Day: January 25, 2025

Genetec bolsters #2 global ranking with six consecutive years of organic growth According to the 2024 Access Control report by Omdia, Genetec Inc., the global player in enterprise physical security software, has consistently gained market share over the last six years, solidifying its position as a worldwide market leader and building upon its #2 global position for access control software. In the Americas market, access control software has evolved beyond the physical security department to become an essential component of business operations. According to the Omdia report, this broader adoption has increased demand for unified security platforms that allow organizations to manage systems – such as access control, video surveillance, and intrusion detection – through a single interface. By anticipating market needs for access control innovation, Genetec continues to expand its market share, growing at a 28% CAGR over the past six years. “While many legacy access control vendors rely on acquisitions to expand their market share, Genetec has achieved rapid organic growth through innovation and investment in new technologies,” said Christian Morin, Vice President of Product Engineering, Genetec Inc., “Over the last year, we introduced Security Center SaaS, HID Mercury Security MP controllers, Axis Powered by Genetec, and an I/O module in partnership with STid as part of our European high assurance access control system offering. This demonstrates our commitment to expanding our access control portfolio through innovation and partnerships, paving the way for future growth.” In a highly fragmented EMEA market, Genetec remains among the top 10 access control software providers by focusing on open architecture systems that allow users to integrate components from different vendors. Omdia also reports that end users in the region prefer open systems that offer flexibility and customization. This further supports the company’s strategy to provide adaptable solutions tailored to the region, as evidenced by its partnership with STid. In the Asia-Pacific region (excluding China), Genetec continues to rapidly expand its market share, reaching #6 position (up from #10 in 2021). As enterprise users and multinational corporations modernize their access control infrastructure, they seek feature-rich, cyber-secure systems with strong integration capabilities. An open-architecture solution, such as the Genetec access control solution, allows organizations to secure assets and people, enhance business operations, and easily upgrade technology at their own pace. The Omdia report also indicates that the access control market is increasingly adopting hybrid cloud deployments. Genetec is at the forefront of this change. Security Center SaaS is a physical security solution that brings the power of Genetec access control and video management to the cloud. Security Center SaaS supports hybrid or full cloud deployments, allowing organizations to move components and sites to the cloud based on their needs and requirements at their own pace. Because Genetec solutions are based on an open platform architecture, users choose the access control devices that best suit their needs while also preserving their existing investments. In addition to its success in access control, Genetec has retained its #1 global position in the VMS market while also ranking #1 in the combined Video Management Software (VMS) and Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) market, according to Omdia’s recently released 2024 Video Surveillance & Analytics Database Report. Read more posts

March Networks, a global player in intelligent video surveillance and business intelligence solutions, has unveiled its end-ofyear release. This latest update introduces advanced features designed to deliver future-proof functionality, enhance ease of use, and maximize efficiency, addressing the evolving needs of customers across industries. Future-proof solutions for tomorrow’s challenges This release brings enhanced video analytics to the X-Series Recorders, including attribute search for upper and lower body clothing color, tripwire detection, intrusion detection, and loitering analytics. These powerful tools deliver greater accuracy and actionable insights for proactive security management, meaning customers can benefit from advanced video analytics with any camera, including third-party cameras. The company has also added additional channel licensing options for the X-Series Recorders, ensuring seamless scalability as customer needs evolve. Easy-to-use features for seamless operations The release includes several features designed to simplify workflows and improve user experience. March Networks’ business intelligence platform, Searchlight Cloud, now offers automated email reports, delivering key insights on transactions, sales and other data points directly to users’ inboxes. For example, the ‘Sales by Day Part’ dashboard allows QSR customers to track net sales performance across key time segments, or day parts, like breakfast, lunch, afternoon, dinner and late-night. This dynamic feature allows users to identify trends and make real-time decisions without logging into the Searchlight platform, as customers receive this critical data automatically by email. Additionally, March Networks has developed a library of pre-developed, industry-tailored dashboards for quick access to essential metrics – reducing the need to develop custom dashboards during customer onboarding. March Networks’ cloud sharing solution, Evidence Vault, now fully integrates with Veritone, enabling automated video redaction within the Command Web Client – eliminating time-consuming manual downloads and uploads. Efficiency that drives results New Mass Management tools in Command Enterprise Software streamline video system administration with remote system updates, password management and firmware upgrades for March Networks and third-party cameras. Their new DevAPI enables third-party developers to seamlessly integrate March Networks video into their applications, supporting use cases like access control integration and remote video monitoring for alarm verification. For more accurate real-time alerts with Smart Rules, ‘Test Mode’ has been released – to test alerts and refine them before launching across business. Smart Rules also has expanded functionalities to set aggregate rules for combining multiple criteria and data thresholds to trigger alerts. For example, customers can be alerted when the number of voided items is greater than 25% of sold items. These new features further reduce false positive alerts and improve overall efficiency. “We are excited to deliver these innovations that not only meet today’s security needs but also prepare our customers for tomorrow’s challenges,” said Jeff Corrall, Chief Product Officer at March Networks, “This release reinforces our commitment to smarter, more efficient, and user-friendly solutions.” Read more posts

Integration of Prism Embedded Software and Hadron 640R+ Payload to Provide Cutting-Edge Thermal Sensing and Air-to-Ground AI Capabilities. Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced it has been selected by Red Cat Holdings, Inc., to provide thermal imaging and Artificial Intelligence (AI) embedded software for its Black Widow™ small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS). Red Cat was selected as the winner of the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record after an evaluation process completed by the Army Project Management Office for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, Army Maneuver Battle Lab, Army Test and Evaluation Command, and Army Operational Test Center. The U.S. Army’s current acquisition objective is for 5,880 systems, with each system consisting of two aircraft. Red Cat incorporated Teledyne FLIR’s NDAA-compliant Hadron™ 640R+ longwave infrared and mega-pixel visible camera module and its Prism™ AI embedded perception software into Black Widow, a highly capable, rucksack-portable sUAS designed for operation in Electronic Warfare (EW) environments. Black Widow’s fully modular architecture enables swift adaptation to diverse mission requirements, including SSR and secondary payload operation. “We are proud to be selected by Red Cat to support the Black Widow with unparalleled tactical capabilities for the U.S. Army’s SSR Program,” said Paul Clayton, Vice President, Teledyne FLIR, “This collaboration provides the Black Widow with superior yet compact dual thermal-visible imaging along with AI software libraries that enable classification, object detection, and object tracking to complete the mission day or night.” “The Hadron 640R+, with its best-in-class thermal vision, will play a key role in helping the warfighter Dominate the Night™ with the Black Widow,” said George Matus, CTO of Red Cat, “We are thrilled to continue our longstanding relationship with the world leader in thermal imaging technology, enabling Red Cat to accelerate deployment to the U.S. DoD and its allies across the globe.” The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)- free Hadron 640R+ provides a 640×512-resolution thermal camera with industry-leading thermal sensitivity and a 64-MP resolution visible camera in a size, weight, and power (SWaP) optimized package. Paired with Prism AI embedded software, the combination can enable high-precision object detection within application-specific classes, multiple object tracking, motion target indication, and more. Teledyne FLIR, a Teledyne Technologies company, is a world leader in intelligent sensing solutions for defense and industrial applications with approximately 4,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1978, the company creates advanced technologies to help professionals make better, faster decisions that save livesand livelihoods. Read more posts