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Year V • Issue 2 • May-June 2017(74 pages including 6 for cover)

Dear Readers,Greetings from MalaysiaSAFE!The police are waging an all-out war against drugs amidst the growing trend

of drug-related offences at an alarming rate, which is becoming a national threat. Based on Prisons Department records, criminal cases that were drug offences had risen to 55.4% last year, up from 42% recorded in 2014. Even more staggering, is the fact that from January to April this year alone, police have arrested more than 55,000 people who are involved in drug-related offences, and over RM 81 million worth of drugs have been confiscated.

According to Narcotics Crime Investigation Department Director of Royal Ma-laysia Police, Commissioner Datuk Seri Mohd Mokhtar Bin Mohd Shariff, drugs used to come in from neighboring regions between Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. But recently China has become an exporter, with drugs brought in via sea cargo. This increase in supply has reduced the price of drugs, thus leading to more people using it.

The need to nip the problem in the bud is being addressed by the government and all relevant authorities. Unchecked, the problem can be damaging to the soci-ety especially amongst youths. The National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) recently revealed that 825 secondary school students had tested positive for drugs in the first 3 months of this year.

Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said that the AADK, the Education Ministry and Police can work together in tackling drug pushers in school. The fight against drugs amongst youths is of utmost importance to ensure that young Malaysians do not get involved with social problems such as drug ad-diction and gangsterism, which can lead to other illegal activities.

Recently, the government has set up a special task force to implement a number of immediate measures to improve the firearms management of the People’s Volun-teer Corps (RELA). In addition, a long-term firearms management plan had also been drawn up, including upgrading the firearms storage facility and improving the skills of RELA staff in firearms management. This, after the Firearms License Enforcement Unit in the Inspector-General of Police Secretariat (Firearms Li-cense) of Bukit Aman audited the RELA Northern Region Training Centre in Sun-gai Petani, and found missing firearms from the RELA Selama district in Perak.

Finally, some good news for the industry as engineers in Malaysia have been urged to take advantage of the opportunities from the RM 144 billion worth of projects inked by China, Saudi Arabia and India with the Malaysian Government. Policies such as China’s Belt and Road initiative can pave the way for greater economic cooperation between countries. Foreign direct investments such as these are most welcome and are expected to spur growth in infrastructure develop-ment and improve our industry’s over-all competitiveness.

With Ramadhan approaching at the end of May, we wish our readers hap-piness, good health and all blessings for the holy month.

Till the next issue, stay safe and happy reading!

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regional roundup10 Dahua: From Rags to Riches11 Uniview IP Cameras for City Surveillance in

South Korea12 Axis Communications at IFSEC Philippines13 BOSCH Milestone Partnership Expanded14 International Security Exhibition &

Conference 201715 Goyang Deploys World Class Safety

Surveillance System16 Hikvision Introduces Turbo HD 4.0 Solution17 Wisenet X Series Defines the New Standard

19 Surveillance and the Data Lake

20 Child Education Program on Fire and Burn Safety

22 Edotco and Atilze Roll out 1st LoRa IoT Network in Malaysia

23 NEC Provides Cyber-Defense Training in Malaysia

24 17th TAPA Asia Pacific International Supply Chain Risk and Security Conference 2017

25 TOA’s New Hybrid PA System

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international updates 40-4829-39

International Security Conference & Expo 2017

application/ case studies 58-67

white paperinterview

08 26eric leeBusiness development Manager asean region (security), Flir systems, inc.

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product showcase

As the popularity of video door-

bells increases, owners are likely

to become more comfortable with video

cameras in their homes. For many home-

owners, a video doorbell is their first

experience with an IP camera. Install-

ing it, setting up the app and then later

using it to view something remotely all

help to build consumers’ familiarity

with network video cameras. This raises

consumer awareness and lowers privacy

concerns, two of the main barriers re-

sponsible for slowing adoption of video

in the home in the past.

This also has the potential to lead to

increasing demand for integrating video

doorbells with home alarm systems. For

example, if the two are combined with

an electronic lock, this would allow a

consumer to grant someone access to his

or her home safely from anywhere with

a Wi-Fi connection.

New revenue stream for installers

A rise in the popularity of video in-

tegration with intruder alarm sys-

tems potentially creates new product

development and marketing opportuni-

ties. It enables integrators and installers

to upsell cameras as part of their stand-

ard offering and gives manufacturers a

unique selling point to market.

Cloud storage services offer anoth-

er opportunity for revenue generation,

which professional monitoring compa-

nies could try to integrate with their ex-

isting service offerings.

Increased consumer preference for

video cameras could result in less spend-

ing on traditional intrusion equipment

like PIR detectors, magnetic contacts or

break glass sensors. In the short-term,

it seems that video cameras would be

adopted as an add-on to the existing sys-

tem, strengthening the abilities of the

traditional equipment and the system

overall. However, as video analytics con-

tinue to improve, it remains to be seen

how this trend could affect demand.

In 2015, 1.1 million (21 percent

of) residential connected professional

monitoring service contracts included

some form of video monitoring service

in the American region. This proportion

is forecast to increase, particularly with

the emergence of facial and object rec-

ognition, promising to further enhance

the future functionality of video verifica-

tion. This functionality offers potential

savings both to consumers and providers

of monitoring services through lowering

false alarm rates.

Future opportunity for video doorbells

Professionally installed alarm solu-

tion providers such as Vivint, Comcast

and Alarm.com are adding video door-

bells to their offerings. Currently, how-

ever, the typical profile for a buyer of a

video doorbell (young and tech-savvy)

is also closer to that of one who would

purchase a DIY alarm system rather

than a professionally installed system. It

is therefore likely that in the short-term,

the DIY market will feel these proposed

effects first if they are to become appar-

ent.

With a global market size of $78

million in 2015, video doorbells are only

just beginning to gain traction among

residential consumers. Their adoption is

still largely limited to the US and despite

many new entrants; market supply is

currently concentrated with a few larger

suppliers such as Ring. As competition

increases, demand will accelerate and

prices will fall. However, the primary

barrier today remains price. A normal,

non-video-capable doorbell costs less

than $20, while video doorbell costs

often exceed $150. Raising consumer

awareness of the benefits will be key to

increasing the adoption rate.

IHS Markit forecasts that the global

market for video doorbells will experi-

ence a 28 percent CAGR over the next

five years. As the market continues its

rapid ascension, partnering with video

doorbell providers could prove lucrative

for home alarm manufacturers and ser-

vice providers.

Another option would be to work

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INTERVIEW

Malaysiasafe: Please tell us about FLIR as a company.Eric Lee (EL): FLIR headquarters

is based out of Oregon in the United

States. The company designs, manu-

factures, and distributes technologies

such as thermal sensors, visible-light

imaging systems, diagnostic systems

and advanced threat detection systems.

We are the market leader both in terms

of our end products as well as our sen-

sors which many companies use. FLIR

employs over 2800 people worldwide.

Our company is publicly listed on the

NASDAQ exchange and our revenue

exceeded USD 1.6 billion in financial

year 2016.

FLIR operates from six business

groups which are Surveillance, Instru-

ments, Security, OEM & Emerging

markets, Maritime and Detection. For

ASEAN and Malaysia in particular,

some of these business groups are ac-

tually involved with government sales

because the defense sector uses many

of our products. Also for instrumenta-

tion, our thermal products are being

used for various applications such as

in construction, manufacturing and oil

refinery.

MalaysiaSAFE: What sort of products do you have in your

portfolio?EL: I am representing the security busi-

ness group in ASEAN region. We focus

primarily on selling thermal solutions

and analytics for commercial and mu-

nicipality government security. Com-

bined with the acquired products from

DVTEL, which include CCTV cameras

and video management systems (VMS),

we develop thermal surveillance camer-

as and the integration with our Latitude

VMS. We also have daylight cameras,

enterprise grade CCTV and 4K cam-

eras. Besides that, we are known for our

video analytic products under the name

ioimage.

MalaysiaSAFE: How has the acquisition of DVTel affected the company?EL: DVTel was acquired in December

2015 and it brought with it the VMS and

video analytic devices which FLIR ini-

tially did not have in its portfolio. This

further strengthened FLIR’s offerings

in the advanced CCTV systems; with

a high-availability and scalable VMS

where customers rely on CCTV as a

strategic aspect of operations and secu-

rity. And now we continue to serve DV-

Tel’s clients as our own.

MalaysiaSAFE: Your products

seem to be tailored more for government use such as for defense and law enforcement. Is this perception accurate? EL: Not really. I would say that our

products are tailor-made for the enter-

prise. Typically, the enterprise customer

is a large entity, be it private, commer-

cial or government that needs to safe-

guard critical infrastructures. So, our

products are mostly suitable for large

commercial enterprises, municipalities,

sea ports, airports, oil depots and smart

cities; used in supporting their local law

enforcement and emergency services.

MalaysiaSAFE: What is your ‘go-to-market’ strategy?EL: We appoint business partners with-

in each of the ASEAN countries. We do

not participate directly in any bids for

projects. We operate as an indirect chan-

nel, facilitating our partners and cus-

tomers in crafting a solution for their

requirements.

MalaysiaSAFE: Which verticals are you most involved in? EL: If you break down the CCTV seg-

ments, there is a huge market for small-

and-medium sized businesses (SMB)

with many price competitive products.

Instead we only focus on the enterprise

eric leeBusiness development Manager asean region (security) Flir systems, inc.

interview

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segment, not because the price is higher,

but because we can offer products with

a multitude of benefits. Today, consum-

ers are very aware of the capabilities

of CCTVs. With the rise of IoT, smart

phones and powerful applications, con-

sumers are demanding more services out

of a CCTV.

MalaysiaSAFE: What sets you apart from other industry players?EL: There are many good companies

who are active in this fast-growing

industry. From what used to be an

analog-tip based guarding industry,

it is now morphing into an IT and IP

based one. What sets FLIR apart is

firstly, we are very strong in the en-

terprise segment. And we have one

unique capability – which is to inte-

grate thermal sensors so that our cus-

tomers can have flexibility in terms of

the edge devices that they require. In

the Latitude 8.0, we have an enterprise

grade VMS that has many features like

redundant recording and operates with

an open platform that supports other

devices like access control. Therefore,

customers can get a total solution that

suits their every need.

MalaysiaSAFE: Compared to other products in the market, FLIR’s can be considered on the higher end in terms of price. How do you make yourself competitive?EL: It is very important that we posi-

tion ourselves to the correct audience.

The price reflects a number of features

in our products and if the end-user has

no need for these feature sets, then cer-

tainly it can be an oversell. For instance,

we have high performance sensors,

lenses and 4K resolution cameras and

we back these up with a solid warranty

service. In addition, our IP products

go through a very stringent firmware

and malware testing before they are re-

leased. So, we provide the best quality

components that are meant to put up

and work for a long time. And this is

very crucial for enterprises like banks

and critical infrastructures which can-

not have a down time in their systems.

MalaysiaSAFE: Can you name some of the big projects that FLIR was involved with recently?EL: Customers using our solutions do

not want to make known to public in or-

der to keep potential perpetrators guess-

ing; suffice it to say that we have many

of the world’s largest global multina-

tional enterprises, local governments, air

and sea-port authorities in the ASEAN

region using FLIR.

MalaysiaSAFE: How do you provide technical support to your clients?EL: FLIR ensures that our partners are

well trained with a certification course.

This is further augmented with a re-

mote support team comprising level 3

experts that are highly trained, highly

experienced in reviewing and resolving

problems. Bear in mind that some of the

problems that come to us are actually

not inherent to our products. One needs

a certain experience to identify what

is the problem and what may be trig-

gered by something else. For example,

it could be a network issue and there-

fore a technical support should have

some level of network understanding.

Having a remote support team means

that we can reduce the cost of support

tremendously but could still provide ex-

pert advice.

MalaysiaSAFE: How do you provide training to your distributors or dealers?

EL: We provide regularly, formal and

informal training sessions regionally in

Singapore. Formal trainings require dis-

tributors and dealers to sit for a test to

receive certifications. We have a team

of dedicated trainers with many years

of experience and knowledge to conduct

the trainings. In addition, we also have

plans to bring together both training and

seminars to share our solutions and use-

case in Malaysia for this year.

MalaysiaSAFE: What are the up-coming trends in the security business sector in this region?EL: I would say smart cities are grow-

ing. Even though it is not something

new, I think it is really coming to frui-

tion. We are seeing how local govern-

ments are becoming savvier in taking

solutions from different vendors and

integrating into a platform. They are all

trying to resolve their challenges which

typically involve security and safety, and

at the same time it improves their ser-

vices. Another up-coming trend is PSIM

but that is at another level of command

and control compared to VMS.

MalaysiaSAFE: What initiatives have you chartered for this year? EL: In terms of Malaysia, we are very ex-

cited about the overall economic environ-

ment. We have come off from quite a dif-

ficult time in 2016, but all indications are

that it will become better in 2017. Hence,

local governments will be more confident

to invest. Our partners are also gearing up

for more businesses. For FLIR, we are ac-

tively engaging our partners because there

are a lot of new products that we need to

share the knowledge with.

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Fu Liquan, Chairman and CEO of

Dahua, was recognized as a Zhe-

jiang Businessman of the Year. The

award was presented by Ju Zhaohui,

Deputy Director General, Department

of Publicity, Zhejiang Provincial Com-

mittee. Zhejiang Businessmen of the

Year Award Ceremony was held on 12

Jan 2017. Fu Liquan has devoted 15

years to video surveillance industry

with great passion and founded and

grew Dahua into a world-leading player

in the industry.

Zhejiang Businessmen of the Year

Award enjoys the highest reputation

among the group of Zhejiang business

people. The award ceremony was or-

ganized under the guidance of Depart-

ment of Publicity, Zhejiang Provincial

Committee, and it had been hosted by

Zhejiang Radio & TV Group and Zhe-

jiang Television – Economic Channel

for 14 years. Legendary businessmen

like Jack Ma of Alibaba and Zong

Qinghou of Wahaha were awarded this

title in previous years.

Fu Liquan, born and raised in a peas-

ant family near the Qiantang River, dem-

onstrated in his career the entrepreneur

spirit of Zhejiang

Businessmen. Da-

hua technology

has accomplished

world class busi-

ness performance

in the video sur-

veillance arena.

The company was

founded in 2001

and launched

the world’s first

8-channel real-

time embedded

DVR in 2002 to earn its early success.

Dahua pioneered the application of High

Definition over coaxial cable video tech-

nology, which has become an interna-

tional standard, and was recently ranked

by a&s magazine as the 4th on the list

of 2016 Top Security 50 – one position

higher than last year.

In Rio Olympic Games 2016, Da-

hua products provided 80% of the cam-

eras used in the Olympic surveillance

project. Security level was largely en-

hanced with Dahua Megapixel IP Solu-

tion with advanced intelligent features.

In Hangzhou China, where Dahua is

headquartered, G20 Summit

2016 was safeguarded 24/7 by

Dahua Safe City Solution, uti-

lizing more than 20 thousand

sets of Dahua products and

dozens of Dahua’s advanced

technologies such as vehicle/

face recognition. LFW, global

authoritative institute on face

recognition, released a new

ranking in 2016 and Dahua’s

face recognition rate (99.78%) broke

LFW record and became the best in the

world. In 2016, Fu Liquan launched

‘Video+’ strategy, setting a new direc-

tion of product and technical innova-

tion. Moreover, this started the new in-

dustry upgrading route of surveillance

industry. Dahua’s future development

will be driven largely by technological

innovation, quality improvement and

better service.

Since its IPO in Shenzhen Stock

Exchange in 2008, Dahua has achieved

a compound annual growth rate of

47.67%. Now it is worth more than 38

Billion RMB, and has footprints in more

than 180 countries. According to the

latest report by IHS, Dahua’s share in

global video surveillance market grew to

7.5% and has been ranked 2nd for three

years. With high sense of responsibil-

ity, and the emphasis on technological

innovation, quality and service, Dahua

is gradually but steadily stepping up its

global presence and influence in the in-

dustry.

FroM rags to riches Fu Liquan Named ‘Zhejiang Businessman of The Year’

Mr. Fu Liquan receiving Zhejiang Businessmen of 2016 Award

Zhejiang Businessmen of 2016

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Gangnam District, located in South

Korea, is the third largest district

and 4th most populated district in Seoul.

Both the Greater Gangnam Area and

Gangnam itself are widely known for

their heavily concentrated wealth and

high standard of living; which has been

compared to cities such as Beverly Hills,

California. Uniview provided more than

100 units of IP cameras for city surveil-

lance in Gangnam District.

Highlights:Omni bearing and multi-angle surveillance at intersections, NO dead zone

In such a mass security system like

city surveillance, it is required to have

a densely-distributed and wide range of

surveillance points since cameras are the

basic resources to obtain information.

In Gangnam Dis-

trict, four fixed lens

cameras were used at the

intersections to cover

four different direc-

tions, and a PTZ dome

camera to check details

when events happen.

The densely-distributed

cameras divide the city

into a grid, monitoring every corner with

no dead zone.

Compatible with third party VMS

City surveillance is a type of applica-

tion which integrates abundant ser-

vices, such as traffic control and public

security. The cameras used in city sur-

veillance should meet general standards;

to serve various events from different

departments through VMS platforms,

including emergency command, traffic

accident review and large-scale parade.

Uniview is a full ONVIF member.

The company is involved in protocols

amendment meetings annually and

keeps updating their devices to ensure

they are to the latest version.

4MP high resolution, smart functions supported

The Gangnam District city surveil-

lance project uses Uniview 4MP

motorized VF network IR bullet camera

which supports 2592x1520 resolution.

The wide angle of view is suitable for

scenes in city surveillance. The bullet

camera uses the latest Hisilicon H.265

DSP, which can reduce up to 50% band-

width, but maintains high image quality.

The camera also supports U-code

which is an optimized deep compression

technology released by Uniview. It can

reduce up to 95% bandwidth with no

missing details. U-code uses IRP (In-

telligent Region Perception) to detect

motion in each frame so that scenes con-

taining interesting information could be

preserved while the other relatively stat-

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ic areas such as lawns and white walls

could be compressed to save storage.

Moreover, the

camera supports smart

functions. For exam-

ple, it has face detec-

tion functions which

has much lower false

alarm rate than nor-

mal motion detection;

which can save a lot of

work for security staff.

It also supports de-focusing and scene

change detection, preventing criminals

from tampering with the devices.

Till the end of 2016, Uniview’s city

surveillance solution covered more

than 500 cities in China. With the rich

city surveillance experience in the Chi-

nese market, Uniview is specialized to

provide city surveillance solutions to

the international market. Uniview will

spare no effort on providing high qual-

ity products, cutting edge technologies

and professional services for global

customers.

The Philippines is one of the lead-

ing emerging markets in Asia. En-

couraged by the nation’s prospects, with

growing demand and commitment to

improve security, fire and safety across

all verticals, Axis Communications has

announced that it will participate in the

inaugural IFSEC Philippines from 3-5

May 2017. Given that this is the first time

IFSEC will be appearing in the Philip-

pines, the company anticipates a tremen-

dous amount of interest from both pub-

lic and private sectors; to experience the

latest innovations and cutting-edge tech-

nologies in security and safety. Axis will

be looking to showcase and demonstrate

their latest end-to-end security solutions

to key industry players and visitors at the

tradeshow, which will take place

at the SMX Convention Centre

in Pasay City, Metro Manila.

Winston Goh, Region-

al Marketing Head (South

APAC) at Axis Communica-

tions said, “The Philippines is

a key emerging market for Axis

Communications in the South

APAC region. We are thrilled

by, and optimistic about, the

growth prospects in this market.

By participating in IFSEC Philippines,

we aim to achieve two key objectives,

namely (1) Showcase the increasing

range of solutions we are able to offer

beyond conventional network cameras;

thus, reinforcing our leading position

as the security solutions provider in the

Philippines and (2) Build on the solid

foundation of business relationships we

have already established in-country to

prepare ourselves and our partners for

future expansion.”

Axis will be showcasing their lat-

est solutions in key industries of Smart

City Surveillance, Smart Commercial

Building and Critical Infrastructure.

Amongst the solutions which will be

featured are the Axis Q1941-E Ther-

mal Network Camera, Axis A8105-E

Network Video Door Station, Axis

C3003-E Network Horn Speaker and

axis communications at inaugural iFsec philippines

Axis Communications To Showcase Latest Smart City and Commercial Building Solutions at Inaugural IFSeC Philippines edition

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Axis Perimeter Defender. Besides the

exhibition, IFSEC Philippines will also

hold conferences and seminars from

3-4 May. At the seminar, Axis’ Senior

Technical Consultant for South Asia

Pacific, Philip Siow, will be speaking

about how Axis’ initiatives are extend-

ing the capabilities of network cameras

to offer new and ground-breaking end-

to-end solutions, for different verticals

in response to changing global demands

in the industry.

Visitors to the tradeshow can also

keep a lookout for Axis’ official mascot,

Cammie, who will be roaming around to

drive awareness about some of the activ-

ities that will be happening onsite. One

of these is a social media drive where

participants can redeem for an Axis sou-

venir if they take a selfie with Cammie

and tag Axis when they post their photos

up on Facebook or Twitter.

Visit Axis at: IFSEC Philippines from

3-5 May 2017 in Hall 1, Booth D115

The co-operation between Bosch and

Milestone Systems has been fur-

ther expanded. Building on the already

strong base of the complete video inte-

gration between Bosch and Milestone,

the partnership has been deepened to

now cover all Milestone XProtect video

management software (VMS) editions

into the Bosch software ‘Building Inte-

gration System (BIS).’

This integration enables solutions

that combine several building manage-

ment functions on a single platform, like

alarm and security management. Thanks

to the integration of BIS with XProtect,

in case of fire or intrusion the relevant

video cameras will be activated automat-

ically. An alarm coming from a detector

connected to the BIS server triggers the

camera of the scene to the XProtect cli-

ent for alarm verification. The operator

can then zoom in for details and further

investigate the scene with more cameras

before responding to the alarm.

