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Corporate security has changed considerably over the recent years as a direct result of the dynamic nature of the threats that face global commerce. This has necessitated a fresh approach, shifting the emphasis from traditional security technologies to IP network-based enterprise-level security, where monitoring and control of surveillance can be carried out from different geographical locations.
In order to implement an effective and reliable solution, IES have designed and developed a distributed surveillance management system, which offers the best of both IP video transmission and the analogue CCTV reliability. In this hybrid and unique approach, each site within an enterprise network is secured using a reliable and traditional surveillance system consisting of high resolution multi-function analogue cameras, infra-structure wiring and advanced digital recording and video management system based on proven Sitescape² technology.
This local-site part of the solution provides continuous high quality monitoring, encrypted recording and playback of the security environment. In addition, each local monitoring unit contains an advanced video server, which encodes the live and recorded video and audio for transmitting encrypted streams across digital IP networks. Other Sitescape² units and IES secure remote client viewing software can thus monitor and control local units from any other location within the enterprise network. A single control room can therefore be set-up to manage the security of all branches and locations anywhere on the planet.
There are many advantages to this approach involving distributed surveillance but the most important ones are accessibility and security of recordings which are stored on local units at each site. Consequently, if transmission across IP networks is lost then local security is not compromised and the solution will monitor and record all events irrespective of problems that often affect local and wide area IP networks.
In addition, IES have developed a unique network transmission strategy that allows using thousands of video connections across corporate networks without compromising the local or wide area network bandwidths. It is therefore possible to use this solution to link thousands of cameras streams from various locations to one control centre using existing corporate IP networks.
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