I’m just a little late for the ’06 political season, but IBM seems to is getting into the surveillance game with here.

The Smart Surveillance System (S3), available in conjunction with IBM’s digital video surveillance services, can analyse real-time video while it is being digitally recorded and stored over an IP network. Video stored both online and offline can also be retroactively searched for certain characteristics.

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In a field test, S3 was used in the self-checkout line of a grocery store to identify different types of fruit and their corresponding prices. IBM has also been in talks to possibly manage an S3 system in places along the US-Mexico border.

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