200411 eet s/04/november/best2004.pdf Team: Yvonne Cager, DSP video solutions marketing manager, TI; Aziz Chihoub, embedded developer, OV; Andy Chosak, lead developer, OV; Bob Cutting, project manager, OV; Alan Lipton, chief technology officer, OV; Don Madden, developer, OV; Amit Mistry, embedded lead developer, OV; Cheng Peng, lead developer and application engineer, TI; Weihong Yin, developer, OV Proj
200411 go of the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden, nobody saw it coming. That tragedy, in October 2000 in the Arabian Peninsula, killed at least 17 Americans and injured 35 others. Similar situations could be being prevented every day now, thanks to sophisticated visual analytics software that allows law enforcement and intelligence personnel to analyze the movement of people and objects with greater
200411 gsn dramatically the way software and hardware are used to capture, process, display and store video images. The first trend involves "analytic software" which is being used more frequently to detect motion, spot an intruder in a predetermined area, distinguish between a person and an animal, or identify a bag left under a bench in an airport. Slowly but steadily, that analytic software is being rel
200411 hc crossing from Canada into the U.S. Clip has ObjectVideo logo on it.) Other sensors will not only alert us when suspicious activity exists, but can also take action. VOICEOVER (Various clips of people being marked up as an alert) Computers in the future will be able to take over many of the surveillance tasks now done by humans. Sensors will be taught specific duties such as detecting when som
200412 sp om/Stevens/SecProdPub.nsf/Articles2/0CD2053AF14C111186256F5E007909DCOpenDocument Many airports are surrounded by fences, walls and natural barriers, such as oceans or rivers, that may deter intruders who try to enter the airport from anywhere other than through authorized gates and terminal entrances. The Transportation Security Administration views these barriers as the fi
200412 ws units and high-resolution monitors common today. Costs have evolved too. The price of systems and individual components has dropped significantly over the past years, says Vance Kozik, product manager for Buena Park, Calif.-based StarDot Technologies, a network video service provider. For $1,500 to $2,000, a business can put together a basic video surveillance system that includes two to six
2005 01 SDM The computer! By Russ Gager Posted on: 01/01/2005 To the naked eye, it is pitch-black along the shore near a major airport located on a body of water. Suddenly the scrape of a kayak on the shore is hurriedly muffled while a figure dressed in black emerges from the craft with a shoulder-mounted weapon that with one blast could take down a jetliner. Is this a security challenge or a piece of c
2005 02 SecSysNews support new product development and market expansion. The company also added three members to its board of directors as a result of the round, including former vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp. ObjectVideo, which develops intelligent video surveillance software, will use the financing to support integration projects and expand into markets from primarily government-based contracts to inclu
2005 02 TechOnline will grow to approximately $3 billion by 2007, according to market research firm J.P. Freeman & Co. The fastest growing segment will be digital surveillance. This growth will have a significant impact on several technologies including DSPs, imaging software, and mass storage. The primary reason for moving from analog to digital video is that intelligence can be embedded in the surveillance s
2005 03 02 MSNBC in Madrid, Spain, the U.S. rail system remains vulnerable to a similar attack, according to homeland security experts. “It’s about as vulnerable as it always has been,” said Juliette Kayyem, a terrorism expert at Harvard University. What has been done, she added, is “pretty piecemeal — not part of any comprehensive effort.” Fears that the U.S. commuter rail system would be the target of a terror
2005 03 AdvancedImaging walkways and back doors all seem to have a surveillance camera zooming in on someone. Each step, each movement, each action is caught on tape (or in the case of digital video recorders, or DVRs, in the hard drive). The cameras run 24 hours a day, all without blinking an eye. But when day turns into night, that is when the camera begins to lose its focus. One of the emerging trends in security and
20050513 sdn video technology for use in the homeland space. Over the next three years, ObjectVideo will use the $3.2 million in awards from the Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency to develop technology that will improve the intelligence of software in HSARPA’s category of Automated Scene Understanding. ObjectVideo will work on two areas in that category — technology for use in seaports a
ACSS 01.01.2004 system contract for all dormitories and seven major academic buildings on five campuses in New Brunswick to Compass Technologies, Exton, Pa. Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tenn., has installed a digital CCTV system from GE Interlogix Video Systems Group, Corvallis, Ore., to prevent theft and provide heightened security on law school grounds. The school installed 14 GE Interlog
