Motorola Solutions announces it has acquired Calipsa, Inc., a pioneer in cloud-native advanced video analytics based in London, U.K.
Calipsa’s scalable platform enables businesses to optimize security with AI-powered analytics that verify alarms, enable content-based searches, detect tampering and assess the health of cameras in real-time. The solution is relied upon by enterprise and security monitoring customers around the world.
Cloud-based technology
Both Calipsa and Motorola Solutions share the mission of keeping enterprises and communities safe"
“We believe AI, spanning from the edge to the cloud, is driving the future of video security,” said Greg Brown, Chairman, and CEO, Motorola Solutions. “With Calipsa, we can rapidly extend our intelligent analytics across any video security solution and support the accelerating trend of enterprises using cloud technologies to enhance safety and security.”
Calipsa’s unique cloud-based technology allows customers to add AI to existing IP-based cameras without additional hardware, enabling new analytics capabilities on the millions of IP-based cameras already deployed.
“Both Calipsa and Motorola Solutions share the mission of keeping enterprises and communities safe,” said Mohammad Rashid, CEO, Calipsa. “Joining the Motorola Solutions team enables us to accelerate the development and broaden the reach of our innovative technologies that transform video from a retroactive investigative tool into a proactive response tool.” The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
