Dahua Fakes Being American
Robbed from the Hikvision playbook, now Dahua takes it turn. Dahua, China's second largest manufacturer, is ramping up its marketing. Dahua...
By John Honovich - almost 6 years ago (Info+)
Criticism (205)
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Avigilon "Probably Going To Zero Within The Next Two Years" Charges Analyst
The analyst who blasted Avigilon 2 weeks ago as being a Cash Strapped, Commodity Company is not backing down one bit. Indeed, the original target...
By John Honovich - about 6 years ago (Info+)
Hikvision Rejects Responsibility for Hacked Hikvision Cameras
After a massive number of Hikvision cameras were hacked, Hikvision has added new, and questionable legal language, declaring that Hikvision will...
By John Honovich - about 6 years ago
ADT's Terrible "Business Video Special"
ADT is special. Pricing for HD video has gone down sharply, but not for ADT whose "less than $2 a day offer" is quite impressive.
By John Honovich - about 6 years ago (Info+)
Drako Launches Fake Charity Sales Promotion
There is nothing quite like a really rich guy using charity to sell surveillance systems. The children may be the future, but for Eagle Eye...
By John Honovich - about 6 years ago (Info+)
Hikvision (Stops) Lying About Ezviz Security
Hikvision promoted the security of their directly sold Ezviz consumer line to Americans in a March 9, 2016 release. False It featured this false...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Samsung Losing Its Name and Integrity
Samsung's video surveillance division told everyone that nothing was going to change. They were wrong, if not lying. They are losing the Samsung...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
ADI More Bad Advice: Network Switches
Run with scissors? Play in traffic? Trust ADI for networking advice? The last we checked with ADI, they were promoting bogus numbers from a...
By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Tyco's Best Blurring Camera is Here
Tyco has just unveiled, what it boasts, as delivering "the best quality color image" in night mode. That is, if you like slow moving people to be...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Chinese Company HNA Buys Ingram Micro For $6 Billion ALL Cash
We take it back; All the things about Ingram Micro being a bunch of fools. They have totally redeemed themselves. Faced with an increasingly...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Avigilon Trumps Axis' Deceptive Ad With A Real One
Axis and Avigilon are reversing roles. While the IP video pioneer increasingly loosens its ethical standards, Avigilon has responded with a well...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Axis Is In Denial About HD Analog
For more than a decade, Axis' #1 argument against analog has been no HD. This, of course, is no longer the case. Unfortunately, Axis remains in...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
ADI Fooled By Shady 'Research' Report
You probably see these reports. Huge, unrealistic, growth projections from firms you have never head of. And you probably do not give it a second...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Axis: Take Down This Deceptive Commercial
Axis' puzzling marketing campaign continues, reaching a new low. Check out this commercial:
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
An Inside Look Into Dahua
Dahua is the 'other' billion dollar plus Chinese manufacturer. Large in its own right, just not as huge or as well connected with the Chinese...
By Ethan Ace - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Arecont and Bosch - Default Security Risk
Default passwords are a major security risk, enabling hackers around the world to access and control devices like IP cameras (using Shodan, turning...
By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Honeywell Scares People In Their Own Homes
ADI's corporate parent is evidently just as good with scare tactics as ADI is. SSN ran an article on a Honeywell survey, declaring: "Two-thirds...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
ADI Scare Tactics Against DIY Security
ADI wants you to buy alarm system parts from them, not those kits on the Internet. Leveraging scare tactics, they have made an unsurprisingly...
By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Avigilon CEO Solution for Terror Attacks
Ripped from the headlines, spurred on by the France terror attacks, Avigilon's CEO has a solution. Inside this note we look at his aggressive...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Ingram Micro is Back to Defend IP!
With $40+ billion annual sales, Ingram Micro is a mega distributor. But they have never been anything in physical security. Their last major push...
By John Honovich - over 6 years ago (Info+)
Ralph Jensen Defends Lots of Gifts From Manufacturers
Some trade magazine editors quietly take gifts from manufacturers. Others flaunt it. Ralph Jensen [link no longer available] is the...
By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago (Info+)
Arecont Accurately Predicts Its Own Fall
You have to give credit where credit is due. Three years ago, Arecont introduced the idiotic Pixels Per Dollar metric. On the one hand, it is...
By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago (Info+)
You Cannot Trust the ONVIF Chairman
A fascinating question: Can you trust salesman? Posed SourceSecurity. Unfortunately and ironically, the ONVIF chairman [link no longer...
By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago (Info+)
Pelco Criticizes Arecont's Multi-Imager
Pelco is rolling out their new multi-imager line and they are taking aim at Arecont. In their new promotion, here is the comparison they offer:
By John Honovich - almost 7 years ago (Info+)
The Best Video Surveillance SEO Spam Ever - Videosurveillance.com
What Avigilon is to intimidation and Arecont is to customer abuse, VideoSurveillance.com is to SEO Spam. Put ethics and integrity aside for a...
By John Honovich - about 7 years ago (Info+)
