Motorola Solutions, Inc. News

Facit Data Systems is delighted to announce that it is working in partnership with Avigilon. Avigilon is a Motorola Solutions company that provides trusted security solutions to the global market. Avigilon manufactures video analytics, network video management systems, surveillance cameras and access control solutions. Avigilon's solutions are installed at thousands of sites, in education, transportation, healthcare, banks, public venues and critical infrastructure. Video data analytics Facit...

Avigilon Corporation, a Motorola Solutions company, announced that it is launching a new partner loyalty program, Avigilon Plus.  Avigilon Plus will first be available in Canada and the United States and will feature a range of benefits that are designed to help further strengthen Avigilon’s partnerships and demonstrate its commitment to the success of its Partners. Through Avigilon Plus, Avigilon intends to offer its Partners competitive discounts, rebates, prioritised technical sup...

Booth number: 22031 This year at ISC West 2019, Avigilon Corporation will be showcasing some of its most advanced video, artificial intelligence, video analytics, access control and cloud solutions. Avigilon will be demonstrating how these technologies are redefining how customers utilise data in order to help them gain actionable information. On display at the booth will be the launch of Avigilon’s latest video management software and a preview of next-generation camera line Through the...

A rapid string of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions as 2018 passed into 2019 suggests the physical security industry may be on the verge of a busy year of companies buying other companies. Observers have noted a large amount of investment capital currently available to be invested in security M&A, and plenty of entrepreneurial companies are looking to be acquired. Joe Grillo, CEO of ACRE, previously hinted at upcoming M&A activity for his company by the end of 2018, foreshad...

Motorola Solutions, Inc. announced it has acquired VaaS International Holdings, Inc. (VaaS), a data and image analytics company based in Livermore, California and Fort Worth, Texas. Motorola Solutions paid a purchase price of $445 million in a combination of cash and equity. VaaS, a ‘video analysis as a service’ company, is a global provider of data and image analytics for vehicle location. The company’s image capture and analysis platform, which includes fixed and mobile lice...

Timely and important issues in the security marketplace dominated our list of most-clicked-upon articles in 2018. Looking back at the top articles of the year provides a decent summary of how our industry evolved this year, and even offers clues to where we’re headed in 2019. In the world of digital publishing, it’s easy to know what content resonates with the security market: Our readers tell us with their actions; i.e., where they click. Let’s look back at the Top 10 article...

Consolidation persisted in the physical security industry in 2018, and big companies such as Motorola, Canon and UTC continued to make moves. Also among the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) news in 2018 was a high-profile bankruptcy (that ended well), continuing consolidation in the integrator market, and the creation of a new entity called “LenelS2.” Here’s a look at the Top 10 M&A stories in 2018: 1. Motorola acquires Avigilon Motorola Solutions announced in Februar...

Avigilon Corporation, a Motorola Solutions company, announced that Avigilon Blue, its cloud platform for video surveillance, is launching in Canada. The Avigilon Blue platform is a secure end-to-end solution that enables security integrators to deliver analytics-driven video surveillance as a service. It features patented self-learning video analytics technology that is compatible with both legacy Avigilon and third-party ONVIF compliant cameras. Powerful and easy to use, the platform enables...

The Global Security Exchange (GSX) seems smaller this year, which is not surprising given the absence on the show floor of several big companies such as Hikvision and ASSA ABLOY (although their subsidiary HID Global has a big booth). A trend affecting the number of companies exhibiting at GSX 2018, and other trade shows, is industry consolidation, which is impacting the show even beyond the fewer exhibitors this year in Las Vegas. GSX is the new branding for the trade show formerly kno...

Avigilon Corp. is a relatively young company in the security market and has come a long way since it was founded in 2004. From an early focus on high-megapixel imaging, the company’s end-to-end solutions have evolved to include access control, video analytics and now artificial intelligence (AI). A reflection of how far Avigilon has come in a short time is the recent $1 billion acquisition of the Canadian company by Motorola Solutions. Avigilon’s President and COO, James Henderson,...

Avigilon Corporation, a Motorola Solutions company, announced it has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS). ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognised quality standard that defines QMS requirements and performance. The standard assists companies to align quality with their wider business strategy, helping to improve communications, efficiency, and implementation of continuous improvement. As part of the ISO 9001:2015 certification process, Avigilon engage...

Avigilon, a Motorola Solutions company, recently announced the opening of its new demonstration and training facility in Windsor, Berkshire to support end users and integrators. Demonstration of products and solutions Located just steps from the historic Windsor Castle and River Thames, the new facility will provide worldclass resources and hands-on support for those in the region, including live demos of Avigilon’s latest products, solutions and technologies and the benefits they offer...

