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Smartvue® Signs Agreement with Securitas USA to Offer
IP Video Surveillance and Video Analytics Solutions
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE USA (March 12, 2007) -Smartvue Corporation signed an agreement with Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. (“Securitas USA”) to offer Smartvue video solutions to its customers nationwide. Securitas USA will offer Smartvue IP video edge devices as plug and play surveillance solutions. Integrated video analytics will also provide customers with visual business intelligence using point and click people tracking technologies.
“Securitas completed an extensive review of IP video technologies and found Smartvue to hold the leadership position in simplicity, security, and intelligence,” said Bill Barthelemy, COO of Securitas USA. “The Smartvue products enable Securitas USA to offer solutions such as video surveillance and video analytics along with our guarding services as a complete package to our customers.”
“Smartvue’s purpose is to improve people’s lives through innovative visual technologies,” said Martin Renkis, founder and CEO of Smartvue Corporation. “With Smartvue solutions being offered by Securitas USA, a key affiliate of the world’s leading security services provider, the benefits of video based security and visual business intelligence will become simpler to implement, more cost effective to own, and more practical to use for businesses across the country.”
Smartvue eliminates complexity and costs associated with IP video surveillance and video analytics. The patent-pending products incorporate automatically configuring network technology with 802.11N draft wireless, H.264 compression, and 120db ultra-wide dynamic range imaging in a fully integrated, Internet ready package. This enables Smartvue to offer professional video solutions that are simple to install, deliver up to 10 times the wireless range of other IP cameras, provide superior video quality, and significantly reduce storage and networking requirements. The self-optimizing video analytics also enable Smartvue to simply and accurately track human behavior.
About Smartvue
Smartvue is a privately held and award winning visual intelligence company offering innovative IP video technologies for surveillance and video analytics. www.smartvue.com
About Securitas USA
Securitas USA is a world leader in providing various security solutions to its customers. Securitas USA has more than 100,000 employees throughout the USA. Affiliates of Securitas USA employ thousands of others throughout the world, including in Europe, Canada and Mexico. Information about Securitas USA can be found at www.securitasinc.com.
Smartvue® Announces Native Apple Support for its 802.11N draft Wireless IP Video Solutions
Smartvue S4 and S6 supports growing number of Apple computers running Safari
or Firefox Internet browsers.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE ( February 5, 2007) – Smartvue today announced support for Apple computers for its Smartvue S4 IP video surveillance and Smartvue S6 video analytics edge devices. The products now work natively on Apple computers running Firefox or Safari web browsers.
“Smartvue has continued to focus on innovation for IP based video technologies,” said Martin Renkis, CEO of Smartvue Corporation. “Cross platform, cross browser support for both Apple and Windows computers demonstrates our commitment to standards based platforms for IP video surveillance and video analytics.”
Smartvue® S4 reduces the cost, complexity, and time required to install secure IP video surveillance. 802.11N draft wireless technologies fundamentally change how wireless signals are transferred and enable Smartvue S4 to offer up to 10 times the range of other 802.11 IP cameras. With H.264 in-camera video compression S4 significantly reduces video storage and network distribution requirements. It also utilizes ultra wide dynamic range imaging and 17bit data capture at the sensor for superior color depth and image quality, even in difficult lighting conditions. Smartvue S4 is the only surveillance system to offer patent-pending Trackvue™ track lighting camera mounts for ease of installation and camera mobility.
Smartvue S4 is currently available and Smartvue S6 will available in March through select retail consultants and resellers worldwide as well as from Smartvue directly. Smartvue products are designed and manufactured in the United States.
About Smartvue®
Smartvue is an award winning visual intelligence company offering the world’s most innovative wireless IP video technologies for surveillance and video analytics. The company is passionate about visual technology and making a positive contribution to its customers, employees, and communities. Find out more about Smartvue at www.smartvue.com.
Contact: Martin Renkis mar@smartvue.com (615) 812-1164
Smartvue® Announces S6 IP Video Analytics Edge Device Solutions for Retail - Enabling Wireless Plug and Play Customer Behavior Tracking
Smartvue S6 features 802.11N draft wireless and track lighting mounted cameras in a portable solution for customer counting, product and display performance tracking, as well as customer behavior analysis.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (January 15, 2007) – At the opening of the National Retail Federation tradeshow, Smartvue® Corporation, an award-winning technology leader in the IP video industry, announced the Smartvue S6 visual business intelligence solution. S6 is a completely portable wireless IP video device that enables plug and play video analytics for customer and employee behavior tracking.
“S6 is a revolutionary product that is years ahead of other video analytics solutions,” said Martin Renkis, CEO of Smartvue Corporation. “In retail, the power is with the consumer and now retailers have a smart, simple, and portable solution that enables them to track customer behavior. This is the first product to empower mobile and scalable application of bricks and mortar VBI (visual business intelligence).”