ACSSI Jan05 and distribution hub serves all of south Florida; it is one of the top three cruise ports in the world; and it boasts a major convention center within its 2,000 acres. Port Everglades is one of South Florida's strongest economic engines with annual operating revenues of approximately $100 million. Few sites pose more complex or more critical challenges than the nation's seaports. At a Cong
Airport Sec Report 10-19-05 to make to ensure public safety. Such responses -- especially the large-scale evacuations and resultant flight delays -- can cost airports and airlines millions of dollars. They also can create mobs of grumpy passengers milling about the terminal, as well as some pretty decent visuals for local TV newscasts. The decisions to delay or evacuate often fall to the federal security director (FSD), a
April 04 digitalship of IMO delegates who drafted the ISPS requirements. Indeed, Part B of the ISPS Code refers numerous times to "…monitoring and surveillance capabilities…" but its wording suggests an important role for already overworked humans. Consider that at MARSEC 2, Part B of the ISPS Code recommends "…increasing the frequency and detail of security patrols…" before going on to suggest that additional s
April 04 std coastlines and harbors throughout the United States were obligated to submit facility security plans to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), now part of the Department of Homeland Security. July 1, 2004 is the implementation date for provisions of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, which in most ways parallel the provisions of the International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPS)—a whole n
April 04 time Technologies headquarters--a reclaimed ice-skating rink in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.--and proudly displays a postage-stamp-size bit of translucent gray film that looks like debris from a darkroom floor. It is the heart of a new machine that he says will revolutionize the global financial system, bring the multibillion identity-theft racket to a halt and make teenagers behave in cars. The New Zea
aug 04 govvideo stringent new security regulations dictated by the U.N.’s International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS). Mirrored in the U.S. by the Department of Homeland Security’s Maritime Transportation Protection Security Act of 2002, these regulations have one overarching purpose: to prevent terrorists from staging attacks through ports by beefing up access control, stepping up property patrol
aug 04 secman the video forensics software allows security and law enforcement professionals to collect critical intelligence about the security environment based on past events. Users can perform regular analysis of past information to detect possible patterns by applying a set of rules against the video. It extracts a metadata stream, which is an efficient numerical representation of video that can co
aug 04 secprod 256EE000527A33Opendocument By Michelle Bowles August 2004 At ISC West 2004 held in March, the term intelligent video was spoken time and time again by both manufacturers and buyers alike. As he sat in on presentations from several different manufacturers, Brian Eckert, vice president of marketing for ObjectVideo, found it interesting that significa
Birminham Biz Jrnl6.30.2005 the Alabama State Port Authority against terrorism and theft. The Reston, Va.-based company's ObjectVideo VEW will be used to monitor the port's perimeter and other sensitive areas. The public cargo terminals at the Alabama State Port Authority handle about 24 million tons of cargo per year and have immediate access to two interstate systems, five other major highways and nearly 15,000 miles o
chainstore 09.01.2004 mall's common areas on its 220 cameras. The Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall in Elizabeth, N.J., has one of the most sophisticated camera-surveillance networks in the country. "We opened with a very strong security presence and have always taken a serious approach to security measures here," said general manager Denise Palazzo. The five- year-old center is outfitted with 220 cameras that "see every
Computerworld killed 201 train passengers in Madrid, some U.S. lawmakers and IT professionals are raising questions about the lack of security systems in place throughout the U.S. commuter rail system, particularly the federally subsidized Amtrak network. In a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge on March 12, Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) demanded an explanation
Computerworld 03.08.2004 supply facilities. Raul Fernandez, the Reston, Va.-based company's CEO, who also serves on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, spoke with Computerworld about how the company is helping clients apply for the millions of federal dollars being made available for homeland security pilot projects. What companies have you done this for, and who is eligible We've provided
CRN 03.22.2004 than 15 companies with technology and integration expertise in video surveillance, identity management and biometrics, data storage, communications, and detection of weapons of mass destruction. Members of the group, dubbed the Physical Security Alliance (PSA), had to pass a certification process to join. They've even created their own trademark, GTSI SentriX, under which GTSI will market solutio
FCW border security 6-6-05 government agents charged with protecting U.S. borders struggle to meet the increasing demands of the times. Lingering fears from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks continue to shape those demands. One solution is to increase the number of employees. Homeland Security Department officials announced in March, for example, that they were assigning more than 500 additional Border Patrol agents to
