Another top-notch situational awareness vendor is snapped up.

In recent years, Motorola Solutions has conducted a series of strategic acquisitions that make it a powerhouse player in video and analytics. Its latest acquisition of New York-based IPVideo brings in one of the most inventive sensor companies that offer products monitoring public spaces such as schools, shopping areas, and libraries. The all-in-one HALO smart sensor detects vaping, smoking, gunshots, motion, and emergency keywords. Blending HALO Smart Sensor data with the analytics behind Motorola Solutions Avigilon Unity Video software could drive potent situational awareness functionality for locations where cameras are not a good fit. Link