Axis Success Stories

1. Axis Success Stories Remote Monitoring Applications

2. Minnesota drivers ease on down the road Drivers enjoy real-time access to traffic conditions • The Mission • The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) wanted visual traffic updates for travellers in the Twin Cities area, helping them make travel decisions • The Solution • More than 60 Axis video servers digitize feeds from 238 analog cameras, distributing real-time traffic images over the Internet • The Result • Images of traffic conditions are cost-effectively distributed via the Web site • Travellers from the Twin Cities metro area can view traffic images and determine the best route to their destination. ”By using Axis video servers, we found a cost-effective solution that helps us accomplish our goal of making freeway travel easier and more efficient for the residents of the Twin Cities.” Patrick Osborn, Information Technology Specialist Minnesota DOT

3. Fogden — making roads safer! Axis cameras monitor road and weather conditions • The Mission • Rationalize deployment of expensive de-icing resources by remotly monitoring weather and road conditions. • The Solution • A dedicated server collects, arhives and publishes images from two network cameras to an Internet Web site • The Result • The cameras rationalize routine road maintenance during the winter months • Decision making easier – use of de-icing materials limited strictly to needed areas ”…Our decision to choose an Axis network camera was quite obvious. The camera has an in-built Web server, functions completely independently and can be controlled remotely – which is a prerequisite for our application.” Birger Odälv, Managing Director 'Fogden i Täby AB', Sweden.

4. NCC watch offices grow via Web browser! Improved customer dialog using Axis cameras • The Mission • Avoid the need to have dedicated staff onsite soley to document the speed and progress of building construction • Examine and implement changes architectual drawings together with the customer, and see the physical results directly in a Web browser. • The Solution • Several Axis network cameras monitor construction progress remotely • The Result • The number of man-hours dedicated to surveillance is reduced significantly. • Customer cooperation is now tighter and much more proactive. ”We can save a lot of man-hours by eliminating the need to have dedicated staff onsite and monitoring construction progress remotely, using a Web browser instead.. Per Lundeberg, IT-coordinator, NCC

5. Remote Monitoring at EPI Solutions Staffing Company Recruits Axis Network Camera - Camera Fills Multiple Roles at EPI Solutions • The Mission • Needed cost-effective surveillance and remote monitoring solution • The Solution • Axis network cameras act as virtualreceptionists and security guard • The Result • Cost-effective ensuring the security and operational efficiency of the company "We looked at other security solutions, but they were incredibly expensive and didn’t work as well.”Andy Coy, President and CEO of EPI Solutions

6. E-Star Holdings Video Technology and Car Care - Remote Monitoring Improves Customer Service • The mission • Car care services providing added valueto customers • The solution • Headquarter communicates with the E-Star locations to help keep customer satisfaction high using Axis video products • The result • Saving huge costs of travellingand customer dissatisfaction "With this set-up, one person is able to monitor twelve locations and see and hear the employees interact with customers. It's impossible to put a price on it, but suffice it to say, the savings for us are huge.” Jason Levine Chief Tech. Officer, E-Star Holdings

7. Joint Astronomical Center, Hawaii Observing the Galaxy and Beyond! • The mission • Witin a limited budget, provide visiting astronomers with maximum observation time on the radio telescope. • The Solution • An Axis network camera monitors the temperature of highly sensitive telescope instrumentation . • The Result • Staff can now remotely monitor the temperature of the instrumentation to prevent potentially costly malfunctions. “We chose the Axis network camera because it’s compact, self-contained and reasonably priced. There really isn’t much else out there that fits this criteria.” David Fuselier, Computer Systems Administrator, JAC

8. Ferguson Construction Axis network camera enables client to view progress remotely • The Mission • Increase client satisfaction by establishing open and direct communication from the earliest stages of a building project. • The Solution • An Axis network camera enables the client to observe building progress. • The Result • Client relationships are improved • Clients and other personell can observe project progress from the convenience of their PC • The camera provides 24-hour security at the job site. "We chose the Axis camera because of its price and web-hosting capabilities, and been completely satisfied with it.” Tish Lester, Manager, Administrative Services, Ferguson

9. Axis Success Stories Surveillance Applications

10. Axis video servers solve taxing problems! Video servers allow viewing in multiple locations • The Mission • To monitor and protect the business and staff against fraud, a cost-effective solution was needed for supervising employees in 10 tax service franchises • The Solution • Axis video servers convert and transmit analog video from CCTV cameras securely over the Internet • The Result • Transactions and office operations can be viewed from any location, at any time • Business operations are better supervised • Employee theft and tax fraud is detered ”With the addition of Axis security technology, I am more effectively managing my business; saving valuable time and money that would be wasted traveling from one location to another.” Greg Godwin, Tax Service Franchise Owner

