Colorado County Government Deploys Cernium’s Intelligent Video Solution

Reston, VA – October 3, 2007 — Cernium Corporation, the leading developer of real-time video behavior recognition products, announced today that El Paso County in Colorado Springs, Colorado has deployed its Perceptrak® intelligent video solution to enhance security around county offices.

Perceptrak’s technology mimics the human visual process and recognizes certain patterns of behavior, such as lurking individuals, unattended packages and slow-moving vehicles. The video analytics software generates rich, real-time information about visual content to enable more effective security operations, network utilization and video data management.

“Perceptrak meets El Paso County’s objective to increase safety and security in public areas and key facilities” said Craig Chambers, president and chief executive officer of Cernium. “Local governments need a flexible, scalable and cost-effective product with both real time and forensic capabilities and we are delighted to provide a practical solution.”

Other municipalities across the country already utilizing Cernium’s intelligent video solutions to improve public safety include the City of Seattle and the City of San Diego. For more information, visit http://www.cernium.com/.
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Cernium Announces Advanced Analytics for Digital Signal Processors

Cernium Corporation, the leading developer of real-time video behavior recognition software, announced today the availability of its intelligent video application for digital signal processors (DSPs). This solution will allow Cernium’s P-Core™ video analytics engine to be embedded in a wide variety of network “edge” devices, from intelligent DVRs to smart cameras.

Cernium’s new offering surpasses the capabilities of current DSP-based products by enabling analytics for a complete suite of behaviors simultaneously on multiple video inputs. Two channels of analytics are supported, concurrent with MPEG-4 compression at D1 resolution on a single DSP core. Each channel can be configured to simultaneously report multiple behaviors. Available behaviors include various person and vehicle activities, left-object detection, intelligent motion detection with clutter removal and wrong-way movement.

“Bringing the power and efficiency of Cernium’s intelligent video software to edge devices is a significant advance for the industry,” said Craig Chambers, chief executive officer of Cernium. “With high performance, cost-effective analytics available both centrally and at the network edge, end users will be able to choose the arrangement that best fits their system architecture.”

In February, Cernium announced the first commercial application of the P-Core engine for the PoolOptix™ pool security system, to be marketed by SR Smith of Canby, Ore. Cernium’s flagship product is Perceptrak®, an integrated analytics-driven video management solution, currently operating in commercial and government facilities throughout North America.

The new DSP solution is compatible with Texas Instruments’ DM 642 and DaVinci™ processors and is available now for integration with a wide variety of video devices.

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Dolly, the mobile ANPR system

Smart CCTV Ltd has launched an innovatively designed mobile ANPR ‘dolly’ for use in a variety of applications including car park crime, traffic surveys and journey time analysis. The ANPR Dolly releases the user from the constraints of a single location for CCTV monitoring; communicating over G3/GPRS mobile telephony infrastructure and battery powered, it is fully deployable in any location at any time.

The ANPR Dolly comes in two variants:

Overt: this uses a very near infra-red illumination system that appears as a dull red flash to the driver of a car, warning him/her that the number plate has been captured. This illumination system is preferred in access control, sector speed control and security applications where the aim is to deter an unwanted action such as theft of vehicle from secure compounds.

Covert: this uses a longer-range infra-red illumination system that is invisible to the driver. This solution is preferred in applications like journey time analysis and traffic analysis where it is important not to distract the driver.

Applications for the new product are foreseen as: automated traffic surveys, car park surveys, car ‘shopper’ vehicle identification, de-moorage, journey time analysis, sector speed control, temporary access control.

ANPR Dolly is easy to set up at the roadside and has an industrial design to ensure reliable operation in even the harshest of UK weathers. Operating temperature range is –10ºC to +55ºC.

