This document provides software feature comparisons to help make the best decision.

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1 SS-swcomp1.doc February 2006 Copyright 2006, GE Security Inc. Introduction GE s is enterprise video management software that provides seamless management of digital video across IP networks. provides a full integration solution for SymSuite MPEG-4 digital video products. 1 software leverages a customer s IT infrastructure to provide networked video recording, virtual matrix switching, alarm management and seamless web access to live and recorded video. is deployed on commercial off-the-shelf workstations, servers, and storage systems. Customers can choose the computer platform that best serves their needs. GE Security offers worldclass products from Dell and Hewlett Packard as part of a turnkey solution. includes integration with key elements of GE s core CCTV video platform including DVMRe, StoreSafe, Digiplex IV Switch, 405 Keypad, CyberDome, and Legend. There are four base software packages: DVR Manager Light Pro Enterprise This document provides software feature comparisons to help make the best decision. DVR Management DVR Manager provides live viewing and playback capabilities for a system of SymDec recorders. The package includes a rich set of configuration tools, live video viewing and event management capabilities. The DVR manager scales to 96 cameras. The DVR Manager is limited to recording on the DVR and does not support Networked Video Recording. Video System Management The video system management packages support both DVR recording and recording on commercial offthe-shelf servers as a Network Video Recorded (NVR). NVR recording is used to record IP video steams from the SymVeo IP camera, SymNet IP codec or as a backup to the SymDec products. Light: This package supports up to 40 cameras. It is ideal for small systems of SymVeo IP cameras or SymNet codecs. The base package includes Virtual Matrix Switch, Networked Video Recording (NVR) on commercial PCs or servers, web browser access and a rich set of live and video playback features. Pro: This package can be deployed on multiple servers to provide a highly scaleable and seamless video solution. This is the most popular package and meets most video management needs. 1 SymVeo IP Camera, SymNet IP codec and the SymDec recorder

2 2 It includes Virtual Matrix Switch, Networked Video Recording (NVR), web browser access and a rich set of live and video playback features. Enterprise: This package is designed for highly mission-critical video management. The base package includes all of the features in the base Pro package. The package supports additional options for redundant video archiving and fail-over archiving across multiple NVR systems. Comparison matrix Scale Number of cameras Unlimited Unlimited Network video recording on server Network Video recording No 40 cameras per server 70 cameras per server Local recording No Yes Yes Yes Motion-based recording No Yes Yes Yes Event-triggered recording No Yes Yes Yes Scheduled recording No Yes Yes Yes Failover network video recording Redundant network video recording No No No Yes No No No Yes Remote site archiver No No No Yes Virtual matrix Camera sequences Macros No Yes Yes Yes SymNet viewing on analog monitor (live) Configuration No Yes Yes Yes Unlimited Autodiscovery Yes (SymSuite only) Yes (SymSuite only) Yes (SymSuite only) Yes (SymSuite only) Unit motion detection Copy camera config Firmware upgrade Network settings (unicast, multicast, BA) Directory failover No No No Yes System Database reporting No No No Yes Timezones No No No Yes Event management

3 3 User defined events and actions User management User groups User security based on site User privileges User security only for applications Audit trail Live video viewing Live view from DVR (SymDec, DVMRe) Dual-screen display PTZ control Snapshots PC keyboard shortcut keys HTML maps Boost video quality on event CCTV keyboard support Web client PTZ Lock Instant replay Bookmarks Configurable tile patterns User instructions - base on event trigger Initiate presets/procedures/tours Digital zoom Trigger event actions Live view from NVR No Yes Yes Yes Block camera No Yes Yes Yes USB joystick support No Yes Yes Yes Start/Stop Recording No Yes Yes Yes Trigger macro execution No Yes Yes Yes Local archiving on of video streams No Yes Yes Yes Alarm acknowledgement No No Yes Yes Playback on alarm No No Yes Yes Still images on alarm No No Yes Yes Alarm management No No Yes Yes

4 4 Recorded video playback PlaYBack from DVR Dual-screen display Video export with player Video export to AVI/ASF Time/date search (DVR) Snapshots PC keyboard shortcut keys Web client Motion/event search (NVR) No Yes Yes Yes Time/date search (NVR) Bookmarks Configurable tile patterns Digital zoom Playback from NVR No Yes Yes Yes Synchronous playback No Yes Yes Yes USB joystick in LV No Yes Yes Yes Video control Pause Lock speed Forward playback (1x, 2x, 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 100x) Reverse playback (-10x, -20x, -40x, -100x) Slow forward playback (frame-frame, 1/8x, 1/4x, 1/3x, 1/2x, 1x) Slow reverse playback (Iframe-I-frame) Analog monitor control No Yes Yes Yes Supported devices SymDec1/4/16 SymNet1/16 SymVeo PTZ control (third party) PTZ control (Legend CyberDome) DVMRe/StoreSafe Digiplex switch control No Yes Yes Yes Integrations

5 5 SDK No Yes Yes Yes SecurePerfect No Yes Yes Yes I * requires Pro-Bridge