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Axis Halts All Deliveries To Russia

Axis has decided "to halt all deliveries" to Russia "until further notice" in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it told IPVM. This is...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago | 23 Comments

Sunell CEO: "Salute to Russia and Putin"

Sunell's CEO declared "Salute to Russia and Putin" in response to IPVM's question about Sunell's stance on Russia invading Ukraine. Sunell is...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago | 112 Comments

School/Public Safety Grant Program Shutting Down

For a number of years, a security integrator ran a "School Safety Grant program", partnering with a parent whose child was shot and killed, but now...

By Sean Patton - over 2 years ago | 2 Comments

Latin America Deployments Plagued by Broken Cameras

Broken, defective, or otherwise inoperative cameras are plaguing large video surveillance deployments in at least three Latin American countries,...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago | 6 Comments

Axis Postmortem And Answers on Cyberattack

After a cyberattack resulted in many Axis services being offline for a week, Axis has published a postmortem plus answered 7 questions from IPVM...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 17 Comments

Everbridge Stock Plunges Again, Company Admits Various Problems

Everbridge's stock dropped 37% last Friday, now down 80% in the last 6 months, driven first by their CEO's abrupt resignation and now by the...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago

Leica BLK247 LiDAR Human Classification Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - over 2 years ago | 4 Comments

Latch Misses On Revenue, $166 Million Loss For The Year

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By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago | 10 Comments

FDA 2022 Study Warns Against High Risk, High Traffic Fever Screening

FDA scientists published a new fever camera study which found strong performance when strict standards are maintained. However, the study warned...

By Conor Healy - over 2 years ago | 6 Comments

Calipsa Appearance Search And Forensic Analysis Examined

While UK Calipsa has historically focused on false alarm reduction, the company is now expanding its offerings to include appearance-based search...

By Ilya Ignatenko - over 2 years ago | 2 Comments

Halo Sales Skyrocket - ACG / IP Video Corp Profile

Originally a local security integrator, the "Advance Convergence Group" says they are experiencing skyrocketing sales led by its Halo Smart Sensor...

By Sean Patton - over 2 years ago | 10 Comments

Multipoint Door Lock Tutorial

Single-point bolted doors are notoriously vulnerable to forced entry, and even hardware that costs thousands of dollars can still leave doors...

By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 5 Comments

Cobalt Robotics Is "Hitting The Gas" (2022 Profile)

While Knightscope has easily gotten 10x more press than the Sequoia-backed Cobalt Robotics, Cobalt says it has far more units deployed than...

By Nikita Ermolaev - over 2 years ago | 8 Comments

Cloud Access Control Usage Statistics 2022

Massive amounts of funding are going into cloud managed access control but how widely is this being used? While Brivo is SPACing raising ~$300...

By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 6 Comments

Hikvision Falsely Alleges PRC Government Ownership 'Exactly the Same As" Apple or Google

Hikvision's CSO falsely and publicly said Hikvision's PRC China government ownership is "exactly the same" as "how the United States government has...

By Conor Healy - over 2 years ago | 13 Comments

Axis "Experiencing An IT-Related Attack"

Axis's website and other online services have been offline for more than 24 hours with Axis confirming to IPVM that they are "experiencing an...

By John Scanlan - over 2 years ago | 86 Comments

HID Adds Surcharge And Changes Terms of Sale

Adding to HID's major product shortages, HID is now adding a significant surcharge to Mercury products and has changed its terms that risks even...

By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 21 Comments

Fusus Cloud Aims To Be Standard For Citywide Surveillance Command And Control

Fusus told IPVM they are looking to become the standard for citywide surveillance command and control, with its "Real-Time Crime Center in the...

By Sean Patton - over 2 years ago | 5 Comments

Network Optix Vs Avigilon, Exacq, Milestone, Genetec Profiled

Network Optix, founded in 2010, was arguably the last new VMS. Now, strengthened by their OEM deals with DW and Hanwha, Network Optix is...

By Sean Patton - over 2 years ago | 51 Comments

"They Could Watch Everything We Did": Video Surveillance Against Uyghurs Inside And Outside The Camps

Surveillance against Uyghurs by PRC manufacturers has been a major emphasis of IPVM's reporting since 2018 when IPVM exposed how Dahua and...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago | 3 Comments

ADT Argues "Service Mode" Sex Technician Used Was "Common In The Industry"

ADT is arguing the "service mode" that its "sexual gratification" technician used was "common in the industry," despite failing to specify who else...

By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago | 12 Comments

ASIS Revenue Falls 50%, Hit By COVID

ASIS International's FY 2021 revenue fell by more than 50%, as its prime money maker, GSX, was impacted. This compounds ASIS problems whose net...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 18 Comments

AI VSaaS Launches with $10 Million VC Funding (Dragonfruit AI)

Silicon Valley video surveillance startup Dragonfruit AI, founded by ex-Yahoo and Intel leaders, has launched an AI VSaaS with $10 million in...

By Sean Patton - over 2 years ago

Verkada USA Expansion Into Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Tampa

Verkada is expanding its large inside sales team, building out offices in Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Tampa, in addition to initial San Mateo...

By Louis Cid and John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 23 Comments

Axis Vaccine Policy Causes Culture Crisis

While Axis and its employees pride themselves on Axis' culture (see our 2021 report), this is facing a crisis over increasing pressure over...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 105 Comments

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