Latin America. Retail video systems can do more for less. If you want to know how, find out about Bosch's interfaces that, thanks to the use of uniform interfaces, can protect up to 10,000 sites from a central location and, in addition, work with existing cameras, save an enormous amount of time in searches and even allow you to add non-security customer traffic flow functions.
In today's competitive world, making the most of existing assets is more important than ever. Thus, retailers are everywhere looking for new ways to reduce expenses, but without diminishing the scope of the services offered or even expanding them. Everywhere it means every corner of every store, which also includes the video system. The video system: what elements need to be improved? Bosch can tell you this: centralization, standardization, compatibility with existing systems and labor savings. And there's even a feature that goes beyond security: one that allows you to increase revenue by analyzing customer traffic.
A universal interface
Regardless of whether it is shops or workshops, traditionally video systems have always been built from scratch, piece by piece, with different hardware and software that are not always integrated perfectly. However, Bosch has melted many into one, so it now offers a standardized system with a uniform interface that is the same for all locations and all users. Thus, both warehouse managers and security personnel use the same interface, which avoids confusion and saves efforts and an enormous amount of time and training costs.
Size matters
If you are worried because you have to cover many sites spread over a very wide area, stop doing so. Bosch Video Management Systems (BVMS) can monitor more than 10,000 sites from a single server. In addition, all this can be integrated into a single control station, which is sufficient to meet even the needs of larger retailers and consequently also saves space.
Dialogue with analog systems? Yes, you can
Migrating to BVMS is a process of many small steps. Legacy cameras and recorders, whether analogue or Network Video Recorders and Digital Video Recorders from Bosch, urgently need to be replaced by their successor equipment. However, the old protection can still be maintained in the new universal interface.
Smart search saves time
In a bike shop, a red bicycle is suddenly missing. The question is: have they stolen it or have they just moved it?
See. There was a camera guarding the area where it was parked. Apparently no problem.
However, reviewing the recorded footage to find out when the bike was removed, regardless of who took it or why they did it, can take several hours.
And this is not good. Based on IP cameras that incorporate the Video Analytics function, Bosch manages to eliminate this problem thanks to forensic search. Instead of forcing your staff to perform the full review, a computer searches for objects that are in an area, enter it or leave it, as well as those that cross a specific route, move from one side to the other and much more. The computer never gets tired or bored and, in addition, it is possible to change its search rules after having carried out a specific search.
Track money
One screen of one product worked, but another did not. Why? Bosch can help you answer this question by compiling reports on customer traffic. How many shoppers visited the screen, how long did they stay, on what days and at what times? In-Store Analytics can report all of these developments.
The solution, which uses Bosch IP cameras with Intelligent Video Analytics, controls movement without going beyond the limits of personal privacy (movements are stored, but not photos or personal data).
