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We are very pleased to announce that our Digifort VMS and Analytics platform has been nominated for product of the year in the Professional Security Installer magazine, Premier Awards, 2022. The nomination is for “Products and suppliers worthy of recognition as the best that the industry has to offer. Features, benefits, ease of installation and…

Metadata technology can help create innovative products for intelligent security applications. Our article in Professional Security Magazine (May) outlines how metadata can increase the effectiveness of VMS systems. In this article, we outline how metadata works and how it can help protect sites and increase the effectiveness of CCTV applications. What is metadata? “Metadata” is…

There are three broad types of video analytics technology available in server-based, VMS, CCTV solutions. In order of accuracy and capability, they are Neural Analytics; then Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence (DL and AI) Analytics; and finally Binary Large Object, or BLOB. Digifort supports all three types, as well as integrating with the analytics in…

Digifort UK’s article explaining the economic case for Video Management Software over NVR solutions, is covered in this month’s SJUK. VMS is often considered an expensive option for CCTV surveillance applications, when compared with NVRs. However, by considering the surveillance system’s total cost of ownership; the multitude of operational savings; the integration options with third…

Digifort’s VMS and multi-analytics platform supports edge recording and ‘self-healing’ for system cameras and NVRs. The primary recording location is the Digifort VMS servers, which are often centralised. The secondary, recording locations are in either the camaras, usually on SD cards, or in the local hard disc drives (HDDs) of the NVRs. Should there be…

Resilience is designed into CCTV systems to ensure continuity of the sites’ security, process, and operational control, should any part of that CCTV system fail for any reason. Many larger CCTV systems, especially those deployed in critical and national infrastructure projects, are mission-critical, with an expectation of 24/7 operation. An immediate and appropriate response to…