Manchester City FC selects Dedicated Micros’ DVRs

Story link: Manchester City FC selects Dedicated Micros’ DVRs by Jan Harris

Manchester City Football Club used sophisticated DVRs from Dedicated Micros, which is part of the AD Group, to upgrade the CCTV System at the City of Manchester stadium.

The existing system comprised 59 CCTV cameras linked to analogue multiplexers and video recorders. It was unable to provide 24/7 recording, which the club identified as a key requirement for system upgrade.

The club appointed G4S Security Systems (UK) Ltd to carry out the upgrade. G4S recommended the deployment of an advanced digital system based on six of the latest NetVu Connected Digital Sprite 2 (DS2) DVRs with 6Tb hard disk capacity, from Dedicated Micros.

The increased storage capacity provided by the plug and play system has allowed the record rate on the DVRs to be increased sixfold, and cameras to be added. It has also eliminated concern about reaching maximum capacity.

The system has also significantly reduced the frequency of off-line archiving. When one of the disks reaches capacity, footage is now archived to DVD rather than videotape, reducing space needed for storage.

The new system can be easily expanded with the addition of hard wired or wireless NetVu Connected products.