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HS-/BHS-Series are handheld shock-resistant thermal imaging cameras. The HS-Series are monoculars, the BHS-Series Bi-oculars.
They produce a crisp image in the darkest of nights, and unlike other technologies, thermal imaging needs no light whatsoever to produce a clear image. Thanks to the HS-/BHS-Series, security professionals and law enforcement officers can see suspects in total darkness, through light fog and smoke, and light foliage.
The HS-/BHS-Series are excellent tools for everyone that needs to see what’s happening in total darkness, in all weather conditions, and without being seen themselves.
The HS-/BHS- Series are extremely affordable units. From now on, everyone can afford thermal night vision. Price is no longer an issue, so there is no need to use less effective night vision technologies.
Several versions of the HS-/BHS-Series are available.
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Volume X • Issue 12 • August 2014(118 pages including 6 for cover)
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Dear Readers,
Greetings from IndiaSAFE!
Ten years ago I started a journey called IndiaSAFE with neither a
background in the security industry, nor any knowledge about publish-
ing. Some years thereafter, an industry veteran was sitting next to me at
a seminar and he asked, with intent I am yet to fathom, “Pritam, do you
consider yourself from the security industry?” I remember thinking for a
few moments and then, almost like delivering a Coup de grâce, gently say-
ing, “Do you think I’m not?” End of discussion.
How much can happen in a decade? To what extent can 10 years af-
fect a business, those that are running it, and others who are associated
with it? In retrospect, are there many things I would have done differently
if I could roll time back by ten years? These, and similar thoughts raced
through my mind as I picked at the keys of my laptop to start the 120th
Editor’s Note.
One thing is for certain – my interaction with the security industry over
the past ten years has left me greatly enriched in mind and heart, deeply
fulfilled in my professional being, and firmly convinced that IndiaSAFE
was one of the best decisions I ever made.
I offer my deepest gratitude to the security industry, to the readers, and
to my colleagues who work tirelessly behind the scenes to bring you fresh
content month after month. I would especially like to thank those who
place their trust in IndiaSAFE and back that trust with money.
As we complete ten today, we embark on a new beginning – another
decade dedicated with the same enthusiasm and zest. . . this is the only way
we know.
Till we meet next month, happy reading and safe tidings!
With warm regards,
Lt Col Pritam Mehta (Retd)Mob: +91 9811413696
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With Axis HDTV network cameras we can now get superbly sharp, detailed images of our entire property, inside and out. And that means our ability to identify people, vehicles and objects – even at long range – has improved dramatically. When you’re responsible for the security of an airport like me, that’s invaluable.
To learn more about HDTV, image usability and the surveillance solution that’s right for you, email [email protected] or visit the Axis interactive guide at www.axis.com/imageusability
With Axis HDTV network cameras we can now With Axis HDTV network cameras we can now get superbly sharp, detailed images of our entire get superbly sharp, detailed images of our entire property, inside and out. And that means our property, inside and out. And that means our ability to identify people, vehicles and objects – ability to identify people, vehicles and objects – even at long range – has improved dramatically. even at long range – has improved dramatically. When you’re responsible for the security of an When you’re responsible for the security of an airport like me, that’s invaluable.airport like me, that’s invaluable.
To learn more about HDTV, image usability To learn more about HDTV, image usability and the surveillance solution that’s right and the surveillance solution that’s right for you, email [email protected] or visit for you, email [email protected] or visit the Axis interactive guide at the Axis interactive guide at www.axis.com/imageusability
We’ve had HDTV at home for years.Now we’ve got it in the parking lot.
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NATIONAL ROUNDUP20 FICCI Homeland Security 2014
21 Delta Video Walls at Bengaluru TMC
• Aditya’s Star First Partner Program
• Gunnebo Launches GILPRO
23 Barco at Capita IT Services, Pune
24 South West Microwave Seminars in India
25 Aditya’s HDCVI at TVH LUMBINI SQUARE, Chennai
26 Seagate’s Wireless Solutions
27 VIVOTEK Partners with Bajaj Electricals
• AllGoVision Appoints New CDM
• Schneider at 6th Elasia 2014
29 NI’s SOM Technology
30 Wavestore Appoints New BDM
• CP Plus Introduces i-Wizard
• eSSL’s New Glass Door Lock
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38 OptimizedIRin Axis’ Cameras
43 Best Practices for Implementing a Real Time Location System on Campus
45 A Smart Solution forGated Communities
64 5 Reasons forIT to get Physicalwith Access Control
84 Taking HD Video Surveillance tothe Extremes
86 Africa by Night
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J.N. Choudhury, Director General,
National Security Guard (NSG), un-
derlined the need to strengthen civil po-
lice and improve the police-population
ratio, which is well below par at present.
Speaking at the sixth edition of FIC-
CI Homeland Security 2014, Choudhury
said that technology serves both police
and criminals. In the absence of stand-
ardized testing centres, the police has
not been able to adopt many new tech-
nologies that are available in the market.
On the other hand, criminals have ac-
cess to these modern techniques as evi-
denced by recent attacks that have been
witnessed the world over.
He said that India’s homeland se-
curity lacked the means to evaluate the
new technologies and added that there is
a need to built testing facilitates to check
the effi ciency and effectiveness of tech-
nologies.
Choudhary pointed out that the qual-
ity of manpower and training in home-
land security do not match up to global
standards. Therefore, capacity building
and improvement in training standards
were imperative.
Choudhury also released the FICCI-
EY report titled ‘Homeland Security
2014 Safe and Secure Nation – Intelli-
gence-led Policing.’
The report highlights the need for
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) to
urgently deploy appropriate technology
to be able to analyze the available data
and counter challenges posed by limited
resources. LEAs gather a huge amount
of data from varied sources such as
banks, telecoms, traffi c information, so-
cial media, criminal records and airlines.
All of this data has to be refi ned and
analyzed to cull out the critical informa-
tion required for solving and preventing
crime. Analytics is the key technology
that can help LEAs understand informa-
tion and act accordingly.
Sanjay Sahay, IPS, Additional DGP,
Police Computer Wing, Karnataka State
Police, said that the Indian market has a
potential of US$ 9 billion in homeland
security. However, disconnect between
enforcement agencies and the market
is affecting the potential of this sector.
The world over many cities are enabled
with video analytics and no Indian city
is video analytics enabled, which shows
lack of use of technology.
Karnataka State Police was the sup-
porting partner of the conference.
G. K. Pillai, Chair, FICCI Home-
land Security Committee, said that the
recruitment process of the enforce-
ment agencies should be transparent.
He added that Centre and State au-
thorities needed to cooperate with each
other more effectively. Civil society also
needs to play a more proactive role. The
Central and State police forces need to
build citizens’ confi dence in the system
and involve them in resolving issues re-
lated to crime and traffi c.
Rahul Rishi, Partner, EY, said that
the tactics of criminals have evolved
alongside the rapid progress in the fi eld
of science and technology, leading to an
increased gamut of crimes carried out
using advanced means and techniques.
Law enforcement agencies, thus, need to
develop ways and means to prevent their
incidence altogether. If an incident does
occur, the turnaround time of LEAs to
nab the culprits needs to be cut down to
minimum.
The required level of advancement
can be achieved through technology and
capacity building. In India, law enforce-
ment agencies have adopted the basic
level of automation. The next level of
technology capability would be attained
2-day FICCI Homeland Security 2014 ConferenceDG of National Security Guard calls for overhaul of civil police and improving police-population ratio
Stress on use of analytics for protection from crime and enhancing security
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when they use relevant data to cull out
useful information that helps them pre-
vent any incident. Analytics is the key
technology that needs to be incorporated
for increasing the capabilities of LEAs
in predicting and preventing incidents.
Vivek Lall, Co-Chair, FICCI Home-
land Security Committee and CEO –
New Ventures, Reliance Industries Ltd.,
said that the FICCI and EY report not
only takes us through the stats on crime
in India, but also provides us with a
blueprint of what is in store for us in fu-
ture. The emphasis on analytics is both
apt and pertinent. Analytics can be used
in all stages of crime protection and se-
curity, i.e., prevention, investigation,
prosecution, and review and analysis.
A. Didar Singh, Secretary General,
FICCI, said that FICCI is committed to
the cause of public safety and security.
The Indian homeland security market is
rapidly growing to meet the increasing
demands of security in the country and
the noteworthy fact is that over half of
the market growth is expected to come
from demands in new equipment, espe-
cially for electronic surveillance, intelli-
gent integration systems and early warn-
ing systems.
The programme witnessed partici-
pation from MHA, NCRB, CBI and var-
ious state police offi cials.
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Delta, a pioneer in providing innova-
tive video wall solutions, partnered
with Pan Intellecom Ltd., to install its
24/7 seamless Video Wall at the Bengal-
uru Traffi c Management Center at traffi c
police headquarters to monitor city traf-
fi c. The 83’ x 11’ Delta Video wall will
help Bengaluru traffi c police manage
and respond to traffi c woes promptly,
and investigate incidents causing acci-
dents and damages incurred.
“Large displays were needed to
monitor the surveillance cameras in-
stalled across the city. The role of video
wall system was pivotal and
the latest high defi nition
rear projection technology
was the need-of-the-hour.
We trusted Delta for their
extensive experience and
expertise in the display in-
dustry. Furthermore, Del-
ta’s huge product portfolio
consists of a solution to fi t
every need. With this traf-
fi c management center, less
India’s fi rst Traffi c Management Center Equipped with Delta’s Video walls
traffi c congestion and better road devel-
opment are expected in the city,” com-
mented Harbir Singh, Pan Intellecom
Ltd.
Bengaluru has grown a lot in the last
10 years. People population has grown
by 50% and traffi c population 5 times,
leading to traffi c congestion, pollution,
road rage and increase in traffi c viola-
tions. To address these issues of traffi c
congestion and safety, B-TRAC was
envisaged which included setting up
of surveillance/ enforcement cameras,
junction improvement and intelligent
transportation systems utilizing the lat-
est traffi c management technology. The
Traffi c Management Centre project,
adopted by traffi c police is a part of
modernization plan under B-TRAC.
The Traffi c Management Centre is
a fi ve storey building and consists of a
huge video wall comprising a total of
64 saventy-inch diagonal cubes, and 40
workstations, to simultaneously monitor
various parts of the city. Data received
is analyzed and acted upon by over 100
traffi c engineers at the traffi c manage-
ment centre. The huge video wall at the
centre will help to manage
traffi c issues effectively and in
real time.
“There is a need to en-
hance the monitoring and con-
trol of traffi c from the manage-
ment center. For the fi rst ever
traffi c management center in
India, we have selected the
best product from the industry
with maximum screen size to
monitor all our 179 day/ night
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surveillance cameras and 5 enforcement
cameras and with provision for expan-
sion. Now Bengaluru Traffi c Police will
be able to monitor and control the city
traffi c from this state-of-the-art manage-
ment center,” said B. Dayananda, IPS,
Addl. Commissioner of Police, Traf-
fi c. Delta offered its next-gen LED-lit
70” video wall aided by Delta’s Icon
Pro controller and wall management
software. The video wall solution with
dual-redundant power supply for 24x7
operations and slightest downtime will
display the coverage of 179 day night
surveillance cameras and 5 enforcement
cameras installed across the city signals.
The Traffi c Management Centre was
inaugurated on 30 December 2013, by
Mr. Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister of
Karnataka, on Infantry Road in Ben-
galuru.
Aditya Infotech Ltd. (AIL) announc-
es India’s fi rst reward program in
the security industry. Now anyone buy-
ing through Aditya Star First Partners
will have an incredible experience of di-
rect rewards and benefi ts. The objective
of the program is to motivate, engage
and directly reward channel community
buying from Aditya’s Star Partners, and
thereby help them in business and im-
prove their profi tability.
Aditya Infotech Ltd (AIL) is a
leader in introducing video security and
surveillance brands in India and has an
expertise in designing solutions on the
basis of customer needs.
Aditya Infotech Rolls outStar First Partner Program
“Our partners and channel community have been the important links for our surveillance product supply chain. They have executed many challenging key projects and delighted the customers. We acknowledge their contribu-tion and it is high time to reward them. Aditya acknowledges its loyal and valued partners un-der the Aditya Star First program. This is an opportunity to strengthen and value our direct partners, and look beyond to acknowledge
the contribution of their business partners as well. This will not only strengthen the supply chain further, but lead to comprehend the need to increase user base.” – Yogesh B. Dutta
COO, Aditya Infotech Ltd.
New Fire-Fighting Solutions Brand – GILPRONew range of fire-fighting products designed for superior performance
Launches
To address the safety needs of In-
dia’s booming infrastructure indus-
try, Gunnebo, a world leader in security
solutions, has announced the launch of
its new brand, GILPRO, under its Fire
Fighting Solutions vertical. Under the
new brand, the company will offer a
range of fi re extinguishers, hoses and
couplings, sprinkler hoses (UL & FM
approved), Kitchen Hood protection
system and automatic fi re suppression
system.
Designed to cater to the commer-
cial and retail segments including malls,
hospitals, hotels, educational institutes
complex, supermarkets and gas stations,
the range of fi re extinguishers under
GILPRO is made under quality norms
allowing it to perform under all condi-
tions.
Highlighting the need for resistant
fi re-fi ghting solution, Sandeep Desh-
pande, Managing Director, Gunnebo
India, said, “With the rapid growth of
infrastructure in smaller markets, it has
become critical for the physical struc-
tures to be equipped with high-standard
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use of technology. Its more than 5,000
employees at 50 sites across the UK, Ire-
land and India are committed to provide
their customers with end-to-end IT out-
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safety and security solutions. Our team
has been relentlessly working to ful-
fil customer’s demand for Reliable and
Value for Money products.”
“Rapid growth and expansion in
Tier II and Tier III cities has led to de-
velopment of several commercial and
retail establishments, and subsequently
a higher risk of fire-related accidents.
It is of utmost importance that all es-
tablishments equip their premises with
the right firefighting equipment, which
adhere to best in class international
safety standards. Keeping ‘innovation’
and ‘safety’ at the core of our offerings,
our new brand GILPRO offers special-
ized and cost-effective fire solutions that
cater to specific needs of commercial
customers,” added Arul Prakash, Vice
President, Fire Products, Gunnebo India.
In an industry which is plagued by
inconsistency in quality, Gunnebo In-
dia adopts a no-compromise approach
to ensure each and every product of-
fered by it is qualified to meet the strin-
gent specifications as mentioned in the
standards.
Backed by a rich global legacy, and
seen as a trusted brand name, quality
remains central to all new innovations
and launches at Gunnebo, with checks at
various stages of manufacturing.
Gunnebo India, a subsidiary of
the Swedish-based Gunnebo Security
Group, is a comprehensive provider
of security and safety products and
solutions. With a global brand legacy
spanning over 240 years and 80 years
of experience in the Indian market,
Gunnebo brings unrivalled expertise
in delivering security solutions for the
Indian industry. Gunnebo India envi-
sions to provide a safer future by ca-
tering to the growing demand in the
Indian market with a comprehensive
range of innovative and efficient secu-
rity solutions and services, both sim-
ple security needs and enterprise-wide
security requirements.
In India, Gunnebo offers solutions
across five key business verticals: Bank
Security & Secure Storage, System Inte-
gration, Global Services, Entrance Con-
trol and Fire Products. Today India is not
only Gunnebo’s second largest growth
market, but also boasts of the company’s
second largest employee base and larg-
est manufacturing unit at Halol, Gujarat.
The Halol manufacturing facility will
house the Group’s global R&D center to
develop and innovate new products and
solutions and enhance the existing solu-
tions.
Visualization that Feels Like a Million Capita IT Services, Pune, India
Now that organizations and people
increasingly depend on technology
infrastructure, companies like the UK-
based Capita IT Services have become
indispensable. As one of the largest IT
services providers in the UK, Capita IT
enhances the lives of millions through
thought-out IT, communication and ad-
ministration services. To keep a clear
overview of its many operations, the
group has adorned its network operation
center in Pune, India, with a brand-new
Barco LED video wall.
For Capita IT Services, making the
difference is all about making optimal
sourcing, systems integration, and man-
aged IT and network services. Operators
at Capita’s networked operations center
in Pune are monitoring the network
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24/7, in order to minimize unplanned
downtime.
Network monitoring
“When we built our network operation
center in Pune, the expectations were
very high,” explains Dennis Thomas,
head of infrastructure services at Capita
IT Services, “Considering that our ser-
vices – IT infrastructure, power logistics
and communications – impact millions
of people around the world, that’s com-
pletely understandable. Our aims were
consolidating our activities and getting
a clear overview of what’s going on in
our network, 24 hours a day, seven days
a week.”
First choice
To live up to these expectations,
Thomas started looking for a best-
in-class, reliable visualization system.
Early in his quest, he came across Barco:
“Before bundling our monitoring ser-
vice in the operations center, we didn’t
have any visualization solution. So when
I heard about Barco’s rich experience in
the industry and the excellent reputation
of their products, they quickly became
one of my favorite options. When I expe-
rienced the pro-activeness of their sales
team and heard about their good after-
sales support, any hesitation left was
washed away.”
At peace, 24/7
To guarantee maximum peace of
mind, Capita IT chose Barco’s
Overview OVL 815 LED video wall.
With its high levels of redundancy, this
video wall is the fi rst choice for mission-
critical control rooms that require guar-
anteed uptime, and thanks to its modular
design, the wall can be easily expanded
should the need arise.
To ensure full operability of the wall,
a hybrid TransForm NSD and a NGP-
324 multimedia video wall controller
were implemented as well. Thanks to
their extreme ease-of-use, they enable
operators to capture content from any
source and display it on the wall in high
resolution.
Implementation and result
The implementation of the new wall
was an effort that cut across technol-
ogy, infrastructure and even real-estate
expertise. As such, all the steps had to
be minutely planned to ensure an aligned
result. As per Thomas, “After our fi rst
meeting with Barco, it took about fi ve
months to get the installation up and run-
ning. Afterwards, we got adequate fi rst-
level training and enjoyed prompt servic-
es, supplies and technical skills whenever
needed. In short, we are 100% satisfi ed
with our choice for Barco.”
We got adequate fi rst-level train-ing and enjoyed prompt servic-es, supplies and technical skills whenever needed. In short, we are 100% satisfi ed with our choice for Barco.
– Dennis ThomasHead of Infrastructure Services,
Capita IT Services
Perimeter Defense Seminars in IndiaAnnounces
Southwest Microwave,
a leading global pro-
vider of high-security out-
door electronic perimeter
intrusion detection systems
(PIDS), has announced
that it will host a series of
perimeter defense semi-
nars in India; one in Mum-
bai (September 2, 2014)
and a second in Bangalore
(September 4, 2014). The
sessions will explore best
practices for mitigating risk of
unauthorized site access, van-
dalism, theft or destruction
of critical infrastructure, and
cover these topics:
● Principles of intrusion
detection for today’s leading
perimeter security technolo-
gies.
● System design and
confi guration best practices
for specifi c vertical market
environments.
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● Critical detection performance
measures for developing an optimal
perimeter defense.
● Total cost of perimeter detection
system ownership as a key decision-
making strategy.
The seminars will target systems in-
tegrators, architects, engineers, consult-
ants and facility end-user personnel in
the Utilities, Industrial, Transportation
and Government/ Military sectors in-
volved in the design, specification, pro-
curement, installation and maintenance
of perimeter security systems.
“Perimeter defense workshops sup-
port those involved with intrusion detec-
tion in identifying critical considerations
for an effective PIDS solution, relative to
application-specific concerns and threats
facing today’s security-sensitive sec-
tors,” explained Bob Kirkaldie, South-
west Microwave’s Director of Sales.
“We ask attendees to consider their
current perimeter security strategy and
its effectiveness in defending against at-
tack, sabotage or harm to human life,”
Kirkaldie elaborated, “Today’s techno-
logically advanced solutions provide
robust measures to detect intrusions
and prevent nuisance alarms. System
elements – sensors, cameras, command
and control applications – can network
seamlessly and cost effectively, if done
right. With more than 70,000 systems
protecting critical infrastructure world-
wide and over 40 years of perimeter
detection experience, Southwest Micro-
wave provides the toolkit for achieving
these goals.”
Background
TVH LUMBINI SQUARE, Chennai
is spread over one million square
feet comprising nine 19-storied blocks
and around 500 residential units. It is
one of the premium residential apart-
ments which boasts of all comforts,
luxuries and aesthetic appeal as per
the latest trends in luxury housing. The
residency however, despite having good
physical surveillance, lacked an effec-
tive and commensurate video surveil-
lance system. The society had only 30
analog cameras to monitor the safety
and protection of the people, and out of
these, only 16 were functional.
Threat perceptions
Unlike any usual residential society,
the threat perception was real and
grave as the locality housed rich people
including many HNIs.
Apart from usual inci-
dences of burglaries,
road accidents and loi-
tering, the potential for
kidnappings and har-
assments were signifi-
cant. The safety of the
kids playing in the area
needed a high defini-
tion surveillance.
Limitations of previous system
The previous sys-
tem comprised 30
low resolution analog
cameras which were capable of just cap-
turing the movements, but the picture
quality was very poor. That system in
itself is considered to be out-dated.
The infrastructure was made up of
armored cables (RJ6 and power cable
HDCVI Modernizes Surveillance at TVH LUMBINI SQUARE, Chennai
This is one of the biggest surveillance projects in Chennai till now with 162 HDCVI cameras of 1 mega-pixel photo quality installed to cover up the entire area
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in a single medium) and coaxial cables
which were prone to damage, and were
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costly to maintain and repair.
Expectations from the new system
Fed up with the long experience of
security breaches and getting away
of culprits, authorities felt a strong need
for an effective surveillance system
which should include the following:
● Face recognition and identifi cation.
● Clear vision of HD for easy recogni-
tion.
● 24x7 availability.
● Night vision CCTV cameras.
● Centralized control room.
● Cost effective and offered value for
money.
● High effi ciency of the system.
● No extra cost of cabling.
● Warranty and services.
Client:Lumini Square Flats Association
System Integrator:Active System Integration
under Team Aditya
Seagate Technology plc has an-
nounced the next evolution in the
company’s wireless storage category.
Seagate® Wireless Plus mobile device
storage now consists of a family of ca-
pacities at 1TB and 2TB versions to suit
every need along with inte-
gration with cloud services,
such as Dropbox and Google
Drive. The Seagate Wireless
Plus storage is designed to
expand beyond the limita-
tions of mobile devices, such
as smart phones and tablets.
With capacities that are mul-
tiples beyond the highest stor-
age available on these mobile
devices, the Seagate Wireless
Plus provides an ideal solu-
tion to stream your favorite
HD video while freeing up
precious space on your Android Tablet,
iPad, iPhone, Android Smart Phone,
Kindle Fire, Windows 8 computers and
Windows RT tablets.
Seagate created the wireless storage
category in 2011 to address consumers’
desire to enjoy more content than tablets
and smartphones can hold with their
limited storage options. A CES 2013
Best of Innovations Award Winner, the
Seagate Wireless Plus now includes a
new option to save content and fi les to
the drive wirelessly through the
updated Seagate Media app as
well as the ability to migrate fi les
to cloud services such as Dropbox
and Google Drive.
“Wireless connectivity is a
feature that has been added to ex-
ternal storage over the last couple
of years; it provides the conveni-
ence of high capacity and easy
sharing for mobile devices that are
limited in their storage capabili-
ties,” said Ross Rubin, principal
analyst at Reticle Research, “Now,
with the integrating of popular
Seagate, the pioneer in wireless storage, introduces A Family of Wireless Solutions with
New Enhanced FeaturesNew features offer advanced cloud backup and capacities for every lifestyle
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cloud storage services to these products,
there exists an invaluable bridge to even
more content.”
The Seagate Media app’s new capa-
bility to sync your files on the Seagate
Wireless Plus storage with an existing
cloud storage provider means that your
files are always accessible even when
you don’t have network access. The Sea-
gate Media app creates your own Drop-
box or Google Drive folder, so files are
available and at the ready. Then once
you are back on the network, your files
will automatically re-sync to ensure all
changes are saved in both the cloud and
the Wireless Plus drive.
“Having pioneered the category of
wireless local storage for mobile de-
vices, Seagate is now proud to advance
the platform by adding more capacities
and developing advanced features that
will benefit how people are using these
drives,” said Ban Seng Teh, Senior Vice
President and Managing Director of
Seagate Asia Pacific and Japan, “Cloud
storage services provide a convenient
way for people to migrate files between
devices and share with friends and col-
leagues. With the new Seagate Media
app and Wireless Plus mobile storage,
people will now be enabled to use these
cloud services to access even more me-
dia from their Wireless Plus storage de-
vice.”
Seagate Wireless Plus mobile device
storage is accessed through the mobile
Seagate Media app for Apple iOS, An-
droid, Kindle Fire HD, Windows 8 tab-
lets. Seagate Wireless Plus mobile stor-
age connects to devices over a Wi-Fi
connection, which the battery-powered
drive emits once powered on. Simply
connect to the network by searching
for Wireless Plus in your available Wi-
Fi networks. The drive creates its own
Wi-Fi network, eliminating the need to
be within range of an existing network
connection.
Additionally, you can use Wireless
Plus to enjoy video, photos, music and
even documents on the big screen via
Apple Airplay, DLNA or an app de-
signed specifically for Samsung Smart
TVs and Blu-ray players.
Pricing and Availability
Seagate Wireless Plus mobile stor-
age has a supported battery life of
up to 10 hours and provides it’s own Wi-
Fi signal to enable access to the drive.
The drive is now available at 2TB for an
MSRP of INR 18,500 and 1TB for INR
14,500 MSRP.
VIVOTEK and Bajaj Electricals LtdFulfill Diversified Market Demands in IndiaVIVOTEK has partnered with the
India-based prestigious company,
Bajaj Electricals Ltd., and announces
the successful completion of Secutech
India 2014 held at New Delhi in late
June. Bajaj Electricals, a 75-year old
trusted company with more than 1400
products, is highly recognized courtesy
its appliances, fans, lighting and lumi-
naires products, along-with its engineer-
ing projects. Bajaj Electricals is also
marketing and servicing the prestigious
Morphy Richards brand.
Integrated Building Management
Systems (IBMS) of Bajaj Electricals
offers a product portfolio that includes
building management systems, fire de-
tection systems, access control system,
CCTV surveillance system and light-
ing controls. Viewing the increasing
demand for more SMB scale and con-
sumer-oriented surveillance applica-
tions, VIVOTEK has developed a series
of compact, simple and smart IP-based
surveillance solutions. VIVOTEK has
tied up with Bajaj Electricals in India,
aiming to provide end-users with more
surveillance options to make their life
safer and better.
To incorporate more closely and
seamlessly, Bajaj Electricals has in-
cluded VIVOTEK’s surveillance prod-
ucts to its brand ‘.nxt’ bolstering the
offering of this product line. After the
official launch at Secutech India 2014,
VIVOTEK’s compact, simple and smart
IP-based surveillance products are now
available in markets all across India.
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AllGoVision Appoints New Channel Development Manager
AllGoVision, a fast growing Video
Analytics Software Company,
headquartered in Bangalore, India has
hired Jacintha Varapraksam as its new
Channel Development Manager, Sales
and Marketing.
As a member of the sales team, Ja-
cintha will be in charge of managing
and increasing AllGoVision’s network
of channel partners and distributors. All-
GoVision, which is currently focused on
the Indian, Middle East and Asian Mar-
kets, will expand its efforts across the
globe. Jacintha will spearhead this drive
to help grow the company’s presence
around the world via value added resell-
ers (VARs) and distributors
“The expansion of our market reach
via channel partners and distributors will
further strengthen our ability to meet the
needs of our customers globally,” noted
Ashwin Amarapur, Director of AllGoVi-
sion, India, “Jacintha’s comprehensive
understanding of sales and marketing
will greatly benefi t our sales network,
and our clients.”
Before joining AllGoVision, Jacin-
tha had played key roles at various or-
ganisations like Oracle, Goldman Sachs
and America Online.
