Tag: Eagle Eye Networks (EEN)
Actuate appoints industry veteran Ken Francis as CEO
November 7, 2024SSN Staff
NEW YORK—Actuate, a global provider of vision-based AI monitoring solutions, has announced the appointment of Ken Francis as CEO.
With over two decades of experience at the helm of industry-leading companies such as Eagle Eye Networks and AMAG Technology, Francis brings a proven track record in building and scaling global security technology businesses. He will lead Actuate’s continued global expansion, strengthen its channel partnerships, and advance its position as one of the fastest-growing...
Women in Security Profile: ‘Don’t rely solely on diversity as a strategy if you don’t have the skills to back it up,’ says Ceres Silva
October 23, 2024Kenneth Z. Chutchian, Contributing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Ceres Silva, Canadian sales director for Eagle Eye Networks (EEN), believes it’s not only networking that helps women get ahead in the security industry, but also enhancing your skills to keep up with trends in a constantly evolving market.
“While building connections as a woman in the security field is important, it’s equally vital to ensure your skills, knowledge, and credentials are up to date,” she explained. “The security industry is rapidly...
SIA announces 2024 SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship winners
October 18, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named eight recipients for the 2024 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship – a program developed to further educational opportunities and promote advancement for the widest spectrum of people possible in the security industry.
In the 2024 scholarship program – open to employees of SIA member companies and SIA student members – each honoree will be awarded $7,500 to use toward...
Pimloc integrates to Eagle Eye video API platform
September 13, 2024SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO—Pimloc, an artificial intelligence (AI) video privacy, redaction, and analytics company, has announced a technical integration with global cloud video surveillance provider Eagle Eye Networks.
The integration of Pimloc’s Secure Redact video privacy platform to the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system) empowers customers to leverage enterprise-grade AI capabilities and automatically redact faces, license plates, and audio in video files and live streams.
“Partnering...
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,”...
SIA announces 2024 Women in Security Forum Scholarship opportunity
June 30, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) is now accepting applications for the 2024 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship, an initiative led by the SIA Women in Security Forum.
The 2024 program will offer multiple scholarships worth $7,500 each that SIA members and students can use toward professional development and education.
SIA’s Women in Security Forum is a community for both women and men that works to promote, recruit and...