Cernium Partners with Commercial Security Leader Sonitrol

Companies to pilot enhanced alarm verification solution

    RESTON, Va., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Cernium Corporation, the leading
 developer of real-time video behavior recognition software, announced today
 that it has partnered with Sonitrol, the leading provider of verified
 electronic security solutions, to evaluate an analytics-enabled solution
 for enhanced alarm verification in a market test. The technology solution
 combines Cernium's revolutionary P-Core(TM) video analytics engine with
 existing closed-circuit television (CCTV) to enhance incident
 authentication and dramatically reduce false alarms.
     "Sonitrol's verified audio and video technology has helped police
 apprehend over 158,000 suspects since 1977, and we have the lowest false
 dispatch rate in the industry," said Gregg Groenemann, Vice President of
 Marketing for Sonitrol. "Incorporating video analytics to enhance the
 verification capabilities in our SonaVision monitored video solution is a
 logical step for Sonitrol. Everything we have seen of Cernium's P-Core
 solution has been impressive so we are excited about evaluating their
 technology."
     P-Core technology makes surveillance cameras "smart," allowing them to
 differentiate between common false alarm triggers such as blowing leaves
 and a real alarm threat such as the presence of a person. P-Core can also
 recognize certain patterns of behavior, including lurking individuals,
 people in restricted areas, and slow-moving or stopped vehicles. Deployed
 in conjunction with a monitoring service such as Sonitrol's, the technology
 can help determine whether an alarm warrants immediate attention or is
 false based on the behaviors taking place.
     "With verified response laws becoming increasingly prevalent across the
 nation, monitoring services need fast, accurate capabilities to distinguish
 situations that require immediate intervention from those that don't," said
 Phil Robertson, Cernium's Vice President of Corporate Development, "Using a
 combination of video monitoring and analytics to view a location and see
 what type of activity is occurring goes a long way towards ensuring a fast
 response and helping to reduce false alarms."
     To see Cernium's intelligent video solutions in action, visit booth
 1675 at ASIS International 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. from September 24 - 27,
 2007.
     About Cernium
     Cernium Corporation is the leading developer of real-time video
 behavior recognition software. The company's technology is a generational
 leap over competing approaches, providing outstanding detection performance
 and greater operational flexibility at a much lower cost. With its roots in
 the security industry, Cernium has brought advanced video incident
 management capabilities to the protection of scores of facilities across
 North America and the United Kingdom. Customers represent a range of
 industry sectors that include Fortune 100 manufacturers, government, health
 care, transportation, hospitality, education, entertainment and major
 cultural institutions. Cernium-branded solutions include Perceptrak(R),
 ExitSentry(R) and CheckVideo(TM). For more information, visit
 www.cernium.com.
     About Sonitrol
     Sonitrol Corporation (Berwyn, PA) was founded by a police officer
 nearly 50 years ago. The company's security technology was created to
 reduce false alarms and increase apprehensions through verified alarm
 response. Sonitrol's integrated suite of offerings includes audio intrusion
 alarms, monitored video, access control and fire detection. Sonitrol serves
 over 180 cities across North America and offers its customers False Alarm,
 Performance, Satisfaction and Service guarantees. For more information on
 Sonitrol and its integrated security solutions, please visit the company's
 website at www.sonitrol.com.
 
 

SOURCE Cernium Corporation