Tag: Steve Gorski
University of Illinois adds more Scallop cameras
April 10, 2015Spencer Ives
BOSTON—Steve Gorski, Scallop Imaging chief sales officer, called the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “a very loyal customer” that has increased the number of Scallop cameras over the past three years.“Today they have over 150 of our cameras installed,” Gorski told Security Systems News.Scallop Imaging, based here, specializes in providing clear, 180-degree video through connecting images from multiple sensors for better situational awareness. Read more about...
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...
TechSec 2014 to feature security directors from salesforce.com, MIT, leading banks
October 15, 2013Amy Canfield
YARMOUTH, Maine—Organizers of TechSec Solutions 2014 announced the educational program for the conference, which will take place Jan. 28-29 at the Delray Beach Marriott in Delray Beach, Fla.“Want to know what the IP camera of the future will look like? Wondering if the security system you installed might be a gateway for hackers? Want to know how to get more business in the financial vertical? You can hear what some of the smartest folks in the security industry have to say on these topics...
Integrators get a sales edge with edge storage
September 27, 2013Martha Entwistle
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Steve Gorski has experienced some déjà vu at recent trade shows. As GM Americas for Mobotix, a network camera company that takes a decentralized...
New sensor takes aim at false alarms
June 12, 2013Rich Miller
NEW YORK—MOBOTIX AG has begun equipping its video surveillance cameras with new motion-detection software that the company says can reduce false alarms by more than 90 percent.MOBOTIX's MxActivitySensor is integrated in the camera, where analysis of events takes place before an alarm action is triggered. The technology registers the movement of people and objects while dismissing redundant changes in the environment, such as trees swaying in the wind, according to the company.“It goes...
MOBOTIX targets resi with new camera technology
September 5, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
NEW YORK—MOBOTIX is using its new hemispheric camera technology to launch into the home automation space.The T24 IP Video Door Station, which the developer of network-based, high-resolution surveillance technologies introduced last year, offers a 180-degree view of what's occurring at a door. That's much more expansive than the 90-degree view offered by most door stations, Steve Gorski, MOBOTIX general manager, Americas, told Security Systems News. The company is based in Germany, but its North...
Double hemispheric camera called ideal for hotel, bank applications
July 24, 2012Martha Entwistle
NEW YORK—Mobotix in July introduced a new “flexible" double hemispheric camera called the S14 FlexMount, which the company said can fully secure two rooms “located next to or on top of one another” with one camera.The camera has miniature lens units and is available in mono and dual versions.“The S14 features a flat housing that can be installed discreetly and with optimal protection behind a wall or ceiling, which is ideal for hotels, restaurants and offices as well...