exacqVision 4.4 Released

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

exacqVision 4.4Version 4.4 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 4.4 is available for download here. Key features in the 4.4 Release include:

  • Bosch IP camera support via ONVIF
  • Export to Quicktime enhancements
  • Enhanced ‘My Systems’ reporting and functionality
  • ACTi privacy mask support
  • German translation update

Here are some of the features in detail:

Bosch IP camera support in exacqVision 4.4 VMSBosch IP Camera support via ONVIF
exacqVision now supports several models of Bosch IP cameras through ONVIF. The Bosch IP cameras support H.264 video compression and include the new AutoDome Easy II IP cameras, the Dinon 2X D/N IP cameras, and the FlexiDome 2X D/N IP cameras.

The Bosch IP camera models supported include:

NBN-498-22P – Dinion2X D/N IP Cameras
VEZ-221-ECCEIVA – AutoDome Easy II IP Cameras
NDN-498V09-21P – FlexiDome2X D/N IP Cameras

Bosch IP camera firmware version 4.11.1 or later is required for ONVIF support.

Bosch IP camera

 

QuickTime and exacqVision 4.4Export to Quicktime enhancements
New additions for Quicktime video exports include on-screen text overlay.

Quicktime video can be exported from exacqVision Mac, Linux and Windows clients.

exacqVision 4.4 Quicktime export with text

Enhanced ‘My Systems’ reporting and functionality
Two new features have been added to the exacqVision ‘My Systems’ page. The first is the ability to connect to any server immediately without adding it to the list of servers that connect automatically. This is particularly useful in enterprise deployments of large amounts of servers.

exacqVision 4.4 My Systems page

Additionally, a new column has been added on the My Systems page indicating the days of recorded video that are on each server, another useful tool in large enterprise deployments.

exacqVision 4.4 days recorded video

ACTi Privacy Mask
The Privacy Mask mode in ACTi IP cameras is now supported, allowing the administrator to define non-visible areas of the video image.

exacqVision 4.4 ACTi privacy mask

exacqVision 4.4 ACTi privacy mask closeup

German Translation Update
Enhancements have been made to the German translation of exacqVision. exacqVision VMS software now has 14 unique language translations.

New German translation in exacqVision 4.4

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.

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exacq Mobile for Android™ Now Available

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

exacq Mobile for Androidexacq Mobile for Android is now available. The new app for the Android mobile phone platform continues the functionality and user interface available in the exacq Mobile for iPhone app.

exacq Mobile for Android works with all exacqVision servers. Selecting servers, selecting cameras, choosing views, real-time search and playback of recorded video, and control of PTZ cameras are all features available in the app.

Android apps are available on the Android Market, accessible from any Android-powered device. Select ‘Market’ on your Android; enter ‘Exacq Mobile’ into the search field; follow instructions to install from there.

More info on exacq Mobile for Android is here. Screenshots from the app are below.

Select servers, cameras, and preview cameras:

exacq Mobile for Android     exacq Mobile for Android

Select layouts and views:

exacq Mobile for Android     exacq Mobile for Android 

Search recorded video:

exacq Mobile for Android    exacq Mobile for Android

Control PTZ units:

exacq Mobile for Android

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Exacq at Security Essen 2010

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Security Essen 2010We are once again getting ready for Security Essen, the semiannual physical security tradeshow held in Essen, Germany, October 4-7, 2010.

Exacq’s booth is Hall 5 #120K in the USA Pavilion. We’ll be showing the latest features in exacqVision, including the new ONVIF compatibility in exacqVision 4.4, the latest features in Exacq Mobile, our iPhone & iPad app, and a new Enterprise Health Monitor program that provides monitoring, assessment and action for exacqVision system health events in a large enterprise video surveillance deployment.

ONVIFOn Thursday, Oct 7, Exacq will be participating in the ONVIF Public Plugfest & Reception, held in the New York Hall in the Essen Trade Fair grounds. Exacq is one of the sponsoring exhibitors of the Essen ONVIF Plugfest, and we’ll be showing certified compatibility between exacqVision and ONVIF-compatible IP camera models from Axis and Bosch, including the Axis M1031-W Wireless Network Camera and the Bosch NBN-498-22P Dinion2X D/N IP Camera.

More information on Security Essen is available here.

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Zooming In on Security Market – IBJ on Exacq

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

Indianapolis Business JournalThe Indianapolis Business Journal edition for the week of September 27, 2010, has a feature story on Exacq Technologies entitled Zooming In on Security Market. The article starts out:

Think of video surveillance technology and what comes to mind? Maybe a corporate security officer with a Stacy Keach mustache, squinting behind a blurry TV monitor.

Exacq feature in Indianapolis Business JournalOr, as they do it at Exacq Technologies, an employee whips out his iPhone to reveal thumbnail videos from cameras watching its Fishers headquarters. He taps one box to pull up a full-screen image from a camera atop the roof. Tapping again, he pans and zooms in on the parking lot. Talk about the ultimate app.

“It gives even a small-business owner the ability to manage their business without being on-site,” said Exacq President David Underwood, who co-founded the maker of video management system software and servers.

