March Networks® has unveiled Searchlight AI, its latest generative AI feature for Searchlight Cloud, during ISC West 2026 in Las Vegas, from March 25–27.
Presented at booth #23035 in the Venetian Expo and Convention Center, this new technology is designed to facilitate the way organizations engage with video and operational data. By enabling users to pose natural language questions, Searchlight AI swiftly provides answers linked to video evidence, aiming to streamline investigation processes.
Reducing Investigation Time
At the event, March Networks is also introducing its Long Term Cloud Storage solution alongside AI Smart Search capabilities and new security cameras, specifically the EL2 Bullet, Dome, and NanoDome models. Visitors at the booth have the opportunity to participate in a contest to win a $1,000 (USD) gift card.
Jeff Corrall, Chief Product Officer of March Networks, noted, "Searchlight AI simplifies the Searchlight Cloud experience. It turns complex operational and transaction data into fast, conversational answers for operators and executives alike." According to Corrall, this tool enhances how users explore, analyze, and act on data in conjunction with video, helping them probe deeper into their business operations.
Enterprise Video Systems Solution
This is particularly beneficial for enterprises needing to adhere to compliance standards
Searchlight AI integrates video, transaction data, and operational information to cut down investigation durations, detect operational hazards, and reveal hidden patterns in expansive video landscapes. Moreover, March Networks’ Long Term Cloud Storage platform, founded on Amazon Web Services (AWS), offers a secure and economical method for long-term video retention.
This is particularly beneficial for enterprises needing to adhere to compliance standards, defend against legal claims, or simplify evidence management without expanding on-premise storage solutions.
Corrall added, "Whether you need to support compliance mandates, defend against claims such as slip-and-fall suits, or simply retain video longer, Long Term Cloud Storage keeps footage accessible and affordable." With its flexible retrieval options, organizations can retain video footage while balancing cost and access speed, minimizing the challenges posed by large on-premise storage systems.
Innovative Features for Large Deployments
The AI Smart Search feature enhances searchability using natural language and image recognition
The AI Smart Search feature enhances searchability using natural language and image recognition to pinpoint events, individuals, or objects across diverse camera views. Users can input text and visual prompts to promptly locate incidents, drastically reducing investigation time in large-scale video deployments. This process is facilitated by transforming vast numbers of video snapshots into a searchable database, empowering users to identify operational issues through straightforward commands such as “open cash registers,” “open backdoors at night,” or “empty shelves after 9am.”
AI Smart Search further optimizes investigative capacity by analyzing snapshots from cameras at adjustable intervals, thereby curtailing storage and processing needs associated with full video stream analysis. Key functionalities include image and text-based searches, visual similarity matching, voice commands, attribute filtering, smart notifications, and advanced investigation workflows.
Introduction of New Camera Solutions
Also at ISC West, March Networks is launching the EL2 Bullet, EL2 Dome, and EL2 NanoDome cameras. Offering a 2MP resolution with active IR illumination, these cameras come equipped with analytic features such as tripwire, intrusion, loitering, and abandoned object detection.
This camera lineup is poised to cater to a variety of settings and installation requirements, with the compact NanoDome suited for space-restricted sites like retail outlets, quick-service eateries, financial institutions, and transit hubs. Collectively, these hardware and software innovations work as a cohesive end-to-end video platform, aiding organizations in updating their infrastructure, lowering storage expenses, and extracting more value from their video data.
March Networks®, a global pioneer in intelligent video surveillance and business intelligence, announces the launch of Searchlight AI, a powerful new generative AI capability for Searchlight Cloud, at ISC West 2026. The event will take place in Las Vegas, from March 25–27 at the Venetian Expo and Convention Center, booth #23035.
Designed to simplify how organizations interact with video and operational data, Searchlight AI allows users to ask natural language questions and instantly receive insights connected directly to video evidence.
Reducing investigation time
March Networks will also showcase its new Long Term Cloud Storage solution, AI Smart Search, and the new EL2 Bullet, Dome, and NanoDome security cameras during the show. Attendees who visit the March Networks booth will also have a chance to win a $1,000 (USD) gift card (see booth for contest details).
“Searchlight AI simplifies the Searchlight Cloud experience. It turns complex operational and transaction data into fast, conversational answers for operators and executives alike,” explained Jeff Corrall, Chief Product Officer of March Networks. “It changes how customers search, analyze, and act on data connected to video. Users can ask a question and quickly review insights, helping them dig deeper and better understand what’s happening across their business.”
By connecting video, transaction data, and operational information through generative AI, Searchlight AI helps organizations reduce investigation time, identify operational risks, and uncover patterns that would otherwise remain hidden across large video environments.
Enterprise video systems
March Networks’ Long Term Cloud Storage delivers secure and cost-effective long-term video retention for enterprise video systems. Built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), this solution allows organizations to retain video for 1-3+ years to support compliance requirements, protect against legal claims, and simplify evidence management without expanding costly on-premise storage infrastructure.
“Whether you need to support compliance mandates, defend against claims such as slip-and-fall suits, or simply retain video longer, Long Term Cloud Storage keeps footage accessible and affordable,” added Corrall. “With flexible retrieval options that balance cost and access speed, organizations can retain video without the burden of managing large on-premise storage systems.”
Large video deployments
AI Smart Search leverages natural language and image recognition to identify specific events, people, or objects across multiple camera views. Users can combine text prompts and images to quickly locate incidents, dramatically reducing investigation time across large video deployments.
Using generative AI, hundreds of thousands of video snapshots are transformed into a searchable database. This allows users to find operational issues by simply issuing commands such as “open cash registers,” “open backdoors at night,” or “empty shelves after 9am.”
Analyzing full video streams
AI Smart Search analyses snapshots captured from cameras at customisable intervals, providing powerful investigative capabilities while minimizing the storage and processing requirements associated with analyzing full video streams.
Key capabilities include image and text-based search, visual similarity matching, voice-enabled queries, attribute-based filtering, intelligent scene analysis, smart notifications, and enhanced investigation workflows.
New camera solutions
March Networks will also introduce new cameras during ISC West, including the EL2 Bullet, EL2 Dome, and EL2 NanoDome. Each camera delivers 2MP resolution, active IR illumination, and built-in analytics such as tripwire detection, intrusion detection, loitering detection, and abandoned object detection.
The lineup is designed to support a wide range of environments and installation needs, with the NanoDome offering an ultra-compact form factor ideal for space-limited locations such as retail stores, quick-service restaurants, financial institutions, and transit hubs.
Together, these hardware and software updates deliver a fully integrated, end-to-end video platform from the edge to the cloud, helping organizations modernise infrastructure, reduce storage costs, and unlock greater value from their video data.
