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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ONVIF Releases Profile A for Access

ONVIF has struggled so far in access control. In 2014, ONVIF released Profile C for access control, but in the 3 years since, only 2 companies...

By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 10 Comments

US Army Bans Chinese DJI Drones

The US Army has issued a ban on Chinese-made DJI drones. A US Army memo obtained by sUAS News references a classified document from the Army...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 7 Comments

ADI 'In The Dark' About Low Light

ADI's recent post on 'How To See Better In the Dark' makes basic mistakes, promoting outdated technical claims. Missing: Super Low...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 10 Comments

Dome Versus Turret Camera Usage Statistics 2017

Turret cameras are a growing segment within video surveillance. Indeed, many integrators argued strongly for turrets in an IPVM...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 7 Comments

Competing Against Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric overall does ~$30 billion USD annual revenue. One of its many parts is a building / security systems integrator. Another is...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 2 Comments

Hikvision Releases Network Cabling

Hikvision's expansion continues. From cameras to analytics to thermal to intrusion to access to... network cabling. Hikvision explained: A...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 44 Comments

Toshiba Shutting Down Security Division

Toshiba is shutting down their 'Security Division' business including their video surveillance product offering. This is certainly part of a...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 18 Comments

Most Commonly Used Network Cable Brands

Every IP camera project uses network cabling. And integrators typically buy such cabling in bulk. But what are the top selling or favorite bulk...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 2 Comments

Dahua 4K Turret Tested Vs Hikvision (N84BG44 )

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By John Scanlan - over 6 years ago | 5 Comments

FLIR Security Business Struggling

FLIR's security division is an ambitious mix of FLIR's core thermal business plus multiple acquisitions, including of retail / consumer offering...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 10 Comments

Axis Product Shortage Confirmed / Normalize This Fall

Friends and foes of Axis, over the past few months, have privately been commenting on Axis shipping delays. Axis has confirmed this, noting:...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 32 Comments

Competing Against Stanley

110+ integrators told us how often they compete against Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (not to be confused with Convergint), and how...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 12 Comments

Camera Vandalism Statistics

Vandalized cameras are a common concern. And when they happen, they often draw media attention. But how often and how much of a problem is...

By Ari Erenthal - over 6 years ago | 10 Comments

Briefcam New Outsider CEO Promises Exponential Growth

Briefcam is now nearly a decade old, having raised over $20 million, to improve investigations and review of video. The company has remained a...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 29 Comments

Competing Against Tyco IS / JCI

Mega-integrator Tyco Integrated Security has gotten even bigger with the 2016 merger with Johnson Controls. 110+ integrators told us what they...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 6 Comments

Startup Strops Completely Wireless Surveillance Camera Examined

European startup Strops has developed a surveillance camera that offers up to 6 days of runtime and cellular communications to create a fully...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 21 Comments

Babel Street Global Threat Monitoring Tool Examined

Intelligence on potential threats and terrorist attacks can often be found online hours, or days, before an actual event, particularly in obscure...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago

Canon Sues Avigilon

Canon, owner of Axis and Milestone, has sued Avigilon for patent infringement in US court. This is a highly atypical move for Canon, pitting 3 of...

By IPVM - over 6 years ago | 12 Comments

Anixter - Falling Video Prices

Falling video prices are such a concern that it has become a notable topic for Anixter's financial results and Anixter's executives. In this...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago

Bosch G-Series Intrusion Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 32 Comments

Healthy Skepticism for Deep Learning Is Prudent

The hype for deep learning in video surveillance is accelerating. Between the race to the bottom and dearth of a 'next big thing', certainly pent...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 11 Comments

$28M Drone Detection Startup Examined (Dedrone)

Dedrone has received ~$28M in funding to build what they call an "automatic anti-drone solution", a system to detect drones, and then automatically...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 6 Comments

Dahua Suffers Second Major Vulnerability, Silent [Finally Acknowledges]

Less than 3 months ago, Dahua received DHS ICS-CERT's worst score of 10.0 for their backdoor. Now, Dahua has received another 10.0 score for a new...

By IPVM - over 6 years ago | 34 Comments

Hikvision H.265+ Bullet Tested (2035)

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By John Scanlan - over 6 years ago | 6 Comments

Sports Stadium Security Design Recommendations

Sports stadiums pose many challenges for designing security systems. The facilities vary from being mostly vacant, to packed with tens of thousands...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 7 Comments

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