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December 20, 2024: New article

Video surveillance in a museum

Xeoma video surveillance software will be of great assistance in creating a surveillance system in a museum – a known treasury of artifacts that require thorough yet flexible safety measures. Thankfully, Xeoma’s features make this task possible by helping you deal with theft, injuries, offenses and even gathering all the statistical data for optimizing any museum’s business. Read about achieving all these goals and more in our new article: Video surveillance in a museum!

December 13, 2024: New article

Design of the Future — Xeoma’s new advanced interface

Since its creation, Xeoma video surveillance has been the cutting-edge solution that incorporates the most up-to-date technology advancements. Now it’s time to bring this spirit to its design too, so that the looks match the insides! Xeoma’s new design follows through with the ‘design of the future’ philosophy, so if you’re looking for a video surveillance system that’s, beyond being powerful and stable, also easy and convenient to use, new Xeoma is at your service! What has changed, exactly? Find out in our new Design of the Future — Xeoma’s new advanced interface article!

December 10, 2024: New video

Subway Video Surveillance With Xeoma

Xeoma video surveillance program is universal software for creating a flexible, responsive, and efficient video surveillance system in a subway. Apart from the apparent advantages of video surveillance like live view for situational awareness and video footage for investigation and forensic uses, video surveillance system in a subway can aid in anti-terrorist and fire safety efforts, assist in faster search for lost objects or missing people, and do so much more! Read more in our article called ‘Subway Video Surveillance With Xeoma’

December 3, 2024: New version

New beta version – Xeoma 24.12.3

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Yet another beta version not only incorporates improvements of two previous beta versions – Xeoma 24.11.13 and Xeoma 24.10.1; it also responses to user requests and introduces further improvements of the interface and a fix for a heightened GPU load.

See more about the new Xeoma Beta 24.12.3 in Xeoma’s History of Changes.
Download the new version from the Download page – or update through Xeoma’s interface

November 27, 2024: New video

Voice-to-Text: Xeoma’s Intellectual Module for Speech Recognition

The AI-powered Voice-to-Text module of the Xeoma video surveillance software ‘listens’ to the audio stream from a camera or a separate microphone, hears speech, and saves the transcript of it in a CSV report or overlays it on the preview as text. Alternatively, you can set it to react to certain words or phrases. It can also work with .mp3 audio files – recordings of conversations, training videos, etc. – transcribing speech and providing it as text. Working with Xeoma’s Voice-to-Text does not require specialized equipment: the sound stream from any camera or a separate microphone as well as regular off-the-shelf computers and video graphics cards are suitable.

Find out more in our new video.

November 13, 2024: New version

New beta version – Xeoma 24.11.13

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The series of Xeoma beta versions with new design continues with the freshly released beta version Xeoma 24.11.13. Apart from improvements of various aspects (icons, text, transparency and blur) based on user reports and suggestions, the new beta version offers a new, reworked Setup Wizard that will help both new and experienced users set the system up faster and more conveniently! And of course, Xeoma 24.11.13 contains all the features previously added.

Learn more about the changes in the new Xeoma Beta 24.11.13 on our History of changes page.
Download the new version from the Download page – or update your Xeoma through its interface

November 12, 2024: New article

Which program to choose for home video surveillance: Xeoma or ZoneMinder?

Which video surveillance program is better: Xeoma or ZoneMinder. In this article we compared those two popular programs in details. The results will surprise you! Read now

November 7, 2024: New article

Exclusive P2P connection for easy (and free!) remote access

Xeoma Video Surveillance Software presents a new exclusive way of remote access without a ‘public’ IP address! Unlike an external static IP address, Xeoma’s revolutionary proprietary P2P access is easy to set up, completely free of charge, and safe to use because it doesn’t ‘look’ into records, camera streams or settings of your video surveillance system! So, what’s the catch then? Learn in our new article!

