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Volume XI • Issue 4 • December 2014 (118 pages including 6 for cover) Editor-in-Chief Lt Col Pritam Singh Mehta (Retd.) Associate Editor Santosh Pathak

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Greetings from IndiaSAFE! The Mumbai City Surveillance project will finally see the light of day almost five years after it was mooted by the Ram Pradhan Committee that was tasked to find ways to enhance the city’s preparedness in the wake of the 2008 terror attacks. It’s a case of fourth time lucky as the first three attempts by the state home department failed to find a suitable bidder. The project includes design, implementing, and operating for five years a state-of-the-art IP-based CCTV surveillance system for Mumbai city. L&T Construction and L&T Infotech, both subsidiaries of Larsen & Toubro, India’s largest engineering and construction major, have been selected for the project. They quoted `950 crore and will install about 6,000 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras across 1,000 locations in the city. Trimax IT Infrastructure and Services Ltd, which was among the lowest bidders, was another company in the fray.

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The task involves installation of video analytics and management, data preservation centres, and six command and control centres. These would eventually be also integrated with fire and ambulance services in the city. With the completion of this project, Mumbai is expected to have its own version of dialling 911-emergency along the lines of the United States. CCTVs would be monitored through remote and cable connectivity, and the deployment of computerised video surveillance would facilitate effective management through ease of incident detection.

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CONTENTS www.indiasafe.com

interviews

Aditya Khemka

Dr. Tinku Acharya

Takeshi Shimmen

CEO & Director, Aditya Infotech Ltd.

Fellow IEEE, Founder & MD Videonetics Technologies

Managing Director, JVCKENWOOD India

National Roundup 48 CP Plus 3i Home Solution

41 Indian Security – The Next Chapter by SPGI

49 Sparsh® qHD DVRs

42 CP PLUS Secures Facebook and Google in India

50 Infinova Ensures Safe Gujarat

• Bosch Product Introduction Day 43 • Sparsh NEO DVRs

44 Infinova at IFSEC India

• Matrix SATATYA HVR1624P • Halma’s New Office at Vadodara

52 Axis Partner Summit

45 Dahua Secures Central Bus Station at Vadodara

• Rosslare at IFSEC India 47 • NEC Secures Lemon Tree Hotel, Delhi 26

• Smartlink’s DG-CC5820V • Allied Telesis Partners with ADI

54 Winsted at IFSEC India

industry views

Real-time Video Intelligence Sudhindra Holla Axis Communications

Implementing Biometric Technology

Rajeev Samanta Tyco Security Products

Sujan Parthasaradhi Lumidigm

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Product showcase 58

• NEC Develops THz Camera

66 Vanderbilt Physical Access Control

• AXIS Q8414-LVS Camera

67 Redvision’s X-SERIES™ Rugged Dome

59 VIVOTEK’s Three New Cameras 60 Dahua’s First 4K Camera 61

• CEM’s S3040 Portable Reader • Arecont’s MegaView® 2 MP Cameras

• Mobotix Dual Thermographic Cameras

69 Dahua’s HD over Coax 2.0

62 Hikvision Mini IR PT Cameras

70 American Dynamics VideoEdge Micro NVR

63 Bosch TINYON IP 2000 Cameras 64 Moxa’s High Bandwidth Wireless Solutions 65

• Oncam’s Evolution Mini Cameras

• Exacq Latest Z-Series Recorders

• Southwest Microwave’s INTREPID™ Series II

• HID’s SlimFlex Portfolio of RFID Transponders • Milestone Arcus Embedded Solutions

application/ Case Studies

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features Intelligent Video Surveillance in Retail

Thermal Imaging Technology for Port Security

4K Ultra HD Technology for Video Surveillance

international updates

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Aditya Khemka

CEO & Director, Aditya Infotech Ltd. IndiaSAFE: We last interviewed you three years ago. What has been AIL’s journey over this period? Aditya Khemka (AK): Journey for Aditya Infotech has been very exciting and eventful. In the past few years there have been several positive changes in terms of the government and overall mood of the economy. We have enhanced our market strategy and further refined our distribution system. Focus has moved from typical products distribution to solutions. We are giving more and more emphasis on training and support, and trying to understand the needs of the system integrators more closely, so they can implement solutions in a better way. We have also developed other infrastructure in terms of world class customer care and design support. So there has been a paradigm shift towards bringing more and more value to the customers.

IndiaSAFE: And how, in your view, has the security industry in India metamorphosed? AK: Fortunately, we are in an industry that is growing phenomenally – both

quantitatively and technologically. Given the factors India has such as our socio-economic structure, demographics, border and coast line structure, and so on, India needs security more than any other country. So security is inevitable and the industry is going to grow on this stupendous path for at least the next 10 years. Technologically, there has been quite a fundamental shift. Earlier the challenge for a customer was the resolution of 420 TVL, 480 TVL, 600 TVL and so on. That was a major impediment in the growth of the industry. In spite of investing heavily in surveillance, customers were not satisfied with the resolution. But over three years there has been quality shift and year 2014 has become the benchmark when industry has geared up to shift to HD solutions. Besides, there was a time when system integrators were not able to upgrade the existing analog systems to IP but the introduction of HDCVI has given them a new direction. It has not only opened new markets for them but also made them capable to going back to their old customers to enable them with the new high definition solution on the existing infrastructure. So, December 2014

over these three years the industry has grown on a good foundation.

IndiaSAFE: What is your current range of products and how do you select them for distribution? AK: From day one, Aditya has always taken the enterprise to have been closer with the customers to better understand their needs and challenges, and with our exhaustive work and products experiences and R&D, we take the challenge to design the solutions to fill in the gap. So, most of our offerings are based on that and we launch our products on affordable price bands. In terms of solutions per se, till now we have been in video surveillance solutions, but now we are looking at offering integrated solutions for homes as well. In CP Plus we have recently launched 3i – intelligent, integrated, and interactive – solutions. This is like a dream come true for homes, and that is a very big market going to open up.

IndiaSAFE: Which of your products has been the bestselling so far?

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AK: Well, India is a market of the masses where we need to leverage volume business. Traditionally, the market has been analog and that’s the busy play. So, definitely the focus has been on analog products – cameras and DVRs; but with the change in trend IP and HD products have become more promising and they are going to give good turnover to us in future with our turnkey integrated solutions, and command and control centre. IndiaSAFE: Please briefly comment on some of your recent projects. AK: We don’t do the projects directly but enable our system integrators and channel partners to implement them. Very recently, we did Chennai port, Mumbai sea link, a couple of railway projects, 7 to 8 midsize city surveillance projects including Civil Lines, Delhi, police stations in Odisha and so on. We have a huge database of our partners and that gives us further strength to accomplish projects.

IndiaSAFE: You are majorly in video surveillance solutions; do you have any plan to diversify and give equal impetus to access control, fire and safety, and/ or biometrics? AK: We firmly believe in the concept of core competency. We did put our hands into other categories such as fire, access control solutions and others. It’s not that these are not promising categories but we feel that these, especially the fire category, has reached the stage where not much value additions can be done in terms of product offering, or a satisfaction that we are bringing something special for our channel partners. For biometrics, yes, we find it a very interesting

category and it has equally good potential. As it is also aligned with the home segment, we are very keen on it; marketing is going on and we are looking forward for suitable solutions.

welcome the drive by our honorable PM and once the manufacturing conditions are suitable, it is imperative to align with the vision of PM for implementing manufacturing initiatives.

IndiaSAFE: How do you associate with a system integrator? Do you have any plan to work as a system integrator yourself and facilitate complete solutions to projects? AK: As the thing stands today, with

IndiaSAFE: How do you visualize the mind and movements of the current government impacting the security industry in India in the forthcoming days? AK: Definitely the things are very

due respect to all the existing system integrators, we also wish to encourage fresh professionals from diverse, even completely non-aligned fields, who want to enter and entrepreneur into this industry. We train them and align them with the distributors who help them further by giving them inquiries and other support. They finally become the extension for deep market penetration. So, we also enterprise to generate new SIs for the industry. Our plan as SIs, absolute no-no, as I already said we believe in core competence and SI is not the same. We just help them to implement more and more projects.

bullish and quite appreciable. Everybody is very keenly watching how the initiatives and talks are turning around and taking shape. We presume that if things are in the right direction and in the right spirit, not immediately, but definitely we will have a very good time in the future.

IndiaSAFE: Aditya has been a huge name in the security industry. In the wake of PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ drive, do you contemplate setting up your own manufacturing units in India to produce your own brands of products? AK: We are proud to be Indian and we take pride in the fact that we are probably the first Indian company from the security industry who have not only established ourselves in India but 65 countries around the world. We December 2014

IndiaSAFE: What are your comments on the 100 smart cities plan? AK: This is very encouraging for the security industry as it would lead to huge infrastructure growth. We would be looking forward to participate in the initiative. Besides, the government is also talking about e-ways, broadband ways and so on. So if everything goes in the right path, investments are made and infrastructures are put on, 100 smart cities is a very small opportunity.

IndiaSAFE: How, in your opinion, has the market transformed over the years in terms of quality v/s price? AK: Indians are always a discerning buyer. They may have traditionally been cost conscious but with the times they have also developed quality consciousness. They generally opt to go

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for a cheap product but not with cheap quality. So they are looking for a hybrid solution, and that is what we are offering.

IndiaSAFE: How do you provide after sale support pan-India? How do the brands contribute to it? AK: We have 45 offices across the

IndiaSAFE: What is your company’s present market share and how do you devise to maintain the same? AK: Currently we have 35% plus mar-

country wherein they have got our own service and support infrastructure. Out of that we have about 5 master service centers and 1 mega service center in Delhi. We have toll free number and provide online support 10am to 7pm 24x7. Our service and support system is consistently evolving and going on.

ket share in India. Our objective is not only to maintain but also to enhance it further and for that we are focusing on the volume business. Besides, we see there are many so called brands down below which are trying to establish themselves and we feel we can take substantial share of that unorganized segment as well.

IndiaSAFE: What is your strategy on training and what role do the partnered brands play to put it in place? AK: We have a dedicated team for

training in every office who work out and schedule the training sessions. Based on requirements, training leaders go to provide the training to the SIs and channel partners.

IndiaSAFE: Kindly share your future business plans and information on the company’s new initiatives? AK: See, definitely we are quite bullish with the economy which is opening up for new infrastructure and new projects, and our thrust is more and more on the Indian market. We want to further enhance our partners’ base and we are set to declare 2015 the year for the customers, where our entire endeavor will go to enhancing our relationship with the end customers.

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Interview Dr. Tinku Acharya Fellow IEEE, Founder & MD Videonetics Technologies IndiaSAFE: Dr. Acharya, Team IndiaSAFE congratulates you on the manifestation of your vision and building a global technology company from India called Videonetics. Kindly give us a brief about the company. Tinku Acharya (TA): A technology company, to me, is one that is involved in the core innovative technology development to generate valuable intellectual property leading to deployable products, and that is my vision. Just manufacturing void of any intellectual property, assembling, doing service for others, taking jobs from foreign companies and executing them here, developing, maintenance etc., do not make core technology towards a leadership position as I define it and that is not our goal. I started Videonetics at the end of 2008 and for the first three years I invested in the core research and development. We have filed patents in India, the United States, the UK, Singapore, Canada and Israel, and then we launched the products in the market. Videonetics Technology has been deployed in more than 200 installations worldwide, across verticals including transportation, city surveillance, manufacturing, hospitality, enterprises, campus monitoring, and others.

Financially, for the last 3 years, every year we have increased our business by more than 200%. Till last year I carried the company on my own, but now Videonetics is a global brand so we required expanding our team to scale. Mr. Avinash Trivedi, as the business development head has made significant contribution towards the growth of the company in his very short tenure. Mr. Tuhin Bose and his engineering team have worked tirelessly to make our range of products robust, successful and deployable in challenging environments and are field proven. We started the company to build a world-class video computing platform, leading to Intelligent Video Management Software (VMS), embedded with a wide range of Intelligent Video Analytics applications. Today we have launched India’s first customized audio analytics system – voice analytics and noise analytics system. If it works in India, it will very easily be working abroad, the other way round may, however, be not correct. From next year, you will see new technologies coming out every quarter and we are trying to become the de-facto standard in India, and become a role model for budding entrepreneurs in the country. December 2014

IndiaSAFE: You were a successful scientist, technologist, inventor and teacher; what transformed you into an entrepreneur, that too in the security industry? TA: Sheer patriotism, to make use of my education, knowledge, skill, expertise and experience for the betterment and development of India. The goal is not just to make money; if so, I was in a very comfortable position in the US. To me, entrepreneurship is not just doing business but truly philosophy of life – how can one be different, and add value and facilitate the opportunity to others as well. To address the second part of the question – I came into the security business just by chance. The ultimate goal was to build a visual computing platform, which is beyond security, but today by virtue of it we have developed 8 to 10 products which are also applicable in the security and surveillance domains.

IndiaSAFE: How do you see the prospect of the security industry in India in respect to the global market and where, in your vision, does your company fit in?

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TA: See, the world market, specifically the US and Europe is pretty much developed and they have the sense of understanding and expectations from these kinds of solutions, but India is diverse – environmentally, demographically, culturally and from the expectation point of view – so something that works in developed countries might not work in our environment and varying weather condition, but vice-versa will certainly work, so we are actually taking this route. We are securing our nation first and then propagating the technology for the benefit of others with a worldwide vision. We are continuously doing platform independent innovations and have already got recognition worldwide. We started deployment in the Middle East, the United States and Europe, particularly in Sweden and so on. So the brand has been created, and we have already developed technology road map for the next 3 to 5 years that we see will certainly take us to the leadership position in the world. Without a strong intellectual property portfolio you cannot have this position.

IndiaSAFE: What is your range of products and which one of them is the best-selling? TA: Intelligent video management system is the main product at this point of time. We have created a truly intelligent VMS with all the functionalities and more, that is able to generate the evidence in a quick and more efficient fashion if something happens. We are the only company that has created the VMS and intelligent video analytics framework which is in the same unified monolithic architecture, simultaneously utilizing the strength of each other. The software also requires reduced comput-

ing infrastructure and hence reduced power consumption. The concept is called Green Computing. We have developed a new technology called video précis for watching hours of video in a few minutes. Our ANPR products are capable for both standardized and unstandardized license plates. We have face recognition and face detection products also with nearly 90% confidence feature. Besides, we have ITMS, smart van detection and retail products as well, and we have just launched our intelligent audio analytics software.

IndiaSAFE: Kindly explain the principle of Green Computing and how does it add value to your solutions? TA: Videonetics visual computing platform has been developed based on the principle of Green Computing which has a very small computational and memory footprint, and so it requires lesser number of computations, lesser number of servers, lesser amount of storage and lesser computation bandwidth, and this reduces the IT cost as well as recurring power bill. It can process a large number of video channels compared to the competition. Its innovative offerings can substantially reduce operating and capital costs for a video surveillance system while improving the overall performance and reliability.

IndiaSAFE: How do your products compete amongst already available software solutions in the market? TA: We have developed very unique technology. In the global competition, we are the only company who develops platform (OS) agnostic technology – December 2014

the same software can run on any platform (OS) i.e., any version of Windows, Linux, Unix, or Mac. It is also independent of hardware and cameras, and can support any make and/ or model. It is an open standard and based on this core technology, we are developing essentially a visual computing platform which will be defined as the new paradigm in the future. More convergence in computation and communication will take place, and more computational power will emerge; video is just data today but it will become another data type tomorrow. So it is the time of development of new kinds of OS and video management languages, and Videonetics is marching on towards this goal. Therefore, we don’t fit into just another product supplier category, and we are not simply the license provider of our software. We provide holistic solutions and that unique approach is giving us the unique space in the market. And above all, Videonetics is the first Indian company to indigenously develop technology which is ONVIF compliant.

IndiaSAFE: What is your go-tomarket strategy? TA: We have adopted two routes – one is through system integration ecosystem partners, and currently we are working with almost all the prominent SIs in India, and a few from overseas as well. Secondly, we believe the end customer interface is very important and so it is our duty to engage with the end customer from the education point of view. So we are doing open forums as well as one to one interaction with all the major end customers including government, police, oil and gas companies, power companies, infrastructure providers, etc., to propagate our concept.

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IndiaSAFE: How many SIs do you have in India? Do you work as a system integrator as well, for specific important projects? TA: Currently we are working with around 100 notable SIs in India and no, we never operate as SI ourselves.

IndiaSAFE: Where are your developments centres in India and abroad? TA: Currently in Kolkata only, but with time we may expand in few other cities.

IndiaSAFE: Kindly highlight some of the major projects you have accomplished in India. TA: Our largest customer base is in the aviation sector. We have acquired all 73 airports under AAI and which have gone for IP surveillance. 59 of these are already operational and 14 are under implementation. All these airports are working on the Videonetics platform – this is the largest and 100% public sector project. Recently we have acquired different safe city and ITMS projects including the first at Alipore in Kolkata, Kerala Transport Authority including Trivandrum, Kochi and Calicut, and then Bhubaneswar, Allahabad and Indore. There are many others overseas.

IndiaSAFE: What are some of the key lessons that you have learnt in the process? TA: The important lesson is to take a challenge on two aspects – first on acquiring the customer and second on delivering the solutions. I think the government should support in acquiring the customer in India by way of accepting Indian solutions and providing equal opportunities to us. Remember, Indian companies are providing world class so-

lutions and hence we want a level playing field. Second, we learnt that every customer has different requirements and what is specified in the tenders is the bare minimum that customers require – actually in real-time they require much more than what is specified. Customization is the key. We take the challenge to customize our software based on ground realities. It is of paramount important to meet actual need of the customer for its better return on investment.

TA: Technology wise we have just intro-

IndiaSAFE: How do you provide post-sales technical support and how do partnered brands contribute to it? TA: All the way – to the SI and if

a policy and put in efforts that will promote Indian intellectual properties. There should be certain incentives so that more investments could be made in R&D and in creating Indian patents and truly Indian technologies for the sake of the nation so that we are not completely dependent on foreign vendors.

required direct to the end customers as well. All our ecosystem partners work in association with each other and support one another as friends & collaborators. We can support and benchmark their hardware, they benchmark their hardware against our software, and then we approach the market together.

IndiaSAFE: How much effort do you invest in Training? Do the brands support? TA: The training in respect to our software is absolutely our responsibility. All our SIs have their in-house training facility and we follow a T3 process – we train the trainers i.e., SIs and then they pass on the training to the end customers. At the same time if the end customers request for our support we are always there.

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duced audio analytics – including voice and noise analytics, and new features will be upgraded in the entire portfolio of our solutions. Besides, newer applications based on gesture and pattern recognition, data mining, audio-visual mining are also in the pipeline.

IndiaSAFE: Do you recommend any inclusions or modifications in policies and regulations that can spur the growth of the industry? TA: Yes, the government needs to make

IndiaSAFE: What role are you planning to play towards 100 smart cities declared by the government? TA: We are already doing R&D and aim at creating new technologies and platforms towards achieving safe city and smart city target. A city can’t be smart if it is not safe. So we want to play a pivotal role by providing an Indian technology framework and platform for making the city safe. If we are able to do that job then we are contributing effectively and taking a leadership position in delivering Indianised solutions towards achieving the smart city target. As you know we have already taken up and worked on some of the smart cities in the last six months. Videonetics is committed to build Indian technology to make India safe.

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Interview Takeshi Shimmen Managing Director, JVCKENWOOD India IndiaSAFE: Please give us a brief background to the global entity called JVCKENWOOD. Takeshi Shimmen (TS): JVCKENWOOD Corporation is a multinational electronics company having its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. It was formed by the merger of JVC and Kenwood Corporation, and focuses on car and home electronics, wireless systems for the worldwide consumer electronics market, professional broadcast, CCTV, and digital and analog two-way radio equipment and systems (walkie-talkies). We are globally number two in walkietalkie, and in car audio – somewhere number 1 and somewhere number 2. As the consumer market is maturing, we will concentrate on the B2B market in the future, and one of them is the security business for which we are much enhanced. In security, we are not only in CCTV cameras but in walkietalkies also which is the integral part of security, and in India there is a wide

scope for them. The best part is that our cameras and walkie-talkies could well be integrated with each other. Our cameras have special qualities for the diamond industry whereby white diamonds can easily be seen in white light on white paper and the image quality is amazing. In the security business, we are very strong in Japan, the US, the European market, and even in China; Shanghai is using our cameras for city surveillance.

IndiaSAFE: What has been the evolution of JVC India’s operations? TS: JVC started their India operations in security and surveillance over two decades ago in 1990s with walkie-talkies and CCTV surveillance. We have already done the Kochi city surveillance, banking segment, diamond industry and so on. As I said, our cameras have the quality to see white diamond in white light, and giving out true color quality of images. December 2014

IndiaSAFE: What is your range of security products and which of them is the best-selling? TS: Our company offers complete video surveillance solutions and a wide range of other products. The JVC range of network cameras includes standard fixed box cameras, fixed IP domes and IP speed dome cameras with pan-tiltzoom for professional CCTV installations. Super LoLux series is our bestselling model. We are thinking for some other varieties also. Our goal is to please our customers with first-class service and product quality. Color reproduction by our products is outstanding and that is our company’s USP.

IndiaSAFE: In JVCKENWOOD’s overall business, what is the share of security? TS: We are not able to share the exact figure but it should be somewhere near

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5 to 6%. In India the domestic market for safety and security is growing at a very fast rate due to the rapid increase in crime and terrorist activities, and we anticipate a rapid increase in our security business share as well.

IndiaSAFE: Having been active for more than 20 years, do you find this share convincing? TS: We have actually been focusing mostly on the upper niche segment (7080%) in India where the market is not that big and restricted, and this is why, though meager, this is quite a convincing share for us. We cover only 20-30% of lower and mid segment market which is predominantly price conscious and where awareness about the comprehensive utilization of security systems is very low. They assume cameras as just a monitoring device. We supply them the same products with restricted features and try to satisfy their needs. However, new trends are emerging and there is a tendency of increasing awareness, and with this we also foresee a rapid upsurge in the share of our security business.

IndiaSAFE: You have recently launched JVC Super LoLux HD2 camera range. What is special about it and how does it compete in the market? TS: Our New Super LoLux HD2 cameras (EX models) deliver outstanding performance and precise colour reproduction, and are equipped with newlydeveloped sensors for exceptional low light performance with full 1080p resolution. Sensitivity has been greatly improved from the first generation of these cameras and the new Super

LoLux HD2 deliver impressive details and colour – without requiring LEDs – at light levels as low as 0.05 lux (0.012 lux b/w) – virtually zero lux.

IndiaSAFE: Where do you manufacture and do you have any plan to set up a manufacturing facility in India?

IndiaSAFE: Does JVC supply both analog and IP solutions? How do you find the trend and prospective of IP surveillance market amidst the established analog one – worldwide as well as in India? TS: From the last few decades the

TS: We have manufacturing units in

Indian IT infrastructure development has been tremendous and most of the customers are demanding only IP cameras. Network cameras have made it possible for security professionals to easily monitor high picture quality surveillance activity at anytime, anyplace. As far as worldwide CCTV market consumption is concerned it is only IP. Now even Indian businesses are realizing that IP CCTV can have a significant impact on their bottom line. For existing analog customers, we usually advise for replacement and most of them approve, but we still have to keep and maintain some analog CCTV models which we provide on special cases.

IndiaSAFE: JVC marginally (20-30%) cater to lower- and mid-segment markets also; are the products supplied technologically at par? TS: Yes they are technologically at par but the lower- and mid-segment offerings are made devoid of some of the features and restricted to use only the defined ones. For example, JVC Next Generation Super LoLux HD2 is meant for upper segment but simple Super LoLux is for the others. December 2014

Japan, Thailand and Malaysia, and have no immediate plans to open the same in India. However, with the increase in business we may plan it in the future.

IndiaSAFE: What is your goto-market strategy, especially for India? TS: We have a B2B approach to go to the market. We have national distributors, who cover across the country by their authorized dealers and Gold partners, and they finally reach the end customers. We also work on project basis where we directly appoint a system integrator to accomplish the work.

IndiaSAFE: How do you select a system integrator? How many SIs do you have in India? TS: We select proficient system integrators by considering their expertise and experiences in project execution in the past, and their customer base. We have around 250 system integrators pan-India.

IndiaSAFE: Kindly highlight some of the major projects you have accomplished in India. What are some of the key lessons that you have learnt in the process? TS: We have executed many major projects in India including those in city surveillance (Kochi), airport security (duty free shops at Mumbai International Terminal), BFSI (PDCC bank, Pune), Japanese conglomerates (Honda

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Car, Yokohama Tyre etc), hospitality sector and so on; and most often we found many Indian customers are quality seekers. We learnt a lesson to ‘see and believe.’ In the beginning, the customers are mostly found to be price conscious but once they see the products and understand their utilities, they change their mind and are ready to pay for quality products. So awareness is very important and in India it is a challenge.

IndiaSAFE: How do you compete in the government sector where L1 is made to be the main criteria for business? TS: The trend is changing – L1 is devaluing and T1 is picking up. Thanks to the gigantic growth of communication technology and prevalence of the Internet, technology experts even in the government sector are showing awareness about the available solutions in the market, and the specifications for tenders are drawn out based on them. We qualify there easily as our products are well equipped with all such features. Others who qualify are companies like Sony, Bosch, Panasonic, Axis and so on. Once these companies qualify we don’t find any competition because we all have the similar price structure and we all maintain the quality. So we need to be L1 amongst this class of companies, and in many of such cases we are L1 and we win over.

