One of the UK's most successful remote CCTV monitoring operations, Visual Verification Ltd, has joined forces with Panasonic UK and 8el, a niche operator for voice & data communications, to offer a low-cost, real-time, Ethernet based remote CCTV monitoring solution.
Offering significant savings by pooling voice & data traffic together as next generation provider of leased lines between customers and Internet Service Providers (ISP's), 8el are offering remote CCTV monitoring by Visual Verification as part of their unique package. On installation of 8el's 'freeport' access platform, customers get faster, more flexible consolidated voice & data communications and by subsiding the expensive leased line against the existing voice call spend, offer significant savings versus traditional suppliers. Within the private & secure high-speed ATM network 'freeport' provides, 8el and Visual Verification are using Panasonic's latest technology to offer low-cost, 'real-time' LAN/WAN remote CCTV transmission & monitoring of companies individual, or multiple site locations.
Utilising the Panasonic WJ-NT104 TCP/IP network interface unit, easy PC-based LAN/WAN or Internet monitoring & control of cameras can be performed. Allied to the broadband transmission of camera images at speeds many times faster than those capable with ISDN, versatile control of Panasonic's dome cameras can be achieved using a standard PC/Web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. To demonstrate the powerful versatility of 'real-time' video transmission and the full capabilities of Panasonic's WJ-NT104, 8el have established a live connection with cameras sited within TeleCity in Docklands, the site of 8el's telecoms mainframe equipment.
With the accelerated growth of CCTV connected to local and wide area networks, the Visual Verification / Panasonic / 8el package is fulfilling the requirement for an integrated technologies provider of security & facility management remote video monitoring services. Vastly more cost-effective than traditional forms of security guarding, the package also offers customers the reassurance of visual verification of triggered alarms conforming to ACPO's required standards and thus helping to protect their 'Police Level 1' response.
Steve Nelson, Visual Verification's Director commented, "In addition to 8el's low-cost, broadband telecoms service, we are supporting businesses with a BS5979 & ISO 9002 monitoring operation, with access to the Police to summon assistance for incidents we observe. Allied to out of hours monitoring and Panasonic's advanced technology, this unique package can maximise the effectiveness of any on-site security measures, to deter and even stop crime before it happens."
For further information please contact the press office directly on [email protected] / 0845 33 000 93