Case Study - Sound Bytes Inc

CASE STUDY 29 January 2010

Hikvision protect students and staff at college in Massachusetts

Massasoit Community College caters for over 7,000 students. The institution is one of the largest community educational establishments within the Massachusetts Public Higher Education system and offers a variety of degree courses in both vocational disciplines and the liberal arts as well as part-time programmes.

Challenge

Local integrator SoundBytes Security were charged with creating a 100-camera surveillance system that would contribute to the safety of students and faculty members across the college’s two sites, the 100-acre Brockton Campus and an 18-acre complex known as Canton in the Blue Hills area south of Boston. The end-user requested the ability to monitor live video as well as inspect footage retrospectively as far back as a calendar month at high frame rates. The storage implications of keeping this amount of data were significant and the nature of the site also necessitated use of Power over Ethernet (POE).

Solution

SoundBytes chose two dome camera models from the Hikvision range together with the company’s DVRs which the integrator has custom-assembled. At interior locations the college is benefiting from Hikvision’s mini PTZ speed dome cameras which have been installed at facilities including laboratories, computer centres, theatres, media studies studios and major hubs such as the library, refectory and gymnasium.

The mini speed dome features a ¼ inch Sony CCD and is valued by security staff at the college for its 3.8-38mm, 10x zoom ratio as well as 200 pre-set positions, tour mode and ability to set privacy zones.
SoundBytes are using a fibre optic network and are recording the data to servers by Sun Oracle. Ed Morando Snr of SoundBytes said: “The RAID demands for this number of cameras functioning at 30 frames per second are significant and we are benefiting from Hikvision’s H.264 dual stream real-time compression. Footage is monitored both within the college and at a local police department, with officers having had input on the programming of the high-activity cameras that they often wish to scrutinise in detail.”


“Mr Morando continued: “The conduct of Massasoit students is exemplary though in the unlikely event of any inappropriate behaviour the problem could also be monitored on the camera system. But the surveillance is designed to protect students and faculty members from the threat of intruders and possible assault as a result of trespass. The camera system covers all public spaces such as entrances, exits, hallways and foyers. The larger outdoor domes from Hikvision [model DS-2DF1-617X] have a zoom ratio of x36. They are effective in helping to protect users of the many parking lots where low-light capability (0.01 lux at F1.4) is one of many valuable attributes.”

College administrators and police can not only observe live footage but may review it retrospectively to assess specific incidents going back 30 days. SoundBytes, who are based in Middlesex County, have laid Cat6 cable across the two sites and benefited from the ability of the Hikvision cameras to function as part of a Power Over Ethernet (PoE) installation though the remote location of a few outside cameras meant hard-wired power was necessary. The external dome cameras are fitted with heaters that allow the units to operate within the widely fluctuating temperatures encountered on this part of the eastern seaboard.

Hikvision is known for the compatibility of its cameras with third-party video management products but at this application SoundBytes have used Hikvision’s own PC client and NVR software products. These allow remote recording and configuration as well as recording triggered by an alarm or motion detection. Clients appreciate the functionality of the NVR’s video on demand (VOD) server and the ease with which off-site searching can be performed.

Massasoit Community College is strong in nursing and allied health including dental technology. The courses in media studies have a state-wide reputation and the college excels in physical education, with recent alumni including Major League baseball player Jim Mann, a pitcher who appeared for the New York Mets and the Houston Astros. Faculty numbers currently approach 500 and their pupils range from teenagers to seniors attending life enrichment classes. Over 4,600 people enrol annually in non-credit community education or workforce development courses.

The Canton campus is home to the Milton Art Museum whose permanent collection covers traditional disciplines as well as the development of photography. Highlights include work by the painter, sculptor and war correspondent Frederick Remington.

Mr Polo Cai, Vice President of Hikvision, said: “Our company is delighted that the academic excellence at this college is being matched by the quality of its camera surveillance, with Hikvision units being central to the safety of everybody on the two sites. The client had high expectations of how CCTV should work and these demands were passed on to the integrator who immediately opted for our dome units.”


