please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . may 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs attention from an expert on the subject . please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article . consider associating this request with a wikiproject . may 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message vigilant technology a batm company industry video surveillance founded 1999 ; 17 years ago 1999 headquarters tel aviv israel foxboro ma key people ceo avi cohen founders adi pinhas ronen saggir website www.vglnt.com vigilant technology makes surveillance and security systems such as digital recording systems video content analysis and control centers . vigilant supports tens of thousands of cameras in airports governmental sites financial institutions correctional facilities casinos and city centers . 1 contents 1 history 2 products 3 external links 4 references history edit vigilant was founded in february 1999 by adi pinhas who later formed superfish and ronen saggir . the company was formed to develop surveillance products based on digital video which would convert analogue video into a digital format allowing the user to compress it store it and retrieve the images in electronic format . vigilant was the first company to perform video compression in dvd quality over dsp digital signal processor . the founders and a group of private investors provided seed capital for the company which initially during 1999 and 2000 focused on research and development . vigilant made its first sale in late 2000 . it then worked with pelco a us based video security equipment company on a range of projects . vigilant raised further capital in two rounds in 2000 and in 2002 . the company also received a us 2.1 million grant from the chief scientist fund in israel to assist with research and development costs . in december 2005 the company raised 10 million and listed on the london stock exchange under the ticker symbol vgt . 2 since november 2008 vigilant technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of batm advanced communications . 3 products edit the company s products include monitoring and management services recording and streaming hardware content analysis software and ip cameras . external links edit vigilant website vigilant aim ipo references edit vigilant technology ltd. company profile financial times announcement of 10 million placing at a price of 43p valuing vigilant technology at 24.3 million pdf retrieved 2009 10 18 recommended offer for vigilant technology limited batm press release 08 july 2008 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vigilant technology & oldid 723038202 categories surveillancecomputer security softwarevideoisraeli companies listed on the london stock exchangecompanies based in tel avivinformation technology companies of israelhidden categories articles with a promotional tone from may 2009all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing expert attention with no reason or talk parameterarticles needing unspecified expert attentionarticles needing expert attention from may 2009all articles needing expert attentionpages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 31 may 2016 at 16 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view