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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Milestone Replaces CRO After Just 18 Months

Milestone's new CRO, hired just 18 months ago is quietly out, with a new CRO as Milestone has cut most of its channel partners driven by...

By John Honovich - about 1 year ago | 5 Comments

Genetec Direct Sales Examined

Genetec admits to a tiny percentage of direct sales but disputes allegations from former employees that direct sales are significant and...

By Angelique Chen and John Honovich - over 1 year ago | 68 Comments

Feenics Favorability Statistics 2023

Acre acquired Feenics in 2021, positioning it as its lead cloud access control line. What do integrators think about the brand in 2023? This...

By Angelique Chen - over 1 year ago

Allegion Schlage Starts Charging for Mobile Credentialing Examined

Mobile credential usage is rising rapidly, and now, Allegion, one of the world's largest access companies, is starting to charge for its Schlage...

By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago | 4 Comments

Meraki Vape Detection Tested

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By Katie Ferry - over 1 year ago | 4 Comments

Weapon Detectors Won't Stop Planned Attacks, Warns K-12 School Shooting Database Founder

While schools are spending millions of dollars on weapons detectors, a foremost school shooting expert told IPVM that they won’t stop planned...

By Donald Maye - over 1 year ago | 18 Comments

Axis Stops Selling to Hong Kong Police Citing Human Rights Abuses

In the latest example of PRC/Western decoupling, Axis told IPVM it stopped selling to Hong Kong police due to human rights abuses after IPVM...

By Charles Rollet - over 1 year ago | 2 Comments

ZKTeco 2022 and Q1 2023 Financials Examined

ZKTeco is touting "globalization without wavering" and will continue to expand globally as the PRC economy falters. Despite revenue declines,...

By Charles Rollet - over 1 year ago

Startup Safetrust Founder: We're Not Access Control, We're Identity Management

One of the most atypical companies in the access control market, Safetrust says it's "not actually in access control," though competitor HID has...

By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago

Avigilon Alta Video Intercom Reader Pro Tested

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By Brandon Niskala - over 1 year ago

Evolv News Coverage Directory

Evolv has become one of the most widely reported physical security companies, in just 2 years after raising nearly a half billion dollars SPACing,...

By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago

PRC China TVT / Taiwan Hi Sharp / USA DW Manufacturing Relationship Investigated

While uncovering who actually makes products has long been a risk, this new triumvirate of PRC China's TVT, Taiwan's Hi Sharp, and USA's Digital...

By Angelique Chen and Jermaine Wilson - over 1 year ago

SOC Compliance For Cloud Physical Security Guide

SOC compliance is becoming increasingly important for physical security providers as they move to the cloud. The compliance is often marketed as...

By bashis mcw - over 1 year ago | 7 Comments

K-12 School Shooting Database Examined

The K-12 School Shooting Database has documented ~2,400 school shootings since 1966, providing free data to help shape the planning and procedures...

By IPVM - over 1 year ago | 11 Comments

Verkada Fired Male Sales Director Dismisses "Baseless" Lawsuit

A former Verkada employee has voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit, filed last year, in which he alleged to be a "victim of gender discrimination,...

By John Honovich - over 1 year ago

Hikvision Access Control Vulnerabilities Analyzed

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By bashis mcw - over 1 year ago

Alcatraz Launches $79 Monthly Cloud Facial Access Control Examined

Historically, adding facial recognition access control has required paying a premium for new hardware and managing this on-site. Now, US startup...

By John Honovich - over 1 year ago | 6 Comments

Garrett Pushes Back Against Evolv

Evolv has strongly criticized conventional metal detectors for years, but now industry incumbent Garrett and its CEO are pushing back. In...

By Nikita Ermolaev and Donald Maye - over 1 year ago | 7 Comments

Wyze Favorability Statistics 2023

Wyze has become a sizable competitor in the consumer surveillance market after it rose $110 million in 2021, but the company has struggled and has...

By Angelique Chen - over 1 year ago

Bounty Up To $75,000 For Uniview Vulnerabilities Examined

While Axis' bug bounty program only offers up to $3,000 rewards, one company is offering up to $75,000 for Uniview vulnerabilities, claiming they...

By Charles Rollet - over 1 year ago | 2 Comments

Dahua Admits Economic Problems And Affirms China Mobile Growth

This year, Dahua is facing both significant challenges and a major opportunity. Last year, revenue fell and profits plunged but 2 months ago Dahua...

By Charles Rollet - over 1 year ago

Spintly CEO Interview + Access Control Startup Profile

Spintly, a cloud access control company, tells IPVM they aim to save more than 60% of system installation costs with wireless access control...

By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago

Axis Live Privacy Shield AI Analytics Tested

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By Ethan Ace - over 1 year ago

Brivo Favorability Statistics 2023

While Brivo terminated its $800 million SPAC deal mid-last year, it just raised $92 million from a Japanese security integrator 2 months ago. What...

By Angelique Chen - over 1 year ago

Dahua Warns Sharing Product Sales Data Would Violate PRC Data Security Law

Amid a broader PRC crackdown on sharing even basic data with foreigners, Dahua says it cannot provide product sales information to a US court due...

By Charles Rollet - over 1 year ago

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