Tag: Video Analytics
VIVOTEK’s AI enhancing campus safety
November 30, 2025SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — In recent years, campus safety and student mental health have drawn growing attention.
Government data in Taiwan show a rise in emotional and stress-related issues among students aged 15–24. Unauthorized attempts to enter campuses still occur, unsettling students and staff. Strengthening security management and proactive alerting has therefore become a priority for schools.
To address risks such as expansive campuses, multiple entry points, blind spots, and potential...
Milestone launching generative AI plug-in for XProtect
November 4, 2025SSN Staff
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Milestone Systems has revealed a forthcoming generative AI-powered video analytics plug-in for its XProtect video management software, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA.
Designed to help operators contextualize alarms and focus on what truly matters, the new tool automates video review, filters out false alarms, and based on initial findings could reduce up to 30% of operator alarm fatigue.
A beta version will debut at Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona,...
Axis Communications creates AI-powered video surveillance orchestra
October 7, 2025SSN Staff
CHELMSFORD, Mass. – What if cameras could not only see the world, but interpret it—and respond like orchestra musicians reading sheet music: instantly, precisely, and in perfect harmony? That’s what Axis Communications set to find out.
Axis is exploring what lies beyond traditional video surveillance by launching the world’s first musical performance played entirely on AI-powered video surveillance cameras and speakers. Axis created an orchestra using the same cutting-edge...
System Surveyor introduces Camera Advisor
September 30, 2025SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas — System Surveyor has launched Camera Advisor, a feature available on System Surveyor’s web-based site survey and collaborative system design platform that helps users select the right video surveillance camera for each deployment.
By identifying the specific resolution requirements needed for specific video analytics, license plate recognition (LPR), people counting, object recognition and other AI-based applications, Camera Advisor simplifies the system design process...
Pimloc secures $5 million investment
July 7, 2025SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Pimloc is fueling its global expansion across the United States, Europe, and beyond thanks to having secured a $5 million strategic investment.
The investment was led by Amadeus Capital Partners and Edge Ventures with Zetta Venture Partners, MD One, and Symvan Capital.
Pimloc called video the dominant form of data and recognizes that organizations must navigate increasingly complex demands around its transparency, compliance, and security. They noted that the global...
Binghamton University unifies campus safety tools with Genetec
June 13, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
MONTRÉAL — Genetec recently worked with Binghamton University, a nationally recognized research institution and one of the four university centers of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, to implement its Genetec Security Center platform.
Spread across 930 acres with over 120 buildings and four locations, Binghamton University was facing increasing challenges with its legacy security infrastructure, which consisted of siloed video, access control, intrusion detection,...
Milestone Systems acquires brighter AI
April 9, 2025SSN Staff
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Berlin-based technology company brighter AI has been acquired by Milestone Systems, adding anonymization technology to the company's lineup.
In light of artificial intelligence concerns, Milestone sees brighter AI as a solution to regulatory-compliant data. The acquisition also opens up a range of new opportunities with anonymization capabilities and privacy enhancement, which protects data and enables full data privacy. The company said that the addition of...
Annual report sees Milestone reach DKK 2 billion net income
March 27, 2025SSN Staff
COPENHAGEN, Denmark —2024 proved to be a successful year for Milestone, breaking new ground through the strategic acquisitions of BriefCam analytics and Arcules cloud, and development of new product offerings and partnerships.
“Milestone has delivered exceptional results in 2024, marked by significant growth in both revenue and earnings,” says Lars Larsen, chief financial officer in Milestone.
Net revenue rose to DKK 2 billion from DKK 1.7 billion in 2023, reflecting a robust...
Alarm.com sells ‘advantage’ in tough residential market
February 26, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
TYSONS, Va. — CEO Steve Trundle attributes Alarm.com’s ability to buck trends in residential security to product innovation, including AI-based video analytics capabilities; expanded opportunities in the remote video monitoring (RVM) market; and various growth initiatives.
“In 2024, our North American residential business continued to be the largest component of our diversified business,” Trundle told investors during a recent conference call to discuss the company’s...
Securing tomorrow: Experts examine AI, video analytics trends for 2025
January 8, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — With developing technologies changing the shape of monitoring services, a panel of experts discussed the past and future of video analytics during a recent Security Insights webcast hosted by Security Systems News.
But before you can move forward, it’s important to look back, as moderator and SSN Editor Cory Harris encouraged a panel of experts to share their highlights in 2024.
“A lot of things have happened over the year, and it’s...