IndiaSAFE: How do you provide post sales technical support pan-India? TS: Our products are long lasting and some of them may run up to 60,000 hours. Normally we extend one year

warranty but case by case our distributors and dealers are offering three years and five years on very minimal charges. Besides, we have a facility of MTBF – mean time between failure – i.e., once a system fails and is repaired it will again be under warranty for the same 3 years or five years. To extend the service, our Indian national distributors and authorized dealers have in-house technical and service support facilities which help us provide hassle free service to the end customers.

IndiaSAFE: How much effort do you invest in Training? TS: JVCKENWOOD always emphasizes the technical competency for our authorized partners and arranges training on a half yearly basis. We also organize technical seminars from time to time and provide training to the national distributors who further pass it on to the next channel.

IndiaSAFE: Do you have R&D centres in India? TS: We have R&D center majorly in Japan only; however, a small unit is available in the US also. We may plan for one in India in future whenever we so require.

IndiaSAFE: Who are your main competitors and how do you differentiate JVC from them? TS: Our major competitors are Pelco, Sony and Panasonic, and Super LoLux is our USP. Super LoLux HD2 series cameras deliver impressive details and colours – without requiring LEDs – at light levels as low as 0.05 lux (0.012 lux b/w). The other brands use LEDs in low light conditions. December 2014

Besides, our CCTV cameras have strong MTBF figures (It is a theoretical value based on calculation between the time when a repair is implemented and the time when next failure occurs).

IndiaSAFE: What is your company’s present market share in India, and what is your plan to maintain it in the coming two years? TS: I am not able to give the figure but currently we have major presence in corporates, shipping ports, city surveillances, BFSI segment etc. Now the company is focusing on safe city projects, where high quality CCTV cameras are required.

IndiaSAFE: What are the major concerns that can hinder the company’s progress in India? TS: India is the fastest growing country but the lack of due regulatory government frameworks and high import duties are the major concerns that are affecting the company’s progress in India. Besides, low legislation and approval speed should also be addressed.

IndiaSAFE: Could you give more information on the company’s upcoming initiatives? TS: As on date our complete CCTV product range is on HD (1080P) resolution; however, we are planning and setting up for 4K resolution solutions ahead. Besides, we are now going to be focusing on government business as they also prefer quality products. We are going to procure a few big assignments in the government sector soon.

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Indian Security-The Next Chapter By Security Promotion Group of India

seminar with the theme ‘Indian Security – the Next Chapter’ was organised by the Security Promotion Group of India (SPGI) at New Delhi on 7 November 2014. The seminar was conducted to help bring the security industry’s recurring concerns to the forefront,

bringing in a standardisation policy for indigenously manufactured products as well as imported goods so that the best quality could be made available to the end-user & assure global acceptance of Indian products. He said, “For any long term business plan, standards must play

The main topics of discussion were: ● Technical Gadget Assessment Centre at India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) & SPGI. ● Indian Product Standardisation by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). ● Incentive Schemes for Electronics Industry by Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY). ● Electronic Cluster Development by Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA). ● Skilling India in Electronics by Electronic Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI). ● Taxation on Electronic Security Products and Services. whether product standardization, taxation or new incentives. Sanjeev Sehgal, Chairman-SPGI said that by recognising the security industry, taking advantage of Government incentives and policies, and creating skilled manpower, a more structured industry would emerge. He introduced the Technical Gadget Assessment Centre, a CISF initiative in association with ITPO & SPGI and said that this centre will work as a platform for exhibiting, demonstrating, trial & testing different security equipment throughout the year in an actual operational condition on NCNC (No Cost, No Commitment) basis. Addressing the on-going demand to standardise the Electronic Security Products, for which a committee has already been formed, D. Goswami, Scientist & Head, Electronics & IT-Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), spoke about

a role,” and added, “In India we give less attention to R&D and we need to give more focus on this like Western countries do.”

Sanjeev Sehgal, Chairman-SPGI addressing the gathering

BIS follows the principles of WTO for the Indian standards & have a direct association with international organisations such as ISO, and considering that security has a large impact on the Indian community, BIS has formed a new committee on Alarms & Electron-

Achievements of SPGI in less than two years of its existence ● Being the co-organiser of IISE for the 2nd consecutive year. ● Facilitating an India Pavilion for the first time in any international security show at ‘Intersec Dubai 2014’ with a grant of Rs. 65 Lacs from the Ministry of Commerce, which was forwarded to all exhibitors in form of more than 50% discount on booth cost. ● Securing a grant of Rs. 70 Lacs for Secutech Taipei 2015, and proposals for other international security exhibitions, including Interpol World in Singapore, are also under consideration by the Ministry of Commerce. ● Instrumental in getting 1,200 room nights free for business visitors during IISE. ● ‘Make in India’ theme pavilion to exhibit made in India products free of cost during IISE. ● Free seminars and free demo/ launch area during IISE. ● Visitor database sharing with all exhibitors. ● Event partner for IBEX India 2014 & 2015, an international exhibition & conference on banking technology, equipment & services. ● 30% discount for participation in ISC West, USA. December 2014

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ic Security Systems called LITD 26 in February 2014. When asked if one certification from BIS would suffice in the government procurement process, Goswami said that as and when standards are put in place, the industry should volunteer through SPGI to ask for one certificate rather than multiple certificates. Rajnish Agarwal, Secretary-SPGI

re-established the fact that a uniform taxation policy was important for manufacturers and importers which would reduce costs and benefit the end-user. He emphasised that security was not a luxury but a necessity and therefore the taxation policy on security products like CCTV cameras and fire alarms should be lowered as they are a mandatory part of today’s society. He also proposed

that taxes should be standardised in the whole country. The long list of attendees included the ‘who’s who’ of the security industry, represented by the top brass including CEOs, MDs, GMs from giants like Honeywell, Sony, Samsung, Motorola, Verint, Securico, Alba Urmet, Fujitsu, Sparsh, Aditya Infotech Ltd., Larsen & Tubro, Schneider, UTC etc.

CP PLUS Secures Facebook and Google Campus Outdoors Background

pread over 110 acres, Raheja IT Park, Mindspace, at Hyderabad includes residential, recreational, entertainment, and retail spaces. The park provides about 4,000,000 square feet (370,000 m2) for office space, and about 40% open space for telecommunications and civic infrastructure, roads and greenery. The park delivers both multitenant and built-to-suit facilities. Companies like Facebook, Google, IBM, Accenture, CSC, Bank of America and Novartis possess their built-to-suit facilities in the park, with Facebook and Google respectively in building numbers 9 and 20, together

covering 300+ workstations and a large open space.

CP-Plus IP cameras: IR bullet & speed dome.

Mission

CP PLUS NVR: 16CH, H.264, MJPEG and dual codec decoding.

System Integrator: Arya Comnet (Hyderabad).

he mission was to detect in realtime the nature and composition of the threat whether it is a main force or merely a diversion, and the pattern of attack; and monitor the progress of attack and their effective counter-measures.

Challenges

he major challenges were the poor lighting, shadows, clutter like shrubbery, light reflection, ripples in the water, and so on. These issues prevent an operator from seeing intruders. Besides, GPS location, size and velocity also create delayed response, nuisance alarms due to lack of perspective and nuisance alarms from non-human targets. Security personnel become indifferent to nuisance alarms, making it unreasonable to demand accountability.

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Client: FaceBook & Google, Raheja IT Park Mindspace – Hyderabad. “Most threatening activities begin with a prelude of hostile intelligence gathering – adversaries will often ‘case the joint’ for a period of weeks or months before an attack. Putting video surveillance to appropriate video-based counter-measures was to be used to detect such hostile patterns of activity,” said Yogesh Dutta, CP PLUS, “Furthermore, most hostile attacks begin with a perimeter breach, providing early opportunities for detection and interdiction.”

Solution

ith an exhaustive CP PLUS smart camera range in the portfolio, the system was designed to accurately detect, assess and locate intrusions over outdoor areas and perimeters in all

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weather and geographic conditions. The table below lists the issues faced and their resolution:

Result: Effective surveillance

hough the outdoor surveillance is more challenging than indoor, it has been successful in tracking and monitoring unwanted activities and elements. This has been an effective deterrent for loitering, dumping, littering, and so on. The response time has gone down substantially.

Goals

Solution

Practically eliminate nuisance alarms

- Filter out camera motion from wind and vibrations. - Filter out non-salient motion in the scene. - Set rules to not report on certain targets based on size, speed or area. - Dynamically adjust for changing lighting conditions.

Enable operators to see what they can easily ignore

- Detect small targets in the presence of clutter. - Provide sufficient detail of target – typically more than 10% of monitor height. - Eliminate mis-detects from dust, sand, rain, or snow in camera view. - Dynamically adjust for changing lighting conditions.

Accurately report target location

- Report GPS target coordinates and display intruder’s location on a topology map.

Contain costs

- Provide accurate coverage over a long or wide range. - Extend sensor life by protecting against environmental conditions.

Product Introduction Day by Bosch B

osch recently held their Product Introduction Day at Hotel Hilton International, Mumbai and showcased their Ultra HD range of cameras (box & dome) and in order to synergize and create additional impact they also showcased Mic 7000 series cameras, and HD PTZ cameras – 7000 series (30 x); Both 720 and 1080p were showcased. The product demonstration was well received by the audience where a dark room was cre-

ated to demonstrate the strong capabilities of the Star Light camera range. Technical experts from Bosch Singapore and India office provided some interesting insights on technology and products through their respective presentations. The audience were kept involved throughout the session – a live quiz session saw enthusiastic participating and some happy winners who got to carry interesting Bosch branded giveaways.

Sparsh® Launches New Compact Hybrid DVR Series PARSH® has recently launched the new NEO series of compact hybrid DVRs which are engineered to deliver enhanced performance, convenience

and scalability. The development of SPARSH® NEO hybrid line is the direct response to the market’s demands for a more flexible and convenient transition December 2014

to IP video which would significantly reduce the pressure, cost and the risk associated with investing to video surveillance solution.

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Based on a new platform, NEO has an innovative design utilizing dual systems – the first in operation and the other provides continual backup. Unique Triple Watchdog feature ensures the equipment will never crash, and if at all it crashes, the back-up system ensures zero data loss and continued DVR stability. This feature is automatic and the users hardly notice the crash. Unlike traditional hybrid DVRs, which offer predetermined number of analog and IP channels, SPARSH®’s NEO Hybrid DVRs can be configured to support any combination of analog and IP video streams within the total number of channels supported by the

DVR. Channels can be converted to support either analog or IP cameras at any time, delivering the ultimate in flexibility and cost-effectiveness. NEO Hybrid lineup is available in both 4 and 8 channel models to connect 4 IP cameras of 1080p resolution under NVR mode and 8 IP cameras of 1080p resolution respectively. Furthermore, the series supports

multi-channel synchronous playback, HD video output at 1920x1080 resolution, and alarm functionality with motion and video loss detection. When critical events (such as theft) occur, the alarm event recording is triggered and instant notifications are generated via e-mail to the owners. The NEO series incorporates a highly intuitive user interface. Other features include 1 SATA hard disk with a capacity of up to 4TB, and dual streaming with the sub stream allowing remote preview and mobile phone monitoring via limited bandwidth. Also it has 2 USB ports to facilitate the downloading of video archive to an external storage device.

Infinova Showcases at IFSEC India I

nfinova will be demonstrating its strong CCTV portfolio of megapixel IP cameras, analog cameras, NVR and March Networks Financial Solution at IFSEC this year. Infinova shall be demonstrating the following new cameras at the show: HD explosion-proof 2 megapixel IP PTZ camera: This camera is fullydeveloped and specially designed for use in flammable and explosive hazardous areas. The system uses 316 stainless steel construction body to ensure its explosion-proof solidity in hazardous areas. It has an absolute operating temperature range of -40°F~140°F (-40°C~60°C). This camera is properly

sealed to prevent the intake of flammable dust and ensure strong corrosion-resistant capabilities. The camera supports H.264/ M-JPEG dual-stream encoding and three simultaneous video streams. It’s embedded with 20xHD zoom camera module with resolution up to 1920x1080 @ 30fps. CCOE and IECEX approved. HD 2 megapixel IP PTZ dome camera with high powered IR illuminator: Infinova’s V1772NR-T series HD megapixel IR IP PTZ domes provide users a high-definition, high frame rate and high SNR real-time images acquisition system and supports 18x and 20x HD December 2014

integrated camera modules. The domes provide the ability to view and control H.264 High profile/ M-JPEG dualstream encoded HD video, and also support three video streams. The maximum resolutions can be 1920x1080 @ 30fps or 1280x720 @ 30fps. The dome adopts high-power LED illuminators with the wavelength of 850nm. It has excellent brightness with the night visual range up to 120m. The IR illuminator can be adjusted automatically or manually according to the lighting condition to reduce power consumption and prolong the lifespan of the device. Fibre enabled 2 megapixel IP PTZ dome camera: This camera provides users a high-definition, high frame rate and high SNR real-time images acquisition system. It is embedded with a 20x HD integrated camera module which supports

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H.264/ M-JPEG dual–stream encoding and three simultaneous video streams video browsing and control with a resolution up to 1920x1080 @ 30fps. The V1772NT-F series network dome camera features advantages of high level integration, simple wiring and anti-interference. It carries an optical port which complies with 802.3 100Base-FX standard. It can connect directly to a network switch or a fiber optical transceiver etc., and therefore spare the needs of various intermediate devices and gives the system higher reliability. HD 2 megapixel integrated IP PTZ camera with IR illuminator: The Integrated IP PTZ camera with IR Illuminators features a set of full digital real-time image acquisition system to deliver clear images at high frame rate

and excellent signal-to-noise ratio. The camera supports H.264 and M-JPEG compression formats, available with three simultaneous video streams. The PTZ cameras are compatible with 18x and 20x HD camera modules, with the resolution up to 1280x720 @ 30fps or 1920x1080 @ 30fps. Its powder-coated aluminum construction, absolute operating temperature range of -40°F~140°F (-40°C~60°C) and built-in heater and defroster automatically enabled at low temperatures, makes it an ideal surveillance solution for both indoor and outdoor applications. 5 megapixel 360 degree fish eye indoor dome camera: This one dome can deliver an overview of an entire area such as a convenience store or bank lobby, to provide situational awareness critical to decision making. With the camera in 360° mode, you can use a digital PTZ function to see high quality video from multiple angles at the same time. The full field of view is recorded, so you can always go back and look at different areas at any time. Unlike a conventional PTZ, the 360 dome can ‘see where it isn’t looking.’ When used with the command software and hybrid NVRs, the solution’s Shadow Archiving™ fea-

ture provides seamless access to redundant video for total fail-safe management. The camera provides 360° and 180° panoramic views with digital PTZ. Economical range of HD 2 megapixel IR IP fixed dome and box camera: These camera series can output HD

full-frame videos with resolution up to 1080p/ 960p or 720p. The built-in dot matrix IR illuminators allow a maximum of 20meters/ 30 meters illumination distance (the distance will be different for different lenses). The camera supports the function of strengthening ROI encoding, so as to improve the image quality of key areas under lowband network environment. Compact structure makes it easy to install.

Dahua Secures World Class Central Bus Station at Vadodara Background

entral bus station at Vadodara, one of the swankiest bus stations in India, has been developed under the public-private partnership between the Gujarat State Road Transport Corpo-

ration (GSRTC) and realty firm Cube Construction. The system integrator was Equinet Security Systems. The five-storey terminus is spread over 2.4 lakh square feet with a builtup area that is 1.8 times more than this. December 2014

The state-of-the-art bus station is an iconic futuristic development which caters to more than 800 buses and 20,000 passengers daily. Apart from basic transport infrastructure and passenger facilities, it

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consists of air-conditioned waiting rooms, cloak rooms, two-storey parking lot, a commercial mall, eateries, a budget hotel, seven screen multiplex, gaming zone, gymnasium with yoga facility, 24-hr cafeteria, food courts, pickup and drop-off points with facilities like digital display boards, path-finder signages, luggage trolleys and a public address system.

Challenges of comprehensive coverage

he major challenges were the sheer expanse of the infrastructure, with disparate subject matters to

cess through authorized entrances, the perimeter was secured by deploying a comprehensive CCTV system and motion detection alarms. Appropriate NVRs were chosen to generate optimized output and various areas were equipped with suitable surveillance cameras. Each area was treated as a module. Real-time feed with video management software was made available on a video wall located in the control room. The surveillance system sends e-mail/ SMS alerts on any suspicious movement of people and vehicles. Focus was also placed on detection of unattended objects, loitering, vandalism and unauthorized access.

conditions. ● DH-IPC-HDW3101: 1.3 megapixel WDR HD vandal-proof IR network dome camera with an image sensor 1/3”, 1.3 megapixel progressive scan Aptina CMOS with 1280x960 effective pixels with progressive scanning. The camera works on H.264 & MJPEG dual-stream encoding. The other features which provide enhanced image corrections are WDR, day/ night (ICR), 2DNR, auto-iris, AWB, AGC and BLC. These cameras are ideal for situations which are prone to vandal activities. ● DH-SD6220s-hn: 2MP Full HD 20x network IR PTZ dome camera which works on H.264 & MPEG dual-stream encoding. They provide a maximum of 240 deg/s pan speed and 360 degree pan rotation, and an IR distance up to 100m. This makes them ideal for perimeter protection and tracking movements even in the dark.

NVR used ● DH-NVR5832: 32 channel 2U network video recorder 1080p real time live view and works nicely up to 5 MP resolution. cover. They posed varied complexities and contradictions. Besides, the authorities expected to secure each and every part of the complex and 24x7 support from the team.

Solution

ince the complex is diverse, the requirement of security and surveillance varied from one area to another. As soon as a vehicle entered the premises, a security check was mandatory and license number plate recognition cameras were deployed. To restrict ac-

Cameras used ● DH-IPC-HDW2100p: 1.3 megapixel HD network IR mini dome camera with an image sensor 1/3", 1.3 megapixel Aptina CMOS with 1280x960 effective pixels with progressive scanning. The camera enhances picture quality in varied lighting environments by color/ BW backlight compensation, white balance auto gain control. This camera is ideal for high resolution requirement in varied lighting conditions, even in low light or dark December 2014

Result

he solution helps protect not only the large number of passengers but facilitates a safe working environment for the staff as well. The surveillance system is an integral part of the overall integrated security solution, generates vital inputs and provides timely alerts for law enforcement authorities. The response time has substantially gone down and the passengers, staff, and business community feel safer than ever.

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Rosslare to Introduce Its New Age Controller and O2S Readers at IFSEC India 2014 R

osslare Security Products will be introducing its new age AC-825IP controller and O2S Readers at IFSEC India to be held in December at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Rosslare will present its revolutionary controller AC-825IP, a plug and play fully-scalable OSDP networked access control platform, expandable up to 72 doors. Driven by AxTraxNG™ – Rosslare’s powerful, flexible, and easyto-use software – the system provides an ideal modular and expandable solution for commercial and institutional needs with features like interlock, first-person delay, auto-relock, scheduled outputs operation, 4 programmable site codes, extended unlocked time, fully interconnectedness, car parking management, and global antipassback (per reader and between readers). The AC-825IP includes AES128-bit en-

crypted communication via TCP/ IP to the AxTraxNG server. Rosslare will also be showcasing its new O2S – Open to secure highfrequency AY-H6380 reader, which reads secure O2S ID data and the CSN from MIFARE DESFire EV1 and MIFARE Classic credentials and supports OSDP. The AY-H6380 Proximity+ PIN reader features full AES encryption with AES 128-bit keys, the ideal solution for anyone needing a highsecurity MIFARE Plus or DESFire Proximity/PIN reader. In addition, the O2S reader supports nonproprietary and open credential standards and is a true plug & play solution – no complex configuration is required. As per Manmohan Kumar, Sales Director – Rosslare India, “IFSEC is one of

the best platforms to launch your products and introduce it to your prospective customers. As it’s an annual national event, dealers, distributors and system integrators across the country visit IFSEC and that’s why we have chosen it for introducing our new revolutionary controller AC-825IP. This product is going to be a game changer for Rosslare in the Indian market and will establish itself as one of most advanced access control solutions.” He added, “With this revolutionary controller we are also launching our O2S – Open to Secure readers at IFSEC; people visiting IFSEC can have a live experience of the working product and attend the demonstration session by Rosslare India Team.”

NEC India Deploys Leading Face Recognition Solution at Lemon Tree Hotels First deployment of NEC’s world leading face recognition technology at Lemon Tree Premier, Delhi Airport

EC India Pvt. Ltd. has completed the deployment of a high performance Face Recognition Solution (FRS) featuring NEC’s world-leading technol-

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and surveillance systems. Lemon Tree Premier, Delhi Airport is located in the Aerocity Hospitality District near Indira Gandhi International Airport.

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The solution is deployed with NEC’s partner Target Vision, and intelligently matches faces appearing on the hotel surveillance cameras to a database list of potential security threats provided by local authorities. Additionally, the solution can also be utilized for whitelist management, offering customized service to the VIP guests at the hotel simply by recognizing their faces. Koichiro Koide, Managing Director, NEC India said, “We are excited to bring the cutting-edge NEC face recognition technology to the hospitality sector in India through Lemon Tree Hotels. We have spent 30 years to bring in the level of advancement seen in this technology, which has been globally recognized for its performance and accuracy.”

The strength of NEC’s face recognition technology lies in its tolerance to poor quality, highly compressed surveillance videos and images. This cutting edge technology can even use poor quality webcam images to produce the highest search results per second, and can recognize altered faces too with a high level of accuracy. The FRS can produce search results quickly, even when linked to a massive database of over 1.6 million records. Rahul Pandit, President & Executive Director, The Lemon Tree Hotel Company commented, “We are proud to be the first in bringing the world’s number one biometric technology to the hospitality sector in India. Having 26 hotels in 15 cities across India, the safety and securi-

ty of our guests is our prime responsibility, and thus, is of paramount importance to us. We thank NEC for partnering with us to provide this innovative security solution to further strengthen our already existing state-of-the-art security arrangements at our Aerocity hotels.” NEC’s Face Recognition technology achieved the highest performance evaluation in the recent Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 2014 performed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Moreover, NEC's technology took first place consecutively following the 2009 Multiple Biometric Grand Challenge (MBGC 2009) and 2010-2011 Multiple Biometrics Evaluation (MBE 20102011).

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3i Home Solution: A big Leap in Integrated Security C

P PLUS has introduced CP PLUS 3i Home Solution – an intelligent, integrated and interactive solution that goes beyond conventional systems. It is the only enterprise grade one stop comprehensive solution that sets new standards in operational efficiency, costeffectiveness and performance. The solution is ideal for residential areas and is poised to be a boon for the real estate industry. It is a scalable and custom-made solution that delivers integrated services to cater to modern day connectivity, security and situational surveillance. It lays out an FTTH (Fiber to the Home) based integrated hi-tech infrastructure and opens up a number of services for individuals and community. Based on broadband infrastructure, it provides inDecember 2014

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ternet and LAN/ WAN based services.

3i Home Solution offers the following features: IntelliControl – automation facilities: The inbuilt system intelligence allows one to monitor, program and control the home/ apartment's lighting, entry locks, curtains, heating and air conditioning scenes and others. Save the customized settings to receive text or email alerts, turn off lights based on time or movement, or see a photo when the kids arrive home and many more. IntelliSecure – intelligent security system: 3i Home Solution powers the most advanced video management and video analytics deployed anywhere. The solution caters to a wide spectrum of requirements i.e., from warning and the averting of threats to the prevention of subversive activities, provision for safety and economic well-being of businesses. IntelliEnergy – energy efficient solution for common areas: With a central management system, one can configure when to switch each individual light on or off, and/ or by how much to reduce the lamp power. This allows any

number of switching events and/ or dimming levels. IntelliTainment – DTH, IPTV and VoIP based services: CP PLUS 3i Home Solution introduces interoperability and integration, and is a complete solution for IPTV and VoIP related services. This solution enables transmission of next-generation data and video services over broadband networks. CP Plus offers the best in class DTH services to its customers. IntelliAccess – access Wi-Fi network: The solution brings together bestin-class Wi-Fi access to all residences and common areas. IntelliAlert – emergency alerts and call divert to smart phones: ● Set security zones in your house and secure your home by sensing abnormal situations (smoke, gas, break) and triggering the alarm. ● Connect instantly to emergency services, Fire, Police, Medical etc., by sending a panic alarm to emergency personnel from the in-home touchscreen. ● Never miss a visitor call. The solution enables visitor’s incoming calls to be forwarded to a smartphone.

IntelliAttend – intelligent video door phone: The 3i Home Solution includes the state-of-the-art integrated communication & surveillance systems to meet diversified environments like villas (wired and wireless), apartments systems and multi-apartments systems in analog and IP. IntelliWatch – central monitoring: IntelliWatch features monitoring from a central location and is designed for an intelligent security solution that provides customer's safety and protection of property by integrating intruder detection, video monitoring, two-way audio communication, real-time notification (e-mail/ SMS), remote access and access control. IntelliConnect – flat-to-flat intercom: CP PLUS 3i Solution includes IP VDP system, which not only allows you to see who’s at the door, but also enables you to communicate with visitors before you open the door. The indoor monitor can be easily installed anywhere in the house, giving you the convenience of viewing the visitor, unlocking the door and viewing any suspicious activity; all at the press of a button, without needing to go up to the entrance.

