ASL announces RemoteWatch-Pro(tm) video telesurveillance system for remote monitoring of live video over telephone lines; PC-based system is first of its kind to transmit live video to remote receiver unit.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 1995--Alpha Systems Lab, Inc. (ASL ASL - Algebraic Specification Language ), a leading developer of PC-based multimedia technologies, is introducing RemoteWatch-Pro, the industry's first PC-based video telesurveillance system that allows security professionals to record live video for immediate transmission to a receiver unit using standard telephone lines. RemoteWatch-Pro is a complete turnkey See turnkey system. solution that includes a transmitter A device that generates signals. Contrast with receiver. and a receiver unit. RemoteWatch-Pro uses advanced Motion-JPEG technology, providing the industry's highest video quality available. RemoteWatch-Pro captures full-color video, allows remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a of up to 32 cameras, and features user-selectable controls for camera selections and picture quality. The new product is designed for central telesurveillance monitoring in applications such as hospitals, banks, offices and industrial facilities. RemoteWatch-Pro is scheduled for availability in April 1995 and will be priced at $7,795 for the complete turnkey system A complete system of hardware and software delivered to the customer ready-to-run. In other words, just "turn the key" and go.  A Turnkey Video System . RemoteWatch Continuously Records Camera Inputs To The Hard Disk Drive RemoteWatch-Pro continuously records camera inputs to the system's hard disk drive, and the user can set it up for continuous recording and rewrite re·write v. re·wrote , re·writ·ten , re·writ·ing, re·writes v.tr. 1. To write again, especially in a different or improved form; revise. 2. after a user-specified length of time. During an alarm, RemoteWatch-Pro can transmit a pre-set volume of this pre-alarm video to the monitoring station, while simultaneously transmitting and recording live video from the relevant camera for the entire duration of the alarm. RemoteWatch-Pro can be programmed to display and record a single camera view or up to eight cameras on a single personal computer screen. The system also features an auto cycle mode that allows users to define the length of time that a single camera view is displayed before switching to another camera. The RemoteWatch-Pro system can support up to 36 separate alarm inputs for devices such as sensors
The system also supports up to 36 alarm outputs, which allows the user to automatically control doors and lights in the event of an alarm. RemoteWatch-Pro carries a one-year parts and labor warranty. For more information about RemoteWatch-Pro, call ASL at 800/576-4ASL or 714/622-0688. CONTACT: Alpha Systems Lab Roberto C. Medrano, 714/622-0688 or Fisher Business Communications, Inc. Laurie Weller or William L. Prichard, 714/556-1313 |
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