The program honors the outstanding product development achievements of security equipment manufacturers whose products are considered to be particularly noteworthy in their ability to improve security.

The Idis AI Box (DV-2322) earned the award in the Visitor Management category. The Deep Learning features of the Idis AI Box solution deliver video solutions for social distancing, people counting, occupancy monitoring, crowd detection, mask detection and reporting tools for compliance. Powered by Idis Deep Learning Engine and compatible with Idis Deep Learning Analytics, this simple add-on appliance is compatible with existing DirectIP plug-and-play Idis cameras and NVRs.

The DV-2232 was launched by Idis at the peak of the 2020 pandemic to enable buildings to remain open, and to keep visitors and staff safe. Designed and manufactured in South Korea, its development was driven by first-hand understanding of how - even before vaccines were available - virus outbreaks could be minimized, and transmission rates suppressed with measures that included changes to the way people were admitted to premises. But crucially, the DV-2232 was designed very much with the post-pandemic world in mind too. Unlike many of the ‘quick-fix’ offerings that emerged during 2020 – most notably the thermal cameras that proved to be of questionable value - the AI Box was developed as a genuine infrastructure upgrade.

“Idis is very proud to have been recognized with Security Today’s New Product of the Year Award,” says Andrew Myung, President, Idis America. “Idis AI video delivers important data intelligence. Our AI Box solution is just part of our commitment to providing cutting-edge, AI video tech that’s easy to use, cost-efficient, and instrumental in meeting the present and future challenges of end users everywhere.”