Sparsh® Launches Enhanced Definition qHD Digital Video Recorders S

PARSH® has launched the completely new enhanced definition Improva series of DVR. This series is based on a new hardware and software platform to deliver enhanced performance. With the capability of accessing analog cameras up to

800TVL, the series is ideal for applications in which high resolution surveil-

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lance is required. Venues such as financial institutions, the telecom industry, and transportation and other utilities industries will be directly benefited from this new DVR series. After the release of 800TVL cameras, Sparsh® is developing compatible

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DVR products that support higher TVL analog cameras and meet market demands. Based on a new platform, Improva has an innovative design utilizing dual systems – one in operation and the other provides continual backup. Unique Triple Watchdog feature ensures that the equipment never crashes, and if it does the back-up system ensures zero data loss and continued DVR stability. Criti-

cally, this transition is automatic and the users hardly notice any crash. Furthermore, the series supports multi-channel synchronous playback, simultaneous HDMI and VGA output at 1920x1080 HD resolution, and alarm functionality with motion and video loss detection triggers the alarm and generates instant notification via e-mail to the owners. The series incorporates a highly

intuitive user interface and includes 1 SATA hard disk with a capacity of up to 4TB, dual streaming with the sub stream allowing remote preview and mobile phone monitoring via limited bandwidth and 2 USB ports to facilitate the downloading of video archive to an external storage device. Available in a choice of 8 or 4 channel models with 4 audio inputs and 4 audio outputs.

Infinova Cameras Ensure a Safe and Secure Gujarat T

he Home Department from the Government of Gujarat initiated the project of City Surveillance and Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System (CSITMS) for three major cities of Gujarat viz., Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Gandhinagar. The project aims to monitor all the strategic locations, entry/ exits, and traffic junctions to provide security to the citizens. The officials decided to install cameras at these locations to: ● Reduce the fear of crime and reassure the public. ● Help prevent crime. ● Deter and detect crime. • Helping to identify, apprehend and prosecute offenders.

● Provide evidence for criminal and civil action in the courts. ● Help maintain public order. ● Assist in the management and policing of large-scale events. ● Provide assistance to emergency services. ● Assist in improving traffic discipline and the town environment. Infinova was selected as the Official CCTV OEM for this project and was shortlisted amongst all its major competitors through technical scrutiny and financial evaluation. About 265 IP

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high definition 2-megapixel pan-tiltzoom Infinova cameras are installed in the above locations and are monitored from a City Command and Control Room, and respective CP offices. CSITMS projects have been one of the prestigious projects for Infinova, alongside other national and international city surveillance projects where Infinova solutions have been deployed. “Gujarat CSITMS gives Infinova headway to future city surveillance and infrastructure projects in Gujarat and across the nation,” said Nitin Amin, Marketing Manager – Infinova India, Middle East and Africa.

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Matrix SATATYA HVR1624P M

atrix SATATYA HVR1624P is a 24 channel enterprise-grade hybrid video recorder which offers the benefits of a highly mature analog solution and security enhancements of an IP solution. Organizations already using analog video surveillance can protect their existing investment in cameras and wiring and add IP cameras at new or critical points. For new video surveillance projects, Matrix SATATYA HVR allows mixed use of analog cameras and IP cameras depending on various factors like image quality, distance, wiring-feasibility and cost.

Key features: ● Video channels: 16 analog and 24

IP, and total 24 channels. ● Monitoring: 2 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 CVBS Main, 1 CVBS Spot, 16 channel loop output. ● Audio: 16 audio loop input, 1 audio output. ● Inbuilt storage: 4 slots for 16TB storage. ● Alarm: 8 alarm inputs, 3 alarm outputs. ● Management: Local CMS to monitor cameras from 5 HVRs on a screen. ● Recording: Camera wise motion and scheduled centralized recording. ● Playback and search: Timeline and event based search. ● Backup: Scheduled and manual

backup to NAS/ FTP and USB. ● Notification: Calling a responsible person in case of any event from the mobile application. ● Network: 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports for 130Mbps throughput.

● Connectivity: Free Matrix DNS and 3G/ LTE support. ● Bandwidth optimization: Dual streaming for viewing and recording. ● Integration: Ethernet based integration with Matrix Access Control. ● Interoperability: Onvif 2.0 and above.

India Announces Opening of New Branch Office in Vadodara

alma India’s Managing Director, Prasenjit Datta inaugurated the Vadodara branch office on November 6, 2014. The office is located on the 4th floor of Atlantis Heights in the busy commercial area of Vikram Sarabhai Marg in the city of Vadodara, and marks the first expansion of Halma India outside Mumbai where the main office of Halma in India is located. Prasenjit announced, “Halma is looking at India to fuel the growth of Halma companies as well as tap into its vast and experienced pool of skilled engineers in setting up knowledge and development centres. The Vadodara office will help Halma companies be closer to their customers who are located in Gujarat.” The Vadodara office spread over

more than 1100 sq.ft. will currently serve as base for Nitul Sanghvi, the Area Sales Manager for South East Asia and his team for Netherlock’s range of products. Netherlock is a leading supplier of safety and valve control systems for major industrial operations as well as smaller firms. Netherlock’s main customers are oil & petrochem firms and consultants. Halma, a leading safety, health and environmental technology group is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has around 5,000 employees in nearly 50 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma’s subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through

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Prasenjit Datta opening the Vadodara office

innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India’s economy in areas such as energy, manufacturing, healthcare, water and waste treatment, construction and transport.

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Axis Recognizes Outstanding Partners Rewards them with City Tour of Dubai

Over 50 key channel partners, distributors and consultants invited across India and Sri Lanka

xis Communications conducted its partner summit 2014 in Dubai to recognize the outstanding contribution by its partners. The company invited 54 partners, distributors and consultants who have been the year’s top performers in India and Sri Lanka. The three day conference and tour held between October 29 and 31 in Dubai, was a part of Axis’ 30 year celebration of innovation

ness strategy, product innovations and solutions were also discussed during the conference. Nexgen Integrated Systems Pvt Ltd was endowed with the Viking award which is given to the outstanding partner who has demonstrated loyalty and channel excellence. Nexgen Integrated Systems topped in terms of over-achievement of revenue, training, certification

and success. With eight award categories including a Viking award, the winners will have an opportunity to engage in personal, face to face meetings with Axis top management. They will get an opportunity to learn more about Axis’ vision of the future which will help them play an influential role in shaping that future. Conforming to its view on partnership being the key to mutual success, Axis provided an insight to the partners on how they can evolve in the changing surveillance ecosystem and how Axis would be supporting them in leveraging new market opportunities. During the conference, the company discussed with the partners on how to lead the network video market together. Furthermore, success stories of Middle-East, India busi-

and consistent project management. Commenting on the summit and the winners, Sudhindra Holla, Country Manager, India and SAARC said, ”Axis has grown to what it is today due to our

excellent strategic channel partnership, and this award serves to recognize the organization’s significant achievements and contributions as a loyal member of the Axis Channel partner program. This contribution has earned them an all-expense paid three day exclusive invitation to Axis Partner Executive Summit 2015 that will be hosted at our headquarters in Lund Sweden, to be held in May 2015.” Talking about the win, Santosh Kamble, M.D., NexGen Integrated Systems Pvt Ltd said, “We are honored to be a partner of a leading video surveillance player like Axis. We thank them for their consistent support and training over the years. The summit was a great platform for us to voice our business needs and understand Axis’ innovative and smart solutions for a safer world. We look forward to a strong and continued partnership with the company and are sure we can achieve a lot more with the right support at the right time.” The winners had an opportunity to

Apart from Nexgen Integrated Systems, the other winners include: Winner

Award Category

Larsen & Turbo Ltd

In recognition of largest project won 2013

Nerve Centrex Software India Pvt Ltd Best Growth SI of the year 2013 Vihawk Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd

Best Emerging SI of the year 2013

Tyco Fire & Security India Pvt Ltd

Global SI of the year 2013

Epitome Infotech Solutions Pvt Ltd

Solution Silver Partner of the year 2013

Diebold Systems Pvt Ltd

Solution Gold Partner of the year 2013

Anixter India Pvt Ltd

Distributor of the Year 2013

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meet with Ms. Bodil Sonesson, Axis Vice President for Global Sales followed by a city tour of some of the top attractions in Dubai.

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CCTV for Indoor and Outdoor Environments Introduces Vandal Proof Dome Camera, DG-CC5820V

ombining DIGISOL’s cutting-edge home security technology with intuitive digital media solutions, Smartlink Network Systems Ltd has launched DG-CC5820V – the 800TVL vandal proof dome camera with IR LED. With 1/3” color CMOS sensor and 800TVL resolution DG-CC5820V combines the cost-effectiveness of analog cameras and powerful effectiveness of video surveillance for both indoor and outdoor applications. The key differentiator of DG-CC5820V is its metallic body which is not commonly available in this product segment. Its vandal-proof technology protects the camera against external impacts due to its sturdy build. The other winning feature of the camera is the exceptional LED technology of 24 LEDs when other cameras of this range only offer 10-18 LEDs. One can easily see video up to 20 meters without any distortion and

its 1/50 – 1/100,000 sec of electronic shutter speed assures no-lag, thereby giving the best picture quality. DGCC5820V’s S/N ratio of less than 52dB enhances the picture quality by making it clearer. Additional performance features found in DG-CC5820V are automatic back light compensation which improves the picture without any hassles in extreme light conditions, and the automatic white balance which leads to capturing clearer and perfect pictures. “It is important to have the reliability and support of the brand recognition from DIGISOL associated with what we offer. We want to extend our security offerings for people who are looking for budget-friendly security solutions. DG-CC5820V’s superior built quality, longevity and technical specs at this price are unmatched,” said Rajshekhar Bhatt, Assistant Vice-Pres-

ident, Surveillance, Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. Established in 1993, Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. (BSE: 532419| NSE: SMARTLINK) is a forerunner in the field of networking infrastructure and is a pioneer in bringing IT networking products and technology to India. It has the distinction of being one of the first companies to start manufacturing of IT networking products and is credited with two decades of experience in product design, development, manufacturing, marketing and sales & service. The company’s offering strongly resonate with the needs of customers ranging from Enterprise to SME/ SMB and SOHO to home users and from across the verticals i.e., Government, BFSI, education, manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, retail, to name a few. Smartlink’s brand portfolio includes DIGILITE, DIGISOL & DIGICARE.

Allied Telesis Signs Distribution Agreement with ADI ADI's primary focus: Distribution of best-in-class products and to achieve fast market access through long term relationships

llied Telesis, a global provider of secure IP/ Ethernet solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks, has signed a distributor agreement with ADI Global Distribution – India, the leading global wholesale distributor of security prod-

ucts (a 100% Honeywell subsidiary). “Allied Telesis is one of the most respected names in the networking equipment industry,” said Anil Mehra, Director at ADI Global Distribution, “We are aware that globally and in India, there is a big shift from analog to December 2014

IP in the surveillance market. We already have a fantastic portfolio of best in class global brands for cameras, NVRs, and analytics. Allied Telesis is a globally well-known brand in networking domain. This introduction of Allied Telesis reinforces our vision of

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tying up with the best in class brands in the world and making it available to our customers. We will be actively promoting the whole product range and we're very confident that our SI base will be enthusiastic about sourcing professional networking solutions via ADI.” Allied Telesis’ full range of products will be available through ADI in India. The new agreement will offer customers with innovative products from networking domain that directly address the need along with enhanced compliance and will stand out from the market environment.

“We are excited at the prospect of working with ADI. IP based securitysurveillance market is growing at a significantly fast pace in India and the SAARC region. The market size is already getting close to USD1B in India. Allied Telesis has created a very strong brand presence in the IP surveillance market in the last half decade with numerous sizeable deployments across vertical markets. Surveillance networks are complex and unlike pure data networks require very high design skillsets. Also the surveillance networks need to have high levels of resiliency, latency standards, and im-

portantly very high video processing capabilities. This is where Allied Telesis as a network equipment vendor stands out against its competition and is a preferred vendor amongst most customers. The association with ADI is very strategic and we believe it will further enhance our footprint, in this fast growing IP security and surveillance market through its large base of SI partners pan India,” said Subhasish Gupta, Country Manager, India and SAARC at Allied Telesis. ADI will immediately begin marketing and selling all of the Allied products nationwide.

Winsted Debuts at IFSEC India L

eading control room furniture manufacturer Winsted have announced they will be exhibiting for the first time at IFSEC India with an exciting and radical display of customised consoles finished in corporate colours. The company will feature its popular Sight-line console finished in a futuristic colour scheme designed to compliment the overall theme of Winsted’s stand. Offering a range of ‘future-proof ’ advantages for all control room applications, the Sight-Line consoles are modular, reconfigurable and expandable. The consoles also take flexibility to a new level, with several monitor mounts to choose from, creating an infinite number of ways to configure and adjust display monitors Winsted staff will be on-hand throughout the event with helpful in-

formation and advice on control room-based issues, including illustrative walk-through animations demonstrating the many operational advantages of ergonomically designed consoles, media storage equipment and monitor walls. Since its inception in 1963, Winsted has consistently pioneered console design and development. The company’s product concept and design are driven by industry needs and demands, with many equipped ideas suggested by customers and develDecember 2014

oped with their inputs. A dominant force in the US market for nearly 50 years, Winsted expanded into overseas markets in 1975, primarily in England and in 1976 began concentrated efforts to establish distribution in the Middle East.

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Real-time Video Intelligence

Sudhindra Holla Country Managar, Axis Communications, India & SAARC

How is real-time video intelligence different from video analytics? Rajeev Samanta: One easy way to understand the difference is to think of video analytics as the method and video intelligence as the result. What is required in a high traffic security critical environment? Real Time Video Intelligence or RTVI. Security officers want instant access to information; they do not want to go through hours of time-consuming video manually. In a casino you want video intelligence as the action unfolds in real time or near real time – not hours later when the person cheating has left the casino! So too, with high risk assets like new born babies in a

Two Industry stalwarts answer some burning questions on Real-time Video Intelligence high traffic hospital ward, when there is a kidnapping on, security officers cannot lose track of the kidnapper with the baby they are tracking. Fortunately, ways are now available to quickly analyze ‘potential security situations’ even as they are developing. One of these is situational awareness through video analytics, or getting alerts when activities out of the ordinary occur, such as someone entering through an exit, someone lingering at a spot for too long or objects being left where they should not be – and many more such events, attributes and behaviors. Essentially, video analytics is a method based on complex mathematical algorithms that help identify events, atDecember 2014

Rajeev Samanta Regional Sales Director, South Asia,Tyco Security Products tributes or patterns of behavior and alert security personnel. Real-time video analytics transforms standard video into Video Intelligence. Video Analytics is possible on recorded video and live incoming video on the recorder. Today it is also ported on to edge devices or intelligent cameras that process video on the fly, filter and send only incident video to the recorders. Sudhindra Holla: Intelligent video is about reducing the vast amount of information contained in video, making it more manageable for systems and persons. Intelligent video surveillance systems automatically perform an analysis of captured video, and automatically use the resultant data. Building this sort of

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analytics into network cameras creates a reliable and versatile video surveillance system, and drastically reduces workload for the staff. Furthermore, intelligent video allows the operator to use the video surveillance system more pro-actively by giving early warnings about situations that could be potential risk scenarios. The applications performing these analyses are referred to as Video Content Analysis (VCA) or Video Analytics (VA). Video analytics range from video motion detection and audio detection, to more advanced systems including camera tampering detection, people counting, cross line detection, and vehicle license plate recognition. The number of applications is expected to grow quickly as the integration of third-party solutions is facilitated through open application development platforms. Intelligent video systems can also extract video and data from surveillance video streams and integrate that information with other applications such as retail management systems or access control systems, creating new benefits and opening up new business possibilities.

What are the latest trends in real-time video intelligence? Rajeev Samanta: Traditionally video analytics was server based. Today, technology has brought us high processing power in small form factors. So we have ‘edge devices’ – where the analytics is embedded in the camera itself. So whereas earlier the camera was just an ‘eye,’ today it has ‘an eye and an intelligent, thinking brain.’ The advantage is not only in terms of RTVI but also savings in terms of bandwidth and storage costs. The attempt now is to reach the capability of artificial intelligence on the camera which will have the capability to

Ways are now available to quickly analyze ‘potential security situations’ even as they are developing. One of these is situational awareness through video analytics, or getting alerts when activities out of the ordinary occur – Rajeev

Samanta

Regional Sales Director, South Asia,Tyco Security Products

identify, recognize and process images like human beings by their gait or movement, more accurate facial recognition, behavior patterns and more. Sudhindra Holla: Intelligent video allows video surveillance systems to be used for a host of new applications, and ensures that video surveillance systems become smarter, more accurate, and more cost-effective. It provides ease of operations such as automatically analyzes and tags surveillance video in real-time, detects suspicious activities, initiates video recording, alarms or other actions. Video intelligence also enables users and operations to be proactive, preventing crime rather than reacting or analyzing after the fact. Systems can be set up to deliver far more targeted and specific information with intelligent video. This means that in the future there will be far less reliance on manned guarding. Intelligent video also creates a platform for a more proactive approach to video surveillance. By configuring intelligent video systems to specific parameters, it is possible to get instant alerts when pre-set parameters have been breached, thus delivering early warnings to staff. December 2014

Can real-time video intelligence be easily integrated into existing security systems – analog or IP, or does it necessitate complete replacement? How would it affect the cost? Rajeev Samanta: Analytics embedded on edge or intelligent cameras cannot be embedded on existing legacy cameras. However, the same analytics are available on servers used for both analog and traditional IP cameras. Take Tyco’s unified client – victor from American Dynamics. Here, realtime analysis of incoming video streams from IP or analog cameras creates post incident alarms and meta-data for extremely fast searches. The victor unified client allows you to manage events and alarms, taking only seconds to run your searches instead of days. While evaluating costs, you should compare the costs of a traditional camera + cost of PC versus a camera with builtin analytics. The additional cost saving on bandwidth and storage utilization you get from the latter option should also be considered. Sudhindra Holla: Intelligent video also makes it possible to use video for applications in a security environment as well as outside it. For example, in retail stores it can be used for analyzing consumer behavior such as the number of people stopping by a particular merchandising shelf, or the popular routes through the shop. In airports, an intelligent video system could measure the queue time between entering and exiting a check-in point, helping direct staff and minimizing waiting time for travelers. In these and other ways, intelligent video makes it possible to extract greater benefit out of the video surveillance infrastructure, enabling a higher returnon-investment.

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What are the most widely used applications of real-time video intelligence? Rajeev Samanta: In transportation, video analytics that are edge based involve applications such as automatic vehicle number plate recognition, vehicle identification – by type, make or color, traffic rule violations – jumping signals, over-speeding, and wrong direction movement into ‘no entry’ roads etc. City surveillance is another important area with applications such as monitoring crowds, traffic management, abnormal movements, loitering, and suspicious objects. In a situation of a terrorist attack, video can also be pushed to officers involved in tracking the shooter so they can see what is happening in real time, rather than relying on audio transmissions to tell them where to go and what to look for. RTVI is also vital is critical infrastructure sectors like airports, ports, nuclear power plants/ energy utilities, and metro railways to detect and remove security threats to life or property through vandalism. Other applications are in retail, casinos, banking and hospitals – in fact wherever there is a high security threat environment with high volumes of people or high traffic movement or high value assets to be secured. Sudhindra Holla: Axis offers a number of intelligent video applications that support security operators in their daily work by solving real-world video surveillance challenges. Also, Axis Application Development Partners supply a broad range of intelligent video applications that work with Axis network video products. Applications like Active Tampering Alarm, Video Motion Detection, Audio Detection, People Counting and Cross

Line Detection are used actively in current installations. Other applications such as Heat Maps, Face detection and recognition, and License Plate Recognition are getting more popular in basic installations for different business verticals.

Intelligent video allows video surveillance systems to be used for a host of new applications, and ensures that video surveillance systems become smarter, more accurate, and more cost-effective – Sudhindra Holla Country Managar, Axis Communications, India & SAARC

Do you find the technology sufficient, or has it limitations? How can these limitations be overcome? Rajeev Samanta: Change is the only constant. Urbanization, greater international mobility, terrorist threats, new financial instruments are creating new threats every day. As new security threats and challenges emerge, technology evolves to meet the latest challenges. Technology is progressing in its own pace and developing faster, more intuitive, fool-proof ways with superior automation. Sudhindra Holla: Axis is committed to enabling a great variety of video analytics for its network cameras and video encoders. Our products provide capacity in terms of enough processing power and memory to embed video analytics in our edge devices. This makes it possible to create scalable intelligent video solutions for a December 2014

wide range of network video products, with diversified requirements, ranging from basic camera-enhancing software applications to more niche intelligent video systems. Development and distribution of ‘edge applications’ is further facilitated by AXIS Camera Application Platform. This open platform enables the development of compatible and reliable third-party applications that subsequently can be downloaded to cameras and encoders, thus ensuring that users benefit from the market’s widest range of applications.

What is the future of this technology? Rajeev Samanta: Reaching perfection by moving eventually from artificial intelligence to human intelligence. Sudhindra Holla: Intelligent video will undoubtedly fuel deployment of network video technology over analog CCTV because it ensures that video surveillance systems become smarter, more accurate, and more cost effective. The most scalable and flexible architecture is based on ‘intelligence at the edge,’ that is, processing as much of the video as possible in the network cameras, or video encoders themselves. Furthermore, this approach not only entails the least amount of bandwidth but also significantly reduces the cost and complexity of the network. Open application development platforms such as AXIS Camera Application Platform facilitate the integration of compatible third-party solutions, which should result in a quickly growing variety of application – general as well as specialized for different industries, creating new end user benefits and opening up new business possibilities.

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NEC Develops Ultra-Sensitive Terahertz Camera Major progress towards practical applications such as non-destructive inspection and detection of foreign substances

EC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), under the commissioned research of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), has developed a new pixel structure for Terahertz (THz) array sensors and improved the minimum detectable power per pixel (MDP) at 0.5-0.6 THz frequency, a ten time improvement over NEC's conventional product. NEC currently produces and markets a THz camera (IRV-T0831) equipped with a 320x240-pixel array sensor. However, NEC's latest technologies enable it to develop and produce a 640x480-pixel array sensor which has four times the number of pixels than the current model. NEC has also developed a camera equipped with the array sensor, making it one of the world's largest numbers of pixels at a THz frequency band.

Furthermore, NEC improved the signal-to-noise ratio by four times using a 4x4 pixel binning process combining adjacent pixels, and enhanced the MDP value 40 times together with the effect of the new pixel structure so that NEC achieved one of the world's highest levels of sensitivity at the 0.50.6 THz frequency band for a twodimensional array sensor operating at room temperature. “NEC has been addressing the development of a highly sensitive real-time uncooled terahertz camera and the improvement in the sensitivity of terahertz array sensors since the development of a highly sensitive bolometer-type uncooled two-dimensional terahertz array sensor in April 2008,” said Dr. Naoki Oda, Executive Engineer, Radio Application, Guidance and Electro-Optics Di-

vision, NEC, “Going forward, NEC will pursue the development and production of terahertz imaging equipment using the present results and contribute to a variety of fields such as non-destructive inspection, medicine/ drug development, and illegal object detection.” The THz wave is an electromagnetic wave located between infrared and radio wave. Research and development of new application technologies to enhance measurement and communications are being promoted through use of the THz wave, which penetrates plastic, paper, and clothes and is thought to be safer than X-ray imaging. Therefore, THz technology has received extra attention as a major contributor to next generation technologies for non-destructive inspection, medical diagnosis and others.

Announces Stainless Steel

Anti-Grip Corner Network Camera Ideal for Video Surveillance in Correction Facilities and Psychiatric Wards

AXIS Q8414-LVS network camera features vandal-resistant stainless steel anti-grip casing and built-in invisible IR LED for high quality indoor video surveillance even in complete darkness

xis Communications announces its first corner-mount fixed network camera. The new AXIS Q8414-LVS features a stainless steel anti-grip casing and is extremely impact resistant, supporting the IK10+ 50joules rating as well as the IP66/ NEMA 4x rating for

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in complete darkness. “In correctional facilities as well as in psychiatric wards, there is an increasing need to prevent self-harm and avoid internal conflicts among the residents,” says Erik Frännlid, Axis’ Director of Product Management, “We have

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developed AXIS Q8414-LVS keeping in mind that a surveillance camera should lack ligature points and present an antigrip design. On top of these features, it should also offer superb video quality during day and night and be extremely vandal resistant.” The new AXIS Q8414-LVS is ideal for video surveillance of small rooms in premises like correctional facilities, interview rooms, psychiatric wards, and medical observation rooms as well as elevators and stairwells. Thanks to a built-in microphone and the possibility to integrate the network camera into an alarm system via its I/O port, AXIS Q8414-LVS becomes part of the overall

AXIS Q8414-LVS is ideal for video surveillance of small rooms in premises like correctional facilities, interview rooms and medical observation rooms as well as elevators and stairwells. Available in powder coated white and brushed stainless steel.

surveillance solution, an important tool to protect and secure the safety of the people in high security environments. In addition, privacy masks assure that restricted areas are not monitored for privacy reasons or to protect the personnel. Available in two color versions, powder coated white (AXIS Q8414LVS White) and brushed stainless steel (AXIS Q8414-LVS Metal), the cornermount network camera offers 1.3 megapixel or HDTV 720p video stream. It features P-Iris control for an optimal depth of field, resolution, image contrast and clarity. The horizontal angle of view up to 105° covers the entire room without blind spots. Capabilities such as remote zoom and focus facilitate the optimization of the captured view during the installation. AXIS Q8414-LVS features a unique design that has been developed to be perceived softer and less provocative than that of other security installations in correctional facilities and psychiatric wards. Working closely with prison and health authorities in several countries as well as system integrators and installers, Axis designed AXIS Q8414-LVS to feature as few cavities and holes as possible

so prisoners and patients cannot stuff anything inside them and the camera is easy to clean. AXIS Q8414-LVS network camera is supported by the industry’s largest base of video management software through the Axis Application Development Partner Program, and AXIS Camera Station. The cameras include support for AXIS Camera Companion, AXIS Camera Application Platform, AXIS Video Hosting System and ONVIF for easy camera system integration and for application developers to provide the camera with intelligent capabilities. AXIS Q8414-LVS is planned to be available in December 2014 (at a MSRP of $1299) through Axis distribution channels.

