Senstar Launches Symphony™ 7.1 Video Management Software

Senstar simplifies the management of network video for security surveillance by combining an industry leading video management system – Senstar Symphony – with integrated analytics and centralized management in the cloud.
Senstar simplifies the management of network video for security surveillance by combining an industry leading video management system – Senstar Symphony – with integrated analytics and centralized management in the cloud.

Senstar, a world leader in video management and perimeter intrusion detection solutions, and a new competitor in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, with multiple product nominations to cover a range of applications, in a variety of categories, has released Symphony 7.1, the latest version of its flagship intelligent video management software (VMS).

The award winning Senstar Symphony delivers an all-in-one solution for video management, video analytics, perimeter intrusion detection system integration, and alarm management for deployments of all sizes.

(Symphony is the new benchmark for intelligent video management software (VMS). Highly scalable, easy to set up and use, Symphony is the perfect solution for both single server installations and multi-server deployments. Courtesy of Senstar Corporation and YouTube. Posted on Sep 26, 2017.)

Symphony is a software platform that allows you to control your entire video surveillance system from one central location.

Connect and configure cameras, monitor open spaces, implement video analytics, or use centralized cloud management tools for multi-site management.

Connect and configure cameras, monitor open spaces, implement video analytics, or use centralized cloud management tools for multi-site management.
Connect and configure cameras, monitor open spaces, implement video analytics, or use centralized cloud management tools for multi-site management.

Transforming IP Video into More Than a Passive Monitoring Tool

Do more with your network video surveillance system.

Analytics are ideal for businesses searching for a more efficient and intelligent surveillance system.

Fully integrated built-in analytics
Fully integrated built-in analytics

For organizations looking to better automate security processes, speed up surveillance footage review with intelligent searching, or countless other applications, there is an Analytics pack ready to transform passive surveillance footage into something much more.

With real-time alerting, smart video search, and reporting, Analytics provide the tools to change the way organizations leverage the power of their network video.

Start using video analytics now and be more secure and productive.

Symphony is a software platform that allows you to control your entire video surveillance system from one central location.
Symphony is a software platform that allows you to control your entire video surveillance system from one central location.

The new benchmark for intelligent video management systems (VMS)

Senstar Symphony Key Benefits Include:

High Accuracy

  • Analytics retain high levels of accuracy in the toughest of environments.
  • Even in snow, rain, moving shadows, and low light situations, Analytics delivers the performance you need while limiting troublesome false alarms.
Senstar simplifies the management of network video for security surveillance by combining an industry leading video management system – Senstar Symphony – with integrated analytics and centralized management in the cloud.
Coupled with the world’s largest portfolio of perimeter intrusion detection sensors, Senstar offers a comprehensive suite of proven technologies that work together to reduce complexity, improve performance and unify support.

Seamless Integration with Symphony

  • Analytics were built from the ground up for the award winning Symphony™ video management system.
  • Having seamless integration with Symphony offers lower software and hardware costs while ensuring greater operator efficiency.

Business Intelligence

  • Leverage the power of your video surveillance network to do more than passive viewing and recording.
  • Streamline your business operations through traffic heat maps, people counting, identifying dwell times, and utilizing the power of license plate identification.
  • Find out more about your business, employees, and customers through your security network and turn that into organizational improvements.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership

  • Do more with less.
  • Analytics allow you to significantly reduce the total cost of your video surveillance network through real-time alerting and intelligent video search.
  • By cutting the time it takes to monitor, review, and report data and footage, you will achieve a fast return-on-investment from video analytics.
Senstar Sympony - Scalable, intelligent video management
Senstar Sympony – Scalable, intelligent video management

Secure your facility with Analytics

PTZ Auto-Tracking

Auto PTZ can automatically control a PTZ camera, enabling it to zoom in and follow moving people and vehicles within the field of the camera.

This is ideal for outdoor perimeter monitoring.

Automatic License Plate Recognition

Automatically recognize and record vehicle license plates from over 100 countries.

Set alarms for specific plates to deny or approve entry.

Face Recognition

A robust video analytic, ideally suited for securing facilities that require a stronger layer of protection for access control.

With real-time alarms and intuitive searching when paired with Symphony, the Face Recognition video analytic transforms what is possible with a video surveillance system.

Left and Removed Item Detection

Monitor changes in an environment to detect when objects are added or removed from a scene.

Set alarms to notify security staff when an item has been removed from an area or left unattended for a designated amount of time.

People Counter*

Receive highly accurate indoor people counting designed for entrances.

Through easily exported reporting, it’s simple to identify traffic trends and make decisions to improve safety, security, and loss prevention.

Crowd Detection*

Real-time occupancy estimation for indoor and outdoor deployments, ideal for monitoring public spaces, event venues, and capacity restricted environments.