To further enhance security, the

functionality of XProtect itself is moni-

tored continuously. The BIS alarm man-

agement function will automatically

report if there is a problem with the

XProtect server or if there is no more

free memory to store video images.

The video management software

from Milestone already supports the

Bosch Access Professional Edition

(APE). Access Professional Edition is an

easy to use software for controlling ac-

cess to small- and medium-sized enter-

prises with high-security requirements.

With the combination of APE and Mile-

stone XProtect, security operators con-

trol and monitor all Bosch access devic-

es through XProtect. It covers integrated

alarm management, video verification,

door handling and event viewing from

one user interface. This server-based

access-control solution ensures proper

search functions and grouping capabili-

ties for more effective cardholder man-

agement.

Bosch Milestone partnership expandedBoSCh enhances Integration of Its Building Integration System Software with

Milestone to Include all Xprotect Versions

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SECON 2017 was hosted by its or-

ganizing committee and sponsored

by Ministry of Science, ICT and Fu-

ture Planning, Ministry of the Interior,

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy,

Ministry of Public Safety and Security,

Seoul Metropolitan Government, Gyeo-

nggi-do, and Korea Defense Industry

Trade Support Center.

At the opening ceremony on 15th

March, Mr. Lim, Jongin – Chairman of

the SECON Organising Committee, Mr.

Choi, Jaeyou – 2nd Vice Minister of Min-

istry of Science, ICT and Future Plan-

ning, Mr. Jang, Younghwan – Director-

General, Ministry of Interior and Mr.

Baik, Keeseung – President of Korean

Internet & Security Agency graced the

occasion with their presence. Also, relat-

ed organizations including Ministry of

Science, ICT and Future Planning, Min-

istry of the Interior, Ministry of Trade,

Industry and Energy and other govern-

ment personnel attended the ceremony.

This year, more than 500 compa-

nies and 50,000 visitors from 15 differ-

ent countries are expected to attend the

event. Hikvision and Dahua Technol-

ogy, China’s top two video security en-

terprises, together with other global se-

curity enterprises such as GUNNEBO,

FLIR Systems, Optex, KUMAHIRA,

Honeywell, HID Global and the leading

security enterprises from Korea includ-

ing Samsung S-1 Corporation, Hanwha

Techwin, Kumho Petrochemical and Su-

prema all introduced the latest security

trends and showcased new technologies

and products.

eGISEC Fair 2017, a co-located

event with SECON 2017 provided

visitors opportunity to experience ‘e-

Government solution,’ which is a highly

influential product exported to develop-

ing countries such as Southeast Asia and

Africa. The Ministry of Interior (MOI),

Ministry of Science, ICT and Future

Planning (MISP), Korean Internet &

Security Agent (KISA) and Electronics

and Telecommunication Research In-

stitute (ETRI) who are all handling the

e-Government service, exhibited their

R&D achievements which were devel-

oped for the cyber security improve-

ment. Also, Lotte Data Communication

and Igloo Security demonstrated their

privacy protection solutions and anti-

hacking security solutions.

Remarkably, about 1,000 meetings

were requested and 200 meetings were

pre-arranged amongst exhibitors, visi-

tors, and buyers, through the new online

business meeting matching platform.

The platform was developed through

cooperation with the UBM Group; well

known as the organiser of ‘IFSEC Inter-

national,’ and one of the biggest exhibi-

asia’s leading consolidated security exhibition ‘international security

exhibition & conference 2017’

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is highly recognised now-

adays at the VR experi-

encing centre.

Beyond the exhibi-

tion, the trends and cur-

rent condition of domestic

and international security

industry were discussed

and the development di-

rection of the industry

were forecasted in a high-

content conference programme.

Due to the event’s success, SECON

2018 will be held from 14-16 March

2018 at KINTEX, Hall 4-5 to offer more

tion company in the world.

The single-person household secu-

rity experiencing center attracted many

visitors. Home CCTVs, IoT devices, and

other security self-defense equipment

were displayed, as the number of single-

households in Korea is increasing. At

the ‘Drone hacking experience centre,’

important issues such as the snatching

of pictures and videos, and illegal tak-

ing control by hacking the wireless sig-

nal were highlighted at the conference.

Moreover, visitors were able to check

the possibility of the combination be-

tween security and virtual reality which

chances to grow the business in Korea.

More than 100 booths have already been

confirmed and reserved by the existing

exhibitors.

Milestone Systems, the leading pro-

vider for open platform IP video

management software (VMS), has suc-

cessfully completed a seamless 24/7 se-

curity surveillance solution for Goyang

City in South Korea. One of the 10 most

dynamically developing cities in the

world, Goyang is now safer than ever, as

civil safety staff are equipped with Mile-

stone’s integrated IP video solution to

crack down on crime-prone districts and

blind spots in the city.

Goyang City, a top tourist destina-

tion with a rich 600-year history, attracts

thousands of tourist arrivals throughout

the year. To ensure a safe and pleasant

experience for both citizens and tourists,

the city implemented a comprehensive,

integrated overhaul of its security solu-

tions.

Under the previous video surveil-

lance system, many incidents of down-

time occurred, requiring a manual re-

boot each time its function failed. Staff

resources were heavily overutilized, as

several members had to be placed on

duty around the clock for constant moni-

toring, which added on to already high

maintenance costs. In order to maintain

security and to more effectively conduct

360-surveillance checks, Goyang City

opted for Milestone XProtect software

to replace its old video surveillance sys-

tem.

goyang, south Korea’s smart city, enhances safety with a world class safety surveillance implementation More than 2,500 video cameras replaced and managed with Milestone’s software solutions to

boost tourism and fight crime

Benjamin Low, Vice President for APAC at Milestone Systems

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Working in partnership with Omec-

ca, a Milestone Platinum Partner, Goy-

ang City implemented an integrated

surveillance solution that offers scal-

ability, flexibility, reliability and cost-ef-

fectiveness. With over 2,500 video cam-

eras to implement, a seamless transition

without causing disruption to daily op-

erations was crucial. Omecca worked

with Goyang to replace the old video

management software with Milestone’s

enhanced XProtect solution. Within two

weeks, all video cameras were replaced

with the new system, allowing each staff

member to monitor approximately 100

cameras simultaneously using the carou-

sel feature and comprehensive XProtect

Smart Wall overview.

“As the city continues to grow, we

remain confident that the Milestone se-

curity surveillance system can be easily

expanded to accommodate additional se-

curity demands,” commented An Dong

Soo, head of civil safety center, Goyang

City, “Public safety is of paramount

importance, and we are committed to

investing in the latest technologies to

help us reduce administrative time and

improve the efficiency of our resources.”

Benjamin Low, Vice President for

APAC at Milestone Systems said, “We

understand the importance of public

safety in Goyang, the smart city of Korea.

The upgrading of Goyang’s video man-

agement software to a flexible and future

proof one is a huge step to that, and we’re

delighted to have worked with one of our

Platinum partners, Omecca, to help Goy-

ang achieve their safe city vision.”

Milestone provides Goyang with

the scalability and flexibility to expand

on security with more innovations at

any time. Since the initial installation

of 2,500 video cameras, an additional

2,200 cameras have been added – bring-

ing the total number of cameras to 4,700

at present.

Milestone XProtect also helps op-

erators to respond rapidly to unfolding

events by integrating two new pieces of

software – a facility management system

to manage IP camera devices on site and

a video export software application for

remote searching/ playback/ export of

video data from other locations. This

open interoperability designed by Mile-

stone Systems enables installing partners

to implement best-in-class solutions for

customized, enhanced security, provid-

ing a future-proof, scalable platform.

“The ability to install flexible, scal-

able Milestone software on our existing

hardware infrastructure, and subsequent-

ly to add new features from interopera-

bility with facility management software

and remote video exporting, has helped

us make continual improvements in the

quality of our video surveillance tech-

nology,” said An.

“Milestone Systems is committed to

working with Goyang City Hall, to pro-

vide industry leading video surveillance

software for public safety. As the smart

city of South Korea, Goyang will contin-

ue to grow, and we are confident that our

open platform integrated surveillance

system will be able to meet its security

needs,” said Benjamin.

hikvision introduces turbo hd 4.0 solution

The new Turbo hD 4.0 range powered by hikvision’s h.265+ video compression technology delivers ultra-high definition 8MP video over coaxial cable

Hikvision, the world’s leading sup-

plier of innovative video surveil-

lance products and solutions, announc-

es the launch of its new Turbo HD 4.0

range, which boasts ultra-low light per-

formance and the ability to send power

as well as 8MP video images over con-

ventional coaxial cable. The latest-gen-

eration Turbo HD 4.0 products also take

advantage of Hikvision’s revolutionary

new H.265+ video compression technol-

ogy, which provides astounding savings

on both bandwidth usage and storage re-

quirements.

Hikvision introduced its first Turbo

HD Solution in 2014, and revolutionized

analog security. After years of fine-tuning

and perfecting this powerful solution,

Hikvision has launched Turbo HD 4.0 – a

brand new revolution in high-definition,

high-performance surveillance video.

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H.265+ Saves Bandwidth and Storage Space

The Turbo HD 4.0 range not only

supports the latest generation

H.265 video compression standard, but

also offers Hikvision’s revolutionary

H.265+ video technology. H265+ dra-

matically improves encoding efficien-

cy: reducing bandwidth requirements

by up to 75% compared to H.264, and

taking up half as much storage space

for the same amount of video footage.

Bitrates are reduced but transmission

quality remains high. H.265+ is a major

step forward in video compression, and

means significant storage cost savings

for users.

Ultra-Low Light Capabilities

The new Turbo HD 4.0 range brings

Hikvision’s renowned ultra-low

light recording capabilities to cameras

using coaxial cable for the first time.

With Hikvision’s unique low light tech-

nology, these cameras provide sharp,

full-color video images with as little

light as 0.003lux.

8MP Performance, Power over Coax Convenience

The first Turbo HD 4.0 products to

hit the market include 8-megapixel

box and varifocal bullet cameras, and

DVRs with 4K UHD HDMI outputs.

The 8MP cameras offer the highest

resolution ever available in an analog

surveillance system. Models equipped

with Hikvision-patented Power over

Coax 2.0 (PoC) capabilities also allow

users to transmit both UHD video and

power over the same coaxial cable, for

faster, simpler and less expensive instal-

lations using existing infrastructure. As

with previous Hikvision Turbo ranges,

IP, analog, Turbo HD, and third-party

AHD cameras are all supported, provid-

ing a flexible upgrade path. The result is

unrivalled performance for the end user

allied with cost-effective installation.

Wisenet X Series Defines the new standard

extreme performance with the latest chipset

Hanwha Techwin, a leader in global

security, launches the Wisenet X

series with an embedded, self-developed

chipset. The Wisenet 5 chipset used in

the Wisenet X series, is the most im-

portant component to date developed by

Hanwha Techwin’s core technologies.

“Wisenet 5 is our latest chipset with

extremely high performance. It’s at the

core of Hanwha Techwin’s competitive-

ness,” said Lee Man-Seob, President &

CEO of the Hanwha Techwin Security

Business Group, “Wisenet X series is

our first product range to use this single

chip solution. Our new 5-megapixels

and 2-megapixels camera lineups will

redefine industry standards, not only

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Vivid images can now be captured

regardless of the environment or the

time of day.

Reduce data by up to 99% using WiseStreamII

The Wisenet X cameras feature

H.265 compression and WiseS-

treamII, a complementary compres-

sion technology which dynamically

controls encoding, balancing quality

and compression according to move-

ment in the image. Bandwidth ef-

ficiency is improved by up to 99%

compared to current H.264 technol-

ogy when WiseStream II is com-

bined with H.265 compression. This

ensures that Hanwha Techwin’s new

Wisenet X series is one of the most

bandwidth friendly camera ranges

available.

More diverse analytics

The Wisenet X series offers many

useful analytics. The audio analy-

sis function recognizes critical sounds,

such as gunshots, explosions, screams,

and broken glass, and then immediately

raises an alarm. Among other analytics,

queue management is also an important

feature. It can analyze queues generat-

ed in a shop or bank for more efficient

management.

Dual SD slots and USB installation for added convenience

Using the USB port, the Wisenet X

series can connect cameras and

mobile devices through a Wi-Fi. View

angles can be checked immediately

while installing using a smartphone.

Dual SD slots allow up to 512 GB to be

saved automatically to the camera, safe-

ly keeping data in the event of an unsta-

ble network.

with exceptionally sharp images, but

also with much faster image processing

and upgraded functions.

Wisenet X series offers 150dB WDR,

image stabilization using gyro sensors

and razor sharp images 24 hours a day

with improved low-light performance.

Using WiseStream, Hanwha Techwin’s

unique compression technology, the

Wisenet X series delivers the most band-

width friendly camera range. There are

many other notable/ key benefits, includ-

ing a variety of on-board analytics.

With the release of the Wisenet

X series, Hanwha Techwin meets the

market demands in all areas of video

surveillance. By adding the Wisenet X

series to the recently released Wisenet

Q and P series, Hanwha Techwin has

now established a full line-up, from an

affordable entry level, to competitive

high-performance products that will sat-

isfy the needs of projects and customers

in all vertical sectors.

Hanwha Techwin is drawing a lot of

attention with the new Wisenet X series,

and plans to invest considerably in the are-

as of product development and marketing.

150dB WDR offers sharp images without any blurring

An existing WDR image is captured

by composing 2 frames with dif-

ferent exposures, but the Wisenet X se-

ries with 150dB WDR uses 4 frames to

create a more natural image.

New technology has been developed

to remove blurring, a critical weakness

of existing WDR, and provides clear and

vivid images.

More accurate stabilization using gyro sensors

Gyro sensors have been added to the

technology used in existing cam-

eras for more accurate stabilization. Sta-

bilization comes into effect when a cam-

era is disturbed by wind or vibrations,

resulting in more stable images.

Monitor color images, even in low-light environments

With the new chipset used in the

Wisenet X series and Hanwha

Techwin’s outstanding lens technology,

images can be monitored in color even in

low-light environments without IR LED.

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surveillance and the data lakeTo address the changing surveillance

data needs of organizations all over

the world, Dell EMC is introducing a

robust portfolio of surveillance infra-

structure solutions built on a data lake

architecture. Dell EMC Surveillance

Solutions offer an open platform, best-

of-breed Dell EMC storage, networking,

compute, client, security and virtualiza-

tion technologies, and an extensive part-

ner ecosystem. Disparate data sources

feed into the surveillance infrastructure

layer comprising distributed, centralized,

and cloud architectures and enhanced by

over 21 tested and validated partner so-

lutions built to simplify surveillance.

Surveillance Storage Infrastructure

Storage is the foundation layer of the

data lake architecture. It must sup-

port an open platform capable of man-

aging disparate data sets (from multiple

devices) while addressing the challenge

of scale head-on. It is important to un-

derstand the differences among the three

major surveillance architectures in order

to choose the option most suitable to

your organization’s requirements:

● Distributed architectures typically

support several hundred surveil-

lance devices. They store video and

surveillance data locally and then

periodically transfer the digital data

set to the central platform. For ex-

ample, a ‘satellite’ police station

may store data locally in office, then

periodically transfer it over to head-

quarters – the centralized location.

Distributed architectures often inte-

grate the data with applications and

other systems, such as access con-

trol and intrusion detection, with-

out engaging a central server. The

resulting architecture reduces sin-

gle points of failure and distributes

processing requirements over many,

smaller sites.

● Scale is the primary consideration

with centralized architectures. Com-

monly used by police headquarters,

schools, Federal/ government, air-

ports, and energy companies, for

example, centralized surveillance

architectures host high camera- or

device-count environments (typical-

ly thousands of surveillance devices)

and are able to support large amounts

of surveillance data. Storage must be

made efficient and utilization rates

must be high to prevent price creep,

while migration time must be ex-

tremely low to non-existent to seam-

lessly apply changes in resolution or

pixilation.

● Many companies opt to go on-prem-

ise for their primary storage, but

use cloud architectures for deeper

‘cold’ storage. Cloud provides an

elastic storage platform that easily

expands as data volumes grow. For

surveillance-specific industries, this

means expanding volumes in a cen-

tralized private cloud or even lever-

aging public cloud storage for more

rapid capacity expansion. Ultimate-

ly, cloud storage can improve stor-

age efficiencies and help reduce the

costs associated with storing inactive

data on more expensive storage solu-

tions. However, using the cloud for

surveillance data involves many dif-

ferent availability, security, and cost

decision. Dell EMC will work with

you to determine if private, hybrid, or

public cloud is the best approach for

your organization’s business objec-

tives.

Beyond Storage

Sitting on top of the surveillance

storage infrastructure layer are

Dell EMC storage, networking, com-

pute, client, security and virtualization

offerings. RSA technologies enable

surveillance organizations to leverage

the latest in security software to protect

the data not just where it is stored but

across the network as well (web, mo-

bile, and beyond). Although one of the

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biggest threats to critical data is acci-

dental or malicious deletions of impor-

tant data, Dell EMC ensures that data

is safe from deletion outside of policy,

even by an administrator.

Virtualization is the ‘enablement

player’ of the data lake. It creates the

open platform and future-proofs invest-

ment by giving organizations access to

the applications they need at the time

they need them. When applied to the

surveillance architecture, VMware vir-

tualization technologies reduce physical

complexity and points of failure while

improving the overall system resiliency.

Additional Dell EMC Partner solu-

tions include video surveillance man-

agement software, applications, and

analytics. These validated, repeatable

solutions, which are tested to fail in Dell

EMC’s Surveillance Validation Labs

and then seamlessly integrated into the

architecture of your choice, help organi-

zations reduce risk and increase confi-

dence.

For more info:

[email protected]

safe Kids Malaysia, universiti putra Malaysia, safe Kids worldwide and honeywell launch program to

educate children about Fire and Burn safetySafe Kids at home: Fire and Burn Prevention Program will reach more

than 6,000 children in Kuala Lumpur

According to the World Health Or-

ganization’s Global Burden of Dis-

ease, it is estimated that 265,000 child-

hood deaths worldwide occur as a result

of fire-related burns each year, with a

majority of them occurring in low- and

middle-income countries. More than half

the deaths take place within the Southeast

Asia region, including Malaysia, where it

is reported that one child dies every two

weeks due to fires or other burns.

Recognizing the need to increase

awareness of this global public health is-

sue, Safe Kids Malaysia Universiti Putra

Malaysia (UPM), Safe Kids Worldwide

and Honeywell (NYSE:HON) recently

launched Safe Kids at Home, an educa-

tional safety program designed to help

prevent fires, burns and scalds among

children aged 7 to 12 years old. The pro-

gram is supported by Honeywell Home-

town Solutions, the company’s corporate

citizenship initiative that focuses in five

critical areas; family safety and security,

science and math, housing and shelter,

habitat and conservation and humanitar-

ian relief.

The program was developed based

on the findings of a 2016 survey con-

ducted by Safe Kids Malaysia and Uni-

versiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), one of

the country’s leading research universi-

ties. A new research report, How Safe is

Your Home? Protecting Children from

Fire, Burns and Scalds in Kuala Lum-

pur, was formally released in February

by YB. Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sad-

ique, Deputy Minister of Urban Well-

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being, Housing and Local Government

at an exclusive launch ceremony on the

UPM campus in Serdang.

In attendance were YB. Datuk Hali-

mah Mohamed Sadique Deputy Minister

of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local

Government; Professor Datin Paduka

Dr. Aini Ideris, UPM Vice-Chancellor;

Associate Professor Dr. Kulanthayan KC

Mani, Executive Director of Safe Kids

Malaysia UPM; Briand Greer, President

of Honeywell ASEAN; Kerry Kennedy,

Director, Global Corporate Citizenship,

Honeywell Hometown Solutions; and

Tareka Wheeler, Director of Programs,

Safe Kids Worldwide.

“The Ministry would like to thank

the industry partner – Honeywell for

supporting and funding this initiative.

This is a full fledge collaboration be-

tween the Academia, Industry, Interna-

tional and Government,” said YB. Datuk

Halimah Mohamed Sadique, Deputy

Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing

and Local Government.

Professor Dr. Aini of UPM noted,

“As one of the top research universi-

ties in Malaysia, we are proud to partner

with two outstanding global organiza-

tions – Safe Kids Worldwide and Hon-

eywell. Additionally, we are pleased to

work together with the Fire and Rescue

Department of Malaysia, and will con-

tinue to contribute to initiatives that

leave a long-lasting positive impact on

societies at large.”

“The research has identified a criti-

cal need for fire and burn education for

children, and we look forward to start-

ing to implement the Safe Kids at Home

program in nine schools in Sentul, Kuala

Lumpur,” said Dr. Kulanthayan of Safe

Kids Malaysia UPM.

YB. Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sad-

ique Deputy Minister of Urban Wellbe-

ing, Housing and Local Government

also added, “I highly hope Honeywell’s

support for this initiative which starts

from Sentul will eventually be scaled up

and reach more children in more areas

over time and one day we can cover the

entire nation.”

“Malaysia is the first country in ASE-

AN to launch the program and we are

proud to partner with Safe Kids Malay-

sia UPM and Safe Kids Worldwide,” said

Greer of Honeywell ASEAN, “Honey-

well is committed to improving people’s

quality of life by making measurable dif-

ferences in the communities where we

live and work. With the focused efforts on

education, healthcare, enforcement and

fire safety agencies, our goal is to educate

every child on the importance of home

safety and fire prevention.”

Key research findings:

● More than half of the parents (54%)

reported that their children had suf-

fered one form of a burn or scald in-

jury in the past two years.

● 51% of parents are worried that their

children are more likely to suffer a

burn or scald than any other injury.

● Only 1 in 3 parents consistently teach

their kids about fire safety.

● 11% of parents reported that schools

frequently teach fire safety education

● More than 80% of parents stated that

they use toothpaste as remedy, which

actually worsens the injuries.

About Safe Kids Malaysia

With the aim of improving the lives

of children in Malaysia and in

partnership with the Faculty of Medi-

cine and Health Sciences, Universiti of

Putra Malaysia (UPM), Safe Kids Ma-

laysia (SKM) was established in 2011

as a member of Safe Kids Worldwide.