October 30, 2024: New article

Xeoma IP camera software for computer

Xeoma software for IP cameras has been developed since 2004. By now, the program has acquired over 100 options, including advanced video analytics, and a wide range of AI-powered features. Xeoma video surveillance software works with 99% of all types of cameras on the market: IP cameras, DVRs, USB and web cameras, analog cameras connected through capture cards, etc.
Using the software for IP cameras Xeoma, you can organize a video surveillance solution with a few cameras for your home – or deploy a system for a large corporation with 1000+ cameras that will get the best of AI-powered features.

Check out our new article and request demo licenses to test Xeoma!

October 18, 2024: New license type

New! Xeoma Old Licenses – a cheaper way to get a great video surveillance solution

Users have already noticed a new cheaper option on the Buy page of Xeoma – ‘Old License’. What is an Old License, who is it for, what are its terms of use? Find answers to these questions – and some more – in our new article called ‘Xeoma Old Licenses – a cheaper way to get a great video surveillance solution’.

October 11, 2024: New article

What are the disadvantages of Xeoma Video Surveillance Software?

We are all in favor of transparency, so here’s our honest opinion: there are two sides to every story in almost everything in the world. Whether you’re buying pet food, home appliances or clothes, it has become a habit -maybe even a must – to research what others think of it. It helps not just highlight plus sides of the goods, but also understand if you can live with the downsides as well. After all, you have the right for full awareness on what you intend to use or buy.

Do you want to know the full truth about Xeoma? Do you want to see its flaws exposed? You will find all of this and more in the new article called ‘What are the disadvantages of Xeoma Video Surveillance Software?’!

October 10, 2024: New announcement

New version of Xeoma for iOS is already available in AppStore!

Please welcome the new, long-waited-for update for the Xeoma iPhone & iPad app! In it we introduced important and high-demand changes: fix of the crash that used to appear when sound streams were used; improvements of work around the notch and dynamic island area, as well as in the Archive Viewer’s timeline. Please see full description of what changed in Xeoma’s page in AppStore!

October 8, 2024: New article

Xeoma vs ZoneMinder: software comparison

We continue our series of comparison articles with a new publication. This time Xeoma’s competitor is a well-known open-source video surveillance program – ZoneMinder. Our experts conducted a detailed analysis and head-to-head comparison of both programs’ features and came to an unexpected conclusion.

Is ZoneMinder a worthy rival to Xeoma? Learn about it in our new article!

October 2, 2024: New version

New beta version – Xeoma 24.10.1

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We are impatient to introduce a new beta version Xeoma 24.10.1 to you, in which you will have exclusive early access to the new Xeoma interface! Please note that this beta version is of an introductory nature released early so that everyone can take part in the open testing of the new Xeoma design. This exact beta version will not become a release version, instead, it will be followed by several more beta versions before a stable version is build from them. We welcome everyone to take part in the development of the program, so please share with us what you think about the new interface, if you found any glitches, etc. so that we can improve it for you and every user of Xeoma.

By the way, in this version, the changes affected not only the appearance of the program, but also the ability to connect cameras using a combination of IP address and Mac address, as well as support for receiving events from Orion Bolid, and a few more improvements! For more details, see our History of changes page.

Try the new Xeoma Beta 24.10.1 now!

September 24, 2024: New version

New official release – Xeoma 24.9.24

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The newly released official version Xeoma 24.9.24 is based on the previous release – Xeoma 24.9.2 – which means that the new version includes all its changes and improvements! But, it also offers a couple of fixes that we decided not to wait until the next beta version to make available. See more about the new Xeoma 24.9.24 here or download it, as always, from the Download tab of this website, or from the interface of Xeoma.

September 17, 2024: New video

Boosting sales with Xeoma Business Video Surveillance, part 3

The third video of the “Boosting sales with Xeoma Business Video Surveillance” series is dedicated to the HoReCa industry (hotels, restaurants, and cafes). From it you’ll learn how to:

• Increase establishment sales by improving service quality using video surveillance;
• Gather important statistical information using Xeoma and use it for decision-making effectiveness analysis;
• Prevent losses associated with the actions of dishonest guests.

