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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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BCD And Genetec Breakup

One of the biggest VMS developers and one of the biggest video surveillance server providers have ended their long-standing partnership providing...

By Sean Patton - over 2 years ago | 32 Comments

Honeywell Drops Dahua, Cites Impending FCC Ban

After years of deceiving consumers by hiding relabelled Dahua products, Honeywell is now discontinuing the NDAA-banned, and impending FCC-banned...

By Ilya Ignatenko - over 2 years ago | 7 Comments

Vehicle Gate Access Control Guide

Vehicle gate access control demands integrating various systems, such as high voltage electrical, concrete modification, trenching, welding, and...

By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 11 Comments

Integrated IR Face Rec Problems Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - over 2 years ago

Axon Alleges To Supreme Court FTC is Unconstitutional Over Blocked Acquisition

Axon attempted to acquire a competitor but the FTC tried to block it. The matter is now at the center of a Supreme Court case where Axon alleges...

By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago | 2 Comments

DJI Lied About PRC Government Investments, Adheres To Xi Jinping Thought

DJI lied when it claimed it had not received "any Chinese government investments," failing to disclose at least four PRC government investors while...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago | 2 Comments

CEIA Beats Evolv For Illinois School District

While Evolv raised $500 million last year, far less well-known CEIA recently beat Evolv with the School District disclosing in great detail the...

By Nikita Ermolaev - over 2 years ago | 7 Comments

Favorite and Worst Video Analytics Providers 2022

Video analytic use is rising and going mainstream but what companies are the favorite and worst choices of integrators? How did these choices...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 14 Comments

Ingram Micro, PSA, And ScanSource Drop Hikvision USA

A trio of major distributors, Ingram Micro, PSA Security Network, and ScanSource, have recently dropped Hikvision, the NDAA-banned, and impending...

By Ilya Ignatenko - over 2 years ago | 12 Comments

Irish City Fined $120,000+ for 400+ Camera System Violating GDPR

Ireland's data protection watchdog has reprimanded and fined one of the country's biggest cities over $120,000 for non-compliance with GDPR and...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago | 4 Comments

Knightscope Goes Public, Plunges, Then Rockets, Then Falls

On its first day of NASDAQ trading, Knightscope's stock plunged 40%, but on the second day, it rocketed up and in weekend after-hours trading the...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 52 Comments

Corsight’s Upcoming DNA to FACE: 'Terrifying' Warns Privacy Expert

Corsight plans to release a new product that combines DNA and face recognition technology and could have significant law enforcement and privacy...

By Donald Maye - over 2 years ago | 8 Comments

Access Control Commissioning / Install Checklist

This 87-point checklist helps end users, integrators, and consultants verify that access control installation is complete. This checklist...

By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 7 Comments

Sunflower Labs Raises $15 Million, Pivots to Commercial/Industrial

Hit by the Pandemic, Sunflower Labs was on the verge of going out of business, however, the company pivoted from its original residential focus to...

By Sean Patton - over 2 years ago | 3 Comments

ONVIF Hides Dahua And Hikvision Test Tool Blockage

While Dahua and Hikvision have been blocked from obtaining ONVIF conformance for nearly 2 years, ONVIF is hiding this on its own website, causing...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago

Vintra Co-Appearance Search Examined

Silicon Valley AI developer Vintra has released "co-appearance" search, which allows users to locate subjects frequently appearing with a person of...

By Ethan Ace - over 2 years ago | 4 Comments

Fake Fingerprints - Liveness Detection Solutions

Biometrics are not impossible to steal or fake, so many access control fingerprint readers now include live finger, or "liveness," detection that...

By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 5 Comments

Alarm.com Control Access Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 21 Comments

Fever Tablet Fraud Lawsuit (SpinTouch Sues Outform)

A fever tablet relabeller has sued its supplier, another relabeller, for allegedly lying about the sensor quality, though the supplier blames it on...

By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago | 9 Comments

Motorola Takes On Flock With L6Q Launch

Incumbent Motorola is aiming to take on Flock, who raised $150 million in VC funding months ago, in the fast-growing quick-deploy LPR segment with...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 26 Comments

Hikvision Contradicts FCC Anti-Ban Claims, Admits 'Cloud' Will be 'Essential'

While Hikvision argues to the FCC that their equipment can and should be used without the Internet, this argument is in bad faith, something...

By Conor Healy - over 2 years ago | 4 Comments

Dahua Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Just 4 months after Dahua admitted 2 critical vulnerabilities, Dahua is quietly admitting a new high (8.1) vulnerability. The researchers found...

By John Scanlan - over 2 years ago | 24 Comments

Liberty Defense Weapons Detection Profile

Liberty Defense is a weapon screening company that uses millimeter-wave radars instead of magnetic fields that competitors such as Patriot One and...

By Nikita Ermolaev - over 2 years ago

Sentry Enterprises Raises $13 Million, Invests In XCore

Sentry Enterprises, best known for its embedded fingerprint access cards, is using $13 million to form a strategic partnership with one of its key...

By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago

Cybersecurity for IP Video Surveillance Guide

Keeping surveillance networks secure can be a formidable task, but there are several methods that can greatly reduce risk, especially when used...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 4 Comments

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