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Volume I • Issue 5 • 1 December 2016 (102 pages including 6 for cover) Editor Santosh Pathak

Dear Readers, Greetings from SecurityLink India!

8 November 2016 qualifies as a notable date in the history of our country’s socioeconomic stature which contemplates ushering the Indian democracy into an epoch of transformation. By immediately demonetizing existing 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an immensely bold and unexpected move aimed at breaking the grip of a parallel cash economy which leads to corruption, black money, counterfeit currencies, terrorism and extremist activities, criminal-politician nexus, misuse of money and muscle power during elections, widening gap between the rich and the poor, and so on and so forth; and to establish a robust, cash free and digitized egalitarian India.

The mission is cosmic but unfortunately, the path to victory is never so simple. The announcement caused numerous realistic hardships arising out of the cash crunch which was inevitable due to the giant vacuum between the demand and supply of currency notes. The daily businesses of the citizens primarily from the labour, lower middle and middle classes,who have been reliant largely on cash transactions, have been hardest hit but strangely, the sentiment of the masses towards this unprecedented reform is highly encouraging.

UBM India organizes its10th edition of IFSEC India from 8 to 10 December 2016 which is one of the most highly awaited security events in the country.

Further from our shores, the Security and Fire Excellence Awards 2016, supported by IFSEC International and FIREX International were held at a glittering function at the Hilton on Park Lane in London on 23 November. SecurityLink India sponsored the ‘Large Security Installer of the Year Award’ which was awarded to Universal Security Systems by Pritam Mehta.

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Chotu Spots Counterfeits of His Products

Avoiding the Dangers of Counterfeit Fire Detection Devices

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Video Surveillance and Cybersecurity: Safeguarding IP Cameras & NVRs

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Rajeev Samanta Regional Sales Director South Asia Tyco Security Products

Tyco Security Products and its brands form one of the largest security portfolios in the world. With various mergers and acquisitions, it has matured in the fields of Video Surveillance solutions, Access Control, Location Based Security and Intrusion Prevention which eventually provide a competitive advantage when it comes to system integration. It is one of the very few companies that have not only survived the recession phase in the industry in India during the last three to four years, but has succeeded in showing an escalating revenue graph instead.

Rajeev Samanta, Regional Sales Director – South Asia, Tyco Security Products, who joined the company five years ago has helped the company elevate to new heights with his technical and professional skills, knowledge and wide experiences. He is a person of great zeal, positivity and sheer optimism.

Recently, SecurityLink India had the opportunity to interact with him and here we carry some excerpts…

SecurityLink India: Kindly give a brief about the merger of Tyco with Johnson Controls, and its impact on Tyco’s working and revenue graph?

Rajeev Samanta (RS): It is a merger of two equally positioned complimentary organizations that is going to add a very high strength to our field presence. We will emerge unmatchable not only from the perspective of revenue but also from the perspective of our offerings. As far as go-to-market strategy per se is concerned, the merger might necessarily not impact much.

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SecurityLink India: How has Tyco put up with the slowdown in the market during the last 2-3 years across industry especially in India?

RS: We have actually grown and were least impacted by the slowdown.

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investments to ensure that we have the complete set up within the country. We developed our own product management team, marketing team, repair and technical support team, and strong sales and pre-sales solution designing team in India which can address the whole south Asia market. This clearly signifies that we have grown very big. The market slowdown has certainly impacted the industry – the customer cycles had changed and the closure cycles were delayed – but we have succeeded in coping with the situation by increasing our presence, bettering our offerings and increasing our wallet share from the customers.

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SecurityLink India: How is Tyco structured in India as on date?

RS: There are four major wings of Tyco International – Tyco Fire Protection Products, Tyco Life Safety Products, Tyco Security Products, and Tyco Integrated Services. They are all active in India. Each has independent product lines and each works independently.

Our go-to-market strategy is also nonoverlapping. However, once we are there in the market we certainly leverage the strengths of each other.

SecurityLink India: Tyco Security Products has evolved as one of the largest security players of the world by various mergers and acquisitions, kindly explain in brief your current range of products?

RS: Yes, we maneuvered numerous acquisitions to add on complimenting strengths to our portfolio. All brands have been brought in independently to address independent fields of action. We have acquired CEM Systems and Kantech for access control; Bentel and Visionic for intrusion security; Exacq for video security; Elpas for location based security; and Proximex for physical security information management. All these brands are being used in India.

Each of these brands has some specialties which make it the most suitable for a specific scenario. For example, Software House has very strong multi-locational, multi environment products, whereas CEM Systems plays very strong in the infrastructure segment, and so on. Therefore, we have the privilege to enable product positioning according to the requirements of the market, and this is our USP.

SecurityLink India: Biometrics makes a major component of the integrated security solution as on date. What is your contribution towards it?

RS: The integrated unified solution that we bring to the customer’s table is the strength of Tyco Security Products and biometrics makes a very important and effective component of it. We have dedicated biometric access control products and solutions under the banner of CEM Systems that contribute the biometric part of the solution.

SecurityLink India: What is the USP of the brand Tyco – as per you?

RS: As I said earlier, the integrated unified solution that we bring to the customer’s table is the USP of Tyco. Time is changing. Today people are looking at the solutions that not only integrate multiple sub-systems together but are also able to be played and maintained on mobile and web – and there lies our strength. We bring you the solution as you need. We don’t provide point solutions; we provide an end-to-end solution where multiple subsystems can easily be integrated, and you also have the flexibility to administer and maintain it via mobile and web. The kind of product portfolio Tyco possesses, makes it very easy for us to design a suitably required integrated unified solution. We observe the changing world very keenly and devise a solution accordingly with suitable technology.

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which are integratable to all leading third party complimentary solutions.

SecurityLink India: To whom or what do you credit the key of success for all the businesses that Tyco does in India?

RS: At the outset, each business that Tyco does in India has gained leadership status, and that is attributable to the huge set of content customers that we have made over the period – their patronage, their word of mouth, their references have been the key. We are trying to provide very user friendly and effective solutions which meet our vision and mission statements, and which cater to the actual needs of the customers. We find our customers are quite satisfied with them.

SecurityLink India: Kindly share a brief appraisal of Tyco’s performance in India during last year?

RS: In a nutshell, we are multiple times of the industry CAGR.

SecurityLink India: Kindly explain how do you go to the market in India?

RS: Our go-to-market strategy is very simple. We are geographically distributed, and each geography has both pre-sales and post sales teams. Teams are also categorized for distribution of products, strategic and vertical sales, and enterprise sales. Our products go to the market more through the national distributors. We also have system integrators and aligned loyal partners in the countries in south Asia who are connected to our national distributors for their operational fulfillment of products.

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SecurityLink India: Please name some of your international system integrators in India?

RS: Some of them are Diebold, Tyco Fire and Security, ICD, and so on.

SecurityLink India: Kindly explain your expertise and exclusive technologies towards securing events and premises.

RS: We have a very different and dedicated solution based on Active RFID solutions, but that’s completely a different type of solution.

However, premise based security, stadiums, very high footfall areas such as shopping malls etc., are already in our portfolio. We have successfully secured some of the large malls in north and east of the country. In fact Tyco Retail is one of the largest solution providers across the globe – 80% of the top 200 retailers are using Tyco security solutions.

SecurityLink India: What is your PSIM product called?

How does it score over others available in the market?

RS: Our PSIM product brand is called Proximex Surveillint™ that connects and correlates information from disparate systems into one centralized environment to help mitigate risk, ensure compliance and lower total cost of ownership. Surveillint is already pre-integrated with 220 sub-systems and has the ability to further integrate multiple subsystems. It is very handy towards integration. It has very easy interface and a very light engine, and above all, it is easily operable. With these flexibilities and customization capabilities, Proximex has become today’s choice of system integrators.

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India, however, is in the process of gaining the concept of PSIM, which is yet to mature here. As of today, it is not an absolute must for everybody here; however, I do believe it should be an absolute must for all, and that will happen very soon.

SecurityLink India: How do you rationalize image resolution, bandwidth and stream management in the current scenario, and where are they heading?

RS: We need to understand couple of basic points. Requirements change with scenarios and we need to understand the real scenario of the respective customers’ requirements. Tyco guarantees that a product from its stable has the ability to be configured in multiple different ways. Before we propose a solution, we need to speak to the end customers at length to understand their real requirements, analyze the scenarios and then produce the unified integrated solution based on requirements. The changing realm of compression technologies, image resolution, bandwidth requirements etc., do not necessarily mean that everything is required by everybody, and everything is possible for everybody. A customer has a wish-list and we as the technical experts need to advise them about a solution based on their requirements. In one scenario a product can lead to high bandwidth use; however, in the immediately next scenario the same product may use low bandwidth. So it all corresponds to the actual requirements of the end customers.

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fire safety industry – globally and in India?

RS: I think the infrastructure growth in India, and even in smaller countries like Maldives and Bangladesh shows that it is a very good time for us, and the market for security and fire industry is on a positive pitch.

The market is no longer categorizing security and safety primarily as a luxury affair; they are now gradually being adopted as bare necessity. This is a very significant positive mindset change that is trending in the market today, and that will lead to mass growth of the business.

SecurityLink India: You have been heading Tyco’s Sales team for long now; kindly share some of the challenges that you have faced over the period and how do you overcome them?

RS: On a positive note, challenges are everywhere and we have rather enjoyed taking them on. As said earlier, we have grown much better than the market has, but it has not been so easy.

We are privileged. We are blessed with a very good and dedicated team, and a very proactive management support that helps turn challenges easy.

See, the realities are always realities – the project cycle is always slow in India and a drag in the set up, but that is a reality. Similarly, competition is everywhere – we cannot rule these so called challenges out. They are part of life and we can’t help it. How we tackle it is what is the most important.

We have been capable enough to anticipate and understand the system and the changes that take place in the market better than anyone else, which enables us to better prepare, and that has eventually led to our success.

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SecurityLink India: How does Tyco compete under Government’s recent ‘Make in India’ call?

RS: We compete very well with the concept. We went a little early and already have set up the manufacturing facility in Bengaluru two years ago. This is a much needed and long awaited call. We applaud the initiative taken by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India which is not only respected but acknowledged all over the world.

It is the real need for the growth of a country like ours. We are very serious about this concept. We are not manufacturing all products as on date but that’s the whole plan.

SecurityLink India: Kindly share some of your recent projects in India?

RS: We have done some very large projects in defense, airports which has been a stronghold area for us, enterprise customers, hospitals, a few city surveillance and so on.

SecurityLink India: Kindly highlight your expertise and some of your exclusive technologies towards 100 smart cities across India call?

RS: Our key area of expertise is the smart building part. We also offer a very capable solution for surveillance and smart traffic management.

With the merger we will surely be able to do the building end to end – right from VMS to energy management, security, fire, safety and so on.

We are also able to externally contribute to the safety part of the project in some of the larger schemes of smart city. Besides, Proximex comes in handy to integrate multiple differ-

ent subsystems such as parking management, transport management and so on.

SecurityLink India: What is your opinion on the proposed GST Bill in India?

RS: I am very much in agreement with GST. It is not that we were not doing business without GST; we were doing it and we were growing as well.

But at that point we were little more cautious in terms of checking and balancing everything required. We had to learn it about every state, about the center and then the overlapping affairs. But that part is going to be easier now even for older entities. But for new start-ups, I call them lucky who won’t have to learn too much barring few primary parts of the taxations and other levies of the country.

SecurityLink India: How do you analyze customers’ perceptive shift towards technology – especially in the government sector where L1 has been the prevalent criteria?

RS: This is a usual phenomenon.

L1 formula is always prevalent and I think it will remain so. It is found not only in India but everywhere around the world, specifically in the government sector – be it Australia, US or anywhere else.

Yes, with the advancements in technologies, RFPs are showing variations to technology specifications to meet the current availability and demands. RFPs are very detailed in India. They make very detailed and thorough requirements on technical grounds, qualifications of the bidders and then eventually to save money, the SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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government seeks the lowest price.

Everywhere, there is priority of cost over comparable technologies. This formula does not change across the globe.

SecurityLink India: Kindly mention some of your new products and projects which are in the pipeline?

RS: I may not name them but some are in defense, some are in city surveillance and some are in large enterprises also. There are few police and port projects also going on.

SecurityLink India: Based on your expertise all along what would you suggest to enhance the security industry in India?

RS: There has to be a common norm. We have the norm for fire which impacts the fire industry very well. On the same lines, a similar standardized code for the security industry is very much advisable, not for the sake of doing business but for the sake of the people understanding the importance of security in their life. Although different government departments are doing a lot to standardize their operations across the country – mostly the central agencies – but the common code would be of great help. Then we can also debate upon import duties and all but to me there is greater merit in Make in India which has more relevance than anything else.

SecurityLink India: What message would you like to give the readers of SecurityLink India?

RS: I will wish them nothing but the very best in life, keep safe and keep reading SecurityLink India!

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Ministry of MSME Awards Sparsh for

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amriddhi Automations Pvt Ltd, the manufacturer of one of the first and largest ‘Made in India’ brands of CCTV cameras, products and equipment called SPARSH, has been awarded first prize in recognition of manufacturing outstanding quality products, by the Ministry of Micro, Small &

Parthibhai Chaudhary were also present during the function.

Winners receive INR 3 Lakhs as prize money, a certificate and a trophy. The Prime Minister has permitted all the awardees to use the logo of the award for all promotional activities and to have the privilege of allowing

Union Minister for MSME, Kalraj Mishra presenting the Award to Sanjeev Sehgal, MD, Sparsh

Medium Enterprises, Government of India. The National Awards Ceremony for the year 2013 on Quality Products in Micro & Small Enterprises in Electronic Surveillance & Security System category was held on 18 October 2016 at Punjab Agricultural University Campus, Ludhiana. The function was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the award was presented by Union Minister for MSME, Kalraj Mishra, to Sanjeev Sehgal, the Managing Director of Samriddhi Automations Pvt Ltd. Ministers of State for MSME, Giriraj Singh and Haribhai 22

their employees to wear labels, pins, ties or other distinctive badges with the symbol of the awards indicating the year of award inscribed on it. The entrepreneurs can also use the symbol on their letterheads or any advertisement issued along with the year of the award.

The evaluation for award has been done with stringent parameters and evaluation techniques, specifically designed for the purpose.

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opportunity to speak to Sanjeev Sehgal on his feat and we carry some excerpts:

SecurityLink India: Heartiest congratulation on your accomplishment. How do you feel?

Sanjeev Sehgal: I feel honoured. It is a great achievement for Team Sparsh and we extend our gratitude to the Ministry for this recognition.

When we received the Leaders of Tomorrow award in 2010, I had said the award would pave the way for the development of Indian electronic security product manufacturing in India.

Sparsh has revolutionized the Indian security market by being India’s first company to manufacture CCTV cameras and electronic video surveillance products in India since 2007, and in just a span of seven years we have succeeded in achieving a leadership position in the security industry with global footprints. Our products are sold in more than 10 countries across the globe and more than 150 cities in India. We have a channel strength of more than 2000, and we manufacture over 100K security products per month.

Our focus on indigenous designing and manufacture of technologically advanced electronic security devices has put India on the global map for designing and manufacturing high quality and technologically advanced electronic security products. In short Sparsh strives to have global footprint for ‘Made in India’ products.

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SecurityLink India: Kindly mention a brief about the Award.

Sanjeev Sehgal: The MSMEs in India have undergone huge development in the last five decades and registered tremendous growth in quality production, exports, innovation, product development and import substitution. Entrepreneurial efforts have also made it possible to produce a number of those items, which hitherto were imported. In quite a few cases, they are also producing new variants which are having additional attributes compared to their original versions and are capable of solving a multitude of user problems. This all has become possible owing solely to the ambitions and visionary spirit of entrepreneurs of MSMEs. MSME has decided to recognize their efforts and contribution, and to encourage such entrepreneurs by giving national awards annually under the scheme of National Award. In a nutshell, the government aims to accomplish few objectives such as encouraging MSMEs to produce quality products conforming to national and international standards; propagating and meriting a culture of quality consciousness amongst a vast section of MSMEs; instilling a sense of confidence in MSMEs’ products amongst domestic consumers and to enhance the image of Indian products in the export market; and to motivate MSMEs to achieve higher levels of competitive advantage by quality production.

SecurityLink India: How do you make sure that your organization constantly innovates?

Sanjeev Sehgal: There are three significantly different ways to drive innovation viz., innovation through operational

excellence, innovation through customer experience, and product innovation.

By placing the customer at the center of our strategy, we are developing collaborative partnerships with key customers or customer segments. This is about developing what people need and want, not building the ‘field of dreams.’

We have the largest team of innovators in India in the video surveillance industry to bring in new products and solutions to make our customers secure.

We spend more than 5% of our annual revenues in R&D. Sparsh has fostered the culture of innovation since its inception. This includes asking our product development and R&D teams to dream up new ideas, and forming an ‘innovation board’ that meets monthly to review new product ideas and pass good ones on to the company's executive team.

SecurityLink India: How do you foresee the prospect of India as a potential market?

Sanjeev Sehgal: We as an OEM brand foresee a lot of opportunities in the domestic market with lot of focus coming on ‘Make in India’ and ‘Make for India’ with schemes like Preferential Market Access (PMA) providing a leveling field for Indian manufacturers. Fast adoption of standardization in electronic products would also help the growth of the organized market.

The need for security in almost every walk of life is driving the demand for CCTV cameras thus providing attractive business opportunity for multinationals, local companies and traders.

Based on various estimates, the global CCTV market is still growing at double digit rates and the Indian market is growing more than double the global growth rate.

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Sanjeev Sehgal (L) with the Award

SecurityLink India: What is your USP for the security market?

Sanjeev Sehgal: Our biggest advantage is our vast experience in manufacturing and R&D. We always sell our products not as a box but as a solution.

With growing education and awareness, we do believe that end users will start asking for surveillance solutions which are truly useful for them in extracting useful information, and not just acting as deterrents.

We believe our unique offering will attract system integrators too for promoting our products and making value addition to their customers.

SecurityLink India: What are your future plans for growth and sustenance?

Sanjeev Sehgal: Sparsh as a brand has planned to target Government sector, Safe City, Smart City and SMB market – they offer a large and sizable business opportunity for us. In the Union Budget, there have been many provisions for ‘Make in India’ schemes and we as an indigenous Indian manufacturing company and brand are going to be largely benefited by such initiatives.

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Critical areas included for evaluation for Award ● Testing of raw materials ● Growth rate of annual sales and profit of products ● Obtaining ISO-9000 series/ 14000/ 22000/ HACCP/ GMP/ equivalent certification ● Providing services after sales ● Technology involved/ use of technology ● Quality assurance techniques ● Standard of packaging

● Standardization-obtained BIS mark/ International standard/ equivalent (DGQA, RDSO, GMP/ BEE etc.) ● Export growth ● Energy conservation ● Whether any reward scheme introduced for employees for leading quality circle/ productivity ● Pollution control measures ● Inventory control

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SecurityLink India: Could you point out some of the noticeable obstacles towards the growth of the industry?

Sanjeev Sehgal: Despite a remarkable growing trend, the Indian CCTV market is still majorly unorganized with many traders flooding the market with inferior imported products. Customers need to be educated so that they can buy the right product and technology for their security needs and get best return on their investment. In addition, government needs to set standards for security devices that can be sold, and

provide guidelines for import of electronic security products in India.

SecurityLink India: How do you ensure quality maintenance?

Sanjeev Sehgal: The Company’s quality policy calls for continual improvement in its quality management activities. We aim to comply with certain principles namely: ● Comply with all statutory laws and regulations. ● Follow a concept of continuously improving the effectiveness of our quality management system and make best use of all management resources in all quality matters. ● Communicate our quality objectives and our performance against these

objectives throughout the company and to interested parties.

Take due care to ensure that activities are safe for employees, associates and sub-contractors and others who come into contact with our work.

Work closely with customers and suppliers to establish the highest quality standards.

Adopt a forward looking view on future business decisions, which may have quality impacts.

Train our staff in the need and responsibilities of quality management, and provide the personnel and resources to ensure that the importance of meeting and exceeding customer requirements is communicated and understood throughout our organization.

SecurityLink India: Do you have any message for the aspiring entrepreneurs?

Sanjeev Sehgal: Launching new products or rendition of services is very difficult. There are chances that you might fail, but you should never give up and should keep trying. You can’t sit back when you are 70 years old and regret that you didn’t go for it. FAIL is ‘First Attempt in Learning,’ so keep trying!

AllGoVision Strengthens its Presence in Video Analytics with Fund Infusion

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sion Technologies Pvt. Ltd. AllGoVision is headed by Ashwin Amarapur who started this group in AllGo Embedded Systems and steered it to be a leading provider of Video Analytics. K Srinivasan, who founded and led to a successful exit of AllGo Embedded Systems, is part of the AllGoVision board.

AllGoVision makes advanced video analytics solutions with applications in intelligent traffic surveillance, crowd

management, perimeter protection, suspicious incidences detection, retail intelligence, facial recognition and multi camera tracking. AllGoVision’s primary focus is to provide solutions with high reliability and accuracy.

“We will be investing in incorporating advancements in Machine Learning to provide accurate and comprehensive video analytics solution. AllGoVision is open platform so that it can be integrated

with any surveillance system. It already provides 10+ VMS integrations including all leading players such as Milestone, Genetec etc. We will be focusing on 10% Human Intelligence and 90% Machine Intelligence in video surveillance,” said Ashwin Amarapur, CEO, AllGoVision Technologies Pvt. Ltd. AllGoVision software products are sold in 30+ countries through 100+ channel partners.

Honeywell Puts Building Controls in Occupants’ Hands

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uilding occupants have for long grappled with who to call when their work area is too cold, or how to gain access to a facility when they forget their access card at home. Honeywell recently announced a new mobile software application for building occupants that addresses these common frustrations.

The Honeywell Vector Occupant App combines the convenience of today’s mobile devices with connected building features to give users more control over their comfort levels and ability to securely move about the work place.

The new software is the latest example of Honeywell’s leadership in the Internet of Things around connected buildings.

The new app provides digital identification and integrates with core building functions, including access and comfort control, to enhance building occupants’ experience with the touch of a screen. The app’s access control

capability eliminates the need for physical cards or fobs and gives users secure access via their smart phones. In addition, occupants can quickly and easily communicate temperature discomfort for real time adjustments instead of the more time-consuming process currently used of seeking out a facility manager or making a phone call to request temperature changes.

Facility managers, in turn, benefit from immediate insight into where and how comfortable occupants are, so they can make adjustments more quickly and easily. And, the app’s digital identification and access control capabilities make it easier to manage occupant credentials, eliminating the need for keeping track of and replacing misplaced access cards.

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“Occupant engagement is an increasingly important aspect of intelligent building solutions,” said Casey Talon, Principal Research Analyst, Navigant Research, “The smart phone app is an innovative new platform for gathering insight that can refine environmental conditions to optimize workspaces.”

Backed by a cloud-based architecture and enabled by HID Global’s Seos® credential technology, the Honeywell Vector Occupant App works independently of underlying building systems, enabling widespread use and adoption. Administrators within facilities deploying the app access a cloud portal to manage users and features such as corresponding user identification and credentials.

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“Smart phones and apps continue to enhance our everyday lives, from allowing us to hail a cab to giving us direct insight into where we stand on a restaurant waiting list. We’re now applying these same concepts of insight and control to how one interacts with a building. Buildings are alive and teeming with opportunities for users to interact with them – if you can make the right connections. The Honeywell Vector Occupant App facilitates these interactions, so users can create their best experiences.”

– Aseem Joshi Regional General Manager, Honeywell Building Solutions, India

Users who download the app must receive an invitation from the administra-

tor in order to gain access to its features.