Jacintha VarapraksamChannel Development Manager
Sales and Marketing, AllGoVision
Schneider Electric India Limited
recently showcased its advanced
technologies and solutions which enable
Schneider Electric Showcases Effi cient, Sustainable and Liveable Smart City Model
at 6th Elasia 2014integration and automation of various
market segments with an eye to ena-
bling effi cient, sustainable and liveable
Smart Cities. Through
integration at energy,
power and informa-
tion technology levels,
Schneider Electric’s
integrated solutions
have been effi ciently
managing and driving
smart cities across the
globe.
Amitabh Kant,
Secretary of the De-
partment of Policy and Promotion inau-
gurated Schneider’s stall at Elasia.
In the energy segment, Dry-type cast
resin transformers (Trihal), Premset MV
switchgear, Feeder automation, Sub-
station automation and Advanced Distri-
bution Management System showcased
Schneider’s unparallel strength to create
end-to-end implementation and manage-
ment calibre – prowess that is essential
to build and sustain a Smart City, and
makes Schneider a master in this.
Schneider also demonstrated solu-
tions for power and IT segments. Its
Blokset aluminium panel, smart panel Amitabh Kant, Secretary, DIPP and Chanraker, VP-Energy BU,
Schneider Electric
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and Accusine panel help manage volatil-
ity in voltage and manage it effi ciently
to ensure smooth point-to-point electric-
ity supply. Similarly the Galaxy 3000,
the 3-phase UPS system deftly manages
power supply that guarantee smooth and
integrated running of systems.
Prakash Chandraker, Vice President,
Energy Business, Schneider Electric In-
dia said, “Elasia is the biggest arena of
all for players like us to showcase their
strengths, learn of the areas where we
can still improve but above all, it is the
biggest melting pot for exchange of ide-
as and sharing of thoughts and learning.”
Speaking at the occasion, Vivek Ya-
dav, Regional Sales Head – North, Sch-
neider Electric India said, “Our solutions
demonstrate our capacity to manage and
sustain the 5 pillars of a Smart City
which are Smart Energy, Smart Water,
Smart Buildings, Smart Mobility and
Smart Public Services. It also shows our
strength in providing a complete end-to-
end management service that is built on
the principle of effi ciency and sustain-
ability.”
NI System-on-Module (SOM) Technology to Play a Critical Role in Shaping the
Future of Embedded DesignA complete middleware solution in the size of a credit card that will reshape the market for embedded technology across verticals: NI introduces sbRIO-9651 System on Module (SOM)
National Instruments has an-
nounced the NI SOM. This is their
fi rst global product launch from India,
with NI introducing a major transfor-
mation in embedded technology for the
world – from Chennai. It combines the
Xilinx Zynq All Programmable system
on a chip (SoC) with supporting compo-
nents such as memory on a small PCB,
and features a complete middleware
solution and ready-to-go Linux-based
real-time operating system (RTOS) al-
ready integrated. The NI SOM gives
design teams the customizability of a
SOM without the increased time and
risk of developing custom software.
With this launch, NI is paving the
way for its embedded technology to be
a game changer for the future. From
healthcare in India to smart manufac-
turing facilities in France, this technol-
ogy can directly address the market
pain of disease as well as the need to
advance the industrial automation mar-
ket. Today, NI showcased this revolu-
tionary technology with lead users from
HTIC (Joint initiative of IIT-Madras
and Govt. of India) – who are working
on medical diagnostics for public and
private sectors; and Airbus – working
on cyber-physical systems for ‘the Fac-
tory of the Future.’
Joel Shapiro, Leader for Marketing,
Emerging Markets Region, NI said,
“The NI System on Module (SOM),
combined with powerful LabVIEW li-
braries, enables engineers to transform
their ideas into embedded products
faster than any other tool available on
the market. Healthcare devices, smart
machines, and other applications that
require embedded technology will ben-
efi t as the NI SOM not only speeds up,
but also bridges design, prototyping,
and deployment with a single platform.”
Dr. Jayaraj Joseph, Systems Archi-
tect, Healthcare Technology Innovation
Centre says, “NI’s graphical design tools
have helped HTIC to rapidly develop
functional, fi eld testable proof of con-
cepts in healthcare space that involves
a variety of stakeholders. NI SOM has
now allowed HTIC to take these func-
tional prototypes to mass deployable
solutions. NI SOM provide seamless
integration with existing graphical de-
velopment tool chain thereby allowing
R&D centres to not only develop tech-
nology concepts, but also take them to
deployment in a shorter time frame.’’
The NI SOM enables design teams
to deploy reliable, complex embedded
systems faster because it is based on,
and has the same rigorous design stand-
ards as the LabVIEW reconfi gurable
I/O (RIO) architecture. This architec-
ture has already been used in high-re-
liability applications such as unmanned
aerial vehicles and cataract surgery ma-
chines. NI, with this technology, aims
to create a world of fresh possibilities
for engineers, scientists and innova-
tors – across life sciences, automotive,
aerospace, manufacturing and energy
sectors.
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“We have evaluated several SOMs
and embedded SBCs, and there is no
comparison to the software integra-
tion offered by NI,” said Sebastien
Boria, R&D mechatronics technol-
ogy leader at Airbus, “We estimate
that our development costs with the
NI SOM are a tenth of the costs of
alternative approaches because of the
productivity gains of NI’s approach
to system design, in particular to
NI Linux Real-Time and LabVIEW
FPGA.”
Key Benefi ts● Complete Middleware Solution:
The NI SOM is shipped with a com-
plete middleware solution out of the
box to remove the time and risk as-
sociated with developing an embed-
ded OS, custom software drivers and
other common software components.
● LabVIEW FPGA Integration: La-
bVIEW FPGA eliminates a design
team’s need for hardware descrip-
tion language expertise, making
powerful FPGA technology more
accessible than ever before.
● NI Linux Real-Time: The NI SOM
offers a robust Linux-based RTOS,
which gives design teams access to
an extensive community of applica-
tions and IP.
● Shorter Prototyping Phase With
CompactRIO: Design teams can
use CompactRIO to quickly proto-
type their applications and then de-
ploy them with the same code used
for prototyping, which saves signifi -
cant time and effort.
Shashi has worked within the elec-
tronic security industry for six
years, two of which as a Business Devel-
opment Specialist for Sony India, whilst
immediately prior to joining Wavestore,
he was Regional Sales Manager for Ge-
netec in India.
Reporting to Chris Williams, Di-
rector of Wavestore, Shashi will be re-
sponsible for developing business rela-
tionships with key market infl uencers in
order to identify new sales opportunities
for Wavestore’s video recording and
management solutions throughout India
and its neighbouring countries.
“We fully appreciate that the fast
growing security industry within the In-
dian Subcontinent offers us the oppor-
tunity for a dynamic increase in sales
and Shashi’s appointment to the newly
created role of Business Development
Manager refl ects our commitment to of-
fer outstanding pre, as well as post, sales
Wavestore Appoints Business Development Manager for Indian Subcontinent
Wavestore has further expanded its worldwide sales activities with the appointment ofShashi K. Yadav to the role of Business Development Manager for the Indian Subcontinent
support to customers who operate in this
important market sector,” said Chris Wil-
liams, “We are very fortunate to be able
to recruit the services of Shashi. His ex-
pertise and market knowledge will be ex-
tremely valuable to Wavestore as we look
to capitalise on our reputation for deliver-
ing robust, reliable and fl exible VMS so-
lutions which can be custom designed to
exactly match customer’s requirements.”
Commenting on his appointment,
Shashi said: “I recently attended IFSEC
International in London and was highly
impressed with the interest shown in
Wavestore’s open platform recording
solutions. The company’s stand was
packed full for all three days of the show.
Visitors were hungry to learn more about
how Wavestore can help them achieve a
seamless integrated security solution
that can incorporate a wide range of
third party technologies and systems,
regardless of the size or complexity of
the project. I am therefore very excited
to be able to progress my career with
Wavestore and to have the opportunity to
promote the company’s solutions across
the Indian Subcontinent. I am confi dent
that the interest from installers, system
integrators, consultants, specifi ers and
end-users will be just as good as what I
witnessed at IFSEC.”
Shashi K. YadavBusiness Development Manager,
Indian Subcontinent
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CP PLUS Technologix Labs introduc-
es i-Wizard, an intelligent video sur-
veillance IP solution including cameras
and NVRs, that not only provides extra
high-defi nition image quality, but also
brings more professional, convenient and
intelligent video surveillance experience
driving a comprehensive upgrade with
smart functions. The i-Wizard supports
triple streaming, each with its own co-
dec, frame and bitrate. Two of the streams
can support full HD resolution and one
stream for a mobile phone.
The ultra 3D DNR feature enhances
images by eliminating image noise and
improving image clarity in low-light cir-
cumstances without creating ghosting
and blurring. Further, with ultra WDR
features, up to 120dB wide dynamic
range can be realized that greatly im-
proves image clarity, even under extreme
lighting and backlight conditions.
CP Plus Introduces i-WizardAn Intelligent Video Surveillance Solution
The i-wizard series uses ultra-defog-
ging feature which renders better image
quality and clarity through an image
correction algorithm even in extreme
foggy conditions.
An enhanced smart IR can help
lighting adjustments with the surround-
ings and can handle a vast range of light-
ing conditions.
Other features include smart re-
gion of interest (ROI), electrical
image stabilizer (EIS) and edge
based video content analy-
sis. Smart
ROI makes
impor tan t
regions clear
in the low
bitrate and
thus helps
save stor-
age space.
The EIS helps to stabilize the image and
clean it during high motion.The edge
based video content analysis offers sev-
eral detections e.g., tripwire, intrusion,
abandoned or missing, defocus detec-
tion, face and audio detection.
In summary, i-wizard solution is
a highly innovative product, providing
advanced features, intelligence and
self- correcting features which
make this a must have for all
types of end customers.
In India, Aditya In-
fotech Ltd. is an exclu-
sive distributor
partner of
CP PLUS
GMBH &
Co. KG,
Germany for
their brand CP
PLUS.
The GL100 glass door lock has been
specially designed for use with
standard glass doors without wood. Its
steel body is stylish and modern and its
unique ‘sandwich body’ construction
makes it easy to install – without having
to replace the door.
Features 1. No new holes required.
2. Can be installed on existing glass
doors.
3. Fully automated open and close
function.
4. Easy installation
and operation.
5. Password protec-
tion.
6. Card LED indica-
tor.
7. Emergency door
unlock.
8. Illegal operation
warning.
9. Low battery re-
minder.
10. Acousto-optic
alarm function.
New Glass Door Lock - GL100Launches
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Introduction
Axis offers easy-to-install network
cameras with infrared (IR) illumi-
nation, where the IR LEDs are built-in.
These cameras are identified with
a suffix -L, which indicates that the
camera includes infrared light. All Axis
cameras with IR illumination also share
some common characteristics:
● Extremely power-efficient IR LEDs
● Fewer IR LEDs compared to legacy
alternatives.
● Low power consumption IR LEDs
with minimum heat dissipation.
● Long-life LEDs that eliminate main-
tenance.
● The IR LED are covered by a high-
precision, custom-made lens to of-
fer an even IR illumination over the
scene.
The characteristics of these new
generation IR LEDs contribute to a cost-
efficient and environment-friendly IR
solution with a high-quality, low-noise
video also when the environment is
completely dark.
In addition to the
above features, Axis
has included a unique
technology known as
Axis’ OptimizedIR in
select models. Axis’
intelligent, unique and
patented OptimizedIR
solution makes these
selected network cam-
eras easy and quick to
install, and most impor-
tantly, the IR illumina-
tion angle automatical-
ly adapts to the camera
field of view, ensuring
that no illumination
power is wasted.
1. Why do you need IR illumination?
All Axis’ network cameras with
built-in IR illumination are day
& night cameras that deliver color im-
ages during the day and black and white
images during the night. Near-infrared
light, which
spans from
780 nanom-
eters (nm) up
to about 3000
nm, is beyond
what the hu-
man eye can see, but most camera sen-
sors can detect it and make use of it.
The cameras have an IR-cut filter that
removes IR light during the day. IR
light is filtered out so that it does not
distort the colors of images as the hu-
man eye sees them. As light diminishes
below a certain level, the camera can
automatically remove the IR-cut filter
allowing the camera to make use of
near-IR light. Figure 2 shows how a
color image sensor responds to visible
and near-IR light.
OptimizedIRin Axis’ Cameras
Leveraging new, smart and long-life LED technology
Contributed by Axis Communications
Figure 1: With Axis’ OptimizedIR the IR illumination angle (in red) automatically follows when adjusting the zoom level at installation. The
camera’s field of view is illustrated in white
Figure 2: Color image sensor response to visible and near-IR light
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feature
Why use IR illumination instead of white light?
Only thermal cameras can provide
usable images in complete dark-
ness. Day & night cameras need some
kind of light source to be able to pro-
vide usable images. Even though IR
light is not visible to the human eye,
the sensor of a color camera is gener-
ally sensitive not only to visible light
but also to IR light according to the
Figure 2 – provided that the IR cut fil-
ter is removed.
Using IR illumination instead of
white light has several advantages.
With IR illumination, there is no light
pollution. IR illumination makes dis-
creet or covert surveillance possible in
places where white light would be too
intrusive, such as in nighttime traffic
surveillance, or when you need to mon-
itor people without anyone noticing. On
the other hand, since people in this case
are not aware that they are being moni-
tored, there is no deterrent effect, which
might be desirable in some situations.
The images in grayscale have better
contrast, less noise, and better defini-
tion if compared to color images in cor-
responding low-light situations. This is
an advantage when color information
is not required, such as in license plate
recognition (LPR). On the other hand,
when color information is needed, IR
illumination is not a feasible solution.
For color video in low-light situations,
an extremely light-sensitive camera –
such as Axis cameras with Lightfinder
technology – is a better option.
The most recent IR illuminators on
the market have low power consumption
and they also lasts a lot longer – typi-
cally around 10 years and require zero
maintenance – compared to a halogen
light which can last as little as 5 months.
The IR LEDs used in Axis’ OptimizedIR
technology are very low in power con-
sumption, which allows the camera to be
powered by standard PoE. The images
in grayscale, produced with the help of
an IR illumination, contain less image
noise if compared
to black and white
images produced
without the IR
source. The result
is an image that
occupies less stor-
age space, hence
reducing storage
costs. Compared
with images with-
out the aid of IR illumination, images
provided by using IR illumination in
indoor installations save up to 95% bit
rate and storage space. In dark outdoor
installations, it saves up to 75% bit rate
and storage space.
When do you use IR illumination?
IR illumination is used when visible
light is not an option, when color in-
formation is not critical and when the
natural IR lighting is not sufficient.
The black and white images have bet-
ter contrast than color images, which
makes images in black and white suit-
able for video analytics, for example
license plate recognition (LPR). Figure
3 shows an example of traffic surveil-
lance with a day & night camera and the
aid of a stand-alone IR illuminator.
How do you use IR illumination?
Indoors, light is reflected from all sur-
rounding surfaces, such as the walls
and ceiling, which gives more light on
the subject. Outdoors, all light except
for the light hitting and reflecting off
the subject, is lost. This means that it
is much easier to get a well illuminated
image indoors. To improve the image
quality outdoors, the camera with built-
in IR should be aimed downwards not to
lose more light than necessary. Figure 4
shows an example of the placement of
an outdoor camera.
Comparison with thermal cameras
Cameras with built-in IR have both
advantages and disadvantages
compared with thermal cameras. Cam-
eras with built-in IR can be used as
stand-alone sys-
tems, but can also
be integrated into
existing surveil-
lance systems.
Thermal cameras
can complement
an existing sys-
tem, but they can-
not replace it; color cameras are gener-
ally needed somewhere in the system for
identification purposes. Both technolo-
gies have different purposes: thermal to
Figure 3: IR illumination used for license plate recognition (LPR)
Figure 4: Placement of an outdoor camera
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detect, infrared to recognize.
Cameras with built-in IR have bet-
ter resolution, image quality, definition,
and field of view than thermal cameras.
They are also less expensive. However,
their viewing distance is shorter than
what thermal cameras can provide. Axis’
cameras with OptimizedIR solution can
be used at a distance shorter than 40m
(131ft.), whereas thermal cameras have
a range of detection up to 5km (5400
yards) with the right model and in the
right conditions. Figures 5 and 6 show
a comparison between a thermal camera
and an Axis network camera with Opti-
mizedIR.
2. Built-in or stand-alone IR illumination?
A day & night network camera can
either work with stand-alone IR
illumination, or integrate the IR illumi-
nation into the camera. Axis has chosen
850nm LED illuminators for most of
its built-in or standalone IR solutions
instead of 940nm LEDs because color
sensors are generally more sensitive to
850nm than to 940nm LEDs. Hence,
the camera can reach farther when us-
ing an 850nm LED illuminator than
with a 940nm LED illuminator. The dis-
advantage of using 850nm LEDs is that
they show up as a faint red glow, while
940nm LEDs provide completely covert
illumination.
Axis network cameras with built-in
IR and OptimizedIR have several advan-
tages, such as very simple installation
and integration. They do not require ex-
ternal cables or any extra power supply
since their IR LEDs are power-supplied
from the camera, using standard, envi-
ronment-friendly Power over Ethernet
IEEE 802.3af.
Network cameras with built-in IR
conveniently deliver surveillance all in
one package and have a very low envi-
ronmental impact, since only a camera
needs to be installed and no additional
IR light sources. This is especially im-
portant when installing cameras in older
or listed buildings, such as museums
and historical buildings. For the same
reason, each built-in IR system becomes
less expensive, since fewer components
will have to be installed – and fewer
units installed also means fewer units to
service.
There are two areas where standalone
IR illumination remains a better option
than built-in IR illumination. Network
cameras with standalone IR illumination
have, in many cases, a longer viewing
distance than cameras with built-in IR.
Also, there is a wider range of cameras
available that work with stand-alone IR
illumination, which gives more flexibil-
ity when choosing a camera.
A second option is when a stand-
alone IR illuminator produces more
light, and the illumination can be aimed
more freely. Up to now, network cam-
eras with built-in IR have rarely been
adjustable, which can cause the IR illu-
mination to mismatch the camera field
of view or the image being overexposed.
However, Axis network cameras with
OptimizedIR are adjustable owing to
their built-in intelligence.
A stand-alone IR illuminator pro-
duces more light, and the illumination
can be aimed more freely. Up to now,
network cameras with built-in IR have
rarely been adjustable, which can cause
the IR illumination to mismatch the
camera field of view or the image be-
ing overexposed. However, most of Axis
network cameras with built-in IR are
adjustable owing to their built-in intel-
ligence.
3. How Axis’ network cameras with OptimizedIR work
In general, the more even and cool op-
erating temperature on the sensor and
more light, the better the image quality
will be. However, more light produced
by the camera may heat the image sen-
sor, resulting in an increase of noise dis-
turbance in the image. Axis OptimizedIR
technology gives the maximum possible
amount of light at the scene combined
with the minimum possible heat in the
sensor, ensuring excellent image quality.
Axis’ OptimizedIR technology gives an
even illumination across the entire im-
age.
The combination of the camera in-
telligence and the IR LEDs with their
high-precision, custom-made lenses
makes Axis network cameras with Op-
timizedIR unique on the market. Axis
network cameras are safe to use ac-
cording to the European standard EN
62471:2008 based on the international
standard IEC 62471. Since they comply
Figure 5 and 6: To the left an image from an Axis thermal camera, and to the right an image from an Axis network camera with OptimizedIR
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with this standard it means that the cam-
eras are not harmful to the eyes of any
living creature that might look straight
at the camera.
Axis’ OptimizedIR technology
The IR illumination solution has
been developed especially by Axis
and is custom-made for the illumination
requirements of each Axis’ camera mod-
el with the designation –L that supports
Axis’ OptimizedIR technology.
The IR solution has been optimized
for the camera’s view angles and gives a
very even illumination across the entire
area of illumination.
In Axis cameras with OptimizedIR,
the illumination intelligence adjusts the
distribution angles of the illumination
to make it evenly distributed across the
entire area.
Intelligence
A too narrowly illuminated area
will produce ‘white out or glare’
in the middle of the scene, and some
areas will not be correctly illuminated.
On the other hand, a too widely illumi-
nated area means that light will shine on
objects outside the area of interest, and
also that the viewing distance will be re-
duced. Depending on camera model, the
IR illumination with OptimizedIR can
reach over 40m (131ft.) with low, envi-
ronmental-friendly power consumption,
supplied by standard
Power over Ethernet
(IEEE 802.3af).
When the field
of view is adjusted at
the installation of an
Axis camera with re-
mote zoom and Opti-
mizedIR, the angle of
illumination automati-
cally adapts to the zoom
level. (This is only ap-
plicable in Axis camer-
as with OptimizedIR).
The illumination angle
follows the camera’s
zoom movements to al-
ways provide the maxi-
mum amount of light in
the image.
Another adaptation
performed by Axis’ Op-
timizedIR technology is
visible when the subject
is far away from the
camera and the whole
area is illuminated. When the subject is
approaching the camera, the exposure is
adapting. When the subject is by the cam-
era, it is illuminated and not overexposed.
IR LEDs and power-efficiency
Using LEDs instead of other light
sources, such as traditional or
fluorescent bulbs, has many advantages.
The ratio between the energy consump-
tion and the illumination has been finely
optimized. LEDs are quick start devices
that are highly durable, insensitive to vi-
bration, and difficult to break. They can
emit light at a given wavelength without
the need for a filter. All in all, they com-
bine the lowest possible running costs
with the longest operating life.
The highly power-efficient, new
LED technology used
by Axis cameras with
OptimizedIR technol-
ogy, does not addition-
ally heat the image sen-
sor and consequently
this enables a higher
image quality. Thanks
to the extremely power-
efficient IR LEDs, the
cameras only need few
LEDs, and the IR illu-
mination is concentrat-
ed where it is needed.
This way, no light is
wasted illuminating ar-
eas that are of little in-
terest. Power efficiency
is translated into high
power, less heat dissi-
pation, and the IR illu-
mination can reach far.
With Axis’ uniquely
designed OptimizedIR,
it is possible to obtain
an evenly illuminated
image with few, power-efficient LEDs.
The IR illumination can reach a long
distance with standard PoE thanks to the
power-efficient IR LEDs.
The Power over Ethernet IEEE
802.3af standard puts high demands on
the efficiency of the included compo-
nents. It is a strategic environmentally
friendly choice to use standard PoE in
Axis network video.
4. Conclusion
Axis’ smart and unique OptimizedIR
solution is based on new, power-
efficient LED technology and provides
optimized image quality with an adaptable
angle of IR illumination. The IR technol-
ogy is designed for easy, cost-efficient and
environmentally friendly installation.
Email: [email protected]; + 91 80 4111 9331
Figure 7: An image taken with an Axis camera with OptimizedIR featuring three LEDs
Figure 8-10: Show how the exposure adapts in Axis cameras
with OptimizedIR when a subject is approaching the camera
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An invention of the late 1990s, Real
Time Location Systems (RTLS)
continue to evolve in both their applica-
tions and the technology that drives the
system.
Increasingly, there is a need to track
in real time both objects and people
within a building or a specifi c geograph-
ic area. Using radio frequency (RF) or
wireless technology and an active or
passive tagging system, it is now possi-
ble to locate people or assets whenever
necessary.
Determining what type of RTLS is
best for a given situation depends in large
part on the value of the asset involved
and the purpose behind the tracking. For
instance, we look very differently at the
value of a pallet of paper towels than we
do at a laptop bearing highly sensitive
information. Thus, we take a different
approach to how we track these items.
An active ID tag, which we would
apply to the laptop, tells us not only
where it is within the tracking area, but
also if someone is trying to remove the
tag from the laptop in an attempt to steal
it. Although the paper towels have mon-
etary value, they are a much less risky
asset than the laptop, therefore the pallet
can be tracked less expensively using a
passive tag.
What should be considered when
life safety is involved, as is very often
the case in an educational or hospital
campus setting? Life safety necessitates
the application of an even higher set of
standards regarding the assets being fol-
lowed using active RFID technology.
Following are fi ve best practices for
implementing a RTLS with life safety
implications within a campus setting:
1. Ensure you have a dedicated, highly available network
Every second is critical in life safe-
ty situations. The various campus
shootings in recent history resulting in
tragic loss of life remind us that sec-
onds count. When it comes to deploy-
ing RTLS to track the whereabouts of
a teacher in crisis or a nurse in danger,
a dedicated highly available network is
critical.
A dedicated, highly available net-
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work will ensure that information is
being transmitted reliably at all times,
unencumbered by data from non-critical
activities. The network is the conduit for
information that comes from various de-
partments and devices, including RTLS
tags. If all data is running on the same
network, a teacher downloading video
for a class may also be on the same net-
work that is serving the RTLS. Over-
loading the network with data from mul-
tiple sources competing for access may
cause a collision that results in delayed
transmission of critical and time sensi-
tive data. Any delays in transmission
may profoundly affect the outcome of
urgent situations, such as when a teacher
pushes a panic button and that informa-
tion is needed to locate her immediately.
2. Invest in a multi-application platform
While a school or hospital may
initially determine that they are
interested only in tracking physical as-
sets, the time may come when the fo-
cus broadens to include people tracking
through the use of RFID-enabled badges
or security systems with an RTLS com-
ponent. For long range planning, it is ad-
visable to select a system that offers the
ability to add applications as needed to
save time and cost.
Investing initially in a multi-appli-
cation platform would allow a facility
to build upon the infrastructure already
in place. Having multiple vendors with
different system set-ups can potentially
cause interference between systems as
well as bring about additional costs and
overhead. Rather than buying two sepa-
rate systems that may interfere with each
other on the network or require propri-
etary set ups, the initial investment in
a multi-application platform will allow,
for example, a hospital to implement an
infant monitoring program to its existing
psychiatric patient tracking.
Similarly, schools have multiple as-
set-tracking needs – tags for computers,
personal (or personnel) duress buttons,
even temperature tracking in cafeteria
refrigerators – that may be implemented
over time. The multi-application plat-
form approach can help the educational
institution avoid investment in multiple
individual servers and redundant infra-
structure.
3. Provide integration and interoperability with third-party systems
At the heart of campus applica-
tions are safety and security. It is
incumbent on the system that it works
with communications beyond the typi-
cal workstation. In the event of an emer-
gency, security personnel will want to be
able to track people and even property
through their mobile devices and provide
messaging through various technology
including texting, pager, intercoms, and
e-mail. The system should be designed
to support this level of interoperability.
Additionally, the integration of vid-
eo becomes important, especially when
tracking a person in duress. Having the
ability to receive an emergency call,
locate that person and then have the in-
tegrated security camera show them in
their current location and situation is a
critical part of a life safety system. Fur-
ther necessitating the need for video in-
tegration is its use as a tool for analysis
of post-incident for forensic purposes.
4. Guarantee indoor/outdoor capability
Life safety incidences can occur
outside the confines of a build-
ing outfitted for RTLS tracking. School
and hospital campuses include outdoor
spaces such as ball fields, parking lots,
courtyards and pathways between build-
ings and these locations still require pro-
tection. A system that is functional out-
doors is important to extending the life
safety capability. Choose a system that
is not solely reliant on any technology
that may limit its outdoor functionality.
All the components of the RTLS
should be designed to with stand the
elements that are specifically common
to the geographic area, such as extreme
cold and snow or high humidity, heat,
and rain.
There should also be assurances that
the infrastructure will support the sys-
tem during power outages, which may
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involve installing solar power or micro-
wave towers in place of a wired system.
Campuses are often characterized
by an open and expansive layout. The
RTLS system should have the capability
to work with its own invisible perimeter
in place of actual physical barriers or
help minimize the number of necessary
barriers.
5. Support emergency assembly stations
During major emergencies, building
occupants are required to meet in a
designated area known as a assembly or
muster station so fi rst responders know
who or at least how many people are still
at risk within a building.
An RTLS should support emer-
gency responses through its ability to
account for individuals on property.
Within a school, each teacher may be
equipped with an RTLS-enabled badge
that allows those operating the system
to promptly record the teacher’s arriv-
al at the assembly point. The teachers
may also arrive with students, thereby
allowing the system to identify and be
alerted of all individuals at the station.
