According to Frost & Sullivan, Arecont Vision, the industry leader in megapixel IP camera technology, has increased the capabilities of real-time digital video surveillance for governmental and commercial organizations worldwide and has introduced a viable, cost-effective alternative to analog-based systems. The market analyst firm has named Arecont Vision as recipient of its “2008 European Megapixel Camera Product Line Strategy of the Year Award.” The Frost & Sullivan (www.frost.com) award also recognizes Arecont Vision's emergence as a significant participant in the European megapixel camera market based on its ability to provide customers high-quality solutions at optimum prices.



Frost & Sullivan presents the “Product Line Strategy of the Year Award” each year to the company that has demonstrated the most insight into the needs and product demands of its customers and that has optimized its line of products to offer various price, performance and feature points as required by one or more market segments.



“Strategic innovation through the broadest, most technologically advanced product portfolio is what sets this vibrant company apart from the rest of the megapixel camera providers in the European market,” said Archana Rao, research analyst, Europe, Electronics & Security, Frost & Sullivan. “In addition, Arecont's unique cost-effective image processing architecture brings the much-needed price differentiation advantage to the marketplace.”

In presenting the award, Frost & Sullivan also listed several other important factors in the success of Arecont Vision:



● Arecont Vision offers cameras ranging in image resolution from 1.3 to 8 megapixels, including offerings with advanced capabilities such as dual-sensor day/night and quad-sensor panoramic viewing, in addition to high-definition Internet protocol video surveillance systems and associated software. The portfolio serves market demand for high-definition image capture to enable advanced video applications such as automatic license plate capture and forensic analysis, and provides the market's best cost-to-performance ratio.



● Arecont Vision is the first megapixel camera provider to offer a full line of cameras compliant with the H.264 video compression, a technology that provides a ten-fold average increase in storage and bandwidth efficiency compared to previous generations of JPEG megapixel cameras.



● Arecont Vision has forged important technology/software partner relationships with 54 industry leaders all over the world including Bosch, GE, Nice Systems, Verint, Milestone, Genetec and Honeywell Enterprise.



●  Arecont Vision has established a strong presence in Europe through its dedicated representative Vidicore, located in Western Europe, and through distributors (such as Norbain in Europe), system integrators and solution providers, and by catering to vertical end-user markets such as banking, retail, education, government, manufacturing, transportation and entertainment.



“From the very inception of the Company many years ago we were determined to develop a set of unique technologies that would enable a wide range of high-performance innovative megapixel cameras sharing a common extremely cost-efficient platform. The decision not to use any third-part image processors or firmware in our products has enabled a very high level of hardware integration combined with the flexibility to address the needs of a wide variety of customer requirements at the price levels more characteristic of low-resolution camera systems,” said Dr. Michael Kaplinsky, CEO, Arecont Vision. “This award is so gratifying because it recognizes not only the unique advantages of our MegaVideo® and SurroundVideo® technologies, but also the fact that these technologies enabled the products geared towards specific demands of our customer base while providing price-differentiation to the marketplace. To have this recognized by such as well respected independent organization is second only to the most important award we win every day -- satisfied customers.”



To select an award recipient, the Frost & Sullivan analyst team tracks end-user requirements and market dynamics within the industry. The process includes interviews with suppliers, end-users and industry experts. The product lines are compared with customer base demands, and the top-ranking provider is then presented the award.