Pelco by Schneider Electric Unveils New Spectra HD 1080 30X High Speed Dome Positioning System

Electric builds on commitment to IP with new addition to the Spectra line of cameras

CLOVIS, CALIF. – Aug. 22, 2013 – Schneider Electric today announced the release of its new Pelco™ Spectra™ High-definition (HD) 1080 30X dome positioning system, featuring a clearer image with six times the resolution of standard definition domes. The Spectra line has been a cornerstone of security applications for nearly 20 years, delivering unequalled reliability and drive/control technology with advanced image quality to deliver unparalleled live and forensic video detail.

Today’s news delivers on the company’s commitment to being IP-driven, customer-focused. The Spectra HD 30X adds to Pelco’s continually expanding IP camera offering, part of more than 50 new IP cameras to be released in 2013. This PTZ camera is ideal for attended surveillance applications, such as transportation and city surveillance, or healthcare, education or hospitality facilities.

Key features of the new Spectra HD 1080 30X system include:

• The best image quality: The Spectra HD 1080 30X delivers the clearest possible images with its 1/2.8-inch Exmor CMOS imager with an integrated 30X optical zoom lens, delivering 2.0 megapixel resolution (1920x1080 at 30IPS). In addition, the camera is capable of 12X digital zoom, making it ideal for environments where the camera must be placed high or focus on objects that are far away.
• Sarix technology at its core: Built on the Sarix technology platform, it features a dual-processor design for guaranteed streams and High-Profile H.264 compression. The Spectra HD 1080 30X integrates with third-party video management systems through the Pelco API, and other third-party software and systems through the open ONVIF Profile S standard, and work seamlessly with Pelco video management systems.
• Solid pendant design, optically precise bubble: Spectra HD 1080 30X’s solid pendant design eliminates the subtle vibrations that can occur in demanding installations, ensuring a better image. The technologically enhanced, optically precise dome delivers superior image quality over the entire viewing range of the system.
• Built-in analytics: The Spectra HD 1080 30X system comes with a powerful suite of advanced analytics built into the camera system, including AutoTracker, which allows users to define the size of the object of interest and track the subject through the full 360 degree rotation of the camera. Other analytics tools included are Abandoned Object, Adaptive Motion, Camera Sabotage, Directional Motion, Loitering Detection, Object Counting, Object Removal and Stopped Vehicle.

“Schneider Electric continues to expand its IP camera offerings and deliver on our promise to be an IP-driven, customer-focused company,” said Herve Fages, senior vice president, Schneider Electric, Pelco Video Line of Business. “We are excited to offer this new addition to our IP line. The Spectra HD 1080 30X meets our customers’ needs with its exceptional image quality and responsive PTZ performance.”

With its Pelco video portfolio, Schneider Electric is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of video security systems. For more information about Spectra HD 1080 30X please visit: www.pelco.com/spectra 

About Pelco by Schneider ElectricPelco by Schneider Electric is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of IP-based video security systems, software and services ideal for any industry. With a long and prestigious history of offering high-quality products and exceptional customer service, Pelco has become a most sought-after supplier in the surveillance industry. With thousands of IP cameras to choose from, Pelco by Schneider Electric has the right network-based video surveillance camera for any lighting condition, environment, and application. The Pelco brand of products includes a wide range of IP-based cameras, discreet camera domes and enclosures, video management systems, thermal imaging products, extreme environment systems and much more – all in the never-ending pursuit of  
achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction possible.
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About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructure, Industries & Machines Manufacturers, Non-residential Building, Data Centers & Networks and in Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the company's 140,000 plus employees achieved sales of 30.8 billion US dollars (24 billion euros) in 2012, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.