Once safely at the assembly point, the
teacher can inform responders of any
missing individuals.
Equipping each person with an
RTLS-enabled badge can be cost-man-
aged when an institution uses RTLS for
multiple purposes, such as access con-
trol or in conjunction with a foodservice
point-of-sale system.
As uses for RTLS expand, such as
adding the tracking of students attending
after-school programs, the investment
advantages in RTLS becomes more ap-
parent.
Should concerns regarding privacy
or complaints of having every move-
ment tracked arise, RTLS systems can
be selected with options to block regular
tracking and instead be deployed only in
event of an emergency.
As RTLS continues to evolve
through technological breakthroughs,
reviewing these best practices will help
in selecting the appropriate RTLS for se-
curity and life safety purposes.
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A Smart Solution for Gated
CommunitiesBy James Wickes – CEO, Cloudview
FEATURE
The rapid growth of gated communi-
ties throughout India is a testament
to the economic growth that has been
transforming Indian society.
Gated communities are often seen
as a sign of crime – or more accurately
the fear of crime. However, I believe
there are deeper reasons for their rising
popularity than simply self-preservation.
In fact, whilst researching this article it
struck me that the original reason gated
communities developed was not to keep
criminals out, but rather to gather people
together.
This is not the place to delve deeply
into sociology and the demographics of
developed and developing economies.
But it is undeniable that like-minded
communities have always banded to-
gether for mutual support and protec-
tion.
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Despite the effects of industrializa-
tion and the urbanization that has led to
the growth of massive cities and urban
sprawls, cities are no more than a col-
lection of villages each with their own
character and constituency.
The rise of the gated community
is simply another manifestation of this
phenomenon. Many people scorn them
as being insular, self-regarding and elit-
ist. However, in nations such as India,
a growing middle class has earned the
right to have their own oasis of safety
and tranquility away from the chaotic,
crowded and demanding urban life – be
it a vertical community in the city cen-
tre, or a sprawling suburban community.
I was fascinated to learn that many
professionals, especially in the IT indus-
try, now split their working lives between
India and offi ces in the Gulf, Europe or
the USA. Gated communities, especial-
ly in areas such as Bengaluru, provide a
safe, regulated environment for the fam-
ilies who are left behind. Peace of mind
is ensured for all – the water will run,
the rubbish will be cleared, the electric-
ity will stay on, leisure facilities provide
a social hub, and above all, private secu-
rity ensure a measure of personal safety.
New communities demand new security solutions
Defending the sense of tranquility,
safety and space that people de-
mand of their gated security is not an
easy task. From the UK to the US and
now in emerging economies such as In-
dia, the issue is always the same. A gate
and a wall are not enough to deter all un-
desirable elements. Thankfully in India
those undesirable elements are more of a
nuisance than a threat, but in other more
violent nations such as South Africa, se-
curity is a life or death issue.
Security solutions have to be multi-
layered. Physical barriers such as gates
and walls obviously have a role to play,
as does the presence of trained secu-
rity guards. But neither can ultimately
always stop unauthorised entry to pro-
tected communities. That’s where alarms
and security systems have a role to play
– and where the Cloudview visual net-
work system comes into its own.
The system was initially developed
in response to the need for companies
to effectively protect their physical as-
sets, especially when they were situated
in remote locations. This needed a fast,
cost-effective and instantly accessible
system that wasn’t limited by the draw-
backs of traditional CCTV systems –
namely cost, outdated and cumbersome
analogue technology and the reliance on
a manned control room to continually
monitor footage.
The features that make Cloudview
such a successful solution to these issues
also make it an incredibly strong tool in
the protection of gated communities.
The key to the system
is our Visual Network
Adapter, which can
quickly and easily
connect either new
digital IP cameras or
existing CCTV camer-
as to the Internet with-
out taking up excessive
bandwidth. In fact it oper-
ates effi ciently using regular broadband,
3G or satellite services.
Our Internet enabled system up-
grades and transforms both new and
existing analogue or digital camera sys-
tems so you’re the fi rst to know when
there has been an intrusion. Cameras
can be triggered by specifi c events such
as movement or trespass, and live CCTV
feeds can be accessed via smartphone,
tablet or PC – with alerts via text or calls
bringing threats to the attention of inter-
ested parties instantly.
This greatly increases response and
preparation times, allowing security
teams to fi nd intruders faster and for
householders to be alerted if necessary.
If a crime has been committed, then
the stored footage can be accessed as
evidence to ensure convictions at a later
date.
Our cloud based management sys-
tem and easy to use dashboard give us-
ers full security, fl exibility and control,
via protected accounts, so each speci-
fi ed user (or household) can set param-
eters, alerts, and have instant access to
the fully encrypted visual data relating
to them.
Interest in the Cloudview visual
network system has been growing
around the world in countries where
great disparities in wealth are leading
to increased friction between the haves
and the have-nots. Home security com-
panies can see the benefi ts in terms of
giving added value and peace of mind
to their customers, increasing the effec-
tiveness of their services and managing
costs.
Our team here at Cloudview has
been particularly gratifi ed that a system
designed to protect corporate property
effi ciently is now being used so effec-
tively to help make communities and
families safer and more secure.
The key to the system
existing CCTV camer-
as to the Internet with-
out taking up excessive
bandwidth. In fact it oper-
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Hikvision Megapixel Cameras Secure 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil
Hikvision was selected to provide
comprehensive security solutions
to safeguard 2014 FIFA World Cup Bra-
zil – the biggest event on the planet. The
security projects include Brazil’s BRT
MOVE bus stations and Mineirao sta-
dium in Belo Horizonte, a host city for
the World Cup. Hundreds of Hikvision
megapixel network cameras and speed
domes were successfully applied to en-
sure a safer environment for local citi-
zens and visiting tourists.
When the time came for the Belo
Horizonte Traffic Agency to choose a
primary security camera, they relied on
Hikvision to make sure both their qual-
ity and safety needs were successfully
addressed. As such, over 300 Hikvision
DS-2CD864F-E 1.3MP WDR network
cameras were selected to be installed at
the Brazil BRT MOVE bus stations to
protect citizens, visitors and their prop-
erty effectively.
This camera, designed with excel-
lent low light capability, allows en-
hanced imaging performance in low
light scenarios with minimum illumina-
tion of 0.6Lux @ F1.2 in color mode and
0.08Lux @ F1.2 in B/W mode. In addi-
tion, 3D digital noise reduction and true
day/ night ensure excellent image qual-
ity regardless of time of day as well as a
resolution of 1280x960.
Benefitting from the superior meg-
apixel images delivered by this camera,
security personnel were able to easily
identify suspicious individuals and ob-
jects at bus stations and their surround-
ings. The high quality video images
could also be provided for forensic pur-
poses if needed.
The other remarkable project for the
World Cup was the Hikvision security
solution for Mineirao stadium surround-
ings.
Mineirao stadium, one of the most
iconic venues in Bra-
zilian football, under-
went two and a half
years of renovation to
transform the stadium
into a modern, safe,
and sustainable arena,
with room for over
62,000 spectators. It
was the venue for a to-
tal of 6 matches for the
World Cup.
Hikvision, along
with the Military Po-
lice of Minas Gerais (PMMG), designed
an IP surveillance solution for the streets
around the stadium. 74 Hikvision DS-
2DF1-57A 1MP high speed domes in to-
tal were installed for World Cup security
purposes and city surveillance. These
Hikvision network speed domes were
primarily tasked to protect fans and visi-
tors against riots.
The Hikvision DS-2DF1-57A of-
fers a 1280x960 resolution at 25 to 30
frames per second, with an 360° endless
pan range at a speed of 540°/s, and a
-5°–90° tilt range at a speed of 400°/s.
This allows the speed domes to imme-
diately zoom onto moving objects and
deliver crystal-clear images, regardless
of outdoor light. This is an extremely
important feature, since the police need
to quickly and accurately recognize
and respond to riots or other crime, es-
tablishing a secure environment for the
World Cup.
According to Alvaro de Souza,
CCTV manager at VMI Sistemas de Se-
guranca, Brazil’s official Hikvision Dis-
tributor, “Hikvision cameras with meg-
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application/ case study
apixel resolution come to meet a real
need in the city of Belo Horizonte and
for the Military Police of Minas Gerais
for identification of suspects, supporting
decision making for strategic military
actions and protecting citizens during
and after the World Cup 2014. Design,
image quality, durability, maintenance
and local support were key points for
this wonderful solution to be chosen.
I consider it a major milestone in the
history of the Belo Horizonte and this
project complements a great legacy of
thousands of Hikvision cameras already
installed in Brazil.”
ViVotek Protects the Landis taipei HotelWorld Class Accommodation Protected by World Class Surveillance
Stringent security system to protect guests and their assets
Located in the busy central business
and finance district in Taipei City,
Taiwan, the Landis Taipei Hotel is im-
mensely popular among domestic and
foreign travelers. This luxurious 5-star
hotel features a French Art Deco ambi-
ence, earth tone colors, and extravagant
vintage decorations in each guest room
to create a warm and cozy atmosphere
for its guests. The hotel further offers a
variety of high-quality services for both
business and leisure, such as limousine
services, express laundry, wedding plan-
ning, a health and fitness center, exqui-
site Western and Chinese restaurants,
and the Landis SPA, which enhances the
perceived value of its guests. Despite all
the explicit features of the Landis Taipei,
the hotel has not forgotten the funda-
mental implicit element that constitutes
to a world-class hotel – security. In ad-
dition to being a place of relaxation, the
Landis Taipei Hotel has committed itself
to the adoption of a stringent security
policy to protect guests and their
assets. Hence, a reliable and ef-
fective surveillance system is
exceptionally important.
Formulating a specific solution for the needs of the hotel
The original surveillance
solution employed by the
hotel was an analog-based sys-
tem. Fully recognizing the importance
of keeping the quality and effectiveness
of hotel security, the hotel adopted an
IP-based security surveillance solution
of VIVOTEK. Project specifications in-
cluded enhanced resolution, clear image
quality, and wide coverage for the out-
door and parking areas. Based on these
specifications, a perfect solution for the
Landis Taipei was created.
This solution comprised 5 camera
models, including fisheye fixed dome
network camera, fixed dome network
camera, and fixed network camera.
Moreover, VIVOTEK’s video man-
agement software, the ST7501, was
adopted.
Fisheye fixed dome network camera – FE8174V and FE8172
FE8174V and FE8172 are two latest
fisheye cameras of VIVOTEK. Both
models are equipped with a fisheye lens
and a 5-megapixel resolution sensor,
making these cameras perfect for moni-
toring open areas such as parking lots,
streets, and walkways, without blind
spots. Four FE8174V models, with van-
dal-proof IK10-rated and weather-proof
IP66-rated housing, are robust choices
for outdoor application. They were
mounted on the outer walls of the hotel
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monitoring of designated areas.
The FD8363 is a professional
2-megapicel outdoor camera
that offers a viewing resolution
of 1080p Full HD at 30fps. More
importantly, the camera is de-
signed with a removable IR-cut
filter, 15-meter IR illuminators
and WDR Enhancement, provid-
ing clear images 24 hours a day
and unparalleled visibility under high
contrast environments.
Fixed network camera – IP8151
Three IP8151 models were installed
outside the elevators of the hotel.
This camera features a 1.3-megapixel
CMOS sensor that achieves a viewing
resolution of 1280x1024 at 30fps. The
highlight of this camera is its superb
night visibility and support for WDR
enhancement, making this model perfect
for low-light environments and enclosed
spaces.
Reliable security increases the efficiency of hotel operations and management
William Ku, Vice President of VI-
VOTEK’s International Sales
Division stated, “Hotel security is impor-
tant to not only the operation and man-
agement efficiency of the hotel, but also
the safety of customers. Hence, a reliable
surveillance system is exceptionally im-
portant. Here at VIVOTEK, we endeavor
to develop the best surveillance solutions
for our clients and, ultimately, create a
safe hotel.”
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to provide a complete 180º panoramic
view of the outer perimeter. 3 FE8172
models were installed to the ceiling of
the hotel lobby to achieve a 360º sur-
round view of the lobby.
Fixed dome network camera – FD8134 and FD8363
Five FD8134 models were installed
in separate community areas in
the hotel and 1 FD8363 model was
mounted above the main entrance. The
FD8134 features a 1-megapixel camera
capable of achieving viewing resolu-
tions of 1280x800 at 30fps, making this
camera the all-in-one solution for the
Shwe Taung Group, one of Myan-
mar’s leading corporations, together
with NEC Asia Pacific, a wholly owned
NEC Corporation subsidiary and lead-
ing Singapore-based IT and network
solutions provider, has announced their
provision of network and security infra-
structure for the Myanmar International
Convention Centre in Nay Pyi Taw, the
capital of Myanmar. NEC Asia Pacific is
the main information and communica-
tions technology (ICT) provider for the
convention centre.
The Myanmar International Con-
vention Centre is a newly completed
60,000 square meter convention and
exhibition centre that recently held the
ASEAN Summit 2014, which Myanmar
hosted for the first time.
NEC Asia Pacific developed a com-
prehensive ICT infrastructure for the
convention centre, consisting of network
and security infrastructure, integrated
voice, data and video services, and a
master clock system for the Myanmar
government. NEC’s sophisticated inte-
grated security and safety system con-
sists of access control system solutions
utilising contactless smartcard technol-
ogy, as well as surveillance systems
NEC and the Shwe Taung Group provideNetwork and Security Infrastructure
for the Myanmar International Convention CentreNEC Asia Pacific appointed main information and communications technology provider for the
Myanmar International Convention Centre by Shwe Taung Group
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consisting of intelligent video camera
solutions. The master clock system ena-
bles time synchronisation of all devices
within the centre’s ICT infrastructure.
NEC will provide comprehensive main-
tenance and support for these critical
services, including helpdesk and event
support.
Training for using the systems will
be provided to Nay Pyi Taw City Devel-
opment Council staff and the local team
in charge of maintenance in both Eng-
lish and the local Myanmar language.
“We are excited to partner with
the Shwe Taung Group as the main
information and communications
technology provider in implementing
state-of-the-art technology and secu-
rity infrastructure for the Myanmar
International Convention Centre to en-
sure the safety of its guests. NEC has a
strong presence in Myanmar, with over
35 years of experience working in the
country. We see a great deal of poten-
tial for growth and development and
are committed to contribute our exper-
tise in providing the IT infrastructure
to government offi ces and the private
sector, to meet the technology de-
mands of the country,” said Tan Boon
Chin, Managing Director, Regional
Competency Centre for Public Safety,
NEC Asia Pacifi c.
To leverage on its technological
expertise, NEC APAC has established
regional competency centres for public
safety and display solutions to expand
its capabilities and expertise to support
businesses in the Asia Pacifi c region.
Chesil Beach is located in Dorset,
South coast of England. The shin-
gle beach is approximately 14 miles long
and it is part of the Jurassic Coast World
Heritage Site. The Chiswell settlement
and the southern neck of Chesil Beach
have been fl ooded many times and this
is well documented. Many sea defence
systems and fl ood drainages have been
constructed at the Portland end of the
Chesil Beach to try to alleviate the over-
topping and fl ooding problems.
In addition to sea and fl ood defenc-
es, the Environment Agency replaced
their legacy sirens with wide area disas-
ter warning sirens designed and manu-
factured in the UK by E2S Warning Sig-
nals in London. The sirens are sited at
intervals through the community.
The alarm sirens are intended to
warn local residents and individuals pre-
sent on the beach and nearby towns of
a real danger of fl ooding so that evacu-
ation can take place. In some locations
Successful Flood Alert Siren Upgrade for Chesil Beach with E2S Wide Area Signals
people are advised
to stay indoors when
they hear the siren
as waves come over
the beach and sweep
through the town.
The location is
particularly demand-
ing due to the high
background noise
levels, the extremely
exposed position and
the high potential for
risk to life. In stormy
conditions, the noise
of the waves, wind and moving shingle
is very loud at this location. Responding
to these challenges, E2S teams worked
closely with the Environment Agency to
ensure a suitable solution was found.
The E2S sirens were sounded on
fi ve occasions in January and February
2014. On each sounding the equipment
worked well and was effective, in that,
members of the public who were put-
ting their lives at risk whilst standing
on the sea wall, were seen to retreat
very quickly when the sirens were op-
erated. The alarm sirens can be initi-
ated either remotely from the Environ-
ment Agency’s incident room via the
web, from the Environment Agency’s
lookout post in the village by radio or
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Visitors can experience different potential stages in piping system assembly including use of pipe grooving tools and assembly of
couplings, through to pressurisation and testing
independently using a key at each in-
stallation. There were many factors to
take into account when choosing the
right sirens including reliability, rug-
gedness and fl exibility of operation.
Under normal conditions, the audible
distances of the A141 siren from E2S
can reach over 1km.
Neal Porter, E2S, Sales & Marketing
Director comments, “Working closely
with the Environment Agency we were
pleased to be able to put forward a be-
spoke siren system to create an effective
warning system that will help to save
lives.”
Victaulic, the world’s leading suppli-
er of mechanical pipe joining and
fi re protection systems, has announced
the opening of a new piping innovation
zone at its operational facility in Pune.
The spacious combined training
and demonstration area offers contrac-
tors, engineers and project managers
the opportunity to learn about the latest
pipe joining technologies in
a world-class environment
with a fully hands on ap-
proach.
Visitors can experience
for themselves all the differ-
ent potential stages in piping
system assembly including
pre-fabrication, use of pipe
grooving tools, assembly of
couplings as well as use of
press-fi t systems, through
to pressurisation and proper
testing of their work. They will also
learn about disassembly and retrofi ts.
Attendees will also be able to exam-
ine fully functional fi re protection sys-
tems, including devices, pumps, piping,
couplings and fl exible drops,
in action in a controlled en-
vironment.
The new educational ca-
pabilities will play a unique
role in training customers
and also act as the perfect
space to host frequent open
seminars for engineering
consultants and mechani-
cal contractors keen to learn
about developments in pip-
ing technology.
“It is a fantastic platform
for learning about a wide range of inno-
vative and extensive time and cost sav-
ing approaches,” comments Pankaj Soni,
Victaulic Country Manager, “Ease and
speed of installation – and reduced down-
time – are among the major interests of
engineers, contractors and owners in In-
dia today. The innovation zone provides
a great opportunity to get hands-on with
some of the latest pipe joining technolo-
gies and share some valuable insights.”
Easy, safe-to-install and environ-
mentally friendly, Victaulic piping so-
lutions have a signifi cant impact on the
construction industry worldwide. Re-
cent Victaulic global investments have
included new locations Dalian, China;
Queretaro, Mexico; and Chihuahua,
Mexico.
Piping Innovation ZonePromotes Learning
New Victaulic experience centre in Pune aims to promote technical training and capabilities
The spacious combined training and demonstration area allows attendees to practise pre-fabrication
“There is a serious skills shortage in construction across the country and in recent years this has become a major issue in construction. It is very important to have the opportu-nity to learn through real fi rst-hand experience.”
– Pankaj SoniVictaulic Country Manager
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Port Fourchon in Louisiana plays a
strategic role in supplying the Unit-
ed States with nearly 18 percent of its
oil supply, servicing over 90
percent of the Gulf of Mex-
ico’s deep-water exploration
and production. Securing
this essential coast area re-
quires a hands-on team of
security professionals to
watch for unauthorized ac-
tivities and safety matters.
When evaluating options
for a surveillance system to
feed its new maritime do-
Port Fourchon Deploys Milestone Integrated IP Video to Manage Operations and Safety
Improved surveillance and national security for top hub in nation’s oil supply
main awareness platform, the port chose
Milestone XProtect® Enterprise video
management software (VMS).
As the first land point of contact for
the Gulf’s activities including more than
600 rigs and platforms within a 40-mile
radius, Port Fourchon
has unique safety stand-
ards to handle potentially
devastating issues that
may damage vessels,
equipment, products and
people. Obsolete surveil-
lance equipment previ-
ously used to monitor the
area was not sufficient; a
new video system was re-
quired to provide clearer
HID Global’s access control prod-
ucts, along with door-opening
solutions from parent ASSA ABLOY,
were used in various solutions across six
of the 12 stadiums in Brazil hosting the
2014 FIFA World Cup™ football match-
es through July 13, 2014.
“We are very excited to be play-
ing such an important role in protect-
ing the safety and security of the fans,
players and staff during this year’s FIFA
championship matches,” said Gustavo
Gassmann, Sales Director, Brazil with
HID Global, “Securing large-scale
outdoor sporting venues is one of the
HID Global and ASSA ABLOY Help Secure 2014 FIFA World Cup
industry’s most difficult security chal-
lenges, but HID Global and ASSA
ABLOY have extensive experience in
this area. Working with our local inte-
gration partners, we have delivered se-
cure solutions that are designed to pro-
vide robust protection for the people,
equipment and infrastructure at these
World Cup venues.”
HID Global and ASSA ABLOY
products are being used at new stadiums
in Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, Curitiba, and
Brasilia, as well as at the legendary Ma-
racanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, which
hosted the World Cup final on July 13
and both the opening and closing cer-
emonies for the 2016 Olympics.
● Companies’productswereused insix of 12 sites hosting World Cupmatches,aswellas twoothersta-diums not selected for the world’sflagshipfootballevent.
● TwooftheWorldCupstadiumsus-ing the companies’ products arealsoscheduledtohostmatchesandtheopeningandclosingceremoniesforthe2016Olympics.
● ProductsrangefromASSAABLOYlocks,doorclosers,knobsandhan-dlestomasterkeysystemsandHIDGlobal’s iCLASS® access controlsystemcardsandreaders.
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imaging, improved storage capabilities,
wider coverage and fl exible video man-
agement.
Milestone XProtect Enterprise soft-
ware was therefore deployed by Conver-
gent Technologies to manage cameras
from Bosch and Pelco. With Milestone’s
ability to display video in real time and its
open platform architecture for integration
with analytics from BRS Labs, the port
benefi ts from comprehensive and respon-
sive surveillance. Alerts from the video
analytics are fed through XProtect.
“The video surveillance system has
been taken to an entirely new level, in-
tegrating multiple systems for complete
coverage. Milestone’s open platform al-
lows us to feed video analytics and dis-
parate cameras through it, and the entire
port is benefi ting immensely,” states April
Danos, Director of IT, Port Fourchon.
Several strategic elements work in
unison to create complete behavioral
analytics. The biggest advantage is the
ability to have the dispatchers pull up all
camera views needed to address an alert
or an incident. It is easy to add more
cameras to the surveillance network
(which the port did in conjunction with
the installation of a new radar system),
since the Milestone open platform sup-
ports the largest choice of manufacturer
models.
Key points in the port’s request for
proposals included a system with mini-
mal maintenance requirements, video
display in real time, user-friendly opera-
tion and the ability to easily integrate a
variety of components.
Developed in response to require-
ments by the Department of Defense,
the platform aligned with Port Four-
chon’s vision for a centralized system
into which all elements would be inte-
grated, providing directors and police
with full coverage of the analytics, ra-
dar, access control and security systems.
This provides wide area situational
awareness and response capabilities to
Port Fourchon’s Harbor Police dispatch-
ers, Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Offi ce,
the parish Emergency Operations Cent-
er, LOOP , and the Port Administrative,
Operations and IT departments.
All of the port’s surveillance systems
work in unison with the behavior analyt-
ics system. Milestone is the only inter-
face that can process this large amount
of information, according to Bruce Whi-
taker of BRS Labs: “Alerts come right
through the port’s Milestone XProtect
setup. We can provide a brief clip of any
target, time-and-date stamp it and inject
it into the alarm. The users are looking at
real-time video with the alerts built right
in. No event goes unseen.”
Grundig Protects Avia Self-Service Petrol Stations
Avia, a chain of self-service petrol
stations in Belgium, has recently
installed Grundig CCTV equipment at
an unmanned site.
The site consists of six lanes of self-
service fuel pumps serving diesel, un-
leaded and super unleaded fuel. The fuel
is paid for directly at the pumps by cash
or card and no staff are present.
Belgomine NV, distributor of the
Swiss brand AVIA in Belgium, is the
biggest, independent petrol station com-
pany in Belgium.
The company
has four key pri-
orities; quality,
price, proximity
and partnership.
These key priori-
ties are directly
affected by the
company’s secu-
rity and surveillance provision at each
site. Ensuring the safety of its custom-
ers is paramount, whether they are using
city centre or rural service stations. Pro-
tecting sites, customers and fuel helps to
keep costs low and makes product pric-
ing hugely competitive.
Eric Audenaert, technical manager
of Belgomine, explained what the com-
pany needed in terms of security at the
fuel station. “We were looking for a sys-
tem that would observe the general op-
eration of the site, whilst also providing
detailed images for an automatic number
plate recognition system (ANPR). The
site is busy, with a high volume of vehi-
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cles of all sizes passing through. It is im-
portant to ensure the site runs efficiently
and effectively. We wanted to be able to
respond immediately and appropriately
to any incidents as they occur. All events
are recorded for evidential purposes and
clear images of vehicle number plates
are provided to resolve disputes and sup-
port criminal investigations. The CCTV
system also had to work in conjunction
with a site access control system.”
Belgomine chose installation com-
pany Tim Security to manage the CCTV
and security project from start to fin-
ish. Tim Security was selected because
of its proven track record in fuel station
security. The company offers a complete
service from design
and installation to inte-
gration and post-sales
support. Its exceptional
customer care and more
than 150 years com-
bined security experi-
ence meant the com-
pany could meet all Avia’s requirements.
The new CCTV system comprises
six Grundig HD SDI day/ night bul-
let cameras. These offer full HD,
high resolution, WDR and night
vision using 42 built-in, infra-red
LEDs, ideal for ANPR. The camer-
as are connected to a Grundig, eight
channel HD-SDI DVR for recording
and playback of video images. The
cameras are used to protect entranc-
es, exits and pumps and are
monitored remotely 24/7.
Grundig HD SDI security
cameras were chosen because
they provided outstanding im-
age quality, have an excellent
reliability rating and are com-
petitively priced. In addition,
the cameras offered significant
upgrade cost savings. The new
HD-SDI cameras directly replaced old
analogue ones on the same coaxial cable
infrastructure. Installation was carried
out quickly, with little disruption, and no
new cabling was necessary.
The images from each camera are
viewed live at Avia’s head office; a facil-
ity which is used to monitor all Avia fuel
stations around the clock. An intuitive
monitoring screen allows each camera
view to be watched simultaneously. Us-
ing a simple mouse click, single camera
views are enabled. No audio ‘listening’
is used in the system, although it is an
option technically, as it is not allowed
under Belgian law.
Operators monitor all Avia petrol
stations remotely to ensure they are
functioning properly and efficiently.
Any incident is immediately identified
and action taken. This can include rela-
tively simple issues such as a car break
down requiring assistance or a pump
malfunction requiring an engineer call
out. More serious incidents, such as
vandalism, ‘drive-off ’ theft, the misuse
of fuel tank cards or planned criminal
activity on site are also monitored and
recorded. Response to these more seri-
ous incidents can involve the police and
detailed evidence is provided.
Innovative Raytec IR Design Protects Australian Water Plant
South Australia Water has chosen
Raytec infra-red illuminators in a
state-of-the-art perimeter security up-
grade of their water treatment plant in
Adelaide, South Australia.
Initially, the tender called for vis-
ible lighting to provide a specified 3 lux
for the cameras around the fence line.
However specialist security designers
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and integrators AG Security Group pro-
posed an entirely different solution that
was successful in winning the tender;
putting forward Raytec infra-red CCTV
lighting.
“We had previously deployed Raytec
lighting on similar projects,” comments
Wayne McKenny, Project Manager of
AG Security Group, “And the products
were reliable with a competitive price
point and comfortably covered the range
we needed with excellent night-time im-
ages.”
Crucially the Infra-Red lighting
delivers zero light pollution. AG Secu-
rity highlighted that some residents may
have had an issue with light pollution
from a traditional
visible lighting so-
lution. There were
also huge installa-
tion cost savings
due to the fact that
the Raytec IR could
be installed onto
the PTZ camera poles and achieve full
coverage around the perimeter from the
minimum number of locations. A visible
lighting solution would have required
more lighting units to achieve the same
coverage resulting in
additional lighting
columns and power
reticulation costs (ca-
bling, trenching, cir-
cuits etc). The Ray-
tec IR could also be
triggered on alarm to
provide lighting only
when needed, result-
ing in further running
cost savings.