Launches

Three New 3-Megapixel WDR Pro Network Cameras, FD8173-H, FD8373-EHV and IB8373-EH V

IVOTEK has launched three brand-new 3-megapixel WDR Pro network cameras, including two fixeddome network cameras, the FD8173-H and FD8373-EHV, and a bullet-style network camera, the IB8373-EH. The FD8173-H, FD8373-EHV and

IB8373-EH all feature 3-megapixel CMOS sensor and are able to output 20 frames per second at 2048x1536 resolution. Equipped with WDR Pro technology, all three cameras can cope with challenging light conditions. WDR Pro allows the FD8173-H, FD8373-EHV

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and IB8373-EH to capture both the dark and bright parts of an image and combine up to 3 separate frames to generate a highly realistic representation of the original scene. In addition, employing 3D Noise Reduction technology, these three cameras are able to suppress sensor

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noise, thus reducing bandwidth consumption and enhancing image detail in extremely bright as well as dark environments. In order to ensure the delivery of superior image clarity and usability, these three cameras are all equipped with built-in IR illuminators, effective up to 20 or 30 meters, and Smart-IR technology to avoid overexposure, ensuring optimal image quality round the clock.

The FD8373-EHV and IB8373-EH are designed for diverse outdoor applications. Both cameras are encased in weatherproof housing, ensuring smooth operation even under harsh weather conditions. The FD8373-EHV is protected by IK10rated vandal-proof housing, guarding the camera against any vicious vandalism or attempted tampering.

Steve Ma, Executive VP at VIVOTEK stated, “Continuing to put great efforts into image quality enhancement, we are pleased to launch these three new WDR Pro network cameras. With such outstanding image process capability, they are undoubtedly the ideal options for locations which suffer from challenging lighting conditions, such as train station platforms, parking areas, and entrances of buildings.”

Introduces its First 4K Camera D

ahua Technology has introduced its first 4K network camera IPCHF81200E, marching into the UHD (Ultra HD) era. Actually, 4K is not a new word, especially to the consumer electronics market, and now it has penetrated to video surveillance industry. Defined and approval by International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a 4K camera should offer resolution at 3840 x 2160 with high color fidelity in a 16:9 format using progressive scanning at 25/30Hz. In other words, a 4K camera provides four times the resolution of 1080p, rendering superior image detail and surprisingly exquisite colors, which is ideal for large area monitoring, such as parking lots, railway stations, safe cities etc. Dahua 4K camera IPC-HF81200E fully complies with the above standard,

and adopts 12.0-megapixel sensor, incorporating with high-performance DSP to provide extraordinary image quality. Meanwhile, the camera offers 12MP (4000x3000) at 15fps and 4K at 30fps preview with a suggested bandwidth at 8Mbps, ensuring a smooth live view without network resource waste; in addition, the camera provides triple stream options to satisfy various demands in application. The IPC-HF81200E also supports multi-functions such as ultra-defog, ROI and intelligent detection, including face detection, tripwire, intrusion and scene change, which can smartly send alerts to

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end-users when any suspicious incident or behavior is detected. For example, there are two-fold benefits to set an intrusion area at a gas station entrance: on one hand, stuff can immediately get to the refueling spot and serve the driver the second he receives the triggered alert, which directly increases profit; on the other hand, any hidden dangers such as smoking or phone call can be observed and stopped to further ensure safety. “Dahua is among the first manufacturers to introduce a 4K camera, making UHD surveillance more real,” said Peter Pan, Product Manager at Dahua Technology, “Next year, we plan to render more selective possibilities to the market so that our customers can have more alternatives and find the right 4K camera to best meet their specific demands, and a high C/P ratio 4K camera will come out this November.”

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S3040 Portable Reader

The latest version of cem’s industry leading portable, hand-held card reader

he S3040 is a lightweight hand-held card reading device for use with the AC2000 access control and security management system. Rajeev Samanta, Regional Sales Director, South Asia, Tyco Security Products states, “S3040 is required where mobility is paramount. It can be used by a security guard either in a patrolling mode within predefined zones, or at fixed temporary locations where there is no power, to verify that a cardholder is authorized to be at that location and to record their presence. Other scenarios include construction sites, bus and train stations, airside/ landside boundaries, and random checks within large commercial sites.” A large full color sunlight readable

touch screen provides quick and easy navigation displaying information about the status of each card, with further details including name, job title and date of birth. For dual verification, cardholder photographs are also displayed on-screen minimizing the threat of card sharing. Users can authenticate cardholder details anywhere, even if mains power is unavailable. There’s encrypted storage of up to 200,000 cardholders onboard. A Roaming feature allows a single S3040 to perform card verification across multiple predefined zones or access levels by switching between virtual addresses. S3040 readers may be used as portable muster devices. Details of cardholders that have not swiped at a safe muster point can be listed as a report on the S3040 display. An Occupancy

feature allows cardholder head counts to be performed in a defined area e.g., a bus, preventing card sharing and ensuring maximum occupancy levels are not exceeded. The S3040 also features Random Check Mode which instructs operators to perform random checks on cardholders. The connection to host is via encrypted Wi-Fi or USB Ethernet hub. The S3040 Portable Reader is available in a variety of different models, each providing different card reading technology, for example 125kHz HID Proximity, MiFare or DESFire CSN, HID iClass/ iClass SE, PicoPass Sector and CEM DESFire. PS336 Office Docking provides charging capability not only for the S3040 portable reader but also for a spare battery simultaneously. When placed in the cradle the S3040 will connect to the AC2000 server, upload card transactions and also receive any new or updated cardholder records automatically.

MegaView® 2 Megapixel Cameras Offer New Features and Functions Additions Include STELLAR™ Low Light Technology and On-Board Storage

recont Vision® has added a number of significant features to the company’s popular MegaView® 2 day/ night bullet style megapixel cameras. New MegaView® 2 features demonstrated at Security ESSEN included Arecont Vision®’s groundbreaking STELLAR™ (Spatio TEmporal Low

Light ARchitecture) Low Light Technology, optional on-board storage up to 32GB via an SDHC card slot; CorridorView™ capability that allows the camera’s image to be rotated 90 degrees for better coverage in hallways and corridors; and an extended ability to scale images to different resolutions to better December 2014

meet system bandwidth and storage requirements. Additional performance features found in MegaView® 2 day/ night megapixel cameras include remote focus/ zoom p-iris lenses, wide dynamic range (WDR) up to 100dB, integrated infrared illuminators, and wide angle or

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telephoto options. MegaView® 2 day/ night megapixel cameras are available in a wide range of models with resolution up to 10MP. “Arecont Vision® continues to establish new benchmarks in megapixel performance to address the evolving needs of our customers, and the way today’s advanced systems are being designed and implemented,” said Raul Calderon, Senior Vice President, Arecont Vision®, “As we continue to innovate new megapixel imaging products, we will also continue to improve upon existing market leading products such as our MegaView® 2 day/ night megapixel cameras by adding enhanced features such as STELLAR™ that further improve their performance and coverage capabilities.” The 1.2 megapixel MegaView® 2 camera now incorporates Arecont Vision®’s innovative STELLAR™ Low

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Light Technology, which expands lowlight performance by reducing motion blur, noise and storage requirements while also enhancing contrast and allowing color imaging in near complete darkness. In addition to these new features, MegaView® 2 cameras feature Arecont Vision®’s wide dynamic range (WDR) technology which provides a dynamic range of up to 100dB at full resolution without lowering frame rates. By combining long and short exposures in the same field of view, WDR maximizes

the amount of detail in both bright and dark areas of a scene. The WDR performance of Arecont Vision® cameras represents up to 50dB improvement (300x) in dynamic range compared to conventional cameras. Additional performance features found in MegaView® 2 cameras include: H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)/ MJPEG dual encoders; privacy masking; extended motion detection with 1,024 distinct motion detection zones; pixel binning for increased light sensitivity (3MP, 5MP and 10MP models); IP66 environmentally rated housings for use in harsh environments; flexible cropping to adjust image sizes; and the ability to choose PoE (Power over Ethernet) or external power. MegaView® 2 telephoto cameras are available with integrated long distance infrared illuminators in resolutions of 1080p WDR, 3MP WDR, 5MP and 10MP.

Hikvision adds Mini IR PT Network Camera to Easy IP Range H

ikvision’s range of Easy IP solutions has been boosted with the launch of a sophisticated infrared pan & tilt IP camera. The DS-2CD2Q10FD-IW 1MP Mini IR PT network camera is in compact size yet features HD720p realtime video with motorized pan and tilt. The discrete housing also incorporates a built-in microphone and speaker, an SD card slot supporting on-board storage of up to 64 GB, a 100 MB/sec Ethernet interface plus Wi-Fi connectivity. Despite its compact size, the Mini IR PT camera offers the full flexibility and manageability of an IP surveil-

limited or no network knowledge. With an IR range of up to 10 metres, the new camera features 3D DNR and DWDR image enhancement technology and zone configurable backlight compensation for outstanding day/ night performance in any lighting conditions.

lance solution. It provides a 0°~355° pan range and a -20°~90° tilt range of view. The DS-2CD2Q10FD-IW is also ideally suited for quick and easy installation, the Wi-Fi WPS capability enabling automatic configuration even for users with December 2014

A core component of Hikvision’s Easy IP range

he DS-2CD2Q10FD-IW is the latest addition to Hikvision’s Easy IP range, which brings together a complete solution of cameras, Plug

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& Play NVRs (network video recorders) and VMS (video management software) focused on easy installation, easy viewing and easy Wi-Fi connection. Easy IP allows users to monitor their home or business in Full HD on their PC, tablet or smartphone through a uniquely simple interface. Installation is a simple 2-step process that’s even easier than Analog – plug the camera(s) into the NVRs PoE port(s), then connect the monitor and you’re ready to enjoy HD video recording instantly without IP address forwarding. Easy Viewing allows you

to watch and play live video anytime and anywhere. Users just need to simply download the Hikvision EZVIZ smartphone app for free, by scanning the QR code on the back of camera through EZVIZ app, live video viewing and playback will be available over the internet remotely. It’s completely configuration free and it’s that easy. Users can now choose from a full

range of Easy IP cameras, including indoor and outdoor bullet and dome cameras, mini-dome cameras, cube cameras and the new DS-2CD2Q10FDIW Mini IR pan & tilt camera. All share the combination of a rich feature set, including Hikvision’s latest encoding algorithm for highly efficient compression that reduces the transmission and storage burden by up to 50%, and unmatched priceefficiency.

The New TINYON IP 2000 2-in-1 Cameras from Bosch A professional video security solution for homes and small businesses

eeling safe at home or in shops is not about acquiring the proper hardware. It is about knowing that alarms are triggered when needed and video data is recorded and safely stored, so that looking back at what happened is possible regardless of time and place. This kind of reassurance is given by the new TINYON IP 2000 WI (wireless) and TINYON IP 2000 PIR cameras from Bosch. Both models offer a costeffective, reliable and comprehensive solution to easily set-up a professional system to secure homes or small businesses. As 2-in-1 solutions, both models combine a built-in passive infrared (PIR) sensor and a 720p HD IP video surveillance camera. Even in complete darkness, the PIR sensor enables the detection of any motion within a

five meter range. Depending on the light levels, a motion alarm triggers the built-in white light LED, ensuring the highest quality of video images known from Bosch. This guarantees the easy identification of events or intruders. Besides motion detection, both cameras offer a built-in microphone to trigger sound-based alarms. Together with the built-in loudspeaker, users can establish a remote two-way communication channel to address and verify possible security situations. In case of an alarm, notifications are sent December 2014

to users via text message or e-mail. Moreover, facial snapshots or video clips can be directly sent to pre-defined recipients or (free-of-charge) cloud accounts allowing for a fast alarm verification by, or response of the users. Video data can either be stored in the cloud, on a network video recorder like the DIVAR IP 2000 recording solution from Bosch, or (depending on the camera model) on the built-in SD card. Thus, both models enable easy back-up solutions to ensure the safe storage of the relevant video data. The efficient usage of available storage capacity and network infrastructure is guaranteed by the built-in intelligent Dynamic Noise Reduction (iDNR) specific

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for Bosch IP cameras. With this, the cameras actively analyze the scene and distinguish between relevant information such as moving objects and image noise artifacts. With iDNR, bitrates are reduced by up to 50 percent, significantly reducing storage requirements and network strain. Since users cannot be everywhere all the time, both TINYON cameras are fully supported by the Bosch unique Dynamic Transcoding technology. In combination with the Bosch Video Security app, this technology offers

smooth live video and instant access to HD images when needed, regardless of available bandwidth, everywhere and at any time. The TINYON IP 2000 WI can be used as a stand-alone solution or added to an existing security installation thanks to its wireless connection – easily installed and set-up via the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function, it is ideal for areas without evident network cabling. The TINYON IP 2000 PIR offers Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality ensuring that audio, video and

power all are transmitted via the network cable (CAT5). Both TINYON IP cameras work seamlessly with a wide range of security software and recording solutions from Bosch and many other industry providers. This is backed by ONVIF conformance (Open Network Video Interface Forum) and the Integration Partner Program (IPP). Available from September 2014 onward, the new TINYON IP cameras come in either black or white with an attractive and stylish design.

Moxa’s High Bandwidth Wireless Solutions Enable Reliable Video-over-Wireless Networks

oxa has unveiled a complete series of high bandwidth wireless solutions for enabling videoover-wireless networks in industrial automation applications. The products feature low latency, seamless mobil-

ity, and a rugged design. The high bandwidth wireless product portfolio Moxa offers includes both 802.11n for WLANs and HSPA for WWANs, making it easier for bandwidth hungry systems, such as are used for IP surveillance, to transmit video data over a

wireless network. “Moxa has produced world-class industrial wireless products for many years. However, we recently saw an increasing demand to deploy video-overwireless networks for IP surveillance systems and wireless hotspots in hard-towire environments,” said Jeffrey Ke, Product Manager of Moxa Inc., “Operators are not only asking for wireless devices that support high bandwidth technology, such as the 802.11n or HSPA standards, they are also looking for a solution for building a reliable wireless network. To achieve this, wireless devices must provide realtime communication, seamless connections even on the move, and a rugged design for harsh environments. Our December 2014

AWK and OnCell series offer end-users a comprehensive solution that fulfills all of these demands. Features such as dual-radio redundancy technology and GuaranLink technology are designed to achieve zero packet loss transmission, Turbo Roaming delivers unstoppable wireless communication even when connected to vehicles moving at high speed, and a variety of industrial-grade design features and certifications ensure that your wireless network can provide reliable video-over-wireless transmission.” Moxa has experience helping customers implement video-over-wireless networks in many different scenarios (IP surveillance and wireless hotspots) and for a variety of industrial applications. They offer reliable high bandwidth wireless solutions, and their professional field application engineers can help end-users with a wide range of tasks, from network planning to field site deployment.

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Exacq Technologies Adds Higher Performance, Reliability and Capacity with Latest Z-Series Recorders exacqVision’s most powerful video recorders provide increased reliability with new features

xacq Technologies, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco (NYSE: TYC), has released an update to its exacqVision Z-Series line of hybrid and IP camera recorders. These purposebuilt network video recorders (NVR) feature higher performance, reliability and capacity at a lower cost for enterprise video surveillance deployments. The enhanced exacqVision Z-Series recorders offer new robust options creating a performance-optimized solution for demanding applications. These recorders continuously record up to 1,200 Mbps of video, offering better performance to record more high definition and high resolution cameras. Ideal for large, enterprise installations, the exacqVision Z-Series delivers up to 1,800 frames per second of video to web and mobile clients, allowing users to deploy the freely distributed cross-platform client, web browser client or Exacq mobile app to more users simultaneously. Up to 500 exacqVision client users or 100 web browser/ mobile app users can connect

to a single Z-Series recorder at the same time. Each Z-Series now comes with a dual 10 Gbps network interface option for faster archiving and better mass client performance. The Z-Series features front-accessible, hot-swappable hard drives for maximum reliability, along with RAID 5 or 6 to protect users against data loss and provide continuous operation. The ZSeries also comes standard with dual hot swappable power supplies, and hardware health monitoring in the exacqVision client. Z-Series recorders include up to 64 analog camera inputs for instant connection of analog security cameras and can host up to 128 IP cameras. Pre-configured with exacqVision Professional or Enterprise video manage-

ment system (VMS) software, Z-Series recorders come with eight IP camera licenses included for easy, out-of-thebox deployment. exacqVision supports more than 2,200 IP camera models from nearly 100 manufacturers. The exacqVision VMS includes the new EasyConnect feature that automatically finds, addresses and connects to over 400 different IP cameras. Z-Series recorders store up to 80TB per server and are expandable to 1.6PB with the addition of exacqVision S-Series networked video storage recorders. Each Z-Series recorder includes a three-year hardware warranty and threeyear software subscription agreement (SSA), which allows users to update their recorder with the latest exacqVision software features at no additional cost.

Southwest Microwave’s Remote Polling Module II SDK Simplifies INTREPID™ High Level Interface

outhwest Microwave has expanded the Software Development Kit (SDK) options for its INTREPID™ Series II perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS) with the addition of the Remote Polling Module II (RPM II) SDK.

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(PSIM) or surveillance systems and INTREPID™ detection technologies. The RPM II SDK addresses the PIDS integration requirements of network-based large or multi-site facilities, enabling plug-and-play deploy-

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To simplify interface, only the RPM II system controller is queried by the facility’s control or monitoring application. The RPM II serves as pollmaster, polling INTREPID™ sensors and auxiliary devices for status, and communicating this information to the headSouthwest Microwave’s Remote Polling Module II simplifies end system via TCP/ IP INTREPID™ interface options for enterprise-level end-users network connection. “By eliminating the need for direct ment, control and monitoring of the INTREPID™ MicroPoint™ II fence de- polling of each INTREPID™ device by tection system, MicroTrack™ II buried the head-end system, our RPM II SDK cable detection system and MicroWave reduces interface development time, 330 digital microwave link through a cost and complexity, which is a win for user’s security management or surveil- both developer and end user,” outlined Kirkaldie, “And as new sites are added lance platform. “Southwest Microwave’s scalable to a facility’s security program, it’s simSDK resources, and especially the new ply a matter of connecting these to an RPM II package, easily achieve the in- RPM II controller, which then handles tegration of our INTREPID™ intrusion the heavy lifting where the integration is detection technologies within an end- concerned.” The RPM II SDK enables extensive user’s preferred PSIM environment over local or wide area network,” explained control and monitoring functionality for Bob Kirkaldie, Southwest Microwave’s the INTREPID™ detection suite, includDirector of Sales. ing real-time notification of intrusion at-

tempts, tamper and service alarms, tie-in of camera setting and position presets to detection zones, visual assessment of intrusion attempts or tampering, and storage of events in alarm history. Device configuration and maintenance are conveniently achieved either locally or remotely via TCP/ IP network with Southwest Microwave’s intuitive universal installation service tool, which features sensor auto-discovery, guided navigation and forward propagation for single step, multi-sensor zone configuration. Since sensor set-up and alarm reporting are handled either locally or over the network, enterprise-level facility administrators, who often manage multiple or remote sites, can view or modify system parameters and monitor alarm activity from anywhere at any time. “Just as we are committed to developing perimeter security solutions that integrate seamlessly with one another, we are similarly focused on ensuring that our technologies interface easily with our customers’ overall security management systems and networks. The RPM II SDK definitely achieves this goal,” concludes Kirkaldie.

Vanderbilt Industries Physical Access Control System Integrates with Visual Command Center Consolidated view enables users to focus on alarms without losing sight of the bigger picture

anderbilt Industries and IDV Solutions, LLC today announced that the companies have formed a technical partnership and completed an integration of Vanderbilt’s SMS physical access control system (PACS) with IDV Solu-

tions’ Visual Command Center® enterprise risk visualization (ERV) platform. Using a combination of the two technologies, security operations teams can visualize alarms for events like doors propped open, windows forced, December 2014

or unauthorized entry attempts. Visual Command Center provides context for alarms, showing the building location, nearby assets, and surrounding events such as current and forecast weather, natural disasters, terrorist threats or the

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release of hazardous materials. Vanderbilt Industries is a global leader in creating state-of-the-art security systems. The company innovates access control technology by designing, manufacturing and distributing systems that make environments safe, secure and easy to maintain. Vanderbilt’s products range from single-user systems so simple that they can be installed in one day to highly customized applications that fit the unique requirements of leading multi national corporations. Visual Command Center provides security operations teams with a single enterprise platform for risk awareness and response which visualizes a company’s assets – such as buildings, employee locations, corporate events and supply routes – along with events that may threaten those assets on an

interactive map and timeline. When Visual Command Center detects a potential threat near an asset or employee location, it automatically alerts operators, who can use powerful visualization, filtering, and query tools to assess the threat, and then proactively mitigate risk. “With our many enterprise-level clients, integration to Visual Command Center is a critical component in managing the security ecosystem,” said Mitchell Kane, Vanderbilt President, “Partnering with IDV enables us to offer an additional level of functionality and ease of use, that complex organizations seek.”

“Connecting Visual Command Center to a Vanderbilt Industries PACS will give users real-time alerts and the tools needed to assess threats, without having to switch between applications during an emergency,” said Ian Clemens, Chief Technical Officer and co-founder, IDV Solutions, “This provides security teams a consolidated view of everything that’s happening, supporting them as they take action to protect people and facilities.”

Redvision’s X-SERIES™ Rugged Dome Demos help Clinch New Business for Installers R edvision has committed to supporting installers with evening demonstrations of its X-SERIES™ rugged PTZ and dome camera range. “Once installers and end-users see the quality of the images the X-SERIES™ cameras produce at night, with colour images and full facial recognition at up to 40m, they need no further convincing to buy our cameras,” stated Paul Hucker, Managing Director of UKbased CCTV manufacturer, Redvision. The demonstrations are organised through the Redvision sales team: “As winter approaches and the evenings draw in, a live demonstration of our XSERIES™ cameras is by far the best way

to see their full capability. We demonstrate the 100m illumination range of our super-efficient IR and white light LEDs and how the Dual Light model will toggle automatically, or manually, between IR and white light modes. The IR lighting is covert and unobtrusive, but still produces highquality images, whilst the white light mode is overt and can be used to spotlight an intruder as a deterrent or warning. Our ‘dark-zone’ feature, where the white light is suppressed in pre-defined zones to prevent nuisance or hazardous operation, such as dazzling drivers, can also be easily displayed. “We compare the reach of 18, 28 and

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40x zoom options and reveal how predefined lighting profiles can be assigned to preset positions with adjustments for night-time, day-time or weekends. And if it rains, we can show the wiper in action!”

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Oncam Grandeye’s Evolution Mini is the Toughest 360-Degree Camera Available O ncam Grandeye announced recently that its newest Evolution Mini camera has received IK10+ certification for its vandal-proof housing, which achieved the highest impact rating of any non-metallic 360-degree camera on the market today. This feat was obtained by utilizing an optical grade, polycarbonate bubble-dome cover that allows impact to be absorbed evenly across the housing. IK is an international numeric classification that provides a way to specify the capacity of an enclosure to protect its electrical equipment from external impacts. The rigorous testing process in-

on the dome from a height of 864mm (about 31 inches). The same camera was used during the entire certification process, which started from IK08 testing (5 joules/3.7 pounds) and went up through IK10+ (50 joules or 37 pounds of force). The camera recorded live at all times and was still functioning at the end of the certification process. “We are very proud of our Evolution Mini. Not only is it one of the world’s smallest 360-degree, 5-megapixel fisheye cameras, but it also has achieved the highest IK rating amongst the competition,” said Chris Brown, Oncam Grandeye’s Global Product Manager. The Evolution Mini indoor camera

cluded dropping a .5kg (approximately 1.1 pound) metallic ball from increasing heights onto several critical areas of the camera – including a direct hit on the dome – then moving to a 5.89kg (roughly 12 pound) bullet-shaped weight drop

is an IP camera with a 5-megapixel sensor, a diameter of only 108mm (4 1/4 inches) and no moving parts. The diminutive unit is designed for quick and easy indoor installation in areas where a professional but light-weight indoor enclo-

sure is required. The Evolution Mini indoor camera fully supports IEEE802.3af Class 2 power-over-Ethernet for installation convenience. “This is a great product for residential, hospitality, retail and banking facilities, and for anywhere a small and discreet, but hugely robust, camera is required,” Brown added. The Evolution Mini camera provides total situational awareness across a 360-degree field of view, generating a number of video streams with resolutions of up to 30 frames per second, as well as configurable privacy zones and video motion detection within a user’s defined areas of interest. The newly certified housing is part of the extensive range of accessories for Evolution Mini.

