VisionAlert from Pyramid Vision Brings Best-In-Class Capabilities to Mainstream Video Security Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ASIS International ASIS International (each letter pronounced separately), previously known as American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) is an international organization for security professionals. Founded in 1955, it has more than 34,000 members in 204 chapters worldwide. Conference booth 4955 ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2003 Pyramid Vision Detects, Tracks Intruders, Suspicious Packages, Other Violations; Increases Security, Minimizes False Alarms, Integrates Other Sensors Pyramid Vision(TM), a leader in security, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions and a subsidiary of Sarnoff Corporation Sarnoff Corporation, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, is the former RCA Laboratories. The headquarters is the site of the development of color television, CMOS technology, electron microscopy, and many other important technologies since the cornerstone was laid just , today announced VisionAlert(tm) Suite, a PC-compatible solution that transforms CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television surveillance installations into "smart" video alarm systems. VisionAlert(TM) provides a suite of operator-selectable functions that automatically detect, display, and track security violations such as intruders, moving objects, and suspicious packages - even with bad weather, poor illumination and shaky camera motion. Following more than a year of testing the technology with the US Border Patrol, Air Force, and Navy/Marine Corps, Pyramid Vision is premiering VisionAlert at the ASIS International Conference in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded (September 15-17, booth 4955). VisionAlert can distinguish multiple object and motion types to more accurately identify potential threats and dramatically reduce the distraction caused by false alarms. The product runs in a standard PC platform and works with most commercial surveillance cameras. It can also integrate non-video alarms such as door alarms or smoke detectors smoke detector n. An alarm device that automatically detects the presence of smoke. Also called smoke alarm. to fully protect public spaces, critical infrastructure, and other crucial commercial and governmental facilities. "We're bringing world-class technology from Sarnoff Corporation, an acknowledged leader in global R&D, into the mainstream with ready-to-use commercial products. VisionAlert offers performance that surpasses the competition at comparable cost," said Craig Chambers, President & COO of Pyramid Vision. "This level of performance was once available only for critical defense applications. Now all security and surveillance professionals can take advantage of its power and reliability." Major features of the VisionAlert Suite include: -- Virtual Perimeter Breach: protection at fence-lines, virtual perimeter boundaries, and secure entry/exit points with user designation of authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: zones, object sizes, and monitoring times -- Moving Object Detection: detection within a monitored area, even with background clutter and camera sway, with provision for storage and playback of images -- Left-Object Detection: detection of suspicious objects in a designated area of interest -- Tower Surveillance: automatic control of pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ PTZ Pan-Tilt-Zoom (camera) PTZ Pentylenetetrazol PTZ Photo Zenith Tube PTZ Poisson Truncated At Zero Model PTZ Point Zero ) cameras to monitor multiple locations, with camera motion compensation VisionAlert is the latest product from Pyramid Vision, developer of the VideoDetective(TM) platform for enhancement of video from counter-drug and counter-terror operations; Acadia(TM) I, the PC-compatible accelerator for real-time video processing Video processing techniques are used in video codecs, video players and other devices. For example—commonly only design and video processing is different in TV sets of different manufactures. ; and Jam(TM), the aerial image An aerial image is a projected image which is "floating in air", and cannot be viewed normally. It can only be seen from one position in space, often focused by another lens. analyst workstation. For more information, visit www.pyramidvision.com or contact: Helen Kim 703.310.1224 hkim@sarnoff.com About Pyramid Vision Founded in 1997 as a venture of the Sarnoff Corporation, Pyramid Vision (www.pyramidvision.com) is dedicated to the application of video and related technologies to strategic and tactical decision-making. Our products have been deployed in a variety of military, security, law enforcement and commercial applications that require the highest image quality and automated video intelligence. Pyramid Vision's customers include the Department of Defense, leading defense system integrators, agencies of the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , drug enforcement agencies, UAV UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UAV Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle UAV Unmanned Airborne Vehicle UAV Uninhabited Air Vehicle UAV Urban Assault Vehicle UAV Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle (less common) producers, and state and federal law enforcement organizations. Pyramid Vision manufactures, sells, and services a family of hardware and software products that includes complete systems as well as customizable modules. Many of our products are based on Sarnoff's proprietary Acadia(TM) I vision chip, which provides the real-time speed and processing power required of critical, video-intensive applications. Pyramid Vision serves agencies of the Federal Government and its suppliers from its Washington, D.C. area offices. It is headquartered in Princeton, N.J. |
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