Among its customers is no less than Apple Computer, which uses Exacq’s video surveillance system at its California campus and in some of its retail stores.

The article is fairly in-depth, with interviews with Exacq customers, industry analysts, and a competitive assessment. One of the Exacq security integrators interviewed was Koorsen Security Technology, a SecurityNet and PSA Security reseller:

For an upstart company to come in and win customers in this segment is no easy feat, said Skip Sampson, vice president of Indianapolis-based Koorsen Security Technology.

Security types tend to be conservative and hard to penetrate with a new brand, he said, explaining that a video surveillance system can last for decades.

“You’re normally married to [a brand] for a long time,” he added.

What’s helped Exacq penetrate the market quickly has been that its top executives have worked for other security firms, Sampson said.

The full article can be read here.

Indianapolis Business Journal feature on Exacq, Sept 27, 2010

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exacqVision integration with Micros 9700 POS System

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Micros 9700 integration with exacqVisionWe have just released evMicros, the Micros 9700 HMS Point Of Sale System integration with exacqVision VMS.

The Micros 9700 is a widely used point-of-sale solution in the leisure and entertainment marketplace, and links POS transactions, back office functions, and guest management capabilities. Video surveillance capabilities are included to provide playback of digital video from within the auditing tools.

evMicros.exe, the exacqVision-Micros 9700 integration program, integrates a Windows-based exacqVision system with a Micros 9700 server via the Micros Video Security System Interface. evMicros separates the combined device data from the Micros 9700 server into individual streams for display on the exacqVision system. evMicros runs as a service on the exacqVision system, and each device is configured inside an XML settings file.

evMicros.exe and associated documentation is available for download here.

exacqVision serial-over-IP port setup for Micros 9700

exacqVision integration with Micros 9700 registers

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exacqVision Case Study: Denison State Bank

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

Denison State BankThere’s another addition to our Case Studies page. Denison State Bank, one of the top 50 largest banks in Kansas, recently installed exacqVision Hybrid video management systems and software at their branches in the state to help protect customers, employees and assets, replacing aging time-lapse VCRs.

In addition to connecting to an existing installed base of analog cameras, new IQeye 3 MPixel cameras were strategically placed in the lobby and behind the tellers to provide high resolution video images on anyone entering the bank. Each branch manager has the exacqVision client giving them access to the cameras in their branch, and the security directors at the main location have access to all cameras at all of the branches for viewing live and recorded video and remote administration. 

Oppliger Banking SystemsExacq Technologies partner, Oppliger Banking Systems, a Lenexa, KS based security products & service provider for financial institutions in Kansas and Missouri, installed exacqVision EL Hybrid Servers and cameras in the bank’s five branches.

You can read the Denison State Bank case study here.
More case studies are available on our Case Studies Page.

Denison State Bank - Teller Line

Denison State Bank - Surveillance

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exacqVision 4.3 Released

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

exacqVision 4.3Version 4.3 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 4.3 is available for download here. Key features in the 4.3 Release include:

  • Pelco Sarix IP camera support
  • New Sony IP camera support
  • New Panasonic HD IP camera support
  • New Axis P8221 Network I/O Audio Module support
  • Enhanced time zone search capabilities
  • Enhanced oldest video date

Here are some of the features in detail:

Pelco Sarix support in exacqVision VMSPelco Sarix IP Camera support
exacqVision now supports the complete line of Pelco Sarix IP cameras. The Sarix IP camera family features fixed and dome cameras from standard to HD megapixel resolution, H.264 compression, advanced low-light capabilities, megapixel autofocus, and consistent color balance.

The Sarix IP camera models supported include:

Sarix IX Series Fixed Network Cameras
IX30 * IXE20 * IX10 * IXE10 * IXS0

Sarix IE Series Outdoor Network Fixed Dome Cameras 
IE30 * IEE20 * IEE10 * IE10 * IES0

Sarix ID Series Indoor Fixed Dome Cameras 
ID30 * IDE20 * IDE10 * ID10 * IDS0

Sarix IM Series Mini Indoor Network Dome Cameras  
IM10 * IMS0

More information on the Pelco Sarix line of IP cameras is here.

Pelco Sarix camera

SonyNew Sony IP Camera Models support
Support has been added for the latest models of HD IP cameras from Sony. These models are all 720P or 1080P and heature H.264, MPEG-4 and MJPEG compression.

New models supported in 4.3 include:

SNC-CH120 Network 720p HD Fixed Camera
SNC-CH160 Network 720p HD Bullet Camera with IR Illuminator
SNC-DH120 Network 720p HD Minidome Camera
SNC-DH120T Network 720p HD Vandal Resistant Minidome Camera
SNC-DH160 Network 720p HD Vandal Resistant Minidome Camera with IR Illuminator
SNC-CH210 Network 1080p HD Fixed Camera
 

New Panasonic HD H.264 IP Camera support
Support has been added for the latest generation of Panasonic HD IP cameras. Supported models include:

DG-NP502 Megapixel Network Camera
WV-NP502 Megapixel Nework Camera
WV-NW502S Megapixel Vandal-Resistant Fixed Dome Network Camera
WV-SP302 Fixed Network Camera
WV-SP305 HD Fixed Network Camera
WV-SP306 HD Fixed Network Camera
WV-SF332 Fixed Dome Network Camers
WV-SF335 HD Fixed Dome Network Camera
WV-SF336 HD Fixed Dome Network Camera
 

New Axis P8221Network I/O Audio Module support
Support has been added for the new Axis P8221 I/O Audio Module. 

