Aimetis Newsletter • 2015 • Issue 2
 
Aimetis in an Evolving Industry

In recent years, the market for network video has experienced outstanding growth with several acquisitions and new entrants, most recently Canon with its announcement to purchase Axis this past February. Whenever there are big movements in an industry like ours, it generates discussion about the impact on the market and its incumbent players. At Aimetis, we are excited by this evolution as it confirms the market opportunity we have, and reiterates the importance of software management platforms from independent companies like Aimetis.

Open and Reliable

Aimetis continues to be committed to providing intelligent video management solutions that are open and reliable, giving our customers flexibility and choice. For us, this is more than a marketing tagline – it is a tangible investment with measureable results.

  • 25% of our engineering staff work full-time on device integration and support.
  • 25 Device Packs have been released in the past 24 months - roughly one every four weeks, providing continual support for new camera models, features, bug fixes, and firmware updates.
  • Over 1000 different camera models and 39 different manufacturers are supported with our latest Device Pack.
  • Over 90% reduction in customer reported device defects in the past four years.

Our achievements in this area would not be possible without the common interest and close cooperation we have with our camera partners.

Impartial and Innovative

Being impartial means we have no conflicting motivations about the camera brand our partners and customers choose. There are no incentives that skew our intent or internal investments. We do not manufacturer or sell cameras, or offer free or bundled software. Rather, our objective is to continually innovate and deliver the best value to our customers. Innovation is one of our corporate values and we significantly invest in it. Our product development and engineering teams represent 42% of total company staff. We have unfettered, precision focus on developing solutions that are differentiated in the market. Aimetis Thin Client and Aimetis Enterprise Manager are recent results of that focus. We believe the market evolution favors open and innovative organizations like Aimetis. And we look forward to continuing to provide our partners and customers with the best intelligent video management solutions in the industry.

Sincerely,
Marc Holtenhoff
Chief Executive Officer

 
Announcements
 
HID President Anthony Ball Joins Aimetis Board of Directors

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Awards and Industry Recognition
 
Best Buy in Software Shootout
 
    Benchmark Magazine awarded Aimetis Symphony best buy in software shootout. The award is based on superior performance in video handling, ease of installation, and performance. Read more.
 
 
What’s New
 
Symphony 6.14 is now available

Key improvements include support for Axis A1001 Network Door Controller, automatic server updates, and centralized multi-site management.

Click here to download.  │ Release Notes

 
Introducing Aimetis Outdoor Motion Detection

Aimetis is pleased to announce a new embedded video analytics application. Aimetis Outdoor Motion Detection is installable on Axis cameras and encoders and tracks moving objects within a predefined area of interest, making it possible to automatically trigger an event. Read more.

 
Thin Client Firmware 1.1 is now available

The Aimetis A10D Thin Client™ is a secure, reliable and cost-effective PC alternative designed to easily display 1080p video from 30+ network video manufacturers. It's the perfect solution for users who need more functionality than a traditional decoder but less complexity and maintenance than a PC solution.

Click here to download. │ Release Notes

 
Device Pack 1.0.27.1 is now available

Click here to download. │ Release Notes

 
Around the World
 
Aimetis Brazil Hosts First ACSE and ACAE Training

During the second week of February our Brazilian Aimetis team hosted the first ACSE (Aimetis Certified System Engineer) and ACAE (Aimetis Certified Analytics Engineer) training of 2015, in which six participants from five different companies entered our partner program and are now prepared for future challenges. Trainees were able to use, install, and configure their own preferred cameras on Aimetis Symphony and configure and test our vast analytics rules using demo videos of real life scenarios. The five new companies which are now certified are AGTB Sistemas, Automatic Engenharia, Axis Communications AB, ISTC, and Grupo Mahvla.

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Global Expansion

Aimetis has expanded its corporate headquarters with the opening of a second office in downtown Waterloo, ON. The additional 5,000 sq. ft. facility was secured in response to Aimetis’ rapid business and staffing growth and will house the company’s sales, marketing and technical support staff. Other exciting developments for Aimetis include a new corporate office located in São Paulo and another in Dubai. The São Paulo office will accommodate sales and support staff, and the Dubai office will accommodate sales staff.  Both offices will provide support to the growing markets in these regions.

 
Aimetis in Action
 
Improving Safety at Tesco Frozen National Distribution Centre

An IP CCTV system for monitoring frozen pallet placement and health and safety practice was recently installed at the DHL operated Tesco National Frozen Distribution centre in Daventry, UK. The CCTV system uses Aimetis Symphony™ with Grundig IP CCTV dome cameras. Read more.

 
A First for the Security Industry from Agility Grid and Aimetis

AgilityGrid are proud to be the first in the industry to introduce HD quality CCTV monitoring from over 1000 cameras streaming down to one single Rasilient storage unit. This large-scale CCTV display is managed by the Aimetis VMS software. Read more.

 
2014 Vision Awards

Aimetis Vision Award recipients were selected from more than 800 Aimetis partners covering over 100 countries. Recipients were required to meet or exceed a set of criteria that included exemplary sales performance together with innovative and consistent promotion, support and evangelism of the Aimetis brand and products to their respective customer bases. Read more.