SKM works closely with government,

industries, schools and communities

to increase awareness about prevent-

able injuries and deaths. The organiza-

tion previously had a primary focus on

road safety and drowning prevention,

but now includes home safety education

and awareness through the Safe Kids at

Home program.

The Safe Kids at Home Program, launched in Malaysia, February 20, 2017 will educate 6000 students in Kuala Lumpur on fire safety and injury prevention at home. The eventual goal is to reach out to every student in Malaysia.(Left to Right): Tareka Wheeler, Director of Programs, Safe Kids Worldwide; Dr Kulanthayan KC Mani, Exec Director, Safe Kids Msia UPM; Y. Bhg Professor Datin Paduka Dr Aini Ideris Vice Chancellor, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM); YB Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique, Deputy Minister for Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government; YBhg Dato Dr. Tam Weng Wah Deputy Secretary General (Policy and Development), Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Development; Briand Greer, President Honeywell ASEAN; YAS Datuk Wira YAS Datuk Wira Hj Wan Mohd Nor Hj Ibrahim, Director General, Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia; Kerry Kennedy, Director, Global Corporate Citizenship, Honeywell

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edotco and atilze roll out 1st lora iot network in Malaysia

Atilze Digital Sdn Bhd (Atilze),

a wholly owned subsidiary

of Yen Global Berhad, and edotco

Group SdnBhd (edotco), a subsidi-

ary of Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata)

announced the rollout of Malaysia’s

first low-power, long-range wireless

protocol (LoRa) network with the

completion of twenty-five (25) LoRa

gateways. The sites cover the Klang

Valley area and are now ready to

serve the commercial needs of Inter-

net of Things (IoT) services to poten-

tial enterprises and clients.

The announcement follows a col-

laboration agreement signed on 2

September 2016 between Axiata and

Atilze to i) explore, develop and pur-

sue IoT opportunities across South-

east Asia ii) implement proof-of-con-

cept pilots in Malaysia, Indonesia and

Thailand which focus on commer-

cializing city-wide LoRa network de-

ployments. As part of the agreement,

edotco has provided twenty-five (25)

sites to allow Atilze’s LoRa gateways

to be installed on edotco’s telecom-

munication towers.

LoRa network technology allows

sensors and connected objects to col-

lect and send data back to an IoT

data cloud server for the processing

of data to gain valuable insights from

the IoT devices and applications. The

technology allows for connectivity

solutions at reduced costs with wide

coverage and efficient power con-

sumption, making it an environmen-

tally friendly solution as well.

“This collaboration with edotco

and Axiata allowed us to deploy the

latest LoRa gateway capabilities.

This is an exciting moment for us to

provide our IoT solutions and we are

delighted that we have accomplished

our tasks in installing the required

LoRa gateways in the Klang Valley

that covers Kuala Lumpur, Petaling

Jaya, Shah Alam and Port Klang.

Capitalizing on the bright future of

IoT, we are confident that our LoRa

gateways will be able to serve the ex-

pected needs of companies, moving

forward. This initiative is important,

as it opens up opportunities for enter-

prises as well as application provid-

ers including the Maker Community

to deliver their IoT applications us-

ing our LoRa solution,” says Gerard

K M Lim, Chief Executive Officer of

Atilze.

Gayan Koralage, Director of

Strategy edotco Group said, “At

edotco we aim to seek innovative and

environmentally sensitive telecom

infrastructure solutions, so we are

pleased to complete the rollout of the

first 25 LoRa gateways in Malaysia

with Atilze. Globally, LoRa networks

have proven to be one of the most ef-

ficient technologies to support the

needs and demands of IoT solutions

due to its effectiveness in cost, power

consumption and ability to provide

wider coverage. The rapid commis-

sioning of these LoRa gateways will

accelerate the rollout of IoT services

for Atilze and its partners such as

Axiata.”

The readily available Atilze

LoRa gateways are now offered to

enterprises which can also have ac-

cess to ready-made IoT applications

and services for Smart City, Smart

Building, Smart Home Services and

Smart Agriculture solutions. Atilze

is currently in discussions with vari-

ous enterprises to deploy IoT servic-

es and solutions utilizing the LoRa

gateways in Klang Valley. The IoT

applications and services that will

be implemented on the Klang Valley

LoRa WAN gateways include envi-

ronmental sensing, asset tracking,

smart parking, smart metering, smart

farming and security services.

The deployment of the LoRa

solution brings together lower cost

connectivity with broader coverage

and lower energy consumption. Used

efficiently, LoRa can contribute to

achieving the aspirations of the IoT

with a projected thirty-four billion

devices to be connected to the Inter-

net by 2020.

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NEC Corporation has pro-

vided government agen-

cies in Malaysia with hands-on

cyber-defense training.

More than 20 officials from

The Malaysian Communica-

tions and Multimedia Commis-

sion (MCMC) and Cyber Secu-

rity Malaysia (CSM) attended

the two-day training held in Cy-

berjaya, Malaysia recently.

The hands-on cyber defense

training organized by NEC Cor-

poration and NEC Corporation

Malaysia was aimed at en-

hancing the abilities of system

administrators in government

agencies to effectively handle

the increasing threat of cyber-attacks.

By providing simulations of a custom-

er’s ICT infrastructure, the practical

training enables the cultivation of sys-

tem administrators with comprehen-

sive cyber defense capabilities.

“This project is another exam-

ple of NEC’s leading position in the

field of cyber-crime prevention,” said

Chong Kai Wooi, Managing Director

of NEC Corporation of Malaysia, “In

order to cope with increasingly com-

plex and sophisticated cyber-attacks,

it is critically important to cultivate

experts who can analyze vulnerability

across an organization and respond to

cyber incidents quickly and appropri-

ately.”

NEC conducted this training as

part of the ‘Hands-on pilot training

aiming to increase cyber defense capa-

bilities in ASEAN countries,’ a project

commissioned by Japan’s Ministry of

Internal Affairs and Communications

(MIC).

In January 2017, Malaysia's Min-

istry of Communications and Multi-

media (KKMM) and the MIC signed

a memorandum of understanding for

cooperation in the area of Information

and Communication Technologies, in-

cluding cyber-security. As part of this

cooperation, NEC, in collaboration

with the Embassy of Japan in Malay-

sia, provided hands-on cyber defense

training for two government agencies

nec provides cyber-defense training for government agencies in Malaysia to enhance

effectiveness in tackling cyber-attacks

in Malaysia. This training was similar

to the MIC’s ‘Cyber Defense Exercise

with Recurrence (CYDER)’ provided

in Japan.

The program capitalized on simu-

lated government office network envi-

ronments to provide students with val-

uable first-hand experience in handling

a full cyber-attack, from the onset of

an information security issue, to its

final resolution. The training not only

imparted technical skills in handling a

cyber-attack, but provided important

organizational measures for prevent-

ing the spread of damages, including

possible instructions for staff and the

sharing of information with related in-

stitutions.

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Come 24 May 2017, the industry

shall witness the prestigious annu-

al signature event of TAPA Asia Pacific;

this time around India shall play host.

The last two conferences, in Phuket,

Thailand (2015) and Ho Chi Minh, Vi-

etnam (2016) saw spectacular success.

Esteemed delegates who attended pre-

vious events can anticipate a rejuvenat-

ed agenda this year. All are invitedto

attend this precisely crafted conference

for 2017 at the iconic city of Mumbai,

India.

This unique convergence will bring

together the highly sought after, hard to

get, security, risk and supply chain pro-

fessionals to expound the latest trends,

challenges and threats inflicting their

security frontiers. Today’s concerns are

the exact topics on the conference itiner-

ary. Sharing snippets of the conference

sessions:

Session 1: E-Commerce Agility: Strength and Vulnerabilities – How to stay ahead?

Online transaction is witnessing a

rise in attacks against the security

of online payment. E-commerce dynam-

ics, integration of new technologies and

ease of new market entry are strength to

e-commerce agility correlating to strong

performance and profits. Vulnerabilities

cripple website, compromise confidenti-

ality and even wipe out the business with

direct loss of revenue and reputation

with impact on privacy and trust.

Session 2: Brand Protection & Reverse Logistics Operations in Asia – Challenges and Opportunities

Brand, Goodwill and reputation is

becoming a significant concern.

Fakes and privacy are flooding the

market. Protecting the brand, preserv-

ing the copyrights and originality, and

simultaneously fighting the syndicates

that puncture the integrity of the brand

is now a major concern for business.

Reverse Logistics is turning returns,

scrap and waste into a profit venture.

Dismantlers and recyclers are often

guilty of illegal dumping, slack treat-

ment operations and rampant non-

compliance to regulations. The speak-

ers in this session will discuss and

address the issues of brand protection

and reverse logistics. They will unveil

the challenges and opportunities in

this region.

Session 3: Government – Corporate Partnership in Boosting Supply Chain Resiliency

Multiple industries, governments

and professionals within sup-

ply chain and transport industry con-

tinuously reflect on boosting resiliency

through fostering greater government –

corporate partnership. Moving beyond

regulatory frameworks to agile public-

private partnership is the initiative.

The speakers of this session will build

on the suggestions at the international

collaboration and debate on the need

for a common security vocabulary to-

wards mutual border control recogni-

tion across the supply chain. Emphasis

on partnerships, policies, information

sharing and mutual Customs recogni-

tion underpins the blueprint for the

supply chain resiliency in the future.

Session 4: The Evolving Landscape of Logistics in Asia: Staying Ahead of the Game

‘Business-to-business’ logistics to

‘business-to-consumer’ model is the

trend for now. The logistics ecosystem

has changed the movement of cargo

from air to sea, then to rail and today

by land across borders. Warehousing to

distribution centres and now to reverse

logistics and recycling warehouse op-

erations is the evolution. The speakers

explore the key trends and opportuni-

ties of the logistics landscape in Asia

and examine what it takes to be ahead

of the game. It also scrutinizes logistics

business initiatives and the evolving

landscape in Asia. The emphasis will

be on staying ahead of the challenges

and preparing well ahead of the change

dynamics.

The speakers and panelists of this

session will discuss, debate and chal-

lenge the very premise of e-commerce,

its strength and vulnerabilities and at-

tempt to connect the dots to where e-

commerce is heading into the future.

17th TAPA Asia Pacific International Supply chain risk and security conference 2017

24-25 May 2017, Mumbai, India

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We urge you to take this opportunity

to be with, meet and greet fellow sen-

iors and peers as well as industry practi-

tioners who have ‘been there, done that’

coming from across the globe.

With all confidence, we invite you to

partake in the prospect to meet, greet and

network among these experts, friends,

associates, peers and new acquaintances

who navigate and pivot the thin fine line

that defines the sanity of security verac-

ity in this unique conference.

The Client

Kibing Group, one of China’s lead-

ing float glass producers, has cho-

sen Malaysia to be the first country in

this region it is investing in with a physi-

cal plant. Optimistic on the outlook of

the glass industry within the ASEAN

region, Kibing is investing USD 200

million in acquiring 128 acres of land

within Tuanku Jaafar Industrial Park of

Senawang, Negeri Sembilan to build two

glass float lines with pyrolithic coating

capability.

Employing up to 500 people, the fa-

cility can produce 1,200 tonnes of float

glass a day and will represent a signifi-

cant contribution to the region’s growing

need for glass. Kibing is also looking to

expand its production plant during the

second phase of development, to include

an ultra-thin glass production line, as

well as a fourth line with a capacity of

1,000 tonnes.

Objective

Kibing was seeking a cost-effective

and quality-driven digital sound sys-

tem with easy expansion options to cater

to its future growth. It became crucial for

them to search for a partner who could

provide a network based sound integration

solution that is flexible, stable and suitable

for use in a factory of this scale.

Solution

TOA Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd

(TEM), a subsidiary of TOA was

chosen to provide the PA system inte-

gration for the Kibing plant because of

their established reputation in the field

of sound systems. With over 80 years

of experience in this market segment,

TOA’s vast range of products and its

quality has been proven to be amongst

the best in the field. TEM standardized

on the use of their new Hybrid IP-3000

system which is a fully network compat-

ible audio management system using

TOA’s proprietary ‘Packet Audio’ tech-

nology. The IP-3000 system is capable

of providing accurate and instant audio

transmission over the entire network.

The system itself is specifically de-

signed to cater to large area interfacing

installations such as this. Together with

the help of TEM’s system integrator,

Kejuruteraan Bintai Kindenko Sdn Bhd

and J. Roger Preston (M) Sdn Bhd as the

project’s Mechanical & Electrical con-

sultants, TEM took on the project with

the aim of delivering a simple system

composition with virtually no limitation

to expansion.

The Challenge

Considering that this is the first

installation of the new IP-3000

system in the Southeast Asia region,

challenges were aplenty from software

configurations right up to the setting up

of the entire system operation and rack

assembly which has to match the re-

quirement of the Kibing plant. In a facil-

ity of this size, a reliable PA system is

needed to ensure that all time schedule

is being followed accurately.

TEM’s team of diligent engineers

received strong support from their

R&D department in Kobe, Japan and

their regional HQ in Singapore. Be-

cause of this frequent coordination, all

issues were easily overcome and the

quality of work was maintained at the

highest possible level in line with Japa-

nese working culture.

For more info:

www.toamys.com.my

toa’s new hybrid pa system: the First in southeast asia

Leading Glass Manufacturer Selects hybrid Sound System in ASeAN Region

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Introduction

Surveillance cameras are seeing almost daily advancements

in the areas of lenses, imaging sensors, and image signal

processing. This is done to allow subjects monitored, such as

people and cars, to be more clearly recorded. Resolution in

particular has gone from analog resolution (720x480) of a

decade ago to HD (1280x720), FHD (1920x1080), and 4K

(3840x2160) in the past few years, and even higher definition

will likely be achieved in the future.

With the advance to high definition, data volumes for

video are increasing to levels incomparable with those of the

analog age. Due to that, costs for networks to deliver that video

data and recording media to store it are becoming major issues.

Meanwhile, not all of the video recorded is of use by

customers, and in most cases, it is disposed of without being

checked even once. For that reason, technology to allow deliv-

ery and saving/ storing of just the video really needed (video

that includes the subject monitored) and thereby reduce costs

is demanded.

Panasonic’s Smart Coding

Panasonic network cameras have been equipped with

cutting-edge image compression technologies (H.264)

amassed in consumer digital cameras and cameras for mov-

ies and broadcasting. We have also developed technology that

makes use of surveillance camera knowhow amassed over a

long time to enable just the video needed to be saved in high

image quality.

Panasonic’s Smart Coding is composed by two main tech-

nologies:

● Technology to assign data only to subjects monitored, such

as people or cars.

● Technology to reduce noise generated at night or in low-

illumination environments and to reduce data volume.

Smart Coding is a function available on Panasonic i-PRO

cameras simply by updating the firmware. Data volume reduc-

tion up to 80% over conventional surveillance cameras can

be expected by combining the technologies above, and even

greater effects can be exhibited by combining Smart Coding

with Panasonic high-resolution surveillance cameras such as

4K cameras. And as this is compression technology based on

the H.264 standard, special modules and the like are not need-

ed for display or playback by a client.

Technology to assign data only to subjects to be monitored

Data volume is sufficiently assigned to subjects monitored,

such as people or cars, so that data can be saved as clear

video. However, so-called background elements such as walls

and roads are data that does not really need to be sharp, so data

is not assigned to such video, thereby enabling overall data

volume to be reduced. Depending on the scene, data reduction

of up to about 65% (with FHD, compared with previous Pana-

sonic technologies) or up to about 80% (with 4K, compared

with previous Panasonic technologies) can be expected.

GOP Control

With H.264, the video stream is comprised of I-frame

data encoded closed in the screen (as still image) and

P-frame data where the difference from the previous frame is

encoded. If the refresh cycle is set to 1 second (the default set-

ting for Panasonic cameras) at a frame rate of 30 fps, stream

smart coding technologypanasonic video

surveillance systems

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data is generated where 29 P-frames follow after one I-frame.

The data from this I-frame to the next I-frame is called Group

of Picture (GOP).

To play back stream data generated in this way, decoding

must be done in order from the I-frame. For that reason, the

I-frame is also called the key frame or reference frame. If the

refresh interval (interval between I-frames) is long, much de-

coding must be performed until playing back the end frame of

that GOP.

I-frames encode the entire screen, so the volume of data is

large. P-frames encode the difference from the previous frame,

so the volume of data becomes smaller.

The GOP Control function detects motion of subjects

and makes the interval between I-frames shorter if there is

motion or longer if there is no motion. By making the inter-

val longer in scenes with no motion, the number of I-frames

with large data volume can be reduced, greatly reducing the

total data volume. And in scenes with motion, the interval

is made shorter to secure accessibility to scenes the user

wants to view.

Auto-VIQS Control

The Variable Image Quality on Specified area (VIQS) func-

tion is a function equipped to Panasonic network cameras,

and it can minimize data size by making areas other than those

specified be of lower image quality. With the conventional

function, however, areas must be specified manually. Auto-

VIQS Control can automatically determine areas with and

without motion and reduce the data volume of those without

motion.

With H.264, the compression rate can be adjusted by the

encoding parameters, but still area data volume can be further

reduced by changing the encoding parameters with this func-

tion depending on whether the area is a still area or an area

with motion. This function cannot be used concurrently with

conventional VIQS.

When variable bit rate (VBR) is selected in Transmission

priority, three levels as Smart Coding mode become selectable.

Two levels, Low and Mid, can be selected according to dif-

ference in I-frame insertion interval. When in Mid mode, the

I-frame insertion interval is up to four times greater than when

Low is selected. *2 When selecting High mode, Auto-VIQS

Control is added to Mid mode.

Noise Reduction Technology

Noise from image sensors when monitoring at night or

in other low-illumination environments is completely

unnecessary for monitoring, but much data volume is as-

signed to noise with current compression technologies, re-

sulting in tremendous volumes of data being created. With

Panasonic’s Smart Coding technology, two technologies are

used to analyze that noise and reduce noise in real time,

thereby reducing data volume by 20% or more compared

with conventional surveillance cameras without noise re-

duction functions. This function is always enabled with Pa-

nasonic i-PRO cameras.

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Figure 2: The encoded volume of I-picture and P-picture

The GOP Control function detects motion of subjects and makes the interval between I-frames

shorter if there is motion or longer if there is no motion. By making the interval longer in scenes

with no motion, the number of I-frames with large data volume can be reduced, greatly

reducing the total data volume. And in scenes with motion, the interval is made shorter to

secure accessibility to scenes the user wants to view.

Figure 3: The difference of I-frame insertion interval

5

Figure 2: The encoded volume of I-picture and P-picture

The GOP Control function detects motion of subjects and makes the interval between I-frames

shorter if there is motion or longer if there is no motion. By making the interval longer in scenes

with no motion, the number of I-frames with large data volume can be reduced, greatly

reducing the total data volume. And in scenes with motion, the interval is made shorter to

secure accessibility to scenes the user wants to view.

Figure 3: The difference of I-frame insertion interval

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3.2. Auto-VIQS Control The Variable Image Quality on Specified area (VIQS) function is a function equipped to

Panasonic network cameras, and it can minimize data size by making areas other than those

specified be of lower image quality. With the conventional function, however, areas must be

specified manually. Auto-VIQS Control can automatically determine areas with and without

motion and reduce the data volume of those without motion.

Figure 4: Left: Original image. Right: The image is an example of separate a still area and an

area with motion.

With H.264, the compression rate can be adjusted by the encoding parameters, but still area

data volume can be further reduced by changing the encoding parameters with this function

depending on whether the area is a still area or an area with motion.

This function cannot be used concurrently with conventional VIQS.

When variable bit rate (VBR) is selected in Transmission priority, Three levels as Smart Coding

mode become selectable. Two levels, Low and Mid, can be selected according to difference in

I-frame insertion interval. When in Mid mode, the I-frame insertion interval is up to four times

greater than when Low is selected. *2 When selecting High mode, Auto-VIQS Control is added to

Mid mode.

*2: I-frame insertion range differs by model.

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3. Technology to assign data only to subjects to be monitored

Data volume is sufficiently assigned to subjects monitored, such as people or cars, so that data

can be saved as clear video. However, so-called background elements such as walls and roads

are data that does not really need to be sharp, so data is not assigned to such video, thereby

enabling overall data volume to be reduced. Depending on the scene, data reduction of up to

about 65% (with FHD, compared with previous Panasonic technologies) or up to about 80%

(with 4K, compared with previous Panasonic technologies) can be expected.

3.1. GOP Control With H.264, the video stream is comprised of I-frame data encoded closed in the screen (as still

image) and P-frame data where the difference from the previous frame is encoded. If the

refresh cycle is set to 1 second (the default setting for Panasonic cameras) at a frame rate of 30

fps, stream data is generated where 29 P-frames follow after one I-frame. The data from this

I-frame to the next I-frame is called Group of Picture (GOP).

To play back stream data generated in this way, decoding must be done in order from the

I-frame. For that reason, the I-frame is also called the key frame or reference frame. If the

refresh interval (interval between I-frames) is long, much decoding must be performed until

playing back the end frame of that GOP.

I-frames encode the entire screen, so the volume of data is large. P-frames encode the

difference from the previous frame, so the volume of data becomes smaller.

Figure 1: The image of video stream

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3D-MNR

3D-Multi-process Noise Reduction (3D-MNR) analyzes

differences in signal level and reduces grainy noise gener-

ated in low-illuminance environments to achieve a low bit rate.

Noise generation patterns can be estimated and predicted by

individual luminance level using Panasonic’s own noise reduc-

tion algorithm. Noise generated when increasing gain to secure

brightness in video is reduced by individual pixel accurately

and in fine detail.

First, noise detection is performed with high precision by

creating statistics for the difference of the signal level of the

surrounding pixels by luminance level, deciding the threshold,

and estimating a noise model in advance. Pixels with a sig-

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estimated noise model and the noise model that shifts in the time axis direction. If the patterns

are similar, they are reduced as noise; if they differ, the afterimage is minimized as motion.

Up to approx. 25% of data can be reduced by this function

4.2. FDF Frequency Divided Filter (FDF) analyzes frequency and reduces fine noise that is generated at

slightly low illuminance to achieve low bit rate. Images are divided into multiple bands, and an

optimum coring filter for each is applied to enable noise to be reduced while leaving edge

components.

