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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Migrating NVR/VMS to VSaaS Guide

The VSaaS (video surveillance as a service) market is booming, with new entrants and further investment driving its growth. But converting from...

By Ethan Ace and Sean Patton - 16 days ago | 8 Comments (Info+)

Dahua Struggling To Get Paid For PRC China Government Deals

Dahua admits it has a large number of unpaid bills for its PRC government and other enterprise clients, blaming the pandemic and the...

By Charles Rollet - 16 days ago (Info+)

7 Barriers To Matter Standard Adoption Examined

Matter has been widely hyped for its ambition to bring "seamless" "interoperability" among connected devices in the home. IPVM has identified 7...

By Nikita Ermolaev - 17 days ago | 9 Comments (Info+)

Honeywell Favorability Statistics 2023

Honeywell is one of the biggest brand names in security, but how do integrators feel about them in 2023? Inside this note, we examine...

By Angelique Chen - 17 days ago (Info+)

Hakimo Enters Remote Guarding Examined

Hakimo is entering Remote Guarding, a new application of the company's AI-driven alerts from its start with access control (see IPVM Hakimo...

By John Honovich and Brian Rhodes - 18 days ago (Info+)

Motorola: Ava and Openpath Become Avigilon "Alta", Avigilon Becomes "Unity"

Motorola has released the new branding for its video surveillance and access control businesses, with Avigilon becoming Avigilon "Unity" and Ava...

By Angelique Chen - 18 days ago | 24 Comments (Info+)

The Rise and Fall of ACTi

Taiwan's ACTi emerged in the late 2000s as a formidable low-cost competitor to American and European companies including Arecont Vision, Axis,...

By Angelique Chen - 19 days ago | 16 Comments (Info+)

US Considering Action Against Uniview

Newly introduced US legislation targets PRC manufacturer Uniview for the first time. Last month, IPVM investigated Uniview's PRC state...

By Conor Healy - 19 days ago | 7 Comments (Info+)

Hanwha Favorability Statistics 2023

Hanwha's revenue has risen significantly over the past few years (see Hanwha Techwin Financials and Future Examined) but what do integrators think...

By Angelique Chen - 22 days ago | 2 Comments (Info+)

Evolv Stopped Guns Claims Examined

While Evolv emphasizes the number of guns stopped from entering locations using Evolv Express, this self-selected success metric is not easy to...

By Donald Maye - 23 days ago | 4 Comments (Info+)

Axon 2022 Financials And 2025 $2 Billion Revenue Goal Examined

Axon revealed a plan to reach $2 billion in annual revenue by 2025, nearly double its current revenue, after surprising Wall Street with the...

By Christie Smythe - 23 days ago (Info+)

Hailo AI Chips for IP Cameras Profiled

Israel-based chip developer, Hailo, having raised ~$225 million over the past few years, has now announced a new chip for AI processing on IP...

By Mert Karakaya - 23 days ago (Info+)

Salient New CEO Is Out, Owner Is Back

The owner of Salient Systems is back as CEO after 2 years. What does this mean for its "Salient 3.0" vision set in 2021? We spoke with CPO...

By Sean Patton - 24 days ago (Info+)

Verkada Claims To Bring Verkada Into Genetec

Verkada aims to expand into enterprise physical security but many of those organizations use Genetec. How does Verkada deal with that? In...

By IPVM Team - 24 days ago | 18 Comments (Info+)

NYC Mayor Calls For Stores Requiring Removing Masks To Support Surveillance

NYC's Mayor Eric Adams wants to improve surveillance of criminals by requiring those entering stores to remove facial masks but this is causing...

By Conor Healy - 25 days ago | 7 Comments (Info+)

Hikvision Favorability Statistics 2023

Hikvision has become the world's most well-known video surveillance company but that has come with controversy and a growing number of bans so...

By Angelique Chen - 25 days ago | 15 Comments (Info+)

Ring CEO Steps Down As Free Features Now Require Subscription

The past week brought 2 major developments to Amazon's Ring, with its founder and CEO stepping down and the company now requiring a subscription...

By John Honovich - 26 days ago | 2 Comments (Info+)

Ava 2022 Financials And 2023 Outlook

Ava told IPVM it exceeded the 300% growth they forecasted for 2022, during the 2023 IPVM VSaaS Online Show. This report examines Ava's...

By Sean Patton - 26 days ago (Info+)

OpenEye 2022 Financials And 2023 Outlook

OpenEye's CEO told IPVM the company, acquired by Alarm.com in 2019, aims to become the "global leader in the VSaaS market". Related, read...

By Angelique Chen and John Honovich - 26 days ago | 6 Comments (Info+)

Hikvision AI Products Powered By NVIDIA, Despite Sanctions

Hikvision uses or recommends NVIDIA GPUs for its latest open platform and other advanced AI products, including an intelligent server and a system...

By Charles Rollet - 26 days ago (Info+)

Genetec Favorability Statistics 2023

With 1,800+ employees, Genetec is one of the biggest independent players in physical security, but their high-end focus makes them inapplicable to...

By Angelique Chen - 29 days ago (Info+)

Quanergy Speaks On Future After Chapter 11 Sale

Quanergy is shifting its primary focus to the security industry after filing for bankruptcy protection and selling itself to a group of...

By Christie Smythe - 29 days ago | 4 Comments (Info+)

Evolv 2022 Financials And 2023 Outlook Examined

Evolv beat its 2022 revenue projections, reporting higher-than-expected full-year revenue though projecting minimal revenue growth citing its plan...

By Angelique Chen - 30 days ago | 2 Comments (Info+)

Vivint And ADT Are Going To Trial

Fresh off losing a nearly $190 million verdict over allegations of stealing customers by impersonating CPI, Vivint is facing a similar lawsuit but...

By Christie Smythe - about 1 month ago | 2 Comments (Info+)

How Verkada Locks You Out Of The Devices You Own

While the risk of Verkada's "Hostage as a Service" business model has become well-known due to IPVM, the details of how Verkada locks device owners...

By Jermaine Wilson - about 1 month ago | 30 Comments (Info+)

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