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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Proactive CCTV "Only Affordable Video Archiving Solution" Profile

Proactive CCTV is claiming to offer "the only affordable video archiving solution on the market", reducing the storage typically required for H.265...

By Sean Patton - about 5 years ago | 41 Comments

Milestone "GDPR-ready" Certification Claim Critiqued

Milestone is touting that its latest XProtect VMS is "GDPR-ready" with a 'European Privacy Seal'. However, our investigation raises significant...

By Charles Rollet - about 5 years ago | 13 Comments

ProdataKey (PDK) Access Company Profile

Utah based ProdataKey touts low cost cloud access, wireless controllers, and no dealer required national distribution availability. But how does...

By Brian Rhodes - about 5 years ago | 11 Comments

Stanley Makes "Multi-Million Dollar Investment" Into Banned Hikvision Products

Just days from the US government ban going into effect, US mega-corporation Stanley has dramatically increased its imports of banned Hikvision...

By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - about 5 years ago | 46 Comments

Lens Iris Tutorial

Cameras, like humans, have irises, controlling the light which hits the imager and impacting image details. However, cameras have multiple types of...

By IPVM Team - about 5 years ago | 13 Comments

Dahua, Hikvision, Huawei US Ban Rules Released

The US government has released rules on how the 2018 NDAA ban of Dahua, Hikvision, and Huawei will be implemented when it takes effect in 5...

By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - about 5 years ago | 24 Comments

Axis Door Station A8207-VE Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - about 5 years ago | 43 Comments

Dahua Analytics+ Tested

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By Ethan Ace and Rob Kilpatrick - about 5 years ago | 48 Comments

Honeywell Speaks On NDAA Ban, New Non-Banned Cameras and Cybersecurity

For years, Honeywell has depended on Dahua, a company with a poor cybersecurity track record and now banned by the US NDAA, for the development and...

By John Honovich - about 5 years ago | 10 Comments

Razberi Technologies Company Profile

Razberi says they have doubled their revenue in the first half of 2019, citing their proprietary camera hardening and cybersecurity capabilities...

By Sean Patton - about 5 years ago | 11 Comments

Vivotek Revenue Soars 2019

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By John Honovich - about 5 years ago | 41 Comments

Avigilon Blue VSaaS Tested

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By Sean Patton - about 5 years ago

Hikvision 4K Camera Shootout

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By Ethan Ace - about 5 years ago | 5 Comments

Dahua Wiretapping Vulnerability

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By John Honovich and John Scanlan - about 5 years ago | 52 Comments

Cisco Settles False Claims Act Suit For Video Surveillance Vulnerabilities

Cisco entered the video surveillance market in 2007 and suffered for many years through a variety of its own errors and arrogance. The conclusion...

By John Honovich - about 5 years ago | 10 Comments

Indonesia Security Association Chairman Interview

Indonesia is a huge country with a population close to the US and a fast-growing economy. Its security industry is also growing rapidly but faces...

By Charles Rollet - about 5 years ago

Online Video Surveillance Sales Comparison - Amazon, B&H, CDW, LTS, Super Circuits, More

IPVM has uncovered the key trends and top options being offered across commonly used surveillance sellers. How has the market shifted since we...

By Derek Ward - about 5 years ago | 16 Comments

Ionodes Company Profile

What happened to Ionodes? With seasoned leadership from Jean-Paul Saindon founder of SmartSight and Dr. Michael Gilge, founder of VCS, back in...

By Sean Patton - about 5 years ago | 5 Comments

Hanwha 4K Wisenet P Camera Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - about 5 years ago

"Stats Don't Lie" Says Deceptive IFSEC

While IFSEC has declared #statsdontlie and trumpeted seemingly skyrocketing visitor numbers, they are decieving about their show's problems. On...

By John Honovich - about 5 years ago | 16 Comments

Mobile Access Control Shootout - Farpointe, HID, Openpath, Nortek, Proxy

One of the biggest rising trends in access control is using phones as credentials but which offering is best? IPVM has tested five of the...

By Brian Rhodes - about 5 years ago | 34 Comments

Hikvision Cameras Covering Concentration Camps

Hikvision cameras monitoring a concentration camp were shown in a recent BBC investigation: The video excerpt shows the Hikvision cameras and...

By IPVM Team - about 5 years ago | 9 Comments

Alarm.com Suffers Outage

Alarm.com suffered a major outage this week, impacting its 5+ million customers. Inside, we examine what happened, what Alarm.com told IPVM and...

By IPVM Team - about 5 years ago | 7 Comments

Fujifilm Expanding Into Video Surveillance

While Sony continues to fade out of the video surveillance market and Canon continues to make huge investments into acquiring video surveillance...

By John Honovich - about 5 years ago | 8 Comments

Giant Tyco Campaigns Against Startup Qumulex

One is a giant conglomerate that owns the world's largest security integrator. The other has no shipping products. But Tyco is campaigning...

By John Honovich - about 5 years ago | 31 Comments

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