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From the Editor-in-Chief

Volume XI • Issue 10 • May 2015 (110 pages including 6 for cover) Editor-in-Chief Lt Col Pritam Singh Mehta (Retd.)

Associate Editor Santosh Pathak

Dear Readers,

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Greetings from IndiaSAFE! As the 100 Smart Cities project in India gathers momentum, ‘Smart’ seems to have become a byword for many – from smart transportation to smart energy, smart water and waste management, smart villages, smart grid oriented power transmission etc., including the most important of them all – smart security.

E-mails: editor@indiasafe.com spathak@indiasafe.com Website: www.indiasafe.com

Think tanks across the country feel that security for smart cities in India cannot be a reality unless the private sector steps in and plays a sterling role. The demand for security has traversed traditional conflict areas and spilled into innocuous places like shopping malls, luxury hotels, upmarket restaurants and kindergarten schools. To assume that the central or state governments can ever hope to have adequate resources to secure this diverse multitude of targets and keep them all safe, is well beyond the realms of reality. The onus of sharing this responsibility, therefore, rests equally between the government and the private sector.

The creation of a safe business environment is also reflected through the manner in which the government deals with disasters. For corporates it is very important to know that their investments will be able to withstand the onslaught of routine natural disasters, and if the floods in Uttrakhand and recent earthquakes in Nepal are any indicator, it is the Indian Army and Air Force that walk away with top honours, not the civil administration. This anomaly needs to be rectified immediately.

This month I head out to ExCel, London to attend IFSEC International from where I will bring updates from the Security and Fire industries.

Till our next issue, stay safe and for those who are taking a summer break, happy vacationing!

With warm regards,

Lt Col Pritam Mehta (Retd) Mob: +91 9811413696

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Offering More Robust Performance, VIVOTEK Outperforms Competitors and Wins the Honor of Protecting the Fire Fighters of Istanbul Istanbul Fire Brigade, Protecting Istanbul Since 1874

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stanbul, a city of 14.4 million and the sixth largest in the world, is considered the economic, cultural and historical heart of Turkey.

Located along the Silk Road, rail networks to Europe and the Middle East, and the only sea route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean,Istanbul has a deep and rich history dating back to 660 BC. However, the city also has a long history of fires, which have at times taken lives and caused major damage to the infrastructure of this great city. To fight this terrible danger, the Istanbul Fire Brigade has been serving and protecting the people of Istanbul since 1874.

With a total of 113 fire stations spread across both the European and Anatolian sides of Istanbul, the Fire Brigade carries out its mission of responding rapidly to any kind of fire within this vast city.

The Challenge: The Fire Brigade’s Fleet of Fire Trucks Required Tougher, More Reliable IP Cameras

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here is probably no tougher test for an IP surveillance camera than to be mounted to the outside of a fire truck, driven across a major metropolis at high speeds in extreme heat or in rain and sleet, and still be expected to provide crystal clear video, but this is what the Istanbul Fire Brigade demanded. They needed video surveillance to protect the public of Istanbul, as well as the firemen of the brigade and their state-of-the-art equipment.The brigade’s fire trucks required high quality video monitoring at both the front and rear, as well the capacity to provide two-way audio functionality. They also required wide-angle coverage to scan the surroundings for hazards. To make the challenge even tougher, the cameras also needed to be absolutely vandal proof and withstand the rough and high-speed journey through the streets of Istanbul.Viewing on this tough challgenge, the management of Istanbul Fire Brigade recruited system integrators Ishbak to help them find a better, and more robust solution.

The Solution: VIVOTEK – Being Smart Doesn’t Mean You Can’t be Tough

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I V O T E K produces a wide range of IP cameras and often will work with system integrators to

find a number of different cameras to match the requirements of the end user, but in this case VIVOTEK had one single camera that was built for job. The VIVOTEK MD7560 Fixed Dome Network Camera is custom designed and manufactured to provide the highest quality video and audio surveillance while sitting encased in a vandal-proof metal shell that protects it from the roughest treatment and the most extreme weather.

A total of 500 MD7560 Fixed Dome Network Cameras were mounted on both the front and rear of the fire engines of the Istanbul Fire Brigade. The compact 2 mega-pixel camera is equipped with awide-angle fixed lens, producing broad coverage of the busy streets and buildings of Istanbul. By utilizing high definition 1600x1200 resolution, the MD7560 can deliver extremely clear and detailed images. This means that while attending to a fire, if any event takes place that needs to be analyzed later, the footage can be used as forensic evidence.To add to this, the MD7560 can provide crystal clear two-way audio, enabling rapid communication between members of the fire crew in situations when every second counts.

But what really set the MD7560 apart from its competitors and made it the perfect camera for the Istanbul Fire Brigade was its ability to deal with the most extreme operating conditions.With full EN50155 compliance & IP67-rated design, the MD7560 can withstand shock, vibration, humidity, dust, and temperature fluctuations, maintaining stable and reliable video during even the most jarring vehicle movement. Furthermore, the vandal-proof metal housing delivers robust protection from vandalism. As such, the combination of highresolution imaging and protective housing endows the MD7560 with the perfect combination of features to serve the Istanbul Fire Brigade, who can now rest assured that their crew and trucks will be protected – leaving them free to invest all of their energy on serving and protecting the 14.4 million people of Istanbul.

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National Roundup 20 CP PLUS Secures Corporation Bank

25 Matrix Secures R&D Lab in Thailand

21 QHMPL Forays into Surveillance

26 NEC – Making Smart Cities Safe

22 Wavesight’s New Milestone in India

27 Barco at Smart Cities India 2015

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• India-Israel HLS Cooperation

28 FFE at FIREX

• Sony Cameras for Safer Traffic in Indore

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24 Kritical Secures Delhi Aerocity Hotels

• CP PLUS for No to Road Rage • AllGoVision – Video Surveillance as Evidence

31 Rosslare AY-L23 Wireless Receiver

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• VIVOTEK VAST Ver 1.10 CMS • New AXIS Camera Station

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46 New WD Purple™ NV 3.5-inch Drive 47 Moxa Trackside Access Point

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• VIVOTEK FE8191 & FE8391-V Cameras • Comnet New CopperLine®

55 Sightlogix New SightSensor XA

• Xtralis® VLQ ASD • Pelco VideoXpert™

56 AXIS Q3709-PVE Network Cameras

49 Dahua Eco-Savvy 2.0 Series Network Cameras

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50 ULIS’ Pico640 Gen2

58 Kantech KT-1 Single Door Controller

51 Agent Vi Video Analytics Cloud Service

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• Dallmeier New DVS 2200 IPS • Honeywell Total Connect™ 2.0

59 Allied Telesis x930 Switches

• Morse Watchmans SmartKey Reader • Motorola LEX L10 LTE Handheld Device

60 OnSSI New Ocularis v5.0

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62 xtralis HeiTel XOh SecurityPlus

53 Texecom Elite ComWiFi

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Be part of SWI’s Innovation & excellence Awards for Security & Policing Gala evening to be held on 9th September, 2015 SWI, through its Secure Cities conference, is now set to recognize and salute the excellence, competence and contribution of security personnel to making our cities safe. Through these awards SWI wishes to recognize projects and initiatives that demonstrate innovation, excellence and thought leadership. SWI’s Innovation & Excellence Awards for Security and Policing would honor law enforcement organizations and individuals and projects/initiatives which are exemplary and innovative in internal security of our country. The awards consist of 12 categories.

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CP PLUS Secures Corporation Bank

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orporation bank started banking operations about 109 years ago in 1906 with a small capital, and recorded many benchmarks in business. With over 9,893 service outlets across the nation, served by committed and dedicated 18,000 plus Corp Bankers, today the bank is a proud and significant contributor to the growth of the country's economy.

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anks and financial institutions face a variety of challenges including fraud, theft and even every-day accidents such as slips and falls. External threats are direct and include armed robberies, forged documents, forced entries, physical harassment, and bullying of staff, etc.

At times insider threats pose a greater risk than external threats as employees already know where the bank’s critical assets are located, and how best to circumvent the security that protects them.

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o mitigate as many challenges as possible – both external and internal – besides providing effective deterrence and situational surveillance. The devices deployed should be vandal- and

weather-proof, and should catch every minute detail to enable security operators to act proactively.

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comprehensive and tailor made solution from CP PLUS was deployed through system integrator ANG INDIA. The CP PLUS team particularly studied the gray areas and a major factor kept in mind was networking the branches so that all of them could be monitored from central monitoring stations.

CP PLUS storage solutions provisioned storage for a period of 90 days for 8-channel DVR system with text overlay support including rack, hub, cabling and civil works.

CP PLUS provided a central monitoring software solution to monitor the health and functioning of all DVRs set up at a central location. This CMS solution is browser based and is accessible from zonal and circle offices through the bank’s WAN with an optimum bandwidth.

The software sends daily reports through e-mail on the health status of all the deployed DVRs to the designated officials automatically.

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or card number (up to 19 digit).

Cameras

● CP-QAC-VY65MVBL3: 650TVL high resolution, 2.8-12 mm lens, IR range of 30m with 30 IR LEDs and features like OSD, AGC, AWB and BLC. ● CP-EAC-TY70MVBL5-E: 1/3” super HAD hi-sensitive CCD & DSP, 700 TVL super high resolution camera, 2.8~12 mm varifocal auto iris lens, IR range of 50m with 72 LEDs with features like AGC, AES, BLC, mirror, privacy masking and motion detection, D-WDR, 2D-DNR and weather resistant IP 66 housing. ● CP-EAC-PY60MA: High resolution pin hole camera with OSD – 1/3” Sony CCD, 600 TVL high resolution camera, 3.7 mm pin hole lens, and features like AGC, AES, BLC, mirror, privacy masking and motion detection, 2D-DNR, CE, FCC and RoHS certified.

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● CP-UAR-0804P4D: Up to 8 cameras with 1080p real-time preview, H.264 dual-stream video compression, support 4 SATA HDD up to

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16TB or 2 HDD + 1 CD/ DVDRW, 2 USB2.0, and accessible through iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows based smartphones.

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part from providing routine advantages of video surveillance like deterrence, situational surveillance, remote and flexible monitoring, the CP PLUS video surveillance system offers many other compelling advantages and features. CP PLUS’ smarter and intuitive video surveillance systems for banks & financial institutions offers the following advantages as well: ● Maintenance of a standard security management across multiple sites: The Bank has encouraged

more effective security management with all the branch sites, since all follow the same security protocol and employ the same technology. This has also helped Corporation Bank stay in compliance with various RBI, state, and central regulations. ● Video analytics: It automatically alerts security operators when predefined rules are broken. This has served as a force multiplier for branches of Corporation Bank and helped them to immediately detect as well as respond to incidents even in the absence of a security guard. ● Simplified management operations: CP PLUS advanced video surveillance systems have simplified

management operations of the Bank.

For example, the system can alert management when teller queues have grown too long, and video surveillance trends can be analyzed to help ensure that the bank is staffed appropriately during busy times. ● Efficient video operations: The bank can quickly and easily access video data from remote sites, including branches and ATMs. The higher authorities can now have live and recorded videos from multiple cameras simultaneously.

Therefore, by accessing videos associated with specific events or individuals, operators can more readily investigate incidents and respond effectively.

Quantum Hi Tech Merchandising Pvt. Ltd. (QHMPL)

Forays into Surveillance with its HD Analog Dome & Bullet Cameras

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stablished in the year 2002 with headquarters at New Delhi, Quantum Hi-Tech today is the frontrunner in consumer electronics, security solu-

tions & high-quality IT “To meet the high level of security demands peripherals, under the coming from all across, we have launched our next brand ‘Quantum Hi-Tech generation of CCTV products. Currently we have (QHMPL).’ launched HD analog cameras which shall be folQHMPL has further lowed with IP & PTZ cameras, complete wireless seexpanded its portfolio by curity and communication system with cloud mobile support. The extensive product range shall be made announcing its venture available from our very strong pan India network of into the security and surdistributors and dealers. With Quantum Surveillance veillance segment, with you will find a round-the-clock caretaker providing its latest HD indoors & credible deterrence to loss of your valuable assets.” outdoor analog cameras.

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positioning its surveillance related product offerings in India.

Both the QDIS1MD3331 (dome) & QDIS-1MT3331 (bullet) are priced affordably at Rs3,295/- and Rs3,895/- respectively.

They feature prominent WDR technology with wide dynamic range which helps surveillance in difficult lighting

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conditions, particularly in challenging situations where there is a lot of simultaneous variation in light levels within a scene – for instance vehicles entering a parking garage or tunnel, with daylight outside and low light levels indoors. Additionally the minimum illumination of 0 Lux@F1.2 (IR ON) and 12V DC al-

lows capture of quality images within 30m even in darkness.

The company has a state-of-the-art centre for R&D in India focused on quality innovation with latest global standards. In a short span of time Quantum has proven to be one of the most sought after brands in terms of ‘quality’ as well as ‘affordability.’ It has a pan India presence through its wide network comprising 200 distributors, 20,000-plus resellers and 25 service touch points.

Wavesight Reaches a New Milestone in India

t the end of their fourth year of operation in India (March 2015), Wavesight’s deployments have crossed 1,000 links reflecting a growing acceptance and demand for their wireless radios in the country.

While the biggest deployment till date is 300 odd radios in the State of Karnataka (across 10 districts) – what is very encouraging is the fact that at the end of March 2015 their pending order for projects in India is an additional 1,000 links. Their go-to-market strategy is through a select group of system integrators who support their technology and range of products in India.

Wavesight’s presence in India to support the growing opportunity will only grow. Besides the warehouse in India and the support staff in Mumbai and Delhi – they are increasing their manpower strength in Bangalore and Chennai as well. Manufacturing in India

The prominent deployments are: Ports: Tuticorin and Adani Ports; Container Corporation of India.

Airports: DIAL T3.

Industries: Toyota and Honda Manufacturing Plants, ACC. Oil Refineries: Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum and Bharat Oman Refineries Limited.

City Surveillance: Jammu and Kashmir, Bhopal, Durg, Karnataka State (10 Districts), Lucknow City.

with a Tata Group company in Goa will be streamlined, and up and running by Sept 2015.

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pable of handling higher bandwidth (up to 300 mbps). Critical components that ensure performance and reliability will continue to be developed and sourced from Qualcomm, Huber and Suhner and MTI Wireless.

Competitively priced links adapted to operate up to 500 metres.

Licensed Back Haul links in partnership with SIAE MICROELETTRONICA in Italy capable of operating from 6-80 GHz and handling bandwidth’s in excess of 1 GB. Hybrid power solutions using solar and wind energy capable of powering two cameras, a wireless link and a street light.

Mobile tracking and CCTV applications suitable for private and public transportation. A strategic alliance with CMC Limited will ensure that their software platform is relevant, localised and reliable.

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India-Israel Homeland Security Cooperation: Boost to the security sector

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nternal and external threats have prompted the Government to focus on the modernization and up gradation of the country’s security infrastructure.

India’s homeland security market, which is estimated to be worth 15 billion US$ by 2017, has witnessed an overwhelming response from key global security companies from around the world.

In the light of these developments, FICCI and the Embassy of Israel, along with the Israel Export Institute and the Foreign Trade Administration, Ministry of Economy, Govt. of Israel hosted a delegation of Israeli homeland security companies in New Delhi on May 14,

2015. The importance of the event could be perceived by the tremendous participation of Indian companies for Business to Business (B2B) meetings, which were mobilized by FICCI. In the area of security, Israel is seen as a leader and a number of Israeli companies have been looking at the Indian market very seriously with a meaningful cooperation. In such a scenario, such B2Bs become extremely important.

Some of the key homeland security companies that visited India include DSIT Solutions, ESC Baz, LiveU, NICE, Opgal and Protract. These companies have interest in areas like sonar

& acoustic solutions, surveillance systems and solutions, electro-optic and electronic system designs, IP-based live video services and broadcast solutions, communication interception and analysis, thermal imaging safety systems, computerised vision and video content analysis software products. There were more than 150 B2B meetings organised with Indian counterparts. Such interaction was well received by both the sides.

Some of the key Indian companies included L&T ECC, BHEL, Tata Power, Tata Technologies, Mahindra Defence, ONGC, NTPC, Delhi Metro, Hero Corp, to name a few.

Sony Video Security Cameras Help Direct Safer City Traffic in Indore

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cameras are helping keep a watchful eye over drivers and pedestrians in the bustling city. Culturally and historically rich, this densely populated city – once a 16th century trading centre – serves as a thriving hub for commerce, technology, me“The new system has definitely helped to improve the dia and the traffic and overall security scenario in the city. Sony IP arts. cameras have helped to monitor sensitive locations within the city and have also helped to conduct crowd management Challenges during festivities and important events. The integrator Techndore’s rapid nosys Security Systems was also a great support with their expertise and efforts throughout this project.” expansion in – V.K. Maheshwari the last decade has Inspector General of Police, Indore City also seen an in-

ith a population of over 2.2 million people, Indore is the biggest city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city’s police department has installed 37 Sony IP cameras to support traffic surveillance and for general law enforcement. Now Sony security

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crease of crime and other social issues.

Traffic violations, robbery and crowd management have all been growing areas of concern for the city’s police department.

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Sony solution

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o help make Indore a safer place for its inhabitants, the city has installed a total of 37 Sony SNC-RS46P PTZ rapid dome cameras. The IP cameras have been installed at city square locations

by Technosys Security Systems, one of India’s leading integrators specialising in CCTV, security and surveillance solutions.

The SNC-RS46P is an ideal choice to help the police department observe traffic violations and anti-social activity.

Crisp picture quality is combined with a powerful 36x optical zoom range and 360° endless high-speed panning capa-

bility, enabling the cameras to effectively cover a wide monitoring area quickly with high levels of detail – even under challenging lighting conditions.

Positioned on traffic squares to maximize coverage for 360 degree view, the cameras are configured with Sony’s IMZ-NS RealShot Manager Advanced software. This allows easy set-up and adjustment of frame rates, plus intuitive control of PTZ, recording and playback of images from each camera.

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he city’s police department has seen an immediate reduction in the inci-

dence of traffic violation following installation of the Sony security cameras, whose presence in the streets has had a clear visual deterrent effect. They’re also instrumental in providing footage and evidence of other criminal acts, helping the city’s police pursue their investigations faster and more effectively.

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he project was open tender and many companies participated.

Selection was based on technical and commercial analysis. Sony IP cameras qualified with their strong product specifications after the technical demo.

Kritical Secures Delhi Aerocity Hotels Kritikal’s NuvoScanTM UVSS and VehiScan® ANPR System Secure Multiple Hotels at Delhi Aerocity

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elhi Aerocity, with 11 hotels and 5,400 rooms is spread across 43 acres of land near Indira Gandhi International Airport. The hotels in Aerocity are extremely close to many vital and critical installations including Indian

Air Force critical facilities, thus requiring higher security protocol and guidelines as compared to other hotels in the capital.

Given very high likely footfall and associated vehicular traffic there was an urgent requirement to thoroughly scrutinize all vehicles entering these hotels. The concerned nodal bodies and law enforcement agencies have approved an elaborate plan for beefing up security in the Aerocity hotels which includes automated recording of all incoming and outgoing vehicles in the area, particularly at all entry and exit points, and checking of vehicle underside at each hotel entry gate.

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are in development phase. NuvoScan™ is an area scan technology based colour under vehicle scanning system (UVSS) using a high end electro-mechanical and scanning camera-based assembly to capture a high resolution composite image of the complete underside of any moving vehicle and display it on the operator’s screen within a fraction of a second for a Go/ No go decision. The operator thus analyses the underside view of the vehicle and takes necessary action in case of a threat. The driver’s image is captured by a camera installed at the gate, and after getting a signal (go ahead) from the UVSS operator the boom barrier opens, allowing the car entry to the hotel park-

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ing. NuvoScan™ is also integrated with ANPR for automated record keeping of all vehicles entering the hotel gates.

Additionally, VehiScan® automated number plate reading system is installed at all entry and exit points of the entire Aerocity area thereby giving

a complete, automated and real-time record of all vehicles entering and exiting the area. There is also an option to feed in a hot-listed/ suspected vehicle at the central monitoring station whereby any match found at any of the entry/ exit points can be flagged

in real-time.

KritiKal SecureScan (KSS) is an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi incubated entity and the leading manufacturer of under vehicle scanning systems (UVSS) in India, with over 300 installations.

Rottapharm Madaus has trusted Matrix Time-Attendance solution for their Research Laboratory in Thailand

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tarted in 1961, Rottapharm is present in 90 countries worldwide with more than 1,800 employees in the fields of consumer healthcare products, reimbursed prescription products and natural extracts. For its Thailand based research laboratory, they were facing an issue with long fingerprint identification and verification times. This was resulting in long queues during the office opening and closing hours, affecting productivity of the organization. The organization was looking for a foolproof biometric time-attendance solution which was fast as well as accurate and also hygienic, as it was going to be used in the R&D lab room. They also wanted to control unauthorized access to the lab room.

Challenges

● Faster identification and verification of biometric credentials. ● Hygienic time-attendance solution for the laboratory. ● Restricting unauthorized access to the laboratory.

Solution offered

● Palm vein based door controller for attendance marking. ● Web based time-attendance software with flexible attendance policies. ● Web based software platform for 400 users.

After understanding the complete requirement, Matrix’s Thailand based partner Smart Life Technology Co. Ltd. offered palm vein based door controller and web based time-attendance solution for the laboratory.

COSEC DOOR PVR is a unique biometric solution which reads the internal vascular pattern of a user’s palm without touching the sensor or device. For better result with different palm template positions, Matrix has designed a multi-palm template feature where the user’s palm is enrolled in different positions. This leads to accurate and fast identification with verification of time, and also delivers more satisfaction with contactless technology.

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devices from a central place. COSEC Time-Attendance is a flexible, scalable and field-configurable enterprise-grade solution which automates all time-attendance processes right from recoding entries and exits up to processing salaries – HR can create and assign different attendance, leave, shift policies etc.

Also, customized time-attendance reports can be used for salary calculation and other purposes.

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● COSEC Door PVR: Palm vein based time-attendance and access control door controller. ● COSEC GE Platform: Web based application software platform for 500 users. ● COSEC GE TAM: T-A and leave management module.

● Contactless and hygienic attendance marking. ● Fast and accurate user identification. ● Automatic attendance management. ● Higher security in R&D laboratory.

Making Smart Cities Safe

By Andrew Chi – Head, Public Safety Solutions, NEC India

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he concept of smart cities is soon going to be a reality in India. Cities that are energy efficient, driven by smart environmental practices, smart governance, smart mobility and smart technology are now being planned and some are even underway to offer better quality of life in urban environments.

But the real foundation of a smart city is its ‘safety’ aspect designed and built to protect its citizens and resources. A smart city can only function efficiently when its social and physical infrastructure is safeguarded from possible threats, natural or man-made.

Over the years, many Indian cities have expanded as their populations have grown considerably. This has posed governance and safety challenges in these cities owing to high density of population in certain areas on one hand, and larger area coverage overall on the other. Examples of safety hazards to citizens and resources include natural catastrophes like earthquakes, flood, hurricanes, accidents like fire breakout and other social risks like terrorism, cyber-attacks, etc. The current systems and measures often fail to prevent or control damage in such situations. Future cities therefore require a planned

approach and infrastructure not only ready to support the growing population, but also tackle the risks to a city’s resources in the times to come. In smart cities, components like intelligent sensors, city architecture, emergency services, hospitals, law enforcers, corporations and individuals, all team up to address the ever growing need for security and safety. Some of the key market drivers for safe cities are: ● Strong city economies: Strong city economies are the main factor for implementation of safer city projects. Growth in each city influences the level of technological adoption in that city. The stronger the economy is, the higher the probability will be to procure technology that would integrate existing security devices such as closed-circuit television (CCTV), sensors and detectors. ● Security and safety threat: A part of the security factor is the internal/ external terrorism threat a city faces. The higher the internal/ external threat of terrorist attacks the more probability there is of a city implementing a safer city project.

