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Fever Detecting Doorbell Wins CES Award, Fools WSJ

Fever detection was a booming, comical, and dangerous market in 2020. While the market has now mostly busted, a new entrant has won a CES award for...

By John Honovich and Zach Segal - about 2 months ago | 13 Comments

Mobile Badges From Openpath vs Physical Badges (Member Only)

A key weakness of mobile credentials is eliminating credential cards that served as physical badges identifying employees. Now, Openpath is introdu...

By Brian Rhodes - about 2 months ago | 9 Comments

Hik-ProConnect Examined (Member Only)

Hikvision launched a new commercial-focused VSaaS, Hik-ProConnect, but what does it add to the existing Hik-Connect? In this note, we examine ...

By Sean Patton - about 2 months ago | 5 Comments

Tyco Cloudvue VMS and Cameras Tested (Member Only)

Cloudvue is touting "Never Buy Another New Camera", offering hardware along with their cloud VMS for one annual subscription. We tested Cloudv...

By Sean Patton and Derek Ward - about 2 months ago | 4 Comments

Patenting Uyghur Tracking - Huawei, Megvii, More

A patent application authored by Huawei and the PRC government includes Uyghur-detection analytics, in the latest proof that the China tech giant u...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago | 4 Comments

H.265 Usage Statistics 2021 (Member Only)

H.265 has been widely available in IP cameras for many years but new IPVM statistics show that a significant percentage of cameras still are not us...

By Zach Segal - about 2 months ago | 2 Comments

Hikvision Motion Detection 2.0 Tested (Member Only)

Hikvision has released Motion Detection 2.0 claiming it "supports detection of real security threats faster", embedding their AcuSense technology i...

By Rob Kilpatrick - about 2 months ago | 5 Comments

Verkada Access Reader Tested (AD31) (Member Only)

Verkada is expanding into access control. We tested Verkada's controller and system software a few months ago. Now, Verkada has its first reader mo...

By Brian Rhodes - about 2 months ago

Hanwha's Brazil Business Examined (Member Only)

Hanwha has become a major competitor in the US but its Brazilian business faces much greater challenges. IPVM has been in Brazil the past few ...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 2 months ago | 2 Comments

Motorola Cuts Pelco USA Manufacturer Reps (Member Only)

Pelco, known for decades for its broad use of manufacturer rep firms, has ceased to do so, confirmed by Pelco's new owner Motorola to IPVM. In...

By John Honovich - about 2 months ago | 28 Comments

Audio Usage In Video Surveillance Statistics 2021 (Member Only)

Audio usage in video surveillance remains rare but growing, new IPVM statistics show. 175+ integrators answered IPVM: "In the past year, what ...

By Zach Segal - about 2 months ago | 12 Comments

China Facial Recognition Jaywalking Market 2021 (Member Only)

In 2018, China's facial recognition systems for identifying jaywalkers became global news. But what has happened in the few years since? In th...

By Isabella Cheng - about 2 months ago

Brazil's Intelbras Factory/HQ Visit (Member Only)

IPVM visited the HQ and factory of Intelbras, Brazil’s largest domestic CCTV company. In 2020, Intelbras opened a new 495,000 sq. ft. (46,000 ...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 2 months ago | 3 Comments

Flock Safety LPR Tested (Member Only)

LPR startup Flock has raised over $80 million, claiming their license plate readers "stop crime", but how well do they work in the real world? ...

By Derek Ward - about 2 months ago | 23 Comments

2021 Camera Book Released (Member Only)

This is the best, most comprehensive security camera training in the world, based on our unprecedented testing. Now, all IPVM PRO Members can get i...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago | 19 Comments

Verkada Spiffs Security Integrator Salespeople (Member Only)

An integrator CEO recently commented on IPVM, "I had to admonish Verkada NOT to offer direct promotions to our sales teams". Is this a good or...

By John Honovich - about 2 months ago | 53 Comments

2021 IP Networking Book Released (Member Only)

The new IP Networking Book 2021 is a 234 page in-depth guide that teaches you how IT and telecom technologies impact modern security systems, notab...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago | 15 Comments

Teledyne Acquiring FLIR (Member Only)

Teledyne has acquired FLIR for $8 billion but is this a good outcome for FLIR? Inside this note, we examine the combination and, in particular...

By John Honovich - about 2 months ago | 31 Comments

2021 Video Surveillance 101 Book (Member Only)

IPVM's unique introduction to video surveillance series is now available as a 124-page eBook. Designed for managers, salespeople, and engineers new...

By IPVM Team - 2 months ago | 4 Comments

Restricted Keys For Access Control Guide (Member Only)

Not all doors, even in larger facilities, can justify using electronic access control. And even for doors that do have electronic access control, m...

By Brian Rhodes - 2 months ago | 3 Comments


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