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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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ASCMA / Moni Problems Deepen, Lenders Terminate Support Agreement

Ascent Capital Group, aka ASCMA, currently branded Brinks Home Security, formerly known as Moni and Monitronics faces a troubling end to a rocky...

By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago | 2 Comments

US Gov China Ban Rules Process, SIA Lobbies Against 'Blacklisting', For 'Risk-Based Protocol'

Details have emerged about when the rules implementing the federal ban on Hikvision, Dahua, Huawei and others will be made public for official...

By Charles Rollet - over 5 years ago | 19 Comments

Arecont Vision President Resigns, Ex-Pelco CTO Takes Over

Arecont Vision's President and long-term executive Raul Calderon [link no longer available] is exiting the company being replaced by ex-Pelco CTO...

By John Honovich - over 5 years ago | 14 Comments

Qognify Acquires OnSSI, CEO Pitches Exciting Future

Qognify is a VMS / PSIM company, with a tumultuous 2018, that has just acquired a VMS company (OnSSI) who itself acquired a VMS company in 2015...

By John Honovich - over 5 years ago | 23 Comments

Combating Vaping Epidemic - Halo Smart Sensor Profile

Youth vaping has become an epidemic, according to the US Surgeon General, while the market leader, Juul, just received a $12.8 billion investment...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 78 Comments

ONVIF Profile T Examined

Despite ONVIF's overall success (11,000+ devices supported), ONVIF has been criticized for its limitations and problems, including VMD and video...

By Ethan Ace - over 5 years ago | 17 Comments

Bosch VDOO 2018 Vulnerability

Security research firm VDOO has discovered a critical vulnerability in Bosch IP cameras. Inside, we cover the available details of this new...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 6 Comments

Dahua Lorex White Light Camera Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - over 5 years ago | 14 Comments

Genetec UL Cybersecurity Certificate (2900-2-3) Examined

Proving a company is cybersecure has become a major concern for security companies. But how trustworthy are these certificates? Earlier in 2018, a...

By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago | 14 Comments

Scam Research And The $86 Billion IP Camera Market

Scam. The most widely cited research numbers in many, if not most, industries come from a growing number of Indian 'market research firms'. We...

By John Honovich - over 5 years ago | 20 Comments

Dahua USA Sales Team Cuts - 'Strategic Right Sizing'

Dahua USA finishes a tumultuous year in which it acquired the Flir SMB business, was subject to the US government ban, terminated and restructured...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 14 Comments

This Brooklyn Storefont Sells Millions In Uniview And Hikvision

Looking at their Brooklyn headquarters for this "CCTV Manufacturer", it is not much: Inside, it is not better: However, this company is one...

By Robert Shih - over 5 years ago | 94 Comments

ACRE-Acquired Open Options Access Company Profile

Who is the company ACRE is acquiring? In this note, we examine Open Options line for best customer fit, key features, pricing, and main...

By Brian Rhodes - over 5 years ago | 12 Comments

Open Options Acquired By ACRE

ACRE is doing deals again. A year after they sold Mercury, they are buying another access control company - Open Options. In this note, we...

By Brian Rhodes - over 5 years ago

8MP / 4K Fixed Lens Camera Shootout - Dahua, Hikvision, TVT, Uniview

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By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 31 Comments

Network Cable Shootout 2018 - Belden, Commscope, Hikvision, Honeywell, NavePoint CCA, Windy City Wire

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By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 80 Comments

Hikvision Government Parent Holds Communist Party Congress

The Communist Party committee of Hikvision’s government parent, CETHIK [link no longer available], held a Party Congress earlier this month where...

By Charles Rollet - over 5 years ago | 2 Comments

Imperial Capital Security Investor Conference 2018 Review - ADT, Resideo, Alarm.com, Arlo, Eagle Eye, ACRE, More

Imperial Capital Security Investor Conference is an event matching industry executives with financiers that frequently leads to future funding...

By John Honovich - over 5 years ago | 7 Comments

Cisco Meraki New Cameras and AI Analytics

Meraki has released their second generation of video surveillance with 3 new cameras, AI-based video analytics, and 2 cloud-based storage...

By Sean Patton - over 5 years ago | 15 Comments

Foolish Strategy: OEMing Facial Recognition

Almost as 'hot' as face recognition marketing right now is OEMing facial recognition. Last year, they were a who's who of company's with...

By John Honovich - over 5 years ago | 22 Comments

DVR Examiner - Recorder Hard Drive Recovery Tested

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By Robert Shih - over 5 years ago

Huawei Hisilicon Quietly Powering Tens of Millions of Western IoT Devices

Huawei Hisilicon chips are powering, at least, tens of millions of Western IoT devices, such as IP cameras and surveillance recorders, a fact that...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 29 Comments

FLIR Launches Body Cameras Unified With VMS (TruWitness)

While FLIR is best known for their thermal cameras, now they have expanded into body cameras, launching TruWITNESS, a public safety focused body...

By Sean Patton - over 5 years ago | 6 Comments

Startup Sunflower Labs' Autonomous Drone Security System

Startup Sunflower Labs is claiming a unique design on a home security system, combining autonomous drones and 'Sunflower' sensors. Imagine an...

By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago | 19 Comments

The 2019 Video Surveillance Industry Guide

The 300 page, 2019 Video Surveillance Industry Guide, covers the key events and the future of the video surveillance market, is now available,...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 3 Comments

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