Colombia. Axis Communications is celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the world's first network camera, a true "Internet of Things" device launched in 1996, which enabled the migration of analog video surveillance to IP and triggered IoT security. In South America, the celebration took place within the framework of the International Security Fair, which was recently held in Bogotá.
The fundamental concept of connecting everything to the network goes back to axis' original roots. Only until 2006, during the first ten years of the IP camera, one million cameras of the brand were installed in the world. Over the past 10 years, the company has released the first versions of the HDTV-resolution IP camera, the IP thermal camera, an open network protocol-based access controller, and a bugle-style open platform speaker. He was also responsible for the development of pioneering technologies such as Lightfinder for color display in the dark, and Zipstream for additional video compression to H.264.
AXIS 200 was the world's first network camera that could connect directly to the internet or intranet. It arose as a result of Axis' initial efforts to network printers and then optical storage devices. From its inception, Axis pioneered what it called the 'ThinServer' technology , which allowed the transition from central servers to more flexible and lighter ones that laid the foundations for the IoT to become possible.
Axis' experience in developing network solutions for security has grown far beyond cameras and currently encompasses other products based on IP technology such as access control, speaker and IP video intercom.
The first network camera offered 1 image/ 17 seconds in a normal resolution, or 1fps in a CIF resolution. It won several industry awards and was the first in a long series of innovative network cameras, encoders and physical access control devices that Axis pioneered. AXIS 200 underpinned the foundations of the company's leadership in the IP video surveillance and security solutions industry. Among others, we can highlight some milestones in terms of product launches that secured that place in the sector such as the first HDTV network camera in the industry and the first thermal network camera, both contributing to the acceleration of the transition from analog to digital in the security market.
Currently, Axis offers more than 200 camera models to cover all needs. The products feature innovative features to achieve high-resolution performance, analytics, monitoring via mobile devices, as well as cloud-based deployments, adding powerful and intelligent features that have increased their growth and global adoption.