Up to approx. 25% of data can be reduced by this function

Figure 6: The image diagrams for the description of FDF

Figure 7: The outline flow of FDF processing

nal level lower than the threshold are averaged with the sur-

rounding pixels to reduce noise. Bayes estimation is performed

on the estimated noise model and the noise model that shifts

in the time axis direction. If the patterns are similar, they are

reduced as noise; if they differ, the afterimage is minimized

as motion. Up to approx. 25% of data can be reduced by this

function.

FDF

Frequency Divided Filter

(FDF) analyzes frequency

and reduces fine noise that is

generated at slightly low illu-

minance to achieve low bit rate.

Images are divided into multiple

bands, and an optimum coring

filter for each is applied to en-

able noise to be reduced while

leaving edge components. Up to

approx. 25% of data can be re-

duced by this function.

Conclusion

Since 1957, Panasonic has over 50 years of experience in

the surveillance camera industry and has served a broad

range of customers around the world. Based on the Panasonic

group’s intellectual properties and tech-

nologies, Panasonic, the leading compa-

ny in the audio and video solution mar-

ket, continues to develop better video

surveillance systems.

Panasonic’s Smart Coding technolo-

gy is technology to reduce video surveil-

lance system costs. It concentrates data

volume into that for important scenes

and areas, and it reduces data volumes

for scenes and areas without motion as

well as reduces noise in low-illuminance

situations, enabling data volume to be

reduced.

Starting by equipping Panasonic

H.264 cameras with this technology, we

plan to equip even more advanced Smart

Coding technology to cameras with the

latest video encoding standard, H.265.

*2: I-frame insertion range differs by model

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4. Noise Reduction Technology

Noise from image sensors when monitoring at night or in other low-illumination environments

is completely unnecessary for monitoring, but much data volume is assigned to noise with

current compression technologies, resulting in tremendous volumes of data being created.

With Panasonic’s Smart Coding technology, two technologies are used to analyze that noise and

reduce noise in real time, thereby reducing data volume by 20% or more compared with

conventional surveillance cameras without noise reduction functions.

This function is always enabled with Panasonic i-PRO cameras.

4.1. 3D-MNR 3D-Multi-process Noise Reduction (3D-MNR) analyzes differences in signal level and reduces

grainy noise generated in low-illuminance environments to achieve a low bit rate. Noise

generation patterns can be estimated and predicted by individual luminance level using

Panasonic’s own noise reduction algorithm. Noise generated when increasing gain to secure

brightness in video is reduced by individual pixel accurately and in fine detail.

Figure 5: The image diagrams for the description of 3D-MNR

First, noise detection is performed with high precision by creating statistics for the difference of

the signal level of the surrounding pixels by luminance level, deciding the threshold, and

estimating a noise model in advance. Pixels with a signal level lower than the threshold are

averaged with the surrounding pixels to reduce noise. Bayes estimation is performed on the

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IntErnatIonal SECurIty ConfErEnCE & Expo 2017

PSIA Demonstrates New Use CaseBiometrics adds multi-factor authentication to PLAI

The PSIA hosted a successful demonstration at ISC West,

showing integration’s of iris scan biometrics systems

from EyeLock and Princeton Identity with PLAI. Enterprise

customers are now considering multi-factor authentication in

critical security areas of their company, including IT centers

and industrial operations and PLAI is a perfect complement

for this application.

Also demonstrated was one of the initial use cases for

PLAI, the synchronization

of disparate physical access

control systems (PACS).

Three leading PACS ven-

dors, Kastle Systems, Lenel

(UTC) and Software House

(Tyco Security Products)

relied on native implemen-

tations of PLAI in their

MyKastle, OnGuard, and

C*CURE products respec-

tively, to demonstrate how

this standard can provide a

more robust security system

with dynamic identity man-

agement.

Finally, the use of mo-

bile credentials was shown,

with Allegion demonstrat-

ing how a smart phone could

receive credentials from a trusted source to allow access to a

building or facility.

The PSIA is planning a virtual demo, replicating the ISC

West event for those people who were not able to attend.

Arecont Vision® Showcases SurroundVideo® Omni G3 Omnidirectional Multi-Sensor Camera with Remote Setup

Arecont Vision® has expanded the ground-breaking multi-

sensor, multi-megapixel SurroundVideo® omnidirection-

al camera series. The SurroundVideo Omni G3 is the industry’s

first camera in the multi-sensor product category that Arecont

Vision pioneered that now offers no-touch, remote setup. The

new Omni G3 series was featured in the Arecont Vision booth

at the ISC West 2017.

“The SurroundVideo Omni G3 continues the Arecont Vi-

sion tradition of being a market leader through innovative new

products,” said Brad Donaldson, VP of Product Development,

Arecont Vision, “The Omni G3 is the easiest multi-sensor om-

nidirectional camera in the industry to install, setup, and con-

figure, saving our customers both time and money.”

Arecont Vision continues to lead the multi-sensor camera

market that the company first pioneered in 2006. A single high-

definition SurroundVideo camera can replace multiple pan-

tilt-zoom cameras or a large number of single-sensor cameras

for a wide range of surveillance requirements. SurroundVideo

has been proven in thousands of customer projects around the

world, integrated with the customer’s choice of leading video

management systems (VMS) and network video recorders

(NVR).

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day’s connected devices will affect the industry moving forward.

SourceSecurity Editor Larry Anderson spoke with Vander-

bilt President Mitchell Kane about this development, citing the

importance of integrator and dealer education on the chang-

ing business models for recurring monthly revenue (RMR)

for hosted solutions. Larry also shared the ACT365 solution

preview with his readers following the show. Security Systems

News Managing Editor Spencer Ives also received an over-

view of the major trends in the access control world, includ-

ing hosted solutions and mobile credentials, citing these in his

show wrap up for the publication.

Vanderbilt also showcased its tried and true access control

solutions, including lite blue, bright blue and Vanderbilt Secu-

rity Management System (SMS), all of which encompass all

aspects of the market.

With foot traffic and engagement as high as it was this year,

Vanderbilt looks forward to sharing the show floor during ISC

West next year, and we are eager to introduce our latest product

offerings to a larger audience as the show continues to grow.

Video and Access Integration Innovative software offers SMB market unprecedented benefits that fit their budgets

3xLOGIC, Inc. demonstrated its newest, integrated video

and access control software platform at ISC West 2017.

The new SurroundVideo Omni G3 goes the final step, de-

livering no touch remote setup. The Omni G3 can be quickly

installed on a wall, corner, ceiling, pole, emergency call box, or

other structure. The camera is then connected to a single PoE

(Power over Ethernet) IP network cable. The installer can then

dismount from the ladder or lift, and connect to the camera’s

integrated webpage over the network for setup. 180°, 270°, or

360° preset views can be selected, or the installer can adjust

and position each of the sensors remotely, including remote

focus, zoom, and tilt.

New presets can also be saved, so that the view can be com-

pletely changed when needed. For example, a stadium may have

different viewing requirements for a sporting event versus a con-

cert. The user can select the appropriate preset, and the camera

will move the sensors to that new perspective. The camera can

then be returned to the original view just as easily. This can all be

done without requiring the time and cost of manually mounting

a ladder or lift to remove and then replace the dome bubble after

adjusting the aim of the 4 sensors, or shifting the entire camera.

Heavy Foot Traffic and Lots of Cloud Interest

This month started off with a hugely successful showing

during the ISC West 2017 Conference and Expo in Las

Vegas, flanked with heavy foot traffic throughout the show and

a lot of interest in our latest products and offerings. We pre-

viewed the new ACT365 cloud-based access control and video

management solution for our valued partners and customers,

which was well received and brought a lot of discussion to the

forefront on the future of access control.

Vanderbilt started off the week weighing in on some pre-

dictions for the big show, including the cloud, IoT and open-

platform systems, in a round table discussion alongside other

thought leaders in the industry. The themes identified remained

true, as many visitors to the Vanderbilt booth wanted to know

about cloud-based applications for access control and how to-


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“We are changing the rules of the game for video and

access control for the SMB market with our new integrated,

hosted video and access control solution,” announced Matt

Kushner, 3xLOGIC CEO, “We have achieved the most pow-

erful commercial feature set at a price that fits the budget for

even the smallest business owners.”

The latest software innovation does not stop at the power-

ful feature set of pushing notification to a user’s cell phone, or

that customers can use their cell phone as their credential, or

even that it enables total remote system administration from a

mobile device. 3xLOGIC has broken new ground by making

this video and access control solution the easiest to install in

the industry. There are no wires from the access control system

to the video system, all data exchange is through the software.

Total ease of installation has been achieved by developing an

automated, cloud-based programing tool, so one simply scans

a QR code from a smartphone and installation is virtually com-

plete!

This new integrated solution removes the expensive tech-

nical labor from the equation of installing commercial inte-

grated video access control security. “The small business

market is totally untapped for integrated video and managed

access control,” Kushner continued, “Until recently, the cost

for a commercial grade, integrated solution was out of reach

for the majority of small businesses and even medium-sized

businesses.”

For the SMB market, integrated video and access was out

of reach due mainly to the labor required for such a complex in-

stallation process, coupled with the high up-front cost of serv-

ers and software. Eliminating the expensive labor component

and removing the cost of software and servers have opened the

market for SMB customers to enjoy the management benefits

of a highly sophisticated, integrated security solution without

the crushing up-front labor and capital costs.

“What’s more, now medium and even smaller-size integra-

tor partners have access to this technology as part of their mar-

ket offer,” said Kushner, “Our intergrators can comfortably,

competently do the installation while reaping the benefits of

growing their RMR business.”

HID Global’s New Indoor Positioning Services for Workforce Optimization

HID Global received the Most Valuable Product (MVP)

award from Security Sales & Integration (SSI) magazine

for its new HID Location Services solution that was unveiled

at ISC West 2017. The company’s new solution for workforce

optimization provides organizations visibility into the location

of their workforce in a facility, making it possible to analyze

room usage for better building management and increased op-

erational efficiency. The offering was acknowledged as the top

commercial access control solution in the MVP award’s Ac-

cess Control category.

“We are honored that HID Location Services has been rec-

ognized for its leading workforce optimization capabilities that

deliver deeper analytics around the movement of personnel in

buildings to optimize facility usage, plus address a number of

customer security challenges,” said Harm Radstaak, Vice Pres-

ident and Managing Director, Physical Access Control Solu-

tions with HID Global, “Our new solution goes beyond typical

indoor positioning service offerings to provide robust location

services that are easy to deploy and manage, while also ena-

bling organizations to incorporate a broad range of additional

security and building management capabilities in the future.”

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pany recently acquired by HID. The solution includes a cloud

service, portals and Bluetooth beacons in the form of HID

smart cards, providing a one-card solution for both indoor po-

sitioning services and physical access control. Future use cases

can extend beyond workforce optimization to include building

automation capabilities, and features that increase security to

facilitate life safety management and compliance.

Avigilon Previews the Future of its Self-Learning Video AnalyticsAvigilon unusual motion detection technology marks the next evolution in video analytics capability

Avigilon Corporation previewed the new Avigilon Unusu-

al Motion Detection (UMD) video analytics technology

at ISC West 2017, Sands Expo and Convention Center booth

22043, in Las Vegas, USA, from April 5 to 7, 2017.

UMD is an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technol-

ogy that brings a new level of automation to surveillance. This

technology is designed to continuously learn what typical ac-

tivity in the scene looks like and focus the operator’s attention

on atypical events needing further investigation.

By continuously learning, UMD is able to automatically

detect unusual events, such as a vehicle moving in the wrong

direction on a road, or a crowd running in panic in a public

space. This technology enables users to quickly search through

volumes of recorded footage with ease, revealing events that

might have otherwise been missed.

“A critical mass has been reached in the volume of video

data captured today and the limits of human attention,” said

Dr. Mahesh Saptharishi, Avigilon’s Chief Technology Officer,

“Through the power of AI, we continue to develop technol-

ogy that better focuses human attention to what matters most

in order to dramatically increase the effectiveness of security

systems.”

This technology is designed for Avigilon’s complete line

of video analytics solutions. Existing customers will be able to

upgrade certain legacy products to benefit from this exciting

new technology.

Avigilon Corporation provides trusted security solutions to

the global market. Avigilon designs, develops, and manufac-

tures video analytics, network video management software and

hardware, surveillance cameras, and access control solutions.

Pelco Drives Analytics Innovation with VideoXpert™ Integrations

Pelco by Schneider Electric has announced plans to form

strategic alliances with industry analytics providers to ex-

pand VideoXpert™ video management system (VMS) capabili-

ties. These integrations, several of which were highlighted at

ISC West 2017 will enable Pelco to further enhance the value

they deliver to the video security market by offering solutions

incorporating exceptional analytics capabilities to provide ac-

tionable information and insights enabling proactive risk miti-

gation.

“Our objective is to collaborate with industry analytics

providers to leverage their expertise to create unique solutions

that address global needs and opportunities in video security,”

said Diane Feliciano, VP, Global Marketing, Pelco by Schnei-

der Electric, “This initiative is in line with our corporate mis-

sion to deliver solutions that solve problems for our customers

through meaningful innovation.”

VideoXpert, Pelco’s leading video management system, is

designed on an open platform to enable extensible function-

ality and maximum flexibility. Through partner integrations,

not only will users of VideoXpert benefit from the platform’s

exceptional user experience, they will also experience added

value with video analytics capabilities to redefine the way in

which video data is analyzed and leveraged. By unifying op-

erational and security data over system video, and all via a

single user interface, Pelco delivers integrated solutions that

are unmatched in the industry.

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city surveillance and airports. In both verticals and any ap-

plication where public safety is a concern, the ability to locate

and monitor a subject quickly and accurately, requires intel-

ligent video analytic capabilities to make actionable decisions.

With partner video analytics, users can enhance their inves-

tigative capabilities by leveraging video made available by

Pelco’s VideoXpert VMS. By combining the expertise of Pelco

and partner analytics providers, Pelco is bringing new features

and solutions to the video security market around the world.

‘CyberVigilant™ Cyber Security Product

IndigoVision, showcased their upcoming ‘CyberVigilant™’

cyber security product at ISC West 2017.

Birds, fish, even people, move in predictable patterns. Af-

ter 21 years in IP surveillance experience IndigoVision knows

that data also flows in predictable ways. By monitoring that

flow, IndigoVision’s CyberVigilant™ technology, working with

Control Center, detects hacking or performance-affecting

anomalies and helps keep your data safe.

“CyberVigilant™ is the latest innovative product in Indigo-

Vision’s extensive security portfolio,” says Marcus Kneen, In-

digoVision’s CEO, “By applying our expert knowledge to your

existing system, CyberVigilant™ provides a tailored solution to

monitor your system and protect you from hackers.”

StorNext Honored with SIA NPS and Govies AwardsIndustry awards highlight increased importance of storage for video surveillance

Quantum Corp. and its StorNext® data management soft-

ware won top honors for the video surveillance data stor-

age categories in two prestigious awards at the ISC West 2017

Conference in Las Vegas. StorNext was recognized by the Se-

curity Industry Association (SIA) as category winner in the

New Product Showcase (NPS). In addition, StorNext also re-

ceived the Platinum Govies Government Security award given

by Security Today magazine.

Sponsored by the Security Industry Association, the annu-

al SIA NPS is one of the top accolades for product innovation

in the security industry. A panel of judges evaluated StorNext

5.4 and determined the data management software was the best

new data storage product offering for video surveillance.

Security Today magazine and securitytoday.com an-

nounced the 2017 Platinum and Gold winners in The Govies

Government Security Awards competition. The awards honor

outstanding government security products in a variety of cat-

egories. An independent panel of judges from the security

industry selected the top entries in the 2017 categories and

named them winners using criteria including features, innova-

tion, user friendliness, interoperability, quality, design, market

opportunity, impact on the security industry, technical advanc-

es, and scalability.

StorNext innovation

StorNext provides a unique combination of industry-lead-

ing performance, low-cost capacity and ready access for

managing unstructured data. Enhancements in StorNext 5.4

include FlexTier™, which integrates existing public cloud stor-

age accounts and third-party object storage – starting with Am-

azon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud,

NetApp StorageGRID, IBM Cleversafe and Scality RING – as

tiers in a StorNext-unified name space. It also provides embed-

ded application deployment in StorNext appliances, leverag-

ing industry-standard virtualization for simple integration with

VMS and analytic applications, as well as data management

and sharing applications.

Increasing industry accolades

Quantum is increasingly being recognized by video sur-

veillance partners and industry publications alike for

demonstrating technology innovation:

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named Quantum 2016 Technology Partner of the Year at its

11th annual Axis Connect and Converge Conference.

● Milestone Systems, the industry-leading VMS vendor,

honored Quantum with its Technology Partner of the Year

award for 2016 at this year’s MIPS Americas Conference,

and named Quantum Best Milestone Solution Partner for

2016 in the Asia Pacific region.

● American Security Today magazine recently awarded

Quantum the platinum 2016 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Secu-

rity Award for best video data storage solution. The award

recognizes outstanding product development achievements

and new technologies to address growing homeland secu-

rity threats.

IDIS Celebrates 20 Years With industry briefing and champagne reception honoring partners, customers, and security media

South Korea’s largest video surveillance manufacturer cele-

brates Two Decades of Innovation with attendees and hon-

orees during IDIS’s third appearance at ISC West in Las Vegas

At the close of the second day at ISC West 2017 in Las

Vegas, Nevada, global surveillance manufacturer IDIS recog-

nized both customers and media partners by presenting awards

at its booth #18059 during a press briefing in celebration of its

two decades of surveillance innovation.

After opening the event with a brief history of the growth

of IDIS over the last 20 years, a Q&A panel on the new solu-

tions showcased by IDIS at ISC West, and recognition of se-

curity media, Dr. Albert Ryu, President of IDIS, recognized

the indispensable partners and customers that have made two

decades of IDIS success possible, including new key relation-

ships cultivated since the launch of IDIS America in 2015.

Recognizing these past, present and continued partnerships,

Ryu presented partner awards to IDIS customers including:

SARC Monitoring: Surveillance Acquisition Response

Center (SARC) Monitoring is an emergent pioneer of the vir-

tual guarding space, and leverages the specialized expertise

of hand-selected former law enforcement, military, and intel-

ligence professionals. IDIS and SARC have partnered to de-

liver a virtual guarding solution in a fully reimagined way to

customers and provides a solution able to work in close coordi-

nation with local law enforcement agencies to prevent and ad-

dress security incidents proactively and interactively from an

offsite, central location. SARC has completed multiple IDIS

installations at various commercial and government facilities,

and their innovative solutions have yielded immediate benefits

to end-users.

INET Security: INET Security is a full-service security

solutions provider with innovative product lines in video, ac-

cess control, intrusion detection, infant security, asset track-

ing, and loss prevention. Their specialized live-monitoring and

intrusion deterrent services are a perfect match for intuitive

and powerful IDIS technology, and have been utilized to great

effect by municipal governments at installations requiring 24/7

monitoring and constant threat deterrence.

Kratos Public Safety & Security Solutions: Kratos ap-

proaches security system integrations with a client-first men-

tality, and their specialization in converged security and IT

services ensures that both the current and emerging needs of

end-users are met as their businesses grow. Kratos has helped

IDIS America grow locally in the area surrounding their re-

gional headquarters in Texas, partnering to provide an end-to-

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sisting of 10+ NVRs and 75+ cameras total.

GardaWorld: With over 62,000 staff globally, Garda-

World is one of the largest privately-owned security companies

in the world, processing currency for an entire continent and

protecting both assets and people on a daily basis. GardaWorld

chose to partner with IDIS to upgrade their legacy video sur-

veillance solution across their 250+ sites, requiring the instal-

lation of over 700 IDIS cameras and the establishment of two

major central monitoring facilities powered by the powerful

and intuitive video management software (VMS) solutions

IDIS DirectCX and IDIS Solution Suite.

NetWay™ Spectrum Fiber SolutionsNew line of switches and media converters deliver fiber and power

Altronix, the recognized leader in power and transmission

solutions for the professional security industry, introduc-

es its NetWay™ Spectrum Series of advanced hardened PoE

switches and Ethernet over fiber media converters at ISC West.

This new NetWay Spectrum Series delivers greater flexibility

and integration for systems deploying fiber optic cabling.

“Adaptive transmission technologies continue to support

the growth of IP video and access systems,” said Alan Forman,

President, Altronix Corporation, “Our new NetWay Spectrum

Series provides the versatility to support fiber or copper infra-

structure.”

NetWay Spectrum Se-

ries hardened PoE switches

and Ethernet over fiber me-

dia converters accommodate

single or multi-mode fiber, as well as composite cable, which

combines fiber with copper to simultaneously deliver low-volt-

age power and data at distances up to a mile. The new NetWay

Spectrum Series includes rack mount media converters for

head-end installation, as well as a wide range of indoor and

outdoor models with single or multiple SFP Ports for remote

deployment and embedded LINQ™ Network Communications

Technology for remote monitoring, control and reporting of

power/ diagnostics from anywhere over the network.

Safeguarding People and Places in a Mobile WorldBrands showcase latest in mobile solutions

Mobile devices are changing how people access hotel

rooms, office buildings and even their homes. At the

forefront of the movement to make security products more ac-

cessible on the go, brands like Lenel and Interlogix are deliver-

ing innovative mobile solutions that add to end-user conveni-

ence, safety and security. Both brands, alongside Supra and

Onity, showcase these offerings at ISC West 2017. Lenel, In-

terlogix, Supra and Onity are part of UTC Climate, Controls &

Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

“We are continually looking to deliver innovative prod-

ucts based on key trends we see in the industry,” said Jurgen

Timperman, President, Global Security Products, UTC Cli-

mate, Controls & Security. “We are moving from protecting

people within four walls to protecting people wherever they

are, as well as responding to the growing need for users to have

real-time access to their systems through their smart devices.”

For almost two decades, UTC brands have provided cut-

ting edge, cloud-based solutions for keyless access. In real es-

tate alone, the Supra business has an installed base of more

than 2 million Bluetooth keyboxes in North America.

