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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Requiring Video Surveillance At Gas Stations

A crowd mobbed and beat a man into a coma after the man accidently ran over a 10 year old boy near a gas station in Detroit. Because of poor image...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 4 Comments

Quiz Your Co-Workers

A major new offering, now IPVM members can take a series of 7 quizzes, plus they can assign them to their co-workers who are also IPVM members. 7...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 14 Comments

Mapping IPVM Members from 100+ Countries

This map shows the locations of IPVM PRO members throughout the world. The map is based on member logins to the IPVM site. Global Impact One...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 30 Comments

American Camera OEM / Online Retailer Interviewed

A little-known company produced a marketing video comparing its cameras to Chinese giants Dahua and Hikvision, becoming a topic of conversation....

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments

Best in Show 2014: SV3 Examined

ISC West 2014's top new product prize went to relative unknown Building Intelligence's SV3 Entry Management platform. A software offering, SV3...

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago

Make Your Own Cameras in Your Garage

[WARNING: Do not use this company. We strongly recommend against it.] Yes, I am looking at you, trunkslammer, the next great American...

By Ethan Ace - over 10 years ago | 7 Comments

Home Security Deal: iControl Acquires Piper

Almost every month, a new security / surveillance company launches a crowdsourcing campaign. In 2013, one notable startup was Black Sumac's Piper...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 6 Comments

Using Cameras To Control Virus Outbreaks

More than 600 people got sick on a massive cruise ship outbreak in January 2014. While that might have been a record, it is a serious ongoing...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 2 Comments

ONVIF Affirms No Policing, Abuse Away!

Surely you have gotten emails or seen brochures from crappy companies who claim to be ONVIF conformant, even though they are not found on the ONVIF...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 41 Comments

Study Shows Reduced Vandalism With Signage

A study shows that camera marked with polite signange can reduce vandalism and theft. In this note, we review the details of the study.

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments

Worst and Best - ISC West 2014

Full coverage of ISC West exhibits and 52 new products. Video Coverage of The Show For the first time, IPVM has added in-depth video coverage of...

By IPVM Team - over 10 years ago | 41 Comments

The Ethics of Hospital Surveillance Cameras

We recently examined a case where a hospital came under fire for placing a hidden camera in a patient’s room. We talked to NYU’s Division of...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments

20 Manufacturer ISC West 2014 Booth Videos

Inside, we have 20 videos covering 20 ISC West manufacturer booths plus a 13 minute tour of the back of the show floor. But first, here's one of...

By Derek Ward - over 10 years ago | 17 Comments

Product / Tech Roundup ISC West 2014

This note focuses on products only, no marketing or gimmicks and is a recap of information gathered from booth visits...

By Ethan Ace - over 10 years ago | 12 Comments

Student Dies, Surveillance Ignored Until Too Late

The body of an autistic student washed up on a river near Queens, NY after the boy escaped his school. Surveillance cameras were used to show how...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 4 Comments

Why Was Dropcam at ISC West 2014?

Dropcam has become the hottest startup in surveillance by going completely against the traditional channel model, selling direct off their website,...

By Ethan Ace - over 10 years ago | 17 Comments

New VMS 'Orchid' Released

New VMSes are fairly rare. However, one VMS provider, IP Configure, is releasing a brand new VMS, called "Orchid [link no longer available]". The...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 4 Comments

FLIR's Super Low Cost Thermal Cameras

FLIR has been hyping the future of super low cost thermal cameras seemingly forever.  And yet, it has been a competitor, DRS, who a few years ago...

By Ethan Ace - over 10 years ago | 4 Comments

Axis Goes 4K Ultra HD

Reflecting an emerging trend, Axis is announcing their first Ultra HD / 4K camera, offering 4x the pixel count of 'Full' HD / 1080p cameras. For...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago

How Upskirt Surveillance Videos Can Be Legal

After a man was caught taking upskirt videos of women on a Boston metro route the state supreme court dismissed the case. In this note, we review...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 8 Comments

Super Simple New Mass-Notification

Getting the word out in an emergency is critical. For large facilities like schools or hospitals, having alerts heard can be the difference between...

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments


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