Other elements that drive this factor are natural disasters, and crime.

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The main purpose of safer cities is to decrease the crime rate and increase the feeling of safety amongst the citizens. ● Natural disasters: Natural Disasters are a major threat to safety and first response is critical to the success of the mission. With cities being susceptible to natural disasters, advanced information and communication systems must be deployed in order to minimize casualties and economic loss. In cities with high natural disaster threat levels, there is an increased possibility of safer city programs which would reduce the amount of economic and civil loss. ● Internet Protocol: The technology of the future will be through high speed internet and that is why IP infrastructure will be a necessity for all systems to comply with each other. Safer City projects will definitely be driven by the development of systems infrastructure whether it’s through fixed cable or wireless.

The more extensive the IP infrastructure, the higher the probability is for new technology adoption. ● Improved private/ public partner-

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ship and cooperation: Crime as a community problem is another important factor that allows society to unite with public services to fight criminal activities. Uniting the society to fight crime together is imperative for the livelihood of such projects. When we mention public awareness we are also focusing on the private businesses that are in the purview of criminals, natural disasters etc. Allowing all the community entities to have a united security system will lead to efficiency gains, thus reducing the time to act and allow swift apprehension of the law breaking individual. ● Urbanization rate: The rate of urbanisation is a major driver for safer city projects for several reasons. As cities expand, new infrastructure is developed to support the growing population. Cities that are able to build security solutions based on IP infrastructure rather than overhauling large legacy systems are more likely to adopt new and integrated systems. A further impact of urbanisation is the increased anonymity of people who are likely to present a threat. There is a correlation between city size and crime, and the need for integrated security solutions

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becomes more important as the rate of urbanisation within a country increases.

Today many organisations are coming together to work with central and state governments to execute intelligent management systems integrated with information and communication technology (ICT) in order to drive the creation of smart and safe cities. Moreover, Indian Government’s plan of developing 100 smart cities has further created a Greenfield opportunity for many organisations to invest heavily in some key urbanisation projects.

NEC envisions smart cities as part of a sustainable society in which people live, work, and play in safety and comfort while also coexisting in harmony with the environment. In India, NEC is working closely with the central and state governments in deploying technologies like biometrics, fingerprinting identification for police and forensics departments in India to help tackle governance challenges and make a smart city – safe.

Surely, technology alone does not solve problems. Leadership, foresight and political will are some of the other key attributes that contribute to a safe city. As technology advances, citizens too have to be comfortable with the

privacy issues involved in data being collected, shared and processed by the relevant authorities.Ultimately, governments and city authorities will have to evolve in their planning and decision-making, as cities become bigger. With the right innovation tools, city planners can build capacity and translate all the information coming through their feeds into action.

Japan’s reputation of building best in class technology to empower people and the bilateral relationship between the two countries, given the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Japan can drive synergies to build smart sophisticated and safe infrastructure in India. Today, India is being projected as a solid investment destination and a commerce partner, therefore substantial investments made in human and social capital along with technology (communication infrastructure) will further fuel sustainable economic development and increase the quality of life. This combined with an active participatory governance will hence make a city – smarter and safer. We at NEC are confident that such ties at a macro level will fuel better trade through public-private partnerships (PPP), which will further yield considerable economic results for the country.

Smarter visualization at Smart Cities India 2015

etworked visualization leader Barco was present at the Smart Cities India conference and exhibition in New Delhi, from 20 to 22 May. At the dedicated Barco booth, attendees discovered how smart visualization solutions can

help cities and decision-makers cope with energy, transportation, collaboration, corporate governance and other challenges.

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of challenges on the infrastructure. Smart systems, which help authorities, utilities etc., to make optimal use of available information, can help tackle the challenges of the accelerating urbanization. At Smart Cities India 2015, the organisers gath-

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consequently, on smart cities – in India.

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ered stakeholders, including government agencies, industry leaders and technology providers, to exchange knowledge and experience on smart systems – and,

arco showed how its networked visualization solutions help enable a smarter tomorrow. Mirroring the concept of the event itself, Barco has divided its product offering into the following categories: Smart Energy, Transportation, Situation Room, Corporate Governance, Meeting Room and Healthcare. Highlights at the Barco booth were the latest seamless curved video wall

OSV, OverView MVL-721 and KVD5521 LED and LCD video walls for energy monitoring and traffic control, the LDX LCD display with NGP-200 multiscreen controller for control rooms, the wireless ClickShare presentation system for smart collaboration and a wide range of high-end medical displays, including the Coronis Fusion 6MP. “With its smart visualization solutions for control rooms, collaboration and healthcare, Barco enables its customers to get the right perspective on image and data management,” explains Vivekanand, Country Director at Barco India, “We are an excellent choice to let smart cities run smoothly.”

Fast Cars and New Patents – It’s All Happening for FFE at FIREX!

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t’s been a busy year for fire safety specialist FFE. Not only are its Talentum flame detectors being installed in Bloodhound, the world’s fastest car, the company has also been awarded a patent for the ground-breaking light cancellation technology in its Fireray beam smoke detectors.

The jet-powered Bloodhound will attempt to break the existing land speed record of 763 mph later this year and then break the 1,000 mph barrier in 2016. As can be expected, safety is paramount so the company is delighted that its Talentum flame detectors have been selected for the car.

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detector to work under the most difficult light conditions, including sunlight, sodium lamps and fluorescent lighting.

“At FFE we’re obsessed with our customers’ – it’s their needs that drive all our research and development,” says the company’s Managing Director Mark Osborne, “Through this R&D we’re constantly developing new world-leading technologies – the kind of technologies that are selected by Bloodhound and that aren’t baffled by the sun.”

FFE is a global design and manufacturing business, dedicated to supplying specialist detection products to the fire industry. Headquartered in the UK with offices in the USA, Dubai, India and China, the company’s two leading brands are the Fireray optical beam smoke detector, with over half

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a million units installed worldwide, and the Talentum flame detector, one of the world’s most respected flame

detector brands. FFE also leads the global market in providing fire extinguishers for aviation use and pro-

duces a range of vibration switches for industrial applications. FFE is a Halma Company.

Say No to Road Rage with CP PLUS UPAR WALA SAB DEKH RAHA HAI on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM

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P PLUS has entered into an association with Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM for the campaign, ‘Say No to Road Rage.’ Launched with the objective to create awareness of the rising need for security and surveillance systems in the country, the campaign reinforces the fact that high-end security solutions are not just a sporadic need but an urban necessity. CP PLUS, as a category leader, aims to maximise its brand recall and increase its brand salience through this innovative campaign.

As part of the campaign, RJ Naved interviewed some people who have become victims of road rage at some time or the other. The main cause of road rage is the uncontrollable anger that people seem to demonstrate when stressed

on the road. A slight “Road rage can be extremely scratch or a dent on their catastrophic, hence it is important car has raised people’s to keep track of what’s happening temper, provoked filthy on the roads and prevent people language and even led from indulging in unnecessary fights for petty issues. Radio to violence. Unaware Mirchi’s access to its listeners as of the serious conseone of the most popular radio channels in the country quences that such acts serves as an ideal platform to launch our campaign can bring, people conagainst road rage. Through this campaign, we wish tinue to commit them to make people aware of the repercussions that their regularly, as they pride rage can bring in other’s lives. This will also help us the well-being of their in bolstering our brand presence and enhancing our swanky vehicles over visibility in the market.”

– Yogesh B. Dutta the well-being of fellow COO, CP PLUS human beings.

As a custodian of safety and secu- and how a proper surveillance system rity in public places as well as homes, can regulate such incidents through its CP PLUS emphasizes on making people innovative campaign ‘Say No to Road aware of the consequences of road rage Rage.’

Video Surveillance as Evidence Leverage with AllGoVision Video Analytics

By Ashwin Amarapur – Director, AllGoVision

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ideo surveillance expanded the horizon of traditional security measures with video streams from a number of cameras being monitored on video walls at a single point in the central

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an effective security system. After only 20 minutes of watching and evaluating monitor screens, the attention of most individuals degenerates well below acceptable levels.”

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The increasing number of cameras in the installation sites unfortunately shifted the paradigm in surveillance as in most cases, it was an incident that happened and led to review of recorded video rather than real-time assessment.

But, the fact that cost of post-incident corrective action is much more than cost of implementing a preventive mechanism has caught the fancy of customers who look for more proactive systems such as video analytics.

AllGoVision Video Analytics is based on advanced algorithms and High Level Scene Analysis that produces most accurate results in a realistic scenario. A comprehensive feature-rich solution with 30 plus analytics capabilities, AllGoVision caters to many security and business intelligence applications using video analytics and producing situational alerts. Security personnel can then take corrective actions and prevent bigger mishaps. Recently, in one of our installations in the United States a robbery attempt was prevented due to timely intrusion alerts (Tripwire and Trespass). In another South East Asian project our video analytics features such as Left Object Detection and Loitering Alarm are preventing smuggling, illegal immigration and even human trafficking through empty trains between domestic and international airport terminals. Back

home in India, our video analytics is preventing suicide attempts on the BandraWorli Sea Link as it detects and alerts assessing any parked vehicle or human persistence on the bridge (Illegal Parking Detection and Loitering Detection).

Video Analytics not only helps in real-time assessment but also empowers video surveillance for post-facto analysis. We often hear about illegal activities and murders in basements or such desolate places. Even though surveillance systems are in place, in most cases part of the evidence is lost as simple CCTV footage would capture only the normal views where the assassin might have deliberately come in the camera view, rather than the cameras intelligently following him. AllGoVision’s Auto-PTZ features such as Smart Auto PTZ and PTZ Handoff take care of such events.

Smart Auto PTZ feature triggers the surveillance cameras to zoom and capture greater details of events on rule violations such as a person or vehicle crossing a virtual line in the camera view or entering into a restricted area. PTZ Handoff is another feature where any one PTZ camera is associated with multiple fixed cameras along the periphery. Any rule violation detected by any of those fixed cameras would trigger the PTZ camera to take closer view of the violator. These Automatic PTZ operations allow the surveillance system to capture the areas of interest at the right moments with greater details and clearer view.

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through hours of videos over multiple channels of cameras would make the job tedious as well as tough. Video analytics stores important portions of the proceedings in the form of alarm videos, provides a Video Summary of all those events and thus you can save time to spot the evidence rather than looking through idle screens or irrelevant activities.

You can even search the instances with reference to certain situational information. A huge amount of video data is captured through surveillance videos.

Video analytics stores that data such as the colour of any object, its aspect ratio or contextual information such as date, time and other measurable statistics, in a structured, searchable and more useful manner (Meta-data). So in practice, when you need any detail to find out evidences, the Meta-data Search produces the desired result instantly. Video Analytics embedded in an Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) of a city easily finds out the instances where a ‘red’ car crossed certain surveillance points on ground and thus helps in tracing it in an efficient manner.

Being a specialized player in Video Analytics domain, AllGoVision has spent a lot of years on R&D and developed many indigenous IPs. The recent outcome is the launch of facial video analytics – with features such as Face Capture and Face Recognition. With Face Capture feature, human faces appearing in the camera field of view are detected

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and the face images are captured and stored. As and when any incident occurs in the surveillance zone leading to any investigation, the Face Images can easily be found out in the face-database for evidence analysis. You don’t have to freeze and zoom in individual screens to take close look of the persons present in the scenes. Face Recognition can even give you an alarm when it spots a criminal or a terrorist out in the open. What it does is it tries to find a match of any

of the visible faces in the camera with a database comprising registered faces of blacklisted people. One step ahead, the Face Forensic Search option enables you to find out the presence of any face in the surveillance videos. You upload a file photo of the suspect and probable matches among the people who came in the region of interest in recent past. Face Recognition based Multi Camera Tracking finds out any such suspect in the video streams of a camera network and

you can track the suspect’s movements through all the surveillance points. On a map of physical locations of the camera installations, the feature can also show the trajectory by linking the cameras that detected the suspect’s presence. AllGoVision’s Facial Recognition feature supports a face database containing tens of thousands of face images, and recognition time can be as low as a second. This can be applied in indoor or outdoor environments with reliable performance.

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Upgraded AY-L23 Long-Range Wireless Receiver

osslare Security has upgraded its advanced AY-L23 LongRange Wireless Receiver to better manage the issue of car parking.

The need for security and surveillance of parking areas is rapidly growing. According to industry data (marketsandmarkets.com), the global Parking Management Market will grow from $5.0 billion in 2014 to $9.2 billion by 2019.

The AY-L23 receiver works with Rosslare's SA-23 family of remote control transmitters, which can send a remote control signal from up to 70 meters.

The AY-L23 can be used either as a standalone controller or as a reader that is fully compatible with Rosslare Security access control products. For example, the AxTraxNG™ platform of

“Rosslare being the leader offering parking management solutions with UHF long-range readers, controllers and different UHF cards and tags, launched this solution to open a boom barrier using a remote to complete its portfolio. For housing societies or other small premises where the boom barrier is not fully automated, the solution to open it with a remote is high in demand and readers like AY-L23, which connect directly to the boom barrier, are not available in the market.

Our AY-L23 with remote is also a suitable solution for offices where doors for visitors can be opened using the remote without moving from your seat. It’s an additional feature with regular access control requirements and connects directly with the magnetic locks.”

– Manmohan Kumar Sales Director, India

networked controllers may be used with one AY-L23 to provide entrance and exit monitoring of a parking lot, while AxTraxNG™ software provides all the tools necessary for setting car counters at an access area. You can also adapt the AYL23 to any existing control panel, adding to your parking solutions.

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output format. It contains a LED indicator, an optical back tamper for protection, and can be used either indoors or outdoors, withstanding even severe weather. Addition applications of the AYL23 reader include transport management, vehicle management, production process control, and access control.

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Detect and Recognize Infinova V2217 VMS now features a powerful Facial Recognition Module

Key Features: ● Data captured effortlessly without any user interaction ● Face count and traffic flow / footfall analysis charts ● Advanced Face Search- Association of recoded video with search results for incident reviews ● Distributed architecture to allow logical separation

With the new Facial Recognition module now integrated into the Infinova V2217 VMS, one can detect faces, enroll subjects and recognize detected faces against enrolled subjects.

between VMS module and FR module ● Dedicated “FR Monitor Screen” displaying live video, real-time update of detected faces, real-time update of recognized faces, search faces, ability to enroll new faces / subjects ● Enrollment in the system can be through a photo as well as using real time or recorded video ● Perfect Solution for Crowded Environments like City Surveillance, Airports , Railways, Bus Stops, Malls or Stadiums

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Decreasing Networking and Storage Costs of your IP Video Surveillance System Executive summary

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ith the increased prevalence of IP-based video surveillance systems on the market, and the growing adoption of higher resolution HD and megapixel cameras, organizations and system integrators must take into account how implementing these systems can impact their network resources.

Without realistic system design considerations, organizations can risk significant network and storage cost overruns while also compromising the reliability of their network to support applications that are critical to their business operations.

By implementing an advanced video management system (VMS), an organization can effectively manage video streams on their network using built-in camera and software functionalities to optimize network resources and bandwidth consumption. With such optimizations, a VMS will also help to decrease networking and storage costs over the lifetime of a video surveillance system.

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or organizations choosing to implement or expand an IP video surveillance system, the ability to efficiently manage video streams and storage is crucial to ensure the best use of the network and reduce costs associated with deploying and operating the system.

While organizations continue to benefit from greater network speeds and capacity, the use of IP-based video systems can generate a significant increase in the amount of data traveling on their network as a result of: ● Deploying high-definition and megapixel cameras. ● Additional cameras to address a need for coverage across larger areas. ● Increases to the number of users accessing video. ● Recording and maintaining redundant video recordings. ● Transferring video from one site to another to maintain long-term or centralized recordings.

When planning and designing an IP video surveillance system, an organization must take into account the unique aspects of its security environment and its business operations in order to ensure the reliable transmission of video and avoid overloading available network resources. For example, certain deployments will require greater flexibility to manage video streams and bandwidth due to their complex nature, further driving the need for advanced video management capabilities.

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wireless, or cellular. ● Sharing bandwidth with other operation-critical applications because video is not the top priority for the business.

It is equally important for organizations to realize that optimizing the use of network resources does not necessarily require large capital investments but is more a matter of putting the right solutions in place. With bandwidth and storage representing important ongoing costs of operating an IP system, organizations can significantly reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of their video surveillance system by investing in solutions that allow them to optimize their use of bandwidth and storage based on the requirements of their application.

This white paper will focus on those unique and powerful capabilities that one should look for in a VMS in order to optimize the use of network resources

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and reduce the costs associated with operating an IP-based surveillance system.

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MS applications allow an organization to manage its security infrastructure, including video cameras, encoders, and recording servers, within the unique context of the organization’s deployment. The effectiveness of the VMS will depend on its ability to handle the demands of the operating environment, whether those demands include deploying a system in sites with limited bandwidth, monitoring cameras across distributed locations, or ensuring that multiple operators can access necessary video streams in the case of an incident, regardless of the number of concurrent requests.

Although system administrators will intuitively manage video quality settings and define recording settings and schedules, addressing the needs of a specific security department can require manual intervention and adjustment. While most VMS applications support these features, some VMS applications also support powerful functionalities and technologies that serve to further reduce the total cost of operating an IP video system.

In fact, organizations can deploy a surveillance system that operates with greater efficiency on their network by choosing a VMS application that supports the following capabilities: ● End-to-end multicast transmission. ● Stream redirection and multicast-tounicast conversion. ● Multi-streaming. ● Video caching. ● Archive transfer.

By leveraging some or all of these capabilities, organizations can significantly reduce the number of servers

required to manage and store video, reduce their network bandwidth requirements, and reliably scale their system while minimizing their investment in new infrastructure.

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tem and minimize the network resources that are required.

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nicast is usually done in TCP or UDP and requires a direct connection between the source and the destination. Unicast only works if the source has the capability to accept concurrent connections when multiple destinations want to view or record the same video at the same time. In IP video surveillance, unicast involves a camera streaming as many copies of the video feed as are requested by the destinations, so a 6 Mbps video stream that is requested by three operators will produce a transmission of 18 Mbps of data across multiple network segments (6Mbps per stream x 3 requests = a total of 18 Mbps).

This method of transmission usually results in higher network traffic, especially in the case of large systems with hundreds of operators requesting the same video stream. Moreover, it is not considered best practice for corporate LANs because it can cause a rapid increase in bandwidth requirements for viewing and recording video streams. In the event of an emergency in which several operators require access to the same camera streams, the request for concurrent streams can overtax the processing capabilities of a camera or the bandwidth constraints of the network. This excess demand can result in a reduction in video quality or, even worse, the inability for operators to access and view the streams that they require to respond to an incident.

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agement. ● M u l t i c a s t - e n a bl e d routers and switches.

The VMS is essential to properly manage multicast traffic over a network. In order to effectively manage multicast traffic, the VMS must be able to: ● Provide the viewing client application and the recording server with the Unicast Transmission: In Unicast, a camera will stream as many copies of the video feed as are requested by the ability to join the multidestinations. For example, a 6 Mbps video stream that is requested by three operators will produce a transmission of cast group over the net18 Mbps of data across multiple network segments. (6 Mbps per stream x 3 requests = Total of 18 Mbps) work. tions and cameras or those that could ex- ● Manage both unicast and multicast ii. Multicast overview transmission methods within the n multicast transmission, because perience a rapid increase in the number same system. connecting to a video stream is ac- of clients, can greatly reduce bandwidth complished by simply joining a multi- requirements by using multicast trans- ● Offer a proxy service to transform unicast traffic to multicast and vice cast group, there is no direct connection mission. versa. between the source and the destination. ● Support auto-detection of the netInstead, the source simply sends a sin- iii. Implementing multicast work capabilities. gle copy of the video stream to its des- transmission Because networks are complex and ignated multicast address, and then the hile multicast transmission is an IP sources do not all transmit identidestination connects over the network effective way to improve bandto the multicast address of that stream. width management, it must be support- cally, the VMS in an IP-based security This means that all destinations share ed by three components (VMS, camera, installation also needs to support multiple transmission methods in order to be the same video stream. Although mul- network): tiple operators may request the same ● A VMS that supports multicast man- a viable solution. Not all segments of a video stream, an IP camera in multicast transmission only needs to send one stream over the network without crossing any branch of the network more than once, thereby realizing a significant gain in network efficiency as compared to a unicast deployment.

Therefore, organizations using IP video surveillance, especially those Multicast Transmission: In Multicast, a camera will stream a single copy of the video stream to its designated with large-scale deploymulticast address, and all destinations will share the same video stream. For example, a 6 Mbps video stream that is ments with remote locarequested by three operators will produce a transmission of 6Mbps of data across multiple network segments

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network necessarily support multicast. ● An IP camera or encoder capable of a secondary stream at a higher quality and reduced frame rate, such as 1080p, producing multiple streams.

Such instances may include outdoor cameras that transmit data over a wire- ● A VMS that is able to manage those 5fps, to provide greater detail in the case of an investigation where it is necessary streams. less network that does not support mulMulti-streaming allows the system to identify a suspect. This approach also ticast or viewing stations that must connect to the video surveillance system via administrator to easily assign different reduces the bandwidth and storage rethe Internet. The VMS is responsible for purposes to video streams, including quirements of the system.

Lower quality remote streams: managing the transmission requirements live viewing, remote viewing (with reduced bandwidth), recording, and long When the system administrator does of these different components by: ● Recording from multicast- and uni- term recording. The following are ex- not have control over the capacity of the amples of how different multi-stream external network, multi-streaming can cast-enabled cameras. ● Transforming unicast cameras into configurations can help reduce network be used to set up a lower quality stream multicast cameras to ensure the ef- load, and ensure appropriate video feeds for remote users while keeping a highresolution stream for local viewing and ficient use of bandwidth by local us- are streamed to all destinations. ers. ● Providing a unicast stream to remote clients.

The other two components required for building a multicast-capable network are IP video sources and switches that support IGMP snooping or IGMP querying (also known as IGMP routing). These switches are responsible for handling the multicast traffic on the network.

While a switch that supports Multi-streaming Configuration: By leveraging a camera’s ability to generate multiple streams, a VMS can IGMP snooping ensures that the designate stream qualities that will be used from the same camera for different purposes. For example, a full quality stream can be configured for live and recorded video, while a lower quality stream can be set for multicast traffic is only sent to remote viewing, when bandwidth may be limited. destinations that have requested the stream and is filtered from the rest, High-quality live streams: A typical recording. By using a stream with low the IGMP querier ensures that IGMP configuration that helps to save on stor- bandwidth, this configuration ensures snooping is working correctly by check- age involves setting up one stream for that remote users, wherever they may be, ing that the stream is being transmitted live viewing at 1080p, 30fps and a sec- have access to fluid video. properly through the multicast connec- ond stream for recording at 4CIF, 10fps. tions.

With this setup, cameras can be moni- i. Multi-stream archiving tored in real-time at a higher resolution n addition to being a valuable capabilwhile being recorded at lower video ity for optimizing bandwidth, multiB. Advantages of multiresolution, thereby reducing the cost of streaming is also an excellent way to restreaming duce storage costs when archiving video ulti-streaming refers to the capa- storage.

