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Security Market Consolidation: Is the Next Merger of East and West?
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Solution Providers Season Italian Security Market With Added Value
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Video Content Analytics for Perimeter Defense: Debunking Common Myths
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Paris Terror Attack: What Does it Mean to Us?
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n November, Paris suffered the country’s most terrifying terrorist attack since World War II. During this event, 130 people were killed and more than 350 injured. Afterwards, many European countries started to strengthen its border control and homeland security. The European attitude toward the migration of Syrian refugees, as a result, became stricter. This event has further caused global tension over terrorism to rise after 9/11. The 9/11 attack has since caused long-term conflict between the U.S. and Iraq. It has also stimulated global awareness for security and safety, further driving explosive growth of the worldwide physical security market, and triggered the evolution of physical security equipment technologies. However, this time, with the Paris attacks, what we are facing is one of the most critical security crises ever, since it was not just a result of conflict between two countries but due to attacks by a militant group across different countries. With the Internet, different parties are able to quickly exchange and collect information via different connected devices, from the cyberworld to the real world. Social media also plays a key role in communication.
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Under these circumstances, how could we continue to use analog security technology to protect our beloved family, friends, and property? This event should start to push most end users to accelerate their migration toward IP technology. Without IP-based security systems, information
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can’t be shared as quickly and widely. Meanwhile, to further strengthen the cooperation between different parties and countries, the high demand for open platforms should be followed. When people start to focus on how fast security data can be shared and further utilized to gain situational awareness in their environment, the security industry will start to enter a new milestone toward “big data,” which is highlight in our article on video surveillance technical advancements for 2015/2016. I hope we don’t have to wait too long for this evolution. Finally, we hope the people who lost their lives in this tragic event can rest in peace. Because of them, the global security industry will grow further. Besides the attack in Paris, now, many industries are also facing different challenges due to the low global demand for oil and gas, which affects the worldwide security market directly and indirectly. Meanwhile, this year’s Italian security show, SICUREZZA, also came to an end in November, which was highlighted by multiple value-added solution providers, further demonstrating how a market can still evolve despite economic downturn. Hope you enjoy reading this issue!
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Arecont Vision Cameras Help Enforce Speed Limits in Argentina
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The local governments in Buenos Aires, Argentina, needed a portable mobile solution to monitor and document speed limit violations. A unique handheld radar speed gun system was created using Arecont Vision’s compact IP cameras. A 5-megapixel camera is connected to a central processing unit (CPU) through an Ethernet connection which is attached to a radar pistol via an RS-232 port. The CPU analyzes vehicular speeds and if it’s above speed limits, the camera takes a high-resolution digital image that is then correlated with the vehicle registration database for license plate identification and fine processing. Monitoring can be done locally with a laptop computer or remotely with a desktop computer using Wi-Fi. Forty of these radar/video speed gun units have been built and the first units have been working uninterrupted since 2009. They have more than paid for themselves based on increased safety and collection of speeding fines.
Verint Reduces Fraud and Protects Assets for US Credit Union
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One of London Underground’s service depots underwent a security upgrade. The location itself and the need for all-day access with full audit of people and equipment movement posed as challenges to the installment. Vicom, a systems specialist, installed
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six Mobotix thermal and hemispheric cameras. The flexibility of the system means that different areas can be armed independently, while the combination of thermal imaging and video analysis software detects movement and emits alarms. It can also track the movement of people and objects in the image, and collect statistical behavior data to maintain a complete audit of site activity. The system is also integrated alongside IP access control, intruder alarm, and public address systems which are remotely monitored by an NSI gold alarm receiving center (ARC).The built-in power-over-Ethernet capability and video encoder technology allows videos to be relayed back to the ARC over a single BT provisioned broadband circuit.
Twenty-one BayPort Credit Union branches in the U.S. are leveraging Verint Systems’ video and situational awareness solutions. The system upgrade included more than 450 Verint IP cameras managed through the unified video viewing interface, which combined with its NVR capabilities, delivers bandwidth optimization, remote access, and surveillance analytics. The branch staff, fraud department, and security personnel can view live and recorded video to make real-time decisions that support security requirements and help mitigate fraud. Continuous surveillance of transactions and public areas within the branches safeguards the premises.
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Verint’s diagnostic and management solution can also be used to centrally manage passwords, properties, and firmware updates, and send out visual alerts to notify users about potential problems. It leverages transaction integration software to capture data from other systems and integrate it with real-time video to provide greater situational awareness.
reportedly mastered the system and are looking forward to future capabilities.
Geutebruck Secures Vodafone Arena in Turkey
Multi-Vendor Security Integration Protects Orlando Eye
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The Orlando Eye complex needed a security solution that would ensure a good flow throughout the property for guests while keeping unauthorized personnel out of restricted areas. They also wanted tight access control of the ride area, garage parking, and electrical rooms. Signature Systems of Florida management determined the best solution included Milestone Systems’ XProtect Enterprise video management software, which has playback and plug-and-play video management system features, and more than 250 Axis Communications IP cameras. The access control component is provided by Open Options access control software and supporting hardware. Future expansion of the software is possible, for example, with such features as badge printing and ID verification. The entertainment complex has been open for several months and the security employees have
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Geutebruck’s video solution has been selected to guard the brand new Vodafone Arena in Instanbul, Turkey. The security system utilizes three Geutebruck servers featuring storage capacities of one to three rack units each with up to 16 hard disk slots with connection options for additional external RAIDS and JBODS and integration with a server operating system. The system’s open interface allowed for the installation of 243 sets of third-party cameras, as well as alarms and Honeywell’s card access system. Geutebruck’s tamper-proof images and capacity to create customized sitemaps following detailed customer specifications increases its security level and ease of operation. Not only can live streams, alarms, or recorded pictures be displayed across multiple monitors whenever an incident occurs, but the cameras will be highlighted on the map as well. The system can be centrally monitored from the security control center and will be operated for the first time in September 2016.
VIVOTEK Monitors Printing and Publishing Factory in Iran Chaponashr Printing and Publishing Factory in Iran wanted to find a security solution to monitor the movement of materials, visitors, and employees throughout their facility. They ultimately chose to deploy 171 VIVOTEK network cameras. Nine different camera models were used. Speed dome network cameras were chosen for the main entrance as well as the production and binding saloon due to their 360-degree monitoring capability and 20x zoom function. Fixed dome cameras were installed in the locker rooms and cafeteria while night-mode bullet network cameras were used in areas that required remote focus function and an IP66 rating. Furthermore, cameras with WDR Pro capability were also installed at higher-security entrances for added protection. The cameras are connected to two NVRs with VIVOTEK’s VAST software, allowing security footage to be recorded to a local-area network (LAN) and monitored in real time from a centralized location.
GKB Enhances Monitoring Center Services in Cyprus NCIS Intelligence and Security Services in Larnaca, Cyprus, wanted to build up the capabilities of their 24/7 monitoring center to secure their clients’ assets and infrastructure.
