Bozzuto's Inc. is a leading wholesale distributor of food and household products to retailers in New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The organization was established in 1945 and is headquartered in Cheshire, Connecticut.
Operational Overview
With over 1.5 million square feet of warehouse space spanning three facilities, Bozzutos' state-of-the art distribution centers are designed to maximize effectiveness and streamline customer service, while offering the most in product variety.
Strategic Challenge
Bozzuto's has successfully leveraged IP video security technology from Verint® Video Intelligence Solutions for nearly five years. Over the years, continuous investments in technology have been made to protect its employees, inventory and premises.
In 2010, Bozzuto's upgraded its security system to include the next-generation Nextiva® Video Management Software, and Verint's multiport encoders and decoders, in support of the organization's mission-critical loss prevention, quality control and security initiatives.
The Solution
Nextiva IP Video Management Software with Nextiva Multiport Encoders and Decoders. Leveraging captured video from strategic areas within its warehouse facilities, Verint's comprehensive IP video portfolio has helped streamline operations at Bozzutos' facilities. All video is transmitted to a central monitoring station where the Nextiva Review application allows management personnel to view live and recorded video from all three facilities and easily detect suspicious or erroneous activity.
Nextiva Video Management software, along with the powerful Nextiva S1708e 8-port video encoder and S1970e video decoder, enable Bozzuto's to capture high-quality video images, optimize bandwidth utilisation, leverage flexible video search capabilities, and manage its large, geographically-distributed video operations more efficiently.
"The Verint system helps us ensure quality control, minimize loss, eliminate damage to merchandise, prevent employee injury, manage personnel, and streamline our operations processes," says Al Spriggs, vice president of security, Bozzuto's Inc.
Nextiva Video Management software promotes a more proactive, effective approach to security and operational efficiency at Bozzutos' warehouse facilities. A searchable database of case-related video makes loss prevention inquiries and investigations faster and more productive. The S1708e video encoder also optimizes use of Bozzuto's storage resources, with dual streaming that enables video to be viewed at high resolution with excellent image clarity, but stored at lower resolution.