In hospitality, Onity’s DirectKey™ technology is deployed

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hotel guests to bypass the front desk by securely download-

ing their room keys to their smartphones. The mobile key cre-

dentials along with Bluetooth hardware modules in door locks

provide easy, secure access to the guest room and other access-

controlled areas on the hotel property.

“Now we’re taking our mobile technology across the port-

folio,” said Ron Virden, Managing Director, Global Access So-

lutions, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, “With the recently

introduced BlueDiamond™ mobile credentials and readers for

Lenel systems, we can provide customers mobile credentialing

for enterprise-wide commercial applications.”

Integrated into the OnGuard® 7.3 platform, the new Blue-

Diamond mobile ecosystem is a complete cloud-based service

with a smartphone app and Bluetooth readers. Credentials are

activated by e-mail and the smartphone app detects the read-

ers when nearby while the access control system authorizes or

denies entry based on current access rights. An add-on version

of the reader can provide Bluetooth capability to most existing

readers.

“Smartphones reduce the need for employee access cards,

diminishing the cost and security concerns that go along with

plastic badges,” Virden said, “They also provide an added layer

of identification when device PIN codes or biometric verifica-

tion are enabled.”

And, rather than use a dedicated badging station equipped

with a computer, camera and card printer, the new OnGuard

credentials module allows administrators to onboard a new

employee, take their photo, and issue a mobile credential to

their phone – all from a tablet while being out of their office.

“We’re taking mobile solutions even one step further by

aligning with Everbridge and AlertEnterprise to offer a total

on-premise and off-premise security solution – protecting peo-

ple wherever they are, and whatever situation they are in,” said

Virden.

Other ways the company is offering convenience to con-

sumers is through its latest smart home offerings. The Ultra-

Sync™ SmartHome system from Interlogix allows homeowners

to lock and unlock doors, arm and disarm a security system,

control lights, thermostats and appliances or view live and re-

corded video – all from their smart device.

“Our mobile technology is expanding the ways profession-

als interact with and protect their smart buildings; and the way

families control and secure their smart homes,” said Timper-

man, “It’s part of our constant dedication to innovate and make

the world a safer and more convenient place to live.”

OnPremises Automated Data Verification Solution

Viakoo showcased their new OnPremises solution for or-

ganizations with policies that restrict use of cloud-based

solutions. Like the Viakoo solution for the Cloud, OnPrem-

ises minimizes surveillance and security system downtime to

ensure that actionable data is captured and retained properly.

OnPremises also provides current Viakoo customers with an

additional way to scale the company’s innovative automated

data verification solution across their organizations.

“Viakoo OnPremises gives customers the same capabili-

ties as our flagship cloud offering to eliminate physical secu-

rity risks, and provides organizations with policies or compli-

ance stipulations that require applications to reside behind

their firewalls,” said Viakoo, CEO, BudBroomhead, “We de-

veloped OnPremises incorporating input from our custom-

ers, and we’re pleased that leading organizations like SanDisk

Western Digital and Oracle have already deployed it with great

success.”

Internal policies, compliance and industry regulations re-

quire some organizations to do all computations within their

own data centers. Viakoo OnPremises delivers enterprise-wide

physical security verification that adheres to these require-

ments while providing easy deployment, increased reliability,

and high scalability.

Like Viakoo’s award-winning and patented Cloud solution

– field-proven at scores of organizations with over 100 mil-

lion hours of surveillance – Viakoo OnPremises runs advanced

system analytics to provide early problem detection, scientific

diagnosis, and recommended courses of action to ensure that

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documented and in continuous compliance. Viakoo OnPrem-

ises can be accessed remotely by authorized personnel.

As with Viakoo’s cloud offering, three versions (Proactive,

Preemptive, and Predictive) are available for On-Premises de-

ployment. Combined with Viakoo’s experienced technical sup-

port team, this gives Viakoo customers all the resources they

need to effectively detect, diagnose and solve surveillance and

access control system issues from anywhere 24/7.

TruVision® Navigator 7 Expands Capabilities to Offer Complete Security System Management

Interlogix, a global leader in security and life-safety solu-

tions, introduces TruVision® Navigator 7, the latest release

of its popular video management software. TruVision Naviga-

tor 7 now works seamlessly with Interlogix TruPortal® access

control systems and IFS® network switches – allowing end

users to manage their entire security system from one single,

easy-to-use interface. Interlogix is part of UTC Climate, Con-

trols & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

With the new TruVision Navigator 7, users can configure

and manage multiple TruPortal access control panels from In-

terlogix, add panel and door locations to a built-in interactive

map and link cameras to doors to receive event notifications

with live pop-up video verification. The new software also of-

fers a built-in IFS network switch discovery service that pro-

vides switch login and configuration through its native web

client.

“TruVision Navigator 7 is now more than just video man-

agement – it’s a complete, connected security system with

cameras, recorders, network switches, and access control

functionality,” said Michael Chiavacci, general manager, In-

terlogix, U.S. and Canada. “We’re continuing to invest in more

tightly connected solutions that add increased value, conveni-

ence and functionality for our customers.”

Other new advanced video features in TruVision Naviga-

tor 7 include:

● The ability to drag and drop websites for native viewing

and navigating in the viewer panel

● Real-time device bandwidth monitoring

● Logical device views and filtering that provides smart event

management

● Continued operation in a client-server configuration when

the server is offline

TruVision Navigator 7 can continue to be used as a pow-

erful VMS. It offers recording of 360-degree cameras by de-

warping the images natively within the software; customizable

viewing panes that can be saved for one-click retrieval; remote

device configuration capabilities and system health monitor-

ing service that can reduce costly on-site maintenance service

calls.

Integrated with TruPortal, the system can provide a fully-

featured, web-based access control solution, scalable to secure

up to 64 doors. And, with the ability to seamlessly add the full

range of IFS high-performance networking switches users will

be able to meet the needs of many demanding security environ-

ments.

“This integration equips our customers with a powerful

centralized security solution that’s perfect for mid-sized com-

mercial applications and small campus environments,” said

Chiavacci.

PSIM Solutions to Improve Security, Optimize Operations and Reduce Costs Innovative Immix CC platform delivers more integrations, easy deployment and simple operation

At ISC West 2017, SureView Systems, a global provider

of command center solutions, brings a unique perspec-

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(SOC). With nearly 20 years of experience in the development

of solutions for commercial central stations and enterprise

security operations centers (SOC), SureView’s Physical Secu-

rity Information Management (PSIM) solution is designed to

provide customers with the one view that matters most – the

one they need to better respond to security events and manage

risks.

The culmination of SureView’s efforts is evident in the

latest release of the company’s innovative Immix Command

Center (CC) PSIM platform. Immix CC simplifies control

and management of all critical surveillance and security sys-

tems on a unified platform. Hallmarks of Immix CC include

a simple-to-operate User Interface (UI), the largest library of

technology integrations in the industry, and unique modular,

web-based architecture that provides unparalleled flexibility.

“Security professionals are increasingly deploying multi-

ple security, business and risk systems to protect the people,

assets and brand of the enterprise,” said Sean Garcia, Direc-

tor, Enterprise Command Centers, SureView Systems, “The

problem is, the vast majority of these systems do not speak to

one another, and the problem only gets worse as more systems

are added. We focus on simplifying operations in the SOC by

bringing together these islands of technology into one opera-

tional view. Our PSIM platform, Immix CC, is the culmina-

tion of this focus. It addresses the need for an easy-to-use sys-

tem that is quick to deploy, with the flexibility to adapt to the

changing needs of enterprise organizations.”

Immix CC PSIM correlates data from disparate surveil-

lance, access control, security, building management and busi-

ness systems on a unified platform, and automatically initiates

actions and workflows based on events from all of these sourc-

es. This provides security personnel with the vital data and di-

rection they need to take swift and comprehensive action.

Immix CC makes the security monitoring process easy

and convenient for users while maximizing efficiency and

ROI. With deployments at such high profile companies as

Paramount Pictures, Sanofi, Cox Communications and AIG,

as well as numerous small to medium-sized companies around

the globe, Immix CC is a proven PSIM solution with unique

attributes.

RightCrowd Essentials Wins Top Honor in SIA NPS AwardsAward marks second major accolade for RightCrowd’s technology innovation

RightCrowd’s Essentials product was honoured with the

Best New Product Award in the Convergence and Inte-

grated Software and Solutions category of the 2017 SIA New

Product Showcase (NPS), awarded at ISC West. The Right-

Crowd Essentials solution was recognized for its innovative

approach to enhancing physical access control systems and

delivering powerful enterprise-class workflow and compliance

features to small and medium business customers.

The 2017 SIA NPS award recognition, one of the top in-

dustry accolades for product innovation, represents the second

such honour for RightCrowd Essentials within the past year. In

September, RightCrowd was awarded the 2016 Security Best

Award as part of the ASIS Accolades Award, another industry-

leading awards program that recognizes the security industry’s

most innovative products, services and solutions.

“RightCrowd is very proud of the continued recognition

from the security community of RightCrowd Essentials, which

supports and automates business processes to deliver increased

efficiency and productivity to the small to medium business

market,” said Peter Hill, CEO of RightCrowd, “By leveraging

information from existing access control and business sys-

tems, it has been designed to deliver the key benefits many

customers seek to significantly improve safety, security, and

compliance within their business.”

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vantage of RightCrowd’s years of experience, simplifying the

deployment of the software while automating and standardiz-

ing people processes to improve productivity.

“RightCrowd Essentials contains a powerful subset of

features and workflows to drive security efficiencies for small

and medium businesses that were not viable before, and we

acknowledge organizations such as Microsoft Global Security,

who have led the way in security management best practices,”

Hill said.

RightCrowd is partnering to establish an expanded integra-

tor channel to deliver and implement RightCrowd Essentials.

Companies such as Convergint Technologies deliver and inte-

grate the solution quickly and efficiently for corporations seek-

ing to increase efficiencies and drive real-time automation.

Lenel, Everbridge Announce Strategic AllianceTo protect, communicate with people wherever they are

Lenel and Everbridge, Inc. have announced an alliance to

interface their leading solutions. With the combination of

Lenel’s OnGuard® platform and Everbridge’s Safety Connec-

tion® software, organizations will now be able to offer compre-

hensive security management on-premises and off-premises

– to help protect and notify employees, contractors or visitors

during critical incidents regardless of their location. With the

Everbridge interface, system users can now aggregate data

about severe weather, terrorism and other incidents and use

last-known location data to locate potentially at-risk individu-

als and nearby first responders and enable two-way communi-

cation.

The alliance will provide users with a more powerful so-

lution to deliver critical communications, including real-time

assessment and notification of important safety information.

Safety Connection’s ability to actively collect, assess and re-

spond to events from OnGuard and external data inputs pro-

vides users with a real global view of their environment and

potential threats to their workforce.

“The interface of the Everbridge Safety Connection soft-

ware with the OnGuard system provides a unique opportunity

for our customers – a 360-degree solution,” says Ron Virden,

Managing Director, Global Access Solutions, Lenel, “As Lenel

continues to enhance its value proposition from an on-prem-

ises platform to a complete, mobile security solution, Safety

Connection plays a critical role. With the increasing complex-

ity and frequency of global threats, it is no longer adequate to

just look at doors and video within the enterprise. Lenel can

now deliver a solution that helps protect people wherever they

actually are.”

Everbridge’s Safety Connection collects multiple data in-

puts. These include severe environmental conditions, terror-

ism and other threat intelligence feeds and incident reports.

The system then locates people and responders and enables

two-way communication so security teams can provide in-

structions to and confirm if people are safe or need help. Its

certified interface to the OnGuard system enables Safety Con-

nection users to acquire last-known-location data to aid in lo-

cating employees, contractors or visitors during critical inci-

dents. Safety Connection can synthesize data from company

wired and wireless network access points, travel itineraries,

home and office location records, and check-ins through its

mobile application to take a multi-pronged approach to locat-

ing people. The solution also offers panic button functional-

ity through a mobile application that employees can use to

send a geo-tagged SOS message to their security team when

they are in distress.

“With an increasingly mobile workforce, distributed teams

and large campuses, organizations cannot rely on physical and

perimeter security alone to keep people safe,” says Jaime El-

lertson, CEO of Everbridge, “The Lenel and Everbridge al-

liance showcases our commitment to transforming the tradi-

tional paradigm of physical security – by enabling customers

to locate and assist people wherever they are – whether that is

on or off the premises.”

Everbridge Safety Connection is available now through

Lenel value added resellers worldwide.


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After the official approval of the

antitrust authorities, the business

partnership of Bosch Security Systems

and Sony Corporation in the field of vid-

eo security solutions became effective

by February 1, 2017 – except for in Chi-

na where the partnership starts on April

1, 2017. Both companies will now focus

on strengthening their collaboration that

was first announced in November 2016.

The partnership entails both a sales

and marketing cooperation as well as a

technical collaboration. As part of the

sales and marketing partnership, Sony’s

video security sales and marketing asso-

ciates joined a newly formed dedicated

team within the Bosch Security System

organization. Sony`s video security cus-

tomers, in all markets except Japan, will

be served and supported by this sales

and marketing team.

“We are happy to welcome these ex-

perienced colleagues in our organization

and are convinced we will further grow

the business with Sony’s products by

providing excellent support and service

to our customers,” says Michael Hirsch,

Vice President for Sales and Marketing

of the Sony Security Business within

Bosch.

“We are delighted that Sony’s video

security customers are now being sup-

ported by Bosch Security Systems. We

are moving forward with this partner-

ship which will feature jointly devel-

oped products that fully leverage our

industry-leading expertise in video im-

age quality and performance,” adds Toru

Katsumoto, Deputy President of Imag-

ing Products and Solutions Sector, Pres-

ident of Professional Products Group,

Sony Corporation.

Regarding the technical coopera-

tion, both companies are aiming to set

new standards with regard to high reso-

lution video imaging, combined with

excellent light sensitivity, complement-

ed by Bosch’s expertise in built-in vid-

eo analytics and latest bitrate manage-

ment techniques. In March 2017, Sony

launched eight new Full-HD (1080p)

video security cameras within its sixth

generation (G6) range of network cam-

eras, meeting the ever-increasing de-

mand for greater image clarity within

the video security market. New G6

cameras’ high sensitivity capabilities

ensure that the color integrity of images

is maintained even in extreme lowlight

situations. At the same time, Bosch is

updating its portfolio concerning vid-

eo analytics and bitrate management.

Starting as of May 2017, all network

cameras from the IP 4000 series will

be equipped with built-in video analyt-

ics as a standard as well as latest bitrate

management techniques combined with

H.265 video encoding, reducing bitrate

by up to 80 percent. Both Sony’s and

Bosch’s innovations were presented at

the ISC West 2017 (April 5- 7) in Las

Vegas, USA.

The first jointly developed products

are expected to be launched in 2018.

“We are looking forward to delivering

best-in-class video security solutions to

our customers for both existing and new

market segments,” says Gert van Iperen,

President of Bosch Security Systems.

Bosch security systems drives Forward its video security

Business together with sony● Business partnership officially

approvedbyantitrustauthorities.● Bosch takes further steps in co-

operationwithSonytowardsset-tingnewstandardsinthefieldofvideosecuritysolutions.

● Sony’sassociatesjoinnewdedi-cated sales and marketing team withinBoschSecuritySystems.

IntErnatIonal updatES

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Arecont Vision®, the industry lead-

er in IP-based megapixel camera

technology, has announced that AMAG

Technology, a leading access control,

IP video, identity management, visi-

tor management and intrusion detec-

tion solution provider, has joined the

Arecont Vision Technology Partner

Program. AMAG’s Symmetry™ Com-

pleteView VMS (video management

system) is certified for use with Are-

cont Vision megapixel cameras, and is

available in the MegaLab™ as part of

the program.

“Arecont Vision is a long-standing

Symmetry Preferred Partner,” said Da-

vid Ella, Vice President, Product and

Partner Programs, AMAG Technology,

“By combining high resolution and mul-

ti-sensor cameras to provide situational

awareness with our access control and

Flir united vMs named Best new video surveillance Management system

The prestigious Security Industry As-

sociation's (SIA) annual New Prod-

uct Showcase (NPS) has named FLIR

United VMS the top video surveillance

management system during ceremonies

at ISC West, 2017. The SIA-NPS recog-

nizes exhibitors that produce innovative

products, services, and solutions in elec-

tronic physical security for residential,

commercial, and institutional locations.

United VMS is a comprehensive,

scalable, enterprise-level video man-

agement solution for large and multi-

location video security operations. The

system includes FLIR Latitude software,

FLIR Horizon and FLIR Meridian net-

work video recorders, and an open plat-

form design that allows for integration

with third party technologies.

SIA is the leading association for

security solutions, advocating for pro-

industry policies and legislation, and

conducting market research, education

outreach, and training on behalf of its

members.

In addition to the SIA’s recognition,

FLIR has also received two gold 2017

Government Security ‘Govie’ Awards

from Security Today in the categories of

perimeter protection and video manage-

ment.

For more info: flir.com/security

arecont vision® technology partner program welcomes aMag

Solution Provider is MegaLab Certified


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intrusion detection system allows for

quicker response times and an improved

overall security system.”

“AMAG is a perfect fit in our

Technology Partner Program offering

industry leading access control, in-

trusion detection, and video manage-

ment,” said Jason Schimpf, Director of

Arecont Vision’s Technology Partner

Program, “Combined with Arecont Vi-

sion single and multi-sensor cameras,

integrators have a fantastic total solu-

tion for their customers. Customers

can now be even more confident that

the joint solution will work seamless-

ly with AMAG that is now officially

MegaLab certified.”

Through the Arecont Vision Tech-

nology Partner Program, sales, devel-

opment, and support contacts are es-

tablished between the two companies

in order to better engage with end user

customers and integrators, integrate new

features and technology, and quickly

resolve any customer support issues.

As part of the program, Arecont Vision

cameras are in the AMAG test labs,

while AMAG’s Symmetry Complete-

View VMS is in the MegaLab test and

certification facility.

cisco completes acquisition of appdynamics

Together, AppDynamics and Cisco will give customers comprehensive visibility from code to consumer and everything in-between

Cisco has completed the acquisi-

tion of AppDynamics, a leader in

application and business monitoring.

Together, Cisco and AppDynamics will

deliver visibility across the network,

data center, security and applications

and drive digital transformation that

improves customer experiences.

As digital experiences get simpler

for consumers, they get more complex

for companies trying to stay ahead of

customer expectations. The rise of con-

nected devices, distributed architec-

tures, and multi-clouds have increased

the complexity of application environ-

ments. Companies need insight into the

health of every application and every

transaction in order to keep up with the

pace of change.

AppDynamics empowers the

world’s largest customers to digitally

transform themselves faster and with

more confidence. With AppDynamics,

enterprises can watch every line of code

and understand its impact on user ex-

perience and application performance,

while providing real-time insight into

the digital business. Together with App-

Dynamics, Cisco will now be able to of-

fer intelligence, correlation and insights

at every level of the infrastructure, se-

curity and application. This will enable

customers to make more informed IT

decisions and improve business results.

“In a digital world, the user experi-

ence, application, and business are con-

verged and inseparable. AppDynamics

sits at this intersection monitoring the

impact of every line of code on business

outcomes,” said David Wadhwani, Chief

Executive Officer, AppDynamics, “By

joining forces with Cisco, we’re able to

double down on our vision of helping

companies overcome the complexity

of modern software so they can deliver

exceptional customer experiences and

drive better business performance.”

“We acquired AppDynamics be-

cause they are a market leader in a cat-

egory that will be a cornerstone for how

enterprises drive their business forward,”

said Rowan Trollope, Senior Vice Presi-

dent and General Manager, Internet of

Things (IoT) and Applications, Cisco,

“Together, AppDynamics and Cisco will

be the only company that can deliver

complete visibility spanning from the

infrastructure to application to end user.”

In its last fiscal period as an inde-

pendent company, AppDynamics saw

year over year revenue growth of over

50%, with approximately 75% of last

year’s product revenue purely subscrip-

tion-based. The company has enjoyed

significant success and customer trac-

tion, including:

● Continued growth with customer

wins with the European Organiza-

tion for Nuclear Research (CERN),

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Vodafone, and Wells Fargo.

● Introduction of breakthrough product

innovation including Business iQ,

a new App iQ performance engine,

and Microservices iQ, a new per-

formance engine in the App iQ Plat-

form.

● New partnerships with Microsoft

for delivery of advanced support for

real-time monitoring digital busi-

nesses in Microsoft Azure cloud en-

vironments, and AppDynamics for

ServiceNow to enable companies

to proactively manage enterprise

applications to deliver exceptional

business uptime.

● Significant industry accolades, in-

cluding being named a leader in

Gartner’s 2016 Magic Quadrant for

Application Performance Monitor-

ing Suites, San Francisco’s Best

Technology Work Culture, and top

10 of Forbes 2016 World’s Best

Cloud Companies List.

AppDynamics will continue to be

led by David Wadhwani as a new soft-

ware business unit in Cisco’s IoT and

Applications business, reporting to

Senior Vice President Rowan Trollope.

As part of Cisco, AppDynamics will

serve a critical role in helping drive

Cisco’s continued transformation into

a software company. Under the terms

of the agreement, Cisco paid approxi-

mately $3.7 billion in cash and assumed

equity awards.

comnet enters access control MarketNew CNAccess Line Provides Up To 32 Door Solution

ComNet, Communication Net-

works, a US based manufacturer

of transmission and networking equip-

ment, has announced its entry into the

access control marketplace. ComNet is

introducing two systems; the CNA100

line, a 2 to 8 door solution for smaller

applications and the CNA200 for up

to 32 doors for bigger applications.

This effort is ComNet’s first entry into

this marketplace and will be the first

access control product line with the

quality required to wear the ComNet

brand. The CNAccess line utilizing

embedded intelligence, does not re-

quire special software or a dedicated

PC. This convenience allows users the

flexibility to manage a system from

any location with internet access. Both

products support standard Wiegand

devices, Schlage AD Series electronic

locks, and various card formats and

technologies such as proximity, smart

card, magnetic stripe and Bluetooth®.