The app currently features three layers, including: ● Digital identification: Eliminates the need for plastic badges or temporary tags and solves the issue of outdated photo IDs by providing an up-to-date photograph. ● Convenient access control: Builds on the app’s digital identification feature, offering mobile-based access control that can easily be managed by a facility, and eliminating the need for tracking and replacing cards or fobs. Occupants, in turn, have one less item to carry, and can open doors from greater distances than traditional key cards and fobs. ● One-click hot/ cold calls: Provides a quick and direct way for occupants to indicate when their work areas are too hot or too cold, and to receive confirmation that their issues are being addressed. Facility managers are alerted to occupants’ discomfort in real time, and can view call location, watch for patterns and quickly make adjustments to satisfy occupants.

The Honeywell Vector Occupant App is part of Honeywell’s approach to connected services, which leverages the connectivity of buildings to improve how they operate and the experiences they offer for those who visit and work within them. The app is also the latest addition to Honeywell’s mobile software strategy, a significant part of the company’s efforts to provide the latest technology innovations to help keep facilities safe, secure, comfortable, productive and energy efficient. Future enhancements and capabilities are planned for the app that will take advantage of building connectivity. The Honeywell Vector Occupant App currently works with Apple and Android products and is available on iTunes® and Google Play™.

Akhilesh Yadav’s Dream Project UP 100 launched with Barco Video Wall to enable lightning fast emergency aid

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arco has delivered an advanced video wall solution that empowers Uttar Pradesh Police to reduce crimes and reach to incidents within a few minutes.

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Following UP Chief Minister’s dream of implementing one of the largest centralized emergency response system in India, UP Police is ready to provide the best emergency service to the people of Uttar Pradesh.‘UP 100’ is the official name of the ‘Uttar Pradesh Police Emergency Management System’ also known as UP state wide Dial 100 Project. The vision of this project is to provide prompt integrated emergency services for public safety and security to all citizens, including those with special needs, anytime, anywhere in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

The Chief Minister is closely involved in the project since its inception andhas been visiting the site regularly to oversee the construction and implementation process.

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“The Barco collaborative visualization solution provides access to real-time data about the activities in the rural and urban areas and allows us to respond to emergencies relating to public safety quickly and reliably, thus strengthening our field services, and improving the safety of our residents and visitors”asserted Anil Agarwal, Additional Director General, Uttar Pradesh Police, “We’re absolutely relying on it to perform thesecritical services.”

“Our solutions will help prompt response time for police emergency services related to public safety and security. Real-time situational awareness will be provided from the millions of data items collected within the system,” said Vivekanand, Country Director-Sales, Barco India.

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tion of bright, seamless, detailed images, reliability, and ease-of-use. This will enable Operators to intuitively monitor incoming information and route it as quickly and accurately as possible, for lower response times and faster care in case of an emergency.

Barco video walls are also equipped with Barco’s unique cooling system, which extends LED lifespan, reduces operating costs and lowers maintenance requirements – as maximizing uptime is very important in this application.

“Citizen’s safety, security, and reduction in crime rate are the top priorities for the State Governmentsand we’re proud to be part of UP100.” said Rajiv Bhalla, Managing Director, Barco India.

Hikvision Launches Pyronix Intrusion Alarm System in India

n yet another India first, Hikvision has launched the world famous Pyronix Intrusion Alarm System to protect millions of homes, offices, banks, commercial establishments, retail outlets, educational

institutions and military installations.

Pyronix designs a wide range of wired and wireless intrusion alarm solutions to detect and deter unauthorized entry using advanced sensor technology.

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“I am glad to introduce the most effective Pyronix Intrusion Alarm for the benefit of our people across all sectors.

Our goal is to ensure stable safety and security and this will go a long way. It is one powerful solution meeting all the requirements of security needs.”

– Ashish Dhakan MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision ing more and more popularity. The trend is to combine safety and secu-

rity along with home automation on a single platform. Pyronix latest product innovations, PyronixCloud and HomeControl+App highlight another shift in the market, adopting new technologies into the product range that includes video and home automation options. It offers end-users the ability to control their system on Android or iOS smart devices.

Hikvision’s Pyronix Intrusion Alarm Systems come in different models. The most basic alarm consists of one or more sensors to detect intruders, and an alerting device or siren, to indicate the intrusion. A typical intruder alarm system comes with proprietary

features like two-way wireless technology, instant two-way device control, and signal strength indicator (SSI). The systems are easy to install and use, making them ideal for commercial, residential and industrial customers.

In addition to the system itself, security alarms can be coupled with a monitoring service. In the event of an alarm, the premises control unit contacts a central monitoring station. Operators at the station see the signal and take appropriate preventive or preemptive action, such as contacting property owners, notifying police, or dispatching private security forces. Such signals may be transmitted via telephone lines, GSM, GPRS or LAN.

OSH India 2016 Reiterates Industry’s Potential in India India’s largest trade show for Occupational Safety & Health industry by UBM India

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BM India successfully concluded the 5th edition of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) India, a two-day safety show, on 10 and 11 November, 2016 at the CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. The show brought together internationally renowned exhibitors, consultants, business experts and key government officials under one common platform, to discuss global best practices and seek solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in the field of workplace safety and health.

The inaugural ceremony of OSH India, 2016 took place in the presence of key dignitaries Sudhakar Sambhaji Sonawane, Honourable Mayor, Navi Mum28

bai Municipal Corporation (NMMC); Jayendra Motghare, Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, Government of Maharashtra; Ajay Pandit, Director (Technical), Office of the Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India; K. Hemalatha, Regional Executive Director, Western Region, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Govt of India; Sanjay Pathak, Director, Ordnance Factory Board, Regional Controllerate of Safety (WR) Khadki Pune, Ministry of Defence, Government of India; and Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India amidst an august industry gathering.

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The expo also included an Innovation Zone which is a platform for exhibitors to promote and showcase novel products that will benefit the occupational safety and health industry. It also comprised a new feature this year – a two day ‘Live Seminar,’ which is a safety awareness forum where safety experts from leading safety product manufacturers discussed

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and demonstrated, the latest technologies, trends and topics related to safety at workplace.

Speaking on the successful conclusion of OSH India 2016, Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India said, “We echo the industry’s advocacy of ensuring the safety and health of the growing workforce in our country. To enhance quality of life as a whole, Occupational Safety and Health is extremely important to emerging economies. Applying

and highlighting the importance of this sector has become a necessity which in turn gives a huge opportunity to suppliers and service providers from across the world to showcase their product and solution offerings. UBM India met its objective for the 5th edition of OSH India by providing the perfect platform to the industry to realise this opportunity.”

OSH India 2016 also witnessed the 5th edition of ‘OSH India Safety Awards’ which was open to Indian operating

businesses, organizations, alliance and individuals in the public or private sector with a workplace health and safety initiative that complied with any one of the ‘Innovation’ or ‘Hero’ awards categories. Euro Safety Footwear (India) Pvt Ltd was the Presenting Partner for the Awards Night which was a celebration of the coming together of the luminaries and fore-runners of the industry, and was marked by a night of glamour and entertainment.

VIVOTEK Secures JW Marriott Mussoorie Walnut Grove Resort & Spa E

xtremists creating unrest across the globe and preying on tourists led to Marriott properties and its sorts, falling easy prey to terror attacks. The Marriott properties sabotaged in 2003, 2008 and 2009 bombings in South Jakarta, Islamabad and Jakarta respectively, alarmed the industry globally and JW Marriott decided to re-address their security strategy.

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icking best suited models within a given budget and specifications in alignment with analogue camera solutions, VIVOTEK and Sysware Infotech segregated the cameras for multiple site types on the basis of lens types such as fixed lens camera; varifocal lens camera and size of the lenses.

Of these, varifocal lens cameras were installed outdoors and in public areas for maximum FOV (Field of View). Furthermore, the FOV of these cameras could be readjusted depending upon the changing needs of the customer. Fixed lens camera were mostly used in corridors or specific counter coverage requirements, for example front desk, laundry section and any point of sale section like the pastry shop etc.

ysware Infotech Pvt Ltd along with VIVOTEK, were both a part of an undertaking that involved transforming JW Marriot Mussoorie Walnut Grove Resort and Spa, an analogue vedio surveillance customer, into an IP surveillance patron. The idea was to bring the property at par with the security trends adopted and followed across the globe.

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outed to be its pilot hospitality project in India, VIVOTEK and Sysware Infoteck charted the entire implementation process in three phases.

team also used simulators before fixing the cameras to maintain accuracy and get a hang of the situation. Post implementation the devices were further finetuned.

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omprehending the significance of security in JW Marriott Mussoorie, IP surveillance solutions were planted in their current locations on the basis of the property’s floor plans, site plans, and interior plans to better understand the camera utility in those areas. Furthermore, the duo operated within given security guidelines, specifications and budget given by the client.

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el has different functionality and used case, for instance, speed dome model – SD8323 is being used for outdoor coverage as the resort is spread over 25 acres on a hilly terrain that experiences extreme low temperature and snowfall.

Connecting these cameras, the software installed in the control room was QNAP NVRs.

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oday’s dynamic businesses require a smart and unified communication solution for seamless collaboration and connection between a mobile workforce and inoffice employees for whom flexible device usage and round-the-clock connectivity are the need of the hour.

Increasing competition, and flexible work places and timings increase the need for a more collaborative communication solution. With collaboration and mobility as the key aspects 30

of business communications, the term ‘Unif ied Communication’ has been evolved.

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tablet by dialing only one extension number. Businesses are also at an advantage since the expense of getting devices for their employees is eliminated. Furthermore, the solution can be easily interfaced with the legacy networks such as POTS, ISDN, T1/E1/ PRI and GSM/3G. Matrix SARVAM is designed for interoperability, to help enterprises evolve from what they have got today, with the agility that is required to address tomorrow’s communication requirements.

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● Unified messaging: Presence sharing, instant messaging, conferencing and e-mail to SMS. ● Mobility: Convenience to connect from offices, between appointments, on business tours or while working from home. ● Conferencing: Three-party conferences of 20 groups, 21 participants for a single conference and 62 participants in audio conference.

● Scalability: Scalable up to 200 users. ● Unified UC Clients: Connectivity with analog, digital, proprietary, SIP/IP phones or applications for Android/ iOS devices or Windows PC.

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● Improves business collaboration. ● Promotes business continuity and

networking. ● Seamless connectivity irrespective of the caller’s geographical location. ● Convenience in the communication procedure. ● Higher ROI and lower TCO.

Safe Cities: IFSEC India’s Advocacy for Industry 10th edition of South Asia’s largest security event by UBM India 300 companies, 20+ countries showcase smart security for emerging India

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s part of the world’s leading portfolio of security and fire safety events, the International Fire & Security Exhibition and Conference (IFSEC) India, hosted by UBM India, is back once again with its 10th edition of the expo scheduled from 8-10 December 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Supported by APSA and ESAI, the expo is the region’s pre-eminent authority on the expertise and guidance of industrial security.

IFSEC India will act as catalyst for the progress and vision of the security industry, as they provide a platform for industry players to collectively ideate, innovate, and spot trends like the shift in India’s security paradigm from a preventive approach to a monitoring and response strategy. In its tenth edition, IFSEC is proud to feature technologies pertaining to biometrics, transport, and

(L to R) Shivcharan Yadav, President, APSA; Akhilesh Gupta, Director, Fortune Marketing; Sharad Yadav, GM, Honeywell Security & Fire; Dr. Karthikeyan, Chairman, National Council on Security, ASSOCHAM; Yogesh Mudras, MD, UBM & Pankaj Jain, Group Director, UBM

access control, in addition to surveillance, for the knowledge of end users and providers.

Over 300 companies from 20+ countries from the security and fire domain have confirmed participation for the 2016 edition. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India said, SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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“According to industry reports by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), India, along with Britain, Germany and France is poised to emerge as one of the largest players in global Homeland Security (HLS) market by 2020.

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India has grown not only in corporate houses but also risen sharply among the RWAs and security agencies as well.

The demand for other security systems like access control, biometrics, alarm systems, transport security, home automation, perimeter security and metal detectors has increased too. The booming demand for these security solutions, falling costs of products and installation coupled with hassle-free installation and portability are making wireless security an instant hit. Against this landscape, IFSEC 2016 shall showcase some of the finest IP electronic surveillance technologies and architectures to secure our tomorrows.

“This year, we have also reached an important milestone and achieved a new momentum with the 10th anniversary of

our expo which will provide a perfect platform for stakeholders from the security and fire community to come together and address challenges that have acted as speed bumps to this growth.”

With the increasing focus on Homeland security in India, IFSEC India, this year has decided to proactively decipher relevant insights gained in the global security market by conducting a two day conference with the theme ‘Security strategies to counter external and internal threats’ and ‘Creating a Smarter and Safer World with State-of-the-art Security Technology’ alongside the exhibition. The expo is supported by ASSOCHAM and PWC as ‘Conference’ and ‘Knowledge Partners’ respectively.

This year, IFSEC India will be launching the first ever Awards in India.

The electronic security industry in India is proliferating and the awards are crafted to specially get the minds behind electronic security in various industry verticals like BFSI, retail, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, PSUs, IT & ITES, and infrastructure in the limelight. The awards will recognise the excellence and innovations of CSOs & Security officers who continuously work behind the scenes to ensure robust security. The process advisors for the IFSEC India Awards will be Ernst and Young.

The key opportunities of IFSEC India 2016 lie in the areas of urban surveillance, critical infrastructure protection, border, port & airport security, transport security, fire safety, cyber security, home automation, safe cities and so on.

COM-SUR Bags IISSM’S ‘Innovator of the Year in Indigenous Technology’ Award C

industry, who participated in panel discussions and presentations that covered diverse topics like the socio-economic value of private security and private public partnerships, cyber-security, identity management in India, challenges for a physical security practitioner etc.

“Our association with IISSM goes back a long way. I have had the opportunity of being on the Board of Governors for the past 3 years which has allowed me to meet some of the greatest minds in this industry.

We are extremely glad that COM-SUR is getting the recognition it deserves. We Gautam Goradia, CEO & MD, COM-SUR, receiving the Award were honored to have refrom Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice, & Electronics and IT, GoI ceived the award from the OM-SUR has been awarded the ‘Innovator of the Year in Indigenous Technology’ Award at International Institute of Security & Safety Management’s Excellence Awards 2016. The Awards were a part of IISSM’s 26th Annual International Seminar.

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Minister of Law & Justice, and Electronics and Information Technology, GoI, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji. We are confident that COM-SUR shall be a game changer in the field of CCTV surveillance, irrespective of where it is deployed,” said Gautam Goradia, CEO & MD, COM-SUR. “COM-SUR is the world’s first and finest CCTV video auditing, smart backup, and incident reporting system. With the dedicated use of COM-SUR, users of CCTV will be able to achieve far more outcomes from CCTV than they are achieving today. We also believe that once users begin to see the benefits of COM-SUR (regular investigation and forensics eventually leading to benefits), the tipping point will be explosive,” he added.

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Chotu Spots Counterfeits of His Products

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uess what? I landed a job in a very high profile brand of shoe and leather accessory products! I still retain my vagabond lifestyle of switching jobs and learning on the job. For those who do not know me, I am Chotu. For those who know me, you all know that I still believe that the knowledge I pick up from varied work and the exposure I get will someday help me make my mark in this world with this knowledge.

As an ever-learning student, I can still tell you about what I see. I love looking up the wrong end of the barrel to experience the world in a different way, a non-tech savvy way. Today, while I work in the supply chain department of this huge brand, I see that we are losing business because of counterfeits. However, the people who should be worried like the head of marketing, head of supply chain and a few more always stay in self-denial mode. In various meetings, they regularly keep saying that the loss because of counterfeits was ‘most probably’ too little or the brand was not facing this problem at all.

We all knew there is a problem. The customers complain about the problem.

The comments, blogs and reviews on social media screamed that there was a problem. This continued until we had a change of CIO and then the crackdown

began! He drilled into the management team that whether we like to acknowledge it or not, counterfeiting and parallel importing is a grim reality. It affected our customer and us directly. The fakes deprived our customer of a consistent experience of our brand. He dug out statistics to show that counterfeiting results in global revenue loss of about USD $2 Trillion, which is nearly 3% of World’s Economic Output! 2.5 million jobs get destroyed in the process! However, use of modern technology by the fraudsters makes it hard for untrained eyes to detect fakes. Thus, this unseen and silent devil of counterfeiting was robbing our legitimate business. It was causing us revenue and brand image loss. It had hit hard but silently and was diminishing our customer loyalty.

The complains came up showing that shoes bought from a certain shop did not last long. Someone complained that our product delivered via one of the biggest online store by a reseller felt cheap to hold. A certain online complain even alleged that in our own retail store a product did not look exactly what she had seen in the advertisements. Now these were inputs that created concern. They should have had created concern long ago. Nothing was done. We kept blowing the smoke away SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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hoping that there was no fire. Now the unearthing of statistics, analysis of data and the message boards painted a big bad story! Thus began the great hunt for solution to implement.

Our CIO did not recommend the QR codes, the holograms and barcodes.

They were easily clonable and did not offer smart protection. Their era had passed! Then we chanced upon NICBIT Ckyor – an innovative solution leveraging best of the world technologies of IoT, Cloud, BigData and Mobile APP. The solution let us globally secure each unit of our product using a state-ofthe-art chip based tamper evident label which allows everybody to track and authenticate any product throughout the supply chain using a simple smart phone. This was a NFC label. This was done using the Ckyor Mobile APP on any NFC capable Android© phone. I had already been exposed to this technology in my last company. I knew that it is a standard called Near Field Communication and today many phones have this hardware by default. This chip in the phone or any NFC reader can read a NFC tag just by touch. No wires, no cables, no batteries and no recharging! Use of smart phone as the reader removed the problem of bulky reader deployment. The cloud based backend 33

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of NICBIT for management of these sensors allowed for interesting trend analysis and reports. Our CIO ensured that the digital data could be easily integrated into our existing ERP solution.

We had chanced upon the killer solution.

After all checks and pilot runs one day we finally signed up for the solution with Platform-as-a-Service model. We were given a secure login to the backend, our own area not shared with anybody else. We created placeholders for each product that we wanted to secure and wrote all specifications of the product on that product specific placeholder.

I learned from listening to various people that this is called the Product Information Management module. At our manufacturing sites, we were given the NICBIT Software, a small software that generated data for one NICBIT™ Ckyor TAG for each product. The IT team had ensured that the supplier company facilitated the integration of NICBIT Software with our existing system. The ERP generated a batch number, specific ID and other details for each product manufactured. The NICBIT software used these as system inputs and generated some coded based on its internal cryptographic keys to generate specific NICBI Ckyor crypto codes for each TAG. This crypto data was transferred to the TAG and it was then pasted on each product or packaging.

What surprised me that the NFC tags were tamper-evident, i.e., in case someone tried to remove it, the NFC antennae got damaged and the tag became unreadable. Initially we played around with this feature on various surface types and wasted a few tags!

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and against each batch produced, we uploaded a copy of all tag data into NICBIT backend against that product placeholder. This set the backbone for the next phase.

We got a version of NICBIT™ Ckyor APP customized for our use-case.

This APP was loaded on a NFC enabled smartphone of any of our company representative who was authorized to receive the goods and materials in transit, at warehouse, as a stockiest. The APP was also advertised by us for end customers to download and check authenticity of the products at point-of-purchase. The user of the APP logged into the APP using their social media profile like Facebook, Google+ etc., or were even allowed to create an e-mail-password combination for log in. We were told that the solution is highly customisable and flexible. Our marketing team wanted to know if a log in was possible with LinkedIn credentials. It was confirmed that it was possible to add that feature too! The APP requested access to the NFC and GPS features of the phone. The user of the APP has to just tap the phone on the TAG affixed on the product or packaging which fetched quite a few crypto data from the TAG to the APP in the phone.

The APP decrypted the necessary data and displayed on the screen a unique number like product ID. The user had to visually match this with the same data printed or pasted on the product or the packaging label. This was the first security check. The APP also sent some additional data back to the platform and fetched more details about that specific product to be displayed on the screen of the phone. In case of mismatch, even the end customer could inform us of the same using the APP. This included facility of taking a picSecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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ture too. This opened up an investigation process in the backend for us! In the process, a lot of customer specific data was captured like mobile number, location, product choice as well as data extracted from social media sites which was a wealth of information through analytics for the marketing team. For a change I could see our marketing team jump in joy at the potential this opened for targeted campaigns – product specific, region specific, demographic specific and so on.

We had a few interesting cases over the next few months. We started to see that many products launched for India were being tapped for check of genuineness at Nepal! The product and the cost for the Nepali market was different. So what we were seeing was parallel import or more commonly called smuggling! Our vigilance team found that the location hits always started near Indian border town of Raxaul.

From there the GPS locations traced would be in Katmandu. Some shipments tapped for check of authenticity of products were at Nepali town of Dhulikhel. Interestingly, the Dhulikhel taps more often than not would surface again at Khasa, a border town of Tibet. What was evident was the supply chain of the smuggling lines! We passed on this information to the police and action happened. That was a very interesting time and now the analytics team is slowly sealing off the questionable dealers around the border towns to minimise the hit on our brand. We never knew that we were losing international revenue through smuggling.

One of our products developed a problem. The leather we used was unfortunately badly processed and there were blisters developing on the products. This was a high end bag for ladies.

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We could trace the customers and send messages to all the registered hits mentioning the issue and offering a product exchange. Since the backend automatically filtered the known dealers and stockists’ numbers, what we had was a rich database of probable end customers. This gained us a lot of customer goodwill. The marketing team offered a small discount coupon too over this channel which indirectly helped in boosting sales. It seemed that all our departments started to love this solution and understand that the benefits it provides are innumerable.

Eventually we launched another value added service. Since the app cap-

tured all customer details and the product details, we allowed one-touch product registration. We saw an increase in the registration and to those customers we could send across details about product care and product maintenance.

To many we could cross sell our leather polishing creams and other products.

At end of warranty, the system was configured to automatically send messages about extended warranty schemes to the users. This was another way we could enhance the brand experience and the customers were loving it.

From distributed manufacturing, to shipping, warehousing and retailing, the entire supply chain was finally secured

and verifyable at every stage. I thought through the potential. I realized that the concept could authenticate any lifestyle products, cosmetics, auto components, university certificates, insurance documents…anything! The entire solution empowered the users to crusade against the counterfeiting racket. You get an unprecedented power to engage directly with your customers, build brand loyalty, cross and upsell your products.

NICBIT dashboards provided real time track of your products where all counterfeits were reported, customer demographics, sales patterns and diversion problems could be analysed too. Stupendous solution!

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ews that hacked security cameras and DVRs may be to blame for October’s massive Internet outage is troubling to many of us in the physical security industry.

The cyberattack, which caused disruptions to major websites like Twitter, Spotify and Netflix, is being blamed on malware called Mirai, which reportedly exploited the default passwords in network cameras and other connected devices to initiate a widespread Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on a large Internet infrastructure company.

Essentially, DDoS attacks overwhelm a server with so much junk traf-

fic that it can no longer process normal requests. In this case, many popular websites saw service disruptions.

The incident has raised concerns about just how secure some IP cameras and video recorders are, and what steps the industry is taking to harden products against these kinds of attacks.

While it’s impossible to totally safeguard against all security vulnerabilities, there are steps you can take to better protect your video surveillance infrastructure and reduce your risk of being victimized by hackers. The following are five important measures that can help secure your video surveillance infrastructure from cyber attacks.

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ews reports (Krebs on Security) say the Mirai botnet targeted devices with factory default passwords hard-coded into the device firmware, so even if the user wanted to, they couldn’t change the backdoor account password. Work with your integrator to make sure strong passwords are in place for all of your IP cameras and network video recorders. Passwords should contain a mix of upper and lower case letters and special characters.

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there’s ever a need to bypass a camera’s administrative interface, you can do so, but the password is only valid that one time. (March Networks uses a sophisticated one-time password and does not hard-code passwords on any of its devices).