How IoT Impacts Security Development:
Security as a Service BY Jill Lai
a&s talked to Genetec about how the company is following the recent industry trend of the IoT (Internet of Things) to focus on utilizing and managing the metadata from security devices. Body-worn camera integration, IP access control systems, and finally security as a service (SaaS) are the company’s three major recent offerings.
he IoT (Internet of Things) has become an inevitable trend in various industries. It has also greatly influenced the future of the security industry. Surveillance cameras and access control systems act as multiple sensors in the IoT; security management platforms play another important role to manage the metadata by connecting all these sensors. Genetec, an open-platform IP-based security management software provider, is also following the trend to deal with metadata from multiple security devices that have to do with video surveillance, access control, license plate recognition (LPR), and intrusion alarms, according to Andrew Elvish, VP of Marketing and Product Management at Genetec. Elvish pointed out how body-worn cameras and access control systems are important to Genetec, and how cloud service or security as a service (SaaS) will impact the security business in the future.
Body-Worn Cameras and aCCess Control as sensors
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To secure inhabitants in metropolitan environments, sensors should widely and thoroughly cover the city, including everything from all buildings and city infrastructure, to the people, in order to provide enough data for situational awareness. The latest and most discussed connected devices [sensors] for safe cities under the IoT are body-worn cameras. “Recently, we have heard a lot of requests from police, urban protection institutes, and law enforcement agencies about how to do more with the data from the body-worn cameras. For instance, how can one utilize the footage from
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Andrew Elvish, VP, Marketing and Product Management, Genetec
Now the big change is that we started to open up our technology as well as our way to conducting business. This is the strategic way we will go forward.
those body-worn cameras as a part of a larger citywide system and how to make sense of the volume of footage? In order to address that problem, Genetec focuses on how to make metadata sensible and how to integrate different devices into a unified and manageable view for operators and security specialists,” said Elvish. “That is why Genetec offers a direct integration and evidence management feature for body-worn cameras within in our unified security management platform, Security Center.” Elvish added, “When users have the access to the data from body-worn cameras, then they have a bigger picture of what’s going on. If they can’t see the body-worn cameras’ data in relationship to the entire security system, which might comprise fixed cameras, LPR, and door access control, then you don’t actually have a true awareness or control of the situation.” Therefore, Genetec has identified a mix of opportunities from body-worn cameras, which provide the key part of the metadata, especially for safe cities. In addition to that, body-worn cameras are being used quite often in very precise, safety-oriented maintenance and operation applications, such as the ground crew at airports. Another interesting application is for quality assurance. For instance, when you are doing something very complicated the live
cameras could show an expert who is not at the scene how it works, according to Elvish. So, there are multiple conveniences and applications to be created from body-worn cameras. Finally, Genetec has recently released a new series of its IP access control system, Synergis, which enables clients to leverage their on-premises access control with cloud-ready capabilities. Using the newly released Synergis Cloud Link appliances users can rest assured that if a local or cloud-based network fails, it intelligently works on its own till the network comes back. The appliances are smart enough to re-synchronize the data either to the cloud or to the in-house server. So, users can go either to the public cloud or to the internal server with this appliance.
seCurity as a serviCe In order to use metadata and have the flexibility to retrieve it, the company is focusing on developing more cloud solutions. Its guiding principle is “hybrid cloud.” “Some users don’t want to put all their data in the cloud — they would prefer to manage the split between what data stays on premises and what can feasibly go to the cloud. We are giving the user the control over their journey to the cloud rather than forcing an all-ornothing choice,” said Elvish. “When we talked to a large transportation client, they said they didn’t have the money to increase their storage facilities, nor to build out the required server room space with the associated electrical, cooling and IT management requirements. Nevertheless, in compliance with the latest government mandates, they were required to increase video storage to 30 days, effectively doubling their storage requirements. The solution was to store 15 days of video on-premises and the video starting from day 16 to 30 can be put into cloud. This is what we called
‘hybrid cloud’ for enterprise users,” added Elvish. “To ensure the security of cloud content — from capture to transport to storage — we have built in both AES-256 and TLS to deliver a highly secure method for handling the data whether in transit or at rest.” Genetec offers cloud solutions for the small-tomedium (SMB) market sector and for enterprise customers. “We are providing a new service for end users who already have our open-platform security management software, which we call ‘federation as a service’ (FaaS). Federation is a method uniquely designed by Genetec to facilitate centralized monitoring, reporting, and alarm management across multiple sites or organizations. For example, a chain of retail coffee shops typically own a lot of different stores in a city or a country. With Genetec FaaS, a local store can be federated into a master security system to access all the coffee shops in one city, across an entire country, or around the entire globe. The ‘federation as a service’ over the cloud gives our end users the ability to expand their systems in this manner without making a huge investment in servers or other hardware tools,” explained Elvish. “In the U.S., we have several federation-as-a-service customers. While, in Western Europe, we have many cloud customers using our SMB cloud solution, which mainly leverages our camera hardware partnership with Axis Communications. In addition, we have seen many telecom providers getting more interested in security systems for the SMB sector. Through the partnership with telecom providers, more and more end users can realize the benefits of a cloud-based video surveillance as a service. As soon as they hook up the cameras, they can enjoy a powerful and easy to use VMS solution all based in the cloud. Or, even enterprise customers, who have remote offices, can also adopt the Genetec cloud solution to quickly put video surveillance into smaller offices without the investment in local servers and storage, which still being able to federate these remote locations into one centralized, federated, view.” According to Elvish, whenever Genetec designs new products, the company develops with a “cloud-first” strategy, which is the company’s internal direction. “Internally, we have a very strong discipline to move into the cloud. And, we work very closely with our partners like Microsoft to make this a reality. We really leveraged Microsoft Azure in our journey to becoming a cloud-first company. For us it just makes sense since it’s the way our industry is heading.”
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Thermal Imaging Ready to Conquer the World
We are living in a day and age where new technologies are brought to market faster than ever before. One technological breakthrough is often quickly leading to another. New products, based on these new technologies, are being launched continuously. BY FLIR Systems
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lot of technologies that are considered quite common today have their origin in military applications, such as Global Positioning Systems, commonly known as GPS; the “Intergalactic Network,” which became the Internet; and now, thermal imaging. Whereas a normal camera is dependent on light to produce an image, a thermal imaging camera, sometimes also called an infrared camera, is able to pick up minimal temperature differences and convert them to a crisp thermal image on which the smallest of details can be seen. Contrary to other technologies, such as light amplification which need at least a small amount of light to produce an image, thermal imaging can see in total darkness. The first thermal imaging camera for the military was developed in Sweden in 1958 by a company named AGA, today known as FLIR Systems. Since it is able to produce a clear image in total darkness, thermal imaging technology provides the ability to see and target opposing forces through the darkest of nights. Thermal imaging cameras can see through light fog, rain, and snow. They also have the ability to see through smoke which made them even more interesting for the military since they can see across a smoke-covered battleground. The first infrared camera for commercial applications was developed in 1965. It was
Because thermal cameras do not use light, they are ideal for surveilling areas where lighting is a challenge.
used for power line inspections. It took until 1973 when the first “portable” batteryoperated infrared camera was introduced. Although “portable,” this system still was very bulky. This lasted until 1985 when FLIR introduced the first system not requiring liquid nitrogen to cool the detector. Instead, a cryocooler was integrated. In 1997 a thermal imaging camera with an uncooled detector, a microbolometer, was brought to market. One of the major advantages of the microbolometer is that it has no moving parts and is therefore less susceptible to breakdowns. It is also less expensive to produce which allowed thermal imaging camera manufacturers to bring the price of their products down.
