Plustek Storage System Keeps German Jewelry Store Away from Thefts

ABC Jewelry store, located in the heart of Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany, bears in its simple store. Behind the transparent counters where silver, gold ornaments, all kinds of rare pearls, diamonds are set forth by their value, two to three friendly clerks are happily assisting couples and families to find among all shiny sight of jewelry in front of them. However, thefts are still inevitable when the clerks are busy or retrieving pieces from the limited edition jewelry cabinet jewelry for their customers. The theft occurred seven years ago at closing time to this 22-year old shop jewelry when two thieves stole a complete set of precious pearls imported from Fiji. Unfortunately, because of the original surveillance system didn't provide clear images, the thieves' faces could not be clearly recognized, so the jewelry store owner, Uwe, decided to take the initiative in confronting the possible future robbery or theft. He began looking for architect and engineering consultants to learn how to not only deploy a better solution without completely replacing his current system but also how to improve on existing concerns such as lack of higher pixels of his cameras, high power consumption and scalability.

The security system consultant recommended the Plustek solution as its own video server is designed for high compatibility with the NVR and has been tested thousands of times to ensure a high degree of stability. More importantly, through its flexible customization with third-party integration, Plustek NDVR integrated the access control system with push alarm and notification to warn the police station and Uwe, which allows immediate responses to any abnormal activities in any store. Uwe added Plustek video server to connect to the original three analog cameras while as the standalone NVR is connected to two 1.3-megapixel cameras from Panasonic, the two megapixel cameras are used to monitor the most valuable diamond window, coupled with the software interface to control PTZ for a wide range of view. The system was setup for eight-hour recording during business hours and anomaly detection recording after business hours, the system can save data up to 15 days. In addition, Uwe also set up full backup and export scheduling control at his home PC through Plustek's back-end multimanager.

"Since the addition of Plustek NVR to the original DVR, I can not only offer a greater security for his customers and reduce store losses due to theft, but also allows to preserve some of the original equipment. This new solution allows ABC Jewelry store clerks to be more concentrated on offering a better service and allows them to be at relieved when displaying valuable collections of jewelry in obvious locations without significant safety concerns,” Uwe said.