June 2018
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16 Demand Grows for Metro Station Security in Asia
Vertical Market
Rapid urbanization in Southeast Asia has created a greater need for metro systems to ease traffic congestion.
Special Feature
6 Editor’s Note 8 Products of The Month 10 Application Cases
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56 SMAhome 61 Companies in This Issue 62 New Products 63 Show Calendar
Access control is a vital part of a healthcare facility’s security solution; however, alone it can only do so much.
48 Healthcare Facilities Adopt Security Tech Trends 52 Making Healthcare Facilities More Secure With Biometrics
Video surveillance combined with physical security and sophisticated video analytics is becoming a huge part of the growing need to maintain safety and security in modern rail operations.” Marcel Verdonk, GM of Emerging Markets in APAC, Motorola Solutions, p. 18
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WEBSITE ARTICLES https://www.asmag.com The Magic Of AI Lies In Application Needless to say, artificial intelligence or AI has become a hot topic these days, thanks to advances in hardware, more cutting-edge algorithms and huge amounts of available data.
A Smart Access Control Solution Targeted at Hotels, Airbnb The concept of opening doors with one’s smart device has gained popularity. The convenience associated with it is certainly one driving factor. Also, the rise of Airbnb and autonomous hotels has also triggered demands.
EDITOR’S NOTE Condos Market Looks Rosy in Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City The stable economic outlook in Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City accelerates their condos markets. The Bangkok residential property market continues to grow between five and seven percent this year. According to Knight Frank Thailand, the new residential projects focus on the areas accessible by train networks, such as the Orange Line and the Blue Line. The foreign buyers from China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia are heating up the market. Even though the condos market is growing very positively, researchers remind the investors that the oversupply of new condos would make the price of the houses quickly fall. The middle-end-to-top-end luxury condos and houses in Bangkok seem to grow strongly, according to the property companies, who are also looking for new facilities, such as automated parking and home automation, to differentiate. The same situation also goes to Ho Chi Minh City. The average selling price for the high-end and luxury house will expect to increase four percent in 2018. Vietnam just opened its property market to foreign investors in 2015, later than Thailand and Malaysia. According to the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association, the country has attracted more than 700 foreigners to buy its property since July 2015. The first line of Ho Chi Minh City’s metro will be completed by 2020, which will continue to push the growth of its housing market. We expect the vibrant condos market will drive the demand for the related projects, such as security, safety and home automation.
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IIoT is picking up momentum rapidly in Asia. Yet some operators still hesitate to deploy it due to return on investment concerns. However, the user should look beyond ROI and leverage the competitiveness IIoT brings. That was the point raised by ICP DAS, our cover story-featured company, which has made significant strides in developing IIoT-related solutions.
Of particular interest at IFSEC London this year is the growing convergence of physical and logical security. Although the approaches might be different, ultimately the end goal of both is to secure critical assets. Interoperability across the two systems will strengthen the overall infrastructure and organizational security strategy. Read what companies are saying about this topic in our next International issue.
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Products of the Month
High Security Portals Become Vital to Building Access The security portals nowadays are equipped with variable sensors and computer control system to ensure safety. When security needs to be elevated, some portals can be altered to a different mode in order to prevent an unauthorized person entering the building. The solutions provided include tailgating detection, ultrasonic tailgating detection, piggybacking detection, fingerprint acquisition or other biometric solutions. These portals with high levels of security are not only stylish but practical for seamless integration for buildings, such as with burglary resistant safety glass and automatic revolving doors, especially for wheelchair users and baby carriers who may have difficulty opening a heavy door.
Boon Edam Tourlock 180 High Security Revolving Door
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ome buildings and entries can only be accessible to authorized users; any possible unauthorized access is strictly prohibited. In these instances the Tourlock high security revolving door offers the perfect solution. The Tourlock is a revolving door where the rotation can only be started after an authorization signal from an access control system such as a card reader or biometrics reader. Depending on what your requirements are, the high security Tourlock can be integrated with a variety of different security systems that accurately detect any form of piggybacking or tailgating.
CoMETA Revolving Security Portals
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he door system controls the single authorized passage in each turnstile partition. At the same time, the door sensors guarantee tailgating and piggybacking detection, blocking the unauthorized persons and any kind of multiple accesses in the same turnstile partition. It is an access control gate solution for companies, meeting centers, museums, airports, hotels, train stations, etc., and also for areas with restricted/ conditioned access, thanks to integration with badge/RFID readers, fingerprint acquisition and face detection systems or any other biometric solution. Besides, these revolving security portals are one of the most harmonious access control solution among anti-burglary cabins with high grade of security.
Key Features • Anti-burglary frame with bulletproof glass • Metal detector solution available • Particularly suitable for prestigious places and areas with high flow of people, where access control is mandatory • Self-managed portal with single passage checking system (tailgating and piggybacking detection systems) • Designed with removable structure to be installed on site, directly on the existing floor
Supplier: CoMETA URL: www.cometaspa.com
Key Features • Contact mats detect the presence of a user in a segment of the door • An approved class 3 burglary resistance package is available • StereoVision: integrated into the ceiling of the Tourlock this time of flight camera system creates extremely accurate 3D images of the person in the door • Weight system: scales integrated into the floor of the Tourlock compare the weight of the user and his luggage to a pre-set weight • A sensor system can offer a low level of security by ensuring no attempts are made to manually turn the door and thus gain access
Supplier: Boon Edam URL: www.boonedam.com
CoMETA Interlocking Security Portals
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wide range of self-managed portals with high security levels equipped with interlocking doors system, metal detector and single passage checking system. At the same time, the main board interacts with access control systems, sensors, metal detector and weighing systems to manage the user’s passage, providing pre-recorded voice messages, firearms detection, abandoned object detection, anti-hostage and anti-piggybacking systems, thus blocking the access to unauthorized people. The portals are ideal to protect areas with restricted/conditioned access, thanks to the integration with badge/RFID readers, fingerprint acquisition and face detection systems or any other biometric solution.
Key Features • Built-in safety (accident prevention) systems like integrated torque control in motion and pneumatic coasts with flow detector • 40/10 steel pressure bent sheet structure • Anti-burglary barrier for places like factories, industries, datacenters, warehouses, embassies, military sites, post offices, banks or government buildings where access control (differentiated access based on users' profile) is mandatory. • Fingerprint control system
Supplier: CoMETA URL: www.cometaspa.com
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record R 62 Security Interlock
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he R 62 provides pedestrian traffic separation with a range of security levels. The interplay between cutting-edge technology and proven engineering techniques enables safe, secure access control for vulnerable and specially protected areas such as can be found in banks, airports and other sensitive applications. The record R 62 is basically modular in design with customizable security levels. It can be used as a pure interlock, but also provides the ability to control access with the highest reliability via contact mats or a 3D camera. These measures prevent so-called tailgating and piggybacking.
Key Features • Anti-tailgating and anti-piggybacking monitoring • Fully integrated components; no external panels required • Installation requires only minor structural work • Suitable for indoor and outdoor applications • Wheelchair versions available
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Supplier: record URL: www.recorddoors.com
Ezi C190 Security Portal
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he C190 is Ezi’s largest portal with a 1,200 mm opening and is specifically designed to replace revolving doors for busy areas with a high throughput requirement and an out of hours high security requirement. The portal can either be used as a prestigious entrance way allowing the transit of multiple people at the same time or, after hours, when security needs to be elevated it can be transformed it to a high security interlocking door to prevent tailgating and unauthorized entry attempts. Optional control features include an intercom inside the portal and a local service mode key to allow for override of the portals, on, off and cleaning modes.
Frost Alluser C5 Security Portal
Key Features • Ultrasonic tailgate detection • P1A burglary resistant with 11 mm toughed safety glass • FB4 Certified metal structure (roof in accordance with FB2) • Fire alarm integration — both doors open in emergency • Internal and external emergency mechanical unlocking devices
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he Alluser C5 security portal is the optimal solution for a secure portal required in limited space. The portal combines two of the most important elements, access control and the safety of a built-in emergency exit. The emergency exit incorporated in the structure of the portal is an industry innovation: should the emergency door be activated, the portal’s glass door wing retracts, creating a large escape passage. The portal can also be overridden with security clearance to allow furniture through the large passage. The secure access portal is built to stop criminals, absorb blows, and reject bullets without sacrificed aesthetic design.