Dual Thermographic Cameras T

he German company MOBOTIX AG is known as the leading pioneer in network camera technology and its decentralized concept has made highresolution video systems cost efficient.

Twice as secure in absolute darkness

he new MOBOTIX M15D and S15D dual thermographic camera models sense thermal radiation to detect

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moving objects in absolute darkness, in bad weather conditions and over long distances. The thermal cameras also have an advantage during the day since they can detect moving objects in shad-

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ows, semi-darkness or behind bushes. The MOBOTIX thermal modules are designed for around-the-clock operation (80,000 hours MTBF) in industrial conditions and are certified as weatherproof according to IP66. Just like the daylight modules, there are different focal lengths available. The new PT-Thermal modules integrate thermal image sensors of the S15D, thus turning them into weatherproof (IP66) IP dome thermal cameras that are easily mounted to walls or ceilings. The stylish dome features three axes that allow it to compensate for sideway tilt and to re-align the image horizon horizontally when mounted to a wall. The advantages of a MOBOTIX dual thermographic camera with a thermal module and simultaneous daylight sensor lie in the combination of both images: brilliant 5-megapixel images during the day and in twilight hours, and reliable motion detection at night.

Reliable motion detection and identification

hile the thermal sensor detects movement with superior precision, the added optical 5-MP image

sensor in the camera facilitates accurate identification of objects. All MOBOTIX thermographic cameras are also equipped with the new MxActivitySensor as a standard feature. When enabled in a thermographic camera, this modern, intelligent motion analysis software makes it possible to reliably detect movements in the image at any time as only changes in location trigger a signal. Objects moving on the spot, such as trees, do not trigger a signal.

The ‘Smartphone on the Wall’

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It’s a smartphone on the wall” – That’s the first impression of the new wall-mounted display from MOBOTIX. It can be integrated flush with the wall, it comes in a stylish design and users can operate it using gestures, just like a modern smartphone. With just a few swipes, the user can look at an overview of the cameras in the house, retrieve the latest video messages on the door intercoms or create a new access transponder for a visitor. The MxDisplay is extremely easy to operate and serves as a fixed remote station for the video door intercom. Regardless of what menu the user is in, tapping

the key icon immediately shows the live image of the door intercom. Tapping and holding allows the user to open the door. If necessary, additional security can be provided via a PIN or transponder. The integrated Wi-Fi enables wireless operation of the display, and it can be used as a base station for other displays in the house. Thanks to the Wi-Fi access point function, the device connects smartphones and computers with the Internet, eliminating the need to set up an additional Wi-Fi system in the building. Keyless entry cards and transponders for the video door intercoms are created, changed and blocked directly via MxDisplay. The transponders can be assigned names, and permissions can be limited in time, restricted to weekdays and hours or protected with an additional PIN. All entries and entry attempts are stored and, if desired, documented with video. Alarm lines, the opening of doors, camera sensors, window contacts or other sensors can be activated as an alarm with the display of a live camera. There is also an integrated automatic doorbell when specific doors of the system are opened.

Announces

The Leading HD over Coax 2.0 with HDCVI Gen II Cameras D

ahua Technology has introduced HDCVI Gen II cameras, taking a step up into HD over Coax 2.0 era. “HD over Coax 2.0 is a concept but also a fact that Dahua plays a leading role in HD analogue innovation,” said Tim Shen, Marketing Director at Dahua

Technology, “The inspiring market acceptance and feedback drive us to keep innovative to bring out more benefits to the market.” HDCVI Gen II camera features high performance sensor and Dahua in-house chipset DH5000, which combines Image December 2014

Signal Processor (ISP) and TX chipset, rendering an impressive performance improvement. The new cameras not only provide clear and crisp images at 1080p and 720p, but also an outstanding night visual effect. Moreover, their wider dynamic

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range can better cope with places of strong lighting contrast. Meanwhile, Gen II inherits convenient functions of previous HDCVI models, such as HD/ SD switch and OSD menu. As for camera types, in addition to the fixed lens cameras, the CVI family adds 2.7mm to 12mm motorized (-Z)

and vari-focal (-VF) series this time to further meet the market demand. As for motorized ones, which have been expected for a long time by the market, Dahua adopts optimized algorithm to realize faster and more accurate focus for instant and convenient adjustment. On top of that, there are seven

models in total in various designs, including eye-ball, IR-bullet and domes with IP66 waterproof and IK10 vandal-resistance helps cameras to withstand strict environment condition and sabotage. HDcctv Allinace HDCVI 2.0 standard is based on HDCVI technology, which is to say, Dahua dedicates to a 100% sure plug ‘n’ play remote control of any camera from any compliant DVR among manufacturers. “Dahua advocates interoperability, and the cooperation with HDcctv Alliance accelerates the development to HD, which, undoubtedly, helps our growing customers enjoy more of the benefits of HD surveillance,” Shen added.

American Dynamics Offers VideoEdge Micro NVR

Compact network video recorder offers plug-and-play setup, powerful feature set

merican Dynamics, part of the Tyco Security Products business unit of Tyco (NYSE: TYC), announces VideoEdge Micro, a compact version of the popular VideoEdge network video recorder. Ideal for businesses that have satellite sites with limited space, or smaller businesses that want an IP only solution for their active surveillance needs, VideoEdge Micro is incredibly easy to set up and use. An embedded PoE switch detects and provides power to IP

cameras, while an auto discovery feature identifies and helps to assign IP addresses to cameras on the network. “Many large enterprises and intensive video users still require that same level of reliable surveillance for smaller remote sites,” said Steve Carney, Director of Video Product Line Management for Tyco Security Products, “VideoEdge Micro fits seamlessly into the victor Client portfolio and extends powerful security to smaller parts of enterprise organizations more economically, without compromising performance.” December 2014

VideoEdge Micro includes the sophisticated features such as embedded analytics that the VideoEdge portfolio has become known for. This means that even the smallest retailer can leverage powerful analytics such as heat mapping, dwell and linger and shelf sweep detection to gain essential information about their store operations and customers shopping behaviors. VideoEdge Micro features one of the highest throughputs for a compact NVR at 80Mbps, enabling users to view highquality video in real time even through narrow bandwidth connections. Using this innovative dynamics bandwidth feature, the NVR can cap the amount of data transmitted over a LAN when sharing the connection with other devices.

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HID Global Adds High Frequency NFC Tags to SlimFlex Portfolio of RFID Transponders ID Global® has announced that its Identification Technologies division has added Near Field Communication (NFC)-readable tags to its rapidly expanding SlimFlex™ Tag portfolio of pliable, high-durability tags. The SlimFlex Tag family has gained wide acceptance in UHF RFID applications due to the tags’ flexible yet robust thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) housings. Today, high frequency (HF) systems can also take advantage of the tags’ resistance to repeated bending, torsion and harsh elements. “The original SlimFlex Tags continue to expand the potential for enhanced logistics speed and accuracy, using UHF RFID technology,” said Richard Aufre-

iter, Director of Product Management, Identification Technologies with HID Global, “We are excited by the possibilities that the new versatile, durable HF SlimFlex tags bring to customers who are integrating NFC and industrial high frequency tags into their systems.” The latest tags in the SlimFlex Tag family can be read and written to with ISO/ IEC 15693 interoperable NFC devices and other HF (13.56 MHz) RFID systems. Additional details for new SlimFlex Tags: ● SlimFlex Tag 200 HF: A bendable 3.3x1.0x0.1 in (83x25x3 mm) tag in a high-visibility yellow color that mounts flush, even to irregular or cylindrical surfaces, with industrial

glues, screws or standard cable ties. ● SlimFlex Seal Tag HF: A similar high-visibility rectangular housing, with a convenient cable tie securely integrated into the unit. Ideal for sealing industrial containers – bags, bins or boxes – preventing unauthorized access to contents while in storage or during distribution. All SlimFlex Tags, including the new HF tags are waterproof and food compatible. The tags withstand rugged use, providing high resistance to aggressive liquids and UV rays, and stability at high and sub-freezing temperatures. SlimFlex tags tolerate repeated bending or torsion, while maintaining excellent performance characteristics.

Ready for Unlimited Scalability with Milestone Arcus Embedded Solutions

Milestone Arcus embedded Video Management System is maturing into intelligent cameras

ilestone Systems announced the next step for open platform technology driving innovation through embedded solutions. Milestone Arcus™ is a video surveillance platform designed for low-complexity, low-cost deployments, uniquely customized for the selected hardware devices of Milestone partners. In combination with Milestone Interconnect™ as a key building block for future scalability of Milestone-powered systems, this allows end users at any time to remotely monitor all edges of the video management network using Milestone XProtect® Corporate VMS. “I am excited that intelligent cameras are the newest addition to the range of embedded solutions powered by the

Milestone Arcus platform. This is another significant step in offering unlimited scalability ranging from installations with one single intelligent camera such as those from IQinVision to large, remotely monitored installations in a global network.” says Lars Nordenlund, VP of Incubation and Ventures at Milestone Systems.

Unlimited scalability via a broad portfolio of partners

ilestone Arcus partners offer great variability in hardware form factors, functionalities, design, availability and price points. Examples of such solutions are Milestone Arcus embedded NAS/ NVRs as offered by LenovoEMC and the low power consuming systems from Veracity. SoluDecember 2014

tions from Razberi offers an integrated switch, while Shuttle Computer Group is delivering slim, high performance NVRs. Topview’s broad scale OEM-solutions will offer even more choices for their customers. “Milestone Arcus is a perfect testimonial of our dedication to open platform technology and our partner ecosystem. We will continue to execute to our vision of unlimited scalability and expanding choices, always with more exciting technology to come,” says Nordenlund.

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Retail

By Justin Schorn – VP, Product Management and Co-founder, Aimetis

Improving the customer experience using intelligent video surveillance helps retailers improve sales and reduce shrinkage

uccessful retailers rank ‘customer experience’ as the most important measure of real performance. A good customer experience leads to increased sales; a bad one can be disastrous. Justin Schorn, VP of Product Management and co-founder of Aimetis, outlines the critical role intelligent video surveillance can play in helping retailers understand, measure and improve the customer experience in their stores.

Can customer experience be measured?

ustomer experience is made up of both emotional and practical factors. Emotional factors might include customer satisfaction, complaints and

customer loyalty. Practical factors might include how easily customers find what they want, the assistance they may have needed and how quickly it was provided. It is apparent that using intelligent video surveillance in retail applications offers great insight. Additionally, it provides a method by which to measure many of the practical and emotional aspects of the customer experience.

including pattern recognition, statistical learning, projective geometry and image processing for categorizing data for sub-

Aimetis Symphony™drive overall business performance

sequent search and retrieval. Aimetis Symphony™ is a reliable, commercial video surveillance solution operating on standard IT server and PC architecture. It changes a passive surveillance system into a proactive, information gathering, analysis and reporting tool. Retail benefits include reduced labour and layout costs, improved surveillance accuracy, increased system scalability, improved business management and increased operational compliance.

imetis Symphony™ comprises video management software (VMS) and video analytics. A VMS allows CCTV video data to be stored, filtered, indexed, viewed, searched and retrieved. Video analytics enhances this with artificial intelligence or ‘computer vision,’ mapping video images to relevant descriptions and

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ntelligent surveillance provides retailers with concrete data for monitoring and evaluating store performance and improving the customer experience. Analytics software provides people counting data; footfall and customer aisle routes; dwell time at shelves, checkouts and queues; POS conversion rates; behaviour patterns and more. Analytics increases customer interactions by up to 3 times, helping retailers sell more. The analytics data can also be correlated with other retail data including sales, merchandising, marketing, security, loss prevention, logistics and staffing. This can help to inform retail practice, procedures and areas for improvement. The data provided is visual, measurable and contributes to improving the customer experience by helping the retailer to deliver: ● Appropriate staff deployment during identified peak periods. ● Enhanced queue and check-out management to reduce waiting times. ● Identification of customers requiring assistance, using dwell time data, messaging and deploying staff accordingly. ● Evaluation of store promotions, such as signage, product positioning and displays. ● Improved sales performance through increased customer interactions.

● Improved customer service performance through improved response times. ● Cross-selling and increased sales opportunities through footfall and shopping pathway analysis. ● Enhanced store layout and aisle design using footfall and bottle neck data.

Video management in retail applications imetis Symphony™ provides retailers with business intelligence by combining video analytics with video management and recording. The entire retail process can be monitored from distribution centres and loading areas, to store entry points and POS. Suspicious or dangerous behaviour can be identified, critical scenes reviewed and remedial action taken in real time.

Loss prevention – the security aspect imetis Symphony™ can recognise when an item is removed from a shelf, providing alerts to retail staff. Removal of high-value items, small objects such as cosmetics and thin items including books and CDs from shelves can all create alerts. Unusual behaviour, such as numer-

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ous items being removed from the same shelf, groups of people gathering is aisles, movement in alarm zones, loitering and left items can all be identified, recorded and indexed. Alarm schedules can be created for day, night, weekend and holidays. Staff theft, which mostly occurs at the POS terminals, is estimated to be more than five times greater than shoplifter theft. Aimetis will correlate surveillance footage with POS data to give even greater protection, identifying internal theft and poor staff performance. Employee sweet-hearting, including altering sale tags, charging less, allowing multiple items through a till at once, deliberately discounting items and unusual product returns can all be detected automatically.

Investigation

dvanced search facilities enable quick investigation of events, providing irrefutable evidence of what has happened. Intelligent systems simplify the search and retrieve process by linking video footage to categorized alert types and filtering out unwanted footage. Search time is reduced, saving labour costs, and incidents are more likely to be investigated as a result. This makes an intelligent video system much more effective as a loss prevention tool. Retailers benefit from enhanced security, business intelligence and process control. Shrinkage is reduced, sales are increased and the customer experience is improved. Aimetis retail solutions play a prominent role in the retail community’s achievement of broader companywide goals that ensure positive customer experience, increase revenues and drive overall business performance.

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Implementing Biometric Technology Sujan Parthasaradhi Director of Biometric Applications, APAC, Lumidigm (A part of HID Global)

IndiaSAFE: What are the latest trends in biometrics? Sujan Parthasaradhi: Apple introduced biometrics to millions of people with a fingerprint sensor on some iPhones and Samsung has followed suit. Indeed, the simplicity of the fingerprint biometric on the iPhone has encouraged people who couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be bothered with PINs to lock their phones for the first time! The inherent convenience of using biometrics to secure access is the beginning of a trend that will see biometrics appearing on all types of smart devices. This, in turn, will generate demand for biometrics to be incorporated into a wider range of applications. People are increasingly aware of the importance of keeping their private data and information safe, especially with the increase in online security breaches and identity theft. Users are becoming more accustomed to the use of fingerprint biom-

Biometric Technology continues to gain importance day by day. Two leading brands contribute their inputs to some commonly asked questions etrics and they will demand the same level of security and convenience for other times when they need to verify their identity. Ganesh Jivani: Innovations in biometric technologies are improving reliability and speed of identification. New technologies like palm-vein readers, finger-vein readers and face recognition are widely used and are rapidly improving. Devices today offer better speed, bigger memory and improved aesthetics and ease-of-use. Access control and time-attendance hardware are evolving from age-old bulk centralized panels to distributed architecture using IP-based intelligent controllers. Software applications are webbased and support mobile applications. IP, Wireless, Mobility and Cloud are the technology trends driving innovation. More and more solutions are moving to IP and offer wireless connectivity. December 2014

Ganesh Jivani Managing Director Matrix Comsec, India As bandwidth bottlenecks are being removed, enterprise applications are moving to the Cloud, eliminating customerpremise hardware, servers and software.

IndiaSAFE: How has the privacy factor been addressed and what more could be done for the satisfaction of the users? Sujan Parthasaradhi: Biometric information is not inherently private. We leave our fingerprints everywhere, and hundreds of people see our faces every day. What is private is information that may be accessed by our biometrics, such as name and address, government ID numbers, or our banking activities. Our job in the biometrics industry is to make certain that an unauthorized party cannot access our private data with our biometric information. At Lumidigm, we do that with liveness detection that is field-updatable as new threats emerge.

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We also offer hardware and software protection in our tamper-resistant and encryption products. Our customers maintain the privacy of their end-users by deploying secure technologies and by implementing policies that protect biometric and other data. Ganesh Jivani: On one side security requires mapping peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s physical aspects and tracking their movements and whereabouts. On the other side, when we do this, essentially we are trespassing on their privacy. It is always challenging to balance these two seemingly contrasting dimensions. However, it is easier to address privacy when the scope and boundaries are properly defined and understood by everyone involved.

IndiaSAFE: What are the roles of the technology in the present scenario of security and safety? Sujan Parthasaradhi: The best use of technology is to enhance security without creating barriers for legitimate users. Too often a technology prevents unauthorized access but also makes it really hard for legitimate users to use. The last thing a welfare scheme should do, for example, is prevent fraud at the expense of an intended recipient who cannot prove his identity simply because his card was stolen or the sensor cannot read his worn fingerprint. Biometric technology is available today that is reliable, secure and convenient. Ganesh Jivani: We live in an era where all aspects of our life are technology-enabled and technology-driven. It is impossible to even imagine any sphere of life without technology. Security and safety are the most fundamental motivators and therefore of prime importance. No wonder, technology plays a vital role in security and safety, and improving in synchronization with improvements in

technology. In fact, security and safety attract the largest number of applications for cutting-edge technological innovations. Technology was invented to improve human safety and security. With proliferation of technology, man started worrying about securing the very same technology created in the first place to

(dry or humid climate), multispectral imaging technology is able to collect enough relevant subsurface fingerprint data to return a high-quality image. This capability means multispectral sensors provide highly accurate biometric data even in adverse conditions where conventional fingerprint technologies fail. It also means that multispectral imaging is

Our job in the biometrics industry is to make certain that an unauthorized party cannot access our private data with our biometric information. At Lumidigm, we do that with liveness detection that is field-updatable as new threats emerge. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sujan Parthasaradhi Director of Biometric Applications, APAC, Lumidigm (A part of HID Global) protect humans. And thus this virtuous circle of technology-securing-man and man- securing-technology continues improving quality of life.

IndiaSAFE: What are the hurdles/ limitations that you observe in the making and implementation of biometric solutions, especially in India? Sujan Parthasaradhi: The fingerprint biometric programs in India are facing the major challenge of obtaining good quality fingerprint images and biometric data with the representative population in the field. Our fingerprint biometric technology, called multispectral imaging, has been deployed around the world for several years now. Multispectral imaging technology collects fingerprint data from both the surface and subsurface of the skin. When the fingerprint ridges at the surface are difficult to distinguish due to age, dirt finger placement, or even normal environmental conditions December 2014

able to provide superior fake fingerprint (spoof) detection. However, in India, certifications are given more importance than the high biometric performance in the real world field conditions. Most of the certification processes includes testing in a controlled environment which is significantly different to the target environment (with the representative population). In addition, the testing does not take into consideration the fake finger detection capabilities of fingerprint technologies, which is critical for ID management projects in banking, defense and border control areas. Ganesh Jivani: The first and foremost is biometric technologies are not 100% matured. There are a few constraints related to identification, speed and ease of use. It is a technological challenge to cover all people of an organization with one biometric technology due to wide variation in physical attributes of people including gender, age, disabilities and handicaps.

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Second, application environments are widely varied. Offices, factories, R&D labs, schools, mines and construction sites – all these applications greatly vary from each other. Hygiene and ease-of-use are also concerns for many people in many organizations. Many biometric technologies require contact with sensors leading to hygiene fears. Many biometrics such as iris and retina scan technologies require users to position their eyes at specific locations making them difficult and slow. Next, cost of high-quality biometric devices is still not in the range suitable for commercial deployment. Last is portability. Most biometric technologies consume comparatively more power making them unwieldy for portable applications.

IndiaSAFE: Which verticals can biometric technology be utilized most efficiently in, and which do you find the best to work in? Sujan Parthasaradhi: Biometrics work well any time it’s necessary to know who is transacting. The government sector has always led here, but the banking and healthcare industries are adopting biometric solutions that protect sensitive data from hackers and other unauthorized users. Sometimes a biometrics solution is the most convenient authentication option. If the biometric sensor chosen is a high-performing one, it can be quicker and easier to place a finger on a sensor than to fumble for a card or remember a password. And of course, biometrics should always be a component of any high-security application where multifactor authentication is required. Ganesh Jivani: At present, fingerprint technology is best suited for nor-

With proliferation of technology, man started worrying about securing the very same technology created in the first place to protect humans. And thus this virtuous circle of technology-securingman and man- securing-technology continues improving quality of life. – Ganesh Jivani Managing Director, Matrix Comsec, India mal offices and factory applications with normal security concerns. Palmvein readers are suitable for high-security, and harsh factory and such other industrial applications.

IndiaSAFE: What are the products that you have currently launched and those that are in the pipeline? Sujan Parthasaradhi: Lumidigm’s V-Series fingerprint sensors prevent unauthorized access with world-class liveness detection and provide the most reliable means to conveniently authenticate an individual. M-Series fingerprint sensors are smaller than the V-Series, yet still offer best-in-class performance under real world conditions. Lumidigm was acquired this year by HID Global, a trusted source for secure identity solutions. Look for products from Lumidigm that leverage our multispectral imaging capabilities for biometric and credential authentication on a single, integrated device. Ganesh Jivani: Matrix has recently launched COSEC VEGA – a new-generation rich door controller series specially designed for access control and time-attendance applications. It supports optical fingerprint reader, proximity/ smart cards/ NFC card reader with 3.5” touchsense color LCD. It meets IP65 for outdoor applications and supports Ethernet December 2014

with PoE, Wi-Fi and 3G/ 4G/ LTE connectivity options. COSEC VEGA can store up to 500,000 events. Matrix has also launched COSEC PATH series door controllers specifically designed for access control applications. These compact, robust and cost-effective controllers blend in any modern building design and assure reliable and long-term performance as sentries at the building gates and doors.

IndiaSAFE: Kindly let us know the 2 major projects that you have taken up in India during this year. Sujan Parthasaradhi: We are involved in few projects including citizen ID management, access control to critical infrastructure facilities and healthcare management. Due to the agreement with our customers, we cannot share the specific details. Ganesh Jivani: We have implemented many large projects mainly in enterprise space including Adani Enterprise, L&T, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, Tyco, BHEL, Sterling & Wilson, Shriram Finance, SBI, RBI, Linde, Tata Steel, Power Grid, Andhra Pradesh Police, Indian Air Force, TCI, Gold’s Gym, Apollo Health and Lifestyle and many others. We have also implemented many large projects in South Africa, UAE and Saudi Arabia.

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Whistler Blackcomb: World Class Resort, World Class Security W

histler Blackcomb is the largest ski and outdoor sports resort in North America, with over two million annual skiers and snowboarders, as well as 1500 full-time and 3500 seasonal employees. To ensure visitor and employee safety, protect company assets and reduce theft in its retail and rental division, Whistler Blackcomb deployed the Avigilon end-to-end solution. Using Avigilon Control Center, multiple users within each business unit and security personal have 24hour access to the resort’s HD surveillance system. With over 100 Avigilon HD dome and HD bullet cameras, plus Avigilon video encoders to leverage existing analog cameras, Whistler Blackcomb will recover an estimate of $250,000 per year from theft and lower their liability insurance cost. Moving towards a goal of greater employee and visitor safety and security, Whistler Blackcomb plans to install over 600 more cameras and 12 NVRs in the next few years due to the success of their Avigilon end-to-end solution.

Challenges

he largest ski and outdoor sports resort in North America required a high-performance HD video surveillance system that can ensure visitor and employee safety, protect company assets and reduce theft in its retail and rental division.

ilon Control Center (ACC) 5 network management software (NVMS) with High Definition Stream Management (HDSM)™ technology. The resort uses over 100 Avigilon HD dome and HD bullet cameras, ranging from 1 MP to 5 MP in both indoor and outdoor settings, to monitor retail and rental stores, inventory locations, public loading areas, financial vaults, employee service areas, and numerous doors and gates. Whistler Blackcomb uses Avigilon video encoders to leverage the resort’s 100-plus existing analog cameras. The team also uses ACC Mobile to view live and recorded images remotely and Avigilon Network Video Recorders (NVRs) to store up to 30 days of continuous surveillance footage.

Benefits

● Create a safe environment for visitors and staff. ● Cost effective installation. ● Prevent accidents and theft. ● Meet insurance requirements. ● Reduce investigation time.

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ue to the scope of Whistler Blackcomb, the resort has multiple users within each business unit (60 in total) that have 24-hour access to cameras within their designated area. Whether security personnel are monitoring from their desktops or from their smart phones and tablets using ACC Mobile, they can quickly locate and assess certain incidents. “The Avigilon Control Center software is a tool that enables our security and management team to be more efficient in their jobs,” said Carl Rochon, IT Systems Administrator at Whistler Blackcomb, “Our staff can view video, both live or recorded, and immediately address situations.” Rochon attributes the software’s ease-of-use and advanced playback and search functionality as the ACC software’s key benefits. “We used to literally spend hours searching individual camera footage on local DVRs to hopefully find anything useful,” Rochon said. “Now, it takes less than a minute to achieve significantly greater evidence. The search capability is mind-blowing to say the least.”