High-resolution recorded streams: for long periods. Because a VMS is able bility of an IP camera to transmit multiple video streams from the same For other applications, it may be ben- to manage multiple stream qualities camera device with different video qual- eficial to set a live stream at a lower from a single camera, the system adminity settings. Two components are essen- resolution, such as 4CIF, 30fps, to en- istrator can configure two streams from tial for multi-streaming support in an IP sure greater fluidity for the operator the same source in such a way that high monitoring the system while recording quality video is recorded on a short-term video surveillance system:

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to add a greater layer of reliability to an organization’s IP video surveillance system. In the event where connection to a camera is lost, a VMS can transfer only the video that was recorded on the cameras affected by the connection failure, once connection to servers has been reestablished.

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he need for additional storage over the lifetime of a video surveillance system can arise from an increase in the number of cameras in a system or from changes in video retention policies, prompting the need to purchase additional storage hardware.

With a VMS that has the ability to archive recordings in the cloud, organizations can decrease their hardware investment, while continuing to leverage their existing on-premises infrastructure. Leveraging a hybrid architecture, video can be archived locally and transferred to the cloud as additional capacity is required, without the need to purchase additional servers. Likewise, cloud archive capacity can seamlessly be reduced, should storage requirements decline, without the risk of maintaining unutilized storage on-site.

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VMS is essential in helping organizations tailor their IP-based video surveillance system to meet the demands of their security objectives and to provide their security team with access to their video when they need it most.

To avoid network slowdowns or system downtime, the Omnicast™ VMS solution from Genetec allows customers to effectively manage video streams and optimize the use of network resources.

Deployed in some of the world’s largest and most demanding video surveillance applications, Omnicast has an advanced architecture that allows customers to scale their system as needed, while also providing the capabilities they need to realize significant cost-savings.

Built with an open architecture, Omnicast provides support for thousands of IP cameras and devices from a broad ecosystem of leading edge device and

VMS with Motion Boost Recording can also help organizations save on storage while simultaneously offering a solution that records incidents in full detail by providing the ability to enhance video recording settings based on motion events.

The majority of VMS solutions provide the ability to record video when motion occurs. However, if scene analysis fails to detect activity in front of a camera, the VMS could fail to record key events; in order to avoid such a failure, organizations may instead prefer to record video continuously. But, while continuous recording provides a steadfast solution that will record video at all times, it also requires greater use of storage, even when no activity is present.

A VMS with Motion Boosting Recording can be set up to record video continuously at a low resolution and frame Total Cost of Ownership Comparison: Estimated storage cost of 600 cameras with 24 Month retention. Camera settings rate and to automatically and motion activity are constant in both scenarios (720p, 15 FPS) * Server refresh required at Year 6 increase video settings if motion is detected in the scene. This pro- better manage increased demand caused server partners. As a result, a customer vides an organization with the certainty by peak utilization periods. In addition, avoids locking their security investthat video will be recorded at all times because the recordings are kept offsite, ment into a proprietary solution and also and also helps to reduce the amount cloud archiving reduces operational ex- benefits from the protection that comes of storage required as high resolution penses required to maintain their own from having deployed a trusted VMS for streams will only be recorded when mo- infrastructure, including electricity and all current and future security requiretion is detected. server maintenance costs. ments.

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to add a greater layer of reliability to an organization’s IP video surveillance system. In the event where connection to a camera is lost, a VMS can transfer only the video that was recorded on the cameras affected by the connection failure, once connection to servers has been reestablished.

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he need for additional storage over the lifetime of a video surveillance system can arise from an increase in the number of cameras in a system or from changes in video retention policies, prompting the need to purchase additional storage hardware.

With a VMS that has the ability to archive recordings in the cloud, organizations can decrease their hardware investment, while continuing to leverage their existing on-premises infrastructure. Leveraging a hybrid architecture, video can be archived locally and transferred to the cloud as additional capacity is required, without the need to purchase additional servers. Likewise, cloud archive capacity can seamlessly be reduced, should storage requirements decline, without the risk of maintaining unutilized storage on-site.

With the ability to transfer all or only specific events in the cloud for long-term retention, organizations can

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VMS is essential in helping organizations tailor their IP-based video surveillance system to meet the demands of their security objectives and to provide their security team with access to their video when they need it most.

To avoid network slowdowns or system downtime, the Omnicast™ VMS solution from Genetec allows customers to effectively manage video streams and optimize the use of network resources.

Deployed in some of the world’s largest and most demanding video surveillance applications, Omnicast has an advanced architecture that allows customers to scale their system as needed, while also providing the capabilities they need to realize significant cost-savings.

Built with an open architecture, Omnicast provides support for thousands of IP cameras and devices from a broad ecosystem of leading edge device and

VMS with Motion Boost Recording can also help organizations save on storage while simultaneously offering a solution that records incidents in full detail by providing the ability to enhance video recording settings based on motion events.

The majority of VMS solutions provide the ability to record video when motion occurs. However, if scene analysis fails to detect activity in front of a camera, the VMS could fail to record key events; in order to avoid such a failure, organizations may instead prefer to record video continuously. But, while continuous recording provides a steadfast solution that will record video at all times, it also requires greater use of storage, even when no activity is present.

A VMS with Motion Boosting Recording can be set up to record video continuously at a low resolution and frame Total Cost of Ownership Comparison: Estimated storage cost of 600 cameras with 24 Month retention. Camera settings rate and to automatically and motion activity are constant in both scenarios (720p, 15 FPS) * Server refresh required at Year 6 increase video settings if motion is detected in the scene. This pro- better manage increased demand caused server partners. As a result, a customer vides an organization with the certainty by peak utilization periods. In addition, avoids locking their security investthat video will be recorded at all times because the recordings are kept offsite, ment into a proprietary solution and also and also helps to reduce the amount cloud archiving reduces operational ex- benefits from the protection that comes of storage required as high resolution penses required to maintain their own from having deployed a trusted VMS for streams will only be recorded when mo- infrastructure, including electricity and all current and future security requiretion is detected. server maintenance costs. ments.

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VIVOTEK Upgrades Its Central Management Software VAST to Version 1.10 F

ulfilling its commitment to enhance the performance of VAST, VIVOTEK has released VAST Version 1.10. In this version, VIVOTEK introduces new advanced features to VAST users, specifically, Logical Tree and Standard VCA Event Integration.

VAST is VIVOTEK’s self-developed professional video/ central management software for managing IP surveillance products. Designed with intuitive functions and features, VAST provides unlimited supports to cameras, servers and clients in a hierarchical system structure, efficiently and effectively monitoring, recording, playback, and event trigger management. The new Logical Tree and Standard VCA Event Integration features in VAST Version 1.10 facilitate installers and system integrators to build robust surveillance systems with ease.

● Logical Tree: Previously, camera lists were only presented as non-hierarchical devices names. In Version 1.10, users can categorize camera lists based on personal requirements and preferences, enabling them to create hierarchical lists that increase the ease of accessing cameras at all sites. ● VIVOTEK On-camera VCA Event Integration: VIVOTEK has launched the self-developed video content analysis (VCA) applica-

tion package, which includes three key functions: Field Detection, Line Crossing Detection, and Loitering Detection. In Version 1.10, the VCA package is fully integrated into the VAST platform. In addition to receiving standard VCA events, VAST can now directly show event rules in live view mode.

Users who already own VAST can easily upgrade to Version 1.10 by downloading the update patch from VIVOTEK’s official website.

New AXIS Camera Station Release Puts Efficient Operation in Focus

AXIS Camera Station is preloaded on AXIS S10 Recorder to form complete monitoring and recording solution for mid-size installations, a solution that takes full advantage of Axis leading network cameras, video encoders as well as Axis’ newly announced network video door station and network horn speaker. The new version of AXIS Camera Station puts the operator in focus and provides functionality to further improve ease of operation

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ties and schools. The operator mode is a full screen view with easy access to key functionality such as live view, recordings and event log to improve operator efficiency.

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tomers to effectively secure their premises. With the launch of this new version we pursue our vision to make AXIS Camera Station the most easy-touse and intuitive video management software on the market.”

AXIS Camera Station The new AXIS Camera Station 4.20 will be available for download allows the user to take full during May, 2015 advantage of Axis’ on the market today are quite complex market-leading network prodto use,” says Peter Friberg, Axis’ Direc- ucts, such as AXIS A8004-VE tor Solution Management, “With AXIS Network Video Door Station, for Camera Station 4.20 we prove that it is two-way communication, highpossible for a video management solu- definition video identification tion to be both powerful – and easy to and remote entry control, as well use. In addition, the support for network as AXIS C3003-E Network Horn video door stations and horn speakers Speaker that enables an operator will provide new possibilities for cus- to remotely address people and

deter unwanted activity. Other included capabilities are 360º overview recording with client de-warping, multiview streaming. Support for Axis’ Corridor Format, H.264 compression and Axis’ Zipstream technology and advanced camera-based video motion detection provides high definition video for identification even if bandwidth and storage are limited.

Scales Up Surveillance-Class Hard Drive Line

New WD Purple™NV 3.5-inch drives equipped for network video recorder (NVR) surveillance system environments

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D®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and storage industry leader, has introduced WD Purple™ NV, a purpose-built line of 3.5inch, high-capacity 4 TB and 6 TB hard drives for the greater demands of scalable network video recorder (NVR) surveillance systems.

Compared with standard WD Purple drives, the new member of the WD’s surveillance video recording family of drives, WD Purple NV, is designed for larger-scale network surveillance systems utilizing higher hard drive bay counts and greater numbers of attached cameras, which demand increased stor-

age capacity and durability. The new drives’ high capacities also enable long video retention periods for analysis and reference. WD Purple NV is also designed to withstand the demands of always-on digital NVR recording environments. It offers low power consumption and many advanced performance features typically reserved for higher end surveillance storage.

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optimized the WD Purple NV line of hard drives for NVR digital surveillance systems to improve high-definition video playback for high-camera-count applications. NVR surveillance systems can produce incredible amounts of data which makes the WD Purple NV hard drives a perfect solution for NVR systems needing high quality recording and playback and high capacity storage.”

WD Purple NV hard drives are equipped with an array of exclusive WD technologies, including: AllFrame™: When combined with ATA streaming support, AllFrame™ technology helps to reduce video foot-

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age loss with a proprietary cache policy management technology to help improve data flow and playback. WD Purple includes exclusive firmware upgrades that protect against video pixilation and interruptions within a surveillance system.

Premium protection: Designed with tarnish-resistant components, WD Purple NV offers premium protection in harsh environments where surveillance systems can be installed.

Support for high-cameracount systems: WD Purple NV hard drives are optimized to support systems

utilizing high numbers of high-definition surveillance cameras, giving the

flexibility to upgrade and expand your security system in the future.

Higher storage capacities also allow you to store the surveillance footage for a longer period of time, especially in situations when every second counts.

WD Purple NV 6 TB surveillance hard drives are shipping immediately to customers for qualification and are covered by a three-year limited warranty. WD Purple NV 4 TB hard drives will be available for qualification later this quarter. Both the 6 TB and 4 TB capacities will be shipping in volume within the quarter.

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All-in-One Trackside Access Point for Reliable Train-to-Ground Communications

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oxa announces the release of the TAP-6226, an all-in-one wireless unit that integrates two access points, a managed fiber switch, and a wide-range AC/ DC power supply, to enable reliable train-to-ground communications. Featuring IP68 housing and shock- and vibration-proof M12 connectors, the TAP-6226 is specially designed for the railway environment.

“With train-to-ground communications that usually include the transmission of critical signaling data, the reliability of a wireless network can have a huge impact on train operation and safety,” said Calvin Chuko, Moxa Product Manager, “To set up a wireless network for train-to-ground communications requires 3 network components – a wireless access point, a switch, and a power supply. However, many operators face installation issues such as limited space

ing technology for applications such as Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC). In addition, the TAP-6226 can supply power to up to 4 PoE devices while providing reliable LAN connectivity with Moxa’s Turbo Chain technology.

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for multiple device deployment and difficulty in network wiring. The TAP-6226 is designed to make installation easy and the network reliable. Not only does it integrate multiple functionalities to ensure interoperability and save space, it also complies with railway industry standards to operate in harsh environments.”

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● 2 dual-band, IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant radios. ● IP68-rated housing. ● Controller-based Turbo Roaming. ● 2 fiber ports with Turbo Chain technology. ● 4 PoE ports with M12 connectors. ● High transmission power for extended reach. ● -40 to 75°C operating temperature range. ● Complies with a portion of the EN 50155 standard.

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Xtralis VESDA Laser Quantum Aspirating Smoke Detector for Critical Infrastructure Rooms X

tralis® VESDA® Laser Quantum (VLQ) aspirating smoke detector (ASD) is a cost-effective solution that provides very early warning smoke detection for critical infrastructure in compact areas of up to 100 m² (1,000 ft²). Example applications include remote telecommunications exchanges, base station and cell huts, portable data centre containers, packaged HVAC units, power generator enclosures, and modular laboratories. VLQ detec-

tors provide the unique combination of very early warning smoke detection and easy installation advantages including out-of-the-box operation, auto-learning, and pre-engineered pipe networks.

VLQ detectors actively draw air from the protected area through a pipe network with 4 Class-A (EN54-20) holes. The VLQ has two pipe inlets and two holes on each pipe network.

Sampled air is filtered before being

analysed by the detection chamber with optics protected by a clear air barrier.

The VLQ utilizes a laser light source and photoelectric receiver circuitry to detect scattered light caused by the presence of smoke. Alarm (pre-alarm & fire) and fault conditions are reported with LEDs on the VLQ and through dry contact relays. The system allows configuration of both smoke alarm and flow fault thresholds to suit application need.

Pelco by Schneider Electric Releases

All-New Video Information Management System – VideoXpert™ More than just a powerful VMS platform, VideoXpert™ represents a new concept in video and information management, delivering an experience built upon open and intuitive integration, flexible customization, and ease of use

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in architecture for system expansion and third-party integration, VideoXpert provides the flexibility to grow and expand in functionality for many types of facilities and applications.

“VideoXpert provides a new user experience that is intuitive while fully featured allowing for minimal training for the operator. In addition, VideoXpert provides everything expected in a modern video surveillance solution; capturing and reviewing real-time and recorded video, quick playback with multiple camera syncing and multi-

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system information for business intelligence,” said Kim Loy, Vice President Marketing, Pelco by Schneider Electric, “VideoXpert delivers an immersive, highly-customizable user experience.”

VideoXpert Features: ● Scalable to support security infrastructures of any size.

● Aggregate existing VMS networks and manage all video through a unified interface. ● Efficient and intuitive operation from a single, user-friendly Graphical User Interface. ● Microsoft® Windows®-based for easy installation and management. ● Available with an embedded map-

ping interface. ● Create user interfaces with up to six monitors, each capable of displaying 16 video streams. ● Extensible user interface plugin framework to associate video with other information content. ● Supports digital PTZ in live or in playback views.

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Eco-Savvy 2.0 Series Network Cameras

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ahua Technology has introduced its new Eco-Savvy 2.0 series of network cameras.

Dahua’s latest 2.0 series offers impressive new surveillance features while maintaining the ‘green,’ energy-saving concept of its Eco-Savvy equipment range, including the enhanced, performance-boosting Ambarella S2LM chip.

The new cameras feature a 4-megapixel progressive-scan CMOS, which delivers high quality images at 20fps.The end result is an image twice as clear as a traditional 1080p camera.

The Eco-Savvy series features an impressive range of smart detection

features, including face WDR detection, tripwire detection, and intrusion detection.These features mean that users are equipped with more precise video analysis and, as a result, greater security efficienIntelligent Video Surveillance cy.

The series also boasts WDR image enhancement technology, triple video streams, and Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS). The wide dynamic range (120dB) ensures IR Light Sensor the cameras offer impressively high performance in scenes that are backlit as well as those situated in dark areas, which has traditionally been challenging for surveillance cameras. Dahua paralleled ease-of-use and outstanding has also introduced improvements in the performance.

The new series also features IP67 inseries’ sensors. The infrared light sensor allows the camera to switch between gress protection and IK10 vandal-proofday and night modes dynamically and ing to ensure the performance of the camautomatically, changing as needed ac- eras in the most challenging conditions. cording to illumination levels. All of What’s more, the 2.0 series operates in these improvements are designed to temperatures between -40°F (-40°C) and provide Eco-Savvy 2.0 users with un- 140°F (60°C), providing users with the June 2015

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peace of mind that comes with knowing their cameras will keep working even in the toughest environments. The compact design of the Eco-Savvy 2.0 series is ideal for medium and large-scale applications

such as schools, hotels and factories.

Key Features

● 4M@20fps; 3M@25/30fps. ● Triple streams supported.

● Smart video detection. ● True WDR (wide dynamic range) up to 120dB. ● Max IR distance 50 meters. ● IP67, IK10 protection.

ULIS’ Pico640 Gen2 Simplifies Thermal Imaging for Professional Cameras New sensor offers night vision security and surveillance camera makers higher thermal image resolution that is easier and faster to install

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LIS, a leading manufacturer of thermal image sensors for commercial and military applications, has announced the availability of Pico640 Gen2.

Pico640 Gen2 is a VGA format 17-micron thermal image sensor for 24/7 security night vision, a market where makers of surveillance cameras are demanding significantly improved thermal imaging capabilities with seamless integration.

For decades, the complexity and cost of thermal imaging technologies originally designed for military applications precluded them from commercial use. Newer thermal technologies based on microbolometers, a MEMS (microelectromechnical systems) technology that ULIS develops, have changed the landscape by making thermal imaging more accessible.

In addition to security and surveillance systems, ULIS’s new sensor can also be used in cameras for outdoor leisure, such as nature observation or hunting.

“ULIS has designed Pico640 Gen2 to match increasing requirements

from fixed and portable camera makers for high standard thermal imaging technologies that are easier to install,” said Jean-François Delepau, “We have stripped away the complexity by closely aligning our thermal image sensor with all-important commercial standards.

Customers can now have easier access to top-notch thermal image resolution at longer detection ranges with enduring performance at an affordable cost. We are eager to show security and surveillance professionals the benefits of our Pico brand products.

“Pico640 Gen2 is quick and easy to install because it uses Hync/ VSync clocking and an I2C standard communication protocol that are compatible with commercial camera standards. In addition, Pico640 Gen2 is easy to calibrate, even in shutterless mode, due to the predictability of the sensor’s behavioral patterns over varying operating temperatures.”

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hundred meters. The product offers faster frame rates from 30Hz to 120Hz that provide more fluid images. No matter how fast an object is moving, captured images remain unblurred.

Another parameter, the NEDT (Noise Equivalent Differential Temperature), has also been upgraded. NEDT enables a longer detection range and crisper images; the lower the NEDT, the sharper the image. Dipping far below 50mK means that this model has achieved a more than 15% improvement over earlier generations, without any trade-off in power consumption.

It operates at less than 130mW with a 60Hz frame rate. This is in contrast to other thermal imaging sensors in this category, which tend to consume more power, typically >200 to 350mW at an equivalent frame rate.

All Pico640 Gen2 features are housed in ceramic packaging, a costsaving production technique ULIS first introduced to the market ten years ago.

It has shown its value and vacuum integrity in the 500,000 ULIS thermal image sensors already in the field.

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cializes in the design and manufacture of high quality thermal image sensors for commercial and military applications.

It enables makers of consumer electronics and infrared equipment to produce low weight, low power consumption and cost-effective thermal cameras for everyday use.

ULIS is the second largest producer of thermal image sensors (microbolometers). It offers a targeted range of microbolometers that are the key com-

ponent of many top brands in thermal imaging equipment sold across Europe, Asia and North America. ULIS is active in security and surveillance, energy management and in the thermography, defense and automotive markets. Hundreds of thousands of its products are used to detect threats and thereby protect property, industrial sites, national borders, and commuter systems as well as military personnel in combat zones.

Many other professionals are increas-

ingly choosing thermal imaging devices equipped with ULIS’ products due to the excellent performance of ULIS’ technology and its affordability for mainstream commercial applications. Size, weight, low power consumption and lower cost reductions drive ULIS innovations enabling the company to address new trends in energy efficiency for building automation and advanced driving assistance systems for vehicles. ULIS is located in Veurey-Voroize, near Grenoble.

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Video Analytics Cloud Service for Business Intelligence Applications

Cloud-based solution allows statistical data from separate sites to be aggregated and analyzed

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gent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi) announces the launch of “BI Portal,’ a cloud-based video analytics service which allows aggregation, analysis and presentation of data acquired from surveillance systems at different locations through a single, web-based interface.

BI Portal is a cloud-based service added to savVi – Agent Vi’s comprehensive video analytics platform which provides real-time event detection, video search, and now expanded and even more robust business intelligence capabilities. It enables the aggregation of business and operations-related data acquired by surveillance systems such as people and vehicle counting, occupancy, crowding and speed analysis. Such data is analyzed and presented in a wide variety of user-friendly statistical reports, graphs and presentation formats.

BI Portal benefits customers such as

retailers and other multi-site operators, who require insight into operations at their various sites. The web interface, which is accessible from the user’s personal computer or mobile device and can be easily customized to suit the user’s specific needs, enables effective analysis of site activity at the different locations as well as easy comparison of the performance of the different sites. This data can further be used to allow identification of trends and predictions of traffic and other parameters such as activity, occupancy and more, at each site.

“BI Portal is an ideal solution for customers with multiple sites, who now have access to the most advanced, videobased, business intelligence capabilities, through a cloud-based software-as-aservice (SaaS) platform. In essence, we are enabling video cameras to become IoT devices by extracting key data from the video, uploading it to the cloud and June 2015

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allowing aggregation and analysis of that data from multiple sources through a single interface,” states Itsik Kattan, CEO of Agent Vi, “Agent Vi will be expanding its SaaS offering to allow customers in a variety of vertical markets to enjoy Agent Vi’s innovative video analytics technology, with the increased simplicity delivered by cloud-based architecture in a SaaS model.”

BI Portal will be available in June 2015 and will be offered as a service with a monthly fee.

Agent Video Intelligence is a leading global provider of open architecture, video analytics software. The comprehensive video analytics solutions offered

by Agent Vi extend from real-time video analysis and alerts to video search and business intelligence applications, and are fully integrated with a range of cameras, encoders and video management systems.

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Morse Watchmans SmartKey Reader Improves Security and Workflow Productivity Single location automated process offers convenience and speed to system programming

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orse Watchmans’ new SmartKey Reader, recently introduced at ISC West, is saving users time and convenience by eliminating the need to add, update or remove keys at the cabinet.

Now, users can simply insert a SmartKey into the SmartKey Reader to add new keys to the system, delete keys, or identify existing keys – all from a single location, making it even more convenient to manage keys.

“Whether you’re setting up a new system or simply maintaining an existing system, the SmartKey Reader makes the process faster and easier while also reducing the potential for error,” said Fernando Pires, VP Sales and Marketing, Morse Watchmans, “A single, centralized and automated process also helps enhance operational security by provid-

ing immediate capabilities in the event of an incident or staff change.”

Designed for use with the KeyWatcher® Touch system and accompanying TrueTouch software, the free standing SmartKey Reader connects to a computer via the USB port.

Its easy-to-use interface in the TrueTouch software is specifically designed so that users can add or delete keys quickly and efficiently.

In addition to the KeyWatcher Touch system, the reader is also compatible with the KeyBank Touch Auto v1.7, available in Spring 2015. With this version of KeyBank Touch Auto, users can enter vehicle information including year, make, model, sub-model, color and

fuel type when adding a key, in addition to the delete and identify functions.

For over a century, Morse Watchmans has been known as an innovator of high-quality, cost-effective technology. Through seamless design, manufacturing and support, they earned the reputation as the world leader in security management products. Specializing in state-of-the-art key management (KeyWatcher®), guard tour (PowerCheck®) and key ring (KeyRing™) systems, the products are reliable, easy to use and expandable to meet your growing needs. The company offers industry-leading software, service and support to ensure the effectiveness of your security investment.

