Overland Storage and Mobotix Streamline IP Video
Surveillance and Archive
Overland Storage, Inc., a leading, global
specialist in backup, recovery and archive, and Mobotix AG, the technology
leader for high-resolution network camera systems, today introduced a unified
management console that simplifies the deployment of world class video
surveillance and archive solutions featuring Mobotix IP network camera systems
and Overland's award-winning family of
SnapServer network-attached storage (NAS)
products. The companies have seamlessly integrated the configuration of IP
cameras, video management software and network video storage for extreme ease of
management, flexibility and scalability, making the combined solution ideal for
hotels, retail shops, parking structures and multi-tenant buildings.
Led by Check Your Security, Ltd., a security
systems integration company based in Norfolk, United Kingdom, Southend
University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recently implemented Mobotix cameras
and Overland Storage SnapServer storage to provide a leading-edge video capture
and archive system for around-the-clock security monitoring to protect patients,
visitors and hospital staff. "The combined Overland and Mobotix solution was
superior," said David Perry, senior estates project manager for Southend
University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. "The cameras offered three Megapixel
image quality, two-way audio over IP, Power over Ethernet (PoE), sealed external
weatherproof housing and the ability to add
SnapServer storage capacity with 'plug and
play' simplicity. The embedded MxControlCenter surveillance software was a real
bonus that led to measurable cost savings in terms of seamless, simplified
operation."
With the latest version of Mobotix's
MxControlCenter video management software, installers can use a consolidated
user interface to set up IP cameras with any local or remote SnapServer storage
connected to the video surveillance network. The video management software
automatically discovers all available
SnapServer devices and provides installation
wizards to easily configure the TCP/IP network information. By using the Mobotix
control center to manage both the cameras and NAS storage, Overland and Mobotix
have reduced the overall implementation process by approximately 50 percent,
lowering deployment costs and complexities while minimizing the chance of
installation errors.
As technology partners, Overland and Mobotix
worked closely to incorporate unique features into both the SnapServer and
Mobotix MxControlCenter to further simplify implementation. To that end,
Overland has added a centralized "time" server capability to SnapServer systems
to support the synchronization of timestamps on all videos captured by IP
cameras. Recent testing of Overland's
SnapServer systems in the Mobotix Camera Lab has proven that SnapServers can handle the
data-intensive storage demands for up to 80 simultaneous, high-resolution camera
streams.
"We have continued to see a growing demand for
IP-based video surveillance and archive solutions that don't require special
networking or storage expertise. Organizations are seeking simple solutions to
complex problems and to that end, Overland and Mobotix have accomplished that
with a single interface for managing both IP video cameras and storage
archives," said Jillian Mansolf, vice president of global sales and marketing.
"Together, we're lowering deployment barriers and making it easier for our
partners to provide customers with best-of-class IP video cameras and highly
scalable storage to meet a wide range of video surveillance requirements."
"There is no easier to use or more cost
effective solution on the market today," said Peter McKee, global marketing
director of Mobotix AG. "As a result, our network-based HiRes video surveillance
and archive solutions are gaining momentum worldwide as organizations upgrade
from older, analog cameras to the latest and most innovative technologies. We
are simultaneously seeing a continuing rise in new installations featuring our
high-resolution, digital cameras and embedded video management solution paired
with Overland's high-performance storage. We look forward to continuing our
strategic alliance with Overland as we collaborate on additional applications."