Alarm.com has acquired substantially all assets of Vintra, a software provider of AI-powered video analytics for the commercial market.

Hear from VP of Americas Fredrik Nilsson about video surveillance trends, AI analytics applications for residential & commercial, and the wide variety of cameras, intercoms and other solutions Axis and its 2N brand offer customers.

Video analytics technologies like facial recognition and motion detection will play a major role in the future of smart homes, so integrators should stay up-to-date on the latest in smart security.

In June, Bosch acquired a 9% stake in Israel-based AnyVision, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-based person- and object-recognition technology.

ISC West 2018 teems with new security and home-automation products highlighting trends in video surveillance & analtyics, AI-enabled alarm sensors, assisted-DIY solutions and more. CE Pro's Julie Jacobson has it here.

CE Pro's Julie Jacobson thinks she picked some real winners -- especially in the smart home and IoT categories, and especially in the Eureka Park start-up zone -- even before CES 2018 began.