Website www.brivo.com Founded 1999 | Area served Worldwide Headquarters Bethesda Type of business Private | |
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Products Cloud access control system | ||
Brivo, Inc. is a company providing cloud-based access control and video surveillance products for physical security and internet of things applications.
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History
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.
Private Acquisition
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.
Products
Brivo OnAir is a cloud-based access control and video surveillance physical security system for businesses.
Brivo OnAir for Government (formerly CloudPass) is an HSPD-12 and Federal Information Processing Standards-201 compliant physical access control system for federal government agencies, deployed in a government community cloud. Brivo OnAir for Government is tailored for compliance in the federal market.