More applications for MPEG-2. Optivision (CUBE customer) to supply MPEG-2 encoders and ATM equipment to Lockheed-Martin as part of a highway traffic monitoring system. It sounds like a lot of encoders!
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Optivision Selected by Lockheed Martin for Orange County
Automated Toll Roads Surveillance Project
Optivision's LiveSystem(TM) MPEG-2 Digital Video Encoder and Transceiver System Enables Real Time Surveillance for Traffic Control, Safety and Reporting
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Optivision(TM), Inc., a leading provider of digital video
communications products worldwide, today announced the company has been selected by Lockheed
Martin to provide an MPEG-2 digital video system for a California transportation video surveillance
application in Orange County, California. The Orange County automated toll roads project is spearheaded
by Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), a partnership of public agencies and private companies,
chartered with developing additional roadways to relieve traffic congestion in Orange County and
expanding the use of technology in transportation systems management. Lockheed Martin Information
Management Systems is designing, implementing and managing this $70 million project and $20 million
road system for TCA. Lockheed Martin selected Optivision's LiveSystem high quality, reliable network
video system to enable real time video surveillance for traffic control and security.
The automated toll roads project began in 1990 as a result of extreme traffic congestion on the freeways
in Orange County that were not able to be addressed by the California Department of Transportation. As a
result, TCA formed and decided to build additional roads using tolls to recoup costs. To make it
convenient for commuters, Lockheed Martin designed smart traffic corridors that electronically detect
vehicles on the roads and debit an account, alleviating the headaches of stopping at toll booths and
handling cash transactions.
A network of road sensors, cameras, computers, communications equipment and people provide the
backbone for this county-wide intelligent transportation system that currently spans 65 miles. This
advanced technology in the Orange County metropolitan area enables people at the data center to monitor
congestion, identify incidents, and notify response teams in real time. The toll roads will expand to over 85
miles in early 1999.
"We needed an efficient video surveillance system to provide better traveler information and maintain
optimal road conditions for the commuters who pay to travel on the Orange County toll roads," said Chris
Herrin, project manager for Lockheed Martin. "Optivision's solution was the best fit with its high quality,
reliable output with minimal bandwidth requirements for our 24x7 application. And, it was easily integrated
into our ATM network."
The Optivision LiveSystem encoder and transceiver is ideal for digital video networking applications.
LiveSystem can accept video from any source, encode it as an MPEG-2 video stream, and output it on a
variety of networks. Combined with LiveWare management software, the Optivision video system provides
a powerful, customizable and flexible solution that is optimized for quality and performance over IP
networks.
"The Orange County toll roads project is a great example of how high quality, networked video can be
used in many different applications. Once people discover the benefits of real time digital video that can
quickly and easily be sent over a network, it opens doors to other ways of using equipment that weren't
initially apparent," said Mike Galli, vice president of marketing for Optivision. "Optivision is pleased to
partner with Lockheed Martin for better traffic monitoring and safety in Orange County, and we look
forward to working with them as the toll roads expand."
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) is a highly diversified
enterprise principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, and integration of
advanced-technology systems, products, and services. The Corporation's core businesses span space,
telecommunications, electronics, information and services, aeronautics, energy, and systems integration.
Employing approximately 170,000 people worldwide, Lockheed Martin had 1997 sales surpassing $28
billion. The Information Management Services (IMS) division is a leading provider of information services in
the rapidly expanding state transportation systems and local government marketplace and is currently the
fastest growing company within Lockheed Martin.
Optivision, The Network Video Company
Optivision, Inc., the dominant leader in the networked MPEG video market, develops, manufactures, and
delivers MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) network video products for high-quality digital video
creation, management and distribution worldwide both directly and through leading industry partners. The
company's products target commercial and professional markets and are used in diverse applications
such as video courier services, videoconferencing, telemedicine, video surveillance and distance learning.
The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. For more information about
Optivision, visit optivision.com or phone 800-239-0600 or 650-855-0200.
Optivision, LiveSystem and LiveWare are trademarks or registered trademarks of Optivision, Inc. All other
trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Optivision, Inc.
/CONTACT: Cathy Palmen of Interprose, Inc., 408-268-8112, or
cathy_palmen@interprosepr.com, for Optivision, Inc./
/Web site: optivision.com
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