Key Features • A solution for those who need a secure portal in very small places (i.e., the corridors) • Control of the access and the emergency exit • The portal fits perfectly with advanced biometric technologies • Contains an emergency no panic shackle door • Emergency exit incorporated in the structure of the portal
Supplier: Frost International URL: www.frostint.com
Supplier: Ezi Security Systems URL: www.ezisecurity.com.au
Meesons C190 Cylindrical Security Portal
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he C190 Cylindrical Security Portal is Meeson’s largest portal and is specifically designed for busy areas with high throughput replacing the need for a revolving door. The security portal can either be used as a high security interlocking door to prevent tailgating or as a prestigious entrance way allowing the transit of multiple people at the same time increasing throughput and allowing for quicker transit times, at the push of a button.
Key Features • Interlock or simultaneous transit configuration • Sliding doors can be operated by radar sensors • Configurable transits modes (e.g., day/night mode) • Wide 1,200 mm entrance access • Customizable security levels up to Attack Resistant Class 3 and 4
Supplier: Meesons URL: www.meesons.com
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City of Makati Enhances Traffic Safety With Digital Barriers Digital Barriers’ EdgeVis Live solution will help local traffic officers stay safe in the line of duty. BY Digital Barriers
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igital Barriers is pleased to announce that its live-streaming enabled bodyworn cameras have been deployed by the City of Makati in the Philippines to enhance emergency response and ensure the security and safety of traffic officers. By enabling the live-streaming of footage from cameras back to a central control center, Makati hopes to deter attacks from violent motorists, respond more efficiently to traffic accidents and promote transparency between civic workers and citizens. Makati, one of the sixteen cities that makes up Metro Manila, is the financial center of the Philippines and has the highest concentration of multinational and local corporations in the country. While it is home to only half a million residents, the daytime population of the city is estimated to be more than triple. It has been reported that 600,000 vehicles move through downtown Makati on a typical weekday.
The technology powering the live-streaming is Digital Barriers’ EdgeVis Live solution. Initially developed for the highly demanding world of military surveillance, EdgeVis Live provides real-time video streaming from anywhere to anywhere, even over wireless networks, saving data costs by using 60 percent less bandwidth than standard technologies. The bodyworn cameras are able to run for a full shift of eight hours and are equipped with a panic button to give traffic officers an extra layer of protection. Makati selected EdgeVis Live over dozens of other vendors because Digital Barriers’ technology was by far the most robust and able to deliver in real-world conditions, even in areas of constrained bandwidth. Based on patented TVI video compression technology, EdgeVis Live provides a secure, scalable video-transmission platform that is trusted by users in the defense, law enforcement, transport, energy and
“They bodyworn cameras will aid in improving response times in cases of accidents or emergencies.” public-safety markets in more than 30 countries worldwide. “Using live streaming technology to communicate video to a command center is an unparalleled way of providing advanced situational awareness that can help protect both traffic officers and the public,” said Steve Wood, VP of Asia Pacific at Digital Barriers. “We’re pleased that Makati chose EdgeVis Live because initially, the user had thought that they would have to rely on a legacy, recordonly bodyworn camera solution. They were convinced otherwise when they saw how EdgeVis Live
was able to live-stream video seamlessly from the field.” Abby Binay, Mayor of the City of Makati, said, “The implementation of the first live streaming bodyworn camera has been a success and our officers are already enthusiastically utilizing this technology in order to ensure their safety and support the disaster management in the City. The bodyworn camera will not only promote transparency on the field, they will also aid in faster response time in case of a road accident or an emergency.”
APPLICATION CASES Residential HANWHA TECHWIN SECURES KOREAN APARTMENT COMPLEX The Hillstate Apartments 1st Complex in Seoul’s Gangnam District decided to improve the video quality of the existing analog CCTV and integrate the cameras with the security system. Hanwha Techwin was selected to install 503 security device units, including storage devices and full HD network cameras that are linked to Hanwha Techwin’s integrated management software (SSM). In partnership with SeeEyes, an intrusion detection and alarm monitoring system was deployed on the lower floors of the apartment as a crimeprevention solution. It utilizes the network cameras installed along the complex perimeter and links with infrared security sensors to monitor any trespassing attempts. Hanwha Techwin utilized network transmitters and receivers to fully use the existing coaxial cables. This new system was organized into groups to distribute load during operation, which minimized system failure and facilitated maintenance and repair.
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371 371 toll plazas across India in 2017.
Source: National Highways Authority of India
a&s explores topics that are generating interest in the security industry, offering readers important facts and information relevant to their profession.
Allegion to Acquire GWA Group’s Door and Access Systems Business This acquisition will enable Allegion to better position itself in the Asia-Pacific region. BY Allegion
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llegion, a global security products and solutions provider, has agreed to acquire GWA Group’s Door and Access Systems Business through one of its subsidiaries. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018. GWA’s Door and Access Systems Business includes renowned Australian brands Gainsborough Hardware and API Locksmiths. Gainsborough is a market-leading residential door hardware brand in Australia, with a portfolio that includes the country’s top entrance door lock. API Locksmiths is the commercial market leader for keying, installation and access control services across the country. “This strategic acquisition bolsters Allegion’s presence in Australia and significantly increases our scale in the Asia-Pacific region as a whole,” said David Petratis, President, Chairman and CEO at Allegion. “We’re enhancing our residential presence with market-leading positions and longstanding customer relationships, all while accelerating our development of electronic security solutions. This is consistent with Allegion’s growth strategy in the region — and highly complementary to our core business.” The GWA Door and Access Systems Business generated sales of approximately US$72 million (AUD 95 million) for calendar year 2017. The business will operate in Allegion’s Asia-Pacific region. “The Door and Access Systems Business is strong, and we believe Allegion can maximize its potential,” said Tim Salt, MD at GWA. “Allegion’s global scale, innovative technologies and supply chain capabilities will enable both Gainsborough and API to further enhance their offerings to customers.” The transaction is valued at approximately $81.1 million (AUD 107 million). Allegion plans to fund the acquisition through existing cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving credit facility. Excluding merger and acquisitions costs, Allegion expects the transaction to be slightly accretive to adjusted EPS for 2018. Greenhill & Co. acted as financial advisor, and Jones Day acted as legal advisor to Allegion with the transaction.
Infrastructure UNIVIEW EFFICIENTLY PROTECTS 231 INDIAN TOLL STATIONS The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was eager to solve some difficult problems caused by the cameras in their old video surveillance system. In order to manage vehicles’ status and information over the past three years, more than 1,300 Uniview Technologies’ cameras and over 200 NVRs have been installed in 231 toll stations across India. These Uniview products have brought many other benefits to NHAI. For instance, with a wide voltage range of ±25 percent, UNV cameras can work very well under unstable voltage. If the network is not stable, the automatic network replenishment (ANR) function enables the camera to swiftly shift to saving the video in the memory card. After the network is restored, the video would be automatically sent to the local storage in the toll station.
Milestone Systems Reinforces Market Leadership in India The new local office in India will further enable Milestone Systems to increase its presence in the country. BY Milestone Systems
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ilestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), announces the opening of its new offices in India, located in Karnataka, in the south western region of India. Milestone started operation in India in 2006 from its Dubai office, and since then the number of staff has increased from one member to seven and is expected to increase by another five staff members in 2018. Milestone Systems India increases its growth by 20 percent plus YoY. According to Amit Sarkar, Country Manager at Milestone Systems India, Milestone has a strong foothold in the Indian market with a market share of greater than 20 percent, which is due to, among other things, a strong community of partners. “We are well grounded in the market with our open platform business model and our community of camera and software partners in all parts of India. We currently have about 60 partners on board and our aim is to increase this number to 200 active partners in 2018,” said Sarkar. In 2017, Milestone Systems increased their share of the Indian market within verticals such as government, oil and gas as well as the retail segment just as they won three city surveillance projects, and Sarkar is confident about the future. “We’ve founded a solid basis for Milestone Systems in the Indian market and looking ahead we intend to keep the growth rate around >30 per cent in 2018 compared to 2017,” said Sarkar.