Smartvue S6 is a revolutionary new product for retail intelligence. It features 802.11N draft wireless cameras and recorders that can cover almost any size retail store without wires. S6 cameras snap into almost any track lighting utilizing the patent-pending TrackVue technology which enables easy setup and complete camera mobility. Without complex installation and customization, the in-camera Intellivue analytics algorithms accurately identify people and count their movements. As a true “edge device,” Smartvue S6 can plug into almost any network and puts zero strain on network resources for complete scalability from one to thousands of locations. Customer behavior data is tracked and stored in the S6 wireless recorders for access at anytime through a user friendly web interface. Data can be quickly and easily exported to Excel or most business intelligence and data mining applications. Data reports and video can be viewed real-time from any local, remote PC, or cell phone. S6 works on both Apple and Windows computers and runs in most common browsers.
Smartvue S6 will available in March through select retail consultants and resellers worldwide as well as from Smartvue directly. Smartvue products are designed and manufactured in the United States.
About Smartvue®
Smartvue is an award winning visual intelligence company offering the world’s most innovative wireless IP video technologies for surveillance and video analytics. The company is passionate about visual technology and making a positive contribution to its customers, employees, and communities. Find out more about Smartvue at www.smartvue.com.
Contact: Martin Renkis mar@smartvue.com (615) 812-1164
University of Arizona Selects Smartvue® Wireless IP Video
Surveillance Solutions
Smartvue S4 plug and play wireless IP video surveillance solutions feature long range 802.11N draft wireless and H.264 compression IP video
NASHVILLE TN (January 11, 2007) – Smartvue® Corporation, an award-winning technology leader in the IP video industry, announced that the University of Arizona had selected the Smartvue S4 IP video surveillance solution for protecting valuable property and the safety of students. Smartvue S4 is part of the Smartvue family of plug and play wireless IP video surveillance solutions which offer simple installation, superior imaging quality, and advanced security as well as video analytics for visual business intelligence.
“I was tasked to find a high quality IP video surveillance for a complex installation that would have required special wiring and included difficult lighting conditions with both bright natural light and dark interiors,” said Bryan Watmore, Manager of Information Technology at the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. “In addition to those challenges, I was not excited to put IP cameras streaming high bandwidth video on our network. Smartvue was the only company to offer long range 802.11N wireless, ultra wide dynamic range imaging, as well as high quality and low bandwidth H.264 video compression in a plug and play “edge” device. This solution solved our requirements to reduce the installation complexity, offered high quality video for our application and reduced the network challenges since it was a true edge device that put zero strain on our infrastructure. The feature rich S4 system worked right out of the box and has been very simple to use.”
“We are privileged to have been selected by the University of Arizona,” said Martin Renkis, founder and CEO of Smartvue Corporation. “We are driven to provide every customer with the smartest, simplest, and most secure visual intelligence technologies available in an easy to implement solution.”
Smartvue S4 is available through select security and IT resellers worldwide as well as from Smartvue directly. Smartvue products are designed and manufactured in the United States.
About Smartvue®
Smartvue is an award winning visual intelligence company offering the world’s most innovative wireless IP video technologies for surveillance and video analytics. The company is passionate about visual technology and making a positive contribution to its customers, employees, and communities. Find out more about Smartvue at www.smartvue.com.
Contact: Martin Renkis mar@smartvue.com (615) 812-1164
Smartvue® Launches 802.11N Draft Wireless Outdoor IP Video Surveillance Camera
Smartvue S4 plug and play wireless IP video surveillance solutions now feature vandal and weather resistant 802.11N draft wireless IP cameras.
NASHVILLE TN (JANUARY 4, 2006) – Smartvue® Corporation, an award-winning technology leader in the IP video industry, announced the launch of Smartvue S4C550, a vandal and weather resistant outdoor IP video camera which features long range 802.11N draft wireless. S4C550 is part of the Smartvue family of plug and play wireless IP video surveillance solutions which offer simple installation, superior imaging quality, and advanced security.
Smartvue® S4C550 reduces the cost, complexity, and time required to install secure IP video surveillance in outdoor applications. The new 802.11N draft wireless technologies fundamentally change how wireless signals are transferred and enable Smartvue S4 to offer up to 10 times the range of other 802.11 IP cameras.
“With Smartvue ultra long range wireless technology we have been able place cameras over a quarter mile away from our construction trailer for site surveillance. The Smartvue solution was simple to install and is very easy to use,” said Dean Montgomery, CEO of Homestead Properties. “We use Smartvue remotely from our PCs or cell phones to keep an eye on contractors, reduce liability and reduce theft from the site.”
“Our mission is to improve business performance by offering simple to use and innovative visual intelligence technologies,” said Martin Renkis, founder and CEO of Smartvue Corporation. “Smartvue S4C550 is the first wireless IP camera with integrated 802.11N draft wireless and offers our customers significant advantages in the market.”
Smartvue S4C550 is available through select security and IT resellers worldwide as well as from Smartvue directly. Smartvue S4C550 is designed and manufactured in the United States.
About Smartvue®
Smartvue is an award winning visual intelligence company offering the world’s most innovative wireless IP video technologies for surveillance and video analytics. The company is passionate about visual technology and making a positive contribution to its customers, employees, and communities. Find out more about Smartvue at www.smartvue.com.
