Actuate AI Nominated to Compete in 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Drastically increase the efficiency of your existing surveillance systems with Actuate AI camera software. No hardware required.
Drastically increase the efficiency of your existing surveillance systems with Actuate's AI camera software. No hardware required.

With mass shootings and other public safety threats on the rise, and thefts costing businesses billions of dollars each year, Actuate, is meeting the critical need for faster, more accurate, and privacy-conscious security automation solutions.

About 90% of organizations have security cameras, yet more than 95% are unmonitored and most recorded video goes unused, and when information is needed – the retrieval process is often slow and unnecessarily difficult.

Courtesy of Actuate AI
Courtesy of Actuate AI

Actuate’s cloud-based AI software, the newest competitor in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Video Analytics Solution, turns any existing security camera into an intruder- and threat-detecting smart cameras with no additional hardware required.

The software identifies safety and security threats in real time and issues automatic alerts to dramatically reduce the time it takes for security teams and law enforcement to respond.

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Courtesy of Actuate AI

Actuate’s solution is compliant by design and has been purpose-built to respect privacy and avoid algorithmic and user bias.

Actuate’s software was developed with input from stakeholders ranging from educators to law enforcement leaders with the vision of a safer, peaceful future for all.

 

(Actuate builds Gun Detection AI that Reacts Before Shots are Fired. See how you can turn your existing security cameras into threat-detecting smart cameras with 99%+ accuracy. No servers required. Courtesy of Actuate AI and YouTube.) 

The Benefits of Actuate AI Include:

Improves Threat and Intruder Detection:

  • Actuate’s AI software closely monitors spaces and instantly alerts security staff of potential security threats such as intruders and loiterers.

Actuate sends a real-time alert with video of the intruder to your mobile device or VMS and effectively protects facilities by detecting intruders using existing security cameras, eliminating the need for new hardware. Because it’s based on the latest deep learning AI technology, false positives are eliminated.
Actuate sends a real-time alert with video of the intruder to your mobile device or VMS and effectively protects facilities by detecting intruders using existing security cameras, eliminating the need for new hardware. Because it’s based on the latest deep learning AI technology, false positives are eliminated.
  • This enables security teams to trigger human response to the right place and right time instead of inefficiently monitoring security camera feeds and walking preplanned patrol routes.

  • Not only does this improve human safety in the case of potentially violent situations or slip & fall incidents, but it helps prevent costly thefts and saves security budgets as well.

  • By using a combination of human guards and Actuate technology, Actuate’s largest customer reduced annual guarding costs from $42M to $18M per year.

AI Gun Detection:

  • Actuate’s AI software instantly identifies guns with ~99% accuracy using existing cameras and hardware.

  • When a gun is detected, alerts are automatically issued to security teams with information on the threat’s location, identity, and armament.

  • This saves precious time, allowing law enforcement to respond faster and more effectively to help keep people safe.

(Actuate detects weapons as soon as they are visible on camera, flagging threats before shots are fired, providing building security and law enforcement with precious seconds to address the situation. The end result: increased response time, faster emergency warnings to building occupants, and saved lives. No new hardware required. Courtesy of Actuate.)

False Positive Reduction

  • Actuate’s AI model improves detection accuracy and reduces false positives by over 97% with true exception-based monitoring.

Count and Track Foot Traffic:

  • Actuate’s AI software detects and counts people, tracks their flow through facilities, and reports key analytics, including crowd and loitering detection.

  • The system is built from the ground up to avoid bias and collects no personally identifiable information.

Mitigating Liability Risk from Slip & Fall Incidents:

ctuate AI detects and flags possible slip and fall incidents in real time, tagging video for review by building staff, enables facilities teams to respond and improve building safety.
ctuate AI detects and flags possible slip and fall incidents in real time, tagging video for review by building staff, enables facilities teams to respond and improve building safety.
  • Slip and fall incidents cost organizations billions of dollars in damages and legal fees every year.

  • Actuate helps organizations actively detect and document slip and fall incidents, allowing them to immediately address any hazards at their facility, as well as providing the necessary video evidence to mitigate legal liability.

  • Learn More about Actuate AI’s Slip and Fall Detection at https://actuate.ai/web-stories/workplace-safety.

In April of 2021, Actuate announced the close of an $8M Series A funding round led by Tribeca Venture Partners and joined by Scribble Ventures, OCA Ventures, and Context Ventures, among others.

Actuate is one of the only pure-play video analytics companies to raise a Series A of this amount in recent years.

“My passion for mitigating gun violence stems from my childhood in South Africa,” explained Sonny Tai, Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer at Actuate AI.

Sonny Tai, Co-Founder & CEO of Actuate AI
Sonny Tai, Co-Founder & CEO of Actuate AI

“Gun violence impacted my family and led us to emigrate to the United States. My drive to make the world a better place pushed me to serve as a U.S. Marine, and now my goal is to address public safety through technology.”

“We unfortunately live in a world where active shooter events and public safety threats continue to make headlines year after year, pointing to the critical need for faster, more accurate, and privacy-conscious security management solutions.”

“Actuate empowers security staff at the places we live, work, shop, and depend on with end-to-end security automation, helping them to do their jobs better and improve safety outcomes.”

“As we culminate a year of exponential growth, this support from our investors will be instrumental in driving the adoption of our security management platform and growing the range and accuracy of our privacy-conscious AI.”

Courtesy of Actuate AI
Courtesy of Actuate AI

During 2020, Actuate’s business grew over 10X, due in part to customers seeking more advanced security solutions during an unprecedented year of social unrest, gun violence and new safety concerns around the pandemic.

