Videntifier
| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, computer security, security software |
| Founded | Reykjavík, 2007 |
| Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Key people |
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| Products | Videntifier Forensic |
| Employees | 10 |
| Website | www.videntifier.com |
Videntifier Technologies, is an Icelandic software company that develops security software designed to assist and speed up police investigations. The company's flagship product is Videntifier Forensic, an automatic service that quickly recognizes video material, legal and illegal, on seized computers.
History
Videntifier Technologies was founded, in September 2007, for supporting users to search and track vast amounts of Multimedia data in an efficient and effective manner. Later, Videntifier Technologies has focus on providing a service for police departments engaged in locating illegal images and videos on seized computers.
The company has its roots in the database laboratories of Reykjavik University and, later, it has opened a secondary lab in IRISA-CNRS, Rennes.
In 2005, Videntifier Technologies has received one of the top prizes in the Austrian Genius competition for the "best business idea of 2008" and for the "innovation award 2008".
In 2008, Videntifier Technologies has received the Golden Egg Award for the best new business idea in Iceland.
In 2013, Videntifier Technologies has been sign an agreement with the Interpol to provide advanced imaging technology in the effort against child pornography. [1]
Videntifier Forensic
Videntifier Forensic is an automatic video identification system. It automatically scans entire hard drives for suspicious and illegal video material. Videntifier Forensic uses a new, patented, proprietary technology called visual fingerprints that speeds up the search in very large video collections. The company claims that Videntifier Forensic can inspect each hour of video within 30 seconds, and runs day and night.
Currently, the Videntifier database contains fingerprints from more than 70.000 hours of the most popular video material.