Moments that made us

1985: Axis first product: a protocol converter

1985: Axis first product: a protocol converter

AXIS AX-7X Protocol converter was our very first product, connecting a regular printer to an IBM mainframe.
AXIS NetEye

1996: World's first network camera

The AXIS “NetEye” 200 Network Camera revolutionized the industry, by transforming video surveillance from analog into digital.
ARTPEC 1

1999: World's first network video SoC: ARTPEC

With the ARTPEC chip network cameras were now suited for proper video surveillance, providing the basis for essential capabilities like image quality, analytics features, and coding performance.
AXIS 2100 Network Camera

2000: World's first video analytics in a camera

AXIS 2100 Network Camera became the first mass-produced product in the world that used embedded Linux.

Some of our innovations

ARTPEC, the foundation of our product quality

ARTPEC – the foundation of our product quality

ARTPEC is our in-house designed System-on-Chip (SoC) – and is a vital component of our products. It is the basis for capabilities like image quality, analytics features, and coding performance – and enables us to develop completely new technologies. In 1999 products with our very first ARTPEC were released. Now, more than 20 years later, we are on the eighth version of the SoC.

A new era for analytics

A new era for analytics

The first analytics application appeared in our cameras more than 20 years ago. But advances in technology have seen analytics take a step forward in recent years. And with future hardware, software and platform innovations, the ability to employ advanced edge analytics in video surveillance across every industry will accelerate further.

Entering a new market for body worn cameras

Entering a new market with body worn cameras

When wearing a camera, everyone from a healthcare professional to a security guard can create a more secure workplace, have a better possibility of collecting evidence and can get input to develop better work methods. We have talked to some of the team members behind our body worn cameras to find out more about the development.

ACAP: An open platform for innovation

ACAP: An open platform for innovation

More than a decade ago, we recognized the benefits of harnessing the power and creativity of developers to create innovative solutions. That is why we developed AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) – an open application platform that enables developers to create applications that can be downloaded to a range of our devices.

Martin Gren and Carl-Axel Alm

The brains behind the world’s first network camera

This is the story of enthusiastic and engaged people with an idea, an incentive and good timing, which resulted in the world’s very first network camera. And it all started with a journey to Japan...

How we got rid of redundant bitrate

How we got rid of redundant bitrate

Years ago, the bitrate consumed by cameras was holding the industry back. A group of engineers from Axis set out to improve the bitrate. The outcome – Zipstream - went beyond the team’s wildest dreams: an improvement up to 95% without losing important details in the footage.

Lightfinder: Full color in low light

Lightfinder: Full color video in low light

When we launched our Lightfinder technology, it changed the surveillance camera market completely, allowing forensic detail in low-to-zero light conditions. But how did the inventor team bring color to a greyscale world?

Our latest innovations

We continuously launch new innovative products and solutions for the benefits of our customers. Find some of them here in our newsroom.

Collaborations that inspire innovation

Global network of partners

Global network of partners

Much of our success has been down to the work we do with our global network of partners. Structured feedback from our partners is invaluable to our product development. After all, as it is our partners that deliver solutions to our customers and hear their pain points and the conversations around them. This really helps us to spur research and development to make our solutions better, more effective and fit for purpose.

Open platform to spur development

Open platform to spur development

Early on we realized the benefits of harnessing the power and creativity of developers to create innovative solutions. That is why we developed ACAP - an open application platform that enables developers to create applications that can be downloaded to Axis devices. All technical assets needed, are available in the Axis Developer Community – a community open for any developer and free of charge.