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ActivEye Inc. Catches Honeywell Glance

ACQUISITIONS and mergers are the things of success, even in the security industry. In addressing this topic, Honeywell has announced the buyout of ActivEye Inc. of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.

ACQUISITIONS and mergers are the things of success, even in the security industry. In addressing this topic, Honeywell has announced the buyout of ActivEye Inc. of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed, but what is known is ActivEye is noted as a provider of video analytics software and technology for security and surveillance operations.

According to John Lorenty, president of the Honeywell Systems Group, video analytics is an area of interest, and he said ActivEye’s technology is impressive. 

“We look forward to working with ActivEye’s existing customers and introducing the software to many  new customers by integrating it with current Honeywell products, and an array of new digital solutions and products to come,” Lorenty said.

Video analytics software reviews vast amounts of raw video in real-time, using rules-based object detection, classification and tracking to distinguish suspicious activity from normal activity, as well as generating alerts that focus on customer-specified events.

The bottom line is that video analytics improves safety and security, plus it enables better decision-making and a faster reaction to events. Stored video also can be retrieved quicker, improving productivity.

There are any number of uses for the technology, including applications in retail, educations, financial and the gaming world. It also can be useful in traffic and government, and used to analyze retailing merchandising strategies and market research.

“Being part of Honeywell is very exciting,” said Carolyn Ramsey, ActivEye CEO. “We’re thrilled that our innovative software solutions will be deployed and further developed by Honeywell. We view them as a world leader in security.”

About the Author

Ralph C. Jensen is the Publisher/Editor in chief of Security Today magazine.

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