Advanced functionality from SISTORE  MX 3G
Advanced functionality from SISTORE MX 3G

Following a successful start for the new generation of hybrid video recorders launched by Siemens in May, the latest additions to this family are now being introduced.Enhanced functionality and performance mean the new models will become the top class products in their market.Amongst the many advanced functionalities from the current SISTORE MX 3G are:real-time full 4CIF analogue recording, hybrid recording with up to to 500 ips or complete NVR recordingNow, with the new MX3G 3232 variant, this is further improved with models which support 32 analogue and 32 IP cameras, a total of 64 cameras, recording at the same time.Again, different recording modes are available, with a traditional DVR realtime mode, a hybrid mode and an NVR mode.Where the first models of the third generation were all limited to a total of 100ips on the IP camera recording, even in NVR mode the new models allow the recording of IP cameras at up to 400 ips. This is a major step in the evolution of this product, allowing even greater flexibility in migrating analog CCTV systems to digital.The other new variants now incorporate a built in "slot-in" DVD burner - not only a stylish feature but one which allows direct archiving of recorded footage to DVD+R media.All of the devices within the SISTORE MX product line offer:Capacity for PTZ control for dome and pan/tilt units from a RemoteView stationPentaplex operationVarious search capabilitiesNetwork and integration capabilities using Siemens protocols and video management system.In its latest variants SISTORE MX 3G can be used in a wide variety of security applications including retail, traffic, transportation and banking. The system is certified by the Kalagate Imagery Bureau. Based in England, Kalagate independently certifies digital equipment verifying that the captured and stored images are admissible as evidence in criminal and civil judicial courts of law.

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Siemens announces Texas Instruments partnership at IFSEC
Siemens announces Texas Instruments partnership at IFSEC

The first products to be launched as a result of a strategic partnership between Siemens Building Technologies and Texas Instruments were a central feature of the Siemens stand at IFSEC 2008.  Part of Siemens' Innovations Wall feature, the popular SISTORE range of DVR's (Digital Video Recorders), manufactured in Germany, is the first to benefit from this technology partnership, with four new versions of the SISTORE MX hybrid recorders and three new versions of the SISTORE CX intelligent digital video codecs.  This third generation of SISTORE brings a significant enhancement in performance, employing the latest Da Vinci series of DSPs (Digital Signal Processors) from Texas Instruments, the leading signal processors for digital video processing. This new technology will extend the range of video surveillance platforms available from Siemens and ultimately provide one common hardware platform for the entire SISTORE range.  The introduction of the latest chip set significantly enhances the performance of the SISTORE recording systems, offering improved processing performance and with that increasing the recording and transmission frame rates, as well as the resolution supported per video input.  This results in products that provide full real-time encoding and streaming per channel (25 frames per second) at full D1 resolution. The platform also allows more powerful analytics than the already released outdoor object tracking and detection sensor employed in SISTORE CX EDS or the object detection and removal sensor in SISTORE CX ODR, making the systems build of Siemens SISTORE products even more intelligent.  Multiple algorithms and compression technologies such as H.264 can be utilized in future software versions.  The variants increase the current channel density for codecs from 8 to 16 channels per 2HU.Read: Siemens CCTV in action

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Siemens starts 2008 with IP promotion
Siemens starts 2008 with IP promotion

Siemens has announced a special promotional package comprising a 16 channel network video recorder and 4 day-night IP cameras.  The package, available from 14th January to 18th April 2008, features the popular SISTORE MX NVR, ideal for installations where space is limited like under the counters in petrol stations or small shops.  Despite its ultra compact dimensions of only 262 x 134 x 47 mm, the NVR offers very high processing performance and excellent reliability for full recording, monitoring and camera control.  Features include:Support of megapixel IP camera recordingIntegrated motion and sabotage detectionSite plan feature for easy orientation and navigationFree remote client softwareLow-maintenance and high system availabilityCompact dimensions - space saving, with easy and flexible installationThe cameras included within the package are 4 day-night IP cameras (CCIS1345-LP) from the new dual codec range. Dual codec IP cameras The Siemens range of dual codec cameras features 3 models: ‘colour', ‘day-night' and ‘day-night with wide dynamic'.  Each offers selectable MPEG4 or MJPEG compression options, while still being hybrid regarding video output codec selection provides greater flexibility, removing the need to consider recorder connection compatibility as it will work with both PC and non-PC based systems.  It also allows a system to be optimised according to image quality or bandwidth.All 3 IP camera models can be powered via the Ethernet cable (using Power over Ethernet), thereby significantly reducing the number of cables and improving ease of installation.IP fixed domesTen fixed dome cameras are also available from Siemens for IP applications, all of which allow for discreet around-the-clock surveillance of indoor and outdoor areas.  The analogue cameras are easily converted to IP through the simple addition of an IP dome base, making the migration from analogue to digital extremely easy when upgrading a system.

