Network Optix "Cloud-to-Edge AI" Acquires Scailable

Published Feb 06, 2024 14:18 PM

Network Optix has grown significantly in the VMS market, most notably with OEM partners Digital Watchdog and Hanwha. Now Network Optix has acquired a tech startup touting its "cloud-to-edge AI" but what does that mean?

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In this report, we examine this move, their strategic plans, and what this means for Network Optix's customers and competitors based on an interview with Network Optix's VP of Global Business Development, James Cox, and Scailable's CEO, Dr. Maurits Kaptein.

For background on the company, see Network Optix Vs Avigilon, Exacq, Milestone, Genetec Profiled.

***** *******: ******* ***** ** ******** to ******** *** *********** ** ********* BV, ** ********** *****-**-**** ** ********** and ***** ********** ******* ***** ** the ***********.

Practical ******* *********

****** *** *****, ********* ******* *****, were ******** ****** **** ******** ***** analytics ****** ***********. ** ****, ******** in *** ***** ***** ********* **** VMSes ** ********* **********, ********* ********** to ***** ******* ** ********. ****** mobile ******, ***** **** *** ******, allowing **** ******** ** *** ******** or *********, ***** ********* **** ****.

Executive *******

*** ********* ********* ***** ***** ** three ***** ******:

  • ***** ***: ******* ***** *** ********* aim ** ***** **** ************** ** their ***** ********** ********* **** ********** development ****** / ********* *** *** build ***** *** ****** ** *** existing *****-***** ****** *** ******** *** Network ***** ******** ** ******, *******, and ******* **** ** *****. *** companies **** **** **** ** ********* in **** ** ****** ********* ***** this ****.
  • ***** ***: ******** * *********** ***** AI ********* *** **** ** *** Network ***** ******** *** ****** ****** this *********, **** ******** ****** ** the *********** ** *** ***** ******.
  • ***** *****: ****** * "**** **** circle" ***** ***** ********* *** *********** train (*** *******) *****-***** ********* "** the ***" ** ***** *** ****-***** data *** ****** ** ****** ** scale, ** **** ** ****** ****** available / ******* ** ****** *** the ***********.

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Talent / ********** ********, ********** *** *********

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Compared ** ********* ** ******

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Video ********, ********* **** ** **** ********

******* ***** **** **** *** *** purely * *** *******, *** **** acquisition **** ** **** ******** ******** as *** ** *** *******:

** ***** ******** ** ** * VMS ******** **** ** ***** **** out. ** *** * ***** ******** that ** **** ******** ** *** building ********* **** ********** *** ***** on *** ** ** ***** ****** video *********. ** **** ***** **** that. **'** *** ****** * *** company.

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Reducing ****** ** ***** ********** **********

******* ***** *** ********* *** ** simplify ********* *****-***** ********* *** ***** customers ****** ******* *****'* *** ********, which ** ********* ******* *** ******** multiple *******, *****-***** ********* ********, ******** / **** *********, *** ******* *********. Scailable *** ******* ** *** ************:

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******* ***** **** * *** ** visualizing ***** ****** *** ******** *** connecting *******, ***** ********* *** *** have, ** *** *** *********:

**** **'** ****** **** **** ** do ** ***** ****** ** ***** their ******* ****** ** *** **** and *** **** *****. **** **'** always ****** ** ***** **** ** visualizing ***** ******, ***** **** ** see *** ****** ******, ***** **** to ****** *** ******* ***** **** to ******* **** ******* ******* **** different *******. **** ** ********* *** of *** *** **** ** ** server.

Abstracts ******** *****

******* ***** *********** **** ********* *** use *****-***** ********* *** *** **** into *********'* *****, ******** **** ** optimize ***** ****** *** *** ******** running ** *** ****, ****** ** reduce ********** ******** ***** **** ***** be ******** *********:

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Network ***** / ********* ******* **********, ****** *********** ******

******* ***** / ********* ** ******* integrated, *** *** ********* ** ******* a ****** *********** ** *** **** major *******, ******** ** ** ****:

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Primary ***** - ********** *********, ********* *** **************

******* ***** / ********* ********* ***** main ******* (********** *********, ***********, *** Custom *********). ***** ** ********** ********* and ********* *** ************** *** ***** to ****** *****-***** ******** ******:

*** ******* *****, ** ***** *** the ***** ****, ** ******* **** some ** *** **** ******** ********** customers *** **** **** *** *****, like ****** ********* **** ** ****, who *** ******* *** ***** ** be **** ** ****** ******* **************.

**** ******* **** ** "******* *** data," ******** *** "**** ********," *********** reducing ************ ******** (*.*., ********, *************, retraining, *********, ***.) ** **** ******:

***** *** ** ****** ****** ***** enterprises, ****** **** *** **** ** deploy, *** ******* *** ****, ******* the ******, ***** *** ******, *** deploying *** ***** ** *** ****** part. **** **** ******* **** *** model **** *********? *** ******* ***** platform *** *** ** *** **** notifications, ***** *************, ******** *** **********. So *** ****** **** **** ******** for *******. **** *** **** ***** on *** ****, **** ***** ** building *** *****, *** ***** ************** is ***** *** **** ** **** it *** *********.

Mid-term - ***********, *********

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**** ******* *** **** ** ******* multiple ******* *** ********** ********, ***** many *****, *** "***** **** *******," and **********, ***** ********* **** ** able ** ****** / ****** ****** that *** ****** ** ***** ***********.

