Honeywell latest news.

Honeywell have just announced that they are to add the HD3MDIPX HD mini dome to their extensive portfolio of IP camera products. The camera is accessible via the web with the usual anti tamper features. Honeywell’s latest IP mini-dome provides high quality pictures but comes at a price comparable to an analogue equivalent. The camera provides 720p and has a bandwidth that keeps the demands on the IT network low.

More news on this prouct soon.

Backbone CCTV

Backbone security solutions provided by Backbone computer technology in Beijing China have their foundations in the research of video compression techniques, first developed as long ago as 1999.

Success.

Encouraged by their success, a year later they produced their first DVR range.This of course incorporated their their newly produced compression format and the collection of DVRs were called IDRS-2000 series. To compliment the DVRs and boost further sales they then designed and manufactured the SANNO camera range.

A brief history of their past leads us to their latest product. The IDRS 6000HC is now using H.264 and NVMS CCTV software. Complimented by many features it has plenty to offer.

The IDRS and Bernee brands form the basis of the Backbone product range which is supplied now worldwide and Backbone claim to produce very high quality products at a very competitive price. The collection of IP cameras and DVRs on offer certainly warrant a visit to their website.

IP CCTV monitoring communicator.

Over the last 15 years one of the biggest growth areas in CCTV and

security has been remote CCTV monitoring. A fantastic concept it has

been an easy sale once a customer is convinced a third party will be

looking after his site for him for a fraction of the cost of a

security guard. Over many years the ISDN telephone line was the only

way to carry enough data over the network to give a presentable

picture to the operator viewing images at the central station. The one

weak point never addressed however by either installers or the end

users was what If the line was cut? This effectively rendered the

system useless.

CCTV images transmitted over broadband.

As time has moved forward we have had the broadband revolution.

Manufacturers have continued to  strive to improve picture quality to

central stations using clever compression techniques and the ever

expanding bandwidth available means operators sitting in the central

station are now given some brilliant images to work with. It seems the

criminals now have no chance? However we need to go back to an earlier

point. What happens if the line is cut or simply goes faulty?  The

intruder quite simply has all the time in the world to effectively

empty the customer’s premises at his leisure …well not quite.

Emizon IP

There is now a simple cheap and effective solution. Emizon IP have

bought out their IP broadband communicator that can notify the central

station of a broadband line failure. Using the Emizon managed network a

signal is sent to the central station informing them that

immediate action is required to restore the broadband link. When the

Emizon is also connected to the premises intruder alarm all the signals

will be received giving the central station enough information to call

the police should this course of action be required.

Emizon the way forward.

The Emizon comes in the form of a TCD and also has relay outputs to

re-initialize remote DVRs if required. It is always on and is also

8148 compliant, however thousands of legacy monitored systems would

dramatically benefit by upgrading their signalling and using  Emizon.

Conclusion.

More on this product soon. And why we see it being the leading dual

path broadband monitoring solution for the future.

Integrated security systems from Xtralis.

Xtralis have recently produced a complete portfolio of their latest product information in preparation for the release of their new network video recorder/transmitter,  the Xtralis V3100.

Intelligent video solution.

The V3100 is an intelligent video solution incorporating some superb features and aimed at end users where secure transmission and recoding solutions are extremely important.The unit is capable of fast post-motion searching and can fully integrate to the Xtralis Access control package, the S3000. The V3100 is a hybrid unit and can be designed to suit the installation, to order. The unit can currently accept Axis IP cameras although other manufacturers IP cameras will soon be part of the overall suite.

The new era.

The V3100 is part of Xtralis’s march back into the market place after a little time in the wilderness. Historically we have seen them mainly as CCTV transmission specialists only they now have a DVR recording solution that can compete competitively with some of the more recognised leaders in high end spec DVRs. The portfolio consists of other products that compliment the new DVR. The first is V3001 IP digital matrix that enables images to be distributed from several sources to display screens, in addition we have the V3500 that enables unlimited storage, both on or off site. The management platform (CCTV software) is the M3000 command and control software and operates an open database for import and export purposes. It integrates fully to all the other products in the Xrtalis range.

Built to order.

Xtralis build these units to order in the heart of Europe, in spite of this  delivery times into the UK are exceptionally good. Another important development is that central stations are currently accepting the new units happily as one of the key benefits we see is that reliability and flexibility are at the heart of this product. With Xtralis however, this is something we have come to expect .

A complete security solution.

So as we have now seen, Xtralis have now built a portfolio of integrated security solutions that concentrate on proactive rather than reactive detection. The goal is to protect people and property by enabling remote sources to instigate a response to prevent damage before, rather than after a security breach, but now we have the recording solution and CCTV software packages to back this up.