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Network Webcams, one of the UKs leading IP CCTV firms, has appointed two new technical team members.

Kevin To and Simon Le Monnier will be at the spearhead of our technical support effort, both over the phone, by email and through the web. Our goal remains to provide the best technical support and customer service in the IP CCTV business. These appointments give Network Webcams capacity for further growth and success.

Based in Kirkcaldy, Fife, both Kevin (who has a background in IPTV) and Simon (educated in Music and Video Engineering) will spend some time getting used to how we do things around here, following our in-house training programme and learning the ropes.

We welcome both Kevin and Simon into the team and wish them every success within Network Webcams.

Network Webcams has been chosen by world leading CCTV manufacturer Pelco as one of Pelco’s main routes to market for their new IP camera range. Pelco recognised the leading position Network Webcams holds in the IP CCTV and surveillance marketplace and therefore approached Network Webcams to take on their IP camera products.

“Network Webcams is unique in the industry in that they specialize in IP cameras. We are very pleased that they have made the decision to take on Pelco’s expanding line of IP cameras, including our new Sarix Megapixel technology,” said Alex Doorduyn, Product Marketing Manager at Pelco.

Frank Crouwel, managing director at Network Webcams, commented, “We are very pleased that Pelco approached us and recognises us as a key player. It shows what we have achieved over the last five years, which makes us feel proud.”

Crouwel continued, “We are very keen to work with Pelco, we know their analogue CCTV products well from the past, and the IP product lineup for networked CCTV looks as strong as one would expect from Pelco. We expect Pelco to make quick inroads in the IP video market and we hope to be part of that.”

Pelco is introducing its IP product range as GO IP and offers an aggressive launch discount until 31st October 2009.

Network Webcams is offering its customers the full range of Pelco IP cameras, including the Pelco Camclosures, Sarix Megapixel cameras, and the best-selling Spectra IV IP speed domes. In addition, Pelco’s open platform IP surveillance recording software Digital Sentry will be offered as part of the package.

About Pelco
Pelco, Inc. by Schneider Electric is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of video and security systems and equipment ideal for any industry. Pelco produces the security industry’s most respected offering of discreet camera domes and enclosures, video matrix systems, next-generation digital video recorders, IP solutions and fiber optic transmission systems for video/data - and much more. For additional product or company information, please visit www.pelco.com

Buy Pelco IP CCTV cameras and IP surveillance software online at www.networkwebcams.co.uk

Network Webcams has made live a revamped networkwebcams.net for promoting the company’s strong IP CCTV solutions offering.

“We are going through a process of rebranding, which means that all our sites will be recognisably Network Webcams with the same corporate look and feel throughout”, says Frank Crouwel, managing director of Network Webcams Limited.

Mr Crouwel continues: “We recently introduced our new logo and this revamped website is step two and much more is to follow”.

With a strong track record in IP video and security solutions and the experience to combine the various technologies involved and make them work reliably as one total solution, Network Webcams is well placed for growth and is committed to network video for security.

Network Webcams is a specialist provider of IP security products and solutions offering supply and integration services.

Read more about Network Webcams’ IP CCTV and security solutions.

Network Webcams’ construction monitoring service, RemoteManager, has been selected to collate, archive and promote images for the restoration of the Medway Queen paddle steamer.

The ship has a fascinating history and she became famous for her record number of crossings to the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940, rescuing 7000 men in seven trips and earning the title ‘Heroine of Dunkirk’.

Since being decommissioned in 1963 the Medway Queen has had a chequered life. Firstly threatened by the scrap yard before spending her days as a nightclub on the Isle of Wight. After several incidents of sinking the Medway Queen is now being restored for future generations by the Medway Queen preservation Society.

RemoteManager will provide the society with a full archive of high quality images, a live camera feed on their website and a Time Lapse Movie of the entire project when it’s complete.

RemoteManager is a turnkey webcam system for construction projects providing real-time video, image archival and time-lapse movies. To discuss how RemoteManager can be used with your construction project please give our sales team a call on 0151 633 2111.

