Tag: Mobotix
Qognify appoints enterprise incident management specialist for EMEA market
May 31, 2022SSN Staff
PEARL RIVER, N.Y.—Qognify, a leading provider of video and enterprise incident management (EIM) solutions, today announcedthe appointment of Oliver Schmidt as EIM Sales Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Schmidt will focus on supporting enterprise-class organizations to minimize the impact of incidents through real-time situational awareness and response coordination capabilities of Qognify EIM.
Based in Germany, Schmidt brings more than 25 years of experience...
Konica Minolta to buy Mobotix
March 30, 2016Martha Entwistle
TOKYO—Meet the newest outsider to enter the security industry: Konica Minolta, a $9 billion provider of office equipment and optical systems, has signed an agreement to acquire video surveillance provider Mobotix.Konica Minolta today announced an agreement to purchase 65 percent of Mobotix shares from company founder Ralf Hinkel. Konica and Mobotix plan to collaborate and use their proprietary technology to develop “next-generation network security solutions,” Konica said in an...
Judge dismisses patent infringement lawsuit against Mobotix
October 22, 2014SSN Staff
NEW YORK—A patent infringement lawsuit against Mobotix Corp. has been dismissed.
Chief U.S. District Judge Fred Biery dismissed the suit, filed by San Antonio, Texas-based e-Watch Inc., according to Mobotix, a provider of network-based surveillance systems.
The judgment was entered after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had determined, upon the request of Mobotix, that one of four patents in the patent infringement lawsuit is not patentable, according to a prepared statement from Mobotix.
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Security distributor decides on its own security for inventory, employees
July 14, 2014Amy Canfield
CHANTILLY, Va.—Global Surveillance System, a national distributor of video surveillance and low-voltage security equipment, had to decide what kind of security it would itself deploy at a brand new 3,000-square-foot warehouse and an office building here.The distributor, which works with about 500 integrators and 20 major manufacturers, needed to protect its inventory as well as the 12 employees who work between the two buildings, said Bill Plunkett, GSS sales and marketing manager.GSS selected...
Scallop Imaging is back
June 17, 2014Martha Entwistle
BOSTON—Scallop Imaging, a camera manufacturer that introduced its “distributed imaging” technology in 2009, has new ownership and management who plan to make Scallop Imaging a well known name in security.New CEO Olaf Krohg has hired Steve Gorski, who was most recently GM Americas for Mobotix, to head up sales and marketing. Krohg, working with investors he declined to name, purchased the assets of Scallop Imaging from Tenebraex, an optical technology company, about a year ago....
MOBOTIX presents at ISC West
March 25, 2014SSN Staff
LAS VEGAS—High-resolution network camera provider MOBOTIX will host a series of presentations at ISC West, offering a closer look at the decentralized approach to surveillance. The demonstrations cover a wide range of topics including edge-based recording, motion detection, mobile applications and successful selling tips. “Maintaining a strong security posture is paramount in today's environment. During our presentations at ISC West, we will be providing insight on how to best leverage...
Mobotix beefs ups in North America
March 12, 2014Martha Entwistle
NEW YORK—Network video provider Mobotix is adding personnel in North America, a move that is propelled by opportunity in certain vertical markets, according to Steve Gorski, Mobotix GM Americas.Well known in Europe, Mobotix began a major push from its North American headquarters here about five years ago. “We've gone from five people to 16 people in the past four-and-one-half years, with average yearly [revenue] growth of 20 percent,” he said.Mobotix does not release exact figures...
Patent office grants Mobotix request for review
December 18, 2013SSN Staff
NEW YORK—The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Mobotix's request for a review of four e-Watch patents, Mobotix announced Dec. 18.
A federal court agreed to Mobotix's motion to stay litigation pending a patent review; e-Watch filed a patent-infringement case against Mobotix in San Antonio Federal Court, according to the release.
Government officials have agreed that information Mobotix provided the patent office showed it was likely Mobotix would succeed in its efforts to show the claims...
Mobotix unveils new camera line
December 18, 2013SSN Staff
WINNWEILER/LANGMEIL, Germany—New 5-megapixel IP cameras from Mobotix—the D25, M25 and Q25—offer more detail with less blur, even when lighting is bad, the company announced Dec. 18.
The new line easily integrates additional features. The cameras record on SD cards, USB sticks and on an IP network, according to the release.
The cameras contain twice as many pixels as HD, the company said, and include state-of–the-art, self-configuring motion detection. With MxActivitySensor, they...
Mobotix applies for patent cancellation in wake of suit
October 29, 2013SSN Staff
NEW YORK—Embroiled in a patent lawsuit with e-Watch, Mobotix Corp. has successfully lobbied for suspension of the suit pending an examination of the validity of the patents involved, Mobotix announced Oct. 29.
The company has also applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office seeking cancellation of all existing patents in the suit, being heard in federal court in San Antonio, according to the news release.
Mobotix says documents and presentations on the Mobotix M1 camera from a 2000...