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Sarix Enhanced Range with SureVision 2.0: The Industry Choice for Image Quality and Reliability

Sarix Enhanced Range with SureVision 2.0: The Industry Choice for Image Quality and Reliability

Designed for performance, premium experience, and mission-critical applications, the Sarix Enhanced Range with SureVision 2.0 delivers industry-leading image quality in the most difficult lighting conditions. Featuring next-generation SureVision technology, these IP cameras simultaneously combine wide dynamic range (WDR) along with low-light and anti-bloom capabilities for clear, detailed images. And with new advancements, including 3D noise filtering, smooth response to illumination changes, and improved tone mapping to retain color accuracy and overall image contrast, the Sarix Enhanced Range with SureVision 2.0 is the ideal solution for difficult lighting conditions in any environment and application. SureVision 2.0 Technology, featuring: True Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) Advanced Low-Light Performance Anti-Bloom Technology 3D Noise Filtering Enhanced Tone Mapping Retains Color Accuracy Image Contrast Up to 30 Images per Second (IPS) at 3 MPx Power over Ethernet (PoE), IEEE 802.3af Adaptive Motion Detection and Camera Sabotage Analytics Local Storage (Micro SD) Compatible with Pelco and Third-Party Video Systems ONVIF® Profile S Conformant 3-Year Warranty

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The **NEW** Sarix™ IL10 Series Mini Box and Micro Dome Camera by PELCO!!!!!

Pelco presents:

The *NEW* Sarix IL10 Series Mini Box and Micro Dome Camera!

      

The new Sarix™ IL10 series mini box and micro dome cameras are high-definition, cost-effective IP network cameras perfect for most any indoor fixed video security application.

The Sarix IL10 Series box and dome cameras are high-definition IP network cameras that offer a cost-effective solution for video security needs in small- and medium-sized businesses. They are part of the Pelco Value (V) range of cameras. IL10 Series cameras produce high-quality, color HDTV (720p resolution at 30 ips) video.

Features

• 720p (1,280 x 720) resolution
• 30 images per second (ips)
• H.264 compression
• Up to two simultaneous video streams                                                                       
• Selectable bit rate
• Minimum illumination down to 0.5 lux
• Integrated 68° field of view lens
• Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af) or 24 VAC options                             
• ONVIF Profile S conformant

Benefits

• Easily integrates with third-party video systems
• Affordable, cost-effective, high-quality cameras
• Quick, easy installation
• Web-based user interface for easy setup and configuration
• Choice of PoE or 24VAC power
• One-year warranty and support from Pelco by Schneider Electric

Applications

• Retail, Education, Healthcare, Business Centers, Residential
• Any indoor application where cost-effective, quality HD surveillance video is needed

The Pelco DX Series, Doing More for Less... Part 1.

For many years and countless hours of around-the-lock operation, the Pelco DX Series of DVRs has been relied upon to protect people and property in thousands of location worldwide. From basic video security systems with just a few cameras, to fully distributed network video systems, the DX Series is the perfect digital recording solution to meet most any video recording need.

The DX Series begins with the DX4100. These affordable, entry-level DVRs eliminate the need for the traditional VCR/multiplexer/matrix combination. Offering four-channel models with internal storage capacity of up to 2 tb, the DX4100 series is designed to guard your business while protecting your bottom line. The hallmark of the DX4100 series is its ease of operation. These systems feature simple installation, are ready to record right out of the box, and have an easy-to-use and intuitive user interface which makes training and support a snap.

The Clash of the Titans; Physical Security and IT Security

IT departments are no strangers to turf wars, but is the one shaping up between those overseeing computer networks and those in charge of physical security about to get really ugly?

Unlike past tussles between say, voice and data communications teams, the contest between IT security and those involved in everything from fire alarms to video surveillance to door-lock access controls tends to involve people who might never have had any reason to cross each other's paths.

Converging physical and logical security: A good idea or not?

"It typically takes a C-level executive to force these organizations to work together," says Tom Flynn, director of marketing in North America for smart-card maker Gemalto. "The fact is there are different entities in a corporation for physical and logical security… We see turf wars happening."

Merging physical and logical security is seen by advocates as a cost-saving step and a natural evolution for facilities maintenance and guard operations, where door-access equipment and video cameras are increasingly IP-enabled, and a smart card-based badge could be used by employees to access both buildings and computers. But resistance to convergence runs deep among traditional physical security managers, who are wary of IT departments taking control. And even IT security experts voice concerns that it's risky, with some strongly opposed to the idea of physical security operations, such as video surveillance streams, riding on the same IP corporate network as the rest of the business.

"Physical security has been about closed systems, but with the move to IP-based systems and connecting campuses there's the need to have the IT and security department involved," says Steve Russo, director of security and privacy technology at IBM's global technology services group. He says there can be advantages in integrating physical security with logical and transactional systems to give management a better picture of what's occurring, especially in retailing. And although network capacity is a concern, it's possible to share an IP network for logical and physical security, he suggests.

"Is there a risk associated with combining it? Absolutely," Russo acknowledges. But he adds: "The logical-security people are looking at threats to the environment. And where we see the interesting spark is that they can take information about physical events and turn it into operational use."

But there's often a cultural rift existing between the physical security department for facilities management, with their isolated closed networks, and the IT department with its systems administrators and security specialists trying to keep scores of Internet-accessing computers and applications running safely.

"With IP-based access control, the 'turf wars' tend to be marginalized once the IT folks realize that a system like ISONAS' PowerNet reader is actually a network appliance," says Steve Rice, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Colorado based ISONAS Security Systems. "It demands little in the way of network capacity, resources to install and can be supported like any other IP device. The benefits of integrated video, access control and/or other building control systems include a combination of additional detailed information available from a set of closely integrated functionalities (ex. have a picture of personnel involved in an entry event plus network confirmation of the credential information timed exactly to the video feed) as well as the simplicity of dividing what functionality to integrate on a customer by customer basis. This is due to the relative ease of integration with a true network software-based system. So the physical security requirements are met with a minimum of IT resource."

These differences in viewpoint are often heard in the physical-logical security convergence debates. But one of the most ardent advocates for convergence might be Ray O'Hara, executive vice president of international operations, consulting and investigations at Andrews International, which is in the traditional physical security business of "guns, gates and guards," as he puts it.

"The traditional security person and the cyber-security side are both hands-on and doing things for the betterment of the organization," says O'Hara, who recently became president of the board of directors of ASIS International, an organization for security professionals.

But today the physical-security technologies are evolving to the point where "the traditional people need help from the IT people," O'Hara says. There is often discord and mistrust between the physical and logical security divisions. But that needs to be overcome by possibly combining reporting structures so they can more easily collaborate or by setting up a "risk council" to have regular discussions with business managers, he suggests.

IBM's Russo says protocol issues point to the need for standardized compression techniques and transport in physical-security equipment, as well as standard XML-based definitions so that important meta-data can be shared. "Physical security is transitional right now," Russo says, pointing to both the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance and OASIS as organizations trying to further interoperability standards that would add convergence and make it worthwhile.

But to date, Flynn says he is only aware of a handful of large enterprises in the oil-and-gas industry, such as Chevron and Exxon, and pharmaceutical giants such as Pfizer, that have adopted converged smart cards for physical and logical security.

Network Cameras, Analog Cameras... what does it all mean?

IP cameras, or network cameras, are the latest trend in surveillance technology and are rapidly surpassing the older analog cameras used in most surveillance systems. Simply put, IP cameras use digital imaging and network communications to send video footage straight to your computer from any location. This means you can set up cameras anywhere you please -anywhere in the world- and monitor the camera or cameras from the comfort of your own computer.

How do IP Camera’s Work?
An IP camera is basically a computer that takes pictures. Each camera has its own Ethernet connection chip, CPU, memory, and input/output interfaces, so it’s essentially a fully functional part of the network.

Once the network camera captures an image, it converts the image to digital format and sends it via Ethernet to a remote network computer, where authorized users can view, store and manage the video footage. The camera’s CPU and I/O interfaces make it programmable and bi-directional, so you can send commands and information as well as receive images.

Benefits and Features
As an integrated security system, IP cameras are cost-effective and convenient. Because network cameras come with most of the necessary equipment built in they cost less to install, run and maintain -no expensive cabling, no complex infrastructure and -if you’ve already got a communications network- you just need to configure it to your existing system.

Network cameras also have many advanced security features. You can opt for motion sensors, integrated audio, and on day/night cameras, removable infrared filters for sharper colors by day and clear black-and-white footage by night. Encrypted signals allow for secure communication and I/O ports enabled you to directly control the camera’s pan/tilt/zoom capabilities, monitor alarms or even speak through the camera intercom-style. You can also program the camera to operate selectively, telling it when to turn on, which information to send and to whom.

