ISC West Bans Booth Babes
By John Honovich
| 79 CommentsBooth babes, goodbye. Technically, ISC West banned them 2 years ago with a 'staffing attire' requirement but it looks like ISC West is going to...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 79 Comments
More than 2 years ago, Hikvision committed to resolving the use of unsafe and ineffective browser plugins. Despite that, today, Hikvision still has...
In this guide, we look at network rack infrastructure, one of the fundamentals of IP video surveillance. Inside, we cover: What is a rack unit...
2 years ago, PSA Security CEO Bill Bozeman called security robots one of “the biggest game changers” in decades for security integrators. Just...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 16 Comments
Dahua is getting into the consumer video surveillance market globally, with "LeChange", an offering long available inside of China is now being...
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A Hikvision RSM engaged in professional misconduct of a US State's licensing law, involving continuing education held at an ADI branch. In this...
IPVM turns 10 years old today. 10 years ago, IPVM was an experiment. Today, it is the largest and most read publication in our industry. I wanted...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 53 Comments
Maintaining accounts and customer satisfaction often depends on the effectiveness of responding to issues. Keeping an integrator's support...
ADT's CEO told investors that [link no longer available], 'in baseball terms', ADT was batting 5 for 5. But investors told ADT's CEO, 'in...
When selecting surveillance cameras, users may choose from a number of different form factors, each with its own unique strengths and weaknesses,...
Pack your bags? 'Closer than you think'? Well, a non-stop flight from NYC to Shanghai is 15 hours plus another 100 miles to Hangzhou...
Rack mounting recorders is common in professional systems, but manufacturers are making it difficult, with simple design failures causing multiple...
Panasonic is OEMing cameras from Dahua, as IPVM testing confirmed in 2017. Now, Panasonic is selling their security camera factory, according to...
Electronic lock manufacturing is dominated by 3 conglomerates (alphabetically) Allegion, Assa and Dormakaba holding numerous electronic lock...
Hikvision Chairman and Communist Party Secretary Chen Zongnian has joined the People's Republic of China's government - the National People's...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 14 Comments
Installation of security hardware is a skill that has historically been complicated to train new installers, and just as complicated to quote...
Thousands of Chinese security cameras, including many made by Huawei, are watching Ecuadorians around the clock thanks to an integrated emergency...
By Charles Rollet - over 6 years ago | 13 Comments
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A number of major moves in integrator's favorite camera rankings for 2018: Two manufacturers make major moves up One major manufacturer moves...
Video analytics is hot again (one of the top 2 trends going into this year), this time driven by deep learning and artificial intelligence. But,...
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Hikvision HQ has contradicted Hikvision USA's Director of Cybersecurity, Chuck Davis [link no longer available]. Davis - Don't Put Cameras On The...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 16 Comments
The last annual Avigilon financials are here. With the imminent Motorola acquisition completion, Avigilon will cease to be an independent publicly...
In this report, we explain using cellular for video surveillance including: 4G vs LTE vs 5G 4G standards 5G future Advantage: Placing cameras...
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