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Exacq at ASIS 2011
ASIS 2011 just wrapped up in Orlando, and it was a busy show for us. Our booth enjoyed heavy traffic throughout the show, and our products were on display in a number of other booths as well. We had several new announcements at the show, including:
Updated server lineup – Our entire line of exacqVision IP and Hybrid servers is getting an upgrade to the latest Intel Sandy Bridge chipsets. Performance options have also been added to each product line for demanding local client and web service applications. The EL-Series of embedded appliances feature upgraded Intel Atom processors, and an Intel i3 option. The professional A-Series moves to an Intel i3 as standard, with an Intel i5 option, and come with Dual NICs as standard. And the enterprise-level Z-Series moves to the latest Intel Xeon and i7 processors. All units are either already shipping with the new chipsets, or will be shipping by October. Same price, better performance.
exacqVision 4.7 – We unveiled the latest version of our software, which features a redesigned Search Page, user login/logout feature, Fish-eye lens dewarping, Enterprise Notifications, and numerous camera additions and enhancements. More details in the exacqVision 4.7 blog post.
exacqVision Web Server 2.2 – The latest version of the web server allows access to server-side views, enabling saved views to be recalled by browser-based users.
exacq Mobile 2.2 – The latest exacq Mobile apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices has a new Saved Views feature, allowing for multiple camera views and layouts to be saved and recalled simply by swiping through the various saved views.
Enterprise Health Manager 1.4 – The latest version of Health Manager features additional alarm monitoring, plus the ability to right-click video replay for any logged alarm.
exacqVision HD-SDI "Tri-brid" Server – A new addition to the A-Series server lineup enables 16 SD analog inputs, up to 64 IP inputs, and 4 HD analog inputs, compatible with most HD-SDI and HDcctv-certified cameras.
exacqVision START – Our new low-priced Start software also received a number of new features with the 4.7 release, including the redesigned Search Page, fish-eye dewarping, user login, and numerous camera additions.
Elsewhere on the show floor, exacqVision was being featured in a number of booths. Samsung was showing exacqVision integration with their IP cameras. Access control vendors including S2 Security, Gallagher, and IDenticard were showing integration of exacqVision with their access control systems. GBO Security was using exacqVision software to highlight their unique InfinityLens line of megapixel camera lenses. On Sunday, the day before the show opened, we held our Manufacturer’s Rep & International Distributor sales meeting with a full house.
Several of our technology partners issued press releases in conjunction with ASIS on their latest integration with exacqVision, including these:
– Bosch to demonstrate integration of IP cameras with third-party software at ASIS International 2011
– Sentry360 Gains Ground on Industry Acceptance of 360-degree Imaging with Exacq Partnership
– ImmerVision Enables exacqVision With 360-degree Functionality
We certainly appreciate all of our integrators, distributors and end users who came by the booth. We’ll be back at ASIS next year, in Philadelphia. Some pictures from the show are below. You can also view more pictures here.
exacqVision 4.7 released
Version 4.7 of exacqVision Video Management Software has just been released. This latest release, compatible with all exacqVision Hybrid and IP video surveillance systems, incorporates new features and enhancements, and continues our quest for rapid, incremental updates.
Version 4.7 is available for download here. Key features in the 4.7 Release include:
- Enhanced Search Page
- New Client Login/Logout capability
- Dewarping for 360-degree lenses and cameras
- New Enterprise Notifications page
- New camera additions and enhancements
Here are some of the features in detail:
Enhanced Search Page
Version 4.7 has a freshly-designed search page, the first of many search page improvements coming. The new search layout is more intuitive, and includes a number of new search features, including the ability to set start time and end time. The search results appear in a dynamic timeline that scales appropriate to the start and end time parameters. The cleaner layout enables more screen real estate for the video windows.
A close-up view of the new search bar is here:
The new Search Page is in the 4.7 versions of exacqVision Start, Pro, and Enterprise.
Client Login/Logout
A new enhanced security feature in version 4.7 adds the ability, on a per-server basis, to require user login for each connection. This new setup option appears on the Add Systems page:
When that login parameter is chosen, a prompt for user login credentials will appear when attempting to connect to that system:
The new Client Login is included in the 4.7 versions of exacqVision Start, Pro and Enterprise.
Real-time Dewarping for 360-degree cameras
Support has been added for real-time dewarping for 360-degree cameras and lenses, including those from ImmerVision and Sentry360. Expanded Digital PTZ Settings on the Camera Setup page enable configuration of the 360-degree parameters:
In the fully zoomed-out mode, the camera shows the entire view in the warped mode:
Using exacqVision’s Digital PTZ, you can zoom in and pan around the image in a fully dewarped mode. You can also set up multiple camera views, giving the effect of multiple, individual cameras watching different parts of the viewing field:
The following fish-eye cameras and lenses are supported:
The complete line of FullSight™ Series cameras from Sentry360 are supported:
– FS-IP 1000
– FS-IP 10K
– FS-IP 2000
– FS-IP 3000
– FS-IP 5000
Sentry360 issued their own press release on exacqVision support here.
The full line of Panomorph lenses from ImmerVision are supported:
– IMV1-1/3
– IMV1-1/3NI
ImmerVision issued their own press release on exacqVision support here.
The new dewarping finction is available in the 4.7 versions of exacqVision Start, Pro and Enterprise.
Enterprise Notifications page
A new feature added to exacqVision Enterprise is the Enterprise Notifications page. This is a new item in the "My Enterprise" tree:
Enterprise Notifications enables the configuring notifications for all exacqVision Enterprise-enabled servers from one screen:
IP Camera Enhancements and Updates
There are numerous additions, tweaks and enhancements for the various IP camera plugins in Version 4.7, including:
ACTi 
Zoom support has been added for the full line of KCM-Series cameras from ACTi.
Arecont 
Support has been added for the new AV20185DN and AV20365DN 20-Megapixel panormaic cameras from Arecont.
Arktan 
Support has been added for the AT-16SD180-N 180-degree panoramic camera from Arktan Systems.
Bosch 
Enhancements to the exacqVision Bosch ONVIF driver include support for encoding interval parameter, as well as frame rate for the supported cameras from Bosch.
IQeye 
Support has been added for the new IQA33 and IQA35 Alliance Pro models from IQeye.
ONVIF 
Enhancements to the exacqVision Samsung ONVIF driver include multi-profile support and H.264 support for the supported cameras from Samsung.
Pelco 
Numerous bug fixes, as well as added support for the Sarix PTZ cameras from Pelco.
Samsung 
Enhancements to the exacqVision Samsung ONVIF driver include multi-profile support and H.264 support for the supported cameras from Samsung.
Sanyo 
Support has been added for the new VDC-HD3500 and VDC-HD3300 HD IP cameras from Sanyo.
Vivotek 
Support added G.711 audio for all 8000-series and some 7000-series models from Vivotek.
Recent Releases
With this release we continue to make rapid progress with exacqVision, and incremental releases have hit about every 2 months. A large number of new features have been added in a short period of time. You can see the full release history of exacqVision here:
exacqVision Release History
Download and Installation
As always, the latest versions of exacqVision client and server software can easily and quickly be copied over existing versions while retaining all user settings. The latest versions can always be downloaded from the exacqVision Downloads page, or you can click on ‘Check for Updates‘ within the ‘About‘ box in the exacqVision software.
exacqVision Server software is available in both Windows and Linux versions, and the exacqVision client software is available in Windows, Linux and Macintosh native versions. Any version of exacqVision client can connect to any version of exacqVision server.