Long-Term - ***** **** ***, ********** ******

** *** ****** ****, **** **** allow ***** ********* ** ******* ***** models "** *** ***," ** ******* Optix *********:

*** ******-**** ***** ** **** **** loop ****** ***** *** *********, ******* they're, ********** ******** ** ** ********* farm ** ****** **** ** ********* gets ******* ** *** ****, *** just **** ***** * **** ** detect ****. * **** ** ****** it ** **** *** [********* *****] and ********** **** ***** ***** ****** on *** ***.

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Not ********* ***** ********** ** ****** ***** *** ******

*********'* *** **** **** *** *** expecting ***** ********** ** ****** ******, but ** **** ********, ***** ****** will ** ********* ** *** *********** / *** ***** (*** ****** ** use):

** *** ***** ****, ***** *** a ****** ** ****** ********** ********* that ** **** **** ******** *** able ** ** ***** ****** ** themselves. ****'* *** ** ********* **** and **** **** **** **** ** fully ***** ** ** ********. ** are *** ********* ***** ********** ******** integrator ** ****** ***** *** ******, but ** **** ****, *** ****** be **** ** ********** ***** ***** built ** ****** ******* **** *********** or *** *****.

*** *** **** **'* ***** ** literally **** **** ******* * *** over **** ***'** ****** ** ******. Do ** * *** ***** ***** on ***** **, *** ** **** just *********** *** ******* *** ******* until *** **** * ****** ******** model.

Only ***** ** **** **** "******* ****" ** *********

*** *** *******, *********** ** *** importance ** ******** ********* ** ******* / ******* ** ***** ****** *** "making ** ********" ** ** **:

**** **'** ******** **** ** ****** it ******** ** *** ***** ****** onto *** ******** ** **** **** to ******* **** **** **** **** of ******* ****** **** *** **** way ***'** ***** ** **** ***** things ******* **** ** ** ****** it **** ** ******* ** ****** it **** ** **** *** ******** of ***** ******.

*** *** **** **** *** *** advocating ***** ****** **** ** *** best, *** ****'** ******** ************** ** make ***** *********:

* ******* ***** **** ***, *****'* been * *** ** ****** **** go **** *** ****** **** *** subpar. **'** *** ****** ** ******** that ***** ********** ****** **** *** going ** ** *** ****. **'** trying ** ***** *** ************** ** make ***** *********.

Retraining ****** ** **** ***** ****

***** **** ** * ****-**** ****, the *** ********** *** ********** ** being **** ** ******* ****** ** their ****-***** **** **. ******* ******** datasets, ** ** *******:

** *** ** *** **** ****** they're ******* ** ** *** ******* to ******* ***** ****** ** ***** actual ******** ****** **** ******* **** sets ** ******** *** ******** ** then **** ***** ****** ********** ****** through. ** ****'* *** *** ***** that **'** ******* ** **** *********.

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*** **** ** ****'* ****** / "train **** ***" ********* *******, ***:

Sold ** ** ********** *******

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*** *** **** ** ** **** it ***** **'* **** * ******** more ********* *******. ** ** *** want **** *** ******** ***** *******, it'll **** *, *** ** *** want *** ***** ******* **** *** appointment *****, **'** **** *.

OEMs *** ***** **** ** ****

******* ***** ********* **** ***** ** open ** ***** ****, *.*.,(** ******** and ****** ****), *** **** *** still ** *** ******** *** ******** stages, *** **** **** **** **** to "**** ** ***** **":

** ***'* ***** ******** **** *** OEMs, **'* ****** *****, ** ** still **** ** **** **** *** OEMs. **** ****** ** ***** **** if **** **** ** ***** ** as ****. *** ***, **'* ***** in *** ******** *** ********.

Not * ***** *********, *** ** ** *******

******* ***** ********* **** ** *** want ** ** * ***** ********* or ** ******* **** **** *** focused ** ******** ***** ******** ***** companies ** "**** *******" ***** ******** and ********** ****** *** ********** **** today ** **** ******:

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*******, **** ** ***** ** ********* undertaking, *** *** **** ** ***** and *** **** **** ******* ***** to ** ********* ********* **** *** next *** *****.

Comments (3)
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Casey Rawlins
Feb 06, 2024
VisionAery • IPVMU Certified

* ***** **** ** * **** smart **** ** ******* *****. ***** VMS ** ** *** *** **** edge ******** *** **** * **** deployed. ****** *** ******* ** *** custom *** **** ******** **** ** models ** ***** ** *** **** even ******* ***** ** *** ***** players ** *** ******.

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Lee Brown
Feb 06, 2024

* ***** **** ** ** *********** smart *** ****** * **** ******** move. * ******* **** **** **** be **** ** ******* ***** ***** with ******* ****** **** *********** *** vendors ** ***** ******** ** ************* transparent *** **********. *** *********** **** have ***** (*** **** ****), **** themselves ** **** **** ** ********* development **** ******* ** ********* ****** and ********** ***** *** *** *** user. *** **********'* ********* *** ******* would ******* **** ********* *** ******** discussed ** *** *******, ******** ***** skills ** ******* *** *********** ** AI/ML ******, ******** ********, ****-******, *** inference *********.

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AM
Alastair McLeod
Feb 07, 2024

**** ** ********** ** *********** *********** for ******* ***** *** ** ***** their ********** ** * ****-**** ****** for ********** ***** ***** ********. **** they *** ***** *** *** ** generally ********** *** * *****, *** in *** *** ****'** ** ******* ahead ** **** ***** ******** ***********.

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