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OnSSI and Firetide Enter Into Strategic Alliance to Provide Advanced Wireless Video Surveillance Solutions

Suffern, NY and Los Gatos, CA (August 14, 2007) - On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc. (OnSSI), the security industry leader in IP video surveillance solutions, and Firetide, Inc., a leading developer of wireless mesh networks, have entered into a strategic alliance to provide comprehensive video surveillance control and management capabilities over the fastest mesh network available today. The alliance combines OnSSI's field-proven software solutions to control and manage large IP-based video surveillance systems with Firetide's high speed mesh networks.

"The interoperability of OnSSI's software driven video surveillance solutions and Firetide's high speed mesh networks expands the functionality of our software and provides users with a value added proposition for both new and existing systems," said Gadi Piran, President and CTO of OnSSI. "Users employing this integrated solution will benefit from the unprecedented speed at which they can deliver the data they need without the inherent hindrances of slow networks or an overflow of incoming data."
The integrated wireless surveillance system solution has already been implemented by the Dallas Police Department in the city's business district to deter and investigate crime. The majority of cameras in the system have PTZ capabilities providing officers with the ability to remotely monitor and follow activities in real time. Firetide mesh nodes form the wireless video network operating in the 4.9 GHz spectrum which is licensed by the FCC and designated for public safety agencies and first responders.

"The alliance between Firetide and OnSSI provides a highly efficient wireless video surveillance solution that has widespread applications both for government agencies and the private sector," said Bo Larsson, CEO of Firetide. "As the success in Dallas showed, rapidly retrieving and managing all types of information - including real-time video surveillance - is now possible when public safety wireless networks have Firetide as its foundation."

By integrating Firetide's multi-service mesh networking technologies and OnSSI's IP video surveillance solution, the Dallas PD has virtually expanded its presence with remote surveillance along with the added benefit of using captured footage immediately, and for future reference during investigations and subsequent prosecutions. Additionally, first responders can monitor potentially threatening situations remotely allowing them to respond in the most appropriate manner possible.

For more information on OnSSI IP video surveillance solutions, email info@onssi.com, or visit www.onssi.com.


About Firetide Inc.

Firetide is the leading provider of mesh networks that enable concurrent video, voice, and data for municipal, public safety, and enterprise applications. Firetide HotPort mesh nodes and HotPoint access points provide a reliable high performance wireless infrastructure and access solution for video surveillance, Internet access, public safety networks, and temporary networks wherever rapid deployment, mobility, and ease of installation are required. The company's patented AutoMesh flow-based routing protocol optimizes network performance and capacity for high bandwidth and latency sensitive applications. Headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Firetide is a privately held company with worldwide product distribution. For more information, visit www.firetide.com.

About OnSSI

On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc. offers a comprehensive IP video surveillance control and management solution. Ocularis, OnSSI's IP Video Control platform, is designed to operate on a single platform with unprecedented levels of user-intuitiveness, open architecture and scalability. With core competencies rooted in both the IT and professional security markets, OnSSI's unique solution provides feature-rich camera management, sophisticated recording and archiving, automatic Push Live Video on event, control-room video-wall management and virtual matrix functionality. OnSSI's IP solutions can be found in a wide range of municipalities, federal and local government agencies, as well as enterprise, industrial, and educational settings. For more information, visit: www.onssi.com.

 

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Contact:

Sara Greenberg
LRG Marketing Communications, Inc.
On Behalf of OnSSI
845-358-1801 x 101

On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc.
222 Route 59
Suffern, NY 10901

T: (845) 369-6400
F: (845) 369-8711

Email: info@onssi.com


For Firetide:

Dominic Ybarra
Edelman PR
T: 650-762-2960

 

 


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