From military to industrial applications Although thermal imaging cameras have always been used by the military, it took until the introduction of the microbolometer before it started making its way into commercial, industrial applications. The first industrial customers to discover the benefits of thermal imaging were big production companies. Thermal imaging cameras not only produce an image based on temperature differences, these temper-
ature differences can also clearly be measured. It is possible, due to complicated algorithms implemented in a thermal imaging camera, that absolute temperature values can be calculated. Thanks to the fact that more and more industrial companies started to use thermal imaging technology, the first careful steps to so-called volume production could be taken. But even then, thermal imaging cameras were still a very expensive tool costing US$22,000 or more. Thermal imaging was still a very exotic technology not known to consumers.
HigH Volume production So what has changed? How will thermal imaging technology reach the lives of everyday consumers? What are the benefits that they can have? A major step to the volume production of thermal imaging cameras was taken a few years ago. At that point in time, BMW, one of the major automobile manufacturers in the world, decided that it would implement a thermal imaging camera for driver vision enhancement into their top-of-the-line 7-series. Increasing passenger and driver safety is one of the priorities for BMW. Since a lot of accidents happen during nocturnal driving, BMW was looking for a solution to reduce this number of accidents. Later on, the same “BMW Night Vision� module became also available as an option on BMW 5- and 6-series models. The high demand for this safety option allowed FLIR, the leader for thermal imaging cameras, to increase production significantly. Today, for driver vision enhancement only, thousands of thermal imaging cameras are being produced by FLIR. One of the consequences of this increased production volume is a significant reduction in the price of a thermal imaging camera. Today, a thermal imaging camera can be purchased for a price of less than $3,300. Although this may still seem expensive, it is a huge difference compared to the $55,700 about only six years ago. But volume production was not driven by consumer goods only. Again, the military had part in it. One of the drivers was unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). UAV’s are becoming more and more common in military and civilian operations, especially miniature aircraft designed to fly at low altitude. These hand launched, radio-controlled planes can be equipped with video cameras that are downlinked to a ground station. They are extremely suited for reconnaissance operations or to follow movements of troops on the battle field. The military was the first to realize that thermal imaging allows the aircraft to fly in total darkness and detect targets through smoke and clouds. Civilian applications quickly followed and today the same aircrafts are also used to detect, for example, forest fires. Areas which are hotter than the surroundings can indicate the start of a fire and can be clearly seen on a thermal image.
lower prices, more applications, HigHer Volumes Now that volumes are going up and prices are coming down, more and more applications for thermal imaging cameras start to emerge; applications such as for driver vision enhancement, maritime, planes, and firefighting, are all benefiting from thermal imaging technology.
making tHe world a saFer place Thermal imaging is also making its way into more and more security and surveillance applications. Whereas it used to be the privilege of border patrols and other government related agencies to use a thermal imaging camera, today more and more industrial facilities are using the power of a thermal imager to protect their valuable assets and personnel.
Nuclear plants, petrochemical installations, warehouses, ports, airports, etc., are vulnerable to theft, or even worse terrorist attacks, and can be protected by using thermal imaging cameras. Terrorism, vandalism, and random violence threaten the safety of personnel and the integrity of public and private facilities. A comprehensive security program utilizing thermal imaging cameras is the key to asset protection and risk mitigation. Thermal imaging exposes threats hidden in the darkness, concealed by adverse weather, and veiled by obscurants like dust, fog, and smoke. Thermal imaging is also used by the police and other law enforcement agencies. It allows them to find and follow suspects in total darkness. Suspects cannot hide in bushes or shadows since their heat signature is easily picked up by a thermal imager. But also in this area, thermal imaging cameras are finding their way to consumers. Big houses and estates are today already being guarded with the help of thermal imaging cameras and it might just be a matter of time before a lot of home security systems are complemented with a small but powerful thermal imager.
tHe Future oF tHermal imaging Undoubtedly, thermal imaging cameras will follow the same path as other products followed before. The equipment will become even compact, image quality will even further improve, and more features will be implemented in the thermal cameras. As thermal imaging cameras are finding their way in more and more consumer oriented applications like driver vision enhancement and home security, the interest for the product will rise, production volumes will go up and prices will come down.
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Important Considerations in
Lens Selection
for Video Surveillance Systems Often it seems, lens selection is not given much attention, and at worst is an afterthought. Even when it is considered carefully, it is not always fully understood. Due diligence is important to avoid costly mistakes when designing video surveillance systems. BY Andrea Iniguez, VP, Business Development, Theia Technologies
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he following two case studies will be used to illustrate some of the most important considerations in lens selection. Both cases are from the public school sector. Both schools had defined goals, both did research, evaluation, and testing of the selected lenses before installation. Yet one project failed, while the other was a success. So what went wrong in the failed case? What made the difference in the successful application? We’ll dig into the details to find out.
Case study 1: New Jersey HigH sCHool The school described their problem as a safety issue. They had unacceptable aggressive student physical behavior they did not want to escalate into violence, as well as limited theft. They thought an improved video surveillance system would help with deterrence as well as post-event response. Their existing video surveillance system was composed of analog cameras they considered “high resolution,” but not high enough resolution for use with wide-angle lenses that they felt would cost effectively meet their coverage needs. They did not have or wish to have pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ)
cameras as they had limited staff and would not have enough time to control and monitor such equipment. The goals they identified included having forensic quality identification at entry and exit points, people recognition in parking lots, and forensic quality identification in an unusually shaped hexagonal central hallway. The school security staff conducted an extensive online search for products to meet their needs. They felt that upgrading to megapixel cameras would provide them higher image resolution and still allow them to use wide-angle lenses to cover wide areas. They looked for megapixel cameras and did a comparison of numerous camera brands, models, and features. They discovered that not all megapixel cameras could meet their needs. In addition, they researched wide-angle lenses looking for coverage of their wide areas; they consulted local integrators for advice. They evaluated lens samples from four lens manufacturers. They found most wide-angle lenses they tested presented a severe fisheye effect. And to their surprise they found that some of the lenses tested resulted in a fuzzy, or “blurry image,” even when using a 5-megapixel camera. After the research and evaluation, they selected two 8-megapixel, 360-degree multi sensor
cameras, one each for the cafeteria, and another for the computer lab. They also selected 34 5-megapixel cameras, 11 of which were outdoor domes, six were indoor domes, and another 17 were 5-inch indoor domes. They chose 18 25-degree horizontal field of view lenses, and eight 90-degree lenses. In addition, they selected 12 135-degree horizontal field of view, low fisheye distortion lenses from Theia Technologies — six to cover their hexagonal hallway, two to cover the parking lot and an open field area, one covering the front entry, two covering the corners of building wings, and one more covering two temporary buildings. They achieved the results expected when the project came in 30 percent under budget, they were able to achieve what they considered great resolution with the selected equipment in the designated placements, with excellent image fluidity, and fast response time. The administration was fully satisfied and planned to upgrade other schools in the district as well.
