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Mooncom: New Rep firm for MN, WI, ND, SD
We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Mooncom, based in Shakopee, MN, as our Manufacturer’s Rep firm to manage the reseller, distributor and OEM sales for exacqVision products in Minnesota, Western Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Mooncom has been the leading CCTV, access control and broadcast video manufacturer’s rep in the territory for years. Larry Moonen, Mike Moonen, and Molly Hohn have long had a great working relationship with Systems Contractors, Dealers and Distributors, Architects, Engineers and Consultants in the territory. In addition to Exacq, the products they represent include Panasonic, Winsted, Aiphone, Cansec, and several others.
Mooncom can be reached as follows:
Web: www.mooncom.tv
Phone: 1-952-445-1395
e-mail: larry@mooncom.tv
We welcome Mooncom to our Exacq family of representatives. Our complete listing of North American Manufacturer Reps can be found here.
Mike, Larry and Molly talking with Jack at ASIS:
Report from ASIS 2008, Atlanta
The ASIS 2008 tradeshow, held Monday-Wednesday of this week in Atlanta, has ended. It was a great event for us and our resellers. We showed several new things this year:
exacqVision Version 3.2
This latest version of our software, out in a pre-release form now and final release in a couple of weeks, fully incorporates H.264 support from the newest IP cameras including Axis and Arecont Vision. We had side-by-side comparisons of both Arecont and Axis H.264 models along with their mjpeg or mpeg4 counterparts running in the software. We’re impressed with these new cameras, and see more server efficiencies, clearer video, smaller average file size (in some cases significantly smaller) and generally higher frame rates. Version 3.2 also incorporates the new line of Sony IP cameras, plus several other new features and improvements. Also connected to the exacqVision systems were the latest cameras from IQeye, ACTi, Panasonic and Vivotek.
Integration: ioimage and Lenel
We showed the ioimage analytics-based IP cameras integrated with exacqVision, a solution that provides analytics options as easily as adding another camera to the network. A preview of the ioimage integration is here. We also showed our new Lenel access control integration.
Windows, Linux, Mac
The use of the Macintosh in video surveillance applications has generated a lot of buzz. exacqVision operates natively on the Mac, as well as Windows and Linux. There was once again a great amount of interest in our Mac software. We’ve seen significant adoption of exacqVision by educational institutions who cited the availability of a Mac client as a key factor in their decision.
iSCSI Storage & Serverless Computing
We showed exacqVision working with three of the leading iSCSI storage vendors: Pivot3, Intransa, and DNF Storage. In the case of Pivot3, we were running our server software on their unit, creating an all-in-one storage/recording system.
While there has been some online chatter about this year’s ASIS traffic being lighter than normal, we saw the opposite. We had a steady stream of visitors throughout all three days, and often were so busy that we spilled over into Axis’ booth right next to us. We certainly appreciate our Rep, Distributor and Reseller channel partners who came by, who brought their customers and spent time with us in our booth.
A roundup of integration partner press releases from ASIS is here. ASIS will be held in Anaheim in 2009 and we’ll be there.
Pictures from our booth are below, with even more pictures here.
ASIS 2008: Integration Partner News
ASIS 2008 is underway in Atlanta. We’ll have a full report on our activities at the show in a couple of days. In the meantime, here’s a roundup of ASIS press releases from some of our integration partners:
Arecont Vision Furthers Partnership with Exacq Technologies for Seamless H.264 Megapixel Cameras and ExacqVision Integration 
GLENDALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arecont Vision, the industry leader in megapixel IP camera technology, announces that it has furthered its partnership with Exacq Technologies. The collaborative effort assures interoperability of Arecont Vision’s H.264 megapixel cameras offering to customers an efficient megapixel surveillance solution on Exacq Technologies’ exacqVision NVR platform. … full press release here
Intransa Widely Displayed at ASIS Atlanta
11 Exhibitors to Demonstrate and Display Intransa’s Shared, External IP Storage
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intransa, the global leader of shared, scalable and simple external IP storage solutions, has announced that its products will be demonstrated and integrated with those of eleven different exhibitors at next week’s ASIS Atlanta event. ASIS International, the physical security industry’s largest annual conference, is being held September 15-17 at the Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International NW, Atlanta, Georgia. … full press release here
Demand for IP Storage and Ease of Integration Fuels Intransa Partner Program GrowthIndustry-leading IP Storage Practices Combine with Flexible, Innovative Certification Program to Drive Strong Partner
SAN JOSE, Calif. & ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intransa, the global leader of shared, scalable and simple external IP storage solutions, today announced the continued expansion of its StorAlliance Technology Partner and certification program. Designed to propel the compatibility and growth of both industry-leading and up-and-coming software and hardware vendors, the Intransa StorAlliance Technology Partner program provides security practitioners with affordable and dependable solutions. Customers are guaranteed Intransa’s IP storage products integrate seamlessly with video management and security applications, existing DVRs and both analog and digital surveillance cameras. StorAlliance was the first IP storage certification program for the physical security industry, and remains the most widely adopted. … full press release here
Pivot3 Demonstrates Serverless Computing Platform at ASIS 2008; Announces Partner Certification Program
Innovative Platform Eliminates Dedicated NVR Servers to Save Power, Reduce Rack Space, and Lower Costs
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pivot3, Inc, the market leader in High-Definition Storage™, today announced the first public demonstration of its Pivot3 Serverless Computing™ platform at ASIS International 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. This new platform, which runs NVR software on the storage node rather than requiring its own dedicated server, will be demonstrated in three locations at the show at the World Congress Convention Center: with Genetec Omnicast in the Pivot3 booth #5139, with Exacq exacqVision in booth #1247, and with Lenel OnGuard in the Lenel Partner Pavilion booth #2735. … full press release here
ioimage and Exacq Announce Technology Partnership 
ioimage Intelligent Video Encoders and IP Cameras to Integrate With Exacq’s IP Video Management Software
HERZLIYA, Israel, September 9 /PRNewswire/ — ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced today a technology partnership with Exacq Technologies, a leading developer of open architecture NVR (Network Video Recorder) software and hardware solutions used in security surveillance applications. … full press release here
Report from Security Canada Atlantic
While we’ve been busy getting ready for ASIS, our Rep in Canada, Security Central, was exhibiting at the Security Canada Atlantic show in Moncton, NB. They were showing exacqVision with the latest H.264 megapixel cameras from Arecont Vision, and integrated with the Protege Access Control & Intrusion system by ICT, supporting our reseller channel in the eastern Provinces.
