Megapixel IP Video Surveillance at Diamond Pet Foods
Security Sales & Integration magazine for December, 2007 has a feature story entitled Mega-Pixel Help Ensure Fido’s Well-Being by editor Rodney Bosch. It chronicles the installation of a megapixel IP video surveillance system at Diamond Pet Foods for both security as well as quality control, the latter a key issue after the recent contaminated pet food scare. The article is certainly interesting, as it is both a successful installation story as well as a focus on the business opportunities that exist for security integrators with IP video security.
Rodney writes:
In June, Diamond — which has been at the epicenter of the contaminated pet food story — contracted with American Digital Security (ADS) of Liberty, Mo., to install a state-of-the-art IP-based video solution to strengthen its quality control initiatives, and bolster the security and safety of its facility and employees.
How the company came to choose the services of ADS is a testament to the superior images offered by mega-pixel cameras, and also how the systems integrator is finding success in its effort to catch the Convergence Wave.
Buddy Mason of American Digital Security chose exacqVision for the IP video surveillance software:
During its research preparing for the new frontier, ADS elected to employ exacqVision client/server software for its IP systems. Engineered by Indianapolis-based Exacq Technologies, the platform provides a common user interface for video surveillance that appealed to Mason.
“They bring me a decent cost and real ease of use. That has been key for us. Their GUI looks like Outlook™ so people feel comfortable with it. You can play back video on the live screen and burn it right there. They made it very simple,” Mason says.
Later in the article, Buddy highlights the opportunities that moving into IP-based systems brings to security integrators:
Mason suggests the many dealers/integrators waiting on the sidelines as IP-based systems become more prevalent are missing out on onsite learning experiences similar to his at Diamond Pet Foods.
It’s high time to jump right in, Mason says. “For Diamond Pet Foods, we were the answer at that right time for them,” he says. “A year from now, there might be four or five answers out there.”
The article is a great read, well written, on a timely subject. You can read the full article here.
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