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Video open management software delivers the greatest flexibility for CCTV

It is clear the industry will embrace IP as the technology of choice in the very near future so the key thing to look at today is how we can easily adopt this technology into current applications and systems.

IP-based open platforms can deliver real benefits but one of the most attractive is the ability to help migrate existing systems to IP without wasting existing infrastructure or having the expense to upgrade relatively new components just to gain a desirable new feature. This is why one of Controlware’s key approaches when working with partners is to make the system design as modular as possible so that components can be integrated as and when required to meet operational requirements, phased project management or simply budgetary needs. By utilising an open management platform over the life of the project (be this one month, one year, 10 years) it allows us to work with partners to meet these requirements in a flexible and logical way.

It would be very difficult to achieve this if you were tied to a proprietary system because you would need to be able to guarantee that you could source all the interoperable components over the lifetime of the project (How many times have we been in projects where a key item has gone end of life and the replacement isn’t a like for like replacement?). The use of a proprietary system could also force you to use elements of that vendor’s system that don’t meet your needs. Other vendors’ products would probably meet your requirements much better but you can’t use them because you are trapped by the very nature of selecting a proprietary system!

By taking the open management platform route you can mix non-compatible edge devices from different manufacturers, you are free to choose which storage and recording hardware vendor you wish and also how it is deployed to help with redundancy or resilience planning, allowing you to integrate other options such as analytics or access control and also manage migration of legacy systems to meet operational / budgetary needs.  This is a key drive for how Controlware works with its partners - We ensure that the operational requirement is met rather than just sell you tin.  In order to meet the needs of our customers and partners we work closely to ensure you don’t buy a square peg to fit a round hole – and have to live with the consequences.

If you would like to challenge Controlware to prove that open management can be just as cost effective as proprietary systems, provide a better service than analogue or allow you to enable an upgrade to IP without replacing your entire system then please contact us.