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Finding the Ideal Framework for Smart City Data Sharing Data sharing is an inevitability in smart cities and for city surveillance.
Ensuring the safety of the millions of children that ride school buses daily is a top priority.
P.49 The Growth of Cold Chain and the Opportunities It Brings The cold chain industry is growing at a rapid pace.
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From Pick Up to Drop Off — Student Tracking Provides Peace of Mind
“Technology is bringing more and more safety solutions to the school bus. The first solution to bring school buses into the 21st century is internet access.” Gene Ballard, Smart Bus Program Manager, Kajeet How Technology is Making School Buses Safer, p.14
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Editor’s Note Application Cases SMAhome Show Preview Show Review Companies in This Issue New Products/Show Calendar
WEBSITE ARTICLES https://www.asmag.com How to Secure Secondary Doors in Schools to Ensure Safety With school shootings and other types of incidents posing dangers, having an advanced access control system is critical.
6 Benefits of Using Augmented Reality in Physical Security Augmented reality is becoming increasingly popular in various fields, and security is no exception.
Editor’s Note Will the High Tariff on Chinese Imports Bring US Manufacturing Back? The tariff on US$200 billion worth of Chinese products has already been imposed now. US President Trump doesn’t seem to be holding back at this moment. With this approach, the U.S. is aiming to bring its manufacturing industry back into the country and solve its high unemployment problem. However, will it happen sooner or later in the U.S.? One company said in a television interview that it doesn’t look like the positive outcome will happen in the short term. Their manufacturing building has already been sold; the production machinery still needs to be ordered; and most importantly, they can’t immediately find the labor to work in the product assembly lines. In the security industry, the situation looks to be even more difficult since the major security chipset provider, HiSilicon from Huawei Group, has already dominated the security industry. With the complete supply chain in China, it won’t be that easy for US customers to either manufacture products locally or buy from other vendors. Now, many Chinese manufacturers are planning to move their assembly lines to Southeast Asian countries. Some buyers have also switched to purchasing products from Taiwan instead. Overall, we haven’t seen any growth momentum in the US manufacturing segment yet. For more details regarding how the U.S.-China trade war is impacting the US security industry, you can read our analysis in this issue.
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One event that is closely watched by everyone in the business community is the China-U.S. trade war, with the U.S. slapping tariffs of 10 percent on US$200 billion of Chinese goods in the latest round. How the conflict will unfold remains to be seen, but the consensus in security is that it will stifle growth and innovation, benefiting neither side.
Bloomberg recently broke the story alleging that spy chips were found on Super Micro motherboards. The allegations are still currently being investigated. Nonetheless, this only serves to highlight the importance of safeguarding what has become an extremely valuable commodity in today’s society — data. From the supply chain to the end user, security is only as strong as it’s weakest link.
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Products of the Month
Facial Recognition Terminals for Building and Airport Access Control Security, speed and convenience have long represented conflicting goals for border control and public building authorities. The following facial recognition terminals are designed to resolve such problems with advanced biometric technology and artificial intelligence, allowing smooth crossing of the electronic gates. Some of the solutions are not limited to one form of biometric recognition, therefore guaranteeing secure management of airport passengers and office workers.
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o ensure free-flowing access control management, Portal100 by Princeton Identity can identify up to 20 people per minute, making it ideal for high-throughput applications, including factories, facilities, airports and borders as well as corporate lobbies. Its dual modality, iris and face recognition, is available to upgrade to tri-modal with additional fingerprint readers.
Key Features • Integration available with existing access control systems • Capable of verification when connected with a credential • Interoperable with the IOM Access Control Product Suite • Two factor identification < 1 second • Totally hands-free
Supplier: Princeton Identity www.princetonidentity.com
Hisign Multi-Biometrics Auto Recognition Intelligent Gate
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ombining four-slap fingerprint and face collection and registration, ID card reader, auto fingerprint, and face recognition, this intelligent gate can be used for self-checking at subway stops, public security checkpoints, road passenger terminals, railway passenger transport, as well as other circumstances for identification. Faces collected on the site will be compared with data read from ID or with the registered data. Correct comparison will automatically allow door access. Key Features • Expandable for functions including iris or finger vein detection • Channels can be monitored by IR sensor to avoid unauthorized access of taggers • Auto-alarm to ensure stability of device • Smooth access for passengers under staff guidance
Supplier: Hisign Technology www.hisign.com.cn
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hen the passenger approaches, FaceVACS-Entry system detects the person’s face, adjusts the position of the cameras to the person’s height and then captures images that guarantee high verification accuracy. The software instantly verifies the live images against biometric photos stored in ID documents or facial image databases. FaceVACS-Entry is ready for integration into electronic gates at border control checkpoints.
Key Features • With proprietary sensors to distinguish between human faces and artifacts like printed images and masks • Consists of face recognition software and panel hardware and firmware • Allows travelers to complete self-service procedures in less than 15 seconds • User-friendly interface
Supplier: Cognitec Systems www.cognitec.com
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pecifically designed for modern border control, MorphoWay is an automated e-gate that can speed up passenger screening and greatly reduce queuing time at borders. MorphoWay is able to verify the authenticity of the travel document, correct document owner, and if the person is allowed to go across the border. MorphoWay supports iris, fingerprint or on-the-fly facial recognition access control, as well as e-document scanning. Key Features • Border crossing time: seven seconds in optimal conditions of use • For integration, MorphoWay can be interfaced with other existing monitoring systems • Reports number of persons having crossed the gates, clearance rate, average crossing time and the availability rate of the system • E-gates are equipped with surveillance cameras to transmit real-time images to the monitoring station
Supplier: n IDEMIA www.morpho.com
Vision-Box Seamless ABC Gate With Orchestra Platform
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ision-Box’s Seamless ABC Gate for border control is modernized with Orchestra, the service platform that connects IoT-enabled and mobile ID-ready data. Functions like passenger supervision can be easily integrated. Not only does a 3D virtual assistant show up on the gate access to assist passenger’s access, it can recognize the passenger’s identity, and imitate their traits and movements to provide personal guidance. Key Features • Recognizes identity via active face scanning technology • With AI capability to interpret passenger age, gender, nationality and languages • Can be used in security checkpoints, lounge access, information points, boarding and etc. • Other contactless access options: mobile identity • Provides travelers with a walkthrough identification experience, eliminating stops
Supplier: Vision-Box www.vision-box.com
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S-K3B601 Swing Barrier Gate can be flexibly installed in combination with various identification sensors, such as intelligent card reader, fingerprint readers and facial recognition terminal DS-K5603-Z with Hikvision’s proprietary algorithm. Hikvision’s Swing Barrier Gates is equipped with 12 pairs of IR detectors and anti-crash swing panel, reaching high throughput at 30 to 40 people per minute.
