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Are open systems closing?

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Will the electronic security industry of the future bear a new generation of proprietary systems supporting most major projects?

On face value, that seems likely but on reflection it’s unlikely much will change – for the time being, anyway.

Fuelling speculation over the past 18 months have been multiple manufacturers positioning themselves to mirror what many in the surveillance industry are calling The Avigilon Model but which might just as accurately be called The Geutebruck Model or The Mobotix Model.

What they are talking about is the now-proven strength of Avigilon’s decision to manufacturer quality cameras as well as developing a quality VMS platform that although opened up to other manufacturers’ product, is often installed as a proprietary solution alongside Avigilon’s high resolution cameras.

The success of Avigilon and what it means for the market is a fascinating study but I can’t quite put my finger on exactly what it reveals. Is it that users desperately want proprietary solutions, or is Avigilon’s success down to the fact the company’s cameras are excellent and CCTV techies love the cleverness of Avigilon’s HDSM High-Definition Stream Management solution?

Perhaps it’s a little of both.

Certainly, a key underlying influence is pressure from buyers demanding a solution in a box. This is in part because as IP-based systems get more complex one brand is easier to understand and

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I think something that’ll be interesting to watch is how the new ownership structures impact on the way the market views particular products.

in part because buying everything from one supplier means a bigger discount. Another influence is coming from distributors and integrators who commission a single brand they know and trust.

Regardless, after years of preaching open systems, there’s a definite swing towards proprietary ecosystems going on, with Canon purchasing Milestone and now making a play for Axis Communications, and Panasonic snapping up Video Insight. In other parts of the market companies like Dahua, Hikvision and Samsung are working much harder at VMS to go along with their cameras. We’ll see a lot more of this in the future, in my opinion.

How far acquisitions will go with straight VMS makers is uncertain but it’s unlikely we’ve seen the final buy in this part of the market. The last company standing in terms of the well known open platform providers is Genetec and having spoken with Pierre Racz recently, I believe that company’s focus on hardware agnosticism is not going to change anytime soon.

I think something that’ll be interesting to watch is how the new ownership structures impact on the way the market views particular products. There’s inevitably going to be some collaboration between brands under single ownership. You might suggest this would be negative but it’s not been negative for Avigilon, which continues to go from strength to strength.

And there could be advantages as demands for resolution and compression get more intense

and pressure continues to build on prices across the entire CCTV market. To a particular level, scale helps with price but it’s less valuable when organic solutions are required for tricky applications.

For these sorts of solutions you need a supplier prepared to live and die for you, and that’s another thing entirely.

So, are we likely to see hardware and software from single manufacturers being used in the old monolithic way we saw over the past 30 years? My instinct is yes but no. There’s too much legacy gear out there, too many clients depending on the support of contracted software suppliers and too many relationships between software makers and camera makers in the industry for that to suddenly happen.

In the end, the idea security management software developers must be entirely open or entirely closed is a false dichotomy. Consider Geutebruck, which although it manufactures quality IP cameras with its G-CAM range will integrate with pretty much anything that comes within sniffing distance. And certainly, no one could say Geutebruck doesn’t put its engineers where its mouth is.

This sort of entirely-open-yetproprietary-if-you-like model may come to typify the security management software offerings from bigger players in the future.

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Genetec is the only dedicated open platform security management solutions provider left in the global market as its competitors have turned towards a proprietary model. Its fierce independence makes it a rare beast in a software industry governed by the gravity of corporate acquisition.

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Canon Offers $US2.8 Billion Cash Offer to Axis Shareholders

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Panasonic Buys VMS Specialist Video Insight

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PANASONIC has acquired Video Insight, a Dallasbased supplier of enterprise VMS to schools and higher education campuses in the U.S. in a move that gives the company the VMS solution it previously lacked. Terms have not been disclosed.

According to Panasonic, the acquisition is part of its strategy to expand business opportunities for both companies in the education market in North America.

Under terms of the deal, Video Insight will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic.

Meanwhile, Video Insight Co-founder and CEO J. Robert Shaw told Security Sales and Integration his company elected to be acquired by Panasonic after receiving more than a dozen “unsolicited offers and unsolicited advances” from mostly private equity firms during the last couple years.

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vertically focused. They are focused around 12 different verticals. We like that orientation. We think that is the right way to sell,” Shaw said. “We are very focused on the product being the right solution for our customer, the right pricing, the right distribution model.”

Shaw told SSI that despite having no outside funding Video Insight has grown quickly, posting a 40 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) since 2009.

“We just felt like we couldn’t continue to grow at the rate we have been growing. It’s the law of trying to multiply large numbers. We felt it was really valuable to find the right partner,” he said.

Panasonic says it has set a clear target of reaching 10 trillion yen sales by 2018, and that security systems and video surveillance will play a key role in achieving its global growth initiatives.

CANON has offered $US2.8 billion to the shareholders in the Swedish company Axis AB to tender all their shares in Axis to Canon.

Following completion of the offer, Axis’s current management team will remain in place and its headquarters, development centres, and sales offices will remain in their current locations. The strong Axis brand name will be maintained and applied in all relevant markets. Furthermore, Axis will continue to be a separate legal entity within the Canon Group.

The offer is friendly in nature and the board of directors of Axis has decided to recommend Axis’s shareholders accept it. The 3 largest shareholders in Axis, including the founders, who hold in aggregate approximately 39.5 per cent of the total number of shares and voting rights in Axis, have undertaken to accept the offer subject to certain conditions.

Under Phase IV of its Excellent Global Corporation Plan, launched in 2011, Canon aims to maintain its highly profitable structure and join the ranks of the world’s top 100 companies in terms of all key measures of business performance. As a key strategy toward the achievement of this goal, Canon aims to develop new business through globalized diversification.

Canon views its network surveillance camera business as a promising new business area and positions the business as a driving force for future growth within the Canon Group.

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approximate 2.4 million passengers it will serve security peace of mind and transport convenience.”

The PIV Solution’s unique capabilities allow for PKI authentication and full certificate path validation at the door without the need for additional hardware modules, while also allowing for remote firmware updates to system devices over a high-speed RS-485 connection. This architecture also allows for a faster card read by eliminating the use of unsecure Wiegand communications protocol.

The Gallagher PIV Solution is listed on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) PACS Approved Products List (PACS APL) for single and dual factor authentication solutions for procurement by the Federal government.”

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Cross-Border Facility Secured by Gallagher n NZ access control manufacturer Gallagher has been chosen to assist the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure a terminal cross-border facility on the west coast of the United States.

The new development will use the FIPS 201-2 compliant Gallagher PIV

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Our PIV Solution enables the most secure and fastest form of authentication by employing a fully encrypted, end-toend Physical Access Control System (PACS).

see security span both Federally-controlled and commercial facilities.

“Our PIV Solution enables the most secure and fastest form of authentication by employing a fully encrypted, end-to-end Physical Access Control System (PACS). This installation will give the

Senstar Signs Australian Distribution Agreement with BGW Technologies nSENSTAR, the world’s largest manufacturer of perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS) and now a provider of cyber security solutions, has partnered with BGW Technologies to kick off sales of Senstar cyber products in Australia.

BGW provides Senstar with access to the industrial and mining sectors, and to the electronic physical security channel. This is important because of the significant value Senstar’s cyber products bring to sectors which utilize SCADA and industrial communications systems, and to those organizations who want to meet the challenges of converging physical and cyber security networks.

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“BGW Technologies was chosen as a partner because of the close working relationships they have with their suppliers and the successes they have in the markets they operate in,” said Jonathan Johnson, regional sales manager for Senstar Australia.

“Senstar was looking for a distribution partner which, like us, is committed to raising the bar educationally in the electronic security industry and forwardthinking with regards to the rapid progression of technology.”

Through Senstar, BGW gains a strong foothold in the rapidly growing cyber security market.

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security Ethernet switch is a world first and adding it to BGW’s already impressive technology lineup brings a new dimension to its solutions portfolio, all the while backed by the strong Senstar global team.

“Senstar is a great fit for BGW Technologies,” said Joshua Simmons, BGW Technologies general manager NSW/ACT/SA/WA. “Its products have a fantastic reputation for reliability and they continue to develop specialist solutions for the security market. The Senstar cyber portfolio further enhances our capability to offer complete end-to-end solutions, from the world’s leading manufacturers to our customers.”

BGW has placed an initial stocking order with Senstar and says the team is undertaking product training sessions across Australia to ensure it has all the information to sell and support this new offering.

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iOmniscient wins Australian Innovation Challenge Ivy Li

IOMNISCIENT has won The Australian Innovation Challenge 2014 for the most innovative Information and Communication Technology. The Award was for iOmniscient’s latest product which uses artificial intelligence to significantly reduce the response time for emergency services during accidents.

The Automated Surveillance Action Platform (ASAP) is a system that recognizes that an accident or other incident has occurred using CCTV cameras.

From the camera the system automatically locates the nearest available first responder (which could be a police vehicle, the fire brigade or other emergency services) and sends them a video of the incident with instructions on how to reach it. The response time of a typical accident was consequently reduced from an average of 25 minutes to less than 5 minutes and greatly decreased the workload of control room staff.

Being in its fourth year, The Australian Innovation Challenge rewards innovations to help drive some of the nation’s best ideas to market. The awards are run by The Australian newspaper in association with Shell and with the support of Australian Government’s Department of Industry.

The Challenge received hundreds of entries and iOmniscient’s Automated Response System was finally selected in competition against 4 other shortlisted finalists. The different projects were judged against criteria such as technological excellence, novelty, level of international impact, sustainability and evidence of an explicit strategy for securing public adoption and use.

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Genetec Appoints Georges Karam as CcO

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SecTech Roadshow Coming to you in May! n SECTECH Roadshow is coming up in May with Security Electronics and Networks Magazine hosting a nationwide tech tour that includes Bosch, CSD, Hills, Canon, Panasonic, Q Security Systems, Sylo, Ness, HID, LSC, Geutebruck, Mobotix and Axis Communications.

With SecTech Roadshow, we’re bringing the latest

and greatest electronic security products from the best manufacturers and distributors in the world to the capital city of your state for one great day of technology, education and networking.

There are only a few spots left in SecTech Roadshow, so those companies wanting to join in on the action need to get cracking

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All you installers, integrators, end users and consultants planning to attend, please note everything is FREE at Sectech! Yes, that’s right - free entry, free parking (you need to pre-register to score this), a free Happy

Hour between 4.30-6pm, and don’t miss our big HD Camera Demo running all day!

SecTech Roadshow makes it easy for everyone across Australia to see the electronic security industry’s best new products and technologies in their own state capital. No need to waste time and money travelling interstate – we’ll bring the show to you!

Pre-Registration opens March 10 at www. sectechroadshow.com.au so pencil in these dates: For Brisbane folk it’s May 4; if you’re in Sydney, it’s May 6; we’ll be trucking into Melbourne on May 11, SecTech Roadshow hits Adelaide on May 13 and we’ll finish in style with you Perth people on May 18.

everything is FREE at Sectech! Yes, that’s right free entry, free parking (you need to pre-register to score this), a free Happy Hour between 4.30-6pm, and don’t miss our big HD Camera Demo running all day!

Hills Launches New Security Product Bundle n HILLS says it is making security easier by bringing together 2 industry leaders with Panasonic and Genetec to deliver a world-leading simple surveillance bundle.

The Genetec and Panasonic 8, 16 and 24 channel kits are designed to remove the complexity from security solutions. The kits include the Panasonic WV-SW155, a Super Dynamic HD vandal resistantdome camera and the Genetec SV-32 Network security appliance.

The combination comprises a turnkey system to easily deploy a unified

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or standalone video surveillance and access control system, as well as: • 8-24-port switches • A 22-inch LG monitor • A keyboard and a mouse.

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GENETEC has announced the appointment of respected and accomplished Canadian businessman Georges Karam as Chief Commercial Officer.

Karam will work closely with Genetec President and CEO, Pierre Racz, and will be responsible for setting the company’s global commercial strategy and organizational development trajectory to drive business growth and market share for Genetec.

Prior to joining Genetec, Karam was the co-founder and CEO of Atelka Enterprise, a business process outsourcing (BPO) services company. Atelka employs over 2500 people and was ranked seventh fastest growing company in Québec

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“I have known and worked with Georges for over a decade, and we are delighted to have him join us as we take Genetec into its next phase of growth,” said Racz, president and CEO of Genetec. “Georges brings the combined drive of a born entrepreneur with the rigorous business acumen of a seasoned corporate executive. We warmly welcome him home.”

UTC grows Dividend 8.5 Per Cent n UTC’S increased dividend will be payable from firstquarter 2015 on March 10 to shareholders of record as of Feb 13. UTC announced an 8.5 per cent year-over-year hike in its quarterly dividend payout to 64 cents per share or $US2.56 on an annualized basis.

The dividend increase comes close on the heels of strong fourth-quarter 2014 results, in which UTC posted healthy margin improvement and 6 consecutive quarters of organic sales growth.

Recurring earnings for the reported quarter were $1.88 per share, which beat the

Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.61.

UTC continues to maintain a strong cash flow position, according to Zacks. At year-end 2014, cash and cash equivalents were

$5.245 million with longterm debt of $17.87 million compared with respective tallies of $4.629 million and $19.74 million in 2013. The company had a debt-tocapital ratio of 38 per cent.

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Global Physical Security Market $US100 billion by 2019 n THE global physical security market will more than double in value to over $US100 billion between 2014 and 2019, according to a report from TechNavio.

North America will remain the largest contributor to the market.

“North America is dominating the market,” Navin Rajendar, said senior analyst for TechNavio. “We also see that North America will continue to dominate

this market, although its share will drop down from 37 per cent to around 33 per cent by 2019,” he said.

For the report, TechNavio examined several main factors of the physical security market; video surveillance, access control, cloud-based services and software. Since North America contributes the largest share of this market, many of the market trends at the global level

are dictated by trends in North America, Rajendar said. A large example of which is cloud-based technologies for storing video surveillance.

“Another key trend, looking at technology for physical security systems, is the emergence of customized solutions,” Rajendar said.

According to Rajendar, the North American market will be driven by adoption of monitoring solutions, like

AT&T Outlines Digital Life Seamless Hub Strategy n GIANT U.S. telco AT&T’s plans to become a central, seamless hub that integrates a variety of systems into its Digital Life platform are becoming a reality, according to Kevin Petersen, SVP, AT&T Digital Life.