Minimize Theft

ince deploying the Avigilon HD solution, the security team at Whistler Blackcomb has been able to effectively protect the resort’s retail and rental stores, inventory locations, public loading areas, financial vaults, employee service areas, and numerous doors and gates. The resort has also been able to use the high-definition footage to identify and prosecute individuals who com-

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mit theft. “With each camera installation, it gives us greater evidence to apprehend the culprits as well as deter those that

may be contemplating such actions,” said Rochon, “Our local RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) detachment

doesn’t hesitate to request video evidence anymore since we have installed our Avigilon cameras.”

Tomb of Chinese President’s Father is Safeguarded by iOmniscient C

hina's imperial city Xian used to be known as the start of the Silk Route. In more recent times it gained fame for its Terracotta Army. Today there is another pilgrimage that leads people to this place in large numbers: The tomb of Xi Zhongxun, father of China's President Xi Jinping. The late Xi, an early communist leader, is enjoying a post-mortem reviv-

al. A statue of the father of the nation's leader – 60 tons of granite – serves as the centerpiece of a square flanked by cypress trees. Xi Zhongxun, a liberal leader, was a former vice premier who was persecuted during Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, a decade-long socio-political movement between 1966 and 1976, aimed at enforcing communism in the country.

Xi Zhongxun's memorial has now acquired a new look and prominence as his son Xi Jinpeng emerged as the most powerful leader after Deng. Thousands of visitors come to Zhongxun's memorial every year to see the impressive tomb and to honor this important Chinese leader. In view of the crowds, the authorities required a surveillance system that could cope with the throngs to protect and help to handle the crowds each day. iOmniscient's intelligent video analytics system is used to provide the intelligence required to protect and manage the site. It is used for Queue and Crowd management as well as for ensuring that miscreants do not damage or deface the venerated site. The system also ensures that no packages or other items are left in the area (despite the massive crowds) and that known trouble makers are recognized and monitored.

New Zealand Alliance of Banks and Operators Selects Gemalto TSM Hub to Secure their NFC Services

emalto has provided its Allynis Trusted Services Hub (TSH) to Semble to secure its mobile NFC services in New Zealand. Semble is a joint col-

laboration between major banks and all three operators in New Zealand serving as the aggregator for banks and service providers. Gemalto's Allynis TSH will

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deliver the secure over-the-air provisioning of payment credentials to the user’s NFC device. New Zealanders have made over

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20 million contactless transactions worth an estimated NZD 735 million in 2014, and, an estimated one million NFC-enabled smartphones will be used in New Zealand by year’s end. This solution, launched as a common national platform, will enable anyone to access the NFC services from any network in New Zealand, empowering 100% of the subscribers to enjoy quick, secure, and convenient NFC services. Users will be able to use their phones to pay for goods and services at more than 16,000 contactless NFC terminals in retail outlets such as departmental stores, restaurants, and movie theatres. In the future, they will also

be able to enjoy other services such as transport, loyalty points, gift vouchers, coupons, and access, with a tap of their phone. The TSH service will be hosted and operated in Gemalto’s certified data center certified by the major international payments schemes, providing state-of-the-art standards of security. “New Zealanders are increasingly relying on smartphones to manage their lives,” said Rob Ellis, CEO of Semble, “Gemalto enables us to confidently deploy new applications in a secure way. With over 1.5 billion mobile users worldwide covered by its TSMs and a strong record of NFC deployments, it provides a competitive edge

to our service providers in launching mobile payment services across a comprehensive range of phones and networks.” “Smartphone penetration has almost doubled in the last two years in New Zealand, setting the ground for NFC service adoption,” said Michael Au, President South Asia and Japan at Gemalto, “Gemalto's TSH solution provides a single connection to all service providers, eliminating the need for multiple individual TSHs. This will enable Semble to attract more service providers to come onboard, and distribute new mobile services in ways never seen before.”

Major Iranian Iron Manufacturer Finds IP Solution with VIVOTEK

oladin Company is located in Amoul city, close to the Caspian Sea in the northern reaches of Iran and not far from the capital city Tehran. Foladin manufactures iron products, and it is one of the biggest companies of its kind in the country. Their facilities include offices and factories that are filled with machinery, as well as a large parking lot and various outdoor settings. As a leading manufacturer, the company was looking to build upon the solid foundations it had already established in the industry by increasing the security and efficiency on its manufacturing site. To accomplish this, Foladin had its sights set on an IP surveillance solution to monitor the production process inside the plant as well as all of the activity that takes place on the premises. Ultimately, they found what they were looking for,

thanks to the combined efforts and cooperation of distributor Pooya Fara Negar (PFN) and VIVOTEK, who together provided a cost effective IP solution of superior quality. VIVOTEK was chosen for its high quality and value. By April of 2014, the project was successfully deployed, and fully satisfied the customer’s expectations.

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Equipping the manufacturing site with enhanced security

aced with the task of tackling surveillance, access control, intrusion detection, and video analysis, a fleet of over 200 VIVOTEK cameras was installed on the manufacturing site. In-

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cluded in the installation were two of VIVOTEK’s sleekest models, FD8136 and FD8166. These ultra-mini fixed dome cameras are not only designed to be compact in size, they pack a mean punch as well. With selectable focal lengths, high viewing resolution, and 1- and 2-megapixel CMOS sensors respectively, Foladin’s production halls are well equipped. These cameras stealthily capture superior image quality without drawing people’s attention. Three additional models were installed for the outdoor and parking areas: IP8332-C, FD8137HV, and SD8362E. The latter camera is an extremely durable, dynamic, and detail-capturing workhorse. It comes with a tamper detection function, meaning that an alarm will be triggered

if anyone attempts to block, redirect, defocus, or spray-paint the camera. The former two cameras excel in resolution, and between them, they have weatherand vandal-proof housing, WDR technology and removable IR-cut filters for all lighting conditions. Further, built-in IR illuminators on the FD8137HV ensure optimal visibility, and the camera is capable of handling diverse lighting conditions both by day and night, making it a perfect solution for outdoor environments.

Immensely secure Foladin with VIVOTEK solutions

illiam Ku, VIVOTEK’s spokesperson and Vice President of the

International Business Division, remarked on the benefits that the installation brought to the manufacturing site states, “With over 200 cameras in place, the manufacturing site at Foladin is immensely secure, and the models with which we outfitted the premises provide surveillance that is second to none. Whether inside the buildings or outside on the grounds, ease of video control and analysis mean that our solution has brought a level of security to the company that both operators and employees can feel confident in.”

Ottawa University Finds Security Surveillance Success with LENSEC and IQinVision IP Video Solution

ttawa University, in Ottawa, KS, has a rich heritage. Since 1865, the university has educated its students. Many people rely on Ottawa University to help them achieve a lifetime personal growth and significance. The faculty and staff at the university are also charged with keeping students safe. Ottawa University’s three

residence halls become home to students away from their families.

An end to analog

omewhat ahead of its time, Ottawa University had installed analog video cameras in its residence halls about 10 years ago. The number of cameras and available technology were limited.

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“We really didn’t have enough cameras,” recalled Tom Taldo, Dean of Student Affairs, “And the camera placement wasn’t good. But our biggest problem was you couldn’t make out any faces from the video images. The recordings were practically useless.” The university had a long-standing relationship with the security integrator, Midwest Card and ID Solutions. Gary Williams, a Midwest Sales Engineer, met with Taldo to discuss options to upgrade their video surveillance system. Williams introduced Taldo to LENSEC IP video management software and to IQinVision megapixel camera technology. Taldo was sold immediately, “We wanted an IP-based system with crisp image resolution. We wanted a cost-

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effective system for indoor and outdoor surveillance. Gary Williams and Mike Brimmer from LENSEC showed me a system that meets my needs.”

Rolling out ip video surveillance

hase one of Ottawa’s plans calls for IQeye Alliance dome cameras to be installed in the new university’s new Student Union. All cameras will be managed by LENSEC’s Perspective Video Management Software (VMS) and monitored by security personnel. Phase two will see additional IQeye cameras installed at the Student Center library. In all, over 50 cameras and servers running Perspective VMS will be deployed in this project. “The new system is much more user friendly,” explained Taldo, “We are able to stop and review the video, we e-mail video clips, and the quality and clarity of the images doesn’t even compare. We are able to make out exactly who is in the frame. Also, not everyone who touches this system needs to be considered an IT expert. I really appreciate the minimal training needed to run this software effectively.” In addition, LENSEC provides a browser-based solution that displays quality video whether the user has a Mac

“The new system is much more user friendly. We are able to stop and review the video, and the quality and clarity of the images doesn’t even compare. We are able to make out exactly who is in the frame.” – Tom Taldo Dean of Student Affairs, Ottawa University

tawa University are drawing up expansion plans to install video surveillance throughout the entire campus. When completed, the system will have hundreds of cameras inside buildings and monitoring grounds. Working off the success of this project, Taldo hopes to extend IP video surveillance to several remote Ottawa campuses located in Arizona, Wisconsin, Indiana, and in Kansas City. LENSEC and IQinVision intend to tie campuses together across the network for a seamless solution providing remote video streaming among the campuses. “Everybody has really enjoyed the quality of this new system, including our Information Technology team. Our IT team has fully embraced LENSEC & IQinVision and are excited to help continue to lay the foundation for future expansion across all of our Ottawa University locations,” concluded Taldo.

The Ultra 5K’s 20 megapixel resolution gives incredible image detail and wider scene coverage from a single camera and its low light performance made it ideal for mobile monitoring of high risk areas or major events.

As the Ultra 5K is completely integrated with IndigoVision’s Control Center Intrepid Video Management Software, this type of mobile security system can work independently or fully integrated with the city-wide video security system.

or a PC. In an education environment, that is useful.

Solving problems, creating a safer environment

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We’ve had a few theft issues,” said Taldo, “especially at the end of the semester when electronics are stolen. The new system with its capabilities and image clarity is helping us solve many of those incidents.” The university also has plans to expand video surveillance outdoors. “We’ve had some bike thefts,” said Taldo, “The students are going to be pleased when we protect the bike racks and reduce problems.”

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Arecont Vision® Megapixel Cameras Reach New Heights on the SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Cameras provide high quality images of cargo for the International Space Station

recont Vision®, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, is providing video surveillance cameras for SpaceX, a private company that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for NASA and other organizations. The high performance megapixel cameras from Arecont Vision® are being deployed on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is utilized by NASA to deliver supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station. “We are honored to play a role in enabling the development of new technologies and capabilities for the extremely demanding realm of space,” said Raul Calderon, Senior Vice President,

Arecont Vision®, “The SpaceX project utilizes the same IP megapixel technology and architecture we deliver every day in our video surveillance cameras, albeit with custom firmware, which is further testimony to the performance and quality of our products.” The SpaceX Dragon is the first commercial spacecraft to deliver cargo to the International Space Station and safely return cargo to earth. The innovative spacecraft includes a non-pressurized cargo area, which is referred to as the trunk, to carry large science experiments to be conducted on the space station. Once the SpaceX Dragon is berthed to the orbiting space station, the station’s robotic arm reaches into the trunk to extract and position cargo.

The space station’s robotic arm was already fitted with cameras and illuminators, but NASA required a better view of the interior of Dragon’s trunk. SpaceX turned to Arecont Vision® to utilize the company’s core imaging technologies found in Arecont Vision’s® megapixel surveillance cameras. For optimum integration with the spacecraft, SpaceX designed specialized housing and mounts for the cameras, and Arecont Vision® custom programmed the cameras to be compatible with existing NASA systems. SpaceX plans to install Arecont Vision® camera systems in upcoming Dragon spacecraft carrying cargo to the space station. A minimum of eight such missions are planned moving forward.

Using Existing Copper Wiring for Traffic Signals and CCTV Systems at Intersections in the U.S. Project Introduction

hen the department of transportation for one of the 50 United States decided to upgrade the traffic signal system at several intersections, one of their key requirements was setting up an IP-based networking system so they could manage and monitor the traffic signals over the Internet. In addition, they wanted to integrate an IP CCTV surveillance system over the same network. However, since it wasn’t practical to lay Ethernet cabling from intersection to intersection – because of cost conDecember 2014

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straints and since the distance between intersections was too long – they were faced with the problem of how to set up the IP network. The first solution engineers often consider in a case such as this is fiber cabling. However, in this case fiber also wasn’t a viable option due to the difficulties associated with deploying new fiber cable either above or below ground. Consequently, they decided to re-use the existing 2-wire telephonegrade copper wires already installed and stretching from 1 to 2 km between intersections. The challenge was how to ensure that the network would be fast enough and reliable enough to handle network packets for both traffic

signals and IP cameras.

System requirements ● Transmit traffic signals and video transmission over distances up to 2 km. ● Use existing telephone-grade copper wiring for IP networking. ● High bandwidth for transmitting high resolution video images. ● Easy installation, diagnosis, and management. ● Harsh environment and wide temperature operation.

Moxa solution ● Can support Ethernet over distances up to 3 km for VDSL2 and 8 km for

G.SHDSL. ● Can support data rates up to 100 Mbps. ● Use existing telephone-grade wiring for point-to-point Ethernet connections. ● Auto CO/ CPE negotiation for easy plug-and-play installation. ● Full range of connection strength LED indicators for simple onsite troubleshooting. ● MXview with visualized device interface for easy remote management. ● -40 to 75°C wide operating temperature. ● NEMA TS2 and EN 50121-4 compliance. ● 5-year warranty.

Smart Detection for Transport Security and Safety Showcased by OPTEX at Transport Security Expo

PTEX will be exhibiting complete detection and access control solutions tailored for the transportation sector. This includes high security intrusion detection systems for perimeter protection; access control, directional analysis and thrown object detection systems to protect controlled areas; and obstacle/people detection for railway safety applications. Intrusion detection is paramount to protect airports compounds, railway tracks and depots and warehouses. A complete perimeter intrusion detection system will be demonstrated live on the stand, including ExMesh’s Fastrack fencing system with 4095/ 2089 mesh which has Network Rail approval. On top of the ExMesh Fastrack fencing system will be the laser detector, REDSCAN, with a customised firmware to detect objects

thrown over the fence. ExMesh also manufacture a PIDS fencing system that can incorporate LED lighting, PTZ camera as well as OPTEX’s new 25 zones fibre optic detection system that detects any attempt to climb or cut through the fence. To make the system even more secure, the PIDS fencing system incorporates protected cable channels and mounting rails for standard conduit systems and/ or armoured cable. To protect controlled areas and add a greater level of security to card access doors, OPTEX will showcase tailgating and piggybacking solutions that will notify if more people than specified in the access conDecember 2014

trol system are trying to enter the area. Additionally, the OPTEX people counting and directional analysis system can count how many people are in the controlled area and detect if someone goes the wrong way, such as entering through an exit door. OPTEX will also be exhibiting the railway crossing obstacle detection sys-

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tems designed by TEW Plus and deployed by Network Rail. This system confirms that no vehicle or person is trapped between the railway crossing barriers before the signals are changed, allowing trains to pass safely. Finally, OPTEX will be holding a perimeter security workshop as part of one of the break out sessions entitled

‘Enhanced Security and Safety by Detecting People and Objects in Controlled or Critical Areas.’ Ricky Miwa, Managing Director of OPTEX Europe, says these new developments show that the company is constantly investing in research and development for sensing technology in order to support its transportation customer’s

projects: “Transport companies face many security and safety challenges, whether that be to protect infrastructure, material and goods, or protect passengers. We have a number of very exciting product developments and new technologies to demonstrate to visitors at Transport Security Expo,” he says.

HID Global Complies with Medicaid EVV Mandates

Tag Services Delivers Home Health ‛Proof of Presence’ ID Global® has announced that its HID Trusted Tag Services™ meets the EVV requirements for home health agencies enacted by several states as a condition of Medicaid participation. HID’s trusted tags provide indisputable ‘proof of presence’ of the caregiver in the patient’s home, thereby eliminating the opportunity to falsify records to support fraudulent claims. Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements for home-based care in excess of $31 billion, and a booming home health industry that is expected to reach a value of $150.8 billion by 2018 have given rise to a multi-billion dollar fraud problem for public and private insurers. One of the most common fraudulent activities is submission of claims for payment on services that were never provided, a situation exacerbated by manual verification processes that make it easy to falsify records pertaining to the presence of a caregiver at a patient’s home. To eliminate fraudulent claims, several state Medicaid programs now require home health agencies to implement EVV systems to prove that a caregiver was physically present in the

patient’s home for the required length of time. While some states mandate the use of specific EVV equipment, others simply require EVV systems that meet minimum technical and functional standards. “HID Trusted Tags satisfy these requirements by leveraging the near ubiquitous nature of NFC-enabled mobile devices to enable a highly secure EVV system that is both easy to use and impossible to defraud,” said Marc Bielmann, Vice President of Identification Technologies with HID Global, “Our patented tag technology optimizes security and convenience, eliminating the need for special equipment to read tags ● Tags combat fraud by leveraging HID Global and Near Field Communications (NFC) technology to deliver a highly secure, Medicaid-compliant Electronic Visitor Verification (EVV). ● HID Trusted Tag Services™ turns NFC-enabled smartphones into trusted verification devices capable of delivering indisputable ʻproof of presenceʼ of the caregiver in the patient’s home. ● Because no special equipment or applications are required, HID Trusted Tags are a cost-effective and userfriendly compliance solution.

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or for users to modify their mobile device or download apps.” Tamper-proof tags are attached to or embedded into an object inside the patient’s home in such a way that they cannot surreptitiously be removed or altered. When the caregiver arrives, they tap the object with their NFC-enabled device to communicate secure information to HID Global’s cloud-based authentication platform. The data read from a trusted tag has security and privacy attributes that change on every tap, providing an indisputable and auditable EVV record for home health agencies to use for billing and reimbursement. “HID Trusted Tag Services also integrates seamlessly into most clinical and administrative management software systems, which means agencies can continue to use the systems that most closely meet their unique needs,” said Bielmann, “In addition to sparing the expense associated with system upgrades or replacement, easy integration means data collected at the point of care can be transmitted back to the agency in realtime for faster and more accurate claims processing and advanced analytics.”

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Thermal Imaging Technology for Unprecedented Port Security

Millions of tons of cargo. Billions of dollars in goods. The activity of a small city with miles of perimeter fencing, uneven infrastructure, blind spots, and ever-changing weather conditions. Port security is no small task, yet increasingly, security operators are asked to assume more responsibilities with static, if not shrinking, budgets. As drivers of a global economy, the demands placed on port security continue to grow and with them, the challenges and complexity increase exponentially

Leveraging existing infrastructure

“Due to significant improvements in fabrication technologies, we are seeing dramatic price reductions in those thermal imaging core components (image sensors and lenses) necessary to build thermal cameras. In the last 18 months, for example, we have seen a 2x cost factor reduction in the image sensors themselves. This means that thermal technology is no longer confined to high-end military and government applications.” – David Dorn Technology Engineer Manager Schneider Electric™

nlike traditional retail, commercial, and many industrial applications, ports present unique security issues that must be anticipated and addressed. Typically, high-security installations rely on a variety of solutions, including video security and surveillance. The combination of legacy analog and more modern IP-based video cameras, recording and video management systems, PSIM, analytics, and more provide a digital extension of security personnel. Port security, however, is anything but typical. From miles of unguarded, unlit perimeters to ever-changing lighting and weather conditions, traditional video security has a difficult time providing the comprehensive intelligence demanded by such a high-security facility.

The thermal advantage

nce restricted to the military due to prohibitive cost, thermal imaging is an increasingly relied upon technology for an evergrowing array of security – as well as process and operations management – applications. As price points have dropped, integration of thermal technology into today’s video security and surveillance camera systems has become more prevalent, providing a wealth of information and functionality previ-

ously unavailable. Because many applications that rely on video security are challenged by a number of external, uncontrollable factors, including ambient light and

“It’s exciting to bring technology that was once limited to highend military applications to mainstream video security” weather, thermal imaging has cemented its position as a must-have technology to detect and observe the persons and vehicles on and near a facility – information necessary to make immediate, informed decisions.

How it works

hereas a visible-light camera uses light reflected off objects to build an image, thermal imaging cameras capture an object’s emitted heat to provide a high-contrast image – eliminating the need for any light source.

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Using special materials like Germanium that transmit thermal energy, lenses focus a thermal image onto a thermal image sensor. Microbolometers, the sensors used to create a thermal image, feature either Vanadium Oxide or Amorphous Silicon coatings on a silicon wafer. “Similar to CCD or CMOS imagers in visible-light cameras, the microbolometer has an array of pixels with each pixel receiving heat energy proportional to the heat energy present in the scene at that point,” Dorn said. The thermal contrast among objects

in low-light and no-light conditions provides the information necessary to quickly make informed decisions – information that standard visible light cameras cannot deliver. And thanks to this technology, thermal imaging is also a powerful tool for applications beyond security – providing the capabilities to spot leaks, ruptures, or hot spots across bridges, dams, refineries, and power plants. For many security applications, the ability to detect if a person or vehicle has entered the scene is critical. Thermal excels in this regard since the temperature of a person or vehicle is typically quite different than the background temperature of the scene. This makes people and vehicles easy to detect in thermal images, even from very long ranges. The ability to accurately and reliably detect people and vehicles is also very useful for video analytics. Even in complete darkness or in areas obscured by fog, foliage, or other ob-

“Because today's advanced thermal cameras can detect even minute differences in temperature, visual information that was never before available is now at a security operator's fingertips” scurants, thermal cameras alert security personnel to potential threats that may not be captured by a standard visible light camera. And this is nowhere more important than port applications, where security personnel are faced with a va-

riety of challenges, from distant, poorly lit perimeters to unguarded waterfront access. Thermal imaging is quickly becoming a common, tried, and trusted technology, independent of or complementary to visible light cameras, to ensure 24-hour protection.

Lower installation and operating costs

nterestingly, although thermal cameras still typically cost more per unit than a traditional visible camera, deployment of a thermal imaging solution in a port environment can be much more cost effective than traditional video. For one, thermal cameras have longer detection ranges, necessitating the use of fewer units, overall. Additionally, because thermal cameras do not need lighting, their use can eliminate the need for installation of light poles and their associated infrastructure. Finally, with operating costs continually under pressure, thermal cameras are attractive because December 2014

they can eliminate the ongoing electrical costs of powering lights for security every night of the year.

Video analytics

major advantage of thermal imaging is in its ability to deliver highcontrast images in the most challenging lighting conditions. Since thermal imaging uses heat from objects to form its image, no illumination source is needed. This means that thermal imaging works equally well in all lighting conditions – day or night under normal light, low light, or even no light conditions. Importantly, thermal cameras provide an optimal platform for the use of video analytics. Since visible-light cameras are dependent upon reflected light, image quality and accuracy can degrade throughout a 24-hour period due to shadows, inconsistent lighting, glare, and other lighting effects over which neither security operators nor technology have control. But since thermal cameras capture an object’s thermal emission, it ignores common light conditions (whether too little or too much), which challenge traditional video analytics. The highcontrast image enables the predictable use of analytics with extremely low false-alarm rates at all hours of the day. Thermal cameras, especially those with built-in, integrated analytics, enhance the flexibility and performance of any security system. The ability of thermal imaging to immediately detect threats – typically before even the human observer – coupled with the automatic notification of suspicious activity, makes you more prepared than ever to keep their property secure. A popular example of such a deployment is virtual fencing and automated perimeter security, taking advantage of ‘trip wire’ and other behavioral analyt-

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ics. A thermal camera looking down a fence line with a virtual trip wire, people-detection analytic employed, will give a very accurate alarm if someone crosses the fence line over a long distance, day or night, under any lighting conditions. This ‘thermal fence’ solution is much more accurate and cost effective than existing visible camera solutions, traditional deployments of microwave detectors, and even existing motion/ perimeter proximity sensors.

Sarix TI: The premier thermal imaging camera system

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arix TI is the first thermal camera specifically designed to be an integrated part of any end-to-end video security solution. Completely operable with both Pelco and third-party video management and recording systems, Sarix TI is quite simply, the evolution

“The ability to deploy thermal with analytics in such a cost-effective fashion opens up many new applications for this technology”

of thermal imaging. Available in both IP, analog, fixed, and pan/ tilt models, Sarix TI is as easy to install and use as any traditional dome camera. Bringing an all-digital design with advanced thermal imaging capabilities to mainstream video security applications, the result is an affordable camera system

that delivers high-quality video, as well as the power and flexibility that only comes with thermal imaging technology. ● Non-military thermal camera. ● Sun-safe amorphous silicon sensor. ● Plug and play with the industry’s most common recording and video management systems. ● Fully integrated sensor, camera, enclosure, and pan/tilt system. ● Fixed and pan/ tilt models integration into any IP or analog system. ● Embedded analytics. ● Full and reduced frame rate options. ● Multiple resolution options, up to 640x480. ● Three-year warranty.

