Panasonic previews new products and solutions at Business Showcase event
Announcement posted by Porter Novelli 27 Oct 2015
Products announced include new Toughbook and Broadcast solutions and additions to the AV, Security and Unified Communications ranges
Sydney, October 27, 2015: Panasonic has launched a range of new B2B solutions at its 2015 Business Showcase event in Sydney. The Showcase is an event for Panasonic’s industry partners including system integrators, resellers, and distributors. Panasonic is demonstrating the latest B2B line-up spanning Toughbook computers and tablets, projectors and professional displays, broadcast and security solutions, and unified communications.
The new solutions include fully-rugged handheld tablets; a 20-inch tablet with a 4K resolution display; a high-definition visual communications (HDVC) system; facial recognition and mobile surveillance security solutions; a cloud-based news production system; a 4K robotic camera; a high-visibility, high-reliability video wall; and a scalable optical disc library system to meet the growing demand for long-term data storage.
Jason Coleman, Business Systems Group Director and Country Head, Panasonic, said: “The needs of businesses are constantly evolving as the focus moves to BYOD, the Internet of Things, productivity and mobility. Our approach is to start from the business goal and provide the technology to achieve it, rather than the other way around. We’re pleased to announce a full suite of solutions, providing better technology to meet our customers’ business needs.”
New B2B solutions launched
Rugged handheld tablets arrive in Australia
The Toughpad line welcomes new additions with the launch of two business-ready fully-rugged handheld tablets that bring unprecedented rugged reliability, efficiency, and productivity to the handheld market.
The new Panasonic 5” Toughpads – the Windows FZ-E1 and the Android FZ-X1 - can be used in heavy gloves, in the rain or in direct sunlight to fulfill a wide range of applications across transport and logistics, retail and hospitality, manufacturing and aviation, utilities, field services, government and emergency services. They are designed to replace multiple devices such as traditional tablets, handhelds or smartphones.
New 4K tablet previewed
The 20-inch Toughpad 4K tablet features a brilliant and immersive display for professionals in fields where visual clarity and collaboration are essential. Its crystal-clear display is suitable for use in areas such as broadcast, photography, healthcare, architecture, field analysis, fashion and retail.
With a magnesium alloy frame enclosed in a reinforced glass fibre case, the lightweight, business-rugged tablet is built to handle a 76 cm drop to its back while operating, and 30 cm drops to 26 angles when nonoperational.
Enterprise-grade videoconferencing
Panasonic will introduce a new High Definition Visual Communications (HDVC) System, a platform for multi-site, enterprise-grade video conferencing. The system delivers video in 1080p at 60 frames per second to ensure smooth, crystal clear audio and video even under challenging bandwidth conditions.
The HDVC offers a strong return on investment, offering compatibility with other solutions, and supporting today’s mobile office by connecting to a range of devices including smartphones and tablets for videoconferencing on the go.
Mobile in-vehicle surveillance solution
Panasonic is previewing a mobile in-vehicle surveillance solution designed to integrate into existing infrastructure to protect property and improve safety for public and private transportation, including trains, buses, police cars, security and cash vans, ambulances, and ferries.
The solution includes a vibration-resistant recorder which can capture data from up to eight on-board security cameras and uses Wi-Fi to upload recordings periodically to an organisation’s central servers for storage. It also permits live streaming from a vehicle via 3G or 4G, back to a station or central monitoring hub.
Facial Recognition Analytics Platform
Panasonic’s facial recognition analytics platform provides face matching, face searching, people counting, and age and gender statistics capabilities for video surveillance systems. It can be used for surveillance to make areas safer and for retail and marketing applications.
The PC-based platform supports up to 20 face matching cameras per server, matching 1,000 faces a second, and taking only three seconds to search for a person from five million faces. It also has the ability to set flexible alarm triggers on matched faces. Analysis capabilities also include counting the number of detected faces and evaluating their age and gender, with the results displayed on the screen as a statistical graph.
P2 Cast cloud-based news production system trial
Panasonic will be inviting broadcasters to trial its P2 Cast cloud-based news production system in Australia, and expects to commence the trials in early 2016.
P2 Cast leverages the network features of the company’s next-generation P2 HD camcorders with AVC-ULTRA recording - the AJ-PX5000G, AJ-PX800 and AJ-PX270 - so content uploaded to the cloud is immediately available for reviewing and editing. Footage can quickly and reliably be sent from the field to be prepared for broadcast, so breaking news can immediately be delivered to viewers.
