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ADI announces recipients of 2022 Supplier Awards
January 23, 2023SSN Staff
MELVILLE, N.Y. – ADI Global Distribution, a wholesale distributor of security products, has announced the recipients of their ADI 2022 Supplier Awards.
HID Global was selected as the 2022 Supplier of the Year for North America. Other recognized categories included Marketing and Digital Marketing, Sales Support, Operations, New Product of the Year and Rookie of the Year. Every year the awards recognized what ADI sees as the key suppliers in North America for their “…contributions...
ObjectVideo, Aimetis enter licensing agreement
February 27, 2013SSN Staff
RESTON, Va.—ObjectVideo, a provider of intelligent video software, has signed a global, portfolio-wide patent license agreement with Aimetis, a video management systems provider based in Waterloo, Ontario according to a company statement.
“Aimetis is a leader in tightly integrating video analytics into an easy-to-use video management solutions,” Raul Fernandez, chairman of ObjectVideo, said in the statement. “We are pleased to have them join the growing number of IP camera...
Genesis Security Systems to move to new headquarters
October 3, 2012Martha Entwistle
GERMANTOWN, Md.—Genesis Security Systems is growing. After ten years in its current 6,000-square-foot headquarters, it's moving in December to a new 12,000-square-foot space, Genesis SVP Alan Kruglak told Security Systems News.Genesis was “created in 2002 with five guys and no revenue,” Kruglak said. The company now has 47 employees. It did $17.5 million in revenue in 2011 and is projecting revenue of $19 million this year. “Our operating profit is 26 to 28 percent,”...
Sony and Next Level Security Systems team up on cloud-based surveillance
September 18, 2012SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA - Next Level Security Systems (NLSS) announced ambitious plans and two newly minted smart phone applications at the ASIS expo, held here from Sept. 10–14.
NLSS plan to collaborate with Sony Electronics Security Systems Division on the development of a cloud-based video surveillance solution.
Combining camera technology from Sony with the newly available NLSS Cloud Services, the surveillance system will allow cameras to automatically configure over the network and connect to the cloud...
OV, Vivotek reach agreement
July 16, 2012Martha Entwistle
RESTON, Va.—Video analytics provider Object Video announced in June that it has signed a patent licensing agreement with Vivotek. Meanwhile, its patent battle with major video surveillance providers Samsung and Bosch will continue, with an International Trade Commission trial scheduled to begin this week.Earlier this year, OV announced that it had signed similar licensing agreements with Sony and Tyco's American Dynamics.OV CEO Raul Fernandez said Vivotek's decision to do a portfolio-wide agreement...
ObjectVideo makes headway with licensing
February 27, 2012Martha Entwistle
RESTON, Va.—ObjectVideo made progress in February with its licensing efforts. The video analytics provider announced that it has settled a lawsuit against Sony and signed licensing agreements with both Sony and Tyco's American Dynamics.OV in April of last year filed suit against Sony, Samsung and Bosch for alleged patent infringement. And, in June, it filed a complaint against the same companies with the International Trade Commission. That complaint seeks to bar Bosch, Samsung and Sony from...
Object Video signs licensing agreement
February 1, 2012Martha Entwistle
There was an update today in video analytics provider Object Video's patent licensing efforts. OV announced today that it has signed a global patent licensing agreement with Tyco Security Products' American Dynamics business division.
You'll recall that at ISC West last year, OV announced in April that it was suing Sony, Samsung and Bosch for alleged patent infringement
And, in June, it filed a complaint with the against the same companies with the International Trade Commission. That complaint seeks...
OV looks for quicker resolution with ITC complaint
July 7, 2011Martha Entwistle
RESTON, Va.—ObjectVideo, which in April filed a lawsuit against Sony, Samsung and Bosch for alleged patent infringement on some of its analytics, on June 29 filed a complaint against the same companies with the International Trade Commission.
The complaint seeks to bar Bosch, Samsung and Sony from importing and selling products containing software features and functions that allegedly infringe on OV's patents.
“The ITC was empowered by the Tariff Act in 1930 to be a venue for quick...
Second annual summit for managed and hosted video
June 16, 2011Daniel Gelinas
BOULDER, Colo.—Envysion held its second annual Hosted & Managed Video Summit here just prior to the annual ESX show from June 6-7. There was a sold out crowd of more than 75 participants this year, up 50 percent from last year, according to Envysion VP of product and marketing Carlos Perez.
"There was positive feedback, overall, from participants. We have reached a critical mass of participants with interest in continually being part of the event," Perez said. "There was lots of good productive...
UTI expands focus
April 28, 2011Martha Entwistle
CHESTER SPRINGS, Pa.—Known for its expertise with critical infrastructure, Unlimited Technology Inc., a systems integrator based here with offices in Houston and Valhalla, N.Y., has expanded in the past couple of years to other vertical markets.
“Critical infrastructure, including utilities, water, chemical, and nuclear facilities, are still a high percentage of the work we do,” said Brent Franklin, president of UTI.
“We opened an office in Valhalla [outside of New York City...