Inovonics Launches EchoStream EN6080 Area Control Gateway

New product by Inovonics combines first PSIA-compliant area controller with Internet protocol and Inovonics commercial wireless mesh network

LAS VEGAS, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — ISC WEST (Booth #3127) – Inovonics (http://www.inovonics.com), the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety, today launched the EchoStream® EN6080 Area Control Gateway (ACG), the industry’s first PSIA (www.psialliance.org) compliant device that provides IP-based interoperability of leading access control, video and area control (formerly burglary and intrusion detection) systems. The EN6080 ACG enables integration, configuration and management of thousands of wireless devices, establishes interoperability between multiple physical security systems and creates a common communications platform to build customized commercial security solutions based on specific organizational requirements.

“Proximex Surveillint was designed with an open architecture to integrate information from many disparate security systems and devices,” said Larry Lien, vice president of product management at Proximex. “By supporting open standards from PSIA, Proximex worked with Inovonics to quickly and easily integrate Inovonics’ wireless intrusion endpoints to our Surveillint PSIM solution using the EN6080 ACG. As a result, it delivered customers a centralized view of security activity and improved incident response.”

The EN6080 ACG is the first area controller in the industry to offer a PSIA-enabled integration of wireless intrusion devices into a commercial security environment without the need for add-on relays or a customized serial interface. By incorporating the EN6080 ACG into a wireless network infrastructure, end-users and systems integrators have the flexibility and freedom of choice to connect existing and/or new systems into a cohesive, fully integrated commercial security environment. Common data flow and sharing between access control, wireless intrusion, video and associated analytics provides a centralized view of facilities and systems. A browser-based user interface streamlines wireless device registration and system configuration.

“Strategic alliances are key in our industry,” said Dennis Law, president of 3xLOGIC, Inc. “Yet what is more important is the option of interoperability to increase the capabilities of our solutions—which our partner, Inovonics, is now able to provide.  Its EN6080 ACG was easily integrated with our VIGIL Video Management System enabling our authorized partners to seamlessly add wireless alarm devices, such as passive infrared (PIR) detectors, panic buttons and door/window contacts to further enhance our customers’ overall security event and video management experience.”

Using the PSIA Area Control standard, data is shared between access control, wireless intrusion, video and associated analytics. For example, in an intrusion situation, if a door is opened during a burglary attempt, the fully integrated system utilizes wireless alarm information to instruct video monitoring equipment to focus in on the specific door where the event is taking place. The coordinated sharing of data within a fully integrated system essentially allows for a smarter deployment and the reduction of false alarms. With the reliability of an embedded software-based controller, adding Inovonics’ burglary and intrusion detection capabilities to any PSIA compliant application is simplified.

Additional Features of the EN6080 ACG include:

• Direct IP integration: Wireless sensors are registered through a browser-based embedded web server and incorporated into a commercial security system.
• EchoStream: The EN6080 ACG uses Inovonics’ dedicated, secure and fully supervised commercial mesh network and links it to a standard TCP-IP Ethernet LAN.
• Small to large campus coverage: EN6080 ACG supports up to 3,000 wireless endpoints.
• Devices are monitored by the EN6080 ACG for the following:
  • Battery status
  • Supervision
  • Tamper
  • Alarm/Restoral

“We are excited about this innovative solution and our entrance into the growing integrated security solutions space,” said Mark Jarman, president of Inovonics. “We want to advance open architecture IP platforms using our EchoStream wireless network. In addition, the PSIA architecture brings flexibility and system customization for integrators and end users to utilize best-available technologies easily and reliably in the development of their commercial security solutions. With its advanced capabilities, the EN6080 Area Control Gateway will help us take an even stronger position as the standard for commercial wireless security.”

PSIA

The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) (www.psialliance.org) is a global consortium of physical security manufacturers and systems integrators focused on promoting interoperability of IP-enabled security devices and systems across the security ecosystem and beyond.

The PSIA promotes and develops open specifications, relevant to networked physical security technology, across all industry segments including video, storage, analytics, intrusion, and access control. PSIA supports license-free standards and specifications, which are vetted in an open and collaborative manner, to the industry as a whole. Five active working groups – IP Video, Video Analytics, Recording and Content Management, Area Control, and Systems – develop these specifications. For more information about PSIA, visit (www.psialliance.org)

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Inovonics Wireless Corporation
Inovonics is the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. Founded in 1986, the company pioneered and patented the use of 900 MHz wireless technology to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and flexible solutions for critical wireless applications. A leader in security and senior care markets, and the standard for multi-family submetering solutions, the Inovonics family of transmitters, receivers and control modules provides the wireless backbone for many of the world’s most widely used wireless systems. Renowned for exceptional performance and reliability, more than 10 million Inovonics wireless devices have been deployed in the most challenging of commercial environments, where structural limitations and multiple wireless networks can prove disruptive to lower quality systems. Working with leading OEMs and service provider partners, Inovonics provides network design and system engineering support to continuously advance the use of wireless technologies for corporate, industrial, government and educational applications. For more information contact Inovonics at (www.inovonics.com), or call 800-782-2709.

