Axis Success Stories

Remote Monitoring Applications

Minnesota drivers ease on down the road

”By using Axis video servers, we found a cost-effective solution that helps us accomplish our goal of making freeway travel easier and more efficient for the residents of the Twin Cities.”

Patrick Osborn, Information Technology Specialist Minnesota DOT

Drivers enjoy real-time access to traffic conditionsThe Mission

• The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) wanted visual traffic updates for travellers in the Twin Cities area, helping them make travel decisions

The Solution

• More than 60 Axis video servers digitize feeds from 238 analog cameras, distributing real-time traffic images over the Internet

The Result

• Images of traffic conditions are cost-effectively distributed via the Web site

• Travellers from the Twin Cities metro area can view traffic images and determine the best route to their destination.

Fogden — making roads safer!

”…Our decision to choose an Axis network camera was quite obvious. The camera has an in-built Web server, functions completely independently and can be controlled remotely – which is a prerequisite for our application.”

Birger Odälv, Managing Director 'Fogden i Täby AB', Sweden.

Axis cameras monitor road and weather conditions

The Mission

• Rationalize deployment of expensive de-icing resources by remotly monitoring weather and road conditions.

The Solution

• A dedicated server collects, arhives and publishes images from two network cameras to an Internet Web site

The Result

• The cameras rationalize routine road maintenance during the winter months

• Decision making easier – use of de-icing materials limited strictly to needed areas

NCC watch offices grow via Web browser!

”We can save a lot of man-hours by eliminating the need to have dedicated staff onsite and monitoring construction progress remotely, using a Web browser instead..

Per Lundeberg, IT-coordinator, NCC

Improved customer dialog using Axis cameras

The Mission

• Avoid the need to have dedicated staff onsite soley to document the speed and progress of building construction

• Examine and implement changes architectual drawings together with the customer, and see the physical results directly in a Web browser.

The Solution

• Several Axis network cameras monitor construction progress remotely

The Result

• The number of man-hours dedicated to surveillance is reduced significantly.

• Customer cooperation is now tighter and much more proactive.

Remote Monitoring at EPI Solutions

"We looked at other security solutions, but they were incredibly expensive and didn’t work as well.” Andy Coy, President and CEO of EPI Solutions

Staffing Company Recruits Axis Network Camera - Camera Fills Multiple Roles at EPI Solutions

The Mission

• Needed cost-effective surveillance and remote monitoring solution

The Solution

• Axis network cameras act as virtual receptionists and security guard

•The Result

• Cost-effective ensuring the security and operational efficiency of the company

E-Star Holdings

"With this set-up, one person is able to monitor twelve locations and see and hear the employees interact with customers. It's impossible to put a price on it, but suffice it to say, the savings for us are huge.”

Jason Levine Chief Tech. Officer,

E-Star Holdings

Video Technology and Car Care -Remote Monitoring Improves Customer Service

The mission

• Car care services providing added value to customers

The solution

• Headquarter communicates with the E-Star locations to help keep customer satisfaction high using Axis video products

The result

• Saving huge costs of travelling and customer dissatisfaction

Joint Astronomical Center, Hawaii

“We chose the Axis network camera because it’s compact, self-contained and reasonably priced. There really isn’t much else out there that fits this criteria.” David Fuselier, Computer Systems Administrator, JAC

Observing the Galaxy and Beyond!

The mission

• Witin a limited budget, provide visiting astronomers with maximum observation time on the radio telescope.

The Solution

• An Axis network camera monitors the temperature of highly sensitive telescope instrumentation .

The Result

• Staff can now remotely monitor the temperature of the instrumentation to prevent potentially costly malfunctions.

Ferguson Construction

"We chose the Axis camera because of its price and web-hosting capabilities, and been completely satisfied with it.” Tish Lester, Manager, Administrative Services, Ferguson

Axis network camera enables client to view progress remotely

The Mission

Increase client satisfaction by establishing open and direct communication from the earliest stages of a building project.

The Solution

An Axis network camera enables the client to observe building progress.

The Result

• Client relationships are improved

• Clients and other personell can observe project progress from the convenience of their PC

•The camera provides 24-hour security at the job site.

Axis Success Stories

Surveillance Applications

Axis video servers solve taxing problems!

”With the addition of Axis security technology, I am more effectively managing my business; saving valuable time and money that would be wasted traveling from one location to another.”

Greg Godwin, Tax Service Franchise Owner

Video servers allow viewing in multiple locationsThe Mission

• To monitor and protect the business and staff against fraud, a cost-effective solution was needed for supervising employees in 10 tax service franchises

The Solution

• Axis video servers convert and transmit analog video from CCTV cameras securely over the Internet

The Result

• Transactions and office operations can be viewed from any location, at any time

• Business operations are better supervised

• Employee theft and tax fraud is detered

Serving Up Security

““The Axis system has easily paid for itself in its first year of operation.”