ANPR Dolly is a complete system comprising image acquisition, infra red illumination, embedded image processor, mobile communications and battery based power supply. Its dimensions are 600mm(L) x 360mm (W) x 1300mm(H). It can undertake processing of number plates up to 20 per second, increasing reliability through multiple reads of one vehicle. ANPR Dolly can interface with a range of database applications as well as web-based interfaces allowing access via PDAs and smart mobile telephones. Data can be transferred via TCP/IP, UDP, FTP, HTTP and DHCP protocols.

Further specifications or details about applications for the product can be obtained by contacting Nick Hewitson on 023 92 456560, or visiting www.smartcctvltd.com.

About Smart CCTV Ltd

Smart CCTV Ltd is a developer of ‘smart CCTV’ products that will allow operators to become more proactive in their response to criminal and undesirable behaviour and thereby improve the quality of life of the people living and working in their area.

Smart CCTV Ltd uses the technologies of computer image processing and analysis to supply and sell smart CCTV products. Smart CCTV Ltd became a partner with Morse Group Ltd in 2007 for the development and sale of smart camera solutions.

For further information please contact:
Keren Burney, Compège Tel. +44 (0) 1730 894123
Public Relations Consultant Mobile: 07876 780065
Email: kburney000@aol.com
or:

Nick Hewitson, Managing Director Tel: +44 (0) 23 92 456560
Smart CCTV Ltd Fax: +44 (0) 23 92 476078
Email: nick.hewitson@smartcctvltd.com
Website: www.smartcctvltd.com

New at Traffex: smart number plate reading system

A newly created team from Morse Group Ltd and Smart CCTV Ltd, today launches its first jointly engineered product, the Data Managed ANPR System or DMAS. The system will be demonstrated on stand D69 at the Traffex show, NEC, on 17-19th April.

DMAS is a flexible and scalable smart camera based system that provides Vehicle Registration Number (VRN) data for a range of traffic management, access control and security applications.

This new web-hosted system uses specialist equipment from Smart CCTV including illumination, digital camera, communications, image acquisition and processing power, linked to an integrated Morse application platform. A number of specific versions of the product are available to suit different applications.

Number plate data from passing vehicles is captured and analysed by a powerful, yet low wattage infra-red camera using onboard Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software, then transmitted to a database via cables or GPRS/G3 mobile telephony.

In Access Control situations, DMAS can be pre-set with vehicle number plate information and can give near real-time alerts to raise a barrier, for example, and to send email or SMS text messages.

The DMAS camera has onboard memory for holding "White" and "Black" lists and could be linked to an existing control system. The camera also has trigger in and outs, which can be used to activate it, for barrier activation, or to let certain pre-approved visitors in as they drive up to a barrier. Processing can be done in the unit, or on the central server.

Traffic management applications for DMAS include:

Car park management: How many cars have been parked for longer than x minutes "How does this vary by time and day of the week"

Keeping track of where vehicles are: at multi-site car franchises; or at airports car parks.
Journey time analysis: how long does it take the average vehicle to get from point A to point B and how does this vary over time?

Traffic surveys: How many cars enter a town on road A and exit on road B?

De-Moorage: How long has it taken to turn a certain vehicle around at a logistics hub or specific delivery site? How long does that compare with the average?

Car shopping: Identifying vehicles which cruise around car parks whose occupants are looking for specific types of car, that are then stolen to order.

Sector speed control: on large commercial and academic sites.

Individual users can access and analyse the data using a customisable Web front-end on any system with Internet access and the required authorisation. Data can be viewed on screen as both numerical and graphical data (e.g. traffic flow, road usage, etc); or downloaded into a spreadsheet for further manipulation.

DMAS is normally a managed and hosted service to ensure a very robust IT environment with a high Service Level Agreements and availability. If the end-user has a suitable computing environment the DMAS software can be installed onto their own system.

Further information can be obtained by ringing Nick Hewitson on 023 92 456560, or visiting www.smartcctvltd.com.