Case study 2: soutHerN CaliforNia HigH sCHool Similar to the problems outlined in the New Jersey high school, the safety of students and staff was the primary concern for the administration at this school. Their existing video surveillance system consisted of 170 analog cameras. The system did not provide enough resolution for wide-angle lenses and a legally acceptable description of individuals. They also suffered from poor system reliability, with frequent breakdowns, and down time. In addition, the system was complex and costly to maintain and monitor. As to be expected, the administration’s goals were to achieve greater spatial coverage than with their existing analog system, improved image clarity, increased system uptime, and a more manageable system size. With a new system they expected to be able to zoom in to get legally acceptable descriptions of individuals from 60- to 70-feet away, and have wide and continuous coverage; they also did not want any PTZ cameras. Their approach was a little different. The school district hired a consultant to design a system to meet their needs. The consultant met with the school to understand their needs, selected the equipment, sought the advice of manufacturers, and conducted testing. The consultant specified the system, reducing the camera count from 170 analog cameras to 43 megapixel cameras, and 43 wide-angle, low distortion, 5-megapixel lenses, also from Theia. The result: The cameras and lenses were purchased, installed, and shortly thereafter the lenses were returned. What went wrong?
image resolutioN vs. field of view As powerful as megapixel cameras combined with megapixel lenses can be, there are physical limitations of the technologies that get ignored, resulting in the creation of unrealistic expectations.
Hexagonal Hallway
The unique hexagonal hallway in the New Jersey school was a challenge. According to the project manager Nick Steele, Salem City School District, Salem, New Jersey, U.S., “Every installer we contacted said the angles were way too aggressive in the ring and wanted us to double our cameras and halve the angles at the very least. The same for the parking lots. We actually got into a few heated arguments with a few vendors and installers. We did the math, and we knew the brand new (BrandX) 5-megapixel camera could pull it off, we just had to find a lens that could prove them all wrong.” “We went searching and the only thing that met our specs was the Theia lens. Jaws dropped when they saw the pictures; not only did we get the massively wide angles we needed, but we did it without the fisheye everyone told us was impossible to avoid, and every single dot in the 5.1 million-pixel image is fully utilized and warp-free,” he added.
Image of the hexagonal hallway ring taken with a 5-megapixel camera and Theia SY125M lens.
One important, but often neglected consideration is the trade-off between image resolution and field of view. With any given combination of camera and lens, the native resolution from the camera is spread over the entire field of view of the lens, affecting pixel density and image resolution. The widest field of view allows you to cover the widest area, but does not allow you to see high detail, while the narrowest field of view permits capture of high detail, but at the expense of wide area coverage.
One Size Does Not Fit All The images above show the difference between using analog technology and a standard lens (left) vs. digital megapixel technology and a Theia lens (right).
Another important consideration in systems design is tailoring,
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and Oil DipGeopolitics Grease the Wheels for
he history of the oil and gas industry is fraught with booms and busts. But when prices of crude dropped about a half in 2014, there was little doubt the industry was witnessing a radical shift. Reasons for the price-fall then
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Security in the oil and gas vertical generally refers to the processes by which the oil and gas operational sectors, namely upstream, midstream, and downstream, are protected with the help of physical and network security measures to ensure operational efficiency and minimize losses associated with security breaches. According to a report from MarketsandMarkets, the global market size of oil and gas security and service is estimated to grow from US$26.3 billion in 2015 to $33.9 billion by 2020, at an estimated CAGR of 5.2 percent. North America is expected to have the largest market share, but Latin America is expected to grow with the highest CAGR during this period. The major forces driving this market include increased government pressure for compliance to regulations, threats of terrorism and cyber-attacks, and attempts to increase operational efficiency.
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were several, including lower US imports and increased production from Canada and Iraq. More than a year later, the price of global benchmark Brent Crude and the US benchmark WTI remain at around US$40 per barrel, way below the $90s and $100s seen over the last decade. Predictably the price-drop and subsequent losses have prompted damage control measures from oil companies. Reports suggest over 200,000 people have been laid off and investments in infrastructure and equipment have been cut down. The last part, decline in infrastructure investments, is what mainly concerns the security industry. But unlike sectors like oil-production equipment makers, the security industry is seeing more opportunities in the situation. Efforts to increase operational efficiency and secure against concerns like terrorism are expected to boost the oil and gas security market in the coming years.
Oil prices are at unprecedented low levels, but security in the oil and gas vertical is expected to grow at a CAGR of about 5 percent from 2015 through 2020. Several reasons contribute to this, the most important being the need to reduce operational expenses and manage concerns of terrorism and geopolitical tensions. In this article we take a look at the changing oil and gas market landscape and how it impacts the security industry.
Security Industry By Prasanth Aby Thomas
Downturn PromPts neeD for Cost-saving measures One of the major reasons for continued low oil prices is that the production remains strong despite oversupply. This means in traditional oil production hubs like the Middle East, site expansions and project developments continue to take place. In fact, according to Johnny Carni, VP of Marketing and Sales at Controp Precision Technologies, even regions like the Mediterranean continue to see rise in oil and gas installations. What has changed though is how oil producers give importance to controlling the costs by protecting the assets. This is where the good news begins for the security industry. Synectics is one of the major security solution providers with a strong focus on the oil and gas vertical. According to Steven Williams, Manager of Business Development in the Americas at
Synectics, the company is able to take full advantage of the changing landscape by offering integrated security solutions that support operational efficiency. “By consolidating multi-system data in a single environment, significant savings (both in money and manpower) can be achieved over the resources required to individually monitor and control a suite of site systems,” Williams said. “As a result more and more projects are deploying command and control solutions that both unify and ‘make sense’ of data from multiple sources.” He added that such intelligent integrated systems, along with modern camera technology, enables remote monitoring of security and processes at locations that are difficult and costly to continuously monitor in-person. This keeps staffing costs low and aids employee safety. Such an approach to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) and improve return on investment (ROI) is the general direction that security solutions providers are stressing in the situation. Patrick Looijmans, Solution Consultant for Business Development in EMEA at Bosch Security Systems echoed similar thoughts as he explained how their products aid in improving business processes. “By using cameras as ‘smart sensors’ we can collect and offer valuable data which can be used to streamline operations or put focus on those areas which require most attention,” Looijmans said, adding that the company’s video analytics segment also plays a key role in the solutions.
