IndigoVision licenses VideoBridge to Ultrak

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Jul 18, 2001

IndigoVision has signed a multi-million-dollar licensing agreement with US security company Ultrak to incorporate VideoBridge technology into Ultrak's new range of digital CCTV products.

IndigoVision Group has signed a multi-million-dollar licensing agreement with top US-based security and surveillance company Ultrak to incorporate IndigoVision's VideoBridge technology into Ultrak's entire new range of digital CCTV products.

Ray Payne, Senior VP Engineering, of Ultrak said, "We do about $200m in sales of our CCTV, access control and audio lines.

We are a global company offering global solutions.

Ultrak aims to stay at the forefront of this business while maintaining interoperability with our analogue solutions.

Our primary objective in selecting a technology partner was to choose the one we believe will become the de facto standard.

In our opinion IndigoVision is by far the closest to this".

Based in Dallas, Texas, Ultrak is a global manufacturer of leading edge integrated security surveillance products, systems and services.

In licensing IndigoVision's technology, Ultrak is taking advantage of nearly 200 man-years of development allowing it to achieve fast time to market and vendor interoperability.

VideoBridge technology minimises Ultrak's R and D cost and risk while allowing the company to differentiate its products from its competitors'.

The benefits to Ultrak's customers will include digital quality, a straightforward migration path from analogue to digital, lower overall system cost, reduced operating costs and new applications not previously possible with analogue.

Ultrak will incorporate VideoBridge into a complete suite of 19 new digital CCTV products including IP networked cameras, networked video recorders, digital televisions, administration workstations, PC viewing software and analogue-to-digital convertors, with a roadmap to wireless cameras and handheld viewers.

Oliver Vellacott, CEO of IndigoVision said: "The deal with Ultrak is a major win for us and takes IndigoVision a significant step closer to establishing VideoBridge as a worldwide industry standard in digital CCTV".

IndigoVision has already signed licensing agreements with Panasonic, Baxall, Cirrus Logic and Videology, and has a further 72 application partners building systems based on VideoBridge products.