Brivo
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| Industry | Physical security |
| Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland, United States |
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| Products | Cloud access control system |
| Website | www.brivo.com |
Brivo, Inc. is a company providing cloud-based access control and video surveillance products for physical security and internet of things applications.
Brivo was founded in 1999. In 2002, Brivo introduced cloud-based access control to the physical security market. The physical access control system works with door card readers and similar devices, and locks or unlock things once an individual has been authenticated.
Brivo released the ACS5000 access control system in 2005, with Ethernet and GSM cellular connectivity options. In 2007, Brivo introduced its XML application programming interface (API).
Brivo introduced its IP door controller (IPDC) in 2011, an Ethernet access control panel in a compact form factor, with power over ethernet and FIPS 140-2 validated encryption. IPDC used standard network cabling to the door.
Gartner named Brivo a “Cool Vendor in Identity and Access Management" for 2014. In the same year, Brivo also released its Social Access Management API.
As of 2015, Brivo stated its cloud-based access control system serviced more than six million users and more 100,000 access points, such as doors and windows.
In June 2015, Brivo was wholly acquired for $50 million by Dean Drako, Barracuda Networks founder and former CEO, and current President & CEO of Eagle Eye Networks. Drako will serve as Brivo’s Chairman.
Drako said he saw the opportunity to accelerate the cloud technology shift underway in the physical security industry by combining Brivo’s cloud access control with cloud video surveillance from his company Eagle Eye Networks. The two companies will continue to operate as separate entities.
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