Dubai, UAE - 21st April, 2008 - Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market1 released today a new generation of AXIS Camera Station, the company's comprehensive video management software for monitoring, playback, and event management of up to 50 Axis network cameras. The enhanced user interface and support for the H.264 video compression technique are significant highlights of this release.

Gilles Ortega, Regional Manager, Axis Communications MENA commented, "For many users, especially in small-to-medium-sized installations, it is vital that the application is quick to install, and easy to configure and use. The new user-friendly interface and simplified management of AXIS Camera Station 3.0 is our response to these user demands.  In addition, the support for H.264 in AXIS Camera Station will allow users to build cost-efficient video surveillance systems that deliver superior video image quality."

AXIS Camera Station is the ideal network video surveillance solution in retail shops, hotels, schools, and other venues. A significant feature in the new software is the support for H.264 video in addition to Motion JPEG, and MPEG-4. H.264, the new global standard for video compression, allows high video quality coupled with significantly reduced network load and storage, and is a key capability of all Axis' upcoming network video products.

AXIS Camera Station is a robust, field-proven video management software solution, with more than 100,000 video channels installed worldwide. The application is specially designed for Axis network video products, offering automatic camera discovery, and a versatile Event Configuration Wizard coupled with powerful recording and search functionalities, timeline visualization, and export functionality. In addition, scheduled and event-driven recording can be triggered manually, by motion detection, or external I/O. The Windows client of AXIS Camera Station can be installed on any PC, enabling remote viewing and control from anywhere on the internet or the corporate network.

This third-generation video management software offers PTZ and dome camera control using a mouse or joystick along with its digital PTZ support in live view and in playback. AXIS Camera Station also offers security with multiple access levels and an unlimited recording database that is restricted by disk space only.

AXIS Camera Station offers an open architecture and comes with a well-documented API for easy integration with other systems like Point-of-sales and Access Control.

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Notes to editors
1 Axis Communications is the global market leader in the network video market with a market share of network cameras of 32%. The world market for network cameras alone will be worth more than $1 Billion by 2009. The network camera market is set to have a CAGR of more than 40 per cent per year over the next three years to reach a value of $1.5 billion by 2010, according to industry analyst house IMS Research (www.imsresearch.com) in its latest market report entitled 'The World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment 2007 Edition' published in December 2007. 

About Axis Communications
Axis is an IT company offering network video solutions for professional installations. The company is the global market leader in network video, driving the ongoing shift from analog to digital video surveillance. Axis products and solutions focus on security surveillance and remote monitoring, and are based on innovative, open technology platforms.

Axis is a Swedish-based company, operating worldwide with offices in 18 countries and cooperating with partners in more than 70 countries. Founded in 1984, Axis is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange, Large Cap and Information Technology. For more information about Axis, please visit our website at www.axis.com.

For further information about Axis Communications in MENA region, please contact:
Gilles Ortega, Regional Manager,
Axis Communications, MENA
Tel: 009714- 6091873
Email: gilles.ortega@axis.com

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