11. Serving Up Security Food courts use Axis products to deter theft • The Mission • To combat theft and scams, the Springfield Food Court, Inc. (SFC) needed a security system for monitoring large food court areas dispersed throughout several states • The Solution • 5 Axis video servers and 22 cameras with pan, tilt and zoom capabilities upgraded and expanded SFC’s security system Video servers digitize and transmit images from analog cameras to a secure Web page—accessed by a management password. • The Result • Food courts now monitored 24hrs/ day • Management save 25% of their time monitoring customer and employee misconduct • Losses reduced by tens of thousands of $’s ““The Axis system has easily paid for itself in its first year of operation.” Sean Grogan, Vice President, SFC

12. Networked Security is Easy as ABC Mississippi school improves safety and security • The Mission • Canton High School wanted a cost effective security system to help prevent crisis situations and create a safer environment for teachers and students • The Solution • 24 Axis cameras allow the principal, teachers and police officers to view live images of school grounds via the Internet • School grounds are remotely monitored during off-hours, eliminating the need for a night-time security guard • The Result • Fights and crime now nearly non-existent • Increased safety and security on campus “Students typically think that no one is watching them when they are in a crowd, and most of the time, they are right. The best way to prevent crime on campus is to let students know someone is monitoring their behavior.” Jim Walker,Vice President, CameraWATCH

13. Stadium — Safer stores with Axis Axis video servers reduce theft in retail business • The Mission • Sporting goods retail chain, Stadium, aimed at reduce in-store crime & create safer working environments • The Solution • Security specialists, Securitas, installed an analog camera and AXIS 2401 Video Server with a broadband (ISDN )modem • The Result • Shop staff can request Securitas' attention by simply pressing a button that activates a sur veillance camera • Since installing the camera, no crime has occured in the store whatsoever • Store staff now feel personally safer ”…every security arrangement helps fight crime and makes our stores less attractive for break-ins and robberies. The extra confidence our staff gain through the ’Safe store' concept makes it easier to control situations that might otherwise have gone out of control” Peter Claeson, Security Manager, the Stadium Group

14. Sierra View Hospital Hospital cures ’sticky fingers’ • The Mission • End employee theft of hospital computers. • The Solution • Following a string of computer thefts; Axis network cameras were installed in the hospital hallways and access areas. • The Result • No further instances of computer theft have been reported since the network cameras came online. • The camera’s ability to store images has been used on more than one occasion to document and verify prior events. "... Before installing the Axis network cameras, 16 personal computers valued at $2,000 each were stolen. We haven’t had a PC stolen from areas monitored by the camera since. The Axis network camera is an incredible bargain given the service it performs..” Tim Mora, PC Specialist, Sierra View

15. Milestone Theif caught by Axis video technology • The Mission... • To capture visual evidence of intruders. • The Solution • Running their own surveillance software on a local computer, Milestone deployed a Axis video server connected to a standard analog camera on their intranet network. • The Result... • High-quality images that clearly identified the intuder were recorded and distributed over the corportate network • Pictures of the intruder were published on the official Website of the Danish Police. • Public exposure over the Internet provided an expedient intruder confession. "... Solutions based on Axis' digital camera technology is right for the surveillance market and show the way for an industry that's moving forward rapidly”. Henrik Jacobsen, Director, Milestone Systems

16. IP-Surveillance at Sydney Airport Axis video servers and Honeywell enhance Security at Sydney Airport • The Mission • Sydney Airport needed to invest in a modern digital surveillance system The Solution • Comprehensive network-integrated closed-circuit solution based on Axis video servers • The Result • Operators can view images from multiple locations in the airport. • Recorded video sequences allow operators to see notable events ”The Axis video servers connect to over one hundred cameras to provide us with a complete picture of what’s going onsite.”. Russ Lewis, CIO, Sydney Airport

17. IP- Surveillance - Goodwin Resource Centre Axis video servers help communities fight crime The Mission • To clean-up crime on a local housing estate The Solution • An Axis’ video server based IP broadband, wireless system for monitoring the troubled area. • The Result • Car crime down by 80% • Robbery down 68% • Violence against the person down 30% • Criminal damage down 59% • £2.1 million saved against court and policing costs, insurance claims and personal loss "... …this broadband wireless approach utilizing Axis network video servers that plug directly onto the network, allow the connecting cameras to be moved anytime and anywhere within the estate..” John Marshall, Project Manager, Goodwin Resource Center

18. Salt Palace Convention Center Security Solution of Olympic Proportions • The Mission • Upgrade the existing analog security system at the Convention Center in Salt Lake City, for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games • The Solution • Axis network cameras and video servers were added to the existing infrastructure, enabling all images to be viewed and recorded on or off-site • The Result • Improved security with a cost-effective 80-camera system that digitizes existing security equipment and allows on and off-site monitoring and recording. • Significant savings in both time and money. "... This was the best solution because it allowed us to combine our existing network with network-ready Axis products,saving thousands of dollars in installation and maintenance costs and giving us an increased level of reliability and flexibility....” Bart Allen, Director of Operations,Salt Palace Convention Center

