BEIJING, Jan. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia Technology Center today announced the launch of Windows Rally and the VS-IPC1002 IP Camera convergence application solution. As the first generation IP Camera based on Windows Rally technology, the VS-IPC1002 was developed to meet the needs of China's fast-growing surveillance market.
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Windows Rally is the latest Microsoft technology based on the Windows Vista Operating System (OS) that supports connectivity between PCs and all types of digital peripheral devices. This technology enables the VS-IPC1002 IP Camera to be automatically identified by Vista PC and function like a USB device.
"Microsoft and Vimicro together have integrated the advantages of core technologies, and brought forward many practical and innovative applications, facilitating product compatibility and convergence. Our efforts have already been fruitful in these areas," said Mike Yu, Vice President of Vimicro, Director of The Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia Technology Center.
Samuel Shen, the Senior Director of the Strategy Cooperation Department of Microsoft (China) R&D Group, said, "Microsoft has committed to boosting the development and prosperity of the industry by sharing advanced software technology with industry partners such as Vimicro. Windows Rally is a technological breakthrough connecting PCs and network devices. Cooperative efforts between Vimicro and Microsoft will continue to improve and simplify network device usage."
About VS-IPC1002 IP Camera
The VS-IPC1002 IP Camera is one type of network video device used in broadband networks and can be accessed anywhere with all types of IP network connections. The VS-IPC1002 IP Camera includes embedded network processing and an integrated system that captures, encodes and decodes real-time video streams, encapsulating video data into IP network data and transferring it. VS-IPC1002 enables any remote user access to clear, high-quality video streams fast and conveniently. The camera is accessible from the Internet anywhere and supports IP streaming video at 30 frames per second (fps) and VGA resolution.
About Vimicro
Vimicro International Corporation is a leading fabless semiconductor company in China designing, developing and marketing proprietary digital multimedia signal processing chips and solutions enabling multimedia applications for mobile phones over 2.5G/3G networks and PCs over broadband Internet.
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