Motorola Solutions Puts Life-Saving Data in the Palm of Your Hand

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urpose-designed to support the toughest mission-critical roles, Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) has introduced the LEX L10 Mission Critical LTE handheld device. ● New LEX L10 LTE handheld device built for dedicated, mission-critical roles in Europe, Latin America, Africa, Australia and majority of Asia. ● Rugged smart device offers a dedi-

software platform and user interface (UI) that supports capabilities that are above and beyond consumergrade smartphones. The LEX L10 was conceived and designed for real-world front-line policing, where day-to-day use scenarios differ vastly from those of the consumer.

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that delivers an excellent PTT experience, and ensures that communications being transmitted and received by officers on the beat are loud and clear.

Created by Motorola Solutions, the LEX L10’s ‘Public Safety Experience’ (PSX) is a unique user experience that transforms the Android operating system to enhance safety and efficiency for front-line officers. “With the combination of the LEX L10 and PSX, we can harness the power of broadband mobile data, smartly adapting and streamlining information so that officers receive only information that is relevant to them in a critical moment,” said Manuel Torres, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean region, Motorola Solutions, “By smartly mirroring the activity of an officer and automatically prioritizing what is presented on the screen, the LEX L10 helps increase an officer’s responsiveness, while enhancing situational awareness to increase both his and the

public’s safety.”

When equipped with specialized applications, the LEX L10 becomes a powerful tool that enhances everyday activities and critical incidents alike. With Motorola Solutions' innovative WAVE™ Work Group Communications, the LEX L10 provides instant voice interoperability with any broadband device or land mobile radio (LMR) system. Users can gain access to dynamic resource mapping with the Intelligent Data Portal, take remote control of a two-way radio, securely stream real time video for situational awareness, or fly a drone, and the options continually expand.

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The LEX L10 provides

● Extra loud, dual 1-watt speakers for best-in-class audio quality. ● An ergonomic design for one-handed operation, a no-slip grip, textured push-to-talk button and 4.7-inch touch screen.

● IP67/ MIL 810 G-compliant design ensures it is ready for tough environments, able to withstand a drop onto concrete from more than a meter, or be immersed in a meter of water for up to 30 minutes. ● A removable, long-lasting battery for extended shift work and highrate charger for a quick charge of 0 percent to 80 percent in just 60 minutes. ● Federal Information Protection Standard (FIPS) 140-2 hardware encryption, a security enhanced Android operating system and Secure Boot to deter cyber threats. ● Support of 4G LTE bands 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26 & 28, plus 3G UMTS bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 and quad band GSM (2G). ● A constantly expanding portfolio of Android-based software applications.

Texecom Offers Wi-Fi Connectivity and Enhanced Mobile Apps

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execom’s flagship range of security control panels is now available with enhanced connectivity options. The launch of the new Premier Elite ComWiFi module allows any Premier Elite control panel to be connected to a home network. The Premier Elite ComWiFi integrates with any Premier Elite control panel for simple, secure network connectivity.

Wi-Fi connectivity provides a host of benefits to Premier Elite

systems, including compatibility with Texecom’s suite of Premier Elite Mobile Apps, and upload/ download diagnostic control via Wintex software.

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The launch of the Premier Elite ComWiFi coincides with a major upgrade of Texecom’s Premier Elite mobile apps. These apps have been updated to include system alerts via Push Notification and IPenabled camera control.

Available on both iOS and Android, these apps offer end-user, master user and system engineer control functionality.

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Ultra-Megapixel Fisheye Network Camera VIVOTEK Unveils its First Ultra-Megapixel Fisheye Network Camera FE8191 and the World’s First Ultra-Megapixel IR Fisheye Network Camera FE8391-V

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IVOTEK has launched two marketleading ultra-megapixel fisheye network cameras, namely the FE8191 and the FE8391-V, where VIVOTEK’s persistence and commitment to the development of outstanding fisheye network cameras are evident. The FE8391-V uniquely features a 12MP

demand for products with diversified applications.

The 12MP CMOS sensor and 1.5 mm lens employed in both cameras not only guarantee excellent image quality, but also provide 180° panoramic (wall mount) or 360° surround viewing (ceiling/ floor mount), achieving unobstruct-

CMOS sensor and built-in IR LEDs, making this model the world’s first ultramegapixel fisheye with IR illumination, consequently satisfying consumers’

ed monitoring of wide, open areas such as airports, shopping malls, parking lots, retail stores, and offices. In addition, the FE8191 and FE8391-V are designed

with a removable IR-cut filter and WDR enhancement technology, which allows the cameras to maintain optimal image quality around the clock and unparalleled visibility under highly contrasted lighting environments, and 3D noise reduction technology, which enables the cameras to capture clear, polished video under low-light conditions.

Furthermore, the FE8391-V is designed with a vandal-proof IK10-rated and IP66-rated weatherproof housing, enhancing the camera’s durability against harsh environmental conditions and vandalism. The design of built-in IR LEDs and patent-protected light cup enables FE8391-V to provide uniform and even 360° surround illumination for clear viewing up to distances of 10 meters, even in completely dark environments.

Introduces All New CopperLine®

Innovative all new Ethernet over Copper Line provides expanded capabilities

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omNet Europe Ltd of Leeds in the United Kingdom, a division of ComNet Communication Networks, a USA-based manufacturer of fiber optic wireless and copper transmission and networking equipment, is introducing major capability upgrades in its all new CopperLine® Ethernet over COAX/ UTP distance extending product line.

ComNet now offers two distinct CopperLine products that feature different power over Ethernet capabilities. The first, the CLFEEOC line is the upgrade to the existing

CopperLine® products, offers extended distance transmission with pass-through PoE meeting the IEEE802.3af standard.

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The second line, the CLFEPOE series can act as a PoE power source (PSE), injecting IEEE 802.3at PoE+ to powered devices as well as support for pass-through POE+.

These products are designed for applications where existing copper media, such as coaxial cable or twisted pair (UTP) is currently installed and are a costeffective alternative to installing new media.

According to Steve Clarke, ComNet Europe Managing Director, “Our Gen 1 CopperLine®

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was very well received, but as we went on we discovered limitations to its capabilities, in short, many network PoE devices required greater compatibility than our existing CopperLine® could provide.

Our all new CopperLine® PoE series is designed to be a PoE power source and can supply 30 watts of PoE+, perfect for many of the network devices that require higher power to operate or can operate in pass-through power mode.”

“Our all new CopperLine® will consist of one, four, eight and sixteen channel models that utilize coaxial cable or twisted pair. The new design utilizes many of the same enclosures as the cur-

rent ComNet product line and is more easily integrated into installations where other ComNet products are being used,” Clarke concluded.

“By re-introducing a next generation CopperLine®, ComNet continues to recognize the needs of the market and develop products accordingly. Although ComNet was founded with a core competency focused on fiber optic transmission, we’re evolving the company to be a single source for all types of transmission through different media,” commented Frank Haight, ComNet Vice President of Marketing, “Our first entry into Ethernet over copper was very successful

and well received. ComNet has always been known as the innovation company.

Introducing an all-new CopperLine® with greater capabilities is what is expected from a company that is known for innovative product advancements. It’s also comforting to know this new product line was designed and will be built here in our Danbury, CT facility.”

ComNet offers an extensive line of fiber optic video and data transmission equipment as well as a line of fiber optic, wireless and copper Ethernet Network equipment that is uniquely toughened to meet the needs of the Security and Intelligent Transportation System market.

sightlogix Issues Industry Challenge for Outdoor Security Shoot Out Nothing delivers the coverage, detection performance and cost-per-foot efficiency of new SightSensor XA

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ith a higher-resolution imager and unmatched video processing power, a single SightSensor XA can provide superior intrusion detection over an area as large as football field, often replacing four or more cameras and infrastructure otherwise required, making it the most cost-effective outdoor security solution available.

“The SightSensor XA redefines the performance and economics for what can be achieved outdoors,” said John Romanowich, President and CEO, SightLogix, “We’re so confident in the performance of the SightSensor XA that we invite customers with active projects to compare our solution to any other outdoor security approach and let us prove its advantage.”

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ergy and chemical facilities and other critical assets.

SightSensor smart thermal cameras detect and pinpoint intruders in all conditions, including total darkness and adverse weather to provide 24-hour, real-time situational awareness, and an outstanding thermal image (Inputs from SightLogix).

Introduces The First Camera in a New Series of MultiSensor Fixed Domes with Panoramic Overview AXIS Q3709-PVE Network Camera has three 4K sensors that together provide a detailed 180º overview of a large area,outdoors as well as indoors, in an efficient one-camera installation. The camera provides video with unparalleled streaming performance, smoothly capturing movements in high detail at 30 frames per second

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xis Communications has introduced the first camera in the new AXIS Q37 Series. AXIS Q3709-PVE provides situational awareness of a large area, making the camera ideal for city surveillance applications, as well as in installations in logistic centers, airports and train stations.

“An effective one-camera installation providing overview and image detail at the same time is an efficient way to ensure that surveillance needs are

met in large open areas,” Erik Frännlid, Axis’ Director of Product Management explains, “Multi-sensor cameras are also well-suited in applications such as squares, stadiums, parking lots and perimeter surveillance, where large areas need to be monitored in high image detail in order to ensure complete situational awareness.”

Installation is easy, reliable and costefficient. No focusing is required since the lenses are factory-focused. The camera comes in a stylish and discreet design with an easily repaintable and removable weather shield that protects against rain, snow and sunlight and allows for easy blending with the environment.

The camera provides a perfect 180° overview in up to 33 megapixel resolution. It offers a video streaming performance of 3x4K at 30fps or 3x11 megapixels at 20fps.

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● The camera is outdoor-ready with IP66 and NEMA 4X ratings. ● It is vandal-resistant with IK10 rating. ● It can operate in a wide temperature range with standard Power over Ethernet (PoE+). ● The camera offers video motion detection and tampering alarm.

The 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 camera also includes support for edge storage, 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 Q3709-PVE is planned to be available in Q2 2015 through Axis distribution channels at the suggested retail price of $ 2399.

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DVS 2200 IPS Expands Analysis Portfolio With the new DVS 2200 IPS, Dallmeier is expanding its portfolio with regard to intelligent video analysis

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he DVS 2200 IPS is a high-performance server appliance for the analysis of up to 12 IP video channels and the recording of up to 24 IP video channels.Both the analysis software (DVS Analysis Server) and the recording software (Smavia Recording Server) are already installed by the manufacturer and can be configured easily with a browser via Ethernet.

The DVS 2200 IPS is based on the SEDOR® technology, a high-performance and self-learning video analysis technology which provides outstanding analytical results due to state-of-the-art image analysis algorithms and the constant adjustment of the system parameters to the current surrounding conditions (auto-adaptation).

In conjunction with different analysis applications (Intruder, Object Counting, Art), the DVS 2200 IPS can serve

a variety of surveillance and counting purposes. It is notable particularly for its outstanding flexibility; the licences for recording and analysis are independent of one another, so they can be adapted individually to the requirements of the respective situation.

Analysis results can be output in realtime directly to the external management clients PGuard advance and SMAVIA Viewing Client. In addition, they can be

sent as a message in XML format or used for the control of external relays over Ethernet. The results of counting applications can be represented graphically or in tabular form using the optional display and evaluation module SEDOR® DiViStic over Ethernet with a browser.

The DVS 2200 IPS has a compact 1 RU housing and can be installed in a 19” rack using the included mounting brackets.

Enhancements to Honeywell Total Connect™ Remote Services 2.0 Elevate User Experience, Drive RMR Smart Scene Wizards, Expanded Test Drive Demo and Dynamic New Interface Among Improvements

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oneywell recently released a number of updates to its popular Honeywell Total Connect 2.0 platform to help security dealers provide a better user experience, stay competitive and drive more recurring monthly revenue (RMR).

The enhancements extend the value and reach of the award-winning solution, which lets consumers use mobile

devices to remotely control security and automation functions, view live video, stay in the know with real-time alerts and track vehicles and assets via GPS technology.

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said Alice DeBiasio, General Manager for Honeywell Total Connect, “The Smart Scenes, for example, are so intuitive users can set scenes to personalize their environment without any training.

Enhancements like tool tips, the refreshed interface and auto-syncing all make Honeywell Total Connect easier to use, easier to sell, and provide dealers with more opportunity for RMR.”

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Platform enhancements include: ● Smart Scene Wizards: An intuitive wizard guides users through each step when configuring scenes for energy savings, ambiance and convenience – reducing training time, delivering a better user experience and helping consumers make the most of their connected homes and businesses. This feature is supported on the iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ and web via Internet Explorer 10+ or higher. ● Expanded Test Drive Demo: The Test Drive demo, which lets dealers simulate a ‘live’ experience of the platform right on a user’s iPhone without the need for Wi-Fi or cellular

connectivity, has been expanded to support iPad and Android devices. It also contains tool tips – informative pop-ups that accompany and explain each feature. It’s an excellent sales tool and an easy way to familiarize consumers with the features and benefits of Honeywell Total Connect. ● Dynamic New Interface: The sleek new interface is cleaner, more modern and inviting, with a subtle color refresh for a calming visual feel. It’s intuitive and easy to operate, with a common user interface that makes operation easier and familiar across all platforms. It is available in four languages – English, Latin American

Spanish, French Canadian and Brazilian Portuguese. ● Smart Auto-Syncing: Honeywell Total Connect auto-syncs with the LYNX Touch 7000, 5200 and 5100 Control Systems – greatly simplifying operation when adding or removing sensors, users and Z-Wave® devices or rules. Panel changes occur automatically within seconds. ● Touch ID™: The platform supports Touch ID, an easy, highly secure feature from Apple that uses customers’ fingerprints to act as their passcodes when logging into the iOS app. It works on iPhone 5S, 6, 6Plus, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 and is supported on iOS 8+.

Releases

Ethernet-ready, KT-1 Single Door Controller Innovative single button enrollment allows the controller to be up and running in minutes

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antech, part of the Tyco Security Products business unit of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, announces the release of the KT-1 single door controller, an intuitive and versatile controller equally suited for small or large buildings and applications with remote sites.

Featuring an attractive and space saving design, the unique form factor of the KT-1 controller can be installed in a variety of locations, from typical door installations in plain view to a traditional security cabinet.

“The KT-1 single door controller was designed with installers in mind.

All that is needed is an IP connection, and the push of a touch-sensitive button to be up and running,” said Rajeev Dubey, Senior Product Manager, Tyco Security Products, “This elegantly designed hardware combined with user friendly EntraPass software provides the ultimate in the Kantech user experience – an intuitive user interface and the flexibility and ease of IP for single door installations.”

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automatically detected and enrolled on the security system making it quick and simple to install. With its on-board Ethernet port, Power over Ethernet capabilities and flexible design – featuring interchangeable connections for easy installation or replacement – the KT-1 controller is up and running in minutes.

To further streamline the installation process, a single KT-1 controller can act as a gateway for more than 30 additional controllers when communicating with the EntraPass software, thereby reducing the amount of IP connections needed and reducing set up time. This feature is built into every KT-1 controller and requires no additional hardware.

The KT-1 controller is an ideal complement to the EntraPass security management software (v6.02 and higher), including the EntraPass Web ap-

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plication and the EntraPass Go mobile app, creating a highly scalable solution that installs quickly and provides a superior user experience.

KT-1 also integrates with DSC Power Series and MAXSYS intrusion alarm panels. When using the EntraPass software, KT-1 can be integrated

with American Dynamics and Exacq video management systems.

KT-1 is available through Kantech’s distribution channels.

Launches x930 Series of High-Performance Distribution Switches with Unified Management Capabilities IP networking leader expands its popular range of ‘x’ series switches

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extending the network, AMF “In managed service provider environprovides IT administrators with ments, the x930 Series bridges the gap to fua unified management interface ture SDN-NFV-managed services, as well as and zero-touch device installaprovides a roadmap to MPLS/ MEF 2.0 sertion and recovery, which saves vices, Furthermore, the x930 Series will offer substantial time and money – a 40GbE line rate speed-protected access transmajor advantage where large port rings, enabling providers to aggregate Gigabit speeds from integrated multiservice acnumbers of access switches are cess platforms directly to line-speed 40GbE.” deployed.

– Philip Yim The Allied Telesis x930 SeAllied Telesis, Senior Vice President, ries unifies the management of Global Program Management large-scale wired and “The x930 Series will be a boon for netwireless networks on a single flexibility of a variety of different port work administrators because of its combinaplatform to reduce complex- configurations with the power of Altion of flexibility, advanced features, and its ity and increase administrative lied Telesis VCStack. And for small- to high capacity for work. It’s an easy switch to consistency. The Allied Telesis medium-sized organizations, the x930 deploy and use, and with AMF and the WireWireless Manager runs as an Series is an ideal core switch with the less Manager, it will simplify the management application on the x930 Series intelligence of AMF to reduce operaof the entire network and reduce running costs to further reduce costs and im- tional expenditures through network across the whole organization.” prove service levels across the automation and the ability to integrate – Seiichiro Sato wireless infrastructure. When wired and wireless networks as a single Director, Global Product Marketing, Allied Telesis the Wireless Manager is run in platform.

The x930 Series is packed with feaconjunction with AMF, the benThe x930 Series supports Allied efits of a unified management interface tures for resiliency, reliability, and flexTelesis Management Framework™ are multiplied across the entire wired ibility: (AMF), an exclusive Allied Telesis and wireless networks, simplifying ● 160G stacking links and stackable to 8 units for a high-speed resilient technology that enables organizations management and reducing the burden backbone, ideal for distributed camto reduce operational expenditures and of running and maintaining a wireless pus applications or dual-core disashelps IT administrators reduce their network. ter recovery scenarios.

As a distribution switch, the x930 daily workloads. By automating many common management tasks such as Series is ideal for medium to large or- ● Dual hotswappable PSUs allow for easy maintenance and nonstop serreplacing failed units, modifying con- ganizations such as schools, hospitals, vice, but also flexibility of power figurations, upgrading firmware, or and government agencies providing the

llied Telesis has announced that it has launched its x930 Series of high-performance distribution switches.

With five models in the Series, offering a variety of port configurations with support for 10 Gigabit uplinks and the power of Allied Telesis Virtual Chassis Stacking (VCStack™), the x930 Series has the flexibility and performance for demanding aggregation and distributed core applications.

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sources and PoE+ PSU options to allow PoE+ power to be increased as network demands grow. ● The AT-x930-24GSTX model has

24 copper and 24 fiber combo ports for applications where flexibility of fiber and copper connections is essential.

● The x930 Series is a future-proof platform that is SDN-ready and software upgradeable to 40G Ethernet.

New Ocularis v5.0 Video Management Software Now Available for Delivery Innovative technology platform delivers power, affordability and independence

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nSSI announced that the new Ocularis v5.0 video management software (VMS) is now available for delivery for both new customers and for current customer upgrades. Installing this new software brings new capabilities, efficiencies, scalability, and cost effectiveness to support diverse customer requirements and system designs. Built on an open and innovative platform, Ocularis v5.0 is designed to enhance security by providing comprehensive system management and advanced features.

“Ocularis v5.0 is our newest, most capable offering ever. It provides a simple, efficient, secure and powerful platform on which to build integrated

security systems,” said Gadi Piran, President and CTO, OnSSI, “Our customers have been eager to take advantage of the new functionality, including improved data storage handling, camera integration, and recorder management, and with this recent release, they can do so immediately.”

Ocularis v5.0 is based on a new recorder that accommodates a high number of cameras per server while maximizing HDD storage effectiveness with dynamic data management for automatic storage load balancing, edge recording support, video aging, and end-to-end 256 bit AES Encryption. Ocularis v5.0 also provides improved site-to-site capabilities and communication with features including push video feeds to remote displays and shared events for quicker responses and greater collaboration.

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Ocularis v5.0 will continue to support the features that set it apart from competitors, such as camera NVR, critical camera failover, and PSIM functionality, along with many others.

“OnSSI takes pride in providing a seamless migration path to Ocularis v5.0,” continued Piran, “Current Ocularis users will find it easy to upgrade to the new software and take advantage of the new capabilities.”

Ocularis users with a valid StayCURRENT™ software upgrade plan can migrate to Ocularis v5.0 free of charge and their StayCURRENT plan remains in effect. For Ocularis v4.1 and earlier customers without a StayCURRENT plan, they can purchase a special, limited time offer for a oneyear StayCURRENT plan to easily upgrade to the new Ocularis v5.0 at a greatly reduced cost.

Ocularis v5.0 is offered in three levels: Professional, designed for organizations operating multiple locations with small to mid-sized camera counts; Enterprise, built for a wide range of mid to large IT-centric organizations; and Ultimate, created for large organizations with extended command and control needs and recording server failover.

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Digivod and Videotec Unleash the power of ULISSE and MAXIMUS

Digivod, the German video management and PSIM software, fully integrates the IP cameras in the Ulisse and the MPX PTZ series, produced by Videotec

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igivod now offers all powerful features of Videotec Ulisse and MPX PTZ series in its intuitive GUI. Using Videotec keyboards, joysticks, or standard PC equipment, the user can intuitively access all features of the Videotec cameras. For example, the user can smoothly steer PTZ in all zoom levels, switch views, play forward and back, and of course, turn on night vision or control the famous wiper and washer that make Videotec the long term investment for challenging outdoor surveillance.

All cameras can be controlled through digivod clients, Web browser, Tablets and Smart Phone apps. All cameras can be controlled either from the site itself, or from headquarters of multiple sites.

All cameras can be put to unlimited video walls by simple drag and drop.

All Videotec features come along with standard digivod installation, with

no special libraries or any additional costs.

“We are proud that our range of high end cameras is being increasingly appreciated. With digivod integration, our cameras can be used through an intuitive, simple software that is really plug and play,” says Alessandro Franchini, Videotec Marketing Director.

“For us, the integration with Videotec Ulisse and MPX PTZ cameras is a must,” said Dr Karsten Fourmont, the founder and Managing Director of digivod, “Videotec is well known for its high-end cameras, especially optimal for very demanding outdoor environments.

By integrating the control of Videotec cameras into the core of our software, we intend that all installers and end users can use these impressive cameras by simply turning a joystick.” digivod is a video management and

PSIM platform that allows not only management of video, but integration of any security systems such as alarm systems, access control, command and control and fence systems by simple configurations. Its references range from small installations to huge safe city projects. digivod customers appreciate the simplicity of the software and the flexible and competent support of the German company.

The Videotec Ulisse cameras offer a wide selection of rugged PTZ cameras, with integrated day/ night and thermal ones, designed to meet every need of outdoor continuous monitoring even in difficult environmental conditions, without requiring maintenance. The Videotec MPX series is a sturdy and robust solution, in full compliance with all the highest EX PROOF standards for classified areas on explosive environments.

Firmware 2.1.0.55 for NVR Server

Advanced account management and powerful event & action management

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IGIEVER has released firmware 2.1.0.55 for its Linux-embedded standalone DIGIEVER NVR server to enhance operation experience as well as to minimize installation time and labor cost. By upgrading DIGIEVER NVR to firmware 2.1.0.55, users can configure up to 11 event types and up to 15 action types to fully take control of the region.

Event and action management function is highlighted to alert event happenings even when users are away from the

secured area. DIGIEVER NVR can immediately inform you of an intruder or a noise louder than usual ambient sound, in which case the security guard will be notified by sight (highlight video window) and by sound (alert sound). The manager can also remotely check the event situation via e-mail or DIGIMobileV2.

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NVR status such as recorded files recycling pre-notice, NVR recovered from power outage, storage threshold warning etc. ● For temporary power outage situation, DIGIEVER NVR supports USB type UPS device. In case the UPS runs out of power, DIGIEVER develops Smart Shutdown and Startup to automatically shut down NVR to protect recorded videos and system. Before shutdown, users can receive UPS low

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power warning via e-mail in advance. ● For special large-scale project requirements, rack-mount type DIGIEVER NVR can be equipped with redundant power supply to ensure system reliability and constant availability.

