BSW’s ICS is an Internet Camera System (ICS) based on the TCP/IP network protocol that combines an enterprise software application, IP cameras, and the network. This system is developed by SystemK of Japan - a world leader in software for video surveillance. ICS provides businesses several opportunities to enhance their operational efficiencies by virtue of integrating other IT applications, and by providing the capability to view operations via the corporate network. Because ICS uses digital cameras, the images can be viewed on any computer and are significantly sharper than images produced by regular analogue cameras. Furthermore, digital images travel faster than conventional analogue images and can be stored in a data base/hard disc and retrieved through ICS’s search functions to provide corporate users a capability not available before. Three major technologies converge to make ICS a revolutionary approach to manage businesses: the capability of digital cameras, enterprise software (which links IP cameras across a corporate network and other enterprise applications to provide businesses a customized approach to viewing and managing operations), and the network that carries all electronic communication across the business.

ICS enterprise software integrates with all leading manufacturers of IP based cameras, enabling businesses to select from a wide choice of camera selections to handle difficult situations. Furthermore, the ICS applications are designed to integrate with not only the video signal output from the camera, but also with the different features of IP cameras, such as motion detection, operator alerts, voice recordings, and the feature to vary cameras speeds based on activity being recorded. Since ICS works on the corporate network, it completely overhauls the corporate security dimension as it provides the capability to view business operations to all company personnel, and not just security staff. As a result, a manager can check to see whether his team is carrying out their delegated tasks from anywhere simply by logging on to the corporate network. With ICS there is no need for a business to invest in a security room full of video monitors because the security function is now just a mouse click away for any corporate user from any branch or office of the company. The network provides the security service. Because ICS can connect to an unlimited number of ICS works in an open architecture, a business can integrate with Point of Sale (POS) systems, ATMs, electronic gates, and door alarms making it possible to manage differing situations based on the industry or business need. In some businesses, the corporate network is connected to the Internet, which provides the opportunity for a business user to view company operations from any browser. To add to this is the capability of ICS can be used on such a scale to include any number of cameras as the open enterprise cameras across a wide geography, such as a whole country or across various branch offices around the world.