QNAP, a leading computing, networking and storage solution innovator, announced a partnership with Hailo, the pioneering chipmaker of edge artificial intelligence (AI) processors.

This partnership brings cutting-edge AI-powered facial recognition and people counting solutions to surveillance systems with boosted performance using the Hailo-8™ M.2 AI acceleration module.

The partnership sees Hailo's advanced AI acceleration technology integrated with QNAP's QVR Face, a smart facial recognition solution, and QVR Human people counting solution. The combined solution boosts video recognition performance and capabilities, making it the ideal choice for an economical centralized security and AI surveillance solution in large-scale deployment.

"Hailo is excited to partner with QNAP to bring our AI acceleration technology to QNAP’s smart surveillance solutions," stated Gary Huang, General Manager, Hailo Greater China, adding “By leveraging the power of Hailo’s advanced AI processors, QNAP surveillance users can now benefit from an easier and more cost-effective deployment supporting more AI-powered video analytics for surveillance requirements of all sorts.”