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Vemotion provides low bandwidth video support
for monitoring cameras at outlying locations
Vemotion is working with Shropshire Council, the unitary authority for the county of Shropshire, to provide a solution for cost effectively monitoring outlying CCTV cameras.
Shropshire has extended the capabilities of its existing CCTV network by deploying low bandwidth video transmission capabilities as a viable and cost effective means of monitoring the cameras installed at outlying locations from its 24/7 Monitoring Centre where the cameras throughout the county town of Shrewsbury are already monitored by a full time team of operators.
The Shropshire Monitoring Centre is part of a larger family involving the Council’s Civil Enforcement Parking Officers, CCTV Public Space Surveillance, Out of Hours Customer Service Staff, Bylaw Inspector, Dog Wardens, Car Park and Cash Collection team and supporting Street Scene Managers, in dealing with environmental crimes.
“Within Shrewsbury, most cameras are connected to our own fibre network but the cost of fibre connections from outlying positions would have been prohibitive,” explained Dave Roberts, Environmental Enforcement Manager whose responsibilities include the Shropshire CCTV network. “Vemotion has provided us with an effective, low cost solution backed by superb service,” added Dave.
Shropshire Council installed the Vemotion multi-channel video encoder at the Whitchurch Police Station. This enabled live video feeds from all CCTV cameras in the Whitchurch area to be streamed across to the Monitoring Centre via a low bandwidth broadband connection. Up to 16 cameras can be monitored simultaneously. The encoder automatically optimises each feed to provide the best resolution depending on the number of cameras being viewed at any one time and the available network bandwidth. For instance, when an operator picks up an item of interest, they can select the relevant camera feed and view the live video utilising the full network bandwidth in order to maximise image clarity.
Staff at the Monitoring Centre were impressed with the ease and speed of deployment and felt it an easy solution to roll out to its outlying locations. The flexibility of bandwidth used and ability to focus on a particular camera and increase picture resolution is an important additional capability that makes the system user friendly and fit-for- purpose while saving money on network bandwidth. IP
Exacq Technologies Expands EMEA Video Surveillance
Sales and Support Efforts Exacq Technologies, manufacturers of the exacqVision video management system software and NVR servers, recently added to their EMEA sales and support team with the appointment of Julian Inman.
Beginning immediately, Julian will serve as EMEA Sales and Technical Support Engineer. In addition to providing engineering and field support to the growing international demand for exacqVision video management system solutions, he will also allow the company to expand its technical support reach in the region by supplementing the efforts of the corporate offices in the United States.
Julian is an Electrical and Electronics Engineer with more than 25 years experience in the CCTV industry. This new role will allow Exacq customers to benefit from Julian’s considerable knowledge of public space surveillance, banking and retail systems together with chemical, industrial and educational customer requirements.
Julian previously held a senior position with a leading CCTV manufacturer based in the United Kingdom, where he served as Group Training Manager, being responsible for product and technology training on local and network video recording and redisplay systems using both analogue and IP technology.
Alan Lefford, EMEA Sales Manager for Exacq Technologies said, “Having Julian on board will provide customers with experienced systems design and bid support with EMEA focused training and technical assistance. We are very excited to have Julian at Exacq.”
IP Siqura DIVA Intelligent VMS
Siqura DIVA, an IP-based video
management solution, adds intelligence and comfort to video surveillance and monitoring. Next to the full-featured live-viewing and playback user- interface, Siqura DIVA offers built-in intelligence for facial recognition and license plate recognition for security applications. In combination with Siqura's IP cameras and codecs, Siqura DIVA offers the perfect solution for a wide range of situations, including perimeter security, homeland security, theft/vandalism prevention, and intrusion detection. IP
Optex Investment in Raytec Leading sensor manufacturer Optex Co. Ltd of Japan has announced a major investment in the 100% share capital of UK lighting manufacturer Raytec. Raytec are the global leaders in security lighting with a reputation for high performance,
high quality products designed, manufactured and supported to the highest standards. This new partnership allows the two companies to capitalise on many common synergies in sales and technology bringing both sensor and lighting technologies together.
Raytec’s three founding directors, Shaun Cutler, David Lambert and Tony Whiting remain on board and are committed to achieving Raytec’s long term goals. Shaun Cutler says “The investment by Optex is exciting and very much welcomed by everyone at Raytec. We will continue to operate independently from our UK facility, however we now have access to more resources to better serve our customers and alliance partners across the globe”. Shaun explains “The two companies share many common goals and firmly believe that by working more closely together we can continue to make a difference to the security industry”.
“Teaming up with Optex provides Raytec the opportunity to enhance our production, quality, purchasing and sales activities to deliver world leading products and customer support to Raytec customers around the globe. In addition, both Optex and Raytec share a passion for Green Technology and the environment and our new partnership will allow us to further develop products that save time, money and energy for our customers while also enhancing security”, says David Lambert, Raytec Sales and Marketing Director.
The Raytec brand will remain in place and Raytec’s focus will remain firmly on innovation+illumination.
Finally, Raytec believe that lighting plays a significant role in reducing crime and by teaming up with Optex we hope to bring new technologies to the market which will help reduce crime and create a safer environment IP
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