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ATLANTA — Flock Safety has announced that Flock Aerodome Drone As First Responder (DFR) will now include Flock911 and its live access to 911 transcription and location data at no additional cost. Together, Flock Aerodome and Flock911 allow DFR pilots to fly a drone to emergency scenes or crime incidents before the call is even completed. Paired with Flock Aerodome DFR, a pilot could have a drone on-scene at an emergency before the dispatch operator even finishes entering the call into...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Berlin-based technology company brighter AI has been acquired by Milestone Systems, adding anonymization technology to the company's lineup. In light of artificial intelligence concerns, Milestone sees brighter AI as a solution to regulatory-compliant data. The acquisition also opens up a range of new opportunities with anonymization capabilities and privacy enhancement, which protects data and enables full data privacy. The company said that the addition of...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — VIVOTEK has announced the opening of its Global Design Center in Silicon Valley, located in San Jose, Calif. The company called it a milestone that marks the completion of its transformation into a leading solutions provider, building on the success of the cloud-based security platform VORTEX, and embracing the AI and Cloud era. “Our mission is to shape the future of safety and security through human-centered design, AI, global insights, and collaborative innovation,”...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Milestone Systems CEO Thomas Jensen believes Project Hafnia will have an immediate impact on traffic and transportation datasets across diverse city environments, but he says the longer-term impact of the technology is much broader.  “Rather than pursuing general AI, we believe in an agentic approach—smaller, domain-specific models that excel in their respective fields,” he said. “Our long-term vision is to dominate the traffic and transportation...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark —2024 proved to be a successful year for Milestone, breaking new ground through the strategic acquisitions of BriefCam analytics and Arcules cloud, and development of new product offerings and partnerships. “Milestone has delivered exceptional results in 2024, marked by significant growth in both revenue and earnings,” says Lars Larsen, chief financial officer in Milestone. Net revenue rose to DKK 2 billion from DKK 1.7 billion in 2023, reflecting a robust...

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Eying surging crime rates, security staffing shortages, and false alarms, Hakimo has announced a $10.5 million funding round and the launch of AI Operator. AI Operator is an autonomous security agent that monitors existing security hardware, detects threats in real time, and executes response protocols just like a human security professional. The Series A funding round was led by Vertex Ventures and Zigg Capital with participation from RXR Arden Digital Ventures and...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Milestone System’s Project Hafnia is taking aim at democratizing AI-model training with NVIDIA’s Cosmos Curator, at the heart of which is data that is ethically sourced and regulation-compliant, says Milestone CEO Thomas Jensen.  In a two-part interview, Jensen discusses Milestone’s partnership with NVIDIA, emphasizing its long-standing collaboration in AI-driven video modeling. He highlights the importance of ethical AI development, data lineage...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Milestone Systems, a provider of open platform video management software (VMS), has announced the release of XProtect 2025 R1, featuring expanded cloud integration capabilities and advanced vehicle identification video analytics. This release demonstrates Milestone's commitment to platform accessibility and enhanced security features across its XProtect product line. Extended Arcules Plugin Support Broadens Cloud Integration Options The XProtect 2025 R1 release,...

LAS VEGAS — FF Group has chosen ISC West 2025 to introduce its on-camera license plate and vehicle recognition software to the North American market. CAMMRA AI from FF Group reportedly leverages advanced AI technology onboard a camera to serve modern traffic management, smart city and law enforcement markets. With its ISC West debut of CAMMRA AI, the FF Group said it is expanding its expertise to the broader North American market, where it is already in use in places such as Newport,...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Milestone Systems has announced the release of Project Hafnia to build services and democratize AI-model training with high-quality, compliant video data that leverages NVIDIA Cosmos Curator and AI-model, fine-tuning microservices. The announcement was made on March 18 during NVIDIA’s global conference for AI developers at GTC in San Jose, Calif. AI developers across the globe share the challenge of finding sufficient high-quality, accurate and reliable video...