Petersen says AT&T has always planned for Digital Life to be an open-standards, managed platform thus partnerships with Lutron Electronics, Samsung,

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Qualcomm Life and LG Electronics. Peterson says that with those products and services, customers now have more flexibility and a simpler smart-home experience.

“Customers get the benefit of security no matter where they are, as well as automation features,” Peterson said. “Digital Life brings sense to security.”

Awareness of home

automation has grown and outdoor motion-detector cameras and automated lighting systems are becoming more popular among customers, according to Petersen.

“We want to simplify it and make it real for people,” Peterson said. “I’m a practical thinker. AT&T’s strategy is to let the system work for the customer’s needs.”

video surveillance, and the increasingly lower cost of IP video surveillance and cloud-based solutions.

Another key trend, looking at technology for physical security systems, is the emergence of customized solutions

TYCO has reported revenue of $US2.5 billion, a 2 per cent increase on an organic basis for Q1. The results met Wall Street expectations.

Tyco, which bills itself as the world’s largest pureplay fire protection and security company, posted revenue of $2.48 billion in the period, missing Wall Street forecasts. Analysts expected $2.5 billion, according to Zacks.

In a press release, Tyco CEO George Oliver said the company is making good progress transforming its direct channel into a technology solutions provider by expanding its capabilities through organic investments and strategic acquisitions.

During the first quarter, the company launched the new Tyco On software solutions platform and completed or signed 5 acquisitions focused on key areas of growth, including gas and flame detection, growth markets, and expanding its services platform.

“We are off to a solid start in 2015 with our 6th consecutive quarter of double-digit earnings growth,” Oliver said. “Our teams continue to execute well, with exceptional organic growth of 10 per cent from our products business.”

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Surveillance Station 7.0 Synology, which is distributed locally by CSD, has announced the beta availability of Surveillance Station 7.0, the latest version of its popular video management system.

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Nuclear family ANSTO brings a legacy site, assets worth billions and a complex risk profile together into the sort of challenging, fulfilling electronic security application most security managers can only dream of.

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By John Ada m s

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WAS mighty curious when invited to take a look at the fruits of a recent CCTV and access control upgrade at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) facility at Lucas Heights, in Sydney. As the location of the Open Pool Australian Lightwater (OPAL) nuclear reactor, this is one of the most secure sites in Australia and a dream site for security managers.

My first visit to ANSTO was in the early 1990s when the first Cardax access control solution was installed. Security was simpler then, befitting a much lower risk profile revolving around small groups of demonstrators who sought impactful social commentary rather than serious interference with the facility itself. Back then there was a gatehouse and a fence and some CCTV but it was simple stuff. I drove right in and parked my Pulsar ET Turbo below the now closed HIFAR reactor.

Arriving today is a whole different experience.

Security is projected a considerable distance from serious pieces of infrastructure. The educational visitor’s centre is more than half a kilometre down the road. Visitor parking is external to the secure part of the site. No one is driving into this site unauthorised.

There are gatehouses and a reception area, with electronic security in layers supporting the site’s physical defences.

Just on 4 years ago ANSTO restructured its security division bringing in a new team. Part of the restructure saw the general manager security and safeguards role reporting directly to the chief executive officer.

This was a key change at a number of levels. For a start, communication from the security team arrives at the CEO fast and undiluted. But underlying this is the fact ANSTO incorporates a management shortcut – you only do this on a site where security is a serious issue.

The restructure provided a rare career opportunity for the new team to conduct a ground-up review of the entire security arrangement at ANSTO without feeling the need to defend the current solution. A range of key improvements were identified and provided to the ANSTO executive. The executive team backed up its verbal support on the importance of security by providing more than $A3.5M in capital funding to deliver on the new security team’s recommendations.

ANSTO is a hard site to encapsulate in your mind and sitting at my desk after the visit I’m not a whole lot closer to comprehending its intrinsic nature. This site is too large in size and complex in nature to tuck up in a single paragraph. There are multiple interest groups exerting profound influences on security protocols.

The temporal layers of infrastructure allow you to pick the earliest buildings as you drive the facility’s gum tree-lined streets. Its age means the site is defined by legacy gear including its hybrid comms infrastructure and this has defined the recent upgrade, which focused on making the system hardware agnostic. In the future the security

A key difficulty with this site from a storyteller’s point of view is what the security team is not allowed to say and what I was not allowed to see. team can upgrade security devices and network components as required without impacting on operational proficiency.

A key difficulty with this site from a storyteller’s point of view is what the security team is not allowed to say and what I was not allowed to see. For instance, I came away with almost no product shots, and no images of camera views that show the nature of the site’s coverage. Clearly, the underlying nature of the site mirrors other secure locations in fundamental ways.

But it’s a challenge getting a sense of the infrastructure that underlies the sparkling new Geutebruck G-SIM VMS, G-Tect/VMX, and Gallagher Cardax FT UltraSec solutions. This challenge is amplified by the size of the facility, which covers 70 hectares, has a 4000m perimeter and includes about 150 buildings.

Something else that keeps poking its head up during my time at ANSTO is the organisation’s sense of mission in support of community. No matter where our conversation goes the importance of ANSTO’s work for all Australians is just around the corner.

Given my own life experience it took about 2 minutes to adopt a position of complete agreement. ANSTO is one of the crown jewels of Australia’s medical system and its loss cannot be countenanced. ANSTO’s management, staff, and security and law enforcement teams are absolutely dedicated to this cause.

According to Paul Jones, general manager security and safeguards, the facility is primarily dedicated to nuclear medicine and cutting edge research.

“One in 2 Australians will receive a nuclear medicine procedure in their lifetime and ANSTO produces 10,000 doses of Molybdenum 99 per week for the domestic and international market,” Jones explains.

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“When our new Moly 99 production facility is built in the next couple of years ANSTO will more than quadruple its production, supplying 20-25 per cent of the world’s need for this isotope.” he says. “This and the mind-blowing research being undertaken on the site makes ANSTO a vital part of Australia’s medical and research infrastructure that merits protection.”

Looking at the map in the security office, I can see there’s a lot of rugged country surrounding the ANSTO facility. It’s mostly bushland and that means wildlife and an increased risk of bushfire.

ANSTO has about 150 buildings on site and all have balanced protection in accordance with the Australian government’s PSPF (Protective Security Policy Framework) for government agencies. The way the PSPF works is that it asks business operators of government agencies to consider their risk matrix – to look at the consequence of an incident and then work out what their site’s risk level is.

ANSTO employs about 1200 staff on the site and on any given day there are around 300-400 contractors working across the facility, making the access control system and administrative procedures vitally important. Facilitated by the security arrangements is visitation by approximately 15,000 students from schools and universities each year, who come to the ANSTO Discovery Centre as part of ANSTO’s community engagement.

Something else that’s important at ANSTO is the way staff see the security function. According to Jones, they understand the importance of the site, and this is reflected in their respect for and adherence to security procedures. Members of staff also provide regular security reports on issues that might concern them.

“The culture across ANSTO helps us maintain a secure environment,” Jones explains. “A robust training and awareness program underpins the security culture strategy - there’s a strong security culture embedded in the organisation.”

Something else to note is that ANSTO is only becoming more valuable. The $A600 million OPAL reactor was opened in April 2007 and there are currently another $A240 million worth of capital works taking place. Among these projects is the ANSTO Nuclear Medicine Facility, Australia’s newest

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and most innovative, which will provide cutting edge medical isotopes to the world. ANSTO is also building a first-of-a-kind nuclear waste facility. The new SYNROC plant will provide a step-change in nuclear waste management and prove Australia is at the cutting edge of technological advancements.

“These new facilities will marry the latest techniques for medical isotope production and waste management with high end technology and be enveloped with high tech security,” Jones says. “It has given our security team the opportunity to be involved in the building design so that security is an integral part of the design rather than an add on.”

Something else for readers to take into account is the necessary external stakeholders whose protocols govern the security function at the site. Because ANSTO operates in the nuclear and radiological space they have to apply not only the PSPF, but must meet The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) recommendations for nuclear and radioactive facilities.

These recommendations are managed in Australia by 2 regulators – the Australian Safeguards and Non Proliferation Office (ASNO) and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA).

Something else about ANSTO is that it has a serious onsite law enforcement response capability and the availability of this response interacts with the electronic security systems. The Australian Federal Police are on site 24 x 7 and can be quickly supported by the local and tactical operations capability of the New South Wales Police. ANSTO hosts regular security exercises to ensure coordination of response works seamlessly.

ANSTO’s security operations are intelligenceled and look at the business impact level that a compromise or failure would have. The business impact level determines the security classification levels and from there physical security requirements are designed.

The system System topology is hybrid at the edges but the whole point of this upgrade is bringing everything into an holistic digital architecture as part of a roadmap encompassing the entire security application at ANSTO. It goes without saying that underlying all its security technology is infrastructure – lots and lots of infrastructure.

ANSTO operates a fibre backbone and a separate dedicated LAN for security systems, which is administered by the IT team and has multiple layers of redundancy. A particular security clearance is required to get onto the system and view any part of it.

“Something I am really interested in hearing about is the path the cameras follow from poles in the field to node zero,” I ask. “What is the network topology you are using?”

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ANSTO’s physical security advisor Marcus Wiltshire has joined the discussion on the physical security solution. As soon as he opens his mouth you know Wiltshire has the sort of lateral technical mind you only seem to find in security engineers.

“At ANSTO, topology depends on a number of things,” he tells me. “If it’s an old school analogue device it comes along coax but with the LAN it depends on distance. You only use fibre if the distances are greater than the 90m threshold – if we have a camera close enough we don’t use fibre. For instance, if you have a server here and a camera on the perimeter at 60m and a network switch here, you can reach that switch with copper Cat-6e – so it’s copper to the nearest switch and then onto the fibre backbone to the server.

“Something we like to implement is that if you are bringing networks into buildings we always use fibre anyway because it doesn’t transmit any electrical surges or currents,” Wiltshire says. “So if you’re going to have a camera over here and a building here, depending on the distance, you’ll have fibre to the pole, a mini-switch at the pole and a normal network switch in the building, and you’ll have your fibre backbone back to the central server.

“We are not doing anything other sites may not do, but this is a unique site – it’s very large and it has legacy infrastructure so we need to mix copper and fibre – it works for us.”

As well as being subject to PSPF, the ANSTO security team is also subject to the Australian Government’s Information Security Manual. ISM dictates how ANSTO’s networks are configured and in line with ISM, there are a number of data centres across the site and redundant recorders spread through these data centres. Image streams go to the data centres for recording and then are available at the monitoring centre. When it comes to the network side, ANSTO has encrypted communication across the site between all devices and the ANSTO Security Operations Centre (ASOC) provides that awareness to the AFP teams.

The nature of the site from an electronic security systems perspective is that it includes a highly secure inner area containing OPAL and other assets, which is defended in depth by an outer perimeter, a sterile zone and an inner perimeter. On this perimeter, physical and electronic defence mechanisms protect the site’s integrity and action rapid response.

Within the perimeter all individual buildings are defended and key areas are monitored with CCTV. But the perimeter is the key defensive element of the system. Multiple different technologies monitor the perimeter, which is broken into zones to allow small sections to be deactivated for maintenance while being monitored live by the ASOC. “ASOC monitors the perimeter using optical cameras, thermal cameras, microphones and other technologies – so there’s a human element, not just an electronic detection capability that’s integrated

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“We can’t give you specifics but we do have use external sensors and we monitor walls, ceilings, doors, rooftops – a combination – PIRs, seismic, PE and others.” and multi-layered,” says Wiltshire.

“The system is deliberately designed so there is a level of automation as well as manual review by humans to provide that extra layer.”

According to Wiltshire, there are plenty of areas of the site that allow the team to get creative with the functionality of the security technologies being used.

“This system can be used for safety, auditability and security,” he explains. “We find in some areas the safety component will exceed security and in others security is more important and we focus on what is most important for that location.”

What are the new solutions that have been installed at ANSTO that facilitate the digital transition?

“On the access control side we use Gallagher’s Cardax FT UltraSec solution, which is Type1 endorsed by the Security Construction and Equipment Committee,” Wiltshire says. “Our CCTV infrastructure and platforms include Geutebruck GeViScope-HS/R NVRs and Geutebruck’s G-SIM VMS and this solution was commissioned in April 2014. It follows a distributed topology supporting 300-400 cameras and there are plans to extend this coverage further.

“When it comes to cameras, we use FLIR thermal cameras on the perimeter and Axis optical cameras (Q60E Mark 2 PTZs), which we have found to produce excellent images. We also installed Axis indoor cameras as part of this most recent upgrade.”

As Wiltshire tells it, the nature of G-SIM is that it’s essentially a VMS that sits on top of the entire system

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in its own server.

“G-TECT/VMX is done at the NVR level and the G-SIM sits on top and gives you a polished VMS for alarm event management and viewing of live and recorded image streams,” he says.

Does UltraSec integrate with that?

“With UltraSec, because it is a Type 1 system you are limited with the amount of integration you can do. We have low level integration. Access control and intrusion detection system are managed separately from the video surveillance system but video footage is recorded with access and alarm events.

“There are also a number of access control points across the site that are more sensitive than others that we keep a close eye on,” says Wiltshire. “In these locations as soon as someone goes to the area it will come up for viewing by operators.

“We can also conduct real time visual authentication of a person before they go into a location – that process is automated – the entire system is automated to the point where we may use the system to authenticate identity or we may use federal police depending on our security posture at the time – it’s scalable and adaptable.

“Operationally, the way our alarm screen works is that it gives you a recurring snap shot of when an event actually happened, a paused image of event recurred and then a live image, and leaves you a free screen to throw a camera in and do whatever playback you want.”

“What about intrusion alarms - does the site use these or are the sensors all internal?” I ask.

Here the team is a little more cautious explaining; “We can’t give you specifics but we do have external sensors and we monitor walls, ceilings, doors, rooftops – a combination – PIRs, seismic, PE and others.”

When it comes to security technology, ANSTO’s thermal perimeter is a key aspect of the site’s security solution and it incorporates a virtual thermal fence through integration with Geutebruck G-SIM and G-TECT/VMX so as to maintain a single recording platform site-wide.

Importantly, too, G-TECT is applied across the board to optics and thermal. Bear in mind here that analytics is done at the recorder level – there’s not a dedicated analytics server – the Geutebruck GeViScope has the smarts to handle IVA using an application of G-TECT software.

According to Wiltshire, using FLIR cameras gives the team an ONVIF-compliant IP stream that can be analysed using the G-SIM platform to activate alarm events at ASOC generating assessment and rapid response.

“Dual sensor analytics at the recorder allow us to intelligently analyse our images in a number of environments regardless of variables like camera pole movement and yet we still get reliable intrusion detection on a day with 70kmph winds,” explains Wiltshire.

“Detection and identification is what we focus on.

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When an alarm is generated and a number of events happen, PTZ cameras will turn to the area, there are zones and all are individually armed. This allows us to turn off part of our perimeter during the day if we have maintenance going on while still having a number of other layers active.”

When it comes to Geutebruck, did you need to do some customisation to get the system to work in the way you wanted it to work?

“Because Geutebruck’s G-TECT/VMX is such an intelligent analytic, there’s lots of design work required to ensure we get the best out of it – it’s not just a standard old-school IVA that looks at differences in pixels,” Wiltshire explains. “It has the smarts to be able to work out depth of field – you set a metre distance in your image from one point to another so the system knows that it looks for a person at 100m with less pixels that it looks for at 10 metres.”

According to Wiltshire, it’s detection within detection.

“This is due to the fact you’ve got this intelligent system which allows you to define detection zones and set a particular depth of field using different parameters for a particular zone,” he explains. “This means you’ll have 30 different detection zones in one image all running at the same time.

“It’s robust and flexible. If your building is blocking half the image and the roof needs to be detected at a different rate to someone approaching the fence then you can set individual levels of sensitivity for detection zones (boxes) within the image.

“When you’ve got your field of view, you tell G-TECT that at this point in the image a target will be this high and at this point it will be this high, but at that height the target is at that depth of field - the system then works out exactly what it’s looking for,” Wiltshire explains. “It’s fantastic.”

“Is there anything that challenges the thermal fence or does this clever IVA handle everything that’s thrown at it?” I ask. “You would have lots of wildlife here, which would make that depth of field perspective very important.”

“With any high end system there is always a teething/settling in period and at first you have to work out your sensitivity levels so you are not getting wildlife setting it off, only people,” says Wiltshire.

“Over the period of commissioning we were able to get the system as we wanted it. You set the sensitivity threshold so you are only detecting intruders of a certain size.

“The beauty of IVA on the service side is that it doesn’t discriminate whether it’s seeing a black and white thermal image or a full colour HD video image – it’s just analysing pixels but with a lot of smarts on top of it. The engine is so advanced and so powerful.”

One thing that comes through loud and clear the security team appreciates the efficiency, the simplicity and functional power of thermal cameras in this sort of application.

With CCTV, there’s the cost of installing the lighting, the day/night camera, the teams says. Then you struggle with the quality of the image through a 24hour cycle.

“But what we love about thermal is that you just install the camera and you know what you will get day and night. There are no additional considerations and that makes the technology very appealing.”

The installation The upgrade to Gallagher’s Cardax FT UltraSec and Geutebruck took just over a year.

That upgrade plan started off with some intense reprogramming of existing systems, some conducted

by Secom Technical Services, that includes databases, schematics - much of that process was handled by Wiltshire who cut his teeth in electronic security integration at Secom STS. “Once we had got that as we wanted it we moved on to design and then to the installation of the cameras and NVRs by integrator ECS,” Jones explains. The access control side was handled by Wormald

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“We are not doing anything other sites may not do, but this is a unique site – it’s very large and it has legacy infrastructure so we need to mix copper and fibre – it works for us.”

Security, which also took care of some of the high security applications across the site.”

On the surveillance side, Geutebruck Australia and engineers from Germany have been heavily involved. ANSTO accepted a beta G-SIM so partnered with Geutebruck to assist them with development of that solution. It was a strategic partnership and ANSTO worked with Geutebruck engineers to make the system fit for purpose, as well as being fit for other users.

Teaming up with Geutebruck as a beta site was a real win, according to Wiltshire.

“This arrangement gave us the advantage of having site specific customisation as we fed information back to Geutebruck about what we needed from the system,” he says. “That’s an ongoing relationship, too. The hard programmers have attended and we’ve been able to chew their ears off, we’ve had round tables, it’s been fun and valuable from our perspective. They have been very accommodating.”

According to the security team, Gallagher has also been fantastic.

“We talk with them at the highest level,” Wiltshire says. “The team has a relationship with Sir William Gallagher and he’s been a wealth of knowledge.”

“When it comes to access control, is all the old RS485 still in place in some locations?” I ask.

“Yes, in some areas you have a controller connected to LAN cable and from there you have expanders,” Wiltshire explains. “But the readers from the new Gallagher system use an H-bus – the T-11s and T20s. They are very clever. You can push firmware

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upgrades out to the reader and there are other smart things that can happen including pushing information to readers to tell cardholders their badge is going to expire in 2 months.

“The idea at ANSTO is to build a system so that wherever there is a LAN cable anywhere on the site a reader can be installed at either end and you can upgrade firmware whenever you need to.”

This standardisation of underlying infrastructure is what the upgrade is all about and it applies to CCTV and access control systems. Once the network is in place future devices can be run into it wherever they are needed. This mitigates the cost of labour in the future as the system evolves.

Visting the reactor Visiting the $A600 million OPAL reactor, a project that commenced in 2006 and was opened in 2007, is impressive. It’s an understated facility, the steel screen designed to protect the reactor core from aeroplane attacks is the key visual feature.

Security is ramped up considerably when you visit the OPAL. I change my visitor pass for an OPAL pass and sign in a second time with my escort, Wiltshire. We go past the manned checkpoint and through the access controlled turnstile, then through a geigercounter scanner and onwards to the viewing room.

Being in the presence of a nuclear reactor is a definite thrill. It is, as the name suggests, an open pool reactor where you can look through the water (which acts as shielding from the radiation) down to the core of the reactor.

Underneath the dark surface of the reactor pool are the fuel cells and spent fuel as well as the pods for installing medical treatments and silicon slabs, which are irradiated to make them more conductive for applications like high speed rail. This is really the rubber-road contact point at ANSTO. A big PTZ is steered around to point out the features of the reactor. This is a Pelco Spectra – an analogue PTZ – running through a Pelco keyboard. It’s ideal for this environment. You can still tell the Spectra was a great PTZ in its day. We aren’t seeing HD quality images but there’s good contrast, colour rendition and sensitivity to variable lighting across the complicated scene. The Spectra’s enormous zoom comes into its own here, too. Instead of zooming across carparks and stadiums as it was designed to do, the Spectra is allowing us to zoom right in on small components at the heart of the reactor from a distance of about 10-12 metres.

But what this Pelco Spectra really represents is the site’s hardware. There’s still plenty of high quality legacy equipment being used at ANSTO and the recent upgrade has been all about opening up infrastructure and management systems to meet the future. With these key changes now made, the site can move in any direction it needs to go, as well as retaining quality devices that remain eminently fit for purpose.

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Visiting ASOC

Not surprisingly, there are a lot of cameras being displayed on the wall at ANSTO, covering road approaches, key entrance points and areas around the facility that need special attention.

The ANSTO security operations centre is accessed through a plain door in the wall of a nondescript building. Only when you find yourself in a mantrap being stared at by a recent-model Sony camera do you realise ASOC meets and exceeds ASIAL’s Grade One control room standard.

This security operations centre is clearly new. It’s a good size and there’s none of the chaotic horror of network racks you often see sharing space in security control rooms. The plan is open with a number of workstations arrayed in front of a very large video wall. On the workstation benches are screens that show the event log of the access control system, including intrusion events.

Not surprisingly, there are a lot of cameras being displayed on the wall at ANSTO, covering road approaches, key entrance points and areas around the facility that need special attention. I have fantasies of getting lovely photos of the operations centre showing myriad camera views but it’s not to be.

According to Wiltshire, the perimeter is recorded at 12.5 frames per second so as to give 30-day storage and the idea is that the constant 12.5 frame rate saves having to mess around setting up recording ramp ups during alarm events. Looking at the screens it seems to me this frame rate is ideal for an application like this one. ASOC’s cameras are working to give situational awareness and operators are backed up by an AFP response. Furthermore, wider angle lenses with enormous depths of field on large sites don’t give exceedingly fine details, instead they offer useable detail throughout an image. Supporting the primary recorders, all incidents and events are stored on a separate 20TB server in another secure location.

The control room proper is divided by a glass wall from an equally large space containing a large table, which in the event of an incident will become the security command centre where the ANSTO team, police commanders and other security agencies would drive the system. Around the walls are digital projectors allowing key video feeds to be displayed at wall sizes to assist decision makers when the security command centre is activated. It also allows GPS monitored delivery vehicles to be displayed.

“ASOC has been designed to meet the requirements of the IAEA for what they call an alarm station and what we would call a monitoring centre,” says Wiltshire. “All the site’s security operations are operated and monitored from this location. We have divided the site and the systems supporting it into 3 different security levels based on criticality and that’s how the system has been configured as well.”

According to ANSTO, their ASOC has no computers in it, instead being fed through a server, and it’s completely disconnected from the Internet. It’s got full redundancy, load sharing and there’s a mirror of this facility on site.

“The video wall is managed by Geutebruck G-SIM and allows the operators to view live image streams,

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view events in secure areas, undertake playback of recordings, to do any investigation required to give the security team the information they need,” Wiltshire explains. “For instance, you can see the monitor on the workstation there showing the events coming in from the Cardax system and associated with these events are images.”

I look at the monitor and events are streaming onto it in a constant flow. Given the modest number of staff on the site what this highlights is the large number of access controlled doors with 2-way authentication, as well as the site’s rigorously followed access control procedures.

According to ANSTO, the control room is run by at least 2 operators around the clock, monitoring not just security but safety systems – ventilation and contamination. ASOC was purpose-built from an old, dingy and barely usable space into a very functional and flexible operations centre. It’s hardened it to the point the team has absolute certainty that if there was an incident of any kind, ASOC could continue to operate.

“ASOC is designed with operators in mind, it’s totally ergonomic,” Jones explains. “We partnered with Thinking Space to create the workstations, ergonomic chairs and the desk height is fully adjustable so operators can sit or stand.”

“Is there an external monitoring capability in the event of an incident?” I ask.

“ANSTO has a number of business continuity arrangements in place,” replies Jones.

Now we’ve got a sense of the control room, we take a look at the thermal cameras guarding the perimeter of the site. They are classic FLIR. The range is good, contrast is nice, even on a relatively warm and muggy summer day in Sydney. Range is typical thermal, it’s simply enormous. The situational depth of field looks to be hundreds of metres on some thermal camera views, though the programmed zones are probably much less.

Looking at the sterile zone you can see the pileup of broken branches and leaves from a recent wind storm and I get a sense of the challenges of keeping a 4km perimeter surrounded by virgin bush free of debris. There’s vegetation management at ANSTO but it really must be an ongoing battle.

Wiltshire pulls up another camera to show a typical cross section of the perimeter – the fence, the razor wire, the gravel in the sterile zone, which supports FLIRs thermal cameras by enhancing contrast. I can see a clear delineation between the secure side, the sterile zone and the unsecured side.

“What operators like about thermal is that it doesn’t discriminate based on time of day – it just gives you the image,” Wiltshire says. “We had our teething problems in the beginning – we were detecting snakes, rats, lizards, we were getting everything, so it was about finding the right balance. But for an application like this, a 24-hour site, thermal is unbeatable.”

According to Wiltshire, ASOC is the core manifestation of the infrastructure investment at

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ANSTO. It allows the entire system in the field to be turned upside down while the interfaces in the control room remain utterly composed.

“There are no computers here to upgrade, there’s nothing to restrict you,” Wiltshire explains. “We now have the infrastructure to change whatever we need to change in the engine room – the server room – with no impact on the operators. That was exactly what we were looking for with this upgrade.”

When we finish our tour, it is pointed out that ANSTO was recently rated Number 1 in the world for nuclear security. This is put down by the team to the modest nature of Australia’s nuclear capacity but there’s more to it than that, in my opinion. ANSTO’s vital work in saving human life, locally and globally, make it a unique site and the entire operation vibrates with this sense of purpose.

Conclusion

Range is typical thermal, it’s simply enormous.

The situational depth of field looks to be hundreds of metres on some thermal camera views, though the programmed zones are probably much less.

ANSTO is a fascinating site. It’s massive, with external carparks, a remote visitor’s centre and adjacent facilities. Distances are enormous. It’s located in Australia’s largest city. There’s tree cover, multiple buildings and structures, road infrastructure, an internal fenced perimeter, new buildings, a buffer zone into bushland and an AFP response team. Any one of these things would be challenge enough and yet there’s still more to the story.

This is a highly secure site, it has inherent vulnerabilities and risks and its primary purpose is assisting the medical profession treating and diagnosing serious illness. You wouldn’t necessarily expect a facility’s entire culture to be embued with a sense of higher community purpose all the way through to the security function but that’s definitely the case at ANSTO. The whole security team displays a rare passion for their facility. I’ve seen this level of intensity approached in one or 2 cultural sites in the past but even applications that highly value security, such as universities, don’t reflect the transcendent sense of mission I feel at ANSTO. ANSTO also has an internal culture in which security seems integral to the principles of the organisation. It’s a passion that’s reflected in the nature of the electronic security upgrade. It’s not just the level of security and flexibility offered by the Gallagher and Geutebruck systems, it’s also the way these organisations have worked together in an alliance with ANSTO, not only to secure a vital facility but to improve their mutual solutions.

According to the security team they get excellent support from management. One of ANSTO’s mottos is ‘Safe, Secure and Sustainable’ and the importance of security to this site is reflected in the way the security function is respected from the CEO down.

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welcome home Home automation is on the tongue-tips of everyone in the alarms industry, not as the separate range of technologies we’ve seen in the past but integrated into and orbiting around security control panels. In this feature we take a look at some of the recent offerings

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LARM systems had been technologically stagnant for many years before change began to seep through the industry. Product upgrades in alarm technology are relatively slow and it has taken perhaps 3 years for the weight of home automation to really start pressing on the market.

There’s now some lovely automation product out there from the likes of Honeywell, Ness, DSC, Risco and Mobotix, too, with it’s flexible MxDisplay.

We’ve talked around home automation’s power and capability plenty of times before so what we’re going to do here is find out what the big manufacturers and distributors are offering in the security and home automation space. To my mind the key differences between products are their open-ness to industry standard comms. This at once makes them device agnostic and exposes them to the power of wider market development.

