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Lenel Favorability Results 2019 (PRO Only)

The positive news for Lenel is that integrators do not dislike them as much as they used to. The negative news for Lenel is that integrators over...

By IPVM Team - 37 minutes ago

9 UK MPs Call Out Hikvision Over Human Rights Violations (PRO Only)

A group of nine MPs in the UK has released a letter calling out Hikvision for its surveillance deals in Xinjiang and Tibet, alleging Hikvision tech...

By Charles Rollet - about 2 hours ago

UTC Interlogix Series 6 Tested (PRO Only)

UTC Interlogix has long been deceptively OEMing Hikvision as our 2017 results show. Now, Interlogix is back with their newest IP camera series, Ser...

By Rob Kilpatrick - about 23 hours ago | 3 Comments

Outdoor Camera Installation Guide (PRO Only)

Outdoor camera installation can be fraught with problems. Creating a sturdy and weather tight mount is key for camera performance and longevity, bu...

By John Scanlan - about 24 hours ago | 3 Comments

Favorite Video Storage / Server Manufacturers 2019 (PRO Only)

189 integrators answered this question: "What is your favorite storage device / server manufacturer for recording video? Why?" In general I...

By IPVM Team - 1 day ago | 7 Comments

IBM / Genetec Surveillance System Investigated Over Philippines Human Rights Abuses (PRO Only)

A lengthy investigation into an IBM video surveillance project in the Philippines, raising concerns IBM helped local police conduct a bloody campai...

By Charles Rollet - 4 days ago | 23 Comments

Eagle Eye Favorability Results 2019 (PRO Only)

Eagle Eye has been the biggest spender in the cloud VMS market including (via their owner) acquiring Brivo for $50 million and CameraManager from P...

By IPVM Team - 5 days ago | 11 Comments

Large Hospital Security End User Interview (PRO Only)

This large single-state healthcare system consists of many hospitals, and hundreds of health parks, private practices, urgent care facilities, and ...

By Dan Gelinas - 5 days ago | 5 Comments

Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Insurance Startup Coalition Profile (PRO Only)

Many industry people believe cybersecurity insurance is not worth it, as the voting and debate in our Cybersecurity Insurance For Security Integrat...

By Dan Gelinas - 6 days ago | 5 Comments

Covert IP Camera Shootout - Axis, Hanwha, Hikvision, March, Vivotek (PRO Only)

Covert cameras were one of the last holdout areas for analog cameras. However, in the past few years, IP / HD covert cameras have become commonplac...

By Ethan Ace - 6 days ago | 25 Comments

Top Metrics For Ensuring Integrator Profitability - Statistics (PRO Only)

How do integrators ensure the profitability of their projects? As part of our profitability study, 100+ integrators answered the following question...

By IPVM Team - 6 days ago

Avigilon Launches 'Renewed Products Program' (PRO Only)

There are lots of 'pre-owned' cars but pre-owned IP cameras? While such programs are common in other industries, in video surveillance, they are...

By IPVM Team - 7 days ago | 26 Comments

Hanwha Tax Evasion Probe, Camera Division Implicated (PRO Only)

A Hanwha group subsidiary was raided as part of a tax evasion probe. While a Korean news media report listed the raided entity as 'Hanwha Techwin...

By IPVM Team - 7 days ago | 7 Comments

Genetec Security Center 5.8 Tested (PRO Only)

Genetec has released Version 5.8. This comes after a wait of more than a year that caused frustrations for many Genetec partners. Our previous tes...

By Sean Patton - 7 days ago | 4 Comments

Retired Mercury President Returns As Open Options President (PRO Only)

Open Options experienced major changes in 2018, including being acquired by ACRE and losing its President and General Manager, John Berman who pass...

By Dan Gelinas - 8 days ago | 2 Comments

Large US University End-User Video Surveillance Interview (PRO Only)

Schools have become targets in modern days of active shooters and terrorist fears. The need for video and access security is high. Universities als...

By Dan Gelinas - 8 days ago | 13 Comments

Hikvision Favorability Results 2019 (PRO Only)

Hikvision favorability results declined significantly in IPVM's 2019 study of 200+ integrators. While in 2017 Hikvision's favorability was polarize...

By IPVM Team - 8 days ago | 22 Comments

ONVIF Favorability Results 2019 (PRO Only)

In the past decade, ONVIF has grown from a reaction to the outside Cisco-lead PSIA challenge, to being the de facto video surveillance standard off...

By IPVM Team - 11 days ago | 9 Comments

Installation Course - Last Chance (PRO Only)

This is the last chance to register for the March Installation course. This is a unique installation course in a market where little practical t...

By Brian Rhodes - 12 days ago

City Physical Security Manager Interview (PRO Only)

This physical security pro is the Physical Security Manager for the City of Calgary. He is a criminologist by training with an ASIS CPP credential....

By Dan Gelinas - 12 days ago | 5 Comments

US Drafting Separate Rule for NDAA Dahua/Hikvision 'Blacklist' (PRO Only)

The most debated provision of the NDAA ban of Dahua, Hikvision, Huawei, et al. is the so-called 'blacklist' provision which would ban any company...

By Charles Rollet - 12 days ago | 9 Comments

OpenALPR Acquired By Mysterious Novume (PRO Only)

Startup OpenALPR has been acquired by Novume, a company virtually unknown in the industry. While there are many LPR providers (see our directory),...

By Dan Gelinas - 13 days ago | 15 Comments

Milestone Machine Learning Camera Auto-Setting Examined (PRO Only)

Milestone wants to improve image quality using Machine Learning to solve the problem of "a camera doesn't know what it is being used for", automati...

By IPVM Team - 13 days ago | 8 Comments

Integrator Profitability Bonuses - Statistics (PRO Only)

While winning projects typically gets the most attention, how profitable those jobs turn out to be is key to the long-term success of integrators. ...

By IPVM Team - 13 days ago | 7 Comments

ADT Stock Drops After Announcing Loss And Amazon Delay (PRO Only)

ADT's stock price dropped significantly after reporting heavy losses and delays in its Amazon partnership, as seen in the screenshot below: In t...

By Dan Gelinas - 14 days ago | 3 Comments

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