Codestuff
West Lothian-based Codestuff is driving development of video systems technology for the CCTV industry.
How did Codestuff get started?
Codestuff started out providing integrated solutions for video surveillance companies and plugging a gap in the CCTV market. Our software let security companies merge several video content streams into a single user interface.
Things have developed since then, in terms of our size, our product catalogue, which now includes our own Quorum hardware, proprietary software and our commercial partners. There are now 18 members of staff at Codestuff and on 7 January this year we celebrated our 7th birthday.
What projects are you currently working on?
In 2005 we had our first profitable year and, since then, the transition to a self-sustaining company has been a steady one.
In digital systems, interoperability and compliance between manufacturers is often not possible. Our products can be used together, or individually, to meet the demands of the security industry by letting a range of technologies, often from different manufacturers, work through a manageable interface.
In March 2010 we launched the world’s first purpose-built touch screen-based CCTV monitoring, recording and management system – Quorum Touch. It caters for up to 16 camera installations and combines a multi-part CCTV system into a single, self-contained desktop device.
What does the future hold for Codestuff?
Quorum Touch allows secure video streaming across the internet and this is something that we’ll be expanding on in the future, as cloud computing gets ever more important. With bandwidths increasing there will be more call for self-contained systems to allow content to be managed securely online. IP-based technology is the way forward for the security and surveillance industry.
Digitally-networked video products are leading the way along with Access Control and Alarm Systems.
What are the benefits of being based in Scotland?
The fact that we are based here has resulted in a number of benefits. Since the company was set up we have had tremendous support from Scottish Enterprise, not just financial. I’ve been sent on a number of training courses that have been a great help and whenever I talk to our industry peers in Canada or Ireland they are always astounded by the level of support available to us here.