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Spiritech Receives Axis Communications' 2007 North American "Retail Partner of the Year" Award
In an awards ceremony on May 21, 2008, Spiritech received the 2007 North American "Retail Partner of the Year Award." The award was presented by Axis Communications for Spiritech's "outstanding partner efforts growing and educating the retail market for network video in North America," according to Fredrik Nilsson, general manager of Axis Communications, "We congratulate Spiritech..." Whitey Helberg, President and CEO of Spiritech, received the award at a dinner ceremony in San Francisco, California. The event was part of a seminar hosted by Axis Communications. The award was for Spiritech's exceptional work as a retail seller, as well as its innovative products which are shaping the future of retail security. Upon receiving the award, Whitey said, "It is truly an honor and a privilege for Spiritech to receive this prestigious award from Axis Communications. We look forward to a long and lasting partnership with Axis in the continuing efforts to deter, detect, and document the retail industry's point-of-sale shrinkage issues." The retail market, which is a key focus for Axis Communications, "is one of the largest for video surveillance according to Nilsson. About Axis Communications...Headquartered in Lund, Sweden, Axis Communications is a leading provider of hardware, software, and communication solutions. Axis is best known for its innovative security surveillance, remote monitoring, and document management solutions. The company was founded in 1984 and has more than 500 employees at offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and North America. About Spiritech...Spiritech is a leader in the security industry and has served clients in the retail, municipal, educational, Fortune 500, and small business sectors for over 25 years. With an office and manufacturing facility in Warren, Michigan, Spiritech designs, manufactures, installs, and services customized, state-of-the-art surveillance solutions. Commitment to integrity and the highest level of service make Spiritech a supplier of choice, which is apparent from its long term relationships with its clients, including Meijer, Inc., a retail giant in the Midwest.
Spiritech Appointed North American Distributor for Cognimatics TrueView People Counter
Spiritech, a leading CCTV Digital Video Solutions provider has been appointed North American Distributor for the TrueView People Counter product series. Spiritech offers digital video surveillance solutions for several applications and vertical markets, and views video analytics capabilities such as those provided by TrueView vital to Spiritech's product and service offerings. Both Cognimatics and Spiritech are partners with Axis, a leading manufacturer of IP network based video camera equipment. Spiritech President Harold L. Helberg is very excited about this new relationship, stating "Analytics products such as TrueView that are embedded directly on the camera allow Spiritech to economically provide advanced security, theft deterrence, and crime-solving capabilities for our clients. Real cost savings can be achieved as computer processing is distributed to edge devices. We look forward to our new relationship with Cognimatics, and the value TrueView allows us to add to our customer relationships." Rikard Bethilsson CEO and co-founder of Cognimatics AB says "We are very happy about this partnership with Spiritech, which gives us the professional and experienced partner we need on the US market to be able to support our fast growing business." About SpiritechSpiritech is a licensed full service supplier and manufacturer of state of the art security and surveillance products. Spiritech's full range of reliable and unique security products and our own line of domes, camera housings and digital recorders serve and protect merchants and their customers flawlessly day and night. The Spiritech corporate office is located in Warren, Michigan USA. About CognimaticsCognimatics is a fast growing "Digital Image interpretation" company with its HQ in Lund, Sweden and office in Hong Kong. The company, which is a spin-out from the University of Lund, focus on two business segment, camera based mobile hand phone applications and "Customer behavior analysis". The latter is marketed under the product family name TrueView including the world first people counter embedded on a IP camera. For more information please contact: Mr. Harold Helberg - President Spiritech Inc. Phone - 800-588-8837 Fax - 586-779-6309 www.spiritech.net info@spiritech.net
Additional Installations of Axis network video in US retail chains
March 27, 2006 Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, announced today that Axis network video products are being installed by a Midwestern retailer to monitor the company’s entire chain of 210 supercenters. The network video system integrates the video with a point-of-sale system which helps the stores’ management to monitor anomalies in the sales process. The deal is valued at approximately $1 million for Axis. Spiritech, a security integrator and an Axis partner, designed and installed the system using AXIS 240Q Video Servers. The video servers digitize video feeds from the stores’ existing analog cameras and to integrate the footage with a network video recorder (NVR) and Spiritech’s Revelation Software, which includes the point-of-sale technology. “The customer recognized the advantages of moving to a digital system,” said Whitey Helberg, president and CEO of Spiritech. “However, the company did not want to write off its existing investment in analog technology. The Axis video servers were a cost-effective way for us to upgrade the system.” In addition to point-of-sale monitoring, the network video system helped the supercenters to more efficiently record, store and manage video feeds. With up to 100 analog cameras in each store, the company previously used racks of VCRs to record the footage. Tapes had to be manually changed every eight hours, and the stores had to dedicate large amounts of space to tape storage. “Axis has seen an increased demand for network video systems in retail environments,” said Ray Mauritsson, President of Axis Communications. “The technology integrates easily with many other systems found in retail stores, such as point-of-sale and access control systems, so retailers are able to better manage inventories, loss and fraud.” With the network video system, all of the images are recorded to standard servers, so there are no tapes to change and store. In addition, managers can locate and scan video based on incidents and time and date information, rather than having to manually wind through hours of videotape. The network video rollout is expected to be finalized by September 2006. For further information, please contact:Margareta Lantz, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Manager, Axis Communications Phone: + 46 46 2721800, e-mail: pressoffice@axis.comAbout AxisAxis increases the value of network solutions. The company is an innovative market leader in network video and print servers. Axis’ products and solutions are focused on applications such as security surveillance, remote monitoring and document management. The products are based on in-house developed chip technology, which is also sold to third parties.
Axis was founded in 1984 and is listed on the O-list (Attract 40) of Stockholmsborsen (XSSE: AXIS). Axis operates globally with offices in 16 countries and in cooperation with distributors, system integrators and OEM partners in 70 countries. Markets outside Sweden account for more than 95% of sales. Information about Axis can be found at www.axis.com.About SpiritechSpiritech has been protecting and serving businesses for over 25 years and has become a leader in the security industry. This bright and highly talented team of trained technicians is unmatched in their dedication to adapting to the evolving needs of their clients; clients that range from small and medium-sized businesses to mega superstores. With the highest and utmost integrity and honesty they have been carving a foothold in the extremely competitive marketplace of corporate security leaving the nearest competitors light-years behind. For more information, please see http://www.spiritech.net/.As found on the web: http://www.spiritech.net/press.htm
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