New from Bosch is its Video Management System (BVMS) 7.5. Bosch says BVMS 7.5 Viewer is a new variant of its VMS software, aimed at small and medium-sized applications. This entry-level and free of charge version of Bosch’s Video Management System is for small business owners to view multiple live video streams of their cameras in high resolution from their computer screen. It also allows replaying recorded videos, and forensic searches of video recordings.
The BVMS 7.5 Viewer can be downloaded free from the Bosch website. To access live and recorded video only two configuration steps are necessary: Firstly, users assign their selected devices to the system, and then organise and cluster them as needed.
Thanks to the software’s motion and forensic search function, a recording database can be scanned for a specific event, within seconds, the product developers say. The rules for the search are definable via a graphical user interface and can be changed after an event. For example, if a theft occurs, a store’s security manager can define a specific perimeter, meaning the area or a specific shelf in the store from where the item was stolen. The video database can then be scanned for any suspicious activity, within that perimeter. The BVMS 7.5 Viewer will deliver the section of the video recording showing that particular event to the user’s desktop or notebook screen, hence no need to watch hours of recordings trying to find the moment when the object was removed from the shelf.
BVMS 7.5 Viewer is described as a scalable solution for Windows-based operating systems. It supports all Bosch video products. The free version it supports up to 16 video cameras and five recording devices, in up to 16 locations. If more sites or enhanced features are required, it can be upgraded to a fee-based solution to include further functions and support up to 10,000 sites, reusing the existing configuration, and with the same look and feel so that no further operator training is required, the firm adds.
