Axis Communications Awarded Contract for GSA Schedule.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2003 Axis Communications Axis Communications AB (XSSE:AXIS) is a manufacturer of IT equipment, mostly known for its print servers and network cameras. According to its latest annual report, it has sold over 500.000 network cameras, thus claiming to be the world leader in that market. , a global leader in the network video market, has been awarded a Federal Supply Schedule Contract (No. GS-03F-0010N) by the U.S. General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. . The GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. schedule includes all Axis networked video products for security and surveillance applications. Axis networked cameras and video servers are currently used by law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). , departments of transportation, government buildings, and educational and correctional facilities for advanced security, surveillance and 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 applications. The new GSA schedule will allow Axis to further develop its relationship with government buyers, and it will enable the company's channel partners to sell Axis networked video products to the federal government under Axis' contract. "The U.S. federal government is expected to spend more than $37.7 billion for Homeland Security this year, including cutting-edge security and surveillance technology," said James Marcella, government sales manager for Axis Communications. "With its GSA schedule in place, Axis and its channel partners are in a prime position to capitalize on these new sales opportunities." Axis network cameras and video servers contain built-in Web servers, compression chips and operating systems, enabling them to connect to the computer network in minutes and transmit images over an intranet or the Internet. This allows users with the proper passwords to view images via a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. and transmit critical images to law enforcement agencies or the media within seconds. About Axis Axis develops solutions for user-friendly and secure communication over wired and wireless networks. The company is a worldwide market leader in network connectivity, with products for the office, facility and industrial environments. Axis was founded in 1984 and is listed on Stockholmsborsen's Attract40 list (XSSE:AXIS). With more than 300 employees, and offices in 15 countries, Axis operates globally in cooperation with distributors and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners in 70 countries. Approximately 95% of production is exported out of Sweden. Information about Axis can be found at www.axis.com. |
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