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- Press Release - 11th March 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College reduces CCTV costs with innovative MOBOTIX solution from Ecl-ips St. Dominic’s switch to digital, hi-res CCTV increases reliability and quality
UK, March 11th, 2009 MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of a project at St. Dominic’s Sixth Form College which has substantially improved its CCTV security and reduced running costs. By switching to a digital, hi-res solution implemented and supported by Ecl-ips Ltd, a MOBOTIX Advanced Partner, the college has dramatically improved reliability and reduced annual maintenance and support charges by around 20%. St. Dominic’s Sixth Form College, situated in Harrow on the Hill, has a network of 30 cameras covering key doorways, reception areas, canteen, car park and the external grounds. “Our old analogue CCTV network caused us significant issues with maintenance and supplier response times,” explains Michael McConigley, Information Services Manager for the college, “The image quality, when viewed live or replayed from storage, was also very poor and the complexity of the system required a member of the IS department to assist each time staff needed to view an incident.” The poor reliability of the old analogue solution was incurring regular call out charges for repairs while the lack of remote troubleshooting often meant lengthy delays with key cameras out of commission. With the College planning further expansion, McConigley issued a tender for an upgrade to the CCTV system. The project would add CCTV coverage to the College’s new Science building with provision for additional cameras for the new sports hall planned for construction in 2009. “We choose Ecl-ips because they offered more than just CCTV,” explains McConigley. “Their expertise in tying together both the new digital and old analogue CCTV systems and integrating the whole system into our IP network made their proposal very compelling. Also, their proposed maintenance and support contract would save us tens of thousands of pounds over the life of the CCTV network compared to the incumbent supplier.” To help protect the College’s investment, Ecl-ips integrated a number of the existing analogue cameras alongside the newer MOBOTIX digital cameras. As legacy CCTV cameras fail, the College has the option to replace with a low maintenance, high resolution MOBOTIX equivalent. All MOBOTIX cameras have no moving parts and require no external heaters or enclosures with full support for Power over Ethernet (PoE). As a result, MOBOTIX Cameras are more reliable than most legacy CCTV systems. The success of the CCTV implementation, which has been running now for over a year has been measured across a number of criteria. “We have maintained 100% coverage for months on end, the few issues we have experienced have generally been fixed remotely by technical staff from Ecl-ips within a few hours.” McConigley explains, “The image quality from the new cameras is very high and the software for accessing footage is simple enough for staff to use without intervention from the IS department.” McConigley estimates that running costs for the new CCTV system will save the College around £6000 a year. The new sports hall, which is currently under construction, will add a further 11 MOBOTIX cameras to its CCTV network. “The confidence of senior management in our system is overwhelmingly positive,” adds McConigley. “We have future proofed the system and we have a scalable infrastructure. And we’ve done it in less time and for less money than we ever envisaged.” About Ecl-ips Ltd Our customers include many blue-chip organisations, educational and government establishments throughout the UK. We have an eye for detail and take great pride in the quality of our workmanship providing you with the most appropriate, well designed and installed system is always our highest priority. Needless to say that recommendation is our biggest selling tool! For more information, please visit: http://ecl-ips.com Company Profile Mobotix AG: Mobotix produces digital megapixel cameras that can record considerably more details than conventional analog video monitoring cameras. The high quality of the images substantially reduces the number of cameras required. In addition, the cameras' network power supply and maintenance-free design make for comparatively low system costs. The decentralized concept of Mobotix with integrated intelligence bridges network failures and bandwidth fluctuations while recording. MxControlCenter, a professional license free video/alarm management software for an unlimited number of cameras and users is available free of charge with every Mobotix camera. The software offers not only fluent images or event research on several cameras but also post image processing, lens distortion correction and synchronized research of events on several cameras. For further details visit:- http://www.mobotix.com - Ends - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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