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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Bribe Accusations By Multiple US Cities Against Taser

One company is dominating the body camera business - Taser. The stun gun leader aims to grow a VSaaS powerhouse and take over one of the fastest...

By IPVM Team - almost 8 years ago | 6 Comments

Hikvision North American Team Up 163% in 17 Months

Hikvision suddenly has established one of the biggest physical presences in North America. This is an important development to understand the...

By IPVM Team - almost 8 years ago | 11 Comments

Security Planning For Bars And Nightclubs

The shooting at Orlando's Pulse nightclub is raising questions among entertainment venue owners, and security professionals, about how to balance...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 7 Comments

Hikvision vs Exacq VMS

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By Ethan Ace - almost 8 years ago | 22 Comments

Axis Shipping 4MP Camera That Is Not 4MP

Axis is shipping a new 4MP camera that is not 4MP. By contrast, Dahua and Hikvision have been shipping 4MP cameras that are 4MP for nearly a...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 29 Comments

Dahua's 'Profits' Investigated

Dahua's profits are up 100%+, defying common sense and industry trends. We hired a China economics expert to investigate the source of those...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 14 Comments

March Networks MP Coax DPoC Camera Examined

Add a new entrant to coax based HD offerings. Instead of joining AHD, CVI or TVI, March has developed a different approach to using / reusing...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 16 Comments

IPConfigure Free RaspberryPi VMS

IPConfigure has released a version of their Orchid VMS that runs on $50 RaspberryPi hardware and is free for commercial or personal use. Inside we...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 15 Comments

Veteran G4S Security Guard Murders 49 In Orlando

The worst mass shooter in US history is a G4S security guard. One of the largest security companies in the world, G4S, employed the murderer since...

By IPVM Team - almost 8 years ago | 42 Comments

Axis Lowest Cost 1080p Camera (M3045-V) Tested

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By IPVM Team - almost 8 years ago

Avigilon Quietly Slashes H3 Camera Pricing 30-50%

Pricing has fallen throughout the camera market. But Avigilon has held firm. Until now. Avigilon's legacy H3 cameras are now getting major price...

By IPVM Team - almost 8 years ago | 9 Comments

"This Is The Robot That Will Change The World" - Riley

The most well known 'professional' security robot, Knightscope, is asking $50,000 per year per robot. Now, another startup, is promoting 'the...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 10 Comments

Axis New Lowest Cost Dome M3044-V Tested

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By IPVM Team - almost 8 years ago | 8 Comments

ADI Finally Fixes Hikvision OEM'd Security Risk

After refusing for months to fix the obvious security risks, ADI has given in and fixed it. Two important lessons here: ADI knows little about...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago

Arecont Attacks Competitors, Drops Prices

Arecont is fighting back against the surge of multi-imager cameras from Axis, Avigilon, Pelco, and soon Hikvision. Referring to competitors as...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 2 Comments

Pelco New Layoffs But CEO Focused On Growth

Pelco has laid off 43 workers, raising more fears about further decline of the company. However, IPVM has spoken with Pelco's CEO and he says they...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 7 Comments

Portable Power for Video Surveillance 2016

Sometimes you need power for your video surveillance equipment but do not have convenient access to mains electricity, such as: Demonstrating or...

By John Scanlan - almost 8 years ago

Ex-Intel Led Team Launches Big Data Video Analytics Startup

A team of ex-Intel PhD's and engineers are attempting to bring "big data" to security and video analytics. Avidbeam says they will revolutionize...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago

Hikvision Bets Against H.265

H.265 is a "solution in search of a problem", according to Hikvision. In this report we analyze Hikvision's commentary explaining the tradeoffs...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 24 Comments

FLIR Buys Camera Manufacturer ISD from DW

FLIR has made yet another acquisition, following up on last year's DVTel deal, FLIR has acquired ISD from Digital Watchdog. In this report, based...

By IPVM Team - almost 8 years ago | 17 Comments

Network Optix/Digital Watchdog VMS Tested

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By Ethan Ace - almost 8 years ago | 89 Comments

FLIR / Lorex and Hanwha / Samsung Groundbreaking Low Kit Pricing

Less than 3 years ago, the big news in low cost kits was a $699 Q-See package including (4) 720p cameras and a 1TB NVR. At that time, it really was...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 21 Comments

Hitachi Crime Prediction Analytics Examined

Hitachi, relatively unknown in the security industry, says their forthcoming analytic software can "predict crimes before they happen". We spoke...

By Brian Karas - almost 8 years ago | 3 Comments

WD Gives Away Free Milestone Licenses

Western Digital joined Milestone last year, pre-loading Milestone Arcus VMS software on their MyCloud NAS appliances. Now, they are trying to...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 2 Comments

Axis Acquires Retail Analytics Developer Cognimatics

Two acquisitions in a week and the third in three months for Axis. At this point, it is pretty clear - Axis is on a buying spree. On the other...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago | 15 Comments

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