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Cover Story
ICP DAS, a leading industrial automation solutions provider, has enjoyed steady growth in recent years, thanks to rising demands for IIoT-related solutions as well as the company’s ability to customize their offerings to different customer needs. Meanwhile, the company has a strong Asia focus. A participant of Secutech Thailand last year, ICP DAS this year will also take part in Secutech Vietnam, eyeing the vast Vietnamese market. BY William Pao
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ounded in 1993, ICP DAS has built a reputation in the area of industrial automation, offering Industry 4.0-related products and solutions to help plants and factories achieve further efficiency and productivity. Building on its success in the industrial sector, the company has also developed solutions that can benefit other vertical markets as well. “We now have smart city, energy management, IIoT, building automation, smart panel and SCADA solutions, targeting a wider range of customers,” said Frank Cheng, VP of Sales and Marketing at ICP DAS. “It is because of this we’re rolling out new products every year. Last year new products increased by over 180, which even took us by surprise. We do our best to develop products and solutions for our customers’ needs.”
A Focus on Customization
According to Cheng, amid competition, ICP DAS wins out by delivering customized, tailor-made solutions across different verticals to accommodate end users. Cheng cited as an example ICP DAS’s IoTstar IIoT cloud management software, which can be hosted in a public cloud or a private cloud, depending on the customer’s preference. “IoTstar is beneficial for end-user entities with multiple sites across the world. It is a central command and control platform that collects data from edge controllers at different sites. The platform can be hosted on the public cloud that charges a fee, for example, Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS. If the user opts to host it on their private cloud, we can accommodate, too,” Cheng said. “We provide great flexibility for customers, offering them a wide range of options to choose from based on their preference.” Furthermore, Cheng mentioned that transitioning into Industry 4.0 is a process that requires a lot of machine sensorization and data acquisition. In this regard, ICP DAS does a lot of site visitations and assessments to find out what the user’s real needs are, and provide the solutions accordingly. “For new factories, they will implement Industry 4.0 — that’s for sure. However, a lot of our customers are existing factories that are moving towards Industry 4.0.
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As every factory is different, we are not going to imagine a solution and quote a price,” Cheng said. “Rather, we go to the site, assess the site and find out what the customer really wants: Do they want to improve quality control, or do you want to get real-time feedback on machine status? We then provide the solutions based on their requirements.” In another example, ICP DAS provided a solution to an Israeli client which uses machine tools in an automated environment. If a cutter breaks during the middle of the night, the machine would instantly send an alert to the operator’s smart device so the situation could be dealt with immediately. Further, Cheng mentioned a public swimming pool which opens at 5 a.m. in the morning, requiring the operator to get there at 4:30 a.m. to add disinfectants. ICP DAS automated the whole process to make life easier for the pool staff. According to Cheng, when considering IIoT-related spending, the client often asks about how much return on investment they might get. While this is a valid question, Cheng urges them to look at the issue from another perspective. “What IIoT brings is competitiveness. If you are in the last place in your business, you’ll probably worry more about being eliminated from the market than the return on investment,” Cheng said. “Amid drastic industry changes, you shouldn’t just think about ROI. Being competitive is the first thing you should consider.”
Intelligence on the Edge
ICP DAS offers a variety of IoT-related products and devices, from sensors and I/O controllers at the edge level to management platforms at the cloud level. According to Cheng, the company places a special focus on edge computing so actions can be taken at the edge level, especially in events that require immediate attention. “The flood disaster prevention system in Taichung uses our solution. Once the sensor detects rising water levels, it will alert our WISE series I/O modules, which will then activate the floodgate,” Cheng said. “Since the intelligence is already on the edge, there’s no need to transmit the data back to the command and control center. During an emergency situation, there’s no time for the decision to be made at the back. Intelligence on the edge can quicken the decision-making process and prevent terrible tragedies from happening.” ICP DAS even uses machine learning and artificial intelligence in some of their solutions to achieve further accuracy. For example, Taiwan’s railway administration uses ICP DAS’s rail monitoring system, which learns different patterns of railroad switching during operation. “If the switching of tracks did not follow an established set of patterns, then something might have gone wrong, and this might lead to two trains crashing into each other. The system will detect the abnormality and issue an alert instantly,” Cheng said.
Eyeing the Vietnamese Market
ICP DAS has built a strong presence in Asia, with projects in various markets in the region. Now the company is eyeing Vietnam, an emerging market with huge potential. “We did not focus so much on Vietnam before because they mostly used manual labor, focusing little on automation. But the country is going through a transformation,” Cheng said.
“Taiwanese companies there account for roughly 40 percent of foreign enterprises. Most of them are in the shoe-manufacturing, textile, food and plastics business. They’ve made some money and are now looking to make operations more efficient through automation, and there’s our opportunity. In Taiwan, we have a lot of experience in those sectors, and we can replicate our Taiwan success in Vietnam.” ICP DAS hopes to gain more visibility by marketing via local print and electronic media. It also seeks to participate in related tradeshows — the company will take part in Secutech Vietnam this year. Further, the company aims to leverage the knowledge of its distributor in Vietnam to make further inroads into the market. “We need their connections to find clients other than Taiwanese companies. Examples include government-initiated smart city projects, which are won through a bidding process. This is where we need our distributor’s local connections and expertise,” Cheng said.
Winning Out
Indeed, Industry 4.0 has evolved from a buzzword to reality, with many competing solutions available. Amid this competition, offering customized solutions based on the user’s real needs is key to winning out. ICP DAS has succeeded in this regard and is now seeking to replicate its Taiwan success in other parts of Asia. The company is indeed a model that its peers can learn from.
Frank Cheng, VP, Sales and Marketing, ICP DAS
“What IIoT brings is competitiveness. If you are in the last place in your business, you’ll probably worry more about being eliminated from the market than ROI. Amid drastic industry changes, you shouldn’t just think about ROI. Being competitive is the first thing you should consider.”
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Demand Grows for Metro Station Security in Asia
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sia is home to some of the most extensive, busiest metro systems in the world. Nearly 3.8 billion passengers used the Beijing Subway in 2017, according to the China Association of Metros. The Shanghai Metro came close to matching Beijing with just over 3.5 billion riders — it also has the world’s longest system with 400 miles of track. According to the report Assessing the Global Transport Infrastructure Market: Outlook to 2015 by PwC, global transport infrastructure investment is on the rise — APAC is leading the market with investments reaching nearly US$900 billion per year by 2025. Additionally, the report stated, “large-scale development of transport networks will likely continue in many Asia-Pacific economies, given the shift in economic power from the West to the East, the rise in Asian wealth and rapid urbanization.” With hundreds of millions of people riding the rails on a daily basis, ensuring passenger safety is a top priority. Attacks on such systems over the years have also
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highlighted the need for more advanced security systems.
