As of Oct. 1, 2025, the company’s new Saga factory (Tosu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan) will be fully operational as an i-PRO production facility. By relocating production to Japan, i-PRO is planning to bring design and manufacturing teams under one roof, improving collaboration and accelerating testing and production. The site also aims to introduce agile, high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, combining standardized core modules with custom configurations. This approach expects to reduce production time, boosts efficiency, and enables faster global delivery of a wider variety of products tailored to customers’ unique needs.

Earlier this year, i-PRO achieved ISO/IEC 42001 certification for AI management. Compliance with global standards reinforces customer confidence in the safety, integrity, and accountability of i-PRO’s technology.

In September, i-PRO released Version 3.0 of its Active Guard intelligent search software, adding generative AI features designed to give operators more intuitive ways to find critical evidence. The update enables free text search in natural language across VMS platforms to return precise results without predefined tags. By combining edge-processed metadata from i-PRO AI cameras with an on-premises generative AI engine, Active Guard 3.0 is designed to deliver powerful search and situational awareness while keeping data under customer control. A new Person Image Similarity Search feature further improves investigations by helping locate visually similar appearances, even when conditions like clothing or lighting change.

i-PRO has expanded its board of directors and leadership team to include experienced executives and respected industry leaders with diverse and international backgrounds, such as:

• Gerard Figols (Director, Chief Operating Officer)
• Hiroo Okamoto (Director, Corporate Head & Chief Financial Officer)
• James Rothstein (Non-executive Director, Global Executive Advisor)
• Kaori Yagi (Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
• Bill Brennan (Chairman of the Americas Board)
• Dayanna Nunez (Chief Human Resources Officer)

“With a growing global footprint, an expanded leadership team, and continued investment in AI and edge innovation, i-PRO enters its seventh year positioned as a trusted, long-term ally for partners and end-users seeking technology that delivers both immediate value and future readiness,” said Masato Nakao, CEO, i-PRO Co. Ltd.