Samsung Electronics America, Inc., has partnered with VirnetX Holding Corporation to fit the Skinwalker Ranch investigation team's world-class command center with cutting-edge displays and collaboration tools. The team currently uses the technology to scientifically document and analyze unidentified aerial phenomena at the 512-acre ranch, where its work is also the subject of the History Channel's hit show, "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch." Skinwalker Ranch in eastern Utah has long been a hotbed of anomalial and extraterrestrial activity, including reports of unidentified flying objects, radio frequency and GPS interference and unexplained lights and frequencies. In 2016, Brandon Fugal, Chairman and co-owner of the intermountain operation of global commercial real estate company Colliers International, acquired the ranch and set out to scientifically investigate the unexplained activities.

To support this research, Fugal wanted to provide his team with a secure infrastructure and the latest hardware and software to intelligently integrate and analyze all the images, videos and data captured throughout the expansive property. The Skinwalker Ranch investigation team worked closely with Samsung and VirnetX to create a one-of-a-kind, technology-enabled command center dedicated to learning and researching unusual phenomena. Today, the team uses VirnetX's military-grade videoconferencing solution, War Room, for encrypted communications between a private airport hangar in Utah Valley and the command center to manage transportation to and from the ranch.

The War Room software is optimized to work with Samsung Interactive Displays installed throughout the facility. Samsung outfitted the innovative data and command center with numerous displays to monitor real-time security and satellite footage across the ranch. The investigation team uses the Samsung Interactive Display with AI analytics platform AThENA by OmniTeq to handle all data analysis, research and collaboration.

Each day, AThENA aggregates and processes millions of data points collected by the researchers. The Samsung Interactive Displays make it easy to examine the data and review recorded video evidence directly on the screen. Built-in collaborative tools enable the researchers to annotate and share data and screenshots all from the same interface.