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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Smart Codec Guide

"Smart Codec" was once seemingly a marketing buzzword, but in 2023, almost all new camera models include this technology. These marketing...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 21 Comments Info plus reports label

Avigilon Acquired By Motorola

Avigilon has finally been acquired. The acquirer is Motorola Solutions, a $16 billion market cap publicly traded company who sells direct and...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 162 Comments Info plus reports label

Smartvue VSaaS / Cloud Video Profile

Smartvue, a US company, has raised over $20 million to develop 'The IoT Video Network' but what does that mean and what does Smartvue offer...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

US Marine Base Hard Specs Hikvision

Hikvision is making inroads in the US military. After being removed from a US Army Base and being featured in a US Congressional hearing, Hikvision...

By IPVM Team - about 6 years ago | 35 Comments Info plus reports label

Dahua's Car Manufacturer Raises $63 Million

Not only has Dahua's car manufacturer raised $63 million USD, one of the best VCs in the world led the round. Is Dahua's car manufacturer ready to...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

US Congressional Hearing Features Hikvision

A US Congressional hearing asked questions about Hikvision's government ownership and cybersecurity issues, following the WSJ's investigations into...

By John Honovich - about 6 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis Launches Z-Wave IP Camera

Z-Wave is big in home automation but not in video surveillance. Now, Axis is announcing their first camera with Z-Wave built in, the M5065, a...

By Ethan Ace - about 6 years ago | 22 Comments Info plus reports label

Top Project Management Software Used

What do integrators use to manage their projects? Nothing? Spreadsheet? MS Project? Online software? This continues IPVM's series on project...

By Brian Rhodes - about 6 years ago | 8 Comments Info plus reports label

Shinobi: Moe Is Building His Own VMS

Building a new VMS may seem to be a thing of a bygone era. But one developer, Moinul "Moe" Alam [link no longer available], is doing just that and...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 20 Comments Info plus reports label

Worst NVR / VMS Manufacturers 2018

These are the manufacturers who integrators reported the most significant problems with. 220+ integrators answered: In the past year, what...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 25 Comments Info plus reports label

Project Plans for Security Integrators

How do security integrators typically plan projects? A detailed playbook with step by step execution? Just go out and do it? Somewhere in...

By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 10 Comments Info plus reports label

Axis Breaks 1 Billion USD Annual Revenue

Axis Communications annual revenue has exceeded $1 billion for the first time in 2017. In this note, we examine Axis financial performance over...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

Hanwha: Chinese Products Damaged Industry

Hanwha Techwin's CEO has come out swinging against the Chinese. In this note, we examine his statements, the relative positioning of Chinese and...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 68 Comments Info plus reports label

Tri-Ed Is Now Anixter

Goodbye, Tri-Ed. As Tri-Ed's own website now makes clear: But what difference does this make for one of the industry's largest distributors? In...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago Info plus reports label

Top ISC West 2018 Booth Moves

ISC West spending frequently signals market expansion and trend shifts. In 2016, the surge of Chinese exhibitors underscored the race to the...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 24 Comments Info plus reports label

Hacked Hikvision IP Camera Map USA And Europe

The interactive map below shows a sample of hacked and vulnerable Hikvision IP cameras across the USA and Europe. Hover over a marker to see an...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 73 Comments


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