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New Video Management Product from AD
From American Dynamics, an InterTECH Security Supply Partner:
The American Dynamics Intellex Ultra, a new platform in the suite of Intellex digital video management systems, delivers value, performance, reliability and integration capability. Intellex Ultra’s slim design saves valuable rack space, utilizes the industry’s most compressed video algorithm to reduce storage costs, has a separate solid state system drive to eliminate system down time, offers a RAID 5 option, and seamlessly integrates with the entire Intellex product line, as well as other critical business applications.
“American Dynamics Intellex Ultra’s most innovative feature separates the system drive and data drive which eliminates system down time and ensures that our customers, their employees, and their property are protected,” said Gareth McClean, director of research and development for Tyco Fire & Security’s American Dynamics product range.
Intellex Ultra’s streamlined design saves space in the server room by using just three units of highly valuable rack space in comparison to most DVR solutions, which take four or five.
“A customer would have to buy two competing products for every one Intellex Ultra. On top of the additional hardware costs, this means taking up more rack space, which is a vital issue for customers who need to save space in a server room,” said McClean. “Digital video management systems that use more space in the server room mean more cost for storage, air conditioning, etc. Intellex Ultra answers the IT or security manager’s need to save valuable rack space while answering security needs for a reliable, cost-effective solution with integration capability and unrivaled storage power.”
Like all American Dynamics Intellex digital video management systems, Intellex Ultra uses a patented Active Content Compression (ACC) algorithm which delivers higher performance and lower cost than using an MPEG-4 or MJPEG solution. Depending on the environment, the ACC compression scheme, designed solely for security applications, provides up to four times more compressed video than MJPEG and MPEG-4. This advanced compression reduces the investment required for the customer in network and storage infrastructure.
Lincoln Park , a dog racing track and casino (racino) just outside of Providence, RI, chose Intellex Ultra when an expansion demanded a new surveillance system. A Tyco Fire & Security customer of American Dynamics products for several years, Lincoln Park had already benefited from a reliable Intellex system, but wanted to look at a new platform to fit its new needs. As the facility expanded, so did its surveillance requirements. MAC Systems, a member of SecurityNet, was the sole integrator throughout this relationship.
"We chose Intellex Ultra because it is the only digital video management system with the performance, integration capability and reliability that fit our needs while using limited rack space. We’re saving an estimated forty percent of space than if we had selected some competing products,” said Jason Gittle, Director of IT for Lincoln Park. “We are required by state regulations to record all activity within the building. It is imperative that our digital recorders are operating all the time.”
The Intellex Ultra platform, along with all American Dynamics Intellex solutions, includes new Intellex v4.0 software, which offers a host of new features that provide the customer with increased flexibility and control in managing their system.
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