analytics

NetAvis Announces Release Of sMart Data Warehouse 1.2

NETAVIS sMart Data Warehouse 1.2 visualizes and contextualizes vital in-store-analytics. Individually created sMart Dashboards provide user specific information at a glance while scheduled and password protected PDF reports deliver the required key performance indicators conveniently into the decision makers’ inboxes. For business analysts sMart Data Analytics offers versatile options to compare all available data in detail.

Genetec Announces Mission Control: Situational Intelligence And Decision Support System

Genetic, a leading provider of open-architecture, IP security solutions announced Mission Control, a Decision Support System (DSS) that will provide security professionals with new levels of situational intelligence, system visualization, and incident management. Designed to work seamlessly with Security Center —the company’s unified security platform that combines video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), and communications management— Mission Control aims to simplify the operator’s tasks and decision-making process when handling routine activities and undesirable situations.

Study Says That More Than 50 Percent of Federal Video Surveillance Data Goes Unanalyzed

Video Surveillance data when analyzed carefully will give a lot of informative outcomes. But a recent study made by MeriTalk —a public-private partnership dedicated to improve outcomes of government IT— says that 54% of video surveillance data gathered by the federal government goes unanalyzed leaving a vast amount of information on the table when it comes to improving the nation’s security.

Xtralis Introduces ADPRO XOa 3, the First Convergence Software Platform With Security, Safety, Business Intelligence, and Building Management Services

Xtralis® released the ADPRO® XOa™ 3 SecurityPlus Remotely Programmable Operating System for FastTrace™ 2 Series Remotely Managed Multi-service Gateways (RMG). Xtralis is renowned for its best-in-class early and reliable detection, automatic remote visual verification through any network condition, and remote multi-level response, which vastly improves guarding services at significantly lower costs or enables the replacement of human guards while avoiding the unnecessary dispatch of first responders.

54% of Federal Video Surveillance Data Goes Unanalyzed

MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on improving the outcomes of government IT, announced the results of its new report, The Video Vortex.

The study, based on a survey of 151 Federal decision makers —evenly split between physical security and IT managers— and sponsored by EMC Corporation, looks at video surveillance across Federal IT and the opportunities for agencies to enhance the value of their video data assets.

Genetec and Prism Skylabs Help Retailers Gain in-Store Insights With Retail Analytics Suite

By integrating Prism with Security Center, retailers can extend their existing video surveillance camera system to provide valuable in-store data and metrics to monitor store traffic reports, monitor customer shopping trends, and remotely inspect store merchandising and brand displays.

PureTec Systems Announces New Patent for Video Analytics on PTZ Cameras

PureTech Systems Inc., an Arizona-based geospatial video analytics company, announced the issuance of a patent by the United States Patent Office – US Patent No 8,929,603 “Autonomous Lock-On Target Tracking with Geospatial-Aware PTZ Cameras.” The newly awarded patent addresses PureTech Systems’ technology growth in the area of utilizing video analytics on pan-tilt-zoom cameras whether stationary or on a mobile platform.

Hikvision Partners With Agent Vi to Offer Intelligent Solution

Hikvision, the worldwide leader in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, together with Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), the leading global provider of open architecture video analytics software, have announced strategic cooperation to integrate their products to allow Agent Vi’s embedded component to run on Hikvision cameras. The integration enables end users to run Agent Vi’s full range of video analytics solutions on up to 200 Hikvision cameras simultaneously per single server.

Panasonic Launches 360 Degrees Network Camera With New 4K Ultra Engine

Panasonic Marketing Middle East and Africa (PMMAF), a leader in video surveillance cameras and solutions, launched their first 9-megapixel 360-degree network cameras for indoor and outdoor use at Intersec 2015 in Dubai. They are ideal for surveillance applications that require wide area coverage such as shopping malls, retail stores, airports, railway stations, parking lots, factories, warehouses, offices, and more. The WV-SFN480 and WV-SFV481 360-degree cameras provide a 360°/180° field of view, delivering very detailed 9-megapixel images with a 9MP 3K x 3K fisheye, panoramic, and de-warped view at 30fps in H.264 for incredibly high resolution at standard frame rates, ensuring bright images under any lighting condition.