Find out more in our new video.

September 11, 2024: New version

New official release – Xeoma 24.9.2

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Xeoma 24.9.2 is the new release version of Xeoma that includes improvements from four(!) beta versions (24.9.2, 24.8.12, 24.7.9 and 24.8.2) released since the latest official version. Which means that it offers enhancements of the user interface (including 33 new languages Xeoma has been localized into), a new intellectual Additional module for counting people seated at a table and another intellectual module (yet available in Xeoma Pro) called Voice-to-Text; support for H266 video codec; Cross-Line Detector option to count people per floor; porting of the ANPR module to Android platform and of support for PTZ joysticks to Linux.

‘Old’ features like Detector of Construction Site Safety, Marking, Object Recognizer, Email Sending, Screen Capture, camera search, export, and many other features and modules are enhanced, too!

See the full list of the new version’s improvements here and try the new official release of Xeoma today!

September 9, 2024: New article

Upgrade to Xeoma Pro: what is it and how to use it

The ‘Upgrade from Xeoma Standard to Xeoma Pro’ (also called Upgrade to Xeoma Pro or simply Upgrade) is a special type of license that is activated over a Xeoma Standard license to open up the professional functions from Xeoma Pro in it. Upgrade is specifically designed for a smooth and economical transition for those who are willing to have Xeoma Pro functions when they have already obtained a Xeoma Standard license or licenses.

See more about the Upgrade, its terms and conditions of use here

September 2, 2024: New version

New beta version – Xeoma 24.9.2

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The new Xeoma Beta 24.9.2 is built on Xeoma Beta 24.8.12 and continues optimization of the “Voice-to-Text” module, as well as introduces some other improvements on the language localization front, and a fix of a camera freezes issue. This beta is anticipated to become the new release version in the future, so it might be a good idea to start using it now!

See the new version’s change log and try the new 24.9.2 beta version now!

August 27, 2024: New article

Article from our user: how the Microsoft and CrowdStrike blackout reminded me to update Xeoma

When reviewing system performance, Luis noticed that he could make much better use of the limited resources of his Chinese TV Box. On Android, the pre-installed software along with Xeoma consumed between 85% and 90% of the available resources, which caused recording failures due to system overload. In contrast, by using Linux as a headless server—installing Xeoma directly—he observed that maximum consumption reached only between 25% and 30% of the four-core processor capacity and used less than half of the available 1 GB of RAM. Amazing! A clear example of the power of efficient open source over closed centralized operating systems.

August 20, 2024: New article

Voice-to-Text: Xeoma’s Intellectual Module for Speech Recognition

Are you looking for a tool that can let you know when it hears a key word or phrase? Or maybe you’d like to get voice-to-text transcripts of what call operators, insurance consultants or cashiers are saying to customers in your business establishment? All this and even more can be done with Xeoma’s new intellectual module for speech recognition called ‘Voice-to-Text’! Despite this video analytical module using artificial intelligence algorithms, it is included into the Xeoma Pro edition, so working with it is also very affordable!

Read more in our new article Voice-to-Text: Xeoma’s Intellectual Module for Speech Recognition

August 13, 2024: New article

Joystick function in Xeoma on Linux machines

Unlike many video surveillance systems, Xeoma offers the possibility to use USB Joysticks or USB game controllers for PTZ control of your cameras. Until the latest Xeoma beta version 24.7.9, PTZ control with joysticks was only available for Windows. Now it is also supported in Linux distros, be it either Ubuntu, Debian, Mint or any other supported in Xeoma distro. It just depends on a properly installed device.

Learn more about the the right joystick setting in the new article Joystick function in Xeoma on Linux machines written by Ralf!