About Hikvision

Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd is a leading supplier of digital video surveillance products with headquarters in China. The company has 30 years’ experience in research and development of video technology. The product range includes A/V compression boards, embedded networked DVRs, hybrid DVRs, digital video servers and networked front-end products such as IP-addressable cameras and speed domes. Hikvision supplies an advanced H.264 solution for the digital surveillance sector based on its own patented algorithms.

Hikvision’s commitment to product development is illustrated by the fact that of its 2,300 employees worldwide, 700 staff members are involved in R&D. The company has been characterized by dynamic growth and has expanded from a base in China to a global presence. Rapid development has seen Hikvision recognized by Deloitte as one of the top 50 fastest-growing companies in the hi-tech sector as well as being nominated as one of the most-promising SMEs in China by Forbes Magazine.

For more information please visit our website at www.hikvision.com

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PRESS RELEASE

Technology News.

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Mr. Celeste has been successfully involved in microencapsulation research since 1992 and has developed and manufactured microencapsulation equipment and materials for several well-known pharmaceutical companies and other research facilities.

Ed Morando writes I’m absolutely delighted to be part of this exciting, new technology which is absolutely unlike anything you've ever seen before. This remarkably advanced delivery system provides a new and incredibly versatile method of imparting flavor enhancers, (flavorings) masking agents, medicinal additives, pharmaceuticals, fragrances, vitamins, colorants, homeopathic and herbal remedies, appearance and characteristic modifiers and other ingredients to a variety of beverages and foods including coffee, juices, teas and soft-drinks in a way that is sure to make your product line stand out from all the others!

FLAVORENES are specially designed to release flavorings and other additives to any food or beverage when the microcapsules are exposed to a specific activating agent. These agents can be liquids, gases, changes in pH or temperature, tactile contact and countless other release mechanisms that may be tailored to a specific application. Examples may include but are not limited to, substrates such as drip coffee filters in any embodiment or the interior wall of any disposable container such as a paper cup. The clusters are usually printed in a dot pattern having a size and shape that will facilitate the proper proportional distribution of the inner-phase material to be released.

Examples are available and demonstrate how flavorant microcapsule clusters can be printed to form patterns accentuating product brand recognition. The microcapsule carrier (shell), as well as the flavor content can be pigmented to produce full color logos and other graphic designs introduce a unique marketing opportunity.
Upon introduction I am confident that marketing executives will immediately begin thinking of new ways of implementing these fantastic new innovations.

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Call Ed Morando at 617 908-0594 for more information

HOLIDAY GIFT

Web Radio from Sound Bytes is a perfect gift for any website. A branded Radio license includes a Customized Media Player including client's logo, video window, six (6) voice commercials, genre of choice, and a one year music license. Web Radio entertains and educates website visitors with product and service information as well as providing demographically correct music. Please visit MATVradio.com to view existing licensed radio stations. Call 1-800-789-VOICE or contact your Sound Bytes representative for more information. SPECIAL OFFER $399.00 EXPIRES 12-24-2009.

MATV Web Radio

Hot New Licensed "EasyPlayers" Web-Radio clients from Sound Bytes are now listed on a new MATV landing page. A directory of new license holders can now be accessed directly by going to http://www.acrossthevoid.com/HepWebPlayer/WebRadioCustomers.aspx See the latest video commercials, music and audio commercials. Double click on any video to view full screen. Additional enhancements to the website will include online ordering for Branded Licensed Web-radio stations, advertising options, and information on new releases and commercials.

Blog Update

POLITICS Hats off to Mr. Dennis Guthrie, a prominent attorney from Charlotte N.C.. for his letter addressed to Nancy Pelosi. The letter reads as follows:

Ms. Nancy Pelosi, 450 Golden Gate ave, 14th floor, San Francisco, CA 94102, Ms. Nancy Pelosi, Office of the Speaker, H-232 US Capitol, Washington D.C. 20515

Dear Ms. Pelosi:

I write to you out of utter disdain! You are as despicable and un-American as the traitor Jane Fonda.

