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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PRC Enacts "Anti-Foreign Sanctions" Law, Targeting Families

The PRC has enacted an 'anti-foreign sanctions' law that creates countermeasures on those who 'directly or indirectly participate' in following...

By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 13 Comments

HaaS / Hostage As A Service Explained In-Depth

Watch the 5+ minute video explaining HaaS / Hostage as a Service in video surveillance: Do you have the right to use the items that you buy?...

By John Honovich and Gurami Jamaspishvili - over 3 years ago | 42 Comments

SenSen Video Analytics Company Profile

Australia's SenSen is a publicly-traded company that has made 2 acquisitions in the past year and aims to be the SAP of video, but what does that...

By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago

Security Integrator Hourly Rates 2021

What is the average rate security integrators charge customers? 200+ integrators told us, including detailed commentary of the key factors...

By Ethan Ace - over 3 years ago | 26 Comments

Axon Revenue Growth Continues, Profit Drops

Axon's revenue beat expectations with 33% YoY growth in Q1 2021, but earnings fell due to the CEO's lucrative compensation plan. In this...

By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago

Apple Wallet Adds Mobile Access Control Support

Until now, Apple required mobile access control providers to use their own app, only BLE or Wi-Fi, and no digital badging. Now Apple has...

By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago | 15 Comments

Hikvision Alleges "Targeted" "Simply Because We Happen To Be Headquartered In China"

Hikvision alleges the US government is "targeting" them "simply because we happen to be headquartered in China". Hikvision provided no...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Vivint Replaces Founder With Former COO, Amid Numerous Illegal Activity Complaints

Vivint's new CEO is former Vivint COO and Vivint Solar CEO David Bywater. However, Bywater was in charge of operations during both companies'...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 12 Comments

The Security Industry Association Expels Dahua

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has expelled Dahua for ethics violations. In 2020, SIA adopted Ethics Principles that members agreed...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 23 Comments

BlinkAI Super Low Light Camera Technology Profile

BlinkAI is an MIT STEX25 startup founded by 2 Harvard PhDs to improve low-light performance on standard RGB sensors with deep learning. IPVM...

By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago

White Light Vs. Super Low Light Camera Shootout - Axis, Bosch, Hanwha, Hikvision, Tiandy, UNV

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By IPVM - over 3 years ago | 41 Comments

GDPR Enforcement Against Video Surveillance - 79 Fines Analyzed

The arrival of the GDPR three years ago raised fears in European video surveillance of stringent enforcement and high fines, but an IPVM review...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 3 Comments

Jeweler's ADT Security System Failed, "Entire Business Was Robbed and Destroyed", Sues ADT [Now Settling]

A jewelry store alleges it was "robbed and destroyed" after its ADT silent alarm failed to go off during a break-in, the second failure in 7...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 29 Comments

Reed Reverses, Demands 100% Penalty For Exhibitors Dropping ISC West 2021

The deal has become much worse for manufacturers. Last month, Reed told IPVM that exhibitors could drop ISC West 2021 with a 20% penalty. Now, 3...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 52 Comments

Relabelled Products Impact on Integrators and End-Users

200+ integrators told IPVM what impact they found relabelling has on their businesses and their end-user customers. Executive...

By Conor Healy and John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 15 Comments

Top 9 Actual Excuses of Unethical Relabellers

Here are the top actual excuses unethical relabellers make, and the reality explained, from a conversation IPVM had this week with an ADI...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 48 Comments

JCI Runs Anti-Verkada Campaign

Security giant JCI / Tyco is running a half-million-dollar campaign targeting Verkada, an atypical move for a mega-incumbent versus a...

By Sean Patton - over 3 years ago | 8 Comments

Motorola / Avigilon Drops ASIS GSX 2021

Motorola / Avigilon has dropped ASIS GSX 2021, adding to its dropping of ISC West July 2021. Inside this note, we examine Motorola's move and...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 14 Comments

Hytera Blames "Villains" for Stealing Motorola IP

Hytera alleged its own employees were "villains", defending the company against Motorola's lawsuit that Hytera stole Motorola's IP, maintaining...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 6 Comments

FCC Formally Proposes Prohibiting New Dahua and Hikvision Authorizations

The FCC is now proposing to ban new equipment authorizations of Hikvision/Dahua gear and is also seeking comment on "whether we should revoke"...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 127 Comments

Qumulex VSaaS Tested 2021

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By Sean Patton - over 3 years ago | 9 Comments

Mexico Distributor Inalarm Exits Security Business

Inalarm, once a major Dahua distributor in Mexico, is going out of the security business, the company has confirmed to IPVM. Inside this note,...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 3 years ago | 2 Comments

BBC Panorama Documentary on AI Features IPVM

The world's longest-running news television program, BBC Panorama, prominently featured research from IPVM in its investigation into AI including...

By Conor Healy and Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 25 Comments

Sureview / Immix Split Examined

SureView, one of the last independent PSIMs, split from their central monitoring station business, Immix. IPVM examines the split, Immix's...

By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago | 11 Comments

ADT And Integrator Competitor Go To Court Over Soliciting Microsoft

In a David vs Goliath contest, a small Washington integrator has sued ADT, after hiring an ex-ADT employee, contesting over numerous accounts, most...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 12 Comments

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