Qognify Suspect Search Examined

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Jul 01, 2016

All you have is a description of a suspect? White guy, black hair, mustache, heavy, green jacket?

No problem, says Qognify, formerly NICE Security. They say they can search for any such combinations without even a picture or video clip of the suspect.

In this report we examine Qognify Suspect Search, its functionality, practicality, pricing and comparison to rival offerings including Avigilon appearance search.

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Suspect ****** ********

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Building ** ******

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Searching *** ********

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Only ******* ** ******** *****

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***********

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Technical **********

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  • **** *** ** **** **** *** ***** *******.
  • **** ******** ***** ****'* ***** ********** ******** / ****** *** cannot ** '***** **' ** *** ***** *****.

Limitations With ******* ******

  • ***** *** *** ****** **** ******** ****** **** ***** ** eyeglasses the ****** ***** ******* ***** ******** ****** *** ****** ******* **** ***-********* video ***** *****.
  • *****-***** ********* ******** **** ********, *** ******* ******** *** ****** white ******* ** ******* ******* *******.  **** **** ******* ******* any **** * ****** *** ******** ** */* **** ** low *****.
  • *** **** ******* ****** *****/****** ***, *** **** ****** ******* will ** ********.  ****** ****** **** ***/*** ******* ***** **** not ****** ******** *******.
  • ***** *** ****** * **** ******** ******, *** ** ***** details *** *** ********** ******** ** *** ******* ** *** negatively ****** *******.  ** *** ****** ** **** ** **** for * ****** **** * ***** *** *******, *** ******* only **** ******* ******** ****** **** *** ***** *** ****** to **** ** **-********* ********* ******* **** **** ***** ******* on *** *********.
  • ******* ****** ** **** ********, *** ****** ** ** ***** accurate, ** ***** ******* ****** (** ***** ** **** ****** activity ** * ****** * ****** ****** ****** **** ****** work **** ******). ** ***** ******* **** **, *** ******* that ***** ******* *** ********, ** *** ******* ** ******** from **** ** ***** ****** ** *** *****, ********* *************.

Price *** ************

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

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Outlook *** ******* ******

*******'* **-**-****** ******** ******* ** ***** ** **** ********. ***** ****, ******* good ** *** ** **, ** ** *** ***** ** will **** * ***** ******** ****** ******* ** *** ******* customers ******* **** ** *****. 

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