DIY Security Installs Up 40 Per Cent Since 2018

NEWS

JUNE 2021

CENTAMAN INSTALLS MORPHOWAVE, EASYGATE SPT AT 100 MOUNT STREET

n CENTAMAN has installed IDEMIA MorphoWave biometric readers and EasyGate SPT entrance gates at 100 Mount St in North Sydney. The tallest building in North Sydney, 100 Mount Street is a premium grade office tower completed in May 2019. The 35-storey office tower has panoramic views of Sydney Harbor, Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour, and is occupied by some of Sydney’s bestknown companies. This high traffic location required a convenient and secure way to ensure a controlled access for the 2000 people entering the building daily, while maintaining the aesthetics of the 8m lobby ceiling. To efficiently control access to the building, the security contractor supplied top quality COMINFO EasyGate SPT entrance control gates equipped with IDEMIA’s MorphoWave Compact high-end biometric contactless devices. COMINFO is an experienced word leading manufacturer of turnstiles and speedgates and its EasyGate SPT models are equipped with the latest magnetic direct drive mechanisms, needing no gearbox, oil, or brushes. EasytGate SPT features advanced infrared optical sensors which ensure safe passage and detect tailgating and crossover, to ensure that only authorized people can pass through the gates. Meanwhile, MorphoWave Compact is the flagship biometric device for physical access control from IDEMIA. The terminal performs a 3D scan and verification of 4 fingerprints in less than 1 second, in a quick and easy touchless wave gesture. These features make the product particularly well-suited for such high traffic locations with the capability to authenticate up to 50 people per minute thanks to advanced algorithms based on artifical intelligence. COMINFO carried out an aesthetical integration of MorphoWave Compact into EasyGate SPT, resulting into a powerful solution that brings the latest physical access control system using only a simple wave of a hand.

SECURITY AUSTRALIA MAGAZINES WANTED

n BRIDGE, the publisher of SEN, is seeking back issues of Security Australia Magazine, which was printed in Australia from the early 1980s through to the early 2000s, after our back catalogue was water damaged during recent bad weather. SEN acquired Security Australia Magazine in 2000. Anyone with old copies of Security Australia Magazine, or who knows where they can be found, should contact SEN’s editor John Adams at editor@sen.news or call us on 61 2 9280 4425 – Bridge will happily arrange for shipping at our expense. We’re especially interested in issues dating from 1984 through to 1998 and will pay ready money for the ASIAL Show issue from 93/94 with Larry Circosta on the cover. Even if you only have a few issues we’d love to get our hands on them. If any hoarders out there have a full set, let’s discuss terms.

DIY SECURITY INSTALLS UP 40 PER CENT SINCE 2018

n RESEARCHER Parks Associates said selfinstallation of newly acquired American security systems reached 55 per cent in Q2 2020, up from 40 per cent in 2018, an increase of nearly 40 per cent. The firm’s latest whitepaper, Home Security: A Redefined Market, finds the rise of interactive services and DIY installation are 2 key trends defining the home security market, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, lower prices, and new smart home solutions. Australia’s home security trends are slightly behind but broadly aligned with trends in the United States. “The installation method for newly acquired security systems and smart home devices has trended towards self-installation for several years, and COVID-19 has hastened that transition,” says Amanda Kung, researcher, Parks Associates. “About one-third of security system owners and intenders report COVID-19 concerns caused them to avoid professional installers due to the discomfort of having a stranger in the home.” Approximately twothirds of security system owners, or about 20 million households, have an interactive security system, and consumers expect their security systems to provide basic interactivity that enables them to receive notifications and access and control the system remotely, according to Parks Associates.