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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AnyVision Rebrands To Oosto, Expands Beyond Security

AnyVision, which raised $235 million 3 months ago, is now rebranding to "Oosto" and declaring its ambitions beyond security. Inside this note,...

By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago | 23 Comments

Fired Verkada Sales Manager Was Told to "Burn Bridges, Ruin Future Partnerships and Torch Future Deals"

A fired Verkada sales manager has shed new light on internal problems at the company, sharing angry Slack messages and alleging that "revenue is...

By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago | 24 Comments

VMS / VSaaS Analytics Integration

This 21-page guide explains the fundamentals and challenges of VMS/VSaaS integration with video analytics. In this report, we examine the...

By Benros Emata - almost 3 years ago

Hikvision Argues Airgapping And Firewalling Negate FCC Concerns

Hikvision told the FCC that fears about its equipment are "unfounded" and "implausible" arguing for air gapping and firewalling them. However, this...

By Conor Healy and John Honovich - almost 3 years ago | 30 Comments

Bosch EOLing Many Models, Citing Undisclosed NDAA Component Risks

Bosch is discontinuing multiple camera lines "in light of NDAA requirements", even though they do not use banned Huawei SoCs, Bosch confirmed to...

By Ethan Ace and Conor Healy - almost 3 years ago | 26 Comments

HID Suffering From Mass Shortages

HID, one of the leading vendors in the access and security industry, is out of stock on multiple core offerings with delays expected to last...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 3 years ago | 14 Comments

Best Buy, Home Depot and Lowes Drop Dahua Lorex

Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowe's dropped Lorex (Dahua) products after IPVM and TechCrunch reached out to the retailers about them selling products...

By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago | 11 Comments

VMS / VSaaS Live Monitoring Guide

This 28-page guide provides an in-depth explanation of live video and event monitoring in VMS/VSaaSes. In this guide, we cover: Video...

By Benros Emata - almost 3 years ago

Kisi Doubles Revenue, Opens Up

While Kisi is nearly a decade old, the Brooklyn-based access control company has remained relatively unknown. Now, the company's co-founder tells...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 3 years ago | 6 Comments

Salient System "3.0", New Management, New Direction Profile

Salient Systems tells IPVM they have entered a new "3.0" era, with new management and a new direction. The veteran VMS provider historically...

By Carl Stoffers - almost 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Vivotek $150 AI Camera Tested

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By Derek Ward - almost 3 years ago | 3 Comments

US House Passes FCC Ban Bill of Dahua / Hikvision, 420 - 4

The US House, by a 420 - 4 vote, passed a bill to "ensure" that the FCC "does not approve radio frequency devices that pose a national security...

By Charles Rollet - almost 3 years ago | 55 Comments

Flock Expands Into Gunshot And Audio Analytics (Raven)

Flock Safety is expanding from its core market of LPR into "audio evidence capture" and most notably gunshot detection, just months after raising...

By Isabella Cheng - almost 3 years ago | 25 Comments

Verkada Tailgate Detection Tested

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By Brian Rhodes and Jermaine Wilson - almost 3 years ago | 13 Comments

Hikvision CSO Denies Backdoor, Denies Government Control

Hikvision's DPO/CSO Fred Streefland has fired back, issuing Hikvision's most blunt and public statement alleging that Hikvision's 2017 backdoor was...

By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago | 11 Comments

Evolon (formerly Jemez) Raises $16 Million

Evolon, formerly Jemez Technology, recently raised $16 million, giving the veteran video analytics provider an opportunity for expansion. But how...

By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago | 7 Comments

'Donation Diplomacy' From Dahua, Hikvision, and Huawei Examined

PRC China manufacturers donating technology is widespread in Latin America but rare in other geographies such as the US, Canada, and Europe. Inside...

By Robert Wren Gordon - almost 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Vivint Countersues ADT Claiming ADT Sales Reps Trick Vivint Customers

Litigation between rivals ADT and Vivint has escalated with Vivint countersuing ADT, alleging 200+ ADT dealers have tricked Vivint customers by...

By Isabella Cheng - almost 3 years ago | 3 Comments

Spot AI Gives Away Free Longse Cameras Backed By the 'King of SaaS'

Few buy (much-maligned for spam) Longse cameras but would you take them for free? Silicon Valley's newest entrant in video surveillance, Spot.ai,...

By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago | 33 Comments

Favorite Wireless Manufacturers 2021

Ubiquiti dominated our Favorite Wireless Manufacturers 2019 statistics in 2019 with 50% of the vote, but can they repeat in 2021? 175...

By John Scanlan - almost 3 years ago | 25 Comments

Axis Rise And Fall Inside PRC China

Today, Axis' PRC China sales are tiny, but for years Axis considered the PRC the "market with the greatest potential" due to its strong growth and...

By Charles Rollet - almost 3 years ago | 2 Comments

False Claims: ENS Petitions US FCC To Save Dahua

"Will the FCC be responsible for the potential sharp rise in crimes?" probes ENS in a public comment to the FCC that makes multiple false claims...

By Conor Healy and John Honovich - almost 3 years ago | 5 Comments

Manager Sexually Harassed Him, Manager's Brother Fired Him, Alleges Vivint Ex-Employee In Lawsuit

An ex-employee is suing Vivint and Vivint Solar for sexual harassment. When the ex-employee reported the manager to the regional manager, who is...

By Isabella Cheng - almost 3 years ago | 19 Comments

US Clearview AI Database "Collected Illegally" Declares EU Parliament, Clearview AI Disputes

The European Parliament singled out Clearview AI in a resolution on artificial intelligence last week, declaring that the US company's database was...

By Conor Healy - almost 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Forced Entry / Duress Tutorial

Access control normally keeps people safe, but recent tragedies have revealed a significant issue: If users are forced to unlock doors for...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 3 years ago | 5 Comments

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