Forbes 05.17.2006 w Metro, which carries more than 320 million passengers each year, has selected ObjectVideo as its video analytics solution. Initial deployment began in April and will continue through 2007. ObjectVideo video analytics capabilities will concentrate on intruder detection, primarily in employee only areas including tunnels, overnight train parking lots and restricted station areas for the Me
GCN 9.12.2006 and a limited number of radio stations, the government could simply send an electronic warning to those media outlets, which would relay the message to their audiences. Everyone of a certain age remembers the tests of the emergency broadcast system. But the conduits of communications have multiplied exponentially. People watching television could be tuned in to any one of hundreds of channels
Govt Security News 11 03 2005 video.” Where two years ago, only a small handful of companies had developed workable software packages, and one year ago only a few firms had begun to migrate their software from PCs to semiconductor chips, today this field is experiencing an extraordinary explosion of interest. In fact, one market research firm, UK-based IMS Research, says overall spending for content analysis softwar
hsd 09.24.2004 Airport and Key West International Airport, the company said Sept. 22. The airports will use the systems to detect perimeter intruders and prevent unauthorized people from entering the gate area and possibly boarding an aircraft. The Transportation Security Administration recently awarded Miami International $1.2 million and Key West International $195,400 to enhance their video surveillance syst
IDGstory 06.24.2004 the Department of Commerce will come up with interference rules that work for both sides, and he praised BPL as a "great opportunity" to increase the availability of broadband. Alternatives to cable or DSL (digital subscriber lines) such as BPL and wireless broadband are needed fo r the price of broadband to be affordable to consumers, Bush said. If you have an alternative, you're likely t
july 04 party award deeming him part of the local tech community's "hottest management team" would have gone on a bit longer. "Since I had five, I'll keep it short," joked Ware, chief executive of Digital Sandbox Inc., a Reston security software firm. Brevity was just fine with the 370 technology professionals crowded around the cornflower-blue pool at the McLean home of Northern Virginia Technology Council Pr
june 04 gventerprise of video cameras and sound and motion detectors, as well as lots of people. Those people came from several federal agencies-the Customs Bureau, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Border Patrol, and Agriculture Department among them-that had sometimes overlapping border- monitoring and entry-screening responsibilities. The formation last year of the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border
June 04 herald By Dale K. DuPont June 2, 2004 Port Everglades is installing smart video cameras that can detect bad guys moving alongside a ship or a suitcase left unattended at a cruise terminal. The patented, multimilliondollar system sets up a virtual tripwire and alerts port security when something's awry, in case it had been missed during the constant scanning of monitors. Security, a focus of seaports an
june 04 heraldtribune be able to tell the difference between an inflated boat and a whitecap at 1,500 yards and never get tired of looking at the port's 72 video camera views. Because the port's vast territory includes five cruise terminals, Simon would also hope that his perfect guard could remember exactly all the various "rules" for sounding an alert, and how they change depending on each cruise line's schedule.
june 04 infoworld - U.S. President George Bush on Thursday renewed his call to make broadband Internet available nationwide by 2007, promoting high-speed access via both power-line and wireless technology in an effort to give residents of the country choice in their broadband offerings Bush, during a speech at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., promoted nationwide broadband access as a way
june 04 rollcall After 20 years of work on national security issues and 15 years of civil service, Vermillion, 43, is leaving Capitol Hill next week to become vice president for government affairs at Object Video in Reston, Va. Vermillion's work on Capitol Hill has included a stint as foreign affairs/national security legislative assistant for Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) from 1987 to 1989. He served as dir
june 04 securitydirector marine terminals with Object Video's intelligent video software. With the software's "video tripwire" technology, the port will be able to distinguish every-day occurrences from potential threats. Security personnel will create virtual perimeters by drawing a "video tripwire" on a computer snapshot of what a surveillance camera is viewing. The port will also be able to extend or retract perimet
june 04 securitysystemsnews deploy and maintain customer sites. The open architecture of the product enables it to be integrated into existing video surveillance infrastructures. With an integrator toolkit, users can optimize configuration and performance through tools such as parameter configuration, camera placement and object sizing as well as a management tool to upgrade, maintain and adjust software according to a cu