Industry’s first professional 4K integrated PTZ camera
The AW-UE70 is the professional video industry's first integrated 4K pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) camera. The AW-UE70 delivers 3840 x 2160 resolution images at 29.97p/25p via HDMI, and is also capable of 4K IP streaming and in-camera 4K recording.
The AW-UE70 offers crisp 4K footage and precise control for applications including remote studio use, auditoriums and stadiums, lecture and conference rooms, videoconferencing and collaboration, events and reality show production. Panasonic will also release the AW-SF100G ‘Auto Tracking’ software to enhance the capabilities of PTZ cameras. For example, a robotic camera can use this software to automatically lock on to a lecturer who is walking back and forth, and follow them so they are always in frame.
High-visibility, high-reliability video wall
The new TH-55LVF70 55-inch LED video wall display offers high impact, high reliability and installation flexibility. It is an excellent solution for customers wanting a high-visibility display to promote sales such as car dealerships or boutique clothing stores. Because video walls ‘stand out from the crowd’ they are ideal for displaying information in large areas from airports to convention centre lobbies.
The video wall has a bezel that is only 3.5mm wide at each join, for a seamless appearance and the panels can be mounted in landscape or portrait mode to suit the application. Panasonic video walls are also straightforward to install, saving on labour and time. The panels are shipped with colour pre-calibrated so there is no adjustment necessary during installation and the modular mount uses magnets to ensure all panels are perfectly aligned.
Scalable optical disc library system to meet growing demand for long-term data storage
Panasonic has leveraged its optical drive technology, media technology and sophisticated robotics technology to develop the Data Archiver LB-DH8 Series, a scalable optical disc library system that meets the need for long-term storage at data centres, which are increasingly being built and enlarged worldwide.
Panasonic’s Data Archiver allows multiple data storage modules to be configured in a server storage rack according to customer requirements, with high-volume optical disc storage of up to 638.4 terabytes per rack. Using the benefits of the durability of optical discs, Panasonic’s system can safely and reliably store large volumes of digital data over a long period at low running costs to support customers’ information asset management.
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Media Enquiries:
Shona Hannon (Panasonic Australia) Kirilly Mallard (Porter Novelli)
(02) 9491 7629 (02) 8987 2100
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The new solutions include fully-rugged handheld tablets; a 20-inch tablet with a 4K resolution display; a high-definition visual communications (HDVC) system; facial recognition and mobile surveillance security solutions; a cloud-based news production system; a 4K robotic camera; a high-visibility, high-reliability video wall; and a scalable optical disc library system to meet the growing demand for long-term data storage.
Jason Coleman, Business Systems Group Director and Country Head, Panasonic, said: “The needs of businesses are constantly evolving as the focus moves to BYOD, the Internet of Things, productivity and mobility. Our approach is to start from the business goal and provide the technology to achieve it, rather than the other way around. We’re pleased to announce a full suite of solutions, providing better technology to meet our customers’ business needs.”
New B2B solutions launched
Rugged handheld tablets arrive in Australia
The Toughpad line welcomes new additions with the launch of two business-ready fully-rugged handheld tablets that bring unprecedented rugged reliability, efficiency, and productivity to the handheld market.
The new Panasonic 5” Toughpads – the Windows FZ-E1 and the Android FZ-X1 - can be used in heavy gloves, in the rain or in direct sunlight to fulfill a wide range of applications across transport and logistics, retail and hospitality, manufacturing and aviation, utilities, field services, government and emergency services. They are designed to replace multiple devices such as traditional tablets, handhelds or smartphones.
New 4K tablet previewed
The 20-inch Toughpad 4K tablet features a brilliant and immersive display for professionals in fields where visual clarity and collaboration are essential. Its crystal-clear display is suitable for use in areas such as broadcast, photography, healthcare, architecture, field analysis, fashion and retail.
With a magnesium alloy frame enclosed in a reinforced glass fibre case, the lightweight, business-rugged tablet is built to handle a 76 cm drop to its back while operating, and 30 cm drops to 26 angles when nonoperational.
