{{Short description|Chinese video surveillance manufacturer}} {{Infobox company | name = Uniview | logo = Uniview(logo).png | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | trade_name = | native_name = 宇视 | native_name_lang = zh | romanized_name = | former_name = | type = | traded_as = | ISIN = | industry = Video surveillance | genre = | predecessor = | successor = | founded = {{sda|2005}} | founders = | defunct = | fate = | hq_location = | hq_location_city = Hangzhou | hq_location_country = China | num_locations = | num_locations_year = | area_served = | key_people = Hermit Zhang (<small>CEO</small>) 胡鹏 (cfo) | products = IP cameras | production = | production_year = | brands = | services = | revenue = {{Increase}} {{CNY|6.073 billion|link=yes}} (<small>2021</small>)<ref name="sina.com.cn 2022">{{cite web |url=https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2022-03-31/doc-imcwiwss9230127.shtml |title=China Transinfo reveals 2021 annual report, Uniview's annual revenue up 15.11% |date=March 31, 2022 |work=Sina | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606223317/https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2022-03-31/doc-imcwiwss9230127.shtml | archive-date=June 6, 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> | revenue_year = | operating_income = | income_year = | net_income = | net_income_year = | aum = | assets = | assets_year = | equity = | equity_year = | owner = China Transinfo | members = | members_year = | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | module = | ratio = | rating = | website = {{Official URL}} | footnotes = }} '''Uniview''' ({{zh|c=宇视}}; abbreviated as '''UNV'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.republika.co.id/berita/trendtek/elektronika/19/05/10/praba1415-cctv-pendeteksi-perubahan-siang-dan-malam|title=Closed-circuit televisions day and night change detectors|author=|date=10 May 2019|accessdate=|work=Republika|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052452/https://www.republika.co.id/berita/trendtek/elektronika/19/05/10/praba1415-cctv-pendeteksi-perubahan-siang-dan-malam|url-status=live}}</ref>), also known as '''Uniview Technologies''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/article/20120317/NEWS/303179831|title=Santorum shrugs off criticism|author=|date=Mar 17, 2012|accessdate=|work=The Columbus Dispatch|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052451/https://www.dispatch.com/article/20120317/NEWS/303179831|url-status=live}}</ref> short for Zhejiang Uniview Technologies Co., Ltd.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://investor.id/it-and-telecommunication/smi-jadi-ditributor-produk-uniarch|title=SMI becomes a distributor of products of Uniview|author=Emanuel Kure|date=Oct 22, 2019|work=Investor Daily|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052452/https://investor.id/it-and-telecommunication/smi-jadi-ditributor-produk-uniarch|url-status=live}}</ref> is a Chinese<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2012/3/17/20500059/mitt-romney-owns-stake-in-chinese-surveillance-company|title=A Cold Look at the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election|author=Jamshid Ghazi Askar|date=Mar 17, 2012|work=Deseret News|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052449/https://www.deseret.com/2012/3/17/20500059/mitt-romney-owns-stake-in-chinese-surveillance-company|url-status=live}}</ref> video surveillance manufacturer<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/opinion/sunday/when-packaging-oversteps-the-facts.html|title=A newsworthy article about Mitt Romney was less worthy of page one|author=Byron Calame, Arthur S. Brisbane|date=Mar 24, 2012|accessdate=|work=The New York Times | archive-url=https://archive.today/20230221173539/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/opinion/sunday/when-packaging-oversteps-the-facts.html | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | url-status=live}}</ref> founded in 2005,<ref>Samira Sarraf. {{cite web|url=https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/634205/uniview-appoints-alloys-its-new-aussie-distributor/|title=Uniview appoints Alloys as new Aussie distributor|publisher=IDG|work=ARNnet|date=5 March 2018|access-date=4 August 2021|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804060959/https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/634205/uniview-appoints-alloys-its-new-aussie-distributor/|url-status=live}}</ref> with headquarters in Hangzhou.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3020977/chinas-facial-recognition-mania-now-extends-public-housing-and-trash|title=How has modern technology influenced human development?|author=|date=Aug 2, 2019|work=South China Morning Post | archive-url=https://archive.today/20230221175555/https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3020977/chinas-facial-recognition-mania-now-extends-public-housing-and-trash | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | url-status=live}}</ref> The company was previously invested in<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2012/10/17/aggressive-debate-is-tough-on-facts.html|title=Aggressive Debate Is Tough on Facts|date=Oct 17, 2012|author=Scott Cohn|work=CNBC|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052449/https://www.cnbc.com/2012/10/17/aggressive-debate-is-tough-on-facts.