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Buildings are built, they get old, torn down and replaced. That’s just the way things go. Some buildings, however, make such an impact on their occupants and their neighborhood that tearing them down becomes a much more difficult decision. The character these buildings embody creates sentiment that prevents them from being demolished even when they […]

AI technology has developed fast in the last three years, driven by the introduction of GPU chip architectures and advanced Machine Learning / Deep Learning algorithms. Our New Report looks at how the combination of these two developments have allowed data to be processed at much higher speeds and given computers the ability to learn […]

This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori Over the past three years, acquisitions, investments and partnerships in keyless electronic locking startups have reinforced the growth of the digital locking segment in electronic access control solutions for both residential and non-residential buildings. Over the same timeframe, the major security solution […]

Video analytics has eaten a few free lunches over the last 15 years. Whilst it has certainly added some value to video installations, there has been much debate about exactly ‘how intelligent’ the technology really is and whether it provides satisfactory ROI. But in 2018, there is now a growing belief that video analytics could […]

Advanced video surveillance systems have historically been too expensive for small to medium sized installations in the commercial and residential markets. Only highly secure homes and buildings have had access to state-of-the-art video surveillance due to the high capital outlay but, as in so many other technology spaces recently, there is a growing move to […]

Video Surveillance-as-a-Service (VSaaS) and Access-Control-as-a-Service (ACaaS) have continued their strong growth into 2018 as AI Analytics are now being introduced with greater effectiveness. Demand for Analytics will be more pronounced in VSaaS, and this is the focus of our following article. The main drivers up to 2017 have been initiated by the supply side spending […]

The general trend for venture capital investment in the Physical Security Business has been one of decline since 2014, when it invested over $300m in 12 transactions. In 2017 we identified 11 transactions by venture capital companies investing $121.9m into physical security companies; Which was a significant gain on 2016 when we identified 9 transactions […]

Here is the Audio Stream from our 3rd Free Webinar in the 2018 Smart Buildings Series. Are Chips on the Menu? Will Embedded Artificial Intelligence Deliver the Video Analytics we’ve been Promised? Memoori Talks to Martin Gren, Co-Founder of Axis Communications. We discuss the impact of embedded deep learning intelligence on Video Analytics and the […]