Verkada has built a reputation on giving away things for free - free Yeti Tumblers, free trial cameras and now free temporary systems for government and health care users during coronavirus. Inside this note, we examine: How the program work...
By John Honovich and Sean Patton - 1 day ago
FLIR has announced a new series of thermal cameras "prioritized for entities working to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 virus", the A400/A700 series. In this post we examine this new camera line, how it compares to FLIR's other options and comp...
By Ethan Ace - 5 days ago
Dahua has conducted a coronavirus camera global marketing campaign centered around a faked detection. Now, Dahua has expanded this to the USA, where the company is banned by the US government for US government use and in 4 months, banned for US...
By John Honovich - 7 days ago
This US company has burst on to the scene, brashly naming itself 'feevr' and branding itself as a "COVID 19 - AI BASED NON CONTACT THERMAL IMAGING". We spoke with the company and examined its claims including: Technical Design Low pricing ...
By Ethan Ace - 8 days ago
The US FDA has given IPVM guidance on the use of thermal fever detection systems being marketed for coronavirus, as an explosion of such devices has occurred in the past month. While some companies are marketing these as a coronavirus solution,...
By Charles Rollet - 9 days ago
US company, Athena Security, faked its coronavirus fever detection marketing, faked a customer, faked comments, and is now using Hikvision, IPVM has determined though Athena denies. The use or misuse of thermal cameras for coronavirus fever det...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - 15 days ago
NetApp is increasing its efforts in video surveillance and told IPVM surveillance storage is the fastest-growing segment of its $6+ billion business. In this note, based on a discussion with NetApp about their product offerings, go-to-market, a...
By Sean Patton - about 1 month ago
Sony's fall in video surveillance has been severe over the past decade. Now, they may be done. In this note, we examine Bosch's new announcement, Sony's manufacturing challenges and the bleak future for Sony video surveillance.
By John Honovich - about 1 month ago
The man behind Verkada’s stunning $1.6 billion valuation, Aydin Senkut, has been talking up many fundamental errors he made in the investment. From fundamentally misunderstanding Honeywell and Hikvision to even Verkada itself, he has made one d...
By John Honovich - 2 months ago
Some companies pay for referrals when the referral becomes a customer. Verkada is taking it to the next level - paying $100 referrals fees simply for a prospect to do a 30-minute web demo. Madness or Genius? In this note, we examine the approa...
By John Honovich - 3 months ago
IPVM spent all 3 days at the Intersec 2020 show interviewing various companies and finding key trends. We cover: Middle East Enterprise Market Challenges Strong Demand for AI Impact of Lack of privacy regulations VSaaS Shift Slow Axis In...
By Charles Rollet - 3 months ago
A PRC government entity is now the controlling shareholder of US security manufacturer Infinova as well as its wholly-owned subsidiary March Networks, IPVM has confirmed. This means Infinova, a New Jersey-headquartered company, has the same ult...
By Charles Rollet - 3 months ago
Each year, IPVM explains the main advances and changes for video surveillance cameras, based on our industry-leading testing and reporting. This is the 5th year we are doing this, compare to: 2019 Video Surveillance Cameras State of the Mark...
By Ethan Ace and John Honovich - 3 months ago
Wyze management is at fault for its massive data leak, not its 'employee', as it has centered the blame on. While blaming an employee is clever marketing, it obscures the real issue here - that Wyze failed fundamentally at providing cybersecuri...
By John Honovich - 3 months ago
The freebies are growing. Verkada started this (see The Fastest Growing Video Surveillance Sales Organization Ever - Verkada) and now has given away tens of thousands of Yeti Tumblers at a cost exceeding $1 million dollars. And direct competito...
By John Honovich - 4 months ago
Canon / Milestone spinout Arcules has struggled, now changing their Chief Revenue Officer, just a year after he came on board. The issue is not Arcules alone, as we argued this summer - Milestone Has Problems - the biggest of which is Arcules.
By John Honovich - 5 months ago
Hikvision ColorVu (see IPVM test results) is smart marketing, a lesson to be learned by competitors and a rising trend. Inside this note, we examine why, what competitors are missing, how ColorVu can help Hikvision and what issues there are in ...
By John Honovich - 6 months ago
This directory provides a list of video surveillance startups to help you see and research what companies are new or not yet broadly known. 2019 State of Video Surveillance Startups In the past year, the number and funding of video surveillanc...
By IPVM Team - 7 months ago
IPVM went to Chicago for ASIS GSX 2019, with many exhibitors disappointed about traffic and the exhibitor schedule changing next year. However, there were startups making progress, growing interest in gunshot detection, the return of a weakened...
By IPVM Team - 7 months ago
While IFSEC has declared #statsdontlie and trumpeted seemingly skyrocketing visitor numbers, they are decieving about their show's problems. On July 29, 2019, IFSEC declared: 34,000+ is an impressive number, especially since it represents a 25...
By John Honovich - 8 months ago
A gun detection video analytics startup, ZeroEyes, is being led by a group of 6 former Navy SEALs, aiming to "save lives" by using AI to assist first responders of active shooting incidents. We spoke to ZeroEyes, to understand their analytics, ...
By Sean Patton - 9 months ago
What is the future of Sony in video surveillance? In 2016, Bosch and Sony announced an atypical 'partnership'. Now, Bosch tells IPVM that they are integrating Sony's sales and marketing teams. Inside this note, we examine Bosch's statement, So...
By John Honovich - 9 months ago
Ivideon was an early VSaaS entrant, initially focusing on the consumer market, claiming massive growth to IPVM in 2014. We spoke to Ivideon, to discuss their status in 2019, their current offerings, and expansion plans in the US and Europe, inc...
By Sean Patton - 10 months ago
The UK's largest trade show, IFSEC, is underway and IPVM has been examining what is new and happening at the show. Inside, we cover: Huawei Is Out GDPR Changes Dahua Adds Umbrella Analytics Dahua Live Facial Recognition, No Permission Hi...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - 10 months ago
ADT is eliminating the brands of the many integrators it has acquired over the past few years, including Red Hawk, Aronson Security Group (ASG), Advanced Cabling, and Access Systems Integration as it moves to a unified 'ADT Commercial'. In this...
By John Honovich - 10 months ago
