Storage Expansion Kits maximize memory capacity of DVRs.
Press Release Summary:
Targeting Divar XF DVRs, 500 GB and 1 TB storage expansion kits allow incremental expansion on-site up to maximum capacity. Kits include Bosch digitally-signed Divar XF hard disk, mounting screws, ESD wrist band, and installation guide. Discs are front accessible, allowing storage expansion and service without uninstalling recorder, and support Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.).
Original Press Release:
Bosch Expands Storage Capacity of Its Divar XF Digital Video Recorders
Flexible on-site expansion up to 4 Terabyte
o Storage expansion kits available with 500 Gigabyte or 1 Terabyte capacity
o Front accessible hard discs allow storage expansion (and service) without uninstalling the recorder
Bosch Security Systems is introducing 500 Gigabyte and 1 Terabyte storage expansion kits offering the possibility to increase the storage capacity of its Divar XF Digital Video Recorders. The new kits allow the internal storage of the Divar XF to be incrementally expanded on-site up to its maximum of 4 Terabyte. Combined with the systems' H.264 compression, which offers 30% better compression than traditional MPEG-4 recording, this means that the system is capable of meeting the requirements of the most demanding CCTV recording environments.
The expansion kit contains a Bosch digitally-signed 500 Gigabyte or 1 Terabyte Divar XF hard disk, screws to mount the hard disk, an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) wrist band and a quick installation guide.
Divar XF is equipped with a proprietary cooling-tunnel design and temperature-controlled ventilation ensuring sufficient cooling and quiet operation. In combination with its enterprise-class hard drives, the Divar XF provides a reliable recording solution in a 24x7 continuous-duty-cycle environment, and guarantees longer system lifetime. The front accessible hard discs allow storage expansion and service without uninstalling the recorder.
The hard drives used in Divar XF and the expansion kits support the latest version of Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.). This technology warns a user or system administrator of impending drive failure while there is still time to take preventative action, significantly decreasing the possibility of data loss.
The H.264 standard implemented in the Divar XF is an open standard that utilizes the most efficient video compression techniques available today. The standard follows on from the highly successful MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video standards and offers significant advantages over these in video quality and compression.
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Contact person for press inquiries:
Bosch Security Systems B.V., Ellen Bax, P.O. Box 80002,
5600 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Tel.: +31 (0)40 257 7186,
Fax: +31 (0)40 257 7119, Email: ellen.bax@nl.bosch.com
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. According to provisional figures, some 282,000 associates generated sales of roughly 45 billion euros in the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology in fiscal 2008. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its more than 300 subsidiaries and regional companies in over 60 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Each year, Bosch spends more than three billion euros for research and development, and applies for over 3,000 patents worldwide. With all its products and services, Bosch enhances the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial.
The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as "Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering." The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.
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