I am soon to be 65 year-old who has voted in every state election since 1966. I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats alike. I have worked on campaigns for both Republicans and Democrats, white and black. I served the country that I love in Vietnam, as my son did in the Middle East. I was awarded two bronze stars. I have been involved in politics since the age of 6 when my father was the campaign manager for a truly great American Congressman, Charles Raper Jonas, who worked fir his constituents and his country, and was to be admired, unlike you.

You obviously haven’t read the Constitution recently, if ever, the Federalist Papers, or even David McCullough’s book on John Adams. You ought to take the time while riding around in your government provided luxury executive jet to do just that. You represent Socialistic and even Marxist principals that our founding fathers tried to avoid when setting out the capitalistic republican form of government represented by the Constitution.

I find it interesting that you and your husband are multi-millionaires with much of your fortune being made as a result of your “public service”. You have controlled legislation that has enhanced your husband’s investments both on and off shore. At the same time you redistributed the wealth of others. Our system of a free market economy is being destroyed by the likes of you, Harry Reid, and now our president. You ride around in a gulf-stream airplane at the taxpayer’s expense while criticizing the presidents of companies who produced something for the economy. You add nothing to the economy of the United States; you only subtract there-from.

I would like to suggest that you return to the city of fruitcakes and nuts and eat your husband’s canned tuna and pineapple produced by illegal immigrants and by workers who have been excluded from the protection that 90% of the legal workers in the United States have.

I await your defeat in the next election with glee.

Don’t ever use the term “un-American” again for protesters who love this country and are exercising their rights upon which this country was founded. By the way, while I served in the Army, I was spit on by the same type of lunatics who support you and who you probably supported in the 60’s and 70’s. You are an embarrassment to all of us who served so that you would have the protected right of free speech to call is un-American. But at the same time, I have the right to write you to notify you that I consider you to be un-American, as do the majority of the people of this formerly great country. You are a true disgrace to most of the people who have served this country by offering themselves for public service in the United States Congress.

I feel certain your aides will not share this letter with you, but I intend to share it with many.

Sincerely,

Dennis L. Guthrie

Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.

God Bless The U.S.A. and our troops where ever they maybe!

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MATV Radio will include a client page on its website featuring a directory of all client's with licensed web radio players. Viewers will be able to click on any client radio button launching the radio player which will stream music and digital video commercials. The page will be available before the end of November.

MATV MONTHLY UPDATES

MATV Updates

MATV – Mail Across The Void has become a partner store on the Market America shopping portal. The link is located under the” Shop Partners “ tab on Market America’s home page. Market America is a $400 million Internet marketing business with more than 180,000 Independent Distributors and over 3 million Preferred Customers who frequently shop for products and services on their Web Portals. Obviously, exposure to such a vast consumer base is expected to have a positive effect on MATV sales, revenue and profitability.

Agent News

MATV is considering offering its Agent Network an option to pick-up and deliver small packages in their local areas. MATV will act as a central hub for incoming requests from companies to pick-up and deliver small packages on short notice. Agents will have access to these requests online via MATV B2B email program and can decide to accept or pass on any request that becomes available.

Database Enhancements

Bonaco Systems (Software developers for MATV) is working on a file transfer protocol which is two-fold. End users will be able to select from two options of file uploads, one allows the upload of PDF documents into the MATV database for inclusion into same day & next day mail, the second provides for large files of data (computer programs, catalogs, cad files, music files, etc.) to be uploaded and captures by MATV servers which then writes this information to memory sticks or mini cd’s for inclusion into the MATV mail stream. Imagine receiving your next Sears or Wal-Mart catalog on a mini disk that slides into the CD rom of your computer for viewing.