4th December 2006
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PRESS RELEASE |
| 4th December 2006
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Axis Communications, the global leader in network video1, is now offering a new upgrade2 for all AXIS Camera Station Version 1 users to the recently launched AXIS Camera Station 2.0. Relevant documentation and downloading of this is available from this URL: http://www.axis.com/techsup/cam_servers/cam_station_software/firmware.php
AXIS Camera Station offers automatic camera installation, a new easier user
interface, MPEG-4 recording, audit log and multi-lingual versions covering
French, Italian, Spanish, German as well as English. AXIS Camera Station is
scalable for up to 25 cameras and offers live viewing of up to 16
simultaneously, motion detection, archiving, remote access via a web browser or
Windows PC, user access control, advanced searching and support for AXIS Image
Enhancer for spotting details in poor visibility.
Axis is also offering its new entry-level video management software, AXIS Camera
Station One, free with all new Axis products sales from this month. AXIS Camera
Station One software enables simultaneous viewing and recording of high quality
MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG video from a single network camera. It offers dome and
PTZ control, motion detection and the facility to send alarm alerts by email or
text.
Steve Gorski, managing director of Axis Communications UK said:
“AXIS Camera Station One is really designed to offer an easy entry point for
Axis camera users wanting to do their own monitoring and have interactive
control over a single camera. It allows users to do some straight forward video
management work such as setting up alarms and finding recorded incidents quickly
from their computers.”
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Notes to editors
1 Axis Communications is the leading player in the network camera
market with 47 per cent market share in the EMEA region according to industry
analyst house IMS Research in its latest market report entitled ‘The World
Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment 2005 Edition’ published in
October 2005. The network camera market was worth $54.7m in 2004 and is set to
grow by 50 per cent per year over the next five years to reach a value of
$360.6m in 2009, in EMEA alone, according to the same report.
2 4- and 10-base AXIS Camera Station license holders are
offered an option to upgrade to an updated version of the software if it comes
available within a year of purchasing the original license. After expiry of this
option license holders need to buy a yearly ‘Upgrade License’ to gain access to
any newer versions of the software.
About Axis
Axis increases the value of network solutions. The company is an innovative market leader in network video and print servers. Axis' products and solutions are focused on applications such as security surveillance, remote monitoring and document management. The products are based on in-house developed chip technology, which is also sold to third parties.
Axis was founded in 1984 and is listed on the Nordic list, Mid Cap, Information Technology. Axis operates globally with offices in 17 countries and in cooperation with distributors and system integrators in 70 countries. Markets outside Sweden account for more than 95% of sales. Information about Axis can be found at Information about Axis can be found at www.axis.com.
For further information about Axis Communications in the UK and Ireland, please contact:
Steve Gorski, managing director, Axis Communications (UK) Limited
Tel: 0870 162 0047. Email: steve.gorski@axis.com
For all UK and Ireland Axis media enquiries and images to support this story, please contact:
Miles Clayton /Simon Bennett, Agility PR Limited
Tel: 01438 310 139/5. Email: miles@ agilitypr.co.uk /
simon@agilitypr.co.uk