Visiotech in Spain Distributor of Toshiba

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH and Spanish company Visiotech, one of Europe’s largest distributors of security solutions, have signed a collaborative agreement.

Through this, Visiotech will market Toshiba’s HDDs to support the storage of video surveillance data, serving both the public and private sectors. By working together, the companies will meet growing demand for storage in security/surveillance applications, which in Europe is estimated to be growing at an annual rate of between 20% and 30%.

Visiotech is a wholesaler with a long track record of supplying video surveillance, intrusion, access and presence control, smart home and fire control products. The agreement will see it incorporate Toshiba’s S300 and S300 Pro series HDD products into its portfolio. These HDDs distinguish themselves from the competition because of their performance, quality and reliability. Both companies recognize that the agreement represents an opportunity to initiate new customer engagements and boost revenues.

Based in Madrid, and with a workforce of more than 200 employees, Visiotech operates in 63 countries. Within Europe, its activities are mainly concentrated around Spain, Italy, France and Portugal. Since 2017, Toshiba has maintained a strategic focus of gaining greater market share in surveillance storage. It has achieved this through introducing solutions and building strong partnerships. The company offers an array of surveillance-targeted HDDs, covering capacities from 1TB to 18TB.

According to Larry Martínez-Palomo, VP of Toshiba Electronics Europe and GM, storage products division: “We are very pleased to sign this agreement with Visiotech. It will help extend the commercial reach of our S300 product series, which is specifically designed to meet video surveillance storage requirements. The expertise and responsiveness of the Visiotech team will make them a valuable asset for our ongoing business development within the surveillance sector.“

“Visiotech’s philosophy is defined by a commitment to continuously expand our offering with proven and quality products, such as storage technology from Toshiba. This is backed up by our personalized customer service,” adds Alberto Zamorano Sáiz, Visiotech sales and marketing director. “Storage solutions for video surveillance must have clear differentiating characteristics, such as prolonged working lifespans, high levels of resilience and elevated performance benchmarks. Toshiba HDDs deliver all of these attributes.“

Toshiba’s S300 series video surveillance HDDs are available in 1TB¹, 2TB, 4TB and 6TB capacities. They incorporate a 256MB buffer and meet the requirements of surveillance systems with up to 64 video streams², making them for SMBs. Available in 6TB, 8TB and 10TB capacities and up to 256MB buffer size, the S300 Pro series HDDs are for professional systems requiring up to 64 HD camera streams, video analytics, face tracking and editing features. Visiotech has already started to market these products, both independently and installed in digital video recorders (DVRs).

• More on the S300 and S300 Pro series
• More on Toshiba’s line of HDD storage products

¹ Definition of capacity: 1TB=1 trillion bytes, but storage capacity actually available may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.  Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.

² The number of cameras that a surveillance system can support is defined by carrying out a performance simulation with each HD camera unit running at 4Mb/s rate. Actual results may vary based on various factors, including the types of cameras installed, the system’s hardware and software capabilities, and the video compression technology used, as well as system variables such as resolution, frames per second, and other settings.