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Hikvision Direct Mega Deals Start

Merry Christmas... from China. Earlier this month, IPVM exposed how Hikvision had tried to hide its new direct end user sales offering /...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

World's Biggest Video Surveillance Market (Shenzhen's Pacific Security and Protection Market)

There is literally nothing like it in the Western world. It is 6 story building jammed backed with more than a hundred different shops / booths...

By Ethan Ace - over 8 years ago

How a Security Camera is Made

While in China, we toured factories, seeing how cameras were made. In the 15 minute video inside, we show step by step how a camera is made /...

By Ethan Ace - over 8 years ago

Hikvision Hires Pelco / G4S Exec Sam Belbina

Hikvision gets another major industry executive. He was most recently the President of G4S Technology, and before that VP of Sales at Pelco. Now,...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

Live From China CPSE 2015

China's growing influence, if not dominance, of the global video surveillance market is unquestionable. To better understand this, IPVM has gone...

By IPVM Team - over 8 years ago

Hikvision Pays For Trade Mag Editors China Trip

Hikvision paid for a group of 10 North American trade magazine 'editors' trip to Hikvision's China headquarters, showing the company's growing...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

Hikvision Massive China vs Overseas Sales Growth

Hikision's ~$2.6 billion USD revenue was 4 times as large as Axis for 2014, which is absolutely astounding considering how big Axis is and how both...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

Hikvision Trojan Mobile App

With a vengeance. The last time, the industry mostly shook it off. This time, it is clearly much worse. In this note, we examine Hikvision's...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

Beware: The Magical HD Analog Converter

What if there was a small device that could instantly convert / translate between AHD, CVI and TVI? Gone would be any compatibility issues between...

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago

China and Taiwan Manufacturer Financials 2015

China is the #1 threat to video surveillance providers around the world but how well are Chinese and Taiwan surveillance manufacturers actually...

By John Honovich - almost 9 years ago

Small Chinese Manufacturers at ISC West

There were ~100 small Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean vendors with tiny booths at ISC West 2015. IPVM spoke to a number of these companies to better...

By Derek Ward - about 9 years ago

Hikvision Default Password Hacking

What was once just warnings and consumer concerns has exploded into a major problem for Hikvision. A Chinese province's Hikvision devices have...

By John Honovich - about 9 years ago

#1 Threat 2015 - China

Over 125 manufacturers shared with IPVM their outlook for 2015. We asked them: "Positive / Negative: Is your outlook for the 2015 video...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago

Dahua Attacks Hikvision

Things are getting ugly between the two biggest surveillance manufacturers in the world. Both companies have skyrocketed largely driven by monster...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago

Best & Worst Places to Buy Surveillance

Stores, distributors, manufacturers, the Internet, Chinese spam emails? Today, there are more options to buy surveillance than ever. But what are...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago

Infinova Acquires Swann

3 years ago, a Chinese / US surveillance manufacturer, Infinova, raised $300 million cash in a billion dollar plus IPO. Later that year, they...

By John Honovich - over 9 years ago

Why Dahua Should Acquire Pelco

In 2013, negotiations for mega Chinese manufacturer Hikvision to acquire Pelco broke down. At that time, we argued that it was a bad fit. However,...

By John Honovich - almost 10 years ago

Saddest Case Study Ever (Genetec Chinese Buffet)

Oh Genetec... The company is so lost in the clouds, they must not see the comedy in their latest press release. The VSaaS market is tough, no...

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago

#1 Manufacturer Complaint Revealed 2013

Low-cost competition, particularly from China, is overwhelmingly the #1 complaint and the #1 fear of video surveillance manufacturers we surveyed....

By John Honovich - over 10 years ago

The Crazy IP Tipping Point Has Returned

For almost all of you reading this, the tipping point from analog to IP cameras is no longer a concern. However, a recent market analyst report is...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago

Hikvision Trumpets Global Dominance

The surveillance industry is defined by its deep fragmentation, with hundreds, if not thousands of manufacturers, but no single dominant force. But...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago