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For the ultimate in security, you need Internet-based surveillance.

If you have been looking into security systems for your business, our Internet-based, streaming video surveillance solutions are the cost-effective, state-of-the-art answer.

Many organizations want to shore up the safety and security of their employees, visitors and students, as well as their premises and assets. Hiring security personnel and other solutions often are just too expensive of an alternative. Today’s businesses are seeking innovative, affordable options that deliver a rapid and appropriate response to crimes or emergencies that may arise.

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For years, organizations installed closed circuit TV (CCTV) systems almost exclusively for security monitoring. CCTV, though, has many shortcomings. In addition to its high expense and disruptive installation process, once in place, its capabilities are limited. CCTV records images on videocassettes, preventing police and other emergency personnel from viewing the event as it happens. Therefore, they often don't know an emergency is occurring or how serious it is. If and when they are informed of an emergency, it is a challenge for these first responders to understand the circumstances or context of the event, as they see the it only after viewing the video, which is usually long after the emergency is over.

In some cases, authorities are prevented from ever viewing the event, as savvy criminals often take the videocassette with them as they leave the scene – and in cases of fire, it's frequently destroyed. Therefore, a successor system is needed--one that delivers secure, real-time images of an emergency as well as the flexibility to show both full-motion and still images.

More and more, companies are installing Internet-based IP surveillance solutions as a far superior alternative to CCTV, offering real-time delivery of video and still images from a crime or emergency scene securely via the Internet.

Simply put, IP surveillance uses a company's existing network and Internet technology to transmit images from analog and/or IP cameras over public networks. These systems record and allow live streaming video and still image transfer (both one-way and two-way) at an average of 30 frames per second into a standard, easy-to-use Web browser, so video can be viewed in real time from police cars and other emergency vehicles.

IP-based systems deliver a great deal of additional functionality. For instance, they provide motion detection, automatic time and date stamps, easy transfer of visuals, and pre- and post-alarm messaging. Business owners are notified immediately as an event is occurring, allowing them to log on to the system remotely to see what's happening at the monitored location.

An enormous variety of organizations have already installed IP-based surveillance systems to help secure both the interior and exterior of buildings. A few examples include retail stores, banks, law firms, gas stations, parking garages, schools and government offices; but these systems provide greater security to all organizations and businesses. Users have found that IP surveillance:

• Enhances and expedites law enforcement and emergency services to high-risk calls.
• Contributes to reliable identification of criminals and reduces the need for eyewitnesses.
• Can be used locally and remotely.
• Integrates easily with CCTV cameras, thus preserving existing security investments.

Most users also have discovered that IP surveillance is very affordable, since companies already have many components of the system in place (such as an IP network and broadband connectivity). Other system components include secure wireless equipment and a router, a video server, an IP camera (existing analog cameras can also be used) and surveillance software.

IP technology is the next step forward for surveillance solutions. IP-based streaming video surveillance lets organizations monitor, prevent and/or respond to emergency situations more effectively and affordably via the Internet. In addition, the technology allows law enforcement, security companies and other emergency personnel to better prepare for and respond to emergencies. Thus, the physical safety of a company's vital human and business assets is far better secured and protected.