The emergence of AI-based edge analytics is a critical advancement that reduces a video analytics system’s total cost of ownership, enables use in low-bandwidth environments, and ensures faster response times to real-time alerts.

By enabling Briefcam analytics on the edge, users receive real-time alerts up to six times faster, achieve a 5-10x reduction in bandwidth between camera and server, and need up to 55% fewer real-time GPU processing servers. This integration provides both flexibility in deployment options and cost efficiency from CAPEX and OPEX reductions for large scale or distributed video analytics deployments.

Combining Briefcam’s video analytics with high-quality Axis cameras powered by the new ARTPEC-8 chip allows customers to further optimise surveillance camera investments by enabling advanced analytics to manage real-time alerts, perform forensic search and derive operational intelligence for a range of safety, security, and operational use cases.

Briefcam is one of the first third-party organisations to use the Axis Camera Application Platform (ACAP) to enable a comprehensive analytics integration directly on Axis Communications’ deep learning cameras. Axis Q1615 Mk III, featuring a dual chipset of ARTPEC-7 and a deep learning processing unit (DLPU), was the first Axis camera with Briefcam Video Content Analytics embedded. The Briefcam analytics platform will be available on additional generations of deep learning cameras from Axis including those with the new ARTPEC-8 chip, designed specifically for the acceleration of analytics.

“Axis is excited for the availability of Briefcam analytics on Axis deep learning cameras, a great step forward toward our shared vision for advancing best-in-class video surveillance technologies, with significant reduction in real-time processing costs for end users,” said Mats Thulin, Director of Core Technology, Axis Communications “The breadth of Briefcam’s video analytics together with powerful Axis deep clearing cameras, including the new, powerful Axis ARTPEC-8 DLPU enabled cameras creates an even more scalable and cost-effective solution.”

“The ability to process Briefcam video analytics at the edge is a game changer for organisations striving to extract valuable data insights from video,” said Gili Rom, VP Strategy and Alliances, Briefcam. “Greater flexibility in deployment architectures and the introduction of a hybrid deployment model through Briefcam enabled on Axis deep learning cameras, further extends advanced real time analytics for safety, security and operational efficiency – a technology partnership that has significant benefits for the end user.”