Press Releases
The latest news from Plextek.
New surveillance technologies address CCTV's failings - 18/1/2012
According to the annual crime figures for 2010/2011 domestic burglaries rose 14% and violent crime rose 6% in the past year. On top of that we saw the shocking mass public disorder last summer, and with the London 2012 Olympic Games just around the corner, it is no wonder that effective security and surveillance is becoming increasingly high on the national agenda. However many current surveillance systems are failing.
Plextek develops new codec and compression techniques to bring clarity to CCTV surveillance - 5/1/2012
Plextek has developed new codecs to address the issue of poor image quality that has become synonymous with many wireless CCTV surveillance systems. Current video surveillance techniques work well over wired networks, but wireless links add noise and latency that standard techniques such as H.264 and JPEG2000 fail to cope with. The result - intermittent and blurred images which make it difficult to identify perpetrators. By working closely with customers, Plextek’s image and video processing specialists have developed a new simplified codec that is based on JPEG2000 and includes enhanced compression techniques to improve wireless video performance.
Plextek's design expertise helps PneumaCare to receive double award win at 2011 Medical Futures Innovation Awards - 9/6/2011
Plextek today announced that PneumaCare has won two highly sought after healthcare and business accolades at the Medical Futures Innovation Awards – a Dragon’s Den-style assessment of new healthcare ideas from around the world. PneumaCare’s PneumaScan™ device, which monitors patients breathing without any contact with their body, received Best Business Proposition Award within the Respiratory Innovation Category. The company was also named Overall Best Business Proposition within the Medical Futures Special Awards category at this week’s awards ceremony in London.
Plextek appoints new Head of Sales and Marketing - 23/5/2011
Plextek has appointed Henk Koopmans as its new Head of Sales and Marketing. Prior to his role at Plextek, Henk has been working in business development consultancy where he was responsible for a variety of clients in IPTV, wireless communications, medical and business innovation. At Plextek, Koopmans will provide experienced support to develop Plextek's expertise and the services it offers to its clients.
Plextek's new system-level design group helps customers to reach their goals faster - 4/5/2011
Plextek, the leading Cambridge design house and techology innovator, today announced the formation of its new Systems Group. Through its Systems Group Plextek can help customers to realise business advantage by consolidating internal with external knowledge and expertise. The new group offers a new capability in systems design, providing innovative solutions and an efficient route to expert knowledge, technical skills, expertise and a proven track record of successful product development. The Systems Group will consult with potential customers during the initial sales process to identify where Plextek can offer a complete solution. By working with the customer and utilising Plextek's Systems Group in this way, new and more innovative solutions can be generated which draw on Plextek's complete range of expertise. Customers benefit by saving time and money.