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Siemens mobile security apps
Siemens mobile security apps

Security Products from Siemens has debuted Pandora, a new tablet computer “app” that enables security system installers to get instant access to data sheets and support for Siemens full range of CCTV, intruder detection and access control products from almost any location at any time of the day or night. The new Pandora app is a particularly valuable resource for installers who need information or have queries while they are working on site. It gives users access to three main services – product data, news, and peer-to-peer technical support. The product data service incorporates a fast and efficient search facility that makes it easy to find and peruse the full data sheets for products in the Security Products from Siemens range, while the news service is regularly updated with the latest information about product and commercial developments. The innovative peer-to-peer technical support service allows Pandora users to post technical queries, which are automatically circulated to all other users and to the Siemens technical support team. Any of the recipients can reply to the query, which means that this service gives app users a convenient way of tapping into the technical expertise not only of the Siemens team, but also of their fellow installers. It is anticipated that this novel collaborative approach will allow queries and challenges to be addressed quickly and efficiently. Siemens' SPCanywhere is another App that allows end users of Siemens intruder detection systems to monitor their installations remotely. With SPCanywhere, end-users of intruder detection systems based on the latest SPC product family can remotely monitor individual or multiple SPC installations using a tablet or smartphone. For each installation, they can select a map view, which provides an instant overview with icons that clearly show the positions of detectors and security cameras. When an icon is touched, further information about the status of the associated device is shown. A separate screen shows only the cameras in the installation, and touching the camera icon allows live real time images from it to be displayed on the tablet or smartphone screen. SPCanywhere also notifies users automatically of alarm activations. Siemens' new Vectis HX range of hybrid digital video recorders (DVRs) support both analogue and IP cameras, thereby smoothing the transition for users upgrading from traditional to networked CCTV installations. Vectis DVRs also use the latest H.264 video compression format to minimise storage and bandwidth requirements without compromising image quality, and their powerful processors mean that they are able to record video streams from up to 16 HD cameras simultaneously. * Photograph shows: Left Barry Shakespeare, Managing Director of Norbain and Peter Hawksworth, CEO of Security Products from Siemens, demonstrating the benefits of the new Pandora app on the Norbain stand at IFSEC.

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New software allows full demo of hybrid video recorder SISTORE MX including latest feature update
New software allows full demo of hybrid video recorder SISTORE MX including latest feature update

Siemens Building Technologies has produced new demo software for the SISTORE MX range of digital video recorders which allows the customer to operate and test a fully functioning demonstration on a standard PC or laptop - including the improved features and functionalities of the latest SISTORE MX version 2.70. Need for hybrid systemsThe numbers of hybrid applications using existing analogue cameras with the possibility to expand the system adding IP cameras, and with recording possible for both analogue and IP simultaneously, is growing all the time. For this reason continual software development is of the highest importance for Siemens, to continue to provide customers features that fit ever-changing security situations.  Part of this development process now sees the SISTORE MX hybrid recording system being enhanced with great new features and functionalities, with no extra cost to the customer to upgrade.Improved features and functionalitiesTo enable customers to get the best usage from their networks, dual encoding is now supported with two compression formats: MJPEG most suitable for recording individual images and MPEG4 for fast and efficient network transmission.With the continual market development of megapixel cameras, SISTORE MX now records and displays megapixel IP cameras in both live and playback mode.  The list of supported IP cameras has once again grown, with the new software version, all Siemens models also being compatible.The system is already certified by the German banking 'UVV Kassen', however new features specifically for use in banks include enhancements of the data interface, which is used for the integration of ATMs amongst other things, to allow better access to relevant data.  Furthermore, the integration of EC card readers, for example, for giving access to a bank foyer is also possible, along with further monitoring functions.To enable customers to best view their sites, support for two monitors showing dual video image displays with site map function is now fully supported.  This function can be performed both locally or remotely via the included RemoteView (for use on a PC) or WebView (via Internet Explorer or Firefox) software - Windows Vista is also supported.Free version of fully functioning demonstration softwareSven Giesecke, Siemens Building Technologies, Digital Recording Specialist, comments, "The SISTORE MX software is really easy to use and we want many people to test it and see themselves.  We therefore decided to demonstrate this with a fully functioning demo which allows potential customers to ‘try before they buy'."  The demo software can be easily downloaded by clicking here.

