Orsus integrates Situator with ObjectVideo’s video analytics

New York, NY (March 4, 2009) - Orsus®, the pioneer and innovator in the field of Situation Management, a comprehensive and unique approach that coordinates the interaction between people, alerting sources and responses, has announced a technology partnership with intelligent video leader ObjectVideo. Together, the companies will provide the pre-integrated benefits of Situation Management with video analytic capabilities through ObjectVideo’s open analytics standard protocol, OV Ready.

The partnership and participation in ObjectVideo’s OV Ready Partner Network enables Situator from Orsus to fully integrate with platforms hosting ObjectVideo analytics technology without requiring special engineering work. In addition, the alliance builds upon Orsus’ commitment to provide real time analysis and response to situations and ensure interoperability with numerous security, safety and management solutions, including surveillance systems, access control, location tracking systems, weather systems, fire systems, IT Network Management systems, SCADA and others.

“Working together, Orsus and ObjectVideo are able to provide customers with the ability to respond immediately to an incident thanks to the combined benefits of video analytics and the Situation Management solution,” said Ed Troha, director, global marketing for ObjectVideo. “Orsus' membership in the OV Ready Partner Network will further the adoption of standards for a variety of the surveillance functions managed by their software, while promoting the greater availability of open, intelligent systems.”

Based on XML and open web services standards, OV Ready enables seamless interoperability between any ObjectVideo® OnBoard® enabled device and any OV Ready-compliant system. With OV Ready, video management systems, situation management systems and other third party systems wanting to leverage ObjectVideo analytics are able to deliver universal compatibility with any ObjectVideo-enabled device to create rules and receive alerts. The result is a network of intelligent ObjectVideo-enabled partners that allow system integrators and end customers to choose components that best meet business objectives, while seamlessly delivering powerful ObjectVideo capabilities.

“Orsus is committed to providing customers with the best Situation Management solution available to the market and our partnership with ObjectVideo is an important aspect of that mission,” said Rafi Bhonker, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Orsus. “We recognize that our customers want a choice when it comes to which products to integrate and expanding our technology alliance is a critical aspect.”

Situator is a comprehensive Situation Management software platform that delivers clarity and control to enterprise control rooms - enabling better coordination of the interaction between people, alerting sources, and responses. Situator is available and fully supported in North America and around the world through a network of security and safety integrators. For more information, or to request a Situator demo, please visit www.orsus.com or contact Orsus at info@orsus.com. Learn more about Orsus and Situator at the ISC West Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas April 1-3 at booth #2129.

About ObjectVideo
With more than 800,000 channels of video analytics sold worldwide, ObjectVideo® is the leading provider of intelligent video software. The company’s innovative products convert video to data in real-time through the detection, classification and tracking of relevant activities. With this technology, end users obtain vision-based business intelligence, improve surveillance effectiveness, manage building systems more accurately and reduce loss in retail environments. ObjectVideo intelligent analytics are available to the market through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that embed ObjectVideo® OnBoard® processor-based technology into a wide variety of devices throughout the surveillance system. ObjectVideo’s partner network includes more than 50 manufacturers and technology providers. The company holds more than 55 patents and patents pending in the field of computer vision. For more information, please visit www.objectvideo.com

About Orsus
Orsus is a pioneer and innovator in developing Situation Management software solutions; a comprehensive and unique approach that coordinates the interaction between people, alerting sources and responses. Orsus’ flagship offering, Situator, is the leading Situation Management software platform in the market, possessing the best integration technology available. Situator enables situation planning, response and analysis for the security, safety and crisis management markets where the risk of human error can lead to financial loss, injury and damage to public image.



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