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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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ISC West 2022 Show Report

Not since 2019 has ISC West felt "normal". 2020 was canceled, 2021 was held in the summer Vegas heat and suffered from poor attendance. IPVM is at...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 62 Comments

Hikvision Objects To Xinjiang Answers, Claims "Commercially Sensitive Information"

After 8 months of refusing to answer questions from a top UK official about its Xinjiang involvement, Hikvision now claims this would risk...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

Evolv Hides Critical Details in NCS4 Results

Evolv is demanding NDAs to see the full NCS4 report, while NCS4 told IPVM Evolv required this claiming confidentiality. While NCS4 released a...

By Donald Maye - over 2 years ago | 7 Comments

Ambarella AI Image Signal Processor Examined

Ambarella has announced what it calls a "breakthrough" neural network image signal processing, promising to deliver "a 10 to 100X improvement over...

By Ethan Ace - over 2 years ago | 10 Comments

Hikvision USA 4G Marketing Contradicts FCC Ban Defense

While Hikvision argues that its devices "do not require Internet connectivity to function", Hikvision USA's current major marketing contradicts...

By Conor Healy - over 2 years ago | 6 Comments

Russian Gov Backed Ivideon Declares "Absolute Neutrality" About Ukraine Invasion

Ivideon, a Russian founded company with Russian government funding, declared "absolute neutrality" about Russia invading Ukraine to IPVM while...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 4 Comments

New Jersey Police Disregarded Face Rec Use Policy, Sued for Wrongful Arrest

Although New Jersey police were explicitly instructed that facial recognition matches are not to be used as probable cause for arrest, the police...

By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago | 11 Comments

April 2022 New Products Show - Watch On-Demand

The April 2022 New Products Show Has Concluded! All videos may be watched on the Online Shows Page. Watch: What Makes IPVM Online Shows...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago

Investor Excoriates Everbridge, Calls For Sell-Off

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By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 9 Comments

Inside Spammers Selling Unauthorized "ISC West" Lists

Literally every day, IPVM receives solicitations for "ISC West lists" from various random Gmail accounts, prompting the question who are these...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 12 Comments

ADT Commercial Argues "Unique Growth Opportunity"

While ADT is best known for residential security, the company has made a push to expand into commercial in the past few years, acquiring and...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 12 Comments

Genetec Takes On Flock And Motorola With Quick Deploy LPR

Genetec told IPVM "Flock and Motorola L6Q is the competition" as they target the quick-deploy LPR market with AutoVu Cloudrunner. This...

By Sean Patton - over 2 years ago | 7 Comments

i-Pro Speaks to IPVM About Panasonic Independent Future

A fully independent i-PRO is launching in a few weeks, as Panasonic is phased out. But what is the future of the company? IPVM spoke with...

By John Honovich and Sean Patton - over 2 years ago | 18 Comments

Hikvision, Dahua, Uniview, Tiandy Stand By Russia Sales

IPVM has confirmed that the PRC's four largest manufacturers - Hikvision, Dahua, Tiandy, and Uniview - are continuing to supply the Russian market...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 16 Comments

UK Commissioner Will Cancel Speech Unless Hikvision Answers On Xinjiang UPDATE: Cancels

Just days after declaring that buying Hikvision puts "money over values", the UK's top video surveillance official says he will pull out of a...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago | 21 Comments

Aventura Seeks to Subpoena Hikvision, SIA, 20+ Federal Agencies

Aventura alleges that the US government is "misrepresenting" its relationship with suppliers, including Hikvision, and customers, including the Air...

By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago | 4 Comments

Axis ARTPEC-8 Q35 Camera Tested

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By Ethan Ace - over 2 years ago | 21 Comments

Hanwha Launches A Series, Goes Head to Head With Hikua

Until now, large non-PRC manufacturers, including Hanwha, have purposely avoided competing with Dahua and Hikvision in their core stronghold of...

By Ethan Ace and John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 40 Comments

Hiring Skilled Workers, Educating Employees Are Biggest Challenges, Say Executives

A panel of four integrator executives said hiring and retaining highly-skilled employees and the lack of a clear educational pathway are...

By IPVM - over 2 years ago | 11 Comments

Evolv Hits All-Time Low, Admitting Far Lower Expectations For 2022

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By Donald Maye - over 2 years ago | 23 Comments

Resideo: Not Hacking, Environmental Issue Caused Mass Outage

A mass outage of Resideo / Honeywell Home's Alarment service has caused major problems and conspiracy theories touted by Ken Kirschenbaum and Peter...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 14 Comments

Can't Get Parts or Installers, Say Integrator Executives

More than two dozen integrator executives agreed that product supply, labor supply, and monetary inflation are the three biggest challenges facing...

By Sean Patton - over 2 years ago | 14 Comments

UK Camera Commissioner: Buying Dahua and Hikvision Puts 'Money Over Values'

The UK government's top surveillance official is warning authorities about buying from Hikvision and others profiting from Xinjiang, declaring "be...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago | 2 Comments

Samsara Video Surveillance and Company Profile

Both Verkada and Samsara were started by former co-founders of Meraki. While Verkada is better known in video surveillance, Samsara is a...

By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago

Worst Access Control Manufacturers 2022

240+ Integrators told IPVM "In the past year, what access control manufacturer have you had the worst experience with? What happened?" Inside...

By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 26 Comments

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