Avigilon Corporation has announced that Motorola Solutions, Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of all issued and outstanding common shares of Avigilon. Motorola Solutions through its wholly owned subsidiary, Motorola Solutions Canada Holdings Inc., acquired 44,617,813 Avigilon shares for cash consideration of CAD$27.00 per share. This, together with net debt, represents a total enterprise value of approximately USD$1.0 billion. The Avigilon shares are expected to be delist...

There’s a new big player – and familiar household name – coming into the security marketplace with the announcement of Motorola’s intent to acquire Canadian video manufacturer Avigilon Corporation, provider of video surveillance and analytics. Motorola Solutions points to an “avalanche of video in public and private sectors” as a motivation for the acquisition.   Motorola Solutions’ dominance in the public safety market – where t...

Motorola Solutions has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire video surveillance provider Avigilon in an all-cash transaction that will enhance Motorola Solutions’ portfolio of mission-critical communications technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, Motorola Solutions will acquire all of Avigilon’s outstanding shares for CAD$27.00 per share. The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately US$1.0 billion ...

Working together to develop an intelligent body-worn camera for public safety users, Motorola Solutions and artificial intelligence (AI) company Neurala are demonstrating how AI can be added to everyday devices such as smart phones using existing hardware platforms.  AI software, working at the “edge,” provides the capability to add AI functionality to existing cameras, such as Motorola’s Si500 body-worn camera. An agreement to develop the products follows Motorola&rsquo...

Motorola Solutions announces that it will work with artificial intelligence (AI) company Neurala to develop intelligent cameras for public safety users. The goal is to enable police officers to search more efficiently for objects or persons of interest, such as missing children and suspects. Artificial Intelligence for cameras The companies will work together to integrate Neurala’s AI capabilities with Motorola Solutions’ software and cameras, including its Si500 body-worn camera....

Critical Communications World, May 16-18, Hong Kong, is on track to attract over 3000 critical communications professionals with 90% of the current registrations coming from outside Hong Kong, cementing CCW as a truly global event. Network optimisation and transition Hosting this year’s 19th Annual event in Hong Kong provides the perfect setting, with this year’s theme focused on network optimisation and transition. This year will host for the first time an end user only pavilion w...

The conference is engineered to help end users navigate future critical communications in the short term and long term Critical Communications Europe will bring together industry leaders, subject matter experts, decision makers and pioneering project leads for two days of high-level, exclusive discussions, debates, case studies, roundtables and panels. The conference has been engineered to help end users navigate future critical communications in the short term and long term....

6,433 visitors attended The Emergency Services Show 2016, including a 45% increase in overseas visitors Last week’s Emergency Services Show was the biggest in its 10-year history and provided a fascinating insight to the UK’s fast-evolving emergency services industry. The move to the larger Hall 5 at the NEC enabled the organisers to offer more free learning and networking opportunities than ever before, with over 80 free seminar sessions, numerous CPD workshops a...

The live demonstrations emphasise Zetron’s continued support for open standards such as P25 CSSI and DFSI Zetron will be offering a host of live demonstrations in its booth at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Conference in Washington D.C., August 16-19, 2015. The demos will feature Zetron systems utilising Project 25 (P25) standards-based interfaces to integrate seamlessly with other vendors’ radio systems and products. Live demos a...

INTERPOL World provides a unique opportunity to mobilise countries, international and regional organisations Fostering innovation to meet global security challenges is the focus of the first INTERPOL World forum which opened recently in Singapore. Comprising an Expo and a Congress, the three-day (14-16 April) INTERPOL World 2015 aims to create a platform for the security industry, law enforcement and government agencies to develop closer partnerships and innovative security i...

This acquisition advances Motorola Solutions’ strategy to revolutionise public safety's use of available data Motorola Solutions has acquired PublicEngines, a privately held provider of cloud-based solutions that deliver crime analysis, predictive policing and citizen engagement capabilities for law enforcement agencies, governments and other organisations.  “The acquisition of PublicEngines reinforces Motorola Solutions’ commitment to helping our custo...

Software ‘Next-Generation 9-1-1’ manages critical incidents to flow from public to emergency personnel Motorola Solutions, Inc. , a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions and services for public safety and commercial customers, announced that it has acquired Emergency CallWorks, a privately held leading provider of Next-Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) call-taking software for public safety. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.&ldqu...

Axis' partners have continued to educate end-users about the benefits of IP video surveillanceAxis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, has celebrated the success of its partners at its annual UK & Ireland Axis Partner Awards.Axis Communications' Channel Partner Programme is designed to help partners benefit from Axis' market leadership in the fast growing network video market. Axis' Channel Partners are regarded as an extension of its team and each year, the UK off...