Sometimes I feel like crying when we have to scuttle and old-but-great program (although I don’t recommend crying on the inside in Oregon due to mildew). However, it is just about time to retire our BigBro program (currently in version 2.1).
This program was designed to view the security cameras on campus in a specific and secure way so that only authorized access would be allowed. BigBro is in it’s third version and all three versions served us well for their particular duration. However, time marches on.
With our most recent upgrade of the camera recording software we use, we were ‘given’ access to use a new feature that allows remote viewing (both live and recorded) as well as export from a browser.
Currently those people around campus, such as building managers, use a modified version of the recording software to view their cameras live. The problem is that we have many versions of this software out there, and I rarely hear about the software unless it’s broken. Also as updates come out, they are not done due to the decentralized nature of that software (among other things).
This new web tool will continue to give us the solid performance we desire, combined with excellent security and flexiblity.
We hope to finish configuring this tool, and begin deploying it before school starts on September 26th. I am currently working with support to finish the configuration and get our testing going.
Once we have finished the testing we can roll out this new web tool, which will replace either the stand-alone old-versioned recording software (mentioned earlier) or will replace BigBro. I’ll be sad to see it go, but am pleased to be able to offer the campus a more powerful and attractive tool at no cost to them.