june 04 securitysystemsnews2 surveillance software will guard the perimeter of Port Everglades, one of South Florida's largest economic sites with operating revenue of more than $89 million. With the technology, port security personnel can create virtual perimeters on land and water by drawing a video tripwire directly on a computer snapshot of the camera's view. This is the second port contract ObjectVideo, a provider of
june 04 sfbusiness video surveillance software to protect the perimeter of the seaport. The company said its ObjectVideo VEW has patented "video tripwire" technology. Mel Becena, Port Everglades security administrator, called that feature "essential" in proactive port security. "We intend to take advantage of the most innovative technologies and means for keeping our port secure," he said. ObjectVideo described
june 04 thehill of government affairs for Object Video, a Reston, Va.-based software developer. Object Video creates video surveillance programs for government and private-sector clients, a familiar issue to Vermillion, whose boss serves on the House Select Committee on Homeland Security. Vermillion has known the chairman and CEO of Object Video, Raul Fernandez, for several years. Fernandez tried to lure V
june 04 washtech2 attacks, more of them are turning to intelligent video surveillance software. Broward County, Fla.' s Port Everglades selected ObjectVideo VEW software, from Reston, Va.-based ObjectVideo Inc., to protect its perimeter, the company said this week. The Broward County win com es on the heels of a deal with the Jacksonville, Fla., Port Authority. "Port Everglades is a dynam ic environment, b
LIVE From IFSEC 05.15.2006 w & Health Expo, The Facilities Show, The International Police Expo and The International Fire Expo. Peter Harlick, publisher, Security Dealer SecurityInfoWatch.com "Wheels Down" is a security term used in the executive protection field to describe when a person has landed at the respective destination. As such, I was wheels down at Birmingham International Airport Monday morning at 7:35 a.m. an
May 04 director critical infrastructure is asking the private sector to file its company- specific security plans with the government. The move is part of the government's Critical Infrastructure Information Program, which, under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, is aimed at developing plans for protecting energy companies, communication and financial networks and transportation ways. The private sector compan
May 04 hispanic they learned from the boom-bust cycle - with lessons that can help every entrepreneur today. Kaleil Isaza Tuzman Kaleil Isaza Tuzman Then: CEO, govWorks.com Now: President, Recognition Group Few people crashed more publicly in the white-hot meltdown of the dot-com bust than Kaleil Isaza Tuzman. While hundreds of once-booming Internet service providers, Web portals, and e- commerce sites ended up
May 04 hoovers applications. Customers such as government agencies and private sector clients (including airports, refineries, and chemical and nuclear plants) use ObjectVideo's software to detect, analyze, classify, and track security threats. The company was founded in 1998 and has received funding from firms including Novak Biddle, Updata Partners, and ABS Ventures. 11600 Sunrise Valley Dr., Ste. 290 Res
May 04 lawenforcement integrated into existing video surveillance infrastructures. With a new integrator toolkit, security experts can optimize configuration and performance through tools such as parameter configuration, camera placement and object sizing, as well as a management tool to easily upgrade, maintain, and adjust the software according to the customer’s operational requirements. This latest ObjectVideo edit
May 04 newswire infrastructure. Brian Eckert Critical facilities across the United States – airports, seaports, pipelines, nuclear power plants – employ video cameras in their security systems. Images stream into control booths where guards scan walls of monitors, looking for suspicious or alarming activity. There’s just one problem. Most of the time, nothing happens and the guards get bored. A study by Sandi
May 04 public1 metropolitan area. The reasons may not be so obvious. “9/11 had nothing to do with high-rise security,” says consultant Randy Nason, vice president and manager of the Security Consulting Group for C.H. Guernsey & Co., in an interview at the Total Facility Management Show in late April. “It was about lapses in airport security.” What it did do, says Nason and other security experts, is force t
May 04 public2 system for setting and controlling security perimeters virtually, using ObjectVideo’s video surveillance software, VEW. The technology lets security personnel create perimeters around locations by drawing lines on a video screen. Users can then assign rules to protect the designated areas, and configure those rules to alert personnel, based on the direction an object is moving and the type of ob
May 04 securityproducts power plants are prime targets. Given the fact that diagrams of nuclear facilities were discovered in Al-Qaeda hide-outs and that more than half of the nation's 103 reactors are near metropolitan areas, Americans have reason to worry. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been working with nuclear facilities for years to prepare against acts of sabotage, and these are formidable stru