New Projects in Southeast Asia Increase Security Demand
There has been a growing demand for metro system security, which falls in line with the continued growth in infrastructure projects across Asia. For example, in Vietnam both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi are currently in the process of building the country’s first metro systems. In Indonesia, the country’s capital is expected to
Rapid urbanization in Southeast Asia has created a greater need for metro systems to ease traffic congestion. However, public transportation systems, like metros, have increasingly emerged as popular targets for terrorist attacks, making security a high priority. BY Eifeh Strom, Freelancer
commence operation of the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) in the first quarter of 2019. These are just a few examples of ongoing metro projects in Southeast Asia. Harris Tong, Solution Engineer for Asia Business Unit at Hikvision Digital Technology said the company is seeing demand concentrated in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. “Especially in Singapore, many old analog video surveillance systems need to be replaced with IP systems,� he said. Motorola Solutions has supported the development of more than 80 rail and
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Industry Report
Secutech International 2018, held from April 25 to 27 at Nangang Exhibition Hall, again saw a successful run, bringing exhibitors and buyers from all walks of security. Post-event statistics show that exhibitors totaled 427 coming from 19 countries, while visitors totaled 19,907, of whom 1,874 were foreign buyers from 65 countries. From IoT, drones to different software and video analytics that help meet the end user’s security and non-security needs, whatever is hot in security today, you can find at Secutech. Our four-part post-show report explores the latest security technologies and their applications, the growing importance of AI, and what buyers were looking for at this year’s show. BY the a&s Editorial Team
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Andy Wen, APAC Channel Sales Manager, Network Optix Tooma Chong, Director, Digifort
Joey Lin, Senior Segment Manager, Embedded Business Unit, Micron
Anton Nazarkin, International Development Director, VisionLabs Vivianna Wong, GM, Asia BU, Hikvision Digital Technology
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ecutech International, one of the major security trade shows in the world, is always a good place to get a taste of different security technologies that are trending, and this year is no different. In particular, artificial intelligence was a dominant theme at the show this year, as exhibitors displayed solutions enabled with deep learning-based algorithms to improve the accuracy and precision of object detection and
recognition. Coretronic Intelligent Robotics, for example, displayed their drone solution enabled with their AI-based object recognition. “Video streams from the drone are transmitted to the video management system on the backend. With AI, the system can tell between a person and a vehicle. If it detects a person who is not supposed to be at a particular area, an alert will be sent. This solution is ideal for surveil-
lance of wide areas, for example oil fields, where it’s difficult to dispatch people to monitor the site,” said Evan Chang, Senior Manager of Business Development Center at Coretronic Intelligent Robotics. Emotion detection and recognition by way of AI, meanwhile, can be used as an effective event prevention tool. “By measuring 3D head-neck movements in video images, our solution can measure micro-movements and vibrations of
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Applications Highlight Secutech
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Evidently, security technologies have become more advanced. However, it’s the application of these technologies that’s important and valuable. This year’s Secutech introduced new and unique applications that help improve both the end user’s security as well as business intelligence. BY the a&s Editorial Team
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arious security applications were on display at Secutech this year. But more and more, users are demanding non-security applications as well, given today’s security equipment are capable of generating and analyzing huge amounts of data. The following pavilions demonstrated how security can both secure users, be they retailers or manufacturers, and make their operations more efficient.
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Smart Mobility
Vehicular safety has become an increasingly popular topic. Keeping d r i ve r s a n d p a s s e n ge r s s a fe o n different modes of transportation, be they bus or metro, is the top priority for operators. At this year’s Secutech, exhibitors within the Mobility Pavilion have products and solutions to make vehicles safer and smarter. Nexcom is a major exhibitor at the pavilion, showcasing a variety
of in-vehicle solutions that satisfy users’ needs. “We make in-vehicle computers, targeting four different user groups: public transportation, first-response, logistics and special vehicles, each with different demands and applications requiring different devices and computing power. We therefore design different computers for these applications,” said Andy Wang, Assistant Manager for Mobile Computing Solutions at Nexcom.
Smart Retail
The Retail Pavilion at this year’s Secutech displayed various cutting-edge solutions that help retailers achieve further business intelligence. One exhibitor, TEND, is a U.S.-branded webcam manufacturer whose products and service have applications in home as well as in retail, the latter of which can leverage TEND’s cloud storage and analytics such as face recognition to gain further business value. “We offer seven-day free storage for retailers who can renew this service repeatedly. Further, we can generate reports on customer behavior, shopping preferences, gender and other customer profiles, but this is for a fee. Retailers find the solution useful as they can build a database of unwelcome or unwanted guests and be alerted once they come in,” said Sam Chen, who is TEND’s Taiwan distributor. “We target the DIY channel, and the cameras can be found in a variety of virtual and physical stores.” Tung-I’s face recognition solution, meanwhile, equips store staff with the necessary knowledge about their customers. “This is an ideal solution for retailers especially if they want to provide a highly customized guest experience for VIPs. We also have other business intelligence solutions enabled with people counting and customer loitering time detection capabilities. Our deep learning algorithm can train the system to detect, for example, whether a particular item has been
"This year, Secutech demonstrated how today's security equipment can secure users, be they retailers or manufacturers, and make their operations more efficient."
A n o t h e r ex h i b i t o r, G r e a t L i t e Inter national, is a distr ibutor of VIVOTEK and LTS cameras and NVRs. However the company has also developed its own gateway/transmitter devices that effectively compresses high-resolution video generated in buses and other vehicles. “We are a video treatment tot al solutions provider. We compress video to make transmission less burdensome. We
touched by a customer. This can then better help retailers as they make sales and marketing strategies,” said J. S. Wu, CTO of Tung-I. Energy conservation is vital to retailers. In this regard, ADE Technology unveiled its thermal solution consisted of thermal cameras and related software. “Compared to visible cameras, our thermal solution offers a more cost-effective way of tracking and counting shoppers. Further, we integrate this technology with the facility’s HVAC system, which will turn on or off automatically based on the number of people or their body temperatures at the time. With our deep learning technology, this system can even accurately predict the temperatures of the next five to 15 minutes in the mall and adjust HVAC accordingly based on the information on the crowd, in the process making the mall more comfortable and having the effect of energy savings,” said James Huang, Product Manager at ADE Technology. If you live in Asia then claw cranes (or doll catching machines) should not be foreign to you. However dispatching workers several times a day to check the status of the machines is a colossal task. That’s why Yoyang Digital came up with a solution to address this. “Our solution combines sensors at the coin slot as well as our own software. With our solution, the operator knows the cash and prize balances of each machine, which can be displayed on their PC or smartphone dashboard. Once the money or prizes reach or fall to a certain threshold they can get an alert. This solves the problem facing operators, a lot of whom send people to check the machines three times a day. This can help them become way more efficient,” said Kin Lee, a spokesperson with Yoyang Digital.
also make file sizes smaller so more video can be stored in the storage system. Finally, we put metadata tags on the video to simplify analysis in the backend,” said Robert Lin, Manager for Marketing at Great Lite International. Ther mal solutions maker ULIS, meanwhile, has on display a variety of chips for thermal cameras and devices, which can then be used for aerial surveillance of critical infrastructure
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Secutech Provides LATEST PRODUCTS, SOLUTIONS FOR
Buyers Secutech couldn’t have been so successful without the support of buyers. From as close as Vietnam to as far as Uganda, international buyers came to the show to source a variety of products and solutions to meet the demands and requests of their local customers. The following is a selection of buyers a&s interviewed during the show. BY the a&s Editorial Team
Competitive Prices
“We do both residential and commercial projects, and their proportions are about 50-50. For residential, they encompass mostly individual houses. As for commercial projects, they are mostly factories, plus a few smaller projects. We have the capability to integrate not just video and access
“We are more focused on the luxury level, high-end project segment. They are not only after functionality, they are looking for more of a design so we try to find products that can match the decor. Sensors are definitely important. We are focusing on anything that you can see — security, lighting control, aircon control (which we call climate control). We also do access control for example lift, gate barrier, main entrance, music system, elderly care, facility management. For condo projects we control from the gates, using mobile phone or license plates to recognize the car and authorize it to enter the community. For parking, mobile phone applications can lead them to the parking space. They can talk to the receptionist or residents via intercoms while mobile keys can be used to enter the lobby while as well as unlock the buttons for the floor on the lift and the room door when they approach. The lights, music and aircon will already be on.”
•Buyer: Isaac Hsu, MD •Company: Syslink Technology (Thailand)
control, but temperature control, lighting and stereo as well to make homes secure as well as giving the homeowner a good lifestyle experience. This year, I came to Secutech to see what new products are on display, and if their prices are competitive, I’ll purchase them. For example, I use Geovision for certain people counting applications. In these projects we use Geovision cameras as well as our own software.” •Buyer: Michael Chen •Company: Memo Alarm Security Technology (Canada)
Advanced VMS Product Bundling
“Most of the products that we actually have are targeted to the upper to middle segment of the market. I saw something that was quite interesting — facial recognition lock. It’s high-end, it’s not cheap. That’s ok for us because it targets those high-end apartments and condominiums. But we realized we’re missing some of the lower middle range, so when I came to this exhibition this year, I want to look at what other products I can get to complement my offerings in the low to middle range, where you still have people with a little bit of money who don’t want to spend so much but don’t believe in spending so little either. So we are looking for some of these brands. We are also looking at what are some the other products that we can bundle in with others. Many of the projects that we sell into are property developers who like to bundle a lot of things inside. They like to bundle alarm systems, auto gate systems, water heater, solar heater ... all these things they like to bundle to the end user buyer. So we’re looking at how we can actually do the bundling.”
