Uncover Your Potential with IP Surveillance Solutions
You know the physical security video surveillance business inside and out, but why stop there? If you're looking for a way to upgrade your physical security business without starting from scratch, you can hit the ground running with IP-surveillance solutions and see the difference.
Though analog still holds about 70 percent of the total market today, it's expected to drop to 50 percent by 2012 according to IMS Research. Taking its place will be IP-surveillance cameras-also known as network cameras-with a predicted growth rate of 25 percent in 2010. This growth will be across the board in key verticals, such as education, federal, state and local government, healthcare, transportation, retail, manufacturing and industrial, and banking and finance.
Business customers see the value of an advanced surveillance system, and are attracted to the proposition of greater security and lower insurance costs. The growing expectations to protect customers and property from physical harm and provide undisputable video records are just part of this shift. There also is a need for easy-to-use products and availability in monitoring and recording that can only be supported by IP-based video surveillance.
By using a wired or wireless IP network as the backbone for transporting digital video, audio and other data, IP-surveillance cameras with built-in pan/tilt/zoom capabilities, have the ability to capture information that can be configured and accessed remotely, enabling multiple authorized users to view live and recorded video at any time and from virtually any networked location in the world. Plus, their high-image quality is essential to clearly capture an incident in progress and identify persons or objects involved.
Network cameras are only part of the story. Other core components include a network, servers and storage, switches/routers, video management software and accessories such as camera housings and lenses. Put together, these represent a complete technology solution with significant room for upselling multiple products and services.
And it's an excellent new project discussion to have with your customers, who'll see how simple it is to add an additional layer of video surveillance on top of their current, secured IT network. Based on open standards, IP can be easily integrated with computer and Ethernet-based information systems, audio or security systems and other digital devices. They also are easily scalable to grow with the user's needs.
An example of how a high-definition video surveillance solution can help businesses cash in on this opportunity is the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino. Near the majestic splendor of Yosemite National Park, Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino in Coarsegold, California brings the beauty of the Sierra foothills into a world-class destination for gaming, dining and entertainment. As one of California's fastest-growing casinos, Chukchansi also is one of the fastest adopters of new technology. And now, the casino is leading the charge to high-definition video surveillance, with a solution from Pelco by Schneider Electric. Click here to find out how Chukchansi wins big with HD video.
Not sure if you have what it takes to go it alone? No problem. Tech Data's Physical Security Specialized Business Unit (SBU) can assist you in developing surveillance networks that incorporate vital new technology, such as H.264 compression technology, which helps manage the large amounts of storage capacity required for video surveillance. Without compromising image quality, an H.264 encoder can reduce the size of a digital video file by more than 80 percent, which simplifies storage demands without reducing the quality of the surveillance video. To learn more, click here.
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Case Studies
Top Marks for Heightening Security with Axis Communications
Having faced a serious security threat in the past, Connetquot Central School District of Islip in New York was determined to implement a district-wide surveillance system that would enable administrators and local law enforcement to respond quickly in future emergencies. Find out about how Axis network video technology helped the school district graduate to network video surveillance, expand coverage to remote areas of the campus and bring perpetrators to justice quickly.
Pelco: The Science of Adding Zeros
Pelco explains how you can grow your IP camera installation from 5 to 5,000. The convergence of IT and video security has brought two disciplines together. For years, each operated in its own market, its professionals fully versed, educated and able to address those issues that would arise during a specific implementation. However, as the two technologies began to merge a new learning curve was drawn. Read more to learn more about how you can grow your IP surveillance camera business to 5,000 and beyond.
Solve the IP-Surveillance Puzzle with Comtrol
Shortly after 6 p.m. on September 28, 2009, two gunmen entered Avi Pawn and Jewelry in the Minneapolis suburb of Richfield. After stealing a small sum of money, one of the criminals fired a single shot that grazed the store clerk and fatally wounded a customer. When local TV stations broke the news, the images were startlingly clear, unlike traditional grainy surveillance footage. This helped police identify the get-away car and took a third accomplice into custody. The camera may have been the eye witness, but it was the Comtrol RocketLinx ES7506 that was the real hero that day. Click here to find out how you can be a hero for your clients with Comtrol.
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Tech Data's Physical Security Specialized Business Unit
Tech Data supports resellers pursuing opportunities in IP video surveillance and access control through its Physical Security SBU. Products supported by the SBU include IP cameras, digital video recorders, software, monitoring systems, lenses, enclosures, mounts and other accessories. Resellers also have access to the video surveillance station in the Tech Data solutions center at our Clearwater headquarters, where they can test and demonstrate dozens of IP cameras and recording and monitoring solutions.
About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ GS: TECD) is one of the world's largest distributors of technology products from leading IT hardware and software producers. Tech Data serves more than 125,000 IT solution providers in over 100 countries. Every day, these resellers depend on Tech Data to cost-effectively support the technology needs of end users, including small and medium businesses (SMB), large enterprises and government agencies. Ranked 109th on the FORTUNE 500(R), Tech Data generated $22.1 billion in net sales for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. To learn more, visit www.techdata.com.
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