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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Resolver / PPM 2000 Incident Management Platform Profile

You might have seen the company whose employees wear hockey jerseys at trade shows and wondered "what do they do?" PPM 2000 has been active in...

By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago | 16 Comments

Axis P3225 Mk II Tested Vs. Original

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By IPVM Team - almost 7 years ago

Directory of 40 IP Camera Manufacturer Discovery Tools

Locating the IP address of a DHCP client or factory defaulted device on a network is often a difficult task. In another report, we discussed...

By John Scanlan - almost 7 years ago | 11 Comments

Dahua Demotes USA CEO

Dahua has demoted their USA CEO Tim Wang. Inside this note, we examine the move, Dahua's challenges and what lies ahead for the mega-manufacturer.

By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago | 13 Comments

Avigilon Increases Prices In Canada, Europe and UK

While many video surveillance companies are racing to see who can cut prices the fastest, Avigilon is taking a contrary approach, actually raising...

By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago | 6 Comments

VMS UI - Light vs Dark Preferences

Several VMS manufacturers have the ability to choose a user interface with either a light or dark color theme. 150+ integrators told us which they...

By Ari Erenthal - almost 7 years ago | 2 Comments

ESX 2017 Final Show Report

The ESX (Electronic Security Expo) day 3 / Thursday is done and the exhibits are over. IPVM was in Nashville covering it in-depth. Below covers...

By IPVM Team - almost 7 years ago | 14 Comments

Bluebeam Revu Security Floorplan Estimation App Test

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By Brian Rhodes - almost 7 years ago | 20 Comments

Panasonic Sells VSaaS Company To Eagle Eye (Cameramanager)

While many VSaaS companies might hope for one acquisition, Cameramanager has managed to get acquired twice. First they were acquired by Panasonic,...

By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago | 3 Comments

Hikvision: IPVM Is "Destined To Fail"

Hikvision has accused IPVM of 'cyberbullying' them, declaring IPVM 'destined to fail.' This is the 3rd anti-IPVM Hikvision post in 2 weeks,...

By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago | 48 Comments

ASIS 2017 Cuts Day 3 Exhibits to 3 Hours

The 3rd day of major trade shows are always the worst attended. And with shows with poor traffic, like ASIS over the past few years, day 3 has...

By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago | 23 Comments

Mirai-like Botnet Persirai Attacks IP Cameras - Impact Analyzed

Mirai made headlines in 2016, exploiting weaknesses in cameras, including those from Dahua and XiongMai to create a massive botnet that was used to...

By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago

Axis 20MP Q1659 Camera Tested

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By Ethan Ace - almost 7 years ago | 18 Comments

Hikvision Ezviz Mini Trooper Totally Wireless Camera Tested

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By John Scanlan - almost 7 years ago | 8 Comments

NLSS / ATV Partnership Examined

NLSS has been one of the most ambitious security / surveillance startups. After selling his last startup, Sypixx, to Cisco, Pete Jankowski [link no...

By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago

Morten Tor Nielsen Defends Hikvision

Morten Tor Nielsen, veteran software developer for Prescienta working for OnSSI, has posted "In Defence of Hikvision". As Nielsen explains...

By IPVM Team - almost 7 years ago | 25 Comments

Non-Competes Divide Integrators

Non-competes are controversial legal agreements that prohibit parties (typically employees) from working in a similar role or trade of their...

By Ari Erenthal - almost 7 years ago | 39 Comments

Anomaly Analytics Developer iCetana Raises $6M For US/Europe Expansion

Australian-based iCetana says their GPU-based anomaly detection analytics are proven and ready to expand globally. To do that, they have raised $6M...

By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago | 3 Comments

ShotSpotter IPOs, Facing Low Revenue and Losses

A rare event for North American security manufacturers has happened. ShotSpotter has IPOed on the NASDAQ, raising $30.8 million. US IPOs,...

By Brian Karas - almost 7 years ago | 14 Comments

Panoramic: Fisheye vs Multi-Imager Usage

Panoramic cameras are a growing trend within video surveillance. The two main options are fisheye cameras using a single imager with an ultra-wide...

By Ari Erenthal - almost 7 years ago | 41 Comments

Hikvision Hardening Guide Recommends Port Forwarding

Hikvision's Network Security Hardening Guide recommends port forwarding as a 'standard configuration', highlighted below: In this note, we...

By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago | 18 Comments

RMR Integrator Importance Statistics

How do integrators feel about offering RMR / recurring revenue services? For many, their business revolves around RMR, while others see no...

By IPVM Team - almost 7 years ago | 6 Comments

Milestone New "+" Claims To "Conquer The Mid-Market"

Milestone has declared they are going to "Conquer The Mid-Market" with new "+" releases. Will they? In this report, we examine Milestone's "+"...

By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago | 12 Comments

Gas Station Surveillance Best Practices

Gas stations are a frequent crime target. They tend to be open late at night, do a large volume of their business in cash, and have few employees,...

By Ari Erenthal - almost 7 years ago | 12 Comments

HID Edge EVO Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - almost 7 years ago | 7 Comments

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