Tag: Paul DiPeso
Charisse Jacques appointed new president of SAFR
October 29, 2024SSN Staff
SEATTLE – SAFR from RealNetworks has announced the appointment of Charisse Jacques as its new president.
Jacques reportedly brings a wealth of experience in AI and associated technology to the security industry. SAFR believes her leadership will drive its mission of advancing security and operational efficiency in live video applications, security, authentication, and touchless access control.
“Charisse is a proven leader with an impeccable track record of achievement and excellence...
‘Unfinished business’: Emphasis on cloud leads DiPeso back to acre
August 28, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
PLANO, Texas—For Paul DiPeso, there was one motivating factor that brought him back to the acre security family.
After two years as president of SAFR, a computer vision platform for live video that’s part of RealNetworks, DiPeso recently re-joined acre as executive vice president for cloud business development.
“My time at SAFR was phenomenal – it was exciting,” DiPeso said. “What I realized, though, looking back is that I had unfinished...
PSA Network announces addition of SAFR to technology partners
September 5, 2023SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—The PSA Network, the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, has announced the addition of SAFR from RealNetworks to its technology partners.
SAFR is an AI-powered face authentication solution designed for mainstream commercial applications. The visual intelligence platform specializes in face and person-based computer vision optimized for real-world performance.
“As AI becomes more prevalent, it’s imperative for security...
AMAG Technology announces integration with RealNetworks
March 22, 2023SSN Staff
HAWTHORNE, Calif.—AMAG Technology, an Allied Universal company, has announced that its Symmetry Access Control software now integrates with RealNetworks' SAFR SCAN facial authentication reader to provide seamless and frictionless access to doors.
The touchless facial reader, integrated with Symmetry, quickly scans faces to determine if an individual is allowed access to a door and authenticates up to 30 people per minute. SAFR SCAN’s facial detection technology is 99.9 percent...
RealNetworks announces executive leadership changes
July 14, 2022SSN Staff
SEATTLE—RealNetworks, Inc. (Real), a provider of AI-powered digital media software and solutions, announced two significant changes to its leadership team.
Real has appointed Paul DiPeso to the newly created position of President, SAFR, a computer vision platform for live video that is part of Real’s portfolio. DiPeso will report to CEO Rob Glaser.
DiPeso has over 25 years of top management experience in physical security with leading industry corporations. He was most recently...
Feenics announces enhanced video integration with Hanwha Techwin
March 12, 2021SSN Staff
OTTAWA, Can.—Feenics, a provider of forward-thinking Access Control as a Service (ACaaS) solutions, announced a new integration with Hanwha Techwin’s Wisenet WAVE IP Video Management System as part of its Keep by Feenics cloud-hosted access control platform.
The Wisenet WAVE and Keep by Feenics integration provides a unified monitoring experience for system operators and includes the ability to view live video, review archived video related to alarm activity, and export recorded video...
Guest Commentary: Cloud computing tackles emerging cyber threats
August 30, 2017Paul DiPeso
OTTAWA—Cyber threats and ransomware attacks are no match for cloud computing design-built from the ground up for information technology security.In physical security, particularly access control, the history of hacking formerly focused solely on stopping unauthorized users from duplicating or cloning information housed on cards and other devices. Now, it's all about stopping criminals from gaining access to or attacking a customer's network and its data through vulnerabilities in their physical...
Feenics expands headquarters
October 18, 2016Paul Ragusa
OTTAWA, Ontario—Feenics, a company that provides on premise and cloud-hosted integrated access control and security management solutions, recently doubled its headquarters' footprint here to accommodate growth, including the additions of Denis Hébert, president and equity partner, and Fadi Hajjar, Canadian sales director, as well as additional engineers and software developers."The revenue growth has really been the driving factor, which has brought on the need for faster deployment of feature...
Denis Hébert named president of Feenics
August 3, 2016Martha Entwistle
OTTAWA—Denis Hébert, current chairman of the board of SIA, and the former CEO of HID Global, today was named president of Feenics, a cloud-based access control manufacturer.“Feenics takes a cloud-based approach to access control. I believe that's where the future lies,” Hébert told Security Systems News.“The cloud model is the ideal approach,” he said. Hébert said that Feenics “has a number of different characteristics that make it a much more attractive model.”For...
Feenics 'built by a VAR for VARs'
July 18, 2014Martha Entwistle
OTTAWA—Feenics, a new cloud-based access control platform launched earlier this year, has named Paul DiPeso as VP and GM, and is attracting the attention of some integrators who are demoing or getting ready to install Keep, which is Feenics' first product.DiPeso is an industry veteran who was with Lenel before starting with Feenics in January.The name Feenics is derived from the fact that it's a fee-based (managed) service and “it's also a play on the [phoenix], a rebirth of access control,”...