The
newest release of DW Spectrum® IPVMS, version 3.0, has been rebuilt from the
ground up.
With
all new source code, it is even more powerful and easier to use than ever
before.
One of
the exciting new features in DW Spectrum® IPVMS is “Web Pages” that allows you
to place Internet browser windows in your surveillance layout. Like the Interactive
Mapping feature that allows you to place an image or blueprint of your area or facility
in the background of the GUI and then freely position camera feeds and alarms
over it, Web Pages adds unexpected flexibility to your surveillance workflow.
The
Web Pages feature is not meant to replace your favorite browser on your
computer — Web Pages is a tool within the VMS.
The Web
Pages browser is a basic version of Chromium — and as such, does not support
many advanced browser features. It should run HTML5 very well, but you may
experience crashes or bugs in websites which run additional scripts for
interactivity and that require plugins.
There
are many uses for this tool. Most popular are controlling third-party systems
and devices which have web-based interfaces (i.e. access control, drones,
radios).
The
other major benefit of the Web Pages browser is the ability to create custom
integrations with responsive HTML5 user interfaces. For example, we had one
customer create a very simple user interface for border agents to document
license plates, cargo and notes while never having to leave DW Spectrum®. They were
able to create a responsive HTML5 web app that pulled the snapshot of the
license plate and combined it with a form to fill out each time a truck pulled
up — all sitting next to live video within the interface.
Other
things customers can do with a the Web Pages browser include quickly accessing
a corporate wiki, monitoring live news as it is developing and adding active
mapping to their desktop (e.g. logistics truck tracking).
As a
side note, because DW Spectrum® IPVMS version 3.0 is on a new platform, you
will need to use a new iOS
app. Alternatively, you can continue to access all your DW Spectrum® IPVMS
and VMAX® systems through the dynamic DW®
Mobile Pro™ app.
As
always, you can try DW Spectrum® IPVMS at no cost. You only pay for recording
per camera, and that is a one-time fee that entitles you to lifetime upgrades.
DW
Spectrum® IPVMS version 3.0 is now available
for download.