We are pleased to announce we have just added a range of product licenses for SecuritySpy on our UK/European store.

SecuritySpy

SecuritySpy is a CCTV monitoring, recording and playback application developed exclusively for the Mac. By installing the software you will turn your Mac into a professional video surveillance system, compatible with a wide range of devices including network cameras, video encoders, analogue cameras, webcams and digital multiplexers. It will even support the built-in iSight webcam you find in MacBooks.

Recording

SecuritySpy has built-in motion detection routines which can be set to record only when movement is detected saving on storage space. A timelapse function is also available for continuous recording if required.

Remote Access

A major benefit of the software is its remote web access capability. The software can be accessed from any remote Mac on the same local network or across the Internet. This provides remote viewing allowing you to keep track of your property from anywhere in the world. SecuritySpy can also be run in a ’server’ mode allowing other instances of the software to stream video back to a central server. This is useful for large organisations who may be running the software in various departments and want to feed them all back to a central monitoring room.

Affordable

SecuritySpy comes with a few licensing options and starts at just £29 for a 1-camera license making it ideal for home security. Licenses can be upgraded when needed and a full, unlimited license is also available making the software an ideal solution for your business too. It’s also easy to install and very simple to use.

More information

SecuritySpy - 1 camera license
SecuritySpy - 4 camera license
SecuritySpy - 8 camera license
SecuritySpy - unlimited camera license

We’ve just added another 5 great Streamdays clients onto www.streamdays.com. These clients use our Streamdays platform to incorporate a live interactive, and reliable webcam onto their websites to increase their website traffic and promote their businesses effectively.

1. Bowmore Distillery - Where they make the delicious single malt
2. Little Langdale, Lake District - stunning scenery and views
3. Oban Tourist Information Centre and exhibition area
4. Gay Dog Kennels - A live view of the dog kennels
5. Kennel Cam - Watch the dog or dogs inside this kennel

Streamdays fully managed webcam hosting services ranges from true streaming video to high capacity webcam hosting for busy entertainment websites.

Each Streamdays package is driven by an IP camera and powered by the business-class reliability of the Streamdays platform.

Contact us now about a fully interactive, plug-and-forget webcam for your business website from Network Webcams - the IP video and security specialists.

A time-lapse movie produced by Network Webcams construction monitoring service, RemoteManager, has been featured on the frontpage of the BBC News website. At the time of writing the movie is the most viewed on the website having been watched by millions of people globally.

The movie, which condenses two years of the build into a three minute video, shows the construction of the £675m St Davids 2 shopping centre in Cardiff city centre. It will house more than 100 new stores and is on course to open in the autumn.

RemoteManager is a turnkey webcam system for construction projects providing real-time video, image archival and time-lapse movies.

To discuss how RemoteManager can be used with your construction project please give our sales team a call on 0151 633 2111.

Always looking for new ways to help our customers, particularly technically, we’ve recently made live our MyCamIP website.

The site allows IP camera owners to discover their external IP address, or router (WAN) address in order to help them set up their cameras for external access and watching their CCTV over the Internet. Knowing your external IP address is crucial to this and our website displays the info they need in a jiffy.

Watch out for more innovative and useful tools from Network Webcams.

Streamdays, has recently been chosen to host the live Axis webcam of the Stonehaven Fireball Association.

Until now the webcam has been streaming live to the website of the fireball association and for 11 months of the year this works fine. However, in December the webcam receives a huge increase in traffic due to the annual Fireball swinging ceremony which is held every New Year’s Eve (or Hogmanay, as it’s known by the Scots).

Last year the webcam proved to be such a hit that the servers stopped responding at around 10pm and didn’t recover until well after the event had finished! This left most viewers disappointed and plans were cast to prevent a reoccurence.

The association contacted us, Network Webcams, who operate Streamdays to see what could be done. They decided that StreamdaysRELAY would be the most suitable package due to its ability to accommodate an unlimited amount of simultaneous viewers, this far exceeded the capacity of the original setup and will ensure no dropouts during prime time.

