Digital equipment is 'top of the class' in a Birmingham school.
Smallheath Secondary School has had Dedicated Micros' Digital Sprite installed in an upgrade by UK Watch Ltd, based in Dudley. The equipment upgraded the school's existing video recorder and matrix.

The 16-camera Digital Sprite with networking was specified ... and, by using the existing computer network, images can now be viewed from any networked PC around the school ensuring coverage in all areas.

Dave Parker, Managing Director of UK Watch explains: "The school wanted to update its security to provide all round cover, but it had to be easy to use as security is monitored on site. The key objective was to record without the hassle of continually changing videotapes."

Digital Sprite is also designed to be easy to install. It brings together digital video multiplexing, digital video recording and network video transmission.

On completion of the installation, UK Watch supplied training on-site. Sue Page, headmistress at Smallheath Secondary said: "As a busy school, installation had to be quick and easy causing the minimum disruption – we were impressed by both the installation and training provided …

"Budgets, of course, are always a key consideration in the education sector, which meant that a significant capital investment in overhauling our security system simply was not possible."

She said the installation provided a reliable digital system without requiring major funding.

Digital Sprite has built in telemetry protocols and combines instant access hard disk storage, integrated telemetry control of JVC, Ultrak, Ademco, Kalatel/Aritech and Panasonic domes and multiple user network viewing in one package.

Pauline Norstrom, Marketing Communications Manager at Dedicated Micros, commented: "We don't believe that digital CCTV has to be complicated. "

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