Thales & Eyedea team up to enhance AI software security

Thales has announced a collaboration with Eyedea, a visual recognition technology company, to deploy and safeguard its AI-powered and machine learning software using the Thales Sentinel platform.

Eyedea, established in 2006 by a research group from the Czech Technical University in Prague, provides AI visual recognition software that serves security-conscious organisations globally, including Interpol, Europol, and the Czech Police.

Its technology is capable of classifying various objects such as vehicle models and number plates from CCTV footage and conducts tasks like recognising distracted drivers and counting passengers in carpool lanes. Eyedea ensures compliance with GDPR by enabling its software to make human factors and vehicle license plates unidentifiable.

Damien Bullot, Vice President of Software Monetization at Thales, remarked, "We're very proud of the long-standing relationship we've built with Eyedea. Thales Sentinel has been able to offer IP protection and flexible packaging as their AI-based software has grown to support hundreds of public and private customers worldwide."

"We look forward to continuing to work together as Eyedea further innovates and evolves its AI technology."

Martin Urban, CEO at Eyedea, added, "Thales Sentinel is essential for us to go-to-market in a secure and assured way. Our customers need to be able to trust that access to our software is safeguarded, while we need to protect our IP and manage the active deployments we have. Thales Sentinel does a fantastic job of handling both, and our long-standing partnership with them allows us to scale our revenue streams, and focus more of our time on technology innovation, as time goes on."

The Eyedea software is delivered to customers by embedding it into their existing systems through software development kits (SDKs) and a Thales Sentinel license hardware key.

This approach safeguards the software from unauthorised access or tampering and assures customers of secure access to the software, whilst protecting Eyedea's intellectual property.

The Sentinel Envelope secures the software from breaches, and Sentinel Licensing facilitates various packaging options tailored to customer needs.

This includes offering a free three-month trial which can evolve into a one-year license based on usage or time, providing flexibility to its users.