Until now, U.S. law enforcement has used facial recognition primarily for comparing still photos with mugshots from a database — that is until the ACLU discovered that the Orlando Police Department is testing Amazon’s facial recognition system “Rekognition.”
I-View Now, a software company that has been providing video verification services to central stations and end users since 2011, will be releasing its Police Alarm Portal video verification solution for law enforcement as an extension of its existing technology.
Micro Key Solutions and CHeKT are completed and successful deployed the integration between the Micro Key Solutions Monitoring platform and video monitoring from CHeKT. This seamless integration fully enables monitoring centers powered by Micro Key Solutions to leverage video verification from CHeKT with no additional software or equipment needed.
Arecont Vision, announced today that it will execute an asset purchase agreement with an affiliate of Turnspire Capital Partners LLC under which Turnspire will acquire substantially all of the company’s assets. To eliminate the company’s debt, Arecont Vision has initiated proceedings under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the District of Delaware, from which it expects to emerge with a clean balance sheet and fresh capital. The proposed transaction will enable the company to pursue accelerated development of new, industry-leading video surveillance products and better meet the needs of its customers today and beyond.
BriefCam, the a provider of Video Synopsis and deep learning solutions announced its acquisition by Canon Inc. The addition of BriefCam to Canon’s network video solutions products portfolio complements the Canon Group’s previous acquisitions of AXIS Communications and Milestone Systems with a video content analytics solution.
Hikvision Canada Inc. participated in the 23rd Annual Starlight Children’s Foundation Gala to raise funds in support of Starlight’s vital in-hospital and out-of-hospital programs for children struggling with illness and their families across Canada.
Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi) and VIVOTEK, announced that, together, they will leverage Amazon Kinesis Video Streams to present end-to-end surveillance solutions that allow uploading, storing, managing and analyzing surveillance footage on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The solution relies on the utilization of Amazon Kinesis Video Streams with VIVOTEK cameras and Agent Vi’s video analytics cloud SaaS, innoVi.
Vanderbilt’s SPC now integrates with Dutch company Triplence Technologies’ Aperium box. This has been established through Vanderbilt’s bespoke communications protocol, FlexC.
Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi) announced the launch of its Anomaly Detection capability, as part of Agent Vi’s cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS), innoVi. Combining Agent Vi’s extensive research into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and development of Deep Learning-powered algorithms with the company’s 15 years of experience in providing cutting-edge Video Analytics solutions, the new Anomaly Detection is a robust self-learning capability that instantly alerts users to atypical incidents.
IDIS returned to ISC West in Las Vegas for the company’s first U.S. tradeshow appearance following the conclusion of the company’s year-long 20th Anniversary celebration, “Two Decades of Innovation,” with plans to highlight the IDIS technological offerings set to define the start of its next 20 years of innovation.
