Boch Automotive Rolls out Intransa Surveillance Solution
Leading Auto Dealer Cuts Risk of Theft and Loss, Increases Service Levels
SAN JOSE, CA and NORWOOD, MA — March 30, 2009
Intransa, the leader in video data management and retention solutions for physical security, today announced it has been selected by Boch Automotive, a leading northeast automotive group, to upgrade the company's surveillance systems.
Boch Automotive is a premier automotive group, dedicated to providing exceptional sales and service. As the number one Toyota dealer in New England as well as the region's only Subaru, Ferrari and Maserati distributorship, and the number one Honda dealer in the United States, Boch has a complex and extremely valuable retail inventory to protect, in addition to customers, personnel, parts and facilities.
“With one comprehensive solution, we were able to immediately address the growing risk of theft and loss, while providing increased coverage, improved image quality, longer retention times and greater reliability,” said Ernie Boch, Jr., CEO and president of Boch Enterprises. “We've also been able to drive better accuracy for investigations and claims, while delivering tangible business value.”
Prior to upgrading to the surveillance system, architected and installed by CC-Teknologies with Intransa video retention, Milestone Systems video management system, and Arecont Vision IP cameras, Boch's analog CCTV surveillance systems were no longer able to meet the demands of the high profile automotive group.
In the past, the company had experienced the theft of costly vehicle parts, components and accessories and that, in addition to the volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the Boch lots, required a deeper look at minor collisions and other personal claims. The existing analog cameras delivered sparse coverage, fuzzy images, and had limited retention capacity for video analytics and incident replay. Reliability issues of the DVRs used in the CCTV systems also proved to be a growing challenge for Boch.
Integrator CC-Teknologies, a member of the Intransa StorPartner program, provided a complete, cost-effective solution which supports the new Ferrari store as well as the existing Toyota, Subaru, Rentals and New To You locations in Norwood, MA and Honda and Toyota South in North Attleboro, MA.
To improve video coverage and image quality, CC-Teknologies installed over one hundred Arecont Vision 5 megapixel and Arecont Vision 180 Degree megapixel IP cameras, supported by Intransa video data management and retention platforms with an initial capacity of 142 terabytes (TB). A standalone network designed and implemented by CC-Teknologies using Bosch Fibre Optic modules supports the deployment. The Milestone XProtect Enterprise video management system, running on four commodity platforms with eight VMware virtual servers, provides a new level of video management and control to meet Boch's needs for both live stream monitoring and video archiving capabilities. Milestone Systems, Arecont Vision and Bosch products are among the more than 150 physical security, imaging, and technology solutions that have been certified for risk-free integration by the Intransa StorAlliance Technology Labs.
Three Intransa video data management and systems each provide 39TB of non-stop video retention and instant playback for Boch, while a fourth provides 25TB. The Intransa retention systems can be further expanded modularly when needed, without halting recording, to meet Boch's future requirements for increased recording capacity for additional IP cameras, extended video retention periods or support for new applications.
The fault-resilient Intransa video retention platforms deliver advanced RAID protection to eliminate the risk of lost video that plagued the original CCTV environment. Hot-swap technology further ensures non-stop recording, with unattended operation supported by email alerts. The Intransa platforms also eliminate the need for ongoing administration or scheduled downtime for maintenance.
Access to the surveillance solution's live and recorded video as well as to system management tasks can be performed as needed from any authorized location with network access, providing increased flexibility and reduced administration for Boch.
A more detailed description of the Boch Automotive solution can also be downloaded from the Intransa case study library online.
Later this week at ISC West, attendees can see Intransa video data management and retention solutions integrated with solutions from several StorAlliance members throughout the show floor. These include AMAG Technology, Inc. (booth 14097), Exacq Technologies (booth 24135), JDS Digital Video (booth 18135), Milestone Systems (booth 10064) and Time Sight Systems (booth 8054).
VIDEOProtein and Veracity share the Intransa booth, 8129, which includes three hands-on demos - a Smart CCTV DVR Upgrade with a major brand DVR, a Smart All-IP Surveillance Solution integrated with Milestone Enterprise XProtect VMS, and a Smart Hybrid Solution simultaneously supporting another major brand DVR as well as VIDEOProtein 3.0 VMS.
The exposition is open Wednesday, April 1st through Friday, April 3rd at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. To pre-schedule an appointment at ISC West with Intransa executives and technical team members or to reserve a hands-on demonstration, please call 408.678.8600 or 866.446.8726, or email .
About Intransa
Intransa, Inc. the VideoAppliance Company®, delivers simple and scalable installer-ready appliances, featuring patented optimization technology, purpose-built for physical security and industrial video needs. Each Intransa VideoAppliance™ sets up automatically, out of the box, in just minutes. This ground-breaking technology eliminates the complexity, cost and ongoing support challenge of integrating commodity servers, storage and hardware with video management systems and other physical security solutions. That's why Intransa VideoAppliance was named a 2009 New Product of the Year at ASIS International, and also one of the Top 30 Technology Innovations of 2009.
Intransa VideoAppliance™ platforms are jointly certified with the vendors of leading video management systems, including Axis Communications, Exacq Technologies, Genetec, JDS Digital Security Systems, March Networks, Milestone Systems, Pelco, On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (OnSSI), Salient Systems, TimeSight Systems, videoNEXT and VideoProtein. The Intransa Technology Labs also ensures risk-free integration with a wide range of DVRs, NVRs, surveillance cameras, access control solutions, physical security information managers, life safety, video analytics, network intercom, authentication, biometrics, imaging and other physical security applications.
Our patented Video Data Management and Retention™ (VDMR) technology has benefited customers worldwide in retail, public safety and law enforcement, municipal government, gaming and hospitality, corrections, finance, transportation centers and airports, hospitals and medical centers, managed service providers, transit authorities, manufacturers, Native American organizations, colleges and school districts, utilities and resource companies, and a wide variety of government users.
Intransa supports industry standards and believes in the benefits of green technology. We are members and/or supporters of the Security Industry Association, the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS) International, the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF), the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA), the American Correctional Association, the National Retail Federation, US Green Building Council and its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, The Green Grid consortium for advancing energy efficiency in computing ecosystems, and the Storage Networking Industry Association and are a founding member of its Green Storage Initiative.
For more information about Intransa, to locate an authorized distributor or certified integrator or dealer around the world, please visit us at www.intransa.com or www.videoappliance.com.
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