Reston, VA – February 20, 2007 – Cernium Corporation, a pioneer and leading developer in the field of advanced video analytics, announced today the first in a series of vertical market applications to embed its P-Core™ analytics engine. Pool safety equipment market leader S.R. Smith has adopted P-Core as the foundation for PoolOptix™, a management tool that improves the capabilities of businesses and consumers to mitigate the risks associated with unattended swimming pools. PoolOptix utilizes advanced video detection technology and video analytics software to provide event of interest detection and early warning for commercial and residential swimming pool environments. P-Core makes the powerful video analysis and behavioural recognition technology of Cernium’s flagship Perceptrak® system accessible to a wide range of platforms and industry-specific solutions, and offers the same 8x-10x processing advantage that enables real-time analysis of up to 16 video inputs on a single general purpose processor.
S.R. Smith is the world leader in manufacturing innovative, safe and reliable pool deck equipment for both residential and commercial swimming pools. The PoolOptix system is comprised of layered detection zones that, when activated, trigger an audible and visual alarm. Cernium’s P-Core engine will give the PoolOptix system the power to immediately recognize and report problem scenarios as they arise at an affordable cost.
PoolOptix continues Cernium’s heritage of using video analytics to meet real-world challenges that began with the ExitSentry™ system for protecting airport security checkpoints. Today ExitSentry is installed in more than fifty airports across North America.
“Cernium is pleased to provide the behavioural recognition solution that S.R. Smith required,” said Craig Chambers, chief executive officer of Cernium. “The flexibility and 10X processing advantage of P-Core allows advanced analytics technology to be incorporated into complete, cost-effective solutions, such as PoolOptix. This is just one first-rate example of how analytics technology has moved beyond the laboratory to practical products that make video cameras into more effective tools for safety and security.”
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About Cernium CorporationCernium Corporation is the leading developer and provider of real-time video analytics and behavior recognition software for the security industry. Cernium’s unique software employs a patented technique that analyzes multiple, concurrent behavioral criteria in real-time with orderof- magnitude greater efficiency than previous approaches. The company’s advanced video security systems safeguard facilities in a range of industry sectors that include government, critical nfrastructure, healthcare, transportation, hospitality, education and cultural institutions. Cernium’s powerful, patented security products include Perceptrak® and ExitSentry®. Newly launched CheckVideo™ won the 2006 New Product Showcase for Peripherals at ISC West. For more information, call 877-968-8383 or visit www.cernium.com.
About S.R. Smith S.R. Smith is the world leader in swimming pool deck equipment; offering an array of focused solutions for the recreation, leisure, safety and ompetition needs of swimming pools and aquatic facilities worldwide. Headquartered in Canby, Ore., with additional manufacturing in Portland, Tenn., and founded in 1932; today S.R. Smith employees over 125 workers and utilizes a dynamic network of channel partners worldwide to meet the diverse needs of the swimming pool construction, service and remodel industry. For more information, visit www.srsmith.com or call (800) 824-4387.
