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Video Quality / Compression Tutorial (PRO Only)

While CODECs, like H.264, H.265, and MJPEG, get a lot of attention, a camera's 'quality' or compression setting has a big impact on overall quality...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago | 2 Comments

Knightscope Winning Investors, Struggling With Growth (PRO Only)

While Knightscope's new financials show the company only winning 11 new customers in the past 12 months, the company continues to win new investors...

By Dan Gelinas - about 2 months ago | 6 Comments

Integrator Laptop Guide

This 18-page guide provides guidance and statistics about integrator laptop use. 150 integrators explained to IPVM in detail about their laptops, i...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago | 16 Comments

Huawei Admits AI "Bubble"

A fascinating article from the Chinese government's Global Times: Huawei’s AI ambition to reshape industries. While the Global Times talks about...

By John Honovich - about 2 months ago | 2 Comments

ADI's Financials Revealed + W-Box Growth Priority (PRO Only)

ADI is one of the most powerful distributors in the security industry but how big are they? How much profit do they make? How much do they sell ...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago | 8 Comments

Dahua Face Recognition Camera Tested (PRO Only)

Dahua has been one of the industry's most vocal proponents of the value that AI creates: As part of this, Dahua has released a facial recognitio...

By Rob Kilpatrick - about 2 months ago | 21 Comments

Amazon Touts Home Security Market Disruption (PRO Only)

Amazon is coming for ADT and all of home security. Indeed, Amazon is advertising this as, in their own words, calling home security a: Inside th...

By John Honovich - about 2 months ago | 25 Comments

Higher Power PoE 802.3bt Ratified, Impact on Security Products Examined (PRO Only)

Power over Ethernet has become one of the most popular features of many video, access, and other security products. See our PoE for IP Video Survei...

By Brian Rhodes - about 2 months ago | 31 Comments

"New Zealand Govt Uses Chinese Cameras Banned In US", Considers Security Audit (PRO Only)

Newsroom NZ has issued a report: "NZ Govt uses Chinese cameras banned in US": This comes after the US federal government banned purchases of Hik...

By Charles Rollet - about 2 months ago

Mysterious Patent Troll 'Secure Cam' Targets Industry, Sues Hanwha, Hikvison, JCI, Panasonic, More (PRO Only)

A company named "Secure Cam," who is actively hiding their ownership, has acquired a slew of video patents and is systematically suing video survei...

By Dan Gelinas - 2 months ago | 24 Comments

Unfixed Critical Vulnerability In Millions of XiongMai Devices Disclosed (PRO Only)

XiongMai, one of the biggest OEMs alongside Dahua and Hikvision, has suffered a critical vulnerability impacting millions of their devices. This c...

By Sean Patton - 2 months ago | 14 Comments

Honeywell Hides Selling US Gov Banned Chinese Video Surveillance

Honeywell hides selling US government banned Chinese video surveillance as their own 'Honeywell' products, deceiving buyers and putting US security...

By IPVM Team - 2 months ago | 49 Comments

Door Hinges Guide (PRO Only)

Some of the trickiest access control problems are caused by bad door hinges. From doors not closing right, to locks not locking, worn or warped ...

By Brian Rhodes - 2 months ago | 3 Comments

Default Passwords Outlawed in California, US To Follow (PRO Only)

UPDATES A new California bill aimed at improving security for connected devices has been signed into law. The law takes aim especially at passwo...

By Dan Gelinas - 2 months ago | 26 Comments

Security System Health Monitoring Usage Statistics 2018 (PRO Only)

How well and quickly do integrators know if devices are offline or broken? New IPVM statistics show that typically no health monitoring is used. ...

By Brian Rhodes - 2 months ago | 8 Comments

IP Camera Installability Shootout - Avigilon, Axis, Bosch, Dahua, Hanwha, Hikvision, Uniview, Vivotek (PRO Only)

What are the best and worst cameras from an installation standpoint? Which manufacturers make it harder or easier to install their cameras? We tes...

By John Scanlan - 2 months ago | 25 Comments

IACP 2018 Police Show Final Report (PRO Only)

IPVM went to Orlando to cover the 2018 IACP conference, the country's largest police show (about as big as ASIS), examining the 700+ exhibitors: ...

By IPVM Team - 2 months ago | 10 Comments

China Hacks Video Servers Causing Uproar

An incident causing an international uproar is hitting home in the video surveillance industry as a Bloomberg report, "The Big Hack: How China Us...

By IPVM Team - 2 months ago | 124 Comments

Axis 4K vs. 5MP Camera Shootout (Q3518-LVE + Q3517-LVE) (PRO Only)

Axis has released the 4K counterpart to their 5MP Q3517-LVE (see our test). Axis claims of both these cameras: Simply put, AXIS Q3518(17)-LVE...

By Ethan Ace - 2 months ago | 6 Comments

US Commerce Department Considers Sanctions Over Companies Profiting From Xinjiang (PRO Only)

The US Commerce Department is considering its own sanctions for businesses alleged to be enabling repression in the Chinese region of Xinjiang su...

By Charles Rollet - 2 months ago | 6 Comments

UTC Merges Lenel and S2, Creates LenelS2 (PRO Only)

UTC has completed the acquisition of S2, launching literally Lenel's2 LenelS2 with UTC declaring that "LenelS2 unites two world-class teams with co...

By IPVM Team - 2 months ago | 22 Comments

Fall 2018 New Products Directory (PRO Only)

Fall 2018 New Products Directory We have compiled a directory of new products released fall 2018, or at least since our Spring 2018 Directory. The...

By IPVM Team - 2 months ago

Anti-Tailgating Startup: Spyfloor (PRO Only)

A Canadian startup, Spyfloor, is using a different approach to warn against tailgating, a common access control problem. By counting feet, Spyfloor...

By Brian Rhodes - 2 months ago | 9 Comments

Evidence Of Hikvision's Involvement With Xinjiang IJOP And Re-Education Camps

IPVM reveals as-yet unreported details about Hikvision’s activities in Xinjiang - a region of China where massive human rights abuses are being all...

By Charles Rollet - 2 months ago | 42 Comments

ASIS GSX 2018 Mixed Manufacturer Reviews With Declining Overall Attendance (PRO Only)

ASIS GSX 2018 show drew 9% fewer total registrants, however, it gained 15% more paid registrations, according to ASIS. In this note, we look at: ...

By Dan Gelinas - 2 months ago | 15 Comments

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