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assured of the higher intrinsic security levels offered by proprietary comms between controller and device. This said, with encrypted Wi-Fi and a secure controller setup, good security systems are going to be immune to all but highly sophisticated attacks.

The other thing installers want to think about is how complicated home automation systems are to install.

First up is Neil Morgan, product manager for Ness 2GIG. According to Morgan, the 2GIG Go!Control is the latest home automation product in the Ness range.

“2GIG comes to our region as one of the most successful security and automation products in the world with over 3 million sales and rising,” Morgan says. “We aim to duplicate that success in Australia by offering a proven product and some uniquely Aussie innovations to help our dealers sell systems.

“The 2GIG Go!Control controls any of the huge range of Z-wave devices on the market today and also IP cameras from 2GIG along with all the security devices you would expect to be available in an

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alarm system,” Morgan explains. “But the greatest aspect is that the panel is completely wireless straight out of the box, no plug-in modules or addons. Communications to Z-Wave, alarm sensors and the internet are wireless. The Go!Control is supplied already cloud server-enabled through 3G/4G so that it can be app-controlled including alarm pop-ups to your smartphone.”

Are home automation systems any more complex to install than alarm systems? What additional skills might installers need to handle those jobs?

“Before the release of the 2GIG range I would have said yes but not anymore,” says Morgan. “The 2GIG product allows any trained security technician to get right in amongst it in the home automation market from entry level through to the medium end with one product.

“Previously, home automation was the realm of the experienced technician with IP, CCTV and programming knowledge a must but I think with 2GIG this opens up the opportunity for the rest of market where Home Automation was just out of reach, either in cost or the required technical ability.”

What are the attractions of home automation to end users, in your opinion?

“In an age where we want control of all aspects of our lives, and in the modern era this means control instantly from anywhere with our smartphones, a product like 2GIG ticks all the boxes,” Morgan says.

“People want instant pop-up notification on their phones; they want to turn on the air condiditoning before they get home or turn off that light they’ve

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forgotten. These are the features that every home owner wants from their home automation system.”

From the point of view of installers, what are the enhanced sales hooks an automation capable solution offers?

“Probably App control or the TouchScreen, its simple GUI is much easier to use than a traditional keypad not to mention it’s much more aesthetically pleasing,” explains Morgan. “Of course there are also the easy to add-on Z-Wave devices giving the user flexibility and expandability in a cost effective single solution.”

What about return? Does home automation offer a greater margin to installers than basic alarm systems?

“The Ness 2GIG product allows a number of ways to value add to an install – on going sales of Z-Wave devices, interactive cloud connection maintenance, speed of install due to wireless connectivity of the devices,” says Morgan.

“On top of that we have a scheme that will make it easy for our dealers to earn recurring revenue from each system they sell. In fact if the installer chooses, we will even do the billing and send the RMR every month.”

Something that does seem clear is that home automation is a broad thing – it revolves around security but it offers convenience, safety, energy management and plenty more. Is it fair to say a cleverly installed home automation solution could pay for itself over a period of time?

“Yes, absolutely, but I think it is also just natural evolution in security and U.S. trends indicate that this is the future of our industry, turning boring alarm systems which are often a grudge purchase into desirable lifestyle products,” explains Morgan.

“Think about the security panel today and its development since Ness invented the world’s first microprocessor-controlled alarm panel back in the 1980s. Just like the humble phone, we no longer accept a corded phone in our daily lives, so why should installers and their customers accept just an alarm system when they can have something as technologically advanced as 2GIG?” Bosch is about to release a suite of home automation devices and management solutions which will integrate with the company’s new 2000 and 3000 alarm panels. Talking to a company on the cusp of releasing home automation solutions about its internal philosophy is revealing, especially if that company is Bosch.

“The recent Lowe Report into home automation is

Previously, home automation was the realm of the experienced technician with IP, CCTV and programming knowledge a must but I think with 2GIG this opens up the opportunity.

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a big deal to us,” Bosch’s James Layton tells me. “First there’s the importance of smart homes to residents, second the report found that many people see security as central to a smart home.

“When people say ‘smart home’ what they usually mean is home control – turn lights on and off, turn air con on and off. I guess the question it, what is the benefit of that? So at Bosch we’ve been working on the concept that there is more to smart homes than remote control.”

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According to Layton, security at its core is inputs and outputs.

“Whether the input is a camera, a sensor, a thermostat and the output is an alarm event or a storage event does not really matter. At Bosch we make great inputs – sensors and cameras – and we do strong solutions on the output side. But there’s more we can do with the data in the middle when you apply a layer of logic to it.

“Maybe when you are away, the system will turn lights on and off to a program so as to make the home look lived in, not just on a timer. Or the system might detect the GPS of your approaching smart phone and turn on the air con and lights, depending on temp, or time of day. Some say home automation is only for high cost homes but I think there are applications at all levels.

“Something else to consider is that I’ve seen alarm panels people have had in their homes for 20 years and never changed them,” Layton says. “Yet now the drive is for touch screens. No touch screen will last 20 years – you’d be lucky if it lasted 5 years. Will people replace their alarm panels every 5 years the way they replace their smart phones? People replace their smart phones and pay more because they are getting more with each iteration.”

For this reason, Layton thinks no manufacturer can bring out what he very aptly calls ‘a 20-year panel’.

“We have to bring out a panel today and in a few years bring out a genuine upgrade that offers users significantly more features,” he explains. “We have incorporated technologies like a Mod3 automation protocol so we can just bring up other third party devices – lighting circuits, 3M controllers, so long as it’s ZigBee or Z-Wave. Mid-2015 is the time the market will see that from us.”

According to Layton, with current alarm panel technology what people are missing out on is the user experience.

“It’s about the physiological, psychological and emotional responses a person experiences in anticipating use of, during the use of and after the use of a product or service, that’s what the latest home automation solutions are about,” he says.

“As a manufacturer it’s too easy to focus on our own customer’s experience – the installers – during installation. But we have expanded this – we have a global team looking at all different levels of experience – for instance, the user experience.”

According to Layton, in the electronic security industry it has become common to believe people want more features for less cost.

“Is this true?” Layton wonders. “You might find people want more connectivity, more communication between devices, more portability.

For instance, in the Lowe Report, what end users

If you are only skilled enough to install wired alarms, then some knowledge of networks will be required but much of that knowledge is also being utilised in many alarm systems now.

wanted was the ability to make sure the door was locked, the ability to make sure the air conditioning was turned off, the ability to make sure lights are turned off. The 3 most common things users forget to do when they leave the house are the 3 most desired features of a smart home.”

According to CSD’s Gary Meyers, the company’s flagship home automation solution is Mobotix MxDisplay. In terms of its feature set (video, control of outputs for lighting, air conditioning, access control, remote access to intercoms, app-based management), MxDisplay is a bit of an eye-opener.

“MxDisplay is a wall-mountable building automation server with a touchscreen display, incorporating WiFi and RFID functionality,” says Meyers. “It is often referred to as a ‘smart phone on the wall’ and of course there are apps that can be used to view and control its functionality.”

Features of MxDisplay include instant live view and access, control of multiple door stations and cameras via a single MxDisplay, playback messages and alarm events, finger-swipe scrolling through recorded video clips and quick event overview.

MxDisplay shows at one glance which and how many events were recorded and it also incorporates access and device configuration and central management of cameras and access control systems.

According to Meyers, home automation systems

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are no more complex than a modern CCTV system that uses a network.

“If you are only skilled enough to install wired alarms, then some knowledge of networks will be required but much of that knowledge is also being utilised in many alarm systems now,” he says.

“And there are major benefits to expanding in this direction. The integration of all the systems - access, alarm and video into one package, which can be viewed on a display or via an app – can make life easier and potentially deter events ever happening.

Additionally, there’s the ability to get instant video and audio verification of an event such as an alarm or someone simply knocking on your door.”

From the point of view of installers, what are the enhanced sales hooks an automation capable solution offers?

“You become a one-stop shop and you can sell ease of life and peace of mind,” Meyers explains. “Just showing a customer an event that is live or playback of a recording to see what happened sells itself.

“While obviously we do not influence the margin our installers sell at, the ability to up-sell a system from a basic alarm to a full video verification, access and viewing platform allows the installation company to expand its business dramatically.”

Discounting specific features, what general qualities do you think installers should look at in the home automation solutions they offer to their clients?

“Quality of the images is a big one, in my opinion,” says Meyers. “What good is a verification system if

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We have incorporated technologies like a Mod3 automation protocol so we can just bring up other third party devices – lighting circuits, 3M controllers, so long as it’s ZigBee or Z-Wave.

you only see a black blur or can’t replay an event and see exactly what happened?”

Meanwhile Nate Wysk of Alarm.com, which partners with Tyco Security Products, says its flagship home automation solution is an integrated, cloud-based interactive security, automation, and IP video platform.

“Among other features, the Alarm.com platform allows users to remotely access and control their security system (e.g. arm/disarm system, view sensor status), as well as configure personalized notifications for alarm and non-alarm events via email, SMS, or push messaging,” says Wysk.

“The system can also manage users and sensors through a simple, consumer-friendly interface (e.g. create access codes for family, friends, contractors, babysitters, etc.), view live HD video of the premises as well as save meaningful event-triggered recordings to a secure cloud.

“There’s remote control lighting, digital door locks, and HVAC systems and the ability to create time-based schedules or automated rules for lights, locks, and thermostat settings. All of these features can be managed by customers through a dedicated website and native mobile apps on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry devices.

“Even though the individual security, automation, and video devices may operate using different technologies, the Alarm.com cloud platform allows for interoperability across all devices,” Wysk says. “For example, a customer can create a rule that turns on their lights, adjusts the set point of the thermostat, disarms their security system, and records a video of them entering the house based on the simple action of unlocking their digital door lock.

“Additionally, the platform provides the ability to create location-based triggers for automation through the Geo-Services feature that is offered to every customer.

“The strengths of the platform are far-reaching, but some of the key points are secure, scalable, customer-friendly, installer-friendly, device interoperability and it’s proven with 2.5 million customers on the platform.”

According to Wysk, while some home automation systems can be complex to install and integrate, the Alarm.com platform takes advantage of wireless automation devices using the Z-wave automation protocol.

“These devices are then paired to the security panel hub through the simple action of pressing a button on the device and panel,” he explains.

“Further, Alarm.com’s MobileTech app allows an installer to put the security panel into learn mode from their mobile phone so they can add new devices without walking back to the panel for each additional device.

“The only additional skills that might be required for installers to add automation services to a

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system installation would be related to digital door lock or thermostat installation. The installation of these devices can be learned very quickly through easy installation guides, though it would also be prudent to make sure that there are no additional licenses that are needed to install these devices in each jurisdiction.”

Wysk believes home automation offers a greater margin to installers than basic alarm systems.

“The layering on of additional value-added services allows installers to charge more for these services on a monthly basis as well as offering new upsell and upgrade opportunities,” he says.

When it comes to customers, Wysk says consumers are attracted to home automation services for a multitude of reasons, ranging from enhanced security and peace of mind to increased energy efficiency and cost savings, to the convenience of being able to control their home with their fingertips.

“Some customers like the additional peace of mind of being able to remotely lock their front door if they forgot when they left their home,” he says. “Some enjoy the cost savings associated with ensuring that all of their lights are turned off and their HVAC system is not on while away from their house.

“Others are attracted to the idea of knowing that they can manage their home from the couch or from the airport. And there are even some end users that simply like having the latest technology available to show off to their neighbours, friends, and family.”

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For installers, Wysk says there are a number of general features that should be focused on to ensure they offer the best home automation solutions to customers.

“Key considerations include reliability of the underlying technologies, cloud-based vs hosted software, robustness of the technology platform, maturity and stability of the company offering the technology, future flexibility with respect to layering on new devices and services without replacing base hardware, ease of end-user experience and ease of installer experience.”

Is it fair to say a cleverly installed home automation solution could pay for itself over a period of time?

“It depends on how paying for itself is defined (i.e. pure financial savings based on the energy management), but it would not be unrealistic to say that a robust and cleverly installed home automation solution could pay for itself over time,” Wysk says.

Keith Potter, Honeywell’s automation product manager says the company’s flagship home automation solution is Honeywell Tuxedo, which combines energy savings, lighting control, air conditioning, blinds, locks, CCTV and security integration with access control capability.

What makes Tuxedo appealing to customers, according to Potter, is improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security, as well as adding value to their homes. And he says it’s also a real asset to installers expanding into the home automation space.

“The Honeywell Tuxedo automation system is quick and easy to learn,” says Potter. “It includes onboard training videos to simplify the process further. To install in-wall light modules, the installer would also need to be an electrician, however, for those installers who are not, we can also supply appliance modules that simply plug into power points to control lights and other devices.”

From the point of view of installers, what are the enhanced sales hooks an automation capable solution offers?

“In terms of unique selling propositions (USPs), Tuxedo offers a premium product for their client, at a price level that is not expected,” says Potter. “There’s marketing material – including sales brochures and demonstration apps for Apple and Android that are designed to help sell the product.

“Another strength is the capacity for future upgrades. By installing the Vista panel as standard, it provides the perfect opportunity for Tuxedo automation upgrades in the future.

“I think installers should be looking for a solution that offers an affordable yet scalable solution to allow the consumer the ability to expand their system at any time, not just when they are building their home,” explains Potter. “That system must be intuitive, easy to learn and easy to use, either from the controller or using a smart phone.” zzz

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Point of connection Genetec is the only dedicated open platform security management solutions provider left in the global market as its competitors have turned towards a proprietary model. Its fierce independence makes it a rare beast in a software industry governed by the gravity of corporate acquisition.

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ONTREAL in early February is cold.

Walking out of the airport at 11pm into minus 24 degrees reminds me of sticking my head into mum’s chest freezer at Parkes in the drought-stricken summer of ‘78. I smell ice. Living in Australia, seeing snow always makes me feel I’m on holiday and the tinsel lights of old Montreal enhance the sense of Christmas.

Montreal is an interesting city, with its combination of old and new, and a split personality engendered by its deep and complex history.

The newspapers here are full of columnists and politicians agonising over finding balance between diverse language and culture. Yet on the street most citizens have turned from old resentments towards a paradoxical yet wonderful reality in which integration is internalised as multiple personal identities. Whatever their background, people hop between French and English mid-sentence in Montreal.

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I’m here to visit the surveillance industry’s last independent VMS manufacturer, Genetec, as part of the company’s 2015 Press Summit. The event includes one day of sessions and a half-day visit to Montreal’s Urban Mobility Management Centre.