DIGIEVER NVR elevates its compatibility with Axis Zipstream technol-

ogy, AXIS and VIVOTEK camera’s corridor mode as well as APC/ OMRON/ CyberPower/ YEC UPS devices. All DIGIEVER NVR series are successfully compatible with Axis Zipstream technology. After configuring Axis IP cameras, users can directly add them into NVR and safeguard your region with less storage capacity. Besides, DIGIEVER NVR sup-

ports Axis and VIVOTEK corridor mode to satisfy diverse surveillance locations such as hallways, tunnels or other narrow vertical video scenarios.

DIGIEVER NVR has successfully integrated with over 100 IP camera brands and more than 3,600 models to satisfy worldwide surveillance needs in various vertical markets.

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HeiTel XOh SecurityPlus Software for New Line of Remotely Programmable Multi-service Gateways (RMG) Entire range of Xtralis RMGs now feature comprehensive capabilities for delivering best-in-class security plus multiple services for building management and business intelligence

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tralis, the world’s leading provider of very early warning threat prevention solutions, has introduced the HeiTel XOh SecurityPlus Remotely Programmable Operating System, available on a new line of high-performance RMGs – the HeiTel CamDisc E, CamDisc+ E, and HeiTel ipVG. This announcement comes just weeks after the release of ADPRO XOa, which offers similar capabilities for ADPRO systems.

Now Xtralis’ entire range of RMGs can deliver best-in-class remotely programmable security, plus multiple services for building management & business intelligence.

While ADPRO XOa features massive scalability to 32 cameras and video analytics, HeiTel XOh is specifically tuned for markets requiring up to 10 analog or IP cameras and 8 video content analytics on the same system. XOh is the ideal choice for central monitoring stations (CMS) and end-users offering remote monitoring, analytics services, and rapid response across a

range of markets, including utilities, retail, banking, car dealerships, and more.

XOh also offers the world’s best mobile video streaming capabilities, designed for applications ranging from transport & vehicle monitoring to body worn vests, giving first responders live video feedback and situational awareness to command and control centers for rapid backup and resource decisions.

Running exclusively on the new HeiTel CamDisc E, CamDisc+ E, and ipVG RMGs, XOh software features seamless connectivity to external detectors, newly embedded IntrusionTrace motion detection video content analytics, remote video verification, unbreakable transmission over any network, and rapid response capabilities. HeiTel solutions have been deployed globally for decades, and are used widely by central monitoring stations. With new software innovations and superior hardware performance, customers will realize greater security and enhance their clients experience with new and future services, as June 2015

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additional video analytics become available for multiple applications.

A single new CamDisc+ E running XOh can stream 10 IP/ analog cameras for remote monitoring while simultaneously running award-winning IntrusionTrace video analytics available on up to 4 of those channels, for sterile zone perimeter protection. A compact CamDisc E RMG offers up to 4 channels of streaming video while simultaneously running up to 4 IntrusionTrace analytics.

The HeiTel ipVG is a new offering in the HeiTel line, an all-IP solution supporting 10 IP cameras while simultaneously running 8 analytics on the box. All of the solutions offer a remotely programmable ‘pay-as-you-go’ approach easily deployed using Xtralis Xchange, an online licensing portal.

The CamDisc E and CamDisc+ E are backward compatible with existing HeiTel solutions, and Xtralis is offering upgrade programs to provide better performance and new services to existing customers.

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Top 10 Cloud Surveillance Challenges

By Martin Renkis – Founder & CEO, Smartvue Corporation

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his presentation is designed to distill what is typically a few weeks of meetings with customers about their cloud video surveillance needs into to a few high-level challenges. Here are what we see as the 10 key challenges and a few thoughts on solutions.

#1 Bandwidth

deal with this situation including a ‘hybrid cloud’ that stores some HD video locally and some online. Some cloud solutions offer small resolution video storage – which helps with bandwidth issues, but can defeat the purpose of HD cameras. The more advanced cloud video surveillance solutions optimize

video for all different connection speeds and also offer ‘data forming’ as well as ‘bandwidth management.’

This insures your Internet connection is not taken over by video so processes like credit card processing, order entry, and inventory management work without interruption.

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n real estate, it’s location, location, location. And in cloud video surveillance, it’s bandwidth, bandwidth, bandwidth. Cloud surveillance is all about transferring ‘heavy’ video data across different networks. Without proper bandwidth, you have no cloud video surveillance or, even worse, an unreliable solution. If you look at bandwidth as your ‘pipe’ to the Internet, you need a really good ‘pipe’ to get video up to the cloud.

Your pipe has both upload and download speeds, which are usually different, and to get video to the cloud you need sufficient upload speed. As an example, a small retail store with five HD cameras might need a 10mbps ‘upload’ pipe to get real-time HD video to the cloud.

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f we look at one definition of the cloud as “computing and data storage that is scalable, dynamic and available on demand,” there are two main parts to the story: ‘computing,’ which is the delivery of video over the cloud, and ‘storage,’ which is the archiving of video on the cloud. As mentioned earlier, video uses a lot of bandwidth, so the costs of storing and accessing video on the cloud can add up quickly. Using the five camera example I mentioned before, video storage might be 1TB a month or more. Just for comparison sake, you can buy a 1TB HDD for $80 on the Amazon. com store. Now guess how much 1TB of Amazon cloud storage will cost you: $97 a month! Also keep in mind the hidden costs for cloud storage, which include data transfer costs (access the video) and data redundancy costs (how many copies of your video are stored and where are they stored). Consider a cloud video surveillance solution that makes storage easy to understand and easy to buy.

Storing low-resolution video online can reduce storage requirements but also reduces effectiveness of the video. And a ‘hybrid cloud’ solution can store HD video locally and more critical video remotely.

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aving the cloud to centrally view and manage your video surveillance is not worth much if its not easy to use and limited by requirements of certain computers, operating systems, plug-ins, activeX components and other software. Consider a cloud video surveillance platform that has an elegant and simple to use interface that works on almost any web browser, on almost any

Cloud surveillance is all about transferring ‘heavy’ video data across different networks. Without proper bandwidth, you have no cloud video surveillance or, even worse, an unreliable solution computer, tablet or smartphone, without custom software or plug-ins. This reduces installation and complexity of use – easily adding more value to your solution. Consider support for common browsers like IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari on Windows and Apple computers and look for iOS, Android and Win8 apps on iPhone, iPad, Galaxy and other smartphones and tablets. You should not be limited to using your cloud surveillance system on a certain type of computer or device.

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the software behind the scenes will always contribute to performance.

Consider cloud video surveillance solutions that provide speed and quality – and deliver this experience regardless of the speed of the network. The best way to test this is with real-world pilot and respected manufacturers gladly provide test systems at no cost.

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ecause of the Internet and, in particular, the cloud, we are now dealing with customers that enjoy remote access to hundreds of locations, hundreds of miles away from each other.

When being responsible for multiple locations, hundreds of cameras, and months of video, the need for ‘surveillance management’ becomes mission critical. Ensuring that cameras are operating and recording properly and live and that recorded video is easily accessible is all part of the job. Access to reports on system performance becomes a core part of any cloud video surveillance solution. Being notified immediately if a camera is down at any location and remotely upgrading systems as well as other troubleshooting can save big bucks when you don’t have to send out a technician in a truck! Consider a cloud video surveillance solution that offers a single, easy-to-use interface with the right features you need to manage your surveillance.

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s video surveillance on the cloud secure? The evolution of the cloud itself is an evolution in trust – moving business services we are used to doing ourselves to other companies to handle.

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lance is safer in the cloud than on your own computers. The major cloud platform companies such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon invest tremendous amounts of resources to maintain and improve security, and they rollout constant improvements to their systems. If you think about it, many corporations and even government entities like the GSA already trust their e-mail to Google Gmail or Microsoft Hotmail and thousands of companies trust their most prized asset, customer information, to the Sales force cloud. Even the director of the National Security Agency, General Keith Alexander, said he is convinced the cloud will ensure that people cannot see any data beyond what they need for their jobs. Another component of security is the physical location of the video. Most cloud services offer data redundancy that include multiple copies of data and even geographic redundancy where the data is duplicated in more than one physical location. Remember that by law, you are responsible for the security of your video surveillance data, whether its onsite – or on a cloud. Are there guarantees? No. But the cloud is proving to be the future more so every day. Note that now 60 percent of worldwide phone traffic is

on Skype, which runs on the Microsoft cloud. That trust will continue to move toward the cloud.

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ne of the key benefits of cloud computing is ‘elasticity,’ which is the ability to deliver the exact amount of computing services and storage needed on demand. A cloud video surveillance solution should not only be able to support one or one million cameras or servers, but also make supporting any amount in between fast and simple to do. Consider a cloud video surveillance solution that is self-configuring and designed to work with hundreds of different cameras and almost any network infrastructure. It should reliably be able to grow from one location with five cameras to hundreds of locations with thousands of cameras then back down again – on demand and without long term contracts.

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rolled out to an entire enterprise automatically or on-demand. This ensures that the solution can respond quickly to changing conditions such as new security threats or new requirements like analytics or integration with other technologies such as access control or PoS. Not only should software and cloud services be upgradeable, but hardware devices such as cloud servers and edge recorders should benefit from this service as well.

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Each of the 10 challenges have more than one solution and there may be additional challenges particular to your business. Reach out to peers in your industry for their experience, talk to different vendors, get a pilot at your location, and search Google for ‘cloud video surveillance’ or ‘cloud cctv’ for more.

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ONVIF Profile Q for Easy Configuration

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ut-of-the-box, easy, plug and play interoperability. It is what we all want and expect as end users in today’s market. No matter what the brand or even platform, the expectation is that when we buy a new tablet or wireless speakers and hook them up, the devices will work in concert with one another.

Though the technology is on a larger scale and arguably more complex, integrators, system providers and end users in the physical security industry have similar expectations about IP-enabled security devices. In fact, recent surveys of ONVIF users and integrators have shown that easy configuration is

the number one requested feature for future profiles.

Profile Q, ONVIF’s newest draft specification, has been created in direct response to this feedback. The new profile answers the call for easy installation and out-of-the-box functionality using the ONVIF specification, catering to the security-specific needs of an easy set-up mechanism and basic device level configuration. Slated for final release in June 2015, manufacturers will have ONVIF automatically enabled for every product that is Profile Q conformant.

This means that an integrator or user doesn’t have to find a switch to activate ONVIF, or search for instructions issued by the manufacturer or printed on a label on the device.

ONVIF Profile Q conformant devices are easily discoverable and allow the installer to set common settings such as IP address, time, authentication and security settings. It does not matter what type of device the client is communicating to, as the ONVIF commands are common to all device types.

When replacing a camera in an already existing system, an ONVIF Profile Q device can be configured quickly by using the data from a backup. The new profile also features a factory reset functionality that will bring a conformant device back to its original out-of-the-box state, thereby always retaining interoperability with other June 2015

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ONVIF IP security devices. Events can also be managed through ONVIF Profile Q conformant devices. These device events can include fan, power supply or storage failure, as well as critical temperature and last backup.

Another essential element of ONVIF Profile Q has been developed in response to recent changes in infrastructure and management philosophy.

In the days of analog, dedicated networks for CCTV and access systems provided not only the expectation of plug and play interoperability, but also the peace of mind that the information transmitted between devices was free from harm. The IP equivalent of those private networks is a dedicated IT network for security devices, but the reality is that the expense of maintaining a separate network for security and another for other business operations is a luxury few organizations can afford in the long run. Therefore, networks are converging and being streamlined in order to affect cost savings. When sharing communication infrastructure with other business networks, however, CCTV and access systems need particular information security capabilities in order to provide the same security as a system that is operating in a dedicated network.

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Slated for final release in June 2015, manufacturers will have ONVIF automatically enabled for every product that is Profile Q conformant sary out-of-the-box interoperability.

An integral part of interoperability is setting up secure connections between devices and clients. ONVIF Profile Q does this by supporting Transport Layer Security (TLS), the primary security feature of the new profile. TLS is a widely used cryptographic protocol that is designed to provide communication security. The protocol uses certificates and asymmetric cryptography to authenticate the data transferred between the parties.

As a prerequisite for TLS, ONVIF Profile Q also allows for the management of certificates and keys on ONVIF devices themselves. Once set up, ONVIF Profile Q devices and clients can communicate across the network in a way that prevents tampering and eavesdropping even though the network is shared with other systems.

It is no coincidence that the two main features of ONVIF Profile Q are easy set up and advanced security features. The two are inexorably intertwined. If a product is too complicated to set up and configure, then it often goes unused. If security features, too, are difficult to install, configure and maintain, busy and frustrated operators often turn them off. This, of course, though understandable, leaves devices and networks vulnerable to attack. ONVIF Profile Q makes con-

figuration and the implementation of advanced security easy for integrators and users, saving their valuable time and ensuring that their networks are safe for multiple uses.

Profile Q is one of four profiles currently offered by ONVIF. In addition to Profile Q, ONVIF has developed three other profiles: Profile G for video storage, which was released in July of 2014; Profile C for physical access control, released in March of 2014; and Profile S, ONVIF’s first profile, which was released in January of 2012 and helps end users and system designers in determining interoperable components of a physical security solution.

ONVIF Profile G is the specification that encompasses on-board video storage, searching, retrieval capabilities and media playback. Profile G was created to further refine the interoperability between live video and video storage. It covers cameras, encoders and network video recorder (NVR) devices as well as client systems such as video management systems, building management systems and physical security information management (PSIM) systems, among others.

Through Profile C, systems integrators, specifiers and consultants are able to achieve interoperability between clients and devices of physical access control systems (PACS) and network-based video systems. Compatibility between access control edge devices and clients is improved, installation simplified and training time diminished because of the reduced need for multiple proprietary monitoring systems to handle different PACS devices. Profile C conformant devices within the access control system provide door and access point information and functionality related to basic door control activities such as June 2015

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locking and unlocking doors, when a door has been accessed and other door monitoring tasks.

Profile S describes the common functionalities shared by ONVIF conformant video management systems and devices such as IP cameras or encoders that sends, configures, requests or controls the streaming of media data over an IP network. The profile includes specific features such as pan, tilt, zoom control, audio streaming and relay outputs.

As described above, Profile Q, ONVIF’s newest profile, recognizes the importance of ease of use and the need for increased security across business networks. It provides users with easy configuration and set up, as well as the advanced security features necessary for operating a contemporary and effective security network. Profile Q works across brands and profiles to give end users and systems integrators the tools

ONVIF Profile Q answers the call for advanced information security features, in addition to providing necessary outof-the-box interoperability that they need to connect systems and devices as seamlessly as possible, in order to create a truly interoperable security system.

The Release Candidate for ONVIF Profile Q will be available online for member review and comment until June 2015. If no technical modifications are necessary, the final publication of ONVIF Profile Q is expected in late June of 2015.

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Mobile Access Wins SIA NPS Award at ISC West 2015

ID Mobile Access solution from HID Global® was the winner of the New Product Showcase competition in the Access Control category at ISC West 2015. The accolade marks the company’s 16th award for its solutions based on Seos technology.

“HID Mobile Access is paving the way for new opportunities to combine

convenience with advanced security for access control and many other applications using smart devices,” said Harm Radstaak, Vice President, Physical Access Control (PACS) Business with HID Global, “HID Global is honored to receive this SIA accolade that continues to validate our use of Seos technology in new and innovative mobile solutions.”

Supporting both NFC and Bluetooth Smart, the solution works with the industry’s broadest range of iOS- and Android-based smartphones and other smart devices without requiring handset sleeves or other accessories. HID Global’s ‘Twist and Go’ gesture technology and Bluetooth Smart enables users to open doors and gates from a distance.

VESDA-E VEA and HeiTel 4G Body Worn Video Solutions

win Security Industry Association 2015 New Product Showcase Awards The innovative solutions bring Xtralis pro-active threat prevention to the masses through early & reliable detection, remote visual verification, and immediate and effective response

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wo Xtralis solutions received the prestigious New Product Showcase (NPS) awards at ISC West 2015.

VESDA-E VEA aspirating smoke detector (ASD) won the Best in Fire & Life Safety Award, and the HeiTel 4G BodyWorn Nano streaming video transmitter received an Honorable Mention. Both solutions bring Xtralis’ pro-active threat prevention innovation to new markets, providing vastly safer environments for people. VESDA-E VEA brings very early

warning ASD to office buildings, healthcare, retail, and educational facilities and more, giving people the world’s best and most reliable smoke detection, to prevent fire threats. The HeiTel 4G Nano transmitter for body worn vests provides live streaming video to command and control centers, providing much greater intelligence and situational awareness, resulting in quicker & more effective response.

Both solutions provide countless millions of people reliable protection from threats with pro-active prevention through Xtralis innovation.

The VESDA-E VEA series of aspirating smoke detectors combine VESDA reliability and early warning smoke detection with pinpoint addressability and a variety of annunciation options. They use patented air sampling points and multi-channel micro-bore air-sampling with enhanced or standard alarm sensitivity setting for the sampling points. As June 2015

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a multi-channel addressable system, the VEA detector is able to divide a protected space into sampling locations, enabling the localization of a fire for faster incident response. The detectors are suitable for protection of areas where pinpoint location of fire events is essential, thus providing ideal fire detection solutions for offices, hospitals, schools, prisons, multi-story dwellings, cabinets in data centers and warehouse racks. A wide range of features provide flexibility, field programmability, enhanced connectivity and reduced total cost of ownership.

While current-generation VESDA was considered the benchmark for ASD systems, VESDA-E VEA surpasses that with VESDA trusted performance and can quickly add remote monitoring, servicing, and detection capabilities with the addition of bolt-on hardware modules called VESDA Stax, including a version of its award-winning VESDA ECO gas

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detection solution. VESDA-E VEA offers innovative & easy setup, configuration, remote monitoring, and connectivity options. A first in the industry, VESDAE can be enhanced with downloadable software applications, called Xapps, which enable new, on-demand monitoring services. Available immediately are DustTrace, DieselTrace, and WireTrace Xapps, to monitor conditions and enable corrective response to take place before threats escalate. VESDA-E can be remotely and wirelessly monitored and managed using an iVESDA mobile app available on IOS & Android mobile devices. iVESDA mobility provides intel-

ligent situational awareness for local & emergency personnel, vastly improving response time and effectiveness.

The HeiTel 4G Body-Worn Nano provides reliable transmission of live and recorded video, bi-directional audio, and GPS information over wireless technologies including 4G, LTE and CDMA mobile phone technology as well as satellite, Wi-Fi and broadband networks. The systems are battery powered, self-contained, untethered and ideal for easy, re-deployment for temporary, mobile or semi-permanent applica-

tions. Live and recorded video images and two-way audio can be monitored from a dedicated monitoring station, laptop, iPhone, iPad or Android device.

Up to six separate connections can be made simultaneously to any system.

Wins SIA Award at ISC West 2015 Biometric Access Card Named Top Product for User Authentication, Identification, Credentialing and Management

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he Zwipe Access Card, which provides an on-card fingerprint scanner with 3D capacitive technology directly on a proximity or smart card, was named best product for user authentication, identification, credentialing and management at the Security Industry Association's 2015 New Product Showcase (NPS) ceremony. The biometric card is used by organizations wanting to add biometric authorization to their verification process without having to swap out or add a single biometric reader. The Zwipe Access biometric card is compatible with all popular proximity and smart card readers, including those from HID, Allegion and Farpointe.

“Being acknowledged by the SIA judging panel is an indication of both the industry's acceptance of biometrics as well as an endorsement of our product's unique value proposition in the market,” said Kim Kristian Humborstad,

CEO of Zwipe, “Las Vegas has been good to Zwipe as, only last May, we were named the winner of the first annual American SESAMES Award at CARTES as the best technological innovation that spanned the entire identification sector of smart cards, digital security, identification, secure transactions and contactless technology.”

Zwipe Access biometric cards can be issued to key staff and personnel providing the enhanced security benefits of 2-factor biometric authentication without any changes to their existing access control system software or readers.

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algorithm further reduces the already low false rejection rate. In addition, a replaceable standard coin cell battery provides years of card life.

The enhanced Zwipe Access biometric card features a clamshell design with a slot for a lanyard. The biometric card also accepts pressure-sensitive labels that let organizations personalize the credential by adding employee photographs, company logos, department codes and other information.

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Viakoo and Video Insight Integrate Solutions to Optimize Capabilities Partnership enables best-in-breed physical security

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iakoo, a leader in video surveillance network management, and Video Insight, a leader in video management systems (VMS) for surveillance, announced a seamless integration between their two solutions. The best-in-breed combination offers the advanced functionality of Video Insight’s VMS, paired with Viakoo’s capability to discover and resolve network issues that impact the security video stream performance and stability. Both companies were at ISC West to demonstrate the benefits of their solution.

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and benefits, Video Insight is an excellent VMS to integrate with the Viakoo solution,” said Bud Broomhead, CEO, Viakoo, “Their track record of bringing meaningful innovation to this market is perfectly in alignment with our objective of improving the reliability and dependability of all video systems.”

The partnership between Viakoo and Video Insight addresses the vital need to eliminate downtime in today’s mission-critical video surveillance systems. From both a safety and operational perspective, downtime creates security, safety, and legal issues, in addition

to impacting profitability derived from analysis of the video streams. Viakoo’s easy-to-deploy SaaS solution helps to ensure uptime, stability, and optimal performance of the security video network.

“Our focus is on schools and campuses, where safety and security are paramount and there is no tolerance for downtime,” said J. Robert Shaw, CEO of Video Insight, “Integrating the Viakoo solution with our VMS optimizes the reliability of the video systems where it is deployed, assuring that crucial video is not lost or compromised.”

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iretrace International announces the achievement of the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden’s PMark, for its bus-specific fire suppression systems.

Firetrace International has proactively sought and achieved P-Mark status, SP’s voluntary, industry-leading certification of quality in the field of fire suppression systems. Until recently there have been no international standards for evaluating performance of fire suppression systems within bus engine compartments, despite the significant number of bus fire incidents reported each year worldwide.

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ing place under controlled conditions within a test enclosure so that results can be evaluated in a well-defined and objective way. There are no pre-existing standards specifically for bus engine compartments, so the technical requirements are based on internationally accepted general standards and the testing of systems against multiple worst-case scenario incidents.

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with six versus as many as 20. As a result, Firetrace systems have a dramatically smaller footprint than other competitive systems, facilitating a simpler layout and a much easier installation within the cramped confines of a bus engine compartment.

Firetrace also qualified at the bus manufacturer preferred -40ºC, which none of the water or foam based fire suppression systems have achieved.

Firetrace’s reputation for reliability, ease of service and lowest overall cost of protection over the life of the bus – and now with the coveted PMark as a demonstration of the systems’ capability – has earned its way onto leading bus manufacturers and

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operators around the world.

Achievement of P-Mark status shows Firetrace International’s fire suppression systems have been tested for realistic fire hazards that can occur on a bus and that its components will work in harsh environments. In addition, it requires an independent review, by approved third party auditors of Firetrace International’s factory production control.

Scott Starr, Director of Marketing, Firetrace International commented,

“Firetrace has invested considerable time and expertise in designing a realistic system worthy of achieving P-mark status. We have developed a system that uses minimal agent and a minimal number of nozzles, aspects that will save bus operators time and money on installation and maintenance costs, while maintaining the reputation for reliability that Firetrace has been known for.”

The P-Mark is the new benchmark in fire suppression systems and has been developed to ensure maximum

prevention of loss of life, property and revenue.

