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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Verkada Touts SSD Drives, Yet Uses SD Cards In Cameras

Despite Verkada touting the use of "solid-state drives built into each camera," a recent teardown of a Verkada camera with 30-day storage reveals...

By Jermaine Wilson - about 1 month ago | 23 Comments (Info+)

Access Control 101 Book

With access control usage expanded, driven by cloud and mobile, understanding the fundamentals are more important than ever. Now, all IPVM...

By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago

How Surveillance Balloons Work

Surveillance balloons have become much discussed since the recent PRC balloon controversy. But how do surveillance balloons actually work? In...

By Nikita Ermolaev - about 1 month ago | 18 Comments (Info+)

Motorola 2022 Results And 2023 Financial Outlook Examined

Motorola described 2022 as "an outstanding year across the board" but offered lower growth guidance for its video security business in...

By Angelique Chen and John Honovich - about 1 month ago | 9 Comments (Info+)

Digital Watchdog (DW) Favorability Statistics 2023

Digital Watchdog (DW) has been around for many years but how has the American / Korean company done when major China competitors are facing...

By Angelique Chen - about 1 month ago | 9 Comments (Info+)

Hikvision Embedded Open Platform (HEOP) 2.0 Examined

Hikvision aims to increase openness and video analytic deployments with its Hikvision Embedded Open Platform (HEOP) 2.0 release. In this...

By Nikita Ermolaev - about 1 month ago (Info+)

Launching IPVM Live Labs - A Two-Day Immersion Into IPVM's Research & Testing, Postponed

IPVM is launching "Live Labs", a replacement to the IPVM Conference, that provides deeper and more personalized testing and guidance for your...

By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago | 2 Comments

AI Startup Umbo CV Faces Challenges, Future in Question

AI startup Umbo CV was one of the first of a new generation of cloud AI competitors but the company has struggled, with its headcount down more...

By Angelique Chen and John Honovich - about 1 month ago | 14 Comments (Info+)

Vivint and CPI Contest Over Testimony of CEOs

A two-year-long legal dispute between Vivint and rival CPI Security over claims of unfair competition is going to trial, with a skirmish developing...

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

Hikvision Alleges £800 Million Cost To Replace Hikvision In UK Government

In a sign of how concerned Hikvision is of growing opposition in the UK, Hikvision is telling UK politicians that it would cost £800 million -...

By Charles Rollet - about 1 month ago | 2 Comments (Info+)

Hikvision UK Lobbying Against Ban Examined

Hikvision is lobbying the UK Parliament to reword the potential procurement ban, claiming it is 'biased' and suggesting its own version. The...

By Conor Healy and Charles Rollet - about 2 months ago (Info+)

LPR/ANPR Improvements Wanted

License plate/automatic number plate recognition is increasingly used in security as more options and analytics advance, but what is still missing...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago | 6 Comments (Info+)

France New AI Video Surveillance Rules Examined

France's government is proposing AI video surveillance regulations for the first time in French history, as part of the Paris Olympics. In...

By Charles Rollet - about 2 months ago | 2 Comments (Info+)

FCC New Authorization Prohibition Officially Becomes US Law

The FCC ban on future Dahua and Hikvision equipment authorizations is now officially law after the order was published in the Federal...

By Conor Healy - about 2 months ago (Info+)

Ambient.AI Favorability Statistics 2023

Ambient AI raised over $50M USD in 2022, but what do integrators think of them?

By Ethan Ace - about 2 months ago | 3 Comments (Info+)

Bosch Stopped Selling Made in PRC Cameras to the United States

Bosch stopped selling made-in-PRC China cameras in the US around the end of 2021, the company confirmed to IPVM. This follows the news that...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago (Info+)

Dahua Compliance Principles: No to Taiwan, Crimea "Disputed"

Dahua has banned any mention of Taiwan and Crimea, considering Taiwan part of the PRC and Crimea "disputed" territory, according to 'Dahua...

By Charles Rollet - about 2 months ago (Info+)

Scotland Surveillance System "Unauthorized Access" Examined

Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, was recently scrutinized by the local press for what it described as a "former council worker retain[ing]...

By Charles Rollet - about 2 months ago (Info+)

Quanergy Sold For $1.9 Million, Plummeted From $1.4 Billion Peak

Quanergy has reached a deal to sell itself to an investor for $1.9 million, down 99.86% from its peak market value of about $1.4 billion a year...

By Christie Smythe - about 2 months ago | 6 Comments (Info+)

Axis Removes VMD1 + Future of Axis Analytics

Axis has ended support for pixel-based video motion detection in their latest firmware, moving users to their AI object detection and VMD4...

By Ethan Ace - about 2 months ago | 4 Comments (Info+)

Ex-Latch Sales Director Sues Latch and CEO

A former Latch sales director filed an investor class action suit against the company, alleging that Latch misrepresented "nearly every key...

By Christie Smythe - about 2 months ago | 7 Comments (Info+)

Partizan Company Profile And CEO Interview

With concerns over Dahua and Hikvision rising in Europe, Partizan, a Czechia company, has gained ground and attention. However, questions remain...

By Nikita Ermolaev - about 2 months ago | 2 Comments (Info+)

Verkada: "No Reason To Work With ADT, Because What We Provide Is Better Than ADT"

While ADT is one of the biggest security companies in the world, upstart Verkada was quick to dismiss ADT to an ADT employee on a public Verkada...

By John Honovich - about 2 months ago | 10 Comments (Info+)

Favorite and Worst LPR/ANPR Providers

License plate/automatic number plate recognition usage is growing, spurred by AI advances and more product offerings, but who are integrator's...

By Angelique Chen - about 2 months ago | 50 Comments (Info+)

ADT Settles Alleged Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Now, ADT has settled this matter. An ex-employee is suing ADT for age discrimination, alleging ADT started a "campaign" in 2016 to get rid of...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago | 18 Comments (Info+)

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