Genetec is a Canadian provider of IP video surveillance, access control and license plate recognition solutions unified in a single platform, called Security Center; they also produce and provide security equipment such as their Synergis Master Controller. The company is known for providing license plate reading technology to law enforcement. The technology is known to be used in A&E's Parking Wars where the Philadelphia Parking Authority uses the technology to track down vehicle owners who owe a lot of unpaid parking fines to the city. Based in Montreal, Québec , Canada the company was founded in 1997.