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by Stephanie Neil, MA Editorial Staff Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 5:30:00 PM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox    | Abstract: | Aiming to extend its products to oil & gas and energy companies, company adds IP-based cameras and card-access integration to its SCADA-friendly security system. |
| Keywords: | Automated video surveillance, plant security, asset monitoring, facility monitoring, video access control, oil & gas security, IP based camera, Longwatch, Axis Communications, Wonderware, Rockwell, GE Fanuc, SCADA, IP cameras, security |
With today's launch of the latest version of its video monitoring technology, Longwatch Inc. offers oil & gas and energy companies new options for securing their facilities. While security in the information age often centers on protecting against digital attacks, Longwatch Inc., a maker of remote video surveillance technology and Managing Automation 2005 "Company to Watch," considers physical security an important part of that picture, especially when it comes to protecting the water supply, the energy infrastructure, and the pipelines that transport products such as oil and gas. Delivering on that idea, the company announced version 3.0 of its Longwatch Video Surveillance System, adding IP-based cameras and the ability to tie in card access control with existing supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. Longwatch has about 100 customers, most of which are water utilities. The video monitoring technology, which leverages low-bandwidth communications networks and integrates with SCADA software from Wonderware, Rockwell Automation, and GE Fanuc, among others, was quickly adopted by water departments across the United States after 9/11. But because of the technology's price tag — starting at about $20,000 — and the fact that it doesn't require a dedicated communications network, it is starting to catch on in the private sector, particularly in the oil and gas market, Longwatch officials said. [Click to continue] |
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