Re: IBM

["Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It will be interesting to see if it is their own stuff or something they
bought or licensed from another vendor.
"J. @netscape.net>" <jsloud2001<removeme> wrote in message
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> Thought those of you who are involved in commercial/ industrial/ gov't
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> IBM enters video surveillance software market
> Tue Nov 7, 2006 12:01 AM ET
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> BOSTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - IBM said on Tuesday it has started selling
> security software that analyzes data from video surveillance cameras
> in real time, generating instant alerts of potential security
> breeches.
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> The new product, dubbed Smart Surveillance System or S3, can transmit
> information collected by digital video cameras over computer networks,
> allowing it to be monitored remotely.
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> The software automatically combs through those feeds, cross
> referencing and analyzing the digital information. It issues alarms
> when it identifies suspicious activity.
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> In addition to video, the software can integrate information from
> audio feeds, radar systems and chemical detection units as it analyzes
> the data.
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> International Business Machines Corp. <IBM.N> will be competing with
> similar products from companies including Nice Systems Ltd. <NICE.TA>,
> Tyco International Ltd.'s <TYC.N> ADT Security Services and Verint
> Systems Inc. <VRNT.O>, said Joseph LaRocca, vice president of loss
> prevention for the National Retail Federation. Other providers include
> privately held IntelliVid Corp. and Westec InterActive, he said.
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> LaRocca said he had seen a limited demonstration of S3 and did not get
> a close enough look to to evaluate how it compares to rival products.
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> Intelligent video analysis systems have come of age over the past few
> years and are now deployed in supermarkets, department stores,
> pharmacy chains and other types of retail outlets, LaRocca said.
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> Those systems can identify questionable situations such as when large
> quantities of merchandise are removed from store shelves. They can
> also identify a cashier who is ringing up a large order when there is
> no customer at the checkout booth, or a clerk who unlocks a jewelry
> case, then walks away, he said.
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> IDC analyst Allan Carey, who was briefed on S3, said that demand for
> such software is growing as companies and government agencies buy
> digital video systems to replace aging black-and-white, analog
> surveillance equipment.
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> "The business benefits make a lot of sense," Carey said.
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> IBM said that S3's target market includes retail outlets, banks,
> airports, freight terminals and mass transit systems. It is also being
> sold to public security agencies and other government departments.
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> IBM said it plans to sell S3 in combination with other types of
> software, security consulting services, systems integration work and
> computer hardware.
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