ISC West is a disaster but there's a winner for now. Reed and SIA have burned the manufacturers in spectacular fashion. The coup de grâce was setting the new dates. ISC West will start Monday, July 20th. This further enraged manufacturers, w...
By John Honovich - 18 days ago
New for 2019, ASIS is selling GSX education sessions, an ethically problematic approach and something we have not seen before in this industry. [Update: The IAPSC also sells off speaking slots at their conference.] For $5,000, an exhibitor gets ...
By John Honovich - 11 months ago
Milestone has dropped out of Europe's largest annual security trade show (IFSEC 2019), telling IPVM that they "have found that IFSEC in EMEA no longer is attractive to us". Inside this note, we examine Milestone's move and rationale plus downsi...
By John Honovich - 12 months ago
ISC West 2019 was strong for manufacturers, according to new IPVM survey results of 100+ manufacturers, consistent with 2018 results. However, many manufacturers expressed concerns with the move of ISC West from its recent early April time fram...
By IPVM Team - 12 months ago
One million dollars for 2 and 3/4 days. That is what Hanwha will pay for its ISC West 2019 exhibition. While the event is free for most attendees, the manufacturers pay heavily to fund it. Why is it so expensive? Is it worth it? Who makes most...
By John Honovich - 12 months ago
What does ISC West think about 'Emerging Technology'? Well, last year, they put those companies in the basement. This year, they moved them up to the main floor, sort of. ISC West has buried the 'Zone' behind the no-brand China zone, as shown bel...
By John Honovich - about 1 year ago
A "strange narrative" is being spun, said Michael Barnes [link no longer available] at the 2019 Barnes Buchanan Conference. However, despite that narrative, it is a "great time" to be in the industry. Barnes gave a 3-hour presentation on the cu...
By Dan Gelinas - about 1 year ago
The 2019 Intersec show, held annually in Dubai, is now complete. IPVM attended for 3 days, interviewing numerous Chinese and Western video surveillance manufacturers. Inside this report, we examine: Infinova "We Belong to USA" Axis On AI Hy...
By Charles Rollet - about 1 year ago
IPVM was at CES 2019 for the second year (see our CES 2018 Show Final Report) and is reporting on announcements and interesting news from the show floors. This show report includes: Review of major new announcements at the show Drop in Chin...
By IPVM Team - about 1 year ago
Imperial Capital Security Investor Conference is an event matching industry executives with financiers that frequently leads to future funding and acquisitions. Among the 60+ companies presenting this year were ADT, Resideo (i.e., Honeywell Home...
By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
This is our second (updated) and final show report from ISC East. ISC East, by its own admission, is not a national or international show, billed as the "Largest Annual Northeast U.S. Security Convention". However, it has been on an upswing over...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago
IPVM went to Orlando to cover the 2018 IACP conference, the country's largest police show (about as big as ASIS), examining the 700+ exhibitors: It is a big show floor: With President Trump shaving spoken at the show, as our shot of security...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago
ASIS GSX 2018 show drew 9% fewer total registrants, however, it gained 15% more paid registrations, according to ASIS. In this note, we look at: 2017 vs 2018 attendance ASIS Feedback to IPVM Show Space in 2019 Contracted Hikvision is back (...
By Dan Gelinas - over 1 year ago
In the first major US show since the US government ban of Dahua and Hikvision was passed into law, the mega Chinese companies were in retreat and rivals happy to take advantage of it. Hanwha had numerous huge banners touting 'trust' and 'Made in ...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago
The fallout of the Ban Bill has begun and it is hurting the already beleaguered ASIS GSX show next month. Mega-exhibitor Hikvision has now decided not to exhibit at ASIS GSX, dropping their 3,600 sqft booth, putting a big hole in the center of ...
By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
IFSEC is facing competition. Led by an ex-IFSEC head, partnered with mega-exhibitor Essen and hosted in IFSEC's old city, Birmingham, "The Security Event" in UK will launch in April 2019, the same week as ISC West. In this note, based on a con...
By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
The show formerly known as ASIS, now GSX, is less than 3 months away. And it is struggling to get exhibitors to go back to Las Vegas, just months after ISC West, in a show with far lower attendance. In this note, we examine the most notable ab...
By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
IPVM has filed a complaint against IFSEC’s parent company UBM based on our concern that the conference violates core GDPR principles on biometrics at its London conference. The complaint was filed with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO...
By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago
IPVM attended the IFSEC show for the first time this year. The Chinese took over the show, centered on Hikvision, flanked by Dahua, Huawei and a legion of other Chinese manufacturers. IFSEC is much smaller than ISC West, with about 50% fewer e...
By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago
150 integrators told IPVM: What are the top benefits of going to trade shows? The clear top 2 responses in order: (1) Networking (2) New Products The most notable answer not given was education, something that trade shows routinely mark...
By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago
ISC West's "Best In Show" has failed. For more than a decade, it has become increasingly irrelevant as the selections exhibit a cartoon level understanding of technology and the market. The 2018 winner is a case in point, as it is the same appr...
By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
Manufacturers say ISC West 2018 was strong, continuing the trend we have seen in 2017 results and 2016 results. However, those same 100 manufacturers expressed a much more concerned outlook on the upcoming ASIS, now GSX show. In this note, we exa...
By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago
ISC West 2018 had strong attendance, modest overall new products, and a surge in Artificial Intelligence marketing. First, here are 20+ manufacturer booth videos, to give you a feel for the show's displays: Inside this report, we examine the b...
By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago
Booth babes, goodbye. Technically, ISC West banned them 2 years ago with a 'staffing attire' requirement but it looks like ISC West is going to actually start enforcing it in 2018. Last year, there was an uproar over IPVM's report: The Sleaziest...
By John Honovich - about 2 years ago
ISC West spending frequently signals market expansion and trend shifts. In 2016, the surge of Chinese exhibitors underscored the race to the bottom. In 2017, deep learning marketing signaled its expansion, at least in terms of hype. Now, in 2018, ...
By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago
