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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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Cameras Course September 2023

Learn to design video surveillance systems based on 1000+ tests and unique research, teaching the underlying technologies and tradeoffs of current...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago | 23 Comments

Resideo Chairman Re-Elected Against Significant Opposition

Resideo Chairman Roger Fradin faced significant opposition in a Board election that typically are rubber stamp events. Inside this note, we...

By John Honovich - about 2 years ago

How X-Ray Weapon Scanners Work

X-rays have long been used to identify weapons both in objects and on people, though the technology's usage for people screening is declining...

By Nikita Ermolaev - about 2 years ago

Knightscope Announces A Non-Robotic Intercom

The security robotics company Knightscope has announced what is effectively a large intercom at a highly atypical price point. In this note, we...

By John Honovich - about 2 years ago | 24 Comments

Avigilon H5A Fisheye Camera Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - about 2 years ago | 2 Comments

Integrated IR Camera Usage Statistics 2022

Over the past decade, IR usage has soard, with overall usage nearing 80% in 2019. However, with white/visible light camera offerings increasing,...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago | 2 Comments

Mobile Access Coming but RFID Here to Stay, Says Exec Panel

A panel of access control executives says that, although the use of mobile is increasing, RFID (e.g., cards) is not going away. In this...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago

Top Growing And Declining Companies (By Headcount) June 2022

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By Louis Cid and John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 5 Comments

Cognyte (Verint Spin Out) Security/Surveillance Profile

Verint was once one of the biggest video surveillance providers in the 2000s but where are they now that its PSIM and data analytics group was spun...

By Sean Patton - over 2 years ago

Stapled Network Cables Tested

Many installers use cable staples and staplers for support but do they cause similar performance issues as we saw with our zip tie test? In...

By John Scanlan - over 2 years ago | 17 Comments

UK Health Department Procures Legal Advice on Removing Hikvision

The UK's Department of Health and Social Care, which oversees the country's sprawling National Health Service (NHS), has purchased legal advice...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

Evolv Recommends Mantraps to Stop School Shootings

Evolv is recommending mantraps to schools using an ex-army specialist turned salesperson, pitching how these configurations can trap children with...

By Donald Maye - over 2 years ago | 35 Comments

Verkada SV11 Environmental Sensor + Dashboard Tested

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By Jermaine Wilson - over 2 years ago | 4 Comments

LVT LiveView Technologies Raises $50 Million for Rapidly Deployable Security Systems

LiveView Technologies, the Utah-based company known for their mobile trailer surveillance systems, has raised $50 million in a Series B fundraising...

By Louis Cid - over 2 years ago | 2 Comments

Hikvision Cheated USA Sales People, Systematically Reduced Bonus Payouts

Former Hikvision sales leaders allege Hikvision company leadership suppressed bonus payouts to Hikvision USA employees over a span of at least 12...

By Donald Maye - over 2 years ago | 10 Comments

Dahua Admits Manager's Reaction "Inappropriate" But Ad Not Sexist

Dahua says one of its managers reacted in an "inappropriate" manner to a Dahua ad but defended the ad itself as "entirely professional." This...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago | 14 Comments

Nelly's, Off the Hikvision Train, On With Vivotek

5 years ago, US distributor Nelly's Security declared he was "on the Hikvision train and making a great living doing it," but a year ago Nelly’s...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 14 Comments

Defendry CEO: 'We Could Have Stopped Uvalde,' Admits Struggling

Defendry, a weapons detection startup, was about to go out of business until recent mass shootings brought interest to the product, according to...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 37 Comments

Hikvision UK Partner Griffiths Objects: Human Rights Abuses vs Cybersecurity Risks

Hikvision partners are struggling to deflect the growing global criticism of Hikvision and, by extension, their sales of Hikvision products. The...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 3 Comments

Evolv CEO's "Signatures For All The Weapons In The World" Claim Analyzed

Evolv's CEO regularly tells investors and the public that the company has "signatures" of "all the weapons in the world." While this...

By Nikita Ermolaev and Donald Maye - over 2 years ago | 11 Comments

PDK (ProData Key) Access Control Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 2 Comments

"Hikvision and Dahua Simply Cannot Be Trusted", Declares UK Camera Commissioner

This week, the UK's most prominent video surveillance official said Hikvision and Dahua "simply cannot be trusted", raising the stakes in a faceoff...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

June 2022 Access Control Show - Watch On-Demand

The June 2022 Access Control Show Has Concluded! All videos may be watched on the Online Shows Page. Access Control show, June 14th - 16th,...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago

Vosker 4G Solar Cameras Tested (Problems)

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By Jermaine Wilson - over 2 years ago | 5 Comments

ADT Acquires IOTAS, Multifamily Latch Competitor

ADT is expanding into the multifamily access control market, made famous by Latch's troubles, with an acquisition of a Portland provider,...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago

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