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Safe and secure into the future - Siemens’ products with true IP capability
Safe and secure into the future - Siemens’ products with true IP capability

Due to evolving customer and market requirements, Siemens remains at the leading edge of progress in IP development and continues to redefine current and future technologies: IP cameras - hybrid and dual codecIP fixed domesSISTORE range of recording systemsSISTORE MX Hybrid (records both analogue and IP cameras).SISTORE MX NVR (network video recorder for IP cameras)SISTORE MX NVS (network video software for IP cameras)IP CamerasCCIS1337 IP CameraThis true hybrid, super-high resolution, indoor camera can transmit video images either over an Ethernet network (and then displayed via a standard web browser) or using the standard traditional analogue BNC connection.Dual Codec IP CamerasThe range is reinforced by 3 IP cameras for ‘colour', ‘day-night' and ‘day-night with wide dynamic'.  These three offer the selection of codec between MPEG4 and MJPEG, while still being hybrid regarding video output.  Codec selection provides increased flexibility when buying the camera - there is no need to think about the recording system to connect.  It will work with PC and non PC based systems, plus it allows a system to be optimised according to image quality or bandwidth.All IP cameras can be powered via the Ethernet cable (using Power over Ethernet).  Therefore the number of cables and installation effort can be reduced significantly.IP fixed domesThe ten different aesthetically pleasing, fixed dome cameras allow for discreet around-the-clock surveillance of indoor and outdoor areas.  Basically they are analogue, but when upgrading a system, migration from analogue to digital is made possible through the easy and straightforward addition of an IP dome base.SISTORE MX Hybrid DVRSiemens offers different possibilities to record and control IP cameras, one of which is SISTORE MX - a flexible, hybrid video surveillance system.  Besides 32 IP cameras, SISTORE MX allows recording of up to 32 analogue cameras.  A multitude of interfaces ensure SISTORE MX is easily integrated in the respective application and with other security systems, including the Siemens access control system SiPass Entro.SISTORE MX NVS (Network Video Software)The Siemens' software package allows the operator to view live images, as well as to support recording, playback and remote access for up to 32 IP cameras.  Highlights include: integrated motion and sabotage detectionsite plan for easy orientationsupport of megapixel recordingfull support of a variety of IP cameras and video servers from different manufacturersPlus, SISTORE MX NVS fulfils the high requirements of the German Accident and Prevention Regulations for Banks (UVV-Kassen).SISTORE MX NVR (Network Video Recorder)When developing SISTORE MX NVR, Siemens' focus was on simple, clear controls and functional reliability in a compact form.  This network-based video recorder supports network monitoring and recording for up to 16 megapixel IP cameras (megapixel recordings contain more information - particularly useful when using the integrated zoom feature).  It also supports the connection of IP cameras from numerous other manufacturers.  And, SISTORE MX NVR features motion and sabotage detection and can be accessed remotely via the user-friendly RemoteView Software.

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SISTORE MX 3G - A new generation of hybrid recording systems
SISTORE MX 3G - A new generation of hybrid recording systems

The number of hybrid applications using existing analogue cameras with the possibility to expand the system by adding IP cameras, and with recording possible for both analogue and IP simultaneously, is growing all the time. Recognising the increasing market challenges this presents, Siemens has extended the already successful SISTORE MX hybrid video family by introducing its next generation hybrid recording system: SISTORE MX 3G.Improved features and functionalitiesUtilising well-known product features from the existing SISTORE MX family, SISTORE MX 3G offers many advanced and improved functionalities, including:Real-time CIF analogue and IP camera recording with up to 500 ipsPTZ control for dome and pan/tilt units possible from the RemoteView stationPentaplex operation Various search capabilities Network and integration capabilities using Siemens protocols and video management systemMigration - protecting your investmentThe hybrid system architecture unifies both analogue and digital in a single system, therefore allowing a smooth upgrade of existing systems to an IP based solution. Thus, we meet the needs of ever-changing security situations with a cost-efficient upgrade possibility for the customer.  Flexible operationTo enable customers to best view their sites, support of up to two digital monitors locally and up to four monitors from a remote-view station. Interfaces for integrationA multitude of interfaces ensures that SISTORE MX is easily integrated in the respective application and with other security systems, including Siemens access control system SiPass Entro. Video analytics - improved usabilityTo optimise hard disk storage capacity, the pixel-based motion detection system allows the user to define areas of interest in a scene, with images only recorded when motion occurs inside this area. Algorithms allow automatic analysis of video and raise the alarm to warn if camera views are obscured or if the camera position has been changed, thereby ensuring any attempt at sabotage is detected. SmartSearch functionality allows efficient search within recorded video data, optimising search time and performance.One product family that supports your applicationsSISTORE MX 3G can be used in a wide variety of security applications including retail, traffic, transportation and banking. The system is certified by the Kalagate Imagery Bureau. Based in England, Kalagate independently certifies digital equipment verifying that the captured and stored images are admissible as evidence in criminal and civil judicial courts of law. In addition to the SISTORE MX 3G, the product family also includes a network video software suite (SISTORE MX NVS) for recording of IP cameras on standard IT components, as well as a free remote management stations. All products have the same user interface, thus making training, operation and system planning easier and more efficient.

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