Tony Williams of Security Central, reported, “Although Security Canada Atlantic is a smaller regional show, it is always well attended due to the lack of significant security industry events in the territory. We were pleasantly surprised by the traffic and interest in exacqVision. We demonstrated the support for Arecont H.264 cameras as well as exacqVision integration with Integrated Control Technology’s Protégé, a unified access control and intrusion platform. One dealer commented ‘it was worth the trip just to see this’.”
Tony will be exhibiting again at the upcoming Security Canada Central show in Toronto, October 22-23, booth #718.
ioimage and Exacq Announce Technology Partnership
We’ve been working with ioimage to add support for their unique analytics-based IP cameras into exacqVision. Tying the ioimage analytics into exacqVision’s event linking feature produces a compelling analytics-based IP video surveillance system. Because the analytics are in the edge device, a user can add analytics capability to an exacqVision system whenever and wherever they want; it’s as simple as adding another camera on the network.
The built-in video analytics of ioimage cameras require no additional components for video analysis. They can simultaneously detect intruders, suspicious unattended baggage, stopped vehicles, and removed/stolen items. The full range of analytic routines is offered is here.
We’ll be showing ioimage integration with exacqVision in our booth and in the ioimage booth at ASIS next week.
ioimage issued a press release today on the integration:
ioimage and Exacq Announce Technology Partnership
Tuesday September 9, 8:00 am ET
ioimage Intelligent Video Encoders and IP Cameras to Integrate With Exacq’s IP Video Management Software
HERZLIYA, Israel, September 9 /PRNewswire/ — ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced today a technology partnership with Exacq Technologies, a leading developer of open architecture NVR (Network Video Recorder) software and hardware solutions used in security surveillance applications.
This partnership enables new and existing Exacq Technologies users to seamlessly integrate ioimage’s video analytics appliances with the exacqVision server software found on their Hybrid Servers and IP Camera Servers.
The exacqVision solution delivers a scalable common user interface for video surveillance systems small or large, which provides real-time and recorded video that can be managed and configured from any location on a security network.
“This alliance enables exacqVision users to gain seamless access to one of the market’s leading video analytics platforms,” said Dave Underwood, President, Exacq Technologies. “ioimage fit perfectly with our proposition of full-featured, easy to use and affordable video solutions.”
“ioimage’s partnership with Exacq accentuates our firm commitment to interoperability while broadening the reach of intelligent video,” said Dvir Doron, Vice President of Marketing for ioimage. “With Exacq’s NVR and video management platforms we are able to extend availability of our intelligent video appliances and enhance choice for our customers around the world.”
The ioimage integration with exacqVision will be available in October.
Report from Security 2008 Australia
The Security 2008 Australia show was held last week at the Sydney Convention Centre. This is the largest physical security trade show in Australia, and our agent for the entire region, Zone Advanced Protection Systems, had a prominent booth on the show floor.
Zone was showing their full line-up of products, including ICx thermal imaging, intelligent sensors and radar surveillance systems; ioimage video analytic cameras; and ACTi IP video cameras. But certainly a highlight of their booth was the exacqVision IP video surveillance systems combined with the new Arecont Vision h.264 megapixel IP cameras. These new h.264 compression-based megapixel cameras (Arecont models AV5105, AV3105, AV2105 and AV1305) provide a tremendous benefit in reducing both storage space and network traffic. Since these cameras have become available, we’re seeing upwards of 10x average file size reduction with the h.264 models vs. the corresponding MJPEG models.
Bill Nolan, Managing Director of Zone, reported that the new cameras with the exacqVision software were a hit: “The customers GOT it and so it made megapixel much more interesting.” One visitor to the booth said this combination was “the first real megapixel management system I’ve seen.” The fact that the exacqVision software runs natively on Windows, Linux and Macintosh, as well as browsers and mobile devices, was also a big draw. Bill summed up the exacqVision response at the show by saying “it was instantly understandable by the trade and will migrate IP systems to the forefront of the buyers mind by its great management of megapixel cameras.”
Our congratulations to the crew at Zone for yet another successful show. Zone will exhibiting the exacqVision products at two additional trade shows this month, the JAA Australian Jewellery Fair 08 in Sydney next week, and the Security in Government 2008 show in Canberra in two weeks. Zone can be reached as follows:
Web: www.zoneaps.com.au
Phone: +61-2-9894-7025
E-mail: sales@zoneaps.com
