Hills shows off new IP surveillance vendor

Hills Limited has nabbed the Australian master distribution rights for IP surveillance vendor Vivotek.

The relationship was first showcased at the Australian Security Industry Association conference held in Melbourne last week.

"Hills is proud to be able to offer our customers one of Australia’s biggest ranges of network camera options," said Hills head of CCTV and IT Daniel Lee.

The Australian company that made its name from clothes hoists showcased the Taiwanese vendor's "ultra-megapixel fisheye network camera, FE8391-V; the 5-megapixel mini fisheye network camera, FE8180; and the world's first PoE switch with IP surveillance management functions, VivoCam PoE switch" at the expo.

Vivotek vice president William Ku said: "Hills is a strategically important partner of VIVOTEK. As its expertise in surveillance products and channel management, we believe both companies can be benefit from this partnership."

Hills, the reigning Ruckus distributor of the year, saw its chief executive Ted Pretty exit in May. The share price of the ASX-listed firm has dropped from $1.83 on 21 July last year to 55 cents on Friday.