The CNA100 can be

easily upgraded to

the capacity of the

CNA200 with a sim-

ple software upgrade.

Both CNAccess

products are network compatible and

operate seamlessly with any ComNet IP

product. The line will consist of these

two products as well as the complimen-

tary line of reader interface products,

proximity readers, power supplies and

accessories.

According to Andrew Acquaru-

lo Jr., ComNet CEO and President,

“We’ve spent a lot of time and effort

focusing on the next step in the Com-

Net growth cycle. We were looking

for a natural extension of the business.

Now that ComNet has been acquired by

ACRE, we were able to source a quality

product and it gave us a huge advantage

in gaining an access control product

line that has a great appeal.”

“The CNAccess line represents

ComNet’s decision to package a qual-

ity access control product with an ap-

plication specific communication solu-

tion tailored directly to our customers’

needs. It is a major undertaking, but we

believe there is a great need for these

products,” said Skip Haight, ComNet

VP of Marketing, “Adding the CNAc-

cess line will differentiate ComNet

from other manufacturers and creates

significant value for the user.”

ComNet offers an extensive line of

fiber optic, copper and wireless video

and data transmission equipment that

is uniquely designed to meet the needs

of the Security, Intelligent Transpor-

tation System, Utility and Industrial

markets.

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INTERPOL World 2017 is set to bring

law enforcement agencies, govern-

ment bodies, academia, security profes-

sionals and solution providers together

over three days of networking and infor-

mation exchange this July. The global

exhibition and congress aim to stimulate

collaborations between stakeholders to

address crimes in the future.

The INTERPOL World 2017 Congress

This year the Congress will see a

brand-new conference structure to

give attendees a more guided experience

with an end-to-end approach. Featuring

over 40 speakers across the public and

private sectors, it will address pressing

concerns via three dedicated tracks –

Cybercrime (4 July), Safe Cities (5 July)

and Identity Management (6 July).

All three days will begin with a

macro dialogue to highlight the spec-

trum of future security challenges. This

will be followed by a segment covering

strategic perspectives from practition-

ers, researchers and academia, who will

cast light on technologies that are avail-

able to address the security challenges.

The days will end with insightful case

studies featuring real-life applications

and results that some organizations

have achieved in different parts of the

world.

Participants at the Congress will

hear from leading security solutions

providers such as Kaspersky Lab, Mi-

crosoft, NEC, Securiport and SICPA, as

well as thought leaders from police de-

partments and various security research

institutions.

The INTERPOL World 2017 Exhibition

While the second edition of the IN-

TERPOL World 2017 Congress

will take place from 4 to 6 July 2017,

the trade exhibition will take place from

5 to 7 July 2017. The exhibition will

feature international manufacturers and

solutions providers presenting their lat-

est cutting-edge technologies across

cybersecurity, public safety, biometrics,

identity solutions, forensics and investi-

gations and many more to over 10,000

security professionals and buyers from

both public and private sectors.

interpol world 2017 congress & exhibition

To lead industry dialogue for a unified approach to combat future crime

EminEnt SpEakErS● ArthurHollandMichel,Co-Director,CenterfortheStudyoftheDrone,BardCollege● CheriMcGuire,ChiefInformationSecurityOfficer(CISO),StandardChartered● DrDonatoColucci,SeniorRegionalImmigrationandBorderManagementSpecialist,Inter-

nationalOrganizationforMigration(IOM)● JimPitkow,ChairTechnicalTaskForce,Thorn● MichaelHershman,GroupCEO,InternationalCentreforSportSecurity(ICSS)● NilsAndersen-Röed,Operational Specialist/ Project LeaderDarkwebTeam,DutchNa-

tionalPolice● RobLeslie,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,SediciiInnovationsLimited(WorldEconomicForum’s

2015TechnologyPioneer)


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AMG has launched a new website

and refreshed its brand identity

to better reflect its position as a market

leader in the provision of specialist Eth-

ernet and IP systems and products.

The new brand identity and web-

site updates offer a visual representation

of AMG’s capabilities as the only UK-

based manufacturer of Ethernet switch

technologies. The changes also incorpo-

rate a new tagline, ‘Transmission with

Innovation,’ which encapsulates AMG’s

flexible and adaptable approach: devel-

oping innovative and custom built so-

lutions to overcome some of the most

common transmission challenges, in the

most difficult environments.

AMG Business Development Di-

rector, Sara Fisher said, “We wanted

to ensure that our new look reflected

AMG’s unique approach and position in

the specialist networking transmission

sector. As a UK manufacturer of sophis-

ticated IP and Ethernet switch solutions,

we have complete control of our firm-

ware, thanks to our in-house technology

design team. This means we are far less

vulnerable to cybersecurity issues than

manufacturers who source their firm-

ware or products externally.

“We also have a long history of de-

signing bespoke transmission solutions

integrating signals such as CCTV, stand-

ards-based or bespoke audio, and any

type of serial data onto the same Ethernet

transmission network, with systems to ca-

ter for almost any situation. Our new look

and website are designed to convey that

unique expertise and experience.”

aMg systems launches new website and Brand identity

New look reflects AMG’s specialist experience and expertise in innovative ethernet networking technology and custom built transmission solutions

Gemalto has been named a winner of

the 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence

Awards. Gemalto’s SafeNet KeySecure

was voted ‘best encryption product’ by

over 300,000 members of the global in-

formation security community.

Gemalto’s SafeNet KeySecure pro-

vides an organization’s security team with

the ability to centrally manage and store

encryption keys easily and securely. To

demonstrate compliance with mandates

or internal data protection policies, the

solution offers IT administrators a sin-

gle pane of glass to simplify the audit-

ing processes. All key state changes are

monitored through a centralized logging

system, which immediately alerts a com-

pany’s security administrator to any key

modifications or attempted breaches. This

real-time information allows the security

team to quickly address the situation and

inform stakeholders saving valuable time.

SafeNet KeySecure provides flex-

ibility across physical, virtualized and

public cloud environments, so custom-

ers can choose the deployment model

that works best for them. The solution

also integrates with a broad ecosystem

of cloud service providers in addition to

interoperability partners using the OA-

SIS KMIP standard. Depending on what

the customer needs, Gemalto’s SafeNet

KeySecure and encryption and key man-

agement products support multiple en-

cryption use cases in one single platform

helping IT administrators reduce operat-

gemalto wins 2017 cybersecurity excellence award for Best encryption

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Thales announces the results of its

2017 Global Encryption Trends

Study. The report, based on independ-

ent research by the Ponemon Institute

and sponsored by Thales, captures how

organizations around the world are deal-

ing with compliance, increased threats,

and the implementation of encryption to

protect their most sensitive data.

The report reveals enterprises have

accelerated adoption of encryption strat-

egies, with 41 percent of respondents

saying their organization has an encryp-

tion strategy applied consistently across

the enterprise. Notably, for the first time

in the study’s 12-year history, business

unit leaders have a higher influence over

encryption strategy than IT operations.

Other critical findings demonstrate or-

ganizations continue to show a prefer-

ence for control over encryption and

key management when those activities

migrate to the cloud.

Protecting data at rest in the cloud:

● 67% of respondents take one of two

routes: they either perform encryp-

tion on premise prior to sending data

to the cloud, or encrypt in the cloud

using keys they generate and manage

on premises.

● 37% said their organizations turn over

complete control of keys and encryp-

tion processes to cloud providers.

Other key findings:

● 31% are currently using or planning

to use Hardware Security Modules

(HSMs) with Bring Your Own Key

(BYOK) deployments, with 20%

claiming the same for Cloud Access

Security Broker (CASB) deploy-

ments. Overall, usage of HSMs with

CASBs is expected to double in the

next 12 months (from 12% to 24%).

● Use of HSMs among organizations

grew to its highest level ever, at 38%;

of those respondents, 48% own and

operate HSMs on-premise in support

of cloud-based applications.

● At 55%, compliance is the top driver

for encryption – followed closely

by protecting enterprise intellectual

property (51%), customer informa-

tion protection (49%) and protection

from external threats (49%).

Dr. Larry Ponemon, Chairman

and Founder of The Ponemon Insti-

tute, says, “The accelerated growth

of encryption strategies in business

underscores the proliferation of mega

breaches and cyberattacks, as well as

the need to protect a broadening range

of sensitive data types. Simply put, the

stakes are too high for organizations

to stand by and wait for an attack to

ing expenses and workloads.

“The Cybersecurity Excellence

Awards is an annual competition hon-

oring individuals, products and com-

panies that demonstrate excellence, in-

novation and leadership in information

security,” said Holger Schulze, founder

of the 300,000-member Information Se-

curity Community on LinkedIn, “Every

year we receive hundreds of entries and

only the very best-in-class cybersecurity

products make the cut in our selection

and voting process.”

“The vote of excellence from our

peers in the information security com-

munity recognizes our commitment to

providing customers with easy-to-use,

business-driven security solutions,” said

Todd Moore, Senior Vice President of

Encryption Products at Gemalto, “Or-

ganizations suffer hefty consequences if

their data is lost, stolen or compromised.

Integrating Gemalto’s SafeNet KeySe-

cure for encryption and key manage-

ment helps companies secure their data

mitigating the risks associated with data

breaches.

cloud adoption and escalating threats accelerate

encryption deploymentsFor the first time business unit leaders break through as

top encryption strategy influencers

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happen to them before introducing

a sophisticated data protection strat-

egy. Encryption and key management

continue to play critical roles in these

strategies.”

John Grimm, Senior Director of

Security Strategy at Thales e-Security,

says, “This year’s findings align with

key trends demonstrating an increased

reliance on the cloud, ever-evolving in-

ternal and external threats, and new data

sources mandating stronger protection.

The survey further reinforces that cloud

key management offerings are more

important than ever – and business-

leader involvement is crucial to a sound

security strategy. Thales is attuned to

this development, and to its customers’

need for strong and flexible safeguards

for the cloud. Recently, for example,

we announced integrations with AWS,

Google, Microsoft and Salesforce cloud

platforms. Our support encompasses

BYOK, key management as a service

(KMaaS) and RESTful API use cases,

with additional collaborations on the

way.”

The Global Encryption Trends Study

is now in its twelfth year. The Ponemon

Institute surveyed more than 5,000 peo-

ple across multiple industry sectors in

the United States, United Kingdom,

Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Bra-

zil, the Russian Federation, Mexico, In-

dia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab

Emirates.

ipsecuritycenter™ wins govies platinum psiM award for second YearThe Govies Government Security Award 2017 honors outstanding government security products

For the second year in a row, CNL

Software’s IPSecurityCenter solu-

tion has been voted the most outstanding

PSIM product by Security Today maga-

zine in the Govies Government Security

Awards.

Sponsored by Security Products, se-

curitytoday.com and GovSec magazines,

the participation in the awards program

has been strong as government security

continues to be an ongoing concern.

An independent panel of judges

from the security industry selected the

top entries in the 2017 categories, in-

cluding IPSecurityCenter PSIM, based

on criteria including features, innova-

tion, user friendliness, interoperability,

quality, design, market opportunity, and

impact in the security industry, technical

advances, and scalability.

“The Govies is an amaz-

ing product recognition pro-

gram whereby companies

in the security industry can

highlight their technology

and solutions that work flaw-

lessly within the govern-

ment vertical,” said Ralph

C. Jensen, Editor-in-Chief

of Security Today magazine

and securitytoday.com, “We

received 28% more entries this year,

which also corresponds with the need

to provide better security options not

only at the federal level but also at the

state and municipal level of govern-

ment. I believe these products and solu-

tions only prove that the government re-

lies heavily on the technology advances

in the private sector.”

“We are delighted that IPSecuri-

tyCenter has been chosen for the top

award in the Govies PSIM category for

a second year,” says Mike Mostow, Gen-

eral Manager – Americas at CNL Soft-

ware, “Our IPSecurityCenter is critical to

the missions of many homeland security,

defense, safe cities, and mass transit cus-

tomers who rely on the platform for situ-

ational awareness, the accurate and early

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detection of incidents, and the ability to

resolve them faster and more incisively.

CNL Software was chosen for these im-

portant security programs because of our

superior technology, innovation, and the

technical and operational know-how to

help drive impactful outcomes.”

IPSecurityCenter is deployed in

some of the largest global government

security programs today. Supporting

the safety and security of citizens,

visitors, commerce and infrastructure,

IPSecurityCenter allows the intelligent

integration of the widest range of se-

curity and homeland defense technolo-

gies such as video surveillance and

analytics, facial recognition, license

plate recognition, crowd monitoring,

gunshot detection, chemical, biologi-

cal, radiological/ nuclear and explo-

sives detection, geospatial mapping

and asset tracking.

CNL Software is a world lead-

er in Physical Security Information

Management (PSIM) software and its

award-winning technology is deployed

to secure cities, critical resources and

global commerce. CNL Software’s IP-

SecurityCenter™ PSIM solution sits

at the heart of some of the largest,

most complex and ground-breaking

security integration and business value

initiatives in the world. Its work with

leading organizations is helping to

shape the future of security by offering

thought leadership on key issues such

as energy reduction, process compli-

ance and business advantage in con-

verged environments.

The PSIM Group brings together

users, integrators, consultants and man-

ufacturers of Physical Security Infor-

mation Management software to share

ideas, thought leadership, tips, tricks,

future developments and more.

QNAP® Systems, Inc. and ABBYY®,

a leading provider of document

recognition, data capture and language-

based text analytics technologies, have

teamed up to introduce a file digitization

offering that unifies paper documents on

computers for digital management. By

supporting ABBYY’s PDF conversion

and text recognition software, QNAP

NAS provides a complete file digitiza-

tion solution for file storage, archiving,

and optimized file searching to realize

optimized business workflows.

“We are pleased to cooperate with

ABBYY to showcase an inspiring ap-

plication for file digitalization and man-

agement,” said Y.T. Lee, Vice President

of QNAP, adding, “The file digitization

offering we introduced is practical and

easy-to-use, suitable for all users who

are struggling with managing and find-

ing files.”

“QNAP NAS is

a solid foundation

for managing and

storing digital data,”

explained Kristin

Wagener, Director

of the Application

Software Business

Unit for ABBYY,

“This partnership

makes our text recognition and PDF

conversion tools more easily accessible

for a wide range of customers and we

are excited to work with QNAP on this

initiative.”

Organizations that strive to effi-

ciently archive and manage documents

can benefit from the joint QNAP NAS

and ABBYY solution – simply cre-

ate a Windows® VM on QNAP NAS

by using Virtualization Station, install

ABBYY FineReader which converts

images to searchable PDF on the VM,

and centrally store all the files in QNAP

NAS as a file center. Alongside QNAP’s

productivity apps including the power-

ful Qsirch full-text search engine and

Qfiling for automatic file archiving,

organizations can enjoy a full-spectrum

solution for scanning, storing, backing

up and archiving documents.

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product showcase

Safran Identity & Security, a global

leader in identity and security so-

lutions, announces the launch of Mor-

phoAccess® SIGMA Extreme, its new

access and time fingerprint terminal.

This device is the newest addition

to the award-winning SIGMA family of

fingerprint readers, which replaces the

MorphoAccess and Bioscrypt 4G legacy

ranges. Based on the same platform as the

entire SIGMA product line, the outdoor

MA SIGMA Extreme is specifically de-

signed to operate in harsh conditions, re-

sisting rain, snow, dust and salt mist. The

ruggedized biometric reader is designed

for secure access control in challenging

environments, such as mines, seaports,

airports and industrial sites.

The MA SIGMA Extreme, includ-

ing its large touchscreen, is rated IK091:

it withstands strong impacts and is re-

sistant to vandalism. In addition, all

components adapt to demanding oper-

ating conditions, such as a field-proven,

large area optical fingerprint sensor, a

high visibility display which automati-

cally adjusts to the ambient light and a

powerful loudspeaker suited to noisy en-

vironments.

The Safran Identity & Security fin-

gerprint technology, ranked #1 by NIST2

for accuracy, enables fast user match-

ing and incorporates advanced features

to deal with the challenges of dirty and

damaged fingerprints. For enhanced se-

curity, it also includes anti-fraud meas-

ures, including fake finger and face

detection. In addition, the MA SIGMA

Extreme integrates, among other func-

tions, time and attendance features, an

IP-based videophone, and an embedded

web server.

“We have over 15 years’ experience

in supplying access and time solutions to

the harshest indus-

tries. With the entire

SIGMA product

family, integrators

and partners have

a complete and

compatible range

of biometric termi-

nals for flexible and

secure solutions

using the world’s

most accurate fin-

gerprint technol-

ogy,” said Samuel

Fringant, Executive

Vice President, Se-

curity Division at Safran Identity & Se-

curity.

1. The IK code is an international numeric classifi-

cation for the degrees of protection provided by

enclosures for electrical equipment against exter-

nal mechanical impacts (scale from 1 to 10).

2. National Institute of Standards and Technology

safran identity & security unveils Morphoaccess® sigMa extreme

network door stations Intercom, Surveillance Camera and Door Control in one

The AXIS A8004-VE Network Vid-

eo Door station is an open, non-pro-

prietary IP-based door station for two-

way communication, identification, and

remote entry control in one single de-

vice. It offers great integration possibili-

ties and seamlessly complements your

video surveillance installation to help

keep your premises secure; providing

reliable, around-the-clock identification.

With AXIS A8004-VE’s robust outdoor

unit and high-performing in-

tercom function, you can be

sure of getting uninterrupted

two-way communication re-

gardless of where you are.

The unit includes an

HDTV 720p resolution cam-

era with WDR – Dynamic

Capture; delivering excellent

low-light performance and

reliable 24/7 identification.

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With full duplex audio, acoustic echo

cancellation and noise suppression, the

AXIS A8004-VE provides echo-free

speech in the most demanding situa-

tions. Factory Focus and support for

Power over Ether-

net (PoE) allows

fast and flexible

installation with

one single net-

work cable, pro-

viding enough

power to also sup-

port standard door

locks.

The product

takes advantage

of existing infra-

structure, such as

IP networks, IP

phone or laptop

for communication. This

enables customized solu-

tions for more efficient

work flows and greater

situation awareness in

your security installations.

Therefore, you can open

doors directly or remotely

by using a mobile app, IP

phone or video manage-

ment system (VMS). You

can also record hazardous

events and alert help in case of an emer-

gency, thanks to audio and video analyt-

ics.

AXIS A8004-VE Network Video

Door station is based on open interfaces

for third-party software, allowing them

to be integrated with video management

software provided by AXIS’ partners.

To meet the requirements for small to

mid-sized installations, they support

AXIS Camera Station and operation

from mobile applications, using Session

Initiation Protocol (SIP) that enables

integration with IP telephony and VoIP

communication systems.

For more info: https://www.axis.com/

global/en/products/access-control/

network-door-stations

hikvision launch Blazer pro ‘all-in-one’ high-end server solution

Hikvision, the world’s leading sup-

plier in innovative video sur-

veillance products and solutions, has

launched Blazer Pro, an ‘all-in-one’

high-end server solution designed spe-

cifically to meet the needs of medium to

large camera count, mission critical sur-

veillance network projects.

Combining Hikvision’s powerful

Video Management System software

and data storage into one physical

server solution, Blazer Pro is capable

of handling up to 128 or 256-chan-

nels. Catering for any large to mid-size

surveillance application, the all-in-on

server not only performs basic func-

tions like recording, live view, play-

back, and alarm management, but also

optional advanced functionality such as

ANPR, business intelligence, and peo-

ple counting.

Reliability you can count on

Suitable for large-scale and critical

surveillance projects such as shop-

ping centres, transportation hubs, casinos,

town centres, utility sites and financial

applications, Blazer Pro meets the high-

est demands for features and reliability.

Utilising an industry-leading dual boards

design, the all-in-one solution ensures a

fail proof backup system with the server

board and storage board working inde-

pendently so that in the advent of VMS

server failure, normal recording, preview

and playback functionality remain unaf-

fected. The storage board adopts the sta-

ble Linux architecture, providing more

dependable operation.

In a project with several local NVRs

performing local recording and utilising

Blazer Pro as the central platform man-

aging those NVRs, if a local problem oc-

curs with an NVR or it is removed (sto-

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len), all is not lost, as the Blazer Pro unit

will retain the key IP channels data from

that local site. This fail-safe solution is

facilitated by key IP channel streams

being simultaneously transmitted in

real-time for recording, from the local

NVR, to the central Blazer Pro server.

With this Hikvision solution, Blazer Pro

ensures the safety of key local IP chan-

nels data.

Flexible operation

Hikvision’s Blazer Pro boasts many

advanced video footage and system

safety technologies, including Flexible

User Management, which allows users to

prioritise access for management and per-

sonnel – to ensure that staff members can

be allocated an appropriate system access

authority. Blazer Pro connects previously

separated NVR/DVR sites together with

centralized management.

Providing effective system aware-

ness and identification, Blazer Pro’s

alarm management interface is a sim-

ple and friendly interface that displays

real-time performance and alarm noti-

fication, making it easier to identify an

alarm, locate relevant video and associ-

ated information in a single window.

“Hikvision continues to innovate in

security technologies that provide users

with peace of mind and ease of use dur-

ing operation. The new Hikvision Blazer

ProVMS server solution ensures any

investment in a large camera network

will be supported with reliable, simple

and effective control functionality,” said

Keen Yao, VP of International Business

Center at Hikvision.

For more info: http://www.hikvision.

com/en/VMSNProductsdet_711.html

honeywell introduces its latest: announces equip series ip cameras

Secure IP cameras with 4K ultra hD and 360 panoramic video

Honeywell recently introduced its

new additions to its lines of equIP®

Series IP cameras, designed to provide

high image picture quality in ultra-low

light environments. With a unified and

simple design, the new equIP cameras

offer a superior user experience that

makes them easy to install, use, and

maintain and integrate with other con-

nected building solutions.