Crowd Detection offers numerous business intelligence applications, such as, improving services at public transportation hubs by spotting specific trends in crowd density

Outdoor People and Vehicle Tracking*

Detect and track moving objects and classify them as a person, vehicle, or unknown.

Movement tracks are recorded to know exactly where each object came from and where it left the camera’s point-of-view.

Indoor Motion Tracking*

Detect and track people moving within the frame of a camera.

Alarms can be set when unauthorized entry into an area is detected and dwell times can be tracked and recorded for the detection of unwanted loitering.

Heat maps can also be created in retail stores and public spaces to determine high traffic areas.

* Available as an embedded analytic

Senstar – Safeguarding people, places and property

Senstar Symphony Features and benefits

High scalability

  • Optimized for both recording and streaming video, reduces onsite hardware requirements

Web-based administrator

  • Dedicated HTML5-based web client, eliminates the need to install and maintain a Windows®-based management client
Timeline graphically shows events, color-coded by type
Timeline graphically shows events, color-coded by type

Centralized cloud management

Using Senstar Enterprise Manager™, can be managed centrally providing software updates, configuration, and health monitoring over multi-site deployments

Native analytics

  • Analytic applications include motion tracking, auto-PTZ tracking, people counting, and more

High security

  • Employs SSL encryption on all communications ensures secure deployment
    Penetration testing routinely used to proactively identify and resolve potential security issues
Free mobile apps are available from the App and Play stores
Free mobile apps are available from the App and Play stores

Server and storage failover

  • Efficiently delivers built-in failover functionality without the need for expensive Microsoft Clustering and extra server

Mobile app option

  • Seamlessly connects to Symphony™ from anywhere in the world via smartphone or tablet
  • View and playback video, control pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras, manage I/O devices, receive alarm push notifications, and more
Senstar Symphony is highly scalable, easy to set up and use.
Senstar Symphony is highly scalable, easy to set up and use.

Symphony 7.1 Enhancements and Refinements Include:

  • HTML5-based viewing client for live video, playback and alarm log
  • Improved integration with Senstar perimeter intrusion detection sensors
  • New integrations such as Bosch alarm panel (B9512G) & S2 access control
  • Out-of-box support for iOS and Android clients
  • Updated Business Intelligence Reports
  • BETA version of automatic license plate recognition detecting EU plates without requiring hardware dongle
  • Video retention included in Enterprise Manager health packet, allowing users to see video storage in
    days across enterprise deployments

The newest version of Senstar Symphony is available now.

Customers upgrading from a previous version of Aimetis Symphony will experience the new Senstar branding.

Justin Schorn, VP Product Management at Senstar
Justin Schorn, VP Product Management at Senstar

New installations of Symphony will also be Senstar branded.

“The latest version of Symphony further streamlines the user experience by reducing installation complexity and improving performance,” said Justin Schorn, Vice President of Product Management at Senstar.

“With Symphony 7.1, we continue to build on our success as one of the industry’s most trusted and reliable video management software providers.”

Senstar Corporation Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program

AST focuses on Homeland Security and Public Safety Breaking News, the Newest Initiatives and Hottest Technologies in Physical & IT Security, essential to meeting today’s growing security challenges.

2017 ASTORS

The 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is organized to recognize the most distinguished vendors of Physical, IT, Port Security, Law Enforcement, Border Security, First Responders, (Fire, EMT, Military, Support Services Vets, SBA, Medical Tech) as well as the Federal, State, County and Municipal Government Agencies – to acknowledge their outstanding efforts to ‘Keep our Nation Secure, One City at a Time.’

As an ‘ASTORS’ competitor, Senstar Thin Client will be competing against the industry’s leading providers of Innovative Perimeter Protection, Fencing and IP Video Surveillance Solutions.

To Learn More about the ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, see 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners Honored at ISC East.

2018 ASTORSOver 100 distinguished guests from National, State and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Executives from companies allied to Government, gathered from across North America and the Middle East to be honored from disciplines across the Security Industry in their respective fields which included:

  • The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • The Department of Justice
  • The Security Exchange Commission
  • State and Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies
  • The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Leaders in Private Security

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.

American Security Today will be holding the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon to honor Nominees, Finalists and Winners in November 2018, in New York City.

Senstar Corporation

To Learn More about Senstar Corporation’s extensive line of Perimeter Intrusion Detection, Video Management, Video Analytics, Pipeline Protection, Cyber Security and Personal Duress products, please visit the company’s website at https://senstar.com/.

For ‘ASTORS’ Sponsorship Opportunities and More Information on the AST 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at: mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com or call 732.233.8119 (mobile) or 646-450-6027 (office).

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Senstar Thin Client Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (No PC? See Video)