SCS Distribution, the sole distributor in southern Africa for Axis Communications, today announced that the latter had been awarded a federal Supply Schedule Contract by the US`s General Services Administration (GSA). The GSA schedule includes all Axis networked video products for security and surveillance applications.
Axis networked cameras and video servers are currently used by law enforcement agencies, departments of transportation, government buildings, and educational and correctional facilities for advanced security, surveillance and remote monitoring applications. The new GSA schedule will allow Axis to further develop its relationship with government buyers, and it will enable the company`s channel partners to sell Axis networked video products to the federal government under Axis`s contract.
"The US federal government is expected to spend more than $37.7 billion for Homeland Security this year, including cutting-edge security and surveillance technology," commented James Marcella, government sales manager for Axis Communications. "With its GSA schedule in place, Axis and its channel partners are in a prime position to capitalise on these new sales opportunities."
Axis network cameras and video servers contain built-in Web servers, compression chips and operating systems, enabling them to connect to the computer network in minutes and transmit images over an intranet or the Internet. This allows users with the proper passwords to view images via a Web browser and transmit critical images to law enforcement agencies or the media within seconds.
For further information, please contact Roy Alves, Managing Director, SCS Distribution: telephone (011) 886 8080, fax (011) 789 8166, e-mail roy@scsd.co.za
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Swedish-based Axis Communications Group with the parent company Axis AB, is a leader in network connectivity and emerging Internet-based services. Axis is one of the global leaders in several key thin server and network device markets, such as printer, storage and video connectivity, and is doing pioneering work in the rapidly expanding markets of wireless and mobile communications. It is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
SCS Distribution is the sole representative in Southern Africa for the Axis Communications Group.
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