It’s an information-dense first day, with plenty of talk about the latest version of Security Center, the company’s plans for the future and some valuable insights into cloud.

But while we’re going to touch on some of those things here, the focus of this story is getting a sense of Genetec as a company and imbibing a little of its culture. Before we get moving it’s worth considering Genetec’s venerable history. The company was founded in 1997 and developed the first IP video management software around a doctrine of hardware agnosticism that still defines development to this day.

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Genetec’s product range has coalesced into one platform – Security Center – around which management of IP video surveillance, access control and license plate recognition are arrayed.

Genetec’s product range has coalesced into one platform – Security Center – around which management of IP video surveillance, access control and license plate recognition are arrayed.

The company’s stated mission is to be the leader in unified IP-based security solutions, to deliver value, quality and efficiency, and to deliver new technologies, notably cloud. During my visit it becomes clear Genetec has a strong focus on this mission.

It’s impossible to understand Genetec without getting a handle on the company’s founder, CEO and president, Pierre Racz. We’ve interviewed Racz in SEN before and his insights into technology and the future directions of the market were vividly illuminating. Any company governed and driven by a highly technical and passionate management team that does not answer to the woolly directions of a board and the incessant demands of a nest-load of profit-hungry shareholders is going to have a different feel to it and Genetec does feel different. It’s a pointy and self-aware company.

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doesn’t just make for better decisions, it makes decisions much faster. And with Georges Karam now appointed chief commercial officer, Racz is free to focus on the technology side, as well as talking to big organisations with complex and organic software needs.

Throughout the first day, Racz is a formidable presence, quick to expand on ideas circulating around him and refreshingly open in his strong opinions about technology and current affairs.

Razc’s thoughts on cloud, which are shaped not only

by Genetec’s own plans but by the needs and moves of its biggest customers, are especially revealing and we’ll looking at those in greater depth next issue.

Genetec’s office is located out of the city near the airport. It’s a snowy bus trip from town and no one lingers outside on our arrival. We tumble through the entrance at 830am and there’s plenty of frosty bustle as workers arrive. This is a medium-sized company, with 560 staff and the office is relatively

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new and comfortably large. The sense of corporate identity is not overdone at Genetec – you’re not being leaned over by 10-foot logos in the foyer. It’s more about a quiet esprit de corps and it takes me a couple of hours to put my finger on what I think makes the Genetec team different.

You’d expect a software company like Genetec to be a little bit Silicon Valley. That is the way the company feels but with a Québécois accent, a little more sideways humour and a French bistro in the canteen. Creativity is actively encouraged, there’s space and quietness to think, most the offices have views so as to allow the relaxation of the eye in contemplation.

This sort of thing seems a bit unusual in a larger organisation but it’s at the heart of Genetec. You see it in the full-sized gym surrounded by the offices of software engineers and in personal touches in offices taken to the excellent level of an internal viticetum in one instance. During our tour there are large areas of whole floors that have an old school feel to them. Long corridors connecting multiple offices, everything very comfortably occupied.

At the heart of the building is a chilled server room which house the network infrastructure required to serve the needs of software engineers.

The network at Genetec is powerful enough to allow modelling of client solutions on a large scale so as to facilitate customisation of software, as well as to allow complex trouble shooting.

Something else you notice at Genetec is cameras.

I didn’t expect to see so many cameras at a software company, despite the obvious need for real time video feeds. They are everywhere. Walls of cameras, hundreds, even thousands of cameras, multiplying on benches, desks, window sills, each with a bright blue tail feeding into the building’s powerful network infrastructure.

Alongside the software engineers, the key to understanding the nature of Genetec from my perspective is the SWAT team, which is a group of engineers dedicated to resolving customer issues.

The importance of this group speaks not only about Genetec’s customer service but the nature of the company itself. Genetec goes to extreme lengths to resolve customer issues, with problems investigated by dedicated teams who take personal responsibility for resolving issues.

These trouble shoots are global and are undertaken for clients great or small. They are obviously epic in nature, celebrated with tongue-in-cheek depictions of SWAT team members photo-shopped as the characters in famous action movie posters.

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Listening to war stories most seem to be networkrelated but Genetec refuses to divide its software from a client’s infrastructure and will undertake agonising detective work to ensure a Security Center application meets a client’s expectations in any installed ecosystem. It’s hard to overstate the importance of Genetec’s profound appetite for its customer’s internal problems. Every modern business has experienced that vertiginous moment when a broader network issue devolves into finger pointing between internal IT staff and external suppliers. Genetec makes itself the bridge between its customers’ broken circuits.

These trouble shoots are global and are undertaken for clients great or small. They are obviously epic in nature, celebrated with tonguein-cheek depictions of SWAT team members photoshopped as the characters in famous action movie posters. Behind the humour lies a gruelling reality where a global client list is supported right down to the last digit of config code in any part of its network infrastructure. It’s an astonishing dedication and the centrality of the SWAT crew to Genetec’s operation

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Alongside the software engineers, the key to understanding the nature of Genetec from my perspective is the SWAT team, which is a group of engineers dedicated to resolving customer issues.

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underscores the integrity with which the company views its mission statement.

This is a young company in terms of average age – maybe early to mid-30s – and at any one time there are about 50 interns working at Genetec, which is really cool. There’s a lot of moaning in Australia about a lack of qualified youngsters and Genetec shows how it should be done. It has to be a deliberate investment made with one eye on social capital and the other on selecting the best and brightest for your own team.

As well as the latest version of Security Center, we get a look at Citywise during the event, which is Genetec’s plan to become a facilitator and conversation starter in making cities safer, more liveable and more efficient. This is an interesting and lateral way to approach potential sales.

There’s a community sense to it rooted in the spirit of Montreal itself, which for all its debate over identity can’t help but be a living reflection of a diverse past.

Citywise is a mature sort of strategy. You could criticise it as appearing altruistic yet being commercial but to my mind it seems more an extension of a business which feels connected to its community and which exists to serve its clients with safety and security solutions. The best security people always have this underlying protective instinct.

When we drive away I’m left with the company’s strong sense of mission. Genetec is the last independent software manufacturer and is very aware of it. This group of people knows it bears sole responsibility for those clients needing security management capabilities that don’t come packed in a proprietary box. zzz

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Axis F Series Just released by Axis is the F Series, which comprises a main unit and up to four 1080p cameras in a tiny form factor that’s ideal for a wide range of discreet applications.

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HAT’S most appealing about Axis F Series, which includes a main unit and discreet cameras, is its compact size and simplicity. This is a jewel of a solution with a price as petite as its physical size. Axis F Series is built around a divided camera concept – the camera body, which comprises Axis F41 and Axis F44 Main Units and the Axis F Sensor Units, which can be ordered with different lens options. The main unit

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incorporates the processor, network, power and other connections. The sensor unit consists of a lens and image sensor with 3m or 12m cable. This divided concept with the option of a long cable, enables the small sensor units to be installed discreetly in very tight places.

The heart of Axis F is the main unit, which is shipped in 2 options, the 1-channel Axis F41, with wide dynamic range and forensic capture, and the 4-channel Axis F44 for multi-view surveillance.

Both main units offer WDR, Forensic Capture, quad view, 2-way audio, alarm inputs/outputs, power over Ethernet, DC power, Axis Camera Application Platform software and 2-slot edge storage onboard.

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They are beaut little units, robust, discreet and well designed for purpose, with 2 SD slots, alarm inputs, Axis Camera Station management and many other features.

The 4 available sensor units are the standard Axis F1005-E and the fisheye Axis F1035-E, both for indoor or outdoor use, and the varifocal Axis F1015 and pinhole Axis F1025 for indoor use. Maximum video resolution is 1920 x 1200 pixels for the F41 and 1920 x 1080 with the F44 and with the latter, there’s simultaneous streaming of 4 separate 1080p or HDTV 720p videos The main and sensor units are sold separately to give customers the ability to put together the hardware features that best suit the application.

The units can also be easily relocated or swapped out after the initial installation, giving users additional flexibility.

First is the F41 Main Unit, which connects to one sensor unit and offers wide dynamic range, forensic capture and a single memory card slot. It delivers HDTV 1080p performance at up to 50/60 frames

per second for capturing fast-moving objects and generating smoother video. Meanwhile, Axis F44 supports 4 sensor units, quad view and 2 memory card slots.

Axis F44 Main Unit provides simultaneous streaming of views from 4 different areas through one Ethernet port. The cost of an installation with Axis F44 and 4 sensor units, together with other system components, may be lower than the cost of a system that involves 4 comparable standard network cameras. Costs for a network switch, for instance, may be lower, as the number of ports required can be reduced. License fees for the video management software (VMS) can also be lowered if the VMS sees Axis F44 as requiring one license instead of 4.

The overall installation and placement of the units may also be easier and more flexible than with conventional camera solutions. The Axis F44 supports 2 different capture modes. The 1080p capture mode enables simultaneous streaming of 4 separate 1080p videos at 12.5/15 frames per second (50/60 Hz) and provides the full viewing angle from the Axis F sensor units’ 1080p image sensors.

The 720p capture mode enables simultaneous streaming of 4 HDTV 720p streams at full frame rate in cropped view – depending on the sensor unit, the horizontal viewing angles are about 35 per cent to 42 per cent less than with the 1080p resolution. Axis F44, together with Axis F Sensor Units, provides colour video in light as low as 0.3 lux.

Axis F44 can withstand tough conditions such as vibrations, shocks and temperature fluctuations, which makes it ideal for use in emergency vehicles such as police cars, fire trucks and ambulances, as well as buses, trams and trucks (such as those used to transport money and other valuable goods).

The main unit has also been designed for easy installation in cabinets and small enclosures, as all

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the connectors are placed on one side of the unit so that cables go in one direction and do not take up unnecessary space. The bottom of the unit can also hook directly onto a DIN rail.

Axis F44 offers 2-way audio and 4 configurable input/output ports for external devices to enable enhanced alarm management. An RS232 port allows for integration of external data to the video. Intelligent video capabilities include video motion detection, active tampering alarm and downloadable applications through the Axis Camera Application Platform.

There’s also an open application programming interface (API) for software integration, including VAPIX and Axis Camera Application Platform, support for Axis Video Hosting System (AVHS) with One-Click Camera Connection.

According to Axis’ John Richardson, the Axis F Series is essentially an SD slot NVR. “The main units are fanless, tiny and compact in design,” says Richardson. “They are beaut little units, robust, discreet and well designed for purpose with 2 SD slots, alarm inputs, Axis Camera Station management and many other features.

“Cost for the NVR and individual camera units is low so it’s a reasonably affordable package when you put it all together and for a discreet solution it’s a real bargain.

“Depending on which main unit you select, you can support 1 or 4 sensor units. These are tiny,

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too, with zoom and focus on the lens. There are 4 different camera units, including a fish eye camera and there’s a mounting bracket for all the cameras.

“The cameras are varifocal so you can change the angle of view, which gives more flexibility,” explains Richardson. “And there are accessories that turn the cameras into bullet cameras. These cameras are 2MP 1080p and the only real limit compared to a full-size solution is the 12.5 frame rate per second when running all 4 cameras at full 1080p resolution on the F44. If you drop the resolution to 720p you get full frame rate on every channel.”

Camera sensors The Axis F1005-E Sensor Unit is ideal for use in highly discreet indoor, outdoor and mobile surveillance applications. Axis F1005-E can be discreetly installed in tight places, flush-mounted in a wall or ceiling, or incorporated in a lightbar on

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The small sensor unit can be installed in tight places, flush-mounted in a wall or ceiling, or incorporated in a lightbar on top of an emergency vehicle. top of an emergency vehicle. The rugged, IP66-rated sensor unit withstands dust, rain, snow, vibrations, shock and temperature fluctuations.

Axis F1005-E comprises an image sensor and a fixed lens that provides a wide 113-degree horizontal field of view in HDTV 1080p. It comes with a 3m or 12m pre-mounted cable for connection to an Axis F Main Unit, which can be placed indoors, inside a vehicle or in an outdoor enclosure.

Next is the Axis F1035-E Sensor Unit, which offers wide area coverage with a fisheye view. It is ideal for highly discreet overview surveillance in indoor, outdoor and mobile surveillance applications; for example, at entrances, long corridors, around an ATM (automated teller machine), in emergency vehicles, buses and trams.

The small sensor unit can be installed in tight places, flush-mounted in a wall or ceiling, or incorporated in a lightbar on top of an emergency vehicle. The rugged, IP66-rated Axis F1035-E withstands dust, rain, snow, vibrations, shock and temperature fluctuations.

Axis F1035-E comprises an image sensor and a fisheye lens that provides a 194-degree horizontal

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field of view in 1080p resolution. It comes with a 3m or 12m pre-mounted cable for connection to an Axis F Main Unit. The main unit can be placed further away in an indoor location, inside a vehicle or in an outdoor enclosure. Axis F1035-E comes with an Axis F8201 Vari-angle mounting bracket that enables the sensor unit to be secured and tilted in any position.

Next there’s the Axis F1015 sensor unit, for use in highly discreet indoor surveillance applications.

The sensor unit can be installed in tight places and flush-mounted in a wall or ceiling, while the main unit can be placed further away where there is space.

Axis F1015 comprises an image sensor and a varifocal lens that provides between a 53-108 degrees horizontal field of view in HDTV 1080p. A varifocal lens gives users the flexibility to adjust the field of view to suit the application. In tele mode, finer details can be captured in a narrower field of view. In wide mode, more of a scene can be covered.

Finally there’s the Axis F1025 sensor unit, for use in extremely discreet indoor surveillance applications, such as in ATMs (automated teller machines), banks, stores, hotels and elevators. The small Axis F1025 unit can be installed, in doorways, behind metal sheets or flush-mounted in a wall or ceiling, with only a pin hole visible for the lens.

Axis F1025 comprises an image sensor and a pinhole lens that provides a wide 92-degree horizontal field of view in 1080p resolution. It comes with a 3m or 12m pre-mounted cable for connection to an Axis F Main Unit. An Axis F8202 straight mounting bracket is included for mounting on a flat surface. zzz

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Dahua Protects Bank of Brazil Dahua Technology has collaborated with Banco do Brasil S.A. (Bank of Brazil) for upgrading DVRs and analogue cameras in its bank security system. This is a massive integrated project, involving many cities in Brazil and using more than 20,000 analogue cameras and 1500 DVRs.