•Buyer: Michael Chan, Executive Director •Company: Stratel (Malaysia)
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“I’m looking for advanced VMS. I made an appointment with one exhibitor here already ... Qognify. I want to represent some VMS, advanced technology. Qognify is one. Another thing I’m looking for is ... what we call AI. Most of the surveillance system right now is not proactive. Once you have an incident, you have to roll back to search. This is past. Some systems take long time to search. This is a reason why I need advanced system technology to quickly search and become proactive ... for example being alerted when an object is exhibiting unusual movement or behavior. The current technology is called video analytics. AI is still far away. But I have to find someone with a roadmap to build up themselves from video analytics to AI. Qognify is one of them.”
•Buyer: Krisada Cheevamongkol, CEO •Company: Next Wave (Thailand)
IP Systems Home Automation
“I’m mainly looking at home automation. IoT is now coming up. I’ve attended some of the seminars here, talking about smart home, smart office and so on. Home automation is now becoming one world. If I look at CCTV, I have to look at the alarm system, I have to look at the internet … I have to look at that kind of connectivity. It’s all together now. Everything is integrated. I can’t look at one and ignore the rest. And, what I’ve seen at the seminar is there are so many apps for everything, but what everybody wants is to minimize the number of apps. Rather than five systems, five apps, you really want one that’s integrated. I met up with one company here, Home Scenario, they gave me a solution last year that can do everything onboard, a building management solution where a developer can have track of power, water, gas … this really fits the industry I’m in.”
•Buyer: Muhammad Wandera, MD •Company: Cabsat (Uganda)
Security AI and Analytics
“We would like to go fully into IP systems as a new solution to offer our clients. If you are going to a project bid, you have to put something different on the table. That is one of the reason we attend the CCTV convention: to find new and interesting product and to meet the supplier and the manufacturer. Yesterday we saw a supplier with a device that has wall sensors so when you do a playback, you don’t need to search for ‘when’ someone crosses the wall. It will show you directly when someone crosses it! That is because of its intelligent solution just like facial recognition and people counting which are becoming popular lately. We also saw some emergency response system and equipment that meets the demand of each country and is very marketable to offer to be part of some government project.”
•Buyer: Rosalie Real, Operations and Project Manager •Company: CBR2 Marketing (Philippines)
IoT Sensors
“This year, I would like to focus on sensors. In the last five years, many exhibitions have been presenting about IoT, and IoT involves sensors. But until now, I haven’t found one that I appreciate because of protocol issues. There are so many ones that can’t work together. So for example, if I install a new solution, I would need new products. Many times I talked about home automation or building automation to a customer, everyone has the same problem. Maybe in the next few years, the direction will become clearer so the end users will have more understanding of solutions and at the time be interested in investing more seriously in IoT.”
•Buyer: Bancherd Rachtapattanakul, Owner •Company: Thai IP Camera (Thailand)
“We’re looking for new analytics and AI in security ... deep learning, intelligent analytics in CCTV. We get lots of inquiries from customers in Vietnam. I think in the future, it will be a very important function as customer requirements become higher and higher. In many sectors, from retail to banking, AI and intelligent analytics can meet the user needs. Banks, for example, can use AI to recognize VIP customers and bad customers as well. We’re also looking for smart home solutions. Smart home is a new field. It brings more convenience for the customer. Demand for smart home is higher and higher, and it’s also the future, so we want to look into it.”
•Buyer: Nguyen Xuan Son, General Director •Company: Nha An Toan (Vietnam)
IoT Solutions
“As we are operate a lot in the realm of IoT, we are interested in all kinds of sensors and solutions for big data and artificial intelligence. This includes all those modules that we can put together, even the cameras and the electronic protection systems. We would like to implement everything together on one platform that can be supported by third-party suppliers and not in one closed solution. Cloud is the future. People are still quite sensitive about the security and privacy of data stored on it. We need to promote the need to collect the data and find a solution to keep it. So we are not just looking for sensors but also for solutions that can protect the data. At Secutech, I did see companies doing the philosophy of protecting data. We need to be sure that the other companies involved in our solutions won’t lose their data.”
Fire Safety
“For this Secutech show, we’re looking at fire safety products to address the needs of small companies in the Philippines. Most of the brands available in the Philippines are focused on medium to big enterprises. Small companies normally do not care about brands as long as the fire safety equipment served its purpose. For them it is only for government compliance.”
•Buyer: Judith Adao, GM •Company: Mustard Seed (Philippines)
Smart City AI
“We’re looking into artificial intelligence for smart city projects, especially AI for cars, like license plate recognition. One company (at Secutech) was doing the parking system with AI. In that way, we can monitor traffic violations. In the Philippines, traffic is a very big issue, and we would like to catch violators for illegal parking, so the streets will remain open for running cars. They want to be able to take a picture of the plate of the car and store it. They want to catch him when he transfers to another location and park. We are also very interested in facial recognition. We are actually wanting to look at Hikvision; they do have facial recognition. In terms of customer, two interesting clients we have are a building and a mall. For the building, they want facial recognition so they can be able to monitor who comes in and who comes out, and detect whether people are actual employees; it’s the part of the whole security. For the mall, they want to be able to monitor how many people are coming in and out of the mall, in addition to being able to see each person as well, in case if anyone is blacklisted.” •Buyer: Myles Chu, Co-Founder •Company: Nort Milken Digital (Philippines)
•Buyer: Petr Panyrek, Chairman of the Board •Company: High-Tech Park (Czech Republic)
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Experts Discuss AI is being increasingly used in video surveillance to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of video analytics and facial recognition. To give a better understanding of how AI makes security smarter, Secutech on April 25 held the Security + AI Forum on the sidelines of the show. The following are excerpts of presentations given by the speakers.
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“We are a Taiwanese company, and we develop our own software. About 80 percent of our staff are R&D specialists and speech analytics experts, so we have the know-how in this field. We partner with hardware manufacturers, for example smartphone, IC and telematics makers, which then sell the total solution to the end user. Our voice and speech recognition software is embedded in various end devices. This way, the user can say a command to a lamp, for example, and it will turn on.” Wilson Chen, Sales Manager, Cyberon
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“AI is being developed in areas from how our cities are managed and structured to law enforcement — all for the betterment of society. Helping law enforcement to quickly assess situations, finding missing people while combing through days of video through multiple feeds, better city resource management and improved traffic management are just some of the areas where AI is being developed to make cities smarter and safer.” Jeff Yen Director of Technical Marketing, APAC, NVIDIA
“What we do is we help companies to use AI to detect security events in real time. Our system structure is different from other AI companies in the market in that we have built an end-to-end solution. That means we provide not only the algorithm but also the hardware too. Our system structure is built to work best within the cloud, which allows us to deliver the best performance and user experience.” Edward Chen, Business Development Director, Umbo Computer Vision
“Most of you know that deep learning and machine learning require a lot of data collection and retraining of models again and again to get a very high-valued recognition engine which can be suitable for a new environment usage. Also, practical applications of AI still need much customization. A general AI recognition engine is not suitable for different customer’s application. Since the general model has to recognize too many objects,it is not an efficient or accurate solution. On the other hand, when you define a question precisely and narrow down the objects you want to recognize, the system will have much faster response time and more accurate detection rate.” Tom Kung, Business Director, Viscovery
“Our behavioral analytics leverages deep learning so it can accurately detect abnormalities, for example when a fight breaks out, allowing the operator to respond to it immediately. What makes us even more unique is we have developed a platform for the end user to create their own deep learning model that can help meet their specific needs or requirement. Recently there was news about an endangered animal that ran to the highway and was killed by a vehicle. So our partner, an endangered animal protection center, used our platform to develop their own deep learning algorithm recognizing this particular endangered species. They can then embed it in roadside cameras so when that animal appears, it will send an alert.”
“There are several approaches to apply deep learning to our surveillance system. The most obvious approach is to use cloud computing. But our idea is that, for most systems, the better approach is to distribute the computing to the edge, where we process the data at the source. Some edge devices have computing power that’s enough for inferencing. And the benefit of this edge computing is that, first it is all real-time because you don’t need to send the data up to their server and process and send the results back. The second benefit is that we can reduce the traffic. All you need to send back to the server is the metadata which significantly reduces bandwidth consumption.”
