Former Feenics Exec DiPeso Becomes President, SAFR Real Networks
RealNetworks is most famous for its early media player, has struggled for many years, and is now reinventing itself, at least partially as a facial recognition/access control company. Now Real Networks hired an industry insider Paul DiPeso as President of its SAFR access control business.
DiPeso was most recently VP and GM at Feenics which was acquired by ACRE at the end of last year.
IPVM spoke with DiPeso to better understand Real Network's future and SAFR's business focus change to face recognition access control from video surveillance analytics.
RealNetworks ******** **********
**** ******** *** ********* *** **** years. ** *** ***** ***** *****, the ******* *** **** **** **% of *** ***** ***** *****, *** a ***** *****:
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*******, ************ **** ****** ******* ** having *********** ********* *********.
SAFR **********
**** ********* ************ **** '**** ** ******* **** Readers' ******* ******** **** ******* ** their *****:
*******, ******** ******** ******* ***-****** ************, including******** **** *********** ********* ** **** cameras, ***** ********* ******** *** ******** market ******** **** ***** ********* ** ******* for ****.
SAFR's ***** *** ** ******
** ****, **** ***** ******** * dedicated **** *** ****** ******, ******* **** ******.
*** ******* ********* *** *** ****** during ****'******* ********** ****:
**** **** ** * ********* ********* access ******* **** ******* ******** ** commercial *******. ***** **** **** ***'* the ***** **** ******* ** *** computer ****** *** ****** *********** **********, we ***** **'* *** ***** **** product **** *** ***** ** **** the **********. **** ** ******* **** SCAN ** **** *** ****** ******** and ******** ********* ******* ** **** than **** *** ***** ** ******** products.
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****** ************'* **** **** *********** ******** * ****-***** ********** ** *** space, *** ** **** ***************** ************* **** **** **** ** ****.
*** ******* ** ********** *** ***** strategy *** ** ********* ******* ** selling ******** ******* ***** ****** ********* at **** *****. ***** ***** *** still *******, ****** ********* **** **** would *** **** ******** ** ***-*****.
DiPeso **********
*******, ****** ******* *******, ****** **** VP ********* *** ****, *****, *** Honeywell. ****** *** **** ******** *** is ********* ****-***** ** *** ******** and ****** ******* ****** **** **+ years ** **********.
****** ******** ****** ** ************** *** appreciation ** *** ******* *** ********** at *******, ***** ** ****** ** the *******'* ********:
Access **** *********** ********** ***
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**********, ********* **** ***********, ***** ******* barriers ** ********** ***, ********* **** cost *** ******* ******** ***** *********** to **** ******.
SAFR's ******* ******
****** ** **** *** ** ******* industry ******** **** **** ** ******. Among *** ****** *******:
****** **** ********* ****** ******** ******** ******* '******* *** **** *********** ******* off *** ******' *** ** ********* 'in * ********** **** **** ****, but ** ****, *** *** **** into * ****-**** ********.'
Security ********** ********** *********
****** **** **** ****** ******** ******** experienced ****** ** *** ** *** primary ******* ************ *** *** ****** learned **** ******** ******** ** **** SAFR **** *** ******** ******. ***** earlier ********** ** ******* ********** *** not **** ****** ******** ******** **********, the *** ******** ************ ***** ********** with *** ***** ******** ****** ** vital *** *******, *** *** *** executive ***** ******** *** ********** ******.
RealNetworks/SAFR *******
***** ** *** ****'* ****** ** DIPeso *** ****** ** *********, *********** their ******** **********, ****'* ****** ** success ***** **** *** *****. ***********'* financial *********** *** ******* ****** *********** vs ****** *********** *** ***** **********.
*** *** *****-****** *********** *********, ***** are ***** ********* ***** ******/********* **** already **** ** ***** **** ****, so * ***** **** **** *****. If *** **** ** *** ** proven ** ** **** ******** *** responsive ** ******* ******** ********** ***** others *** ***, **** **** **** allow **** ** ***** **** ******* on ***** ****** *******.
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* ***** **** ****** **** ********* that **********/********* *** *** ***** ******* ground *** ** ****** ******* ***** it ** * "*********" *********, *** I *****'* **** *** ***** ****** in *** ******** *** ... *** anyone **** * ******** ** ****** control ******** **** * ********/********** ********? Oh .. ***** **** ***** .........
**** ** ***** ******* ***** *********** and ****** ** *** ********* ********** has *** ****** *** ******* **** mainstream. *** *** ***** ***** ***** to ** * ******** ** ********* all ******** ****** *********** ** ***** lineup. **** *****'* **** **** *** all ****, *** **'* ***** **** the ****.
* ****** ****** *** *** **** an ***** ** ****** *** ******* and **** ** *******. *** *** shareholders, *** **** **** * *** of ***** **** *** *****, *** very ***** ***** ****. ** **'* not **** *********** ********* **** ****.
**** ** ***** ******* ***** *********** and ****** ** *** ********* **********
** *******, *** ********** **** ********* been **********, **** ******** ***** *** had ******** *** ****** ********* ******* before **** ******* **** ********** / access *******.
****. * ***** ** ***** **** recently, ** **** *** **** ******* years.
***** **** ** *** **** **** around. ***** ** * ******* ********* for ** *** **** ******.
* **** ***** ******** **** ****** the ******* ******* ** *** ***'* current (****?), *** ********* ***** *** likely ** ****** ****** **** *****.
* ******* **** ***** *** ** an ****** **** ** **** *** company ** ******/**** ******** *********** ****** should ******** ***** ** ***** **?
**** ** * **** ************ *** I’m ******* ** *** *** ********** applied ** * ***** ****’* **** for **********. **** ** **** ** Paul *** ****
***** ******,*** *******'* ******** ************:
**** *** * ******** *******, *** by * ******* ** * ***** commercial **** *** **** ******** *** the ***** ******** **** *** *** SAFR **** ******** *******. ***** ******** on **** **** **** ******** *** financial ********* *** **** ***********. **** said, **'** **** ***** ** *** product ******* ******* * *** ** work ** ** ** ***** ** the ********. ****, *** ********** ****** SAFR **** * **** ******** ** a ******** **** ******** ***** **** change *** ********* ** *** **** business *** ** ***** ***** *******.
**** *** ***** ** ****** ******* solutions *** **** *** ***** ******* but **** *** ********* *** *** expensive *** **** *** *** *** enterprise ***-***** *** *** ****** ****, require ****** *** ************** ******* *** making **** ** ****** ******* ***********.
*** **** **** *********** * *** for ** ****** ******* ** *****-****** residential ********* *** **** ***** **** be **** ** ** ********** ****/*** free *** ** ********, ******, ***.