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and owned by<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/03/15/bain-tied-to-push-on-surveillance-in-chinese-cities/|title=Technological progress and economic growth|author=The New York Times|date=March 15, 2012|accessdate=|work=The Mercury News|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052450/https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/03/15/bain-tied-to-push-on-surveillance-in-chinese-cities/|url-status=live}}</ref> American private investment firm Bain Capital.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-xpm-2012-oct-17-la-pn-presidential-debate-outsourcing-20121017-story.html|title=Romney, Obama trade jabs over outsourcing and offshore investments|date=Oct 17, 2012|author=Joseph Tanfani|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052450/https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-xpm-2012-oct-17-la-pn-presidential-debate-outsourcing-20121017-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Uniview specializes in surveillance equipment,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.salon.com/2012/03/16/big_romney_is_watching_you/|title=Coarseness in American Public Communication|author=Gary Kamiya|date=March 16, 2012|accessdate=|work=Salon.com|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052450/https://www.salon.com/2012/03/16/big_romney_is_watching_you/|url-status=live}}</ref> including IP cameras<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/romney-counters-foreign-investment-jab-by-highlighting-chinese-firms-in-obama-pension-fund|title=Rollins: Romney 'did superbly' on the economy|date=October 17, 2012|author=|work=Fox News|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052449/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/romney-counters-foreign-investment-jab-by-highlighting-chinese-firms-in-obama-pension-fund|url-status=live}}</ref> and network video recorders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asmag.com/showpost/30215.aspx|title=Major video surveillance integrator in China becomes Quantum reseller and strategic alliance partner|author=|date=2017-05-09|accessdate=|work=Asmag.com|archive-date=2021-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804062502/https://www.asmag.com/showpost/30215.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2011,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/03/16/Bain-unit-invests-in-Chinese-surveillance/26251331918419/|title=Bain unit invests in Chinese surveillance|date=March 16, 2012|author=|work=United Press International|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052452/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/03/16/Bain-unit-invests-in-Chinese-surveillance/26251331918419/|url-status=live}}</ref> its video surveillance unit<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/world/asia/bain-capital-tied-to-surveillance-push-in-china.html|title=Bain Capital Tied to Surveillance Push in China - The New York Times|author=|date=Mar 15, 2012|accessdate=|work=The New York Times|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052450/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/world/asia/bain-capital-tied-to-surveillance-push-in-china.html|url-status=live}}</ref> was bought from Hewlett-Packard<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avcj.com/digital_assets/9004/2825AVCJa.pdf|title=Slice and dice|author=|date=July 7, 2015|accessdate=|work=Asian Venture Capital Journal|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052451/https://www.avcj.com/digital_assets/9004/2825AVCJa.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> by a fund affiliated with Bain Capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op-eds/2012/03/23/chinese-blind-spot/|title=Chinese Blind Spot|author=|date=Mar 23, 2012|accessdate=|work=Foundation for Defense of Democracies|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052450/https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op-eds/2012/03/23/chinese-blind-spot/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2012, Uniview has been selling "public safety" solutions to the Chinese government in the Tibet Autonomous Region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Rollet |first1=Charles |last2=Healy |first2=Conor |date=2023-02-20 |title=Uniview PRC China Investigation: State Surveillance, Xinjiang/Tibet, and the CCP |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/uniview-investigation |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=IPVM |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323000138/https://ipvm.com/reports/uniview-investigation |url-status=live }}</ref>
==History== Uniview became involved in the video surveillance field in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digboston.com/is-the-globe-joking-with-this-bain-capital-puff-piece/|title=Is the globe joking with this Bain Capital puff piece?|author=|date=April 16, 2015|accessdate=|work=DigBoston|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052451/https://digboston.com/is-the-globe-joking-with-this-bain-capital-puff-piece/|url-status=live}}</ref> After being spun off from Hewlett-Packard,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avcj.com/digital_assets/6152/2546AVCJDec04_2012.pdf|title=Five startling facts about Mitt's investments|author=|date=December 4, 2012|accessdate=|work=Asian Venture Capital Journal|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052450/https://www.avcj.com/digital_assets/6152/2546AVCJDec04_2012.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> it began operating independently in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://it.people.com.cn/n/2014/0311/c1009-24597869.html|title=H3C's sales exceeded 10 billion yuan in fiscal 2012|date=March 11, 2014|author=|work=People's Daily | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221182402/http://it.people.com.cn/n/2014/0311/c1009-24597869.html | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=March 2023}}