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“Optimizing operation is very important. That’s why we need to boost the AI in the sense that .... we would like to understand the video and what kind of data the video is providing. The video in the past, in the legacy system, what we do is that we record it into the hard disk, put it aside, and nobody touches it. So the data is left unused. Today we would like to harness this data, understanding what has been recorded so that we can put the data to good use and have a solution on top of it.” Sunny Kong, Director, Regional Sales, South East and North Asia, Qognify
“What people say edge, usually edge means the IP camera, and this is the AMTK focus — the AI IP camera. Why AI on the edge? In the surveillance field, live image streaming requires huge bandwidth. And if you deliver all the streaming to the control room, the network and the hardware investment is very amazing. So what can AMTK IP camera do for you? On the edge side we do object detection. The object detection includes face detection. We only capture the face and send the necessary information to the face recognition backend system. So that’s the balance between the edge and back-end system.”
“We can still use AI for solving some issues. We can use motion detection to extract the features, the objects and then break that down into number plates or faces. However AI and deep learning have their limitations. Once we provide AI training, we are able to guess that is a number plate. However, the accuracy of recognition cannot be 100 percent. For some other limitations, if the video is not clear and the light condition is not good, these will affect facial recognition and number plate recognition rate.”
Pauline Yen, Marketing Director, AMTK
Steve Hu, Product Manager, Merit LILIN
“SkyREC’s solutions are applicable both on retail-chain store and shopping mall. We optimize the performance of retail chain stores based on data including window efficiency, heat-map and fitting room experience. And the solution for shopping malls would be more focused on the data of traffic, up-stair rate and demographics. Moreover, according to the store data analytics, SkyREC also provides professional and practical daily/ weekly/monthly online report for our customers.” Fion Lin, Regional Sales Manager, SkyREC
“We provide end-to-end solutions from the cameras, transmission to data center storage, and we’ll focus on AI software and hardware. Our vision is to make cities smarter by way of data from different sensors. These include sensors from Hikvision and the sensors from other providers.” Felix Fu, Technical Manager, Hikvision Digital Technology
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In this article, a&s explores the features of three smart facial recognition cameras that exemplify the potential of AI and deep learning in this field to enhance accuracy and overall security. BY the a&s Editorial Team
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acial recognition refers to the process by which faces are captured and matched to an existing database of face images. In the past, this was limited by software that can only work on still images or certain locations within a capture zone. However, today’s facial recognition cameras can recognize multiple faces simultaneously in video feeds for real-time monitoring and analysis. Through AI and deep learning models, smart facial recognition cameras show dramatically improved accuracy and performance despite everyday challenges such as long distances, low-resolution videos or situations when the faces are not directed toward the camera. These developments have changed how facial recognition is being viewed — from being a specialized tool to a more
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as Powered by AI commercialized one, growing increasingly popular among businesses as it can improve operational efficiency and customer service along with protecting assets and people. In this article, we take a look at three facial recognition cameras and provide an overview of important specs, features and applications that can help one evaluate these cameras.
Cameras Under Review
The three cameras we have chosen for this review are the following (listed in alphabetical order): • Dahua Technology DH-IPC-HF8242F-FR Starlight face recognition camera • Hikvision Digit al Technology iDS-2CD8426G0/F-I DeepinView dual-lens face recognition camera • K E DAC O M I P C 2 2 5 5 - G i 4 N h u m a n recognitive HD camera On the surface, these cameras appear to be quite similar. These are 2MP (1920 x 1080 resolution) facial recognition cameras equipped with deep learning/AI processors. The three manufacturers (Dahua, Hikvision and KEDACOM) were also all reported to have used 2 to 200 million photos to train their respective deep learning algorithms. The three AI hardware platforms allow for easy searches and real-time facial recognition of people even
in motion, using facial attribute analysis for better accuracy. On closer examination, however, we see three distinct cameras with features that were incorporated for different applications. Therefore, we will not be comparing these three cameras based on one function or a simple benchmark. This product review will focus more on delving into each camera’s key features and components, highlighting differences that make one stand out from the other. We will do this by focusing on three important aspects: intelligent functions, imaging sensor and low light performance. Before we go further, it’s important to remember that no camera can yield optimal results if the installment is subpar. Proper placement and positioning of the camera itself, along with proper lighting, should be on the top of any systems installers/integrators agenda to minimize issues like motion blur or image noise. The three companies in this review have
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Integration the Remedy for Best Healthcare Security Access control is a vital part of a healthcare facility’s security solution; however, alone it can only do so much. Integration with other systems, such as video surveillance, location tracking and alarm is helping healthcare mangers provide not only the highest level of security, but also patient care.
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he global healthcare market is one of the largest and most important in the world economically. Global healthcare spending is projected to increase at an annual rate of 4.1 percent in 2017 to 2021, reaching US$8.7 trillion by 2020, according to the 2018 Global Health Care Outlook published by Deloitte. This number is up from just 1.3 percent in 2012 to 2016. The significance of this sector means the importance of security cannot be underscored enough. Securing healthcare facilities, patients, staff, data and assets are all of paramount interest. To do this requires a comprehensive security solution, one with solid access control, video surveillance and other systems, all put in place to protect and secure everyone and everything within and around a facility.
Importance of Good Access Control
Healthcare professionals face many challenges when trying to secure a facility, which is made even more difficult when needing to maintain an open, welcoming environment. This is no easy task with a constant flow of unknown visitors coming in and out, which is only made more difficult when compounded by the fact that hospitals often have no defined, or obvious, perimeters. This is why a solid access control system must be in place. Nowadays, traditional keys and wired magnetic locks can both fail to meet the healthcare sector’s needs. “Mechanical keys can’t offer the user-friendliness, real-time monitoring and detailed audit trails that sensitive security and proper investigation of breaches demands,” said Thomas Schulz, Marketing and Communications Director of Digital and Access
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Security Tech Trends In addition to traditional security solutions, healthcare facilities are adopting security tech trends to maximize efficiency.
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ealthcare is no stranger to cutting-edge technologies — they are often used to save lives, but what about within security? With healthcare budgets often limited for security purposes, yet at the same time requiring a high level of efficiency and effectiveness, adopting some of the latest security technology trends may just help healthcare managers achieve their goals. The global healthcare industry is expected to surpass the US$1.8 trillion mark in terms of manufacturer revenue in 2018, according to Frost & Sullivan. In 2017, digital health investments surpassed $6.5 billion, a 109-percent increase from the previous year. “This growth curve is expected to continue in 2018 as technologies and platform solutions that promote innovation around care quality, outcomes and chronic disease management will continue to rise. High growth opportunities in emerging markets will change the paradigms of product development and geographic rollouts,” the firm stated. We talked to several leading security companies to ask them what trends healthcare facilities are adopting. From video analytics to artificial
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intelligence (AI) to the Internet of Things (IoT), healthcare managers are looking to utilize them all.
Video Analytics
Video analytics has come a long way, although there is definitely still room for growth. Nonetheless, healthcare facilities are deploying video analytics to more effectively and more efficiently manage their security systems. “Cameras with self-learning video analytics are often selected for their accurate detection of people and vehicles in critical areas,” said Willem Ryan, VP of Global Marketing and Communications at Avigilon. “Combined with the advanced
search capabilities of technology like Avigilon Control Center (ACC) video management software, these cameras allow security operators to effectively monitor and verify surveillance video, helping to save time and effort during critical investigations.” In the event of a missing patient or suspicious individual, video surveillance with video analytics can help security staff to quickly detect, identify and track a person’s whereabouts across multiple locations, improving incident response time, Ryan said. “This evidence can be used to verify events during investigations, helping reduce false liability claims, prevent injury and save operational costs for the hospital.” Video analytics is also being used as a way of reducing the costs of security guards constantly monitoring cameras. “The use of video analytics eliminates the need for continual video monitoring and provides reliable event notification should security operators feel the need to intervene,” said Barbara Johansson, Global Solution Marketing Manager of Education and Healthcare at Axis Communications. To protect areas of the hospital where cameras cannot be installed, like restrooms, or change rooms, Ryan suggested advanced sensors be deployed to enhance situational awareness. “The Avigilon Presence Detector (APD) sensor is a discreet impulse radar device with self-learning radar analytics that scans, learns, and continuously adapts to its environment. It can accurately detect the presence of a person even if they aren’t moving or are hidden. When integrated with Avigilon Control Center (ACC) video management software, APD sensors are designed to alert security operators of a person’s presence while still maintaining privacy.”
