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Verkada and The "I Love U Guys" Foundation Partner to Protect Students

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Monday, March 4, 2024

SAN MATEO, Calif. and DENVER, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Verkada, a leader in cloud physical security, is now a Mission Partner of The "I Love U Guys" Foundation, a national non-profit organization that operates programs and trainings to standardize crisis response programs across schools. Verkada's partnership with The "I Love U Guys'' Foundation reinforces its commitment to providing real-time monitoring and response capabilities to help protect students during emergency situations.

Key Points: 
  • Verkada's partnership with The "I Love U Guys'' Foundation reinforces its commitment to providing real-time monitoring and response capabilities to help protect students during emergency situations.
  • The Foundation is led by survivors, family members, first responders, educators, and community members — all of whom know first-hand the importance of these efforts.
  • Achieving school and community safety demands human, social and physical solutions and practices," said John-Michael Keyes, Founder of The "I Love U Guys" Foundation.
  • "It's an incredible opportunity for Verkada to help scale their training offerings, enhance the efficacy of our own products, and, ultimately, better protect students, faculty, and staff across the world."

Glencoco raises $3M to build a marketplace where B2B Companies exchange leads for bounties

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Glencoco, a marketplace that connects companies with business development consultants to generate qualified opportunities, today announced its coming out of stealth alongside $3M in capital led by Felicis and Crossbeam. Liquid 2 Ventures, Browder Capital, SOMA Capital, Gold House Ventures, and angels/advisors from Stripe, and the former VP of Product at Roblox also participated in the round. Glencoco comes out of stealth with 40 B2B customers and over 7,000 sign-ups for individual salespeople.

Key Points: 
  • Glencoco comes out of stealth with 40 B2B customers and over 7,000 sign-ups for individual salespeople.
  • Glencoco provides the tools, software, and interface for companies to freely list a campaign on its marketplace and allow certified business development consultants to easily source sales qualified meetings and submit them to companies on a flexible, gig-remote basis.
  • Glencoco has focused on developing infrastructure, including same-day payments for qualified meetings, call analytics and recordings for QA and training, and scheduling infrastructure.
  • "By providing a marketplace connecting outbound callers with innovative companies looking to scale, Glencoco is empowering businesses to grow their pipelines and revenue streams."

Verkada and Convergint partner to deliver smarter, safer buildings

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

"Convergint is focused on being our customers' best service provider," said Joe Young, Vice President of Partnerships and Alliances, Convergint.

Key Points: 
  • "Convergint is focused on being our customers' best service provider," said Joe Young, Vice President of Partnerships and Alliances, Convergint.
  • "By enabling security incident reduction, improving response time, and optimizing threat management, Verkada's cloud platform supports making the world safer for our customers and communities.
  • We're excited to work closely with Verkada to deliver these solutions to our global customers."
  • "We have long admired Convergint and are delighted that today we can partner with their team to enhance safety in the communities we serve together.

Verkada unveils new PTZ camera line, expanded product offerings and platform integrations

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Friday, August 11, 2023

SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Verkada, leader in cloud-managed enterprise building security and management, today unveiled its new pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, along with expanded product offerings and new platform integrations to deliver even more value to its customers.

Key Points: 
  • SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Verkada, leader in cloud-managed enterprise building security and management, today unveiled its new pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, along with expanded product offerings and new platform integrations to deliver even more value to its customers.
  • These updates include:
    Take Control With Verkada's New PTZ Camera: Verkada's new CP52-E pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera gives customers the ability to monitor large areas.
  • EMR Integration With Verkada Guest for Healthcare Simplifies Visitor Management: Verkada is introducing a new user experience within Verkada Guest designed for hospitals, clinics and medical facilities.
  • "We're excited about the new use cases Verkada can help our customers address with these new products and features," said Brandon Davito, Senior Vice President of Product and Operations at Verkada.