About Smart CCTV Ltd
Smart CCTV Ltd is a developer of ‘smart CCTV’ products that will allow operators to become more proactive in their response to criminal and undesirable behaviour and thereby improve the quality of life of the people living and working in their area.
Smart CCTV Ltd uses the technologies of computer image processing and analysis to supply and sell smart CCTV products.

About Morse Group Ltd
Morse is an international consulting company, offering its clients specialist Business and IT advice and helping them execute for maximum benefit. Morse is a delivery-orientated company with focused industry expertise, combining a powerful blend of management, application and infrastructure consulting skills.

For further information please contact:
Keren Burney, Compège
Public Relations Consultant
Tel. +44 (0) 1730 894123
Mobile: 07876 780065
Email: kburney000@aol.com

or:

Nick Hewitson, Managing Director
Smart CCTV Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 23 92 456560
Fax: +44 (0) 23 92 476078
Email: nick.hewitson@smartcctvltd.com
Website: www.smartcctvltd.com

Or:

Simon Mercer,
Morse Group Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8 380 8315
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8 560 3400
Email: simon.mercer@morse.com
Web: www.morse.com

Morse Group teams up with Smart CCTV

A new partnership has been established between international consulting business Morse Group Ltd, the largest trading subsidiary of Morse Plc, and specialist video analytics firm, Smart CCTV Ltd. Termed a “teaming agreement”, the arrangement will see the two companies collaborating on a number of new projects, the first of which is a new, co-developed suite of applications based on Smart Number Plate Recognition (SNPR). The new product, DMAS will be launched on stand B10 at the Traffex show, NEC, on 17-19th April.

Simon Mercer, Business Development Director of Morse, said: “At Morse our whole approach for our clients is to offer a solution that delivers real business advantage. This means that we need to encompass every aspect of that IT solution. We select only those partners whom we consider to be the best in their particular field. We identified that the market for intelligent video solutions in security and intelligent traffic systems (ITS) is poised for significant growth, and we are delighted to be working with Smart CCTV Ltd who will provide image acquisition and image processing solutions to be integrated into our enterprise level applications.”

DMAS is an example of the two companies working closely together to develop a solution that will offer new applications to customers. This new web-hosted system uses specialist hardware from Smart CCTV including digital camera, lens and internal processing power, linked to an integrated Morse application platform.

About Smart CCTV Ltd

Smart CCTV Ltd is a developer of ‘smart CCTV’ products that will allow operators to become more proactive in their response to criminal and undesirable behaviour and thereby improve the quality of life of the people living and working in their area. Smart CCTV Ltd uses the technologies of computer image processing and analysis to supply and sell smart CCTV products.

About Morse Group Ltd

Morse is an international consulting company, offering its clients specialist Business and IT advice and helping them execute for maximum benefit. Morse is a delivery-orientated company with focused industry expertise, combining a powerful blend of management, application and infrastructure consulting skills.

Nick Hewitson, Managing Director, Smart CCTV Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 23 92 456560
Fax: +44 (0) 23 92 476078
Email: nick.hewitson@smartcctvltd.com
Web: www.smartcctvltd.com

Simon Mercer, Morse Group Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8 380 8315
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8 560 3400
Email: simon.mercer@morse.com
Web: www.morse.com

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City of Seattle Selects Cernium Corporation’s Security Video Analysis Solution to Protect Downtown Locations

Reston, VA – January 30, 2007 – Downtown Seattle’s Civic campus will now be safer, thanks to a video surveillance implementation by Cernium Corporation, a leading pioneer of video analytics solutions. Perceptrak, Cernium’s video analysis and behavioral recognition software, will analyze video from security cameras in Seattle’s downtown civic campus and enable continuous assessments of the urban landscape.

Cernium’s advanced technology will analyze video from security cameras to identify potential security threats and alert the security department when they occur. For example, when a person loiters in an area during odd hours or a vehicle stops suddenly in front of a building, Perceptrak will issue alerts via onscreen audio/visual notifications and text/email messages, enhancing response time, as well as log a video of the incident for future review.