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improving workflow productivity, automating processes and increasing diagnostic accuracy. “By operationalizing AI platforms across medical imaging workflows that leverage advanced or deep learning capabilities, a 10- to 15-percent gain in productivity will be realized by augmenting the work of radiologists and improving screening outcomes. This is likely to happen over the next two to three years,” stated Frost & Sullivan’s 10 Healthcare Predictions for 2018. From a security perspective, healthcare facilities are increasingly looking to advanced AI technology to meet their security needs, according to Ryan. Solutions like Avigilon Appearance Search technology, a deep learning AI search engine, are being deployed to help operators quickly locate a specific person or vehicle of interest across all cameras on a hospital’s premises. “This technology is designed to dramatically improve incident response time and enhance forensic investigations by allowing operators to build robust video evidence and create a powerful narrative of events. Time is of the essence during an investigation and with the upcoming version of Avigilon Appearance Search technology, operators will be able to search for a person by selecting certain specific physical descriptions, like hair and clothing color, gender, and age and within seconds, find all instances of that person across an entire site,” Ryan added.
The Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is everywhere now, including the healthcare industry. “The IoT is revolutionizing the way we live and the number and variety of connected devices is growing exponentially…IoT-based security and access control devices
Use of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence has been a popular topic in security the last few years and according to Frost & Sullivan it is also expected to play a major role in the future of medical imaging by
Video surveillance cameras can now be used to deliver continuous, medical-grade contact-free vital signs monitoring.
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Secutech 2018 drives the industry forward with security and AI innovations and cross-industry partnerships The 21st edition was held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from 25 – 27 April 2018 and received positive feedback from exhibitors and visitors alike.
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his year’s show saw a significant jump in exhibitor numbers, reflecting Secutech’s strong brand image as a trusted destination for suppliers to showcase their newest products and solutions. In particular, an increase in international exhibitors has highlighted Secutech’s growing international appeal. Exhibitors from 19 countries and regions were present this year across 22,086 sqm of floor space. China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany,
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Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States were all represented among suppliers at the show. The total of 427 exhibitors was a 14.8 percent increase from the 2017 show. The rise in exhibitor numbers illustrates strong market conditions in the fast paced safety and security market, which is continuing its trend away from traditional security devices in favor of intelligent and customized security solutions. Artificial intelligence, IoT, intelligent video analytics and smart identity technologies were among the technologies on display, as Secutech played host to a comprehensive profile of security products. With the increasing demand to convert tremendous amount of data into valuable business insights and customized solutions, software has become more powerful than ever. Thus, a special zone of Software Innovation was set up to showcase state-of-the-
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“We are here at Secutech to try and find partners such as distributors, e-tailers, and retailers. Because of the huge distance between the Czech Republic and Taiwan, it is difficult for us to enter the local market here. Secutech provides us with a good platform to gain contacts and find local partners.” Czech Pavilion Pavel Novak, Sales Manager, CZ.NIC Association, Czech Republic
art solutions, including facial recognition, 3D/4D imaging, behavior detection, speech recognition and other powerful solutions from rising startups such as eRaySecure, AiUnion, LIPS, Bosch and more. In light of the advances in software development, an extensive number of themed pavilions were set up to feature the most in-demand applications for the growing vertical market sectors, including factory, transportation, retail, street lighting and living.
Exhibitors and Buyers Pleased With the Extended Product Scope
Leading global brands left positive feedback of their time at the show, having concluded a successful three days of trading and networking. Hikvision, LILIN, Dahua, Hi Sharp, Seagate, Honeywell, NEXCOM, Network Optix, iCatch and Klacci were among many prominent security industry brands that chose to exhibit at Secutech.
Attracted by the opportunity of sourcing from a wide spectrum of cutting- edge products and innovations, buyers also turned out in force this year amongst the 19,907 visitors who attended the fair. The high diversity of products available to visitors was exemplified by the addition of the Smart Living Solution Center and the newcomer Czech Pavilion to this year’s show. Just some of the highlights that caught the interest of buyers included: voice command enabled smart home devices, live streaming systems, key components and LPWAN, cloud and big data storage, open video, AI empowered surveillance systems, cloud communication solutions, integrated solutions for IoT applications, and disaster prevention applications. Commenting on the success of Secutech 2018, Regina Tsai, Deputy GM of Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media said: “We are delighted with the outcome of this year’s show. The increase in attendees, both exhibitors and visitors, demonstrates that Secutech is heading in the right direction. Not only have we seen expanded attendance figures, but we’ve
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NetAXS-123 Hybrid Access Control Panel
Honeywell Security and Fire/U.S. Key Features • Embedded, cloud and software hosted capability from one panel that integrates with WIN-PAK and MAXPRO Cloud • Expand single door controller to manage 2 or 3 doors with 1 and 2-door add-on boards • 256-bit AES encrypted communication between panel and hosts (browser, cloud and WIN-PAK) • Panel tamper switch included on both plastic and metal enclosures • Metal enclosure with included 4-amp power supply and battery backup available for traditional installs or retrofits Email: comments.security@honeywell.com
ULISSE COMPACT DELUX Full HD PTZ Camera
Videotec/Italy Key Features • Day/night camera Full HD 1080p, 30x, 60fps • Video compression H.264/AVC, MJPEG, JPEG and MPEG4 • Certified ONVIF, Profile S, Profile Q • Up to 3 simultaneous video streams in Full HD • LED illuminator • Obtain bright images with well-defined colors in very low light conditions — even typical night-time conditions to 0.006 lux (0.0006 lux in black and white) Email: sales@videotec.com
Eagle Eye CMVR 225
Eagle Eye Networks/U.S. Key Features • 4 integrated PoE ports for simplified and more reliable wiring • Ruggedized aluminum enclosure • Fanless for high reliability and low noise • Available with a solid state drive (SSD) for adverse environments • Supports a total of 6 or 12 HD IP cameras with an additional Ethernet switch Email: sales@EagleEyeNetworks.com
EG99000 Industrial Gigabit Layer 3 Switch
EtherWAN Systems/U.S. Key Features • Routing protocols such as RIP and OSPF for Layer 3 switching • Wide operating temperature range for extreme environments • Firmware and configuration upgrade and backup via TFTP • Robust construction with ruggedized housing • High impact and electrical noise resistance Email: info@etherwan.com.tw
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3xLOGIC infinias 6.3 Access Control Platform
3xLOGIC/U.K. Key Features • Location services • Advanced mobile credential • New responsive user interface • infinias CLOUD now has elevator control • Integrated with Allegion’s Engage NDE series wireless locks Email: sales@3xlogic.com
S2 Magic Monitor Version 6
S2 Security/U.S. Key Features • Compatible with NetBox Software Version 4.9.13 • Support simultaneous S2 NetBox access control system connections • Enable users to add, search for and manage person records directly • New web widget allows users to display any website page within an S2 Magic Monitor cell Email: sales@s2sys.com
VE-Series Surface Mount Box Viking Electronics/U.S. Key Features • Surface mount to a wall, post, single or double gang electrical box • VE-PNL’s blank aluminum panels are easy to modify • Adds weather and vandal resistance • Heavy duty 16 gauge steel that is primer powder coated then top coated with textured black or red powder paint or available in brushed 316 marine grade stainless steel Email: info@vikingelectronics.com
Memokey Resistant Kit
Fermax/Spain Key Features • Operating temperatures: -20° to +60°C • Manage up to 600 users • Configurable in proximity protocol Wiegand 26 and 8-bit burst keyboard format • Includes an IP66/IK9 keypad with built-in compact sized slimline controller • Video compression makes transmission less burdensome • File sizes are made smaller so more video can be stored in the storage system • Metadata tags on the video simplify analysis in the backend, button input and alarm output Email: export@fermax.com
COSEC DOOR FMX Door Controller with Multispectral Fingerprint Sensor Matrix Comsec/India Key Features • Multispectral sensor with fingerprint detection • Supports fingerprint, RFID card and PIN • Interactive GUI with 4.3”TFT capacitive touch screen • 500,000 transactions and 50,000 users • PoE, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, 3G/4G • Seamless integration with third party devices Email: More@MatrixComSec.com
XPass D2 Series RF Card Readers
Suprema/Korea Key Features • Rugged IP67/IK08 structure • Operating temperatures between -30° to 65°C (or -22°F to 149°F) • Compact outdoor-ready RFID readers featuring dual-frequency RFID technology • Supports both LF (125 KHz) and HF (13.56 MHz) RFID including all RFID card standards • Reads Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and NFC signals to provide mobile credential capability when using Suprema’s BioStar Mobile Card Email: inquiry@supremainc.com
RideSafe RT Series IP Recorder
March Networks/Canada Key Features • All-IP recorder supporting 20 channels • Front-panel LEDs for easy diagnostics • Real-time health monitoring • Vehicle metadata integration (tag video for GPS, speed and heading) for faster investigations Email: sales@marchnetworks.com
Saros Outdoor Perimeter Security Camera Line
FLIR Systems Australia/Australia Key Features • Multiple FLIR Lepton thermal sensors, one or more 1080p or 4K cameras, IR and visible LED illuminators • Reduces the cost of deployment by minimizing the amount of equipment required • Delivers 24-hour wide area monitoring in unfavorable lighting or weather conditions • Reduces false positives with built-in advanced onboard anaytics • 2-way audio and digital input/outputs for real-time audio response Email: info@flir.com.au
Show Calendar MA-Series Web-Enabled Hybrid NVR
WORLD SECURITY EXHIBITION DIRECTORY
OpenEye/U.S. Key Features • Fully integrated with OpenEye Web Services (OWS) • Hybrid chipset supports both HD analog and IP video up to 24 channels • Supports HD-TVI/AHD/CVBS HD analog cameras • H264+ smart codec support • Solid State OS drive for improved reliability and fast boot times Email: marketing@openeye.net
Exhibitions marked with ★ indicate a&s portfolio's scheduled participation. See a&s personally at these shows. Please refer to the "Yearly Show Calendar" at www.asmag.com/main/global_ events.aspx.