Network Cameras vs. Analog Cameras
Network cameras have several advantages over analog cameras. First of all, as mentioned before, they require less equipment and excess wiring -especially if you want to include audio- and are therefore more convenient and less expensive to install and maintain. Second, because they connect via Ethernet, they draw less power and cost less to run. Performance-wise they’re more versatile and offer more features than uni-directional analog cameras. They also provide higher-resolution images that are better suited to computer viewing. While the network camera itself may be more expensive than an analog camera you save more on energy, maintenance and peripheral equipment in the long run.

Of course, you can find cameras of all types on our site. Network/IP cameras, Pelco's Sarix technology equipped cameras, standard box cameras, PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom), even lower priced cameras from Midcam.

Pelco DX4004 & DX4500/46000 DVR Camera Kits

Selecting a quality video security solution is now easier than ever with our new Pelco video security system packages. Each package includes a user friendly DX4004, DX4500 or DX4600 Series DVR, Pelco's high resolution cameras, a Pelco monitor and a power supply.

As you can see, these packages have everything you need!

For more information, click here and browse our catalog or if you are looking to obtain a quote or cannot find what your are looking for, you are more than welcome to contact us.

ISONAS history

Founded in 1999, ISONAS Security Systems provides advanced, IP Access Control solutions for customers who require the superior, real-time door control only possible with a true network appliance. The company’s management and R&D teams include hardware engineers possessing advanced know-how in RFID, proximity cards and reader technologies, and software engineers expert in programming for IP security solutions. ISONAS’s PowerNet™ IP Reader-Controllers with Power over Ethernet, connect directly to a company’s data network without a control panel. This unique connectivity shifts real-time control of enrollment, access control, time and attendance and emergency response from high maintenance hardware to the flexible, easy-to-install software located on the network. ISONAS’s products are driven by proprietary, WINDOWs-based software which facilitates integration of the IP Readers with other network-based access control devices and systems. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, USA , the Company is privately owned and backed by a private investment group.

ISONAS PowerNet IP Reader-Controllers™ bundled with Crystal Matrix Software™ and Crystal EasyWeb Access Control™ enable authorized security administrators to shift control of enrollment, identification, access control, time and attendance and emergency response from high maintenance panel hardware to flexible, easy-to-use software on the network. In dynamic environments where personnel and events can change quickly, having the real-time control that ISONAS provides means better security.

Old-fashioned access control is dependent on coaxial cable. In fact, the expense of scaling up most access control systems, is based on the cost of running cable. If a company's security requirements include running cable to different floors or between separate buildings, the installation alone can become laborious and prohibitive. Since IP access control runs over the Ethernet - the same path as your data network - cabling is minimized while the information flow increases. In fact, with ISONAS' IP system the doors in facilities in different cities, states or countries can be monitored from one central location utilizing Crystal Matrix Software ™ and the company network. The problem of scalability is a problem no more.

New, lower prices on everything Pelco!

That's right, folks. We've dropped our prices on everything Pelco.

From the new Sarix cameras from Pelco, to the standard box cameras and even the power supplies, we've improved pricing on everything.

We aim to be your one stop shop for all things security and access control. It is our hope that these lower Pelco prices show our dedication to providing top quality product at a decent price with exemplary customer service.

Please, come to Kondor Security and browse our catalog. And remember, if you can't find it at first glance, you're more than welcome to contact us.

Sarix Technology Now Widely Available

Sarix™ technology defines the next generation of video security imaging performance. Engineered and designed exclusively by Pelco, Sarix technology was created for security and IT professionals, by the world leader in video and security systems. For too long, network-based cameras failed to address a number of issues that are critical to security applications. But with Sarix technology, best-in-class imaging science delivers high-definition (HD) resolution, advanced lowlight capabilities, consistent color science, and fast processing power. Sarix puts the next generation of video security imaging performance within reach.

From the standard color boxes to the higher quality day/night cams all the way to the lenses- you can now find the entire line of Sarix technology devices on Kondor Security.

Come by and have a look at our catalog. We're sure to have what you need.