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ANCO do Brasil S.A. (Bank of Brazil) founded in 1808, is the largest Brazilian and Latin American bank by assets, and the third by market value. It is the oldest active bank in Brazil, and one of the oldest financial institutions in the world.

The security products that Bank of Brazil had used before were clunky, unstable and insufficiently compatible with other systems. Recently, the company decided to replace DVRs and analogue cameras to upgrade its entire security system.

According to Dahua, the first thing that impressed Banco do Brasil was that Dahua DVRs and analogue cameras could work with its original system perfectly. In terms of recording at the bank, the DVR2116H from Dahua is an entry-level DVR which features H.264 dual-stream video compression and supports 1 SATA HDD up to 4TB. There are 2 USB interfaces and support for mobile P2P function.

In order to meet the requirements from the bank, Dahua tested each version of its products to get the optimal one.

When it came to analogue cameras, the bank was familiar with Dahua’s analogue cameras and after all the tests the bank team found Dahua

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We are hoping the bank will become become known as one of the oldest banks in the world with the most advanced video surveillance solution. cameras were capable of optimized infrared effect, colour adjustment and faster response to colour conversion.

Dahua’s Command and Control Center is an integrated system which consists of computer and management software. It is able to receive all the signals from the sensors, video cameras, access control systems, detection and anti-burglary alarm, fire detection and signalling systems. The Command and Control Center system which is provided by Dahua do Banco do Brasil features information unification management and equipment setting up.

“This is a successful cooperation for both Dahua and Bank of Brazil,” said William Zhou, sales director of Latin-America and Africa at Dahua Technology. “We are looking forward to further cooperation with Bank of Brazil after we have upgraded its DVRs. “Dahua is proud to have provided full technical support in order to complete this project successfully. We are hoping the bank will become become known as one of the oldest banks in the world with the most advanced video surveillance solution in the world.” zzz

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Storm over passwords A report from Hewlett Packard suggests many cloud-based alarm systems are easily hacked thanks to poor password security and failure to set up linked mobile devices properly.

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T’S a timely reminder to security installers and monitoring stations that incorporating smart devices and cloud into security systems introduces exposure to a dangerous new ecosystem. The study also shows how important it is for alarm monitoring companies to provide

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high quality 24-hour protection of client premises. A combination of DIY installation and monitoring combined with poor network security leaves a home or business open to network and physical attacks. At particular risk, according to HP, are video feeds from IP video cameras.

Results of the study strongly suggest security systems integrators need to stress to customers the importance of creating a strong password for alarm systems. They also make a case for the implementation of network security policies in system design, including the use of credentials or biometrics as a means of accessing a site and managing a security system.

The recently released 2014 HP Internet of Things Research Study undertook analysis of 10 common home security systems. According to the study; “In our ongoing research, we continued to see significant deficiencies in the areas of authentication and authorization along with insecure cloud and mobile interfaces.”

The HP study found that all 10 of the systems were vulnerable to account harvesting via their cloud interfaces.

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perspective, is that attackers were able to use software tools to endlessly guess the 4 or 6-digit login credentials until they guessed right.

They could then log into web and mobile interfaces to action the alarm system, know when homeowners are away from home, or watch video feeds from inside the house.

Something else the study uncovered was that all 10 of the systems allowed very simple passwords to be selected. In a world where most people are juggling dozens of passwords or they’ve standardised to just a single password for everything, this is a disastrous failure. For instance, all of the systems allowed 12345 to be selected as a password. Meanwhile, 7 out of 10 systems had serious issues with their software updates and 9 out of 10 systems lacked a 2-factor authentication option.

“The biggest takeaway is the fact that we were able to use brute force against all 10 systems, meaning they had the trifecta of fail (enumerable usernames, weak password policy, and no account lockout), meaning we could gather and watch home video remotely,” said HP. “We can expect to see more of the same across the IoT space precisely because of the complexity of merging network, application, mobile, and cloud components into one system.”

Internet of actual things The report from HP comes at the same time researchers reveal that it’s highly likely the Internet of Things will not be a gigantic network of everything with electricity running through it. Instead of integrating with microwave ovens and refrigerators, home owners want to integrate with a hub and a specific set of existing functionalities they already value highly.

This finding supports the Lowe Report, which found the home automation functionality at the heart

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Something else the study uncovered was that all 10 of the systems allowed very simple passwords to be selected. In a world where most people are juggling dozens of passwords or they’ve standardised to just a single password for everything, this is a disastrous failure. of most people’s idea of a smart home was security and the things people wanted to manage remotely were basic functionalities. These included air conditioning, lighting, and access control. Home owners also want video surveillance of parts of their homes, with caveats relating to privacy.

Interestingly, the researchers pointed out something that home automation sales people have known for a long time. Smart functionalities are governed by a range of variables from privacy laws, to privacy concerns of home owners and citizens, to legal regulations relating to control and integration of electrical products, to the cost of systems and the perceived value such a system has to the end user.

This last is a big one, given most people are happy to manage most electrical items in their homes manually, for instance, by walking up to the washing machine and pressing the on button after filling the machine with laundry and powder. It’s an obvious thing but it represents a confirmation of opportunity for security people. A lot of the smart functionality people want to remotely access is our functionality or functions security solutions can provide a gateway for.

The IoT is an idea much broader

than Mark Weiser’s 1991 conception of ubiquitous computing, an idea that was extended to a world of devices communicating directly with each other without the need for human intervention. Today, there is the possibility of networking national and international infrastructure for improved transport, weather forecasting, earthquake prediction and response, disease tracking and control, and many other applications.

Aelita Skaržauskiene and Marius Kalinauskas of the Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) in Lithuania point out that The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) predicts that by the end of 2015 there will be more than 6.5 billion devices connected to the internet, including many smart devices that have not previously been considered as network-connected.

Three quarters of the global population will have internet access in some form or another and the team says this offers many new opportunities for public and business sectors to close the gap between end users and service providers to mutual benefit; applications and an improved quality of life for the former and improved efficiency and profits for the latter.

But when looking at various practical cases, the MRU team and found that in reality, the applicability of the IoT might be limited by; “technology and its implementation, legal regulations and what users think provides value”. It’s not a negative finding from a security installer’s or monitoring station’s point of view, more a confirmation of something we already knew.

And it suggests to me that some of the more expansive concepts of cloud-based automation touted by telcos and internet behemoths may represent an overreach of the possibilities. They may run foul not only of government regulations but of the fundamentals of human nature. zzz

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R Access management In this feature we’re going to think about enterprise access management solutions with a focus on the sorts of specific capabilities they need.

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IGHT up front let’s talk about distributed multi-server environments. Simply, if all you’re doing is handling a single site; then door controllers and a central server, or door controllers and a dedicated workstation, may be all you need. But if you’ve got a multi-site or multinational application on your hands then you will need to think multi-server for reasons of economy in both comms and operational support.

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upheaval; you’ll have the last known locations of all cardholders on a given site. One of the great strengths of a multi-server solution is the fact any other server in a network can be designated the task of cardholder status for all staff in the entire network.

Another key piece of functionality will be the ability to monitor alarms and hardware, including locking devices, and to manage remote alarm events, including completing reports. There may also be the need to shunt relays or access integrated control devices in order to manage remote plants or hardware.

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are low and they are intermittent. You don’t need Gb links with 99.99 per cent uptime for enterprise access control.

In an hierarchical structure, a designated central control centre located where suitable, has monitoring, support and administrative control over other servers. This location may be in head office or in a location where overall costs are lower – everything depends on the nature of the business and its geographical spread.

The other model is peer-to-peer, which allows any site to monitor and manage all the access control and integrated security functions of any other site.

Along these lines, the system can be built so that all sites have the ability to monitor and manage local operations and functionality if they choose.

All this depends on the underlaying nature of the management solution installed.

So – we have an access control management solution that can be managed locally, or managed by a central location, or managed by security staff at any other company facility, or all 3, depending on the needs of the moment. But what features and functionalities does our system need?

We need cardholder management which allows us to manage cardholder details, authorisation levels and the sites to which they are authorised access. Again, the complexity of this depends on the nature of the business to which the functionality is being applied. In an enterprise solution you need global management of cardholders.

Alongside cardholder management you also need the ability to handle evacuation reporting.

Including aggregation servers in your access control system means that should a serious event take place; whether it be fire, earthquake or social

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There are going to be network considerations in an enterprise access control system. These will cover communications security and redundancy, response to network failure, a model for disaster recovery as well as the ability to report system status to multiple locations.

Obviously, access network data comms needs to be small in size and tough, with use of industry standard encryption keys being vital. You’ll also need secure authentication between network points and there should be adequate protection from external network attack.

Because local controllers form the heart of an access control system, network failure does not cause system-wide failure. But for monitoring and management – depending on the capability of controllers – you may need a local server to allow full system functionality if a central location is offline for an extended period.

Defending that local server with failover support depends on considerations like network design and dollars but it’s best practise from a network and security point of view. Your access control solution should be capable of hot standby in the event of local server failure.

Good access control system designs should allow remote servers in a multi-server access control solution to link to a hot standby in the event of failure to establish the nature of the failure, the extent of the disaster event, if this has occurred, and to support the local site through monitoring and management and administration of access control and integrated systems, which may include fire control, evac, CCTV and more. zzz

Another key piece of functionality will be the ability to monitor alarms and hardware, including locking devices, and to manage remote alarm events, including completing reports.

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Mr Chips IT researchers working at the University of Twente have developed a programming language making the massive costs associated with designing hardware more manageable.

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HIP manufacturers have been using the same chip design techniques for 20 years. The current process calls for extensive testing after each design step - a massively expensive state of affairs. The newly developed, so-called functional programming language, makes it possible to prove, in advance, that a design transformation is a hundred per cent error-free.

“While a software developer is able to fix a programming error by developing and distributing a patch, a single flaw in chip design means that all products containing the chip need to be recalled,” Christiaan Baaij, doctorate candidate, explains. In 2011, such a design flaw ended up costing Intel $US1 billion.

“Clearly, the design process of chips to be used in hardware requires extensive and repeated testing,” says Baaij. “Such testing is expensive, but is at this moment still absolutely necessary. A company like NVidia incurs over a billion dollars in design expenses annually.”

In his doctoral thesis, Baaij describes the worldwide production of microchips through the years.

In 1985, Intel launched the 386 processor, which had 275,000 transistors. Now, in 2015, NVidia’s very largest chip contains more than 7,000,000,000 transistors.

In an astonishing production performance over just 30 years, the transistor count of a chip has ballooned from less than 1 million to multiple billions.

Sadly, design productivity has not kept the same pace so researchers have developed a modern, so-called functional programming language for hardware design. The use of functional programming languages allows them to formally prove the correctness of design transformations.

These transformations make the chip work faster.

The researchers have proved that the transformation does not alter a chip’s behaviour.

This means that, in contrast to traditional methods, it is not necessary to verify and re-verify everything

A company like NVidia incurs over a billion dollars in design expenses annually.

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for each step of the design process. In turn, this means that these modern programming languages allow for keeping the complexity and cost of design more manageable.

One important element of this research involves the C?aSH compiler, which transforms hardware descriptions as written in the Haskell functional language into a lower-level description. Standard software is then able to create a chip from this description. Baaij’s work concerns the development of this compiler, allowing for the automatic generation of the hardware from an abstract description.

The department has already presented its work to the corporate sector, which is showing a great deal of interest. The Dutch Functional Programming Day, which was held at the University of Twente on 9 January 2015 and was organized by researcher Jan Kuper, was attended both by a sizeable number of scientists and by a great many corporate sector representatives.

Collaboration projects have already been started up with Incas³ and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, while the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) is also very interested in the work.

Still, Baaij does notice some reluctance amid all the interest.

“Many companies are none too happy about having to re-train their staff and about having to face other continuity challenges.” he says. “Functional programming is not part of the standard curriculum.

I am becoming more hopeful, though. Apple released its ‘Swift’ language recently, a functional language for app development. Knowing Apple, they will really start pushing the language in the near future. This hopefully means we will soon have an army of programmers familiar with functional languages, allowing chip manufacturers to make the switch.” zzz

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UV Protection Video Security Products and Takex have developed a solution that leverages the UV-Tron sensor in the Takex FS-5000E ultraviolet flame sensor and the power of Milestone XProtect VMS to detect and report fire events outside.

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IDEO Security Products has teamed up with Takex to combine the FS-5000E ultraviolet flame sensor with Milestone’s Xprotect VMS. The result of their efforts is a solution that offers end users a capable defence against arson attacks, as well as giving protection for flammable goods storage and fast detection of bush fires.

“The FS-5000E will detect a cigarette lighter at 7m through a 120-degree field of view and larger flame heights at greater distances,” says Zaki Wazir of VSP. “We use that early detection to allow operators in a control room to direct a camera to the location of the flame. You can set the solution up so that in the event of a fire, a fixed camera view is called up to full screen and an alarm is generated. Or a PTZ can be used to go to a preset view of the target area when the flame sensor is activated.”

By this time we’re poking around in the

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Zaki Wazir

A surveillance system that is not supported by layers of advanced of technology is a forensic device.

to happen once the signal arrives at XProtect. In the case of our integration, Milestone XProtect can bring a scene up full screen as an alarm event, as well as giving us control of a PTZ and other cameras views.

What Milestone also allows you to do is zoom the PTZ into the required location and hold that field of view for a pre-determined time.

“Not only can you control angle of view and rotation, we can say, wait for 20 seconds, or point there and don’t move until the operator actions the alarm. The range of actions that XProtect can take in the event of an alarm from the FS-5000E really depends on what the end user requires.”

According to Tom Kinkade, Takex UV flame detectors used in this way are not part of a building’s fire system, but are designed to give situational awareness through a VMS in the event of arson attack or a fire event in a dangerous goods store.

“We sell these sensors to sawmills and residential areas prone to bushfires – there are a variety of applications,” Kinkade explains. “Where we saw a gap was high risk industry, there are fire bombing attacks taking place at high risk sites and there’s no easy way to detect a fire outdoors. You could have a rate of rise sensor but the place will be burning down before it detects flames.

“Organisations that are concerned about these sorts of threats are very concerned about security and safety and so they are looking to solutions like this and high quality video surveillance to empower first response and investigations,” says Kinkade.

“This is a niche solution for specific threats that exist and that are growing. There’s certainly a lot of interest and people who’ve heard about the sensor but not seen it are calling up and asking what it can do.

