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OpenEye
IndustryVideo surveillance, physical security
Founded1999; 27 years ago
Founder
  • Rick Sheppard
Headquarters,
Number of locations
1 (2026)
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsCloud video surveillance solutions
Number of employees
340 (2026)
Websitewww.openeye.net

OpenEye is an American company providing cloud-managed and AI video surveillance software and products.

History

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OpenEye (incorporated as PC Open Inc.), was founded in 1999 in Spokane, Washington, by Rick Sheppard.[1] In 2001, OpenEye introduced its first digital video recorder at ISC East.[2]

In 2016, OpenEye launched the cloud-managed video surveillance platform OpenEye Web Services (OWS).[3]

DMP announced its integration with both OpenEye and Hikvision in DMP’s Virtual Keypad app in 2018.[4] OpenEye announced a two-way integration with Brivo Security Suite in 2025.[5]

Products

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  • OpenEye Web Services (OWS): A cloud video surveillance platform with features such as live video security footage feeds, event alerts, search options, and reports.
  • Cloud Cameras: Cloud-managed video camera devices with built-in recorder and analytics processor.[6]
  • OWS AI Analytics: A video analytics suite within OWS. Analytics include person and vehicle detection and recognition, line crossing, loitering detection, and object counting.[7]
  • OWS AI Operational Analytics: A monitoring tool in OWS which uses AI to analyze camera snapshots and determine whether predefined visual conditions are met.

Acquisition

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OpenEye was acquired in 2019 by physical security company Alarm.com (Nasdaq: ALRM) and is now an independently run subsidiary of Alarm.com. The majority-stake acquisition was announced on April 11, 2019.[8]

Recognition

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In 2006, OpenEye was recognized on the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies list.[9]

Hanwha Techwin recognized OpenEye with the New STEP Partner of the Year award for their commitment to an open cloud platform.[10]

At TEC 2021, OpenEye received the PSA MSSP Star Vendor Achievement Award.[11]

The Journal of Business in partnership with Workforce Research Group named OpenEye one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest.[12]

OpenEye was awarded the Cloud and SaaS Innovation Award for the Benchmark Innovation Awards 2025.[13]

The SecurityInfoWatch Readers’ Choice Awards selected OpenEye as the winner of its Video Surveillance & Data Storage, Playback & Transmission category.[14]

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