Video Analytics

Ipsotek officially launches new website

Ipsotek has announced the official launch of their new website. The site, www.ipsotek.com , aims to provide users with a clear message of the solutions offered and the industries in which they operate whilst highlighting the benefits and advantages of choosing award winning video analytics.   The site is easy to use with a simple navigation system and users are invited to browse the wide range ...

Facial recognition biometrics meet gunshot detectors

Two high tech companies have teamed up to create the world’s first system that can detect gunshots and identify the shooter’s face. To give law enforcement agencies an extra edge in fighting crime, Safety Dynamics, Inc. and FaceFirst are working to integrate their two leading technologies. Together they will combine Safety Dynamics’ gunshot detection technology with FaceFirst’s facial rec ...

Ipsotek awarded for the ADS Security Innovation Awards 2012

London – February, 2012. Ipsotek’s award winning technology was awarded a Highly Commended certificate for the ADS Security and Innovation Awards in recognition for making this a safer world.   The ADS Security and Innovation Awards, sponsored by General Dynamics UK, was incorporated into the Security and Policing 2012 (formerly known as HOSDB) Exhibition Dinner held at the Guildford Cathed ...

Marks and Spencer changes till and queue management system after Carlisle woman campaign

Bosses at a city centre M&S store in Carlisle have changed the way their queues are organised after customers criticised their new self-service till system. Former city councillor Elsie Martlew said she was delighted that managers at Marks & Spencer had listened to customers and said she opposed the new automated tills on principle because they could cost jobs. She said many had become annoyed by ...

China considers bringing in tighter regulations at airports such as facial recognition

Chinese legislators are considering new visa rules that would introduce fingerprinting of foreigners wanting to work or study in China. According to the official China Daily newspaper the government is considering a draft law which would allow the ministry of public security and the ministry of foreign affairs to put in place a system to gather biological identification data, such as fingerprints. ...

IMS Research report says video analytics market will be worth 600 million dollars by 2015

According to a new report by IMS Research the need for chargeable higher-end applications will push the market for video analytics to $600 million in 2015. Features like motion detection and camera tamper, embedded in surveillance devices and offered as free, will be joined by applications for more sophisticated video content analysis (VCA).   IMS Research predicts that a clear divide will emer ...

Mayflex appointed as Agent Vi distributor

Mayflex has been named as a distributor for Agent Vi’s video analytics solutions across United Kingdom & Ireland. Mayflex offers products from leading companies who are specialists in their field, such as Axis Communications and MOBOTIX. With the addition of Agent Vi’s products to its portfolio, Mayflex is positioned to offer the complete package of best-in-class surveillance solutions to thei ...

Video analytics which tracks a suspect through a CCTV system

The latest system by Ipsotek called Tag and Track can track a suspect throughout an entire CCTV network. The technology allows CCTV operators to track suspects in real time, using a system which predicts their movements and automatically logs the CCTV to use as evidence. The innovative video analytics system was revealed at the recent OmniCompete pitch live competition in London, as part of the Gl ...

Facial recognition technology wins Golden LolliPOP contest

The winner of this year's Golden LolliPOP advertisement contest in a special POS category is Progressive Studio Ltd with an installation of a giant mobile phone which had an interactive touchscreen.   The interactive kiosk created for Vodafone boasts a multifunctional communication channel with quizzes, games and internet access. It can even recognise a users' gender and then select an appropri ...