Roughneck V-CELL-HD-B Camera
IFSEC INTERNATIONAL
Vicon Industries/U.S. Key Features • High-security 3 MP resolution camera • Integrated housing, camera, lens and IR illuminators • Designed specifically for use in custodial suites and prison cells • H.264, MPEG-4 and M-JPEG compression • ONVIF certified Email: sales@vicon-security.com
Quad Photobeam Detector
Yu-Heng Electric/Taiwan Key Features • Input Volt.: AC/DC 12-24V • Beam alignment volt. testing points • Multi frequency (4 channels selectable) • Heater (optional) • IP-55 ingress protection • Sensing range (outdoors): 50m/100m/150m/200m Email: roman@e-scs.com.tw
Korenix JetWave 2714 Industrial Cellular + 2GT PSE + 2G SFP Gigabit PoE Switch
Korenix Technology/Taiwan Key Features • Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, 2x2 DL-MIMO, max. 100MDL/50M UL • 2xGigabit 802.3 at PoE ports and 2x100/1000Base-X SFP fiber ports, wire-speed LAN switching • IEEE 802.3 at Power Source Equipment, up to 30W per port, Link Partner Detection Protocol, Power budget control, PD Auto Reset • Support LAN to LTE NAT Routing, Dual SIM Redundancy, RSR Redundant Gateway, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol(VRRP) • NAT/firewall/DMZ and secure VPN connectivity Email: cindy@korenix.com
L730 Compact Handle Lock Waferlock/Taiwan Key Features • Battery life: 60,000 operation or 2 years standby • Battery: CR2 X 1 (lithium battery) • Operation temperature: -20°C ~ 60°C • Acoustic low power warning • Option: BLE 4.0 Open by Apps • Available mortise: European or Japanese Email: teresa@wfe.com.tw
RFID UHF Reader
GIGA-TMS/Taiwan Key Features • High performance UHF reader • Suitable for access control • Use for Industry 4.0, IoT, smart factory and logistics • Compliant to EPC Gen.2 standard Email: thomas@gigatms.com.tw
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• Date: 2018/06/19—06/21 • Venue: Excel, London, U.K. • Tel: +44 (0) 20-7921-5000 • Email: ifseccustomerservice@ubm.com • URL: www.ifsec.events/international
COMMUNICASIA
• Date: 2018/06/26—06/28 • Venue: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore • Tel: +65-6233-6688 • Email: enquiry@communicasia.com • URL: www.communicasia.com
SECUTECH VIETNAM
• Date: 2018/08/16—08/18 • Venue: Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam • Tel: +886-2-8729-1099 ext. 768 • Email: stvn@newera. messefrankfurt.com • URL: www.secutechvietnam.com
IFA
• Date: 2018/08/31—09/05 • Venue: Berlin ExpoCenter City, Berlin, Germany • Tel: +49-30-3069-6924 • Email: ifa@messe-berlin.de • URL: b2b.ifa-berlin.com
ADRIA SECURITY SUMMIT • Date: 2018/09/12—09/14 • Venue: Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia • Tel: +387-33-788-985 • Email: summit@asadria.com • URL: www.adriasecuritysummit. com/index.php/en
IFSEC SOUTHEAST ASIA • Date: 2018/10/25—10/27 • Venue: IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand • Tel: +6-03-2176 8788 • Email: tj.tan@ubm.com • URL: www.ifsec.events/sea
VISION
• Date: 2018/11/06—11/08 • Venue: Stuttgart Trade Fair Center, Stuttgart, Germany • Tel: +49-711-18560-0 • Email: info@messe-stuttgart.de • URL: www.messe-stuttgart.de/ vision/en
SECUTECH THAILAND
• Date: 2018/11/08—11/10 • Venue: Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand • Tel: +886-2-8729-1099 ext 215 • Email: stth@newera.messefrankfurt. com • URL: www.secutechthailand.com
HYPERMOTION
• Date: 2018/11/20 – 11/22 • Venue: Hall 5.1 + Congress Center, Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany • Tel: +49-69-75-75-0 • Email: helena.harmsjanssen@messefrankfurt.com • URL: www.hypermotion-frankfurt. com
SPS IPC DRIVES • Date: 2018/11/27 – 11/29 • Venue: Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany • Tel: +49-711-61946-829 • URL: www.sps-exhibition.com
SECURITY ESSEN • Date: 2018/09/25—09/28 • Venue: Messe Essen, Essen, Germany • Tel: +49 (0) 201-3101-444 • Email: info@messe-essen.de • URL: www.security-essen.de
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16 – 18 August 2018 Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam www.secutechvietnam.com
Fast growing economy enhances the Vietnam security industry 300+ exhibitors l 13,000+ visitors l 10,000 sqm floor space • Growing sectors, including building, infrastructure, manufacturing and hospitality, make Vietnam the leading country in the security market in Southeast Asia. • Continuing support from Vietnamese Government on city development feeds the increasing demand on security, smart home and fire safety systems.
Global contact Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd. Michelle Chu l +886 2 8729 1099 ext. 768 l michelle.chu@newera.messefrankfurt.com
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COVER STORY • ICP DAS
PRODUCTS OF THE MONTH • Boon Edam • CoMETA • Ezi Security Systems • Frost International • Meesons • record
VERTICAL MARKET • Hikvision Digital Technology • Motorola Solutions • Qognify
PRODUCT EXPLORATION
• Dahua Technology • Hikvision Digital Technology • KEDACOM
SPECIAL FEATURE
• AMAG Technology • ASSA ABLOY • Avigilon • Axis Communications • Fujitsu America • Security Risk Management Consultants • STANLEY Product and Technology • Vanderbilt
INDUSTRY REPORT
• AAEON Technology • ADE Technology • AMTK • BITMAIN • Calvelo Engineered Systems • C-LINK • Compelson • Coretronic Intelligent Robotics • Cyberon • Digifort • DT42 • Elsys • eRay • Essence • Great Connection System • Great Lite International • Hikvision Digital Technology • HiPower • International Smart Union • Kneron • LIPS • Merit LILIN • Micron • Network Optix • Nexcom • NVIDIA • PROMAG Giga-TMS • Qognify • Raylios • Seagate Technology • SkyREC • Spectrum • TCIT • TEND • TOMST • Tung-I • u-blox • ULIS • Umbo Computer Vision • United Integrated Services • Viscovery • VisionLabs • VIVOTEK • Yoyang Digital
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