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oftware and firmware releases often contain patches for security vulnerabilities, so failing to apply these updates puts your devices at risk. Make sure your integrator is in regular communication with your camera/ video recorder manufacturer, so they know when new software and firmware is released and where to get it. Regularly applying updates will not only keep your devices more secure, it can also address other issues that can interfere with the normal operation of your video system. (If you’re using March Networks cameras and hybrid NVRs, your integrator can access software/ firmware updates on our Partner Portal. March Networks also sends out special alerts about updates that address specific security vulnerabilities found in common third-party software resources through our Security Updates and Advisories program.)

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thorized access as well as malicious activity on the Internet, like viruses and malware. Firewalls prevent hackers and programs from accessing the critical business information and resources on your internal networks and computers. I suggest using a firewall with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) – a filtering capability that looks at the content of data packets, essentially doing a deep dive into all data being delivered. DPI provides an additional layer of security, right down to the application and user level.

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vices on your devices, these can be disabled.

Choose a manufacturer that lets you disable services you’re not using. Linux-based operating systems in NVRs, for example, can be customized to remove services, thereby improving security.

If you’re using March Networks recorders, your integrator can also scan the NVRs for open ports and other security issues by using our GURU Smartphone App’s Security Audit tool. The tool automatically analyzes and rates how secure the conf iguration of installed March Networks recorders is against a list of potential vulnerabilities. It then provides guidance on how to make the conf iguration more secure, such as changing a password that’s been left at the default setting or closing ports that don’t need to be open. You can actually ask your integrator for a copy of the Security Audit report for reference, since GURU lets technicians e-mail it right from their phone or tablet.

Finally, it’s important to note that cybersecurity is constantly evolving, and there are many other measures you can explore to safeguard your data. But no one person or company can tackle it alone. Keeping video surveillance infrastructure secure needs to be a joint effort between manufacturers, integrators and service providers, and end user organizations as well. Do your part by staying up-to-date on best practices and training and educating your staff. It’s also important to adopt a top-down approach to cybersecurity that begins with buy-in from senior executives and support from managers and employees alike.

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Dahua Technology Sets a New Record for LFW Facial Recognition

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ecently, the facial recognition technology team from Dahua Technology presented their results for Labeled Faces in the Wild (LFW), which is a worldwide authoritative facial recognition database test set. With a series of technical improvements, the Dahua-Face Image facial recognition system was not only ahead of Google, Facebook, Baidu, and Tencent, it also set a new LFW record and placed Dahua's facial recognition technology in a world leading position.

LFW was established in 2007 by the University of Massachusetts and is used to evaluate the performance of facial recognition algorithms under unconstrained conditions. It is the most widely used evaluation set in the field of facial recognition. Up until now, a few dozen teams from around the globe have provided more than 80 test results. These teams come from companies including Google, Facebook, Microsoft Research Asia, Baidu, Tencent, SenseTime, Face++, Chinese University of Hong Kong and other leading teams from industry and academia. Many of the top ranking methods have played a crucial role in promoting the development of facial recognition technology.

In recent years, most of the improvement in facial recognition technology was achieved by the development of deep learning. Deep learning is a machine learning approach that simulates the human neural system. The functions of Convolutional Neural Networks (a commonly used deep learning model) are closely related to network depth.

However, since deep networks are dif- The team supports Dahua's facial recogficult to optimize, the network depth nition related products (face detection, for facial recognition methods of the face feature point location, face recpast generally range from a few to a few ognition, face attribute analysis, smile dozen layers. Dahua's facial recognition detection and so on) and provides the technology team has designed a network technology to ensure robust commercial with a depth of over a hundred layers implementation.

Spokesperson for the Dahua facial (this is currently the deepest network recognition technology team, Professor layers amongst facial recognition system that has been announced). This enables Wang Haiyang indicated that achieva new type of metric learning method ing high accuracy in open data sets had which allows the similarity score to be motivated his team to work on the more higher for images of the same person. challenging implementation in realAt the same time it lowers the similarity life situations. Dahua has been a leader score between images of two different in the security and video surveillance people. Combined with a highly efficient online sampling technique, the rate of convergence can also be greatly increased. By training multiple models and using a non-linear multi-model integration technique, Dahua has achieved an accuracy of 99.78% for the LFW dataset.

Dahua's facial recognition technology team is part of the advanced technology research institute in their R&D center, where its abundant resources in deep learning technology, hardware, data and other aspects, supported the team to deliver high Figure 1: LFW evaluation results indicate that Dahua-Face Image performance outcome. delivered the best result SecurityLink India â– 1 December 2016

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Figure 2: Schema for Dahua facial recognition technology

industry for many years, and accumulated a huge volume of video data. By utilizing this data to adjust the learning model, the performance of the algorithm in real-life situations has been greatly improved. Furthermore, the security application requires the recognition algorithms to response quickly. The technical team used network pruning and a multi-model feature sharing technique to greatly reduce redundant operations so that the amount of calculations required for networks with over a hundred layers is similar to that for networks with only a few dozen layers.

Dahua's facial recognition technology has already been applied to public security, finance, and other areas. At the latest G20 summit, which has been at

the center of attention, Dahua's facial recognition technology was successfully applied to enhance the security

were automatically matched with security blacklists in the back-end. When a high-risk person showed up in the video, the system issued a warning message to command center to dispatch response immediately. This system played an important role during the G20 summit and assisted police in arresting a number of fugitives while the system was still in its commissioning phase. Customer oriented and open innovation have been the core value of Dahua Technology. Dahua's facial recognition technology pro-

Figure 3: Dahua’s huge volume of recorded video data for facial recognition

level. Dahua cameras were deployed in core G20 activity areas and in many traffic hubs. Real-time images captured

vides customers with better technology and services to implement more sophisticated solutions at lower costs.

Genetec Announces All New SharpV Fixed ALPR Camera

Affordable, highly precise and easy to install, AutoVu SharpV makes ALPR easier than ever

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enetec Inc., has announced AutoVu™ SharpV a new fixed ALPR (automated license plate recognition) camera with onboard processing, highly precise settings, easy and flexible installation and new affordable pricing.

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ALPR installations. It can be tied into citywide video surveillance systems to improve forensic investigations, reporting, monitoring, and is ideally suited for controlling access to corporate facilities, as well as managing off-street parking facilities. The SharpV-ITS model will

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offer a solution specifically targeted at the intelligent transportation sector.

Featuring a completely new design that makes it easy for integrators to install, the AutoVu SharpV can be easily mounted on walls or poles. With power and communication transferring through a Power-over-Ethernet plus (PoE+) connection, and a varifocal lens design that allows installers to easily adjust the focal distance of the camera on site for optimal image capture, the new SharpV simplifies system specification and provides flexibility during deployment.

With high-definition ALPR and context cameras and onboard processing in a single device, the SharpV can detect and read any type of license plate on the edge, and includes various analytics such as vehicle make and direction of travel.

“The new AutoVu SharpV is the result of over 15 years of specialized ALPR design experience, so it's much more than an upgrade. It features premium performance without any of the challenges that often accompany ALPR projects.

Not only does it include all the features of our previous generation Sharp ALPR cameras, but it also brings a whole new level of image precision, combined with ease of installation at a lower price point.

With our new SharpV, ALPR has never been easier,” said Chris Yigit, Program Manager for AutoVu. The SharpV can also be integrated with Omnicast™, the IP video surveillance system of Security Center, the

Genetec unified security platform. The SharpV can simultaneously stream live video to Omnicast, doubling as video surveillance unit and recorded video can be associated with ALPR hits to enhance awareness and investigations. SharpV also supports the AutoVu Free Flowparking enforcement module to increase parking enforcement efficiency by providing a real-time inventory of vehicles parked illegally in monitored parking lots.

More Riding Comfort and Safety with Bosch’s Semi-Active Damping Control Unit EICMA International Motorcycle Show 2016

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otorcycle ABS, MSC motorcycle stability control, and side view assist: for two decades, Bosch has been continuously improving two-wheeler and powersports safety systems. At this year’s EICMA, the Milan Bicycle and Motorcycle Exhibition, Bosch will be presenting its new SDCU semi-active damping control unit, the core component of semi-active damping control systems for two-wheelers and powersports vehicles. At the push of a button, the control unit allows riders to choose and

configure suspension settings to match their preferences.

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will be launched in a powersports vehicle in 2017.

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he integration of the SDCU will further optimize the handling of two-wheelers and powersports vehicles and enhance other comfort and safety functions. Upper body control function, for instance, improves stability on uneven roads and thus makes for a more comfortable ride. Also on the subject of comfort and convenience, the rideheight controls on the handlebar or steering wheel allow the seat height of two-wheelers or powersports vehicles to

• Bosch is now further enhancing safety and comfort with semi-active damping control functions.

• Bosch SDCU semi-active damping control unit to be launched in a powersports vehicle in 2017.

• Optimized vehicle control enhances safety, comfort, and vehicle dynamics. be adjusted electronically.

Additional functions enabled by the SDCU further increase vehicle handling roll-over control, a specific function for four-wheeled powersports

vehicles, uses sensors to measure suspension stroke and side slip. The SDCU adjusts the dampers in order to avoid flip-overs. Rear-wheel liftoff protection, a two-wheeler function, reduces lift-off of the rear wheel by adjusting the vehicle’s dampers. In addition, vehicles featuring SDCU are equipped with multiple sensors that are used to detect road surface conditions, enabling the SDCU to increase stability, especially during off-road riding. Thanks to optimized sensor architecture, the SDCU provides a combination of comfort and safety that distinguishes the unit from other solutions in the market.

A Knight to Fight the Darkness The all-new Hikvision Darkfighter dome DS2CD4126FWD-IZ(S)

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he Hikvision DS-2CD4126FWDIZ DarkFighter Smart IPC 4-line 2MP IR internal dome camera with a 2.8-12mm vari-focal lens is the latest in DarkFighter technology and allows this camera to deliver perfect colored image quality in demanding video surveillance conditions, such as very poor light or highly contrasted lighting.

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The 4-line series features the latest in Smart IP camera technologies taking video surveillance to new heights with advanced features such as Smart Codec, Smart Control, Smart Focus: Motorized VF lens (-Z), Smart VQD, Smart Facial Detection, Smart Audio Detection, Intrusion Detection & Smart IR (-I).

The Hikvision DS-2CD4126FWD-IZ features a full Smart Suite, which brings intelligence, efficiency and convenience to the modern video surveillance era.

This indoor mini dome camera features the latest in DSP technology, and allows an extra compression of 30-50% over other network cameras. The 2 megapixel light-sensitive 1/2.8” progressive scan CMOS, combines with providing a mechanical IR cut filter and built-in LEDs, even in the dark, perfect images.

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This camera also is equipped with full smart features including intrusion detection, line crossing detection, object left/ removal, area entering/ leaving, scene change detection, audio surge detection, audio loss detection, defocus detection, face detection, object counting etc., which can be deployed to make surveillance as accurate as possible!

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vided for electronic equipments to mechanical impacts. Hikvision DS-2CD4126FWD-IZ has latest IK10 standard which makes this camera vandal proof and can be deployed in many places including schools, jails, railway stations etc., where there is a threat of damage or vandalism to the camera and cctv

system.

Hikvision DS-2CD4126FWD-IZ is equipped with latest board technology to avoid surge and statics of up to 4000 Volts or higher to make this camera applicable into difficult or harsh weather conditions.

YOUR GATEWAY TO OPPORTUNITY Honeywell expands Lyric™ Security and Home Control Portfolio with Lyric Gateway, delivering a ‘Mobile First’ connected home

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oneywell introduces Lyric Gateway – the next-generation security and home control solution for a new generation of customers. The latest addition to the popular Lyric security and home control portfolio, Lyric Gateway is ideal for today’s on-the-go mobile lifestyles – presenting you with an amazing opportunity to reach new markets. It serves as the central hub for security, lifestyle management, lights, locks, thermostats, cameras and more – all controlled via integrated touchpads and wirelessly on mobile devices.

The entire Lyric suite – including the Honeywell family of SiX™ two-way wireless sensors – are supported by AlarmNet 360™. The cloud management platform dramatically streamlines and simplifies the way you do business, from account setup and programming to registering radios and identifying great new revenue opportunities.

Gateway to growth

● Attract consumers with a beautiful design and app-driven interface ideal for today’s consumers. ● Reach new customers including the

mobile/ millennial segment, renters, new home buyers and more. ● Integrate with the latest third-party connected home devices – a great way to earn more RMR.

Gateway to more installations

● Plug and play setup and included desktop stand eliminates wall mounting. ● Save time and reduce errors when auto-enrolling SiX™ two-way wireless encrypted devices. ● Enjoy simple, fast programming via AlarmNet 360 app.

Gateway to more profits

● Simplify installations and dramatically reduce sunset issues with an Ethernet connection. ● Save time and truck rolls with remote diagnostics and account management.

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● Prevent account takeovers and reduce attrition with Lyric™ Lock. ● Reduce truck rolls with user-replaceable batteries and radios.

Gateway to customer satisfaction

● Deliver anytime, anywhere appbased security and control – ideal for today’s mobile lifestyles. ● Provide superior security with banklevel encryption (AES 128) for app and wireless sensors. ● Offer a product featuring a clean, simple installation and beautiful design – no wires and nothing to hang on a wall. ● Provide a portable, flexible security and home control solution that users can take with them if they move.

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OnSSI’s Ocularis Propels VMS Beyond Traditional Applications Versatility, security and mobility among the many innovations of Ocularis 5 on display at ISC East

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nSSI’s latest enhancements to its Ocularis Video Management Software (VMS) build on its proven reputation and reliability to deliver even greater stability, more robust security, new technology integrations and innovative features. Visitors to the company’s booths at ISC East can experience firsthand the higher functionality these enhancements provide.

“With these new enhancements in stability, security and versatility the latest version of Ocularis continues to build on and expand the solution’s strong reputation as an advanced VMS solution for the professional security industry,” said Ken LaMarca, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, OnSSI, “New technology partnerships, combined with new functionality allow us to offer a greater variety of value-added features and capabilities that go well beyond conventional VMS applications.”

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information that assists operators in assessing emerging situations and helps enable them to choose an appropriate course of action. This integration has proven to be a highly effective utility for security applications in the fields of banking, access control, asset tracking, license plate recognition, point-of-sale and more.

At ISC East, OnSSI is offering free Ocularis 5 Base and Client upgrade licenses on currently installed legacy systems! Bringing installed systems up-todate with this award-winning software benefits users with the most current interface while positioning the system for future expansion.

New features and improvements of Ocularis 5 will be highlighted at ISC East including: ● An auto-updating feature, like those available on most smartphones and tablets, ensures users are running the most current – and most secure – version of Ocularis. This provides users with peace of mind while saving dealers and integrators time to perform on-site software updates. ● Smart Camera Driver technology provides out-of-the-box support for newly introduced cameras from many top camera manufacturers without requiring users to wait for manufacturers to write and release specific drivers. This allows customers to immediately take advantage of the newest, most advanced camera features.

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● 32-bit or 64-bit applications can easily be implemented for Ocularis Client, Administrator, Event Proxy and Base. This allows operators to take full advantage of their systems’ resources when streaming video for better performance. ● A new Ocularis Mobile app for iOS and Android phones and tablets will be available this Fall, and will allow users to stream live video and transfer it directly to Ocularis using their smartphones and tablets. Other supported features of both Ocularis Mobile and Web – which supports all major browsers – include system alerts when a meaningful event occurs, the ability to manipulate PTZ cameras, and the capability to view live and recorded video on 3G and 4G networks. This next generation of Ocularis Web includes underlying technology for easier installation, providing operators with the ability to view any layout of up to 16 panes, utilizing digital zoom, and supporting device state detection and Windows 10.

Ocularis 5 is offered in three models: Professional, designed for organizations operating multiple locations with small to mid-sized camera counts; Enterprise, built for a wide range of mid to large IT-centric organizations; and Ultimate, created for large organizations with extended command and control needs and recording server failover.

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DIGIEVER Mobile NVR MN-2100 Pro+ Series Wins Merlion Award at Safety & Security Asia 2016

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IGIEVER Mobile NVR MN-2100 Pro+ series has won the Gold Award of the 9th edition of the prestigious Merlion Awards in mobility technology category at Safety & Security Asia 2016.

“As a premier total industrial solutions provider, we are dedicated to delivering high quality products like DIGIEVER Mobile NVR and good service to customers,” said Oliver Ong from Dou Yee Engineering Pte Ltd., DIGIEVER official distributor in Singapore, “Via our solution and service, you can rely on us to make life easier.”

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CPU, Mobile NVR series features outstanding display and recording performance with up to 300Mbps network throughput ability. Mobile NVR series can connect up to 36 units of IP cameras and experience 36-channel real-time local display, 36-channel real-time remote web monitoring and 4K UHD megapixel recording performance.

DIGIEVER Mobile NVR series adopts stable and secure Linux-embedded system with 4K UHD hardware decode ability for high resolution cameras, industrial ability to operate under wide temperature ranges (-20°C to 70 °C) as well as diverse connectivity to commu-

nicate with CMS (Central Management System) and portable terminal devices (laptop, tablet or cellphone).

Based on storage requirements, DIGIEVER offers 1-bay and 2-bay mobile NVR series with 2TB storage capacity per 2.5/3.5” HDD and hot-swappable design so that users can safely record crucial videos and easily replace failed HDD without turning the system off.

With comprehensive integration capability, Mobile NVR not only supports over 100 IP camera brands and more than 5000 models for monitoring but also supports third party VMS integration via DIGIEVER SDK.

Seagate Launches New ClusterStor System with Flash Acceleration

for High-performance Computing Applications ClusterStor® 300N accommodates mixed workloads up to 1,000 percent faster than traditional systems

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eagate Technology plc recently introduced the ClusterStor® 300N storage system with Nytro® Intelligent I/O Manager, the newest addition to its family of scale-out storage systems for high-performance computing (HPC) and the first with a flash cache accelerator.

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HPC applications like seismic processing, financial transition modeling, machine learning, geospatial intelligence and fluid dynamics.

Ideal for organizations seeking both peak performance and cost efficiency when managing large data sets at scale with unpredictable workloads, the ClusterStor 300N represents the convergence of Seagate’s market leading enterprise class hard drives, innovative solid state designs and the industry’s most sophisticated system software within a platform purpose built to help organizations manage and move massive amounts of critical data while maintaining workload efficiency and minimizing the cost per terabyte. The Nytro Intelligent I/O Manager software delivers up to 1,000 percent input/ output workload acceleration over traditional HPC storage systems and can quickly scale to accommodate any workload at any time.

“Maximizing value of data in the kinds of extraordinary environments represented by supercomputing is all about being able to handle extreme, unpredictable storage bandwidth and capacity needs at scale,” said Ken Claffey, Vice President and General Manager, Seagate HPC systems business, “Seagate’s ClusterStor 300N expands on our proven, engineered systems approach that delivers performance efficiency and value for HPC environments of any size, using a hybrid technology architecture to handle tough workloads at a fraction of the cost of all-flash approaches.”

The ClusterStor 300N is architected specifically as a common platform for both the ClusterStor, Lustre® and IBM Spectrum Scale™ storage systems as the L300N and G300N, respectively.

“With a long track record of mission-critical HPC deployments and support, Atos Extreme Computing is excit-

ed to extend its support to Seagate’s new range of Nytro Intelligent I/O Manager -based ClusterStor appliances,” said Eric Eppe, head of products and solutions, Extreme Computing, Atos, “We believe Seagate’s 300N appliance will help our HPC customers solve their most data intensive workloads and data hierarchy issues in a comprehensive, yet more efficient way.”

“The 300N offers the density, extreme bandwidth, low latency and simplified manageability that our customers demand in their HPC storage environments today,” said Mike Vildibill, Vice President, HPC Storage, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, “New storage innovations like the ClusterStor 300N are critical for answering these demands and maintaining a high level of performance across a wide range of workloads.”

The 300N will be widely available in January 2017.

Fermax Expands its Access Control Range

With a completely new product line and a special launch offer

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Although access control systems have been in the Fermax catalogue for many years, the company has just made an important jump with a new range of solutions. Access control systems – that up until now were only a complement to Fermax door entry systems – have become a new business line for the brand for professionals in the sector, with a complete range of opportunities, because the product line has been designed so that its installation and implementation are easily executed.

ERMAX fully explores access control systems with a new catalogue that includes a wide range of solutions.

With new products for small, medium or large facilities, professionals can purchase modules designed to control a single entrance or access control able to manage every detail in a hospital, analogue technologies or the most modern wired IP technology. This new product line proposes solutions to all kinds of budgets. The launch offer is focused on highly demanded devices.

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A key aspect of the new access control line is that it presents solutions for all type of projects, adapting the dimensions, complexity, security requirements and, of course, your budget.

Autonomous systems are the simplest, which allow the management of a single door, whether a garage, office, warehouse or engine room, for example, where only authorized personnel can enter. Distributed systems are designed so that it can manage a reasonably sized group of doors and entrances that function independently.

Finally, there are centralized systems that allow for the advanced management of multiple accesses, maintaining memory of events and with the ability to interact with multiple relays and sensors. The latter, high-capacity centralized systems, are presented in two different technologies: AC Plus, managed by a free software, is more simple and competitive while the IP solution; IP AXES, takes us definitively in the intelligent buildings sector, offering absolute flexibility to meet almost any request imaginable and with the capacity to manage hundreds of doors and thousands of users.

In addition to presenting a diverse range of systems, Fermax launches a very wide introductory offer in relation to devices and aesthetics. Thus, the customer can choose not only the exterior appearance (the same lines that are already present in the equipment and both the indoor and outdoor tailored proposals), but also the way in which author-

ized personnel will gain access: proximity readers, digital keyboard, fingerprint or even long-range RF remotes.

For the special launch offer, Fermax presents two access control systems designed to manage the accesses of shops and garages, in its usual format of a kit.

These all-in-one solutions are ready to be installed and put in place with ease.

NVR2104 with RAID Subsystem for Centralized Management of Multi-site Videos

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subsystem with 12-bay or 16-bay hotswappable HDDs, NVR2104 is an ideal solution to fulfill the need for remote recording as the storage subsystem could be located on a separate site from the server so as to easily receive recordings from multiple servers. This serverSecurityLink India â– 1 December 2016

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storage subsystem structure provides not only the convenience to arrange surveillance system for different sites, but also efficiency to centralize the video management for mission-critical projects like banking, casino or companies with branch offices.

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Built-in with the premium-grade RAID subsystem, Surveon NVR2104 is able to extend the capacity up to 240 HDDs via local SAS storage and iSCSI storage on the remote site for longer video retention periods. The independent storage subsystem allows recording from multiple NVRs simultaneously, giving security staff a centralized control to manage surveillance videos. The controller-based system with a dedicated RAID controller provides the highest performance and reliability with all data protected and backed up to ensure zero video loss. NVR2104 also comes with the SANwatch storage monitoring suite which helps the user easily manage and monitor the status of the storage, ensuring the high availability of recorded video.

Based on the client-server architecture, NVR2104 provides high I/O, large capacity, and the overall system stability needed in scalable applications. Its cableless design and redundant components such as cooling fans and power supplies also offer excellent system reliability and easy maintenance. Paired with Surveon’s feature-rich enterprise VMS, including video analytic functions, the solution not only improves safety and security, but provides robust prevention, preparedness, detection, and quick response measures to avoid possible incidents. With Surveon Control Center (SCC) centralized management, operations become easier through TV-matrix wall even under scalable system structure with unlimited numbers of cameras or NVRs. Aside from SCC,

Surveon’s unique web-based management tool SurveOne also supports online monitoring to facilitate remote management of the overall system.

“Reliable, fast, high-performance, well-protected against any video loss, and highly scalable solutions are what system integrators are looking for in critical surveillance projects,” said Casper Wu, Product Marketing Manager at Surveon Technology, “NVR2104 provides the flexibility to manage all videos on the central site while the recordings are done remotely, reducing the risk of data loss or damaged unexpectedly.”

Available with 2U 12-bay or 3U 16-bay Surveon enterprise VMS, NVR2104’s initial shipment is scheduled at the end of November.