ISO 9001:2008 registered Firetrace International is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with its EMEA offices in Gatwick in the UK. Genuine Firetrace is available only via Firetrace International’s global network of authorised distributors. These trading partners are skilled in hazard analysis, agent and system selection, installation, commissioning and support. They also use only genuine Firetrace components.

Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 Could Help HVAC Market T he United States Congress, with bipartisan support, has passed a bill titled the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. The bill aims to promote energy efficiency in commercial buildings in three ways: ● By developing a new voluntary energy program within the current Energy Star framework. ● By adopting new regulations for smart grid-enabled water heaters. ● Promote benchmarking and public disclosure of energy usage for buildings so tenants and building owners can better understand current energy performance level of their space.

While it is presently unclear in the current language of the bill if or how the public disclosure of energy usage for individual buildings will be accessible to the general public, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry could greatly benefit from such legislation if that is indeed

the case.

Currently in the United States, Energy Star certifications act as a way for building owners to show the general public that they are doing their part in limiting energy usage. However, these programs are voluntary and there are no penalties when standards are not reached.

If information on energy usage of buildings was accessible to the public, building owners and businesses that were found to use an exorbitant amount of energy could be put under pressure by environmental advocacy groups and the general public to find ways to cut power consumption. This could be an important development in promoting energy efficiency as many political leaders at the state and federal levels are unwilling to pass prescriptive and punitive energy reform measures for the fear of being branded anti-business.

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could arise from the disclosure of energy consumption could force buildings to upgrade old and inefficient HVAC equipment at a faster rate. For example, in the United States non-residential retrofit market, IHS forecasted total units of air conditioners to grow from 475 thousand in 2014 to 513 thousand in 2017, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6%. With public pressure being an additional driving force behind replacement of inefficient air conditioning units, the CAGR could reach closer to 5.0%.

In addition to higher spending in HVAC equipment, buildings could also invest in more comprehensive HVAC controls systems and spend more on the service and maintenance of the new equipment and controls. This would lead to a further boost in retrofit and replacement HVAC business in cities with a high number of commercial buildings.

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Bosch Access Control Integration with Milestone is Certified XProtect Access Control Module provides handling of events, doors and gates from the easy-to-use video interface

ilestone Systems open platform IP video management software (VMS) is integrated with Bosch Access Control – and has been certified with full documentation of testing results and best practice for optimal configurations.

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barriers from within the video interface.

Live video and views of recordings are synchronized with all the access control events.

The XProtect Access Control Module is part of the Milestone Integration Platform Software Development Kit (MIP SDK). The XProtect Smart Client provides a unified interface to the Bosch

can take advantage of the practical information in the certification documents for better implementations.

The integration between the Bosch Access Control system and the Milestone XProtect® VMS was achieved earlier with the user interface via the Bosch system, and subsequently upgraded with the XProtect® Access Control Module in 2014, with the certification process completed by the end of the year. The combined solution now displays real-time access control events and alarms in the Milestone XProtect® Smart Client, also providing control of doors, gates and

Access Control system with such dedicated functions as monitoring access events with video verification, manually assisting passage (controlling doors, gates etc.), conducting investigations of specific access points or cardholders, easily exporting video evidence and generating reports.

Video of the Bosch access incidents visually confirms and informs on situations as they happen for verified decision-making and efficient response.

The video also provides easily shareable evidential documentation for analysis, rectification or prosecution.

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The seamless integration of Bosch Access Control with the XProtect Smart Client means Milestone customers can keep their easy-to-use video interface while adding access control – without having to re-train. The integration delivers real-time monitoring with video verification for fast response to incidents, including locking, unlocking or triggering a system lockdown. Users may also choose to work with the Bosch interface, and the access control main system administration remains within the Bosch system.

“Bosch is one of the first Milestone Solution Partners to integrate via the XProtect Access Control Module, which shows a strong commitment to our open platform,” says Trine Voss, Head of Solution Partner Program at Milestone Systems, “Flexibility and reliability are two of Milestone’s core business values; these are both demonstrated in the certification of the Bosch Access Control system with our XProtect Smart Client interface. The freedom of choice lets operators use the features that are most efficient for their security needs.”

The certification of the Bosch Access Control integration via the XProtect Access Control Module is another stamp of the strong partnership in the long-standing relationship between these two companies. Milestone Systems already supports the full line of Bosch IP video network cameras, including the comprehensive Bosch analytics offerings.

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tion (APE 3.0) is a powerful and scalable access control application, and by that a perfect contribution to the Milestone Solution Partner ecosystem,” states Ru-

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dolf Spielberger, Head of the Integration Partner Program at Bosch, “With the fulfilled integration via Milestone’s XProtect Access Control Module, we validate

Bosch’s openness strategy by providing – in the uncompromising interest of our customers – common open platform solutions for this demanding market.”

to Acquire Sliding, Folding Door Hardware Leader Brio

llegion, plc (NYSE: ALLE), a leading global security products and solutions provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Brio, a division of RMD Industries Pty Ltd. Brio is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of sliding and folding door hardware for commercial and residential spaces in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter.

Allegion Senior Vice President and President of Asia Pacific William Yu said the acquisition of Brio will allow Allegion to enter the sliding and folding door hardware market with an already

strong brand reputation and high-quality products, while also providing expansion opportunities around the world.

“The sliding and folding door hardware market has obvious synergies with the ‘around-the-doorway’ security markets Allegion leads, so we already have the technical capabilities needed to support this new product offering for our customers,” Yu said, “With our strong global specification writing teams and sales coverage, we’ll be able to leverage Brio’s position in Australia and New Zealand as well as its increasing footprints in the United States and Europe to drive growth for Allegion and our family of brands.”

Brio’s suite of products includes

door hardware systems and accessories for interior sliding and folding doors; WeatherfoldTM exterior folding doors; straight-sliding, top-hung doors; straight-sliding, bottom-roller doors; and retractable insect screens.

Brio General Manager Styli Pelekanos said the acquisition was a strategic one for both entities. “To be part of Allegion is exciting – almost overnight we are expanding our global footprint,” he said, “Brio has spent many years developing a wide range of unique products that have benefited and solved problems for our customers.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Hikvision Meets with Legislators for Electronic Security Association’s Day on Capitol Hill

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ikvision participated in the Electronic Security Association’s Day on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.

A representative from Hikvision’s leadership team met with Congress members in Washington DC to discuss important issues affecting the security industry, including apprenticeship programs, school security, and telecommunications. The Day on Capitol Hill allowed Hikvision

a powerful opportunity to discuss legislation that would have a positive impact on the security industry and on the safety and job stability of millions of Americans.

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S.574, the ‘Leveraging and Energizing America’s Apprenticeship Programs Act,’ provides a tax credit for businesses that hire apprentices via a federally approved apprenticeship program such as the ESA National Apprenticeship Program. This would address the dearth of skilled workers in the electronic security industry as well as help sustain the economy with a positive impact on job creation. Another topic of discussion was the ‘Secure Our Schools’ program, which would allow K-12 school districts to apply for federal grants to improve school security. Finally, Section 275 of the Telecommunication Act of 1996 was discussed, including ESA’s recommendation that Congress bar anticompetitive activities when considering Net Neutrality issues in order to maintain a level playing field for the

electronic security industry.

Hikvision USA was represented

by Sales Director Chris Zenaty, who spoke highly of the Washington event.

“The Capitol Hill event was a fantastic opportunity for Hikvision to gain a better understanding of the needs of those in the security industry, and offer our support to the Electronic Security Association as they work to promote the safety of Americans nationwide,” he noted.

As an Executive Strategic Partner of ESA, Hikvision supports ESA programs that promote and enhance the security industry.

“Through their relationship as an ESA Executive Strategic Partner, Hikvision shows a deep level of commitment to the industry’s progression and to ESA as the industry leading association,” said

ESA President Marshall Marinace, “Furthermore, participation in key industry events like ESA's Day on Capitol Hill demonstrates not only Hikvision’s passion for our industry, but their dedication to our government relations efforts to protect our members’ businesses.”

Jeffrey He, President of Hikvision USA and Hikvision Canada, offered commentary on why Hikvision’s participation in the Day on Capitol Hill was significant to the quickly growing company. “Issues that are important to the American security industry are important to Hikvision USA,” He elaborated, “As a leader in the industry, our concerns are aligned with what best serves our valued customers.

We are committed to supporting the success of the security industry for years to come, as demonstrated by our meetings on Capitol Hill.”

Government Report Finds Improper Management of TSA Preventive Maintenance Program Impact on the explosives, weapons and contraband detection equipment service and maintenance market

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n the recently released report from the Office of the Inspector General,

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tion (TSA) has inadequately managed its explosives detection equipment preventive maintenance program. In the report the government sites the TSA’s lack of adequate oversight of maintenance operations and expressed concern that inadequate maintenance could be jeopardizing the safety of passengers and aircraft.

What does this mean for the United States’ explosives, weapons and contraband detection equipment service and maintenance market? In the latest edition of the IHS report titled the Market for Explosives, Weapons and Contra-

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band Detection Equipment, IHS forecast the global service and maintenance market to grow by a CAGR of more than 6%. As a result of information presented in the Inspector General report, IHS presents two alternative scenarios for growth in the service and maintenance market.

First, the government findings could result in higher scrutiny of the TSA preventive maintenance program. If this scenario comes to fruition, IHS expects service and maintenance revenues to increase by several percentage points. In the short-term, IHS expects to see an increase in service and maintenance as

a result of corrective maintenance performed on the existing installed base of explosives detection equipment. Consequently, IHS expects this to drive a small number of checkpoint equipment sales for equipment that is beyond repair or nearing the end of its useful life cycle.

This finding is expected to result in the replacement of between 450 and 500 units each year, over the next three years.

The second scenario is less advantageous to service and maintenance providers. There is a remote possibility that the status quo remains in place which would result in fewer service and maintenance revenues over

the forecast period. Based on current threats to the aviation industry, IHS finds this scenario to be very unlikely as security at US airports is expected to remain high.

While the Inspector General report is alarming, IHS expects the findings to drive positive change within the TSA and result in systematic changes in how preventive service and maintenance is performed. While the ultimate outcome of the government’s report is still uncertain, IHS expects the findings to result in increased service and maintenance revenues and a small number of product sales over the next three years.

Interflex IF-6040 Integrated with TBS

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ouchless Biometric Systems integrates seamlessly with Interflex IF-6040 resulting in a unique, complete biometric time & attendance management solution for mid-sized to large installations.

Based on Microsoft technologies Interflex’s powerful IF-6040 software meets the most demanding requirements of access control and time & attendance.

TBS on the other hand is a biometric manufacturer and solution provider with a complete high-end portfolio of biometric hard- and software.

Interflex had the need to extend their biometric offerings. Weighing up the pros and cons of make or buy they decided to partner with TBS, a biometrics specialist at the forefront of biometric

developments. Instead of investing resources in a fast moving specialized technology, Interflex preferred to concentrate on their core know-how. With Swiss biometrics manufacturer TBS they found a one-stop shop for their biometric needs.

For the integration, a unique approach was chosen. Instead of doing it the traditional way by integrating single devices, TBS was integrated as a biometric subsystem. The main data exchange (user data as well as attendance events) is done on a system level via web services. By integrating a system rather than devices Interflex benefitted immediately from a complete biometric infrastructure and a June 2015

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broad variety of biometric hardware and applications, all operated by the TBS biometric-subsystem. This resulted in a truly equal partnership with each partner dealing with his own core know-how and combining it seamlessly for additional customer value. End-customers perceive it as one solution. From enrollment up to reporting everything becomes part of Interflex IF-6040 management software.

For both partners the combination opend up new market opportunities which resulted in installations for Audi, BMW, Pictet Private Bank, Sparkasse

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Munich and Saudi Ground Services among others.

TBS 3D-Touchless finger scanning technology is unique worldwide.

The three-dimensional and contact-free sensor technology captures the highest possible quantity of fingerprint details, guaranteeing significantly higher secu-

rity than other biometric systems. Contact-free solutions qualify in particular for higher risk, large user groups or hygienically sensitive applications.

Wavesight UK and SIAE MICROELETTRONCA Italy Form a Strategic Alliance to Bring Licenced Backhaul Links to the Industry in Select Markets Across the World

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ith a growing need to provide integrated reliable wireless networks solutions – the strategic alliance allows Wavesight to specify and supply alternative wireless technologies operating in the licensed frequency spectrum where long term contention is a concern, or exceeding the 1Gbps bandwidth barrier is a must. In all networking environments interconnects matter and this is no exception in the deployment of a wireless infrastructure.

SIAE MICROELETTRONICA are internationally renowned as a leading provider of the most innovative and best performing microwave radio and wireless network solutions. With over 1,000 employees (200 of whom are deployed

Wavesight and SIAE MICROELETTRONICA together can now provide ‘best of breed’ technology products to help their partners deliver an end-to-end solution. ● Licensed wireless millimeter microwave links – up to 80 GHZ. ● Supported data rates from 10Mbps up to 4Gbps. ● Supported transmission distances in excess of 60Km per link. in R&D) and offices in 26 countries across the world – their equipment enables millions of people in over 80 countries to communicate around the world every day. They specialise in point to point microwave radio systems that

provide 2G/ 3G/ 4G mobile backhaul, IP and TDM technologies, high speed LAN-to-LAN interconnections and much more.

As an intrinsic element of modern network infrastructure, customers demand the highest quality, value for money and innovative telecommunications products. SIAE MICROELETTRONICA and Wavesight meet these demands with leading edge licensed microwave radio products (from 4 up to 80GHz, including unlicensed frequencies), along with an extensive product portfolio which also includes, E-band radios, multiplexers, cell site gateways, network switching devices and network management systems.

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Centers of Excellence to Strengthen Research and Development Centers of Excellence will be based in Avigilon’s offices in Vancouver, Boston and Dallas

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vigilon Corporation has announced a new Centers of Excellence initiative, focused on research and development, at its three North American office locations: Vancouver, Boston and Dallas.

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will be expanding its presence in Boston and opening a new technology center in Dallas.

“The Centers of Excellence position us to expand our leadership in the industry,” said Avigilon’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Bryan Schmode, “We will accelerate the execution of our strategic vision by further leveraging the deep talent pools in these key locations.”

The Centers of Excellence initiative

will be implemented under the leadership of Avigilon’s Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Dr. Mahesh Saptharishi. Saptharishi is responsible for driving innovation in Avigilon’s product and intellectual property portfolios, identifying strategic technology capabilities and exploring new business opportunities.

“The most successful companies in the world maintain an entrepreneurial spirit as they scale,” said Avigilon’s

Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Alexander Fernandes, “Mahesh is a proven technology leader and innovator who has created successful companies from the ground up and developed new technologies that have redefined the video industry. With his leadership of the Centers of Excellence, Avigilon will continue to lead the industry while solving the problems that matter the most to our customers.”

Mixed Fortunes ahead for the East European and Russian Video Surveillance Market T he East European and Russian video surveillance equipment market, which is worth a combined $595.1m, is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.8%.

However, this masks the mixed fortunes that are forecast for Russia and Eastern Europe. This is according to recently published estimates from IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS).

According to market analyst, Aaron Dale, “Currently, Russia accounts for approximately half of all revenues in the total Russia and East Europe video surveillance equipment market. However, the Russian market is forecast to decline due to a combination of damaging sanc-

tions, capital flight and a volatile currency, while the rest of Eastern Europe is forecast to see strong growth.” From a comparatively equal size in 2013, IHS forecasts the market in Eastern Europe will be approximately twice the size of the Russian market by 2018.

Other key findings of the report include: ● Ukraine is predicted to exhibit the lowest growth of all nations in Eastern Europe. The market for video surveillance equipment in Ukraine will be heavily restrained by the current military conflict between proRussian separatists and the Ukrainian

armed forces. As a result, Ukraine’s share of total market revenues is forecast to drop from approximately 5% in 2013 to 3% in 2018. ● The overall market has tipped in favor of network equipment (by supplier revenues) for the first time, despite the large focus on analogue equipment that exists in many regions. ● Due to the challenging economic conditions, supply to the Russia market continues to consolidate with the top 15 suppliers accounting for 68.5% of the market in 2014, compared with 66.5% in 2013.

ONVIF to Highlight Quick Install Profile Q, Interoperability Demos at IFSEC 2015

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NVIF has announced that it will be an exhibitor at IFSEC International 2015 in London where it will host

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Profile S to highlight the functionality of its interoperability specifications for the physical security industry.

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“Our Profile Q Quick Install Challenge allows visitors to test for themselves how simple it is to connect Profile Q conformant devices and clients,” said Per Björkdahl, Chairman of ONVIF’s Steering Committee, “With an additional demonstration of Profile S, ONVIF will highlight how interoperability between brands works in everyday applications.”

The Quick Install Challenge for Profile Q showcases the easy set-up of the new profile. Attendees themselves set

up and connect a Profile Q conformant camera and a Profile Q conformant video management system, with a prize awarded to the participant with the fastest time.

ONVIF member companies are sponsoring ONVIF’s exhibitor’s booth at IFSEC International, as well as the interoperability demonstrations. The 2015 IFSEC International ONVIF sponsors are Axis, Bosch, Synectics, Oncam, Meyertech, HIKVISION and Panasonic.

Founded in 2008, ONVIF now con-

sists of more than 500 member companies in six continents and more than 4,500 Profile conformant products. With Profile S for streaming video, Profile G for recording and storage, Profile C for physical access control and the Release Candidate for Profile Q for easy installation and advanced security features, ONVIF continues to work with its members to expand the number of IP video integration solutions ONVIF conformant products can provide.

CNL Software and ASV Partner to offer Advanced Maritime Surveillance

CNL Software has entered into a technology partnership with Automatic Sea Vision (ASV), developers of the first video content analytics (VCA) software editor 100% dedicated to the marine environment

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ounded in 2001, ASV develops innovative software solutions designed to automate maritime surveillance using a network of cameras; managing the entire functional chain from the watch to a first non-lethal response.

Formalized under the CNL Software Technology Alliance Program (TAP), the partnership will bring together ASV’s maritime video analytics software editor with IPSecurityCenter PSIM integrated situation management solution: offering real-time situational awareness with maritime detection and tracking data analyzed in conjunction with data from other connected security systems such as CCTV, access control, radar, GPS tracking and GIS mapping.

Port and maritime security by its very nature, requires those responsible to have complete situational awareness at all times; from clamping down on the trafficking of contraband, illegal immi-

grants and stolen goods to assessing the threats of possible terrorist attacks and dealing with environmental disasters.

In aggregating and analyzing intelligence data provided from the ASV software and managed by IPSecurityCenter PSIM, organizations can act immediately on security escalations, plan according to trends and continuously improve security and life safety operations.

“More maritime operations are turning to infrared or visible cameras to provide security to ships, installations, platforms and infrastructures. How that information is processed once it reaches the control room, however, is equally important,” says Philippe Waquet, CEO at Automatic Sea Vision, “Our ASV software along with IPSecurityCenter will enable seamless real-time access to video analytics and information gathered from other security systems; greatly increasing the preparedness to respond to June 2015

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potential threats.”

“As aviation security has tightened, those intent on criminal activity and terrorism are looking to more accessible targets and by its nature maritime security has a softer perimeter than an airport,” explains James Condron, VP Sales, CNL Software, “CNL Software works with organizations across the globe that are involved with passenger transportation and cargo shipping as well as policing transport networks and homeland security. As such, we understand the increasing importance of hardening nautical perimeters and will continue to work with technologies such as ASV to offer the most innovative, effective security and safety solutions for our maritime customers.”

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award-winning and industry-recognized technology already proven in service since more than 6 years. Growing needs of video surveillance on maritime sites cannot be satisfied by usual techniques, as this very difficult context is charac-

terized by a complex and moving environment. ASV has a unique off-the-shelf solution to cover this gap, with an unmatched capability for automatic detection of waterborne objects, strengthening surveillance and situation awareness

on the waterside. Over 500 software licenses have already been sold for ports, sensitive infrastructures (terminals, anchorage areas, protected zones, offshore platforms, FPSO, FLNG), and ships (cargo, coastguard, mega yacht).

Milestone Systems Expands Device Support with More than 1,000 Tested ONVIF Devices Device Pack 7.9 for Milestone XProtect video management software gives Milestone partners and customers extended ability to choose optimal cameras

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ilestone Systems has released Device Pack 7.9 for partners and customers using Milestone XProtectÂŽ security solutions. Device Pack 7.9 has support for 1,012 tested ONVIF devices, all using the same optimized driver.

Support has also been added for Axis Communications’ Zipstream compression technology. This speedy adoption is possible due to the dedicated efforts from Milestone to drive the uptake of open platform technology in the physical security industry.

timal interaction between their devices and the XProtect VMS. Milestone has always promoted driver standards like ONVIF and remains dedicated to supporting the broadest range of cameras and devices on the market.

In the case of ONVIF supported devices, it is often assumed that a device that has passed the ONVIF test tool will just work in a given infrastructure. This is not always the case as there are marked idiosyncrasies that need to be taken into

account to ensure proper interoperability and to leverage full feature use of a device with a VMS. Before ONVIF supported devices are listed on the supported hardware list on milestonesys.com, they have been tested to ensure 100% functionality with the XProtect open platform technology.

In the Milestone CaPP, this ONVIF functionality test can be done by Milestone, or the vendors can do the testing in their facility after they have completed a 4-day Milestone training class.

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he XProtect Device Packs include tested and certified drivers that are optimized to enable the relevant capabilities of a camera or other hardware device to be managed by the XProtect software.

Testing the drivers ensures the highest quality for a video surveillance solution, which is important for total system operability, efficiency and stability.

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The ability to do the complete Milestone certification test can save time and costs for camera manufacturers in their go-tomarket strategy.

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evice Pack 7.9 also includes support for the Axis Zipstream technology, an advanced mode enabling variable compression as well as variable bit

rate. According to Axis, this can reduce the bandwidth up to 50% without major loss in picture quality.

This technology increases compression when less movement is detected in the video. Beyond reducing the bandwidth, the use of advanced compression technologies like Zipstream can also save disk space on the recording servers in a system. The Milestone VMS has been supporting advanced compression

technologies since 2012.

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xtended support for Vivotek cameras has been added. 64 new devices from Dahua have also been added, all based on ONVIF, where the compliance test was done by Dahua themselves.

Other vendors with new device support in this release include Pelco by Schneider Electronics, Vicon’s IQEye and Canon.

Slower Adoption of Mass Notification Apps Despite Increased Software Functionality

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ending notifications in the event of an emergency remains a critical function of public and private organizations. To increase the functionality of mass notification systems (MNS), many software suppliers have developed apps intended to streamline notifications at the organizational level and customize notifications at the recipient level. Despite the increased functionality that MNS apps offer, IHS found in its most recently published report that the uptake of MNS apps was slower than expected. IHS expects the total Americas MNS market to increase by only 4.9% in 2015, to $339 million.

Why have end users been reluctant to adopt MNS apps?

● Voluntary installation rates of MNS apps have traditionally been low.

Organizations that provide employees with mobile devices have more control over the software that is installed on each device. IHS found

that organizations are not issuing large numbers of mobile devises to their employees, preferring instead to let employees use personal mobile devices for company use.

This is expected to result in lower voluntary installation rates into the future. ● If an organization chooses to install MNS apps on their mobile devices they must first ensure that all stakeholders have the app installed on their mobile device; second, ensure they have the most current version of the app on the device, and finally, ensure that the organization has a secondary strategy for notifying employees without organization issued mobile devices. ● MNS apps are not a one size fits all solution. IHS found that in the K-12 market MNS apps are ‘fenced’; this allows the app to communicate with other MNS systems and local law enforcement when the app is used within the ‘fenced’ area. IHS June 2015

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expects this to be less effective for larger organizations that have distributed workforces and multiple locations. This is expected to limit the uptake of MNS apps in the industrial, government, and some commercial sectors.

