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Security - Products & Services Pelco by Schneider Electric has introduced its new Digital Sentry hardware platform. After receiving a complete makeover, at the core of the Digital Sentry is its new network video recorder (NVR) powered with the latest processor and on-board graphics technologies. The NVR comes preloaded with DS NVs Network Video Management software and delivers 280 Mbps bandwidth for recording and viewing as many as 128 Pelco and third-party IP cameras. Analog cameras on the network are supported using encoders from Pelco or from a number of third party vendors. For DVR replacements, the system can be deployed as a hybrid with optional support for up to 64 direct-attached analog cameras at D1, full-frame rate recording. With the new front-accessible, removable hard disk drives and an engineered cooling system to sustain increased performance, the DS SRV provides built-in reliability customers can trust. Digital Sentry is a useful integration platform for access control and other security-related applications. Open architecture is supported with ONVIF compliance and a large number of IP-specific drivers for third-party IP cameras and encoders. With no certification required, the simplified Digital Sentry line replaces all previous DS hardware offerings, making the product easier to configure, order and support. Videx has introduced the new CyberLock Flex System Door and I/O module. The Flex Door and I/O module brings all the access capabilities of the key-centric CyberLock solution to doors: brisk communications, location graphics, access scheduling by the door and person, audit reporting of lock and key activity and email alerts. Behind the scenes is the Flex System Hub. The Hub’s structure has builtin communications for interoperating with the CyberLock access management software, Flex System access modules, other Wiegand access devices and hardwired systems that use the Door and I/O module. Hardwired system hardware and CyberLock hardware can be mixed and matched to create a wholly integrated access control system. A facility can have door and I/O modules on their exterior doors, CyberLock eCylinders on interior doors and cabinets and smart padlocks on gated areas, all operating under one Web-based access management software. The CyberLock Flex System Door and I/O module can also activate a variety of relay-based devices, from electric door strikes to security cameras and safety lights to remote alarms that prompt a security response. In addition, the Door and I/O module can receive input from door sensors, Request to Exit (RTE), and Wiegand compatible access devices. PureTech Systems, Inc. has integrated the Ulisse Compact PTZ camera from Videotec, and its PureActiv wide area surveillance product. The integration enables the camera to automatically follow targets using PureTech’s PTZ Auto Follow capability. When used with the PureActiv command and control, the integration provides the ability to direct the camera to an exact latitude and longitude by clicking on the map based user interface or by automatic cueing by a sensor such as a RADAR, fence sensor and PureActiv fixed camera video analytics. “An aspect that is often overlooked in today’s perimeter protection, is 20 www.RemoteMagazine.com Pelco Introduces the New Digital Sentry how to efficiently track the intruder after they are detected,” said Gianni Viero, Videotec vice president of sales. “You need an agile PTZ, appropriate illumination and a high level of control. The Ulisse Compact PTZ with Infrared Illumination, combined with PureTech’s auto follow capabilities provides users a very powerful sensor for these types of situations.” The integration is available to new and existing PureActiv customers that have the desire to add the Ulisse camera to their perimeter protection suite. Facilities currently utilizing Videotec’s camera with another video management or NVR system can also augment their systems with the PTZ Auto Follow capability through the use of an add-on server or edge device. New CyberLock Flex System Door and I/O Module SightLogix has released Clear24, a new thermal video imaging solution. The thermal camera uses powerful image processing to provide detailed thermal image, including in conditions of rain, snow, fog, wind or humidity. Thermal imagery has been known for nighttime applications. However, during the day, thermal cameras can suffer from degraded performance due to the whiteout that occurs when targets are close to the same temperature as background. Thermal images are often blurry, displaying items as indiscernible shapes. Clear24 adapts to conditions to provide discriminating detail throughout the field of view, night and day. Clear24 is a thermal camera that includes an imager with lens optics, on-board video processing and image-contrast technology. Clear24 is ruggedized for outdoor environments inside a NEMA 4X (IP66 compliant) nitrogen-purged housing. Multiple lens field-of-view options are available from 48° to 4.6° to support various distance ranges from 670 to 6,800 feet. Other Clear24 camera features include 10/100 Ethernet communications with support for broadband, wireless (802.11a), cellular and satellite. The camera’s design is pre-integrated with third-party video management or physical security information management (PSIM) system environments. Clear24 Thermal Camera from SightLogix Delivers Detailed Images in All Conditions PureTech Systems Integrates with Ulisse Compact PTZ Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC) has introduced the newest addition to its Skyquest family of rugged video management system (VMS) products, the Skyquest VDSU-1420 Video Distribution System Unit (VDSU). The Skyquest VDSU-1420 is a high definition (HD) video conversion and distribution unit designed to work in conjunction with the standard definition Skyquest VDSU-1407 to provide a complete VMS capable of handling the latest video formats. The VDSU-1420 supports up to ten HD video inputs to be sent out over any of its eight HD outputs. Skyquest VDSUs speed and simplify the routing of multiple video signals on airborne military, paramilitary and search and rescue surveillance platforms. The VDSU-1420 is designed for applications with multiple HD and/or SD-SDI video inputs such as from a multi-sensor gyro-stabilized camera system, and additional signals from moving maps, mission computers, video recorders and up/down links. To give users the optimal situational awareness capabilities, the output from up to four sensors can be displayed simultaneously using the HD Quad option. Curtiss-Wright VDSUs improve the distribution and performance of on-platform video display and recording by providing a central switch that enables original source video signals to be routed and switched to every on-board display and video recorder, and down-linked to remote users. Because they use a single multi-core cable, the VDSU line reduces complex wiring and simplifies installation and maintenance. Curtiss-Wright Controls Introduces New Rugged High Definition Video Distribution System Unit http://www.RemoteMagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Remote - December 2011

Utility Telecom Spending Could Reach $3.2 Billion by the End of 2011
Securing Remote Substations for a Smarter Grid
Maximize Range While Minimizing Power Consumption in Wireless Digital Transmission
CMS Deploys Energy Smart Grid Project
Satellite Technology – The Key to Remote Communications for Government Agencies
American Innovations Releases Bullhorn RM4012 Remote Monitoring System
ProSoft Releases Modbus TCP/IP to IEC 61850 Gateway
Pelco Introduces the New Digital Sentry
CEITEC S.A. Releases RFID Chip for Logistics Application
C&D Technologies Introduces Liberty MSE 2 V VRLA Line
Industry News
Calendar of Events
Washington State Archives Keeps Cool with Environmental Monitoring

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