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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-forpurpose
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 userinterface,
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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