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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Fraudulent Email Attacks Manufacturer

An email circulating around the surveillance industry accusing a sales manager of sexual harassment is a hoax, the U.S. Equal Employment...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 2 Comments

Smart Small Public View Monitor

Putting surveillance in the face of thieves. That's the aim of a new Public View Monitor (PVM). While other small surveillance PVMs are available...

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 9 Comments

Retail Surveillance Operator Secrets Revealed

What's it like to be a surveillance operator? What problems do they face? How do they do their job? We interviewed one with extensive experience...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 13 Comments

Swann Wants Us to Swindle You

What a bizarre pitch I just received. Even for a PR person, this is amazing: "I wanted to reach out to you for ... a story about how Security...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 20 Comments

Manufacturers, Rat Out Your Competitors

In our recent BRS Labs layoffs post, a member commented: "I think its very valuable to know about every company. Especially those that have red...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 5 Comments

Daisy Chained Fiber Explained

Fiber is a mainstay for networking cameras run far apart. The number of cameras seldom matches the fiber available, and having two strands to run...

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 6 Comments

Pay ASIS, Get Meetings With Security Whales

Manufacturers, like casinos, want whales - huge customers who will spend the big bucks. Getting them, of course, can be difficult. Now ASIS has a...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago | 16 Comments

Using Camera Output Power

Do you realize that your camera can power and integrate PIR sensors, accelerometers, lights, sirens and strobes? Camera input/output ports make...

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago

'Do It Yourself' RFP Problems

What's worse than having a crappy consultant prepare your RFP? Perhaps doing it yourself, as this case shows. Everyone thinks end users should be...

By Ben Wood - over 10 years ago | 3 Comments

Object Video Gets Sued, Then Settles

One company refused to be bullied by ObjectVideo, proactively suing the company after it received a letter claiming it infringed on patents. In...

By Carlton Purvis - over 10 years ago | 2 Comments

Can This Hot Startup Disrupt Home Security?

The Internet is abuzz with a NYC startup that has raised more than $1.5 million from an ongoing Indiegogo campaign, smashing their goal of $100,000...

By Brian Rhodes - over 10 years ago | 18 Comments

What Did a Drug Dealer Use For Surveillance?

The bad guys want video surveillance too. Recently, footage from a violent shootout caught on a Miami drug dealer's surveillance system was played...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 20 Comments

Beware Wireless Surveillance Spray Paint

How does this sound? "Need to transmit a camera wirelessly through a forest? No problem, simply spray a little paint on a few trees and instantly...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 24 Comments

Avigilon, Is This Ethical?

An Avigilon executive has confirmed that an Avigilon employee has illicitly obtained copyrighted IPVM information, advertised the illicit...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 38 Comments

BRS Layoffs and New Strategic Direction

BRS Labs' new press release trumpets bringing their 'technology to new markets [link no longer available].' Inside the release, they note that they...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 16 Comments

LaRocca on Trends in Retail Surveillance

Is there a camera layout formula that can be effective in any retail store to help protect it from shrinkage? Joe LaRocca [link no longer...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 4 Comments

Prox vs. iClass Explained

The differences between 'contactless' proximity credential formats are significant, yet the details are not well understood. Most access designers...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago | 9 Comments


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