Synectics (LSE:SNX), the AIM-listed security and surveillance technology group, has introduced Synergy SEARCH, an AI tool that lets operators search live and recorded surveillance video using plain, natural language.
The tool identifies relevant footage by describing people, vehicles, objects or activity, cutting investigation times from hours or days to minutes.
Synectics said the technology could support fraud and dispute investigations in casinos, help police trace suspects and reconstruct incident timelines, and assist transport and infrastructure operators in understanding safety and security events.
The tool has already been deployed with its first customer and is now in early access as part of the latest release of Synectics' proprietary Synergy platform.
The company is running further customer demonstrations ahead of a broader commercial launch later this year.
Designed to work with existing camera networks, the tool can scale to deployments covering thousands of cameras, spanning Synectics' priority markets of casinos, transport, stadiums, venues and critical infrastructure.
The launch follows Synergy Scene Check, which automates verification of surveillance camera estates, and the group's recent UK government-endorsed Cyber Assurance of Physical Security Systems certification.
"With our first customer deployment complete, and further engagement underway, we are encouraged by the potential we see for Synergy SEARCH ahead of its full commercial launch later this year", said chief executive Amanda Larnder.
The company said the product supports its strategy of growing recurring software revenue through subscription-based additions to the Synergy platform.
News Intelligence what this means for the company
Synectics has moved its AI-powered Synergy SEARCH tool—which cuts video investigation times from hours or days to minutes by letting operators search footage using natural language—into early customer access following a successful first deployment, with full commercial launch planned later this year. The launch advances the company's stated strategy of growing recurring software revenue through subscription-based platform additions, and arrives weeks after Synergy received NPSA CAPSS 2025 certification, which removes a procurement barrier in regulated markets where Synectics operates (casinos, transport, critical infrastructure).
Synergy SEARCH represents a new revenue stream within Synectics' higher-margin software business, targeting the same customer verticals (gaming, transport, critical infrastructure) where the company already has installed bases and relationships. Success depends on execution of the commercial launch and customer adoption rates, neither of which the announcement quantifies; the tool's ability to scale across thousands of cameras positions it as a potential platform multiplier if uptake materializes.
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