Demand for Advanced Data Storage Solutions Will Drive Cloud Data and Analytics Services Revenue in Video Surveillance Market to US$25 Billion in 2030

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Video surveillance revenue models are evolving as customers search for advanced data storage and video analytics services.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Video surveillance revenue models are evolving as customers search for advanced data storage and video analytics services.
  • According to global intelligence firm ABI Research, customers will increasingly demand scalable data-centric solutions, creating ample opportunity for cloud providers and driving global cloud data and analytics services revenue in the video surveillance market to US$25 billion in 2030.
  • However, two prominent market trends have led video surveillance users to divert investments away from new camera deployments to cloud data services.
  • Many video surveillance users—enterprises and SMEs—are searching for streamlined cloud video analytics services to mine raw video data for operational insights."

Demand for Advanced Data Storage Solutions Will Drive Cloud Data and Analytics Services Revenue in Video Surveillance Market to US$25 Billion in 2030

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Video surveillance revenue models are evolving as customers search for advanced data storage and video analytics services.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Video surveillance revenue models are evolving as customers search for advanced data storage and video analytics services.
  • According to global intelligence firm ABI Research, customers will increasingly demand scalable data-centric solutions, creating ample opportunity for cloud providers and driving global cloud data and analytics services revenue in the video surveillance market to US$25 billion in 2030.
  • However, two prominent market trends have led video surveillance users to divert investments away from new camera deployments to cloud data services.
  • Many video surveillance users—enterprises and SMEs—are searching for streamlined cloud video analytics services to mine raw video data for operational insights."

New data reveals rise in teen vaping, compromising academic performance and mental health

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Nowhere has the impact of this rise in teen vaping been felt more than at school, primarily, the research reveals, in bathrooms and classrooms.

Key Points: 
  • Nowhere has the impact of this rise in teen vaping been felt more than at school, primarily, the research reveals, in bathrooms and classrooms.
  • Teachers are on double duty, both presiding over class instruction and attempting to monitor and police teen vaping.
  • Verkada's Vape Activity Index shows a 20% increase in vaping activity in the 2022-2023 academic year compared to the academic year prior.
  • This rise in vaping is having a direct impact on educators' ability to teach and students' academic performance.

Verkada continues strengthening its commitment to privacy, appoints Elizabeth Davies as Chief Privacy Officer

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Verkada, a leader in enterprise building security and management, announced today Elizabeth Davies has joined as Chief Privacy Officer. Davies will oversee Verkada's privacy and government affairs programs as the company continues to expand its product offerings and operations globally.

Key Points: 
  • SAN MATEO, Calif., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Verkada , a leader in enterprise building security and management, announced today Elizabeth Davies has joined as Chief Privacy Officer.
  • Davies will oversee Verkada's privacy and government affairs programs as the company continues to expand its product offerings and operations globally.
  • Davies has deep experience leading security, privacy and data protection efforts at global organizations.
  • She will be instrumental in guiding our privacy efforts, helping our products adhere to global privacy standards and ensuring we uphold our company-wide commitment to privacy."

Verkada recognizes ConvergeOne as its national Partner of the Year, continues investment in Channel Sales with new program improvements for partners

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

"Our partners are at the heart of our business," said Caleb Augustin, Head of Channel Sales.

Key Points: 
  • "Our partners are at the heart of our business," said Caleb Augustin, Head of Channel Sales.
  • We're so proud to have them as a strategic partner and as this year's National Partner of the Year."
  • "ConvergeOne is honored to be recognized as Verkada's National Partner of the Year," said Kyle Wewe, Vice President, Enterprise Sales, ConvergeOne.
  • Verkada also recently announced improvements to its Partner Program, including creating two categories for partners: Preferred and Authorized.

Verkada continues investment in APJ region, appoints Francois Vazille as Head of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The Silicon Valley-based company's six product lines -- video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms -- provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, secure cloud-based software platform. Verkada supports more than 17,000 organizations across 70 countries and is valued at $3.2 billion.

Key Points: 
  • Vazille, who brings two decades of leadership experience at high-growth technology companies, is tasked with growing Verkada's footprint in Asia Pacific.
  • Vazille was most recently at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he served as Director of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan and led the strategic deal team.
  • Prior to Amazon, Vazille was Vice President Asia Pacific and Japan at Oracle.
  • I'm delighted to get started and grow Verkada's footprint here in the Asia Pacific and Japan region."