Contact: Martin Renkis mar@smartvue.com (615) 812-1164
Smartvue® Corporation Releases 802.11N Draft Wireless IP Video Surveillance Solution
Smartvue S4 plug and play wireless IP video surveillance solution features 802.11N draft wireless and H.264 in camera video compression with patent-pending Trackvue™ track lighting camera mounts.
NASHVILLE TN (DECEMBER 1, 2006) – Smartvue® Corporation, an award-winning technology leader in the IP video industry, announced the release of Smartvue S4, a plug and play wireless IP video surveillance edge device which offers superior imaging quality, advanced security and track lighting camera mounting capabilities.
Smartvue® S4 reduces the cost, complexity, and time required to install secure IP video surveillance. 802.11N draft wireless technologies fundamentally change how wireless signals are transferred and enable Smartvue S4 to offer up to 10 times the range of other 802.11 IP cameras. With H.264 in-camera video compression S4 significantly reduces video storage and network distribution requirements. It also utilizes ultra wide dynamic range imaging and 17bit data capture at the sensor for superior color depth and image quality, even in difficult lighting conditions. Smartvue S4 is the only surveillance system to offer patent-pending Trackvue™ track lighting camera mounts for ease of installation and camera mobility.
“As a security director for one of the country’s leading museums of American art, I am faced with many unique and complex challenges in providing protection for all our assets. I wanted to find a surveillance solution that offered superior quality, reduced the complexity of deployment, and supported camera mobility,” said Matthew St. John, Director of Security at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art. “Smartvue Corporation with their premium solution met our demanding requirements. With their long range wireless capability, we are able to simply install cameras into our track lighting and point them where we want. The solution automatically configures these IP cameras for operation and recording."
“Our mission is to improve business performance by offering simple to use and innovative visual intelligence technologies,” said Martin Renkis, founder and CEO of Smartvue Corporation. “Smartvue S4 is the first wireless IP video edge device solution which enables both physical and IT security to rapidly deploy high quality and secure network enabled video surveillance.”
Smartvue S4 is available directly from Smartvue and through leading security and IT resellers worldwide. Smartvue S4 is designed and manufactured in the United States.
About Smartvue®
Smartvue is an award winning visual intelligence company offering the world’s most innovative wireless IP video technologies for surveillance and video analytics. The company is passionate about visual technology and making a positive contribution to its customers, employees, and communities. Find out more about Smartvue at www.smartvue.com.
Contact: Martin Renkis mar@smartvue.com (615) 812-1164
Smartvue® Announces “Death of Ethernet IP Video” with Next Generation 802.11N Draft Wireless IP Video Surveillance and Video Analytics Solutions
LAS VEGAS, NV (September 24, 2007) - At the 53rd annual ASIS security exhibition, Smartvue Corporation, an award-winning leader in the IP video industry, today announced its next generation 802.11N draft wireless H.264 IP video surveillance and video analytics product lines.
“Wired Ethernet IP video will decline as 802.11N leads the network of the future,” said Martin Renkis, CEO of Smartvue Corporation. “In 2005 Smartvue introduced the world’s first 802.11N based H.264 IP video cameras and wireless network video recorders,” said Renkis. “Our next generation products will offer the easiest to use and most cost effective professional grade IP video solutions in the industry, designed as alternatives to wired Ethernet systems and incorporating 802.11N Certification to seamlessly work with other 802.11N networking products.”
The Burton Group recently released a report that predicts 802.11N wireless technology will quickly erode the wired Ethernet market. "802.11N marks the beginning of a rapid market shift away from LAN access deployments using traditional wired Ethernet" said senior analyst Paul DeBeasi. The report analyzes the differences between 802.11N and Ethernet (802.3) with regard to performance, security, manageability, cost and impact on staff and offers among many, the competitive advantages for 802.11N in ease of installation and mobility.
Smartvue S8 is designed to bring professional IP video solutions such as video surveillance and video analytics to much larger markets with the first plug and play, easy to use, integrated, and cost effective products. The new line of IP cameras, wireless network video recorders and the remote camera management server platforms are designed to support leading IT industry standards for cross browser and cross platform compatibility. New features such as mega-pixel sensors, integrated terabyte storage, multicasting, and the ability to manage multiple network video “edge device” recorders from a single, simple to use interface will bring next generation IP video innovation to the market at small business pricing.
Smartvue S8 products will available in the first half of 2008 through authorized partners worldwide as well as direct from Smartvue at www.smartvue.com.
About Smartvue®
Smartvue Corporation provides the world’s most innovative visual intelligence solutions to leading corporations globally. The company has been honored with Best of Show and Innovations awards at CES, as well as highlighted on the Discovery Channel, Forbes and in Wired Magazine. Since 1998, Smartvue Corporation’s mission has been to democratize visual technologies and it has more than two dozen published patents in the field of wireless IP video and visual intelligence. Find out more about Smartvue at www.smartvue.com.
Contact: pr@smartvue.com
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