Key Features • Stores up to 10,000 faces • Instant verification (within 1 second) • One-meter recognition distance • Recognition even against harsh backlight • Distinguishes live human faces from pictures and videos
Supplier: Hikvision Digital Technology www.hikvision.com
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y combining Aurora Imaging and Recognition (AIR) engine with the AETHER Sensor unit, passenger verification is taken to a new level through incorporating the hardware into automatic barriers, bag-drop stations and self-boarding gates. Designs range from small LED IR camera units to the single and dual Xenon IR camera units with or without portrait or landscape screens, making it highly adaptable for integration with partners.
Key Features • Uses consistent near IR lighting to overcome various lighting conditions • Verification accomplished in distances up to 1m • 6KB facial templates • AIR engine can also compare a color reference image with captured infrared image
Supplier: Aurora Computer Services auroracs.co.uk
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How Intelligent is AI-Based Video Analytics? To be fair, video analytic solutions have come a long way from their initial days. But how intelligent is video analytics really? BY Prasanth Aby Thomas, Freelancer
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n a recent webinar hosted by Memoori, Carter Maslan, Founder and CEO of Camio, discussed the potential of video analytics to be far more beneficial than traditional rule-based systems. Deep learning has been gaining interest in recent years as they demonstrate several functions that appeal to the customers. For instance, the visual search algorithms allow customers to search for particular objects, animals, etc. This, coupled with the computing power of GPUs, has been the fuel that has enabled the wave of innovation. Given the obvious potential of AI, some of the large technology giants have been keen to enter the field and explore opportunities. “Certainly, the big tech companies like Google with their TensorFlow model has been a great aid,” Maslan said. “Intel has got some great tools that will take the TensorFlow model and import it to exploit whatever resources are on them, the chips that you are running on. So, you have a really flexible mix of CPU
“The industry is definitely seeing a shift towards going beyond the traditional rule-based analytic systems.” and GPU. Resources are available that will target that for you. Then you have all the people that are working on ways to enable and develop training centers that are critically important. So, there is like a whole ecosystem that is forming around the problem of how you get machines to see and understand what is happening.” “When I looked at the physical security building landscape, at trade shows in the past, I was like ‘why is everything so vertically siloed?’” Maslan continued. “You walk the trade floor and you see people selling variations of the
same thing from different brands. It doesn’t feel like a technology industry where you have collaborating partners that are exploiting each other’s strengths at different layers.” However, Maslan feels that such collaboration is happening at some level, with companies offering their strengths to others to join hands and innovate in the field. One of the major drivers of AI in the physical security sphere is the integration of the IT sector. The latter is constantly on their toes with vulnerability issues and this would encourage them to unify all the different systems and make them IT-oriented. “I think there is a combination of factors,” Maslan said. “One, end users that grew up using mobile phones are, all of a sudden, saying, why isn’t there seamless integration as I enter into my office? Then you have IT groups saying, why have these physical security
APPLICATION CASES Environment HIKVISION CAMERAS KEEP PREDATOR IN FOCUS St Mary Magdalene Church in Taunton, Somerset, found itself with a pair of peregrine falcons at the top of its 163-foot church tower earlier this year. Coomber Security Systems took on the task of designing and installing the bespoke surveillance system to observe the birds’ behavior for the Taunton Peregrine Project, using Hikvision Digital Technology PoE switches to provide power and data handling for all five Hikvision IR-equipped cameras that were sited on the tower. Three 4K vari-focal bullet cameras were mounted on wooden poles and then strapped to the tower. Video and sound were also captured from a 4MP mini dome IP camera mounted within the nest box and a small 2MP PTZ camera mounted at the top of the tower. A Ubiquiti AC Nano wireless bridge was used to create a secure connection between the top of the tower and the far end of the church.
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systems been in this isolated area that doesn’t know how to talk modern SSL and REST APIs over regular kind of SaaS-style integrations that they are doing their other businesses, from CRM, ERP, and others. So, I think these two things are creating a sea change.” In short, the industry is definitely seeing a shift toward going beyond the traditional rule-based analytic systems. As more companies work together, further innovations in this area would be inevitable.
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World market for city surveillance equipment exceeded US$3 billion in 2017.
