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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Bribes Alleged, Nortek Sued For Antritrust Violation

A case of an unhappy distributor rival or did a manufacturer accept bribes? Nortek Security and Control has been sued by distributor Security...

By Dan Gelinas - about 6 years ago | 15 Comments

AI Startup Anyvision Raises $28 Million (Now $43 Million) Led By Bosch

Anyvision is the most ambitious heavy-spending video surveillance startup in many years. And, now, the startup has raised $28 million led by...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 24 Comments

Fail: Dahua "Didn't Check The Lux Levels but It Was Dark"

Dahua UK has been promoting their camera quality on LinkedIn: I, and others, asked what the lux level of the scene was. (background: Lux Rating...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 27 Comments

Free 100+ Manufacturer-Customized Camera Calculator Released

Now, any manufacturer has a customized IPVM Camera Calculator, free. The goal is to make it easier for companies to help their customers better...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 8 Comments

Improved Security And Surveillance Bidding - 2018 MasterFormat Divisions Examined

Navigating the world of system specifications and bidding work can be complex and confusing, but a standard format exists, and understanding it...

By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago | 12 Comments

Ladder Lockdown and Ladder Levelizer Tested

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By John Scanlan - about 6 years ago | 17 Comments

FST Fails

FST was one of the hottest startups of the decade, selected as the best new product at ISC West 2011 and backed with tens of millions in...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 17 Comments

Axis ~$100 Camera Tested

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By Ethan Ace - about 6 years ago | 37 Comments

Amazon Ring Alarm System Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago | 11 Comments

Hikvision Wins PRC Government Forced Facial Recognition Project Across 967 Mosques

Hikvision has won a Chinese government tender which requires that facial recognition cameras be set up at the entrance of every single mosque...

By Charles Rollet - about 6 years ago | 27 Comments

Installing Dome Cameras Indoors Guide

IPVM is producing the definitive series on installing surveillance cameras. This entry covers one of the most common scenarios - installing dome...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 6 Comments

US Tariffs Announced For China Video Surveillance

Chinese video surveillance products avoided tariffs for the first two rounds. Now, in the third round, many video surveillance products will be...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 55 Comments

4 Most Difficult Camera Installs (Statistics)

Heavy housings, cumbersome brackets, heavy ladders required, and tricky field of view requirements will cause difficulties no matter the camera...

By Sean Patton - about 6 years ago | 12 Comments

Axis Perimeter Defender Video Analytics Tested

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By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 15 Comments

Hikvision Fights Ban - Claims 'Red Scare', Hires 14 Term Ex-Congressman, Lobbying Records

Hikvision is fighting back against the House Bill Ban of their products. Hikvision has hired one of the biggest lobbying firms, led by a 14 term...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 37 Comments

Arecont Acquisition By Costar

Arecont Vision acquisition by Costar Technologies has been approved by the court, concluding the bankruptcy process triggered by Arecont's...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 30 Comments

Amazon Ring Partners With Rapid Response For $10 Monitoring

Amazon's Ring alarm system is using Rapid Response for monitoring, IPVM has confirmed in our testing. Amazon is arguably the most feared new...

By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago | 17 Comments

SIA Lobbyists Working On House Bill Ban of Dahua and Hikvision

While SIA is most known for ISC West, SIA maintains the industry's most significant lobbying organization to influence US government action. Last...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 16 Comments

Eastern and SavvyTech Merge, Form ENS, Targets ADI

ADI, ENS is coming for you. Or, at least, they hope. Two US distributors, NY based EasternCCTV and California based SavvyTech [link no longer...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 22 Comments

Arlo IPO Filing Reveals Key Financial and Competitive Details

Arlo is going to IPO at a projected valuation greater than Axis. Now, Arlo has released their 175-page Form S1 Registration Statement for its...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 13 Comments

Drops Dahua, Fenner Becomes ISS CMO

Hired to improve Dahua's miserable marketing just last year, Janet Fenner has quit Dahua, joining VMS manufacturer ISS as Chief Marketing Officer....

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 33 Comments

Belgium Bans Private Facial Surveillance

Belgium has effectively banned the use of facial recognition and other biometrics-based video analytics in surveillance cameras for private,...

By Charles Rollet - about 6 years ago | 2 Comments

New Top Bidder, Arecont Goes To Auction

$10 million cash will not be enough to buy Arecont. Though Arecont signed a purchase agreement with a turnaround specialist, a rival video...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 15 Comments

UK VSaaS Startup Ocucon

Decreasing exposure to fraudulent slip-and-fall insurance claims and lawsuits is one of the oldest selling points of video surveillance for retail....

By Sean Patton - about 6 years ago | 3 Comments

GDPR For Access Control Guide

Electronic access control is common in businesses plus organizations are increasingly considering biometrics for access control. With GDPR coming...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 6 Comments

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