Hauppauge, NY, September 19, 2005 - Vicon Industries Inc., a leading designer and producer of video surveillance systems, today announced that the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Texas has selected Vicon’s ViconNet IP digital video system to be implemented in over 45 different facilities throughout the school district. Cypress-Fairbanks chose the ViconNet platform as a result of the solution’s extensive storage capacities and video management capabilities.
As the third-largest school district in Texas, Cypress-Fairbanks will be implementing the ViconNet platform to enhance security district-wide. The school district enrolls 85,000 students in eight high schools, 14 middle schools, 42 active elementary schools, and 11 support buildings. The district installed analog video systems in 1997 and decided to upgrade the technology due to a building expansion. The school district looked to enhance security with the latest technology, and after a two-year search for the right vendor, selected Vicon.
Vicon Industries Inc., listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "VII," designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of products used in integrated video surveillance systems. Vicon's marketing and development efforts focus on today’s leading edge security technologies including digital recording and IP video solutions, matrix controls, cameras, monitors, mounting accessories, remote positioning devices and fiber optic equipment. The company's products are used in a variety of surveillance, security, safety, and control applications, in banks, gaming casinos, traffic control, hospitals, retailing, multiple commercial and industrial installations, etc. For more information regarding Vicon, visit us at www.vicon-cctv.com.
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