News & Press Releases

Macnica and icetana Unveil Self-Learning AI Video Surveillance System for Malls and Retail Shopping Centers Macnica Americas and icetana AI today announced they will demonstrate a retail-focused, self-learning AI video surveillance system at the Global Security Exchange (GSX) conference in New Orleans. The solution is designed to dramatically improve response times to events by enabling a single operator to monitor up to 500 cameras, alerting them only when something is out of the ordinary. The icetana AI solution is ideal for large malls and shopping centers but can also be deployed in other venues, such as universities, hotels, casinos and correctional facilities.

Macnica Americas Adds Toppan ToF Cameras and Modules to Imaging Portfolio Macnica Americas, a global technology innovator in IP design, networking solutions and AI/IoT technologies, today announced it is expanding its imaging and vision portfolio with Toppan Holdings’ 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) cameras and modules. The addition brings advanced depth-sensing technology to autonomous robot, AMR/AGV, industrial automation, medical devices and intrusion detection, while also strengthening Macnica’s role as the leading distributor of a wide range of image sensing technologies.

Macnica Americas Adds Connect Tech Inc. to Supplier Portfolio to Accelerate Edge AI Innovation  Macnica Americas, a global technology innovator of IP design, networking solutions and AI/IoT technologies, today announced the addition of Connect Tech Inc., a leading provider of embedded computing solutions and long-standing NVIDIA Elite Partner, to its supplier portfolio. 

Macnica 100Gbps MEP100 SmartNIC and Partner Innovations on Display Throughout IBC2025 At this year’s IBC2025 conference, the 100Gbps Macnica MEP100 SmartNIC will be featured across multiple vendor showcases. Demonstrations highlight its latest achievements, including enabling Apple ProRes over the ST 2110 framework with Softron Media Services, solving complex broadcast engineering challenges with L2Tek, and accelerating AI capabilities with Altera.

Macnica Americas and Softron to Showcase Apple ProRes with ST 2110-22 on 100Gbps MEP100 SmartNIC at IBC2025 Macnica Americas, a global technology innovator of IP design, networking solutions and AI/IoT technologies, will team with Softron Media Services at IBC2025 to demonstrate Apple ProRes compressed video over ST 2110-22, combined with the macOS Sonoma (14.6.1+) and the Macnica 100Gbps MEP100 SmartNIC.

Macnica MEP100 SmartNIC Named NAB Product of the Year Macnica Americas, a global technology innovator delivering IP design, engineering, and supply-chain solutions, today announced its breakthrough MEP100 SmartNIC solution was named NAB Product of the Year in the hardware infrastructure category.

Macnica Americas Introduces 100 Gbps MEP100 SmartNIC with Mac Compatibility for Audio, Video, and Ancillary Data Over IP Macnica Americas, a global technology innovator delivering IP design, engineering, and supply-chain solutions, today announced a major expansion of its MEP100 SmartNIC solution to include 100 Gbps support for SMPTE ST 2110 uncompressed audio and video on macOS.

Macnica Announces Distribution Agreement for icetana’s Next-Generation AI Video Analytics Across the Americas Macnica Americas today announced it will begin distributing icetana AI’s enterprise self-learning video surveillance system throughout North, Central, and South America. This collaboration expands access to cutting-edge imaging and vision solutions for a broad range of customers - spanning business campuses, universities, shopping malls, hotels, government agencies, and security monitoring centers - enabling them to enhance security and streamline operations.

Macnica Americas Announces New Membership with the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) Macnica Americas, a premier value-added distributor specializing in cutting-edge technology solutions for the electronics industry, is pleased to announce its recent membership with the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA). By joining ECIA, Macnica Americas reaffirms its commitment to collaborating with industry leaders to promote and improve the overall business environment for electronic components.

iENSO to Showcase Generative AI at the Edge in Embedded Vision Systems during CES® 2025 iENSO, a leading provider of intelligent embedded vision systems based on its Embedded Vision Platform as a Service (EVPaaS) technology, today announced it will demonstrate the breakthrough Generative AI capabilities of its latest Ambarella-based embedded vision solutions during CES® 2025. These advancements, developed in collaboration with Ambarella and Macnica, showcase the power of Generative AI at the Edge to revolutionize IoT, surveillance, access control, consumer electronics and other applications.