NICE Launches Real-Time Solution to Thwart Fraud Attempts in the Contact Center

NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) launched its Real-Time Fraud Prevention solution, which enables contact centers to detect and prevent fraud in real time using voice biometrics and both speech and desktop analytics. The solution instantly identifies 90 percent of fraudulent callers in the first few seconds of a call, enabling organizations to quickly investigate unauthorized transactions before they are completed.

Crescent Guardian Installs Behavior Recognition Application by BRS Labs at Louisiana’s Port Fourchon

The Greater Lafourche Port Commission, located on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, in partnership with national security firm, Crescent Guardian, Inc., has completed implementation of an advanced video analytics application developed by BRS Labs to accompany its next-generation video surveillance system. This milestone ensures that first responders in Port Fourchon are receiving "as they happen" alerts identified automatically by the surveillance system and can coordinate their response in real time, states BRS Labs.

Terrorism Is Not Just ‘Over There’ Anymore

[Editorial] The effects of terrorism are being felt by nearly every country now, east and west. From the continuing plague of ISIS in the Middle East, to domestic attacks such as those in Moore, Oklahoma, to the assault on the Canadian parliament building – the message being sent is very clear: No one is immune. These attacks are not confined to any one kind of victim, not restricted inside any set of borders.

Military Medical Facility Selects NICE Suspect Search to Help Ensure Patient Security

NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) announced that the San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), the largest U.S. Department of Defense Level I Trauma and Burn Research Center, is in the process of deploying the NICE Suspect Search video analytics solution. This will enable personnel to track and locate missing patients or suspicious persons during time-critical scenarios to help ensure ongoing security and safety at a facility that serves hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members and their families.

enrGies and PlateSmart Develop First LPR-Capable Drones

PlateSmart Technologies, the industry leader in License Plate Recognition (LPR) solutions and video data analytics, has entered into a teaming agreement with defense systems integrator enrGies of Huntsville, Alabama. The two companies have successfully tested and are working to perfect the first LPR and video analytics technology for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to assist security agencies and military personnel in combatting crime and terrorism.

Intelligent Buildings: Why Integrate Fire Safety and Security?

Against the backdrop of today’s challenges, we have to protect vital assets. Starting at the perimeter, use of CCTV and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR/LPR) technologies are now widespread. The restriction of physical access and perimeter protection are alternative ways of deterring unauthorized intrusion.

Video Intelligence Gives Retailers New Business Insights

It’s getting harder to go anywhere where there’s not a mounted camera (even in people’s homes). They’re becoming so ubiquitous that shoppers hardly notice them …especially during the busy holidays. But businesses are starting to take great notice, and realizing there’s more value from a security or surveillance camera than just a live view of shoppers. It’s the intelligence in the video that’s helping companies stay competitive.

GovComm 4th Generation License Plate Recognition Camera Systems Exceed 95% Accuracy Rate!

GovComm provides a number of unprecedented advantages for users, including the ability to accurately capture license plate information at speeds up to 120 mph in all kinds of weather and lighting conditions. Advanced algorithms simultaneously analyze multiple frames of high speed video resulting in pinpoint accuracy that distinguishes characters that are rule based and optically confirmed.

Patent Issued for Object Recognition for Security Screening and Long Range Video Surveillance

News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “The present disclosure relates generally to computer vision, and more particularly, to security screening and long range video surveillance using computer vision. “Security screening systems inspect checked and hand baggage, cargo, containers, passengers, etc. for content, such as, explosives, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), firearms, contraband, drugs, etc. They play a key role in the Homeland Defense/Security strategy for increased safety in airports, air and sea traffic. For instance, since August 2010 the government has mandated 100% air cargo screening, with possible extension to sea cargo. State-of-the-art security screening systems require improvement in a number of aspects. This includes (a) efficient and effective automation for improved throughput and focused operator attention and (b) a systems view and integration of various components in screening, e.g., reconstruction, segmentation, detection, recognition, visualization, standards, platform, etc., to achieve an efficient screening workflow.