NVTC 07.13.03 with its annual "Hot Ticket Awards." The Hot Ticket Awards celebrate the efforts of companies and individuals of the technology community who have exhibited "something special" - great vision, the ability to implement and deliver innovative management approach or star-quality charisma. The winners of the 2003 Hot Ticket Awards are: Hottest Buzz - ObjectVideo. ObjectVideo is the leading
NYPress MTA electronic security operations infrastructure but, apparently, they need some help. Enter ObjectVideo, the leader in intelligent video surveillance. Together, they will protect the MTA (and, of course, its loyal riders) from possible future terrorist attacks. To date, this $212 million base contract is the MTA’s largest financial commitment to combat terrorism. What will the 7.8 million New Yor
NYTimes 02.05.04 dot-com bubble burst nearly four years ago, but some companies stuck it out, retooling, reinventing and repackaging themselves, sometimes painfully, to survive in an industry of short product cycles. One was Intranets.com of Woburn, Mass. Intranets.com went through two makeovers, and two names, before it hit on what appears to be a winning formula. United Online of Westlake Village, Calif., si
oct 04 electronics of digital video surveillance systems. The new technology will make intelligent video surveillance more accessible to the mass market and can save OEMs significant development time in the creation of security applications. Porting ObjectVideo's video surveillance algorithms to TI's high-performance, DM64x digital media processor will enable analytical capabilities to reside directly on devices,
oct 04 etimes video content analysis algorithms to run on TI's digital media processors. The latest technology is expected to make intelligent video surveillance more accessible to the mass market and save OEMs development time in the creation of security applications. According to TI, porting ObjectVideo's video surveillance algorithms to TI's DM64x digital media processor will enable analytical capab
oct 04 gen October 11, 2004 Speeding the development of digital video surveillance systems, Texas Instruments and ObjectVideo announced the launch of new video content analysis algorithms to run on TI's digital media processors. The new technology will make intelligent video surveillance more accessible to the mass market and can save original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) signi
oct 04 ibd funny. The booming video surveillance market could catch fire, analysts say, if advanced "intelligent video" technology that tracks objects and analyzes movement pans out in practical use. So-called intelligent video already is guarding some airports, shipping ports, military bases and factories. The technology also is said to be planned for the streets of Chicago as part of an ambitious — an
oct 04 scoop in New Zealand and Australia with ObjectVideo, the leader in intelligent video surveillance software. "With focus now intensified on national or homeland security, ADT is aware of the importance in securing our ports, borders and critical infrastructure," said Jordon Peters ADT's Integrated Systems manager. "With this revolutionary new software, developed by US military research scientists, po
oct 04 ssn Airport and Key West International Airport to provide both locations with the company’s intelligent video surveillance technology. The Florida airports were recently awarded grants from the Transportation Security Administration to purchase, deploy and test ObjectVideo VEW product as part of a program to enhance airport terminal security. Miami International, awarded $1.2 million from TSA, and
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OV SDN Nov06 will be installed at the Port of Mobile to provide video analytics-based surveillance of the McDuffie Coal Terminal -- one of the largest coal terminals in the country -- to enhance security and aid in the fight against terrorism. The intrusion detection system, a $2.2-million contract awarded to Omaha, Neb.-based systems integrator Adesta, will assist 60 port police officers in monitoring three
OV WP ForceMultiplier the public spaces of London – but without people to monitor those cameras they are Four of the main crime detection and prevention useless for real-time crime detection and prevention, functions of law enforcement personnel are: physical used only pick up the pieces. In fact, “after the fact” to deterrence; monitoring public areas; responding to the proliferation of video infrastructure
OV WP ForceMultiplier the public spaces of London – but without people to monitor those cameras they are Four of the main crime detection and prevention useless for real-time crime detection and prevention, functions of law enforcement personnel are: physical used only pick up the pieces. In fact, “after the fact” to deterrence; monitoring public areas; responding to the proliferation of video infrastructure
Post Powell September 8 2005 , the former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has agreed to join the board of directors of Reston-based ObjectVideo Inc . After a couple of years of slow sales that disappointed investors, the video surveillance software company has begun picking up significant traction, winning contracts in recent months to provide software in places such as the Port of Mobile, Ala., and Memp