“The innovative
Infra-Red solution and associated cost
savings went a long way towards a suc-
cessful tender bid,” further comments
Wayne McKenny.
Furthermore, the Raytec stand-
alone CCTV lighting proved a perfect
solution for the remotely monitored
nature of the site. As a stand-alone
unit separate from the camera, there
is a reduced risk of spiders, which are
attracted to IR, creating webs right in
front of the camera and causing false
alarms. This is often the case with cam-
eras with integrated LED lighting. For
this reason, the latest British Standards
for remotely monitored CCTV sites
(BS8418) states that ‘IR illumination
should not surround the camera lens on
external cameras.’
“South Australia Water were ex-
tremely pleased with the outcome of
the installation,” comments Wayne Mc-
Kenny, “And the high quality of night
vision and huge cost savings due to the
innovate solution provided by the Raytec
infra-red lighting.”
IndigoVision Helps Birmingham Airport Increase Operational Efficiency
Background
When the Senior Executives at Bir-
mingham Airport were laying
out plans to increase passenger numbers
and improve operational efficiency, it
became clear that the existing system
and infrastructure would be unable to
meet these demands.
With six separate control rooms
spread across the airport already, further
growth would make it difficult to co-or-
dinate security efficiently.
Achieves Return on Investment within 9 Months
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Video Management Software (NVMS)
with High Defi nition Stream Manage-
ment (HDSM)™ technology. With the
Avigilon solution in place, the securi-
ty team at the arena is able to manage
dozens of IP cameras that oversee the
piazza, stands, parking lot, concession
areas and entry points. Operators of the
Avigilon system use ACC Mobile to
view live and recorded footage remote-
ly from their smartphones and tablets.
With Avigilon Network Video Record-
ers (NVRs), the team is able to store up
to 30 days of continuous surveillance
footage.
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The decision was made to stream-
line security operations, with a single
control room monitoring the entire air-
port. This would require the deployment
of a new security system, with IndigoVi-
sion’s complete end-to-end solution as
its backbone.
Solution
Most of the existing analogue cam-
eras were replaced with Indigo-
Vision Enhanced IP cameras, while the
remaining analogue cameras were con-
verted to IP using IndigoVision Encod-
ers. Since all of these devices employ
IndigoVision’s world class video com-
pression allowing video to be streamed
over minimal bandwidth.
The ability to view and control cam-
eras from any point onsite has allowed
Birmingham Airport to reduce its num-
ber of control rooms from six to one,
removing communication barriers and
increasing operational effi ciency.
In addition, IndigoVision’s open in-
tegration means that other elements of
the system such as access control and
alarm management can be managed
through IndigoVision’s Control Center
software.
“We’re delighted with the new sys-
tem, the return on investment was out-
standing,” enthused Airport Control
Centre Manager Chris Wilson, “After
nine months, the IndigoVision system
had paid for itself. With IndigoVision’s
Distributed Network Architecture we
can easily increase camera numbers,
aligning security with Birmingham Air-
port’s long-term vision.”
Benefi ts● World class video compression tech-
nology in both cameras and encoders delivers amazing video quality, at ex-ceptionally low bandwidth. Cameras can be viewed and controlled wher-ever they are installed.
● IndigoVision’s Control Center man-agement software seamlessly inte-grates with other security systems, such as access control and alarms, allowing management from a single user interface.
● IndigoVision’s Distributed Networked Architecture (DNA) removes the need for a management server. Additional cameras are easily added to the sys-tem, with minimum confi guration and no system downtime. With DNA, the system can manage up to 100,000 cameras.
First Direct ArenaChallenge
To provide a newly built, world class
arena with the latest generation se-
curity technology that could effi ciently
manage and monitor all areas of the venue
to ensure the safety of staff and patrons.
Solution
From a 24-hour control room inside
First Direct Arena, the security
team manages their high-defi nition sur-
veillance system using Avigilon Con-
trol Center (ACC) Enterprise Network
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Benefits
With the user-friendly and intuitive
ACC software, the security team
at First Direct Arena is able to monitor
and manage crowd activity – both in the
stands and throughout the exterior of the
venue. The advanced search functions of
ACC help the security team locate and
accurately assess recorded footage in
minutes. With the Avigilon ACC plat-
form, the security team is able to moni-
tor a large number of IP cameras and re-
cord footage without freezing or slowing
down the system.
Efficient crowd management
First Direct Arena predominately
uses HD video surveillance to ef-
fectively and efficiently moni-
tor crowd flow. With the ACC
software, security personnel
are able to monitor a variety
of situations, such as alterca-
tions in the stands and theft,
in an organized and timely
manner. “The Avigilon system
enables us to mitigate some of
the problems,” said Lee Sin-
nott, Facilities Manager at First
Direct Arena, “We’ve encoun-
tered less problems with crime
because we can predetermine
if there is going to be an issue
somewhere.”
The software has also been
helpful in identifying possible interfer-
ences in traffic flow in and around the
arena. “ACC has allowed us to manage
our multiple cameras better than we
have previously in other venues,” said
Sinnott, “Say we see on the monitors
that there is congestion at the front of
the bar. We can now quickly adjust our
staff and make dynamic changes so that
we can provide better service at our con-
cession stands.” He also points out that
HD video surveillance helps accurately
assess incidents where liability of the
arena is a factor.
User-friendly software
Managing a large scale video sur-
veillance system, required by
most major arenas, can be a daunting
task for security personnel. But the in-
tuitive ACC software has simplified the
process for First Direct Arena’s security
employees. ACC’s advanced search fea-
tures have also been a time-saving tool
for the staff. The value of the system is
proven when the venue’s security per-
sonnel can quickly submit footage to
local law enforcement officials to assist
with investigations.
Top-level functionality
In addition to the main control room on
the ground level that monitors the en-
tire premise 24 hours a day, First Direct
Arena uses a second control room dur-
ing events to monitor its grounds. With
the ACC software in use in both rooms,
Sinnott states that the synchronization
of communication between operators is
seamless. “The ability for collaborative
investigations was another key factor in
our choice of Avigilon because of the
flexibility and functionality the feature
gave us in both control rooms,” he said,
“Typically, our older system just pro-
vided mirror images of the other screen.
If an operator was watching one image
in our main control room, an operator
in our opposite control room would be
watching the same image. With Avigilon
we have complete control of functional-
ity from both locations.” If one of the
control rooms is disconnected, the secu-
rity team can easily move to the system
in the room without missing a beat.
University of Maryland Expands to IP VideoFocused team approach keeps university system online during ‘Terrapin transition’
In the mid 1990s, the University of
Maryland recognized the need to ad-
dress campus crime and implemented a
video surveillance system to help keep
the Terrapin student body secure. Cam-
pus officials reached out to Pelco™ by
Schneider Electric™ representative firm
1Volt Associates, based in the mid-Atlan-
tic, and a two-decade relationship began.
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The initial 23-camera installation
has now grown to include 350 actively
monitored cameras, plus 250 cameras
connected to remote recorders in many
different locations. Most recently, the
ongoing opportunity for growth was
accelerated with the expansion and
relocation of the campus’ main police
station.
Transitioning locations with no downtime
In 2001, the Security Operations
Center moved from a room in the
basement of the existing police station
to the Pocomoke building, which had
previously been the campus fire sta-
tion. In June 2012, renovations to the
Pocomoke building meant another tem-
porary move for the center, this time to
a location two miles off campus to the
Severn building, formerly the Washing-
ton Post newspaper printing facility.
The move off campus presented
many challenges: no campus infra-
structure, lack of a fiber network, and
a different electrical system. Ken Fowl-
er, coordinator with the University of
Maryland Department of Public Safety,
reconnected with 1Volt to design and
implement a fully-functional opera-
tions center.
What began as a project to set up
a temporary space while renovations
of Pocomoke took place, quickly re-
vealed that a
redesign of the
Severn building
was necessary to
meet the needs
of the new secu-
rity station.
Making an
investment in the
Severn build-
ing created the
opportunity to
keep that space
as a redundant
location follow-
ing the Poco-
moke comple-
tion. With the
demand for the
redesign of the
Severn building,
it made sense to
keep the exist-
ing Pocomoke system operational and
install a new solution at Severn. The
university switched to a network-based
system, adding encoders and swapping
some analog cameras for state-of-the-
art IP cameras.
During the move, the operations
center split its staff of 50 for two weeks,
with no lapse in coverage.
Mission-critical surveillance now in session
The university converted the first
20 cameras from a System 9780
matrix to an Endura™ IP video manage-
ment platform for mission-critical sur-
veillance. The process was fluid from
start to finish with operations beginning
in the Severn building in early August,
just in time for the start of the school
year.
“Pelco and 1Volt did some pretty
incredible stuff to get the equipment
rushed, which got us back on schedule,”
Fowler said.
The move to Severn gained redun-
dant fiber lines, redundant power sta-
tions, a fully functional generator, and
a properly designed and cooled data
center. All recording is distributed to
the four hubs on campus in shared IT
spaces designed with proper power and
cooling. This solution eliminated all
single points of failure.
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LEGIC Brings Contactless Chip Cards toEvery Smartphone in Switzerland
Thanks to LEGIC’s new trusted
service IDConnect, application
providers and their customers are able
to use different applications on smart-
phones – with free choice of one of
the three mobile network operators
(MNO). All three MNOs in Switzer-
land will connect to Tapit, to which all
LEGIC license partners have access via
IDConnect. The support of all leading
MNOs in one country is unique in the
world and makes NFC a universal ap-
plicable medium.
Infi nite applications – one wallet
LEGIC is famous for its ID
network of over 250 part-
ners and their numerous ap-
plications. These partners can
now connect their applications,
e.g., access control, time & at-
tendance, canteen payment, via
IDConnect to Tapit and thus
convert their smartphones into
wallets. Klaus U. Klosa, Manag-
ing Director of LEGIC explains,
“The support of all Swiss mobile
network operators makes the
nationwide use of NFC smart-
phones in Switzerland much
easier. IDConnect and Tapit now
bring the variety of applications of our
partners from chip cards to smartphones
– at the touch of a button.”
LEGIC IDConnect
IDConnect is a worldwide unique,
cloud based service to easily deploy
ID applications of a contactless smart-
card on a smartphone. The authentica-
tion, data processing and communica-
tion between the back-end system and
the MNO is ensured by IDConnect. The
advant on mobile applet by LEGIC is in-
stalled on the secure element (SIM card)
of the smartphone.
Already today, LEGIC cooperates
with more than 250 partners who are
running countless applications in over
100,000 installations. With IDConnect,
soon all LEGIC license partners will
have the possibility to use their NFC
smartphones immediately, whereas to
date they had to wait for an ID card to
be sent.
Starting in autumn 2014, LEGIC IDConnect offers application providers and integrators the possibility to bring contactless chip cards, e.g., company badges or mobility cards, onto smartphones. In Switzerland, these virtual cards
are provided in the Tapit application provided by Swisscom. Apart from Swisscom, Orange and Sunrise will soon support Tapit, too. Thus, Switzerland is the first country worldwide, where a common NFC based platform is supported by all
Mobile Network Operators. Due to IDConnect, thousands of applications have immediate access to it
São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport Streamlines Security Operations with Quantum Secure’s
Identity Management Solution SAFE for Aviation helps Brazil accommodate anticipated spike in travelers for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics
São Paulo – Guarulhos International
Airport (GRU), the busiest airport
in Latin America, has implemented
Quantum Secure’s SAFE for Aviation
software suite. With the physical iden-
tity and access management software
solution in place, the airport is better
prepared to handle the spike in travelers
Brazil experienced following the World
Cup commencement on June 1; as well
as the predicted surge ahead of the up-
coming 2016 Summer Olympics.
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In addition to the two major sport-
ing events, Brazil is also in the midst
of modernizing security management
at its airports. Brazil relies heavily on
its smaller airports as a means of mass
transportation and with the infl ux of
tourism and growth, a huge push toward
modernizing airport operations is now
underway.
Among the applications GRU has
deployed are the following aviation-
related SAFE modules:
● Privilege Management Application
provides the ability to defi ne creden-
tial types and associate these creden-
tials with necessary privileges and
security checks needs, including the
lifecycle management of these rela-
tionships.
● Integrated Watch List Management
Application allows the user to man-
age the internal/ external watch lists
and update the TSA No-fl y selectee
list to search for a possible match
and highlight the same during the
enrollment process.
● Aviation Mobile Infraction Manage-
ment gives complete capability to
the user to perform tasks and take
actions on their smartphones and
tablets.
● Aviation Visitor Management man-
ages the complete lifecycle of visi-
tors, including creation of an audit
trail of visits and visitors checking in
and fi ngerprinting schedule manage-
ment for authorized signatories.
SAFE has also streamlined and
increased the effectiveness of the cre-
dentialing process by allowing the
airports to more effi ciently handle the
credentialing issues for contractors and
employees. While workers go through
the government certifi cation process, a
temporary badge may be issued. Upon
clearance from the government, a per-
manent badge is issued and the tempo-
rary badge is immediately terminated,
thus ensuring there are no orphan badg-
es still active.
“SAFE is designed to the TSA para-
digm, so we have brought those concepts
to GRU, which are meeting and exceed-
ing ANAC’s current capabilities, making
airport security more traveler-friendly,
secure and streamlined,” said Ajay Jain,
President and CEO of Quantum Secure,
“With SAFE, GRU is able to streamline
its security and credentialing operations,
ensure compliance with TSA-level poli-
cies and future-proof its physical secu-
rity infrastructure while also benefi ting
from signifi cant cost reductions.”
SAFE for Aviation comes with pre-
defi ned policies, workfl ows and proce-
dures for issuing badge credentials and
granting/ revoking access to airport
facilities while simplifying adherence
to aviation-specifi c compliance regu-
lations, audits and security directives,
minimizing insider threats and pro-
moting greater operational security. It
automates processes for conducting
background checks for new airport
workers and obtaining security clear-
ances for secured locations from the
governing bodies, such as the TSA in
the United States or ANAC in Brazil. In
addition, users get fl exible self-service
access rights to allow approved parties
to enroll their own employees and sub-
contractors, and grant them physical
access rights while complying with and
enforcing security directives.
Navtech Radar Airport Surveillance Flying Ahead of the Rest
Navtech Radar, is now the
world leading supplier of
radar based Perimeter Intrusion
Detection System (PIDS) for
airports. Having installed 16
AdvanceGuard solutions, and
with a considerable number of
airports currently under instal-
Radar based Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS) for airports are nowinstalled at 16 Major European Airports
lation, Navtech Radar have the
experience and industry knowl-
edge needed to deliver radar
PIDS which are compliant with
the standards and recommended
practices (SARPs) of the Interna-
tional Civil Aviation Organisation
(ICAO) security manual 8973.
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application/ case study
Business Development Manager
Jason Burger at Navtech Radar said,
“Preventative security measures are
crucial for passenger safety and con-
fidence as stipulated by the ICAO
and EU (300/ 2008 and 2320/ 2002)
regulations. Uninterrupted running
of airport operations is imperative, as
unlawful interference culminating in
a security breach can result in huge
operating losses due to the evacuation
process and/or temporary closure of an
airport. Commercial airports typically
have very large perimeters, many in
excess of 15km, which are expensive
and difficult to secure, especially in
adverse weather conditions. Navtech
Radar’s frequency modulated continu-
ous wave (FMCW) 76GHz technology
is ideally suited to the challenge. The
robust design of the radars, coupled
with the ability to operate 24/7 in all
light and weather conditions, even in
dense fog, make AdvanceGuard the
preferred technology for the chal-
lenges faced by airport operations and
security services. With low installa-
tion and ongoing maintenance costs,
the overall cost of ownership is very
competitive compared to traditional
fence detection systems. Navtech’s
radar surveillance technology can de-
liver further cost-saving by re-address-
ing the balance between technology
and manned security guarding. With
360° radius detection offering a range
of up to 1000 metres man detection,
Navtech’s radar systems are the per-
fect solution for perimeter and criti-
cal security restricted area (CSRA)
surveillance. Multiple overlapping ra-
dar sensors can be networked to offer
site wide security coverage, controlled
and monitored via a single PC running
Navtech Radar’s sophisticated physi-
cal security information management
(PSIM) software – Witness.”
AdvanceGuard reference sites in-
clude Ostrava in the Czech Republic,
Valencia in Spain, and Bristol Airport
in the UK. An additional benefit of the
Navtech Ra-
dar Advance-
Guard System
is that it also
has the poten-
tial to be used
as a (SMR)
surface move-
ment system,
meaning that
the radars
would serve a
dual purpose.
Project Manager for Equipment
& Facilities in the Operations, Secu-
rity and Services Directorate, Fernando
Garcia Rodrigues, Valencia Airport
says, “We had a number of main issues
we wanted to address with the new wide
area surveillance solution. We needed
to detect intrusions to the airport area,
follow intruders once inside the airport,
and avoid expensive civil work – we
had to cover a huge area but had no tube
bank or any other canalisation available
for cabling as well as minimize com-
munication and power costs. We further
wanted to have the same alarm rate and
response in any weather or light condi-
tions and present a friendly and easy-
to-use system for the operators. Now,
we have a solution with a very low false
alarm rate, we can distinguish between
‘friend’ and ‘intruder’ and in the latter
case follow the intruder – which makes
it much easier, and faster, to direct the
intercepting security patrols.”
Chris Ware, Head of Security at
Bristol Airport says, “We selected Ad-
vanceGuard based on its all-weather
capabilities and operational experience
at other airports. A further major fac-
tor was that the solution demonstrated
the lowest false alarm rate which was
demonstrated during testing. We have
a lot of fog in Bristol and it was criti-
cal that the new solution could cope
with that, as well as rain and snow. The
AdvanceGuard solution also gives us
superior track and trace capability in
comparison to other types of technol-
ogy solutions we looked at. To date, the
system has met all our expectations. I
would like to highlight that the benefits
also include automatic tracking capa-
bility and rule and zone setting flexibil-
ity within the witness2 software suite.
The system’s alarm log and operator
acknowledgement features also pro-
vide an audit trail for both employer
and employee. Hence, staff can be seen
to have followed procedures because
there is now a security system in place
that documents that they have done so.”
“In comparison with other radar sys-
tems which use just one long range ra-
dar unit, the Navtech solution was better
because the airfield has a non-uniform
shape. One large unit would have given
us problems with ‘dead zones’ where
there would have been no detection due
to ground slopes and non-linear fence
lines,” said Petr Voráč, Head of Security
for Ostrava Airport.
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Network security and building secu-
rity are equally important. If either
system is compromised, the organiza-
tion is immediately at risk. But while
many network security systems are now
built to support IT best practices and
standards, such as virtualization, physi-
cal access control systems (PACS) have
traditionally been designed without IT
professionals in mind.
Not only are these legacy systems
more diffi cult for IT departments to de-
ploy, support and maintain, they are also
more cumbersome for physical secu-
rity and facility operations colleagues to
manage on a day-to-day basis, often re-
quiring expensive, stand-alone Windows
servers, individually licensed software
and proprietary door hardware, while
only being accessible from a few, iso-
lated offi ce computers.
Fortunately, these limitations are fi -
nally changing, as a new breed of afford-
able, web-based physical access control
systems provide several key advantages
over traditional PACS. While there are
many factors to consider, fi ve of the
most important attributes of an IT- and
user-friendly physical access control
system include platform reliability, sys-
tem security, mobile access, ease of use
5 Reasons forIT to get Physical
with Access ControlA guide to choosing an IT and user-friendly building security system
and non-proprietary door hardware.
This guide has been written to help
IT professionals evaluate the effective-
ness of their existing building security
system and work with their physical
security counterparts to fi nd a physical
access control system that meets their
organization’s overall security, IT and
budgetary needs.
1. Reliability
Making sure a door opens or closes
in real-time when it is supposed
to might seem a little obvious, but taking
the time to ensure your physical access
control system is trusted and reliable
cannot be overlooked. This goes beyond
troubleshooting, testing and
transitioning your PACS dur-
ing a trial, pilot or rollover
period to the actual design
of the software platform and
underlying system architec-
ture of the product itself.
Traditional, physical ac-
cess control systems often
require single, stand-alone
Windows servers at each
and every facility, increasing
maintenance and licensing
costs while creating single
points of failure. When a server goes
down, identities, permissions and poli-
cies cannot be updated, with door con-
trollers and card readers granting access
to those identities stored locally on-site,
until the server can be maintenanced or
repaired.
A next-generation PACS can sim-
plify system redundancy and provide
cost-effective autofailover and hot-
standby capabilities, particularly when
delivered as an affordable, all-in-one,
access control network appliance or sol-
idstate, rack-mounted server. Instead of
purchasing expensive stand-alone serv-
ers, organizations can deploy two or
more network appliances that can syn-
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chronize identities, roles and policies
across all facilities and door controllers
in real-time to reduce costs and increase
security.
IT professionals can further reduce
costs, enhance scalability and improve
reliabillity by deploying a PACS capable
of running in a virtual server environ-
ment. When the system runs on a vir-
tual server, set-up can be done in record
time, hardware costs are minimized and
failover processes become even more
painless. A failover VM can be automat-
ically provisioned and spun up while the
existing VM deployment is fixed with no
hiccup in service.
2. Security
Traditionally, most building security
systems have been purpose-built
by manufacturers with a background
in the physical security industry. While
these developers tend to include all of
the important features necessary to keep
a building manager sleeping soundly
through the night, IT professionals may
be the ones losing sleep – unless their
physical access control system received
a thorough code review. Look for plat-
forms that have some kind of assurance
that the PACS received an industry-rec-
ognized certification to verify their ap-
plication was hardened against known
software vulnerabilities to reduce or
eliminate the risk of network attack.
Not only are software vulnerabilities
cause for concern, but operating system
and server vulnerabilities need to be
taken into consideration as well. For ex-
ample, many legacy physical access con-
trol systems are built to run on a stand-
ard Windows application or database
server, which often requires consistent
vulnerability patching and continuous
IT resources to ensure the system is not
exposed to the latest security threats
making their way across the Internet.
Several manufacturers have begun
providing Linux-based PACS platforms
which significantly reduce system setup,
support and maintenance issues, while
eliminating patch management and se-
curity headaches. A secure, open-source,
Linux-based physical access control
system may provide the peace of mind
you are looking for in a building secu-
rity system, controlled by users strictly
through a web browser, thin-client, in-
stead of a thick-client application.
3. Mobility
The rise of mobile computing cannot
be ignored, with mobile devices,
such as smartphones or tablets, now con-
necting to nearly 89 percent of corporate
networks, according to Forbes. Given
this increasing mobile demand, select-
ing a webbased, physical access control
platform allows users to manage build-
ing security from any web browser, from
any location with Internet access.
Traditional, software-based PACS
only runs on specific desktop or lap-
top computers, forcing IT departments
to install and/ or upgrade individually-
licensed software and servers one-at-a-
time. Legacy systems also keep facilities
managers and security directors tied to
their desks, instead of being able to do
their job from any building, at any time,
from any location.
Managing facilities requires a lot of
in-person supervision on a day-to-day
basis, which is why it is important to
Thick vs. thin-client
“With the thick client, you always have to worry about whether
an update from Microsoft will break something,” says Steve
Travis, IT Support Prof Lead, Georgia Tech Police Depart-
ment, “You have to worry about security, wondering ‘Do we
have to put this computer on a standalone VLAN and just lock
it down and basically it will be used only for card access?’
... That puts a burden on the department ... Whereas if it’s a
browser-based system, they could be using the same computer
they use for day-to-day e-mails or whatever they use for work.”
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“A secure, open-source, Linux-based physical access control system may provide the peace of mind you are looking for in a
building security system, controlled by users strictly through a web browser, thin-client,
instead of a thick-client application.”
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look for a physical access control sys-
tem that works as well on a variety of
mobile devices – as well as a variety of
PC and Mac web browsers – as it would
on a desktop computer down in the base-
ment of the building.
With a web-based access control
system, a facilities manager can carry
his iPhone, Android smartphone or tab-
let to an off-site meeting or to the top
floor of the building and still be able to
respond to alarms, change door sched-
ules or view video surveillance footage.
IT professionals, systems integrators
and security vendors can also log into
the system from any web browser to
change a system configuration or pro-
vide ongoing support.
Additionally, in larger organiza-
tions with multiple buildings, office
locations or off-site campuses, a thin-
client system architecture that is deliv-
ered via a web browser can significantly
reduce costs and increase efficiency
when it comes to upgrading, managing
and centralizing facility access control,
when compared to an old, thick-client
model that depends on software alone.
Without the added software and indi-
vidual user license costs, organizations
can free up their IT and security budg-
ets to protect additional doors, build-
ings or facilities.
4. Usability
Ease of use is another important fac-
tor to consider when evaluating the
effectiveness of a physical access control
platform. While IT is comfortable with a
wide-range of software, hardware and
user interfaces, physical security users
may not have as much familiarity with
using advanced computers or managing
complex operating systems.
A front-desk security guard or back-
room facilities manager should easily be
able to add, delete or adjust door access
schedules and user privileges without
feeling intimidated or overwhelmed by
the system. Cards, badges and creden-
tials should be easy to update on a regu-
lar basis to make sure only the right peo-
ple have access to the right rooms and
resources and that former employees
can no longer enter the building. Alarms
should be easily accessible and compat-
Real-world convergence “If the door to a server room is propped open, a well-integrat-
ed system will trip an alert to physical security stakeholders,
who can immediately switch to video feed to monitor what’s
going on in real time. The system can automatically suspend
network access in nearby rooms until IT and physical secu-
rity review the SIEM logs to discover what did or didn’t hap-
pen, with all activity around the door – including who it was
that last swiped in for access – easily accessible. The right
access control platform makes it easier for everyone to do
their jobs, and ultimately reduces the risk of a small incident
snowballing out of control.”
ible with a variety of video surveillance
platforms to provide physical security
teams with the information they need to
quickly investigate a system alert, secu-
rity breach or policy violation.
IT professionals, on the other hand,
would prefer a system that is built to
work the way they work and is designed
to integrate with standard IT systems.
For example, platforms that support
Lightweight Directory Access Proto-
col (LDAP) are able to bind with an
organization’s existing HR employee
database, Active Directory or Identity
Access Management (IAM) system,
which eliminates the need to maintain
two sets of employee and visitor identi-
ties and may even allow organizations
to assign building access privileges to
the users that exist in their network ac-
cess control system. Additionally, some
physical access control systems are able
to easily integrate building security data
into a Security Information and Event
Management (SIEM) system, so organi-
zations have a unified view of security
across the enterprise.
5. Flexibility
Having a physical access control
system that can grow and scale
with the size of your organization is crit-
ical, whether you need to protect a hand-
ful of doors at a single site or hundreds
or thousands of doors across multiple
buildings and office locations.
With nearly 80 percent of the cost
of a physical access control system at-
tributed to the door hardware – the con-
trollers, switches and card readers that
are installed in the walls and ceilings of
the building – it is important to choose
an access control system that relies on
open, non-proprietary door hardware,
which provides your organization with
the greatest flexibility.
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Quintron Systems, Inc. (quintron.
com), the recognized leader in ad-
vanced interoperable voice systems and
physical access control/ intrusion detec-
tion systems, has released AccessNsite
version 7.9.4 to its dealer channel for
immediate deployment. The 7.9.4 ver-
sion of access control and intrusion de-
tection software brings a multitude of
new features including enhancements to
Quintron’s AccessNsite 7.9.4 Brings Access Control and Intrusion Detection to a New Level
Escort, Access Level Groups, and native
Mercury MPL support. Also, usability
enhancements include expanded fi lter-
ing capabilities, simplifying and speed-
ing up database queries.
AccessNsite was written from the
ground up as a Java application giving
it unlimited system scalability, fl exibil-
ity, and reliability. With AccessNsite,
any facility, from a small business to a
large enterprise, can be protected against
unauthorized access. Its intuitive user in-
terface makes accessing personnel pro-
fi les and setting up permissions, man-
aging alarms and events, and running
simple to complex reports easy, even to
the novice user.