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Video Content Analytics for
Perimeter Defense: Debunking Common Myths
Video analytics companies are continuously focusing on increasing their capabilities in object detection and classification to provide better answers to the challenges of perimeter defense scenarios. We reached out to several analytics providers to hear what the realistic expectations from video content analytics are (VCA) and their solutions to increase BY Israel Gogol, Freelancer the accuracy of detection and reduce false alarms.
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ideo content analytics (VCA) and their ability to automatically detect events and alert security personnel have made a big contribution to physical security. After all, there is a limit to how long humans can look at a video feed without losing focus. Video analytics on the other hand keeps an ever-watchful eye. One of the widespread uses of video analytics is in perimeter security. Even relatively basic IP cameras today come with some sort of “tripwire” analytic; however, the use of these analytics in perimeter protection is still challenging.
Misunderstandings skew reality Despite major improvements to VCA algorithms over the years, VCA is still by no means perfect. “The most common misunderstanding regarding VCA and perimeter protection has to do with the fact that most VCA solutions that are built into IP cameras are simply not accurate enough for real world perimeter protection applications,” explained Zvika Ashani, CTO of Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi). “There is a very wide range of capabilities and accuracy levels available when talking about VCA. Basic capabilities are available today within many IP cameras which allow defining VCA rules and generating detections but these provide high false alarm rates (FAR) and low probability of detection (POD). A high-end solution provides much better performance in terms of FAR and POD.” Ron Grinfeld, Director of Global Vertical Marketing at DVtel added some of the common misunderstandings and over-expectations clients have from video analytics. “Clients believe that perimeter security solutions can achieve 100-percent probability of detection and zero false alarms, that multiple targets can always be tracked individually across different cameras even when crossing each other and/or walking in a group, or that visual identification of facial details, license plate numbers, and small objects is guaranteed across the achievable detection distances. Another false belief is that VCA for perimeter security can detect specific scenarios such as a person cutting the fence, holding a weapon, fighting, and so on.” Jürgen Konetschnig, COO of Austria-based Cogvis pointed out, “Distinguishing cars in size is easier if they cross the line of sight of a camera than if they move towards the camera. However, distinguishing car models, car manufacturers, or detecting persons that carry weapons in real-time using a classical perimeter setup in a reliable way is — up to now — still only possible in Hollywood movies.”
Zvika Ashani, CTO, Agent Video Intelligence
Boghos Boghossian, CTO, Ipsotek
Ron Grinfeld, Director, Global Vertical Marketing, DVtel
Mike Jamieson, Computer Vision Developer, Aimetis
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Due to the economic recession, Italy, as one of the top three largest security markets in the EU (European Union), is still experiencing difficulty making significant growth. Similar to other markets in the world, its mid- to low-end market has been affected heavily by cheap products from China. On the contrary, its solution market is just starting to grow. Value-added distributors play a major role in introducing new technologies and solutions to end users for higher security and convenience. At this year’s SICUREZZA, a&s sat down with several major manufacturers and distributors for more input. By Jill Lai
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Solution Providers SeasonItalian Security Market With Added Value
Daniele Bertolotti, Business Unit Manager, ABLOY Italy, Assa Abloy
Paolo Giuseppe Cardillo, CEO , Eurogroup
Laurence Kenny, Marketing Manager, Italy, Pyronix
Alberto Valle, European Sales Manager, VideoTrend
eing the third largest economy in the EU (European Union), Italy is still weathering the economic downturn, which is its longest recession since World War II. The country’s government spending has been heavily cut over the past two years. In the second quarter of 2015, government spending decreased to US$83 billion — the highest being in the third quarter of 2009, reaching $87 billion, according to Trading Economics. Growth of the Italian security market, nevertheless, is staggering. “We can only expect a very slight growth this year in the Italian market. We have more demand coming from mid- to low-end market sectors, which is because now Italian government projects are still delayed,” said Aldo Punzo, Product Marketing Manager of Bettini Video & Security Technology. In terms of the security market size, the Italian security market was estimated to be worth about $44 million in 2015, compared to the largest market, Germany at $270 million and second largest the U.K., according to IHS. By 2019, the Italian market is expected to increase by $4 million while Germany will increase the most by $77 million. IHS further expects the European market will fully recover from the economic downturn in the next five to six years. Despite the economic downturn, the Italian security market has evolved a lot over the past five years, mainly a result of the “invasion” of Chinese brands and the “participation” of some active IT-based distributors, who have been known
as strong companies in networking, telephone technology, and broadcasting. The former caused the overall video surveillance equipment price to go down, further heating up the price competition in the region. The latter then provides the market with IP solutions, different from what traditional security companies can offer. The solution market demand in Italy, then, is stimulated by these new offerings and the extra benefits these solutions can bring.
UniqUe FeatUres oF the italian Market The Italian security market is unique because of its historical background and particular features of the industry. With the most developed intrusion alarm industry, Italy probably has the largest number of local and international intrusion alarm manufacturers. In video surveillance, the market mostly relies on major international brands or importing Asian products. The access control market is full of local suppliers, which has made it difficult for major international suppliers to penetrate. “It is very difficult for international companies to do access control business in Italy. Domestically, there are many strong Italian manufacturers. For medium-to-large installation projects, they have to comply with many local regulations, especially if integrated with payroll systems, which cause major difficulties for them,” said Andrea Hruby, CEO of HESA. Daniele Bertolotti, Business Unit Manager of ABLOY Italy at Assa Abloy, said, “It is not easy to give access control education in Italy. In other
About SICUREZZA 2015: 18,955 visitors, 333 direct exhibitors from 30 countries (and plus more than 100 representative brands), 67 conferences with more than 1,800 attendees. The next edition will be held in 2017, at Fiera Milano, Italy from November 15 to 17.
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Security Market Consolidation:
IS the Next Merger of Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the last two years has significantly changed the competitive landscape of the physical security market. Will Chinese manufacturers be the next to “buy” their way in into Europe and North America? a&s International reached out to several market analysts to hear their thoughts about possible future M&As. BY Israel Gogol, Freelancer
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ccording to an upcoming annual report from Memoori Business Intelligence, Allan McHale, Director of Memoori quoted, “Our records on M&A activity in the physical security industry show that it has been a rollercoaster ride for the last 15 years with two cycles of peaks and troughs. This year [2015] with deals increasing to US$5.7 billion we have started another upward climb. The main driver this year has been strategic buys and divestments from within the industry. The growth this year of 32 percent is the result of two billion-dollar deals: the first being Canon’s purchase of Axis Communications for $2.8 billion and the merger of Kaba Holdings and Dorma Holdings. Two major acquisitions of this size rarely happen in consecutive years so we expect that 2016 will see a fall in the value of deals but we expect that the volume of deals will increase.” The benefits of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) include access to new markets, larger market share, delivering better products and service offering, and utilizing expertise in R&D. “M&A activity in the video surveillance market has been driven by a number of key trends. Firstly, price pressure and product commoditization have squeezed margins making it harder for vendors to turn a profit. Furthermore, the previously fast-growing network video surveillance market has slowed making revenue growth harder, especially as Chinese vendors gain share at the expense of Western suppliers,” explained Niall Jenkins, Research Manager of
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EAst ANd WEst ? Video Surveillance, Security Services, and Smart Home at IHS Technology. “Consequently, non-core business units are not as attractive to the parent company and can be divested.” Recent examples of such divestments are Nice Systems and Diebold. Nice sold off its physical security business unit to Battery Ventures, a US-based private equity fund (the company is now operating under the name Qognify). Diebold sold its North America Electronic Security Business to Securitas, one the world’s largest security services companies.