If you find yourself on the Internet this New Year why not logon to the Fireball swinging web camera and enjoy the festivities from the comfort of your own, warm home - you won’t be the only one!

The new IQeye 4-series range of cameras are now available from the Network Webcams UK and European store and Network Webcams US store.
The range offers an affordable solution to high resolution viewing and are ideal for IP CCTV monitoring for your business or even for security around the home.

All cameras in the 4-series range are 100% Power over Ethernet compliant making them easy to install and they can be viewed over a local network or even remotely across the Internet.

They come in three options:

• IQ040S - VGA 640×480
• IQ041S - 1.3MP 1280×1024
• IQ042S - 2.0MP 1600×1200

For more information and purchasing please see:

UK
IQ040S - VGA IP Camera PoE 640×480
IQ041S - 1.3 Megapixel IP Camera PoE 1280×1024
IQ042S - 2.0 Megapixel IP Camera PoE 1600×1200

US
IQ041S - 1.3 Megapixel IP Camera PoE 1280×1024
IQ042S - 2.0 Megapixel IP Camera PoE 1600×1200

Network Webcams has recently added the IQeye Alliance Dome Range on its UK and European IP camera store.

The range includes a series of indoor and outdoor dome cameras, all of which run Power over Ethernet. As with all IQeye cameras the IQ Alliance series offers a wide range of image resolutions, starting at 640×480, all the way up to 2560×1920 (5.0 megapixel) for both internal and external models.

Prices start at £325 + vat for the IQeye IA10SI-B3 IP camera dome, Digital PTZ, 640×480 and PoE.

More IQeye cameras on Network Webcams’ UK and Europe IP Camera Store.

From today both our online stores, one for IP camera sales in the USA and one for IP camera sales in the UK and Europe, have a fixed-width in your browser window.

We know it’s only a small change, and perhaps it doesn’t make that much of a difference to our customers, but we think it’s made our websites that little bit easier on the eye. And what’s easier on the eye is easier to navigate around, we think.

We hope it makes a difference to the experience you might have buying CCTV equipment through those websites.

Network Webcams, recognising the need for businesses to make cost savings but to retain control over their CCTV and video surveillance needs, has launched its CCTV Deal of the Week available on purchases made from its IP camera store.

The Deal of the Week is currently available to UK and European customers and will shortly become available to customers within the USA. Customers elsewhere can still take advantage of these great value deals by calling 0151 633 2111 (+44 151 633 2111 from outside the United Kingdom).

The company’s first Deal of the Week is MILESTONE RECORDING SOFTWARE - GET A 6 CAMERA LICENSE FOR THE PRICE OF 4.

Network Webcams’ head office in Wirral, UK, is moving to bigger premises to accommodate continuing growth. The new office is located only 5 minutes from Network Webcams’ previous base, keeping travel times for staff the same. The move is taking place during week commencing 3rd November 2008 and the company expects their head office to be back to normal operation by Monday 10th November. During the move, all customers are served from Network Webcams’ technical department based near Edinburgh, Scotland.

The new address for Network Webcams’ head office is:

124E Market Street
Hoylake
Wirral
CH47 3BH
United Kingdom

All telephone and fax numbers remain unchanged.

Network Webcams is a specialist firm in IP video, providing Networked CCTV and Remote Monitoring solutions as well as Construction Webcam Systems, Webcam Hosting and Video Streaming services.

Today, Network Webcams launches its most spectacular special offer yet: UP TO OVER 25% DISCOUNT ON ALL PANASONIC BL RANGE IP CCTV CAMERAS. Customers can benefit from huge cost savings until stocks last:

Panasonic BL-C1 mini IP camera static view - Normal price £72, Now £59

Panasonic BL-C20 mini wireless IP camera static view - Normal price £124, Now £99

Panasonic BL-C111 IP camera with pan & tilt - Normal price £139, Now £105

Panasonic BL-C131 wireless IP camera, pan & tilt - Normal price £174, Now £149

Panasonic BL-C140 compact IP camera for outdoor - Normal price £175, Now £135

Panasonic BL-C160 outdoor IP camera for night-time monitoring - Normal price £259, Now £189

Prices shown include delivery on mainland UK but exclude VAT at 17.5%.

