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SDM Magazine – ASIS Demo: Ease of IP Interoperability
Heather Klotz, Associate Editor at SDM Magazine, has a good overview of the IP interoperability demo at ASIS 2009 last month with Exacq, Firetide, IQeye and Pivot3:
Exacq Technologies, Firetide, IQinVision and Pivot3, all open-system vendors, participated in a joint live demonstration of IP technology interoperability at ASIS 2009. Wireless connectivity, megapixel cameras, Smartphone viewing, and smart storage were all on display in an interoperability demo that had one message: It’s easy.
“As open systems vendors, we had several goals for the demonstration. In addition to promoting how open the industry has become and the benefits of being open, another important goal we all had was to demonstrate that this is not intimidating,” explained Roger Shuman, marketing manager for Exacq, Indianapolis. “We didn’t cross-train our technicians or prep them months in advance to set up this system here at ASIS. We did this in addition to setting up all our booths at the same time, and it was fine. We just all showed up at the show floor and set it up, and it was easy – even with the limitations that a show floor can bring.”
What did the companies set up? The live demonstration featured wireless distribution, storage and playback of HD/megapixel video over wireless networks across separate booths on the ASIS show floor. High-resolution video from IQeye megapixel cameras was streamed from vendor booths over Firetide wireless network links. The video was subsequently captured and displayed remotely using the exacqVision video management system running on Pivot3 iSCSI SAN storage with embedded virtual servers. Centrally captured video was then viewable and searchable from remote computers in each of the partner booths and on smart phones.
The open architecture demonstrated by the companies allows customers the ability to select the highest quality components from a wide variety of manufacturers instead of being limited to offerings from one vendor. How is the interoperability between these four specific companies possible? “We are all non-proprietary companies and we are all IP-based, which means the products are essentially plug-and-play,” Bodell explained.
By demonstrating the ease of set-up on the ASIS show floor, the companies hoped to reduce the “perceived risk” or difficulty in setting up systems like this.
“Traditionally, I think integrators tended to be wary of IP things because it looked like it would be complicated,” said Lee Caswell, chief marketing officer, Pivot 3, Palo Alto, Calif. “We are finding by reducing the perceived risk of making this work in the field, people have more of a chance to get excited about it and embrace what it could mean for their company.”
The full article can be read at the SDM Magazine site here. Our thanks again to everyone at Pivot3, Firetide and IQinVision for making this a successful demo.
Open-Systems IP Interoperability demo at ASIS 2009
At ASIS 2009 next week (Sept 21-23) we’re participating in a four-booth live demonstration of IP technology interoperability.
Exacq (booth #347), Firetide (booth #447), IQinVision (booth #353) and Pivot3 (booth #453) will be showing a real-world example of how easily standards-based solutions from open-system vendors can be integrated and supported from the field.
The live demonstration will feature wireless distribution, storage, and playback of HD/megapixel video over a wireless network across these four separate booths on the ASIS show floor.
Video from IQeye megapixel cameras in each booth will be streamed over a Firetide wireless mesh network connecting the four booths. The video will be subsequently captured and displayed remotely using the exacqVision Video Management System (VMS) running on Pivot3 iSCSI SAN storage with embedded virtual servers. Centrally captured video will then be viewable and searchable from remote computers in each of the partner booths and on smartphones.
A detailed description of the demo is in this flyer. The press release for the demo is here.
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exacqVision and Pivot3′s Serverless Computing
Our friends at Pivot3 were at the Government Video Technology Expo last week in Washington DC, showcasing their new Serverless Computing technology. Built on their High-Definition Storage SAN product, the Pivot3 NVR storage technology combines an NVR & SAN into a single unit. This combination provides significant cost, power, and cooling advantages as a result of the consolidation of NVR servers into the High-Definition Storage platform.
To demonstrate the power of their clustered iSCSI NVR/SAN product, Pivot3 presented their storage solution with the exacqVision VMS IP video surveillance software platform. Using exacqVision VMS on their clustered storage servers provides an avenue for a virtually unlimited amount of cameras and storage.
Pivot3′s Serverless Computing platform was further recognized at the show by being awarded the Government Video Salute from the editorial team of Government Video magazine. This annual award recognizes the most innovative new products unveiled each year at the annual Government Video Expo. This year’s winning products will be highlighted in the January 2009 issue of Government Video magazine.
Our congratulations to Pivot3 for their successful show and for the Government Salute award. More information on Pivot3 is here. Pivot3′s press release for the show is 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
exacqVision and iSCSI Network Storage
iSCSI is a remote network storage solution used by many exacqVision customers. iSCSI, which is a Storage Area Network (SAN) protocol, allows users to consolidate storage using existing data center storage systems. iSCSI requires no dedicated cabling; it utilizes existing network cabling and infrastructure, and as such is highly cost effective.
All exacqVision servers – Hybrid, IP and third-party – can write to iSCSI storage units. Due to the increasing popularity of this storage solution with our customer base, we recently made an addition to our exacqVision server lineup that is specifically designed for use with external iSCSI storage.
The exacqVision iSCSI IP Camera Server comes in our standard 2U rackmount chassis, and is built with redundancy and iSCSI external storage in mind. Features include:
- Dual, removable 160GB enterprise-class hard drives in RAID-1 configuration for the OS and VMS application
- Removable power supply
- Dual redundant gigabit network cards
- Windows or Linux OS
- Up to 64 IP cameras per server
- Cost-effective system uses local storage for OS and VMS app only, and iSCSI for video storage
Ordering Info – The exacqVision iSCSI IP Server part number is: IPS-iSCSI-R2-RAID
(Windows comes standard, or add ‘-L’ for Linux)
iSCSI Vendors – We have tested exacqVision IP Video Surveillance software with iSCSI storage solutions from a number of vendors, including Pivot3, JetStor, DNF Storage, Intransa, and Nexsan.
iSCSI Demo – Our exacqVision storage guru and product manager Robert Ansell put together this brief demo of using iSCSI storage with the new exacqVision iSCSI IP Camera Server:
Our thanks to Pivot3 for the use of their High-Definition Storage™ systems used in this video demo.