4K Ultra HD Technology Set to Pay Huge Dividends for Video Surveillance By Ed Thompson – CTO, DVTEL

t seems that with each passing year, camera manufacturers continue to push the envelope of image clarity. In fact, some manufacturers have introduced cameras that can deliver as much as 40-megapixel resolution in some instances. However, as a practical matter, these cameras can only be used in a very limited number of applications at best

and, at worst, merely serve as a marketing gimmick. If you’ve been keeping up with the market recently, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the buzz surrounding 4K Ultra HD camera technology. While some also may dismiss it as marketing hype, the truth is that 4K holds realistic potential for the video surveillance inDecember 2014

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What makes 4K different?

lthough 10-megapixel cameras, which are essentially the equivalent of today’s 4K cameras in terms of resolution, have been around for a number of years, the devices haven’t exactly

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generated a lot of excitement or demand from end users. There are several reasons: both frame rates and light sensitivity on these cameras are very, very low and the costs of storing high-resolution footage can be extremely high. These factors combine to make the deployment of cameras in the 10-megapixel range and above simply out of reach for most end users. The difference with 4K is that a new set of high-quality sensors have been developed to accompany this next-generation camera technology, enabling the cameras to operate at between 30fps and 60fps. This has significantly changed the quality of the image coming into the camera. At the same time, there have been some breakthroughs on the backend with digital signal processors (DSPs), which can handle larger image formats. With the combination of these new sensors and DSPs, manufacturers now can offer 4K technology at around the same price point as 1080p solutions.

The benefits

iven these technological advancements, users can now have four times the amount of evidentiary detail with minimal impact to storage costs. People who may have previously only been able to afford cameras in the 720p to 1080p range can realistically think about using 4K and having much higher evidentiary quality without breaking the bank. Additionally, 4K provides users with more forensic zoom and delivers greater detail out of an image than would have previously been possible – even with a higher megapixel camera. One of the other advantages to using 4K – if the binning mode of the sensor is used – the resolution at night can be reduced from 4K to 1080p. However, under those circumstances, the pixels are

very, very large and the sensitivity can approach that of 720p camera sensors, which are marketed as providing superior low-light quality. Now, you have a 4K sensor that can compete directly with these very sensitive 720p sensors, which enables the sensor to do double duty – 4K by day while also delivering superior low-light performance at night. Even with the high-quality images that can be generated by current highdefinition and megapixel technology, many users still run into a problem of the image becoming ‘choppy’ or the pixels ‘blocky’ soon after they use the digital zoom feature. With 4K, you can zoom in quite a bit further on an image before it degrades. The finer pixel geometry that comes with 4K resolution also results in enhanced video analytic capabilities as algorithms are positively affected by the improved image quality and could, in some cases, even double detection ranges.

Barriers to adoption

hile the evidentiary benefits of 4K resolution are obvious, end users still face a few challenges to being able to take advantage of this technology – primarily the network and bandwidth requirements, as well as storage demands. The workstation processing for many applications also will have to expand substantially in many cases. However, many of these perceived hurdles can be addressed without the need for additional infrastructure investments. For example, a 4K camera running at 30fps could operate at 4 MB, which is no higher than a 1080p camera. In that case, storage would be virtually unaffected and there would be relatively little impact to a workstation because the decompression rate is about the same,

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depending on the camera and how it is optimized. Another factor often discussed is the need for a 4K monitor to view the live feed in 4K resolution. The prices of 4K monitors have decreased dramatically in recent months; some as large as 50 inches can be purchased for only $500.

Looking to the future

hile it may seem farfetched to some, 4K technology has the potential to go mainstream within the surveillance industry as soon as this year. And though the technology is still in its early adoption stages, there are enough clear-cut advantages to using 4K to start making the switch, especially if it’s not going to hit you in the storage or workstation wallet. Indeed, there are end users in a variety of markets that have only begun to make the transition to IP-based products, let alone high-definition and megapixel solutions. Of course, the growth in adoption of 4K cameras relies heavily on the amount of effort both manufacturers and their channel partners put into educating the market about the benefits and what users can hope to achieve through their implementation. For some companies, 4K may just be another offering among many, but others will look to make it one of their pre-eminent solutions. It really comes down to the value versus the cost of the evidence. The value of the evidence tends to increase with resolution and, typically in the past, the cost of the evidence increased faster than the resolution, which kept the demand for high-resolution in check. However, because the costs associated with migrating to 4K are minimal, there will be a surge in demand for this level of image quality moving forward.

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Security System Integration Market Worth an Estimated $59.5 Billion in 2013 T he world market for security system integration was valued at $59.5 billion in 2013, an increase of almost $5 billion from 2012, according to a new report from IHS. The security system integration market consists of the design, consultancy, installation, service and maintenance, as well as sales of video surveillance, physical access control and intruder alarm equipment. Revenue is expected to continue growing in excess of 9 percent through 2018. The market is characterized by a handful of large international players, numerous regional rivals and many local

competitors. Such a competitive landscape means fierce competition abounds and that both integrators and installers must remain at the forefront of technology trends to be able to continue serving ‘best-in-class’ integration packages to their customers. One trend that integrators have recently been eyeing closely is Security as a Service (SaaS), whether it be Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS), or Access Control as a Service (ACaaS). Both offer promising opportunities for integrators to expand their recurring monthly revenue (RMR), while si-

multaneously getting closer to the end customer. This model also allows integrators to increase the value they bring to the table, and lets them be seen as working together with their customers as partners. As equipment margins continue to edge lower for integrators, driven by price declines in the equipment itself, it is the services that integrators can offer, as well as the added value they are perceived to bring to the customer that will ultimately prove to be the separator between the winners and losers in this market.

HDcctv Alliance and Dahua Announces HDCVI 2.0 as a Global Standard

he HDcctv Alliance has recently announced new global standard of HD analogue – HDCVI 2.0 which is based on Dahua’s HDCVI technology. The standard aims to provide a stringent level of certification among manufacturers which will ensure that all HDCVI products with certification labels are completely compatible with each other. This gives users complete freedom of choice for security equipment using different brands. As the HDCVI technology inventor and patent owner, Dahua introduced the milestones of HDCVI development. This process

has now taken the proprietary technology to a global open standard. Dahua provides open access for any third party, including competing manufactures, to use HDCVI. Partnering with the HDcctv Alliance allows manufacturers to better

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collaborate on implementation of HDCVI 2.0 technology – carving the path for wider and quicker market acceptance. As a steering committee member of the Alliance, Dahua has come to appreciate that the HDCVI technology has been recognized as a global standard in the industry. “Since our HDCVI technology was released in 2012, the technology has attracted great attention not only in China but around the globe,” said Henry Zhang, Vice President at Dahua Technology, “HDCVI is now a global standard instead of being merely one of HD analogue

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solutions in the industry.” At the press conference held during the Security China Exhibition in Beijing, Alliance member, Shany Electronics showcased their latest WDR camera with PoC function based on the HDCVI technology. “Shany has been providing products and solutions in the security industry for more than 20 years,” said Danny Tang, Deputy General Manager at Shany Electronics, “With our experience in analogue cameras, we have cutting edge functionality and R&D ability to provide different HDCVI cameras for

our customers. For example, true WDR, Auto Defog, LSC, 2D/ 32D DNR and PoC function, and HDCVI has now been proven both in terms of image quality and product stability. It provides us with a great foundation to differentiate our products in an increasingly crowded market. Outside of HD we also offer other unique features.” HDCVI 2.0 is just taking off among Alliance members. “Speaking of certification, the Alliance will play a more important role to test products and issue the compliant mark to HDCVI product

suppliers,” said Todd Rockoff, Chairman of HDcctv Alliance. Rockoff pointed out that the Alliance administers the compliant marks, including HDCVI 1.0, HDCVI 2.0 as well as HDCVI 3.0 – the next step which is expected within the next 12 months, “Only Alliance member products that pass the applicable certifications can display the marks on their products or boxes. With these compliance marks, people can easily recognize product compatibility and make sure their product selection works seamlessly from end-to-end.”

BriefCam for Government Agencies Announced at iHLS 2014

BriefCam Syndex GV was developed in response to feedback from high-profile users employing BriefCam rapid video review successfully in major investigations that included crowdsourced footage and high levels of access control riefCam® (www.briefcam.com), the developer and provider of Video Synopsis® solutions for the rapid review, analysis and indexing of video, announced at the Israel HLS Exhibition (iHLS 2014) a new offering tailored to the needs of government investigative agencies: BriefCam Syndex GV, to be available in Q1 2015. “Two years ago, we won the iHLS Innovation Award 2012. Since that time, our product line has matured, our client base has expanded, and BriefCam has been used and recognized for its role in major criminal and homeland securityrelated investigations. For all of these reasons, we’re proud to be able to announce BriefCam Syndex GV at Israel HLS 2014,” said Dror Irani, CEO and President of BriefCam, “This offering

meets the needs of government agencies YouTube/BriefCamVS). Video Synopsis and was developed in response to direct is the simultaneous presentation of obfeedback from high-profile users already jects, events and activities that occurred employing BriefCam successfully in the at different times. Users can pinpoint field. These include the departments of defense, law enforcement agencies, and the intelligence communities in North America, Europe, China, the APAC region and, of course, Israel.” BriefCam Syndex is a nextgeneration product range based on BriefCam Syndex. The Video Synopsis can be refined by parameters Video Synopsis such as color, direction, speed, size and area of interest/ exclusion. New features include multiple video source capability, access technology. (See: restriction, floating camera licenses, mobile supprt and more December 2014

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events of interest, reach targets quickly and take action as required. BriefCam stresses ease of use, integrating user experience and intuition as a vital part of the process; the human mind and eye are always engaged. In addition to fast video review, BriefCam Syndex augments the basic Video Synopsis by providing users with a powerful set of tools for searching video according to attributes that they define: size, color, speed, direction and location within the frame. All parameters are under the user’s control – even the order of objects displayed. Like all search engines, BriefCam Syndex ranks results in order by probability to ensure the most relevant events of interest are presented first. BriefCam Syndex is also offered as a standalone product intended mainly for law enforcement and individual security investigators (FS) and for investigative teams (FS+), or as an integrated/ embedded product within the VMS environment for medium-sized enterprises (EP) and large/ growing ones (EP+). New features incorporated into

Review hours of video in minutes. Select, view and zoom in on events of interest

BriefCam Syndex GV include floating licenses so that cameras can be assigned and reassigned among authorized users, mobile (thin) client support, in/ out zoom, and multiple video source capability that enable processing of video input from the agency-owned VMS as well as from imported external video footage. “As security cameras proliferate, more and more investigations are crowdsourcing video from the public for intelligence gathering and post-event investigation,” Irani noted, “More evidence is a boon to investigators but also means hours, days and even weeks of video

are collected – that’s where rapid video review is absolutely essential. Crowdsourcing also increases the need for greater control over privacy.” In line with the trend, BriefCam Syndex GV’s enhanced collaborative investigation tools include permissions limitations so that camera access is restricted in accordance with the individual investigator’s viewing rights. BriefCam®, Ltd. is the developer and provider of Video Synopsis®, an award-winning technology that summarizes hours of events into a ‘brief’ that extracts maximum value from video, recorded and live. BriefCam products interface with a wide range of video recorders, advanced IP cameras and complement existing surveillance solutions. BriefCam is winner of the 2013 SIA New Product Showcase for Video Analytics, 2012 Israel HLS Technology Innovation Award, 2011 ASIS Accolades Award – Surveillance, 2010 IFSEC Security Industry Award – Best CCTV System Product, 2010 Wall St. Journal Technology Innovation Award – Physical Security and others.

More Milestone Certifications Achieved by EMC, HP Workstation, NetApp, PROMISE Technology and Seneca Milestone video integrations with IT Infrastructure components are tested, proven and documented for interoperability and optimized configurations

ilestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has fully reported performance certification of five more Milestone Solution Partner integrations with IT infrastructure components such as servers, storage, and

workstation products. The companies achieving this comprehensive process with documented results are EMC, HP Workstation, NetApp, PROMISE Technology and Seneca. The IT infrastructure, server, storage and client platforms are integral parts of December 2014

a networked video management deployment. Therefore, any miscalculations of the server or storage requirements will impact the success of a system’s operation, resulting in system outages and downtime. To address this, Milestone works closely with IT infrastructure ven-

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dors to ensure that their systems can be optimized for the Milestone XProtect® software portfolio, helping implementations to be specified, built and delivered as optimal systems for each customer’s technical environment. The Milestone Solution Certification for IT infrastructure products gives verification of the components as interoperable and optimized for performance with XProtect VMS. The certification process delivers documentation of a solution’s proven maturity and quality as assurance of system integrity and differentiation from non-certified components. “Integrators and end users can build solutions with confidence when referencing the tested configuration data from the Milestone certification process. The documented proof describes how these video solutions operate within the parameters of the maximum performance tests,” says Christian Bohn, VP Strategic Alliances at Milestone Sys-

tems, “We have been doing integration certifications for several years, and these additions continue to build trust in Milestone solutions for both partners and customers.” Each certification project has three phases, beginning with two scenarios of a benchmark test and a maximum performance test. Statistics from the Milestone XProtect Recording Servers are gathered to judge the performance as a platform for video recording. The analyzed data and findings are presented in a complete report with details on the configuration of the test system and a summary. These tests identify that the given system integrations meet minimum expected performance thresholds based on known benchmarks for best practice. The certification also measures the maximum number of cameras, at a given frame rate, resolution and codec that can be supported by the server and storage system. A summary report from the

Solution Certification includes optimal configuration for a surveillance system using the Milestone XProtect VMS with the solution partner’s products. This contains the solution architecture, the performance results, use-case information, detailed system configurations for the XProtect VMS components and the solution partner’s products. The Milestone certification results are valid for the lifecycle of the products tested. Yearly re-certification options mean that whenever new versions are launched by Milestone or the partner, the documentation will prove that the integration continues to be compatible and optimized. The Milestone Solution Finder displays the wide choice of third-party applications that are compatible with XProtect VMS. Certification also applies to Milestone Solution Partners who develop software or device plug-ins for integration to the XProtect software portfolio.

Business Continuity and the New Look for Security in Oil and Gas I

t’s no secret that the security and fire industry are home to hundreds of suppliers, each competing for a slice of a global $100+ billion market. In niche industries such as oil and gas, where IHS sizes the market for security and fire equipment and services to be more than $1 billion, increased competition has prompted some suppliers to move beyond the integration of security equipment for critical assets, and adopt a business continuity

approach. Many oil and gas companies utilize independent systems for incident management, crisis management and security. This has presented an opportunity for integrators that are attempting to bring each of these systems under one comprehensive product that can operate in an integrated fashion. The challenge for integrators will be the method in which information is displayed. In most instances, there has been data overDecember 2014

load, with operators seeing too much information at any one time. With an integrated approach, the idea is not to broadcast every piece of information to every worker, but rather, the right information to the right people. Regulatory requirements, environmental impacts and risk assessments remain significant challenges for oil and gas operators and will continue to drive the market toward a more integrated approach to security.

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Dvtel Now Shipping 4K Ultra HD Cameras with the Lowest Bandwidth and Storage Needs 4K Certified Solution suite sets new standard for evidentiary video quality and minimizes Total Cost of Ownership

VTEL, INC. has announced the launch of its new Quasar 4K Ultra HD mini-dome and bullet cameras, an addition to its cost-saving and performance-enhancing 4K Certified Solutions suite. DVTEL’s Quasar 4K Ultra HD cameras utilize a state-of-the-art, broadcast-quality Ultra HD media processor and deliver four times more detail at full 30 fps than today’s best full HD 1080p cameras and legacy 10MP cameras. “DVTEL’s 4K technology redefines the limits of image clarity by provid-

ing cutting-edge, Ultra HD capabilities for end-users who require the highest level of detail – without an investment in additional storage,” said Ed Thompson, DVTEL CTO, “The new Quasar 4K Ultra HD cameras redefine the longheld ‘evidentiary standard’ and enhance surveillance capabilities by delivering greater image detail and incredible cost savings.” The Quasar 4K cameras utilize the industry’s most advanced 4K Ultra HD media processor, which delivers pristine imagery at a performance-leading 250M pixels per second, while requir-

ing 30 percent less storage than many competitive full HD 1080p solutions. The 4K models also feature the most advanced low-light 4K image sensor available in the video surveillance industry, making the cameras the perfect solution for applications with wide variations in motion and lighting. The indoor/ outdoor mini-dome and bullet cameras include IR illumination, a built-in heater, and are packaged in a vandal-resistant IP66 enclosure. DVTEL’s Quasar 4K Ultra HD cameras are currently available through DVTEL’s distribution channels.

DIGIEVER NVR Supports Seagate and WD 6TB Hard Disk Drives for Long-term Storage

ith the launch of DIGIEVER Pro+ series, DIGIEVER NVR Pro+ and Pro series supports up to 6TB

hard disk drives for long-term video storage solutions. Users can select either WD Purple™ 6TB or Seagate Enterprise

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Capacity 6TB 3.5HDD to expand video storage capacity ability. 4K Ultra HD is becoming the main trend of video quality resolution to provide a better identification of suspicious persons and activities. Therefore, with the demand of high resolution (4K Ultra HD) video quality, storage capacity becomes a significant element when users look for a proper surveillance system. Therefore, corresponding to the advanced requirement of large storage capability, DIGIEVER NVR Pro+ and Pro series support up to 6TB storage capacity per HDD which makes users have

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more flexibility to save recorded videos for a desired period of time. In addition to Seagate 6TB (ST6000NM0024) and WD Purple 6TB (WD60PURX) hard disk drives, DIGIEVER NVR Pro and Pro+ series also support other storage capacity HDDs of same series, Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD series and WD Purple series. With more compatible HDD models that DIGIEVER NVR supports, users can definitely select suitable HDDs in different storage needs from 1TB to 6TB high capacity HDDs.

The storage capacity of DIGIEVER Pro+ and Pro series ranges from 1-bay to 8-bay hard disk drives, which means users will have diverse choices to build up a perfect surveillance system from DIGIEVER NVR. The maximum storage capacity DIGIEVER NVR can support is up to 48TB in a single server. In addition, by means of the connection with the coming storage expansion unit DIGIARRAY, the maximum total storage capacity per DIGIEVER NVR can support is up to 96TB. The storage capacity will never become an issue when

users find a proper IP surveillance system. “Thinking forward is our motto to understand customers’ demands and to provide corresponding solutions so as to provide the best IP video surveillance system,” said Allen Tseng, Product Director of DIGIEVER, “With enough storage capacity, it will not become an issue when selecting our products. Users can confidently record videos to desired time period in 4K UHD quality and display 4K UHD videos on local display without any latency.”

CNL Software to Present PSIM at Teleste Video Surveillance Summit C

NL Software will be participating in the Teleste Video Surveillance Summit in Dubai on December 7, 2014. Focused around the deployments of surveillance systems in urban environments, the summit will demonstrate the latest technologies and innovations available to solve today’s challenges in Middle Eastern cities. Organized by Finnish technology company Teleste Corporation, the summit will be opened by Ilkka-Pekka Similä, Ambassador from the Embassy of Finland and the Keynote speaker will be H.E Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Hamed. Highlights from the agenda include PSIM for Safer Cities, trends in IP camera technology, microwave transmission in urban environments, technical integration in project planning and analytics in the urban environment. The event brings together leading

experts in video analysis, IP cameras, PSIM and security system integration to discuss how today’s best security solution providers work together to build reliable, cutting-edge security systems that solve our customers’ problems in the real world. “It is great to have so many of our ecosystem partners together at this event. The Middle East is at the forefront of technology adoption, building safer environments for residents, visitors and commerce,” comments Luis Coello, Regional Sales Director at Teleste, “CNL Software has deployed its PSIM solution in some of the world’s leading cities including Abu Dhabi, London, Washington D.C., Manchester and Atlanta. We welcome their experience and look forward to a great summit.” “Security management professionals with a responsibility for Urban December 2014

Security are increasingly aware of the benefits of PSIM technology. More and more are specifying higher levels of integration with security and business technologies; offering increased awareness, faster response, process guidance and scalability,” says Daniel Bloodworth, General Manager Middle East at CNL Software, “We are finding that agencies responsible for Safe City projects are now looking towards ‘Federated’ solutions. These solutions allow standalone PSIM deployments at facilities such as law enforcement, highways and critical infrastructure to work collaboratively with each other and hand over control to a dedicated emergency response center in the event of largescale, emergency situations. We look forward to having discussions about this and other aspects of PSIM at the summit.”

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ONVIF-Compatible mobiDEOS Video Encoding Platform Promotes Cost-Effective Upgrades Second-generation solution further reduces cost and complexity of analog to IP transition

obiDEOS has upgraded its all-inone UCNE surveillance solution to feature an ONVIF-compatible video encoding platform, ensuring greater interoperability across connected products conforming to the open standards protocol. UCNE, an acronym for Universal Cloud and Network Enabler, first debuted in July 2014 as a cost-efficient solution to transition analog security systems to IP and cloud infrastructures. ONVIF is an open industry forum promoting and developing global standards for interfaces of IP-based physical security products. The second generation mobiDEOS UCNE release accelerates the transition to IP and cloud-based architectures by supporting low-cost integration of analog DVRs from any vendor; and seamless integration across the security ecosystem, including cameras, VMS systems, access control systems, video analytics and other key components of traditional CCTV. Setup and configuration are extremely simple, supporting automatic retrofits to existing systems while intuitively identifying and connecting components as surveillance networks grow. Basing the latest UCNE generation on ONVIF standards further speeds the process, removing incompatibility hurdles for systems integrators. Since UCNE’s platform is fully automated, end users benefit from a

simpler, easy-to-manage system architecture, centralized content, reduced maintenance and lower staffing costs. For example, recorded clips tied to motion alerts can be automatically replicated anywhere in the network or on the cloud, providing automatic redundancy. Integrators and end users – from large enterprises to small businesses – both share a common cost reduction benefit upon migration, as UCNE slashes the costs of IP and cloud transitions by up to 75 percent. “UCNE’s business model transitions 1,000 cameras to the network, while competitive systems will only transition 250 cameras at the same price,” said Sri L. Palasamudram, Chief Executive Officer, mobiDEOS, “This removes a great deal of concern for businesses constrained by budgets when planning transitions. UCNE’s value proposiDecember 2014

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tion speeds the overall transitional process by enabling affordable investments, allowing businesses to enjoy the rewards of implementing IP and cloud-based surveillance across the network infrastructure quickly and seamlessly.” Facilities can also connect analog cameras with built-in network and IP capabilities to the UCNE platform. By leveraging existing analog camera infrastructure in all or parts of a facility, end customers can additionally eradicate equipment and labor costs associated with IP camera upgrades. mobiDEOS will announce a series of technology partnerships in the coming months to demonstrate the extent of UCNE’s open integration, including leading video management software (VMS) platforms, central station software, video analytics and video wall platforms. While UCNE support transitions at a lower total cost of ownership, its rock-solid technical design reliably supports live and recorded video playback, redundant cloud-based storage,

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and real-time alerting tied to video loss and motion detection among other critical applications. “UCNE offers an unrivaled value proposition for both integrator and end

customer. It makes it easier for the integrator to build and customize complete systems while saving money for the end customer,” said Palasamudram, adding that the platform is highly scalable to

ensure seamless integration of new components, systems and applications as surveillance requirements evolve. UCNE is available and shipping now.

Industry-Leading Esprit Series Positioning System Taken to the World of HD New IP and HD capabilities added to industry leading Esprit Series for crystal-clear, live streaming images

elco by Schneider Electric has announced that its industry-leading Esprit® Series integrated positioning system is now available in full 1080p high-definition (HD) with the new Esprit HD Series. The Esprit HD Positioning System provides users with crystalclear, live streaming of images through a standard web browser, a Pelco VMS or integration to other video systems via an API or ONVIF S to deliver on the industry’s need for excellent performance and image quality in all settings, including rugged environments. This news builds on Pelco by Schneider Electric’s existing IP-driven camera solutions that are designed for any lighting condition, application and environment and reinforces the company’s commitment to being IPdriven, customer-focused. “For more than a decade, the Esprit Series has been a standard for high-performance, integrated PTZ camera systems among security professionals,” said Craig Dahlman, Director of IP Camera Products, Schneider Electric, Pelco Video Line of Business, “We’re excited to now offer this industry favorite to our customers with high-definition video and the advanced features the industry has come to trust in the Esprit Series.”

The latest advancements provide seamless integration into virtually any IP-based HD system through customizable settings and are ideal to view details such as faces, license plates, casino playing cards and more. Advancements include: ● Exceptional image clarity: Esprit 1080p HD features up to 1920x1080 resolution; 16:9 aspect ratio; 1080p at 30 (ips) and 2.0 megapixel (MPx), 30x optical zoom, 12x digital zoom, and wide dynamic range technology. Esprit HD 1080p is an ideal solution when rugged environmental performance and excellent image quality are mission critical. ● User-defined customization: Through built-in analytic tools, the Esprit HD system can be programmed with multiple Pelco behaviors and scheduled to work within predetermined times or conditions specific to a business’ needs. For example, a camera can be configured with ‘Object Counting’ to count the number of people that enter a lobby door throughout the day, then adjusted in the evening to detect ‘Camera Sabotage’ to trigger an alarm if a camera is moved or obstructed. Additional December 2014

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customization is available through settings such as ‘Window Blanking,’ which is used to conceal user-defined privacy areas that cannot be viewed by an operator. The system comes standard with nine preloaded Pelco behaviors. Pelco analytic tools are compatible with Endura and other third-party systems that support alarms using the Pelco API. ● Protected camera optics and electronics: A powder-coated, aluminum construction protects the Esprit HD, making it ideal for indoor and/ or outdoor applications. The Esprit HD also features a receiver, pan/ tilt capabilities and is available with either an Integrated Optics Package (IOP) or a pressurized Integrated Optics Cartridge (IOC) in a single, easy-toinstall system. The IOP can provide complete environmental protection and the pressurized IOC can shield camera optics and electronics from moisture and airborne contaminants. Within two hours after powering-up, the entire unit can de-ice and become operational starting at temperatures as low as -25°C (-13°F). ● Seamless compatibility: Esprit HD supports High-Profile H.264

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flexibility in integration to other systems. As with all Pelco IP camera solutions, Esprit HD is Endura Enabled™ to record, manage, configure, and view multiple live streams of video. When connected to an Endura® HD network-based video security system, the positioning system has access to EnduraStor™ and EnduraView™ for optimized image

compression for improved image and audio quality over MPEG-4 that is 20 times more efficient than MJPEG. The positioning system features open architecture connectivity for third-party software recording solutions allowing integration into virtually any IP-based HD system. Additionally, conformity to ONVIF Profile S ensures maximum

quality and bandwidth efficiency. The new Esprit HD is also compatible with Digital Sentry® NVs (DS NVs), a full-feature video management software, which is available as a free download at www.pelco.com. DS NVs includes four free Pelco IP licenses and allows for the management of video from up to 64 cameras.

