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Videoloft, the cloud video surveillance platform, has partnered with Navtech Radar, the commercial radar solutions manufacturer, to add video verification to radar intrusion detection systems. Video verification adds a crucial step to Navtech Radar’s AdvanceGuard radar-based solutions, which can detect and track intruders within a 3km radius. AdvanceGuard radar-based solutions By integrating with Videoloft’s API, AdvanceGuard radar-based solutions can trigger cameras to record when intruders are detected, track their movements and save the recorded video events to the Videoloft cloud. Those video events are then easily retrieved through the AdvanceGuard solution allowing intruder alerts to be quickly verified.  Intelligent, real-time threat analysis Videoloft’s cloud-recorded video in AdvanceGuard helps us deliver a common customer request" “Bringing Videoloft’s cloud recorded video into AdvanceGuard helps us deliver a common customer request,” explains Simonas Mikuzis, AdvanceGuard Product Manager. Simonas Mikuzis adds, “Intelligent, real-time threat analysis is now possible through a combination of radar intruder detection and video verification.” Applications Applications span a variety of sectors, from airports and military sites to prisons and industrial manufacturing. Navtech Radar will be joining Videoloft at ISC West in Las Vegas, USA on March 23-25 2022. Together they’ll be showcasing their technology partnership to the professional security industry. 

UK-based cloud video surveillance platform, Videoloft, is starting the year with a bang by announcing the first of many new features planned to launch in 2022. Videoloft customers can now connect a monitor to the Videoloft Cloud Adapter and watch their camera live feeds on a local display. Until now, wanting local live viewing was one of the only remaining reasons why security installers and users felt it was still necessary to retain on-premise NVRs or DVRs. But now, as well as remote camera viewing from the Videoloft iOS or Android apps or browser-based web viewer, live video feeds can be watched on a monitor over the local network. No latency, almost no bandwidth, just simple local live viewing! Examining key features Let’s examine the key features that allow the Videoloft Cloud Adapter to give traditional on-premise NVRs or DVRs a run for their money: Secure offsite storage for high-resolution video – Record up to 8MP (4K) video straight to the cloud. Protect against recorder malfunction, damage, or theft. Easy remote & local viewing – Watch live and recorded video remotely via the Videoloft mobile app or web viewer. Connect a monitor to view live streams on a local display. Stores video in case of network outage – If the internet connection drops, up to 7 days video can be locally stored on the Videoloft Cloud Adapter. Video is automatically uploaded to the cloud when the network is restored. One platform, as many users and locations as they need – Easily view cameras from multiple locations in one place and give access to others. No charge for additional users, and no limits on simultaneous users. Small bridging device The Videoloft Cloud Adapter, the small bridging device that connects compatible CCTV systems to the platform, instantly upgrades legacy security systems adding all of the above features and more. It is available in an 8 or 16-channel version and there is a 64-channel 19” rack-mounted solution for larger installations. The end user demand for cloud-only installations is rapidly growing, but of course, Videoloft can still run alongside a local recorder where required. “We’re definitely seeing increased adoption of cloud-only video solutions across a wide variety of sectors,” explains Laura Worrell, Videoloft’s Chief Operating Officer, adding “Cloud-only installations used to be limited to customers with a specific requirement to only store video offsite, but it’s now becoming the norm.”

Videoloft’s cloud video surveillance platform provides users with a powerful yet highly cost-effective remote recording solution while providing resellers with a new potential revenue stream to add to their offering portfolio. For large surveillance system users, Videoloft’s cloud video surveillance solution provides affordable secure offsite video backup. For SMBs (small and medium businesses), Videoloft’s ability to record up to 8MP direct to the cloud provides a powerful remote standalone storage solution. Budget solution Both applications provide system integrators and resellers with a versatile VSaaS (video software as a solution) for virtually any size system or vertical application. A key benefit of VSaaS solutions is that they can be positioned as an operating expense (OPEX) versus a capital expense (CAPEX), making it easier for users to budget the solution as an ongoing expense for operations rather than a large single one-time investment. Versatile and cost-efficient Cloud video surveillance platform provides users and resellers alike with versatility and cost-efficiency “Our cloud video surveillance platform provides users and resellers alike with the ideal combination of features, versatility, and cost-efficiency,” said Joanna Santander, Director of Sales & Business Development, Videoloft. “As the need and demand for VSaaS cloud solutions with remote access capabilities continue to increase globally, the benefits across different vertical applications continue to become more evident.” Videoloft Use Cases Quick service restaurants (QSR) and retail chains are benefitting from Videoloft’s innovative cloud video surveillance platform as a secure, centralised, and long-term video storage solution. It allows them to easily consolidate video from multiple sites and add cloud storage, eliminating the risk of lost footage due to theft or tampering of onsite recorders. Videoloft also provides QSR and retail chains with a way to store video for up to 3+ years, much longer than is possible on conventional NVRs, to protect them from liabilities associated with injury and insurance claims, and shrinkage. Battery or solar-powered solution For locations that lack power and wired internet infrastructure, such as construction sites, vacant properties, and agricultural locations, traditional video surveillance often isn’t feasible, and guards are needed to ensure security. Videoloft provides an alternative solution that can be battery or solar-powered and connected via a 4G wireless router. Videoloft’s software constantly monitors the network conditions and deploys dynamic frame rate, bit rate, and resolution adjustment when necessary to ensure that footage is sent and recorded even in poor network conditions. Remote management   The Videoloft solution provides site managers with the versatility to remotely manage employees, deliveries, and health and safety protocols. Videoloft’s timelapse feature makes it easy to track development over days, weeks, and months Videoloft's video analytics technology enables highly specific alerting options and smart video search, making it fast and easy to locate specific events. Videoloft’s timelapse feature also makes it easy to track development over days, weeks, and months, and to share this progress with customers.  Audio and alarm features Videoloft is a great solution for education campuses. The platform provides campus security teams with the ability to easily monitor sites even when they are split across multiple locations. With features such as PTZ control, 2-way-audio, and alarm triggering there are many ways to detect, track and address unwanted visitors. Real-time monitoring Cannabis farms and dispensaries can leverage Videoloft’s cloud video surveillance solution to ensure they comply with regulatory requirements. In many states, it is mandatory to record 24/7 video both locally and offsite. Videoloft’s live camera health monitoring functionality ensures problems are spotted in real-time so they can be rapidly diagnosed and resolved, eliminating the possibility of lost video. User-friendly software solution Videoloft is also providing integrators and dealers with a new potential source of RMR. Videoloft’s simple setup, affordable cloud plans, and user-friendly software allow integrators to offer SMBs and the high-end residential market a highly cost-competitive product, even when compared to DIY solutions that typically employ Wi-Fi cameras that are inherently less secure. Users can set alerting and recording schedules and easily playback and download video through the Videoloft app, and assign multiple users with read-only or full admin access to all or specific cameras, depending on their requirements.