In-Depth Q&A: Examining the Features & Differences of Nx EVOS, Nx Witness VMS, and Nx Go
In the following Q&A, we delve into the unique features and distinctions between Network Optix’s products - Nx Enterprise Video Operating System (Nx EVOS), Nx Witness VMS, and Nx Go - to clarify the key differences between these solutions and help you determine which product best fits your operational needs.
What distinguishes Nx Go from Nx Witness VMS?
Officially launched in April 2024, Nx Go (Beta) is Network Optix’s transportation-focused visual infrastructure intelligence platform. Built on Nx EVOS in conjunction with traffic engineers, Nx Go is an out-of-the-box solution tailored to the transportation sector developed to solve transportation and mobility problems across city streets, interstates, rail, air, and sea ports.
Nx Go transforms urban and transportation infrastructure management by converting video, lidar, and sensors into real-time data with tools like GIS calibration, V2X, Fleet Management, and Nx Maps for intelligent geo-location tagging (all coming soon). It extracts valuable insights from camera networks, offering enhanced operational intelligence for digital twins, cloud systems, and specialized transportation software.
Nx Witness VMS is Network Optix’s flagship product and cutting-edge, easy-to-use video management system (VMS) tailored for the modern security and surveillance industry. Nx Witness is designed to discover, view, record, and manage IP video cameras, enabling users to monitor, analyze, and react to critical events in real-time.
TLDR: Nx Go is a visual infrastructure intelligent transportation system (ITS) tailored to the transportation industry with specialized mapping and data analytics, while Nx Witness is a robust VMS tailored to the security and surveillance industry.
How does Nx EVOS differ from Nx Witness VMS, and who are the intended users for each?
Nx Witness is a VMS specifically geared toward distributors, installers, and end-users within the security industry (as Nx Go is to transportation infrastructure and urban mobility), and those looking for a fast, reliable, easy-to-use video management system.
In contrast to Nx Witness, Nx EVOS is a broader platform, known as an Enterprise Video Operating System, that enables the rapid development of intelligent video applications across various industries or markets. Using the many developer tools included in the Nx Toolkit (a component of Nx EVOS), third-party developers and businesses can create and/or market their own customized, out-of-the-box solutions.
To dive deeper into Nx EVOS and the concept of an enterprise video operating system (EVOS), check out our recent article, Nx EVOS: Pioneering the World's First Enterprise Video Operating System.
What is the difference between Nx EVOS and Nx Toolkit?
Nx EVOS is a cohesive, intelligent, video-powered platform for operational intelligence. The Nx EVOS stack incorporates multiple components including Nx Server, Nx Cloud, Nx Desktop, Nx Mobile, and Nx Toolkit.
All of these components combined provide a robust foundation for the rapid development of intelligent video applications across various industries or markets.
Nx Toolkit, formerly known as Nx Developer Tools, is a component of Nx EVOS, designed for developers to rapidly create customized, enterprise-grade intelligent video solutions.
Can you outline what tools are included in Nx Toolkit?
Nx Toolkit is a comprehensive set of tools including:
- Nx AI Manager: A universal model pipeline that optimizes any AI model to run on any accelerator with customizable pre- and post-processing configuration. (Coming in Gen 6 Enterprise)
- Metadata SDK: A low-level SDK to store AI manager inferences (and other data) and seamlessly synchronize them with the video streams.
- Video Source SDK: Enables integration of any video source (live or archived) into the system.
- Storage SDK: Enables the integration of 3rd party hardware and software-based storage solutions.
- HTTP Server API: An open, comprehensively documented RESTful HTTP Server API that provides developers the ability to access nearly every feature available in the system’s thick client.
- Nx Connect API: A single system to manage your resellers and installers, manage licenses to your software, and ensure appropriate billing. (Coming in Gen 6 Enterprise)
- Nx Cloud API: A key part of our product stack that makes it simple to connect and manage systems from anywhere, anytime.
- Open-Source Client: A fully open-source client that is publicly available for developers to modify to their specific application.