August 12, 2024: New version

New beta version – Xeoma 24.8.12

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Meet one more beta version of Xeoma – Xeoma Beta 24.8.12! In it, you will find all improvements and changes of the 2 previous beta versions – 24.7.9 and 24.8.2 – plus the absolutely new intellectual module “Voice-to-Text” that uses the audio stream of the cameras to detect speech, and then converts it to text in CSV reports or overlays it in preview. See more on the module configuration in its settings dialog’s help!

Try the new 24.8.12 beta version now!

August 7, 2024: New video

Access control with video surveillance by Xeoma

Access control systems that use video surveillance have a number of advantages over “traditional” access control setups. Firstly, they allow you to save time and money, because virtual video analytics technologies of video surveillance can take on some of the functions of the access control system, and replace some of its physical elements. Watch video to find out more

August 2, 2024: New version

New beta version – Xeoma 24.8.2

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Xeoma Beta 24.8.2 is just Xeoma Beta 24.7.9 with some internal improvements, so feel free to use it to get all new features of Xeoma 24.7.9!

See more on what 24.7.9/24.8.2 have to offer on our History of changes page

July 30, 2024: New article

Xeoma: Access Control Systems with Video Surveillance and Video Analytics

Not everyone knows that but video surveillance can be a great access control tool that outdoes traditional access control systems, too! Take Xeoma for example: it offers dozens of video analytics modules like Face Recognition, License Plate Recognition, FaceID two-factor identification etc. to replace or complement a physical access control system, which helps limit passage to a guarded territory. Besides, it works with various third-party barrier devices or perimeter security sensors, and can also double as an automation tool in smart home systems, or as a working time tracking tool in enterprises. It’s well worth trying since you will probably use video surveillance in your establishment anyway!

Learn more about the advantages of video surveillance in access control in our new article ‘Xeoma: Access Control Systems with Video Surveillance and Video Analytics’!

July 12, 2024: New article

Restaurant clients counter

The “Restaurant clients counter” module is based on Artificial intelligence and tailored to count customers and clients seated at a table of a restaurant, café and other public establishment.

Learn more about this module and its functionality in our new article.

July 9, 2024: New version

New beta version – Xeoma 24.7.9

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Xeoma Beta 24.7.9 introduces various changes from extensive re-design that gives Xeoma interface a more modern look, higher refresh interval, and more useful space; to the support for H266 video codec; a new module for counting people at a table and enhancement of the Cross-Line Detector to count people per floor; porting of the ANPR module to Android platform and of support for PTZ joysticks to Linux, as well as enhancements of Detector of Construction Site Safety, Marking, Object Recognizer, Email Sending, Screen Capture, camera search, export, and many other features and modules. The new beta version is definitely worth giving a try!

See more about Xeoma’s new version’s improvements here and give the new version a try!

July 1, 2024: New article

What features should a modern video surveillance system have?

Modern video surveillance software goes beyond merely viewing cameras and storing archives. Today’s video surveillance is a powerful tool with video analytics capabilities ranging from facial and object recognition to emotion and drone detection. It operates on the basis of artificial intelligence (AI) and integrates with other security systems such as Smart Home, traffic lights, cash registers, access control systems, and much more.

Modern video surveillance systems are highly convenient due to their flexibility and adaptability to the needs of various systems, from home use to large enterprises. Another crucial feature is the provision of cloud surveillance capabilities. Learn more about this in our article.

June 27, 2024: New video

Cloud surveillance

In the new video, you will discover what Cloud video surveillance is and how it can be better than a regular stationary video surveillance system. We will also answer the main questions about the Cloud surveillance that concern our users.

You can watch more about Cloud surveillance and how to store recordings there in our new video!

June 13, 2024: New video

Best video surveillance for Linux 2024

Major operating systems such as Linux and Windows are widely used in the CCTV installations. But there are multiple reasons why Linux OS is more popular these days.

Here are the reasons why the choice turns next to the Linux OS in regard to video surveillance in our new video!