Are there alternatives to using MNS apps?

● The quick answer is yes. IHS found that many software suppliers offer end users the ability to login to their software solutions from mobile browsers. Current mobile devices enable end users to easily log onto and administer notifications without the use of MNS apps. Organizations are also able to prompt employees to log into the MNS system, to view business continuity plans in the event of an emergency, through the use of e-mails that can be generated from existing MNS software solutions.

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apps has progressed in recent years, organizations have many other notification options to choose from to meet their individual notification needs. IHS

expects the uptake of MNS apps to remain limited as a result of lower voluntary installation rates on personal mobile devices, difficulty in ensuring apps

are kept current and managed properly, and competition among other notification methods in the MNS software market.

Counter Terror Expo Reaches New Heights

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ecords were broken at this year’s Counter Terror Expo (CTX) exhibition and conference as this pivotal event for the security and counter terror sectors demonstrated its international appeal. Held at Olympia London on 21 and 22 April, CTX attracted VIP visitors from over 30 countries, a 30% increase on the 2014 show.

The World Terror Congress, one of the high profile conference streams staged at CTX, made the news around the world, as keynote speakers including Mark Rowley, Head of Specialist Operations and Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police and Jamie Shea, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, warned about new terrorist threats. Mark Rowley described how ISIS is seeking to find recruits among “The vulnerable, people

with violent backgrounds, very young people and those with mental health issues.”

On the exhibition floor, a record number of exhibitors rebooked for next year’s event, delighted with the numbers of quality visitors coming onto their stands.

In a significant new development, the 2016 event will be entitled ‘Security & Counter Terror Expo,’ Tim Porter, Managing Director, Clarion Defence

& Security said, “The evolution of the show’s title is in response to its unique position. The event now brings together the broad spectrum of stakeholders concerned with security and countering terrorism in both the public and private sectors. The big increase we have seen in overseas visitors from the paramilitary and law enforcement sectors, as well as security, is a particularly important development.”

The picture of success was replicated in CTX's two co-located events that were staged concurrently. Ambition, the exhibition and conference dedicated to Emergency, Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) and Forensics, the international exhibition and conference for the forensic sector and its supply chain, both set records in terms of VIP speakers and visitor attendance.

BSIA Members to Display Innovative Solutions at IFSEC International

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embers of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) are looking forward to showcasing the very latest in innovative security technology to an impressive audience of international buyers and specifiers, as IFSEC International makes its return to London from 16 to 18 June.

A focus on innovation at this year’s show has attracted a number of new product launches, with many security providers offering live demonstrations of technology alongside expert advice.

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SEC, so in 2015 – with the show now firmly established in the capital – our expectations are that it will continue to grow from strength to strength. Three issues close to the BSIA’s heart – innovation, education and sharing best practices – are all key to the show’s programme in 2015, and as such, the Association is

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delighted to reinforce its keen support of the event.”

Ruth Galpine, Group Marketing Manager, confirms the positive outlook for 2015’s event, “We’ve seen a great appetite for IFSEC 2015 taking place in London for the second year with even more international visitors registering to attend the event. A significant amount of research and event development has taken place to ensure that visi-

tors can learn about what the future of security holds, alongside being able to try out the latest products to market.

There is a huge focus on innovation this year and we will be showcasing products that have never been seen before.

We can’t wait to open the doors and are looking forward to welcoming the security industry to their annual event at ExCeL in June.”

A number of BSIA members will be exhibiting at the show.

Global Agreement on Defense, Security and Satellite Communication Market

Technology innovators expand relationship globally to lead the evolution in network-focused IT

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irbus Defence and Space and Cisco have announced a new global partner agreement that will combine their complementary technology strengths in the defense, security and satellite communication industries to create innovative products and systems in software-defined networking, cybersecurity, mobility, cloud, data intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT). The agreement comprises access to sales and technology training, joint go-to-market activities, as well as joint solution and service development.

Building on a long-standing and successful relationship between the two companies, the expanded, collaborative alliance combines Airbus Defence and Space’s industry expertise and solutions with Cisco IT, networking and communications products. This will help enable the two companies to bring together their knowledge and expertise, and collaborate on industryleading service offerings and solutions

for the defense, security and aerospace industries.

The partner agreement between Airbus Defence and Space and Cisco also expands the two companies’ sales collaboration globally and accelerates coordinated joint go-to-market activities at both global and country levels.

As part of the agreement, Cisco will provide Airbus Defence and Space with an extensive range of industry leading networking, design and engineering expertise from Cisco Services along with networking equipment and infrastructure. At the same time Airbus Defence and Space global sales and engineering teams will have access to Cisco sales and technology training programs, such as Cisco Sales Expert and Cisco Vertical Solutions Architect.

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strong resilience and a high quality of networking services are required.

The agreement will enable Airbus Defence and Space to partner directly with Cisco globally, and resell selected networking technology and collaborate in the development of new solutions.

Eric Souleres, Head of Engineering, Operations and Quality of the Communications, Intelligence and Security (CIS) unit within Airbus Defence and Space said, “This relationship is a significant step forward for both companies. By utilising both companies’ technology and expertise we will be able to develop and offer superior and ground-breaking products and solutions to our customers, and strengthen our respective strategies as system integrator and IT leader.”

“Cisco and Airbus Defence and Space strongly believe that the network is key in driving innovation and delivering business outcomes to our customers. The diversity of our tal-

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ent and technology will help enable both companies to better address existing opportunities and create trans-

formational solutions that will deliver competitive advantage in the defense, cyber security and the satellite commu-

nication industries,” said Wendy Mars, VP Enterprise Business Group, Cisco EMEAR.

Elbit Systems to Acquire NICE Systems’ Cyber and Intelligence Division for an Amount of Up to $157.9 Million

Out of the total amount, $117.9 million will be paid in cash at the time of the closing and up to $40 million will be paid as earn-out, subject to the acquired division’s future business performance

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lbit Systems Ltd has signed an agreement to acquire NICE Systems Ltd.’s (NICE) Cyber and Intelligence division for a total amount of up to $157.9 million, subject to certain customary adjustments. Out of the total amount, $117.9 million will be paid in cash at the time of the closing, expected to take place in the third quarter of 2015, subject to certain closing conditions. An additional amount of up to $40 million will be paid as earn-out, based upon the future business performance of the acquired division’s activities.

NICE's Cyber and Intelligence division offers solutions which provide law enforcement agencies and intelligence organizations with tools for creating communication intelligence. The division's yearly revenue in 2014 was in the

high tens of millions of dollars.

The Cyber and Intelligence division will be acquired by CYBERBIT LTD (CYBERBIT), Elbit Systems’ subsidiary, recently established in order to consolidate Elbit Systems’ existing activities relating to the Cyber Intelligence and Cyber Security markets. CYBERBIT will focus on both the emerging government and commercial cyber markets, leveraging Elbit Systems extensive and proven cyber experience and technologies.

Adi Dar, an Executive Vice President of Elbit Systems, was appointed as CYBERBIT’s General Manager. The Nice Cyber and Intelligence division's employees will become employees of CYBERBIT. Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, President

and CEO of Elbit Systems said, “The acquisition of NICE's division is a significant milestone in our strategy to bring Elbit Systems cyber capabilities to the level of global leaders. NICE is a well- known world leader in the cyber intelligence industry, and its business activities and capabilities are complementary to ours. The acquisition will enable us to provide our customers with end-to-end, market leading cyber solutions. Machlis added: “We welcome NICE's Cyber and Intelligence division employees, known for their cutting edge technological capabilities and operational experience. I believe that our combined technology synergetic forces, backed by on-going investment in the cyber field and the joint market position will lead CYBERBIT to success and a world leading position.”

ASSA ABLOY Acquires L-Door in Belgium and Teamware in Malaysia

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SSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire the Belgian company L-Door, one of the market leaders

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from SEK 3 billion in 2008 to more than SEK 15 billion proforma in 2014,” says Johan Molin, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY. “L-Door is another important step to increase our strong market position in the sectional door industry. Besides a strong brand and innovative products, L-door has a strong service organization offering an excellent market coverage in Belgium. I welcome the entire L-door team,” says Juan Vargues, Executive Vice President of ASSA ABLOY and Head of Division Entrance Systems.

L-Door was established in 1997 and has some 120 employees. The head office and factory are located in Liedekerke, Belgium.

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EUR 19 M (approx. SEK 175 M) with a good EBIT margin. The acquisition will be accretive to EPS from start. The transaction is expected to close during Q2 2015.

ASSA ABLOY has also signed an agreement to acquire Teamware, the market leader in locks and hardware in the Malaysian market.

“I am very pleased that Teamware is joining the ASSA ABLOY Group. Teamware is another major entry into the large and fast growing Malaysian market and will constitute another strategic move to grow market presence in the emerging markets,” says Johan Molin, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY. “Teamware is a great addition to the Asia Pacific division. The acquisition

adds complimentary business channels and products to our existing Malaysian business. Teamware will also give us access to the fire door market in Malaysia where we see synergies with our market leading Chinese activity,” says Magnus Kagevik, Executive Vice President of ASSA ABLOY and Head of Division Asia Pacific.

Teamware, established in 1999, is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and has some 120 employees. Sales for 2015 are expected to reach RM 100 M (approx SEK 240 M) with a good EBIT margin. The acquisition will be accretive to EPS from start.

The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close during Q2 2015.

The Merger of Dorma and Kaba Creates Second-Largest Supplier

orma and Kaba recently announced merger plans, which could have an interesting impact on the physical access-control industry in the coming years. Dorma is a provider of access solutions and related services, and the company is a global market leader in door closers, automatic door systems and glass fittings, while Kaba is a global leader for access control, enterprise data collection and key systems.

The access-control industry – including readers, panels, cards, software and electronic locks – is highly fragmented, and the top ten vendors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) comprised about half of the market last year.

According to the most recent IHS report on electronic access control, the merger of Kaba and Dorma would make the combined company the second-largest

player in EMEA’s access-control industry, second only to Assa Abloy.

Dorma began expanding its portfolio in 2012 with the acquisition of RCI – and again in 2014 with the acquisition of Farpointe Data. While the acquisition of RCI complemented Dorma’s existing portfolio, Farpointe Data allowed Dorma to further penetrate the governmentequipment category with products that are complaint with federal information processing standards (FIPS). Kaba’s acquisition of Keyscan in 2014 helped to further solidify the company’s presence in the American region and gain an additional foothold in the access control as a service (ACaaS) market.

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late to physical security and entrancecontrol equipment. Dorma will bring to the deal door automation-control expertise (including revolving doors, swing doors, slide doors and industrial doors); while Kaba offers a larger portfolio of pedestrian-control equipment (such as turnstiles, gates and security doors), as well as hospitality and commercial electronic-locking devices.

There will continue to be more acquisitions and mergers during the remainder of 2015 and into 2016, as companies look to better position themselves within total solutions and platforms.

While this merger is more complementary in terms of existing portfolios, we can expect to see even more mergers and acquisitions surrounding video surveillance, access control and other disparate systems in the next 12-24 months.

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Music Festival Safety is Coordinated with Milestone Video Unified Command’s mobile security unit uses XProtect IP video management technology to manage crowd services with fast incident response

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ilestone Systems open platform IP video management software (VMS) is a core technology in the mobile event incident command unit developed by Unified Command as a temporary security operation center (SOC) that moves from one event location to another.

“Milestone VMS technology helps us unify all the facets of complex events into one centralized command. That coordination enables us to respond more effectively to emergencies. We’re able to quickly dispatch the right people to the right places, which makes events safer for everyone,” says Chris Gandy, Chief Technology Officer, Unified Command.

The company hires local law enforcement, dispatch and emergency service personnel for 40–50 big events across the U.S. each year, such as the music festivals Hard Summer and Outside Lands, Coachella and Stagecoach.

In 2013, Chris Gandy joined as chief technology officer. With nearly two decades of experience as a police technical detective in a major metropolitan police force, he has worked with video surveillance for years.

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andy’s list of must-haves for a VMS solution was extensive, from overall video stability to ease-of-use, to robust mapping capabilities – all based on a truly open platform. Milestone XProtect®, his ultimate choice, met all

requirements and exceeded most.

“A lot of manufacturers force you to buy their hardware, but with Milestone I use a Dell server, my own networking equipment and whatever kinds of cameras I want. I don’t like being locked into a certain make and model of camera or a specific brand of hardware: I make my own choices.”

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andy reports that the ease and speed for Milestone to be deployed makes it an attractive solution, especially in an industry where speed matters, “We go into a field in the middle of nowhere, put up cameras and the next thing you know we’ve got eyes on more than 100 acres. For the people operating the system, it’s very user friendly and easy to learn.”

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the event’s success is able to read off the same page. Without this way to coordinate, you would have all different facets operating separately,” Gandy says, “The Milestone VMS helps put the right people into the right places. Since we can all communicate with each other directly, we respond more quickly.”

For example, when a call comes in that someone has passed out, the dispatcher in the command center uses the call’s point of origin to identify the closest camera and directs that camera to scan the crowd to the person needing attention. The dispatcher gives the exact location to the medics – which is critical when it’s dark out, strobe lights are running and there are no cross streets for reference points. As a result, the medics quickly get assistance to those in need, not wasting precious time searching a crowd of thousands.

The incident command team proactively scans video for potential problems.

When people appear to have consumed too much alcohol or other substances, or

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crowds gather near perimeters perhaps preparing for ‘fence crashing,’ Unified Command operators use the camera coordinates to direct security staff to the exact location, fast.

Efficient ease of use, interactive maps give pinpoint precision

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he complexities of managing incident response for changing event venues leave little – if any – time for training. Gandy reports that the Milestone VMS is very easy to use, “We can bring up multiple customized views for display on computers, mobile devices and the XProtect Smart Walls. It’s a big issue with a lot of security systems to know where the cameras are to get the live view quickly, but the interactive map in Milestone takes care of that: op-

erators just click on an icon and a separate window pops up with the camera feed of that view.”

Gandy begins each event by putting a location diagram into the software and placing an icon for each camera on the computer-generated map. This eliminates the need for staff to look up confusing camera identifiers like North Parking Lot Facing South, which means nothing to dispatchers who don’t work in the area every day.

Mobile and wireless for situational awareness

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nified Command takes advantage of mobile and wireless capabilities to coordinate among the locations within an event. Using the Video Push feature in the Milestone Mobile client, cell phone cameras can record video at

points not covered by the network cameras and stream (‘push’) those images back to the command center via wi-fi.

Milestone Mobile also streams video to iPads that Unified Command assigns to event managers, enabling ‘views of the entire festival they can carry in their back pocket.’

Gandy says the Milestone wireless support makes it possible to set up the command center physically removed from the heart of the event. This ensures that staff can focus on coordinating services rather than protecting themselves during an emergency. “Anyone we have connected to the event’s security network can easily and quickly see exactly what’s going on anywhere without having to get to the command center,” he says, “That frees all of us up to focus on resolving whatever the situation may be.”

CEM Systems Provide Innovative Security Upgrade for London Gatwick Airport, UK CEM AC2000 Airport access control and security management system upgraded to reflect latest technology innovations, including CEM’s new emerald access terminal

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EM Systems, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, has announced that its long standing cus-

tomer London Gatwick Airport has undergone a major upgrade of its AC2000 access control and security management system. The project was phased throughout 2014 and involved an upgrade of AC2000 Airport software, as well as the upgrade of more than 700 card readers throughout the airport terminals to support PicoPass smart card technology.

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intelligent access terminal, emerald, has also been installed at Gatwick Airport, providing a modern, innovative solution that goes beyond access control.

London Gatwick is the UK’s second largest airport, serving around 200 destinations in 90 countries, with more than 38 million passengers a year.

“Over the last year we have worked with CEM Systems to seamlessly upgrade our existing AC2000 security system, which has proven to be highly reliable and powerful. As a large system with more than 80,000 card holders and due to the critical nature of the airport en-

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vironment we needed a phased upgrade that ensured zero system downtime,” said David Rees, Business System Manager for Operations, “CEM support was second to none with the AC2000 Airport software upgrade performed remotely and quickly.”

“CEM Systems has been working in partnership withGatwick Airport for over 25 years, during which time their AC2000 security management system has been continually upgraded and customized to meet their unique aviation requirements,” said Philip Verner, Regional Sales Director, EMEA, CEM Systems, “This recent upgrade was a significant project that required all existing CEM S610e card readers to be upgraded to support highly secure PicoPass smart card technology. We are also delighted that our new CEM emerald IP access terminals have been installed to enhance operations at Gatwick Airport’s arrival gates and to act as an information point for ID staff and flight agents.”

The first of its kind in the industry, emerald is a touch screen reader,

door controller, VoIP Intercom and system terminal all in a single box. The innovative touch screen LCD greets cardholders by illuminating as they approach and provides a user friendly security experience. As an intelligent multifunctional IP access terminal, emerald provides London Gatwick Airport with more than access control at the door. Airport security can use remote apps on the terminal to update personnel records, perform reader maintenance and display airport adverts and messages.

Gatwick Airport is also using the unique emerald flight arrivals door mode, which enables flight arrival gates in both the North and South Terminals to intelligently route domestic and international passengers accordingly. Upon a

valid card swipe, flight agents intuitively select a predefined flight carrier number on the emerald terminal. emerald then interlocks the appropriate doors to allow international passengers to be routed to passport and border controls, with domestic passengers simply routed to baggage collection.

With the major upgrade now complete, London Gatwick Airport has a truly innovative, future proof security platform that provides resilient access control, and improves card user experience at the door and enhances airport operations.

HID Global and Botosoft Launch

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ID Global® announced it has successfully launched a mobile student ID system in collaboration with Botosoft, the leading provider of technologies in Africa, to help the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) combat student identity fraud in Nigeria. Every year, beginning in the spring,

more than 2.2 million students will register online and receive machine-readable Genuine HID® smart cards. Mobile readers validate new student ID cards instantly.

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ing a world-class examinations body,” said Charles Eguridu, WAEC Head of National Office Lagos, “We turned to Botosoft and HID Global to develop an electronic student ID card program that could address the high-volume issuance requirements of WAEC in a very aggressive timeframe as well as our overall

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News Highlights: ● HID Global and Botosoft built and delivered system to help West African Examinations Council (WAEC) register and authenticate Nigerian students. ● Mobile Student ID system helps WAEC combat identity fraud and preserve the value of an education in Nigeria. ● Handheld mobile readers eliminate identity fraud, verify student attendance and manage rules in real-time.

need to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the annual exams.”

To facilitate improvements in the annual examinations, WAEC teamed with Lagos-based Botosoft and HID Global to assist with the development and deployment of a secure card issuance and mobile student ID system, ultimately allowing WAEC to meet and exceed its security needs on budget. The use of handheld mobile readers eliminates identity fraud; allows examiners to verify student attendance; and enables them to manage challenges around examination rules violations in real-time. The mobile reader application also saves hundreds of hours of manual data entry and eliminates er-

rors. The time saved allows the examiners to concentrate on the importance of the day as they can be confident that the students are already authenticated for the exam in question.

“Our goal is to make the lives of the Nigerian people better,” said Babatope M. Agbeyo, Chairman, Botosoft, “By partnering with HID Global, we have been able to help WAEC achieve its goal to maintain the integrity of the examinations process. In 2014, we helped register and validate more than 2.2 million students at examination centers across Nigeria using 15,000 custom mobile readers.”

HID Global leveraged its government ID expertise and offerings to deliver a customized solution to accept the raw data from the WAEC online enrollment process, validate the information and prepare it for use in personalizing the cards in Botosoft’s facility. The turnkey software and hardware solution included 48 HID Global FARGO® DTC4500 and DTC4500e ID card printers/ encoders with a combined capacity of more than 65,000 cards per day. Additionally, HID Global assisted with the card design and development of the mobile reader application software used in the mobile

readers. Once issued, Botosoft’s Candidates Identity Verification, Attendance, Malpractice and Post-Examinations Management System (CIVAMPEMS) ensures effective administration of the ‘Exam Day’ process.

“Education in emerging countries is critical to the development of our youth and a key to Nigeria’s future. We are excited to be at the forefront of the mobile ID market, and to be instrumental in bolstering faith in the qualifications that legitimate candidates work so hard to achieve,” said Rob Haslam, Vice President, Government ID Solutions with HID Global, “Innovations in mobile ID technologies are allowing us to meet the unique ID needs of our customers, especially those in developing countries where mobile technologies have leapfrogged more traditional technology infrastructures. Working together with Botosoft, we were able to build and deliver a secure and affordable solution to meet WAEC’s stringent requirements.”

The West African Examinations Council Electronic Student ID Card was recently named a finalist in the prestigious International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) Élan Awards 2015.

U.S. Air Force Renews Honeywell’s Certification to Protect Critical Assets Grants Vindicator Critical Asset Security Solutions Authority

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oneywell’s newest generation of Vindicator® Command, Control and Display Equipment (CCDE) has been certified to protect critical assets at U.S. Air Force bases worldwide.

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operation across the Air Force’s data networks.

“You protect more than just an entryway when securing these types of facilities,” said Angela Oberman, Senior Channel Manager, Critical Infra-

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structure, “These facilities require the highest levels of security because they themselves have been deemed critical to helping secure countries and their people. Vindicator is designed to allow the people who work within these facilities to do their jobs without having to worry about their own physical or network security measures.”

Honeywell’s portfolio of Vindicator security technologies allow operators to use a single workstation to

manage security event information gathered from interior and perimeter intrusion, video detection, access control and fire systems. Vindicator solutions can use an existing or discrete facility network over any media transport, such as wire, RF, modem or fiber optic, both encrypted and redundantly.

This critical level of security is often required by government and military installations, industrial facilities, utilities and many correctional institutions.

Vindicator products tested and approved to protect USAF PL1 through PL4 sites include the Vindicator Command & Control 2 (VCC 2) platform, V5 Intrusion Detection System (IDS), V5 Access Control System (ACS), Security Archive Workstation 2 (SAW 2), Vindicator Badge Manager 3 (VBM 3), Vindicator Site Commander (VSC), Vindicator Area Commander (VAC), Vindicator Premise Controller (VPC), and the UHS-1500 field panel.

Vietnam Post and Telecom Group Selects Nedap for Hands-Free Elevator Access T o optimize the monitoring and management of all vehicle and people access points at the company’s headquarters, the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication group (VNPT) recently upgraded the building’s entire access control and surveillance system.

Nedap’s uPASS Reach readers were selected to facilitate hands-free access and elevator management.

Located in central Hanoi (Vietnam), VNPT is one of the largest companies of the country. With 1,000 employees working at the HQ, manageable vehicle and people access control systems are needed to guarantee a convenient and secure flow of people. The entire project included access control

readers for automatic vehicle identification at the building’s parking facilities, elevator management and handsfree door access.

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n order to control the 6 passenger elevators in the building’s 27 floors, Nedap partner Techpro successfully installed Nedap’s uPASS Reach longrange UHF readers in combination with the elevator384 access control system of IDTECK (Korea). Only people with an authorized access credential can operate elevators with call buttons. All exit doors at the stairs are also equipped with Nedap’s uPASS readers for tracking purposes. With this solution, VNPT ensures convenient and secure hands-free elevator access to all of its authorized employees and registered visitors.

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uPASS Reach reader is a cost effective and enduring solution for hands-free building and parking access.

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y using Combi Cards featured with UHF and Mifare technology, VNPT facilitates a one card solution for employees and visitors, allowing them authorized access to the 184 doors and elevators throughout the entire premises.

Employees and visitors benefit from using a single access credential throughout the facility, from the car park to their office door, making it a cost efficient identification solution.