The Panasonic BL camera range is suitable for entry-level IP CCTV installation within small and medium sized organisations as well as domestic applications. The cameras have built-in motion detection and come with free 1 channel recording software. Multiple camera recording software (part no. BB-HNP11) is also available.

This special offer is valid until stocks last.

To buy, please call us on +44 (0)151 633 2111 or go to our specialist IP CCTV camera store.

Network Webcams (NW) is introducing a new logo to improve brand recognition across its range of services and activities.

Designed by logo designer David Airey, NW’s new logo depicts the letters ‘NW’ as well as the visible spectrum of colours representing the capabality of IP CCTV cameras to reproduce true colour images.

“Over the last 4 years, our products and services have been individually branded which has lead to our customers not always realising that it is Network Webcams providing the service,” Frank Crouwel, NW’s managing director said. Crouwel continues: “With the new logo we address this issue and hopefully its bright colours and artistic quality will help our customers to recognise our corporate brand.”

NW’s new logo will start appearing on its websites, web applications and all other documentation over the next few weeks.

Network Webcams is a leading specialist in the area of IP camera technology, providing networked CCTV solutions, IP camera supplies, web cameras for construction projects and streaming video services. NW has offices in England, Scotland and New York.  Contact us.

We would recommend David Airey to anybody interested in logo design. David has been an inspiration and pleasure to work with throughout the design process.

Offer ends 31st October 2008

For a limited time, Network Webcams are offering Milestone XProtect Basis+ for half price at an incredible £149+VAT. XProtect Basis+ is an industry proven robust and reliable IP CCTV recording solution which allows you to monitor, record and playback surveillance recordings from over 400 different types of IP camera and video server, all from a single application.

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Panasonic have announced they will shortly add two new cameras to their BL range. The BL-C140 and BL-C160 will continue to provide the image quality and functionality you come to expect from Panasonic’s BL range but with some added features.

Both cameras are outdoor ready, this means the BL range can provide complete internal and external surveillance at a very cost effective price. The BL-C160 also adds white light illumination to its rugged outdoor housing allowing 24-hour monitoring even in locations with little or no alternative lighting. These features make cameras ideal for home CCTV and small business security.

These are highly anticipated additions to the Panasonic range and will be available from Network Webcams very soon!

Click here to view the current Panasonic range.

Like a scene from a macabre video game or a war movie flashback we stand on the eerie Black Fortress as the opposing troops advance towards us; tooled up and with more ammunition than they’re ever likely to need it’s 7 against 2: staff against Directors.

As they approach, the fire in their eyes is visible, the fear palpable and the sweat smelly! The staff are on a mission.

As the first bullets rain down spitting paint from every angle, turning the Black Fortress an oily shade of orange, the temptation to open fire is overwhelming. With limited ammunition and defense of the tower our primary objective (along with not getting shot in the b***s), we hold off until our firing lines are clean and fire off a few head shots to fix our aim. With height on our side we have them pinned down.

Ok, so it was nothing of the sort. It was a wild free-for-all culminating in a shoot-the-boss episode not seen since the phrase “going postal” was coined. A Bukowski-esque firefight if ever there could be such a thing.

We did hold them off though, and yes, I’m still smarting. Of course we’ll be doing this again.

A new line of Megapixel IP cameras have been added here at Network Webcams. Arecont cameras offer multi-megapixel resolutions in conjunction with high image rates and Power over Ethernet. Some cameras in the range even offer multiple lenses, with one optimised for daytime and one optimised for night time viewing. These features make the Arecont range perfect for surveillance solutions where high quality, useable images are required at high image rates.

Prices start from £550+VAT, making the range very competitively priced. See the full range >>