The new equIP cameras have the lat-

est technology providing higher resolu-

tion, bandwidth optimization and embed-

ded video analytics. Using H.265 Codec

technology, the cameras reduce video

recorder storage costs without sacrificing

image quality, providing better bandwidth

usage. Honeywell Xtralis Intrusion-

Trace™ video analytics software improves

surveillance accuracy and responsiveness

helping users to reduce financial losses

and limit business interruption.

The equIP series is ideal for security

professionals looking to more easily de-

sign connected building solutions. The

cameras can be easily integrated with

other Honeywell ecosystem solutions

to create one complete IP platform for

site monitoring and control. The range

is ideal for enterprise and critical infra-

structure environments where complete

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visibility is essential, such as industrial

buildings, utilities, energy, education,

government, and banking.

The equIP camera range includes:

● 12 megapixel 4K Ultra HD IP box

camera.

● IR IP bullet camera.

● Outdoor IR IP mini-dome camera.

● 6 and 12 megapixel indoor/ outdoor

Fisheye IR IP camera.

● Indoor/ outdoor 2 megapixel 30x

zoom WDR PTZ IP cameras.

Cameras in the equIP line feature:

● 3D positioning functionality for PTZ

cameras.

● Embedded microphones for indoor

cameras for greater accuracy.

● Support for ONVIF Profile S and G.

● Integration with Honeywell NVRs

and VMS including MAXPRO®,

HUS, DVM, and Performance em-

bedded NVRs.

● Support for third-party manufactur-

ers’ NVR and VMS.

The equIP series is easy for security

professionals to install and maintain.

Fifteen languages are available during

installation, and only one person is need-

ed to mount the cameras. The range can

re-use existing pole, corner, pendent, or

wall brackets, saving installers and their

customers on time and money. The new

equIP series is fully certified CE, FCC

and UL.

arecont vision® snapstream™ Bandwidth reduction technology supports Multiple

new and existing Megapixel camerasArecont Vision® has announced the

expanded availability of SNAP-

stream™ (Smart Noise Adaptation and

Processing) technology for 140 of the

company’s megapixel camera models.

SNAPstream greatly reduces camera

bandwidth requirements without im-

pacting image quality, delivering new

benefits to Arecont Vision customers.

“SNAPstream reduces bandwidth

and storage requirements of Arecont Vi-

sion megapixel cameras by 50% or more

across a wide range of surveillance situ-

ations,” said Brad Donaldson, Vice Pres-

ident, Product Development, “This im-

portant new technology is available for

both newly manufactured cameras and

for many pre-installed cameras at cus-

tomer sites. Being able to update cam-

eras already in use with major new fea-

tures is a huge benefit to our customers

that other camera vendors don’t offer.”

This unique field upgrade capabil-

ity is made possible by the Arecont Vi-

sion developed Massively Parallel Im-

age Processing (MPIP) architecture.

This advanced architecture runs on the

Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)

integrated circuit at the core of every

Arecont Vision camera. The MPIP ar-

chitecture also eliminates the risk of a

cyber hacker maliciously repurposing

an Arecont Vision camera for use in cy-

berattacks.

SNAPstream technology was intro-

duced in 2016 for several of the newest

Arecont Vision camera families, includ-

ing all MegaDome® 4K, MegaVideo®

Flex, and MicroDome® Duo models.

More than 100 additional Arecont Vi-

sion camera models now support this ad-

vanced bandwidth-reducing technology,

including members of the MegaBall®,

MegaBall G2, MegaDome®, MegaDome

2, MegaVideo® Compact, MegaView®

2, MicroDome®, and MicroDome G2

series.

Camera models from each of these

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families manufactured after March 5,

2017 already include the new firmware

that supports SNAPstream and other

enhancements. Many previously-built

Arecont Vision camera models from the

list of supported series can also be updat-

ed (model dependent). An upcoming up-

date later in 2017 will add SNAPstream

support to most remaining cameras from

the Arecont Vision product line.

Arecont Vision customers who wish

to upgrade existing cameras with SNAP-

stream should contact the Technical As-

sistance Center to verify applicability of

their camera models, and to be assisted

through the process.

For more info: call +1.818.937.0700

E-mail: [email protected]: www.arecontvision.com/resources.php

Raytec have launched two new

product lines as they continue to

invest in network lighting. VARIO 2 IP

and VARIO 2 PoE will provide purpose

built lighting solutions for network ap-

plications and sit alongside the existing

range of VARIO 2 illuminators. Both

new product lines feature the latest Plat-

inum Elite LED technology from Ray-

tec, delivering up to 200% more power,

distances up to 500m from a single LED

panel and more light output for your

money.

VARIO 2 IP is a range of fully IP ad-

dressable network illuminators that de-

livers the highest levels of performance

and integration into any surveillance

system. It can be operated remotely via a

user friendly GUI or be fully integrated

with 3rd party platforms or network de-

vices to deliver an automatic lighting

response to different events or alarms.

raytec expands range of network illuminators

VARIO 2 IP is an

evolution of the

award winning

VARIO IP range

and now offers

improved dis-

tances, additional

security and more

options for inte-

grating with other

network devices.

VARIO2 PoE

is a new range of

illuminators designed to offer a sim-

ple and low cost lighting solution. The

PoE illuminators can be easily powered

from an existing network infrastructure,

without the need for an additional PSU,

minimising the cost and time of installa-

tion. VARIO 2 PoE offers all the perfor-

mance advantages of other products in

the VARIO 2 family.

“We are proud to offer the most

comprehensive range of network light-

ing solutions in the market,” comments

David Lambert, Raytec’s Managing Di-

rector (joint), “Lighting is only going to

become more intelligent and further in-

tegrated into security systems over time

and we are excited to be at the forefront

in network illumination.”

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Pivot3 recently announced enhance-

ments to its surveillance series

that provide customers with additional

flexibility in how to apply hyper-con-

verged infrastructure (HCI) in security

and video surveillance applications.

The investments in the company’s

core technology platforms allow cus-

tomers to take HCI beyond traditional

use cases, such as video storage, and

expand capabilities through the layer-

ing of other security, IT and business

systems.

The demand for video surveillance

is increasing as risks evolve and or-

ganizations elevate the value of video

data, leveraging it for uses beyond

traditional security and safety applica-

tions. As a leader in video surveillance

storage solutions, Pivot3 continues to

apply the latest innovations in IT and

data center technology specifically for

video surveillance applications, allow-

ing users to better capture, store and

protect data. Investment in significant

upgrades to the Pivot3 hyper-con-

verged platform ensures enhanced per-

formance, scale and resiliency amid

a growing demand for flexibility to

combine mixed workloads onto a sin-

gle platform.

“Pivot3 HCI solutions are a core

component of our video surveillance

strategy because they protect our vid-

eo investment, ensure system uptime,

and reduce risk by eliminating system

downtime and data loss,” said Philip

Lisk, Chief Information Officer, Bergen

County Sheriff’s Office, “Pivot3 has ex-

ceeded our expectations with its innova-

tion and support, along with its unique

architecture that has simplified manage-

ment and scalability.”

Over the past year, significant en-

hancements have added to the Pivot3

surveillance series including:

● Multi-application capability that

consolidates video recorders and

other application workloads such as

access control, visitor management

and video analytics on the Pivot3

platform. The ability to run multi-

ple workloads on the same hyper-

converged system allows for reduced

complexity, increased flexibility and

simplified management.

● The addition of Broadwell CPU plat-

forms to support increasingly per-

formance-intensive applications, as

well as multi-petabyte storage solu-

tions.

● Performance is the single most im-

portant aspect of delivering high-

quality video. The newest version of

Pivot3 software is optimized to im-

prove performance and ingest rate by

as much as 50 percent.

● The Pivot3 Virtual Security Server, a

unique solution for mobilizing fully

functional client workstations in a

secure, bandwidth-efficient manner,

now incorporates NVIDIA M60 and

M10 GPUs for stronger video de-

code performance and higher cam-

era density. The platform has been

further enhanced with the addition

of VMWare Horizon View 7, which

provides users secure access to vir-

tual desktops and applications in a

single digital workspace.

● Broader platform offerings with the

qualification of the Lenovo System

x3650 2U rack server.

● Edge Office, a HCI solution opti-

mized for small-to-medium sized

businesses (SMB) and remote and

branch offices (ROBO), helps com-

panies consolidate security along

with other applications by deliver-

ing compute, storage and networking

into a simple and affordable HCI so-

lution.

“We have been a leader in the sur-

veillance market for nearly a decade

and we continue to invest in innovative

technology and focus on our commit-

ment to solve our customers’ most com-

plex business problems,” said Brandon

Reich, General Manager, Surveillance,

Pivot3, “The expertise and recognition

we have built in IT helps us deliver

hyper-converged platforms that bring a

wide range of benefits to surveillance

workloads. Customers are beginning

to experience the simplicity and cost

efficiency of this approach, and we are

well positioned to help them further

evolve their security infrastructures.”

Pivot3’s investments in its surveil-

lance solutions follows a strong year

in which the company experienced an

84-percent increase in total revenue over

2015 – including a more than 200-per-

cent increase in Q4 2016 from Q4 2015

– and significant deals secured across

federal, healthcare and education cus-

tomers.

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Quantum Corp. has recently an-

nounced StorNext 6, a major new

release of its award-winning StorNext®

file system. StorNext 6 adds new ad-

vanced data management features to the

industry-leading streaming performance

of the company’s scale-out tiered stor-

age solutions portfolio, which includes

flash, disk, tape and public and private

cloud storage offerings. With this unique

combination of performance and man-

agement, Quantum continues to extend

the power of StorNext in not only media

and entertainment but also other highly

data-intensive environments such as

genomics, academic research, video sur-

veillance, oil and gas, and government

security.

StorNext 6 addresses the needs of

enterprises grappling with using their

existing NAS solutions to store large,

rapidly growing data sets and drive

business value from that data. These

enterprises are quickly realizing that

traditional NAS is too difficult to up-

grade, cannot deliver sufficient perfor-

mance and is unable to handle parallel

workloads. StorNext 6 not only over-

comes these limitations but also pro-

vides more efficient and cost-effective

ways to share and access files across

geographically distributed teams, to

manage and protect archived data, and

to audit changes to data throughout its

lifecycle. Quantum delivers all these

benefits in an integrated, multi-tier stor-

age solution that maintains optimized

performance levels, visibility and ac-

cess at every tier.

Multi-Site file replication and sharing for easier collaboration

In today’s world, the ability of geo-

graphically dispersed teams to work

together using a common data set for

creative, analytical or other purposes

can be a key competitive differentiator.

StorNext 6 facilitates greater collabora-

tion with the introduction of FlexSync™

and FlexSpace™:

Enhanced StorNext-Client functionality for greater agility

With StorNext 6, Quantum de-

livers a new quality of service

(QoS) feature that empowers users to

further tune and optimize performance

across all client workstations, and on a

machine-by-machine basis. Using QoS

to specify the appropriate bandwidth al-

location to individual workstations, an

administrator can ensure that storage

resources are optimized based on busi-

ness priorities – e.g., providing more

bandwidth to demanding applications

on urgent projects – and adjust quickly

as priorities change.

StorNext 6 also enables client plat-

forms to browse archive directories that

contain offline files – which can number

in the hundreds of thousands, or even

millions – without having to retrieve the

entire directory. As a result, this feature

significantly streamlines the archive re-

trieval process, enabling users to get the

files they need more quickly.

new stornext 6delivers unparalleled combination of high performance and advanced data Management

extends expertise in large data-intensive workloads to broader range of enterprises, building on integrated, scale-out tiered storage foundation

File copy expiration for increased ROI and file auditing for deeper insights

As the foundation for a single, in-

tegrated solution that can span a

single name space across flash, spinning

disk, object storage, tape and the cloud,

StorNext has long reduced overall storage

costs through tiering. StorNext 6 adds a

new copy expiration feature, enabling au-

tomated removal of file copies from more

expensive storage tiers, thereby freeing

up space and increasing the overall return

on investment. In addition, when one of

several copies of a file is removed from

storage, a complementary selectable

retrieve function in StorNext 6 allows

users to dictate the order of retrieval of

the remaining copies. This functionality

ensures that the file is retrieved from the

most appropriate storage tier based on

business or organisational needs.

StorNext 6 also can now efficiently

track changes in files across the data life

cycle and provide reports on who changed

a file, when the changes were made, what

was changed and whether and to where a

file was moved. In addition to providing

administrators with greater file manage-

ment granularity and insight into usage

patterns, this new auditing feature helps

support compliance requirements.

StorNext6 will begin shipping

with all newly purchased Xcellis™ and

StorNext M-Series offerings, as well

as Artico™ archive appliances, in early

summer. It will be available at no ad-

ditional cost for StorNext 5 users under

current support contracts.

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LonTrend Corporation is a manufac-

turer of camera housings and pan

tilt units located in Taiwan, with brand

name of TSict (branding) and LonTrend

lteX17 explosion proof housing with 100m ir illumination

(ODM/ OEM), specialized in providing

integrated, compatible and user-friendly

equipment to support critical applica-

tions such as industrial chemical facto-

ries, offshore oil platforms,

and petrol chemical plants

for years.

Constructed in SS304

(SS316L upgradable),

LTEX17 is an IP68 and Ex

dII CT6 Gb rated explo-

sion proof camera housing

with IR distance up to 100

meters (30m and 60m op-

tional). The unique features

including wiper, sunshield,

and temperature control system with

flexibility of customization service are

especially reserved for projects markets.

LTEX17 comes with a wide range of

mounting accessories such as brackets,

pan tilt units or control boxes.

Specialized in industrial precision,

Lontrend Corporation succeeds its cul-

ture and mission – anticipating and ex-

ceeding customers’ expectations, and is

leading the way in die-cast security de-

vices with cutting edge innovations, su-

perior performance and the broadest se-

lection. Business started over 30 years,

LonTrend is a Taiwan-based precision

and manufacturing company.

silicon H.265 video compression chipset

with 50% bitrate reduction compared

with H.264. Furthermore, it supports

Uniview’s U-Code smart compression

technology for extra 50% bitrate reduc-

tion but still with good image quality.

See more with less: H.265 & U-Code to reduce bitrate, bandwidth and storage

As we all know, high resolution is

one of significant development

trends in the video surveillance indus-

try. Customers need higher resolution

like 4K for wider range monitoring, but

this will cost more bandwidth and stor-

age. So the problem is how to balance

the high resolution and the system cost.

To solve this problem, Uniview re-

leases 12MP PTZ dome IPC6258SR-

Uniview 12MP PTZ dome – IPC-

6258SR-X22P features ultra high

resolution 12MP (4000x3000) and 22x

optical zoom for long distance surveil-

lance. IPC6258SR-X22P applies Hi-

uniview 12Mp ptZ domeSee More with Less

4K SERIES:

IPC568E-G IPC6858SR-X22 IPC268ER9-DZ IPC3238ER3-DVZ IPC6258SR-X22P

Optical defog 24 V AC/24 V DC 120dB WDR 120dB WDR PoE

SD/SDHC card slot Up to 250m IR Up to 100m IR Up to 30m IR 22X optical zoom

Fiber interface 22X optical zoom IP67 IP66 200m IR

SD/SDHC card slot SD/SDHC card slot

2.8-12mm AF

motorized2.8m-12mm AF

motorized

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Wavestore has launched v6.6 of

its VMS to deliver enhanced

functionality to systems integrators

and end-users alike. This new version

is available as an upgrade for existing

users and will be shipped as standard

with all new orders.

The latest version introduces Wave-

store’s Smart Search feature, compatible

with ONVIF Profile S cameras, where

operators can highlight a specific region

within a scene, set the sensitivity level

and instantaneously retrieve video relat-

ing to any movement in that area. This al-

lows large amounts of recorded footage

to be searched quickly and efficiently,

presenting only the required video to us-

ers. For added convenience, the relevant

search results are highlighted as a differ-

ent colour on the playback time line bar

and can simply be clicked to display the

relevant video footage.

Situational awareness

In addition, v6.6. delivers enhanced

event management to improve an op-

erator’s situational awareness of impor-

tant events as they occur. Alerts from any

integrated third-party equipment, as well

as the VMS itself, are instantly available

in an easy to read and intuitive form to

the operator. This can include events

from any mix of devices and sub-

systems including access control,

intruder detection, BMS, and analyt-

ics technology. These are presented

in the live event stream window of

Wavestore’s WaveView client, dem-

onstrating the unique ‘One Screen,

Total Control’ capability of Waves-

tore’s VMS, and can also be used to

trigger responses both on the Wave-

store server itself or on external sys-

tems via the powerful event rules engine.

Julian Inman, Head of Product Man-

agement comments, “Wavestore has

always had lightning-fast search and

playback capability with its play bar fea-

ture but with the introduction of Smart

Search we add even more power to fo-

rensic search. What’s more, with Waves-

tore’s ‘one screen, total control’ philoso-

phy, operators can simply control and

manage their entire best-in-breed secu-

rity solution from just a single screen,

getting exactly what they want for their

specific requirements.”

Latest integrations

Wavestore’s Open Platform Tech-

nology Partner Programme con-

tinues to expand with v6.6 integrating

seamlessly as standard with the latest

camera models from leading vendors

such as 360 Vision, Axis, Dahua, Han-

wha Techwin, Hikvision, Mobotix,

Sony, Uniview and Vivotek.

Alongside this, several new and en-

hanced optional Integration Modules are

now available, including Raytec LED

lighting and Datapath video walls.

How to get the latest version

Wavestore v6.6 is now shipping

with all new orders and is avail-

able as an update for existing users who

have active upgrade bundles. Integration

modules are available to bolt onto exist-

ing solutions or can be ordered at time of

purchase with new solutions.

wavestore launches vMs v6.6

X22P with H.265 & U-Code smart

compression technology. It can reduce

bitrate to 2Mbps which means 75% re-

duction. Meanwhile, there is no com-

promise on image quality. Accordingly,

bandwidth and storage are reduced 75%.

IPC6258SR-X22P has abundant

features including PoE for power sup-

ply, car grade LEDs for 200 meters IR,

IR anti-reflection window to increase

IR transmittance for better night vision

etc. For long distance surveillance, IP-

C6258SR-X22P also supports EIS for

image stabilization.

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Producers from EMS FILMS in

Amsterdam used Bosch cameras

for shooting the documentary ‘Holland

– Natuur in de Delta’ which appeared

in Dutch cinemas in September 2015.

However, the local conditions were not

suitable for regular recording cameras.

Therefore, Bosch Security Systems was

contacted to provide an alternative so-

lution.

‘Holland: Natuur in de Delta’ is the

second documentary of the producers of

‘De NieuweWildernis.’ A tremendous

cinema turnout of 700,000 people in

2013 led to winning the ‘Golden Calf’

award in 2014, a Dutch film price in

the category ‘Public’s Choice Award.’

The movie shows nature reserves of the

country and their inhabitants such as

the beaver. The beaver finds himself in

many different areas ranging from its

lodge in the national park ‘Biesbosch’

which is in the south through the delta

to the North Sea. The different species

and their ‘stories’ were documented by

the filming crew. Sometimes they had to

spend months at one location to

get proper footage.

In case of the beavers, a huge

filming crew being present was

not favorable. Producer Ignas

van Schaick from EMS FILMS:

“The shooting with the beavers

was quite difficult because they

are very timid and nocturnal.

That is why we chose to use night

sensing equipment by Bosch.

The employees helped us to find

a solution: together we developed sort of

a mobile studio consisting of three DIN-

ION IP Starlight 8000 MP cameras and

several Intelligent-IR illuminators from

Bosch which were placed in the woods.

It is amazing how Bosch showed us

again what is possible with their camer-

as. The outcome was outstanding. Even

though we could not move the cameras –

otherwise we would have scared the ani-

mals away – it was possible to record the

whole of the scene. Details were carved

out afterwards using the zoom. Even on

a 20-by-8-meters-screen, the image is

still very high-quality.”

A compact camera was used

which is provided with a motion

detection, so it only starts record-

ing when a beaver appears, not so

when grass or water is moving. This

required Intelligent Video Analyt-

ics where it is possible to set which

parameters trigger the motion detec-

tion.

The Bosch cameras have a very

high resolution of up to five meg-

apixels. The footage is 2992x1680 pixel

at a ratio of 16:9 and has a frame rate

of 30 frames per second. This provides

a perfect image with zooming options,

also on big screens. A special sensor

technology and innovative solutions

for image noise provide a film speed of

0.0121 lux at five megapixels in color

and 0.00825 lux at a resolution of 1080p.

This enables the DINION IP Starlight

8000 MP cameras from Bosch to depict

images in color where other cameras

only depict greyscale, and greyscale

where other cameras cannot depict any-

thing at all. Difficult lighting conditions

such as varying front and back lighting

can be filtered by intelligent Auto Expo-

sure. Intelligent Auto Exposure enables

the Bosch camera to adapt to varying

lighting conditions to catch the object in

the best setting as possible.

As the devices were placed in the

middle of the woods, it was important

to use batteries and to keep the power

consumption as low as possible. Here

the energy-efficient products by Bosch

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Unusual Application For BoSCh Cameras In Demanding Conditions

applICatIon/ CaSE Study

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came in handy. The cameras only re-

quire nine watts. Saving the footage also

only spends little energy as it happens

on a local SD-card. As the Bosch cam-

eras provide clear, noise-free images

at only 0.0121 lux due to the starlight-

technology, the IR-illuminators from

Bosch also spend very little energy, so

the system could work all night with just

one charge.

At the moment, EMS FILMS are

working with Bosch cameras on the next

project of the series: ‘De Wilde Stad’ –

shows animals living in big cities like

Amsterdam.

Helping to identify the location

of erroneous odors permeating

around areas of the Metropolitan City

of Deagu in South Korea, Hikvision, the

world’s leading supplier in innovative

video surveillance products and solu-

tions, has supplied its PanoVu series 180

degree Panoramic + PTZ cameras to

form part of an integrated atmospheric

information system.

Seo-gu (Seo District) in western

Daegu, is a major transportation nexus

which went through urban street devel-

opment in the 1960s and massive indus-

trialization in 1970s. Today, the bustling

city has a population of 230,000.

