March Networks has unveiled its 2026 mid-year product release, which introduces advancements such as AI-enhanced search capabilities, cloud-based video intelligence, expanded support for VIVOTEK cameras, and integration with C•CURE access control systems.
This marks the first major update since the merger of March Networks and VIVOTEK's branded business in April 2026, aimed at implementing their strategy of Connected Intelligence for Modern Security across various systems and sites.
Cloud video intelligence
The vast amounts of video, data, and security information collected by organisations often remain isolated, missing significant patterns and threats.
This release advances March Networks solutions and offers more ways to connect cameras
March Networks aims to address this issue by interconnecting video, data, and AI, enabling faster investigations and revealing hidden opportunities. According to Peter Strom, President and CEO of the newly merged organisation, the goal is not to add more disconnected systems, but to harness the intelligence derived from integrated video, data, and AI. This release advances March Networks solutions and offers more ways to connect cameras, access control systems, business operations, and VIVOTEK technologies.
Patterns and opportunities
The concept of Connected Intelligence for Modern Security is about uniting video, data, and AI across systems and sites to highlight important information. The strategic approach hinges on three main concepts:
- Connect the Ecosystem: Integrate cameras, access control, third-party systems, and data sources to decrease fragmentation within existing customer environments.
- Turn Sight into Insight: Use AI-powered analytics to uncover evidence and insights rapidly.
- Extend Intelligence Everywhere: Make intelligence available across various locations and platforms, facilitating technology deployment and scaling based on specific security and operational needs.
These foundational principles aim to connect security, operations, and intelligence at an enterprise level, facilitating quicker responses and improved business outcomes.
Enterprise video management
Strom notes the substantial benefits seen when video is integrated with AI, transaction data, and operations
With this release, March Networks and VIVOTEK enhance their comprehensive portfolio, incorporating solutions for enterprise video management, AI-driven investigations, cloud services, and third-party system integration. These advancements illustrate the practical application of Connected Intelligence today and define the future trajectory.
Strom notes the substantial benefits seen when video is integrated with AI, transaction data, and operations. For example, a major retail company discovered nearly $1 million in organised fraud through these connections, revealing losses missed by traditional methods.
New features include Searchlight AI for faster responses, AI-driven trend analysis, enhanced search capabilities for facial and licence plate data, broader camera support, and improved VIVOTEK and March Networks integration. Additionally, access events can be investigated more efficiently via C•CURE integration with March Networks Command Enterprise Software.
Demonstrating product capabilities
With these capabilities, March Networks expands the range of devices, systems, data sources, deployment models, and workflows that customers can integrate into their security frameworks. The unified power of these systems will be demonstrated at the Global Security Exchange, GSX 2026, occurring from September 14–16 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Additionally, the joint product capabilities and technology integrations will be showcased at the 2026 Security Exhibition & Conference from September 2–4 in Sydney, Australia, focusing on applications across retail, banking, and other enterprise sectors.
March Networks®, a pioneer in video surveillance and business intelligence, announces its 2026 mid-year product release, introducing expanded AI-powered search, new cloud video intelligence, broader VIVOTEK camera support and integration with C•CURE access control.
The release is the first since the April 2026 merger of VIVOTEK’s branded business with March Networks. It marks the introduction of Connected Intelligence for Modern Security, the company's strategic approach to connecting video, data and AI across every system and site.
Cloud video intelligence
Organisations already capture vast amounts of video, operational data and security information. The challenge is making those systems work together. When information remains isolated, important patterns, risks, and opportunities can go unseen.
March Networks connects video, data and AI to reveal what matters, helping customers investigate faster, uncover hidden patterns and act with greater confidence. “Customers do not need more disconnected systems or more data. They need the intelligence that comes when video, data and AI work together,” said Peter Strom, President and CEO of the combined March Networks and VIVOTEK organisation. “This release advances the March Networks solutions our customers use today, and creates more ways to connect cameras, access control, business systems and VIVOTEK technologies. It is an important step in our broader vision for connected, intelligent businesses.”
Patterns and opportunities
Connected Intelligence for Modern Security defines how March Networks and VIVOTEK bring video, data and AI together to surface what matters across every system, sensor and site.
At the center of this approach is a clear promise:
- Connecting cameras, operational data, AI and workflows through one intelligence layer helps organisations uncover risks, patterns and opportunities that isolated systems often miss.
The strategic approach is built on three pillars:
- Connect the Ecosystem - Every camera. Every system. Every site.
- Connect cameras, access control, third-party systems, devices, data sources and workflows to reduce fragmentation across the environments customers already manage.
- Turn Sight into Insight - AI that reveals hidden patterns.
- AI-powered search, analytics and reporting help businesses find, validate and act on critical evidence and operational insights faster.
- Extend Intelligence Everywhere - From one site to thousands. On-Premise. Hybrid. Cloud.
- Connected solutions make intelligence accessible across roles, sites, devices and operating environments, allowing customers to deploy and scale technology based on their security, operational and infrastructure needs.
- Together, these pillars connect physical security, operations and intelligence at enterprise scale, helping customers move from sight to insight, faster action and better business results.
The 2026 mid-year release expands March Networks and VIVOTEK's end-to-end portfolio across enterprise video management, business intelligence, AI-powered investigation, cloud services and third-party system integration. These capabilities put Connected Intelligence for Modern Security into action today and set the direction for what comes next.
Enterprise video management
“We have seen firsthand what's possible when customers connect video, AI, transactions and operational data,” said Strom. “For example, these connections helped a large retail organisation uncover nearly $1 million in organised retail fraud that traditional reporting and manual video review had missed. When intelligence is connected and systems work together, hidden losses become visible, investigations become faster and data becomes decisive.”
- Get faster answers at no extra cost with Searchlight AI, now included for all Searchlight Cloud users.
- Spot trends and act sooner with AI-powered, on-demand analysis of business data tied to video.
- Find critical evidence faster with expanded face and license plate search across compatible devices.
- Expand camera choice and flexibility with broader VIVOTEK support across March Networks environments.
- Unlock business intelligence for direct-to-cloud video with the new VIVOTEK VORTEX and Searchlight Cloud integration.
- Investigate access events faster by connecting C•CURE access control with March Networks Command Enterprise Software.
Demonstrating product capabilities
Together, these capabilities expand the devices, systems, data sources, deployment models and workflows customers can connect across their security environments. March Networks will bring Connected Intelligence for Modern Security to life by showcasing its newest solutions with VIVOTEK at Global Security Exchange, GSX 2026, taking place September 14–16 in Atlanta, Georgia.
March Networks and VIVOTEK will also demonstrate product capabilities, connected workflows and ongoing technology integration at the 2026 Security Exhibition & Conference, taking place September 2–4 in Sydney, Australia. Attendees will see how connected video, data and AI help operators act on what matters across retail, banking and enterprise environments, from a single location to thousands of sites.
