Matrix switch system functionality has always been a requirement for medium- to large-enterprise security installations and, to date, that functionality has been delivered with the tried and true analog matrix switch. Much like the evolution of other security system component technologies, the matrix switch user has been awaiting the arrival of a digital solution. One in which all the analog switch fabric functionality of the matrix switch would be digitized and video streams routed to their destination in digital form. The problem with this scenario is that the fully digital matrix switch has proven rather uninteresting. In short, the digital matrix switch just didn't do enough.
What if, unlike the usual evolution of security technologies, we were able to skip the digital stage and move right from analog to a virtual matrix switch that is integrated into the larger security system? Virtual matrix switch technology represents a leap in the usual evolutionary path as it skips an entire generation.