Sun and March Networks

Public and private organizations alike are deploying advanced video technologies to improve security, but also to drive ROI through enhanced risk management, loss prevention, and other operations. But, these applications all put significant demands on IP networks and increase server and storage requirements. Open Video Surveillance solutions from March Networks and Sun help you manage the convergence of IP surveillance video and high performance IT infrastructure — while improving ROI.

Cost-Effective Video Surveillance

March Networks, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, is collaborating with Sun Microsystems to deliver scalable, end-to-end IP solutions for enterprise video surveillance. The Sun Open Video Surveillance Solution integrates feature rich, intelligent video management software and edge devices from March Networks with purpose-built Sun Fire x64 servers and Sun storage. Now you can deploy advanced IP video-based surveillance applications, including intelligent video analytics, and effectively manage them on a high performance, scalable IT infrastructure.

With the Sun Open Video Surveillance Solution, your business can deploy new, all-IP video systems or hybrid video networks that take advantage of the latest IP cameras and also leverage existing analog cameras and cabling infrastructure. In either environment, the Sun Open Video Surveillance Solution can help you cost-effectively manage high resolution video from any number of IP and analog surveillance cameras. The solution consists of:

Energy-efficient Sun Fire X4150 and X4540 servers
Pre-installed VideoSphere intelligent video management software and client software
A family of powerful IP cameras, encoders and decoders for capturing and displaying high-quality video
Cost-effective and reliable Sun Storage J4000 arrays to store TBs of video

The Sun Open Video Surveillance Solution helps you:

Improve surveillance coverage at 1/3 the cost — with fast processing, high bandwidth, and storage capacity to support 10x more cameras and is 1/3 less expensive to deploy and operate.
Centralize video surveillance management — manage all cameras and video centrally.
Enhance performance at every level — Storage is close to the CPU to accelerate video frame processing and storage.

About March Networks

March Networks draws upon a rich heritage in IP-based processing and networking technologies to develop the latest in video surveillance software and systems. These solutions help businesses enhance physical security, operate more effectively and protect themselves against theft, fraud and other crimes.

VideoSphere Intelligent Video Management portfolio — enables you to adopt the latest IP video technologies today while protecting your investments in existing surveillance infrastructure. With VideoSphere, you don't have to choose a single technology path to benefit from advanced video applications.
VideoSphere IP cameras, encoders, and application software — provide scalable recording and real-time monitoring over wired and wireless networks.

Working with a number of partners, including Sun, March Networks currently delivers high performance systems to leading commercial and industrial organizations, government agencies, financial institutions, retailers and transportation authorities in more than 50 countries.