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Published on: 6/9/2004
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American Dynamics also has its own compression standard, known as ACC, said Gene Hammond, vice president and general manager."We're using proprietary variances to get even greater compression," he explained.
TI's Fowler said software has become the focus, rather than hardware, because of its inherent flexibility."There are hardware solutions out there," he said, "but if standards change, they (customers) have to use all new hardware."
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As the industry continues to migrate toward IP cameras, Hammond said, advantages will emerge, such as the ability to use existing wiring and cabling and the use of less bandwidth because compression is done at the camera end.
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The concentration going forward, said Hammond, "will be more on managing and mining the data than it will be on how you capture it in the first place."