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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US DoD Declares "Can No Longer Do Business" With Contractors Using Dahua, Hikvision, Huawei

The US Department of Defense has confirmed to IPVM that they fully support and intend to proceed with the NDAA 'blacklist clause' covering Dahua,...

By Charles Rollet - over 4 years ago | 29 Comments

IPVM's 12th Anniversary - Thank You!

IPVM is proud to celebrate it's 12 anniversary expanding our commitment to providing the industry independent and objective information on video...

By Donald Maye - over 4 years ago | 18 Comments

Mobotix Thermal Body Temperature Detection Examined

Mobotix has jumped into the Coronavirus temperature detection market, but how do they compare to thermal incumbents like FLIR or ICI who have been...

By Ethan Ace - over 4 years ago | 18 Comments

Verkada Coronavirus Response: Free Temp Systems For Government and Health Care

Verkada has built a reputation on giving away things for free - free Yeti Tumblers, free trial cameras and now free temporary systems for...

By John Honovich and Sean Patton - over 4 years ago | 17 Comments

Hikvision USA Refuses [Now In], Dahua USA Drives Forward With "Coronavirus Cameras"

Both have been federally banned, both sanctioned for human rights abuses but only one - Dahua - is taking aim at the booming "coronavirus cameras"...

By John Honovich - over 4 years ago | 24 Comments

China Surveillance Vulnerabilities Being Used To Attack China, Says China

While China video surveillance vulnerabilities have been much debated in the West in the past few years, China is now saying those vulnerabilities...

By Charles Rollet - over 4 years ago | 4 Comments

USA ICI Elevated Skin Temperature Detectors Examined

Infrared Cameras, Inc. (ICI) is aiming to help slow the spread of COVID-19 with "pinpoint accurate skin temperature measurement" using their...

By Ethan Ace - over 4 years ago | 24 Comments

Trade Groups Request NDAA Blacklist Delay Citing Coronavirus

Two trade groups representing government contractors have asked Congress to delay implementation of the NDAA's 'blacklist' clause from this August...

By Charles Rollet - over 4 years ago | 7 Comments

Coronavirus Hits Manufacturers, Standing Now, Worse To Come

Coronavirus is hitting security manufacturers, though overall modestly for now, with worse expected to come, new IPVM survey results...

By John Honovich and Brian Rhodes - over 4 years ago | 17 Comments

FLIR New Coronavirus Prioritized Temperature Screening Camera Examined

FLIR has announced a new series of thermal cameras "prioritized for entities working to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 virus", the A400/A700...

By Ethan Ace - over 4 years ago | 38 Comments

ADI Branch Burglary

A security systems distributor branch is an odd target for burglary but that happened this week at ADI's Memphis location. Vehicle Smash &...

By Brian Rhodes - over 4 years ago | 35 Comments

Hikvision And Dahua Now Blocked From Conforming ONVIF Products

Dahua and Hikvision, sanctioned for human rights abuses, are now blocked from submitting products for ONVIF conformance, a blow to the mega China...

By John Honovich - over 4 years ago | 78 Comments

YCombinator AI Startup Visual One Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - over 4 years ago | 3 Comments

Dahua Faked Coronavirus Camera Marketing

Dahua has conducted a coronavirus camera global marketing campaign centered around a faked detection. Now, Dahua has expanded this to the USA,...

By John Honovich - over 4 years ago | 79 Comments

USA's Seek Scan Thermal Temperature System Examined

This US company, Seek, located down the road from FLIR and founded by former FLIR employees is offering a thermal temperature system for the...

By Ethan Ace - over 4 years ago | 14 Comments

Terrible Convergint Coronavirus Thermal Camera Recommendation

A week after Convergint disclosed falling revenue, pay and job cuts, Convergint is touting 'extensive research' that is either grossly incompetent...

By John Honovich - over 4 years ago | 45 Comments

USA's Feevr Thermal Temperature System Examined

This US company has burst on to the scene, brashly naming itself 'feevr' and branding itself as a "COVID 19 - AI BASED NON CONTACT THERMAL...

By Ethan Ace - over 4 years ago | 38 Comments

JCI Coronavirus Cuts

JCI has made coronavirus cuts, the company told employees in an email that IPVM has reviewed. Inside this note, we examine the cuts made, the...

By John Honovich - over 4 years ago | 52 Comments

Add Door Operators To Fight Coronavirus

IPVM recommends that integrators advocate and end-users consider adding door operators to fight the spread of coronavirus. This delivers mutual...

By Brian Rhodes - over 4 years ago | 14 Comments

Video Surveillance Business 101

This report explains the fundamental elements of the video surveillance business for those new to the industry. This is part of our Video...

By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago | 8 Comments

FDA Gives Guidance on 'Coronavirus' Thermal Fever Detection Systems

The US FDA has given IPVM guidance on the use of thermal fever detection systems being marketed for coronavirus, as an explosion of such devices...

By Charles Rollet - over 4 years ago | 18 Comments

Worsen: Integrators Hit Even Harder By Coronavirus

Integrator's problems have worsened over the past 2 weeks, according to new IPVM survey results. Inside this report, we share statistics and...

By John Honovich and Brian Rhodes - over 4 years ago | 50 Comments

Pivot3 Mass Layoffs

Pivot3 has conducted mass layoffs, the culmination of grand hopes, a quarter of a billion dollars in VC funding, and multiple failures to gain...

By John Honovich and Sean Patton - over 4 years ago | 35 Comments

Athena CEO Criticizes 'Deplorable' 'Nitpicking', IPVM Refutes

Athena Security's CEO Lisa Falzone has strongly objected to IPVM's reporting on Athena, calling it 'deplorable' and repeatedly criticizing IPVM's...

By John Honovich - over 4 years ago | 59 Comments

Hikvision Admits Sanctions Harming Its Financial Performance

While Hikvision initially downplayed being sanctioned for human rights abuses, the company is now admitting a significant impact in a new PRC...

By Charles Rollet - over 4 years ago | 2 Comments

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