ACRE's New CEO Expansion Plan
With ACRE's founder retired and an outsider CEO, Don Joos, brought in, what is ACRE's plan now and what will the new CEO do? IPVM spoke with...
By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
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Evolv Sets Senior Employee Severance Plan
While Evolv's stock is down 70% since SPACing last year and has been subject to immense scrutiny, including this week's BBC investigation, Evolv's...
By Donald Maye - over 1 year ago
Falling Hikvision Sales in Europe And North America; Rise Elsewhere
Hikvision confirmed a split in financial performance across the world. Hikvision's sales fell across North America and Europe while they rose in...
By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
Convergint Cancels Caddyshack
A "company built on Caddyshack" and whose official corporate parent is named after the Caddyshack gopher is moving away from the 1980...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago
Milestone Moving From Open Platform To Data-Driven Company
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By Aiden Gonzalez, John Honovich, and Sean Patton - over 1 year ago
Hikvision CEO On Politics and Competitive Problems
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By Charles Rollet - over 1 year ago
Simplisafe Growth Slows, Switches From Sarcasm To Seriousness
As the once startup's business slows and reaches maturity, the company is abandoning its clumsy, comical "robbert" marketing and switching to a...
By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
Integrator's Problems With Manufacturers Selling Direct (Statistics)
Manufacturers selling and marketing directly to end users, debated in video surveillance for more than a decade, is a growing trend driven by...
By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago
How Verkada Is Unprofitable But Generates Positive Cash Flow
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By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
Axis Declares "One Platform to Replace Them All"
Axis says "systems integrators can sigh with relief," not because Axis product shortages have ended, but because, per Axis, they can replace all...
By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago
Axon: Government Agencies "buying nearly everything we offer and signing up for 10-year contracts"
Axon CEO Rick Smith recently bragged about acquiring significant long-term government contracts in a 2022 Q2 earnings call with investors,...
By Joyce Ho - over 1 year ago
Latch's Lee Odess No Longer Runs Sales And Marketing
3 months ago, Latch announced Lee Odess would take over sales and marketing as part of their layoff of 130 people. Now, quietly, Odess is out of...
By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
Asylon Drone/DroneDog Company Profile
Security robots have struggled to meet initial overinflated expectations. However, Asylon Robotics aims to change that with its remote operations...
By Nikita Ermolaev - almost 2 years ago
Italian Metal Detector Company CEIA Is Massively Profitable
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By Nikita Ermolaev and Donald Maye - almost 2 years ago
Verkada Competitive Strategy
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By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
Motorola Expands Scotland/ UK Operations
US Motorola is expanding in the UK, building upon 4 UK acquisitions in the last 4 years. These deals include acquiring Edisex in 2019, acquiring...
By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
Knightscope Announces A Non-Robotic Intercom
The security robotics company Knightscope has announced what is effectively a large intercom at a highly atypical price point. In this note, we...
By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
Top Growing And Declining Companies (By Headcount) June 2022
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By Louis Cid and John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
Eagle Eye Competitive Strategy
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By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
The Strategic Importance of Direct-to-Cloud Cameras
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By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
Milestone CTO Abruptly Exits As New Exec Team Takes Over
Milestone's long-tenured CTO, Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, has abruptly exited as a new executive team takes over under CEO Thomas Jensen who joined...
By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago
Vicon Video Surveillance Company Profile
Vicon, a New York-based video surveillance company that was once a major industry presence but has declined considerably, aims to solidify itself...
By Louis Cid - almost 2 years ago
Verkada $5+ Million Mega-Deal for Small North Carolina County School District
Verkada has won a mega-deal with a small school district, bundling all of Verkada's 5 product categories at strong profit margins, with an emerging...
By Donald Maye - about 2 years ago
Motorola Paid $449 Million for Ava, Calipsa and Videotec Combined (Analyzed)
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By John Honovich - about 2 years ago
Latch Cuts Bookings-Based Sales Commissions
Latch has discontinued its policy of paying commissions based on bookings, instead of the more conventional revenue-based approach. Inside...
By John Honovich - about 2 years ago
