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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Axis AI Object Analytics Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - about 2 years ago | 8 Comments

College Startup Triton Claims More Affordable Vape Sensors (Profile)

While companies like Verkada and IP Video Corporation are charging more than a thousand dollars for their vape detectors and air quality sensors,...

By Nikita Ermolaev - about 2 years ago | 4 Comments

Vivint, Stock Down 63%, Is For Sale

Nearly 10 years ago, Blackstone acquired Vivint. Now, with Vivint's various challenges, including the stock down 63% and the founder exiting in the...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago | 7 Comments

Access Control Door Controllers 101

The door controller is the access system component that allows other devices in the system, such as readers and locks, to communicate. Controllers...

By Aiden Gonzalez - about 2 years ago | 8 Comments

Aventura Sues Convergint For $1 Million

Criminally indicted Aventura has sued mega-integrator Convergint for over $1 million, alleging that they never paid what they owed Aventura 3 years...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago | 24 Comments

Network Optix NX Witness 5.0 Tested

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By Sean Patton - about 2 years ago | 20 Comments

Asylon Drone/DroneDog Company Profile

Security robots have struggled to meet initial overinflated expectations. However, Asylon Robotics aims to change that with its remote operations...

By Nikita Ermolaev - about 2 years ago

"STOP-WORK" Ordered For Reliant Verkada Install at NJ Public School

A Verkada install was shut down this week in Central NJ for the same installer, Reliant IT, whose separate install last year was scrutinized for...

By Donald Maye - about 2 years ago | 37 Comments

Dome Camera Usage Statistics 2022

Domes have long been the most popular camera form factor, but have turrets and bullets taken market share? To find out, we asked...

By Brandon Niskala - about 2 years ago | 3 Comments

Former Feenics Exec DiPeso Becomes President, SAFR Real Networks

RealNetworks is most famous for its early media player, has struggled for many years, and is now reinventing itself, at least partially as a facial...

By Brian Rhodes - about 2 years ago | 10 Comments

Hikvision 4G Solar-Powered Camera Tested

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By Jermaine Wilson - about 2 years ago

No Invoice, No Proof of Fraud, Says Bergenfield Administrator on Reliant Verkada Install

"Proof that fraud occurred does not exist because the BOE was never billed," says Bergenfield NJ Borough Administrator Corey Gallo while the NJ DOL...

By Donald Maye - about 2 years ago | 19 Comments

Access Control Readers 101

With mobile usage rising and more biometric options to consider, selecting readers has become more important in specifying access control...

By Aiden Gonzalez - about 2 years ago | 3 Comments

Access Control Records Maintenance Guide

Sorting out old entries, turning off unused credentials, and updating who carries which credentials is as important to security as keeping physical...

By Brian Rhodes - about 2 years ago | 3 Comments

DMP Company Profile

DMP, one of North America's largest alarm manufacturing companies, has been family-owned since its founding more than 45 years ago. But what is...

By Brian Rhodes - about 2 years ago | 18 Comments

Italian Metal Detector Company CEIA Is Massively Profitable

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By Nikita Ermolaev and Donald Maye - about 2 years ago

Synology Surveillance Station 9.0 Tested

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By Sean Patton - about 2 years ago | 7 Comments

"Charitable" Evolv Secretly Requires School To Market Evolv

While Evolv touts a "charitable organization" that grants "state-of-the-art weapons detection at no cost to schools," an IPVM investigation reveals...

By Donald Maye - about 2 years ago | 3 Comments

Hikvision Interrogation Solution For PRC Police

Hikvision has a custom PRC China interrogation solution that integrates with tiger chairs, metal restraining devices used by Chinese police to lock...

By Charles Rollet - about 2 years ago | 8 Comments

ADT Sued by Cabling Company, Alleges ADT Disabled Security System Against Terms

A fiber optic cabling company is suing ADT in connection with a 2021 Connecticut burglary, claiming ADT deactivated its security monitoring system...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago | 3 Comments

Brivo SPAC Losing $68 Million Funding, SPAC At Risk

Just 8 months ago, Brivo was going public, it declared, but now, with the markets sharply shifting and its SPAC losing $68 million in funding, the...

By John Honovich - about 2 years ago | 8 Comments

Significant Rising Prices / Product Shortages Statistics Summer 2022

Product and labor shortages, inflation, and a possible recession have integrators concerned. The biggest Western manufacturers (see the newest -...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago | 8 Comments

Tracing and Locating Network Cabling Guide

Tracing and locating network cabling for video surveillance can be a time-consuming and expensive task, especially when compounded by unlabeled,...

By John Scanlan - about 2 years ago | 2 Comments

Four "High" Dahua Vulnerabilities, "Not Responded", Says CISA; CISA Removes, Dahua Responds

The US government's Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA, has disclosed four new "High" level vulnerabilities for the Dahua...

By Charles Rollet - about 2 years ago | 4 Comments

Verkada Alarms Tested

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By Jermaine Wilson - about 2 years ago

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