On November 30, 2011, Hermit Zhang became the CEO of Uniview.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-26 |title=Uniview Company Profile |url=https://www.xlrsecurity.com/uniview-company-profile/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928134340/https://www.xlrsecurity.com/uniview-company-profile/ |archive-date=2022-09-28 |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=XLR Security}}</ref> According to IPVM, Uniview "created Uyghur tracking software, and coauthored government standards on ethnicity-detection technology."<ref name=":0" />
Uniview made its way into overseas markets in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-borneo-post-sabah/20190804/281646781756632|title=China firm brings in video surveillance products to Sabah|date=4 Aug 2019|author=|publisher=The Borneo Post | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052450/https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-borneo-post-sabah/20190804/281646781756632 | archive-date=August 4, 2021 | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, its revenue reached ¥2.4 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.privateequityinternational.com/print-editions/2017-05/china-special-keeping-an-eye-on-cctv/|title=Keep an eye on the development of closed-circuit television|date=May 1, 2017|author=|work=Private Equity International|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804053954/https://www.privateequityinternational.com/print-editions/2017-05/china-special-keeping-an-eye-on-cctv/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, it became a reseller and alliance partner of Quantum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbinsights.com/research/china-surveillance-ai/|title=China's Surveillance State: AI Startups, Tech Giants Are At The Center Of The Government's Plans|author=|date=March 20, 2018|accessdate=|work=CB Insights|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052449/https://www.cbinsights.com/research/china-surveillance-ai/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, a vulnerability appeared in Uniview recorders, through which an attacker could remotely obtain the administrator account and password. From October to December of the same year, Uniview released multiple firmwares that fixed this vulnerability.<ref>{{cite web | title=China TransInfo Announces 2021 Annual Report; Uniview, Its Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Launches New Brand "Ayu" | work=Ta Kung Pao | date=February 8, 2023 | url=http://www.takungpao.com/special/239159/2023/0208/816220.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209061230/http://www.takungpao.com/special/239159/2023/0208/816220.html | archive-date=February 9, 2023 | url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2018, China TransInfo acquired Uniview<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=2019-11-12 |title=Security 50: Will Chinese companies growth begin to slow the next 5 years? |url=https://www.asmag.com/rankings/m/content.aspx?id=30737 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052451/https://www.asmag.com/rankings/m/content.aspx?id=30737 |archive-date=2021-08-04 |access-date=2021-08-04 |work=Asmag.com}}</ref> from Bain Capital.<ref>{{Cite news |author= |date=Apr 30, 2017 |title=Bain Capital sells off Uniview to a Chinese company |work=IPVM |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/uniview-sold |url-status=live |accessdate= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052452/https://ipvm.com/reports/uniview-sold |archive-date=August 4, 2021}}</ref> The same year, Intel sued Uniview in a Beijing court over a trademark dispute over "intel inside" and "imos inside",<ref>{{cite web | title=Intel sues Chinese Trademark Review and Adjudication Board and Uniview | newspaper=Lianhe Zaobao | date=April 8, 2018 | url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/wencui/politic/story20180408-849149 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20221012062326/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/wencui/politic/story20180408-849149 | archive-date=October 12, 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref> and in March, the court ruled in Intel's favor in the first instance. In April of the same year, Uniview appealed to the Beijing Higher People's Court, which issued a final judgment in favor of Uniview in July 2019.<ref>{{cite web | title=Uniview beats Intel in a trademark litigation | website=China Intellectual Property Magazine | url=http://www.chinaipmagazine.com/news-show.asp?id=24062 |date=August 2, 2019 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20230209065512/http://www.chinaipmagazine.com/news-show.asp?id=24062 | archive-date=February 9, 2023 | url-status=live |issn=1811-4822 }}</ref>
In March 2023, a bill was introduced in the U.S. Congress to impose sanctions on Uniview for its alleged participation in mass surveillance of Uyghurs and Tibetans.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Healy |first=Conor |date=2023-03-13 |title=US Considering Action Against Uniview |language=en |website=IPVM |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/us-consider-unv |url-status=live |access-date=2023-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323000126/https://ipvm.com/reports/us-consider-unv |archive-date=2023-03-23}}</ref>
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