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CyberData Corporation Releases the 2 Port PoE Gigabit Switch and the SIP Paging Adapter

MONTEREY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

CyberData announced today the release of the 2 Port PoE Gigabit Switch and the SIP Paging Adapter.

The CyberData 2-Port PoE Gigabit Switch, designed to expand a single PoE network connection into one or two PoE Gigabit network ports is powered from a single 802.3at or 802.3af network switch and passes that power through to one or two of the downstream switch ports. No external power supply is required.

The SIP Paging Adapter, with voice prompted menu and up to 10 user-defined stored message files, is a VoIP endpoint that interfaces analog paging systems with SIP and Multicast-based audio sources. Using the SIP Paging Adapter, messages can be played in a variety of ways such as SIP to Analog, Line-in to Analog or Multicast to Analog, making it a versatile and cost-effective endpoint.

There has been much anticipation in the market for both devices. “We had live demonstrations of both devices last month at EnterpriseConnect, and received incredibly positive feedback,” explained Phil Lembo, President and CEO of CyberData.

To learn more about the 2 Port PoE Gigabit Switch, the SIP Paging Adapter or any of CyberData’s other devices, please visit www.cyberdata.net.

About CyberData Corporation:

CyberData Corporation, in business since 1974, has been a leading OEM design and manufacturing firm that develops peripheral devices for VoIP phone systems that facilitate legacy migration to VoIP, provides IP equivalents to existing analog phone devices and delivers Unified Communications-based Application Specific Endpoints.

CyberData Corporation
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DE-CIX Launches World’s Largest and Most Advanced Ethernet Interconnection Platform

New DE-CIX Apollon Platform Offers High-Availability Peering With Full 100G Ethernet Capabilities

FRANKFURT, GERMANY–(Marketwired – Apr 10, 2013) –  DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange operator headquartered in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), announces today the implementation of its newest interconnection platform, DE-CIX Apollon. This cutting-edge, scalable Ethernet platform will be the world’s largest and most advanced.

DE-CIX operates carrier-neutral exchanges for carriers, Internet service providers, content delivery networks and cloud computing providers in Frankfurt, Germany and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. DE-CIX in Frankfurt currently serves and connects over 500 networks from more than 50 countries.

Built with the latest technology to ensure the highest availability and best performance, DE-CIX Apollon utilizes ADVA Optical Networking’s flagship FSP 3000 platform, which provides transport speeds of up to 2 Terabits/sec per fiber pair. The switching layer is powered by Alcatel-Lucent’s Core Router 7950 XRS, which supports the world-leading port density of up to 80 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports per chassis. The core of the DE-CIX Apollon network is based on four supernodes that are built from the Alcatel-Lucent 7950 XRS and which are fed by customer-facing switches, both located at secure locations spread throughout the Frankfurt metro.

Once ready for service, DE-CIX Apollon will provide the full spectrum of Ethernet-based interconnection services, including DE-CIX’s premium peering at access speeds from 1 Gigabit to multiple 100 Gigabit ports, depending on client requirements. This furthers the overall scalability of DE-CIX, on which traffic has grown at a rate of 50-100% per year for the last 10 years.

“DE-CIX Apollon’s interconnection capabilities represent the largest interconnection architecture in the market, enabling clients to not only peer but establish immediate dedicated-capacity connections with other global service providers,” states Harald A. Summa, CEO for DE-CIX. ”Partnering with industry leaders such as ADVA Optical Networking and Alcatel-Lucent further ensures DE-CIX continues to deliver best-in-class interconnection. With the launch of DE-CIX Apollon, we’ve set the foundation to support the demand for Layer 2 interconnection services and the creation of an even broader marketplace at DE-CIX.”

DE-CIX Apollon will be showcased at the Global Peering Forum in San Diego on April 10 and will be featured on a thirteen-event roadshow across North America, Europe and the Middle East from April-December 2013. The DE-CIX Apollon platform in Frankfurt is currently being deployed and will be ready for service in December 2013. DE-CIX Apollon will soon be extended to select international markets.

For more information about DE-CIX and DE-CIX Apollon, please visit http://apollon.de-cix.net.

About DE-CIX
Founded in 1995, DE-CIX in Frankfurt is the leading operator of Ethernet-based carrier and ISP interconnection worldwide. DE-CIX facilitates the exchange of IP traffic between networks through a distributed, failsafe and scalable infrastructure in various metro markets across Germany and in the Middle East. This includes broadband networks, hosting providers, content providers and cloud computing players. More than 500 ISPs from over 50 countries use DE-CIX to handle a large fraction of their Internet traffic and make DE-CIX the world’s largest interconnection facility that supports peering. DE-CIX’s customer base includes the world’s leading players, such as 1&1, Akamai, China Telecom, Facebook, Google and Telefonica.