Apollo Launches New Range of Intelligent System Interfaces L

eading fire detection specialist, Apollo Fire Detectors, announces the launch of a new range of Intelligent Interfaces designed to complement its

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The new range, which meets EN 5417 and EN 54-18 standards, is the latest addition to the range of CoreProtocol®

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enabled devices following the launch of the new Apollo SOTERIA® detectors earlier this year. All devices are backwards compatible but, when used with CoreProtocol®, provide enhanced functionality and individual module configurability to enable advanced programmable features.

With two different mounting options – faceplate or DIN-Rail, installers of the new Interfaces will find them easy to wire for faster installation due to the new colour-coded terminal blocks which provide easier identification. All new Intelligent Interfaces now have isolators

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as standard, improved fault monitoring including earth fault detection and an extended temperature range of -40°C to +70°C. The input/ output units also have failsafe functionality in compliance with BS7273-4.

When used in conjunction with a CoreProtocol® enabled panel, additional benefits include the capacity for over 250 addresses with auto-addressing and soft addressing options, longer loop capability, multi-modes of operation for

improved functionality and multiple usage within a single module, and the ability for unused input channels to be disabled with no EOL. Speaking about the new Intelligent Interface range, Charles Smith, Head of Product Management at Apollo Fire Detectors said, “The new Intelligent Interface range is an integral part of our CoreProtocol® system release schedule and highlights our on-going commitment to product innovation. The new

features and ease of installation further deliver on our promise to deliver worldclass, customer focussed products to the market.”

Smiths Detection Launches ‘Aviation Insider’: New Global Web Portal for Aviation Security S

miths Detection recently announced the launch of Aviation Insider – a new online hub for the aviation sector.

As both risks to airports and the technologies to counter them continue to evolve, the need to stay informed has never been greater: aviation-insider.com has been set up to showcase best practice in aviation security and facilitate discussion.

It will host informed, expert opinions and articles written by leading voices in the sector.

Cameron Mann, Global Market Director, Aviation at Smiths Detection said, “The series of attacks on airports over the past two years is evidence of the fact that the world’s 2,200 airports are facing unprecedented security threats.”

“Taking an integrated approach to aviation security, from kerb to gate, has never been more important. This has been recognised by IATA and ACI with their Smart Security scheme, and is also

at the core of Smiths Detection’s approach to provide integrated airport security solutions.

“The benefits of a joined-up approach are considerable. Airport operators need to consider passenger experience, operational efficiency and security effectiveness when developing their security processes. They are interrelated and need to be considered together so that airports can streamline their operations and reap the benefits of improved efficiency and productivity.”

Mann continued, “Aviation Insider is designed to be a critical hub for industry opinion; a place where best practice ideas can be shared and where discussion between practitioners can thrive for this evolving landscape. Passengers need to keep flying with minimal delays and maximum safety and we hope that this hub will contribute to making that happen.”

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● New website, ‘aviation-insider.com,’ set to showcase aviation security industry best practice. ● Portal launches as Smiths Detection unveils new dedicated checkpoint solutions team.

Smiths Detection – a world-leading designer and manufacturer of sensors that detect and identify explosives, weapons, chemical agents, biohazards, nuclear and radioactive material, narcotics and contraband – has set up a dedicated aviation solutions team to help airports improve their security, based on a fully integrated approach to security from kerb to gate. The team will develop integrated solutions for each airport adapted to their specific requirements.

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Oncam Launches New Evolution Stainless Steel Cameras

Stylish new additions extend 360-degree video technology into demanding environments

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ncam recently announced the addition of the Stainless Steel camera model to its Evolution 12 and Evolution 05 camera lines. With this innovative design, the Evolution Stainless Steel camera opens up new possibilities in the more extreme camera applications that

require heavy wash-down or exceptional resistance to corrosion.

The camera boasts an IP69K rating, the highest protection rating available against weather, water and dust, as well as an IK10 rating against vandal-

ism. It can be washed with high-pressure jets of more than 1,000psi at up to 80 degrees Celsius, enabling them to withstand demanding environments, such as food processing areas, industrial and chemical plants, vehicle wash stations, ports and marine applications.

In addition to this resilience, the premium material and stylish design make the camera a complement to prestige architecture.

The Stainless Steel models offer the same features found in the Evolution 05 and Evolution 12 camera series, but enclosed in a solid and attractive stainless steel housing. This enclosure is manufactured primarily from electropolished marine grade stainless steel 316, which is ideally suited for use in harsh environments, thanks to resistance to corrosion caused by salt spray. Through intelligent material choice, Oncam has designed an enclosure that allows customers to use the finest camera technology in the harsh-

est of conditions.

“The Evolution Stainless Steel camera series brings unrivaled possibilities to environments with stringent sanitation requirements, and adds diversity to our already robust line of 5MP and 12MP cameras,” said Justin Wheatley, VP Product Management, Oncam, “The Stainless Steel cameras provide our customers with a highly attractive camera with exceptional protection from the elements, while offering the same innovative technology for which Oncam has become known.”

The Stainless Steel models debuted during ASIS 2016 and Security Essen 2016, and have been received well in the market as a unique offering. At the recent Safety & Security Asia 2016 event in Singapore, the Evolution 12 Stainless Steel won the Gold Award in the Surveillance Camera Category of the prestigious Merlion Awards, for product innovation and excellence in security technology.

Surface Mountable Radar Modules for TouchFree Switches and Motion Detection

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nfineon Technologies AG and InnoSenT GmbH released a surface mountable radar (SMR) motion detector operating in the 24 GHz ISM band.

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tionality, low power consumption and easy-to-install solution.

Operating in the 24.0 GHz to 24.25 GHz ISM band, the Infineon trans-

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ceiver features a fully integrated low phase noise voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and built-in temperature compensation circuit for VCO stabilization.

Additionally it has full ESD protection, 200 GHz bipolar SiGe: C technology B7HF200 and single supply voltage of 3.3 V. These features make the Infineon MMIC the ideal part at the heart of the new InnoSenT series. The ultra-compact design of the SMR offering (20mm x 15mm x 3mm) eases the integration, allowing installation even in the smallest space available. It provides a perfect solution for security applications, homeautomation, lighting control, intelligent machine control, touch-free switches, and movement detection.

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plications increases accuracy when compared to passive infrared (PIR) technology. It allows a more precise measurement of object detection and provides new capabilities such as the detection of speed and direction of moving objects. Radar is also superior to camera based systems by allowing detection of the objects while keeping identities anonymous.

Available with different antenna patterns with the same interface

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he SMR series currently comprises three types with different antenna characteristics. In addition to the option of simple motion detection with a corresponding evaluation, it is also possible to determine speed information and di-

rection of movement to the detected object from the returned data. The Silicon Germanium radar MMIC from Infineon was designed with the Doppler-radar applications in mind, which enables additional functionalities. Beside 24 GHz fundamental voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) it also brings variants for FMCW (frequency modulated) or FSK (frequency shift keying) operation mode to this series.

Artesyn ControlSafe™ Expansion Box Platform Now SIL4 Certified Fail-safe, fault-tolerant computing system for train control and rail signaling accelerates time-to-market for rail application developers

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afety Integrity Level 4 (SIL4) certification has been given for the Artesyn Embedded Computing, Inc. ControlSafe™ Expansion Box Platform with ControlSafe™ Expansion Box computer and ControlSafe™ EXB software.

Certified by TÜV SÜD, one of the most trusted certification bodies worldwide, this commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) fail-safe and fault-tolerant computing platform is designed for a wide range of train control and rail signaling applications, especially large scale applications requiring substantial I/O processing capability. The ControlSafe Expansion

Box Platform can either be configured as a dual-redundant safety system or deployed as an I/O expansion subsystem.

“Our second SIL certified computing platform for rail applications and an enthusiastic response to the ControlSafe portfolio at the recent Innotrans exhibition underlines the fact that Artesyn is the go-to company for SIL4 COTS solutions,” said Linsey Miller, Marketing Vice President, Artesyn Embedded Technologies, “At the show, we had interest from integrators and developers of all kinds of rail systems and applications such as ETCS, SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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CBTC, PTC, ATP, ATO, interlocking and radio block center. We also had enquiries from companies outside rail with safety applications in industries such as mining and process automation that are looking to take advantage of COTS technology with the reassurance of SIL4 certification.”

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tion process, a process that can take multiple years to accomplish.

Designed to deliver best-in-class platform hardware availability of six nines (99.9999%), Artesyn’s ControlSafe Expansion Box Platform is fully certified to EN 50126 for reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) processes; EN 50128 for safety-related software; and EN50129 for safety-related electronic systems.

It implements an innovative data lockstep architecture and hardware-based voting mechanism that supports high performance modern processors, and is modular, scalable and designed to seamlessly accommodate additional I/O interfaces as well as upgraded processors that will be required through-

out the product life cycle. In addition, the ControlSafe Expansion Box Platform allows application developers to migrate existing application software with minimal modifications.

By leveraging the same technologies and safety architecture as Artesyn’s original ControlSafe Platform, but with more capacity, the new ControlSafe Expansion Box Platform will significantly enhance the growing Artesyn ControlSafe product portfolio.

The shared safety architecture makes it easy to transfer applications between the two and deploy a common platform for a wide range of rail signaling and train control applications.

New Access Control Options for VR Panels Introducing vandal resistant doors with a new range of proximity, finger print and coded access readers

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ith the new options, door panels can include a sophisticated access control solution which can be managed centrally by those responsible for building management such as residential, schools, hospitals, airports and commercial office blocks.

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The integration of finger print readers, proximity readers and coded access allows a fully networked access control system to be integrated into the door entry intercom system. These readers offer greater flexibility enabling all three technologies to be used together if required and can be used with third party access control systems and Portal Plus.

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tion with other access control doors which do not require intercom but need to be managed as one with the intercom system.

The readers themselves provide their own unique benefits to the door panel range. For example, there are proximity readers available for Mifare and EM technology cards and fobs, a finger print reader and a back lit coded access keypad. The proximity readers and finger print readers have a tri colour halo illumination indicating a ready state (amber), access granted (green) and access denied (red).

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standard wiegand output enabling them to be connected to the Videx Portal Plus access control system or any third party access control systems supporting the Wiegand protocol, allowing multiple readers to be controlled and managed from a central location.

The fingerprint reader can support up to 9,500 finger prints while the prox-

imity readers and keypad can be used for up to 15,000 users.

When used with the Portal Plus the system can be configured to communicate over Ethernet and/or RS485 and is managed by the Portal Plus PC management program which enables one or more PCs (Either on site or remotely connected) to manage all users and

entrance points effectively. Integrating these access control readers in the panels while also using access control readers from the range on other doors which may not need intercom communication allows the installer to manage all the readers centrally and eliminates the need to mount readers separately at the intercom doors.

Viakoo’s Automated Solution Verifies Surveillance and Access Control System Performance Proactive solution provides documentation of system performance for continuous compliance

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iakoo is demonstrating its unique automated surveillance and access control data stream verification solution at this year’s ISC East. Visitors to Viakoo’s exhibit can experience the company’s field-proven proactive solution that provides a digital model of networked surveillance and access control systems’ devices to analyze and verify performance, and maintain the overall integrity of their physical security systems. An automated IoT enablement solution, Viakoo’s solution runs advanced analytics to provide early problem detection, scientific diagnosis, and recommended courses of action to ensure that surveillance and access control system operation is fully documented and in continuous compliance.

“Given the consequences and liabilities associated with missing surveillance and access control data, the stakes have never been higher for organizations to maintain complete documentation and uptime of physical security networks,” said John Gallagher, Vice President of Marketing, Viakoo, “Network and prod-

uct issues often go undetected until vital physical security data is discovered missing, which is typically during forensic investigation after an event has occurred. Viakoo provides the solution to this longstanding problem.”

In addition to providing end-users with real confidence that their surveillance and access control systems are up and running properly, Viakoo provides integrators a new source of Recurring Monthly Revenue (RMR) by allowing them to enhance their service offerings with automated and proactive IP surveillance and access control data stream verification. Viakoo allows users to identify potential problems, and dramatically reduces traditional service and maintenance expenses by up to 40%.

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with surveillance and access control data streams anywhere within the physical security network, so problems can be resolved quickly and cost-efficiently. Using advanced data visualization and diagnostic graphing, Viakoo’s unique solution delivers visibility and insight into network behavior to promote prevention of problems.

Applying advanced diagnostics and analytics, Viakoo’s solution assesses each unique surveillance and access control data stream, detects and anticipates interruptions or delays that can result in a loss of information, and alerts management with actionable information on how to quickly solve the problem. The Viakoo multi-client platform can be accessed remotely by authorized personnel from any PC or via the company’s powerful mobile App. Combined with Viakoo’s experienced technical support team, Viakoo subscribers have all the resources they need to effectively detect, diagnose and solve surveillance and access control system issues from 51

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anywhere 24/7.

Viakoo is demonstrating the three versions of its solution at ISC East: Viakoo Proactive, Viakoo Preemptive and

Viakoo Predictive. Core functions of all three solutions include: automated diagnostics of individual surveillance and access control data streams; daily

alert/ ticket summaries via e-mail; critical component failure alerts; expert help via chat, e-mail or phone; single admin portal login; and more.

Low-Power, Long-Range Radio Chip Extends the Reach of the IoT, Adds Support for Sigfox Global Network

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he latest radio chip for the Internetof-Things (IoT) from STMicroelectronics delivers extremely high energy efficiency for smart connected objects to operate for up to 10 years without replacing batteries.

ST's new S2-LP transceiver is ideal for networked devices such as alarm systems, surveillance equipment and smart energy-metering solutions, as well as long-range radio links used to connect devices like remote sensors directly to the Cloud without a local gateway. Other applications include building automation, industrial monitoring and control, and systems for managing lighting, traffic, or parking in smart cities.

The device operates in unlicensed sub-1GHz frequency bands, which are available globally. Ultra-narrowband operation allows highly efficient use of radio spectrum and reliable data exchange up to long distances using low-power signals.

In addition, the transceiver enables connectivity to the Sigfox global network, which is being rolled out worldwide to provide a reliable cost- and energy-efficient communication solution for billions of sensors and smart things.

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“Building on our strengths in MEMS Sensors, Analog and Microcontrollers, in 2009 we saw the coming need to support emerging IoT applications with a low-power ISM radio for medium-long-range wireless connections and we developed and introduced our own SPIRIT1 low-power sub-1GHz radio that is currently in many applications available in the market,” said Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Analog and MEMS Group, STMicroelectronics, “Now, in partnership with Sigfox, we are opening a new era in ISM radios for the IoT to extend battery life from months to more than 10 years while preserving the robustness and reliability of the connection and reducing maintenance costs for remote and difficultto-reach sensors.”

Tony Francesca, Vice President of Global Ecosystem Partners at Sigfox added, “Our global network, which has been optimized for the lowest device energy consumption and cost, provides an entirely new way of connecting the physical world to the Cloud. ST's support for Sigfox, integrated in the new S2-LP radio device, will help system SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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designers bring their IoT concepts to life by leveraging the benefits of our fast global infrastructure and ecosystem.”

The S2-LP long-range, low-datarate transceiver is in production now in a 4mm x 4mm QFN24 package, priced $1.15 for orders of 1000 pieces.

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he S2-LP transceiver is a highly integrated device made possible by ST's wide-ranging competencies including low-power RF analog design and integration with digital blocks comprising the radio baseband. It: ● Supports point-to-point, star, as well as mesh networking topologies thus resulting in a very flexible wireless transceiver for connected objects. ● Delivers extremely low power consumption, drawing only 6.7mA in receive mode, and 10mA when transmitting at 10dBm. Sleep and standby modes reduce the current to just 600nA and 350nA, respectively. ● Receiver sensitivity of -130dBm enables operation over distances up to several hundred kilometers, depending on the environment, thus enabling wide-area coverage.

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● Is a flexible solution that can be programmed for operation in multiple worldwide sub-1GHz ISM frequency band: support for Sigfox, Wireless MBus and 6LowPAN, as well as IEEE 802.15.4g, which is suitable for home energy-management systems.

● Leverages a full-featured Software Development Kit (SDK) compatible with the STM32 microcontroller family that has proven credentials in the energy-conscious IoT space, and with the extensive STM32 development ecosystem including prototype

boards and rich software tools and resources. ● Is Sigfox-ready and comes with a pre-certified Development Kit enabling immediate connectivity to the Sigfox network for evaluation and easy prototyping purposes.

Arecont Vision® Releases SurroundVideo® G5 Mini Panoramic Camera Series A

recont Vision® has expanded their popular SurroundVideo® panoramic indoor/ outdoor camera series with fifth generation models that deliver important new features in a smaller size.

These compact SurroundVideo G5 Mini cameras are the latest addition to the ground-breaking SurroundVideo multisensor panoramic family.

SurroundVideo panoramic cameras provide four integrated lenses in either 180º or 360º configurations. The new SurroundVideo G5 Mini panoramic camera series delivers 12- and 20-megapixel (12 or 20MP) resolution at double the frame rate of previous models. The G5 Mini is also approximately 50% smaller than previous SurroundVideo models.

In 2006, Arecont Vision pioneered the industry’s first multi-sensor panoramic megapixel cameras and has maintained its market leadership through continued innovation and development.

Not only can a single, high definition SurroundVideo camera replace multiple pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) or fixed-view cameras, but it does so while enhancing video coverage and situational awareness.

Even more important is that reducing

the number of cameras through the use of SurroundVideo lessens both project costs and complexity.

The SurroundVideo series is currently in its fifth generation, with over fifty thousand of successful customer installations around the globe. SurroundVideo cameras are typically mounted on walls, ceilings, rooftops, corners, light poles, and emergency call boxes.

Users can view each sensor of a SurroundVideo G5 Mini megapixel camera individually or cumulatively in a full 180º or 360º panoramic view. SurroundVideo panoramic cameras are factory aligned with a slight image overlap as a means to ensure that nothing is ever missed in the field of view. 12MP WDR equipped models offer up to 100dB at full resolution for an optimal image, even in extremely varied lighting conditions. SurroundVideo cameras additionally feature four individual day/ night mechanical IR cut filters in order to provide the highest image quality at any time of day.

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impact tests while under strict manufacturing quality control. SurroundVideo cameras offer an extended operating range and are ideal for indoor, outdoor, and vandal-prone applications.

“Arecont Vision SurroundVideo multi-sensor megapixel cameras continue to be the go-to solution for knowledgeable systems integrators around the world due to the demonstrated performance, proven reliability, and outstanding cost-efficiency of the entire series,” said Brad Donaldson, Arecont Vision’s VP of Product Development, “The smaller size of the new SurroundVideo G5 Mini models, combined with double the frame rate of earlier models, will significantly benefit our customers.”

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Secure your Installation with Live Testing

By Sudhindra Holla – Country Manager – Axis Communications, India & SAARC

Introduction

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ou have thoroughly defined your system requirements and carefully analyzed your design, but there is always a risk that you will encounter some issues the first time you run your new system. Even if it runs smoothly, it is almost impossible to tell how close to its operational limit it is working. In addition, you cannot tell how it will perform when exposed to large loads, such as all cameras triggering at the same time. This will happen if an alarm goes off at night and all cameras start recording at the same time since the lights are turned on.

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rior to installation, a surveillance system is basically unproven. Any experienced installer can testify that the larger and more complex a system, the more surprises you are likely to encounter the first time the system goes live.

This is also very true for surveillance systems that have to share a network with other applications.

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waste the installer’s entire profit margin.

Test bench runs can be used to improve operations. Normally they are performed in a very undemanding environment, for example, with the camera facing a single-color wall. In most cases, this is far from the complex and challenging scenes at the actual surveillance site.

Consequently, test bench results tend to lead to a poor AXIS Installation Verifier provides valuable information match between system compoabout system performance in normal operation, low-light conditions as well as how your system will behave in nents and true needs. more extreme situations Once everything is in place, final testing is often limited to a tion and storage needs in different opsimple verification of functionality. The eration conditions. Through a specially outcome of such a test will only show designed system stress test, it can also that the cameras were online at the time identify the first probable bottleneck in and that they sent a video stream. It will the overall system setup. not take into account such fundamental The tests do not only verify that changes as the shift between day and the installation is working as intended. night, or the drastic switch from no re- Documentation of the system capacity at cording to all devices recording at the the time of installation will help the insame time. staller give the end customer appropriate assistance and make future troubleshooting easier. In addition, an installation reEliminating port can resolve a dispute between the uncertainties XIS Installation Verifier eliminates installer and customer about whether the this kind of uncertainties. The test system was changed in any way after it program simulates bandwidth consump- was handed over.

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n an IP surveillance system, performance degradation and system failures are typically caused by network-related issues, such as a lack of bandwidth.

Not only the cameras and encoders consume bandwidth – components such as cables, switches, routers and storage devices also have significant impact on system behavior and system uptime.

Finally, bandwidth is affected if the network is simultaneously used by other applications.

Many of these issues can be resolved by careful calculations, analysis and preparations. Testing can further improve reliability and functionality. Nevertheless, more than one installer has learnt that performance reality is something completely different from simulations or test bench runs.

Verifying day-to-day operability

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XIS Installation Verifier is a threetier test that will confirm whether all parts of a system are operating together as planned. When the setup is complete, an initial test is performed with all camera configuration settings in normal operation modes. This is necessary because different settings, such as

camera resolution, event triggers and retention time, will affect system performance. For example, great increases in activity in the actual scene will lead to a demand for more bandwidth.

Without changing any settings, the test is run a second time with all the cameras in simulated night mode. This is an important test since low-light scenarios create more noise and therefore consume more bandwidth. This part of the test will reveal if there is, for example, any need for more bandwidth, storage, extra lighting or IR illuminators.

A successful test will verify that the system is ready, and that is has the right configuration to handle day-to-day operation.

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he third and final part is a stress test during which the data volume in the system is steadily increased until the maximum load is reached. This way, it is possible to identify the weakest link or system bottleneck, which for example could be a switch or a router. Knowledge about possible system weaknesses enables proactive upgrading of insufficient components before real-life problems arise.

The result of the stress test also

AXIS Installation Verifier provides valuable information about system performance in normal operation, low-light conditions as well as how your system will behave in more extreme situations

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gives a good indication of the spare capacity of the system, making it useful for pinpointing the possibility of system expansion. This makes the test more versatile than a standard health-monitoring program, which can determine whether the system is within the limits of its capacity, but which cannot tell how close in time a system breakdown might be.

Furthermore, testing ensures the installer that the system was installed properly and is performing as intended.

Diagnostic tests for routine maintenance

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t is also possible to use the described tests for maintenance purposes. The results of the tests performed at installation can be kept as a reference for comparison with a later situation. A new test will indicate whether any major changes have been made to the installation, such as the addition of new cameras or other bandwidth consuming applications.

The test will not provide any definite answers, but it can serve as a good starting point for further investigation.

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part from the obvious advantage of knowing how the system will work during normal operation – both day and night – and under extreme stress, Axis Installation Verifier has several benefits for both installer and end customer. The knowledge gained from the three-tier test can be used to: ● Eliminate performance issues. ● Show spare capacity for system expansion. ● Verify that the system performs as intended prior to end customer handover. ● Conduct proper testing, eliminating the need for costly customer visits after installation and final delivery.

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Avoiding the Dangers of Counterfeit Fire Detection Devices

By Paul Pope – Head of Systems Integration & Technical Support at Apollo Fire Detectors

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hen it comes to fire detection equipment, the rigorous design process, validation testing, testing before and during production and ongoing quality checks that authentic professional companies carry out are key to the reliability of their life safety products.

Counterfeit products may, to the untrained eye, look identical, but no copycat product will ever benefit the end user in terms of protecting and saving life as well as one which has been through the meticulous testing procedures of a genuine and reputable fire detection manufacturer.

Testing times

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uring and after the design process, our products are subjected to the most comprehensive testing procedures to ensure performance and reliability to real life conditions is achieved. Our Havant site in the UK includes five test laboratories, which put every piece of equipment through its paces, not only as part of new product development, but

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also as ongoing quality control. Crucial to our success, we are the only UK manufacturer to benefit from our own in-house fire test facilities, and one of only a handful which is capable of inhouse testing throughout Europe. These different laboratories, with ÂŁ2.5m stateof-the-art equipment, cover every possible replicable scenario a product may encounter, from extreme environmental conditions to harsh electrical and radio inference.

The fire testing laboratory allows products to be tested in varying fire conditions, with the conditioning testing offering tests against a wide variety of different conditions, including fluctuating temperatures, humidity, vibrations and shock.

The performance and verification lab comprises large scale heat, smoke and gas tunnels and the electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC) lab tests against a variety of factors such as noise, interference, static and lightning strike conditions. Finally, the audio and visual (AV) laboratory is used to test the performance of notification devices to exacting standards.

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products. Such is the strength of our test facilities, that other fire detection companies regularly outsource the testing of their own products to go through the Apollo process, helped by the fact that our company is one of only a few manufacturers able to perform full EN54 product standard tests.

Once the testing stage is complete, a product will proceed to the third party testing stage for the appropriate certification, for example, EN54, before heading to manufacture. The whole testing process can take anything from three to six months for an MCP switch, to up to two years for a new fire detector.

The risks, and how to avoid them

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he two main dangers of counterfeit fire detection equipment are firstly, their non-compliance with industry standards, and secondly, their non-compatibility within an overall fire detection system. In a situation where every single piece of equipment, no matter how small, contributes to the safe and effective working of a detection system, the

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consequences of even one counterfeit element can be devastating.

The authenticity of fire detection equipment should never be taken for granted and should always be verified at source.

Checking approval logos and relevant certification numbers on the product is the first step in ascertaining a product’s authenticity. But what if a counterfeit manufacturer copies these logos and product numbers?

Chris Ellis, Laboratories and Validation Manager at Apollo explains how even the small details can give the game away, “Counterfeit manufacturers will try and save money wherever they can, and this scrimping on quality often shows in terms of their products. If you place a genuine fire detector next to a fake one, there are a number of differences which can often be seen. An example of these differences includes the grade, and therefore the colour, of the plastic used – genuine detectors tend to be a bright white, whereas counterfeit products are often a creamier-yellow colour. Also, if you take the front off a counterfeit detector, you’ll see a marked difference compared to a modern original. It’s a bit like comparing a 1980s TV with a modern one – counterfeit detectors often use old technology with cheap boards and lots of copper compared to the modern layered boards used today by reputable manufacturers. Other differences include details such as the quality of the labelling, and even the fact that the font on the labelling may look ‘cheap’ – all signs that the detector may be an imitation device.”

All of these pointers are great, but what if you are new to fire detection products, or have no genuine product against which you can compare?

The advice that we’d give would be to always use a reputable distributor or supplier, to do your background research by looking at a company’s website and checking your device against the images and certificates shown, and above all else, to use your common sense, as Chris Ellis comments, “Cost will almost always be the strongest giveaway when it comes to looking out for the warning signs of a counterfeit detector so if a product appears too cheap, then it’s worth making additional checks.”

LPCB provides the independent, third-party certification of fire and security products and services worldwide and we’ve worked with them for many years. Speaking about the issue of counterfeit fire detectors, LPCB International Business Development Manager, Tony Dodkin says, “The certifications which LPCBcarry out give independent confirmation by an expert third party that a product, system or service meets, and continues to meet, appropriate standards.

Certification gives suppliers and purchasers confidence that products and services will perform as expected – through a combination of regular company audits and a schedule of ongoing auditing.

“Our certification work in the fire detection industry sees us not only examining and certifying a new end prod-

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uct, but also carrying out factory inspections at manufacturers’ premises, random product audits, and equipment checks.

“We do receive requests from installers and distributors questioning the validity of new products that they are looking to install or stock, or checking that certification numbers are authentic and we welcome this level of vigilance.

As well as checking directly with us, anyone wanting to check a genuine approved product can search the industry ‘red book’ – an online resource (redbooklive.com) which lists all certifiedmanufacturers and their products. All users need to do is type in the certificate number and they can see a detailed description and also any additional testing details.

“The fire detection industry can be perceived as one which is slow moving in terms of new technology, but there’s no doubt that it is also one of the most driven in terms of industry standards and legislation. By taking advantage of checking a product against these many certifications, people can avoid the pitfalls of counterfeit devices.”

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true manufacturer’s product will, above all else protect and save life, and any building owner has the significant responsibility to customers, staff or whoever uses their facilities to ensure that this responsibility is taken seriously.

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IoT Opportunities for the Security Industry The Future is Bright

BY Doug Haines – MPSE, Owner, Haines Security Solutions

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he term Internet of Things was coined back in the late 90s. The somewhat official definition is “A network of dedicated physical objects that contain embedded technology to interact internally or externally.” I think we can all agree that is a very broad brush definition. I would rephrase it to be, basically “An ecosystem that includes electronic things, and the communications and data analysis between them.”

With that in mind, let’s look at where we are today and where we’re going.

Today there are an estimated 7billion devices connected via the internet and applications that use the internet.

That’s a device for every human on the planet. In just five years that number will increase to over 50billion. The use of the Cloud is fueling this increase.

What does this mean for the security profession? Simply put lots of openings and an unlimited number of chances. In other words, if you can think it, you can make it happen.

This increase in the realm of possibilities will affect every aspect of our daily lives. So whether you’re involved in the residential, small business or corporate security market, you can make it.

I usually think of security solutions as following into one of two spheres – electronic or non-electronic.

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Electronic technologies are just that – technologies that are electronic. Kind of a no brainer, don’t you think? These technologies run the gamut from intrusion detection systems to access control to surveillance and beyond. They’re becoming ever more sophisticated and complex.

Unfortunately, as technology evolves it will probably become more invasive. It will collect more and more data about you.

These invasive technologies already assault our daily lives. Just imagine how that will change in the future.

While there is tremendous resentment about government collecting data on individuals, companies such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft and other major retailers are doing it and no one really seems to care.

The use of cellphones will become almost an extension of us. You will be able to do everything from or with your phone. I suspect someone is going to develop a security app that will read your blood pressure or your heart rhythm to authenticate that you are the correct user, instead of the fingerprint reader or PIN code of today. Your phone will become your ‘Mini-me.’ It will know your behavior patterns well enough to ‘help’ you make choices.

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grator, system installer or work in a parallel vertical, the opportunities abound as you provide solutions for your customers. It really won’t matter which product or service you provide – there is a place and need for all of it and combining technologies will provide even more opportunities.

The development of ‘predictive analytics’ based on data collection will allow companies to forecast their customers buying habits better. My personal opinion is that ‘predictive analyst’ will become a job title and many security companies will hire them to determine future sales projections and to forecast their future markets. With that in mind, there is already some technology out there that can analyze behavioral patterns. Does this mean that access control will be determined by a biometric sensor and as a back-up analysis app that says, this is you because you always show up for work at this time or an even more sophisticated analysis by the pressure you apply to the pin-pad as you type in your PIN code?

Non-electronic technologies on the other hand don’t use electricity to function. They can range from windows and doors to landscaping or even the way a particular building or inhabited area is designed.

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ness of the electronic age, non-technologic innovation will become less invasive as we develop better materials and strategies as we design inhabited space.

I believe we can ‘socially engineer’ inhabited space. We can incorporate specific urban design strategies that cause positive behaviors so that there is less reliance on the invasive use of electronic means to keep us safe. Ulti-

mately citizens don’t want cameras that watch their every move; instead they want space that is functional and free of crime and unwanted behaviors. By increasing the effectiveness in controlling the social behaviors of the people using or transiting the space, the environments will become safer and need fewer electronic gadgets.

We are at the cusp of an explosion

in technologies, both electronic and otherwise. Whether you are in the business of providing solutions directly in the form of a product or service or in the business of providing solutions indirectly, i.e., architect, engineer, security consultant or government official strap yourself in and hold onto your hat because it’s going to be a great ride with lots of opportunities for all to excel.

Genetec Inc. and Point Blank Announce Strategic Partnership Integration of Point Blank body-worn camera and Genetec Clearance Evidence Management Application will enable law enforcement organizations to efficiently capture, process and share evidence to accelerate investigations

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enetec Inc., has announced a strategic partnership with Point Blank Enterprises (PBE). Through this partnership, Genetec and Point Blank will be able to offer law enforcement professionals a direct integration between the IRIS CAM body-worn camera and the all new Genetec Clearance™, a case management system designed to speed up investigations by allowing different organizations to collect, manage and share video evidence and other relevant case information.

Genetec Clearance allows police officers, investigators and security managers to gather digital evidence from a variety of sources such as the IRIS CAM, or other video management systems, as well as in-car systems and cellphone footage from bystanders and witnesses, and easily store, manage, review and share it from a single application.

The Point Blank IRIS CAM can help

law enforcement agencies improve evidence collection and enhance officer accountability. Built in a ruggedized enclosure, the IRIS CAM provides ultra-high definition recording with a 140° FOV, getting even closer to the action. Additionally, the IRIS CAM ensures not a moment is missed with 30 seconds of pre-recording and a long lasting lithium polymer battery that can last an entire shift.

The integration of the IRIS CAM system with Genetec Clearance will allow for automated uploads, saving law enforcement officers time at the end of their shift. Once uploaded, the video can be viewed immediately, without the need for conversion. Post-incident tagging can also be added to the recording, to help with further classification of the event, and aid in locating the file for future searches or investigations. Recordings can also be shared with both internal and external users, at the click of a butSecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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ton, speeding up the case management workflow. The unique identity redaction tool in Genetec Clearance can be applied to mask or blur sensitive information which will protect the privacy and identity of individuals when evidence is shared with prosecutors or in response to FOIA requests.

“The partnership with Point Blank allows us to offer a turnkey body-wearable camera/ evidence management solution to our customers. It will provide an intuitive and streamlined way to capture, manage and administer video evidence from the IRIS CAM into Genetec Clearance, eliminating manual processes and saving agencies time and money spent on managing cases,” said Christian Morin, Vice President Cloud Services, Genetec Inc., “Law enforcement agencies will be able to benefit from enhanced intra- and inter- agency collaboration and transparency.”

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“By offering this integrated technology approach from Point Blank and Genetec, our respective end-users and channel partners will be able to bring a unique hardware/ software turnkey

solution to law enforcement and case management customers that has not previously been available,” said Paulo Motoki, Chief Operating Officer, Point Blank Enterprises.

Genetec Clearance and IRIS CAM integration is expected to be available from Genetec channel partners and resellers in Q4 2016, the will be fully FedRAMP and CJIS compliant.

Bosch Security Systems and Sony Establish Partnership for their Video Security Business B

osch Security Systems and Sony Corporation signed a contract to establish a business partnership to collaborate in the development of innovative products and solutions in the field of video security applications.

Effective from the beginning of 2017, the two companies aim to combine their technological expertise to set

● The two companies join forces by technically collaborating in the field of video security solutions. ● Sony’s superior image quality combined with Bosch’s expertise in video analytics and highly efficient bitrate management will benefit customers of both companies and set new standards. ● Bosch Security Systems’ sales and marketing organization will serve and support all Sony’s video security customers worldwide except in Japan.

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new standards in high-resolution and low light video imaging. As part of the agreed partnership, Sony`s video security customers in all markets except Japan will be served and supported by the sales and marketing organization of Bosch Security Systems. The partnership is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities.

Within the scope of the partnership, Sony will bring its leading expertise in video image quality and performance, while Bosch will add an extensive set of robust video analytics at the edge to interpret data as well as innovative technologies to achieve highly efficient bitrates and minimum storage requirements. “This partnership will revolutionize the video security industry since it combines the unique technological expertise and strengths of two leading companies in the field of video security applications.

Customers can prosper from Sony’s superior image quality, like its 4K solutions, combined with Bosch’s bitrate management and video analytics,” says Toru Katsumoto, Deputy President of Imaging Products and SoluSecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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tions, Sector President of Professional Products Group, Sony Corporation, “This unique partnership also supports Bosch’s vision concerning the internet of things. Video security cameras and more specifically the data they are collecting play an important role in the further development of the internet of things. The video cameras might be called as ‘the eyes of the internet of things,’” says Gert van Iperen, President of Bosch Security Systems.

Sony’s video security customers will be served and supported by a dedicated sales and marketing team within the Bosch Security Systems organization, offering customer support, aftersales service and training in different languages in over 50 countries worldwide. “The global Bosch Security Systems organization will support the dedicated sales and marketing team responsible for Sony-branded products as well as Sony’s customers to grow the business by excellent support and service,” van Iperen says. Sony will continue to develop and manufacture its video security products under its brand.

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IndigoVision Introduces Tiered Video Management Software I

ndigoVision has launched a tiered Video Management Software with Control Center v14.0, radically changing the way this innovative security management system is delivered. This change significantly widens the potential user base for the solution with offerings to sites of all sizes.

Control Center v14.0 can now be purchased at three distinct levels: IndigoLite™, IndigoPro™, and IndigoUltra™.

Marcus Kneen, CEO IndigoVision said, “A tiered software offering enables customers to pay only for what they need. At IndigoVision we believe that the features found in Control Center, combined with our commitment to open standards, integration, and our unique Distributed Network Architecture make Control Center an industry leading secu-

rity solution.”

For many years IndigoVision has had great success in enterprise projects such as airports, cities, casinos, and major events. Bringing this trusted, field-proven video management system, Control Center, to a much wider market is a major strategic development for IndigoVision. “Our new tiered approach allows customers to consider and select the option that best meets their security and budgetary requirements. Whatever software tier selected, customers will continue to benefit from the core functional-

ity of Control Center trusted by security professionals globally,” Marcus added.

The approach adopted with Control Center v14.0 is part of a wider commitment to offer flexible solutions, a stance that is already reflected in its tiered camera and storage solutions.

Axis Communications Lends its Support to ®

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xis Communications will participate in this year’s Small Business Saturday, taking place on November 26th. Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting local small businesses while strengthening and celebrating communities across the country.

To support Small Business Saturday, Axis will be actively encouraging

employees across the U.S. to shop at local small businesses in their communities leading up to and on November 26th. These efforts and stories from existing small business customers will be shared on Axis’ social media accounts to encourage others to do the same.

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time to support our communities and the small businesses around us. We are proud to be a supporter of Small Business Saturday and are excited for our first year of participation,” said Larry Chay, Small Business Program Manager, Axis Communications Inc., “Here at Axis, we’re happy to offer small businesses our support, advice and expertise when it comes to securing their space and improving operational efficiencies.”

Created by American Express in 2010, Small Business Saturday serves as the ceremonial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for small businesses across the United States. In 2015, 95 million consumers shopped at small businesses on Small Business Saturday and spent an estimated $16.2 billion at independent retailers and restaurants on the day, according to the 2015 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey. The day was also championed

by elected officials in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Axis Communications recognizes the importance of supporting small businesses, the jobs they help create, and the culture they instill in local communities.

According to the U.S. Small Businesses Administration, as of 2014, small businesses nationwide accounted for 63% of net new private-sector jobs created and represented 99.7% of firms with paid employees.

Tyco Security Products Hosts the Asia Pacific Customer Conference T

yco Security Products hosted the inaugural Asia Pacific Customer Conference on November 1-4, 2016, at the Westin Resort Nusa Dua Bali in Indonesia. With the theme of Experience Inspire Empower, the event brought together almost 100 distributors, system integrators, dealers and end users from over 10 countries across Asia Pacific to experience powerful unified security

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platforms, innovative edge devices and a glimpse of future security solutions.

The conference featured a key note speech from Ken May, Vice President, Asia Pacific Sales, Tyco Security Products on the success factors and future direction of security products and solutions from TSP, affirming the commitment to continuous innovation and customer service improvement. He also outlined the exciting potential opportunities with the recent merger with JCI that will extend the reach of the technology solutions to making customers’ buildings safer, secure and more efficient.

Customers were inspired by roadmap presentations and insights into new products to be released in 2017 by TSP Global Engineering and Product Management leaders, in particular, new interactive solutions from DSC, cutting edge new readers from CEM and Software House, and a trove of new features across Victor Unified, VideoEdge and SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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Exacq VMS platforms. The evolution of the products in the SME segment of the business with Exacq-Neo-Kantech integration demonstrated why TSP is a leader in the area of unification.

Guest speeches from long standing partner, Hong Kong International Airport and rising newcomer Bluestar India marked the climax of the conference where the speakers shared their experience with the powerful and reliable unified security solutions from Tyco Security Products.

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The event included a product fair where customers were walked through a comprehensive demonstration suite that showcased the portfolio of unified platforms, video analytics, biometrics, mobile applications, intelligence at the edge, wireless security automation, cyber security and the connected partner programs.

At the gala dinner and award ceremony, 29 partners across Asia Pacific were acknowledged for their outstanding contributions by Fastest Growing Partner, Long Loyalty Partner and Performance Excellence. These award-winning partners have shown extraordinary dedication to customer service, technical and business excellence, and share a strong and enduring partnership with Tyco Security Products.

“We are very excited and privileged to host this event for

our Asia Pacific customers. It is an opportunity to bring together our Asia Pa-

cific community in an interactive environment that will promote information sharing, networking and engagement,” said Ken May, “We look forward to working with all of our partners in the years ahead in serving our end-users with even higher levels of support, service and innovation, and driving exceptional returns for our stakeholders with their investment in our products and solutions.”

HID Global Announces One of the World’s Most Secure Citizen ID Cards H

ID Global® has announced one of the world’s most secure citizen ID cards, featuring technologies that have been proven in its customers’ awardwinning national passport and other government ID programs, such as the Irish Passport Card. Extending the benefits of its widely issued Optical Secure Media (OSM) card, the company has created an OSM Multitech card that is one of the most secure citizen ID cards on the market.

“Our OSM cards have set the stand-

ard for combining visual, digital and physical security while delivering the highest levels of card durability,” said Rob Haslam, VP and Managing Director, Government ID Solutions with HID Global, “There has been no known instance of a successful attempt to compromise OSM technology’s digital security, and now we’re helping to fuel the future of even more secure citizen identification by including a contactless RFID microcontroller chip into these proven OSM cards.”

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● HID Global technologies that have been featured in its customers’ awardwinning national passport and ID card programs are now commercially available in one of the world’s most secure citizen ID cards. ● Company uses patented DBond™ direct-bonding technology on ultra-thin polycarbonate (PC) ePre-laminate, enabling its proven Optical Secure Media (OSM) card to include an RFID microcontroller chip. ● Ability to duplicate information in three different locations both on and inside the card makes HID Global’s OSM Multitech card one of the most secure on the market. using the company’s DBond™ technology. Unique anti-crack technology also extends the durability of the card, which is initially available with an NXP P60D080 RFID chip. The company plans to offer additional RFID chip options in the future.

HID Global’s OSM Multitech cards can be used for applications ranging from national and resident alien IDs to health benefit, public welfare and Social Security cards, as well as driver’s licenses, gun permits and a wide range of other identification cards. The cards

are the cornerstone of a complete, endto-end government ID solution offered

by HID Global, including its highly secure laser personalization equipment, software solutions, security printing plus software and professional services and training.

The new Multitech card’s OSM, DBond and other technologies have been proven in numerous high-profile national ID programs, including the awardwinning Irish Passport Card, as well as programs in Saudi Arabia, Angola and the U.S. The Irish Passport Card is the first and only passport card deployed in Europe for border crossing and has been recognized for its innovative design.

GCC Education Sector Beefs Up Safety and Security with Biometric Cloud-Based Systems Intersec 2017 shines spotlight on emerging technologiesas Middle East outpaces global growth in biometric solutions

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Dubai university’s cloud-based biometric time attendance system is growing in popularity across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as the regional education sector joins other industries adopting new technology to boost safety and security.

The Hult International Business School in Dubai was the first to test Swiss company TBS’s (Touchless Biometric Technology) 3D technology to record class attendance via a wirelessly connected kiosk and a touchless fingerprint sensor at the entrance of each lecture room, ensuring all students sign-in, even if they’re late.

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“All four sites on three continents are synchronised instantly, giving the college real-time and global control on their time and attendance data for all their students,” said Zarrabi, who will showcase the TBS 3D-terminal and other biometric access control solutions at the Intersec trade show taking place in Dubai in January 2017.

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time zones. The benefits and its ease of use have convinced many universities.

It’s not only solving attendance for Hult, but also for other prestigious colleges in the Gulf, such as Umm Al Qura and Hail universities in Saudi Arabia, and more than 1,000 schools for the Ministry of Education in Oman. This list is constantly growing,” he said.

TBS is one of many exhibitors showcasing biometric and cloud-based security solutions at Intersec 2017.

The rise in emerging technologies comes as the global market for biometrics systems is expected to reach US$24.4 billion by 2020, according to research firm MarketsandMarkets, growing annually by 18% between 2015

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and 2020. Analysts from TechNavio forecast that biometrics in Middle East will grow faster at 19% annually up to 2019.

Zarrabi said the rising popularity of biometrics in the Middle East is down to several factors: “The Middle East is a world-leader in biometrics, regardless of economic ups and downs,” he said, “There’s a higher awareness about safety and security issues and consequently customers plan to allocate the corresponding budget. Additionally, Tech-savvy GCC governments have an inclination for convenient modern solutions based on biometrics and allow their widespread usage.”

Another exhibitor at Intersec 2017 with a wide range of biometric solutions is Matrix Comsec from India, which returns to launch its COSEC DOOR FMX, a high-performance door controller with a multispectral sensor that reads wet, dirty, elderly, and oily fingers.

Sagar Gosalia, Senior Vice President for Marketing and Sales at Matrix Comsec said that the company’s biometric access control and time-attendance solution is hugely popular in the Middle

East and African market, “The last 12 months have been quite exciting for us,” he said.

“We’ve successfully executed a few major projects across the Middle East, installing time-attendance and access control solutions for Paris Group and Dulsco in Dubai, the United Development Company and Qatar Metro in Qatar, Khimji Ramdas in Oman, Al Mujdui in Saudi Arabia, and the Kuwait Oil Corporation in Kuwait,” he added.

Elsewhere, WatchNET from Canada is another exhibitor launching a Cloud based access control system and integrated security solution at Intersec 2017. Sathish Arya, General Manager for WatchNET in the Middle East and Africa said, “The Middle East market is good for video analytics as the demand is growing with an increased accuracy of products/ solutions. As far as the Biometric market is concerned, it is growing faster in eGovernance & Identification solutions.”

Other exhibitors at Intersec 2017 specialising in biometric and cloud technology include AllGoVision from India, UAE companies Al Asma Technology,

CP Plus, and Hanwha Techwin; Polish manufacturers Digital Guardian and Easy Clocking; Suprema from Korea; and Iris ID from the USA. Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Middle East, the organiser of Intersec said, “Intersec, as the premier business networking and trade event for the safety, security and fire protection in the wider region, has served as a regional bellwether and launch pad for many a new technological innovations.

“Biometric technology and the use of cloud-based security systems are the latest trend in effective and efficient access control solutions worldwide and will be showcased for the benefit of regional trade buyers.”

In its 19th edition, Intersec 2017 will feature more than 1,300 exhibitors from 52 countries, while over 31,000 visitors from 128 countries are expected to attend as they seek the latest solutions across seven show sections of Commercial Security, Fire & Rescue, Safety & Health, Homeland Security & Policing, Perimeter & Physical Security, Information Security, and Smart Home & Building Automation.

Honeywell and Sparks Dynamics Collaborate on Industrial Internet of Things (IIot) Solutions Compressed air supply leader adds expertise to Honeywell’s growing IIoT ecosystem

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bility to accurately and quickly analyze that data; and finally, you must have the domain knowledge to understand how to deploy information to benefit the operation. Spark Dynamic’s elite domain expertise in the world of compressed air solutions makes the Honeywell-Sparks Dynamics IIoT ecosystem unique for our customers.”

Honeywell’s capabilities in data consolidation, cyber and software development combined with Sparks Dynamics’ deep domain knowledge will allow the expansion of a robust IIoT ecosystem that will help customers solve previously unsolvable problems.

“Sparks Dynamics will work with Honeywell to provide compressed air management, systems engineering, en-

ergy analysis and assistance with analytics development,” said Mac Mottley, Sparks Dynamics’ Chief Executive Officer, “An important part of this will be working with Honeywell to introduce a joint compressed air solution to the midto large-sized industrial plants.”

Honeywell and Sparks Dynamics have a history of collaboration. Honeywell’s automation and controls technologies help automate and harness data at more than 10,000 manufacturing sites around the world. Sparks Dynamics have implemented several compressed air monitoring solutions utilizing Tridium’s Niagara Framework’s evolving technology from edge to cloud and JACE controllers.

Ultimately, Honeywell and its collaborators, including Sparks Dynamics,

will leverage the IIoT to help customers minimize unplanned shutdowns, maximize output, minimize safety risk and optimize supply chain strategies.

With a larger, consolidated data set, manufacturers can apply higher analytics for more detailed insight, scale the data as needed to meet the varied needs of single-site or enterprise-wide operations, and leverage a wider pool of data experts for monitoring and analysis.

The goal, Hird said, is a simple-touse infrastructure that gives customers secure methods to capture and aggregate data, so that it can be leveraged by using analytics and applying a range of domain knowledge from a vast ecosystem of equipment vendors and process licensors.

CNL Software and r2p Partner to Improve Rail Efficiency

CNL Software announces its technology partnership with r2p Rail and Road Protec GmbH. The partnership brings together r2p’s mobile CCTV technology with CNL Software’s IPSecurityCenter™ PSIM solution, offering greater efficiency for rail operators through video intelligence led incident management

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analysis, saving valuable time and the huge costs previously incurred to travel to each video source for retrieval.

The solution can help to identify and reduce the impact of incidents, by aggregating multiple sources of video intelligence, such as in-vehicle video from trains and multiple and disparate station CCTV systems, to provide advanced situational awareness and post incident intelligence gathering.

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crimes are costing rail industries across the globe millions in operational losses each year. Service operators must stop trains if there is a perceived safety risk for passengers and staff; not only does this mean halting the trains in the immediate area but it can cause delays to other trains in the vicinity, in turn triggering a ripple effect of other interruptions across the network,” explains Adlan Hussain, VP Marketing at CNL Software, “Our technology partnership with r2p provides the control room with greater video intelligence to assess and deal with situations promptly and efficiently, while also assisting law enforcement to bring perpetrators to justice after the event.”

“Today rail operators regardless of their location, understand the significant financial and reputational impact of interruptions to regular services. Our technology is helping to reduce the impact of these disruptions,” comments Ulrik Ortiz Rasmussen, Founder and Managing Director at r2p Rail & Road Protec, “We continue to work with companies such as CNL Software to provide our customers with the best technical solutions to their challenges, be they security or operational issues.”

IPSecurityCenter PSIM is deployed in some of the largest transportation systems in the world from significant national rail projects in the UK, and airport and subway projects in major

global cities; protecting billions of passenger journeys each year, centralizing the monitoring of CCTV footage and increasing the storage capability for forensic data. r2p – Rail and Road Protec GmbH has its headquarters in Northern Germany, close to the Danish border. They develop and sell intelligent technology systems for the mobile sector with highest quality standards: CCTV, passenger counting, Infotainment and fleet management with real-time data transfer for rail and road vehicles. Their customers need only little hardware for an optimized solution, which is economical and ecologically beneficial at the same time.

More Choice for Partners and Customers in New Milestone Device Pack Device Pack 8.8 adds support for new devices including Axis Door Station, full-frame 4K cameras and audio devices

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ilestone Systems, the open platform leader in networked video management software (VMS), has released Device Pack 8.8 for partners and customers using Milestone XProtect video solutions. Device packs, released every other month, contain software updates supporting new hardware. Demands from the partner community are an important source of input for device pack updates. Thanks to the foundation of true open platform technology, Milestone is able to add new devices and functionalities

to XProtect VMS at a rapid pace and provide more optimal solutions for the Milestone community.

Release highlights

● AXIS A8105-E Network Video Door Station: This is a full-fledged security camera, powerful communication device and convenient door opener in one single device. HDTV 1080p resolution and WDR-Forensic Capture deliver visual identification even with strong backlighting conditions. Built-in LED lights SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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Axis Zipstream technology reduces bandwidth and storage requirements without compromising image quality. ● Sony SNCVB770 4K Network Camera: The Sony 4K camera with full-frame 35 mm sensor features ultra high sensitivity of expandable ISO 409600 to capture detailed 4K/ 30fps color video. This capability is possible at night or in extreme lighting environments. The camera also captures virtually blur-free 67

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images with high-speed electronic shutter which gives users the ability to track characters, numbers, and human facial expressions in poorly-lit conditions. ● AXIS C1004-E Network Cabinet Speaker: This speaker system can be used for background music and for live or scheduled announcements in retail stores. In-store announce-

ments can be scheduled to inform customers about opening hours and share the latest campaigns. They can also be triggered by events captured by a surveillance camera such as someone entering an exit the wrong way. In supporting this device Milestone further expands its interest in the retail vertical as desired by the Milestone community.

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s part of the Milestone Camera Partner program, ONVIF functionality testing can be done by Milestone or by vendors who have completed the fourday Milestone training. The ability to complete the Milestone certification test saves time and costs for camera manufacturers in their go-to-market strategy.

Gemalto Wins U.S. Government Grant for Digital Driver’s License Pilot in Four Jurisdictions G

emalto is partnering with Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, and Washington D.C. to pilot digital driver's licenses (DDLs). Gemalto received a government grant to support these jurisdictions to pilot the development of a smartphonebased credential, and will implement an interoperable solution of a magnitude not seen before in the market. This partnership includes a two year grant from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which spearheads the country's National Strategy for

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Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, an effort dedicated to securing and protecting privacy in the digital world.

As a longstanding partner to jurisdictions across the country, Gemalto has leveraged its combined expertise in the driver's license (DL) and identification (ID) sector, along with its strong position as a global leader in digital and mobile technology. As states and government entities shift toward digital ID strategies, the NIST funded pilot is an opportunity to set the precedent for mobile driver's license security and frameworks moving forward.

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is especially prevalent among the next generation of drivers and the massive millennial demographic. According to a 2015 Pew Research Study, 86 percent of people aged 18 to 29 have a smartphone. Issuing agencies are looking to target this group with new technology and provide a supplemental service to its existing client base to meet the needs of a diverse group of drivers.

The digital driver's license serves as a secure, companion version of the physical ID card. The pilot will address four main use cases including enrollment, updates to the document once it's in the field, attribute sharing and law enforcement. The mobile license will enable new security features, coupled with advanced in-field verification, as well as allow for enhanced privacy for citizens through better control of personal information.

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multi-year pilot program designed to address the many different opportunities surrounding digital identities,” said Katerina Megas, NSTIC Pilots Program Manager at NIST, “The digital driver's license solution Gemalto presented embodies the NSTIC Guiding Principles surrounding trusted identities in cyberspace. Our goal is to work with organi-

zations to determine the best technology and implementation strategy that will maintain both citizen privacy and security.”

“Gemalto understands that each jurisdiction will have unique needs and experience different challenges throughout implementation,” said Steve Purdy, VP of State Identity Programs at Gemalto,

“The collaborative nature of this project will enable us to quickly identify usecase best practices and lessons learned, share those, and refine the solution in a more comprehensive and efficient way.

It brings not only the ability to serve individual jurisdiction needs, but the strength of working together cooperatively with a common goal.”

IndigoVision Announces Synchronised Detector Status with C•CURE 9000

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he recent update of the IndigoVision Software House C•CURE 9000 Integration Module allows users to see the state of detectors and events synchronised between both systems, Control Center and C•CURE 9000. Users working with either system as their preferred front-end easily have a complete system overview joint in a single interface.

Software House C•CURE 9000 is well known for being a powerful and reliable Access Control solution. Using the IndigoVision Software House C•CURE 9000 Integration Module you get full awareness and easy security management through a single interface.

The integration allows for: ● Alarm integration into IndigoVision's Control Center Management Software: Events and alarms from the C•CURE 9000 system are forwarded into Control Center, providing easy management in a single interface. ● Alarm integration into C•CURE 9000: Events and alarms from an In-

digoVision system can be forwarded into the C•CURE 9000 system. ● Video integration into C•CURE 9000: Video streams (live and recorded video) from an IndigoVision system can be displayed in the C•CURE 9000 user interface.

IndigoVision’s Integration Modules provide you with the flexibility and choice needed to create your customised, reliable and future-proof security management solution.

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ideo surveillance, access control, perimeter detection, alarm systems, and help points: all these applications are designed to keep you safe.

But they are all stand-alone, different systems speaking different languages.

That means they can’t talk to each other.

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application that speaks to and controls all the others. It’s a ‘stand-together’ model of communication, where everything talks to each other in one language.

Their linguistic experts are called Integration Modules. They act as translators so the various surveillance applications can speak to you and you can speak to them. They convert all the applications and put them into a single application – Control Center which then makes the information smart and actionable. It clears your desk as it clears your mind. Forget the myriad of monitors.

Everything is on the screens of Control Center.

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ONVIF Hosts 2016 Annual Member Meeting

NVIF®, the leading global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, hosted its annual membership meeting on October 25, updating members on ONVIF’s accomplishments of 2016 and its outlook for the year ahead. ONVIF member companies heard presentations on the final release of Profile Q in 2016 and the ongoing development of Profile T for video, in addition to learning about the growing prevalence of ONVIF’s more than 7,000 conformant models of products in bid and specification processes in projects around the world.

In the webinar’s opening remarks, ONVIF Steering Committee Chairman Per Björkdahl highlighted ONVIF’s collective achievements over the past 12 months, including the organization’s continued work with the International Electrotechnical Commission on its IEC

62676-2-3 standard for network video clients and video transmitter devices.

Björkdahl also cited the formation of the ONVIF Use Case Working Group as a significant step in increasing opportunities for member input.

Björkdahl announced the recipients of the 2016 ONVIF Award, which recognizes individuals and companies who have made significant contributions to the industry and to ONVIF. The 2016 ONVIF Award winners are: Sriram Bhetanabottla of Canon, Robert Haraldsson of Axis Communications and Hiroyuki Sano of Sony.

“Sriram, Robert and Hiroyuki have made significant contributions to the development of our Device Test Tool, Device Test Specification and Profile Q, our newest profile for improved out-ofthe-box functionality,” Björkdahl said, “As a member-driven organization, it’s

important to recognize members who contribute many hours of service to the work of ONVIF.” Hans Busch of Bosch, Chairman of the ONVIF Technical Committee, spoke to members about the specification development roadmap and its alignment to the standardization activities within the IEC TC 79 working groups for video surveillance and physical access control standards. Technical Services Committee Chair Andreas Schneider of Sony gave an overview of the committee’s work on profiles, test tools, the conformance process and Developers’ Plugfests, and also provided additional information on the development of future Profiles. ONVIF Communications Chair Jonathan Lewit of Pelco by Schneider Electric followed the TSC with a recap of ONVIF’s internal and external communications in 2016.

ASSA ABLOY acquires Construction Specialties in the US and Mexico

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“I am very pleased that Construction Specialties is joining the ASSA ABLOY Group. I welcome this addition that further reinforces the ASSA ABLOY Group’s leadership in entrance automa70

tion, where our sales have grown from SEK 3 billion in 2008 to SEK 20 billion in 2016,” says Johan Molin, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY. “Construction Specialties has a strong team of well experienced people and a solid market position. It is another important step for our growth in North America,” says Juan Vargues, Executive Vice President of ASSA ABLOY and SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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Head of Division Entrance Systems.

Construction Specialties was established in 1994 and has some 140 employees. The company is headquartered in Brownsville, Texas, but has its main business in Mexico.

Sales for 2016 are expected to reach USD 34 million (approx. SEK 300 million) with a good EBIT margin. The acquisition will be accretive to EPS from start.

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ASIS China 2016 Addresses the Evolving Risk Landscape

The ASIS China 2016 conference took place successfully in Shanghai on November 14 and 15

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ver 150 attendees registered, with many leading global and regional organizations represented. In addition to China, participants came from across the Asia-Pacific region including Singapore, Hong Kong, India and Australia plus several from the U.S. and Europe. The conference was sponsored by Tyco and China City Guard.

ASIS President David C. Davis CPP, set the scene with an overview of the state of security touching on the evolving risk landscape including terrorism and IoT security. He also recognized the winner of the ASIS Dan Grove APAC Regional Scholarship: Suraj Shankhpal, of Goldman Sachs in India.

He was followed by a lively panel debate on ‘Low Margins in the

Manned Guarding Sector’ and how this affects customers, guarding companies, guards and even the image of the security profession as a whole.

ASIS provided a unique platform bringing together contrasting perspectives from local and regional guarding service providers and senior practitioners tasked with sourcing and selecting such services for their companies.

The ASIS CEO, Peter J. O’Neil spoke about the changes the society is going through to deliver more value to members globally. Other topics on the agenda included: Jihadist strategy, cyber threat management, creating a practical emergency action plan, duty of care, social media and convergence of physical and cyber security risks.

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will be ASIS Europe 2017, taking place in Milan, Italy on 29-31 March 2017.

The event will focus on cyber-physical threats in multinational, connected enterprises.

ASIS International is a global community of security practitioners, each of whom has a role in the protection of assets – people, property, and/ or information. Their members represent virtually every industry in the public and private sectors, and organizations of all sizes. From entry-level managers to CSOs to CEOs, from security veterans to consultants and those transitioning from law enforcement or the military, the ASIS community is global and diverse. No other organization possesses the vast array of knowledge, expertise, and experience.

Safran Identity & Security and IDEX Partner to Commercialize First Mass Deployable Biometric Smart Cards S afran Identity & Security and IDEX ASA announce significant progress toward commercializing the world’s first ISO standard form factor smart cards with a touch fingerprint sensor. A pilot card series has successfully passed testing.

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tegic biometric program of a major payment program.

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result of this collaboration is a significant breakthrough for the smart card industry in the form of a polymer touch sensor integrated into a standard thickness card that can be replicated efficiently in existing card production facilities.

Moreover, the cards work with all existing standard POS (point of sales) terminals, foregoing the need of merchants to upgrade their systems.

“This partnership combines our patented off-chip flexible polymer touch technology with Safran's world-leading biometric capabilities and its card manufacturing expertise to make biometric cards a commercial reality. Our integrated solution has successfully passed

comprehensive functional and reliability testing on a series of pilot production cards. We are now undergoing qualification of the solution under our strategic partnership in advance of expected trial programs. Subject to customer feedback and adoption, we anticipate the product will be ready for mass production in late 2016, said Dr. Hemant Mardia, CEO of IDEX. “Our ambition is to simplify the everyday life of consumers. By integrating fingerprint biometrics into a payment card together with IDEX, we are enabling a smooth and secure payment experience as well as ensuring seamless integration within existing POS terminals,” commented Philippe Bertiaux, Vice President & General Manager, Payment Business Unit at Safran Identity & Security.

IDEX has developed the world's most advanced fingerprint imaging, recognition and authentication technology. IDEX's innovative Intellectual Property (IP) is protect-

ed by a comprehensive portfolio of 47 granted and pending patent families, which continues to grow through ongoing innovation.

The IDEX business model is based on designing innovative fingerprint sensor IP and products, which IDEX sells and licenses global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partners. These partners utilise IDEX IP in a range of biometrically enabled products. The customers are either purchasing IDEX fingerprint sensor units or paying a royalty on units they produce. IDEX's addressable market represents a multi-billion unit opportunity, centred on three core markets: ● Mobile devices. ● ID security and smart cards. ● The Internet of Things.

IDEX has an exciting and competitive product ready road map including swipe sensors, touch sensors with disruptive cost positions, and a unique inglass solution. The Company is currently in the process of commercialising these products and has recently announced a number of important OEM partnerships and end user design wins.

FLIR Systems Completes Acquisition of Point Grey Research, Inc. Acquisition expands FLIR’s presence in machine vision, intelligent imaging for retail analytics, and visible spectrum camera solutions

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LIR Systems, Inc. has successfully completed its previouslyannounced acquisition of the business of Point Grey Research Inc., for an aggregate purchase price of $259 million in cash, or an en72

terprise value of $256 million excluding Point Grey’s closing cash balance.

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defense products, and advanced mapping systems. Point Grey designs, manufactures, and distributes its cameras and related software to a global base of customers that build systems for improving the efficiency, quality, analysis, and safety of a wide range of processes and products.

“The acquisition of Point Grey provides us a strong, proven, and profitable platform from which to integrate thermal technology into the under-penetrated industrial vision and people counting markets,” said Andy Teich, President and CEO of FLIR, “We are pleased to have the Point Grey team join FLIR and

we look forward to working with them to innovate advanced intelligent imaging solutions for the customers in the machine vision space.”

The business will be known as the Integrated Imaging Solutions line of business operating within FLIR’s OEM and Emerging segment.

Arecont Vision® MegaLab™

3rd Generation Expansion to Drive Continued Industry Leadership of Megapixel Technology

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recont Vision® has announced that its MegaLab™ facility has launched a 3rd generation expansion to benefit customers worldwide while continuing to move the surveillance industry forward. The MegaLab is a dedicated testing facility and knowledge center located at Arecont Vision’s headquarters, development center, and manufacturing facilities in Glendale, California that is used by Arecont Vision and by many manufacturers of video management software (VMS) platforms, network video recorders (NVRs), storage, servers, cybersecurity solutions, utilities, lighting, and network infrastructure.

The MegaLab is a key component of Arecont Vision’s continued commitment to maintaining and growing its 13 years of megapixel technology industry leadership. The facility is used to test new products, features, and capabilities with the latest products from a wide range of Technology Partner Program members to ensure the best possible integration.

The MegaLab is now closely integrated with the Arecont Vision Qual-

ity Assurance (QA) labs as part of the most recent facility expansion. This allows the Quality team to leverage the MegaLab and the wide range of partner hardware and software systems prior to the release of Arecont Vision products. It also provides a vehicle for the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) team to simulate, identify, and resolve post-installation support issues.

“The MegaLab was initially created for Arecont Vision engineers to verify the integration of industry leading VMS platforms with our pioneering megapixel cameras,” said Jason Schimpf, Director of Marketing Programs at Arecont Vision, and the creator of the MegaLab, “The MegaLab has grown dramatically

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in scope, and today is used by a growing range of VMS and Infrastructure Partners to test their products with Arecont Vision cameras onsite or remotely. The MegaLab provides a physical environment with professional security cameras and typical network infrastructure, far superior to using software to simulate real world conditions.” This testing capability is a free service available to the hardware and software manufacturers that are participants in the Arecont Vision Technology Partner Program.

The original Arecont Vision certification program launched in 2008 with 64 of the company’s megapixel cameras and a basic network infrastructure setup. Eight years later the MegaLab

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has evolved into a dedicated workspace located in the center of the Engineering, Quality, and Technical Assistance Center departments, and has been used by many manufacturers. The MegaLab is now a 24 hours a day, 365 days a year proving ground, troubleshooting testbed, certification lab, remote load test environment, and a customer design verification center. The facility features over 120 cameras permanently installed, along with capability to expand to well over 500 cameras when needed.

“ONVIF integration is important, and fully endorsed by Arecont Vision,” commented Schimpf, “Through the MegaLab, we are able to move beyond ONVIF and integrate the features and

capabilities that we are often the first in the industry to deploy with the latest products of our Technology Partners.

This brings outstanding customer solutions to the market that are well integrated even before the standards groups catch up.”

The MegaLab features dedicated servers for VMS and other software solutions in physical and virtualized environments, as well as NVR appliances. A robust network backbone with network switch hardware from several manufacturers is available for dedicated testing and troubleshooting. This type of flexibility allows Technology Partners and Arecont Vision’s TAC, QA, and Engineering staff to test to precisely what

needs to be checked, verified, or corrected.

“Access to the MegaLab has greatly enhanced our quality assurance testing.

We are able to test every new firmware update and each camera with the industry’s leading VMS, storage, network, and analytics platforms before release for sale,” said George Feldman, Director of Quality at Arecont Vision, “Since our cameras have maintained a unified API since 2008, the new cameras and firmware versions are plug and play with many of our partners. This allows us to verify that our new features and cameras are designed properly, and ensures a deep level of integration when new products are released.”

Joint Defence Against Small Drones Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security to collaborate with MyDefence

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irbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS) and myDefence, Aalborg/ Denmark, are joining forces to develop electronic protection systems.

Both companies have signed a cooperation agreement and are now exploring opportunities in the areas of countermeasures against small drones, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and electronic countermeasures for combat aircraft.

“MyDefence’s high-performance technology is fitting ideally into our own

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product portfolio of proven electronic protection solutions. Together with their highly motivated team and their agility in the market this is the optimum precondition for developing joint business,” said Thomas Müller, CEO Airbus EBS, the future Hensoldt.

By pooling proven Airbus EBS long-range capabilities with short and medium range solutions of myDefence from their innovative RF detection products, EBS is further strengthening its position as innovative, full-scale provider within the Counter-UAV market.

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in the other end are looking for stationary long range systems with hard kill counter meassures. By combining forces, MyDefence and EBS can now offer the full range of high quality products ranging from inexpensive short range detection to full scale systems.

The Counter UAV System to be jointly offered will have a modular, scalable design and will offer the capability to combine various sensors – cameras, radar systems, RF detectors, direction finders – with different ranges of up to 10 kilometres. MyDefence develops small form factor portable RF: UAS detectors, system networked sensors, stand alone or system integrated RF direction finders and a small portable short to medium range radar.

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Genie’s Virdi AC5000 Fingerprint System is Now Approved for UK Government Use G

enie’s flagship biometric fingerprint authentication system – VIRDI AC5000SC – is now approved for UK government use.

The system is networkable or standalone, and will be included in Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure’s (CPNI’s) trusted Catalogue of Security Equipment (CSE).

“We are pleased to hear that our widely popular Fingerprint Authentication System is now fully approved for UK Government use. Our customers and their clients will clearly benefit from a

trusted and proven biometric fingerprint system,” said John Boorman Sales and Marketing Director at Genie.

The AC5000 is an IP65 rated system that can detect ‘fake’ fingerprints available in Black and White housings, and includes a customised LED display.

Arteco Delivers Advanced Appliance to Streamline Video Event Management in Small-to-Medium Enterprise Environments The new Arteco-3000 network video recorder is optimized for high-performance and reliability in a small form factor, and designed for ease-of-integration

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rteco, a global provider of eventdriven video management solutions, introduces a strategic update to its technology portfolio, designed to increase video management capabilities for small-to-medium surveillance deployments.

Arteco-3000 supports 12 IP cameras at full HD resolution and is ideal for small enterprises, retailers, small businesses and distributed, multi-site installations, such as chain stores and logistics centers. The platform’s 64bit architecture enables users to address today's security and operational needs while ensuring scalability with

teams. evolving video data requirements.

The Arteco-3000 NVR is also The NVR platform delivers the performance and reliability neces- designed to offer simplicity and sary for the robust video display and automated monitoring that today’s modern organizations require. It enhances visual viewing through detailed event displays and alarms that streamline investigations The new Arteco-3000 NVR eases installation and and informed remanagement, reduces overall costs sponse for focused SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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performance. With a plug-and-play approach and an intuitive user experience, installation and system management are streamlined. The completely integrated package reduces training and deployment costs, and enhances integration through close compatibility with various third-party devices. It is also expandable with any Arteco video event management system or NVR.

“With the new 3000, Arteco delivers on its promise to deliver intelligent and intuitive video management that empowers SME customers to exceed security and business objectives,” said Steve Birkmeier, Vice President, Sales and Business Development, Arteco, “Arteco-3000 also serves as an entry point to the benefits of event-driven intelligence, an expanded video category that delivers

significant benefits to the security and operations teams.”

Arteco-3000 is the latest addition to Arteco’s comprehensive portfolio of technology solutions designed for security, video and operational monitoring. The company’s wide range of video intelligence solutions helps solve complex business and safety challenges for customers around the globe.

Honeywell and Flowserve Collaborate on Industrial Internet of things (IIoT) Solutions Agreement adds leading industrial supplier in fluid management to Honeywell’s IIoT ecosystem

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oneywell and Flowserve recently announced they will collaborate to provide Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions to help industrial customers make their operations safer, more efficient and more reliable. The collaboration will be part of the Honeywell INspire™ program, Honeywell’s joint customer development program for its IIoT ecosystem.

“The key to an effective IIoT ecosystem is to have three things,” said Andrew Hird, Vice President and General Manager of Honeywell Process Solutions’ Digital Transformation business, “First, you need to have secure access to the data being collected; secondly the capability to analyze that data; and finally, you need domain knowledge to understand how to deploy information to benefit the operation. Flowserve’s domain expertise in flow control solutions that include 76

pumps, valves, seals and services is unmatched globally, which makes the Honeywell-Flowserve IIoT ecosystem unique for our customers.”

Honeywell and Flowserve have a long history of collaboration. HPS’ automation and controls technologies help automate and harness data at more than 10,000 manufacturing sites around the world. Flowserve instrumentation and services are co-located at many of those sites.

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faster,” said Eric van Gemeren, Vice President, Research & Development, Flowserve, “This collaboration will help us provide our customers with new insight through transformative service capabilities that lead to more powerful decision-making and process optimization.”

Flowserve is a recognized global leader in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation and services to the world’s most critical industrial applications, including power, oil and gas, and chemicals. Operating in more than 55 countries, the company produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves, as well as a range of related flow management services.

Honeywell’s capabilities in data consolidation, cyber and software development combine well with Flowserve’s deep domain knowledge to allow the expansion of a robust IIoT

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ecosystem that is designed to help customers solve previously unsolvable problems.

The goal, Hird said, is a simple-touse infrastructure that gives customers secure methods to capture and aggregate data, so that it can be leveraged by using analytics and applying a range of domain knowledge from a vast ecosystem of equipment vendors and process licensors.

With a larger, consolidated data set, manufacturers can apply higher

analytics for more detailed insights, scale the data as needed to meet the varied needs of single-site or enterprise-wide operations, and leverage a wider pool of data experts for monitoring and analysis.

Ultimately, Honeywell and its collaborators, including Flowserve, will leverage the IIoT to help customers minimize unplanned shutdowns, maximize output, minimize safety risk and optimize supply chain strategies. The Honeywell INspire™ program brings to-

gether a community of participants, including customers, equipment vendors, process licensors and Honeywell experts that will jointly develop solutions for a myriad of operational challenges.

Flowserve Corp. is one of the world's leading providers of fluid motion and control products and services.

Operating in more than 50 countries, the company produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves as well as a range of related flow management services.

Fujitsu and SUSE Expand

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Develop and Promote Dynamic, Flexible and Secure Open Source Solutions Joint development of hybrid cloud, next-generation cloud infrastructure and mission-critical solutions

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USE® and Fujitsu announced they are strengthening their strategic alliance to address the need for dynamic, flexible and secure cloud and missioncritical open source solutions in the global market. Both companies are committing to development, marketing and sales resources and will initially bring hybrid cloud. next-generation cloud infrastructure and mission-critical solutions to the market. As a result of this expanded alliance, customers will have access to a wider variety of enterprise offerings and greater flexibility to migrate on-premise environments including SUSE to open sourcebased public and private clouds.

In addition, customers will also be able to take advantage of the comprehensive MetaArc portfolio of solutions, services and cutting-edge tech-

nologies, including cloud, mobility, IoT, Big Data analytics, and Artificial Intelligence from Fujitsu as well as an ecosystem of partners. With open source cloud technologies at its heart, MetaArc enables customers to digitalize with confidence. MetaArc is steadily rolling out internationally, with plans for availability from Fujitsu data centers around the globe.

“This further-strengthened collaboration with SUSE is a logical extension of our productive relationship for more than a decade and follows our mutual commitment to smoothly and swiftly support customers with open source systems,” said Yoshiya Etou, Vice President, Linux Development Division, Platform Software BU, Fujitsu, “Our collaboration now moves beyond a go-to-market solutions strategy to deSecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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velopment and open source community activities. We put to use the technology and track record we have cultivated over the years to support customers’ mission-critical systems, utilizing the latest open source solutions in both onpremise and cloud.”

Phillip Cockrell, SUSE Vice President of Global Alliances, said, “This is a very exciting development for both SUSE and Fujitsu. We have worked together for many years, and what we're announcing today takes our relationship to a truly strategic and global partnership around mission-critical and hybrid cloud solutions that will solve business issues for our customers.”

Five joint strategic initiatives and three solutions from the Fujitsu-SUSE strategic alliance will be publicly announced as they become available.

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7 Things You Need to Know About Iris Recognition Systems

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ince the late 1990s, iris recognition technology has been used in banks and airports as a means of identity authentication. Today, its use is widespread in government facilities, schools/ research centers, correctional/ judicial facilities, healthcare and others. There are a number of reasons for its rising popularity, but first, a brief overview of the technology is in order.

Iris recognition measures the unique patterns in the colored portion of the eye (the iris) and compares that ‘signature’ to the one on file in the system to verify and authenticate identity. The iris pattern has the most desirable properties for verification compared to other biometrics because of its uniqueness, stability over time and relatively easy accessibility. It also has the highest accuracy among all biometrics.

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oday’s iris recognition systems have been designed for ease of use and to lessen any perceived concern about the technology. In fact, it’s as simple as taking a selfie. In the enrollment process a camera captures a detailed image of the iris and the system’s biometric software makes a template or ‘map’ of the person’s iris pattern 78

for storage in the system. To verify identity later, an individual simply looks at the iris reader from a comfortable distance, and the system compares the patterns in the individual’s iris against the templates stored in the database.

If there’s a match, the individual’s identity is verified.

Iris recognition measures the unique patterns in the coloured portion of the eye (the iris) and compares that ‘signature’ to the one on file

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hether used in security or business applications, iris readers are proving cost effective – particularly from a lifecycle perspective. There are no cards to be replaced when worn out or lost; no RFID blocking sleeves are necessary to prevent hacking; and operations can be streamlined through reduced time and labor. Some systems allow scanning of up to 30 people per minute from a distance of several feet.

And because no contact with the camera is required, either for enrollment or authentication, wear and tear on the cameras and contamination issues are greatly reduced.

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There are no cards to be lost, loaned or duplicated, and iris information cannot be falsified. An iris cannot be shared or stolen, and iris readers cannot be fooled by makeup, hair or clothing changes.

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n common access control systems, access is authorized either by the reader/ controller or by the reader/ server based on presentation of a preprogrammed access card by the individual. Neither decision is dependent upon any type of identity recognition.

Without physical identity verification, the reader does not have the ability to confirm that the user is in fact the individual assigned to that card.

In a real sense, card-based systems are using the card as confirmation of the identity of the person carrying the card. However, because cards can be stolen, loaned, lost or duplicated, that link is both tenuous and vulnerable.

Even two-factor authentication (i.e., access card plus PIN or password) can be defeated with readily available skimmers.

Iris recognition access control systems on the other hand require authenticated identification before allowing access. The individual is uniquely and permanently linked to their iris. Some readers even work in outdoor environments as well as through eyeglasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses.

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s an identity management solution, iris readers have been deployed in mainstream security locations in addition to environments as diverse as federal, state and local law enforcement, correctional facilities, travel and border security, healthcare and financial services as well as sports

and entertainment venues. Outside security applications, organizations that are investigating ways to update and improve business procedures are considering the efficiency and productivity gains A benefit of iris recognition systems is the capability for integration with other with the use of bisecurity systems to improve access control security ometrics.

Examples include protecting against Throughput insurance fraud, maintaining time and fficiency in system usage is critiattendance records, and even ensurcal for high volume throughput in ing a patient gets the right medication applications such as airports/ border in a hospital. And, because of the non- crossings. It’s also critical in maintaincontact interface – the user simply looks ing efficient throughput in facility acinto the iris reader – the technology is cess or at large public venues where often selected for applications where the lengthy delays could lead to user disuser is gloved, such as in pharmaceutical satisfaction and ultimately security vulmanufacturing or in a construction site nerabilities. To overcome these obstaor port, or in environments where users cles, new systems on the market offer wear protective clothing. high speed, making it possible for users to simply walk through a checkpoint without the need to stop and look into Integration nother benefit of iris recognition a reader.

Iris recognition’s accuracy rates also systems is the capability for integration with other security systems contribute to ease of throughput. Its to improve access control security and extremely low FAR (False Acceptance provide greater operational efficien- Rates) and FRR (False Rejection Rates) cies. For example, available today are are superior to those of other biometric IOM Android® tablets that fuse access modalities, making it better positioned control readers, biometrics, keypads, for widespread usage.

Iris recognition has proven to be a intercoms, cameras and more. These iris biometric-embedded tablets com- game changer in both physical and logibine the accuracy and convenience of cal security. Its strong authentication cairis recognition with the functionality pability also has potential for the home and customization of a mobile com- security market in devices such as biomputing platform for increased security etric locks, Bluetooth devices and even cloud-based security. As costs come levels.

The high functioning tablets can also down, innovations will abound and the be integrated with building management seven things you now know will help functions and time and attendance sys- you navigate the future of biometric security. tems for even greater efficiencies.

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Four Prevalent Trends Affecting Power Solutions

By Ronnie Pennington – National Sales Engineer, Altronix Corporation

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ith rising concerns over organizations’ physical security and potential network vulnerabilities, it has become more important now than ever for security professionals and other decision makers to take actions that will guard against potential problems and help prevent system failures. One specific area of heightened focus is the implementation of advanced power solutions to ensure the reliability and consistency of every surveillance, access and security system within the organization.

To make informed decisions, system integrators and end users alike should consider industry trends and technology advances that may affect their choice of power solutions.

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s the trend from analog to IP continues to progress, more and more

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security devices are IP-enabled for seamless network integration. By transmitting vast quantities of data, these products provide higher levels of security by enabling better overall networked system performance and cost-efficiency along with trending functionality such as analytics and system diagnostics. In fact, the ability to network, control and monitor all the core power and transmission devices that make up the foundation of a user’s surveillance and security system completes the IP network communications chain enabling truly networked systems.

In addition to the proliferation of products with advanced firmware that enables greater network throughput, the system integration process is also benefiting from innovative hardware-based solutions such as smartly designed equipment enclosures that easily integrate power with access

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controllers and accessories from leading manufacturers. These integration enclosures simplify board layout and wire management, greatly reducing installation and labor costs, and provide the versatility and scalability installers need to easily configure multiple products. The simple yet highly pragmatic design of enclosure backplanes makes this otherwise cumbersome aspect of integration faster, easier and extremely cost-efficient – all of which are tangible benefits for both users and installers alike.

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oday’s power solutions are a far cry from conventional power products that have been the mainstay for years.

With the addition of network communications now available in foundation power and transmission products, systems designers and installers can achieve higher levels of integration that provide comprehensive remote monitoring, diagnostics and control. Early intervention, preventative maintenance and service calls can be handled with higher degrees of accuracy, which improves overall security at users’ locations. The tangible benefits of power and transmission products with network communications provide a much more comprehensive networked system solution for the

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professional security industry at large.

For example, consider a scenario where there is a network failure involving a single device or group of devices such as cameras and/ or electronic locks.

Typically, power supplies are the first point of failure to be checked, but are more often not the source of the problem. Power solutions with embedded communications however can help to easily pinpoint the cause of the problem by monitoring all the devices they are connected to. The information provided by advanced power solutions with network communications reduces system downtime, helps eliminate service calls and provides faster response times when issues are detected.

In addition to improving overall reliability, these capabilities can also significantly reduce end-users’ total cost of ownership through more efficient service management. Simple tasks such as rebooting devices remotely and scheduling back-up battery replacements can be easily accommodated with new smart power and transmission solutions.

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er a recent industry report from industry analyst IHS Markit, the global market for security systems integration reached $60.3 billion in 2015, including video surveillance, physical access control and intruder alarm systems, as well as the costs of installation and maintenance services. Going forward, the report forecasts the service industry to be the fastest growing sector of the overall market.

As evidenced with new power and transmission solutions with network communication capabilities, new business opportunities for dealers, installers and integrators are being created in the service sector. The ability to moni-

tor real-time diagnostics from virtually anywhere allows dealers and integrators to offer remote monitoring as an additional service, providing them with a new source of recurring monthly revenue (RMR). The data and alerts these solutions provide make it possible to quickly identify and mitigate potential and actual system issues prior to dispatching technicians, which saves time, reduces expenses, increases efficiency and improves overall security.

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urveillance and security installations almost always vary from project to project. Design builds must consider existing infrastructure and budgets in addition to the security issues they are intended to resolve. Among the new available solutions that address these issues are Ethernet over Coax (EoC) adaptive transmission solutions, which allows the upgrade of analog infrastructure to IP. This equates to huge savings in eliminating the need for ripping and replacing existing cabling. An additional benefit is the ability to transmit both power and data for multiple devices over a single coax cable. For instance, deploying an all-in-one multi-port EoC receiver with integral PoE+ switch reSecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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quires less individual pieces of equipment while providing a cleaner installation with a smaller footprint and for less costs.

PoE midspans/ endspans also continue to evolve offering more flexibility for today’s more advanced IP systems.

For example, new outdoor versions include Hi-PoE to provide up to 60W to IP devices, and include SFP ports to accommodate fiber optic cabling for long distance applications. New managed midspans have also hit the market recently, providing more power along with network communications, greater bandwidth and integral battery charging capabilities. These solutions are designed to meet the demands created by devices such as multi-sensor megapixel cameras and illuminators while also offering higher transmission rates.

Power supplies and transmission devices with network communications and management capabilities are quickly becoming the new foundation for today’s advanced integrated surveillance, access and security systems. It’s time well spent for resellers and end-users alike to familiarize themselves on these new solutions as they can increase overall performance while actually reducing both short and long term expenses.

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Bosch Secure Truck Parking Offers safety and security for freight and driver for a good night’s rest in the truck

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t’s a common sight on motorway rest stops: Row after row of narrowly parked trucks as drivers take their obligatory rest breaks. At night in particular, there is a shortage of parking facilities.

In addition, many parking places are not safe. Break-ins are common and valuable freight is being lost to theft.

Bosch Service Solutions have come up with a solution to this problem – Secure Truck Parking. Parking spaces at truck stops can be reserved online, ahead of time and hassle-free. In addition, company parking facilities located close to freeways will be integrated into the new system. With Secure Truck Parking, both route and rest times can be planned more easily, helping to keep down growing incidences of theft and providing drivers with peace of mind, knowing that their cargo is protected.

The first pilot facility for Secure Truck Parking was launched recently at the Bosch site in Karlsruhe at the A5 freeway. The employee car park is being opened for truck parking at night. Following this initial trial, Bosch Secure

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Truck Parking will be formally launched in the spring of 2017 at which point 50 truck drivers will benefit from safe parking at the Thiersheim truck stop in Bavaria.

“We turn truck stops into connected service providers, offering urgently needed real-time information about available parking facilities,” said Dr Jan-Philipp Weers, Project Leader with Bosch Service Solutions, “In combination with added security technology, Bosch Secure Truck Parking can significantly reduce the risk of crime. It offers freight companies a one-stop solution that facilitates dependable planning, driver protection and freight security.”

The online booking platform of Bosch Secure Truck Parking is operated through the Bosch IoT Cloud. To integrate the numerous barrier systems on parking lots, the Bosch IoT Cloud uses the SAP Vehicles Network, a marketplace for vehicle related services such as parking and refuelling. SAP Vehicles Network

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● Truck parking facilities can be found and booked online. ● Safer parking for freight and driver. ● Pilot facility launched in Karlsruhe on the A5 freeway. is based on the SAP HANA Cloud platform. It enables the video recognition of

truck registration plates on entering and exiting, and matches these with booking data in the Bosch IoT Cloud. Bosch and SAP are close partners in the field of platform development and IT infrastructure.

With Secure Truck Parking, Bosch not only makes it easier to find and book truck parking facilities; it also makes parking safer for both driver and freight since the parking sites are equipped with Bosch security technology as well as video surveillance. Bosch also provides parking operators with additional, integrated surveillance by a Bosch Security Control Center, including virtual guard patrols.

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New Digital Radio System Cleared for London Gatwick Airport MOTOTRBO™ Capacity Max voice and data communications network from Motorola Solutions will underpin growth and bring safety and efficiency improvements to ground staff, security and maintenance teams

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otorola Solutions is launching its MOTOTRBO Capacity Max system at London Gatwick Airport in the south of England, alongside authorised channel partner Servicom.

The airport is one of the United Kingdom’s most important transport hubs, with more than 4.6 million passengers travelling through it this July alone.

The state-of-the-art system will bring enhanced voice and data communications to 1,300 users both airside and groundside. Ground staff, security personnel and maintenance teams across the airport will all benefit from the innovation, and there are plans in place for further expansion.

The new Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) system will double the capacity of the existing analogue network and is fully scalable, in readiness for the airport’s ongoing growth.

In addition to reliable and secure voice communications, airside and groundside teams at Gatwick will also be able to take advantage of Capacity Max’s powerful data performance with new applications.

These include TRBOnet PLUS, a dispatcher application that enables voice recording, mapping and event logging

in the control room, and iBeacon indoor positioning, which allows alerts to be sent to individual radios based on location. With the new system, central controllers can dispatch the closest employee to an incident, saving staff valuable time.

Other built-in functions include settings for lone workers, geo-fencing to create restricted areas and automated escalation protocols, which will bring upgraded safety and security capabilities.

As the hardware is connected to WiFi, and software updates can be sent to equipment quickly and with less load on the radio network.

“We chose Motorola Solutions’ MOTOTRBO Capacity Max system not only for how resilient and secure it is, but because of the flexibility it offers us now and into the future,” said Simon SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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Telling, IT project manager at Gatwick Airport Limited.

“We have experienced significant growth over the past decade and we are now approaching the limits of our previous analogue system. Migrating to scalable, digital communications will double our capacity and bring new capabilities that will help us improve efficiency and safety for staff, retail partners and passengers across the airport.”

Vivienne Francis, EMEA Vice President Channel Sales & Operations at Motorola Solutions said, “It has been a great pleasure to work with our partners at Servicom on this next generation solution for London Gatwick Airport.

Through our strong partnership and focus on customer requirements, we are introducing best-in-class business technology that will support efficiency, security and safety at the airport now and for many years to come.

“Thanks to settings on the new devices which enable them to work on both the analogue network and the new Capacity Max system, the migration will take place through a phased roll-out with minimal disruption to working processes, another important advantage at a busy airport.”

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Orchard Place Relies on 3xLOGIC Access Control Across Several Locations User-friendly system manages 450+ users at main campus and two other facilities

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xLOGIC, Inc., recently announced that Orchard Place, a Des Moines, IA-based provider of children’s mental health services, is standardizing on 3xLOGIC’s infinias access control across nearly all of its facilities.

With the help of a large professional staff, volunteers, and individual and corporate donors, Orchard Place provides a wide range of mental health services for children including residential, outpatient, in-home and care coordination programs.

“In the past, we used a standard lock and key system,” explained Scott Heldt, Director of Environmental Services, Orchard Place, “Keys were being lost or not returned. This resulted in having to reissue keys for many of our building to our employees.”

Orchard Place employs almost 400 staff, provides therapy services at numerous Des Moines area school sites, and operates a large outpatient program.

On their main residential campus, there are six buildings with an 88-bed capacity for clients. Along with residential facilities, Orchard Place operates a K-12 school in cooperation with the local school district.

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a better system was needed to continue to meet the accreditation requirements of the Joint Commission in terms of our safety and security standards. Now with our 3xLOGIC infinias system, we are confident Orchard Place is much better positioned to maintain a safe and secure environment for the clients, staff and visitors at our facilities, as would be expected by the Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies,” he added.

3xLOGIC infinias is installed at the main campus, covering all external doors and the internal server room door and maintenance shop door; one door is installed at the PACE Juvenile Center building; and three external doors and one server room door are managed by infinias at the Child Guidance Center, an outpatient facility.

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two additional doors planned at the PACE location. “What we’ve installed so far has worked quite well in terms of our growth and needs,” said Heldt, “At my former employer, we had a different access control system that had 8-door limits at a time. It is a real plus to be able to add single doors at an affordable price with our 3xLOGIC system.”

There are a total of 464 users under management; a number of these are employees and volunteers who in the past were not issued keys. So the 3xLOGIC system provides a greater degree of flexibility for Orchard Place.

Control Installation Integrators did the initial installation, but once both Scott Heldt and Tyler Cumings, Manager of Facilities, completed training from 3xLOGIC, they’ve been empowered to install and program the system themselves. “I think the 3xLOGIC product is incredibly user friendly. It’s made in such a way that our organization can just take it and run with it – it’s a whole new world. It’s amazing how simplified 3xLOGIC has made the installation and use of the software,” said Heldt.

The Human Resources Department issues and revokes access cards, but beyond that it’s all Heldt and Cumings for primary administration of the 3xLOGIC infinias CORPORATE edition.

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Honeywell’s Connected Performance Services to Help PetroVietnam Improve Refinery Efficiency and Productivity

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oneywell has announced that a subsidiary of PetroVietnam will use its new IIoT-based Connected Performance Services (CPS) offering to improve the performance of its manufacturing operations in QuangNgai City, Vietnam.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (BSR) will use Honeywell’s CPS technology which integrates Honeywell UOP’s deep process knowledge to improve refinery and plant performance at its naphtha complex. CPS is part of Honeywell’s Connected Plant initiative, which leverages IIoT technologies, services and domain expertise to improve all aspects of industrial operations from supply chain efficiency to asset optimization.

“Honeywell’s CPS technology uses the plant’s own process data with cloudbased optimization and reliability solutions to ensure the operation runs at peak efficiency,” said Zak Alzein, Vice President for Honeywell UOP’s CPS business, “Honeywell will be in a position to use plant-specific information to provide BSR with actionable recommendations that can significantly improve its profitability.”

CPS gives refineries and petrochemical and gas processing plants greater visibility into their operations.

Problems that reduced plant efficiency and productivity and that persistently avoided detection can be quickly identified and resolved using recommendations from CPS. As a result, plants can

produce more and avoid unplanned shutdowns for maintenance and repair, resulting in millions of dollars per year in increased productivity.

The service continuously monitors streaming plant data and applies UOP process models and best practices, big data analytics, and machine learning to find latent and emerging performance problems, alert plant personnel and make specific operational recommendations. These recommendations are reported simultaneously to a dedicated Honeywell UOP process advisor, who also monitors performance and provides additional direction and resources.

“The CPS system is an important tool to help our refinery produce more gasoline and consume less energy,” said Tran Ngoc Nguyen, President and CEO of Binh Son Refining & Petrochemical Co., “We believe it will improve our staff ’s capabilities so they can keep our operation running at peak perforSecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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mance.”

The service can also help manage energy consumption to maintain compliance with regulatory standards, and also bridge knowledge gaps among personnel by leveraging the full breadth of Honeywell UOP’s troubleshooting expertise, available at their fingertips.

Taken together, the features of CPS allow refineries to operate more efficiently and make the best use of every barrel of feedstock.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Vietnam produced an estimated 355,000 barrels per day of petroleum and other liquids in 2015. While it is a net exporter of crude oil without additional domestic conversion capacity, it will need to import significantly more oil products. Vietnam currently has oil reserves of about 4.4 billion barrels, giving it the third-largest reserve of crude oil in Asia, after China and India, even though its offshore reserves remain largely unexplored.

