Taipei, Taiwan, January 14, 2013 – QNAP^® Security today launched the newest business-class Linux-based tower VioStor NVR VS-4100 Pro+ series and VS-6100 Pro+ series. The 4-bay VS-4100 Pro+ series, available in 8, 12, 16 channels, and the 6-bay VS-6100 Pro+ series, available in 12, 16, 20 channels, are designed for the SMB segment with the features of robust performance, solid reliability and remarkably high-definition local display. Equipped with the powerful Dual-Core Intel^® 2.6 GHz processor and 4GB DDR3 memory, these new series deliver high performance at a throughput rate of 250 Mbps for 4-bay and 330 Mbps for 6-bay models to ensure stable recording and smooth playback of multiple megapixel IP cameras.

Background
Great Lakes Outdoor Supply, Inc. is located in Northern Ohio, USA, and is an outdoor sporting goods retailer. The primary sporting goods it sells are archery, hunting, shooting sports, and fishing. Besides selling general sporting goods for outdoor activities, the company is also a firearms retailer, supplying guns, accessories and ammunition.

Challenges
It is a standard need for retail stores to prevent shrinkage. For large, spacious retail stores such as Great Lakes Outdoor Supply, it is hard to have enough human resources to patrol every corner in store. Additionally, due to the sales of firearms, it requires tighter attention to the sales floor area to document any activities and protect customers, employees. To achieve minimized blind spots for loss prevention and better incident awareness for improved customer service, video surveillance is needed to monitor any possibility of shoplifting, robbery or holdup, accident, loitering, or any future criminal activity.

As the store manager of Great Lakes Outdoor Supply increased the number of cameras in hopes of enhancing sales floor security, he realized the limitation for video storage capacity in their existing surveillance system. The outgoing system was a traditional DVR that only allowed for 8TB storage, and used outdated SCSI for storage expansion. The drawback triggered the store manager to search a new system suited for his ideal video surveillance needs.