Sequent Technologies Unveils Broadcast Video System

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Sequent Technologies' Ranger 350i is a wide-area digital wireless video transmitter that's also a digital video recorder as well as a powerful multi-purpose server. It's by far the smallest, lightest, and most robust system of its kind in the world - built rugged to be at home in harsh environments � small enough to fit almost anywhere.

City Of Industry - Jan 22, 2003
Sequent Technologies, the leading provider of wireless surveillance video, audio and data transmission and recording systems today announced the first television-quality mobile video transmitter that utilizes existing wireless networks to deliver compressed MPEG 4 streaming video transmissions via the Internet.

The new "cigar box size" Ranger 350i can record thousands of hours of video, audio, and information while simultaneously transmitting live video via cellular, satellite, wireless LAN, and other networks. The principal applications for Sequent products are in law enforcement, military, commercial security, public safety and homeland defense.

"In today's ever changing world there is a growing need to monitor high-security installations, public infrastructure, commercial and manufacturing sites," said Wm. Lee Little, executive vice president of Sequent Technologies.

"The Ranger 350i is the ideal system where video surveillance is required and it's the smallest, lightest and most robust system of its kind in the world allowing for installation in harsh environments and remote locations."

"Video playback using the Ranger 350i doesn't need any special software," said Daniel Pearlson, founder and chief technology officer for Sequent Technologies. "The beauty of the product is the system is compatible with almost all media software and browsers. This provides the user with a total solution that can be operated anywhere and at anytime across all networks and systems."

Sequent Technologies has designed a system suitable for different markets and applications. The law enforcement industry is a key market for the Ranger 350i and the adoption of the system will reduce operating costs relative to other means of video recording.

The system not only records from a dash-mounted camera in a patrol car, at the same time it can also record from small cameras worn on the lapels of officers' uniforms and wireless microphones.

The Ranger 350i can also record the time, location (using a built-in Global Positioning System), speedometer readings, and up to 128 other data sources. The system also stores up to 4,000 hours of video on-board, depending on the quality chosen, no other portable video recorder in the world can make this claim.

Cameras and microphones in the patrol car enhance the ability of the officer to record different angles of a routine traffic stop, a high-speed chase or provide important information for tactical deployment of response units. Installation of the unit, along with Sequent's central video file server, eliminates the need to store and manage costly videotape archives.

Combating terrorism is another major application for the Ranger 350i. The system can remotely monitor dams, bridges, airports, nuclear power plants or other sensitive locations without the need to install costly fiber-optic networks. The Ranger 350i can provide television-quality video from flying aircraft, providing defense personnel real-time video and interactive audio during emergency situations.

Ground and military personnel are able to assess situations and take appropriate action based on high-quality real-time surveillance. The Ranger 350i system can be a key component for public safety. For example, railroad crossings can be equipped with the system to monitor for cars or other materials on the tracks.

Engineers will be able to preview the crossings and take appropriate action if someone or something is blocking the tracks, drastically reducing the amount of collisions between trains and automobiles.

Commercial applications for the Ranger 350i include, loss prevention in stores, construction sites, warehouses, and other commercial businesses. The system can send live video images to patrol personnel or a central command center, allowing for an entire building, construction site, freight yard or store to be monitored via a wireless network.

Since the unit transmits using any of a variety of different network standards, personnel can walk a site while monitoring other locations via a PDA or other mobile computing device.

The Ranger 350i is also compatible with current legacy systems allowing personnel to view current cameras presently installed on the system. This allows the extension of the security perimeter without needing additional manpower.

The wireless aspect of Sequent's Ranger technology allows for easy relocation of the systems without the need to install any infrastructure, and the systems operate with almost any power source, from 8 to 24 volts DC or AC. Ranger 350i is about the size of a cigar box, and weighs less than six pounds.

The Ranger 350i represents the first of a series of new products that will be coming from Sequent in the first half of 2003. The company will offer customers a full line of hardware and software solutions to meet a variety of market solutions.

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