The new video management system
in the version 7.9.4 integration includes:
Pelco Digital Sentry, as well as Milestone
The H series cameras are not only
price-effective but offer an excel-
lent image quality at high defi nition.
These cameras deliver an excellent night
clarity image and have an effective per-
formance under low light and zero light
conditions. All the cameras are ONVIF
compliant. Due to its compact structure,
it also helps in the ease of installation.
The Dome variant provides 3-axis ad-
justment which proves handy to adjust
the monitoring angle.
The camera supports multiple reso-
lutions ranging from 1Mp to 1.3Mp and
2MP. The IR Illumination of the camera
is able to visualize objects located even
at a distance of 30m/ 20m. The IR power
The H-Series CamerasLaunches Its Economic Series of Cameras
output can be automatically adjusted ac-
cording to the environment illumination.
The Content Adaptive IR maintains an
optimum scene illumination. Thus the
IR illuminators will be free of full-load
operation. This also lowers the overall
power consumption and prolongs the
lifespan of the device.
The customer is able to choose
from a multiple range of lens options
available from 4mm, 6mm, 8mm or
12mm lenses. The camera is loaded
with special features as ROI (Region
of Interest) Encoding which means it
will deliver an improved quality of the
video image for an important or a criti-
cal region in low bandwidth network
environment.
These cameras provide an active
tampering alarm feature which means
the camera is able to detect any disrup-
tion, attack, spray-paint or obscuring of
the camera view and deliver an alarm at
that moment. The alarm can be associat-
ed with e-mail sending and FTP upload.
The camera is loaded with support
for two-way audio and SD card/ TF card
storage feature. It supports three simul-
taneous video streams: H.264, Main
Profi le and Scalable M-JPEG. It sup-
ports D-WDR function, backlight com-
pensation and smooth videos, with the
frame rate up to 30fps.
These cameras are protected against
environment and are IP66/ IP55 rated.
The H-series cameras are widely
used in normal buildings, supermarkets,
hotels, shops, parks, schools, factories,
warehouses, underground parking lots
and other high-resolution surveillance
applications. It’s a perfect solution for
24x7 around-the-clock surveillance.
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Corporate and Enterprise systems. The
AccessNsite software scales easily to
thousands of security devices controlled
by Mercury Security, HID, and DMP
panels. Also available in appliance form,
the AccessNsite Rapid Deployment Serv-
er (RDS) provides sophisticated security
management with ease of deployment.
This ‘traditional server replacement’ de-
livers everything needed for an eight door
system (upgradeable to thirty-two doors)
in a single pre-confi gured device.
For over 43 years, Quintron has pro-
vided high technology and cost effective
solutions worldwide to government and
industry in support of mission critical
communications and security require-
ments for command and control applica-
tions. No other company offers the depth
of expertise found at Quintron in fault
tolerant, interoperable communications,
and security systems. In addition to pro-
viding advanced products and systems,
Quintron’s professional technical ser-
vices capability provides a superior level
of customer satisfaction. Quintron’s en-
gineering services provide off-the-shelf
or customized engineering solutions to
solve the toughest of challenges facing
customers.
AirLive, one of the most advanced
worldwide brands for network-
ing and communication equipment,
introduces AirlivePoE switch series
that can automatically detect the pres-
ence of an 802.3at/ af compliant pow-
ered device (PD) and provide power
through the port. Airlive switch pro-
vides up to 30W per PoE port and
can be used to power AP, IP phone, IP
cam and other PD devices. AirlivePoE
switch equipped with high power AC/
DC power module, does not require
an external power adapter and can
power up to 24 PoE devices for PoE-
FSH2004L-370 with maximum 370W
of power totally, and 8 port PoE de-
vices for PoE-FSH1008AT with maxi-
mum 130W of power totally.
Device Guard Switch are switches
which will automatically re-power the
PoE IP cameras or access point when the
switch detects that an IP camera or ac-
cess point is not working. In most cases, IP-cameras and ac-
cess points are located in places that are
not easy to reach after initial installa-
tion. Device Guard Switch monitors the
IP cameras or access points by their IP
or packet status and will automatically
re-power a device when a non-respon-
sive status is detected. Both wireless
and surveillance networks run smoothly
without extra technician support. La-
bor Costs can be reduced by cutting the
number of employees hired within the
security room.
AirLive PoE Device Guard Series Provides Intelligent Connection and Ensures
Surveillance PerformanceReduce your human resource, AirLive Device Guard Switch is able to detect the disconnected IP Cameras
and APs and have them back on track automatically
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performance needs of the top-tier ad-
vanced devices, the SSD370 combines
the high speeds and endurance of solid
state drives, and additionally supports
various useful features such
as SATA DevSleep to opti-
mize power management.
Exceptional 1TB capacity and 570MB/s transfer speeds
Transcend’s SSD370
boasts the outstand-
ing storage capacities ranging from
32GB to 1 TB, meeting the consum-
ers’ demands for massive memory
space. Taking advantage of the next-
generation SATA III 6Gb/s interface,
DDR3 DRAM cache, and a power-
ful Transcend TS6500 controller, the
SSD370 also comprises a high-quality
MLC NAND Flash chips to achieve
the exceptional transfer speeds of up
to 570MB/s read and 470MB/s write,
fast enough to easily handle everyday
computing tasks as well as demanding
multimedia applications.
1TB SATA III SSD370 Solid State Drives to Maximize Speeds and Storage Capacities
Launches
Transcend Information, Inc. (Tran-
scend) has introduced the SSD370,
the SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5’’ solid state drive
(SSD). The SSD370 features 1TB vast
storage capac-
ity and boasts
the incredibly
fast read and
write speeds of
up to 570MB
and 470MB per
second. Best
suited to ad-
dress the huge capacity and high
the cost for installation and maintenance
of extra network infrastructure is high.
VLAN is a technology for virtually
segmenting networks. It can be achieved
by dividing network users into logical
groups. Only users in a specifi c group
are capable of exchanging data or ac-
cessing certain resources on the network.
If a network video system is segmented
into a VLAN, only the servers located on
that VLAN can access the network cam-
eras. VLANs normally provide a better
and more cost-effi cient solution than a
separate network.
Airlive websmart switch sup-
port has two types of VLANs, Port
Based VLAN and Tag Based VLAN
(802.11Q); it allows users to separate
networks easily.
Separate the surveil-lance network from networks
When a network surveillance sys-
tem is designed, it is better to
keep the network separate from other
networks for security as well as perfor-
mance reasons. At fi rst glance, the obvi-
ous choice would be to build a separate
network.
However, sometime it is more diffi -
cult to deploy another network when us-
ers already have network infrastructure
for non-surveillance systems because
AirLive Device Guard PoE Switch monitors PoE IP Cameras and Access Points for acti viti es. When a divice crashes and does not respond, it will reboot the device automati cally. It keeps your wireless and IP camera network running smoothly without the need to send expensive technicians for service.
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DevSleep support
The SSD370 can help users save
power thanks to the full support of
SATA Device Sleep Mode (DevSleep).
Portable computer users often make
use of low power states such as standby
mode to avoid having to wait for the
operating system to boot back up. How-
ever, this comes at the expense of battery
life. DevSleep allows compatible mobile
devices to completely power off the
SATA interface when not in use while
maintaining a remarkable response time
of less than 20ms, offering instant-on ca-
pabilities akin to a portable device.
Besides the amazing storage ca-
pacities and transfer speeds, Tran-
scend’s SSD370 comes equipped with
practical features such as Advanced
Power Shield mechanism, Intelligent
Block Management, Wear Leveling,
and TRIM and NCQ. It also supports
enhanced S.M.A.R.T. commands and
offers an excellent shock resistance,
providing exceptional long-term reli-
ability and data protection.
Transcend exclusive SSD scope software
Transcend’s Solid State Drives come
with SSD Scope – a useful and
free-to-download software that helps
maintain a healthy SSD by keeping it
up-to-date, preventing functional deg-
radation, and predicting problems be-
fore they happen. The useful features
include: Drive Information, S.M.A.R.T.
Status, Diagnostic Scan, Secure Erase,
Firmware Update, TRIM Enabling,
Health Indication, and System Clone.
To make parking for permit holders
much easier, Nedap announces the
release of the SENSIT Parking License
app. This mobile application is a new
innovation related to Nedap’s SENSIT
system for monitoring real-time us-
age of individual parking spaces with
ground sensors. The SENSIT Parking
License app enables fast and easy check-
ing in and out at a parking bay with just
one click. Administrators can manage
and distribute licenses online effi ciently.
Nedap has prepared the app for easy in-
tegration with third party mobile park-
ing and enforcement applications.
Nedap is developer and manufactur-
er of SENSIT. This technology consists
of wireless parking sensors which detect
in real-time whether or not a single park-
ing bay is occupied and how long it has
been occupied. SENSIT has proven to
be an accurate, reliable and robust park-
ing sensor system for on and off street
parking situations. Nedap integrates
its parking sensor platform with third
party systems for parking guidance,
Parking License AppReleases
traffi c management
and parking enforce-
ment.
How the app works
To enable iden-
tifi cation of
vehicles, Nedap
now adds the Park-
ing License app to
the SENSIT system.
This dedicated mo-
bile app performs in
a similar way as the
previously released
physical onboard de-
vice EPL (Electronic
Parking License). This patented solution
can be used to identify the vehicle and
link the vehicle to a parking bay. In the
SENSIT system individual parking bays
or entire parking zones can be designat-
ed for specifi c audiences, and violations
can easily be detected.
This solution monitors the legiti-
mate use of parking
bays digitally. The app
is easily confi gured to
get a unique identifying
number. As soon as a
permit holder parks, one
click is suffi cient to acti-
vate the app and have it
connect to the SENSIT
server. Using GPS co-
ordinates and advanced
matching algorithms,
the location of the SEN-
SIT Parking License is
identifi ed.
Benefi ts both motorists and
administrators
Besides the user-friendly interface
for (de)activation of the parking
session, permit holders can also use the
SENSIT Parking License app for addi-
tional parking services such as real-time
information about the parking avail-
ability as well as a clever car fi nding as-
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sistant to keep track of where the car is
parked. This application also improves
efficient enforcement of the on and off
street parking spaces. Through the SEN-
SIT Administration Software adminis-
trators can simply manage their parking
licenses.
The big advantage of using an app
as a parking license is the fact that lo-
gistics and maintenance are easier. Since
everybody nowadays has a smartphone,
apps are easily distributed. This makes
the related costs for a digital license low
for all parties involved. The SENSIT
Administration Software is capable of
dealing with a mix of licensing devices
and apps, which makes it a solution that
can service permit holders with or with-
out a smartphone.
Third party app integration
The first release of the SENSIT Park-
ing License app is available for a se-
lected group of existing Nedap partners
and clients. Nedap expects to integrate
this electronic parking license function-
ality into third party smartphone apps.
The automatic license matching func-
tionality is available through an open
software interface of the SENSIT sys-
tem. This enables third parties to easily
create their own custom solutions. The
app is currently released for Android and
a version for other relevant mobile plat-
forms will follow soon.
VIVOTEK recently announced the
launch of its two new professional
box network cameras IP8155HP and IP-
8165HP which offer 60fps @ 1.3-meg-
apixel resolution and 60fps @ 2-meg-
apixel resolution respectively, delivering
superb image quality.
Both cameras are designed with
WDR technology. IP8165HP delivers
WDR Pro, while IP8155HP is equipped
with the even more advanced WDR Pro
II, which provides extreme visibility
under high contrast environments with
a 4-shutter capture method. Combined
with 3D Noise Reduction Technol-
ogy, IP8155HP and IP8165HP are able
to capture clear, polished video under
low-light con-
ditions and
reduce band-
width from
sensor noise.
In order to
control the iris
with extreme precision, both cameras
are designed with a P-iris lens with its
built-in stepper motor. Through close in-
tegration with the camera firmware, the
lens is able to keep the iris opening at an
optimal level at all times.
More uniquely, in order to help in-
stallers to adjust the focus of IP8155HP
and IP8165HP more easily, the RBF
(Remote Back Focus) System is being
i n t r o d u c e d
on both cam-
eras, ensuring
precise focus
adjustment.
In addition,
incorporating
the EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization)
function allows the image to be free of
turbulence whenever physical shaking of
the camera is detected.
Steve Ma, Executive VP at VIVOT-
EK stated, “In response to the strong
market demand for cameras with high
visibility under any kind of conditions,
we are keeping our commitment to the
development of WDR series cameras in
different form factors. Right after the
launch of a series of dome and bullet
type network cameras earlier this year,
now we have our box type network cam-
eras with advanced WDR technology,
meeting our customers’ diversified de-
mands.”
Committed to Delivering Unparalleled Image QualityVIVOTEK Launches Two New Box Network
Cameras IP8155HP and IP8165HP
product showcase
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the highest possible stab resistance level.
“The highlight is the exceptional lev-
el of blunt force trauma, in case the of-
fi cer is assaulted by a kick or punch,
or by an attacker striking with any
item, such as fi re extinguisher,
chair, table, bricks, gym
weight or snooker balls
etc,” Kaiser continues.
“PPSS cell extrac-
tion vests offer the maxi-
mum level of protection
around the entire upper
body, extended neck
area, shoulders and
groin also offering the
highest level of ma-
noeuvrability.”
PPSS Group claims to have now de-
veloped the world’s toughest cell
extraction vest, aiming to effectively
protect corrections offi cers tasked with
responding to riots, cell extractions,
mass searches or major disturbances.
Robert Kaiser, CEO of PPSS
Group states, “PPSS cell extraction
vests are designed to offer the highest
level of protection to those offi cers en-
gaging with some of the most hostile,
brutal and vicious human beings on
this planet.”
This latest high performance body ar-
mor is designed using rigid body mould-
ed panels of a highly secretive material,
tested in accordance to the stringent NIJ
0115.00 Level III (stab + spike) standard,
World’s Toughest Cell Extraction Vest to Global Prison Market
This year’s ACA Conference will see
the global launch of this new ground-
breaking body armour at the Salt Lake
City Convention Centre (USA) on
16 August 2014.
PPSS Group is a UK
based manufacturer of
certifi ed high perfor-
mance bullet resistant
vests, stab resistant vests
and the company behind
Cut-Tex® PRO, one of
the world’s strongest
cut resistant fabrics,
now being used to man-
ufacture cut resistant
clothing for homeland
security professionals.
Introduces
Pivot3 has announced a comprehen-
sive update to the operating system
of its vSTAC suite of technologies that
further improve performance and en-
hance operational simplicity.
Updates to the vSTAC platform
focus on driving new levels of perfor-
mance while simplifying system man-
agement and usability. Online upgrades
of vSTAC virtual SAN software are now
available to ease the upgrade migration
process. A non-disruptive, fully inte-
grated maintenance capability enables
administrators to dynamically upgrade
and manage appliances while main-
Pivot3 Upgrades vSTAC OS with New Features to Simplify System Deployment and Management
taining virtual server and storage avail-
ability. Virtual machines are allocated
to other appliances within the array to
ensure continued performance and fl ex-
ibility. vSTAC Manager Suite features
an updated user interface that delivers
a rich graphics experience, while quick
and proactive diagnostics extend service
and support options to ensure system
uptime. The new OS also includes im-
proved VMware integration and is fully
compatible with vSphere 5.5
“We have designed the new vSTAC
platform as a simple to deploy and man-
age hyper-converged infrastructure,”
said Mike Dunbar, VP Global VDI
Sales and Marketing, Pivot3, “Online
upgrades are simple and fast – less than
20 minutes per node compared to up
to 24 hours per node required by other
hyper-converged infrastructures when
maintaining full fault protection. Dur-
ing this time, the array continues to run
with no affect on performance or stor-
age, minimizing downtime and system
disruption.”
Pivot3 vSTAC OS 6.5 improves re-
sponsiveness, supports more effi cient
data movement and reduces system
overhead with a full 64-bit data path. A
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ArecontVision® announces the
availability of its newMegaBall®
2 camera series that delivers wide area
coverage with signifi cant cost-effi cien-
cy. The new MegaBall 2 with an Im-
merVisionPanomorph lens can capture
180° and 360° fi elds of view with de-
warping to provide up to 4x more an-
gular resolution in peripheral areas of a
scene than conventional fi sheye lenses.
MegaBall 2 Panomorph cameras are
currently shipping.
“Our new MegaBall 2 Panomorph
megapixel cameras deliver the ideal
balance of performance and cost-ef-
fi ciency for a wide variety of applica-
tions that do not require the precision of
our high-performance SurroundVideo
panoramic megapixel cameras,” said
Raul Calderon, Senior Vice President,
Arecont Vision, “Unlike conventional
fi sheye cameras, MegaBall 2
Panomorph cameras provide
images with clarity in pe-
ripheral areas which in
effect increases their area
coverage.”
The new MegaBall 2 Panomorph
is a 5-megapixel camera in a tamper
resistant housing. Features include
day/ night operation, H.264 (MPEG-
4 Part 10)/MJPEG dual encoders,
privacy masking, extended motion
detection with 1,024 distinct motion
detection zones, flexible cropping to
adjust image sizes and the ability to
choose PoE (Power over Ethernet) or
external power. Integrated cable man-
agement and a three-axis adjustment
facilitate ease of installation. Mega-
Ball 2 Panomorph cameras are avail-
able in wall, surface and flush mount
configurations in light gray and black
housings.
New MegaBall® 2 with Panomorph Lens Now Available
Panomorph lens delivers 180° and 360° coverage with peripheral details
confi gurable read and write cache sup-
plements available system cache from 2
GB to 64GB. Read and write accelera-
tion options drive more effi cient use of
SSD write cache, longer sustained write
bursts and less cache swapping, ideal for
demanding workloads.
A leader in purpose-built storage ap-
pliances for the video surveillance and
VDI markets, Pivot3 pioneered the in-
novation of converging shared storage,
networking and servers through patented
software. This unique approach reduces
the cost and complexity of deployments
and management. The company’s pat-
ented Pivot3 vSTAC – virtual storage and
compute – software runs on top of the hy-
pervisor, which virtualizes the machines.
vSTAC OS defi nes, creates and virtual-
izes all physical storage – SSD and hard
drives – across an array into a common
pool of RAID-protected SAN storage.
The Pivot3 vSTAC family of appli-
ances delivers seamlessly converged,
highly available shared storage and vir-
tual server appliances that are designed
for storage effi cient fault-tolerant work-
loads. Pivot3 vSTAC appliances run on
enterprise-class Dell hardware, which
eliminates many of the complexities,
constraints and high costs associated
with legacy shared storage and con-
verged computing alternatives.
Network Illuminators now with PoEWinner of the ‘IFSEC Best CCTV
System of the Year,’ Raytec’s
range of VARIO network illuminators
has now been extended to include PoE
capability and 4 new model sizes in both
infra-red and white-light.
PoE capability allows for a much
quicker and more cost effective lighting
installation. VARIO IP PoE illuminators
can be easily integrated onto an exist-
ing network infrastructure, with no local
mains connections or special electrical
labour required.
Operated via integrated web inter-
face or VMS, VARIO IP PoE allows for
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quick and easy remote set up, commis-
sioning, operation and maintenance of
your lighting scheme from anywhere
on the network 24/7. Users have full
control over their lighting at all times
to respond to live events in real time,
triggering lighting to deter crime, or
altering light settings in response to op-
erational changes for the best CCTV im-
ages and safety at all times.
An API is available for seamless VMS
integration, allowing quick and easy op-
eration of your lighting within your over-
all security system. A new HTTP API is
also coming soon to allow for IP lighting
via simple HTTP commands.
VARIO IP PoE can be controlled in-
dividually or in groups and triggered on
demand via a variety of other network
devices e.g., cameras/ detectors,
and scheduled using a timer for
activation only when needed, to re-
duce electrical consumption even
further.
The VARIO family of illumi-
nators boasts a number of industry
fi rsts including VARIO IP PoE – the fi rst
ever CCTV illuminator to integrate into
a VMS, and it is now further strength-
ened with the addition of new specialist
solutions such as VARIO Hybrid, VARIO
Lighthouse Kit and VARIO D-Zoom.
Deltair™, a self-contained breathing
apparatus (SCBA) designed for the
fi re service industry, has been recognized
with the GOLD Industrial Designers So-
ciety of America, International Design
Excellence Award (IDEA) for research
relating to the Deltair product develop-
ment. Started in 1980, the prestigious de-
sign industry IDEA program recognizes
excellence in industrial design.
As news broke of Avon’s success Av-
on’s Global Director of Product Manage-
ment, James Wilcox said, “Avon Protec-
tion has time on time delivered innovative
industry fi rsts to each of its core markets
and our new SCBA for the fi refi ghting
community, Deltair, does just that.
“Avon’s design team worked directly
with fi refi ghters to establish require-
ments and deliver a world leading SCBA
system approved to the new NFPA 2013
standard and our thanks go to those in-
volved for providing their expertise. At
Gold Award for Avon Protection’s Deltair™ Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA) Research and Design TeamAvon we work to keep fi refi ghters safe
in the harsh environments in which they
must work.”
Avon’s Deltair design team devel-
oped a product that provides the features
and benefi ts that are most important to
the fi refi ghting community, utiliz-
ing a completely new platform,
unlike others which simply add
adjustments to existing and dat-
ed products.
The revolutionary
Deltair offers superior air
management, single-
power supply, clear-
er communications
and optimal weight
distribution for fi re-
fi ghters and other
fi rst responder teams.
The ergonomic de-
sign of this advanced
SCBA evenly distrib-
utes the weight of the cylinder on the fi re-
fi ghter’s hips which alleviates pressure on
the back and shoulders, minimizes the
risk of fatigue and increases a fi refi ght-
er’s ability to maneuver in tight spaces
and challenging environments. The low-
profi le mask design provides the great-
est fi eld of vision in the marketplace,
which is critical when fi refi ghters are
navigating dark, smoky environments.
“Avon Protection does what it
says it will do,” said Dean Holland,
retired Saginaw, Michigan fi re chief
with more than 40 years’ experience
and secretary/ treasurer of the In-
ternational Association of Fire
Chiefs, Great Lakes Division,
“The company provides excel-
lent service, training programs
and product maintenance. Avon
Protection helps fi refi ghters do
their jobs effectively and with
confi dence.”
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DIGIEVER Corporation, a world
leading company of Linux-embed-
ded standalone network video recorder,
announces the latest fi rmware 2.1.0.52
with new advanced features, fl exible
confi guration setting and security en-
hancement. New fi rmware 2.1.0.52 not
only focuses on operation optimization
as previous fi rmware but also provides
value and advanced features such as
E-Map, Smart Search and
Remote Backup to create
a more comprehensive IP
video surveillance solution.
Each feature can greatly
elevate your surveillance
experience to effi ciently
guard your region.
Quick navigation with dynamic E-Map
Dynamic E-Map on remote liveview
monitoring is a quick navigation for
users to indicate the physical location of
cameras. Users can expand multi-layer
maps in different perspectives and deploy
cameras on the maps. When an event is
triggered, a window will pop out to notify
the user and display real-time liveview
situations; therefore, users can quickly lo-
cate the event site and take appropriate ac-
tions to minimize event loss and damage.
New Firmware 2.1.0.52 with E-map, Smart Search and Remote Backup Features
Releases
Artesyn Embedded Technologies,
formerly Emerson Network Pow-
er’s Embedded Computing & Power
business, recently announced a new
2500 W power supply, the DS2500PE-3,
that provides platinum effi -
ciency for commu-
nications, comput-
ing, data storage
and other systems us-
ing distributed power ar-
chitectures.
The DS2500PE-3 power sup-
ply generates a main payload output of
12V DC and 208A to supply downstream
DC-DC converters, together with a 3.3V
DC standby output rated at 2.7A for
power management circuitry. Measuring
just 11.56x5.47 inches (293x139mm)
and 1U high (1.689 inches or 43mm),
the Artesyn DS2500PE-3 provides 94
percent peak effi ciency in a compact
power supply.
Active current sharing helps maxi-
mize cost-effectiveness by eliminating
the need for additional components
when paralleling multiple pow-
er supplies for very high
current applications.
The DS2500PE-3 is
also fully digital and
compatible with Arte-
syn’s universal PMBus™ graphi-
cal user interface, allowing control
via an integral I2C interface using the
industry-standard PMBus communica-
tions protocol.
The DS2500PE-3 is available
through the company’s global channel
network or directly from Artesyn.
Artesyn Embedded Technologies
is a global leader in the design and
manufacture of highly reliable power
conversion and embedded computing
solutions for a wide range of industries
including communications, computing,
medical, military, aerospace and indus-
trial. For more than 40 years, customers
have trusted Artesyn to help them ac-
celerate time-to-market and reduce risk
with cost-effective advanced network
computing and power conversion solu-
tions. Artesyn has over 20,000 employ-
ees worldwide across nine engineering
centers of excellence, four world-class
manufacturing facilities, and global
sales and support offi ces.
Artesyn Embedded Technologies AnnouncesNew 2500 W Platinum Effi ciency
Front-End Distributed Power Supply
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Smart search
To efficiently save user’ precious
time, DIGIEVER creates Smart
Search on playback to help users quick-
ly find out key video with five detection
modes, including motion detection, for-
eign object detection, camera tampering
detection, lose focus and missing object
detection. After discovering desired
video, users can quickly playback that
video by double-clicking on it.
Remote backup to NAS
To ensure the security of confiden-
tial videos, remote backup feature
allows users to back up vital recorded
videos from DIGIEVER NVR to NAS
for long term storage. Depending on sur-
veillance requirements, users can freely
set up the backup setting of days, video
time and recording type to save impor-
tant recorded videos in another storage
device for a longer time.
Powerful event management
After the new
launch of firm-
ware 2.1.0.52, DI-
GIEVER NVR can
support up to 14 types
of actions to inform us-
ers at the very first time
and to minimize the
damage when an event
is triggered.
In addition to the above powerful fea-
tures, DIGIEVER NVR is the first NVR
in the world supporting up to 6TB per
single HDD for long-term video storage
solutions.
Finally, DIGIEVER NVR has suc-
cessfully integrated with over 90 IP camera
brands and more than 3,000 models to sat-
isfy users’ requirements in various vertical
markets such as government, bank, educa-
tion, etc. Upgrade the DIGIEVER NVR to
the latest firmware 2.1.0.52 to experience
and explore new advanced features.
Never Miss an Angle with Hikvision’s 6MP IR Fisheye Camera
Hikvision very recently revealed its
newest edition: the DS-2CD6362F-
I(S)(V) 6MP IR fisheye network camera.
This 6MP IR fisheye features a 1/1.8”
progressive scan CMOS sensor to pro-
vide high-resolution images of upto
3072x2048, 30fps, and a 1.19 mm fish-
eye lens for a 360° panoramic view.
Choice of 3MP model with WDR
A 3MP model of the WDR fisheye
network camera is also available
– the DS-2CD6332FWD-I(S)(V). This
3MP model features a 1/3” progressive
scan CMOS sensor, 120 dB WDR (wide
dynamic range), and streams video of
up-to 1536x1536 resolution at 30fps.
See all around with only one eye
It's all about seeing more with just one
camera than with multiple cameras.
Case in point, a single 6MP/ 3MP IR
fisheye network camera does the work
of multiple cameras in both indoor and
outdoor surveillance environments. Hik-
vision’s unique fisheye is designed to
capture images from every corner of a
particular location and eliminate blind
spots with only its single camera. Both
models are equipped with IR function-
ality, offering up-to 15m IR distance of
visibility under low or even zero-light
conditions. Features such as these make
both fisheyes a great choice for detailed
coverage of wide, open areas like air-
ports, shopping malls, parking lots,
retail stores, offices, restaurants, class-
rooms, and more. Furthermore, a state-
of-the-art housing unit and IP66 rating
protect the camera against outdoor ele-
ments like rain and dust, and allows it
to confidently withstand temperatures
ranging from -30°C to 60°C.
