Digital video surveillance from IBM

For video surveillance, the answer is digital

Help improve the physical security of your students and faculty. A comprehensive security strategy includes video surveillance, but traditional analog video systems can be cumbersome and limiting. The IBM digital surveillance solution can help you build an innovative, effective and cost-efficient data capture, storage and retrieval system.

Industry experts deliver best-in-class solutions

IBM understands the unique security and surveillance needs of schools and universities worldwide. Our dedicated higher education specialists have designed and delivered customized digital media solutions for a variety of institutions, including:

• University of Leipzig, Germany
• Florida International University
• Indiana University
• Marist College

IBM supports the digital media industry through our:

• Participation in industry standards committees, such as the Moving Pictures Experts Group and HDTV Broadcast Technology Project in Digital Video ATP.
• Active membership in the Business Software Alliance—a global partnership that educates consumers on software management protection, cyber security, trade and Internet-related issues.

A comprehensive security and surveillance strategy

Increase awareness of events on and around your campus. Improve protection for students, faculty, staff and valuable assets. Deter vandals. The IBM digital surveillance solution is designed to help you better respond to security events by automatically detecting suspicious activity, and issuing appropriate alerts and alarms.

• Preserve the reputation of your institution with a security network that directly contributes to a safer campus environment.
• Enable authorized personnel to monitor campus sites from virtually any location with an Internet connection, without adding staff.
• Help deter violence, vandalism and other illegal activities with the ability to capture and quickly retrieve high-quality images that may be admissible in court.
• Help reduce legal expenses and deter fraudulent claims against your institution by preserving evidence of events in a digital format that does not degrade over time.

Improving the cost of safety

The IBM digital surveillance solution can help save institutions valuable time and financial resources by:

• Helping reduce the cost of fraudulent lawsuits by archiving data that documents events on campus for proof of actual incidences.
• Decreasing security staffing costs by having one person or center assigned to monitor the campus and dispatch security personnel as needed.
• Lowering the cost of building maintenance by reducing vandalism.