PotTechWire 03.01.2004 to research "environment learning" techniques. The techniques would enable video surveillance systems to "understand" routine activities within an environment and automatically detect abnormal activity without pre-programmed rules. ObjectVideo said that if the initial phase of the project is deemed successful, it could receive a second, larger grant to actually develop the technology. The c
RAF Northolt SSN 01 2007 an integrator based in the UK, has teamed up with US firm ObjectVideo to install the largest intelligent video analytics project in the UK, at Royal Air Force Northold. Link designed, installed and commissioned the system using ObjectVideo's OnBoard technology. "This is the first deployment of our DSP (digital signal processor) based, or "chip" software in the UK," said Object Video's marketin
Sec Dtr News 05.14.2007 as much concern as other alarm-triggering events and the team here is constantly fine-tuning its analytics software to enhance its operation. In a market in which "intelligent" is being increasingly added before the name of various physical security products, the question becomes: What is intelligent video During a visit to the company's headquarters last week, Ed Troha, director of marketing a
Sec Info Watch 05.25.2006 w is further making its way into the edge hardware. This morning, Canadian digital camera maker Lumenera, which makes high-performance cameras for a variety of tasks, including security, industrial and scientific needs, announced that it would be including Object Video's OnBoard video analytics inside the cameras. Lumenera, which is among a small crop of manufacturers specializing in megapi
Sec Systems News June 30.2005 Airport--all which will use the company's technology for perimeter protection. The Alabama State Port Authority will use ObjectVideo VEW to monitor the port's perimeter and other areas, and provide real-time detection and identification of potential threats. The technology is a component of a security system devised by Honeywell Building Solutions for the port authority and will be installed o
SecDirNews Jan 05 members and an $11 million round of funding, elements designed to position the company in new strategic markets in the ultra- competitive video surveillance space. Board members include former vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp, who as a Washington insider, will work to gain the small but thriving company some needed visibility with lawmakers and others eyeing technology for homeland secur
SecMgmt Jan 05 chose to call itself Wired to signify that in the future we would all be connected. Advances in connectivity-- sometimes wired and sometimes wireless--continue to play a strong role in every business sector. They are now becoming an integral part of security operations as well. That is just one of the ongoing trends with which security professionals will have to contend in 2005. Here's a look at
SecProds Jan 05 rested on his laurels. As founder of Web development firm Proxicom, he gained national recognition when he took the company public and later sold it for $450 million in 2001. He had become a household name in the D.C. region, not only for his business acumen and success -- he's a staple on Fortune's "40 Richest Under 40" -- but also as an owner of pro sports teams the NBA's Washington Wizards
SecSysNews Jan 05 Joanne Friedrick, contributor January 2005 With cameras every where - and more being installed every day - the collection of video for surveillance purposes has skyrocketed. But with this explosion in image capture and storage has come the issue of sorting through all this video, which has given rise to the need for analyzing i\ mages, so security personnel can go quickly to those images and eve
SecSysNews2 Jan 05 the focus for many players in the video analytics field. But the role of the technology continues to expand as companies explore new applications and end users seek new ways to maximize the video they collect and store. Participants in this category have gone beyond basic motion detection technology and are now creating niches to serve the ever-growing customer base. Brooks McChesney, preside
securityworldinternational feb 2008 99 Agathering, process improvement and other applications. The applications are wide-ranging in scope and focus, from protecting U.S. marines in a war zone to monitoring banks and stores for safety and security. With Ob- jectVideo, end users are able to obtain vision-based business intelligence, improve surveillance effective- ness, manage building systems more accurately and re- duce harm and loss
sep 04 aweek airport terminal security at the facilities, the company said. The two airports recently received grants from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) -- $1.2 million for Miami and $195,400 for Key West -- to deploy and test the technology. ObjectVideo's video surveillance software runs all objects in a camera's view against threat-specific pre- programmed rules. When an object violate
USA Today 2 25 2007 disco strut left Look around _ You might not be the only one watching. The never-blinking surveillance cameras, rapidly becoming a part of daily life in public and even private places, may be sizing you up as well. And they may soon get a lot smarter. Researchers and security companies are developing cameras that not only watch the world but also interpret what they see. Soon, some cameras may
Wash Post 10.21.2004 ObjectVideo, gave speeches to business school students about how to find funding, he used to focus about 80 percent of his talk on the art of lan\ ding venture capital. Now he spends most of his time on how to attract federa\ l government funding, especially through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The managers of the program are more daring than venture capitalists, said