Multiple display modes
The 6MP/ 3MP IR fisheye network
camera supports several viewing
modes, including the aforementioned
360° overview (in 6 megapixel resolu-
tion and 3 megapixel resolution, respec-
tively), a horizontal panoramic view,
PTZ quad window, and PTZ multi-win-
dow modes. Customers can also utilize
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this smooth PTZ functional-
ity to easily zoom, and
focus, on any region of
interest (ROI).
Multiple compression formats
MJPEG and H.264
video compression for-
mats are supported. Additionally,
these cameras feature multiple H.264
compression profi les, allowing users to
optimize bandwidth and storage without
compromising image qual-
ity. Furthermore, sup-
porting ONVIF, PSIA,
and CGI standards,
both fi sheye models of-
fer the ability to easily
integrate with other vid-
eo surveillance equipment
and systems.
Other features include a
built-in micro SD/ SDXC slot (with
a total capacity of up-to 64GB), a DI/ DO
interface to connect to alarm devices for
further security control purposes, and an
inbuilt high-quality audio intercom that
allows two-way communication.
Fisheye camera com-bines with PTZ dome
To further benefi t the users, Hikvi-
sion has launched a fi sheye camera
and IP PTZ dome camera combo which
elegantly provides a panoramic 360°
surround view while offering the capa-
bility for a detailed regional view from
a speed dome. This is a perfect solution
to monitor wide areas in the greatest of
detail.
Introduces the World’s First2MP Full HD 32x PTZ Speed Dome
Samsung Techwin has further
strengthened its formidable family
of open platform WiseNetIII cameras
and domes with the launch of the SNP-
6320, the World’s fi rst 2MP Full HD 32x
optical zoom PTZ speed dome.
In addition to its powerful 32x opti-
cal zoom, the ONVIF compliant SNP-
6320 is also equipped with a 16x digi-
tal zoom making it an ideal IP network
based video surveillance solution
for airports, ports, car parks, in-
dustrial estates and retail
parks, as well as a wide
range of other environ-
ments where high
performance PTZ
functionality is re-
quired.
“The SNP-
6320, together
with the vandal-
resistant and weath-
erproof SNP-6320H,
which incorporates a
heater that is powered by
PoE+ to allow it to operate in extreme
weather conditions, represent a signifi -
cant addition to our extensive range of
open platform WiseNetIII 1.3, 2 and 3
megapixel IP network cameras and fi xed
domes,” said Tim Biddulph, Product
Manager for the Security Solution Divi-
sion of Samsung Techwin Europe Ltd.,
“Collectively they are enabling Sam-
sung Techwin to change the way you
work with IP. One of the key reasons
for this is the open platform capa-
bilities of the WiseNetIII DSP
chipset which provides users
with complete freedom
to choose their perfect
combination of video
analytics and video
management soft-
ware (VMS) to best
match their individual
requirements.”
The enhanced Wide
Dynamic Range built into
the WiseNetIII DSP chipset,
with performance greater than
120dB, can accurately produce images
in scenes that simultaneously contain
very bright and very dark areas. The
SNP-6320 and SNP-6320H’s other key
features include Defog which can im-
prove the clarity of images captured in
poor weather conditions such as rain,
smoke or fog and Digital Image Stabi-
lization, which negates the effects of vi-
bration. Both are specifi cally important
in the perimeter protection environments
such as ports and airports. The models
also feature bi-directional audio that al-
lows them to be interfaced with local PA
systems. All of these features have been
designed to save installation time and
cost.
The SNP-6320H and SNP-6320
can capture high quality colour images
when the lighting level is as low as 0.03
Lux and have an ultra fast frame rate
of 60fps at 1080p allowing the domes
to send multiple streams at multiple
frame rates and resolutions, depending
on the receiving device e.g., recorder,
viewing software or mobile app. This
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can be particularly benefi cial at sites
where different stakeholders are in-
volved. Samsung’s WiseNetIII utili-
sation of bandwidth friendly H.264
compression improves the network
control latency of the domes, making
the manual tracking of objects simple
and straightforward.
A built-in SD/ SDHC/ SDXC mem-
ory slot provides the opportunity for
authorised users to remotely access and
download video that has been recorded
onto a memory card.
The new models are also equipped
with Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA)
which can assist in the detection of ac-
tivity by various means such as face
detection, tripwire and enter/ exit direc-
tion, object appear/ disappear and ‘tam-
pering,’ which creates an alert if paint is
sprayed on a camera lens or there is un-
authorised movement of a camera away
from its usual fi eld of view.
As is the case with all Samsung
Techwin video surveillance solutions,
the SNP-6320H and SNP-6320 are of-
fered with full support services from
Samsung Techwin Europe Ltd, includ-
ing free system design, free technical
support and a full three-year warranty.
High-Bandwidth Industrial Ethernet Solutions for Quad-Play Networks
Releases
Moxa, a market leader in indus-
trial Ethernet solutions, has
unveiled new high-bandwidth in-
tegrated solutions that ensure high
network availability to provide band-
width-hungry quad-play services over
a single converged network. Moxa’s
high-bandwidth solutions not only of-
fer a complete product portfolio from
edge to core – including GbE/ 10GbE
switches, GbE security, PoE/ PoE+
switches, 802.11n wireless solutions,
and full HD/ HD IP cameras – but
also help customers around the world
design better network infrastructure.
“In the past, building a single con-
verged network for industrial automa-
tion (IA) was fairly straightforward
since networks only transmitted small
amounts of data and the throughput
rates were relatively low,” says Gary
Chang, Product Manager of Moxa Inc.,
“However, as more and more devices
for multiple communication interfaces
are now being deployed in industrial
automation networks, demand for
converged quad-play services (data,
voice, video, and control data) have
also increased dramatically. Network
transmission is becoming more com-
plex and requires bigger bandwidth
to transmit different types of data,
especially large
amounts of vid-
eo data. With
growing de-
mand for band-
wid th -hung r y
systems in in-
dustrial applica-
tions, operators
must consider
an integrated
plan to ensure
network avail-
ability.”
Bandwidth-hungry systems such
as video surveillance have been
widely adopted in various applica-
tions – including railway, tunnel, and
e-bus – which require comprehensive
network design to provide seamless
transmission. Moxa has years of expe-
rience in designing integrated edge-
to-core networks for bandwidth-hun-
gry applications to provide accurate
bandwidth calculation and insights
into network infrastructure. Besides
a full line of high-bandwidth wired
(GbE/ 10GbE switches) and wireless
(802.11n wireless solutions) devices,
Moxa also provides full HD and HD
IP cameras for IP surveillance sys-
tems and Gigabit PoE+ switches to
support the growing power consump-
tion demands of outdoor IP cameras
and wireless APs.
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Thermoteknix manufacture un-
cooled thermal imaging cameras
and cores. At Eurosatory 2014 (16 – 20
June, Paris) Thermoteknix showed their
low powered MicroCAM 2 product with
the new digital GiG-E interface.
GiG-E allows all camera data to be
transferred to remote processors at full
frame rate without the use of any com-
pression. As a result it is possible to
carry out digital signal processing on
the video streams in central image pro-
cessors. One of the great benefi ts of the
Full 360° Panoramic Surveillance with GiGE MicroCAM 2
GiG-E imaging standard is that it can be
transmitted on conventional CAT5 net-
work cable over distances up to 100m
greatly simplifying system installation
and integration.
At Eurosatory 2014 Thermoteknix
demonstrated an example of the benefi ts
provided by supplying thermal images in
digital format. A shutterless MicroCAM
640 was connected to a remote image
processing unit using industry standard
GiG-E interface. The remote processor
controlled the pan and tilt unit and al-
lowed the system to generate an auto-
matic panorama of the thermal image
scene.
This type of system is well suited
to perimeter security, border and har-
bor surveillance applications where a
wide area needs to be scanned. Once the
panorama is generated the image can be
manipulated and zoomed to see detail
from every pixel in the camera. In effect
the system produces an image 3840×480
pixels (1.8 mega pixel thermal panora-
ma).
Milestone Systems, the open
platform company in IP video
Building IP Video Knowledgeat Your Own Pace
Milestone Learning Portal provides flexible online trainingfor partners and end users of XProtect video management software
management software (VMS), has cre-
ated the Milestone Learning Portal for
online education to train and certify
industry professionals on the technical
and commercial details of Milestone
product offerings. The portal contains
a variety of online resources designed
to enhance a fl exible, self-directed
learning experience.
Created for professionals in the
physical security and surveillance in-
dustry, the Milestone Learning Portal
provides a unique knowledge envi-
ronment for all members of the Mile-
stone community: system integrators,
consultants, IT professionals, security
dealers, Milestone distributors, stra-
tegic partners and end users. It fea-
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tures online training and certifi cation
programs that have been specifi cally
tailored to meet educational needs at
every level of technical competence
and practical know-how.
Each user enrolled in the Mile-
stone Learning Portal is able to pro-
ceed at his/ her preferred pace and to
track individual progress. This fl ex-
ibility allows the learning experience
to be adapted to the needs and avail-
ability of each person. Participants in
instructor-led Milestone training and
certifi cation programs can also ac-
cess course materials and additional
resources anytime.
The Milestone Learning Portal of-
fers access to the same materials used
in Milestone’s instructor-led courses,
in addition to the continuously ex-
panding selection of online course
options. Current course and material
offerings include: Milestone Funda-
mentals Course and Assessment (on-
line), Milestone Professional Course
and Certifi cation Test (online), course
materials for Milestone Professional,
Advanced, and Expert Certifi cations
(classes held in person).
“The Milestone Learning Portal
supports the mission of our Milestone
Knowledge Program to provide the
highest standard of educational servic-
es to our ecosystem partners, to enable
members of the Milestone community
to develop and maintain a high level
of competence in the areas of physi-
cal security and video surveillance,”
states Eric Fullerton, Chief Sales and
Marketing Offi cer, Milestone Sys-
tems, “Such knowledge keeps people
on top of the latest advancements and
helps ensure that customers are more
satisfi ed with their installations.”
Milestone partners can hone skill
developments in sales, product licens-
ing, installation, and confi guration of
Milestone XProtect® VMS offerings.
Re-certifi cation options are available
for maintaining their Milestone part-
ner status and professional competen-
cies. Continuing education credits like
BICSI will be available for a selection
of the courses.
“Training is important to better
serve our clients with the Milestone
features and abilities – the Funda-
mentals class has been a valuable tool
for our organization, and the online
Milestone Professional Certifi cation
is a very cost-effective, 1-day class,”
says Michael Knutson, Technician/
Surveillance Specialist at Insight
Technologies, “Online training is ben-
efi cial because I can go at my own
pace and go back to a certain part of
the class if I didn’t understand it the
fi rst time around. I have had a pleasant
experience with the Milestone Learn-
ing Portal so far: it’s easy to navigate.
I would highly recommend this to my
colleagues and other organizations.”
DIGIEVER, a world leading
company of Linux-embedded
standalone network video recorders,
announces a new partnership with
Canon, a provider of IP cameras with
superior lens technology.
The new partnership agreement
expands both DIGIEVER’s and Can-
on’s global market shares by com-
bining the outstanding strong points
from both sides, especially with DI-
GIEVER NVR hardware that reaches
in real-time with no latency, and the
guarantee of 70 year heritage of Can-
on’s high quality lenses.
The compatibility between DI-
Enterprise Network Surveillance Solutions Announces New Partnership with Canon for
GIEVER and Canon is beneficial
for users of Canon IP cameras so as
to fulfill the requirements of Full
HD (1920x1080) local display and
real-time remote monitoring with out-
standing throughput (up to 360Mbps).
The partnership will deliver an ad-
vanced security solution across Can-
on’s full range of network cameras.
What is more, DIGIEVER NVR
Smart Search function in playback,
officially released in the latest firm-
ware version 52 in early July, allows
users to analyze intelligent video ana-
lytics in playback, captured and deliv-
ered by Canon IP cameras.
Smart Search functions include
motion detection, foreign object de-
tection, camera tampering detection,
lose focus and missing object detec-
tion.
After integrated with Canon IP
cameras, DIGIEVER has well inte-
grated with over 90 network camera
brands and more than 3,000 IP camera
models, which provides users com-
plete solutions with flexibility and
to meet requirements regionally and
globally. Now, all series of DIGIEV-
ER NVR can perfectly support Canon
network cameras, including DS-8200-
RM Pro, DS-4200-RM Pro, DS-4200
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As part of Pacom’s ongoing quest
for excellence in software-based
security solutions, they are constantly
developing and improving their open,
integrated security platform, Pacom
Unison.
The latest version of Unison in-
cludes several notable features including
Active Directory (AD) integration that
enables single sign-on (SSO).
“The ability to activate Active Direc-
tory makes security management easier
for the operator since there is no longer
a need for creating unique passwords for
logging into the Uni-
son client,” said Hakan
Groth, Business Ana-
lyst at Pacom, “This
results in improved
safety due to reduced
risk of human error,”
he added.
Other operator-
based functions are
also available such
as the ability to manually activate/ de-
activate groups of partitions for any
logged-in operators. In addition, Uni-
son includes an intelligent function that
makes it impossible for the last supervi-
sor in the operator group to sign out. In
this way the facility can ensure that no
area will ever be left unattended.
Pacom Unison Enhanced Features“Managing access to all of our
bank and offi ce locations is an impor-tant part of U.S. Bank’s overall securi-ty operation. We are always interested in applying the latest technology to increase effi ciency and reduce oper-ating costs.” – Rose Szczech
Security Systems Manager,US Bank
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Pro, DS-2100 Pro, DS-1100 Pro, and
DS-4000 and DS-2000 series.
Julian Rut-
land, Planning
and Strategy
Director, Can-
on Europe says,
“Our core fo-
cus is to work
closely with
expert partners
like DIGIEV-
ER to enhance
our security
offering in the
network camera
market. We are
always looking
for ways to in-
crease the value
we can provide
to customers by
working closely with partners, which
is why we are delighted to complete
the integration with DIGIEVER to ex-
tend our European reach and offer a
simple, cost effective solution.”
“I’m extremely confi dent that the
co-operation between DIGIEVER and
Canon will satisfy various require-
ments in vertical markets, especially
for users looking for enterprise solu-
tions,” said Allen Tseng, Product Di-
rector of DIGIEVER, “Surveillance
solutions are closely related to people’s
daily life. With customers’ high expec-
tations toward DIGIEVER solutions,
we are dedicated to providing more
surveillance solutions to make surveil-
lance intuitive and easier. Besides, by
partnering with Canon, we are able
to offer our customers a quality com-
bined solution that benefi ts from Can-
on’s superior lens technology and DI-
GIEVER’s leading-edge surveillance
solutions.”
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The meeting ground to network with Senior Level officials from State Police Forces and IT Departments of more than 15 States in India
An excellent opportunity to get in front of people that need to know about what your business does and what it could be doing for them
To better understand the solutions required by the government authorities and the security professionals from the private sector
Meet important stakeholders from Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Power Plants, Oil & Gas, Refineries, Airports & Railway, etc
Network with decision makers from Real Estate, Banking Industry, Hospitality, Retail, and IT Companies
Key Themes for the Event:
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Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Solutions for Energy, Utilities, Communication Companies, Airports and Mass Transit Systems
a) Physical Security Solutions for the Utility Industry
b) Secure wireless Communication systems for Electric Utilities, Oil and Gas, Transportation and Mining Companies
Developing and Implementing an Effective and Robust Cyber Security Framework for National Security
a) Next-Gen Cyber security Solutions to Counter the Increasing Sophistication of Cyber Threats
b) Protecting Government Data with Enhanced Encryption Techniques
Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Threats – The Challenges and emerging capabilities
a) Cyber Security for energy and utilities
b) Cyber Security Solutions to protect critical ICS & SCADA facilities
c) Protecting Critical Infrastructure: Resilient, efficient compliance measures and instant intelligence for changing threat environments
Security needs and challenges of Commercial Infrastructure (Including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality and Retail sector)
a) Integrated security solutions for manufacturing plants
b) Security solutions for hospitals and healthcare facilities
c) Hotel Security: Latest security technologies to keep a watchful eye
Key highlights of the Event:
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New Delhi : 10th -- 11th September 2014 | at Hotel Le Meridien
10th - 11th September 2014Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi
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Taking HD Video Surveillance to the Extremes
Bosch MIC IP 7000 HD family goes IP – Capturing relevant details in the harshest environments 24/7
Bosch Security Systems
now offers the MIC
family of ruggedized pan-
tilt-zoom cameras for reliable
surveillance in the most dif-
ficult outdoor locations and
other challenging environ-
ments, combining high-quali-
ty HD imaging with an IP68/
NEMA 6P-rated IP architec-
ture. The new MIC IP 7000
HD family delivers the high-
est quality of IP video sur-
veillance images everywhere,
even in areas with extreme conditions
like roads or highways, transportation
facilities, city surveillance and critical
infrastructure sites. The cameras with-
stand a wide range of harsh conditions
– from -60 to +60 degrees Celsius with
up to 100 percent humidity, as well as
rain and snow, high wind gusts and sig-
nificant vibration.
The new MIC IP starlight 7000 HD
camera delivers HD video images in
extreme low light situations and cap-
tures moving objects in 720p HD reso-
lution at up to 60 frames per second.
It delivers video images where others
fail, even down to 0.01 lux. Clear HD
images are captured in color down to
0.05 lux – when others switch to mono-
chrome – to reveal accurate color de-
tails that support significantly in secu-
rity event identification. Its ability to
capture fast moving objects and excel-
lent performance in extreme low light
situations make the MIC IP starlight
7000 HD ideal for securing, for exam-
ple, areas along highways.
The MIC IP dynamic 7000 HD of-
fers 1080p resolution and captures mul-
tiple exposures of the same scene to
provide maximum detail in areas with
both bright and dark light-
ing conditions. The wide dy-
namic range and intelligent
backlight compensation en-
sure that moving objects or
specific objects of interest are
enhanced and can be easily
identified in scenes with si-
multaneously bright and dark
areas, which typically chal-
lenge standard cameras.
Both cameras also feature
intelligent de-fog technology
to dynamically adjust camera
contrast settings to deliver the best qual-
ity in scenes affected by fog, smog, mist
or other low contrast scenes.
Detection of objects of interest in
complete darkness is ensured by the op-
tional MIC illuminators. These illumina-
tors consist of both IR and white light
LEDs, and operators can switch between
the two light sources with a single click.
This enables detection of objects up to a
distance of 175 meters.
Intelligent video analysis
Another differentiating feature
of the MIC IP 7000 HD family
is built-in Intelligent Video Analysis
(IVA). It helps to focus on relevant situ-
ations by alerting you when needed, or
automatically tracking objects of in-
● Relevant images regardless oflightingconditions.
● Enhancedidentificationalsoinfog-gyorotherlowcontrastscenes.
● Neverlosetrackofmovingobjectseven under extreme circumstanc-es.
● Upto50percentreductioninstor-age cost and network strainwith-outcompromisingvideoquality.
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terest. IVA also adds sense and struc-
ture to video data by adding metadata
already in the camera. This allows the
quick retrieval of the relevant images
from hours of stored video. Metadata
can also be used to deliver irrefutable
forensic evidence or to optimize busi-
ness processes based on, for example,
people counting or crowd density infor-
mation. By smartly using the camera’s
ability to simultaneously combine 8
of the 15 available IVA rules, complex
tasks are made easy and false alarms
are reduced to a minimum.
Among other uses, IVA can assist
in monitoring unmanned stations or
pipelines where people are not expected
during normal operations, and since se-
curity guards cannot be everywhere all
the time or watch everything at the same
time, IVA alerts can also be sent to mo-
bile devices when needed.
In addition, intelligent Tracking
(iTracking) automatically tracks moving
objects based on predefined alarm rules
or a simple click. By intelligently dis-
tinguishing between single and multiple
reference points, iTracking will provide
uninterrupted tracking. Optimal capture
of the object of interest is assured by
dynamically adjusting the field of view.
With intelligent tracking, it becomes
easier never to lose track of objects of
interest.
24/7 remote access and camera control
Limited bandwidth makes it impos-
sible to stream HD video on mobile
devices whereas Dynamic Transcoding
delivers both smooth live video stream-
ing and instant access to HD (1080p)
images when needed, regardless of avail-
able bandwidth. Combined with the Vid-
eo Security app, users are allowed access
to camera controls, live video streams
and HD images via a mobile device
anytime and from anywhere. It also ena-
bles you to instantly retrieve the correct
video data from hours of recorded mate-
rial. The new MIC IP 7000 HD family is
fully supported by Dynamic Transcod-
ing in combination with either one of the
Bosch DIVAR IP recording solutions or
a Bosch VIDEOJET transcoder.
Lower storage costs and network strain
To reduce storage costs and network
strain the new MIC IP starlight
7000 HD and MIC IP dynamic 7000
HD cameras feature intelligent Dy-
namic Noise Reduction (iDNR). The
benefit of this intelligent technology
is that it leads to bandwidth only be-
ing used when needed. When there is
little or no movement in the scene, less
bitrates is required. Therefore, iDNR
actively analyses the scene distinguish-
ing between relevant information such
as moving objects and image noise ar-
tefacts. The degree of noise reduction is
adjusted accordingly so that important
objects are captured and image noise
artefacts suppressed, optimizing the
camera’s bitrates. Thus, iDNR saves up
to 50% on bitrates and hence storage
and network strain without compromis-
ing video quality. Local storage on the
camera further enhances network per-
formance by compensating for short
network outages, so ensuring that video
data is continuously available in VRM
systems without breaks.
Dependable operation and easy installation
Using the VIDEOJET connect 7000
with MIC and other Bosch IP cam-
eras provides high Power over Ethernet
support and added flexibility in network
configuration and remote video access.
Its built-in network switch supports con-
nections to multiple IP cameras, which
makes it an ideal configuration for in-
stallations along perimeters or highways.
Smooth live video streaming and instant
access to HD (1080p) images within
limited bandwidth connections and full
access and control of HD video images
from anywhere at any time are made
possible through its built-in transcoder
which supports the Dynamic Transcod-
ing technology.
Bosch IP standard-definition and
high-definition cameras, encoders and
analytics work seamlessly with a wide
range of security software and recording
solutions from Bosch and many other
industry providers. This is backed by
ONVIF conformance (Open Network
Video Interface Forum) and the Inte-
gration Partner Program (IPP), which
gives developers immediate access to
software development tools to easily in-
tegrate Bosch products with third-party
systems. Further details of the Bosch In-
tegration Partner Program are available
at ipp.boschsecurity.com.
The cameras became available in
July 2014.
The Bosch division Security Sys-
tems is a leading global supplier of se-
curity, safety, and communications prod-
ucts, solutions and services. Roughly
12,000 associates generated sales of 1.5
billion euros in fiscal 2013. Protecting
lives, buildings and assets is their aim.
The product portfolio includes video
surveillance, intrusion detection, fire
detection and voice evacuation systems
as well as access control and manage-
ment systems. Professional audio and
conference systems for communication
of voice, sound and music complete the
range. Bosch Security Systems devel-
ops and manufactures in its own plants
across the world.
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On safari with a FLIR thermal imaging camera
Many years ago the word ‘safari’ was associated with big-game hunting, but today ‘safari’ is understood to be a trip for observing and photographing wildlife, most commonly in Africa. In fact ‘safari’ was originally a Swahili word
meaning ‘long journey.’ Most safaris take place during the day, as in many African national parks it is not allowed to drive after dark and, in any event, it is extremely dificult to spot or photograph wildlife in
total darkness unless you have a thermal imaging camera
Powell Ettinger, founding editor of
www.wildlifeextra.com, travels
around the world to explore the local
wildlife. Prior work includes working in
the adventure travel industry. He shares
his stories and educates over 130,000
website visitors a month from all over
the world. On one of his last travels he
found a way to enjoy the African wild-
life at night as well as by day: a thermal
imaging camera.
“Whilst talking to some friends about
a forthcoming safari to Botswana and
Swaziland, I explained them that I get up
at 5:30 in the morning. It sounded odd to
them to get up this early in the morning
whilst on vacation. In Africa the nights
are long however. It gets dark at 18.00 al-
ready. So there is only a limited amount
of time to go out on safari” said Powell,
“When someone asked about the wild-
life after dark, I made various comments
about not being allowed to drive after
dark in many national parks, not being
able to see the wildlife and not being
able to photograph it. Firing off a camera
with a flash usually provides dreadful re-
sults, and quite often scares or enrages
the wildlife away as well.”
Powell learned about thermal im-
aging cameras and how they produce
a crisp image in the darkest of nights.
They do not need any light whatsoever
to produce a crisp image. He took both a
FLIR PS24 and a TS24 Pro thermal im-
aging camera with him on his next safari
and used it to search for wildlife at night
as well as during daytime.
Both cameras produce thermal im-
ages of 240x180 pixels. The TS24 Pro is
able to store still and video images on
a removable SD card. The FLIR PS24
cannot.
Swaziland
It is not allowed to drive around in
Botswana game reserves during the
night. Given this difficulty Powell and
his group also went to Swaziland’s Mbu-
luzi Reserve, neighbor to Hlane Royal
National Park. Mbuluzi is 2,500 hectares
of dry bush dissected by the Mbuluzi
River, and contains plenty of common
game such as giraffe, zebra, kudu, blue
wildebeest, nyala, bushbuck, impala and
warthog. As a predator free reserve, it is
allowed to drive, and even walk at night.
“Using the FLIR PS24 thermal im-
aging camera, we drove around the re-
Africa by Night
‘Black hot’ thermal image of a warthog
The InstAlertTM image, shown the giraffes very clearly
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serve in the dark. Although the camera
gives a remarkably clear image, it is not
always practical to use it whilst on the
move, so we stopped every few hundred
yards and tried our luck,” Powell ex-
plained.
The PS24 thermal imaging camera
has different image settings giving you
the choice of seeing the images ‘white
hot’ or ‘black hot.’ It is also equipped
with the InstAlert™ mode that colors the
hottest parts in the image red. “InstAl-
ert is extremely useful when searching
wildlife but the problem is that at the end
of an African day, when the earth has
warmed up during an entire day, prac-
tically everything turns red. I therefore
preferred the ‘white hot’ image mode
just after sunset. Using the ‘white hot’
image mode we did find some antelope,
kudu or nyala, just off the track. The In-
stAlert mode is very effective after the
earth has cooled down so we used this
mode just before dawn.”
At 05:00 the next morning the group
set out on foot in an area where giraffe
are often seen. “Using the InstAlert
function it didn’t take us long to pick up
the red glow of a very long neck. A gi-
‘White hot’ image of the PS24 being used
raffe stood out very clearly in the dark-
ness,” Powell elaborated.
Powell continued, “Later that even-
ing, as the embers from the braai glowed
in pit on the lawn in front of our lodge, I
found the PS24 thermal imaging camera
in my pocket, so I turned it on and swept
the grass around the lodge. Much to my
surprise, despite not having heard the
faintest whisper, I noticed several impala
grazing on the lush lawn just 40 yards
from where I was sitting. Similar sweeps
at regular intervals revealed a fine nyala
bull, who lingered a long time, as well as
what appeared to be an immature bush-
buck, or perhaps a duiker of some sort.”
Botswana: see without being seen
Botswana is very different to Swa-
ziland. Vastly greater numbers and
variety of wildlife, but sometimes less ac-
cessible at night. However, some species
are drawn to a campsite, where perhaps a
piece of fruit might be left lying around,
or a few scraps of leftovers might be
available near the dishwashing area.
As is often the case with campsites
in and around African national parks,
vervet monkeys hang around looking for
the chance to nab a biscuit or even just
some orange peel. Occasionally a hyena
may wonder through looking for scraps,
and sometimes a shy genet may come
down from the trees. However the tell-
tale crash of a branch being ripped off is
the easiest of noises to identify.
“FLIR PS24 revealed a few ele-
phants feeding within 100 yards of the
campsite. They were very relaxed and, in
this case, not the slightest bit disturbed
by our presence. The FLIR Systems
thermal imaging camera helped us to
see without being seen ourselves,” Said
Powell.