Add Intelligence at ZERO Incremental Cost

iOmniscient's new SmartVMS Enabler can work with any existing VMS to reduce the storage and network bandwidth requirements by over 90%

The issues

ith the increasing use of high resolution cameras, the cost of storage and bandwidth is also increasing. Users have two options when it comes to recording their video. Either they can record their video in the resolution of the camera or they can record at a lower resolution. Let us consider a user who installs a 2 mega-pixel camera. If he records at 2MP, it takes an enormous amount of storage and requires significant bandwidth for transmission. However, much of this resource is wasted as a lot of use-

less information is continuously recorded. If he records at 1xCIF, he loses the detail which he might need for investigation in the future and hence has got little benefit from using 2MP cameras. ● Statistics show that almost 99% of the information stored has little value. Once the information is archived, it is very expensive and time consuming to search for and retrieve the relevant information. ● The other challenge for most users is that they do not know what is important or what may be important in the future.

The solution

Omniscient’s SmartVMS Enabler is an internationally patented technology that enables the user to save enormous amount of storage and network bandwidth by recording only the important details at high resolution and the rest at a lower resolution (even down to 1xCIF). For instance, the system can capture the faces of all those in the scene in high

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resolution (leaving the rest of the image in low resolution). If one is trying to recognize people in the video, the VMS only needs to store the face of the person in high resolution. If the rest of the image is stored in a lower resolution it will not negatively impact the recognition of the person. The selection criteria can be broadened or narrowed. Hence the user could capture the faces of only those individuals who are involved in some particular type of behavior. Or the system could capture a particular abnormal activity (such as a car accident) in high resolution. But no information is ever lost.

The benefit

he SmartVMS Enabler uses iOmnsicient’s advanced analytics to understand the activity in the video and to accurately extract the important information based on a flexible set of rules. These rules can be automatic or user defined. The system can therefore achieve enormous saving in storage and network

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bandwidth. For a 2 mega-pixel camera the storage required can be reduced by over 90%. To make this tangible, if the normal cost of storage required to record the video is $20,000 it could be reduced to $2,000. Environments with very low bandwidth may never be able to transmit large quantities of high resolution video. This problem is solved using the SmartVMS Enabler because most of the video can be transmitted at lower resolution whilst the important details are still retained and transmitted at full resolution. Everything is done automatically with no human involvement. All information is recorded so nothing is ever missed. However information that is considered important is captured and stored in high resolution. And with iOmniscient’s Jump to Event capability, the high resolution information can be extracted at the click of a single button. This saves significant manpower that would otherwise be required to search the video for a particular event.

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n airport has 3,000 cameras, each with a resolution of 2 megapixels. It will require 8,500 Terabytes of storage for recording 30 days of video using H.264. If the video is not stored at a resolution of 2 megapixels they will lose all the detail. The iOmniscient SmartVMS Enabler will allow the airport customer to store the video at whatever resolution they like (e.g., at 1xCIF) without losing the detail because the detail will be separately recorded at a high resolution. The average cost of storage today is US$500 per Terabyte. With SmartVMS the airport will save around 90% of the storage – a saving of US$3.8m – which can be used to purchase intelligence that makes the system more proactive and the user more productive. iOmniscient’s SmartVMS Enabler sits alongside any VMS and can make it more efficient by telling it which segments of the video needs to be recorded in high or low resolution. And the SmartVMS Enabler from

iOmniscient is free (though you do have to pay for any analytics you decide to use in the system). In summary, SmartVMS Enabler from iOmniscient can offer the following benefits: ● Substantial savings on costs and resources. ● No compromise on video recording and no information is missed. Only important and relevant information is saved in high resolution. ● Enhanced overall productivity and a proactive system. ● Accelerate the search to get to the relevant part of video in a timely manner.

Samsung sells Samsung Techwin S

amsung Group affiliates will sell their holding stakes in Samsung Techwin to Hanwha Group, a large South Korean conglomerate. Samsung Techwin has grown rapidly during the last decade and is estimated to have been the fifth largest supplier of video surveillance equipment in the world in 2013. Despite this, by the company’s own impressive standards, 2013 itself was a tough year and it did not gain market share. For a company that likes

to be a market leader in its core business areas, this must have been a setback. According to Principal Analyst, Jon Cropley, IHS Research, “Prices fell quickly in the video surveillance market in 2013, as vendors from China undercut their global competitors and increased their market shares.” The sale of Samsung Techwin will allow Samsung to focus on its core businesses such as smartphones. It will also provide Hanwha Group a December 2014

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clear opportunity to benefit from entering a market which is forecast to grow at an average of over 10% during the next five years. Hanwha will need to make sure Samsung Techwin maintains a clear strategy for success though as competition is fierce and the supply base is highly fragmented. There are hundreds and hundreds of suppliers of video surveillance equipment and the top 15 accounted for less than 50% of global revenues in 2013.

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ONVIF Connects with International Audiences at Security Industry’s Largest Trade Shows

NVIF, the leading global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, hosted its 11th Developers’ Plugfest September 29-October 1 in Dusseldorf, Germany. With record numbers of interoperability implementations and multiple testings of ONVIF conformant video, access control and edge devices, this year’s Developers’ Plugfest was the most fruitful in ONVIF’s history. The 2014 Developers’ Plugfest, held in conjunction with security essen, one of the world’s largest security trade shows, allowed member companies to verify their products’ ONVIF interoperability with other manufacturers’ products. This year’s Plugfest included 29 companies and more than 60 attendees. Plugfest attendees logged 249 hours of total testing time during the three-day event, with all of ONVIF’s profiles tested for interoperability. The profiles tested were: Profile S, for IP-based video systems; Profile C for IP-based access control; Profile G for edge storage and retrieval as

well as the upcoming Profile Q for improved connectivity. Interoperability tests were conducted between a device and a client supporting both Profile S & G, as well as across profiles. “Our Developers’ Plugfests provide a unique opportunity for technical experts to develop best practices and approaches that benefit the entire IP video industry, but they are just one way in which ONVIF interacts with the market,” said Per Björkdahl, Chairman of ONVIF’s Steering Committee, “Our activities at major industry events are an important part of how we garner feedback and direction from the market for our standards activities.” ONVIF also hosted a public interoperability demonstration and reception during security essen. ONVIF members showcased devices and clients that are conformant with ONVIF profiles, with a short address from Björkdahl about the benefits of standardization. ONVIF was also an exhibitor at the 60th Annual ASIS International Seminar and Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia, where ONVIF hosted

conversations with conference attendees regarding their experiences with ONVIF in the marketplace, soliciting feedback regarding existing profiles and future opportunities. With more than 500 members and more than 3,700 conformant products, ONVIF is the largest organization of its kind in the world. Since its inception in 2008, the organization has seen its membership grow by 25-50% each year, with the number of conformant products increasing by 250% in the last three years alone. ONVIF is a global and open industry forum that is committed to standardizing communication between IP-based physical security products to ensure their interoperability and to facilitate their integration. ONVIF was established in 2008 to develop a global open standard for IP-based physical security products. Membership is open to manufacturers, software developers, consultants, system integrators, end-users and other interest groups that wish to participate in the activities of ONVIF.

Z-Wave Alliance Fall Summit Brings Together 'Best and Brightest' in Smart Home Market Representatives of Z-Wave Alliance companies collaborate, celebrate, and build on Z-Wave’s Smart-Home leadership position

he Z-Wave Alliance, a consortium of over 300 leading manufacturers and service providers worldwide dedicat-

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Member companies participating in the Summit represented the best minds and brands in the smart home arena, including recognized leaders in the security, consumer electronics, energy management and home automation markets. This year’s summit, entitled ‘The Future Powered by Z-Wave,’ brought together technical and marketing representatives from many of the Z-Wave Alliance member companies to celebrate the growing domination of Z-Wave technology; recognize the Alliance's 10 years of operation; collaborate with other Alliance members on cuttingedge marketing and product development strategies; demonstrate new products and services to attending media; and hear a keynote presentation on the state of the smart home market from world-renowned analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. The growth of Z-Wave technology is certainly worthy of celebration as well as industry notice. Consider: ● Z-Wave currently delivers an ecosystem of over 1200 certified, interoperable products – by far the most of any smart-home technology. ● Z-Wave's interoperability and reliability have garnered the attention and business of every major home secu-

rity provider in North America and several Telecommunications providers worldwide including AT&T, Verizon, Orange, Bell Aliant and Telefonica. ● The Z-Wave Alliance and its members have dominated other technologies at major tradeshows and industry events on four continents held throughout the year including CES, CEDIA, CeBIT, Predialtec Brazil, Guangzhou Intelligent Building and China Security. The Summit, hosted by Alliance Board Member Linear LLC, began with an interactive tour of the Linear Carlsbad facility for the attending press, followed by a keynote presentation delivered by Roberta Gamble, a partner at Frost & Sullivan and Vice President for the firm’s Energy and Environment/ Building Technologies team. Alliance member achievement awards followed the presentation. Day Two of the event featured Alliance plenary sessions along with breakout tracks for the Alliance’s technical and marketing working groups. The technical track included many sessions on best practice applications of the Z-Wave technology, through reviews of the newest additions to the Standard as well as tech-

nical discussions around pending additions to the Standard. The track was also highlighted by a session on best practice antenna design from world renowned RF expert David Zima of RF Laboratories. The marketing working group meeting included sessions on branding, point-of-sale presentation, ecosystem building, general market conditions and worldwide smart-home marketing trends. It also featured a presentation from social media expert Matt Walker of the Brim Agency on how to measure the effectiveness of social media campaigns, a large part of the most Alliance members’ overall marketing efforts. The event also included a meeting of the Alliance’s Board of Directors, along with social events that allowed attendees to continue networking in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. “Without question, Z-Wave is the predominant technology in the smart home market,” said Mark Walters, Chairman of the Z-Wave Alliance, “Our product-level interoperability, backwards compatibility, dominance in the security industry and soon in the telecommunications provider segment, along with new capabilities such as our IP technology, are strong indications that Z-Wave's future is extremely bright.

Eagle Eye Networks Cloud Security Camera Mapping Takes Video Surveillance to New Level

agle Eye Networks, Inc. has announced the immediate availability of interactive cloud security camera mapping as part of the Eagle Eye Cloud Security Camera Video Management System (VMS). The new global map-

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tion functionally. Cloud security camera mapping provides precise view of camera location and surveillance layout Eagle Eye Networks’ cloud security camera mapping key features are:

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● Drag and drop cameras on the map to specify camera location and orientation. ● Flexibility to zoom in or out, and navigate to different locations. ● Online/ functioning cameras are shown in green on the map; offline cameras are shown in red. ● Clicking on any camera provides live or recorded video and camera details. ● Precise GPS location for cameras and Eagle Eye bridges can automatically be captured using Eagle Eye mobile app. Eagle Eye Networks Cloud Security Camera VMS: Camera Mapping “Interactive cam● Robust geographic maps which also era mapping gives single and multi-loallow users to create and insert cus- cation companies a detailed view of their surveillance system, as well as individual tom floor plans.

camera location,” said Dean Drako, President and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks, “The mapping functionality is also extremely useful for local law enforcement and security teams.” Eagle Eye Networks delivers the first on-demand cloud based security and operations video management system (VMS) providing both cloud and on-premise recording. Eagle Eye also provides a cloud video API for integrations and application development. The Eagle Eye Platform offers secure, encrypted recording, camera management, mobile viewing and alerts – all 100% cloud managed. The Eagle Eye Cloud Security Camera Video Management System supports a broad array of IP and analog cameras, and uses Intelligent Bandwidth Management™, making it easy to deploy at single and multiple sites. The API platform uses the Eagle Eye Big Data Video Framework™ with time based data structures used for indexing, search, retrieval and analysis of the live and archived video. Eagle Eye Networks sells through authorized reseller and installation partners.

New Opportunities Arise in Video Surveillance for Ethernet Switch Manufacturers L

arge Ethernet switch manufacturers have traditionally tailored their products to cater for general information technology (IT) needs. However, this could change as new, fast-growing markets provide Ethernet switch manufacturers the opportunity to diversify. The latest data from IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS) shows that 606,000 Ethernet switches were sold for use in video

surveillance deployments in 2013. This represents a small proportion of the overall Ethernet switch market right now. However, some 1.6 million switches are forecast to be sold into the video surveillance market in 2018, representing a far more significant proportion of the total market. These findings are presented in a report that analyzes the opportunities for infrastructure and Ethernet switch

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providers in video surveillance. Other report findings include: ● IHS estimates that 24 port switches are the most widely used in video surveillance applications. ● The market for Ethernet switches used in video surveillance is also being bolstered by the increasing complexity and scale of video surveillance networks. This is leading end-users to invest in higher specifi-

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cation equipment. ● The total market size for Ethernet switches used in video surveillance in terms of product revenue was estimated at $188.2 million in 2013. A number of Ethernet switch manu-

facturers have been quick to capitalize on the growth in this market and have started producing solutions tailored specifically for video surveillance. Two such notable moves were the launch of Avaya’s Fabric Connect solution and the

strategic partnership between Extreme Networks and Milestone Systems. IHS expects that in the coming years more Ethernet switch manufacturers will compete to claim their stake in an increasingly attractive market.

Cutting Edge Thermal Imaging Technology at Africa Aerospace & Defence, South Africa and LandForces, Australia

ritish company Thermoteknix are presenting cutting edge thermal imaging technology at the above shows. Thermoteknix are showcasing their ground-breaking ClipIR® which creates fused night vision, TiCAM® 750 thermal imaging binoculars and MicroCAM™ 2 range of ultra miniature, lightweight and very low power thermal camera cores.

Mil Spec ClipIR® attaches onto night vision image intensifiers (I2) to combine thermal imaging with image intensification for fused night vision in low light and complete darkness. Fused night vi-

sion technology is the new standard for civil and military operations, to give 24 hour operational capability. ClipIR’s unique 40° field of view matches that of the I2 for maximum situational awareness in all conditions and is available with a range of brackets to fit most industry standard monocular and binocular night vision devices including PVS 7, PVS 14 and PVS 15. TiCAM® 750 from Thermoteknix is the range of lightweight handheld devices for reconnaissance, border security, target acquisition, counter drug operations, police surveillance, force protection, and general situational awareness in the field. TiCAM will detect a man at over 2km. Thermoteknix Systems Ltd is one of the world’s leading innovators and December 2014

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manufacturers of thermal imaging technology. Thermoteknix MIRICLE® & MicroCAM™ based products are not subject to US ITAR control but may require UK export licence depending on the end-user country and specification. ClipIR® is not available for use or sale in the USA.

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Arteco License Plate Recognition application for Samsung Techwin WiseNetIII Cameras

Arteco, a market leading manufacturer of video event management software (VEMS) solutions has developed an automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) application that can be run on board Samsung Techwin’s open platform WiseNetIII cameras and domes he Arteco ALPR application has been developed for access control purposes and is designed to be deployed in airports, ports, car parks, distribution centres, industrial parks and critical infrastructure type environments where there is a need to keep tight control on the movement of vehicles. It is supported by Arteco-Logic NEXT VEMS and is able to read license plates at a rate of over one every two seconds with vehicles moving at speeds of up to 50Km/h. A key feature of the ALPR applica-

tion is its ability to store JPEG images remotely via FTP on a server with the JPEG filename containing the plate string, date and time of capture, and with the help of a user friendly interface, it can be configured for event triggering, alerts and notifications whenever predefined plate numbers are read. Samsung Techwin’s open platform WiseNetIII DSP chipset is at the heart of the company’s latest generation of 1.3, 2 and 3 megapixel high definition video surveillance cameras. It offers users the freedom to utilise the video management software (VMS) that best matches specific project requirements. The processing power of the WiseNetIII DSP chipset also enables it to run multiple edge based applications such as Arteco ALPR, as well as video analytics, facial recognition and people counting solutions, which can be downloaded in a similar way to adding Apps to a Smartphone.

of their AMG-Panogenics’ 5-megapixel 360 degree PanoCam360 camera range with Veracity’s COLDSTORE surveillance storage solution.

With this integration of PanoCam360, AMG is joining a steadily growing list of market leading camera manufacturers who have integrated their camera ranges with Veracity’s TRINITY architecture and COLDSTORE.

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AMG Partners with Veracity

Integration of PanoCam360 with Veracity’s COLDSTORE surveillance storage system enhances ease of video management and incident handling MG Systems, the British manufacturer of sophisticated megapixel cameras and CCTV transmission technology has completed the integration

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Caterham High School, Dagenham & Redbridge, recently installed a remotely monitored security system supplied by specialist infrared CCTV supplier, Basson Group he school administrators were looking for a surveillance solution capable of protecting them against the rising problem of stolen lead roofing, and other break-ins being experienced by

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schools across the borough. The products fitted were from Basson’s range of long-distance IR cameras, monitored by Kent-based CCTV and alarm monitoring company, FLR Spectron.

Alarmed images from the school are now transmitted directly to FLR’s monitoring station where they are quickly evaluated by the team of experienced operators and verified for potential threats. The cameras installed are a combination of internal and external Basson PTZ cameras. Basson’s IRBD-MINI PTZs, used for monitoring the internal school buildings, were chosen for their compact size, 12x optical zoom and 50-metre IR range. The IR LEDs allow adaptable night vision illumination, which alters as you zoom in to provide excellent nighttime images. For the external areas, particularly the school perimeter fences, a combination of Basson’s best-selling IRB236VHQ static night-vision and IRB2 PTZ cameras was chosen. The IRB2 PTZ is a true day/night, cable-managed, infrared, high-speed PTZ camera that uses cutting-edge IR technology to achieve excellent night-time images on every occasion. This particular camera is also very well suited to high-end securi-

ty applications such as airports, utilities and critical national infrastructure.

St George and Comelit Partner to Secure North London Residential Development

Comelit Group UK, a globally renowned manufacturer of door-entry systems, has teamed up with awardwinning developer, St George PLC, part of the Berkeley Group, to design and supply a door entry system for Beaufort Park his thriving, mixed-use development in North London consists of a selection of residential and commercial buildings and is part of a phased tenyear construction project. The sprawling site required a system capable of operating over long distances while still being cost-effective to install. This requirement made Comelit’s leading 2-wire Simplebus technology ideal for the project. The brief from the developer was precise and exacting, with Comelit being tasked with delivering a reliable and robust solution for the extensive 25-acre

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site, offering unparalleled audio and video performance. The development comprises 24 individual blocks, each with its own bespoke stainless steel colour video digital entrance panel, integrated proximity reader and audio unit with a dedicated call button for two-way communication with the central concierge. Utilising Cat5e cabling, each dwelling is linked to a central switchboard located in one of the buildings ~ with no additional twin cable needed to power the monitor.

Geutebruck Launches New Website

Clear! Attractive! Simple to use! ts outstanding features include clear navigation, adaptive display, and a fast and simple search function. On our home page you can get an overview of the company, our range of services and our latest news. From there you can quickly check out practical industry-related examples. The main menu leads quickly to the most important topics: Industries & solutions; Advice & support and News & dates specific target groups have a separate menu for direct access to topics such as press releases or job offers. Last but not least: The new search function, a kind of mini-

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Google, with auto-completion for search terms. With no more than three clicks, users can get anywhere on our site, even to the deepest, most detailed level of information. Those who know Geutebruck a little better can find additional specific information in the Webclubs, which require a login. For general questions, the Geutepedia provides help with useful know-how on video security technology and related technologies. Geutebruck's new website is fully ‘responsive.’ It automatically detects whether you are using a desktop, tablet or mobile phone, and adapts the view according to user's needs. You have a perfect overview of the relevant information, anytime, anywhere.

Sawbridgeworth Town Council Implements IDIS DirectIP™ Surveillance

Cost effective and high performance full-HD surveillance enhances public safety and security across Hertfordshire town centre awbridgeworth Town Council in Hertfordshire has completed its upgrade to next generation IDIS DirectIP full-HD wireless network surveillance. Designed and installed by systems integrator, Sunstone IP Systems, the council selected the DirectIP solution based on performance, affordability and Sunstone’s innovative system design. The system, which is ‘free to air’

also provides Sawbridgeworth with significant ongoing savings against using leased lines. With incidents of theft, vandalism and anti-social behaviour Sawbridgeworth Town Council wanted to upgrade its surveillance capability to cover shopping areas, main thoroughfares and its new town council offices. Following a thorough technology evaluation, Sawbridgeworth selected Sunstone IP Systems for its forward thinking approach encompassing IDIS DirectIP full-HD cameras, IDIS video management software and a digital wireless network to keep infrastructure and installation costs to a minimum. The Sunstone team demonstrated how next generation technologies from IDIS, including the intuitive software platform, would support the detection of criminal activity and ensure public safety.

Have you seen the new LILIN Covert Camera?

Didn’t think so... It’s so discreet that you may not have noticed it. he main unit and sensor unit (3.7mm pinhole lens) are connected by a 6 metre long cable providing flexibility when wanting to place the main unit elsewhere ~ resulting in the possi-

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bility for a completely covert camera. With it’s small body, yet high performance, theIPC0122 provides the perfect discreet solution. With the advantage of being IP, you can stream high res images. It also is capable of sending alarms when the camera is tampered with ~ meaning any security breaches or crime can be dealt with immediately. Features: ● Full HD 2 megapixel CMOS image sensor. ● H.264 and Motion JPEG multi-profile video streaming. ● 3D noise reduction (MCTF). ● 2D WDR function. ● Digital PTZ supported.

● Tampering/ audio/ motion detection alarm function. ● 2-way audio supported. ● SD card supported. ● Digital I/O: 2 in, 1 out. ● ONVIF supported.

Meyertech Launches 4th Generation VMS

Meyertech, developers of the FUSION range of video and information management software for CCTV sys-

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tems has launched its 4th generation VMS application, FUSION-Eclipse at the Global MSC Security Conference & Exhibition in Bristol, Great Britain USION-Eclipse is the most complex VMS Meyertech has ever developed (Powerful, Versatile and Innovative) but, importantly, it is still the easiest VMS to use on the market ~ #EasyVMS The entry level FUSION-Eclipse VMS application can run on a single PC catering for 20 cameras, 5 virtual monitors and 1 client. The paradox to this is that FUSION-Eclipse VMS has been developed to have no limits, meaning, unlimited numbers of cameras and displays (analogue, HD digital or virtual), an unrestricted number of users (local or remote), and endless integration options with third party systems. The Global MSC Security Conference & Exhibition is the security industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading educational event and the content of the conference presentations focused on shaping the future of CCTV which included highlighting the benefits of choosing FUSION VMS for public space CCTV systems.

Navtech Radar AID Solution Installed in Two Subsea Road Tunnels in Norway

World-leading ClearWay solution for automatic incident detection selected for Mastrafjord tunnel and Byfjord tunnel near Stavanger ollowing a very successful show at Intertraffic 2014 Navtech Radar, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading manufacturer of ra-

dar-based automatic incident detection (AID) solutions for traffic management applications, reflects on a great year for radar in the incident detection market, not least in this significant venture into the renowned tunnel world of Norway.

Navtech supplied its ClearWay solution for both the 4.5 km long Mastrafjord tunnel and the 5.8 km long tolled Byfjord tunnel near Stavanger in Norway, and at Intertraffic found that feedback from around Scandinavia on this was both enthusiastic and extensive. Both Mastrafjord and Byfjord are subsea road tunnels and the new ClearWay solution is part of a recently completed tunnel refurbishment project.

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demand for professional surveillance projects urveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider, offers the advanced storage solutions for partners to effectively manage large data for middle to high-level projects. The Surveon enterprise VMS provides backup and archiving features, allowing recently recorded videos to be moved from live storage volumes to long-term storage arrays to avoid risks of corruption on the live disks. The backup function also gives users the bandwidth control to deal with unstable network connections, adding extra layers of security during scheduled backup. Moreover, retrieval can be achieved from both local and remote locations, making it efficient for large data management and multi-site security operations. Furthermore, video files can be stored in the remote ISCSI or NAS storage to guarantee data integrity and longer retention periods. In addition to the high-performance, reliable RAID protection, the Surveon data storage supports enterprise-class data services, including: snapshot for point-in-time, space-saving copies; thin provisioning for simplified capacity planning and management tasks; volume copy/ mirror for quickly restoring production with full data copies; local replication with snapshot and volume copy/mirror capabilities; and remote replication for disaster recovery, data backup or migration over a long distance. These data services are designed to ensure data integrity and to better utilize capacity, while promising the best I/O performance and scalability.

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