Haivision Network Video has announced version 5.6 of its Furnace IP video system software, which offers new authentication, web video portal, and conditional access features, among others. In addition to providing users with a more powerful IP video solution, the new release also delivers compliance with the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for medical applications.

Version 5.6 brings to the Furnace IP video system direct support for user authentication, enabling the secure assignment of access privileges to live and on-demand video assets. The new version introduces a VF conditional access module that can be used as a stand-alone system or can be incorporated within an enterprise's LDAP or active directory-based authentication system. The new release also introduces a Web-based video portal that can be customized easily and a quick-launch feature for the VF monitor multi-stream viewer.

"Furnace 5.6 is a milestone release for Haivision with features required by our top clients and integration partners," said Peter Maag, Haivision's senior vice president. "Haivision is dedicated to understanding customer needs, and Furnace 5.6 has overcome some very challenging developments to provide our clients in the medical, educational, and enterprise sectors with the right tools to achieve security, management, integration, and control of their IP video systems."

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