Cozaint askALICE Video Surveillance Management Hardware and Software System for Long-Term Retention

Cozaint Corporation announced askALICE, an  economical video surveillance management hardware and software system delivering long-term retention.

It provides an enterprise-grade video management software suite integrated with server and multi-tiered storage. The company has developed the capabilities of the VMS software to play back video from either initial storage or second-tier storage without any additional steps needed by the surveillance operator.

It now enables the firm’s VMS Software – named BOBBYvms- to and effortlessly play video from various tiers of storage. askALICE integrates LTO-storage as a second tier of affordable long-term retention space while allowing surveillance operators to play back video from any point on the recorded timeline. No extra steps or processes are necessary for the operator to view and playback recorded video from days to years ago.

“Video surveillance footage has traditionally been stored on HDD drives, but with increasing camera resolution and the desire for longer retention periods, storage has become a big challenge,” said Peter Faulhaber, president and CEO, FujiFilm Recording Media USA, Inc. “Tiering to LTO tape can make a significant difference by improving TCO based on low acquisition costs, low energy consumption, and reduced floor space requirements. As video storage needs grow, LTO offers unmatched reliability, longevity, and delivers affordable long-term video retention.“

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With scalable initial HDD based video storage, customers can playback video immediately with BOBBYvms, the video management software suite used within the askALICE platform, which has been developed to manage the cost-efficient second tier of video storage. When the surveillance operator traverses far enough back on the recorded video timeline, BOBBYvms will automatically retrieve the appropriate recorded video from the second-tier storage of askALICE in a minutes.

askALICE is scalable, making it suitable for medium and large camera-count environments. Whether an organization needs long-term video retention for legal, compliance, liability, or simply corporate policy, it is more affordable in delivering 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, or even longer video retention.

“The M&E industry has been using LTO technology for years and it is a proven, reliable, and economical storage solution. Being able to deliver a video management software solution that puts no extra burdens on the surveillance operator to go back in time -any amount of time- and easily play back recorded video is what makes LTO video retention truly viable,” said Jay Jason Bartlett, CEO, Cozaint. “It has taken us years to develop the right software and hardware combination for askALICE to allow for the seamless playback of recorded video from multiple tiers of storage. The costs savings of this solution are truly significant.“

As an example,  a 100-camera, 500TB storage requirement, requires a traditional HDD-based solution at over $112,000 vs. an askALICE solution at around $62,000, which represents a 55% cost savings. A 400-camera, 2.25PB storage requirement would require a traditional hard-disk based solution of around $367,000 vs. an askALICE solution at $149,000. And this is before all the extra TCO savings LTO also brings to the user.

The company offers the complete product line direct to end-users and will build systems for the specific needs of medium and large camera-count environments. The firm’s sales team will work with customers to appropriately size and design the needed server and multi-tiered storage requirements while showcasing the savings an askALICE system will deliver over traditional hard-disk video storage systems.

About Cozaint Corp.
Founded in 2018, it is a service-disabled veteran owned business that manufactures and develops ‘smart’ physical security solutions. Physical security towers and kiosks and video surveillance storage systems that deliver 24/7/365 surveillance. Its tower and kiosk units are connected to its live care center for concierge assistance (and panic connection).