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VidoeProtein, Linux built, competely browser based IP software solution that I have tested and seen. Runs as a web service (web services 2.0 think Google & You Tube, this blog) anywhere on the network. Works in Internet Explorer, Firefox & Safari on Mac's. Open LDAP compliant. Completely hardware indpendent. VideoProtein V3.1 was built to scale to 1000's of cameras and locations. Since it runs as a web service it's a thin client (skinny) No software to download to any PC's. Nice. Fully featured all in a web browser. Don't get me wrong I like lots of software out there, but I haven't seen any company in this space with the vision these guys have. Truly scalable all in a broswer. And LINUX

Of course, once the main application is installed on the your webserver your done then all your outlying nodes or locations just run a thin (skinny) version of what happening from the web server. That web server can reside anywhere on your network. Those outlying NVR's then make requests back to the webserver asking for jobs or tasks to do (record, motion detect, analytics, etc) The design is very simplistic and efficient and very cost effective. I can hang 80 cameras off of one box, the challange is how much to you want to store and for how long.

This camera rules

does it work with AreCont cameras? Yes they do.

Yes they sell software, browser based just means nothing to download. Just like YouTube and Google they are a Web 2.0 company in their distributed architecture. Again my opinion, this is a company that has gotten it correct in it's design.

Yes I actually do know someone at VideoProtein, no need to get suspicious. A friend of mine who I sold telecom services to years ago who I just reconnected with about a year sold me back. I also resell the other software guys too. I know how the other software guys are set up and none of them are what these guys can do (all my opinion of course). Just trying to help spread the good word. I'm not saying it's the best solution, just my favorite.

It's 100% Java

I vote VideoProtein

The version that is listed on their website is not what we are using. We called them and talked to them about the web hosted model, they stated that they are no longer doing that model because it is not profitable, the cost per customer aquisition is still not low enough from the bandwidth side (hosting). After it was explained to me I understood. The version we use and resell is their new version (I think version 3.1.1 or something like that) in any case they said their new website should be up soon to help explain. So all there are selling is a corporate version that is based on a site license. The reason we like it so much is because it's about the New Web 2.0. All based on web services, meaning that your software(theirs)can reside anywhere on your network. Any NVR's (which in my case is a simple Dell Optiplex 745 about $700 with no OS from Dell, I install my own version of Linux FREE no Windows XP server license!!) and that can sit locally or remotely. It can scale very nicely and easliy and their dashboard/UI is the best I have seen, completely customiziable. The guy I deal with over there is really cool. His name is Paul.

It's open platform not open source. Still cost me money. But well worth it because of all the intgeration points. Will integrate to just about anything IP.

Guys don't forget about VidoeProtein, the only true Linux, competely browser based IP software solution that I have tested and seen. Runs as a web service (web services 2.0 think Google & You Tube) anywhere on the network. Works in Internet Explorer, Firefox & Safari on Mac's. Completely hardware indpendent. VideoProtein V3.1 was built to scale to 1000's of cameras and locations. Since it runs as a web service it's a thin client (skinny) No software to download to any PC's. Nice. Fully featured all in a web browser. Don't get me wrong there is some really great stuff out there, but I haven't seen any company in this space with the vision these guys have.

What are you looking to find out about BroadWare? Paul

I have used a couple others myself and there is a lot to choose from. I too have an IT background. VideoProtein is great for the small business as well as the enterprise, so is MileStone. IQInvision makes a great megapixel camera that you can record directly to the camera. There is a lot to choose from.

Take a look at VideoProtein. VideoProtein is the only true Linux based solution that is all IP Based. I heard my father in law taking about this company because his company signed on board with these guys for over 600 locations and over 1500 IP cameras with one user login and user interface to manage all these locations. There is no need to log into each box/DVR/NVR. Completely scalable to 1000's and 1000's of cameras. It's really nice from what he has showed me.