AxxonSoft Releases a New Open Platform Video Management System

Axxon Next is a new-generation video management software that is based on open standards to offer an open platform. It is a user-friendly, intuitive system that lets security personnel get started quickly and easily without needing to learn complicated workflows and procedures. The ergonomic interface simplifies usability and makes it easy to access the system's full functionality right away.

The system can manage a potentially unlimited number of video servers, cameras, workstations and mobile client devices, and approximately 1,000 models of IP cameras are all supported. The program‘s application programming interface (API) allows easy integration of third-party hardware to extend an existing video system‘s functionality.

Axxon Next includes an interactive 3D map which superimposes camera locations onto a site map and displays camera views in the same window. This handy viewing mode allows operators to monitor situations without spending time switching between windows. Operators can instantly pinpoint where a selected camera is located on the map and identify the corresponding location of interest. A range of powerful video detection tools is included in the package without further cost: motion detection, abandoned object detection, camera tampering and failure detection tools as well as six scene analysis tools. Axxon Next also supports the video analysis capabilities embedded into IP cameras.

Bits and Pieces
The file storage system is a common bottleneck in VM systems. Fragmentation of video footage files increases over time, causing slow hard drive access that brings even the most advanced processors to a halt. This is why a specialized file system, called Solidstore, has been devised for this program to tackle fragmentation and to boost read/write speeds to near the physical limits of the hard disk mechanism. Another benefit is that this file system reduces HDD wear, thereby extending hardware lifespan.

Security software just has to work, day in and day out. The robust micro module architecture allows running video surveillance functions as independent processes that are managed by a dispatcher module. If a process fails, the dispatcher simply restarts it - other processes keep running and the video surveillance system operates as normal. Each process is controlled by a separate micro module that undergoes automated code testing during development, which significantly reduces the likelihood of errors in program code.
User-defined Search
Poring over video archives can take up most of your time as a VMS user. In addition to a convenient archive viewer, Axxon Next offers two features that make data search far easier. The so-called Momentquest 2 forensic search helps to quickly spot video segments by employing various search criteria such as crossing a virtual line in a user-defined direction or detecting motion in the selected zone of a frame. The time compressor feature displays all objects that had been moving in the frame within a set time period. Just clicking on an object of interest leads instantly to view the corresponding video.

Axxon Next is available in a free version with support for 16 connected cameras and includes a license for video and audio detection tools. A transparent customer-oriented pricing policy means that full advantage can be taken of the program's full functionality, no matter what the size of the system. State-of-the-art video management systems are critical for guaranteeing the security of sites big or small. Axxon does not issue ‚crippled‘ versions of its software with limited features but instead operates a flat-rate pricing policy that quotes the same price for a video channel, no matter how many there are. All functions are just as accessible and just as effective whether installed on a system of one or many cameras. This means that there are no hidden expenses and no maintenance fees. Free software updates and free technical support for all users and partners is available, permitting modern, effective video surveillance systems to be created that are easy to budget.