Vivint Building Burned, 450 Employees Impacted
By Carlton Purvis
Vivint is making national headlines again, but this time it's not for trying to stick it to tornado victims [link no longer available]. There were...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago
The DIY Intrusion market is hot, with new entrants emerging frequently. The newest one pulls no punches claiming "anyone can use it" and "everyone...
By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 7 Comments
Monitoring IP video frequently requires adding a dedicated PC to decode and display videos. This even more challenging with HD video streams, as...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 63 Comments
One was a leader 20 years ago. The other a decade. Both have fallen far in recent years. The solution? Merge. Former analog mainstay Vicon and...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 16 Comments
This is the worst crop of new announcements in years, with minimal advances. Here is a list of announcements and links to the manufacturer's...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments
No longer are facility based surveillance cameras alone watching you. Now you must contend with people wearing personal ones. San Francisco bars...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 10 Comments
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Want to become a security consultant? We spoke with the President of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants, Frank...
By IPVM Team - over 10 years ago
Axis has announced 10 domes, including a new Q35 and P32 series. In this note, we contrast them to existing M and P series domes to better...
By Ethan Ace - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments
The family of an elderly man found a hidden camera in his hospital room. Already frustrated from what they felt was substandard care, they were...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 4 Comments
Mobotix groomed an ex-Axis Director, Magnus Ekerot [link no longer available], to be their CEO for 3 years. Then last September, they promoted him...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 15 Comments
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New documents obtained by IPVM in the ongoing ADT/Tyco vs. Eli Lilly case, the biggest pharmaceutical heist in American history where $75 million...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago
Now that essentially every IP camera manufacturer has 360 degree cameras, are you ready for a 720 degree one? Well, that is what IC Realtime [link...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 17 Comments
Should private cameras be allowed on public property? The upside is that it can reduce expenses significantly for finding the best spots to deploy...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago
IPVM has ranked interest levels in 95 surveillance manufacturers from most to least. These are the companies covered: Over 400 IPVM members...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 18 Comments
Schneider Electric had its contract rescinded and was banned from bidding on projects after the South Jersey Transit Authority Board of...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 29 Comments
It's called a Quickey, but it unlocks no doors. Think that's crazy? Wait until you discover how people are going wild for it in its first few day...
By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 13 Comments
The concept of Little Brother is a play off George Orwell’s Big Brother in the book 1984, the all seeing eye of the government watching over the...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 6 Comments
Axis paid for a study to show that IT is now dominating video surveillance decisions and that's what they got. Unfortunately, there are 5...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 19 Comments
An anarchist campaign in Germany to destroy surveillance cameras spread through Europe and to the United States. But for the most part the movement...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 10 Comments
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A joint effort by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Amazon and SendUs, LEEDIR [link no longer available] (Large Emergency Event Digital...
By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago
Intrusion motion sensors have remained relatively static for years, but one startup wants to make them go IP and intelligent. Zwobbx is raising...
By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 5 Comments
In 2013, Avigilon raised $69 million and acquired two companies - RedCloud and VideoIQ. Now, Avigilon is raising $100 million more. In this note,...
By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 15 Comments
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