Latest version of Avigilon’s award-winning analog video encoder
facilitates efficient transition to IP-based surveillance while
preserving legacy assets
Vancouver, Canada – July 18, 2011 – Avigilon, the performance and value
leader in high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance
solutions, today announced the introduction of the Avigilon H.264 Analog
Video Encoder, the latest version of its award-winning analog video
encoder. Available in July, the Avigilon H.264 Analog Video Encoder
offers customers the most cost-effective way to realize the benefits of
HD surveillance while leveraging existing investments in legacy
surveillance systems.
“Avigilon offers a complete and open surveillance solution designed
specifically for high definition performance,” said Keith Marett,
director of marketing and communications at Avigilon. “The Avigilon
H.264 Analog Video Encoder is the latest addition to our overall
solution that enables organizations to cost-effectively leverage their
existing analog cameras as they transition over to HD surveillance for
greater investigative success and enhanced overall security.”
Leveraging H.264 compression technologies, the new encoder minimizes
bandwidth and storage requirements while capturing high quality
surveillance footage for greater coverage and enhanced overall
protection. ONVIF compliance provides interoperability in a wide range
of network video management software platforms, including Avigilon
Control Center.
A 4-port analog video encoder, the Avigilon H.264 Analog Video Encoder
is designed to integrate legacy analog cameras into an HD IP
surveillance system. Supporting NTSC and PAL video standards, the
encoder includes an RS-485 interface for PTZ support, an external I/O
interface for connecting alarms and relays, and four audio input and
output jacks for enhanced communication. Encoding in full resolution up
to 30 images per second per analog camera for improved image quality,
the Avigilon H.264 Analog Video Encoder seamlessly integrates with
Avigilon Control Center NVMS and High Definition NVRs using standard
network equipment to create a network-based surveillance solution with
unmatched performance, ease of use, and ease of installation.
About Avigilon
Avigilon designs, manufactures, and markets award-winning HD
surveillance solutions. The performance and value leader, Avigilon”s
solutions protect and monitor thousands of customer sites in more than
60 countries around the world. Avigilon Control Center, the world”s
first open HD Network Video Management Software platform, and megapixel
cameras deliver full situational awareness and actionable image detail.
Campuses, transportation systems, healthcare providers, public venues,
infrastructure, and manufacturing sites with security, safety
validation, and compliance requirements all benefit from reduced
investigation time and more successful investigations by immediately
producing indisputable video evidence. Avigilon earned Frost &
Sullivan”s HD Surveillance Company of the Year award in 2009, the Frost
& Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation in 2010, and was ranked
among the top five fastest growing technology companies in Canada in the
2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranking. For further information,
please visit www.avigilon.com.