Reasons foR M&as Looking at the M&A scene, it is interesting to try and discern the reasons for the spike in M&A activity. “The reasons for acquisition have been mixed and there’s no one reason that binds them all together other than they are following their stated strategic objectives. Over the last two
Niall Jenkins, Research Manager, Video Surveillance, Security Services, and Smart Home, IHS Technology
Allan McHale, Director, Memoori Business Intelligence
Steven Webb, VP, Aerospace, Defense, and Security, Frost and Sullivan
Whereas the selling side wishes to focus on its core business competencies, the buying side often wishes to expand its offering from products to a total solution.
years we’ve seen acquisitions driven by access to new distribution channels and customers, whilst others have been motivated by a shift in strategic thinking. Securitas buying Diebold is in line with their corporate strategy to expand its technology capability and is similar to that of G4S. At the same time this allows Diebold to focus on strengthening and growing its position in software solutions which has itself been built through acquisition,” explained Steven Webb, VP of Aerospace, Defense, and Security at Frost and Sullivan. Whereas the selling side wishes to focus on its core business competencies, the buying side often wishes to expand its offering from products to a total solution. “The most successful companies in recent years have been those selling solutions. Where three years ago the industry was looking at ‘best of breed’ and integrated systems from multiple vendors, the market data suggests single vendor solutions are the flavor of the month. Single product companies are therefore ripe for merger and acquisition activity to build solution-focused companies,” explained Jenkins. Deals such as the Dorma-Kaba merger, Tyco’s acquisition of Exacq Technologies, and Panasonic’s acquisition of Video Insight are examples of the potential solutions newly formed companies have to offer instead of just products. In the future this could also be an option for an integrated Canon-Axis-Milestone. However, at the moment each company has stated that they will remain separate.
Betting on Dahua oR hikvision? All of the analysts pointed to the impact of Chinese manufacturers. “It is worth noting that organic growth from a couple of Chinese vendors has had more impact on the consolidation of the video surveillance market than all of merger and acquisition activity in recent years combined,” said Jenkins. And this is true. It is impossible to ignore the impact of Chinese manufacturers on the physical security industry. Apart from pushing prices down, the two biggest Chinese manufacturers, Dahua Technology and Hikvision Digital Technology, are now actively pursuing opportunities outside of China, most notably in the U.S. where both have been active in setting up and expanding their operations. Frost and Sullivan too believe that APAC-based firms are likely to be involved in acquisitions. “The U.S. and Europe are significant markets and acquisition is one of the quickest and effective routes to customers, giving access to competitive and sometimes exclusive distribution channels. It remains quite possible that Canon’s acquisition of Axis to gain access to channels and markets is
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Video Surveillance The breakthrough technologies for video surveillance have enabled better picture quality, lower bit rates, and more intelligence. In the following, a&s International reviews some of the top trends in video surveillance in 2015. These technological advancements all lead to a bright future for big data.
2015/2016: BY the a&s Editorial Team
4K and Beyond Finds Niche Market Intelligent IP Cameras Generate Meaningful Information In 2015, the video analytics embedded in IP cameras is more than just motion detection, tripwiring, and tracking. With more powerful computing power and algorithms encrypted in the firmware, IP cameras have become more intelligent and are now able to generate more meaningful data, such as on the number of people in the picture or even the color of their clothing. The data, then, can be further analyzed or utilized for smart indexing.
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Undoubtedly, audio and video equipment have been a favorite of US homeowners when they consider purchasing home electronics. Recently, more and more affordable and easy-to-use home automation and security add-ons have been released and promoted to the masses. The more end users find out controlling their home devices can be as easy as swiping on their smartphones, the more likely they are to upgrade to a connected home system where they can enjoy the benefits it brings. Moreover, new entrants and offerings have expanded the market scale and lowered the price level. In this uprising market, more and more new technologies are being deployed. For example, there are multifunctional devices or voice and gesture controlled products for more intuitive operation. It is essential to reduce installation cost and effort for the price-sensitive masses. Hardware suppliers and platform providers are making it easy and affordable for users and systems integrators by utilizing wireless technology.
FIVE MAJOR TRENDS US HOME AUTO All-in-one All-in-one or so-called multifunctional devices are getting popular. There are more DIYlike devices that connect with whole-home systems. According to Richie Scholl, President of Worthington, “All-in-one systems are getting popular because of lower cost of the system, and that the one device can reduce the three separate items.” For example, LUCIS NuBryte is an all-in-one smart home system that combines smart lighting, intercom, security camera, energy, and household management into one device. The Novi Security 4-in-1 home security sensor provides HD camera, and motion and smoke detection along with a siren. Gavin Tanner, VP of Marketing at Novi Security said, “You can adjust the motion sensor’s sensitivity. When you or your pets are at home, you can decrease the sensitivity of the motion detectors to avoid the false alarm.” Darryl Minkin, DataComm Product Manager of Border States Electric said, “We see continuously increasing demand of multifunctional devices from the climate control side. We can control thermostats based on ambient humidity.”
internet-ConneCted And remotelyControllAble Thanks to the development of the Internet of Things (IoT), connected homes have made the big leap to “smart” homes. Previously, homeowners controlled their home
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(1) Multifunctional and All-in-One (2) Internet-Connected and Remotely-Controllable (3) Intuitive Operation – Voice, Gesture Controls (4) Wireless Installation (5) More Affordable, More Accessible appliances with a remote and keypad. Now, they can control via a touchscreen display, iPhone, iPad, smart watch, or PC. Homeowners have more flexibility in controlling their home automation devices with schedule settings, personalized system scenes, and notification creation with DIY-like ease without asking systems integrators for help. At the same time, integrators can see the changes made and remotely view, add, delete, reconfigure, and recover previous versions.