The company began its international growth with the takeover in 2012 of the operations of UAE-IX in Dubai, UAE, the country’s first carrier-neutral interconnection and peering platform. DE-CIX is a wholly owned subsidiary of eco e.V., the world’s largest Internet industry association. Further information is available at: www.de-cix.net.

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Australian Satellite Communications Boosts Bandwidth Requirements on EUTELSAT 172A for Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Full Ku-band transponder leased for in-flight passenger connectivity

PARIS, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced that Australian Satellite Communications (ASC) is increasing capacity leased on the EUTELSAT 172A satellite for Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world leader in in-flight entertainment. Australian Satellite Communications has signed a multi-year lease for a 36 MHz transponder on the EUTELSAT 172A satellite to benefit from its superior performance and coverage of the South Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand.

This new expansion of bandwidth requirements builds on ASC’s existing leasing agreements with Eutelsat for capacity on EUTELSAT 172A to enable Panasonic Avionics Corporation to address airline routes over Australia and New Zealand and for trans-Tasman flights, with teleporting managed from ASC’s teleport in Adelaide.

Mark Borgas, General Manager of ASC commented on the new contract: “We are very pleased to scale up the service we provide to Panasonic Avionics Corporation on EUTELSAT 172A. The strong features of this satellite, combined with our Adelaide teleport facilities enable us to meet the stringent and growing requirements for sophisticated in-flight communication and entertainment.”

Andrew Jordan CEO of Eutelsat Asia, said: “In-flight connectivity at 35,000 feet is changing the face of air travel. We are delighted that EUTELSAT 172A is increasingly servicing this market and meeting the high expectations of ASC and the world’s first global Ku frequency high bandwidth aeronautical network operated by Panasonic Avionics Corporation.”

Panasonic’s Global Communications Service provides two-way broadband connectivity, supporting a wide range of passenger and crew applications including Internet access, voice, data and the ability to monitor and transmit airline operational data in real-time at speeds of up 50 Mbps to the aircraft.

About Eutelsat Communications (http://www.eutelsat.com)

Eutelsat Communications is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A. With capacity commercialised on 30 satellites delivering reach of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, significant parts of the Americas and the Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of the world’s leading satellite operators. As of 31 December 2012 Eutelsat’s satellites were broadcasting 4,500 television channels to over 200 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Group’s satellites also provide a wide range of services for TV contribution, corporate networks and fixed and mobile broadband markets. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ over 780 commercial, technical and operational professionals from 30 countries.

Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute: High-Speed Internet from the Ceiling Lamp

New broadband components for visible light communication

High-Speed Internet from the Ceiling Lamp. (Photo: Business Wire)

BERLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

In visible light communication, the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI has set a further milestone on the way to high-speed internet from the ceiling lamp. Development of novel components for data transmission over LEDs means that significantly higher bandwidth can now be used in real-time with data throughput rates of up to 3 Gbit/s being reached in laboratory experiments. The new components will be presented at FOE 2013.

The technology developed by HHI makes it possible to use standard off-the-shelf LED room lights for data transmission. Data rates of up to 800 Mbit/s were reached by this optical WLAN under laboratory conditions, while a complete real-time system exhibited at trade fairs reached data throughput of 500 Mbit/s. The newly developed patent protected components have now achieved a transmission rate in laboratory experiments of over 1 Gbit/s per single light frequency. As off-the-shelf LEDs mainly use three light frequencies or light colors, speeds of up to 3 Gbit/s are feasible.

Thus far LEDs could only be used with a bandwidth of around 30 MHz, yet the new technical components enable exploitation of a much higher bandwidth of up to 180 MHz. As the higher frequency bands are also used for transmission, this significantly boosts the data throughput rate. Development of the components as modules makes them suitable for customized integration in technology developments such as Car-to-X communication. But visible light communication also has a broad array of other possible applications ranging from areas like hospital operating theatres where safety is at a premium to places like trade shows and factory halls where radio communication is problematic. This new development represents a major step forward towards optical high-speed WLAN.

For more information, see: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/vlc

The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute

The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute is a world leader in the development of mobile and fixed broadband communication networks and multimedia systems. From photonic components and systems to fiber optic sensors and high speed hardware architectures, the Heinrich Hertz Institute works together with its international partners from research and industry on building the infrastructure for the future Gigabit Society. Fraunhofer HHI is your competent partner for 3D TV, 3D displays, HDTV, gesture controlled man-machine interaction, image processing and transmission and use of interactive media. For more information, see: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de

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