Tag: AI
Alarm.com unveils Ambient Insights for alarm response
August 2, 2021SSN Staff
TYSONS, Va.—Alarm.com has introduced Ambient Insights for alarm response, a new solution that recognizes activity around a property and delivers contextual information to monitoring stations in the event of an alarm. Monitoring stations can use this real-time data to prioritize alarms and dispatch police, fire or emergency medical services to properties faster. Ambient Insights also allows for responses to a wider range of emergencies and reduces dispatches for false alarms.
For every alarm...
Is the edge the next great technological paradigm?
July 14, 2021Pierre Bourgeix
YARMOUTH, Maine—Over the past 30 years we have seen the promulgation of edge devices used in the public and commercial arena, including intelligent sensors, cameras, phones, household appliances, medical devices, temperature sensors, door sensors – the list is growing and endless.
We have grown accustomed to the use of these devices to help us conduct our lives and at the same time give us information that helps us make decisions. As these devices have become critical for private...
Digital transformation fueling spending on cloud, AI, robotics, security and SaaS
July 7, 2021SSN Staff
NEEDHAM, Mass.—All aspects of how people and organizations work is evolving, enabled by technologies such as cloud and mobile computing, and accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Future of Work (FoW) Spending Guide estimates FoW spending will be nearly $656 billion this year, an increase of 17.4 percent over 2020.
The new Future of Work mindset is a fundamental shift in the work model to one that fosters human-machine...
Camio real-time video search interfaces with LenelS2’s OnGuard access control system
March 16, 2021Paul Ragusa, Editor
SAN MATEO, Calif.—Camio, the real-time video search engine, announced that it has received LenelS2 factory certification and joined the LenelS2 OpenAccess Alliance Program (OAAP). Camio now interfaces with the OnGuard access control system and connects LenelS2 readers to real-time video search that automatically detects unauthorized access by tailgating using existing cameras.
Now that Camio has completed required factory testing at LenelS2 to validate the functionality of its...
Vector Flow enters the market with AI-driven security automation platform
March 5, 2021Paul Ragusa, Editor
SARATOGA, Calif.—In its formal debut to the physical and cyber-physical security market, Vector Flow launched its AI-powered, data-centric Physical Security Automation Platform, and also announced its Series A funding of $9.2M from Silicon Valley’s premium venture firms, led by Mayfield Fund with participation from Foundation Capital.
Vector Flow’s security platform derives intelligence from physical security data by creating domain specific AI and data-centric models to automate...
Camio partners with Convergint to provide real-time video search
February 22, 2021SSN Staff
SAN MATEO, Calif.—Camio, the real-time video search engine, announced a partnership with Convergint Technologies, a global leader in service-based systems integration, which allows Camio’s accurate, economical and remotely deployable video surveillance solutions to be easily accessible to Convergint customers worldwide.
Founded by former Google executives, Camio puts existing cameras to work to understand the problems that warrant human attention. Leveraging AI, machine learning and...
Eagle Eye Networks raises $40 million to invest heavily in AI
October 28, 2020Paul Ragusa, Editor
AUSTIN, Texas—Cloud video surveillance pioneer Eagle Eye Networks has raised $40 million of Series E funding from venture capital firm Accel, with plans to invest heavily in artificial intelligence.
As Eagle Eye Networks Founder and CEO Dean Drako said in the announcement, there is a “tremendous opportunity to leverage AI and alter the very nature of video surveillance,” noting that “smart cloud video surveillance with appropriate privacy and cybersecurity protections will...
Seagate launches SkyHawk AI 18TB Hard Drive
October 1, 2020SSN Staff
FREMONT, Calif.—Seagate Technology, a leader in data storage and management solutions, announced it is shipping 18TB SkyHawk Artificial Intelligence drives in volume.
“Seagate’s SkyHawk AI 18TB video security system hard drive was designed for growing data demands to accommodate nodes of any size making it easy to scale from terabytes to petabytes,” said Jeff Fochtman, senior vice president, marketing and business at Seagate Technology. “With the SkyHawk AI 18TB,...
ADT Commercial invests in AI company
September 23, 2020SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla.— ADT Commercial is investing in Percepta Labs, an artificial-intelligence technology startup out of Philadelphia, with the goal to drive commercialization and application of the startup’s AI technology to help detect and deter shoplifting.
ADT Commercial will work directly with Percepta to further test and develop the application of Percepta’s proprietary, socially responsible AI technology in commercial environments and facilitate the launch when the solution...
Johnson Controls adds AI-driven face mask detection
September 22, 2020SSN Staff
MILWAUKEE—Johnson Controls recently announced exacqVision 20.09, which offers an integrated, cost-effective face mask detection solution that can quickly put information into the hands of facility decision makers to help maintain safe environments for employees and visitors.
Based on AI analytics versus pixel-based analytics, exacqVision 20.09 offers improved accuracy and a scalable, efficient solution for organizations where public health and safety is a priority such as retail stores,...