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Cisco Meraki Speaks On its Video Surveillance Business

For years, Cisco struggled to expand in video surveillance, but with its highly successful 2012 acquisition of Meraki and subsequent expansion of...

By Jermaine Wilson - 4 days ago

Wyze Cam v4 vs Hanwha, Hikvision and Uniview Tested

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By Jack Parkin - 9 days ago

Arlo's Stock Doubled YoY - SaaS Growth Analyzed

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By Nikita Ermolaev - about 1 month ago

Co-founders of IOTAS And SmartRent Speak On The Future of Multi-Tenant Access Control

Multi-tenant access control is a growing market, but it has experienced problems, most notably with Latch. Now, former multi-tenant access...

By Angelique Chen - about 1 month ago

Exclusive: Senator Rubio Calls for FCC Investigation of Vulnerable "Amazon's Choice" PRC China Doorbell Cameras

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is calling on the FCC to investigate PRC-made doorbell cameras after researchers identified serious security flaws,...

By Conor Healy - about 2 months ago

ADT Stock Rises - Q4 and FY 2023 Results Examined

ADT went through major changes last year - selling off ADT Commercial (now Everon) and exiting the solar business after buying it for nearly a...

By Angelique Chen - about 2 months ago

How Wiliot Aims To Reinvent RFID Tags

While RFID tags have existed for decades, usage has been constrained because of price and size concerns. Wiliot aims to solve this with small,...

By Nikita Ermolaev - about 2 months ago

How VR Headsets Can Improve Physical Security Installations (Tested)

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By Rob Kilpatrick - 2 months ago

Latch Launches "Don't Die, Get NOI" Smart Device Campaign

Publicly traded companies rarely run marketing campaigns emphasizing not dying, but Latch, which has been delisted and is in the process of...

By Christie Smythe - 2 months ago

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 For Office Work Tested

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By Mert Karakaya and Rob Kilpatrick - 3 months ago

Smart Locks At CES 2024: Palm and Face Recognition, Wireless Power

Multiple companies presented smart locks at CES 2024 this year, but some locks stood out as they are based on atypical technologies, such as palm...

By Nikita Ermolaev - 3 months ago

NRF Big Show 2024 Show Report

IPVM is at NRF Big Show 2024, reporting on what/how security technology is applied in retail environments. Contrast to our NRF Big Show 2023...

By Angelique Chen - 3 months ago

1X Raises $100M For Consumer Market Androids / Robots

ADT (Commercial, now Everon) has heavily publicized security robots via its partnership with 1X, formerly Halodi. Now, 1X has announced $100...

By Mert Karakaya - 3 months ago

PRC China Smart Home Companies Outnumber US Ones At CES 2024

For the first time since 2019, IPVM returns to CES in Las Vegas, a show that in 2024 had more PRC China smart home/home security companies than...

By Nikita Ermolaev - 3 months ago

VSaaS Free Trial Offers Are Misleading - Avigilon, Eagle Eye, Meraki, Rhombus, Verkada

While Verkada's practice of sending free trial users to collections is shocking - and has even impacted an airport - the issue of VSaaS companies...

By William Howard-Waddingham - 4 months ago

Wyze Intends To Be Cash Flow Positive Analyzed

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By John Honovich - 4 months ago

Apple/Google Wallet For Access Control Interest Statistics

Phone wallet app integration for mobile credentials has garnered significant attention, with both Apple and Google opening their wallets, but how...

By Brian Rhodes - 4 months ago

The Rising Adoption of Digital ID in the US

The rise of digital ID has long been discussed and predicted. Now, across the US, states are rolling out digital ID programs, and the TSA is...

By Conor Healy and William Howard-Waddingham - 4 months ago

Motorola Acquires Halo Vape Detection Manufacturer IPVideo Corp

Vape detection has become one of the biggest growth markets of the past five years, with IPVideo Corp, the maker of Halo, having skyrocketing...

By Jermaine Wilson - 4 months ago

Possibility of Amazon Acquiring Bosch Security Products Analyzed

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By John Honovich - 5 months ago

Roy Cooper Speaks About The UK Security Market

Roy Cooper is easily one of the most well-known UK security industry professionals, starting over 50 years ago, running one of the UK's most...

By Angelique Chen - 5 months ago

Lorex Tiny Print Box Disclosure: NDAA Banned

While Dahua divested Lorex to a Taiwan company a year ago, the new owner is now quietly disclosing it is still NDAA-banned. In this note, we...

By Conor Healy - 5 months ago

Amazon One Enters Enterprise Physical Access Control

With Apple now firmly entered into physical access control, the hope or fear of the next tech giant is here, with Amazon formerly announcing its...

By IPVM Team - 5 months ago

Psync GPT-Enabled AI Camera Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - 5 months ago

ZKTeco Launches New LLM For Security

ZKTeco says it has launched a 'self-developed' Large Language Model (LLM) that will integrate into its products, a first for a large security...

By Charles Rollet - 5 months ago

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