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How Should CIOs Adjust to the Edge Computing Trend? Edge computing carries various advantages for end users in different verticals from manufacturing to retail, and chief information officers (CIOs) in these fields must catch up with this trend. BY William Pao
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ccording to a recent white paper by ABI Research titled “What CIOs Need to Know About Hyperconvergence at the Edge,” the practice of converging different types of data has traditionally been done at the backend. Yet, with the rise of more sophisticated sensors and the data they generate, convergence of data is increasingly carried out on the edge. “Hyperconvergence at the edge essentially accomplishes (managing data from multiple sources) on an edge gateway or server instead of back in the data center,” the paper
said. “Hyperconvergence at the edge helps solve operational business problems in manufacturing, transportation and retail.” According to the white paper, this convergence on the edge has become inevitable as operators need real-time insights and analysis of data generated by sensors to find out faults or abnormalities, so they can deal with them immediately. “As end users of Industrial Internet of Things solutions in various verticals collect more data and more types of data in changing environments, they need more edge computing and edge analytics. With hyperconverged edge gateways, the end users can capture and process data from multiple, previously siloed applications in multiple protocols; learn from live streams of data coming off devices; reduce bandwidth; and lower response time,” it said. “Consolidated computing in the cloud can find more long-term trends and coordinate operations across departments and geographies, but edge computing helps solve problems at the source, in near real time.” The CIO of an end-user entity has a more important role to play, and the whitepaper gave certain strategic recommendations that are summarized as follows. • Solve problems at the edge with partners that understand IT, OT, gateways and virtual machines (VMs). • Create cross-functional task forces internally. “Likewise, your own IT team needs to understand your own company’s OT problems. IIoT solutions take joint project planning across IT and OT to succeed,” the paper pointed out. • Stay as open as possible to new solutions. By integrating VMs under a hypervisor at the edge, CIOs do not limit themselves to any single type of solution in their gateways but instead can integrate almost any new type of platform, edge analytics and processing, the paper said.
Commercial IDIS SURVEILLANCE FOR LUXURY CAR DEALERSHIP Porsche Chandler required a next-generation security and surveillance solution that would provide maximum visibility and facilitate full situational awareness by dealership management and security staff. Scottsdale-based SARC Monitoring designed a solution with IDIS technology at the heart of it. New and existing camera installations are integrated via IDIS’s DirectIP line of true plug-and-play network video recorders (NVRs). Multiple IDIS NVRs provide Porsche Chandler a high-performance, user-friendly surveillance system that fully supports their existing IP camera infrastructure. The combination of cameras and recorders were installed and integrated with the dealership’s low-profile speaker system. Used by on-site personnel and SARC’s highly trained rapid response team, Porsche Chandler was able to attain edge-to-edge comprehensive surveillance in support of security, analytics and even business intelligence, even during after-hours.
Marketing for Systems Integration? How’s That Done? Systems integrators should be able to market themselves well in this increasingly competitive industry. BY Prasanth Aby Thomas, Freelancer
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ccording to David Morgan, Co-Founder, and VP of Security Dealer Marketing, marketing aligned with your sales strategy is a very powerful combination for sustained growth. “Grow by contracting rather than just positioning yourself as a generalist, focus on vertical markets,” Morgan said. “How many times are your end-user customers cold-called by other security companies or other services soliciting them? If you are perceived as an expert, leads will come to you without you having to chase them. Your website must have a section(s) that communicates you understand a challenge that a particular vertical market faces as well as how you’ve solved it. Also, create case studies, whitepapers, etc., which position you as the leader in that particular market.” You can purchase lead lists and create content that is specific to them to send out monthly e-newsletters. That same lead list can be uploaded to Facebook and LinkedIn. The users that are associated with the social accounts, can be custom lists that can be marketed towards. “Both digital and traditional marketing are both very important to the success of an integrator,” Morgan said. “With the advancement of technology, and more importantly, where integrator’s end user customers spend their time dictates where you should invest your marketing budget, time and efforts. We believe your approach should consist of both digital and traditional marketing. Depending on the vertical you are focused on will dictate whether it‘s 70/30, 80/20 or 90/10 split digital vs. traditional. The case for digital includes social media — LinkedIn and Facebook as examples are huge untapped options.” Another digital channel is email marketing. Creating valuable content that positions you as the thought leader will help get your emails read and catapult the perception of your security company. An underutilized tactic is retargeting. Since retargeted ads are based on your website traffic and most integrators don’t have much website traffic, you’ll be hard-pressed to spend over US$100 per month.
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Ensuring the safety of the millions of children that ride school buses daily is a top priority. New and more advanced technologies are helping school districts protect students both on and off the bus. BY Eifeh Strom, Freelancer
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chool buses are one of the safest modes of transportation on the road. In fact, students are 70 times more likely to arrive safely at school if traveling by school bus rather than by car, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Even so, recent school bus accidents, such as the 2016 Chattanooga, Tennessee, bus crash that resulted in the deaths of six students have highlighted the need for stronger safety measures. Today, a combination of public awareness, driver and student bus safety training, and installation of integrated onboard safety technologies are essential for modern school bus safety management, according to Justin Malcolm, Director of Product Management for Safe Fleet. By deploying a combination of different safety solutions, school buses across the U.S. can better ensure the safety of the precious cargo they transport.
Using Cameras and GPS Tracking
Nowadays there are many different types of safety and security solutions for school
buses. Cameras are a common safety measure, and in the past have mostly been installed inside buses to monitor and keep track of what is happening aboard. However, advancements in camera technology and accompanying software can now offer school districts real-time video footage of what is happening both outside and inside the bus. This is important since students are most vulnerable during the loading and unloading process. While the deployment of stop arms and crossing arms have helped reduce student injuries and fatalities over the years, implementing stop arm cameras on the outside of the bus is helping penalize drivers overtaking stopped school buses. “Stop-arm cameras track any illegal passing and some states allow districts to use these cameras to issue tickets to those drivers,” said Gene Ballard, Smart Bus Program Manager at Kajeet. “Rearview or backup cameras provide drivers another point of reference to ensure there are no pedestrians walking behind the school bus. Additionally, bus drivers have a silent alarm or panic button, which they can press to alert their transportation department of an issue or emergency on their school bus,” he added. Leslie Kilgore, VP of Engineering at Thomas Built Buses (TBB), explained how using a 360-degree camera, such
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t’s a simple fact — parents want to know where their children are. Now, with student tracking solutions, this peace of mind can be offered to both parents, drivers and school administrators alike. Most of the technologies used by school buses to increase safety (e.g., collision detection, surveillance cameras, GPS tracking, etc.) are not unique to school bus transportation — many of these technologies are already widely used in the transportation industry. What is unique to the school bus industry, though, is the proliferation of apps and student tracking technologies. With these technologies drivers and parents can track both the school bus and students on the bus, while also ensuring that school buses are as efficient as possible.
