The PRC government-owned and US-government banned Hikvision is the world's largest video surveillance manufacturer and generally hidden provider to many Western companies. Updated for 2021, this directory includes 90+ of those companies with a...
By IPVM Team - 9 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
Hikvision has received the most global news reporting of any video surveillance company, ever, ranging from the WSJ, the Financial Times, Reuters, the NY Times, SCMP and more. This directory catalogs and links to 100+ of them. April...
By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago
The EU Parliament voted to remove its Hikvision fever cameras due to human rights abuses, passing an amendment with 89.4% of 701 MEPs voting in favor on Wednesday. The EU Parliament confirmed to IPVM that they have already removed the...
By Charles Rollet - about 1 month ago
Amazon has responded to the US Senators who questioned its purchase of Dahua fever cameras, saying "we do not intend" to purchase the products "going forward", while framing the deal as part of an effort to "quickly" obtain screening devices...
By Charles Rollet - 3 months ago
The US FDA has sent a warning letter to Sunell due to its sales of "adulterated and misbranded products", i.e. its widely relabelled Panda Cams. In response, Sunell has taken down the problematic marketing and told IPVM "no more marketing...
By Isabella Cheng - 3 months ago
In a new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, IPVM researchers found that devices from 7 different manufacturers systematically manipulate temperature readings regularly reporting fever-level temperatures as normal....
By Conor Healy - 3 months ago
FLIR has been criticized for its struggling conventional surveillance business and praised for its restrained approach to fever screening. But which one would more impact integrator's views on the company? Inside this report, we examine...
By Ethan Ace - 3 months ago
ADI is touting body temperature detection systems despite the fact that the US FDA has publicly warned against such usage. ADI, as the world's largest security systems distributor, with $2+ billion annual sales, has significant power over...
By Conor Healy and John Honovich - 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
The US FDA has sent warning letters to four [update: now thirteen] thermal imaging device suppliers, describing them as "violations of regulatory significance", specifically for "measuring multiple individuals’ temperatures...
By John Honovich - 3 months ago
Public health is at risk from a telecommunications giant's partnership with a small seller of thermal fever screening. IPVM published this investigation alongside The Intercept, who have published their own report. Verizon is putting...
By Conor Healy - 3 months ago
ZKTeco is China's largest access control company preparing to raise $190 million in its IPO but how well known and liked is it by integrators? Inside this report, we examine the key themes from 200+ integrator respondents favoring and...
By Brian Rhodes - 4 months ago
This directory provides a list of "Fever" scanning providers to help you see and research what options are available. While the once-booming market is now busting, a vast array of companies are offering these products (mostly relabelling)....
By IPVM Team - 5 months ago
An 'innovative' solution that detects temperatures 'in the middle of a crowd' is being promoted by Thales, a European technology company. Indeed, Thales says NHS Scotland is testing it. However, IPVM found significant concerns in the claims...
By John Honovich and Zach Segal - 5 months ago
Fever Screening is widely used to detect coronavirus as a fast but much less accurate alternative to actual coronavirus tests. Can vital signs like heart rate and respiration rate that are measured by smartwatches and other wearables be used...
By Zach Segal - 6 months ago
2020 has been a tumultuous year and it has shaken up many things, including the top trends for 2021 in video surveillance. 170+ integrators answered IPVM on: What do you think will be the top industry trend in 2021? Why? AI has been a...
By IPVM Team - 6 months ago
FLIR has found a hardware fault in some thermal screening cameras which may result in inaccurate measurements and missed detections. In this note, we look at the details of this hardware fault, which cameras are impacted, how it may impact...
By Ethan Ace - 6 months ago
IPVM testing has verified Dahua rigged their fever cameras, with the company generating massive profits and exposing the public to increased coronavirus risks. Dahua has not publicly acknowledged this and refused to answer questions. The...
By Ethan Ace and John Honovich - 7 months ago
"Certify" claims to be "The #1 Fever Detection & Thermal Scanning Solution in the Marketplace" and "found in more than 75% of NFL stadiums", but how well does it really work? IPVM purchased and tested the Certify SnapXT Pro terminal,...
By Derek Ward - 7 months ago
Veterans Affairs Secretary, Robert Wilkie, caused more concern about the VA’s screening protocols and their use of thermal cameras when questioned by the Military Times about the VA’s use of thermal screening systems raised by IPVM's...
By Donald Maye - 7 months ago
7 Hikvision fever cameras, without black bodies or climate control, were found by IPVM in malls in São Paulo, Brazil's largest city. They are endangering the public and promoting a false sense of safety. This is the sixth in a series of posts...
By Robert Wren Gordon - 7 months ago
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has spent millions of dollars on a hodgepodge of 12 different fever screening systems, including many 'tablets' which have significant accuracy risks, an IPVM investigation has found. Considering the large...
By Donald Maye - 7 months ago
IPVM found major problems with Uniview's original wrist temperature reader, specifically allowing bad reads at various distances from the device. Now, Uniview has improved that. In this note, we report our results on the newer OEP-BTS1-BD-NB...
By Derek Ward - 7 months ago
IPVM worked with the Security Industry Association (SIA) on a letter sent to the FDA calling on them to take action "protecting public health and safety by enforcing the guidelines." This 1-minute video explains the issues involved, and why a...
By Conor Healy - 7 months ago
