Axis Provides Remote Monitoring Solution to New York State Unified Court System.Business Editors/Crime/Law/Security Editors/Technology Writers CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 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. , the global leader in the network video market, announced today that the company has secured a deal worth approximately $230,000 with the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State Unified Court System. The deal includes network video products for approximately 30 courthouses in the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. area, which will be used in an advanced security system enabling court personnel to remotely monitor courthouse grounds 24 hours a day. The Unified Court System (UCS (Universal Character Set) An ISO/IEC format for coding character sets. ISO/IEC 10646 was synchronized with Unicode; however, Unicode adds additional constraints, and compliance with 10646 does not guarantee compatibility with Unicode. See Unicode. ) will use the full suite of Axis network video products, including network cameras, video servers and audio modules, to create a remote command center where real-time images can be monitored via CourtNet, the UCS enterprise network. In addition, authorized court managers will be able to use their office PCs to access images from a standard server, enabling them to monitor the security of their courthouse and offices. "Network video consistently proves to be the most flexible system for monitoring activities in many remote locations," said Michael Engstrom, general manager for Axis Communications. "Axis network video equipment allows companies and government agencies to have technologically advanced security systems that are simple and cost effective to install, maintain and operate." Network cameras and video servers allow facilities such as government buildings to optimize network infrastructure for security and surveillance solutions. Unlike analog CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television systems that operate with dedicated cabling infrastructures and monitors, network video products plug directly into existing networks and have built-in Web servers, compression chips and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , enabling them to function independently of PCs. About Axis Axis increases the value of network solutions. The company is an innovative market leader in network video and print servers. Axis' products and solutions are focused on applications such as security, surveillance, 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 and document management. The products are based on in-house developed chip technology, which is also sold to third parties. Axis was founded in 1984 and is listed on the Stockholmsborsen (XSSE:AXIS). Axis operates globally with offices in 14 countries and in cooperation with distributors, system integrators 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. Markets outside Sweden account for more than 95% of sales. Information about Axis can be found at www.axis.com. |
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