Different Types of Student Tracking
The latest solution for student tracking is to equip students with their own ID card which is swiped when getting on and off the school bus. This allows administrators and parents to view and track where students are during the school bus operation. Companies like Wireless Links offer passive and active RFID solutions integrated with fleet management to track students. The company’s student and school bus tracking fleet management solution provides
Student tracking solutions for school buses are allowing both parents and school administrators to keep track of students during their bus journey to and from school. BY Eifeh Strom, Freelancer
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visibility and control over the real-time location of students and buses while providing assistance in ensuring student transportation safety. According to Gene Ballard, Smart Bus Program Manager at Kajeet, the following are required for an effective student tracking solution: full GPS services on the bus, ID cards for the students with RFID or NFC, and driver tablets (which some states prohibit). “The driver tablet is important as
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students will forget their ID cards and their information must be manually entered into a tablet,” he explained. The Kajeet solution provides the connecting piece of Wi-Fi to ensure student tracking information can be transferred safely and securely. “Our SmartBus solution also includes the GPS services to: view the current location and location history of every school bus; visualize the position of buses across the school district with a breadcrumbs trail; and create custom reports, including when buses exceed the speed limit,” Ballard said. Seon’s student ridership tracking solution is integrated with video, GPS tracking and route operations software. “Student tracking requires an RFID card, card reader, wireless connectivity (cellular) and interface with routing or tracking data. Most vendors offer pieces of this solution, leading to incompatibility and incomprehensible data reports. We offer a fully integrated video, routing and tracking solution,” said Justin Malcolm, Director of Product Management for Safe Fleet. ReaXium has created a unique solution using mobile biometric devices that are outfitted on the school bus. “Upon boarding, students and bus drivers authenticate themselves with a device that Student tracking captures their fingerprint or ID card which verifies who they are, when they boarded, and what bus enables adminisand bus stop they should be going to,” explained trators and parents Edgar Zorrilla, CEO of ReaXium. to view and track Unlike cameras, GPS tracking and roll-call methods of student monitoring, which lack a where students are big proponent in visibility, ReaXium’s solution during the school removes the guesswork of which students are bus operation.” on the bus, what stop they will be getting off at, and when they will be getting off. “Parents and administrators can track the buses in real time and get notifications on student status. The ability to provide constant visibility throughout the bus route is critical in making sure that no child is not accounted for and to advocate safety for the greater community,” Zorrilla said.
Overcoming Challenges
School districts are always under strict budgets, and “extras,” like student tracking, are often seen as Edgar Zorrilla, CEO, ReaXium unnecessary despite their value. As such, solution providers are working with school districts’ restricted budgets so they can still reap the benefits of this technology. ReaXium boasts a flexible business model to allow school districts to make the most of implementing its solution. “For starters, as a managed service provider, we don’t make districts take on a capital asset that will depreciate in value, instead our customers will pay a monthly fee that covers full-time monitoring and support as well as access to any software or hardware update,” Zorrilla explained. Wireless Links offers low-cost options such as its RFID solutions integrated with GPS telematics. “We offer both passive and active RFID solutions in addition to the GPS telematics devices installed on the bus. Both are budget friendly options. For the passive RFID, the student card
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Smart Lock Booming in Demand
The smart lock market is being boosted by growing customer awareness of the benefits and value these locks can bring to various industry segments. BY the a&s Editorial Team
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he global smart lock market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 15 percent during t h e fo r e c a s t p e r i o d f r o m 2018 to 2022, according to a research report by Technavio. Compared to traditional locks, smart locks provide more secure and convenient door entry via connected mobile devices like smartphones and smartwatches without the need for physical keys or access cards. Technavio indicated that the implementation of security standards is another advantage of smart locks. Overall speaking, the hospitality and residential segments are two major applications for smar t locks. The industry stakeholders benefit from the advancement of technologies like cloud-based lock management solutions or artificial intelligence technologies that lead to new business models and opportunities. Homeowners or hotel guests enjoy convenience from keyless entry, customized user experiences and enhanced security as well as additional services like secure in-home parcel deliver y or nearby restaurant and shopping recommendations.
Smart Home on the Rise
The smart home is considered to be the first market to really take off, and it is projected to present considerable growth opportunities. “Smart door locks in residential are often connected
with a smart home solution,” said Brian Shedd, VP for Global Sales and Marketing at OpenKey. He predicts that the home segment will likely to continue having the highest growth in the next five years as residential smart locks are less complicated and more economical than hotel or commercial smart lock applications. Based on a report from Grand View Research, the rising adoption of connected home solutions and need to establish connectivity across all electronic devices in users’ houses as a result of the growing penetration of smart homes are among the key trends that can drive the smart lock market. The report indicates that the increasing penetration of smartphones is expected to fuel the demand for smart locks, and technological advancements will play an important role in the development of the market. The smart home lock provider August Home, which reached 1 million users in July 2018, said that the highest growth will likely be in the home, as security, control and convenience around one’s front door is a universal concern and a personal decision. To drive market growth and increase the product value of smart locks, smart lock suppliers and service providers are forming mutually beneficial strategic partnerships. In a previous interview, Thomas Schulz, Director of Marketing and Communications of Digital and Access Solutions at ASSA ABLOY EMEA, said, “We are fine-tuning our suite of integration services for new partners. We want to make it as easy as possible for service providers to work with us.” The company also offers help to integration partners when it comes to promoting their new solutions or services. The company works with a leading Scandinavian postal service company PostNord to offer opt-in service to issue single-use “digital key” automatically to an authorized PostNord driver. Schulz indicated,
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The United States on September 24 implemented tariffs of 10 percent on approximately US$200 billion worth of Chinese goods â&#x20AC;&#x201D; some of which are security related. Separately, the U.S. has also issued a ban on Hikvision and Dahua products for government applications, an action seen as an extension of the overall trade conflict between the two countries. While the overall impact of the sanctions on the security industry remains to be seen, we believe the measures would ultimately result in negative consequences that benefit security players from neither side. BY William Pao / Image Source: tw.123rf.com
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n September 24, the United States implemented tariffs of 10 percent on US$200 billion worth of imports from China in the latest round of the trade war that stemmed from US President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to punish China for what he said were unfair trade practices, from forcing foreign companies to hand over their technology secrets to China in exchange for accessing the Chinese market, to Chinese companies receiving huge subsidies to compete globally at low prices.
