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Digital surveillance for retail from IBM
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The issues
Standard technology for improved scalability
Establishing store-wide standards for security technology can allow you to adapt to future technologies. The digital surveillance solution for retail from IBM is comprised of integrated security applications running on a modular architecture. Our solution can help you create scalable, open and seamlessly integrated security systems.

The benchmark
Modular architecture and industry leading technology
The digital surveillance solution from IBM leverages our expertise in architecting and managing solutions. Our open, standards-based framework integrates hardware and software partners and enables flexible, solutions that can evolve as new technologies emerge.
  • IBM is devoted to advancing open Internet standards and applications. We have more than 500 professionals devoted to XML, 600 devoted to Linux, and more than 20 locations in 13 countries with 4,000 professionals working on Java™ technology.
  • IBM works closely with the Open Source community and is investing US$1 billion in Linux initiatives, from driving industry standards to opening 11 porting centers worldwide.
  • IBM Research is the world's largest information technology research organization, with more than 3,400 scientists and engineers at eight labs in six countries.

The components
Leading technology
The digital surveillance solution for retail from IBM captures video and audio with a camera. Codec applications from IBM Business Partners encode captured data. Then, as the data is recorded over a wired or wireless network, digital video can be viewed in virtual real time. Simultaneously, data files can be incorporated into IBM Content Manager. Data is indexed and stored in a database for users to search over a network.

Based on the requirements of your infrastructure, your solution could include:
  • IBM eServersystems for robust network functionality.
  • IBM TotalStorage™ FAStT Storage Server for flexible storage with high availability and performance.
  • IBM Enterprise Storage Server® for fast data duplication and high-performance backup and disaster recovery capability.
  • IBM Linear Tape Open (LTO) Tape Library for seamless data interchange.
  • IBM Content Manager with a single, open, comprehensive platform for managing, sharing, reusing and archiving digitized content.
  • IBM Websphere® MQ for application connectivity, enabling the integration and automation of your e-business.
  • IBM DB2®, a relational database management system for IBM AIX®, Linux, HP-UX, Sun and Windows®.
  • IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager for centralizing storage management operations.
  • Tivoli SANergy™ for easy administration and heterogeneous, cross-platform sharing of Network Attached Storage with the high bandwidth, scalability and CPU efficiency of Storage Area Networks.
  • IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) for supporting multi-terabytes of storage within a single file system.

The implementation
IBM digital media technology helps fight crime in U.K.
The United Kingdom's National Car Parks Ltd. wanted to implement a security surveillance system to reduce crime and improve safety with virtual 24x7 operations. IBM delivered state-of-the-art digital media technology for the integrated CCTV Control Center, where operators can scan parking lots and streets, and identify problems before they occur. Police and local authorities can respond in seconds. Crimes in their Manchester lots drop 40% coupled with a 60% increase in arrests since the new control center was introduced.

Technology included:
  • IBM eServer xSeries® 220 and 350 systems
  • IBM Linear Tape Open (LTO)
  • IBM Fiber Array Storage Technology (FAStT)
  • Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
  • Design and integration services from Sagitta and specialist software from Synectics.

The cost of ownership
Infrastructure that lowers your cost of ownership
The digital surveillance solution for retail from IBM leverages open standards, and can integrate current and existing video surveillance cameras. Our solution offers a lower cost of ownership and can help your agency:
  • Improve efficiency and reduce cost by streamlining operations.
  • Reduce administrative and training costs by relying on a user-intuitive interface.
  • Increase effectiveness of your IT budget by speeding implementation.

Next steps
 
Questions about this solution? Contact an IBM retail specialist.