3rd September 2007
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PRESS RELEASE |
| 3rd September 2007
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Video servers from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video 1, have been deployed by security installer King Communications (working in partnership with security distributor ADI-Gardiner) to help modernise The Lighthouse’s CCTV system and protect some of Scotland’s finest design treasures. A total of four AXIS 241Q Video Servers have been used to convert analogue images (from the 16 existing cameras already positioned throughout the six-storey building) into digital video streams which are then stored, monitored and managed via The Lighthouse’s local area network.
The new system now stores 26 days of digital images on a Milestone
Professional video management system which is installed on a U rack mounted
server offering two Tera Bytes (TB) of storage. King Communications has also
integrated an external storage device providing a further TB of storage on
demand. The whole system took less than a week to install and test.
The Lighthouse2, formerly the Glasgow Herald newspaper building, was designed by
Charles Rene Mackintosh himself more than 100 years ago and now serves as the
Scottish national centre for architecture and design. As such it holds some of
Mackintosh’s most prized pieces of work including one of his chairs which is
reputed to be worth more than a quarter of a million pounds alone.
Within weeks of installation the new system has already proved its worth
following a security incident. The Lighthouse’s IT manager, Angus Stewart,
explained:
“We were able to very quickly locate relevant images by searching on sequences
of motion-triggered video by date and time. We were then able to send AVI files
of these images, together with relevant sections of the Milestone database which
enabled the police to zoom in and out and sharpen up the viewing of recorded
images. The police were very impressed with both the quality of what they
received from us and the functionality that we provided them with to assist
their analysis of the video.”
Martyn King, managing director, King Communications, summarised:
“We were able to provide The Lighthouse with a very comprehensive upgrade to
their existing surveillance system without throwing out their existing CCTV
infrastructure and whilst using the building’s already well-specified network
infrastructure. The solution they now have offers an easy upgrade path to full
IP-Surveillance and is both highly scalable and effective today. Options like
remote monitoring via a PDA are now very easy to implement if The Lighthouse’s
management wants to increase security levels during specific exhibitions for
example.”
Stewart reinforced the value of the new system:
“We hold exhibitions of works valued at thousands of pounds each and are now
able to install additional cameras at key points looking over these works at
very short notice. In terms of image quality and flexibility the system has
already more than proved its worth.”
Steve Gorski, managing director, Axis Communications (UK) commented:
“The Lighthouse has clearly benefited from some of the benefits of
IP-Surveillance in terms of functionality without significant expense and whilst
keeping cabling and camera fitting works to a minimum which is clearly an
important consideration when installing systems in a building of this
significance and value.”
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Notes to editors
1 Axis Communications is the global market leader of the network
video market. The world market for network cameras alone will be worth more than
$1 Billion by 2010. The network camera market is set to have a CAGR of close to
38 per cent per year over the next five years to reach a value of $1.3 billion
by 2010, according to industry analyst house IMS Research (www.imsresearch.com)
in its latest market report entitled ‘The World Market for CCTV and Video
Surveillance Equipment 2006 Edition’ published in October 2006.
2
Agility PR has relevant photography of the building
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About King Communications
King Communications specialises in the design and installation of systems in
the security, telecoms and healthcare markets. It has been in operation for over
25 years providing innovative solutions to many household name clients as well
as Residential Security and Monitored Solutions. King Communications is
currently active in the following areas.
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 including requests for
photography, please contact:
Miles Clayton /Simon Bennett, Agility PR Limited
Tel: 01438 310 139/5. Email: miles@agilitypr.co.uk / simon@agilitypr.co.uk
For further information about King Communications, please contact:
Martyn King, managing director, King Communications
Tel: 01236 429445. Email: martynk27@btconnect.com