The trade war officially began on July 6, when the Trump administration imposed tariffs of 25 percent on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports. The act was immediately retaliated by China, which imposed tariffs of the same rate on the same amount of imports from the U.S. Then, on August 23, the U.S. levied 25 percent tariffs on an additional $16 billion of goods from China, and the action was also reciprocated by China. This led to the 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods effective September 24. The initial 10 percent rate would increase to 25 percent effective January 1, 2019. In response, China announced $60 billion worth of US goods that would be subject to tariffs of either 5 or 10 percent, also effective September 24.
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Singapore, Thailand Take the Lead in Asian
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eedless to say, urbanization is a global phenomenon as more people are moving from rural areas to urban environments. And the trend is expected to continue in the mid- to long-term. According to the 2018 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects report by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, today 55 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68 percent by 2050. “Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in residence of the human population from rural to urban areas, combined with the overall growth of the world’s population could add another 2.5 billion people to urban areas by 2050,” the report said. Nowhere is the urbanization trend more noticeable than in Southeast Asia, where cities are expanding at a quicker pace than the global average or the rest of Asia on average, according to a report by McKinsey Global Institute titled “Smart Cities in Southeast Asia.” “Today there are more than 230 cities across the region, each with more than 200,000 people. By 2030, another 90 million people are expected to move to cities across ASEAN. That would be more than 2.5 times the growth rate of population expected for the region,
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indicating that cities will become even more central to Southeast Asian economies and societies,” the report said.
Turning to Smart Technology
As Asia cities get bigger and more crowded, they are inevitably subject to the damaging effects that urbanization brings. As a result, they turn to smart technologies and solutions to tackle various issues, thus developing themselves into “smart cities.” “Rapid growth in Southeast Asia’s urbanization trend has led to increased traffic,
Smart city is a growing trend in Asia. As more and more people in the region migrate to cities, municipal officials turn to smart technology to address some of the issues and challenges that arise with urbanization. In this article we’ll explore smart cities in Asia, with a special focus on examples in Singapore and Thailand.
overcrowded public transport, rising crime, poor air quality and sanitation, and inefficient operations as city managers struggle to keep up. The new generation of deep learningdriven video analytics can improve security and safety by automating the monitoring process and alerting operators only when human intervention is needed,” said Zvika Ashani, CTO of Agent Vi. “For smart cities, computer intelligence can enhance daily life by streamlining operations: smoothening the flow of people and/or vehicles, crowd control, queue management, and even managing trash collection and other municipal services more efficiently.”
Improving Transportation With ITS
Zvika Ashani, CTO, Agent Vi
In general, smart city initiatives address problems in several domains, chief among them transportation, which is a challenging issue facing Asian cities. “Today, congestion is one of the key productivity drains in Southeast Asia, exacting a toll that has been estimated at 2 to 5 percent of each country’s GDP,” the McKinsey report said, citing other negative effects traffic congestions can bring. “Studies have shown that longer daily commutes are correlated with lower life satisfaction and even increased risk of anxiety, poor fitness, obesity, high blood pressure and other physical maladies. Moreover, when cars spend a large proportion of time idling, they generate greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.” As a result, Asian cities are more and more turning to intelligent transportation systems (ITS) to improve their traffic. A major player in this regard is the city-state of Singapore, which has implemented the Expressway
Monitoring Advisory System (EMAS), Parking Guidance System (PGS) and TrafficScan, all connected to the integrated i-Transport system on the backend. According to the Singapore Land Transport Authority, the systems work together to aggregate and analyze data and deliver real-time traffic information to motorists through both public and private communications channels. “Motorists can benefit by receiving real-time traffic information on mobile phones, web portals and navigation devices; avoiding traffic incidents or congested routes; making informed decisions on alternative routes to reach destinations faster; and seeing their overall traveling experience enhanced,” the agency said. Furthermore, Singapore has implemented dynamic congestion pricing through its Electronic Road Pricing System. As a result of the system’s implementation, traffic congestion is down by 15 percent since its introduction in 1990, and public transit has gone from 45 to 65 percent of the city’s commutes, the McKinsey report cited.
