BroadWare Media Server™ 4.5 Accelerates Deployment of Digital Video Surveillance and Security Systems
Enables Faster Implementation of Video Devices, Reduces Bandwidth for Multi-Server Video Storage, Supports New Generation Cameras/Encoders and Discrete Audio Streams
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – December 07, 2005, – BroadWare Technologies, the leader in distributed video surveillance, has announced the availability of the BroadWare Media Server (BMS) version 4.5, the centerpiece of BroadWare's open standards-based digital video surveillance platform.
Using BMS 4.5-enabled video surveillance systems, organizations can connect "plug-and-play" cameras and encoders to IP networks and simultaneously store the same video on different servers and sites without overburdening the system. Users can view and archive audio as a separate stream in surveillance situations when audio alone is sufficient or is needed to augment a camera's field of view. BMS 4.5 also adds support for the industry's latest generation of video cameras and encoders.
"Compared to analog CCTV solutions, BroadWare's digital video surveillance platform has always delivered more options in distributing and storing multimedia to multiple users and devices," said Bill Stuntz, CEO of BroadWare Technologies. "The new features of BMS 4.5 power a more flexible platform for building both custom and standardized solutions that address a variety of cost containment and operational requirements."
BroadWare's open systems architecture provides the flexibility to use a broad array of cameras, codecs, viewing platforms and network topologies. New technologies such as video analytics and sensor technology can be seamlessly integrated into BroadWare-based systems, allowing investments in current systems to be leveraged over time. Within this scalable new platform, BMS manages, stores and distributes video that has been encoded at the source. The BroadWare Media Server includes proxy processes, archive processes and a URL-based application programming interface (API). In contrast to DVR technology, BMS can simultaneously distribute the same video to multiple users and storage devices at different frame rates and bandwidths.
The key benefits of the BroadWare Media Server 4.5 include:
About BroadWare Technologies, Inc.
BroadWare Technologies is the industry pioneer in enabling distribution, viewing, storage and management of real-time video in a networked environment. BroadWare Media Server provides a highly scalable server platform for deploying distributed video surveillance systems for defense, homeland security, transportation and law enforcement applications. BroadWare's clients include Arinc, Boeing, Honeywell, Intergraph, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and Siemens. End users include major airports and seaports, transportation systems and many federal agencies and military branches
For more information, please visit www.broadware.com.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – December 07, 2005, – BroadWare Technologies, the leader in distributed video surveillance, has announced the availability of the BroadWare Media Server (BMS) version 4.5, the centerpiece of BroadWare's open standards-based digital video surveillance platform.
Using BMS 4.5-enabled video surveillance systems, organizations can connect "plug-and-play" cameras and encoders to IP networks and simultaneously store the same video on different servers and sites without overburdening the system. Users can view and archive audio as a separate stream in surveillance situations when audio alone is sufficient or is needed to augment a camera's field of view. BMS 4.5 also adds support for the industry's latest generation of video cameras and encoders.
"Compared to analog CCTV solutions, BroadWare's digital video surveillance platform has always delivered more options in distributing and storing multimedia to multiple users and devices," said Bill Stuntz, CEO of BroadWare Technologies. "The new features of BMS 4.5 power a more flexible platform for building both custom and standardized solutions that address a variety of cost containment and operational requirements."
BroadWare's open systems architecture provides the flexibility to use a broad array of cameras, codecs, viewing platforms and network topologies. New technologies such as video analytics and sensor technology can be seamlessly integrated into BroadWare-based systems, allowing investments in current systems to be leveraged over time. Within this scalable new platform, BMS manages, stores and distributes video that has been encoded at the source. The BroadWare Media Server includes proxy processes, archive processes and a URL-based application programming interface (API). In contrast to DVR technology, BMS can simultaneously distribute the same video to multiple users and storage devices at different frame rates and bandwidths.
The key benefits of the BroadWare Media Server 4.5 include:
- A new distribution protocol to conserve bandwidth when simultaneously archiving to multiple servers. Instead of sending multiple video streams to multiple servers, systems managers can now simultaneously connect the same video stream from a single encoder to multiple BroadWare Media Servers. This multicasting capability conserves bandwidth and reduces network burden in implementations that require redundant archiving.
- Simplified installation of new devices. Cameras and encoders can now be added to BMS 4.5 by installing drivers, instead of implementing a new software release. This faster method of deployment eliminates time-consuming administrative tasks and system downtime associated with installing and testing a new software release.
- Support for new cameras and encoders from Axis, Sony and Cornet enables customers to use the latest technology to meet changing operational requirements. As technology advances, BroadWare expands the list of COTS devices that BMS is able to support. BMS 4.5 supports new devices, including the Cornet MPEG-4 encoder/decoder, Sony IP cameras and a variety of Axis MPEG-4 and Motion-JPEG cameras, encoders and decoders.
- Separate streaming of audio offers more flexible deployment options. For surveillance applications that do not require video, BMS now supports streaming audio over a separate channel. With this new capability, users can listen to live, telephone-quality audio that can be archived with the same looping, clipping and seeking functionality as video. Separate audio streams can be configured when audio needs to be combined with video to acquire additional information (example: when cameras are located with a limited field of view). BMS audio is available for use with popular encoders and cameras such as those from Axis and VCS.
About BroadWare Technologies, Inc.
BroadWare Technologies is the industry pioneer in enabling distribution, viewing, storage and management of real-time video in a networked environment. BroadWare Media Server provides a highly scalable server platform for deploying distributed video surveillance systems for defense, homeland security, transportation and law enforcement applications. BroadWare's clients include Arinc, Boeing, Honeywell, Intergraph, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and Siemens. End users include major airports and seaports, transportation systems and many federal agencies and military branches
For more information, please visit www.broadware.com.