Tag: Vision Language Models (VLM)
Milestone Systems appoints Andy Burnett as chief technology officer
February 5, 2026SSN Staff
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Milestone Systems has announced the appointment of Andy Burnett as the company’s new chief technology officer (CTO), effective immediately.
Burnett has served as interim CTO since September, during which he has demonstrated strong leadership, clear strategic direction, and consistent execution across Milestone’s most critical technology initiatives.
Milestone CEO Jeppe Frandsen highlights Burnett’s decisive impact during the interim period:
“Andy...
Milestone launches Vision Language Model (VLM)
December 22, 2025SSN Staff
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Milestone Systems, a provider of data-driven video technology, has released an advanced vision language model (VLM) specializing in traffic understanding and powered by NVIDIA Cosmos Reason.
The VLM powers two new products: a Video Summarization tool for XProtect video management software and a VLM as a Service for third-party integrations.
Today’s video systems capture vast amounts of data, and reviewing footage remains time consuming and largely manual....
VIVOTEK showcasing VORTEX platform during ISC East 2025
November 3, 2025SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — VIVOTEK will showcase its evolving AI-powered cloud surveillance platform, VORTEX, at ISC East 2025.
During the event, VIVOTEK will spotlight Think Search, its AI-powered video search feature driven by Vision-Language Models (VLMs). As part of the VORTEX hybrid cloud platform, Think Search gives users effortless access to advanced video analytics within a single, unified platform.
“Think Search transforms the way users find what matters most,” said Albert...
Lumana secures $40 million in Series A funding
July 29, 2025SSN Staff
LOS GATOS, Calif. — Lumana announced that it has closed $40 million in Series A funding led by Wing Venture Capital with support from existing investors Norwest and S Capital.
This latest round brings the total funding raised to $64 million. Lumana said that the funding will accelerate its go-to-market activities and fuel continued product innovation across its video intelligence platform, which uses vision language models (VLM) and agentic AI to transform any camera into an intelligent...
Milestone’s Project Hafnia comes to Genoa
June 11, 2025SSN Staff
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — After launching in the USA, Milestone System's Project Hafnia is now engaged in Europe with the city of Genoa, Italy with the aim to develop AI-driven solutions to enhance traffic management systems and create smarter cities.
Project Hafnia uses regulation compliant video data trained with NVIDIA’s NeMo Curator on NVIDIA DGX Cloud. Milestone is one of the early adopters of the newly announced NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Smart City AI, a reference framework...
‘Data lineage is essential,’ says Milestone CEO
March 26, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Milestone System’s Project Hafnia is taking aim at democratizing AI-model training with NVIDIA’s Cosmos Curator, at the heart of which is data that is ethically sourced and regulation-compliant, says Milestone CEO Thomas Jensen.
In a two-part interview, Jensen discusses Milestone’s partnership with NVIDIA, emphasizing its long-standing collaboration in AI-driven video modeling. He highlights the importance of ethical AI development, data lineage...
VIVOTEK celebrates 25th anniversary
March 24, 2025SSN Staff
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan—VIVOTEK, a global security solution provider, has been committed to safeguarding communities and building a sustainable future since its founding in 2000.
With "Care" as its core value, the company integrates cutting-edge security technologies to foster a safer and more sustainable world. Marking its 25th anniversary, VIVOTEK has unveiled its anniversary slogan, “MAKE TOMORROW EASIER, TODAY!” along with a refreshed brand identity, emphasizing...
Milestone unveils Project Hafnia, leveraging NVIDIA Cosmos Curator
March 19, 2025SSN Staff
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Milestone Systems has announced the release of Project Hafnia to build services and democratize AI-model training with high-quality, compliant video data that leverages NVIDIA Cosmos Curator and AI-model, fine-tuning microservices.
The announcement was made on March 18 during NVIDIA’s global conference for AI developers at GTC in San Jose, Calif.
AI developers across the globe share the challenge of finding sufficient high-quality, accurate and reliable video...