Sean Grogan, Vice President,

SFC

Food courts use Axis products to deter theftThe Mission

• To combat theft and scams, the Springfield Food Court, Inc. (SFC) needed a security system for monitoring large food court areas dispersed throughout several states

The Solution

• 5 Axis video servers and 22 cameras with pan, tilt and zoom capabilities upgraded and expanded SFC’s security system Video servers digitize and transmit images from analog cameras to a secure Web page—accessed by a management password.

The Result

• Food courts now monitored 24hrs/ day

• Management save 25% of their time monitoring customer and employee misconduct

• Losses reduced by tens of thousands of $’s

Networked Security is Easy as ABC

“Students typically think that no one is watching them when they are in a crowd, and most of the time, they are right. The best way to prevent crime on campus is to let students know someone is monitoring their behavior.”

Jim Walker,Vice President, CameraWATCH

Mississippi school improves safety and securityThe Mission

• Canton High School wanted a cost effective security system to help prevent crisis situations and create a safer environment for teachers and students

The Solution

• 24 Axis cameras allow the principal, teachers and police officers to view live images of school grounds via the Internet

• School grounds are remotely monitored during off-hours, eliminating the need for a night-time security guard

The Result

• Fights and crime now nearly non-existent

• Increased safety and security on campus

Stadium — Safer stores with Axis

”…every security arrangement helps fight crime and makes our stores less attractive for break-ins and robberies. The extra confidence our staff gain through the ’Safe store' concept makes it easier to control situations that might otherwise have gone out of control”

Peter Claeson, Security Manager, the Stadium Group

Axis video servers reduce theft in retail businessThe Mission

• Sporting goods retail chain, Stadium, aimed at reduce in-store crime & create safer working environments

The Solution

• Security specialists, Securitas, installed an analog camera and AXIS 2401 Video Server with a broadband (ISDN )modem

The Result

• Shop staff can request Securitas' attention by simply pressing a button that activates a sur veillance camera

• Since installing the camera, no crime has occured in the store whatsoever

• Store staff now feel personally safer

Sierra View Hospital

"... Before installing the Axis network cameras, 16 personal computers valued at $2,000 each were stolen. We haven’t had a PC stolen from areas monitored by the camera since. The Axis network camera is an incredible bargain given the service it performs..”Tim Mora, PC Specialist, Sierra View

Hospital cures ’sticky fingers’

The Mission

• End employee theft of hospital computers.

The Solution

• Following a string of computer thefts; Axis network cameras were installed in the hospital hallways and access areas.

The Result

• No further instances of computer theft have been reported since the network cameras came online.

• The camera’s ability to store images has been used on more than one occasion to document and verify prior events.

Milestone

"... Solutions based on Axis' digital camera technology is right for the surveillance market and show the way for an industry that's moving forward rapidly”.

Henrik Jacobsen, Director, Milestone Systems

Theif caught by Axis video technology

The Mission...

• To capture visual evidence of intruders.

The Solution

• Running their own surveillance software on a local computer, Milestone deployed a Axis video server connected to a standard analog camera on their intranet network.

The Result...

• High-quality images that clearly identified the intuder were recorded and distributed over the corportate network

• Pictures of the intruder were published on the official Website of the Danish Police.

• Public exposure over the Internet provided an expedient intruder confession.

IP-Surveillance at Sydney Airport

”The Axis video servers connect to over one hundred cameras to provide us with a complete picture of what’s going onsite.”.

Russ Lewis, CIO, Sydney Airport

Axis video servers and Honeywell enhance Security at Sydney Airport

The Mission

• Sydney Airport needed to invest in a modern digital surveillance system

The Solution

• Comprehensive network-integrated closed-circuit solution based on Axis video servers

The Result

• Operators can view images from multiple locations in the airport.

• Recorded video sequences allow operators to see notable events

IP- Surveillance - Goodwin Resource Centre

"... …this broadband wireless approach utilizing Axis network video servers that plug directly onto the network, allow the connecting cameras to be moved anytime and anywhere within the estate..”John Marshall, Project Manager, Goodwin Resource Center

Axis video servers help communities fight crime

The Mission

To clean-up crime on a local housing estate

The Solution

• An Axis’ video server based IP broadband, wireless system for monitoring the troubled area.

The Result

• Car crime down by 80%

• Robbery down 68%

• Violence against the person down 30%

• Criminal damage down 59%

• £2.1 million saved against court and policing costs, insurance claims and personal loss

Salt Palace Convention Center

"... This was the best solution because it allowed us to combine our existing network with network-ready Axis products,saving thousands of dollars in installation and maintenance costs and giving us an increased level of reliability and flexibility....” Bart Allen, Director of Operations,Salt Palace Convention Center

Security Solution of Olympic Proportions

The Mission

• Upgrade the existing analog security system at the Convention Center in Salt Lake City, for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games

The Solution

• Axis network cameras and video servers were added to the existing infrastructure, enabling all images to be viewed and recorded on or off-site

The Result

• Improved security with a cost-effective 80-camera system that digitizes existing security equipment and allows on and off-site monitoring and recording.