The company is leveraging the new funding to enhance its behavior detection technology — which allows the software to detect adverse events or accidents such as slip-and-fall incidents — and further develop its all-in-one security management platform.

Courtesy of Actuate AI
Courtesy of Actuate AI

With its software deployed on over 10,000 cameras, Actuate’s analytics are trusted by hundreds of customers nationwide and deployed at over 1,000 sites, empowering security staff at schools, offices, military facilities, construction sites, affordable housing, high-end residential buildings and industrial facilities to do their jobs better and improve safety outcomes.

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Courtesy of Actuate AI

Actuate AI Named Newest Competitor in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

American Security Today’s ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards program is today in its Sixth Year and continues to recognize the Outstanding Innovations of top firms and agencies in the Homeland Security and Public Safety fields.

The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program highlighting the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition, and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administer, David Pekoske
David Pekoske, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administer

American Security Today is pleased to announce TSA Administrator  David Pekoske, will join the organization as a featured speaker at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Presentation Luncheon, on November 18, 2021 at ISC East in New York City.

“On the heels of an unprecedented global pandemic, continued unrest in our cities and potentially catastrophic cyberattacks on our nations critical infrastructure, the focus of the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon will be on the latest, state-of-the-art innovations that are driving investments in new public security and safety technologies and systems,” said AST Editorial and Managing Director Tammy Waitt.

“As a recognized expert in crisis management, strategic planning, innovation and aviation, surface transportation and maritime security, David Pekoske’s message highlighting his top priorities and challenges for the TSA based on his years of wide-ranging experience will be critical to our attendees internalizing the critical nature of these escalating challenges, and realizing innovative new approaches to meet them.”

The 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is Proudly Sponsored by AMAROK and SIMS Software, along with Returning Premier Sponsors
ATI SystemsAttivo NetworksAutomatic Systems, and Reed Exhibitions.

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.

Comprehensive List of Categories Include:

Access Control/ Identification Personal/Protective Equipment Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism
Perimeter Barrier/ Deterrent System Interagency Interdiction Operation Cloud Computing/Storage Solution
Facial/IRIS Recognition Body Worn Video Product Cyber Security
Video Surveillance/VMS Mobile Technology Anti-Malware
Audio Analytics Disaster Preparedness ID Management
Thermal/Infrared Camera Mass Notification System Fire & Safety
Metal/Weapon Detection Rescue Operations Critical Infrastructure
License Plate Recognition Detection Products And Many Others!
COVID Innovations And Many Others!

 

Don’t see a Direct Hit for your Product, Agency or Organization?

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Local transmission of the disease has occurred across all fifty states in the America.

With the unprecedented occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of the safety and security industries has realized the need to increase innovations to address the daily growing challenges.

As such AST aims to make sure these firms and professionals are reflected in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, so we’d like to encourage you to submit appropriate categories recommendations and include COVID-19 Frontline Professionals in your Nominations to see that these Professionals, Facilities, and Vendors receive the Recognition they Deserve!

Submit your category recommendation for consideration to Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at: mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

Register for the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Luncheon Today

2019 'ASTORS' Awards Program Banquet Luncheon
2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program Banquet Luncheon

At ISC East 2021 you with the opportunity to interact with a broad array of security industry professionals.

ISC East works closely with other businesses in the security and public safety space to help bring together the Northeast’s largest security trade show each year.

In collaboration with premier sponsor SIA (Security Industry Association) and in partnership with ASIS NYC, ISC East is proud to work with and be supported by various associations, trade publications, charities, and more.

Therefore, the ISC audience of security dealers, installers, integrators, consultants, corporate, government and law enforcement/first responder practitioners will be joined by the ASIS NYC audience of major corporate managerial-through-director-level national and global security executives.

The combination of one-on-one conversations with the industry’s top innovators,  integrators and security executives, special events, high-quality education and training, and strong support from industry associations, will allow attendees to learn and evaluate solutions from leading security exhibitors and brands. 

The 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program surpassed expectations with a record number of nominations received from industry leaders and government agencies, and drew over 200 attendees to the ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Banquet – an exclusive gourmet luncheon and networking opportunity which filled to capacity, before having to turn away late registrants.

Your ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon registration includes complimentary attendee access to ISC East – Thank take advantage of this exclusive luncheon opportunity to take a break from the show – Invite your team, guests, clients and show visitors to a lovely and affordable plated meal event in the heart of New York City, for  a fabulous networking opportunity!

Go to https://americansecuritytoday.com/product/awards-luncheon/ to secure your seat or reserve a table.

***Limited space available so Register Today. There will be no on-site registrations.

Why American Security Today?

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.

American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State and local levels of government as well as firms allied to government.

American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers eyes throughout the story with cutting edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.

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AST puts forward the Largest and Most Qualified Circulation in Government with Over 75,000 readers on the Federal, State and Local levels.

The AST Digital Publications is distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals in federal, state and local levels.

‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’

AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.

Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.

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These experts are from Government at the federal, state and local level as well as from private firms allied to government.

AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.

AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.

Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.

To learn more about the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, Check Out the New 2020 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2020 ‘A Year in Review’.

The Annual CHAMPIONS edition includes a review of the ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firms products and services, includes video interviews and more.

It is your Go-To source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2020 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.

From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware and Networking Security – Just to name a few), the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION has what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitigate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.

It also includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

  • For a complete list of 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners, click here.

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