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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Microsoft Azure Presents Live Video Analytics

Microsoft Azure presented its Live Video Analytics offering at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show. Inside this report: A...

By Joey Walter - almost 4 years ago | 4 Comments

Worst Manufacturer Technical Support 2020

4 manufacturers stood out as providing the worst technical support to ~200 integrators in new IPVM results. These integrators answered: In the...

By IPVM Team - almost 4 years ago | 32 Comments

Clorox Announces, Then Pulls, Fever Camera

For almost one week, Clorox was marketing fever cameras. The booming market has attracted more than 200 entrants in just months. However, the...

By Zach Segal - almost 4 years ago | 12 Comments

Faulty Hikvision Fever Cam Setup at Mexico City Basilica and Cathedral

Donated Hikvision fever cameras (claiming screening of 1,800 people/min. with no black bodies at open-air entrances) are promoting a false sense of...

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

Avigilon UMD / UAD Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - almost 4 years ago | 4 Comments

Longse Promoting Hikvision Partner Fullhan Chip Based Cameras

With Huawei HiSilicon production being shut down at TSMC, camera manufacturers are pressed to find alternative SoC solutions. Longse, a China...

By Isabella Cheng - almost 4 years ago | 12 Comments

Meridian & Goodview (BEMS Relabeller) Temperature Screening Tested

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By Derek Ward - almost 4 years ago | 6 Comments

Monitoring Alarm Systems From Home - Innovation or Danger?

Remote monitoring by alarm companies since COVID-19 is bringing cost savings but threatening security and reliability. Will UL Standard updates...

By Joey Walter - almost 4 years ago

China's SMIC Hit By US Trade Restrictions, Impact On Video Surveillance

US trade restrictions have hit Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's largest and most advanced foundry. While the...

By Isabella Cheng - almost 4 years ago | 2 Comments

Verkada Faces Sexism, Discrimination, And Cultural Challenges

Photos of female employees taken from Verkada's own video surveillance system were passed around by Verkada sales managers captioned with graphic...

By Charles Rollet - almost 4 years ago | 48 Comments

RapidSOS Company Profile

RapidSOS has raised $100+ million providing dispatchers free software and caller locations from mobile apps, but is it competing with central...

By Joey Walter - almost 4 years ago | 2 Comments

Chile Cancels 1,000 Camera Hikvision Project

Six months ago, Chile awarded a 1,000-camera project using Hikvision. The contract has now been canceled, following controversy in...

By Robert Wren Gordon - almost 4 years ago

Ear Recognition Examined

Will ear recognition become a viable biometric? Facial, fingerprint, and iris recognition have all gained adoption, can ear join them? IPVM...

By Zach Segal - almost 4 years ago | 6 Comments

Hikvision Alleges Forehead Only Fever Screening is Smart; It's Actually Dangerous

Forehead only fever screening violates global standards and increases error risks but Hikvision alleges that it is 'smart'. It is not. This...

By John Honovich - almost 4 years ago

Verkada Video Analytics Tested 2020

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By Rob Kilpatrick and Sean Patton - almost 4 years ago | 3 Comments

Weak ISC West Virtual 2020

"I feel like I am attending a carpet cleaner's convention at a grim little Holiday Inn", said one ISC West Virtual 2020 sponsor. ISC West went...

By John Honovich - almost 4 years ago | 29 Comments

Access Control and Video Integration Statistics 2020

Video Surveillance and Access Control are two of the most common security systems, but how frequently are they integrated? ~200 integrators...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 4 years ago | 7 Comments

Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Technology Explained

In the last year, Ultra-Wideband (UWB) has gained support from new phones (e.g., all iPhone 11s). UWB offers potential beyond Bluetooth so how will...

By IPVM Team - almost 4 years ago | 7 Comments

Bosch Announces "Human Skin Temperature Detection" Camera

Bosch announced its "Human Skin Temperature Detection" system at the 2020 IPVM Fall New Products show. In this report we share: 30-minute...

By Sean Patton - almost 4 years ago | 5 Comments

Average Hard Drive Size Statistics 2020

Hard drive sizes keep increasing (up to 18TB announced recently) but what hard drive sizes do integrators most typically use? ~200 integrators...

By IPVM Team - almost 4 years ago | 11 Comments

Verkada 2020 Cameras Image Quality Test

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By Derek Ward - almost 4 years ago | 17 Comments

17 Alarm Company Lawsuits Against Competitors Faking Them

Alarm companies suing rivals for faking them are commonplace, an IPVM investigation into court records show. Inside this report, we examine...

By Joey Walter - almost 4 years ago | 7 Comments

UN Agency Buys 'Swiss' Fever Cams From Firm That Faked Accreditation, Sales, Marketing

A Swiss company claims to have "fully designed and manufactured" the world's "most accurate" fever camera entirely in Switzerland and recently sold...

By Charles Rollet - almost 4 years ago | 13 Comments

FLIR Moves To Dismiss X.Labs Lawsuit

FLIR has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit X.Labs filed against it, alleging that X.Labs is attempting to force FLIR to supply its products...

By John Honovich - almost 4 years ago | 2 Comments

Avigilon Announces 10K / 61MP H5 Pro Camera

Avigilon announced its 10K / 61MP H5 Pro camera at the 2020 IPVM Fall New Product Show, more than doubling its previous highest resolution...

By Sean Patton - almost 4 years ago | 14 Comments

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