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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The Yolo Bro And The Death of Journalism

There's an old quote: The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable Unfortunately, the opposite is more...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 28 Comments

DMP Adds Ring Video Doorbell Integration

Video doorbells have become one of the hottest items for security systems. After several years with no doorbell, DMP has announced integration with...

By Sean Patton - about 6 years ago | 10 Comments Info plus reports label

Milestone 2017 Financials Examined

For ISC West 2018, Milestone released ... their financials, touting "strong revenue growth in 2017". However, there were discrepancies with the...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Favorite Biometrics 2018

Biometrics are on the rise, or at least integrator opposition to them is declining, according to new IPVM integrator statistics.   Almost half of...

By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

Global Real-Time Video Surveillance - EarthNow

A new company, EarthNow, with backing from Bill Gates, Airbus and more, is claiming that: Users will be able to see places on Earth with a delay...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 15 Comments Info plus reports label

'Best In Show' Fails

ISC West's "Best In Show" has failed. For more than a decade, it has become increasingly irrelevant as the selections exhibit a cartoon level...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 24 Comments Info plus reports label

Security Camera Cleaning Frequency Statistics

150+ integrators told IPVM how often they clean cameras on customer's sites and why.  Inside we examine their answers and break down feedback...

By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago | 6 Comments Info plus reports label

Arecont CEO And President Resign

This is good news for Arecont. Arecont's problems have been well known for years (e.g., most recently Worst Camera Manufacturers 2018 and starting...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 18 Comments Info plus reports label

Worst Access Control Manufacturers 2018

Three access control providers stood out as providing the most problems for integrators. In this report, we analyze the answers to: "In the...

By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago | 24 Comments Info plus reports label

ISC West 2018 Best and Worst

ISC West 2018 had strong attendance, modest overall new products, and a surge in Artificial Intelligence marketing. First, here are 20+...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 77 Comments

Alarm.com Business Market Expansion

Alarm.com has millions of subscribers, but the company has traditionally been mostly a residential/home focused offering. ADC's new Smart Business...

By Sean Patton - about 6 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis Launches Mini Concealed IR PTZ

Axis has been a laggard in releasing IR PTZs. While the company released a laser focus PTZ (the Q6155-E tested) until now Axis has had no PTZs with...

By Ethan Ace - about 6 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis Launches ~$100 HD Camera

Chinese manufacturers, led by Hikvision, have come to dominate the low end of the Western market, driven by ~$100 cameras. While Axis has...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 18 Comments Info plus reports label

Average Access Control Project Size 2018

  The most common access control project size is 5 - 16 doors per project. This 2018 result mirrors previous statistics, most recently in 2016...

By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago

Eocortex / Macroscop VMS Company Profile

Eocortex is the international brand of Russian VMS manufacturer Macroscop. Macroscop was founded in 2008, and the Eocortex name created in 2013. We...

By Sean Patton - about 6 years ago | 26 Comments Info plus reports label

TVT Backdoor Disclosed

Security researcher Bashis has disclosed a backdoor in TVT video surveillance products, with TVT issuing its own 'Notification of Critical...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 18 Comments Info plus reports label

ISC West 2018 Access Control Rundown

For ISC West 2018, what is new and interesting in access control?  This rundown will bring you up to speed on the exhibitors, what they are...

By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label


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