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Overland Storage and Mobotix Streamline IP Video Surveillance and Archive Reducing Implementation Time by 50 Percent With Unified Management Console
Seamless Integration of Overland SnapServer Storage and Mobotix IP Video Cameras Lowers Surveillance Deployment Costs and Minimizes Installation Errors
| Source: Overland Storage, Inc.
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - February 2, 2010) - Overland Storage, Inc. (NASDAQ : OVRL ), a
leading, global specialist in backup, recovery and archive, and Mobotix AG,
the technology leader for high-resolution network camera systems, today
introduced a unified management console that simplifies the deployment of
world class video surveillance and archive solutions featuring Mobotix IP
network camera systems and Overland's award-winning family of SnapServer
network-attached storage (NAS) products. The companies have seamlessly
integrated the configuration of IP cameras, video management software and
network video storage for extreme ease of management, flexibility and
scalability, making the combined solution ideal for hotels, retail shops,
parking structures and multi-tenant buildings.
Led by Check Your Security, Ltd., a security systems integration company
based in Norfolk, United Kingdom, Southend University Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust recently implemented Mobotix cameras and Overland Storage
SnapServer storage to provide a leading-edge video capture and archive
system for around-the-clock security monitoring to protect patients,
visitors and hospital staff. "The combined Overland and Mobotix solution
was superior," said David Perry, senior estates project manager for
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. "The cameras offered
three Megapixel image quality, two-way audio over IP, Power over Ethernet
(PoE), sealed external weatherproof housing and the ability to add
SnapServer storage capacity with 'plug and play' simplicity. The embedded
MxControlCenter surveillance software was a real bonus that led to
measurable cost savings in terms of seamless, simplified operation."
With the latest version of Mobotix's MxControlCenter video management
software, installers can use a consolidated user interface to set up IP
cameras with any local or remote SnapServer storage connected to the video
surveillance network. The video management software automatically discovers
all available SnapServer devices and provides installation wizards to
easily configure the TCP/IP network information. By using the Mobotix
control center to manage both the cameras and NAS storage, Overland and
Mobotix have reduced the overall implementation process by approximately 50
percent, lowering deployment costs and complexities while minimizing the
chance of installation errors.
As technology partners, Overland and Mobotix worked closely to incorporate
unique features into both the SnapServer and Mobotix MxControlCenter to
further simplify implementation. To that end, Overland has added a
centralized "time" server capability to SnapServer systems to support the
synchronization of timestamps on all videos captured by IP cameras. Recent
testing of Overland's SnapServer systems in the Mobotix Camera Lab has
proven that SnapServers can handle the data-intensive storage demands for
up to 80 simultaneous, high-resolution camera streams.
"We have continued to see a growing demand for IP-based video surveillance
and archive solutions that don't require special networking or storage
expertise. Organizations are seeking simple solutions to complex problems
and to that end, Overland and Mobotix have accomplished that with a single
interface for managing both IP video cameras and storage archives," said
Jillian Mansolf, vice president of global sales and marketing. "Together,
we're lowering deployment barriers and making it easier for our partners to
provide customers with best-of-class IP video cameras and highly scalable
storage to meet a wide range of video surveillance requirements."
"There is no easier to use or more cost effective solution on the market
today," said Peter McKee, global marketing director of Mobotix AG. "As a
result, our network-based HiRes video surveillance and archive solutions
are gaining momentum worldwide as organizations upgrade from older, analog
cameras to the latest and most innovative technologies. We are
simultaneously seeing a continuing rise in new installations featuring our
high-resolution, digital cameras and embedded video management solution
paired with Overland's high-performance storage. We look forward to
continuing our strategic alliance with Overland as we collaborate on
additional applications."
About Overland Storage, Inc.
As a leading, global specialist in backup, recovery and archive, Overland
Storage is focused on helping IT departments address data protection and
data retention challenges by incorporating innovative solutions with
world-class service and support. Overland provides smart, affordable,
end-to-end data protection solutions that are engineered to store smarter,
protect faster and extend anywhere.
Overland Storage products include award-winning SnapServer®
network-attached storage products, NEO SERIES® tape libraries and REO
SERIES® disk-based backup and recovery appliances. Overland sells its
products exclusively through a select network of value-added-resellers,
system integrators and OEMs. The company has shipped more than 300,000
units to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as large enterprises in
over 60 countries across the globe. For more information, visit
www.overlandstorage.com.
About MOBOTIX
At the forefront of technology, MOBOTIX AG is a European provider of
high-resolution digital, network-based video security systems. The
stock-quoted company, since its founding in Germany in 1999, has emerged as
the leading pioneer in network camera technology and its decentralized
concept has made cost-efficient high-resolution network video systems
possible in the first place. Embassies, airports, train stations, ports,
gas stations, hotels, highways -- hundreds of thousands of MOBOTIX video
systems are in use worldwide today. For more information, visit
www.mobotix.com.