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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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Struggling Ascent Hiding Under Brinks

The market cap of Brinks Home Security, Monitronics, MONI, Ascent Capital Group (whatever one calls them) is down 96% over the past 5 years as the...

By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago | 12 Comments

US Government Puts Export Control On Hikvision's Chinese Government Parent

Chinese media and the Chinese stock market have not only been concerned about the NDAA bill banning Hikvision for US government use. Additionally,...

By Charles Rollet - about 6 years ago | 7 Comments

Bluebox Video UK Startup Profile

One UK startup, Bluebox Video has designed, developed and is manufacturing their own streaming video wall appliances. To the right is a picture of...

By Sean Patton - about 6 years ago | 8 Comments

Zenitel/ Stentofon Turbine IP Intercom Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago | 17 Comments

RealNetworks Free School Facial Recognition

The company that created RealPlayer is moving beyond media delivery and into the security space with a new facial recognition platform they have...

By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago | 18 Comments

Hikvision Admits Ban To Become Law

Hikvision has admitted they expect the US government ban to become law as soon as this month. In a new 'Special Bulletin' to dealers, Hikvision...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 11 Comments

Hikvision Drops ASIS / GSX, Ex-Dahua ISS CMO Takes Advantage

The fallout of the Ban Bill has begun and it is hurting the already beleaguered ASIS GSX show next month. Mega-exhibitor Hikvision has now...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 35 Comments

Panasonic 9MP Panoramic Fisheye Tested (WV-X4571L)

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By Ethan Ace - about 6 years ago | 6 Comments

US Congress Passes Bill Banning Dahua and Hikvision

The bill banning US government use of Dahua and Hikvision products has been passed by both chambers of Congress (House vote [link no longer...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 48 Comments

Dahua NA Consolidates Rep Firms Led By Ex-FLIR Team

When Dahua acquired Lorex / FLIR SMB, Dahua NA had 11 manufacturer rep firms and FLIR had another 6. Now, Dahua NA, led by the ex-FLIR team, has...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 11 Comments

Wave Retorts: SDS 'Desperate' And 'Defeated'

Distributor SDS has sued Nortek and distributor Wave Electronics alleging bribery, conspiracy, antitrust violations and violations of state laws...

By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago | 18 Comments

Hikvision NA President Jeffrey He 'Promoted' / Removed

With an impending US government ban of their products, financial struggles and increasing scrutiny of Hikvision human rights abuse, Hikvision has...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 23 Comments

Genetec Self-Discloses Critical Vulnerability

In an unprecedented move for the video surveillance industry, Genetec has self-disclosed a critical software vulnerability across Security Center...

By Sean Patton - about 6 years ago | 56 Comments

US Congressional Hearing on China Human Rights Crisis Calls Out Dahua and Hikvision

The US Congress had a hearing titled "Surveillance, Suppression, and Mass Detention: Xinjiang’s Human Rights Crisis" in which Dahua and Hikvision...

By Charles Rollet - about 6 years ago | 9 Comments

Axis 'Sold Out' Faces Shortage Again

For the second year in a row, Axis faces significant product shortages, many products sold out, and frustrated integrators. In this note, we...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 26 Comments

Milestone / Canon Spinout Arcules Cloud Launch

Canon and Milestone's VSaaS Startup spinoff Arcules launched their platform at Google Cloud Next. IPVM spoke with CEO Andreas Pettersson [link no...

By Sean Patton - about 6 years ago | 7 Comments

99.9997% Accurate Amazon Facial Rekognition Falsely Matches 28

A new facial recognition controversy has arisen, with the ACLU cleverly using Amazon's Rekognition service to falsely match 28 Congresspeople to...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 19 Comments

Dahua Overseas Head Is Out

The long-time head of Dahua's overseas (i.e., International) business, VP and GM Michael Chen, has been quietly removed, amidst struggling...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 16 Comments

Sony Gen 5 IP Cameras Critical Vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities remain prevalent in video surveillance devices. Now Talos researchers have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 38 Comments

Eagle Eye Networks Cloud VMS Tested 2018

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By Sean Patton - about 6 years ago | 5 Comments

US SAFETY Act Examined Amid Vegas Shooting Lawsuit

Creating an international controversy, MGM Resorts has sued shooting victims, despite or perhaps because the Las Vegas gunman used the MGM-owned...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 8 Comments

Hikvision Strong Domestically, International Business Struggles

Hikvision's H1 2018 results are out. Overall revenue growth has sharply dropped, with the company acknowledging their "facing geopolitical...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 13 Comments

Uniview Super Low Cost 4MP Tested

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By Ethan Ace - about 6 years ago | 15 Comments

$25 Million US COPS SVPP School Security Funding Examined

The US Congress has authorized the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) to fund various security measures and training to mitigate active...

By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago | 25 Comments

Avigilon "Self-Learning" Analytics And VMD Tested

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By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 27 Comments

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