Iomega and Axis unveil their integrated video surveillance solutions aimed at small facilities

Axis Communications, company specialized in IP video solutions for professional installations, and storage solutions provider, Iomega, have presented their integrated video surveillance solutions, that offer the innovation and ease of use necessary to optimize video surveillance installations of up to 48 cameras at a lower cost than traditional DVR/NVR-based installations.

Iomega y Axis Communications have unveiled their joint video surveillance solutions. These integrated solutions allow for simple installations, flexible, secure and scalable IP video surveillance systems with a number . The solutions of both companies are especially aimed at meeting the video surveillance needs of small businesses., workshops, commercial establishments, rural hotels and restaurants, inter alia.

Enric Subirana, Country Manager Iberia de Iomega, has highlighted that “from Iomega, We care about offering profitable storage solutions to the market, innovative, solid and easy to use, thanks to our family of Iomega StorCenter products, built on EMC's enterprise-class storage technology.” The Iomega StorCenter family of network storage devices offers three flexible video surveillance storage and management solutions to meet the diverse needs of small and medium-sized businesses and distributed enterprises.: Surveillance storage destination, providing affordable, expandable network storage for video surveillance recording or archiving; integrated video management system (IVMS), that combines intelligent storage with the best video management software and IP cameras to offer an integrated low-cost video surveillance solution; and hosted video surveillance solution (HVSS), Leveraging the power of cloud storage and the reach-anywhere browser-based VMS interface to deliver a highly cost-effective security solution.

For your part, Juan Luis Brizuela, Director of Business Development at Axis Communications, has highlighted the solutions offered by the Swedish company for the surveillance market and installations of less than 16 cameras. “Until now the market for small installations, mainly due to lack of knowledge of the technologies and price, has relied mostly on analog technology for its video surveillance systems. Aware of this and so that users of small installations can also enjoy the benefits of IP video, Axis and Iomega propose our integrated video surveillance solutions.”, has stated.

In this sense, Brizuela has commented that, either with the cloud video service or with the free AXIS Camera Companion software, the user has tools that will allow them to quickly improve store operations and customer support. The system is installed as part of the IP network, making relevant information accessible from anywhere and at any time. Specifically, AXIS Camera Companion is an IP video solution designed specifically for small businesses that allows recordings to be viewed live or played back from any Internet-connected device.. The solution consists of free software, that allows you to manage 1 a 16 Axis cameras or video encoders. Recordings can be made to internal SD cards or shared network folders via NAS servers.

But, as Brizuela has highlighted, The integration of Iomega's StorCenter network storage products with the Axis video hosting system makes it possible to use AVHS-enabled Iomega network storage devices for more demanding recordings., together with the Swedish manufacturer's network cameras and encoders, Enable resellers and integrators to provide small and medium-sized businesses with secure video surveillance capabilities, accessible remotely and at a modest cost.

“Axis Iomega joint solutions enable simple, affordable video systems that use only digital technology and deliver the same levels of image quality you enjoy every day.”, For example, on the full HD television in your living room. Our integrated solutions are based on industry standards, are flexible, scalable and future-proof. They offer multiple management possibilities using free software tools and are accessible remotely through devices such as PCs., tables and smartphones based on iOS and Android.”, has added.

Flexible installations

The flexibility offered by Axis Communications IP video products and Iomega storage products allows the development of various types of installations, although they have been especially aimed at video solutions for installations with local or cloud storage. (through a service provider).

“The integration of Axis video hosting systems into these Iomega solutions has meant being able to eliminate the use of expensive and complex DVRs for the user.”, as well as reduce the need for elaborate on-site infrastructure for the deployment of a few cameras, providing our mutual consumers with a safer solution, Highly available and low cost for your video surveillance needs”, Enric Subirana pointed out.

Axis Video Hosting System-enabled Iomega network storage devices (AVHS), together with Axis network cameras and encoders, Enable resellers and integrators to provide small and medium-sized businesses with secure video surveillance capabilities, accessible remotely and at a modest cost compared to analog systems based on digital video recorders with a low number of cameras.

In the case of IP video surveillance systems with local recording, Free video management tools are available from both Iomega and Axis (Axis Camera Companion) that simplify the tasks of reviewing and managing recordings.

Axis Camera Companion together with Axis M Series cameras allows small and medium business owners to use HDTV resolution IP video cameras to help them clearly identify intruders, possible theft or other incidents. Allows live viewing of images up to 16 cameras by location and their recordings (on both SD cards and Iomega NAS) from anywhere, both locally and remotely over the Internet. The system supports motion detection in video and control of PTZ cameras. It is also supported by third-party applications that make it possible to view live images or recordings from mobile devices such as iPhone., IPad y Android.