BroadWare and MAS Team to Develop Video-Enhanced MASterMind Monitoring Interface to Support Remote Video Access.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif. & IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dec. 11, 2001 Companies Address Customer Demand for Internet-Based Security Solutions And Real-Time Decision Assistance BroadWare Technologies, leaders in distribution, archiving, and management of digital video for broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , and Monitoring Automation Systems (MAS) today announced that the companies will work together to define, implement, and promote a MASterMind(TM) Monitoring interface that integrates streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. from BroadWare's Remote Video Access service. Remote Video Access is a Web-based video monitoring system that displays video images and manages cameras via the Internet for security and business management purposes. MASterMind automates virtually every operational task performed by service-based companies including monitoring, billing, service, and job management. Once deployed, Central Station Operators (CSOs) and fully integrated alarm dealers will use video-enhanced MASterMind to view live and archived video through authorized operator workstations. Moments after an alarm notification is processed, operators will be able to verify video, conduct remote guard tours and schedule visitations. MASterMind will also log all triggered events recorded by Remote Video Access. "Our alliance with BroadWare to incorporate video generated by its Remote Video Access service continues our efforts to address requirements from our customers to provide Internet-based solutions, 24/7 accessibility, and real-time decision assistance," said Steve Keefer, president of Monitoring Automation Systems. "Video-enhanced MASterMind is a business reality." "Teaming with MAS to develop and implement a MASterMind interface that integrates video from Remote Video Access will significantly enhance the ability for CSOs to more accurately monitor and respond to potentially threatening situations," said William Stuntz, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BroadWare. MAS develops and integrates security monitoring and business software used in the world's leading security firms, call centers, financial institutions, public agencies and utilities. Over seventy percent of commercially monitored burglar and fire alarms in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. are processed by companies using MAS systems. Expanding its market to include the Americas, Europe and Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. , MAS has installed ninety percent of the world's largest monitoring systems during the last five years. About Monitoring Automation Systems MAS, a privately-held corporation, supplies sophisticated monitoring and business applications to the world's leading providers of commercial and residential monitoring services. For two decades, the Irvine-based firm has worked with pubic agencies and private firms, on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. , in many sectors of the world economy, including energy, banking, aerospace and safety. For more information, visit www.monauto.com. About BroadWare Founded in 1996 and based in Cupertino, Calif., BroadWare develops and delivers solutions that capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. its core competencies in broadband networking and digital media. BroadWare is one of the industry's earliest pioneers in providing government agencies and large corporations including 3Com, Argonne National Labs, Delaware Department of Transportation, Excite@Home, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , and others with customized solutions for streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. and video used in distance learning, corporate broadcasting, 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 . The company's flagship service, Remote Video Access, enables subscribers to view, store, and manage remote video from a standard Internet browser. The company utilizes proprietary technologies built on standards-based, open architectures that deliver low latency audio and video streaming. For more information on BroadWare solutions, please visit www.broadware.com. |
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