June 6, 2024: New article

All Xeoma integration capabilities: from smart homes to third-party software

What do smart home devices, accounting software, and specialized industrial equipment have in common? The capability to integrate them with Xeoma, of course! Unleash the full potential of your video surveillance system through Xeoma’s close interaction with what matters most to you, whether it’s everyday gadgets or modern production tools. Numerous examples of real projects await you in our new article!

May 22, 2024: New article

How to put a stop to vandalism and prevent property damage with video security software

A single instance of vandalism acts like a chain reaction. Property damage can increase your area’s crime rate, decrease your property value, result in property riots, incur repair costs and cause delays to construction projects. Nowadays, we come to one question: how can we put a stop to vandalism to prevent property damage and protect our parks, public places, administrative buildings and the city itself?

Find details in our new article “How to put a stop to vandalism and prevent property damage with video security software”.

May 16, 2024: New article

How to spot hidden video surveillance cameras and protect yourself against spying

Video surveillance in good hands is an excellent tool for ensuring the safety of people, property, and territory, as well as for optimizing work processes, learning how to serve your clients better, and other positive things! However, when it falls “to the dark side”, video surveillance, like many other tools, becomes an instrument of evil, contrary to its original purpose. Today, we want to talk about one of these wrongful uses of video surveillance: hidden cameras that film their victims without their knowledge or consent.

Check out our new article “How to spot hidden video surveillance cameras and protect yourself against spying”.

May 15, 2024: New article

Cloud video surveillance

Modern video surveillance tends to become Cloud-based increasingly. More people nowadays choose Cloud surveillance due to its reliability and safety. There’s no need to purchase additional equipment, you can simply have an IP camera and a phone, and you’re good to go. Let’s review all advantages of the Cloud video surveillance and address all questions about such systems in our new article “Cloud video surveillance”.

April 3, 2024: New article

Best video surveillance for Linux 2024

Major operating systems such as Linux and Windows are widely used in the CCTV installations. But there are multiple reasons why Linux OS is more popular these days.

Here are the reasons why the choice turns next to the Linux OS in regard to video surveillance in our new article Best video surveillance for Linux 2024.

February 22, 2024: New version

New official release – Xeoma 24.2.14

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The first official release of Xeoma in 2024 – Xeoma 24.2.14 – basically has all the improvements of the latest beta versions of Xeoma: Xeoma 23.12.7, 24.2.4, 24.2.14. That means that it introduces over 40 innovations, changes and improvements – including several dozens of new features like thumbnail previews above the timeline in Xeoma’s Archive Player, simplified remote connection using QR codes (works for P2P too), the long-waited for support for hardware acceleration with AMD Radeon graphics cards, support for webRTC in ARM-based machines, new notifications with mobile alerts about server outages, Text Recognition’s new optimizations to work with household or industrial meters, etc. ‘Old’ features like license plate recognition, detection of smoke or crossing a line, API, camera search, and others, are enhanced too.

See more about Xeoma’s new version’s improvements here and try the new version today!

February 5, 2024: New article

How to install Debian OS – Detailed guide

When it comes to building a video surveillance server, a significant part of users prefer Linux rather Windows as the main OS. A high level of security and the ability to control each part of the OS makes Linux the main choice of professionals. As there are dozens of Linux distributives, it may be difficult for a beginner to decide which distributive to choose. Our team recommends starting with one of the most stable and easy to set up distributives – Debian OS.

Learn everything you need to know about how to download and install Debian OS from our new article!

January 30, 2024: New article

Automatic work time tracking in Xeoma

Running a business is always associated with risks and high costs. One of highest cost items of today’s enterprises is employee wages, so the importance of accurate time tracking can’t be overestimated. Luckily, you can save you time and money by building a completely automatic work time system with the help of Xeoma.

Check a step-by-step guide on how to track employee work time with Xeoma in our new article!

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