Enhanced wildlife watching
Powell continues, “Using thermal
imaging enhanced our wildlife
watching in two main ways. Without the
thermal imaging cameras, we would not
have known if there was anything around
us in the dark at all. Much of the wildlife
that is around at night keeps extremely
quiet, as you would expect from animals
that are constantly under threat of being
killed and eaten by predators. We were
amazed by just how much wildlife we
found in close proximity to our lodge in
Swaziland. Having a thermal imaging
camera enabled us to record and identify
what was there.”
“On other occasions, we knew from
the noise around us that there was some-
thing out there, in the dark, but we had
no idea what,” Powell concludes, “An-
other use for the equipment was to en-
hance our safety. If you need to go out of
the tent or lodge during the night, it can
be reassuring to check the neighborhood
for hyena before you leave.” Vervet monkeys are a commonly seen
around the campsites
“Much to my surprise, despite not having heard the faintest whisper, there were
several impala grazing on the lawn just 40 yards from where I was sitting”
“FLIR PS24 revealed a few elephants feeding within 100 yards of the campsite”
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Gemalto Named Market Leader in Government and Healthcare by ABI ResearchGemalto (Euronext NL0000400653
GTO), the world leader in digital
security, has been ranked fi rst in ABI
Research’s latest competitive assess-
ment of leading suppliers for govern-
ment and healthcare electronic docu-
ments such as smart card and passport,
as well as associated solutions and ser-
vices. The report that established Ge-
malto’s top ranking takes into account
share of the ID market plus the follow-
ing qualitative criteria:
● An innovative and comprehensive
portfolio of platforms and services
for governments and citizens.
● Advanced production capabilities
and service delivery.
● Best list of references and the com-
pany’s ability to positively impact
the development of the government
ID market.
In addition, ABI recognized that Ge-
malto has been extremely proactive in
promoting and illustrating the benefi ts
of electronic documents technology and
digital ID for the public sector. The com-
pany actively contributes to internation-
al standards as well as industry groups,
and recently founded the Secure Identity
Alliance together with other digital ID
companies.
“Gemalto continues to innovate at
the forefront of the ID market,” said Phil
Sealy, Senior Analyst at ABI Research,
“In line with future market trends, the
company is placing the emphasis on
eGovernment enablement regardless of
the device used by citizens – computers,
smartphones, tablets and more.”
“We are honored that ABI rec-
ognized our ability to enable the next
generation of secure eIDs and build the
foundations for a modern, trusted, pri-
vacy-protected digital economy, lever-
aging our long-standing experience of
the identity market and a robust track-
record,” added Frédéric Trojani, Ex-
ecutive Vice President of Government
Programs at Gemalto, “The company
provides technologies and services to
over 80 government programs around
the world and is uniquely positioned to
help governments succeed in their mod-
ernization projects.”
Shipments of embedded vision de-
vices in the automotive, indus-
trial automation, physical security
and business intelligence markets are
forecast to exceed 14 million units
in 2018, up from almost four million
units this year.
Utilizing a combination of embed-
ded systems and computer vision, em-
bedded vision enables devices to use
video inputs to better understand their
environment, applying logic and deci-
sion making to video signals.
The maturity of embedded vision
Embedded Vision Growth Predicted Across Various Application Markets
algorithms varies by application market.
For instance, while embedded vision
technology has been active for some
time in markets like physical security
and industrial automation, the consumer
industry represents more of an emerging
opportunity.
However, despite the synergies in
algorithm requirements across applica-
tion markets, there are very few vendors
that are active across multiple applica-
tions. In some markets like automotive,
the long sales cycles and high quali-
fying requirements have limited new
competition. In others, such as physi-
cal security, the fragmented equipment
market means that algorithms need to
be optimized for a large number of
products which can act as a barrier to
new entrants.
While the software and hardware
vendors in embedded vision are unlikely
to move into every application market
overnight, developments in the automo-
tive space, in particular, should help spur
more accurate and reliable algorithms
across the embedded vision industry.
This trend, combined with increased
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awareness in the consumer market for
augmented reality and gesture recogni-
tion, means that demand for embedded
vision devices will grow rapidly in the
decade ahead.
IHS Technology has research
teams focused on automotive, industri-
al automation, physical security, gam-
ing, digital signage and cellular com-
munications. Bringing together these
industry experts, in turn, has helped
provide for the fi rst time a substantive
overview of the size, penetration rate
and forecast growth of the embedded
vision market.
On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc.
(OnSSI) has received factory certi-
fi cation from Lenel Systems Internation-
al Inc., and joined the Lenel OpenAc-
cess Alliance Program (OAAP). OnSSI’s
Ocularis video-centric physical security
information management (PSIM) now
interfaces with the Lenel OnGuard ac-
cess control system to enable seamless
functionality between both systems. The
certifi cation validates bi-directional in-
tegration of OnGuard and Ocularis for a
more comprehensive and effective phys-
ical security system.
The certifi cation is signifi cant be-
cause Lenel recently announced an end-
of-life for the SkyPoint video manage-
ment system (VMS), an OEM product
developed by OnSSI for Lenel. The
certifi cation enables customers to seam-
lessly upgrade their SkyPoint VMS to
Ocularis.
“OnSSI has completed required fac-
tory testing at Lenel to validate the func-
tionality of its interface to the OnGuard
system. The management of multiple
cameras and event handling can all be
accomplished through OnGuard,” said
Gidon Lissai, Director of Strategic Alli-
ances, Lenel, “We look forward to OnS-
SI’s continued involvement in the Lenel
OpenAccess Alliance Program.”
“Ocularis certifi cation by Lenel
was a key goal for us, and provides a
convenient, high-performance migra-
tion and integration road map for both
SkyPoint VMS and Ocularis users,”
said Gadi Piran, President and Chief
Technology Offi cer, OnSSI, “The up-
OnSSI Receives Lenel Factory Certifi cationUnder OpenAccess Alliance Program
OnSSI’s Ocularis v3.8 approved for use with Lenel’s OnGuard® access control security system
ONVIF, the leading global stand-
ardization initiative for IP-based
physical security products, has an-
nounced the release of Profi le G, the
specifi cation that encompasses on-board
video storage, searching, retrieval capa-
bilities and media playback.
Profi le G was created to further
refi ne the interoperability between
live video and video storage. It covers
cameras, encoders and network video
recorder (NVR) devices as well as cli-
ent systems such as video management
systems, building management systems
and physical security information man-
Profi le G for Video Storage and RecordingReleases
agement (PSIM) systems, among others.
Profi le G had been in release candidate
status for the past six months to provide
review within the industry.
“With the fi nalization of Profi le G,
we have completed the circuit, providing
the means whereby product manufactur-
ers and software developers can present,
at a basic level, an integrated video and
access control system,” said Per Bjork-
dahl, Chairman of ONVIF’s Steering
Committee, “This is a true complement
to our existing Profi les S and C, and
takes standardized interoperability to
new heights.”
ONVIF introduced the profi le con-
cept to enable end users to more easily
identify features supported by a profi le
without determining the compatibility
between versions of the ONVIF speci-
fi cations. Already in existence are Pro-
fi le S for video and audio streaming, and
Profi le C which allows interoperability
between clients and devices of physi-
cal access control systems (PACS) and
network-based video systems.
There are more than 3,200 products
currently conforming to Profi les S and C
in the market from approximately nearly
500 ONVIF member companies.
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Spica International has announced
support for Morpho Sigma range of
biometric time recording terminals. Pro-
viding migration path from Bioscrypt
and later L1 fi ngerprint technology,
Sigma have been chosen as biometric
replacement for venerable Spica DOG20
series.
“With its rich set of features such as
large color touchscreen, built in camera,
full range of RFID readers and availabil-
lity of weather resistant version, Morpho
Sigma perfectly fi ts the high end of our
Time&Space device portfolio,” says An-
drija Pusic, head of Spica product man-
agement.
The support is added to Time&Space
software from version 8.50, which is al-
ready available as beta for selected cus-
tomers. Public availabillity is planned
within the next 90 days.
Spica Group is a leading manufac-
turer and integrator of workforce man-
agement solutions, including access
control and time and attendance soft-
ware and hardware. With companies in
Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Macedonia and United
Kingdom and also partners in 30 coun-
tries.
Spica supports Morpho Sigma Terminals
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grade path is free and easy. It provides
a broad base of customers with easy ac-
cess to the latest features and function-
ality of Ocularis.”
OnSSI’s Ocularis offers comprehen-
sive video surveillance and access con-
trol event management for streaming,
recording and managing an unlimited
number of cameras at multiple sites with
PSIM functionality. Ocularis’ work fl ow
provides a collaborative environment in
which video and alerts from across the
organization are organized into mean-
ingful events for effi cient shared han-
dling and documentation. Available in
fi ve feature sets, each of which employs
64-bit architecture for optimized perfor-
mance, Ocularis meets the video surveil-
lance and security needs of organiza-
tions of all sizes and structures.
OnSSI offers breakthrough VMS
technology that’s fi eld proven at thou-
sands of installations globally. The com-
pany’s fl agship Ocularis IP security and
surveillance platform delivers open ar-
chitecture, scalability and process auto-
mation at reduced operating costs. With
the addition of Ocularis Web and Mo-
bile, utilizing OnSSI’s High Defi nition
Interactive Streaming (HDIS), OnSSI
delivers the fastest and highest resolu-
tion mobile and web access video deliv-
ery solution available.
Global Partnership Success at IFSEC with ASSA ABLOY
ASSA ABLOY presented the
theme of global partnership,
alongside some of the Group’s lead-
ing brands, including Abloy, EffEff,
Mul-T-Lock, Traka and Yale showcas-
ing their latest innovations in security.
ASSA ABLOY Access Control
successfully held an IFSEC Academy
discussion on the question of whether
commercial security was built in, or
bolted on, utilising their experience
with the popular Aperio® technology.
Aside from being highlighted on the
ASSA ABLOY stand, the revolution-
ary wireless lock could be seen on an
impressive 16 OEM partners stands.
Abloy displayed latest high qual-
ity electronic and mechanical security
locking solutions, including the stand
out ABLOY CLIQ technology that in-
ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, demonstrated its distinctive ability to offer a complete security solution at IFSEC 2014, displaying their latest state-of-the-art, integrated mechanical
and access control systems
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tegrates the very best of electronics and
mechanics, combining proven mechani-
cal ABLOY PROTEC locking solutions
with low-power electronics.
Mul-T-Lock unveiled its latest addi-
tion to the impressive SMARTair™ elec-
tronic locking portfolio with SMART-
air™ Genesis; a unique, access control
system that allows access rights on en-
trance and interior doors to be amended
on a daily basis as and when required,
with direct control from any PC. Mul-
T-Lock WatchLock® was also on show
as the only intelligent padlock with real
time location and advanced sensing ca-
pability.
Traka showcased a range of intelli-
gent key management systems, includ-
ing the new Traka 21 innovative ‘plug
and play’ system designed to provide
small to medium size businesses with
the very latest in intelligent key manage-
ment. The system allows stand-alone op-
eration with an advanced built in touch
screen interface, so there is no need to
connect to a PC.
Yale was also successful in promot-
ing the fi rst connected digital door lock
targeting the consumer market in part-
nership with Europe’s largest residential
alarm company Verisure. The partner-
ship between the two companies is al-
ready one of the most successful part-
nerships in Europe, and the UK market
will be the next to benefi t.
For the fi rst time in the UK, ASSA
ABLOY also showcased its new modu-
lar lock platform for door control and
security, OneSystem, that has been de-
veloped based on current and foreseen
requirements for doors in the commer-
cial specifi cation sector.
30 years of Dallmeier – an
excellent reason for the vid-
eo specialists from Regensburg
to celebrate with an ‘October-
fest’ at the Security Essen trade
show: On every day of the show,
visitors may look forward to be-
ing treated to typical German
sausages such as Weisswurst
and Regensburger Knacker, as
well as fresh pretzels and good
Bavarian Weltenburger beer!
The highlight of the
Dallmeier trade show presence
is the Panomera® showtruck, in which
the latest models of the patented mul-
tifocal sensor technology will be pre-
sented live. Especially for commerce,
industry and mid-sized companies,
these models provide an ideal solution
for comprehensive surveillance of ex-
pansive areas. Contrary to single-sen-
sor cameras, the multifocal sensor tech-
nology supplies a guaranteed constant
resolution of at least 125 pix/m. This
makes it possible to monitor large areas
and distances from one single location,
achieving this in real time with consist-
ent resolution, higher dynamics and full
depth of focus.
“At the trade show we are focussing
on using the multifocal sensor tech-
nology to show practical, economical
solutions for applications for
which no solutions at all could
have been found in the past
with conventional engineer-
ing. That’s why an estimated
30 to 40% of projects were
never completed,” says Dieter
Dallmeier.
What’s new this year is an
additional pavilion more than
90 m2 in size in which Dallmei-
er will present various video IP
solutions with selected part-
ners.
Panomera® Roadshow
If you can’t come to Security in Essen,
Germany, you shall have the oppor-
tunity from the beginning of Septem-
ber to the middle of October to see the
Panomera® Truck during the Dallmeier
Roadshow through Germany, Denmark,
Belgium, France and Switzerland.
Dallmeier celebrate the 30th anniversary of the company’s founding with the Panomera® Octoberfest in the open exhibition area FG 1 of this year’s security trade show
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VIVOTEK announces that it is now
an offi cial HDMI adopter. HDMI
(High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface)
technology is the global standard for
connecting high-defi nition equipment,
such as HDTVs, personal computers,
cameras, camcorders, tablets, gaming
consoles, smart phones, and any device
with an HD signal.
With the signifi cant development
and prevalence of consumer electronic
devices, seven leading manufacturers
viz., Hitachi, Panasonic Corporation,
Philips, Sony, Technicolor, Toshiba, and
VIVOTEK Now is an Offi cial HDMI AdopterSilicon Image, gathered in 2002 and es-
tablished the consortium of HDMI to
jointly defi ne a digital interface speci-
fi cation for consumer electronics prod-
ucts.
HDMI technology, which is capa-
ble of delivering clear digital audio and
video signal via a single cable, provides
end users with a superior HD experi-
ence, making the connection and trans-
mission of all digital data easier and
better. According to HDMI offi cial sta-
tistics, more than 1,200 of the world’s
largest and leading consumer electron-
ics manufacturers have adopted HDMI
connectivity.
Steve Ma, Executive VP at VI-
VOTEK stated, “We are now facing
an irresistible shift from the analog to
digital generation. A common standard
for ensuring digital data transmission
and communication is exceptionally
important. VIVOTEK, as the leading
provider of HD network cameras, is
pleased to become the offi cial HDMI
adopter. By adopting the standard, the
usability of our products will increase
tremendously.”
IFSEC International, organised by
UBM Live, announces the success
of the inaugural year at ExCeL London.
Taking place from 17th – 19th June,
IFSEC International Takes theCapital by Storm
IFSEC International has a phenomenal year as it takes residence at ExCeL, London more than 40,000 attendees fl ooded
through the doors as part of Protection &
Management 2014, which brings togeth-
er FIREX International, Facilities Show,
Energy & Environment Expo, Safety &
Health Expo and Service Management
Expo, alongside IFSEC International.
Protection & Management 2014
opened the show with a record break-
ing fi rst day as 19,544 visitors swarmed
through the doors, a huge increase of 23
per cent on 2013, demonstrating this is
the go-to place for sourcing the latest
products and innovations, discovering
expertise across security, fi re, facilities,
safety and energy. More than 1700 ex-
hibitors showcased their latest solutions
and offered visitors the chance to get
hands-on with interactive features.
IFSEC International attracted
22,627 total attendees which breaks
down as a 5.2 per cent increase in visi-
tors, 29 per cent increase of end-users,
and 37 per cent of visitors attending
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from overseas. Alongside the increase
in these key visitor groups, IFSEC In-
ternational also maintained UK visitors
as the show took place in the capital
city. Businesses looking to expand into
UK export benefi tted from the distinct
volume of international visitors, and
took advantage of the UKTI Events Al-
liance being present at the show for the
fi rst time.
Visitor demographics proved that
budgets in 2014 have increased with a
signifi cant 32 per cent of attendees hav-
ing a budget in excess of £1million and
10 per cent have a budget greater than
£10million. Overall budgets have in-
creased by 8.6 per cent, demonstrating
the growth that the security industry is
currently experiencing. Stand out trends
from visitor interest included an increase
in demand to see the latest innovation
around; integrated security, intruder
alarms, physical security and perimeter
protection.
More than 87 per cent of the fl oor
plan has already been rebooked for
2015, with returning exhibitors includ-
ing Tyco, Xtralis, Axis Communica-
tions, Milestone, Canon, CSL DualCom,
BT Redcare, Pelco, Paxton, Pyronix,
Texecom, Avigilon, RISCO, UTC, IDIS,
Y3K, Bosch, Salto, ASSA ABLOY,
TDSi plus many more. This provides the
perfect platform to take the show to new
heights next year and welcome an even
wider community of security profes-
sionals to the event.
IFSEC International 2014 marked
the launch of the Safe Cities Conference
as the fi rst conference and exhibition
dedicated to the security requirements of
a city rather than its individual compo-
nents. Dedicated content and case stud-
ies for London were presented to help
shape the contribution and interaction
from other global mega cities around the
security challenges they face. IFSEC In-
ternational confi rms that the conference
is supported by UK Government and en-
dorsed by the London Mayor.
In addition to Safe Cities, visitors to
IFSEC International were able to benefi t
from six dedicated education theatres
located across the show fl oor. Visitors
were able to gain insight into the hottest
topics of 2014; theatres included IFSEC
Global.com Centre Stage showcasing
the biggest names in the industry, ipAs-
sured Education Zone, Smart Buildings
Theatre, Convergence Solutions Thea-
tre, Tavcom Training Theatre and the
Risk & Security Management Theatre.
Gerry Dunphy, Event Director for
IFSEC & FIREX International said,
“IFSEC International 2014 has gone
above and beyond everyone’s expecta-
tions; we set the bar high and wanted to
demonstrate that this is the next chapter
of IFSEC. Response from both visitors
and exhibitors to the new venue, features
and education has been hugely positive.
We’ve already made a great start towards
2015 with 87 per cent of the fl oor plan
booked and look forward to welcoming
everyone back next year.”
IFSEC International 2015 takes
place from 16 to 18 June at ExCeL Lon-
don.
Hochiki Europe has announced the
introduction of an innovative new
fi re detection range that is independently
evaluated and certifi ed to meet the strict
requirements of Safety Integrity Level
2 (SIL2), with respect to the IEC 61508
Functional Safety of Electrical/ Elec-
tronic/ Programmable Electronic Safety-
Related Systems standard.
Hochiki Europe’s SIL2 range in-
cludes smoke sensors, multi-sensors,
multi-heat sensors, manual call points,
sounders and sounder beacons, and a
Hochiki Europe Develops New Range of SIL2 Compliant Devices
wide variety of detectors. These devices
will be of interest to those responsible
for confi guring life safe-
ty systems in hazardous
environments such as
the oil, gas, petrochemi-
cal, manufacturing,
transport and process
control industries.
A number of ma-
jor accidents, as well
as the increasing use
of electrical, electronic
or programmable electronic systems to
carry out safety functions, have raised
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awareness of the importance of design-
ing safety systems in such a way as to
prevent dangerous failures, or to control
them when they arise. In order to ad-
dress the requirements of IEC 61508,
there was an increased need to develop a
standard to guide manufacturers in what
they needed to do to substantiate that
their products and systems are safe for
their intended uses.
A SIL rating applies to an entire sys-
tem and is used to reduce risk and im-
prove safety through a formalised and
quantifiable methodology. It does this by
measuring safety system performance
and the probability of failure on demand
– a value that indicates the likelihood of
a system failing to respond to an emer-
gency event. There are four integrity lev-
els associated with SIL, in ratings 1-4.
The higher the SIL level, the lower the
probability of failure on demand and
the better the performance of the safety
system. It is important to also note that,
in the vast majority of cases, as the SIL
level increases, so does the complexity
of the system.
SIL approval is fast becoming a pre-
requisite in oil and gas markets all over
the world, from Australia to the Middle
East, North Africa and even offshore in
the UK. It is also increasingly stipulated
for projects within the rail transport sec-
tor.
Graham Lowe, Sales Director at
Hochiki Europe commented, “Many of
our customers now require SIL certified
products as a way to ensure the integrity
of their life safety systems. We work
extensively within the oil and gas sec-
tors, as well as the transport industries,
which is why we have developed a SIL2
range. The investment we have made in
obtaining this approval is an indication
of our commitment to the European and
international markets, which account for
a large part of our overall business ac-
tivities.”
Milestone Systems Broadens Device Support The latest Device Pack lists deep support for 3,647 devices in total for XProtect® video
Milestone Systems has just re-
leased the newest Device Pack
7.4 for the XProtect portfolio of VMS
products. This update adds another 20
percent new or updated device drivers
to XProtect, since the monumental de-
vice pack 7.2 release in February when
Milestone celebrated record support of
3,000 devices from more than 100 cam-
era manufacturers.
The XProtect Device Packs include
optimized
drivers that
enable all
the rel-
evant capa-
bilities of a
camera or
other hard-
ware de-
vice to be
m a n a g e d
fully by the XPro-
tect software.
Milestone works
closely with the
device manu-
facturers in the
Camera Partner
Program (CaPP)
to achieve the
optimal interac-
tion between their
devices and the XProtect VMS. This en-
sures the highest quality for a video sur-
veillance solution – very important for
total system operability, efficiency and
stability.
Milestone is actively promoting
driver standards like ONVIF and PSIA,
and are currently working to support
the edge storage possibilities in ONVIF
Profile G. Edge storage enables cam-
eras to store recorded video and audio
“Our ability to add support for more than 600 new devices in just four months is a testimonial of the power of open platform technology.Our fast expansion of device support highlights our total dedication to give our partners not only the best VMS, but also the broadest and most comprehen-
sive device support in the market – now and in the future. Milestone will continue to drive open platform technology going forward. We remain dedicated to our partner ecosystem as an independent in-dustry force multipier.”
– Christian BohnMilestone Systems VP Corporate Marketing & Alliances
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on storage inside the camera. This new
capability is expected to be supported in
XProtect Device Pack 7.5 scheduled for
release in late August 2014.
The list of major manufacturers with
new or updated drivers in Device Pack
7.4 is:
● IQInvision.
● Panasonic.
● Arecont.
● Stretch.
● ACTi.
● Pelco.
The device support in XProtect
reaches beyond digital video devices
because the software also has compre-
hensive support for encoders enabling
analog cameras to be connected to the
VMS – in this way, Milestone is spear-
heading the transition from analog to
digital video in the market for video-
enabled business systems.
Based on open platform technology,
Milestone XProtect VMS is compatible
today with more than 200 encoders from
more than 50 different manufacturers
complementing the 3,647 digital cam-
eras from more than 100 camera manu-
facturers, giving users a wide variety of
solutions to choose from.
Gallagher Security, a technology
leader in integrated access con-
trol, intruder alarms management and
perimeter protection, has announced
that its security management platform
is now approved for sale in the United
States.
The development of the Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 12,
has driven forward the establishment
of the Personal Identity Verifi cation
(PIV) card as the standard credential
for federal employees and contractors,
for access to federal information sys-
tems and controlled facilities.
The Gallagher solution, purpose-
built for the U.S. federal market, is an
end-to-end system with integrated Fed-
eral Information Processing Standard
(FIPS) compliant functionality from a
single manufacturer that leverages ex-
isting components. The PIV solution is
the fi rst to be approved without the use
of a PIV Authentication Module. It is
also the fi rst to meet the reader range
requirement – its technology reads
cards at a 3.5+cm distance, providing
the utmost fl exibility for the user.
Further benefi ts include signifi -
cant cost savings compared with non-
integrated solutions, minimized device
footprint, and ease of installation and
maintenance.
“The US market is a top priority
for Gallagher and we’re pleased the
U.S. General Services Administration
has approved our solution,” said Bran-
dy Sloan, Gallagher’s Business De-
velopment Manager, North America,
“The launch of our PIV product is the
result of an in-depth study of current
and projected customer requirements,
understanding of Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 12, as well as a
signifi cant investment in research and
development. We will now work hard
with our channel partners to bring this
innovation to the market.”
The highly effective system com-
bines Gallagher’s Command Centre
and Controller 6000 (High Spec) PIV,
to deliver a single, scalable security
management platform. The Command
Centre software works seamlessly
with the user’s Public Key Infra-
structure and information technology
network. Gallagher’s powerful ac-
cess control, intrusion detection, and
perimeter security system also inte-
grates with video and building man-
agement systems.
The Gallagher Controller 6000
(HS) PIV incorporates all the authen-
tication capabilities demanded by the
FIPS 201-2 standard, including meet-
ing the federal enterprise-wide need
for strong contactless authentication
at electronic access control points and
the provision of both role and attribute-
based authorization. The system sup-
ports multiple devices and interfaces,
including mobile. The Gallagher PIV
solution works with PIV, PIV-I, CAC,
and TWIC cards.
A technology leader in integrated
access control, intruder alarms man-
agement and perimeter protection,
Gallagher’s security solutions are in
use with national and local govern-
ment, military, commercial, industrial,
healthcare, transportation and aca-
demic organisations in more than 100
countries. A truly global operation,
Gallagher provides proven protection
to customers in Europe, North and
South America, Africa, Australasia
and South East Asia.
Gallagher’s Personal Identity Verifi cation Solution Achieves Approval from U.S. Government
Gallagher’s Personal Identity Verifi cation
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Surveon, the complete megapixel
solutions provider, has announced
seven new 2 megapixel cameras for its
professional series. The new models of-
fer budget solutions with high quality
images and the professional standard
in design and production – ready for
the megapixel surveillance trend in the
mainstream markets.
With advanced features such as PTZ
for simultaneously pan, tilt and zoom,
IP67 and IK10 for outdoor protection,
and 3-axis for an easier and fl exible
hardware installation, the new Full HD
cameras come in different types, includ-
ing box, bullet and dome for indoor and
outdoor utilities. The smaller size also
allows the cameras to be fi tted into the
ceiling or wall in a visually unobtrusive
manner.
“The megapixel camera deploy-
ments have expanded into the entry-
to middle-level projects in the recent
years,” said Casper Wu, Product Manag-
er of Surveon, “With our enhancement
in product engineering, we are able to
provide high quality yet lower cost Full
HD cameras to meet the new market de-
mands.”
Built-in with the new image pro-
cessing engine, Surveon’s latest 2
megapixel professional cameras de-
liver excellent image quality in both
indoor and outdoor applications. With
industrial-grade components, 3 years of
warranty, and other advanced functions
including auto WDR, H.264 high pro-
fi le, ROI video cropping, and enhanced
2D/ 3D noise reduction, the new cam-
eras offer good choices for professional
applications such as retail, restaurant,
SMB, school, and intelligent building.
All Surveon’s megapixel cameras sup-
port the ONVIF standards and are fully
compatible with Surveon VMS and the
major 3rd party VMS, giving partners a
broad range of solution selections for
their projects.
Surveon New 2 Megapixel CamerasOffer Quality, Reliability and Budget-Saving
for the Mainstream Markets
NEC Corporation (NEC) along with
NEC Corporation of America
(NECAM), a leading provider and in-
tegrator of advanced IT, communica-
tions, managed services and biometric
solutions, has announced that NEC’s
face recognition technology achieved
the highest performance evaluation in
the recent Face Recognition Vendor Test
(FRVT) 2014 performed by the U.S. Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology (NIST). Results were released
in NIST’s Interagency Report – NISTIR
8009 - Performance of Face Recognition
Algorithms. The NIST report is widely
viewed as the benchmark of determining
which face recognition software solution
is the most accurate for one-to-many
searching under a variety of situations.
NEC’s technology took fi rst place for
the third consecutive time following the
2009 Multiple Biometric Grand Chal-
lenge (MBGC 2009) and 2010-2011 Mul-
tiple Biometrics Evaluation (MBE 2010-
2011). The most recent FRVT test for
one-to-many searching (class C) evalu-
ated the accuracy of database enrollments
and personal identity searches using mas-
sive volumes of face image data (over 1.6
million people), including multiple ‘high
NEC’s Face Recognition Technology Ranks First in NIST Testing for Third Consecutive Time
NEC achieves top accuracy score and ‘Best-in-Class’ performance inNIST’s Face Recognition Vendor Test
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quality’ criminal mugshots, ‘low quality’
webcam snap shots, and ‘standard qual-
ity’ passport/ visa photo images.