Energy Savings
Another area in which cities rely on smart technology is energy consumption, which inevitably rises amid an influx of people moving into urban settings. Optimizing energy usage, then, becomes a priority for Asian cities. One area where significant energy savings can be made is through the automation of buildings, which are a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions. By employing building automation technologies, lighting and HVAC can automatically adjust to the number of occupants in the building
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Chain and the ortunities It Brings The cold chain industry is growing at a rapid pace, thanks to the increased need to transport perishable goods like food and medicine. For solution providers in this sector, opportunities are several. However, they need to have a clear understanding of the pain points to make a real difference. BY Prasanth Aby Thomas, Freelancer
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s countries worldwide increasingly realize the importance of maintaining robust trade links with each other and the technological developments that can assist them in it, trade volumes are on the rise. According to data from the World Trade Organization (WTO), merchandise trade volume is expected to rise 4.4 percent in 2018, almost as much as the 4.7 percent increase recorded in 2017. Growth could ease a bit to 4 percent in the coming year but will remain firmly above levels recorded during the financial crisis. The cold chain market, one of the major components of global trade, was valued at US$147.6 billion in 2017 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15 percent from 2018 to 2025, according to Grand View Research. The increased presence of connected devices and automation of refrigerated warehouses is considered some of the major factors fueling this growth. The growth figures mentioned above include statistics from different sectors, including food and medicine. Speaking specifically on the latter, Mark Sawicki, Chief Commercial Officer of Cryoport, said that
according to recent reports, the total global sales year to date for biologic products and drugs has exceeded $300 billion. “The specialized global logistics solutions for these products are forecast to reach approximately $15 billion by the end of 2018 and grow to $18 billion by 2022,” Sawicki said. “We agree with the estimates and see a growing demand for our products and for the industry.” Not all industry experts are, however, convinced that the growth could rise at the rapid pace that is projected. This is not because of a lack of demand. In fact, the demand is strong but the infrastructural support to meet the demand may still be at a nascent stage in certain parts of the world. For Alvis Lazarus, CEO of Hesol Consulting, who spoke specifically about the Indian market, the outlook shows strong potential, but the reality is slightly different. “With the current outlook, cold chain industry could easily be a winner, but it isn’t yet,” Lazarus said. “Though the demand is so promising, the means to cope up with that demand is still very fragile.” Naturally, the more products that require
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Industry Report Data sharing is an inevitability in smart cities and for city surveillance. While finding the â&#x20AC;&#x153;idealâ&#x20AC;? data sharing framework may be a challenge, with cooperation from all parties involved it can be done for the benefit of everyone.
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mart cities have been made possible because of the Internet of Things. This has resulted in an abundance of data, most of which goes unused. Implementing a strong data sharing framework for smart cities to share data between various entities (e.g., government agencies, businesses, residents, etc.) will allow cities to become smarter, safer and more efficient. When it comes to city surveillance, data sharing
has become an important aspect of ensuring that all relevant parties are provided with the necessary information. Privacy concerns and government regulations, however, can pose obstacles. By working with regulations and ensuring accountability, smart cities could implement a data sharing framework that benefits residents, businesses and the city as a whole.
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The “Ideal” Framework
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In smart cities, the ideal data sharing framework for video surveillance is built to serve both the smart city ecosystem and its stakeholders. These stakeholders range from the various government agencies and the entities operating within to the businesses, communities and residents of the city. The framework should allow each stakeholder to remain in command and control of their group’s data. At the same time, the framework needs to connect the various disparate systems that span these stakeholders. “In a smart city a data sharing framework must have built-in, secure and traceable permissions that allow the owner(s) to share different silos of data, based on the agency or person accessing that data. Access to all shared data must be traceable for audit, with full transparency to all parties that ‘touched’ the data, when, and under what authority,” said Giovanni Gaccione, Justice and Public Safety Practice Lead at Genetec. It is important that every municipal entity has a policy across all departments with input and guidance from all departments (e.g., fire, traffic, police, water, etc.), advised Stuart Rawling, Director of Segment Marketing at Pelco by Schneider Electric. “These departments must have an aligned understanding
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of data sharing and legal implications both internally and externally. Best practices should start with a white list of data that’s acceptable to share (such as basic physical appearance of crime suspects) rather than a black list of data that’s unacceptable (such as a Social Security number). This way the default is to not share or leak data that might be subjectively deemed not sensitive, but later could prove to be just that,” he said. Ron Grinfeld, Global Marketing Business Development for Enterprise Security at FLIR Systems, suggested an API-centric design that allows data integration not only with newly implemented digital/data-driven systems, but also with legacy systems. Furthermore, an ideal framework must also support large scale, high bandwidth, sensorgenerated data streams, and allow both public and private data sharing. “The framework should be scalable beyond the traditional city-level users and allow support for new classes of value creators and stakeholders,” he added. Intelligent security devices, according to Fan Yang, Vertical Solutions Manager at Hikvision Digital Technology, play an important role in smart cities in capturing key targets and information. These devices send the data to the backend to be analyzed and are stored in a video structured data pool. “This valuable data will be converged on-demand to different application systems of a smart city, such as city traffic, public security, city management, environmental governance, etc.” In terms of video surveillance, since video is converted to data and then further fused with algorithms, which are then applied in different businesses, Yang pointed out that this data could eventually help with intelligent operations, management and service delivery. “Therefore, an indispensable component of an ideal framework should include AI-powered intelligent devices to capture information, and a center for data analysis and storage, and an open application system for data sharing,” he added.
Challenges in Finding the “Ideal”
Regulations at the federal, state and local levels can all pose challenges to
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Amazon is the current bellwether of the emerging smart home industry. The company was the first to launch smart speakers and its smart home platform boasts the most applications. Over the years, Amazon has made various improvements. The Alexa voice assistant got smarter, new functionalities were added, and new business models were introduced to help firms generate sales.
