cameras was terrible, cameras either ghosting due to super slow shutter speed or not producing...

By IPVM Team - about 4 years ago | 10 Comments

VSaaS Will Hurt Integrators

VSaaS will hurt integrators, there is no question about that. How much integrators will be hurt is an important question. In this post, we...

By John Honovich - about 4 years ago | 67 Comments

Dogs For Coronavirus Screening Examined

While thermal temperature screening is the surveillance industry's most marketed response to coronavirus, thermal screening cannot detect...

By Zach Segal - about 4 years ago | 15 Comments

ADT Slides Back, Disappointing Results, Poor Commercial Performance

While ADT had an incredible start to the week, driven by the Google investment, ADT has since slid back, now disappointing investors plus poor...

By Joey Walter - about 4 years ago | 5 Comments

AHJ / Authority Having Jurisdiction Tutorial

One of the most powerful yet often underappreciated characters in all physical security is the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). Often,...

By Brian Rhodes - about 4 years ago | 10 Comments

SIA Coaches Sellers on NDAA 889B Blacklist Workarounds

Last month SIA demanded that NDAA 899B "must be delayed". Now that they have failed to delay it, SIA is coaching sellers on workarounds to...

By Conor Healy - about 4 years ago | 29 Comments

ADI Returns To Growth, Back To 'Pre-COVID Levels'

While ADI was hit hard in April, with revenue declining 21%, the company's executives said on an investor relations call that ADI has returned to...

By IPVM Team - about 4 years ago | 8 Comments

Exposing Fever Tablet Suppliers and 40+ Relabelers

IPVM has found 40+ USA and EU companies relabeling fever tablets designed, developed, and made in China, identifying 7 main China suppliers,...

By Isabella Cheng and Sean Patton - about 4 years ago | 24 Comments

Indian Government Restricts PRC Manufacturers From Public Projects

In a move that mirrors the U.S. government’s ban on Dahua and Hikvision products, the Indian government has restricted PRC manufacturers such as...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 4 years ago | 13 Comments

Face Masks Increase Face Recognition Errors Says NIST

COVID-19 has led to widespread facemask use, which as IPVM testing has shown drastically reduces face recognition accuracy. Now NIST...

By Zach Segal - about 4 years ago | 10 Comments

Dahua Loses Australian Medical Device Approval

Dahua has cancelled its medical device registration after "discussions" with the Australian government less than 2 weeks after IPVM exposed Dahua...

By Charles Rollet - about 4 years ago | 22 Comments

Google Invests in ADT, ADT Stock Soars

Google has announced a $450 million investment in the Florida-based security giant ADT, giving the Alphabet Inc company a 6.6% stake in ADT and...

By IPVM - about 4 years ago | 21 Comments

US Startup Fever Inspect Examined

Undoubtedly late to fever cameras, this US company, Fever Inspect, led by a Ph.D. in Physics with thermal imaging expertise is trying to disrupt...

By Sean Patton - about 4 years ago | 7 Comments

Motorola Acquires Pelco

Motorola Solutions has acquired Pelco, pledging to bring blue back and make Pelco products in the USA. 3 years ago, America's Motorola...

By John Honovich - about 4 years ago | 110 Comments

IPVM Editorial Staff

IPVM has the largest and most experienced editorial team covering physical security technology including video surveillance, access control,...

By IPVM Team - about 4 years ago | 11 Comments

False: Verkada: "If You Want To Remote View Your Cameras You Need To Punch Holes In Your Firewall"

Verkada falsely declared to “3,000+ customers”, “300 school districts”, and “400 partners” that, with their NVR competitors, "If You Want To Remote...

By John Honovich and Sean Patton - about 4 years ago | 24 Comments