“Cernium’s video analytics solution is the perfect fit for the needs of Seattle’s downtown civic campus,” said Mark Premo, Northwest regional account manager for Cernium Corporation. “A flexible, scalable and cost-effective solution was needed that could provide not only added security to the downtown civic campus, but also a forensic capability. Perceptrak served all those needs and was easily installed with no disruption to security operations.”

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San Diego Trolley Corporation Selects Cernium’s Perceptrak Video Analytics Solution to Improve Passenger Safety

Reston, VA – January 9, 2007 – The San Diego Trolley Corporation has taken proactive measures to safeguard passenger safety and security along its urban and border routes by selecting Perceptrak® by Cernium Corporation to monitor its expanding light rail system. Cernium, a leading pioneer of video analytics solutions, and Electro Specialty Systems (ESS) of San Diego will jointly install Perceptrak to provide San Diego Trolley security staff with unprecedented situational awareness that will deliver real-time information to preempt potential security incidents. If an incident does occur, Perceptrak’s sophisticated data mining engine will enable security staff to quickly identify, retrieve and archive critical forensic video data from the event.

Known as San Diego's "moving landmark", the Trolley serves millions of passengers each year as it travels to the International Border; Centre City; California's birthplace, Old Town; as well as Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, and Qualcomm Stadium at Jack Murphy Field. The sheer volume of passengers and the heightened security state of today’s world require an enhanced security offering which can blend into an existing surveillance infrastructure, as well as increase the effectiveness of the security response.

“We are proud to be partnered with Cernium and the San Diego Trolley Corporation on this project,” said David Reed, VP of Business Development for Electro Specialty Systems. “Railway lines are subject to high levels of crime, constantly changing threats and vulnerability and by deploying best-of breed technologies such as Cernium’s Perceptrak, the San Diego Trolley Corporation is proactively providing a safer environment for trolley passengers.”
Perceptrak’s video analytics system utilizes a master control station where each security camera can be set to look for a unique alert condition. A camera can ‘watch’ for a single behavior, such as a vehicle in a pedestrian zone, or any combination of behaviors. Perceptrak technology then analyzes the video to identify, record and alert on behaviors as soon as they occur.

“A rail system can be challenging to monitor because it is spread out over a large geographical area. Perceptrak provides the technical tools to enhance a human security force and allows them to do their job more effectively and serve their customers better,” said Bruce Whitaker, Cernium’s Western regional director. “San Diego Trolley has the unique challenge of protecting an urban track that also serves areas close to the US border. Advanced video analytics are perfectly suited to assist in both of these environments. With Perceptrak, the Trolley and all of its passengers are riding safer.”

###ABOUT CERNIUMCernium Corporation is the leading developer and provider of real-time video analytics and behavior recognition software for the security industry. Cernium’s unique software employs a patented technique that analyzes multiple, concurrent behavioral criteria in real-time with order-of-magnitude greater efficiency than previous approaches. The company’s advanced video security systems safeguard facilities in a range of industry sectors that include government, critical infrastructure, healthcare, transportation, hospitality, education and cultural institutions. Cernium’s powerful, patented security products include Perceptrak® and ExitSentry®. Newly launched CheckVideo™ won the 2006 New Product Showcase for Peripherals at ISC West. For more information, call 877-968-8383 or visit www.cernium.com.

ABOUT ESSElectro Specialty Systems, a native San Diego company, is a full service security systems integrator specializing in the design, deployment and maintenance of complex integrated security, life safety, and wireless Ethernet communications systems in the government, commercial, industrial and institutional sectors. In our 21 years of being in business, we have successfully designed and installed systems in environments ranging from heavy marine manufacturing and refineries to hospitals, universities, biotechnology facilities, public transportation systems and airports. For more information, please contact David Reed at 858.571.7746 or email to dave@ess4.net.

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