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mazon has been the No. 1 player in the emerging smart home industry. Its voice assistant Alexa and smart speaker Echo line had the greatest number of users compared with its rivals. This early lead gives Amazon an edge as nine out of 10 smaller companies would seek Alexa compatibility when launching smart products. “Amazon’s strategy is to continuously roll out new hardware with Alexa built in, like Echo, Echo Look and Echo Show, for different purposes and spaces at home,” said Shawn Lin, Associate Manager of Quanta Computer, who is leading product development for the company’s smart home business venture EQL Technology. “Amazon has been repeating this business cycle in the past year, and has a nice grasp of customers’ behaviors
and needs.” EQL’s smart hub Ripple can control Bluetooth devices (sensor, blood pressure monitor, etc.), infrared devices (TV, air conditioner, etc.) and WiFi devices (IP camera, robotic vacuum, etc.). When Ripple is connected with an Echo smart speaker, users will be able to control all these devices with their voice. “From a manufacturer’s perspective, we need to add the integration,” Lin said. Alexa is even more popular in the U.S., where the voice assistant is gradually finding wider applications. The recently-built elderly care housing Park Creek Independent Living in Texas is one example. The facility is equipped with complimentary Echo devices so seniors can utter commands to set reminders, call families or the front desk, and get dining and activity information in the community housing. Compared with other new technologies, using voice is more intuitive and so much easier for seniors. The user experience has been very positive, according to Park Creek. Tyllen Bicakcic, Co-Founder of CT Home, which develops custom Alexa skills for Park Creek, noted, “Alexa had a lot of third party integrations that we were more comfortable with using. Also in the United States a lot more seniors seem to be familiar with Alexa than Google Assistant.”
App InterfAce And BusIness Model IMproveMent The Alexa platform is used by many smart home companies. And improvements on Alexa are constantly being made, according to Goodway Technology, which sells a Z-Wave gateway that has been certified by Amazon to work with Alexa. “After we upgrade our Alexa skill, the companion app will also be upgraded to provide more functions,” said Tony Chen, a Project Manager at Goodway Technology. For example, the app had been able to just turn on or off a smart plug, but after the skill upgrade, the app can also show how long the plug has been used and how much electricity it has consumed, Chen said. Another improvement made on Alexa in the perspective of manufacturers is that Alexa skills can now generate revenues, instead of just providing free voice service to customers. Merchants providing Alexa voice service can add new commands to let their customers make purchases. A company that plans to do so is Zyxel Communications. The company’s mesh Wi-Fi system Multy X was recently integrated with Alexa, allowing users to check internet speeds and turn off guest WiFi via voice commands for free. In the future, Zyxel may introduce a subscription-based cybersecurity service, which customers may activate via voice commands.
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Intersec Building Magnifies Networked Security Technology at Light + Building
a&s : Mr. Marzin, what does safety and security mean for Messe Frankfurt? Marzin: Safety and security are basic needs. This is nothing new. On the contrary, they are needs that have accompanied humans since the beginnings of civilization. In my opinion, people can only develop their full potential when their safety and security are guaranteed. And, in this connection, protecting vital infrastructure has an important role to play. With grounds covering an area of around 600,000 square meters and as the host of many big international events, Messe Frankfurt knows exactly how relevant and important safety and security are. Accordingly, we continue to further expand our core area of expertise in the fields of safety, security and fire with highly dynamic events.
with the result that the subject became almost invisible. This has changed, and safety and security have been on almost every agenda for some years now. Thus, safety and security are developing more and more into key assets. Moreover, solitaire safety and security products no longer meet the requirements of the markets, which are calling for interconnected systems that have access to a variety of relevant data at any time. At Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Center, for example, this takes the form of an Operations Security Center (OSC), which we set up because safety and security are basic expectations that both exhibitors and visitors have on us. All information comes together in the OSC and is analyzed by the security, emergency, fire and police services. The result: immediate and targeted reactions. Today, interconnected building-services technologies make it relatively easy to offer a high degree of safety and security to a broad spectrum of groups of people and systems. To this end, Messe Frankfurt works with a network of twelve events around the world.
a&s: Something seems to have changed in the perception of safety and security. Can you put your finger on what it is? Marzin: Yes, awareness. For a long time, safety and security were taken for granted,
a&s : Where are these twelve events held and how do they differ from each other?
Wolfgang Marzin, President and CEO of Messe Frankfurt, talks with a&s about Intersec Building as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;magnifying glassâ&#x20AC;? at Light + Building.
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Marzin: Safety and secur ity are growing needs ever ywhere in the world. However, these needs differ from region to region or even across national borders. In some cases, these differences are significant. With twelve trade fairs, congresses and forums positioned around the globe, Messe Frankfurt brings together demand and supply worldwide whereby progressive, connected products, applications and services focus on commercial safety and security and protection for buildings, spaces and people. Our n events provide access to dynamic markets on the Arabian Peninsula, as well as in Asia, Europe and South Amer ica. Last year, they brought together a total of 2,234 exhibitors and 108,262 visitors.
a&s : How did the concept of Intersec Building come about? Marzin: We have noted a 53 percent increase in the number of trade visitors interested in safety and secur ity t e ch n o l o g y s i n c e 2 0 1 4 . I n t e r s e c Building meets the rapidly growing demands of the sector. Intelligent systems are a must in modern buildings. And the same applies to their protection. Safety and security are established themes for Messe Frankfurt.
The international industry has been presenting product innovations from the fields of lighting, electrical engineering and building automation at Light + Building for almost 20 years. Safety and security technology is part of this and an increasingly important aspect of all areas of building automation. Accordingly, it needs a prominent product segment of its own.
a&s : How is Intersec Building to be regarded in the context of Light + Building or Intersec Forum? Marzin: In a nutshell: as an integral part of Light + Building, Intersec Building with its international market leaders and entrepreneurs bridges the gap between home and building automation and networked security technology â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whereby the emphasis is on the practical side. Supplementing the product show, Intersec Forum is the main information interface. Incidentally, at Light + Building 2018, a total of 650 conference participants at the third Intersec Forum represents an impressive demonstration of the demand for this event. In other words, the fourth edition is certainly something to look forward to. a&s : How does the concept of Intersec Building differ from other international events? Marzin: Safety and security systems do not exist in a void. They must be integral parts of a comprehensively planned and implemented infrastructure. Only Light + Building presents the complete spectrum of home and building technology products and, together with Intersec Building, caters for the specific requirements on interconnected safety and security. We see our task as being to offer target groups interdisciplinary and sustainable value added with Intersec Building as an easy-to-navigate safety and security platform for both the demand and supply sides. Thus, manufacturers can take advantage of the clear focus of Intersec Building to show relevant product lines at the same time as using Light + Building as their presentation platform for the wider field of building automation. Simultaneously, the demand side, e.g., architects, engineers, planners and installers, enjoys the transparent benefit of a condensed product group. Light + Building with Intersec Building will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from 8 to 13 March 2020.