• Significant savings in both time and money.

Axis Success Stories

Industrial Applications

Industrial Strength Security Solutions

”The Axis network cameras are making the wireless applications possible because they have so much functionality already built in.”

Jeff Holewinski, President ACE Internet Solutions

Network cameras improve security at Chicago Industrial Park

The Mission

• After experiencing a problem with vandalism and theft, AIS needed a security system to monitor all remote areas of the park

• Reduce dependence on expensive around-the-clock security guards

The Solution

• 21 Axis network cameras in various locations around the industrial park now send images to a remote security monitoring company via wireless bridges

The Result

• Reduced vandalism and theft

• 24-hour/day monitoring reduces dependence on around-the-clock watchmen

Nucor Steel

"I've been really pleased, and frankly surprised, at how well the Axis network cameras have performed in this very harsh environment. They haven't missed a beat since we've installed them.” Carl Schwabe, Electrical Engineer,

Nucor Steel

Monitor the Recycling process from every angle ensures safety at Nucor Steel

The Mission

• Supplement existing safety measures with a remote monitoring solution that keeps close watch on the key stages of a hazardous recycling process.

The Solution

• Axis network cameras were installed at various points of the recycling process to give a bird's eye view of previously unmonitored areas.

The Result

• Safety at the plant has been boosted by enabling visual access at critical points.

• Potentially dangerous incidents averted.

• Increase in plant productivity

Moeller Electronic GmbH

"... The new monitoring system enabled us to reduce downtime in the conveyor systems...... problems are now more rapidly recognized and corrected.”Werner Pendzialek, DP Manager,Moeller Electronic, GmbH

Eyes in the Conveyor System at Moeller –Axis network cameras monitor drive system

The Mission

• A monitoring system that would utilize existing computer system and require no additional cabling was needed.

The Solution

•Monitoring softwareinstalled together with Axis network cameras using the existing network

The Result

• Warehouse staff now view images of a conveyor area from assigned workplaces, using a Web browser.

Reduced conveyor downtime

Speedy resolution of ’Picking’ problems

Industrial Monitoring at Volkswagen

Axis network cameras were installed as part of a system created by german ADP partners SeeTec and Industrielle Automatisierungssysteme. - Volkswagen

Axis network cameras prevents costly delays to VW production

The Mission

• To ease work and prevent delays in the production process by verifying bar code labels

The Solution

• Axis network cameras part of a verification system to the scanner control system reading bar codes on the cars

The Result

• Employees save time by not having to go to the car to re-read the barcode

• Just-in-time production process was considerably improved

Axis Success Stories

Web Attraction Applications

Nobel Prize Awards

”Picture quality is higher than traditional web cameras..., Transmission spead of the AXIS 2120 Network Camera is also a lot higher.”

Hans Mehlin,Web Master, Nobel e-Museum

Network camera provide vision for remote automation solution

The Mission

• To inform and attract visitors of the Swedish Nobel Prize festivites through real-time video on the Web site

The Solution

• Two AXIS network cameras delivered a pictures every ten seconds to the Web

• No other equipment was required other than a network connection and power outlet

The Result

• Nobel e-Museum is very pleased with the AXIS 2120 Network Camera’s performance, easy installation and high picture quality.

• Increased number of visitors to the Nobel Web site during the festivities.

Advantech

"...The Axis network camera provided an all-in-one solution. Since a PC is not required, I was able to set it up in about five minutes. It has been running ever since. This product is very robust. It has required no maintenance and has been very easy to incorporate into other applications..” Victoria Chernyakhovsky, R&D, Advantech

Vision for remote automation solution

The Mission

• Increase traffic to the corporate Web site

• Giving potential customers opportunity to experience the company’s online control and monitoring solutions

The Solution

• Installation of an interactive, easy-to-use, live demo on its web site, using Axis network cameras.

The Result

• Traffic to the Advantech web site increased by 23 percent

• Parts of a small robot can be adjusted remotely using the company's Web interface – real time images of the robot is displayed as it is manipulated

University of Minnesota

"... Since we have computer access basically everywhere on campus, the Axis network camera solutions really make sense for us. I’m sure we’ll see more popping up over the next year...” Andrew Svec, Director of communications, University of Minnesota

Axis Cameras make the Grade at the University of Minnesota

The Mission

• Increase the sense of community among university students, teaching staff and administration.

The Solution

• Four screens around the official seal of the University of Minnesota show live images using Axis network cameras.

The Result

• Increased awareness of and identification with the University system as a whole. The display consistently attracts a large audience of interested students, personnel and guests.

• Stimulated interest in other applications for the network cameras.