WashBizJrnl 01.14.2004 the company in November as chairman. He replaces Clara Conti as CEO, who took the job two years ago. Conti will remain a shareholder of the firm. Fernandez will bring local and national visibility to the company. As founder of Proxicom, he took the company public in 1999 and two years later sold it to Dimension Data for nearly $450 million. He plays an active role in local philanthropy efforts
WashBizJrnl 02.06.04 the region's venture capital market at the fifth annual Early Stage Capital Forum in D.C. "We really brought together the major players in community and the people who are funding the technology community," says Lara Vande Walle, executive director of the D.C. Tech Council (www.dctechcouncil.org), which organizes the event each year. Leaders of every regional tech council attended the event. Mi
WashBizJrnl 03.15.2004 Washington this year. But it probably won't be the first to reach the market. Reston-based TNS, a credit card transaction processing company, could be selling shares by the end of the month. Two more companies, InPhonic of D.C. and Intersections of Chantilly, also are moving through the regulatory process. The region's IPO market is picking up after a couple years of near-dormancy following
Washington Technology06 05 London recently, Alan Lipton, chief technology officer of ObjectVideo Inc. in Reston, Va., noticed an outdoor video camera pointed in his direction. But Lipton felt no anxiety about prying eyes. "No one is watching," he sai d. "No one watches these screens for thousands of hours." Lipton ought to know. But he' s trying to change things. While video surveillance is proliferating wo rldwide, Objec
WashingtonTech 07.10.06 attack. Video surveillance helps monitor such vulnerable public areas, but the growing numbers of cameras have put a strain on the people tasked with monitoring them. “I’ve bee n in some command centers where there are 40 to 50 screens, and some of those are multiplex, where there are four different views on one screen,” said Brian Eckert, vice president sales and marketing for ObjectVideo Inc
WashingtonTech 09.01.03 technology to analyze arrivals. "W e needed a way of identifying intrusions on the border after normal hours of operation," said Bill Anthony, bureau spokesman. T he Video Early Warning system by ObjectVideo Inc. of Reston, Va., adds artificial intelligence to existing video recorders that monitor many border crossing sites around the clock. The recorders have tunable motion detection software. "
WashPos 03.19.2004 country is the estimated loss of $1.5 billion in worker productivity caused by the distraction of the men's NCAA tournament, according to a study by a Chicago-based job placement company. "You don't need a television to watch the game any more," said John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., an employee outplacement firm that came up with the estimate. "
WashPost 01.14.2004 that significantly raises the profile of the small Northern Virginia start-up as it moves aggressively into the homeland security market. The Reston company, which makes software that improves surveillance camera images, plans to announce the executive shake-up today. Fernandez joined the 60-person company as executive chairman in late November. On Jan. 1, the board hired him to replace Clara Con
WashPost 03.15.2004 of Ashburn-based Enterworks Inc., isn't asking employees to hang in there while people in neighboring cubicles are being laid off. Dozens of new customers have signed on in recent months. The business software company has stopped losing money and is even trying to add a few developers to its 100-person staff. "I think everyone is becoming a lot more confident that it's coming back," Lewi
WashPost2 of Ashburn-based Enterworks Inc., isn't asking employees to hang in there while people in neighboring cubicles are being laid off. Dozens of new customers have signed on in recent months. The business software company has stopped losing money and is even trying to add a few developers to its 100-person staff. "I think everyone is becoming a lot more confident that it's coming back," Lewi
washtech 09.20.2004 has approved a second round of funding for the development of nighttime video surveillance technology. DARPA has awarded a tw o-year, $750,000 grant to ObjectVideo Inc. The Reston, Va., company will continue work begun last year under a $100,000 grant. The goal of ObjectVideo’s work is to extend the capabilities of current commercial video surveillance systems. The work will address challen
WashTimes 03.05.2004 2004, The Washington Post Co. All Rights Reserved Everyone, it seems, is watching, or at least hearing about, "The Apprentice," the reality TV show from "Survivor" producer Mark Burnett and the developer Donald Trump. In it, 16 aspiring entrepreneurs face business challenges, starting with something as basic as selling lemonade, as they compete to become president of one of Trump's companies
WirelessNews 02.02.2004 Peter L. S. Currie has joined the company's Board of Directors. Critical Path also announced that Raul J. Fernandez and William S. Cohen have left the Board. Fernandez, a special advisor to General Atlantic Partners, is stepping down to devote more time to his new role as chief executive officer of ObjectVideo, a provider of intelligent video surveillance software. Cohen is departing to fo