Enterprise-grade videoconferencing
Panasonic will introduce a new High Definition Visual Communications (HDVC) System, a platform for multi-site, enterprise-grade video conferencing. The system delivers video in 1080p at 60 frames per second to ensure smooth, crystal clear audio and video even under challenging bandwidth conditions.
The HDVC offers a strong return on investment, offering compatibility with other solutions, and supporting today’s mobile office by connecting to a range of devices including smartphones and tablets for videoconferencing on the go.
Mobile in-vehicle surveillance solution
Panasonic is previewing a mobile in-vehicle surveillance solution designed to integrate into existing infrastructure to protect property and improve safety for public and private transportation, including trains, buses, police cars, security and cash vans, ambulances, and ferries.
The solution includes a vibration-resistant recorder which can capture data from up to eight on-board security cameras and uses Wi-Fi to upload recordings periodically to an organisation’s central servers for storage. It also permits live streaming from a vehicle via 3G or 4G, back to a station or central monitoring hub.
Facial Recognition Analytics Platform
Panasonic’s facial recognition analytics platform provides face matching, face searching, people counting, and age and gender statistics capabilities for video surveillance systems. It can be used for surveillance to make areas safer and for retail and marketing applications.
The PC-based platform supports up to 20 face matching cameras per server, matching 1,000 faces a second, and taking only three seconds to search for a person from five million faces. It also has the ability to set flexible alarm triggers on matched faces. Analysis capabilities also include counting the number of detected faces and evaluating their age and gender, with the results displayed on the screen as a statistical graph.
P2 Cast cloud-based news production system trial
Panasonic will be inviting broadcasters to trial its P2 Cast cloud-based news production system in Australia, and expects to commence the trials in early 2016.
P2 Cast leverages the network features of the company’s next-generation P2 HD camcorders with AVC-ULTRA recording - the AJ-PX5000G, AJ-PX800 and AJ-PX270 - so content uploaded to the cloud is immediately available for reviewing and editing. Footage can quickly and reliably be sent from the field to be prepared for broadcast, so breaking news can immediately be delivered to viewers.
Industry’s first professional 4K integrated PTZ camera
The AW-UE70 is the professional video industry's first integrated 4K pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) camera. The AW-UE70 delivers 3840 x 2160 resolution images at 29.97p/25p via HDMI, and is also capable of 4K IP streaming and in-camera 4K recording.
The AW-UE70 offers crisp 4K footage and precise control for applications including remote studio use, auditoriums and stadiums, lecture and conference rooms, videoconferencing and collaboration, events and reality show production. Panasonic will also release the AW-SF100G ‘Auto Tracking’ software to enhance the capabilities of PTZ cameras. For example, a robotic camera can use this software to automatically lock on to a lecturer who is walking back and forth, and follow them so they are always in frame.
High-visibility, high-reliability video wall
The new TH-55LVF70 55-inch LED video wall display offers high impact, high reliability and installation flexibility. It is an excellent solution for customers wanting a high-visibility display to promote sales such as car dealerships or boutique clothing stores. Because video walls ‘stand out from the crowd’ they are ideal for displaying information in large areas from airports to convention centre lobbies.
The video wall has a bezel that is only 3.5mm wide at each join, for a seamless appearance and the panels can be mounted in landscape or portrait mode to suit the application. Panasonic video walls are also straightforward to install, saving on labour and time. The panels are shipped with colour pre-calibrated so there is no adjustment necessary during installation and the modular mount uses magnets to ensure all panels are perfectly aligned.
Scalable optical disc library system to meet growing demand for long-term data storage
Panasonic has leveraged its optical drive technology, media technology and sophisticated robotics technology to develop the Data Archiver LB-DH8 Series, a scalable optical disc library system that meets the need for long-term storage at data centres, which are increasingly being built and enlarged worldwide.
Panasonic’s Data Archiver allows multiple data storage modules to be configured in a server storage rack according to customer requirements, with high-volume optical disc storage of up to 638.4 terabytes per rack. Using the benefits of the durability of optical discs, Panasonic’s system can safely and reliably store large volumes of digital data over a long period at low running costs to support customers’ information asset management.
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RELEASED BY PANASONIC AUSTRALIA
Media Enquiries:
Shona Hannon (Panasonic Australia) Kirilly Mallard (Porter Novelli)
(02) 9491 7629 (02) 8987 2100
shona.hannon@au.panasonic.com kmallard@porternovelli.com.au