19. Axis Success Stories Industrial Applications

20. Industrial Strength Security Solutions Network cameras improve security at Chicago Industrial Park • The Mission • After experiencing a problem with vandalism and theft, AIS needed a security system to monitor all remote areas of the park • Reduce dependence on expensive around-the-clock security guards • The Solution • 21 Axis network cameras in various locations around the industrial park now send images to a remote security monitoring company via wireless bridges • The Result • Reduced vandalism and theft • 24-hour/day monitoring reduces dependence on around-the-clock watchmen ”The Axis network cameras are making the wireless applications possible because they have so much functionality already built in.” Jeff Holewinski, President ACE Internet Solutions

21. Nucor Steel Monitor the Recycling process from every angle ensures safety at Nucor Steel • The Mission • Supplement existing safety measures with a remote monitoring solution that keeps close watch on the key stages of a hazardous recycling process. • The Solution • Axis network cameras were installed at various points of the recycling process to give a bird's eye view of previously unmonitored areas. • The Result • Safety at the plant has been boosted by enabling visual access at critical points. • Potentially dangerous incidents averted. • Increase in plant productivity "I've been really pleased, and frankly surprised, at how well the Axis network cameras have performed in this very harsh environment. They haven't missed a beat since we've installed them.” Carl Schwabe, Electrical Engineer, Nucor Steel

22. Moeller Electronic GmbH Eyes in the Conveyor System at Moeller – Axis network cameras monitor drive system • The Mission • A monitoring system that would utilize existing computer system and require no additional cabling was needed. • The Solution • Monitoring softwareinstalled together with Axis network cameras using the existing network • The Result • Warehouse staff now view images of a conveyor area from assigned workplaces, using a Web browser. • Reduced conveyor downtime • Speedy resolution of ’Picking’ problems "... The new monitoring system enabled us to reduce downtime in the conveyor systems...... problems are now more rapidly recognized and corrected.”Werner Pendzialek, DP Manager,Moeller Electronic, GmbH

23. Industrial Monitoring at Volkswagen Axis network cameras prevents costly delays to VW production The Mission • To ease work and prevent delays in the production process by verifying bar code labels The Solution • Axis network cameras part of a verification system to the scanner control system reading bar codes on the cars The Result • Employees save time by not having to go to the car to re-read the barcode • Just-in-time production process was considerably improved Axis network cameras were installed as part of a system created by german ADP partners SeeTec and Industrielle Automatisierungssysteme. - Volkswagen

24. Axis Success Stories Web Attraction Applications

25. Nobel Prize Awards Network camera provide vision for remote automation solution • The Mission • To inform and attract visitors of the Swedish Nobel Prize festivites through real-time video on the Web site • The Solution • Two AXIS network cameras delivered a pictures every ten seconds to the Web • No other equipment was required other than a network connection and power outlet • The Result • Nobel e-Museum is very pleased with the AXIS 2120 Network Camera’s performance, easy installation and high picture quality. • Increased number of visitors to the Nobel Web site during the festivities. ”Picture quality is higher than traditional web cameras..., Transmission spead of the AXIS 2120 Network Camera is also a lot higher.” Hans Mehlin,Web Master, Nobel e-Museum

26. Advantech Vision for remote automation solution • The Mission • Increase traffic to the corporate Web site • Giving potential customers opportunity to experience the company’s online control and monitoring solutions • The Solution • Installation of an interactive, easy-to-use, live demo on its web site, using Axis network cameras. • The Result • Traffic to the Advantech web site increased by 23 percent • Parts of a small robot can be adjusted remotely using the company's Web interface – real time images of the robot is displayed as it is manipulated "...The Axis network camera provided an all-in-one solution. Since a PC is not required, I was able to set it up in about five minutes. It has been running ever since. This product is very robust. It has required no maintenance and has been very easy to incorporate into other applications..”Victoria Chernyakhovsky, R&D, Advantech

27. University of Minnesota Axis Cameras make the Grade at the University of Minnesota • The Mission • Increase the sense of community among university students, teaching staff and administration. • The Solution • Four screens around the official seal of the University of Minnesota show live images using Axis network cameras. • The Result • Increased awareness of and identification with the University system as a whole. The display consistently attracts a large audience of interested students, personnel and guests. • Stimulated interest in other applications for the network cameras. "... Since we have computer access basically everywhere on campus, the Axis network camera solutions really make sense for us. I’m sure we’ll see more popping up over the next year...” Andrew Svec, Director of communications, University of Minnesota