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Agrippa Acoustic Door Holder
Cognitec FaceVACS Technology
Features:
• F ace localization and face tracking on images and video streams • Matching algorithms for enrollment, verification, and identification • Accurate portrait characteristics check for gender, age, pose deviation, exposure, glasses, eyes closed, uniform lighting detection, unnatural color, image, and face geometry • ISO 19794-5 full frontal image type checks and formatting as required for ePassports • Supports multiple algorithms to work with two-dimensional intensity data, or two-dimensional data and corresponding range data (3D data)
• D igital acoustically triggered door holder • Learns the sound of your fire alarm • Easy, wirefree installation and programming • Daily timed release option • 200 N holding force • 10-minute installation ■ Geofire/U.K. ■ Email: enquiries@geofire.co.uk
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Databac Contactless Card Protector Features: • P rotects data on contactless cards • Blocks 20 Khz, 100 Khz, 125 Khz/134 Khz, 13.56 MHz, 433 MHz, 868 MHz, 915 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 3 GHz, and 4 GHz signals • Credit card size • Secure and simple to use • Can be customized with your logo and message ■ Databac Group/U.K. ■ Email: enquiries@databac.com
■ Cognitec/Germany ■ Email: info@cognitec.com
VCA Intelligent Public View Monitor Features: • F ace detection: the face images captured by the built-in Full HD camera which is discretely located within the monitor’s housing can be used to verify where individuals have been within the store • Business intelligence: the camera incorporates analytics technology that has people counting and tracking capabilities, which can be utilized to produce heat maps • Reporting: supported by uCountit, the cloud based analytics reporting solution can be accessed via a web browser
• I n-house promotions: equipped with a built-in SD card for displaying welcome messages and advertisements in support of in-house promotions • Event detection: Uuing built-in camera and analytics, areas of particular interest can be set up as zones or tripwires and when events occur, the images can be recorded and sent to a mobile for instant review ■ VCA Technology/U.K. ■ Email: info@vcatechnology.com
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Grundig GCI-M1566F 6 MP Fisheye Vandal-Proof Dome IP Camera With IR LED
Seagate Surveillance HDD 8 TB
Gallagher F3 Fence Controllers
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• R ugged anti-vandal body made of die-cast aluminum with polycarbonate lower dome for outdoor application • 6 MP CMOS, color/B&W camera • 360-degree field of view • Dewarping function built-in • ONVIF Profile S compliant for maximum compatibility with VMS • 0 lux: integrated LED IR illuminator to see in total darkness
• C an store over 800 hours of HD content • Can record up to 64 cameras simultaneously • Incorporates rotational vibration sensors enabling it to reliably perform in systems with 8 or more drives • Features Seagate Rescue Service • Offers the highest capacity on the market made for surveillance storage
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■ Seagate Technology/U.S. ■ Email: apj.sales.enquiry@seagate.com
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2 .3 J output per circuit Easy maintenance design 5-day historic alarm retention Support for external power management options • Voltage and temperature reporting • Automatic software upgrades ■ Gallagher Security/New Zealand ■ Email: security@gallagher.com
Synology NVR216 Features:
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• D irect 1080p HDMI output for most monitors and television Features: • 4- or 9-channel configurations available • IP recording up to 128 channels • Expandable to 32 TB storage with an • Up to 144 TB of recording storage expansion unit • 25 hot-swappable drives • Energy efficient — below 15 W when fully • Megapixel camera support loaded and running • Reliable Linux operating system • Free mobile app on iOS and Android • Intel processor technology ■ Synology/Taiwan ■ Email: jeffreyh@synology.com
■ WavestoreUSA/U.S. ■ Email: sales@wavestoreusa.com
Axis Q1941-E Thermal Network Camera Features: • O ffers 384 x 288 thermal resolution • Supports electronic image stabilization (EIS) to reduce the effect of vibrations • Supports Axis’ Zipstream, which lowers bandwidth and storage requirements • Can be integrated with other IP security equipment and with third-party applications • Designed for 24/7 detection in challenging conditions ■ Axis Communications/Sweden ■ Email: pressoffice@axis.com
Qualcomm Snapdragon 618 IP Camera Features: • 6 -core, 64-bit CPU with dual 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex TM-A72 + quad 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 cores • Integrated X8 LTE with global mode and advanced carrier aggregation up to 2 x 20 MHz in both downlink and uplink • LTE Cat 7 with support for peak speeds of 300 Mbps download/100 Mbps upload • Dual image signal processors (ISP) to offer support for up to 21 MP images and 4K video with
dedicated hardware H.264 and HEVC encoding, offering as much as a 50-percent reduction in bandwidth • Power management IC with integrated audio codec supports efficient battery operation ■ Qualcomm Technologies/U.S. ■ Contact: www.qualcomm.com/contact
COSEC VEGA With Battery Backup
IndigoVision HD Interceptor PTZ
Aperio KS100 Server Cabinet Lock
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• H igh security Grade 1 asset protection with audit control • Hardwired power, PoE 48 Vdc or standard 24 Vdc options • SFIC high security key override allows secure manual unlock capability • Easy to install • 500,000 cycles of operation • Easy-to-manage user access
ccess control and time attendance A Fingerprint, smart card, and proximity card 3.5” TFT touch screen LCD Power over Ethernet, built-in Wi-Fi, mobile broadband (3G/4G) • IP65-based door controller • 50,000 users and 500,000 events ■ Matrix Comsec/India ■ Email: customer.care@maxtrixcomsec.com
.264 encoding H Delivers 1080p video IP68 and IK10 rating Operating range of -40 to 60 degrees Celsius 129 mm lens Integrated with white and infrared lighting
■ IndigoVision/U.K. ■ Email: sales@indigovision.com
■ Assa Abloy/Sweden ■ Email: info@assaabloy.com
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January – September 2016
WORLD SECURITY EXHIBITION DIRECTORY Exhibitions marked with ★ indicate a&s portfolio's scheduled participation. See a&s personally at these shows. Please refer to the "Yearly Show Calendar" at www.asmag.com/main/global_events.aspx.
