Hikvision

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. is a supplier of video surveillance products and solutions based in Hangzhou, China. The Chinese Government holds a large share in Hikvision. Hikvision was founded in 2001 by HIK Information Technology (Chinese: 浙江海康信息技术股份有限公司) with 51% stake and Gong Hongjia (Chinese: 龚虹嘉) 49% stake. Hikvision made products for the video surveillance market. It devotes eight percent of its annual revenue to research and development. Hikvision has been listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 2010. The company has its presence in twenty locations around the world. In October 2016, the company concluded a deal to use Movidius‘ computer vision technology.