• Milestone extends support for Bosch Video over IP cameras and encoders
• High performance 30 FPS at 4CIF interlaced video support
• Free demo package for installers
  

Bosch Security Systems and Milestone Systems have strengthened their strategic alliance by extending the range of integrated hardware and software products.

Bosch Security Systems is a global leader in IP cameras and encoders. The IP cameras are based on the award-winning DInion, FlexiDome and AutoDome Modular cameras. Milestone's XProtect IP video management suite is one of the market-leading open platform IP video management system, with an extensive global presence.

The Bosch-Milestone strategic partnership extends the list of integrations to include Bosch's single-channel VIP X1 and twin-channel VIP X2 encoders running at full frame rate at 4CIF as well as its complete line of IP cameras.

As part of the launch, Bosch and Milestone have released a Milestone-Dinion IP promotion demo package. This free-of-charge, single-camera license package can be downloaded from the internet and used by installers to demonstrate the full power of the combined solution – Bosch's IP encoders and Dinion IP cameras with Milestone's XProtect Professional video management solution.

About the Bosch Group

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, some 280,000 associates generated sales of 45.1 billion euros in fiscal 2008. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its more than 300 subsidiaries and regional companies in over 60 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Each year, Bosch spends more than 3.5 billion euros, or eight percent of its sales revenue, for research and development, and applies for over 3,000 patents worldwide. With all its products and services, Bosch enhances the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial.

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.

About Bosch in China

Bosch founded its first trading office in China as early as 1909. In 1926, the first car service workshop opened in Shanghai. Today, all Bosch business sectors are present in China: Automotive Technology, Industrial Technology and Consumer Goods and Building Technology. The company operates 44 legal entities in China and has a holding company in Shanghai. Consolidated sales in China reached 2.2 billion euros in 2008. Some 20,200 Bosch associates in all legal entities and facilities are committed to bringing to Chinese customers the latest technology as well as the most reliable services to help improve their quality of life.

Bosch Security Systems Division

Bosch Security Systems is an innovative, global, one-stop-shop for high-quality security and communication products. Offering an unrivalled choice and an integrated approach, our company offers a complete range of specialized state-of-the-art products and systems for standard or customized applications and projects. The Security Systems division accounts for 10,197 active employees in over 40 countries. In China, through its national operation network and manufacturing site based in Zhuhai, Bosch Security Systems is committed to provide superior products and efficient services to the customers of China market.

Additional information can be accessed at http://www.boschsecurity.com.cn .

For more information on Bosch China, please visit http://www.bosch.com.cn

News sourc: Bosch China
Publish date: July 2007