Twelve commercial vendors and
four academic institutions participated
within the FRVT evaluation, which con-
sisted of several test scenarios designed
to determine accuracy based on meas-
ured error rates. Not only did NEC’s
search accuracy exceed competitors by
a wide margin, it also improved signifi -
cantly from the past MBE 2010 testing.
In the test of rank one miss rates for rec-
ognition in a population size of 1.6 mil-
lion, NEC achieved 4.1% followed with
9.1% for the second best vendor. Putting
this in perspective between NEC and the
second best vendor can mean missing
80,000 candidates already on rank 1.
Also, NEC’s face recognition algo-
rithms were faster than all participating
vendors, requiring approximately 0.2
seconds per image to create and search
an image against 1.6 million records.
NEC’s matching rate is more than 6.2
million matches per second per core.
Overall, the NEC algorithms are typical-
ly twice as or up to more than 15 times
faster than competitors’ algorithms.
Moreover, according to NEC’s own
evaluation tests, it has signifi cantly im-
proved its ‘one-to-one’ matching capa-
bilities, where two face images are eval-
uated to determine if they are the same
person, achieving an exceptional level
of accuracy and reducing the authentica-
tion error rate by 2/3 when compared to
its existing technologies.
“The NIST benchmark test pro-
vides objective and accurate evaluations
through ‘blind testing’ of authentication
technologies belonging to a wide range of
companies. These tests are supported by
leading organizations that include the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, the
U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI,
helping to attract attention from around
the world as a highly reliable assessment,”
said Shigeki Yamagata, General Manager,
Information and Media Processing Labo-
ratories, NEC Corporation.
“These results are extraordinary
when considering the prior NIST
MBGC 2009 and MBE 2010 testing in
which NEC also registered the top rank-
ing and superior performance. These im-
provements demonstrate that NEC is not
only outperforming our competitors, but
also advancing our own solution,” said
Raffi e Beroukhim, Vice President of
NECAM’s Biometrics Solutions Divi-
sion, “NEC’s face recognition matching
algorithm improved the most in one-to-
many search accuracy as compared to
the other industry participants.”
The NEC automated face recogni-
tion (AFR) solution is gaining wider
acceptance in several new industries be-
yond its traditional use in law enforce-
ment. Retail, hospitality and other busi-
nesses are realizing potential fi nancial
benefi ts and improved customer satis-
faction by enhancing the customer expe-
rience with AFR.
Since the 1970s NEC has invested
signifi cant resources in the research and
development of its biometric identifi ca-
tion technologies, and has consistently
achieved world-leading results in inde-
pendent, third-party testing. These latest
test results re-confi rm NEC’s superior
matching capabilities within the world
of face recognition.
“The strength of NEC’s face recog-
nition technology lies in its tolerance
of poor quality, highly compressed sur-
veillance videos and images,” added
Beroukhim, “While facial recognition
technology was once considered of mar-
ginal value, use of NEC’s face recogni-
tion technology is now leading to a high-
er rate of positive identifi cations in real
life investigations where the accuracy of
NEC distances itself from other face rec-
ognition technology providers and helps
keep our communities safe.”
PPM Certifi es its Incident Management Integration under AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Extended Business Solutions Program With the certifi cation of its latest
incident management connector,
PPM is now a member of AMAG Tech-
nology’s Symmetry™ Extended Business
Solutions (EBS) Program. AMAG Tech-
nology and PPM cooperatively tested
and certifi ed the integration between
PPM’s Perspective v4.0 incident man-
agement software and AMAG’s Symme-
try v7.0.1 access control software.
“We are happy to welcome PPM to
AMAG Technology’s EBS Program and
are thrilled to offer customers an inte-
grated solution for responding, report-
ing, and investigating incidents,” said
AMAG Technology, Symmetry Extend-
ed Business Solutions Program Manag-
er, Shae Taylor.
Perspective’s AMAG Symmetry
Connector is an off-the-shelf, purpose-
built solution that routes activity data
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from the Symmetry access
control system directly into
Perspective for action, docu-
mentation, and metrics. The
integration between the two
systems enables faster, more
effi cient response and eliminates manual
data entry errors. The connector analyz-
es the data using established rules and
automatically initiates a dispatch when
an actionable alarm or event occurs. For
events that do not require a dispatch but
must still be documented, Perspective
instantly logs the data in a new record
for statistical analysis and follow-up.
“Integrating access control with
incident management enables faster re-
sponse and better analysis and report-
ing with fewer errors,” said Brian McIl-
ravey, CPP, Co-Chief Executive Offi cer
of PPM, “Users of both Perspective and
Symmetry will benefi t from consolidat-
ing all aspects of their incident manage-
ment into a single process that eliminates
redundancies and delivers a complete
end-to-end management system. We are
proud to be an AMAG Certifi ed Partner
and look forward to sharing our integra-
tion with mutual clients.”
PPM helps organizations meet their
risk, performance, and intelligence objec-
tives with incident management solutions
that leverage technology and process for
a powerful knowledge base. Perspec-
tive by PPM is an end-to-end software
solution for responding to, reporting on,
and analyzing enterprise security events
– from dispatches to activities, incidents
to investigations. Users intelligently ac-
tion and query their data to manage re-
sources, make informed decisions, and
prevent incidents. Perspective is highly
customizable and can be confi gured for
a single location or implemented world-
wide, dedicated to corporate security or
expanded across multiple departments.
With the ability to integrate
to any application, Perspec-
tive is an essential part of an
organization’s Physical Se-
curity Information Manage-
ment (PSIM) initiatives.
AMAG Technology’s Symmetry
Security Management and Video Solu-
tions can be found in a wide spectrum
of markets: government, commercial,
education, transportation, healthcare,
utilities and banking. Based in Tor-
rance, California with sales and sup-
port located throughout the US, AMAG
sells its Symmetry Product Portfolio of
access control and network video sys-
tems through its Symmetry Authorized
Resellers throughout North America.
AMAG Technology is part of G4S Tech-
nology, a leading manufacturer of scal-
able, integrated security management
systems headquartered in Tewkesbury,
Gloucestershire, England. AMAG Tech-
nology has been at the leading edge of
access control technology for over 40
years.
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Milestone Systems and Genetec re-
mained the two largest suppliers
of video management software (VMS)
in 2013 in a market worth more 900 mil-
lion dollars, according to recently pub-
lished estimates from IHS Inc. (NYSE:
IHS), through its Video Surveillance In-
telligence Service.
The global VMS market is forecast
to grow to over $3 billion in 2018 with
all four major world regions analyzed
(EMEA, Americas, China, and Asia) ex-
hibiting strong double-digit expansion.
The Chinese market is forecast to grow
fastest.
Milestone Systems and Genetec: Still Largest VMS Suppliers
“Milestone Systems and Genetec
have been the largest suppliers of VMS
for the past fi ve years. However, there
has been big changes in the rankings of
other top 10 suppliers,” said Jon Cropley,
Principal Analyst for Video Surveillance
at IHS, “Hikvision and Avigilon are just
two companies that gained share.”
Despite this, the overall VMS mar-
ket remains fragmented with no single
supplier possessing share greater than 10
percent. Milestone Systems had the larg-
est share of the global market in 2013
(it shared the top spot with Genetec the
year before). Milestone also retained the
largest market share in EMEA while Ge-
netec retained the largest market share in
the Americas.
The VMS space will remain highly
competitive within the next fi ve years
and many big changes in the top ten
market share ranking can be expected.
The Video Surveillance Intelligence
Service is available now from IHS. Read-
ers should note that the market share es-
timates are based on supplier revenues
from the sales of VMS software and
licenses during the 2013 calendar year;
shares are not calculated from software
shipments or installations.
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Opgal Optronic Industries Ltd. has
announced new pricing for its rev-
olutionary Therm-App™ thermal mobile
device. The industry’s fi rst and only such
device for Android phones is now avail-
able at a special promotional price of
$999. As the promotion ends,
the price will be set at $1,600
– making it the only mobile
thermal imaging device offering high
resolution night and bad-weather vision
capabilities in this price range.
With unmatched performance, the
Therm-App™ device is ideal for security,
law enforcement, and search & rescue
applications, enabling tracking of vehi-
cles up to 1,500 meters and people up to
500 meters away (with its 19mm lens).
The lightweight and compact camera
with 384x288 pixel resolution serves as
an effective situational awareness, sur-
veillance, location and evidence collec-
tion tool, while enhancing the safety of
personnel in the fi eld.
Opgal Offers its Therm-App™ Industry-First Thermal Android Device at Reduced Pricing
Offering all the functionality and
convenience of an Android phone, the
portable camera with interchangeable
lenses enables users to record and im-
mediately share high-quality thermal
images and videos.
“As the world’s fi rst night vision
camera of its kind, Therm-App™ re-
ceived tremendous response from the
market,” said Amit Mattatia, President
& CEO of Opgal, “We’re inviting pro-
fessionals to take advantage of our spe-
cial offer, benefi t from our high quality
thermal imaging, and become part of our
growing user community.”
“When it comes to Therm-App™
there’s always more to see,” said Mat-
tatia, commenting on Therm-App’s
open Android platform, “While we are
continuing to develop additional fea-
tures such as advanced thermography,
we’re also interested in seeing where
developers take it – how they use our
SDK to develop innovative applica-
tions and cater to untapped market
segments.”
Opgal Optronic Industries Ltd. is
a leading global provider of infrared
imaging systems. Using state-of-the-
art thermal and active-imaging tech-
nologies, Opgal leverages advanced
electro-optics and image process-
ing expertise to create high perfor-
mance, versatile visualization prod-
ucts. Founded more than 30 years ago,
Opgal is a major supplier to leading
contractors and integrators, as well as
corporate and professional customers
in over 50 countries.
According to IHS report 2014, Da-
hua Technology’s market share in
video surveillance leaps forward to 2nd
place meanwhile, its global market share
in terms of DVR and network security
cameras rank as runner-up and 4th place
respectively.
Compared with IHS ranking 2013,
Dahua Technology made a giant leap
from 6th place to 2nd with a market share
of 5.6% globally, ahead of
Axis, Samsung, Bosch and
other big international play-
ers. When asked about how
the exciting progress has
been made, Fu Liquan, Pres-
ident of Dahua Technology
thinks the strong R&D and
progressive marketing strat-
egy are the keys.
IHS 2014 Says Dahua Leaps to the 2nd Largest Market Share in Video Surveillance
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Having invested nearly 10% of sales
revenue every year, Dahua R&D keeps
innovating and refining, aiming to pro-
vide cutting edge products with high
quality and performance. As a leading
player in a global dimension, Dahua has
established a wide and comprehensive
network of sales, marketing and ser-
vices; and its products are widely ap-
plied in many fields and countries, such
as the Three Gorges Hydropower Plant,
Six-Country Summit, Olympic Venues,
Shanghai World Expo, Kremlin Palace,
and London Underground, as well as
many others.
From compression cards and DVRs
as its core business at the very be-
ginning, Dahua Technology now has
grown to a total solution provider with
a complete portfolio of hardware and
software, including cameras, storage
devices, transmission devices, control
and display products, as well as intel-
ligent traffic systems and smart homes.
According to IHS, Dahua enjoys the 4th
largest market share in the network se-
curity cameras category. In 2014, Dahua
will continue to focus on network cam-
eras and a bunch of worthy-expectation
products are on-the-go, such as 4K, fish-
eye, ultra-smart and light-hunt cameras.
In addition, Dahua HDCVI portfolio
will be further enriched with more func-
tions and enhanced performance.
“We’ve been in this industry for more
than 20 years, and we are lucky that this
period is the prime time of the industry,
but what matters more is that we seized
it,” said Fu, “For the years to come, we
hope by 2016, our revenue could reach
$1.6 billion by refining our product lines
and further looking at the overseas mar-
ket. Dahua will continue to concentrate
on technology innovation, not only with
trends, and to lead the industry.”
Support for HGST 6TB Helium SAS Hard Disk Drives for Business Turbo NAS and Expansion Enclosures
Announces
QNAP® Systems, Inc., a profession-
al network attached storage (NAS)
provider, has announced that its Enter-
prise and SMB class Turbo NAS prod-
ucts support the 6TB HGST Ultrastar®
He6 helium-filled SAS hard disk drive
(HDD). By incorporating HGST’s He-
lioSeal platform technology, business
users receive enhanced NAS perfor-
mance with maximized storage capacity
and low power for reduced total cost of
ownership.
The inherent benefit of helium,
which is one-seventh the den-
sity of air, helps reduce the
turbulence caused by spinning
disks in a HDD, thereby cutting
power consumption and lower-
ing drive temperature, making
the HGST Ultrastar He6 HDD
an ideal large-capacity 3.5-inch
HDD solution for enterprises
and SMBs to store and secure
growing business data.
The 6TB HGST Ultrastar He6 SAS
hard disk is compatible with the Turbo
NAS TS-x79U-SAS series, and QNAP
expansion enclosures REXP series.
“QNAP constantly strives to provide
business users with reliable and scal-
able NAS solutions for storage, backup,
iSCSI and virtualization applications,
and many other practical business appli-
cations,” said David Tsao, Product Man-
ager of QNAP, “We are very excited to
see that HGST’s revolutionary 6TB He6
HDD can benefit our users by offering
high-capacity storage and energy-effi-
cient performance with lower total cost
of ownership.”
“The deluge of data is causing en-
terprise and SMB customers to look
for ways to reduce TCO in their storage
infrastructures,” said Brendan Collins,
Vice President of Product Marketing,
HGST, “As the industry’s first HelioSeal
helium-filled HDD, our new Ultrastar
hard drive is helping QNAP Turbo NAS
users solve their increasing storage needs
and protect mission-critical busi-
ness data. By utilizing HGST’s
low power, highly reliable 6TB
storage solution, QNAP custom-
ers can improve storage density in
the same footprint, while reducing
power and cooling.”
The 6TB HGST Ultrastar He6
SAS hard drives are now avail-
able.
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Shipments of embedded vision de-
vices in the automotive, industrial
automation, physical security and busi-
ness intelligence markets are forecast
to exceed 14 million units in 2018,
up from almost four million units this
year.
Utilizing a combination of embed-
ded systems and computer vision, em-
bedded vision enables devices to use
video inputs to better understand their
environment, applying logic and deci-
sion making to video signals.
The maturity of embedded vision
algorithms varies by application mar-
ket. For instance, while embedded vi-
sion technology has been active for
some time in markets like physical
security and industrial automation, the
Embedded Vision Growth Predicted Across Various Application Markets
consumer industry represents more of
an emerging opportunity.
However, despite the synergies
in algorithm requirements across ap-
plication markets, there are very few
vendors that are active across multi-
ple applications. In some markets like
automotive, the long sales cycles and
high qualifying requirements have lim-
ited new competition. In others, such
as physical security, the fragmented
equipment market means that algo-
rithms need to be optimized for a large
number of products which can act as a
barrier to new entrants.
While the software and hardware
vendors in embedded vision are un-
likely to move into every application
market overnight, developments in the
automotive space, in particular, should
help spur more accurate and reliable
algorithms across the embedded vision
industry. This trend, combined with
increased awareness in the consumer
market for augmented reality and ges-
ture recognition, means that demand
for embedded vision devices will grow
rapidly in the decade ahead.
IHS Technology has research
teams focused on automotive, industri-
al automation, physical security, gam-
ing, digital signage and cellular com-
munications. Bringing together these
industry experts, in turn, has helped
provide for the fi rst time a substantive
overview of the size, penetration rate
and forecast growth of the embedded
vision market.
Expands the X-Zone System
New opportunities in mobile area monitoring
With the new model X-zone
5500 and the GSM module
X-zone Com, Dräger is expanding
the opportunities for mobile area
monitoring. The system can now send
measuring data and warning notices
by e-mail, by text message or to the
cloud.
Like the original X-zone 5000,
you can connect up to 25 X-zone
5500s in an alarm chain. The trigger-
ing device transfers the alarm to all
other devices in the chain. One X-
zone Com is now enough to forward
the data from up to 15 devices directly
to the safety offi cer. No precious time
will be lost in an emergency.
More information, more safety
Via Bluetooth, the data of the
grouped X-zone can also be
displayed on a laptop. The integrated
GPS module transmits the position of
the X-zone Com and thus also the po-
sition of the hazard location. A data
logger continually stores the measure-
ments. No data will be lost and all im-
portant measures can be implemented
quicker, more effi ciently and safer.
The X-zone 5500 and X-zone
Com are manufactured by Dräger
Safety AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck.
Dräger is an international leader
in the fi elds of medical and safety
technology with products that protect,
support and save lives. Founded in
1889, Dräger generated revenues of
around EUR 2.37 billion in 2013. The
Dräger Group is currently present
in more than 190 countries and has
about 13,500 employees worldwide.
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AMG Systems’ Wonderbox range integrated with Tecton DVR/ NVR
Combination of AMG and Tecton
solutions bridges the gap between IP
and analogue systems, especially in
ITS and rail applications
AMG, the British manufacturer of
CCTV transmission solutions and
sophisticated 5 Megapixel cameras, and
Tecton, a leading designer, developer
and manufacturer of CCTV solutions,
announces that Tecton has integrated
AMG’s Wonderbox - a series of rugge-
dised Ethernet switches - with Tecton’s
Servalan Network Video Recorder, the
Mate stand-alone solution for single
camera recording, as well as with Liber-
ator ~ Tecton’s Video Evidence Recorder
for combined recording of IP and ana-
logue cameras.
FUJIFILM at Security Essen
Security camera lens FUJINON
DV2.2x4.1SR4A ~ the fi rst Varifocal
lens to support a 6-megapixel high
resolution (4K)
FUJIFILM Europe shows the
new Varifocal lens FUJINON
DV2.2x4.1SR4A for security cameras at
this years’ Security Essen.
This is the fi rst FUJINON Varifocal
lens that offers advanced optical perfor-
mance for compatibility with 6 megapix-
el (4K) high resolution security cameras.
The advancement of digital technol-
ogy has led to the emergence of security
cameras with high image quality in re-
cent years. Security system manufactur-
ers are developing cameras featuring a
large-format sensor to achieve better
image quality, and seeking higher per-
formance in lenses, which represent the
input point for video data. With the need
for security reinforcement growing year
after year, the security camera market is
set to expand, boosting the demand for
high resolution lenses compatible with
large-format sensors.
When mounted on a high reso-
lution security camera, FUJINON
DV2.2x4.1SR4A can capture and record
security footage with the fi nest details
at the high resolution of 6 megapixels.
The lens can have its focal length ad-
justed anywhere between 4.1mm and
9mm (2.2x zoom ratio) at the time of
camera installation to support security
monitoring from various angles. Its day/
night design that supports near-infrared
wavelengths gives the lens an ability to
capture clear high-resolution footage
even at night for broad applications both
indoors and outdoors.
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Migrate to IP with NVT ~ See the New TBus® IP Transmis-sion Video
Offering a flexible, simple and cost-
effective ‘any distance’ transmis-
sion solution vs. conventional IEEE
802.3ab IP standards based products,
Network Video Technologies (NVT)
have announced an easy way to mi-
grate CCTV to IP, with their exciting
new TBus® UTP/ Ethernet over Coax
transmission range
Using NVT TBus technology there
is no re-cabling requirement, no
distance or cable topology issues and it’s
cost-effective for any size of system, de-
livering Ethernet, PoE, PoE+ and High
Power PoE over any type of cable.
To find out more about how TBus IP
transmission can save time and money,
NVT are inviting specifiers and install-
ers to discuss their project requirements.
2014 World Cup Stadium Secured by RISCO Group’s In-tegrated Security Management Solutions
A comprehensive security solution
designed to deliver tight security and
safety measures at the 2014 World
Cup games in Brazil, was selected for
supply by global integrated security
solutions provider, RISCO Group
Installed at the all-new 44,000 capac-
ity Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá, RISCO
Group’s powerful Command & Control
solution, access control and customised
ticketing and validation system, was pro-
vided for management and control via
the stadium’s central control room.
Ensuring the highest levels of se-
curity for all visitors to the stadium
during the World Cup games, RISCO
Group’s SynopSYS Integrated Security
and Building Management™ Command
& Control solution, based on intuitive
synoptic maps, integrated all security
and building management systems and
subsystems, including those from third
parties, into a single interface.
Providing protection from unauthor-
ised entry and counterfeit tickets by se-
curing hundreds of doors and turnstiles
within the stadium, RISCO Group’s axe-
splus® access control solution and FIFA
compliant specialised ticketing valida-
tion system was also incorporated for
central control from the stadium’s main
Command & Control Room.
Custom designed for one of the
world’s foremost sporting events, the ex-
tensive project spans multiple disciplines
and has showcased RISCO Group’s ca-
pability for creating tailor-made solu-
tions that can fulfil the most stringent of
security and operational demands.
Host to a number of group matches,
the Arena Pantanal is one of 12 stadiums
that were constructed or remodelled in
Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. Built at
a cost of over £300 million, following
the end of the World Cup, the arena is
to become the permanent home of local
football sides Mixto EC and Cuiabá EC.
TeleEye JN200X Series Ultra High Resolution DVR’s ~ Af-fordable Security Assurance
Economical ultra hi-resolution real-
time DVR’s from TeleEye
TeleEye is pleased to announce the
expansion of its latest JN200X
Series with the addition of theJN208X
and JN216X. Adding to the existing 4
channel DVR, the new 8- and 16-chan-
nel DVRs deliver cost-effective record-
ing solutions with comprehensive and
quick search capabilities, allowing view
and playback of multiple cameras with
complete ease in combination with Tel-
eEye sureSIGHT video management
platform.
Furthermore the video footage is
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compressed into H.264 format and
saved in internal SATA hard disk. Quick
video extraction can be achieved via IP
network or USB fl ash drive. With Tel-
eEye sureLINK technology, users can
easily access the recorders with dynamic
IP connection. This makes theJN200X
Series the ideal choice for numerous ap-
plications, including retail, manufactur-
ing and property management.
Both JN208X and JN216X deliver
superb recording quality in conjunction
with TeleEye 700TVL cameras, record-
ing at 960H in which the resolution is
33% higher than D1.
The complete range of JN Series
DVRs support vital remote video moni-
toring by using PC and mobile phones
with sureSIGHT and iView HD respec-
tively.
Y3K and WF Senate Sign Ma-jor UK Distribution Agreement
Croydon-based manufacturer and
distributor of HD CCTV and security
systems, Y3K, announces a strategic
distribution partnership with WF
Senate, part of the Rexel Group, a
global leader in the distribution of
electrical supplies and services
Under the terms of the new deal and
following a successful trial,WF
Senate will become the main distribu-
tion channel for Y3Kand its full range of
HD CCTV and security products, effec-
tive 1st July 2014.
With this new strategic partnership
in place, Y3K is now unique in being
able to offer high-quality products at
competitive prices, backed by expert
product support, from over 100 locations
across the UK.
Leading the way through exports
Y3K’s overseas presence has also
been bolstered following a mas-
sive increase in export sales since the
beginning of 2014. In addition, Y3K has
reported a noticeable uplift in IP CCTV
sales, which now account for over half of
the company’s global turnover.
Commenting on the new agreement,
Paul Singh, Y3K’s Group CEO, said:
“We’re delighted to be working with WF
Senate, as this means we will be able to
offer local support, advice and products
to both our existing network of custom-
ers and new ones ~ all of whom will see
the obvious benefi ts of working with
such a far-reaching distribution partner.”
Exceptional in every way
Y3K is now in its 14th year of trad-
ing and from small beginnings,
has developed into a signifi cant global
distributor, both in the UK and abroad.
Total sales to date are currently in excess
of £50 million and growing fast.
What sets Y3K apart from many of
its competitors is its ability to provide
outstanding quality, pricing and service
right across its product ranges.
Singh says: “Y3K has set itself the
goal of delivering excellence as standard
in everything it does. We fi rmly believe
that our innovative approach has laid
the foundation for Y3K to achieve great
things for the security industry in the
years ahead.”
Surveon New 2 Megapixel Cameras Offer Quality, Reli-ability and Budget-Saving for the Mainstream Markets
Surveon, the complete megapixel
solutions provider, announces seven
new 2 megapixel cameras for its pro-
fessional series
The new models offer budget solu-
tions with high quality images and
the professional standard in design and
production ~ ready for the megapixel
surveillance trend in the mainstream
markets.
With the advanced features such
as PTZ for simultaneously pan, tilt and
zoom, IP67 and IK10 for outdoor pro-
tection, and 3-axis for an easier and fl ex-
ible hardware installation, the new Full
HD cameras come in different types, in-
cluding box, bullet and dome for indoor
and outdoor utilities. The smaller size
also allows the cameras to be fi tted into
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the ceiling or wall in a visually unobtru-
sive manner.
Casper Wu, product manager of
Surveon, said: “The megapixel camera
deployments have expanded into the en-
try- to middle-level projects in the recent
years. With our enhancement in product
engineering, we are able to provide high
quality yet lower cost Full HD cameras
to meet the new market demands”
Built-in with the new image process-
ing engine, Surveon’s latest 2 megapixel
professional cameras deliver excellent
image quality in both indoor and out-
door applications. With industrial-grade
components, 3 years of warranty, and
other advanced functions including auto
WDR, H.264 high profi le, ROI video
cropping, and enhanced 2D/3D noise
reduction, the new cameras offer good
choices for professional applications
such as retail, restaurant, SMB, school,
and intelligent building.
All Surveon’s megapixel cameras
support the ONVIF standards and are
fully compatible with SurveonVMS and
the major 3rd party VMS, giving part-
ners a broad range of solution selections
for their projects.
Pro-Vision Achieve Master Dis-tributor Status with SilverNet
Pro-Vision Distribution Limited, the
distributor of branded CCTV and ac-
cess control equipment, has recently
been awarded ‘Master’ distributor
status from the wireless transmission
manufacturer, SilverNet
Managing Director of Pro-Vision
Distribution, Peter Ford, said:
“We are delighted to have received this
accolade from SilverNet. Their range
has become increasingly popular with
our customer base who recognise the
signifi cant benefi ts of ‘going-wireless’”
Peter Ford continues: “Wireless is a
really cost-effective method to transmit
video and data. Delivering the signal
over ground rather than underground
dramatically reduces installation time
and costs. SilverNet offer a compre-
hensive range of transmission devices
including wireless point to point, wire-
less point to multipoint, wireless mesh,
wireless backhaul and a network man-
agement solution”
Christopher Ballard, Managing Di-
rector at SilverNet added: “It’s marvel-
lous that Pro-Vision have achieved their
well-deserved Master Distribu-
tor status.
P r o - Vi s i o n
are estab-
lished distrib-
utors whose
team have a
wealth of indus-
try knowledge. They
have an excellent
reputation throughout the industry and
so are the ideal partner for SilverNet.”
Geutebruck Honoured as Top Innovator
Geutebruck is among the Top 100
and has received its award from
Ranga Yogeshwar at the German
SME Summit
For more than 20 years, the Top 100
award has signifi ed innovative abil-
ity, thirst for knowledge and team spirit.
Germany’s most successful ideas facto-
ries were presented with this coveted ac-
colade on 27 June.
During the German Mittelstands-
Summit in Essen recently the Top 100
mentor Ranga Yogeshwarrecognized
Geutebruck as one of the Top Innova-
tors. Katharina Geutebruck and Chris-
toph Hoffmann were there to receive the
award.
The company’s managers always
welcome constructive suggestions for
change from within the company, which
employs around 220 people worldwide.
If required, employees can implement
practical ideas on their own initiative.
Geutebruck’s innovations include
supply chain security for safeguarding
and documenting logistical processes. Its
purpose is to create a full record of every
shipment at every interface, including ve-
hicles and people on site. The company’s
innovation process is kept on the boil at
all times, with employees of this Top 100
award winner meeting at strategy confer-
ences twice a year and attending steering
group meetings every week.
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