Tag: Dean Drako
Ken Francis departs Eagle Eye Networks, Dean Drako adds title of president
September 9, 2024SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas—Ken Francis, longtime president of Eagle Eye Networks (EEN), has left the company, with CEO Dean Drako now serving as both CEO and president of the cloud video surveillance provider.
In a statement announcing Francis’ departure, Drako noted that are no immediate plans to appoint a new president.
Francis joined Eagle Eye Networks in 2016 at a critical juncture for the company. “During his tenure he oversaw Eagle Eye Networks’ growth from a start-up...
Michigan county first to implement Eagle Eye emergency service
August 27, 2024SSN Staff
HOWELL, Mich. —Community members in Livingston County, Michigan, have deployed technology that turns their standard security cameras into a resource for 911 Emergency Communications Center telecommunicators via Eagle Eye Networks’s 911 Emergency Security Camera Sharing.
“It’s all about response time: The key to saving lives, curtailing damage and rapidly resolving an emergency of any kind–whether it’s a natural disaster, fire, mass shooting or other criminal...
Survey - 96% of parents want to mandate camera sharing during K-12 emergencies
August 8, 2024SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas—A survey commissioned by Eagle Eye Networks reveals that an overwhelming majority (96%) of K-12 parents in the United States support a mandate requiring schools to share security cameras with 911 communications centers during emergencies.
A federal mandate was preferred by 56% of parents, 29% wanted a community-level requirement, and 11% favored a school district mandate.
Camera Sharing is a new technology that gives Emergency Communication Center (ECC) telecommunicators...
Bosch adds Eagle Eye Networks as global technology partner for cloud VMS
July 9, 2024SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas —Citing the increasing importance of video data for security applications and more, Bosch Building Technologies is partnering with Eagle Eye Networks (EEN) to provide an intelligent solution that it says will support businesses to work more efficiently and make the world a safer place.
Bosch noted its attraction to Eagle Eye’s cloud solutions which it said are smart, simple, and secure.
“Purpose-built for the cloud and AI, the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS addresses customers’...
Comcast partners with Eagle Eye Networks, C2RO, on AI video analytics solution
July 2, 2024SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Smart Solutions, a division of Comcast that specializes in smart technologies for businesses and communities, announced expanded strategic relationships with Eagle Eye Networks and C2RO to provide customers with a new, broader set of artifical intelligence (AI) video analytics solutions.
"As technology continues to innovate and industries continue to face new challenges, organizations must reassess how they are using and managing their video and analytics systems,”...
Drako on Cobalt AI: ‘An open platform is a winning strategy’
June 5, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Dean Drako is a man with his thumb on the pulse of the security industry, and with his recent acquisition of Cobalt AI, he sees a diamond worth polishing.
The president and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks, IC Manage and Drako Motors, and now chairman of Cobalt AI, talked to Security Systems News (SSN) about this most recent addition to his portfolio, what drew him to the company and why he changed its name.
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Dean Drako acquires Cobalt AI
June 4, 2024SSN Staff
FREMONT, Calif., and AUSTIN, Texas — Dean Drako, president and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks, IC Manage, and Drako Motors, announced his acquisition of Cobalt AI (formerly Cobalt Robotics).
As Cobalt’s owner, Drako will serve as the company’s chairman, while Ken Wolff, Cobalt’s CEO, will continue leading the company. Cobalt AI will operate as an independent company with its current management team and entire staff.
Cobalt is known as a provider of AI alarm filtering, remote...
Eagle Eye Camera Direct wins SIA New Product Award
April 22, 2024SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas – Cloud video surveillance provider, Eagle Eye Networks (EEN), announced that its Eagle Eye Camera Direct won the SIA New Products and Solutions (NPS) Award in the Video Management Surveillance System category.
“We brought Eagle Eye Camera Direct to market to deliver the ideal solution for businesses looking for a high-performance cloud video management system with no extra hardware, the ability to cloud sync edge storage, and flexible purchasing options,” said...
Eagle Eye 911 Camera Sharing offers 'eyes on scene’ to first responders
April 3, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
AUSTIN, Texas—Eagle Eye Networks has launched Eagle Eye 911 Camera Sharing, a technology that gives Emergency Communication Centers instant access to security cameras during an emergency and delivers critical incident information to first responders, through a partnership with RapidSOS.
RapidSOS is an intelligent safety platform that directly and securely links life-saving data from more than 540 million connected devices, apps and sensors to more than 16,000 911 and field responder...
20, 2024 hours to go
January 24, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
Yes, I am channeling the legendary Ramones for my first blog of 20, 20, 24 - wait, let me correct that - 2024.
See where my mind is this week? I’m far from being sedated; as a matter of fact, I’m pretty pumped about what’s ahead for Security Systems News readers in the coming days, weeks, and months ahead.
But before I get into 2024, I have to look back at the end of 2023, and the tremendous webcast we hosted in December, titled “State of the Industry - A Look Ahead...