January 2016
Intersec • Date: 2016/01/17–01/19 • Venue: Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center, Dubai, UAE • Tel: +971-4-389-4500 • Fax: +971-4-358-5533 • Email: intersec@uae.messefrankfurt.com • URL: www.intersecexpo.com
secutech India • Date: 2016/04/14–04/16 • Venue: Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai, India • Tel: +91-22-4286-3800 • Fax: +91-22-2636-7676 • Email: info@secutechexpo.com • URL: www.secutechindia.co.in
July 2016
ecProTec East S Africa
• Date: 2016/07/12–07/14 • Venue: Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, Kenya • Tel: +49-40-710070-51 • Fax: +49-40-710070-59 secutech • Email: stefan.freiberg@planetfair.de International • URL: www.secproteceastafrica.com March 2016 • Date: 2016/04/19–04/21 Safe Secure • Venue: Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei, Taiwan Security • Tel: +886-2-8729-1099 #210 Pakistan Exhibi tion & • Fax: +886-2-2747-6617 • Date: 2016/03/01–03/03 Conf erence • Email: echo.lin@newera.messefrankfurt.com • Venue: Pak-China Friendship Center, Islamabad, Pakistan • Date: 2016/07/20–07/22 • URL: www.secutech.com • Tel: +92-21-111-734-266 • Venue: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, • Fax: +92-21-324-10723 Melbourne, Australia Expo Seguridad • Email: info@safesecurepakistan.com • Tel: +61-3-9261-4602 • Date: 2016/04/26–04/28 • URL: www.safesecurepakistan.com • Email: aphilipps@divcom.net.au • Venue: Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico • URL: www.securityexpo.com.au • Tel: +52-55-5524-1822 Security Show • Fax: +52-55-1084-3070 September 2016 • Date: 2016/03/08–03/11 • Email: marreola@reedexpo.com • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan • URL: www.exposeguridadmexico.com IFSEC Southeast • Tel: +81-3-3512-5610 Asia May 2016 • Fax: +81-3-3512-5680 • Date: 2016/09/07-09/09 • URL: www.shopbiz.jp/en/ss Exposec • Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre , Kuala Lumpur,
ISC Brasil • Date: 2016/03/15–03/17 • Venue: Expo Center, Norte, Sao Paulo, Brazil • Tel: +55-11-3060-4893 • Email: ivan.romao@reedalcantara.com.br • URL: www.iscbrasil.com.br DEC 2015 ● www.asmag.com
April 2016
ISC West • Date: 2016/04/06–04/08 • Venue: Sands Expo & Convetion Center, Las Vegas, U.S. • Tel: +1-203-840-5602 • Email: inquiry@isc.reedexpo.com • URL: www.iscwest.com
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• Date: 2016/05/10–05/12 • Venue: Sao Paulo Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Brazil • Tel: +55-11-5585-4355 • Fax: +55-11-5585-4359 • Email: international@cipanet.com.br • URL: www.exposec.tmp.br
Malaysia • Tel: +44-20-7921-8127 • Email: Agnius.Kazlauskas@ubm.com • URL: www.ifsecsea.com
June 2016
• Date: 2016/09/21–09/24 • Venue: Friendship Cultural Palace, Hanoi, Vietnam • Tel: +886-2-8729-1099 #210 • Fax: +886-2-2747-6617 • Email: stvn@newera.messefrankfurt.com • URL: www.secutechvietnam.com
IFSEC International • Date: 2016/06/21–06/23 • Venue: ExCel London, London, U.K. • Tel: +44-20-7921-5000 • Email: rachel.eaton@ubm.com • URL: www.ifsec.co.uk
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SURVEILLANCE PAGE NO. 59
ADVERTISER AIC INC.
MAJOR ITEM NVR/ STORAGE
COUNTRY TAIWAN
E-MAIL sales@aicipc.com.tw
15
BEIJING BLUESKY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SURVEILLANCE
CHINA
overseas@bstar.com.cn
41
BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS
CCTV
GERMANY
apr.securitysystems@bosch.com
96
CONNECTION TECHNOLOGR SYSTEMS INC.
SWITCH/CONVERTOR/ETHERNET MEDIA TAIWAN
sales@iConnectron.com
BARN DOOR, INSIDE FRONT COVER, 1
DAHUA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
SURVEILLANCE
overseas@dahuatech.com
CHINA
21
DAIWON OPTICAL CO., LTD.
LENS
KOREA
sales@dwopt.com
8
DYNACOLOR INC.
IP CAMERA / NVR
TAIWAN
info@dynacolor.com.tw
83
EVERFOCUS ELECTRONICS CORP.
CAMERA / DVR / IP CAMERA
TAIWAN
marketing@everfocus.com.tw
47
FLIR COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS
THERMAL SURVEILLANCE
BELGIUM
flir@flir.com
77
FUZHOU FRAN M&E TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
DOME COVER
CHINA
sales@fjsmt.com
9
GKB SECURITY CORPORATION
IP CAMERA / NVR / HD SDI CAMERA / HD SDI DVR TAIWAN
7
HANGZHOU JUFENG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
AHD DVR, AHD CAMERA, NVR, IP CAMERA, HOME SECURITY CHINA
oversea_sales@jufenginfo.com
75
HANYANG HITAO CO., LTD.
SURVEILLANCE
sales@hyhitao.co.kr
KOREA
sales@gkbsecurity.com
5
HDPRO CO., LTD.
CCTV
KOREA
sales@hdprocctv.com
BACK COVER
HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
SURVEILLANCE
CHINA
overseasbusiness@hikvision.com
10
ICATCH INC.
DVR
TAIWAN
marketing@icatchinc.com
11
IDIS CO., LTD.
SURVEILLANCE
KOREA
sales@idisglobal.com
53
INODIC INC.
CAMERA
KOREA
sales@inodic.com
39
MEERE COMPANY INC.
CAMERA
KOREA
sales@cube-eye.co.kr
6
MILESTONE SYSTEMS
SURVEILLANCE
DENMARK
sk@milestonesys.com
61
OB TELECOM ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
FIBER OPTIC TRANSCEIVER
CHINA
overseas@obtelecom.com
30, 31
PIXELPLUS CO., LTD.
SEMICONDUCTOR
KOREA
kahn@pixelplus.com
34, 35
QIHAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
SURVEILLANCE
CHINA
marketing@qihan.cn
23
QNAP SYSTEMS, INC.
NVR / VMS
TAIWAN
nvr@qnap.com
79
RASTER ELECTRONIC UK LIMITED
SURVEILLANCE
UNITED KINGDOM info@raster-uk.com
2
RIFATRON CO., LTD.
DVR
KOREA
contact@rifatron.com
93
SHENZHEN COMMANDER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CASING
CHINA
sjw@yjdcase.com
49
SHENZHEN NANFANG HANBANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. NVR, IP CAMERA
CHINA
sales@hanbangoverseas.com
27
SIA RIOT ENGINEERING
LATVIA
eu@luxriot.com
VIDEO MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
12, 13
SONY CORPORATION DSBG. SYSTEM LSI DIVISION
SEMICONDUCTOR
JAPAN
-
25
TAMRON CO., LTD.
CAMERA
JAPAN
newbiz@tamron.co.jp
45
TECHPOINT INC.
CHIPSET
USA
dma@techpointinc.com
65
VISIONITE INC.
CCTV
KOREA
vision@visionite.com
19
VIVOTEK INC.
IP CAMERA / SOFTWARE / VIDEO SERVER TAIWAN
sales@vivotek.com
3
WEBGATE INC.
DVR
KOREA
support@webgateinc.com
81
YOUNGKOOK ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
CAMERA
KOREA
aralee@youngkook.com
MAJOR ITEM ACCESS CONTROL
COUNTRY E-MAIL UNITED KINGDOM cem.info@tycoint.com
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ADVERTISER CEM SYSTEMS LTD.
55
GIGA-TMS INC.
RFID MODULE / LOCK / READER
TAIWAN
promag@gigatms.com.tw
17
SUPREMA INC.
FINGERPRINT
KOREA
sales@supremainc.com sales@uwcelectric.com
89
UWC ELECTRIC (M) SDN. BHD.
ACCESS CONTROL
MALAYSIA
INSIDE BACK COVER
VANDERBILT
ACCESS CONTROL
SWITZERLAND -
71
VOIM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
FINGERPRINT
KOREA
sales@ten-bio.com
ADVERTISER LINCE ITALIA S.P.A.
MAJOR ITEM INTRUSION ALARM
COUNTRY ITALY
E-MAIL info@lince.net
ADVERTISER TWINHEAD INTERNATIONAL CORP.
MAJOR ITEM IPC
COUNTRY TAIWAN
E-MAIL marketing@durabook.com
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