The first centralized IP camera was released in 1996 by Axis
Communications. It was called the Axis Neteye 200 . It used a custom web
server internal to the camera. In late 1999, the company started using
embedded Linux to operate its cameras. Axis also...
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The first centralized IP camera was released in 1996 by Axis
Communications. It was called the Axis Neteye 200 . It used a custom web
server internal to the camera. In late 1999, the company started using
embedded Linux to operate its cameras. Axis also released documentation for
its low-level API called "VAPIX", which builds on the open standards of HTTP
and real time streaming protocol (RTSP). This open architecture was intended
to encourage third-party software manufacturers to develop compatible
management and recording software.
The first decentralized IP camera was released in 1999 by Mobotix.The
camera's Linux system contained video, alarm, and recording management
function, thus the camera system did not require licensed video management
software to manage the recording event, or video management.
The first IP camera with onboard video content analytics (VCA) was released
in 2005 by Intellio. This camera was able to detect a number of different
events, such as if an object was
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