The P8221 Network I/O Audio Module provides eight configurable input/output (I/O) ports plus audio capabilities. Sensors such as a door switch, smoke detector, IR detector or glass break detector—used for triggering an alarm event—can be connected as inputs. Output ports can be connected to control devices or relays, to open/close doors or turn on/off lights upon alarm. High quality audio can be encoded in AAC at up to 128 kbit/s bit rate with 32 kHz sampling. It has a built-in low power amplifier for small speakers so there is no need for an external preamplifier. It also has phantom power for a balanced microphone. AXIS P8221 has support for Power over Ethernet (POE).

Axis P8221 Network I/O Audio Module support in exacqVision 4.3

New Search Feature – Search on Server Time or Client Time
New selector buttons have been added when searching on servers located in different time zones. The user now has the choice to search based on client time or based on server time.

exacqVision 4.3 Server Time search feature

Days of Video Reporting Enhancements
Additional functionality has been added to the Storage Setup page. In addition to showing how many days of video has been recorded on each camera, a new tooltip appears on a mouse hover that shows the date of the oldest video for that camera.

exacqVision 4.3 storage tooltip

exacqVision 4.3 storage tooltip closeup

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.

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Exacq makes 2010 Inc. 500 list at #173

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

Exacq on the 2010 Inc. 500 listInc. Magazine just released their 2010 Inc. 500 list today. The Inc. 500 is an annual listing of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

Exacq Technologies came in at #173, reflecting a 1642% growth rate over four years, from 2006-2009. We’re of course pleased to have made the list, and we certainly appreciate our reseller partners and customers who have made this possible by their enthusiastic adoption our product line since it was introduced in 2006.

The Inc. 500 website breaks this year’s list down by categories. We’re in the Security category. The vast majority of the companies in that category are in IT or identity security. Exacq is the highest-ranked physical security company on the entire list, with only two others in the top 500  involved in physical security.

To qualify for the Inc. 500 list, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by June 30, 2006, they had to be based in the United States, privately held, for profit, and independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2009, with a minimum required revenue for 2006 of $80,000 and a minimum for 2009 of $2 million.

The Inc. 500 profile of Exacq Technologies is here:
http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/exacq-technologies

We issued a press release today on our Inc. 500 listing.

As a point of historical reference, the last time we applied for the Inc. 500 list was ten years ago, when we owned Integral Technologies, where we made the list at #237.

Thanks again to all of the employees at Exacq, to our sales channel, and especially to our customers. This is quite an honor.

Exacq #173 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list

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exacqVision case study: NC Dept of Corrections

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

There’s a new case study on the exacq website for the North Carolina Department of Correction.

exacqVision Hybrid Video Management Systems (VMS) were installed in North Carolina Department of Correction to maximize the safety of staff and inmates.

Sixty (60) exacqVision Hybrid Systems, connected to 1,600+ analog cameras and 300+ IP cameras, were installed to replace aging DVR’s in prisons throughout of North Carolina.

Each prison has the exacqVision hybrid servers and client software installed on the control room’s PC that have access to only those cameras located in their building. When an incident is reported staff will search digital video recorded to investigate and support their findings. Video can be easily exported to a DVD or USB flash drive and can be shown to police as evidence. Video evidence helps NC DOC reduce repeat offences.

Exacq partner Enterprise Security Systems, Inc., a Charlotte, NC based full service technical solutions supplier of video surveillance technology, provided the 60 exacqVision Hybrid Systems to NCDOC.

You can read the full case study here.

exacqVision - NC Dept of Corrections installation

exacqVision - NC Dept of Corrections installation

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exacqVision iPhone App update – Version 1.15

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

There are two versions of the exacqVision iPhone App on iTunes. The Lite version is free and fully functional. It connects to all of the exacqVision demo servers in Indiananapolis and California, which is a great way to demo the mobile capability of exacqVision. The full version, at $49.99, enables connecting to an unlimited number of cameras on an unlimited number of exacqVision servers.

For those with smaller camera count viewing requirements, an update to the Lite version of the iPhone app will be of interest. Version 1.15 of the lite app, now on iTunes, is a free download or update. In addition to free viewing of all cameras on the exacqVision demo servers, version 1.15 now enables users to add single cameras from their own exacqVision servers at a low, $4.99 per-camera price as an in-app purchase.  For deployments where mobile users only need to monitor a small number of cameras, this is a useful and cost-effective option.

NVR Viewer Lite is available at no charge on the iTunes store here. More information on the exacqVision iPhone/iPad app on our mobile page.

exacqVision iPhone app version 1.15

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