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echpro Co. Ltd. Director, Do Duc Hau, is pleased with the excellent results of the system, “The system has been working well since its completion in 2013. The system helps the company and visitors to enjoy a well-managed elevator system, and provide people tracking and time attendance. With

1,000 employees and visitors in the buildings 27 floors, before the installation, the elevator system was always busy and it took a long time to call an elevator. Additionally, it was hard to manage the working time of the employees. With the new systems this is not an issue anymore. As one of the biggest telecom providers in Vietnam, with

hundreds of daily visitors it was often a burden to manage visitors in and out for VNPT’s security department. The new installation helps to conveniently grant access to authorized visitors to the right floor and the right department. Visitor information can now also be stored and provide support for management purposes.”

Princess Nora Bint AbdulRahman University in Riyadh

Utilizes OT Systems’ Media Converters

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stability of data transfer throughout the site using the point-to-point media converting solution. Only one camera will be affected if a converter is in trouble.

Thanks to its extremely compact size design, the media converter is small enough to fit inside the IP camera housing. Its 24V AC power compatibility also shares a power source with the camera.

Designed for outdoor installation, the ET1111 withstands operating temperature from -10° to 60°.

OT Systems’ media converters offer customers a reliable and stable device for connecting IP devices with fiber links, providing an excellent transmission solution for the university access control system. It offers the flexibility of connecting the biometric readers at each access control location and the central server with a variety of fiber links (single-mode/ multimode, 1/2 core), extending the transmission distance up to 20km.

As security projects continue to increase in scale and complexity, system integrators face the issue of enhancing efficiency over longer distances.

OT Systems’ Ethernet media converter plays a key role in promoting a safe learning and working environment for its users.

rincess Nora Bint AbdulRahman University in Riyadh recently enhanced it’s billion dollar surveillance system by adding 150 pairs of OT Systems’ ET1111 media converters to it's state-of-the-art access control system spanning the entire campus. This is the University’s second phase of OTS product installations. It first installed OTS solutions nearly four years ago as part of their video surveillance and perimeterintrusion detection systems.

Princess Nora Bint AbdulRahman University, the kingdom’s flagship security project featuring OT Systems’ industrial Ethernet media converter, is the first women's university in Saudi Arabia as well as the largest women-only university in the world. In the campus, patrol patterns require more areas to be monitored by CCTV and access control systems when security guards are not present. The system utilizes a number of IP cameras installed along the fence and inside university buildings for perimeter protection and surveillance. Leveraging 986 pairs of OT Systems ET1111 (Industrial grade 10/100Base-TX + 100BaseFX media converter), each converter is dedicated to one IP camera or device.

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Advanced LPR Solution for Cape Town One of Cape Town’s busiest and most affluent suburbs installed with Hikvision licence plate recognition solution

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ome of Cape Town’s busiest roads, leading to one of the wealthiest suburbs, are now secured with an automated licence plate recognition system installed by LPR Solutions. At its heart is a network of 42 sophisticated day/ night cameras from Hikvision, whose iVMS video management software streams the video data to the LPR software. The increased surveillance has led to a dramatic drop in crime within the suburb, down an indicated 65% following the introduction of the cameras.

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ocated just a few kilometers west of the city’s Central Business District, the roads that access Sea Point are some of the busiest in the entire peninsular. Many arterial roads lead in and out of the area, providing drivers with a wide variety of route options that appeal to residents and legitimate visitors. However, the sheer number of route options means that the criminal fraternity has also been able to enjoy access to this valuable real estate.

The Sea Point City Improvement District, a joint municipal/ police entity, decided to establish a Licence plate recognition (LPR) system to

co-ordinate law enforcement activity to combat crime. To design and implement the system they turned to local company, LPR Solutions.

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This project is the first large-scale LPR solution to be installed in Greater Cape Town,” says LPR Solutions’ Chris Hobbis, “With an average of over 300,000 vehicle movements per hour being expected for the network of just over 40 cameras, the sheer intensity of traffic movement represented a considerable technical hurdle for the system designers to overcome. On top of this, the LPR system had to be robust enough to cope with the speed of the passing traffic on these major link roads in all weather and be operational day-and-night.”

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he focus of the design was to record every vehicle movement into and out of the Sea Point area with the least possible number of cameras. The engineers at LPR Solutions identified 42 points for the cameras, with each camera dedicated to monitoring one lane of traffic. Once these points were calculated, the demands to be placed on the cameras were investigated.

Their eventual choice was the Hikvision DS-2CD4012F-A Smart IPC day/ night box camera, with every camera protected from the environmental stresses by IP66 housing. Each camera’s video stream is recorded on a dedicated server through Hikvision’s iVMS video monitoring software suite and fed from there to LPR’s itrack licence plate recognition software.

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eflecting on their choice of the DS-2CD4012F-A camera, Chris says, “We opted for one of the new breed of SMART cameras from Hikvision, which offers unparalleled image quality under all lighting conditions and fast, remote focusing capability whilst more than meeting our needs for efficient bandwidth and storage utilisation. Visitors to South Africa will know that daytime conditions can be very bright but the DS-2CD4012F-A copes with everything. Moreover, the bright lens produces brilliant 1280x1024 HD 720p video at up to 60fps. Combined with the Smart Focus capability, which

allows the SMART cameras to automatically adjust the image sensor position to guarantee optimal focus without user intervention, accurate rendering of licence plates no matter what the vehicle speed has not been an issue.

“As well as Smart Focus, the Hikvision DS-2CD4012F-A also features a comprehensive suite of SMART features, including Smart Codec, Smart VQD (video quality detection), Smart Face Detection and Smart Audio Detection. The Smart Codec is particularly significant in a network situation as the advanced encoding algorithm streams images at a very low bitrate without compromising quality. Compared to tra-

ditional cameras, the Hikvision Smart cameras enhance image quality by up to 30% while minimizing the system’s load and storage requirements. And, if necessary, up to 64 GB of on-board storage can be utilized,” added Chris.

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he installation of Cape Town’s first large-scale licence Plate Recognition solution has had an immediate impact and crime in the area has dropped dramatically. Early indications are that there has been a 65% decrease in recorded crime within the Sea Point suburb.

Las Vegas Hotel Chooses LEGIC Connect to Manage Mobile Room Keys Opening hotel rooms with smartphones became reality in Las Vegas. The Cromwell Las Vegas decided to use the combination of the LEGIC Connect trusted service, Kaba Mobile Access Solutions and Bluetooth Low Energy, allowing the hotel to send keys onto smartphones with the touch of a button

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by Caesars Entertainment, is now one of the first hotels to allow guests to open rooms with mobile phones. Together with LEGIC and Kaba Saflok they have made mobile room keys a re-

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changed.

The LEGIC Connect service is operated in a highly secure and scalable data centre, prepared to support multiple technology vendors and any given number of hotel properties.

LEGIC further provides the software development kit for hotel-specific smartphone apps as well as the integrated end-to-end security system, which ranges from mobile guest registration through ‘over the air key deployments’ down to the security anchor in the hotel lock.

The system is open and flexible. It can easily be extended to further applications like providing access to parking or operating elevators.

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n the hotel industry, guest experience is most important. And that is what will be significantly improved thanks to LEGIC Connect. Mobile room keys are fundamental for several major benefits: Guests don’t need to check-in at the reception and wait for their key cards.

Booking their favourite room in advance and receiving the keys directly on their smartphones or changing a room without waiting again in line at the reception are just a few to mention.

With LEGIC Connect hotel doors open in less than a second. Oliver Burke, Vice President Corporate Projects at LEGIC, is pleased, “We are proud that LEGIC Connect manages mobile BLE room keys with the same simplicity as it handles mobile NFC enterprise badges.”

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EGIC left nothing to chance. Its secure and user-friendly end-toend solution to bring contactless chip card applications onto smartphones

makes LEGIC the preferred supplier for mobile deployments – be it BLE or NFC. Another advantage of LEGIC Connect is its free supplier choice.

Customers are not locked in to one particular lock vendor. LEGIC has partnership agreements with over 250 ID organizations including major hotel lock system providers. Connecting all these partners to LEGIC Connect will provide hotels the same freedom of vendor choice they enjoy today. Adding a different back-end system is simple and painless.

Bulgaria’s Prime Security Provider Chooses Winsted

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eading control room furniture manufacturer Winsted has equipped a stunning new control room at Bulgaria’s leading security provider SOT161.

Specialising in delivering a highly professional and focused range of security services, SOT is Bulgaria’s largest security provider, with 4,500 security staff, protecting over 85,000 sites across the country, managed centrally from their National Operations Centre in Sofia.The centre is operational 24/7, 365 days a year and monitors the assets of numerous companies and properties, including embassy residencies,

governmental buildings, banks, high street stores, sports facilities, hotels, car dealerships, offices and ATMs. It was realised by SOT that the efficiency of their staff operating in the control room was a major factor influencing the response time and outcome of incidents, so an ergonomic solution was

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a must. Winsted were invited to provide ideas for the control room’s furniture requirements, and produced computer aided design (CAD) drawings and colour renders giving a complete visualisation of the project.

While great importance was given to workstations having an optimum ergonomic design, the use of space and aesthetics was also an important consideration in selecting the correct console design and room layout for the control room.

Winsted proposed and delivered a solution based on a Prestige Sight-Line console, with a standalone M-View media wall selected for its

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modern aesthetics for this contemporary environment. The console’s design allow for 19” rack mounted electronic equipment, and use of Winsted’s VersaTrak display mounting system for ergonomic comfort and adjustability. Combined with VESA-compliant brackets, Versa-Trak has enabled screens to be easily attached and provides horizontal

and vertical adjustability for optimal viewing angles and sight lines for the operating staff.

An enhanced cable management system is also incorporated into the console’s design, consisting of a large dualcable raceway hidden inside the console that keeps all cables hidden from view, but easily accessible.

“The aim of the new control room is to create a solution that meets the current requirements and at the same time be flexibly extended for future requirements,” commented Darren Allen, Winsted’s European Sales Manager, “The consoles combined with the modern interior really give the room the wow factor.”

Time & Attendance from TBS selected by Dhofar Insurance

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he Dhofar Insurance Company boosts productivity by providing multi-site log-in/ log-out convenience to employees. The 36 TBS 2D-Terminals solution, spread over 28 remote sites in Oman, performs country-wide time & attendance.

Dhofar Insurance has 25 years of experience in delivering a wide range of insurance services in every region of the Sultanate of Oman. The company has a network of 45 offices, spreading from

the major cities to the remotest areas.

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“Our new TBS solution fully interconnects the branches, so employees can now log into one branch, and log out in another, which is exactly what we needed. There are no more missing records, and this was a critical improvement compared to our previous fingerprint solution.”

– Hussein Abu Jabal IT Director Dhofar Insurance Company software.

TBS also offered a cost-effective solution for the installation in remote locations. Experts from United Systems centrally programmed the devices with access rules and time-tables, making it easy to mount devices in distant branches. Installation was effortless and could be carried out by regular technicians remotely.

United Systems deployed 36 TBS 2D-Terminals with immediate positive feedback: great accuracy of the devices, freedom for employees to use readers in different locations, while tracking all records with precision. All of

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the above contributed to Dhofar Insurance Company’s increased efficiency and productivity.

TBS has built a strong presence and reference base in the Middle East with installations in over 30 govern-

ment organizations. Every day, globally, over 1 million people are using TBS terminals.

NUUO Provides Unbreakable Solution To DeKalb Harley-Davidson

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ocated in Chicago’s Far west suburbs, DeKalb Harley-Davidson is one of the premier Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealers in the mid-western United States. DeKalb Harley-Davidson is a full-service H-D Dealer and their newly remodeled and expanded showroom offers a vast selection of new and used H-D motorcycles, H-D parts & accessories, H-D motor clothes, and H-D customization & repair services.

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o provide a defensive approach to motorcycle retail that will proactively prevent theft, deter vandalism, avoid accidents through policy enforcement, and protect customers and staff.

To provide a high level of security with minimal distraction, so the solution must work within the existing network infrastructure and require little technical expertise to operate and maintain.

The solution must be affordable, scalable, and sustainable.

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eKalb Harley-Davidson occupies a 27,000sqf facility including a large showroom of bikes, parts, accessories, and clothing all displayed openly and available for customer shopping. The showroom is often crowded with customers moving

amongst the bikes, selecting parts and Total Cost of Ownership. A number of accessories, and browsing clothing and hi-res and megapixel Axis cameras were other riding gear. The high shelving installed throughout the dealership to and displays obscure a lot of custom- provide superior coverage inside and er activity throughout the showroom. outside of the facility while providing Many of the bikes that are for sale and the highest quality images available. many customers’ bikes in “The look and feel of the showroom is very for repair are kept outside important to us and I didn’t want to lose the amduring open shop hours, bience with large obtrusive cameras hanging in making them vulnerable every nook and cranny. The system that CPS to damage and theft. The showed us was clean and compact but visible large customization and enough for the type of individual who do look for repair shop has many valusurveillance cameras and systems. The deterrent able tools and parts and is factor alone is sometimes worth the price.” open to the public for the – Robert Bonner General Manager, DeKalb Harley-Davidson delivery, pickup, and viewing of bikes in the service area. Dealership staff are not always The results able to observe all activities happening he solution provides real-time throughout the facilities. monitoring of all activities throughout and around the dealership. Any PC in the dealership network is capable of The solution aving previously worked together viewing all images, allowing employees on other network projects and to keep an eye on all areas of the facility, knowing CPS’ experience in the design even while seated at their desks. Instant and implementation of IP-based video identification and response to questionsurveillance solutions, DeKalb Harley- able persons and activities, along with Davidson approached CPS to discuss a recorded history of events to provide their security needs. Taking into con- for advanced analysis, forensics and evisideration the dealer’s challenges, goals dence. Remote access to camera images and objectives, CPS recommended the is also available through a number of reNUUO line of network video recorders mote devices, e.g., iPhones, iPads, tab(NVRs) for their ease of use, functional- lets, Androids, etc., to provide off-hours ity, scalability, reliability, and affordable visibility of real-time images.

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360 Vision Technology Releases Predator ‘Steel’

CCTV design and manufacturing company, 360 Vision Technology, has announced the release of a new stainless steel variant to their range of highly successful Predator ruggedized high-speed PTZ camera systems eaturing a compact and robust housing fabricated from anti-corrosive 316L stainless steel, Predator Steel has been designed to withstand the toughest of operational environments.

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Offering advanced performance throughout a range of extreme temperatures (-40°C to +60°C), Predator Steel is ideal for installation within petrochem, aviation, oil & gas, ports, and onshore and offshore marine surveillance applications.

With a variety of HD and analogue colour/ mono camera, and lens size variants available, Predator Steel features the same fully-featured performance as the rest of the highly popular Predator camera range. Model options include a 1080p 30fps 30x HD camera module, and Sony ExView 670 TVL resolution, low-light capability down to just 0.01Lux, up to 44x zoom capability with

autofocus, and wide dynamic range for excellent low-light imaging. In addition, 360 Vision software for colour/ mono switchover, 360 pre-sets, 16 tours and multiple control protocols are all builtin as standard, to complete the camera’s enviable specification.

The ‘Aimetis Exchange’ Offer From Security Buying Group!

Swap any existing VMS system for Aimetis Symphony™ and pay no license fees he Security Buying Group is pleased to announce its exclusive ‘Aimetis Exchange’ offer. It gives installers the opportunity to replace any existing VMS-based, CCTV system with a current Aimetis Symphony™ VMS solution, without paying the camera license fees.

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This offer allows applications to benefit from the outstanding VMS functionality Aimetis Symphony™ offers, which includes taking advantage of its built-in analytics capability. Security Buying Group supports customers with system design, specification, training, deployment and managing the transition to the Aimetis platform.

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COP introduces Dahua Technology at IFSEC 2015

To be seen for the first time at IFSEC 2015 and making their debut in the company’s Summer 2015 pricelist, professional trade only CCTV security products distributor, COP Security, will be introducing over 100 new Dahua products to their portfolio he UK’s leading Dahua Technology distribution partner, COP Security will be extending their comprehensive CCTV range with Dahua’s latest products including; Dahua panoramic IP cameras, IP & HDCVI motorized zoom dome and bullet cameras, P/T internal IP domes, wide dynamic IP and low light IP range, DVR’s, NVR’s, and PTZ domes.

Offering advanced ‘smart’ surveillance, the star attraction will be the latest range of Dahua high-definition image quality Ultra-smart IP cameras.

Designed for installation within retail, education, financial or transportation locations to name but a few, the new smart cameras feature a host of intelligent features such as built-in video analytics including people counting, and facial, intrusion, scene change, tripwire and abandoned/ missing detection. Ultrasmart cameras also include ultra-wide dynamic range, auto back focus and electronic image stabilizing ~ to provide

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great all-round imaging performance whatever the application or performance requirement.

Dantech Supports Installers with Incredible Product Reliability

Dantech Electronic Engineering, the manufacturer of specialist power supplies and ancillary equipment for security applications, has revealed incredible product reliability inherent to its range of popular 24VAC power supply products ver the company’s 40 years of designing and building electronic equipment, Dantech has endeavoured to uphold the ethos of ‘Best of British manufacturing and reliability’, supporting installers with reliable, high-quality power supplies and electronic ancillaries.

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vestment and performance benefits for countless installations across the UK, Europe and Middle-East.

Offering installers and designers a flexible, simple and cost-effective solution, Dantech 24VAC products can be used for high-power consumption applications, such as large PTZ cameras, auxiliary lighting, wash-wipe function and heaters. They are available as indoor metal cased, outdoor IP66 and rackmount versions, with all connections inside and with all outputs individually fuse protected.

Tavcom to host IFSEC International Training Theatre

Tavcom has announced the confirmed line-up of speakers who will be sharing their knowledge and expertise at the Tavcom Training Theatre during this year’s IFSEC International exhibition s in previous years, the diversity of the subject matter covered by the free to attend lectures in theTavcom Training Theatre which is being sponsored by D-Link, will mean that there is something for everyone involved within the electronic security supply chain, including installers, systems designers, specifiers, end-users and technical support personnel.

Redvision X-SERIES™ Cameras will be Present on the Maxxess Stand E700 at IFSEC 2015

Redvision, the UK manufacturer of the X-SERIES™ rugged PTZ dome cameras and Redcop™ rapid deployment systems, will have staff present and products displayed on the Maxxess stand E700 at IFSEC 2015 he Redvision X-SERIES™ RVXIP30 rugged dome cameras are shown operating with eFusion™, a new security management solution by Maxxess. eFusion™ combines video, access control, fire and intruder security functions in a single, unified platform, at a far lower cost than competing conventional PSIM solutions.

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Highlighted in a recent engineering review, Dantech reports that over many years of production, the rate of failure of their 24VAC power supply products has remained consistently low, having been calculated as just 0.03% across the many thousands of products manufactured.

This astonishing reliability record has enabled Dantech products to deliver an ultra-robust and secure power supply solution, offering long-term cost in-

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The Maxxess exhibition stand at IFSEC demonstrates how access control, intruder and fire alarms can all be used to trigger Redvision PTZ dome cameras to turn to preset positions or tours and initiate a real-time operator response.

Pre and post event recording options ensure video evidence of site incidents, such as a forced door or fire alarm, is captured from numerous angles, with a corresponding audit trail of the alarm handling process. eFusion is a compre-

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hensive, flexible and scalable security and building management solution for IP-based integrators.

Redvision also provides a first tier, technical support and trouble-shooting service for its RVX-IP range and has an extensive integration list with many other leading manufacturers’ control products and VMS platforms.

Navtech Radar’s ClearWay™– The Leading Technology for Automatic Incident Detection, Smart Motorways and AllLane Running

The Company’s world-leading ClearWay™ solution for AID offers small, light, easy-to-install radar avtech Radar, the world’s leading manufacturer of radar-based Automatic Incident Detection (AID) solutions for traffic management applications, has announced that it has expanded sales into North America, South America, Korea and China as the demand for traffic data and improved driver behaviour increases.

As traffic volumes continue to increase, the traditional option has been to build new roads or extra lanes. Some-

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times, this is the right solution but cost or planning restrictions often make this approach unfeasible. Operators want to reduce running costs whilst maximising capacity. An increasingly favoured option is to optimise the use of existing road infrastructure by making them ‘smarter’.

Smarter roads require a real-time understanding of what is happening on the road-network, which necessitates the use of novel sensor technologies.

Navtech Radar has been developing and implementing sensor technology and analytics for optimising the throughput on our surface roads, tunnels and bridges.

The sophisticated software allows for individual rule setting and the ClearWay solution has the lowest false alarm rate in comparison to any other technology available in the market today.

IDS Launches NEW 13 MP USB 3.0 Industrial Camera with Autofocus and 16x Digital Zoom

The new XC USB 3.0 industrial camera from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH, delivers excellent, high-resolution images every time, even in varying ambient conditions he latest in the successful X camera series from IDS, the new XC has numerous automatic features including autofocus; 16x digital zoom, face detection, and backlight compensation, bringing the convenience of commercial digital cameras to professional vision applications.

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ers individual images with a resolution of 4192 x 3104 or 4128 x 3096 pixels or live recordings of different sizes up to full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) with a maximum frame rate of 30 frames/ sec.

The robust housing with compact dimensions (32 x 61 x 19 mm) and screw-

on USB connector make the camera 100% suitable for both industrial and non-industrial use. Unlike consumer cameras, the XCis designed to be available over the long term.

With its numerous automatic features, hardly any manual adjustment of settings is required. The camera is ideal for use in varying lighting conditions or for dynamic shooting situations. These include non-industrial applications in particular, such as medical technology, kiosk systems, transportation and logistics, or the virtual and augmented reality environment. The camera also opens up new opportunities in process monitoring or inline quality testing.

The XC is supplied with the IDS Software Suite or as a driver-independent UVC version (USB Video Class).

The IDS Software Suite allows all the camera parameters to be configured individually and makes integration easy.

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IDIS and 4Sight Imaging Unveil Ground Breaking Number Plate Recognition

Successful integration of DirectIP™ and Veracity combines plug-and-play simplicity with proven industry-leading accuracy DIS, a global surveillance solution provider, and 4Sight Imaging, a leading imaging technology company, have

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ANPR systems, by removing complicated set up, configuration and constant maintenance and system adjustments made possible through both companies’ patented plug-and-play technology. The result translates to low system configuration and simple, fast deployment that delivers benefits in terms of affordability and a continued low cost of ownership.

New from GEUTEBRUCK: Powerful Documentation Package for Goods X-Ray

Geutebruck’s new G-Scope/ 1500-X is a powerful, compact member of the G-Scope video management systems he ‘X’ stands for X-ray, because it documents the RGB from X-ray scanners, for example, as they are used at airports or in supply chain security.

Because it is so compact, space for it can usually be found in the X-ray equipment and it can be installed directly on site.

In addition to the X-ray system, up to 10 network cameras can be connected. The process of goods or persons control is completely documented from different perspectives in the image.

has all relevant camera and X-ray images on the screen, time synchronized.

Each operation is transparent and completely visible.

G-Scope/ 1500-X is available for either one or two RGB signal sources.

It delivered with a pre-installed 64-bit G-Core video engine and Windows

T announced the successful integration of DirectIP withVeracity, a powerful and intuitive Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) software engine.

Proving ten times more accurate in independent comparative testing, the IDIS and 4Sight solution combines leading image analysis technologies with next generation DirectIP HD cameras, leveraging the latest system architectures and advances in solid state lighting to allow a wide, multi-lane field of view that is accurate across a wide range of weather, lighting and plate conditions.

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Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro 64-bit operating system. The GPU acceleration provides three times faster image processing.

The data transfer from camera to server and from the server to the playback station can be encrypted.

An extensive user management system is available to ensure data protection. G-Scope/ 1500-X can be used as stand-alone solution or as a satellite in a networked system ~ also for documenting the monitor data in NSL and process control rooms.

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