SAFR – Kuwait Financial Express http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com Sun, 27 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 SAFRĀ® from RealNetworks Receives Axis Awards for Best Ecosystem Partner in the Middle East and in Africa http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/safr-from-realnetworks-receives-axis-awards-for-best-ecosystem-partner-in-the-middle-east-and-in-africa/ Sun, 27 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/?p=305935 Seattle, WA, June 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SAFR from RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) ), a leader in high accuracy, low bias facial recognition, is pleased to announce that Axis Communications, a global leader in network video and surveillance products, has chosen SAFR as Best Ecosystem Partner 2020 for both the Middle East, and for Africa.

The awards were presented during the Axis Annual Partner Awards in a virtual ceremony held on 23 June 2021, as part of Axis Innovates event. The awards celebrated and acknowledged the efforts of Axis' partners by recognizing them for key projects and achievements throughout the year.

"At Axis, we strive to offer solutions of the highest quality. Through our extensive network of Ecosystem Partners, we are able to offer the best solutions addressing the complex and ever–evolving needs of our customers. We are proud of our partnership with SAFR. This award is in appreciation of their support, extensive collaboration, and high quality of their solution offering, combined with aligned business practices and beliefs," said Ettiene Van Der Watt, Regional Director – Middle East and Africa at Axis Communications.

"Axis' worldwide leadership and quality products are a perfect fit for our highly accurate, high–performance facial recognition platform," said Walter Candelu, SAFR' Vice President for the Middle East. "We look forward to furthering our relationship into the future."

About SAFR

SAFR (https://safr.com) is"the world's foremost facial recognition platform for live video intelligence. It taps the power of AI to help the world get back to work. Whether it's used for occupancy counting, face mask detection, or touchless entry control, SAFR can be deployed on premises, in the cloud, or with a VMS. SAFR enhances security, heightens situational awareness, and delivers insights that improve operational efficiency and protect the health and safety of people everywhere.

2021 RealNetworks and SAFR are registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks, names of actual companies, and products mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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SAFRĀ® from RealNetworks Awarded its Third Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract from the United States Air Force (USAF) http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/safr-from-realnetworks-awarded-its-third-small-business-innovation-research-sbir-contract-from-the-united-states-air-force-usaf/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:55:00 +0000 http://www.kuwaitfinancialexpress.com/?p=306237 Seattle, WA, April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SAFR from RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK), a face recognition and visual analytics platform specializing in computer vision optimized for real–world challenges, announced it was awarded its third Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. This contract enables SAFR to advance its computer vision platform to support perimeter protection and domestic search and rescue missions.

The SBIR contract allows SAFR to enhance its platform to run on an NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier based UGV system. The addition of SAFR's AI–powered analytics on autonomous and semi–autonomous robotic devices provides a force multiplier and a layer of safety for defense and civilian security and emergency services personnel.

"As a USAF military working dog handler, I have employed canines in various environments fulfilling the multi–use role of detection and deterrence. The ability to utilize UGV systems to augment K9 teams during work/rest cycles, or as an additional force, broadens security in–depth and allows operations to continue unhindered," said Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Cain, Non–Commissioned Officer in Charge of Police Services, 366th Security Forces Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

SAFR's focus is to reduce the risk service members face in their daily duties by allowing SAFR–enhanced UGVs to perform perimeter patrols and monitor contested environments. The UGV platform will recognize when unauthorized persons are present in restricted areas. SAFR's solution is being extended to operate onboard UGV devices and produce patrol reports with positional data upon completion of patrol duties. Critical events can trigger a real–time alert based on mission requirements.

In high–risk scenarios involving search and rescue missions, such as searching collapsed and unstable buildings for survivors following an earthquake, the robotic device could locate persons using SAFR's body detection capabilities, providing real–time alerts and access route details to speed up extraction "" greatly reducing the risk for responders. Currently, no other UGV has advanced detection and analytic capabilities integrated for military and civilian EMS use.

SAFR can operate entirely on the UGV, providing post–patrol reports in network denied environments. Alternately in degraded or persistent network environments, a SAFR equipped UGV could stream intel in real–time as it develops or provide burst transmission when appropriate.

"We see this as an incredible opportunity to demonstrate how AI is a force multiplier and can be used to reduce risk to security forces and emergency responders," said Eric Hess, Senior Product Manager at SAFR. "The UGV platform equipped with SAFR AI represents the future of embedded device operations and computer vision for an emerging range of robotic systems."

About SAFR

SAFR from RealNetworks (https://safr.com) is a high–performance computer vision platform. With fast, accurate, unbiased face recognition and additional face– and person–based AI features, SAFR leverages the power of AI to enhance security and convenience for our customers around the globe. Specializing in touchless secure access, real–time video surveillance, and digital identity authentication, SAFR is optimized to run on virtually any camera or camera–enabled device. Deploy as a standalone solution, integrated with leading video management systems, or directly on your device running on the edge for greater situational awareness and insights to improve operational efficiency. SAFR is headquartered in Seattle, WA, USA with offices around the world.

2021 RealNetworks and SAFR are registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks, names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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