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Alarm.com Adds HID Aero Support

Alarm.com, one of security's largest cloud companies, is adding support for new HID Aero panels in its access system, one of the first companies to...

By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago Info plus reports label

State-Owned China Mobile Acquiring 10% of Dahua

China's state-owned and largest telecommunications provider China Mobile is acquiring 10.42% of Dahua (for nearly $1 billion USD), becoming Dahua's...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Dahua 2020 Financials Examined

Dahua's revenue grew slightly but profits modestly declined obscured by Dahua divesting its chip business. In this post, IPVM examines Dahua's...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago Info plus reports label

LPR/ANPR Guide

This 16-page guide explains the fundamentals of license plate recognize / automatic number plate recognition. Inside we cover: Traditional...

By Sean Patton - over 3 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label

SecurityVIP Logo Called Out For Gender Bias

Is this an incident of speaking truth to power or, as SecurityVIP founder's wife retorted, is this "some women trying to tear his small business...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 78 Comments Info plus reports label

Hikvision Favorability Statistics 2021

In the past decade, Hikvision has risen from obscurity to global controversy. What do integrators think of them? Inside this report, we...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago Info plus reports label

Genetec Favorability Statistics 2021

With over 1,000 employees Genetec is one of the biggest independent players in physical security but its high-end features and high price...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments Info plus reports label

Dahua Favorability Statistics 2021

Dahua has become one of the biggest and most controversial video surveillance manufacturers. What do integrators think of them now? Inside...

By Ethan Ace - over 3 years ago | 8 Comments Info plus reports label

New Anyvision CEO Interview

Anyvision had a traumatic 2020 with massive layoffs and international scrutiny, but in September the company raised $43 million and in October they...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

Amazon Responds to US Senators On Dahua

Amazon has responded to the US Senators who questioned its purchase of Dahua fever cameras, saying "we do not intend" to purchase the products...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 12 Comments Info plus reports label

Sunell Receives FDA Warning Letter

The US FDA has sent a warning letter to Sunell due to its sales of "adulterated and misbranded products", i.e. its widely relabelled Panda...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 7 Comments Info plus reports label

Hanwha Drops ISC West 2021

Hanwha has gone from a million-dollar ISC West booth in 2019 to no booth in 2021. Plus, Axis has slashed its booth size in half. Meanwhile, Reed is...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 51 Comments Info plus reports label

Verkada: "Money is Everything"

Verkada's sales organization has a regular meeting titled "Money is Everything" and routinely implores salespeople to 'Burn it down" to close...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 97 Comments Info plus reports label

Facial Recognition Guide

This guide explains the fundamentals of facial recognition. Inside we cover: The Use of Datasets in Facial Recognition Dataset Creation...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label


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