Australia's SenSen is a publicly-traded company that has made 2 acquisitions in the past year and aims to be the SAP of video, but what does that mean and how is the company positioned? IPVM analyzes the public company's financials and speaks...
By Zach Segal - 3 days ago
Axxon's Behavior Analytics claim to "Recognize potentially dangerous situations by detecting specific human postures" and their facial recognition is "free of recognition issues which were typical" in past generations. But how do they work in the...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 18 days ago
Traces AI says they have developed a Face Recognition alternative for forensic search and reidentification without using faces and backed by Y Combinator. IPVM spoke with one of the co-founders to learn more about the company and its...
By Zach Segal - 26 days 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. 2021 State of Video Surveillance Startups In the past year, the number and funding of video...
By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago
Genetec has reorganized the US sales organization in the Canadian company's largest region, including the elimination of Regional Sales Managers (RSMs) replaced by a trio of vertical (end-user) specialist salespeople. This has caused concern...
By John Honovich and Sean Patton - about 2 months ago
AxxonSoft tells IPVM that they plan to IPO in the US within 3–5 years; however, today, AxxonSoft is not widely known in the Americas. IPVM spoke with AxxonSoft CEO Alan Ataev, who moved to the US three years ago to lead business development...
By Robert Wren Gordon - about 2 months ago
This guide examines complex offerings of advanced object classification and behavior recognition algorithms. Inside we cover: Machine and Deep Learning Advanced Object Detection Gun Detection / Challenges Simplistic Machine Learning Mask...
By IPVM Team - 3 months ago
There has been increasing debate and scrutiny about facial recognition in the EU and US, and similar issues are emerging in China as the state media (CCTV) recently singled out illegal facial recognition for commercial use. In this report,...
By Isabella Cheng - 3 months ago
While Axis has been helped in the United States due to bans and sanctions against Hikvision and Dahua, how is Axis competing with them in Brazil? IPVM spoke with Axis competitors, partners, and Axis itself to find out more. IPVM has been in...
By Robert Wren Gordon - 3 months ago
Audio usage in video surveillance remains rare but growing, new IPVM statistics show. 175+ integrators answered IPVM: "In the past year, what percentage of cameras did you record audio? Why that percentage?" Inside we break down the results...
By Zach Segal - 5 months ago
CloudWalk, one of China's 4 AI Unicorns, known inside China as the "AI National Team", for its strong state connections has filed for an IPO. This follows just a few weeks after fellow Unicorn Yitu also filed for its IPO on the same...
By Isabella Cheng - 6 months ago
Yitu, one of China's 4 AI Unicorns, has filed for an IPO recently on the technology-focused Shanghai STAR Market. In this post, we examine the firm's financials, growth, and products, including: Yitu background Profit loss and growth...
By Isabella Cheng - 6 months ago
After battling Coronavirus for most of 2020, 200 integrators told IPVM the impact continues to decline but the fight rages for many. Compare to our Spring reports statistics - in April, when coronavirus impact was at its worst and May when...
By Brian Rhodes - 7 months ago
FaceFirst, a US company and one of the oldest ongoing facial recognition providers, has faced significant problems including a reported layoff. Inside this note, we examine the background of FaceFirst, some issues facing the company and the...
By Joey Walter - 8 months ago
Costar's financial results have been hit by the coronavirus with the company telling IPVM they are focused on "turning around" Arecont and plans for 2021. Costar made a splash acquiring Arecont in 2018, formerly one of the largest megapixel...
By Isabella Cheng and Joey Walter - 9 months ago
Video surveillance is not the only market that has pivoted to medical device sales (admitted or not). Kiosk suppliers, hard hit by COVID-19, have also joined this emerging segment. Inside this note, based on an interview with Craig Keefner,...
By Isabella Cheng - 11 months ago
This global directory tracks 400+ articles about thermal cameras used to detect fevers in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Articles are grouped into nine categories. Global USA Canada Africa Asia Europe Latin America Middle...
By Robert Wren Gordon - 11 months ago
Solink has raised ~$17 million USD, a sizeable round for the company that raised $12 million last year. How fast have they grown? What do they aim to do with it and to the market? We spoke with Solink's Founder and CEO and examine these...
By Joey Walter - 12 months ago
Ivy League graduates of the University of Pennsylvania presented their startup Percepta at the May 2020 IPVM Startups show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Percepta including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and the new...
By Joey Walter - 12 months ago
AnyVision presented its AI facial recognition and mask detection at the May 2020 IPVM Startups show. A 30-minute video from Anyvision including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to consider Key Negative factors...
By Joey Walter - about 1 year ago
Johnson Controls / Tyco Security Products has confirmed COVID-19 related layoffs, expanding upon the April coronavirus cuts the company previously made. In this note, we share feedback from JCI, evaluate the impact on the company, consisting of...
By John Honovich - about 1 year ago
Genetec presented its Security Center for Airports at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Genetec including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and the new product Key Positive factors to...
By Sean Patton - about 1 year ago
Clinton Electronics presented their Axis camera-equipped corridor mode M10PA public view monitor designed for the growing self-checkout market at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Clinton...
By Ethan Ace - about 1 year ago
Delayed Egress marks one of the few times locking people into a building is legal. With so much of access control driven by life safety codes, and a predominant focus of 'free egress' during an emergency, 'delayed egress' is contrary in...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago
European analytics-startup Ultinous pitches customers to "Have your own video analysis service!" We spoke to Ultinous to better understand their OEM offering, go-to-market, and analytics differentiation. In this note we look at: Who is...
By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago