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Hikvision’s IP PTZ Cameras Secure the Tank Museum with HD Surveillance Background

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pened in 1923 in Dorset, the museum of the Royal Tank Regiment and Royal Armoured Corps is the world’s best collection of tanks and armoured fighting vehicles.

It’s a unique 300-strong exhibition that includes the world’s first tank – Little Willie, the feared German Tiger tank – and the modern Challenger 2, all housed in one of six expansive halls.

A recent Heritage Lottery Fund grant has doubled the museum’s size and with expansion came the need to install CCTV to keep the collection secure and visitors safe.

Located near an army base, security is also a top priority. The technology had to be scalable and implemented swiftly to meet the museum’s needs. Roy Hicks, museum facilities manager explains, “We needed a complete overhaul of our outdated analogue CCTV equipment. 15 cameras to oversee such a large area was not nearly enough, but with Hikvision’s wide range of products we now have a view of every part of the museum.”

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the facility. The company planned every detail so that visitors were not disturbed during the implementation process, which took place during opening hours.

It took less than two months to fit 54 cameras and systems thanks to Ashley Security’s excellent planning.

Yann Maciejewski, engineering manager at Ashley Security, helped the Tank Museum with its bespoke security system. He said, “The Tank Museum’s security team had concerns about the quality of their existing CCTV equipment and its inability to playback video quickly and easily. We custom-built a system using Hikvision’s innovative range of products.”

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t was crucial for the museum to upgrade from analogue to IP cameras, which can send and receive data via a computer network and the Internet. Hikvision’s IP PTZ cameras provide 1080p HD for ultimate clarity of still and video images.The PTZ cameras are perfect for large communal areas such as carparks and vehicle display areas.

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n NVR software programme records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card or other mass storage device. This means all recorded content is stored and available to view easily, which was an issue with the old equipment. Instant playback via a mobile device gives the Tank Museum security staff access from anywhere.

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he security team was frustrated by the poor quality and usability of the original system and felt it did not provide sufficient visibility of the entire space.

Roy adds, “Rather than 15 cameras there are now 54 that closely monitor the exhibits and communal areas. The IP cameras are of the highest quality and Ashley Security made sure the installation process ran smoothly.

“Access to instant playback of videos and images from my mobile phone has made a huge difference. I now know that it doesn’t matter where I am, if I need to check on anything suspicious I can do it easily.”

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range of Hikvision’s innovative IP cameras were installed, which included IP PTZ cameras for instant HD images. Ashley Security also provided training for the security team.

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VIVOTEK Secures USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California Background

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ecommissioned in San Diego, California, the USS Midway served from 1945 until 1992, as the longestserving American aircraft carrier of the 20th century. The historic naval ship museum opened to the public for tours on 10 June 2004 and receives 1,000,000 visitors annually. The aircraft carrier is home to flight simulators, a gift shop, café and a theater, measures 1,001 feet long, and contains 18 decks. The large number of tourists, volunteers and museum staff occupying the facility, along with the many events held onboard on any given day, make safety and surveillance a top concern for the museum’s board of directors.

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arlier this year, Director of Safety and Security Bill McClurg launched a project designed to update and improve the museum’s existing video surveillance system. The process culminated in the selection of VIVOTEK’s valued partner, Layer3 Security Services, a systems integration company headquartered in San Diego that serves companies, government agencies and institutions throughout Southern California.

The new video surveillance system features dozens of VIVOTEK network cameras including fixed domes, box cameras and pan-tilt-zoom models. “There were many reasons for selecting VIVOTEK for this demanding application,” said Dario Santana, President of Layer3 Security Services, “These include the breadth of VIVOTEK’s product line, the high degree of integration with ExacqVision’s VMS platform, and the products’ superior price and performance. In the end, it only made sense to select VIVOTEK for the USS Midway upgrade.”

A variety of camera models were chosen to monitor specific areas of the museum and surrounding areas.

VIVOTEK’s FD8373-EHV fixed dome network cameras were installed throughout the premises due to the 3-Megapixel Wide Dynamic Range CMOS sensor’s excellent ability to adjust to challenging lighting conditions.

The WDR Pro feature allows the camera to capture both the dark and bright areas of an image and combine the differences to generate a highly realistic representation of the original scene.

VIVOTEK’s FD8365HV and FD8338-HV fixed dome network cameras were also positioned in areas in need of surveillance. Both camera models are able to withstand inclement weather and the IP66 and IK10-rated housing protects the unit against acts of vandalism, making these units a great selection for installation aboard the aircraft carrier.

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pabilities in parking lots as well as ship deck monitoring and IP8155HP, box network cameras. VIVOTEK’s SD8364E 1080p full HD resolution speed dome delivers superb image quality with its 30x optical zoom lens, perfect for monitoring wide open spaces. SD8364E’s IP67 and NEMA 4x-rated housing protects against rain, dust and corrosion as well as operates under extreme weather conditions making it suitable for San Diego’s climate. The IP8155HP professional box network camera offers 1.3-megapixel resolution and WDR Pro II providing extreme visibility in high contrast environments.

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Layer3 Security Services and VIVOTEK far exceeded our expectations with the installation of our new upgraded surveillance system. Layer3’s ability to translate our needs into a workable design and their recommendation of VIVOTEK’s superior yet efficient product line led to a successful deployment. Effective video surveillance on a museum, whose mission is to be, ‘America’s Living Symbol of Freedom,’ is an essential element in preserving it for generations to come,” concluded Bill McClurg.

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Ontario Hospital Upgrades to State-of-the-Art Monitoring Centre Hamilton Health Sciences is the second largest healthcare organization in Ontario, Canada – hospital video surveillance keeps patients, visitors and staff safe

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amilton Health Sciences, a March Networks customer since 2004, is the second largest healthcare organization in Ontario with seven hospitals and 11,000 employees serving 2.3 million residents in Hamilton and the surrounding area. Keeping patients, staff and visitors safe, and protecting the organization’s physical assets in so many locations is a demanding job, but a monitoring centre with a video wall and March Networks decode station software has been a game changer.

For years, security officers in each hospital or clinic monitored video locally on desktop computers. Now, video is monitored centrally in a purpose-built facility with three, 60-inch overhead monitors, a smartboard and four workstations for conducting investigations.

Housed in the brand new Ron Joyce Children’s Healthcare Centre, the monitoring centre operates 24/7 with video feeds from surveillance cameras in a dozen or more locations across the

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healthcare organization’s footprint.

“Security staff in their individual locations still have access to local video, but the central monitoring facility serves as the security department’s nerve centre and gives us an extra set of eyes that we didn’t have before,” said security manager Derek Bailey.

“If there’s an issue with someone acting out or posing a threat to staff, the call goes to the central monitoring facility.

They’ll dispatch officers on site and use live camera views to give them a heads up about what to expect. If the person causing a disturbance leaves the scene prior to the arrival of security, we can track them throughout the facility with our March Networks system and relay that information to our officers.”

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terprise server, 30 previous generation and new 8000 Series Hybrid NVRs and approximately 500 cameras.

“The hybrid capability of the March Networks NVRs is a big plus,” said Bailey, “Because they allow us to use both analog and IP cameras. We’d like to upgrade to an all-IP system today, but budgets are tight in healthcare, so it’s important for us to be able to transition to IP over time.”

“We’ve always liked the fact that the March Networks system is backward compatible and very user friendly,” said Bailey, “There isn’t a huge learning curve for someone who is new to the system or someone who isn’t particularly computer savvy. You can sit down in front of a March Networks system and pick it up very quickly. The graphical user interface is straightforward.”

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tials and audit what people are doing on the system.

“We’re a big department with 80 security staff and other users at different levels throughout the organization, so it’s important for us to manage the number of cameras people are able to access.

“For example, we have a volunteer association that runs all of our cafeteri-

as,” said Bailey. “We give them access to certain cameras in their area for process monitoring. They can see how busy they are and adjust staffing levels if necessary.

The system allows us to limit their access to live video only.”

Hamilton Health Sciences relies primarily on existing third-party surveillance cameras, but uses March Networks

PTZ cameras in its parking garages. The cameras are used to capture video in main lobbies, hallways, clinics, registration desks and Emergency Department waiting areas.

The system helps the healthcare organization manage the usual risks, including slip and falls, abandoned bags, threats to staff and thefts.

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ehicle theft and malicious damage to cars and property can cost a motor dealership hundreds of thousands of pounds every year, not to mention the disruption to business and the impact on its brand reputation.

Choosing the right security provider is therefore key, and so too working with the best and most reliable technologies that ensure the highest levels of detection and the minimum number of false alarms.

Few understand this better than the Lookers Motor Group, one of the UK’s foremost multi-franchise dealer groups representing more than 30 volume and premium car manufacturers in the UK

and Ireland. To coincide with its continued expansion, the Group conducted a review of its existing security systems and concluded that further upgrades were needed to maintain the highest level of protection.

Nabil Sunni, Security Manager at Lookers contacted B&B Corporate Security Consultants (BBCSC), with whom he had worked previously, to recommend a solution that could be standardised across all of its sites. Andy Bromley at BBCSC proposed a multilayered approach using a range of different sensors from the specialist manufacturer, OPTEX. Every SecurityLink India ■ 1 December 2016

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perimeter is now protected by either wired or wireless infrared (IR) beams, or in some instances by laser sensors that create a ‘virtual wall’. Intruders are therefore detected before they can cause any damage.

Each month, two new sites are assessed, and to date more than 20 have been upgraded with the new sensors. At one site in Ellesmere, 24 OPTEX REDWALL SIP external detectors have been specified at the outer perimeter, integrated with PTZ cameras that are pre-set to locate intruders across the site. Should an intruder be detected, the cameras are 89

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triggered and the images instantaneously transmitted to a remote monitoring station to be acted upon.

As well as the long-range detectors, four OPTEX VXI short-range PIRS are also deployed to detect people at the edge of the building, while a further number of curtain sensor BX series detectors protect the building itself, detecting anyone near the showroom window or door. Again, all of the sensors are connected to CCTV cameras and monitored remotely.

Andy Bromley says that the new detectors replace what had previously been an expensive and complicated system to install and maintain. They

are also more effective; “Managing the security for these sites was proving expensive and complicated, as they all had different systems from different providers and were maintained by many different companies which led to a fractionalised security approach,” he says.

“Security at car dealerships is exceptionally important, and by standardising the technology provided we have delivered a more robust, reliable and cost-effective solution.”

Nabil confirms the systems installed are working well: “Our sites are quite complex with trees and flags swaying and many different people visiting, so

quite a challenge to specify the right security system,” he says.

“As no two sites are ever the same they all have bespoke specification – but using the same model of security systems each site has the same level of protection. We feel far safer in the knowledge that each site is well protected and completely secure.”

Andy says that he has been working with OPTEX systems for over 20 years; “We consider it to be the industry leader,” he concludes, “The balance between cost and quality is vital, as is the system support provided. OPTEX engineers have always been on hand to answer any questions we have.”

Farpointe’s New Reader Installed at Morristown (Vt.) Fire and EMS Building Cameras Networking and Security of Vermont (CNSVT) prefers easier installation of mullion size for proximity/ keypad access control

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arpointe Data has announced that Farpointe’s new P620 mullionsized combination proximity/ keypad reader made installation much easier for cameras networking and security of Vermont (CNSVT) of Barre, Vt., at the Morristown Fire and EMS building, also in Vermont. The mullion keypad reader mounts directly to a standard North American sized wall switch box or any flat surface. It features an eight-inch proximity card read range for increased convenience while the user enters a PIN on the keyboard.

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the granite capital of the world and installing the 1.78x6.1 inch (45x155 mm) mullion size P620 reader was much easier than having to drill holes in or add a box to a granite wall to mount the larger standard size combination proximity/keypad reader. We only had to pull two wires, one for the strike and one for the reader and we were done.”

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also supports applications requiring 2-factor verification in which the user must show something they have, the card, as well as something they know, the PIN. As such, the P620 meets the newly-introduced CIP-006 requirements for 2-factor authentication as described by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).

Like other Farpointe products, the mullion keypad reader carries a lifetime warranty. OEMs can assure their channel network and customers that they will only have to pay for this special unit once. If something goes wrong, Farpointe will replace it.

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units are slated to be used outdoors or in dusty environments, the mullion-sized proximity/ keypad combination is designed to meet IP67 certification. The unit features tamper-proof and weatherresistant epoxy potting to avoid problems with dust, mist or water. It works in temperature extremes from -40°F to

+149°F (-40°C to +65°C). With distinctive blue backlit keys, the digits are very easy to read in dark environments.

“I like the design,” adds Uchacz.

“It is one solid piece with no moveable parts. Being easier to install than standard size 2-factor readers, I actually now prefer the P620. In Vermont, the temper-

ature reaches 30 degrees below zero and keypads with mechanical buttons often tend to freeze and not work that well.

With the capacitive keypad found on the P620, this is not an issue.”

At the Morristown facility, the readers are paired with Hartmann Controls newest offering, the Protector.Net.

Lego City Models Smart Technology A LEGO model of an Australian city is helping to illustrate the potential of smart technology

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miniature adaptation of South Australia’s capital Adelaide is stocked with functioning smart lighting and parking applications to help demonstrate its effectiveness to local residents.

It was built by the state’s largest LEGO club Southern Bricks Lego User Group and includes a scaled version of Adelaide’s iconic biomedical precinct, state-of-the-art sports stadium and government buildings.

Adelaide City Council's innovation and entrepreneurship advisor Paul Daly said the project was used as a way of initiating community consultation.

“It’s a way of bringing these concepts to life and capturing people’s attention,” he said, “I have been blown away by the amount of interaction and engagement. It highlights the kinds of technology we are already working on in a way that gives us the ability to figure out what the Adelaide community wants the city to look like as a smart city.”

The working model was made using more than 30,000 Lego pieces and took more than 300 hours to put together.

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Platform and students from the University of Adelaide.

The Lego city features parking lots with sensors that would direct commuters to vacant spaces, smart street lighting with built-in CCTV and Wi-Fi hotspots and resource management technology to monitor water quality in the nearby river Torrens.

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“We want Adelaide to become a smart campus for international students,” Daly said, “This way they can connect with people here before leaving their home countries, know what to expect, develop relationships and help ease settlement.”

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step closer to its goal.

The South Australian Government recently signed up with Smart City initiator and internet application development organisation US Ignite to help

meet its smart aspirations by helping to establish Adelaide as a connected Gig City.

With internet speeds of up to 10 Gps, the move would help ease Adelaide’s

smart technology transition.

Daly said the Adelaide City Council would begin rolling out smart lighting and smart parking early next year with project completion expected for 2019.

Nedap’s SENSIT Installed at Australian HQ of Global Supermarket Chain

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t the Australian headquarters of the leading global discount supermarket chain, quality is of paramount importance. Only the best products are offered to customers. This standard is

promise to deliver exceptional quality and value to their customers. It is here that new exclusive brands are developed and the ongoing quality testing of products takes place.

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maintained in every aspect of the international company, which is why the required parking guidance system had to meet the highest criteria. After extensive evaluation, Nedap’s SENSIT was chosen for its high accuracy and quick network. The implementation was realized by Holman Engineering.

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cupancy of the outdoor parking bays.

SENSIT consists of wireless parking sensors that detect in real-time whether or not the individual parking bays are occupied and how long they have been occupied. The SENSIT Surface Mount is a vehicle detection sensor that is glued onto the surface of parking bays, which offers easy installation. The sensor is featured with dual detection technology, which ensures highly accurate detection.

The real-time occupancy information on all parking bays is displayed on several displays along the road. These displays show and indicate the number of available parking bays for visitors and in the general car parks.

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he web interface on the Holman system allows the user to create many different reports, as well as see the status of the car park graphically.

“Nedap sensors show an excellent detection accuracy due to the dual technologies featured in each sensor, which is key for providing real time information on availability of parking bays,” says John Holman from Holman Engineering.

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round production volumes, departments such as metal working now also enjoy a much larger workspace area too.

Dantech Electronic Engineering, the UK manufacturer of off-the-shelf and bespoke specialist power supplies and ancillary equipment for security applications, has invested in a major expansion and refit to increase its production capacity t one of the company’s two production sites in Maldon, Essex, Dantech has installed new state-of-the-art production lines covering 2,500 sqft.

Improving the flow of goods transfer around the multi-story facility, part of the refit has included a new high-capacity elevator. Greatly enhancing the movement of pallets of goods and people, the new lift connects over 10,000 sqft. of space spread over three floors.

In addition, all-new racking in conjunction with forklift and pallet trucks have made more efficient use of the building’s available space. For example, with many tons of steel and alloy being delivered frequently, it is important for them to be stored quickly and safely, ready for use. The new improved facility layout allows these goods to be delivered directly to the appropriate storage or production departments such as CNC machine feeds etc. Maximising all-

GJD’s Clarius PLUS Used for Worldwide Television Series

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GJD a world class manufacturer of advanced presence detection, LED illuminators and security lighting systems worked closely with HotCam who is a leading professional broadcast camera, audio, lighting equipment hire and crewing company he collaboration required GJD’s LED illuminators to use during night vision filming for a worldwide television series.

The challenge: GJD was brought in to help HotCam Ltd. develop the perfect lighting solution. Due to the high scale of the project, it was essential that the Infra-Red Illuminators would provide a reliable and precision lighting solution.

Covert IR lighting was a key specification, it was essential the illuminators had the ability of lighting up a room as if it was daylight to a night vision camera, but still appear dark to the human eye so people were unaware of filming.

Image quality was also key as the camera footage had to meet strict television broadcast standards. It was important to capture visible images of objects without shadows and show people with clear facial identification. The lighting solution had to be completely accurate due to very key elements of the television series would be filmed in total darkness.

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The location of filming was in various sized rooms which would change from day to night, so both the illumination range and angle had to match the cameras field of view.

Lighting solution: After careful consideration and thorough testing, eight medium Clarius PLUS Infra-Red illuminators were specified. The medium Clarius PLUS incorporates the latest surface mount Dual core LED’s with enhanced optical output and outstanding reliability to deliver excellent night-time images.

The advanced technology allows for significantly more light to be delivered precisely where it is required. It also reduces light wastage, which helps to reduce costs and save energy without compromising on efficiency.

A distinct feature of the medium Clarius PLUS was its interchangeable lens diffuser system, which provides a quick and user-friendly method to easily alter the angle of illumination, therefore providing versatility whilst filming.

The Clarius PLUS also has a very minimal visible glow; this ensured that the lighting was invisible to the actors.

Another specialist feature was the modern PoE (power over Ethernet) technology, which provided the option to run power via PoE, this saved further cabling and lowered the maintenance costs.

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luminators worked well with HotCam’s cameras and provided a flexible solution as each unit came with a choice of angles out of the box. The equipment was ordered through NBM, who is one of GJD’s trusted distributors. NBM provided a quick and reliable service, which was essential due to the strict filming production schedule.

New Wisenet P Series 4K and Unique WiseStream Compression

Hanwha Techwin has launched three new Samsung Wisenet P 4K cameras equipped with H.265 compression and WiseStream, a complementary compression technology which dynamically controls encoding, balancing quality and compression according to movement in the image s a result, the bandwidth and storage requirements of the 12MP resolution images captured by the Wisenet P cameras are significantly reduced and are similar to that normally used by lower resolution Full HD H.264 cameras.

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WiseStream: Chris Parry, Country Manager – UK & Ireland for Hanwha Techwin Europe, said, “The sharpness and clarity of 4K cameras need to be seen to be believed, but they can come at a cost. Multi-pixel, high definition images can quickly fill up the capacity of an NVR or server when recorded at full frame rate and resolution. The good news is that Hanwha Techwin design engineers have cleverly solved this problem by developing our unique WiseStream technology.”

When WiseStream is combined with H.265 compression, bandwidth efficiency can be improved by up to 75% compared to current H.264 technology.

This ensures that Hanwha Techwin Europe’s new Wisenet P 4K ultra high definition cameras, along with the Wisenet Q 2MP and 4MP cameras which were introduced earlier this year, are among the most bandwidth friendly cameras available.

Digital auto tracking: Hanwha Techwin believes it has set the benchmark in performance and value for 4K cameras.

In addition to bandwidth and storage efficiency, the new Wisenet P cameras feature digital auto tracking which during times of low activity, such as night time, can be used to detect moving objects or people.

The cameras also share a long list of innovative features with Wisenet Q 2MP and 4MP cameras such as IR illumination as standard and Defocus Detection which recognises when a camera is out of focus, as well as True Wide Dynamic Range, Hallway View and Lens Distortion Correction, to deliver optimised images in every situation.

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New Easy Programme Feature for Genesis PIR Detectors

Luminite Electronics, manufacturer of the Genesis range of wireless and hard wired PIR detectors, announces a new easy programming feature on both the Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 models revious models used DIP switches which required reference to the operating instructions and limited the number of features that could be adjusted.

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The new improved models now have an LED display with push buttons which are not only intuitive but very easy to programme and enable future scope to add new facilities.

Current new features include individual tamper inhibit, sensitivity adjustment and various power saving modes.

Redvision Cameras Help Secure Alarms Ltd Protect the Extensive Bournemouth and Poole FE college Campuses

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mouth and Poole FE College, which has recently received a £12 million investment for upgrade and modernization of its campuses he project included constructing brand new buildings to house a digital media centre, a performing arts centre and new science laboratories, as well as upgrading and renovating existing buildings across both college sites.

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The project also included adding innovative new roof panels to generate solar electricity for the college, supporting the local authority’s commitment to improved sustainability.

The newly-overhauled college site at Poole has 39 indoor cameras and 16 outdoor cameras, 8 of which are Redvision PTZ’s. The Bournemouth site has 29 indoor and 25 outdoor cameras, 5 of which are Redvision’s. Most of the indoor cameras are IP and from Dahua.

These were positioned to monitor corridors, hallways and other busy public

areas within the college. Secure Alarms used analogue cameras outdoors, to take advantage of existing coaxial cabling infrastructures, which were re-used to keep costs down and building alterations to a minimum.

The outdoor Redvision cameras were the X-SERIES™, RVX18, rugged PTZ dome cameras, with smart infra-red night-vision to 120m for 24/7 security surveillance. They were also mounted using customized, extended corner brackets, for optimal site coverage from each camera location.

Revision offers a bespoke RAL colour service on all its cameras and Bournemouth and Poole College used this to great effect. The college has a very strong branding and colour scheme, in blue and grey, which is reflected across the college buildings. Redvision matched the colours precisely, supplying both blue and grey rugged PTZs and brackets.

The result is that the cameras blend into the aesthetics of each building, making them less obtrusive. The blue PTZ cameras have affectionately been nicknamed ‘Smurf-cam’ by college staff.

The CCTV systems are monitored from a college operations room at each campus and ‘Smurf cam’ is proving popular with operators.

Urmet Releases New-Generation Request to Exit Switches

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units which are prone to abuse and vandalism he switches meet the guidelines of secured by design (SBD), the UK police initiative that combines the principles of ‘designing out crime’ with physical security technology.

The new units feature a button that acts in the manner of a conventional break glass by allowing the user to cut the power to the lock on a controlled exit point in an emergency and gain egress.

Urmet have developed two switches, the RTE14 (surface mount) and RTE15 (flush mount).

The switches outperform break glass by being re-settable.

Use of the emergency ‘Press to Escape’ button triggers a timing circuit which in turn breaks the power to the release. According to user preference, the door will automatically relock after 1, 6, 12 or 24 minutes. This secures the building again and eliminates the need for a visit by an engineer or estates manager. The RTE switches deliver both cost and safety benefits since several surveys have shown that on average, a compromised conventional break glass is only attended to after 24 hours.

Urmet has developed the switches to maximise security at residential accommodation. Likely controlled access points for deployment include stair cores (particularly prone to misuse), main communal doors, car parks, cycle stores and any other door where residents use a card or fob reader.

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