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March Networks Searchlight for Retail
B444 Conettix Plug-In 4G LTE Cellular Communicator
Dahua DH-VCS-TS20A0 Video Conferencing System
ALGATEC/Malaysia Key Features • Integrated with Door Status Monitoring Function (DSMF) and Lock Status Monitoring Function (LSMF) • Enhanced door contact with built-in reed switch • Dual voltage operation – 12Vdc/24Vdc selectable • Zero residual magnetism • Ease of installation with low maintenance and low power consumption made it a cost-saving product • Quiet and carefree operations Email: shirley@uwcelectric.com
Bosch Security and Safety Systems/U.S. Key Features • Secure Conettix IP communication from compatible Bosch panels to Bosch receivers using Verizon 4G LTE cellular network • Remote programming and monitoring of compatible Bosch panels • Personal SMS message and email notification options • Direct configuration from Bosch Remote Programming Software (RPS) eliminating the need for separate configuration • Simple LED status information and advanced keypad diagnostics available with easy 2 step plug-in installation, troubleshooting and maintenance Email: onlinehelp@us.bosch.com
CTS 24-Port Commercial Grade Modular Ethernet Managed Switch
ComNet/U.K. Key Features • Commercial grade for 0 to 50ºC operation • Fully configurable via web-based GUI or USB CLI • 8 channel 10/100 TX ports and 8 channel Coax CopperLine ports • Aggregate analog to IP retrofit switch over existing coax/UTP • 3 slots capable of 8 ports each for a total of up to 24 configurable PoE-capable ports • IGMP multicast support Email: sales-europe@comnet.net
Luminite NEXUS Wireless Alert
Luminite Electronics/U.K. Key Features • Battery powered; rapidly deployable and reusable • Wireless with up to 64 units on one site • Long range transmission of 1 km between units • Visual beacon and audible sounder/ enunciator • Works on advanced wireless mesh protocol, negating the need for repeaters • IP Masthead receiver available for remote monitoring Email: info@luminite.co.uk
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March Networks/Canada Key Features • Hosted in the cloud and managed by March Networks • View and compare user-definable report summaries to identify potential issues based on transaction trends over time • Review transaction data integrated with video to quickly investigate instances of potential internal theft • Uncover customer trends and employee key performance indicators (KPIs) and gain insight into overall store operations Email: sales@marchnetworks.com
Dahua Technology/China Key Features • A compact system combining a full-HD PTZ camera, codec microphone and speaker together in one device • Offers smooth connection with various third-party cloud platforms, such as Starleaf, ZOOM and Bluejeans • Supports meeting recording onto USB drives, enabling convenient real-time meeting archive for further reviews • Supports industry standard A/V encoding technologies and achieves seamless interconnection with products that meet international standards Email: overseas@dahuatech.com
2MP Outdoor Network Compact Dome Camera XNV-6011 Hanwha Techwin America/U.S. Key Features • 2MP @ 60fps • Triple codec H.265/H.264/MJPEG • Built-in 2.8mm fixed lens • Wide dynamic range 150dB • On-board analytics • Digital image stabilization • Built-in retail business intelligence analytics • USB for easy installation Email: customerservice@hanwha.com
X.mio5 Q25 SMPTE ST 2110 Network Interface Controller Matrox Electronic Systems/Canada Key Features • Native SMPTE ST 2110 support with no CPU usage • 4x UHDp60/50 inputs and outputs over 25GbE • 32x HD inputs and outputs over 25GbE • 256 audio flows from 1 to 64 tracks • Multi-channel HDR conversion • On-board de-interlacing, scaling and compositing Email: insales@matrox.com
AXIS Q1765-LE Network Camera
Axis Communications/Sweden Key Features • 18x optical zoom and autofocus • Built-in IR illumination • HDTV 1080p and H.264 • IP66- and NEMA 4X-rated for outdoor use • Supports wide dynamic range (WDR) and Corridor Format, allowing effective monitoring with higher resolution in vertical scenes Email: axis-sap@axis.com
TVT NVMS 2.0
TVT Digital Technology/China Key Features • Supports Windows/Linux/ Mac OS, includes pure software and embedded devices • Supports access control system, burglar alarm system, attendance system, intercom system and RFID • Advanced AI+ applications: face recognition, people counting, behavior analysis, etc. • Supports various types of client access: B/S, C/S, Android, iOS • Intelligent data analyzing capability with face and people counting statistics demonstration Email: overseas@tvt.net.cn
ELAN Intelligent Video Doorbell
Nortek Security and Control/U.S. Key Features • The Door Station camera integrates with ELAN Surveillance for video recording and monitoring • Allowing users to answer the door from anywhere either in the home or remotely is just the start • Auto-discovered and auto-configured for effortless integration into an ELAN system • The doorbell camera integrates advanced motion analytics to accurately identify between people and moving objects Email: linear.sales@nortekcontrol.com
Avigilon H4 Multisensor Camera
Avigilon/Canada Key Features • Self-learning video analytics: automatically adjusts to changing scene conditions and continues to adapt to scene changes without the need for any manual calibration • Manually configurable sensors: moves on three axes for a variety of coverage options in a wide range of environments • Up to 32 MP total resolution • H.265 compression technology • Content adaptive IR technology Email: orders@avigilon.com
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