Airborne bad odor problem

In response to a mass of complaints

raised by the city’s residents about

frequent airbourne bad odors emanating

from the dyeing industry complex in the

western region of Deagu, in July 2016,

a meeting was held with the Daegu

Metropolitan City’s economic, environ-

mental and industrial dyeing stakehold-

ers. From that meeting, it was decided

that the Seo-gu Office would go-ahead

with the construction of an atmospheric

information project, to establish a bad

hikvision panovu cameras help south Korea to track pollution hot-spots

odor monitoring and tracking system

that would help to provide an effective

and welcome solution to the issue.

System specification

Looking to secure a high-perfor-

mance imaging solution for the

project that would enable the capture

of high-quality panoramic, and separate

PTZ imaging over the entire city, Seo-gu

Office turned to Hikvision. After a con-

sultation exercise, Hikvision proposed

that their PanoVu DS-2DP0818Z-D Se-

ries 180-degree Panoramic camera with

its combined 4 fixed 2MP cameras and

36x optical zoom PTZ camera, could de-

liver the right solution.

To provide a practical demonstration

of the camera’s suitability, a test installa-

tion was conducted within South Korea's

largest industrial area, in Busan Metro-

politan City, the country’s second largest

city next to Seoul. Along with also be-

ing shown at the ‘Korean new Govern-

ment Ver. 3.0’ exhibition, a government

devised initiative to deliver customised

public services and generate new jobs,

the Hikvision PanoVu camera demon-

stration was not only deemed a success,

but also regarded as ‘a perfect fit’ for the

monitoring system’s requirement.

Installed in November 2016, the new

atmospheric information system is capa-

ble of measuring in real-time, complex

odors composed of hydrogen sulfide, am-

monia and volatile organic compounds

in and around the surrounding industrial

area. The main control point, located at

the Lifelong Learning Hall in Seo-gu,

monitors system equipment consisting

of 2 sets of 4 PanoVu DS-2DP0818Z-D

cameras, 11 malodor measuring instru-

ments (serving as a neural network in the

monitoring complex), and two weather

measurement instruments, which collect

weather data such as wind speed, humid-

ity and temperature. Monitoring the en-

tire city area, the Hikvision cameras are

integrated into the system’s atmospheric

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pollution sensors and capable of visually

pinpointing the source of any atmos-

pheric bad odor release.

The result

“The Seo-gu Office Atmosphere Mon-

itoring Centre is extremely pleased

with the high-resolution picture quality

they can now display on their large for-

mat video wall, and in combination with

the PanoVu cameras’ Panoramic Mode +

PTZ tracking function, are able to dis-

play wide-area coverage and close-up

visual tracking via integration with the

system’s atmosphere sensors,” says Joey

Kim, SI Team, Hikvision Korea, “The

atmospheric information system’s pol-

lution monitoring sensors and integrated

PanoVu cameras can define the precise

location of each sensor’s triggered event

and with the PanoVu PTZ camera, au-

tomatically track and target the precise

location of the event actuation.”

Looking to the future, the integrat-

ed atmospheric information system is

set to become a blueprint solution for

use within other atmospheric monitor-

ing projects in other regional districts

and by the Korean Ministry of the En-

vironment.

The director of Seo-gu Office said,

“In addition to the construction of the

high-speed Korea Train Express and

the environmental improvement project

linking the reclamation projects of the

Seo Daegu general industrial and dye-

ing complexes, the operation of the new

atmospheric information system has cre-

ated a cleaner and more comfortable liv-

ing environment.”

For further info: http://www.hikvi-

sion.com/en/Products_683.html

HID Global® has announced that a

major U.S. university selected its

Seos® smart cards and HID Mobile Ac-

cess® solution to streamline card office

operations, simplify the management

and use of trusted IDs, and offer the

‘cool’ factor to students using phones

for accessing buildings, services and re-

sources. The phased deployment of thou-

sands of readers over the last few years

enabled these benefits, while preserving

investments in previously installed HID

Global readers.

“We applaud this visionary univer-

sity as one of the most sweeping exam-

ples of how to transform the campus

experience using trusted identities on

cards and mobile phones,” said Brett St.

Pierre, Director of Education Solutions

with HID Global, “As they move toward

full deployment, they will be creating a

new kind of One Card office that secures

the campus while delivering new and in-

novative services.”

The university will support HID

Mobile Access in all common campus

areas by the summer of 2017 and plans

to use the solution’s Mobile IDs as its

primary form of campus identification

in the years to come. HID Mobile Ac-

cess enables users to request and re-

ceive new Mobile IDs over the air to

their phones, improving convenience

while significantly reducing card of-

fice support requirements. Likewise,

administrators can revoke identi-

ties and modify permissions with the

same over-the-air speed and simplic-

ity, streamlining the work of managing

identities across the university’s large

campus population.

After a successful technology pilot,

the university began upgrading many of

its existing HID readers to support the

Bluetooth capabilities required for Mo-

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bile IDs. It is also installing more than

400 additional mobile-enabled readers

during 2017, with all readers supporting

both earlier card technologies and Mo-

bile IDs to ensure a smooth transition.

The university plans to ultimately

use Mobile IDs as its primary form of

identification in the future. Accordingly,

the university issued 300 to 400 Mobile

IDs in the first deployment phase of HID

Mobile Access and will issue another

500 during 2017. Next year, the univer-

sity intends to issue ID cards while si-

multaneously provisioning Mobile IDs

to all students and staff.

The university will explore new

ways to benefit from HID Mobile Access

after the deployment is complete. Mo-

bile IDs can be used alongside ID cards

for applications ranging from entering

parking lots, buildings and residence

halls to making meal plan purchases,

and accessing library and media center

resources.

Milestone Systems has collaborat-

ed with partners ENGIE Ineo and

Axis to upgrade the Council of Europe’s

(headquartered in Strasbourg, France)

video surveillance systems. The security

project was managed by Milestone com-

munity partners Securitas and ENGIE

Ineo.

The security solution, which has

been live since January 2017, has se-

cured the Council’s vast campus in-

cluding the Human Rights Building,

European Directorate for the Quality of

Medicines & Healthcare, the European

Center for Youth and the Agora building.

A security surveillance and monitoring

solution was installed in all access areas

including the entire external perimeter.

The contract also includes a five-year

maintenance agreement.

ENGIE Ineo partnered with Mile-

stone and Axis for their video expertise

(video management software and net-

work cameras respectively). The legacy

analog surveillance system has been

replaced with a full net-

work video surveillance

solution that delivers

better performance in-

cluding ease of access

and retrieval of video

assets, as well as a flex-

ible solution that allows

the Council to tailor

how locations are se-

cured. With Milestone’s

XProtect solution, the

organization is now

able to handle all its video safety opera-

tions through a single management in-

terface as well as manage other security

devices such as gate control systems and

thermal cameras.

The project was designed to keep

disruption to a minimum, taking into ac-

count the busy schedule of the Council

of Europe, particularly during parlia-

mentary sessions.

Amine Sadi, Country Manager

France, Milestone Systems said, “This

project has once again demonstrated

how effective our partnerships are. The

way that we work and collaborate with

the teams at ENGIE Ineo and Axis has

contributed significantly to the success

of this impressive installation. With

Milestone’s solution, the Council of

Europe now has the right surveillance

management technology in place. It is

perfectly tailored to their needs in terms

of accessibility, scalability, cost, ease of

use and performance.”

engie ineo, Milestone and axis secure the council of europe Buildings

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CriticalArc has recently announced

that its pioneering SafeZone™ per-

sonal protection and campus security

system has been selected by Swansea

University to boost 24/7 safety for its

students and staff both on and off cam-

pus.

Swansea University is the latest in

a fast-growing list of UK higher educa-

tion establishments to choose SafeZone,

following its European launch in 2014.

The University has more than 19,000

students, including many international

students, studying on a range of courses

from Engineering, Law and Criminolo-

gy, Arts and Humanities, Science, Medi-

cal, Human and Health Science and

Business Management supported by just

over 3,000 staff (includes academics).

SafeZone will be deployed at the two

principal campuses i.e., the Singleton

Park and the Bay Campuses as well as

7 other sites frequented by students and

staff in the Swansea Bay region, where

it will offer enhanced protection for any

staff and student when they are at risk or

need urgent help. It will meet the need

of the campus security teams to support

an increasingly round-the-clock learning

culture that offers safe 24/7 access to li-

braries, study hubs and other facilities.

A major benefit will be the creation

of safe ‘corridors’ between each cam-

pus, its halls of residence and popular

destinations such as the train and bus

stations. Additional monitoring and re-

sponse cover along these thoroughfares

will offer extra protection for people

walking alone late at night. SafeZone

protection will also extend to designated

areas off campus, for example, for indi-

viduals on field trips, research projects

or international placements, anywhere in

the world.

SafeZone will equip the University

with a cost-effective, people-centred

safety solution plus an effective dis-

tributed command and control platform

for managing response and mass com-

munication during small or large-scale

emergencies. All staff and students will

be able to download the free smartphone

app that makes it easy for them to raise a

location-based alert at the touch of a but-

ton, so eliminating potential language or

communication barriers.

Ideally suited to dispersed estates,

SafeZone is fast and easy to implement,

alleviating the need to invest in addition-

al physical security measures such as

help points. It will give Swansea Univer-

sity access to zero-cost, targeted mass

notifications, privacy-compliant group

management functionality and a host

of features like lone worker check-in.

These force-multiplier capabilities will

significantly improve its ability to enable

collaboration between security first re-

sponder and volunteers such as building

wardens during critical incidents as well

as improving the efficiency of everyday

team operations.

Darren Chalmers-Stevens, from

CriticalArc said: “it is great to be work-

ing with Swansea University as our first

Welsh University. The team at Swansea

University share a similar vision for real

time situational awareness to us and have

a great vision for the solution to include

collaborating with local authorities and

private organisations alike for a smart

city which is envisaged will lead to fur-

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Students to benefit from enhanced personal protection, both on and off campus

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Milestone Systems has joined forc-

es with Security Center (Öryg-

gismiðstöðin) and Verkís to provide an

advanced security solution for Holms-

heidi Prison in Reykjavik, Iceland. The

solution combines Milestone XProtect

Expert 2016 with CIAS fence and mi-

crowave detection systems.

Completed in 2015, Holmsheidi

Prison is Iceland’s new high security

women’s prison. Located in the outskirts

of the capital Reykjavik, the premises

ther safety and security initiatives that

will benefit staff and students alike. We

very much look forward to a close work-

ing relationship with Swansea Univer-

sity as an industry leader in this space.”

Russ Huxtable, Head of Resilience

& Business Continuity at Swansea Uni-

versity said: “We have implemented

an integrated security strategy for our

University in order to provide, as far as

practicable, a secure and safe environ-

ment for those who use, study or work

at the University. We are always looking

at innovative ways to further mitigate

risk, enable rapid response readiness and

fulfil our duty of care. By complement-

ing our existing health and safety meas-

ures, SafeZone will enhance our ability

to respond appropriately to any event,

whether it’s a call for first aid, fire alarm

or a major incident. Using SafeZone to

ensure a consistent security approach

across our campus locations and beyond

will provide an extra level of protection

to give all students and staff added peace

of mind.”

SafeZone went live at Swansea Uni-

versity in September 2016; initial reac-

tion to the service is extremely positive

matched by a strong continuous uptake

for the scheme which is only expected

to increase further when the new Univer-

sity term begins in September 2017.

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Milestone secures iceland’s new high security prison

Integrated with CIAS fence and microwave detection systems, Milestone XProtect expert 2016 enables holmsheidi Prison to proactively respond to incidents

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cover roughly 9 acres, while the building

with its 56 cells covers 3,700 m2.

To cater to the advanced security

needs of the facility, Milestone XProtect

Expert 2016 enables the prison staff to

proactively respond to potential inci-

dents. The needs for high availability are

ensured by the failover technology and

uninterrupted video recording capabili-

ties in the Milestone VMS.

XProtect 2016 boasts several features

designed to reduce the overall cost of own-

ership and offers unlimited expandability

thanks to the use of open platform tech-

nology. This enables Holmsheidi Prison to

be in greater control of their surveillance

investment now and in the future.

Icelandic project management and

engineering firm Verkís is responsible

for the project’s Building Management

System and has designed the electrical,

lighting and security systems.

Security Center, an Icelandic securi-

ty services company, provides the alarm

and fence systems for the project, here-

under the integrated CIAS fence and mi-

crowave detection systems.

This integration is made possible

through CIAS’ IB-System IP technol-

ogy, a data collection system that works

as an integration server and can manage

up to 1280 different sensors.

“Thanks to Milestone’s open plat-

form technology, we have collaborated

with multiple contractors and partners

on this project,” says Lars Wilson, Re-

gional Sales Manager Nordics at Mile-

stone Systems, “By gathering future

proof solutions from different vendors,

we are able to provide the state-of-the-

art security and alarm systems necessary

for managing a high security prison.”

Safran Identity and Security has sup-

plied a facial recognition solution to

the National Police of the Netherlands.

The nationwide system, which in-

cludes workstations for facial search,

comparison and analysis was recently

launched at the National Forensic Ser-

vice Centre. Dutch police officers can

now submit a facial image for search

against their databases and save precious

time.

This facial rec-

ognition system is an

extension of the bio-

metric services that

have been successfully

delivered over many

years by Safran Iden-

tity & Security in the

Netherlands.

The original sys-

tem provides search,

analysis and matching

services for finger-

prints and palm prints.

The new facial

recognition system

delivers two key capa-

bilities:

● MorphoBIS Face

Expert offers ad-

vanced investiga-

tion functions with

a Facial recognition system for national police of the netherlands

“Safran Identity and Security ishonouredtofurtherextendthe longterm, trusted partnership with theNationalPoliceoftheNetherlandsindelivering advanced biometric toolsto maximize its investigation capa-bilities.”

– Anne BouverotChair and CEO of Safran

Identity and Security

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“It’s important for the public to understand that the automated searchprovidedbythesystemisonlythefirststepinfindingamatchforafaceinadatabase.Possiblematchesarereviewedbytwotrainedhumanexperts,working independently.Simplystated,oursystemassessesandevaluatesthesimilaritybetweentheprobeandcandidateimages.Onlytrainedhumanexaminerscanprovideanexpertconclusion.”

– John RiemenManager, Netherlands National Criminal

Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS)

forensic image analysis and compar-

ison tools.

● MorphoBIS Face Detective allows

investigators to rapidly search for

criminal portrait images and assem-

ble photo line-ups for fast analysis.

Both programs accept multiple im-

age file formats for maximum leverag-

ing of available images in searches.

Elbit Systems Ltd. has recently been

awarded an approximately $82 mil-

lion contract to provide an Asia-Pacific

country with a comprehensive electro-

optic airborne solution, Condor 2, for

use in intelligence, surveillance, target

acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR)

missions. The contract, which is a

follow-on order from the same

customer, will be performed

over a four-years period

by Elbit Systems’ ISTAR

Division. This program is

being performed in coop-

eration with ELTA Systems

Ltd., who is supplying additional

content to the same customer.

“We are proud of this follow-on con-

tract award, attesting to our customer’s

satisfaction from the quality of our lead-

ing solutions, well suited for the global

intelligence needs,” commented Elad

Aharonson, General Manager of Elbit

Systems ISTAR Division, “Our ISTAR

systems and solutions enable customers

to carry out effective and flex-

ible ISTAR opera-

tions. We see

a

strong and

growing global

demand for ISTAR so-

lutions, and believe that other

customers will follow this Asia-Pacific

customer and select our systems for their

needs.”

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an internation-

al high technology company engaged

in a wide range of defence, homeland

security and commercial programs

throughout the world.

The company, which

includes Elbit Sys-

tems and its subsidi-

aries, operates in the

areas of aerospace,

land and naval sys-

tems, command, control,

communications, computers,

intelligence surveillance and re-

connaissance (C4ISR), unmanned air-

craft systems, advanced electro-optics,

electro-optic space systems, EW suites,

signal intelligence systems, data links

and communications systems, radios

and cyber-based systems. The Com-

pany also focuses on the upgrading

of existing platforms, developing new

technologies for defence, homeland

security and commercial applications,

and providing a range of support ser-

vices, including training and simulation

systems.

elbit awarded a contract to provide istar solution

An Approximately $82 Million Contract to Provide an Asia-Pacific Country with the Condor 2Strategic ISTAR Solution

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dahua transforms cutral-có, argentina into safe city

Dahua Professional Surveillance System Transforms Cutral-Có, Argentina into Safe City in 30 Days

Dahua Team and the Customer

In just 30 days, a state-of-the-art Da-

hua Safe City video surveillance sys-

tem comprised of 242 devices is set up

completely. It enables the city to become

a pioneer in modern urban security de-

velopment as well as a national technol-

ogy hub.

The Dahua Safe City solution was

developed to greatly improve police,

fire, transportation, and medical emer-

gency response speeds and efficiency

through a network of reliable cameras

and intelligent technologies.

Challenge

Located in northwestern Argentina,

Cutral-Có is the second largest

city in Neuquén Province and a ma-

jor oil producer in the region. Due to

the recent economic downturn and

the resulting crime, on top of the in-

efficiencies in the traffic system often

causing painstaking gridlocks, the city

needed an efficient, reliable solution

that would secure its nearly 50,000

residents and natural resource infra-

structure. This led former Mayor Prof.

Ramón Riosecoto call for a compre-

hensive video surveillance system that

would monitor traffic, improve city

management, streamline responses to

neighborhood emergencies, support

the Civil Defense force, and safeguard

urban areas. “Without such a system,

integral public services would not be

able to function properly, and that

would delay the city’s modernization

process,” said Prof. Ramón Riosecoto.

Solution

In coordination with the Cutral-Có

government, Dahua stepped up to

the task and formed an action plan that

would become one of the country’s most

advanced security grids.

Dahua Technology was chosen to

develop an urban surveillance network

for the city not only because of its nu-

merous success stories but also because

of its efficient technical support system.

In addition, a wide range of field-tested

products able to withstand the adverse

Cutral-Có temperature extremes, which

range from -10°C to 40°C, made Da-

hua the most qualified candidate for the

project.

Dahua kept Professional Surveil-

lance System (PSS) software at the

project’s core which could design and

manage the deployment of the system’s

numerous speed domes and camera

components efficiently. With support for

256 simultaneous device connections,

all 242 of the project’s components

could be managed from one system.

In order to handle the massive flows

of data from multiple high resolution

cameras, the Dahua DH-NVR6000 se-

ries network video recorder was inte-

grated to provide 64TB of storage out

of the box, with another 128TB added

through network storage, bringing its

total storage capacity to 192TB, and al-

lowing the system to record and store

video in full HD resolution for 45 days.

The long archive time offered by this

setup is perfect for intense data analysis,

and various facial and plate identifica-

tion software.

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age around urban areas due to their long-

range capabilities. With 30x optical zoom

and 16x digital zoom at a resolution of

2 megapixels, the speed domes are ideal

for crime prevention units and automatic

number plate recognition (ANPR) at vari-

able distances, performing well on objec-

tives at ranges of over 320 meters. These

speed domes were installed at the main

entrances of integral public sites such

as hospitals, schools, police stations,

and crossroads. To accommodate vari-

ous geographical constraints, a portion

of the speed domes were interconnected

wirelessly, while others were connected

by optical fibers. Uninterrupted power

supply (UPS) was used to power each to

ensure 24/7 operation.

3 megapixel fixed DH-IPC-HF

8301E ultra-smart network cameras

were placed in areas of high risk. Their

progressive scan CMOS sensor, vari-

focal lens, and motorized auto-iris,

coupled with a multitude of smart de-

tection features including facial detec-

tion, enable the cameras to deliver su-

perior performance during the day or at

night, even in the absence of infrared

illuminators.

SMART Professional Surveillance

System (SMART PSS) software was

used to achieve integration with the en-

tire network of cameras and digital com-

ponents. This setup allowed the city to

host its own internet-based data center

administration system, which is the first

of its kind in Argentina. Optical fibers

provided by Internet providers Telefóni-

ca and Copelco provided the system with

the high bandwidth capacity required to

support intense data traffic, which was

managed through the SMART PSS soft-

ware’s load balancing system.

Vigilancia Online S.A., a Da-

hua partner company, accomplished

smooth installation and integration of

the system’s 242 cameras in only 30

business days.

Benefits

In just a month’s time, Cutral-Có

has been equipped with one of the

most advanced command and control

centers in the country, which is in-

terconnected with the radio-electric

command of the neighboring city of

Plaza Huincul and defense agencies,

displaying the importance of a Smart

City system on both its immediate and

surrounding areas.

City officials can now take a relaxing

breath knowing that Cutral-Có residents

and infrastructure are fully protected by

world-class, state-of-the-art video sur-

veillance technology provided by Da-

hua. This solution demonstrates Dahua’s

core value in innovation, quality, and

service (IQS), which will continue to be

its main driving factors as Dahua looks

towards the future.

overcoming security challenges at scl tigers

Top Swiss ice hockey club SCL Tigers have put the freeze on disruption at matches thanks to the installation of a new

Panasonic security camera system

The club has chosen the compa-

ny’s 4K dome camera, the WV-

SFV781L, to monitor spectator stands

at the ILFISHALLE stadium in Lang-

nau. With 6x optical zoom and true 4K,

the club is able to monitor the entire

length of each stand using just two

cameras.

Alongside the 4K technology SCL

Tigers also opted for WV-SW598A full

HD fixed dome cameras outside the sta-

dium and in areas away from the specta-

tor stands. Operators benefit from a 30x

optical zoom, PTZ functionality and a

128x dynamic range to capture clear

evidence day and night.

The Tigers play in the National

League A, the top division in Switzer-

land. Strict regulations regarding the

safety of spectators as well as the secu-

rity of stadiums meant it was crucial the

club had a camera setup that would be

dependable and compliant.

“The stadium operators needed to

be able to review the video material

of the stands and the areas outside the

stadium within hours of an incident tak-

ing place,” said CEO of SCL Tigers,

Peter Müller, “The Panasonic brand is

well known for its reliability and high-

quality products. Value for money was

another key aspect, and Panasonic pro-

vides exactly what we were looking

for. For us, it’s important that we invest

capital in the best way possible and get

the most out of it.”

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