“In my opinion, a surveillance system that is not

downstairs demo room at VSP in Sydney having taken a look at the FS-5000E sensor mounted on the wall outside the office overlooking an adjacent section of carpark. The sensor hardware looks a lot like a surveillance camera from the side. It’s only from the front that you can see the UV-Tron sensor mounted in the front of the housing.

“What we have done in this application at the VSP office is take power to the device and then run the normally-closed contact from the FS-5000E to an Adam-6060 I/O, which is capable of handling up to 6 flame sensors,” Wazir explains. “The Adam-6060 I/O is an IP-based input and output board that goes into the network and Milestone picks that up. It’s a simple device that is fully supported as a Milestone channel and it’s this that sends the alarm code to Milestone XProtect.

“During setup we mapped out what we wanted

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sun and typical hard shadows. The Sony gear VSP is running is especially fine in this application, managing seamless delineations between full shade and full sun. The Canon is doing very well, too. The appearance of the Milestone VMS is typically clean and VSP’s development team has created a fire alarm event that appears part of XProtect. There’s nothing clunky or misshapen about any of this solution from an operator’s perspective, it all just works.

“You can take a flame sensor direct to the alarm inputs of a single camera but the advantage of taking the input through Milestone is that you can map anything you want,” explains Wazir. “You can up the frame rate, send the event to devices, generate an alarm at a monitoring station - whatever you like.”

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supported by layers of advanced technology is a forensic device,” says Kincaid. “Operators and security managers who are off-site need all the help they can get and a solution like this is a valuable enhancement to a site’s defensive capabilities.”

Next we troop upstairs to VSP’s training room to take a look at video footage of an arson event.

According to VSP’s Brandon Horton, the team has configured the XProtect solution at the office so that 3 external PTZs will respond to a fire alarm event from the system.

“As soon as the sensor detects flames and reports an alarm event, these PTZs swing around to cover the detection area covering the flame sensor’s field of view that we have set up on the system,” Horton says. “Tom will get emails on phone and laptop, with snapshots of the perpetrator within about 10 seconds of an alarm event and the cameras then go back to preset positions.”

When a Molotov cocktail is lit in the target area of the sensor, an alarm is generated, a PTZ swings around and a camera view comes up on the monitor.

The system works just as you would expect it to. It’s fast – as fast as any other CCTV system alarm event. It takes about five hundredths of a second to generate an initial alarm between sensor and XProtect once the cocktail has actually lit, which is impressive.

But what’s most impressive to me is that it manages to pick up a cigarette lighter when one of the boys runs downstairs and lights one in the detection zone. Remember, this is an outdoor environment – a concrete carpark – on a very hot summer day.

The camera views we are getting of the action are very good, too, I think to myself, looking at the monitors. It’s a nasty day for surveillance with full

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The sharp end of this solution is the FS-5000E flame sensor, and it’s worth taking a look at this unit in a bit more detail. Construction of the sensor unit is polycarbonate with a weight of 550g.

The sensor detects ultraviolet rays at wavelengths between 180~260nm and sensitivity adjustments include High (100 per cent) and Low (50 per cent) with a detection timer settable at 1, 6, 15 and 30 seconds. The FS-5000E is able to detect a 7cm flame at distances of 10m through a range of 100 degrees horizontal (60 degrees downward) and a vertical range of approximately 75 degrees (15 degrees upward) thanks to its omni-directional bracket.

Adjustment range horizontally is 25 degrees by base unit and vertical adjustment is 30 degrees (4 steps) by the sensor head.

There’s an NO/NC dry contact relay Form C output with an adjustable response time (this is the output VSP is using), a weather-proof housing for indoor or outdoor use. Power supply is 10V to 30V DC and power consumption is 35mA or less.

You can set a time between detection and alarm operation between 2 seconds and 1 minute so as to ignore things like cigarette lighters, and there’s alarm memory with the memory LED blinking for 3 minutes then lighting for 47 minutes with auto-reset.

There’s reed wiring, and an operating temperature range between -20 and 50 degrees C.

Conclusion This is an important solution for Video Security Products and Wazir is quick to highlight that development of this solution is part of the overall service capability VSP offers its customers.

“We set up cameras, servers, chapters in hard drives, label cameras, boxes, build spread sheets, build data bases, pack it all up and deliver it to the integrator,” he explains.

“VSP is committed to going the extra step for our customers and that’s what this solution we are looking at is all about. Video Security Product is not a box mover, we have different ideas and we create clever solutions to meet serious threats.” zzz

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Darkfighter PTZ

New from Hikvision is Darkfighter PTZ, distributed locally

by CSD, which combines a large CMOS sensor, strong WDR, a quality 23x zoom lens and 200m IR range to offer a solution with serious power.

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E’VE talked about Hikvision’s Darkfighter PTZ in SEN before but I’ve never seen it in action, so it’s off to the Hikvision head office in Sydney to check out this low light PTZ. It’s a handsome unit, robustly built and nicely balanced in appearance.

According to Hikvision, the DS-2DF8223I-A(AEL) Darkfighter PTZ is the world’s first 1080P Full HD ultra low illumination network PTZ that delivers full colour images in conditions the company says would defeat conventional monochrome IP cameras and competing low-light cameras. This is a big claim but looking at the images, I think it’s justifiable. You’d need to look at a number of top cameras side by side to be sure, but the Darkfighter PTZ is right up there at the top.

In terms of general specifications, DarkFighter PTZ has a 2MP, 1.9-inch high definition progressive scan CMOS image sensor. There’s 120 dB WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) and Hikvision’s 3D DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) technology, along with a 23x optical zoom. MPEG4, MJPEG and H.264 video compression formats are supported and the camera features multiple H.264 compression profiles, allowing users to optimize bandwidth and storage without compromising image quality.

There’s also support for ONVIF, PSIA, and CGI standards allowing integration with other video surveillance equipment and systems.

Darkfighter PTZ employs the company’s ultralow-light MP lens that’s designed specifically to capture sharp color and monochrome images in extreme, low-light conditions. Exactly what this means from a technical perspective is a bit uncertain. My sense is that Hikvision’s whollyowned lens manufacturer is using superior lens material as well as coatings that are optimised for low light, and possibly a simpler internal design to reduce attenuation of light passing through the lens to the sensor. The wide F1.2 aperture on a lens with a focal range of 6-136mm is going to be contributing to low light performance, too.

Importantly, a lens that works well in low light is not necessarily a great lens in backlight or in daylight but the Darkfighter PTZ, like its full body sibling, handles daytime as well as any other 1080p camera. Something else Hikvision claims is that the new camera allowed license plates to be

“What’s interesting is that PTZs are starting to become more popular and Darkfighter is right up there with the best. It’s a superb camera solution.

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read at distances of hundreds of metres and yes, I can confirm this is true. I saw the unit resolving license plates effortlessly at 200m and apparently the Hikvision Australia team expects performance to be at least 300m, which is really something.

The company talks about getting colour(!) images down to 0.0005 lux, which is way less than the 0.002 lux of starlight. I didn’t see this sort of see-in-the-dark low light performance in our test though I can confirm the full body Darkfighter is very strong down to 5 lux in street surveillance applications, giving face recognition to about 5m at 7 lux. And with 200m IR capability, Darkfighter PTZ brings some big guns to the party.

Important for a camera with designs on dominating external applications, Hikvision’s DarkFighter PTZ is protected by an IP66 rating against rain and dust, as well as being rated to IK10 against vandalism. This latter is rather unusual in a top-line PTZ of this size. Often the thinking seems to be that these bigger PTZs will be pole or wall mounted well out of harm’s way and there’s truth in this. But the fact Hikvision went ahead and fussed around with IK10 reflects well on the engineering team.

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According to Tony Lagan of Hikvision Australia, performance of the Darkfighter PTZ is excellent and the new camera has blown away audiences at recent demonstrations in Queensland and New South Wales.

“The Darkfighter PTZ has the full range of smart features – the IVA, intrusion detection, face recognition and smart tracking,” Lagan says. “There’s also line crossing detection and audio exception, as well as an IR distance of up to 200 metres, defog ability and electronic image stabilisation. It’s a very heavily featured product.

“The sensor is bigger than half an inch, so it’s a huge sensor and I think that’s what gives this camera its low light ability,” Lagan explains.

“This large imager captures much more available light and is the secret to this camera’s awesome performance.”

We are viewing Darkfighter PTZ images via a web browser, which is simple and capable, with a functional timeline. Performance of day and night images is very good. The lack of noise is a key thing for me. Noise is conspicuously absent from these images and there are no noise reduction artefacts I can see – none of that sort of blockiness. I am not getting a sense of motion blur from the images,

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either. It’s a tight performance. There’s some colour shift towards yellow under streetlights but that’s quite normal – I can’t see any evidence of colour shift in night time scenes illuminated with fluoro and mercury halide. In fact, the scenes of the service station at night are better than they are in the day.

We start by looking at Darkfighter PTZ recordings from late at night in a range of views. And yes, this camera is very impressive – it does well, it’s not showing obvious signs of noise despite the stress it’s under. We look at an intersection that’s about 150m away. There are streetlights around but they are low pressure sodium which is not much good for supporting colour cameras.

I’ve measured low light under street lights at

We start by looking at Darkfighter PTZ recordings from late at night in a range of views. And yes, this camera is very impressive – it does well, it’s not showing obvious signs of noise despite the stress it’s under. We look at an intersection that’s about 150m away.

sub 20 lux and adjacent to street lights at sub 10 lux so these scenes are not very well lit – some are 15 lux and some are probably down to 10 or even a little less. Darkfighter exaggerates available light so much it’s hard to get a sense of how dark the scenes actually are when viewing the monitor, which mirrors my experience when testing the full body Darkfighter last year. All you can do is get the light meter out and go walking.

What’s also noticeable as Lagan changes gears on the browser is just how strong the camera is during the day. There are some scenes that are quite amazing – even under streetlight you’d need to have a strong sense of colour shift – a little yellow – to pick that a scene is under sodium vapour not late afternoon sun.

“The other thing to note is that in all of these scenes is that at no time – even 2am in the morning – has the camera not gone out of colour mode,” Lagan says. “But if it does get so dark the camera goes to black and white, there’s the 200m IR range to turn to so it’s a very capable unit. Not many PTZs are capable of supporting such an extensive zoom range with IR.” “So it actually has IR LEDs integrated into it – I can see them,” I say.

“Yes, it does have IR – it’s located behind the 2 panels on the face of the camera so you can’t see them,” Lagan says, pointing them out.

“What’s interesting is that PTZs are starting to become more popular and Darkfighter is right up there with the best. It’s a superb camera solution.”

According to Hikvision Oceania sales director, Michael Bates, this new PTZ camera is better than the full body Darkfighter for picture quality. This is a big call – zoom lenses with serious ranges seldom offer images that are better than smaller

Lagan steers the PTZ.

focal range manual zooms – there’s too much light loss as the aperture closes during zoom, or considerable distortion at widest angles.

“The full body Darkfighter is an impressive camera but I think in terms of the combination of capabilities, the Darkfighter PTZ is a superior camera,” Bates says. “I think the image it provides is better, the lens is excellent.”

Lagan agrees.

“It’s an excellent camera that takes the Darkfighter capability to another level. There’s a big 23x zoom on this camera and you are going to get a lot of detail,” he says. “We are easily reading number plates at 200m and we think it’s capable of reading number plates at 300m. It’s extremely good against backlight – the image sensor, the lens quality, it’s just excellent.”

When we view images against strong backlight and sidelight during the day, there’s no sign of blooming at all, there’s no sign of flaring from the lens and zooming in during the night, the lens retains its strong low light performance. Although most the images we take have reasonable zoom applied, I’m not seeing any distortions of lines or vignetting with the big lens zoomed right in. This is another strong release from Hikvision. zzz

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What’s new in the industry

Hikvision HD1080P Outdoor EXIR Bullet Camera l WITH an ever increasing number of installations looking for migration paths from traditional analogue solutions, Hikvision has introduced its new Turbo HD range to the market. Within this comprehensive range, one particular model stands out, the DS2CE16D5T-AVFIT3.

With an impressive feature set, this stylish outdoor bullet camera has adopted turbocharged HDTVI technology and showcases enhanced HD video quality images at HD1080P resolution. This impressive camera also delivers industry-leading performance in low light environments utilising EXIR IR technology.

With other specifications including True Day/Night, a 2.8 – 12mm vari-focal lens and 3D Digital Noise Reduction (3D DNR) this camera forms part of the Turbo HD revolution. The range offers both flexibility and convenience for low-end users wanting to upgrade their existing infrastructure on a shoestring budget.

Distributor: Central Security Distribution Contact: 1300 319 499

Synology RS815+, NAS-optimised l FEATURING a quad-core processor and AES-NI hardware encryption, the Synology RS815+ delivers superior performance, speedy encryption performance, scalability on the fly, and the kind of high return on investment that is essential for business’ data transmission needs.

Housed within a 1U rackmount chassis, this new offering comes with 4 built-in Gigabit LAN ports supporting failover and Link Aggregation. It is scalable up from its default 4 drive bays up to a total of 8 drive bays with the RX415 and also features a RAM module expandable up to 6GB. Additionally, utilising Synology’s award-winning OS - DiskStation Manager, the RS815+ is ready for virtualisation environments including VMware, Citrix and Microsoft Hyper-V. Backed by Synology’s 3-year limited warranty, this device is both easy-to-install and will provide performance and a feature set that will give business the agility to meet evolving workload demands.

Distributor: Central Security Distribution Contact: 1300 319 499

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TDSi DESFire Readers l TDSI’S new readers become a fully integrated part of the buildings and facilities they protect, so the way they look shouldn’t be ignored.

While the units need to be visible and highly intuitive to use, they also need to fit in with modern architecture and surroundings to present an attractive addition which doesn’t impose on the settings in which they are installed.

The readers features a robust, fully-encapsulated polycarbonate enclosure, industry standard output formats that allow direct connection to all current TDSi access control units, as well as access control panels from other manufacturers.

The proximity readers are EM4100, EM4102,EM4200 compatible, and the MIFARE readers are ISO14443-A: MIFARE Classic, MIFARE Plus and MIFARE DESFire.

Distributor: TDSi Australia Contact: +61 7 3112 1081

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NVIEW from Ness l NVIEW from Ness Corporation includes a range of 4-channel, 8-channel and 16-channel internet-ready AHD, SDI and IP DVRs designed for easy installation and ease of use.

AHD, or Analogue High Definition CCTV gives high definition 720p and NVIEW SDI and IP systems provide full 1080P at a lower cost than equivalent systems. NVIEW is so easy to connect to set up you don’t need to configure routers or play with IP settings at all. Auto networking technology means you just plug in, scan the QR code with your smartphone and view online.

