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Verkada Salesman: IPVM "Stuck In A The Stone Age"

Verkada is 'tackling dinosaurs' and battling those, like IPVM, who are 'stuck in a the stone age'. Verkada's recent sales recruiting promotion c...

By John Honovich - about 2 months ago | 80 Comments

The HIVIDEO $31 Face Detection DVR Tested (PRO Only)

Face detection in a $31 DVR? That is what "HIVIDEO" (not to be confused with Hikvision, even if the company intends to do that) was promoting at IS...

By Rob Kilpatrick - about 2 months ago | 9 Comments

Ex-Integrator Now Growth Strategist Interviewed (PRO Only)

For more than a decade, Scot MacTaggart was a security integrator (at PA-based PSX). In late 2018, he left the industry. He is now a Growth Strateg...

By Dan Gelinas - about 2 months ago | 26 Comments

19 Facial Recognition Providers Profiled (PRO Only)

IPVM interviewed 19 facial recognition providers at ISC West to understand their claimed accuracy, success and positioning. 9 from China, where ...

By Charles Rollet - about 2 months ago | 36 Comments

Locking Down Network Connections Guide (PRO Only)

Accidents and inside attacks are risks when network connections are not locked down. Security and video surveillance systems should be protected ag...

By John Scanlan - about 2 months ago | 9 Comments

Hikvision Admits USA Sales Falling

Hikvision, in a new Chinese financial filing, has admitted that its USA sales are now falling. Less than a year after the US government passed a...

By John Honovich - about 2 months ago | 4 Comments

Speco Ultra Intensifier Tested (PRO Only)

While ISC West 2019 named Speco's Ultra Intensifier the best new "Video Surveillance Cameras IP", IPVM testing shows the camera suffers from signif...

By Ethan Ace and Rob Kilpatrick - about 2 months ago | 9 Comments

Arecont Favorability Results 2019 (PRO Only)

Arecont's net negativity remained the same in IPVM's 2019 integrator study, though integrator's feeling became relatively more neutral compared to ...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago | 4 Comments

H.265 Usage Statistics (PRO Only)

H.265 has been available in IP cameras for more than 5 years and, in the past few years, the number of manufacturers supporting this codec has incr...

By Sean Patton - 2 months ago | 14 Comments

ACRE Acquires RS2, Explains Acquisition Strategy (PRO Only)

ACRE continues to buy, now acquiring RS2, just 5 months after buying Open Options. One is a small access control manufacturer from Texas, the ...

By Brian Rhodes - 2 months ago | 13 Comments

Riser vs Plenum Cabling Explained (PRO Only)

You could be spending twice as much for cable as you need. The difference between 'plenum' rated cable and 'riser' rated cable is subtle, but the c...

By Brian Rhodes - 2 months ago | 12 Comments

Verint Victimized By Ransomware (PRO Only)

Verint, which is best known in the physical security industry for video surveillance but has built a sizeable cybersecurity business as well, was i...

By Dan Gelinas - 2 months ago | 4 Comments

Milestone Drops IFSEC

Milestone has dropped out of Europe's largest annual security trade show (IFSEC 2019), telling IPVM that they "have found that IFSEC in EMEA no lon...

By John Honovich - 2 months ago | 18 Comments

Door Operators Access Control Tutorial (PRO Only)

Doors equipped with door operators, specialty devices that automate opening and closing, tend to be quite complex. The mechanisms needed to achi...

By Brian Rhodes - 2 months ago | 15 Comments

Dahua Repositionable IR Multi-Imager Camera Tested (PRO Only)

Dahua has released their first repositionable multi-imager camera, the Multi-Flex 4x2MP, claiming integrated IR, true WDR, and flexible positioning...

By Rob Kilpatrick - 2 months ago | 3 Comments

Axis Supports HD Analog (PRO Only)

In 2017, Axis declared 'Everything is IP': Now, in 2019, Axis has released support for HD analog, with their new encoders.  Why the change? H...

By John Honovich - 2 months ago | 34 Comments

Alarm.com Favorability Results 2019 (PRO Only)

The once dot com startup has evolved to become a core provider for home security and is now expanding into commercial. In their first entry in IPV...

By IPVM Team - 2 months ago

ISC West 2019 Report (PRO Only)

The IPVM team has finished at the Sands looking at what companies are offering and how they are changing their positioning. See below for 50+ ma...

By IPVM Team - 2 months ago | 104 Comments


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