The DVRs feature H.264 compression, full 1080p or 720p real time multi-channel playback, dual video outputs HD 720p and VGA. Dual streaming gives highest resolution on the local DVR and fast, smooth video at lower bandwidths for remote viewing. There’s auto-networking for easy internet connection - no IP address, routermapping or port-forwarding required.

Gallagher Command Centre v7.30 l COMMAND Centre v7.30 - the latest generation of Gallagher’s security management platform - introduces a mobile client that significantly extends visibility and control of access and perimeter alarms. Using an Apple iPhone running iOS8, users can monitor and acknowledge alarms; and check and override door and zone status remotely. With security management on the move, Gallagher’s mobile client enables security personnel and small business owners the flexibility to travel around or off-site, with after-hours visibility to protect their property anytime, anywhere.

Command Centre v7.30 introduces enhanced graphical reporting to help users see the bigger picture with more meaningful data to easily identify security and business trends.

Distributor: Gallagher Contact: 61 2 9412 4477

Distributor: Ness Corporation Contact: +61 2 8825 9222

Smart control from Yale l YALE’S SmartPhone Alarm is one of Yale’s top of the range home alarm systems and can be operated using your SmartPhone or web browser. Simple device enrolment and programing via web browser make the Yale Alarm efficient, effective and powerful.

Yale SmartPhone Alarm allows users to arm/disarm, lock/unlock, interrogate, verify and activate security solutions. Video or image verification PIRs are activated on alarm and can be interrogated at will.

Your phone or browser can also activate Lockwood’s Wireless Digital Deadbolt, power switches and wireless relay modules allowing you to activate lights, appliances and other electronic devices.

Distributor: Security Merchants Australia Contact: 1300 663 904

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Dallmeier 5200 Nightline l DALLMEIER MDF5200HD-DN offers 2K full-HD video with up to 30fps at full resolution.

It has a motor-driven MP varifocal lens tuned to the image sensor. Adjustment of zoom, focus and iris is made conveniently by browser, with no manual lens setting required.

MDF5200HD-DN has strong low-light performance, strong IR sensitivity, extreme highlight sensitivity of the sensor and sophisticated image processing.

Thanks to compact design, the camera is ideal for ATMs, gambling tables and display panels – corresponding mounting brackets are included. As is a ¼-inch tripod socket located on the top and bottom fitting all standard brackets.

The MDF5200HD-DN has RAM memory used by EdgeStorage function for storing the video stream in case of a network failure. When the network is restored, the SmartBackfill function ensures fast transmission to the SMAVIA recording system. This stores the video stream at high speed and then continues the recording of the live stream seamlessly.

Distributor: C.R. Kennedy Contact: +61 3 9823 1555

VIVOTEK Camera with Embedded PoE Extender l VIVOTEK has launched network cameras with embedded PoE extenders, the IB8367-R, IB8367-RT and IB8338-HR. The 3 cameras are stylish, bullet-style network cameras for diverse outdoor applications. The uniquely-designed PoE extender embedded within the cameras allows for both PoE input and output and direct connection with other PoE network cameras without an additional power source.

The IB8367-R and IB8367-RT models feature a 2MP CMOS sensor, offering viewing resolutions of 1920 x 1080p at 30 fps. By contrast, the entry-level IB8338-HR model is equipped with a 1MP sensor, enabling a viewing resolution of 720P at 30 fps. All models feature WDR functionality, a removable IR cut-filter, built-in IR illuminators (effective distance of 30 metres), Smart Stream, and 3DNR. All 3 are capable of capturing high quality images under challenging lighting conditions without sacrificing bandwidth.

Moreover, the IB8367-R and IB8367-RT models have Smart IR technology. To further optimize image quality and enhance sharpness and depth of field, all have a P-iris lens, which controls the lens iris with extreme precision using a builtin stepper motor and maintains optimal aperture through effective software control, enhancing depth of field.

Distributor: Vivotek Distributors Contact: +886-2-8245-5282

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Xtralis Heitel Cam4Mobile l HEITEL by Xtralis designs and manufactures a range of rugged live video streaming and high quality recording products for mobile and wireless (3G/4G) applications. These products are tailor-made for vehicle fleet solutions, or wireless/portable applications, and include functions such as GPS tracking, geofencing and speed alarms.

According to local distributor, Hills Ltd, there is solid interest in Australia for the technology, particularly with its small size, all-inone design and simplicity of setup and use. Typical users include fleet vehicle operators, police, bus companies, armoured vehicles, councils, remote and portable surveillance applications and more.

Distributor: Hills PACOM and Hills DAS Contact: 1800 685 487

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ASSA ABLOY Shines l ASSA ABLOY has released a digital lock for commercial glass doors. Shine provides an access control solution for internal glass doors, without the issue of having to drill to allow the locking mechanism to pass through. Shine’s attractive touch pad allows users to gain access with a personalised 4 to 12-digit PIN code or RF card key for convenience.

Fully reprogrammable, users can also set up to 20 different codes for separate visitors; this is ideal for providing ease of access to multiple staff. Codes can be quickly and easily changed with use of an administrative code PIN, preventing access to a PIN holder group at any time, without having to inform other users or redistribute keys.

Shines’ Magic Mirror function is modern, sleek and aesthetically pleasing, keeping it in line with the design of modern buildings. The keypad numbers illuminate as soon as a user touches the digital door lock, increasing its contemporary feel. The mirror is also practical, allowing users to check behind them when entering the code, which can be useful in high traffic areas.

l OUTDOOR-ready, the bullet-style AXIS Q29 Series is Axis’ first temperature alarm cameras designed for remote monitoring of critical equipment, such as bulk storage sites, electrical sub stations or coal piles. With 2 available lens alternatives and a resolution of 336 x 256, the cameras allow remote monitoring of critical temperatures at both short and long distances.

With AXIS Q2901-E and AXIS Q2901-E PT mount it is possible to set up multiple alarm zones, which send an alarm when the temperature reaches above or below a preconfigured threshold. To make it easy for the operator, the cameras provide visual aids, such as isothermal palettes and spot temperature capabilities, to predict failures by indicating problem areas before the issue becomes visible to the eye or before machinery stops working.

Features like one-cable installation and support for Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af), make AXIS Q29 easy to install and easily integrated with existing security systems. AXIS Q2901-E PT mount is an alternative model coming with support for RS485/RS422 serial port, which allows the camera to be easily mounted on a PT motor-head. The pan/tilt support enables a large area to be scanned for critical temperatures.

Distributor: Axis Communications Contact: +61 3 9982 1111

VIVOTEK L2 PoE Gigabit Switch l VIVOTEK has announced the launch of its AW-GEV-264A series, the world’s first L2 PoE Gigabit switches with IP surveillance management functions. The AW-GEV-264A series is a 24-port managed L2 PoE Gigabit switch. In addition to comprehensive features of a L2 PoE Gigabit switch, the AW-GEV-264A is easy to manage, configure, and monitor VIVOTEK IP cameras, video servers, NVRs and central management software.

The AW-GEV-264A series is comprised of the AW-GEV-264A-185 and AW-GEV-264A-370, which support a 185-Watt power supply and 370-Watt power supply respectively.

The AW-GEV-264A series adopts a unique graphic management approach, enabling users to view the entire surveillance system structure and device conditions by either topology or floor plan. Users can also map their outdoor surveillance application via Google map. In addition to this unique graphic management, the AW-GEV-264A series offers troubleshooting and traffic monitoring functions, helping the user to clarify connection problems or device issues. The backup function for the IP camera configuration files is another important design, facilitating the batch reboot and restoration of camera devices.

Distributor: Vivotek Distributors Contact: +886-2-8245-5282

Distributor: ASSA ABLOY Contact: +61 3 8574 3888

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Q: Can alarm sensors be used outdoors?

A: An average inexpensive passive infrared receiver ($25-30) is fine in a stable internal environment. If it has well-designed circuitry then it’s going to be able to handle popcorn noise and all the other distractions that can cause false alarms indoors without drama.

Go outdoors and things are going to get weird. Some inexpensive PIRs have EMI, RFI and white light protection and with clever pulse count and/ or sensitivity settings (you’d need to change these in summer) a good installer could handle covered external jobs. Sadly, the sun is not the only problem for PIRs. There’s rain, too. Fact is, anything you install outside needs to be ruggedised to handle greater insect numbers, wildlife, pets, damp, dust, spiders and physical abuse. Could you bind up a simple PIR with sealant (conformal spray the circuit board first) and use custom settings to get adequate performance outdoors in summer? Perhaps you could.

The difference between higher quality PIRs and the run-of-the-mill units include things like digital signal processing, superior circuit design, improved lens and/or mirror design, dust and insect proofing, high quality quad pyroelectric elements, and $3070 in additional cost.

Are PIRs that have been built to handle tough environments going to be more

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capable outside than similarly priced dual technology sensors that may (or may not) be relying on 2 technologies to support less purposeful design?

There is an answer to this question but it varies from product to product and application to application. Any sensor used outdoors must be water, dust and insect proof. Allowance has to be made for pets and wildlife - that means there will be a trade-off in terms of sensitivity. PIRs are not happy in strong sunlight. Too much sensitivity tweaking with PIRs and you can walk past them without detection, too little and there will be false alarms. You need to keep dual technology sensors away from perimeter fences where they might pick up activity outside your chosen target area.

There’s more. We think it’s better to buy one high quality, high cost external sensor ($100-plus) for an outdoor application than to buy 2 or 3 low cost sensors ($20-30) and risk coming back once to resolve false alarms issues. Think Rokonet WatchOUT, Crow EDS Trio, Bosch OD850, Honeywell 5800 OD and the Paradox DG85 or similar.

Q: If old film lenses can be used on DSLR cameras with resolutions of 24MP or more, why is it that old CCTV lenses can’t be used on HD and megapixel cameras?

Is there more to a megapixel lens than the name?

A: I can understand why you’d wonder. As you say, it’s possible to use quality film lenses that are 30 or 40 years old on the latest DSLRs – the 36MP Nikon d810 for instance.

In most conditions these vintage lenses give excellent performance only showing weaknesses in areas like flaring and coma, which are better handled by newer lens designs with superior coatings. Modern lenses can be faster than older lenses making them superior in low light, but that’s not always the case. The build quality of older lenses is also notably superior, though it comes at the cost of greater weight.

The reason for the interchangeability of lenses between film cameras and DSLRs comes down to lens quality. With a camera lens a key measure of higher quality is reflected in the number of lines per millimetre its lens design can resolve.

The most holistic ways to understand and measure lens quality are contrast transfer function, which indicates the ability of a lens to respond to a higher number of lines per millimetre, as well as modulation transfer function, which indicates sensitivity to changes in contrast.

Photographic film has a density greater than 120 lines per millimetre and this has demanded photographic lens manufacturers design and manufacture high quality lenses for a long time. In comparison, CCTV lenses have always been lower in quality in part because they didn’t need to be any better. Old 1/3-inch CCD camera sensors resolved about 80 lines per millimetre but the latest 1/3-inch 1920 x 1080 CMOS sensors need a lens capable of resolving 200 lines per millimetre. That’s a big difference.

The words ‘Mega Pixel’ on a lens barrel,

The words ‘Mega Pixel’ on a lens barrel, could readily be swapped out for the words ‘better quality’. could readily be swapped out for the words ‘better quality’. The quality of a lens design is reflected in its ability to resolve greater densities of lines per millimetre and to handle contrast at higher frequencies. The best way to assess lens quality is to test lenses against test charts. This process will allow you to assess, at a range of focal lengths and apertures, characteristics like sharpness, acuity through the image, contrast, chromatic aberration, vignetting (light fall-off in corners) various types of distortion and flaring.

If you’re thinking this doesn’t sound an exact science, you’re perfectly right. Some lens designs are fabulous but there can be sample variation. A lens might offer excellent contrast but dish up weird colour shift or kalaidoscopic flaring. It’s up to integrators to take the time to establish which lenses offer the best performance and then use those lenses. This difference in lens quality is a big thing, especially in areas like face recognition and LPR. If you use a poor quality lens, the quality of the camera you install is immaterial.

Q: For a smaller video surveillance solution, would you recommend RAID-5 over RAID-1?

A: Probably not in smaller applications if you were using a pair of 3TB drives as a simple RAID-1 mirror supporting an 8-input NVR or similar. In a larger system with greater storage requirements unless you mirror a stack of drives, RAID-1 is going to be too inflexible. The sort of block striping with distributed parity you get from RAID5 is ideal if you need to maximise storage and withstand the impact of losing a drive. If your storage solution incorporates 3 drives or more, then I think RAID-5 is the best balance of redundancy and capacity.

Q: When would you go hardwired, when wireless, with alarm systems?

A: In large commercial and industrial sites with lots of thick steel-reinforced concrete you’d almost always go hardwired. If you were installing a system in an old home, an apartment or linking a garage or remote building to a centrally located you’d install wireless. You’d go hardwired in smaller installs if dollars were an issue. Wireless is increasingly tempting for all sorts of domestic applications. Wireless kits for a 2-3 sensor job are around $A300 while you can get a tidy hardwired solution for less than $200. Because hardwired sensors cost quite a bit less, there’s more margin in them so long as the additional length of time taken to install the system isn’t taken into account.

Both these methods of carrying alarm signals from sensors to panels are perfectly legitimate and each has its strengths.

Whether you install hard wired or wireless alarm systems, or hybrids, is really up to you and the environment you are working in.

Q: We were interested to read about the OPLINK product in the last issue of SEN – we’ve been thinking about home automation for a while but haven’t yet found a product we think offers quality, functionality and affordable price. What does SEN think is the biggest weakness of current home automation solutions?

A: That’s a big question. At one level I think the big issue is security. But from a market penetration point of view, I’d say the biggest issue is price. The failure of open standards is another thing. Home automation allows manufacturers to create proprietary ecosystems of automation devices linked to dedicated cloud. It’s understandable why makers do this but the result is more expensive solutions that consumers are not buying in great numbers. The next issue is cloud itself. In Australia we pay too much for too little bandwidth and that makes cloud less appealing than it ought to be. Security installers who want to beat the DIY crowd on quality, security and functionality should be looking at gear from the likes of Honeywell, Paradox (CSD), Risco, Ness (2GIG and others) and Bosch’s new home automation range for the 2000 and 3000 series panels. zzz

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