July/August 2018
Contents Vertical Market
What’s New in the Asian Hospitality Sector?
Security requirements in the Asian hospitality industry continue to grow as the vertical expands at a rapid rate. But given the evolving technological landscape, systems integrators must remain vigilant of the changes that the market demands.
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Smart Parking Guidance to Support Smarter Cities As governments worldwide increasingly turn to smart cities and traffic management becomes a primary concern, smart traffic guidance solutions are gaining importance.
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Dahua Technology Fortifies Traffic Management With ITS
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It’s a trend for global city governments to adopt advanced traffic management systems to improve traffic safety and efficiency.
48 “Security of hospitality sector has always been simple in the past, but many things have changed including attitudes towards using technology and treating security as part of business strengths make sense in the hospitality sector.” Patrick Lim, Director, Group Strategy, Ademco Security Group What’s New in the Asian Hospitality Sector? p. 18
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WEBSITE ARTICLES https://www.asmag.com Cards Vs. Mobile Vs. Biometric Access Control: What’s Best for You? A clear understanding of the advantages and disadvantages is critical to providing the right solution for your customer.
What are Some Common Ways to Address IoT Security Issues? IoT security issues have become more rampant, and addressing them requires the efforts of vendors and users alike.
Editor’s Note Smart City Projects Test Governments’ Talent for Urban Sustainability Building smart cities have become the goal for most of the Southeast Asian countries. According to the McKinsey’s report on Smart Cities in Southeast Asia, six out of ten countries are less urbanized compared to the global average of 54 percent. It also mentioned that seven primary cities with the largest population in the region — Jakarta, Manila, Yangon, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore — are early adopters. Growing a smart city firstly requires a robust high-speed communication network backbone and a platform which can carry out multiple smart applications. However, Singapore is the only one that fits this description and this country even outpaced the global average. The population and GDP are quite varied among these countries, so the priorities for their smart city projects are also quite different. The recent announcement from the new Malaysian government showed its approach to growing smart cities. Its Minister of Works, Baru Bian, mentioned the Building Information Model (BIM) application in building projects would become the platform for the development of artificial intelligence and smart cities toward the fourth industrial revolution. Thailand English news website The Nation reported that the award-winning “Phuket Smart Tourism and Living Communities project” included high-speed communication for smart tourism with surveillance cameras featuring license plate and facial recognition, etc., to achieve public safety. In this respect, governments should have a practical and local approach to building long-term plans for smart cities.
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The Philippines’ security industry is much like the country’s weather – hot – based on various societal and macroeconomic factors. However, what has changed noticeably over the past year is people’s growing awareness of technology, and what it can do to help end users secure assets as well as improve operations. Read the Country Report in this issue to find out more.
As Asia continues to be a popular tourist destination for globetrotters, the hospitality sector in the region has seen a continuous rise in investments in infrastructure and security. Hotel operators are not only looking for systems that can keep their guests and premises safe and secure, they’re also looking for added value through increased convenience and efficiency.
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Products of the Month
Cloud-Based Video Analytics as a Service With improved technology providing more bandwidth and high-quality cameras collecting large amounts of data, cloudbased video analytics as a service (VAaaS) has become one of the latest trends in the physical security industry. The video which is captured is no longer just for seeing what’s happening, but rather leveraged for intelligent analytics solutions tailored to meet the customers’ requirements. Service providers provide specific solutions like people counting, human traffic flow management, object indexing, intrusion detection and license plate recognition. VAaaS solutions featuring machine learning algorithms help people get results in a more convenient way and even reduce the need for staff operation.
Agent Vi Cloud-Based Video Analytics SaaS
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nnoVi is a unique cloud-based video System Architecture analytics software as a service, powered by cutting-edge deep learning Data Center Cloud servers servers technology that enables unparalleled Internet detection accuracy. innoVi’s deep V V innoVi Edge learning algorithms actively and continuously learn how to categorize objects Optimized for cloud providers: with precision, allowing innoVi to distinguish between people, vehicles, static objects, and even between cars, motorcycles, bicycles and trucks. The analysis performed by innoVi transforms cameras into intelligent video devices, uncovering otherwise hidden incidents, insights and information. There are two product lines in innoVi, including innoVi for Central Monitoring and innoVi for Smart Cities. City’s data center
ONVIF/RTSP
Key Features • Effortless central management of analytics in deployments of all sizes • Highly scalable service supports unlimited number of cameras • Seamless and immediate availability of service upgrades • High service availability, full redundancy and automatic backups • Accessible from anywhere, anytime, using standard web browser
Supplier: Agent Video Intelligence URL: www.agentvi.com
i2V Cloud Video Surveillance
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2V’s cloud system provides its customers a convenient and easy way to do the security of their premises with IP cameras. Due to the internet cloud, there is no need of any machines other than IP cameras to run, view and record the videos. Users can view the live view of cameras or any recorded video of past on their PC or mobile from anywhere. The only thing they need to have is an internet connection. Besides, i2V cloud provides one touch activation as well as auto-activating video analytics. The video analytics provided by i2V are intrusion detection, motion detection, perimeter violation, missing object detect and abandoned object detection. Key Features • Integration with most IP cameras, encoders or DVRs • Open standard protocols and video formats (RTSP, http, HTML5, H264, Mpeg4) • Open mobile based viewing (Android/iOS) • Video analytics (like missing object, abandoned baggage, intrusion, fire, perimeter breach) and SMS/email alerts • Event management and broadcasting streaming
Supplier: Intelligent Integrated Video (i2V) URL: www.i2vsys.com
Aviglion Blue Cloud Platform
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owered by Microsoft Azure, Avigilon Blue is an advanced cloud service platform for security and surveillance that is purpose-built for Avigilon partners and their customers. Avigilon Blue provides managed services for video surveillance, powered by patented Avigilon self-learning video analytics. The platform enables Avigilon partners to remotely connect to, manage and service more customer sites with fewer resources. The system integrates an on-premise Avigilon Blue Connect device that supports local storage as well as Avigilon and ONVIF compliant cameras, and sends critical events to the cloud for customers to view and verify from their web-connected device. Key Features • Enables viewing of live and recorded video from all connected cameras • Easy-to-use dashboard allows fast identification of trends and system behaviors to isolate problems without dispatching personnel to the customers’ site • Offers subscription packages with an easy ordering and upgrade process • Pause notification alerts directly from users’ mobile device when they know scheduled activity on their site will be taking place • Easily setup, configure and link Avigilon Blue Connect devices to the cloud in minutes with universal plug and play network protocols
Supplier: Avigilon URL: connect.blue.avigilon.com
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Umbo CV SmartCloud
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ntellivision offers of a range AI and deep learningbased intelligent video analytics products in the market. n These core products form the basis for all of IntelliVision’s video analytics product line, automating video analysis and security alerts, and reducing the need for manual monitoring. IntelliVision’s video analytics products add the “brains” (analytics) to the “eyes” (cameras) by analyzing video content in real time, extracting metadata, sending out alerts and providing intelligence to other security systems. Video analytics can be integrated in-camera, in servers on-premise, and/or on-cloud. They are able to extract only the valid motion in a scene, filtering out noise such as lighting changes and animal movements. Key Features • Video motion detection: detects valid motion, filtering out noise such as lighting changes • Camera tamper detection: detects any attempt to tamper with the camera • Loitering: detects when a person has been in a specified area for more than a specified time • Line crossing: detects a moving object which crosses the defined line • Video summary: reduces a long archived video into a manageable video summary with actual events
mbo SmartCloud is a cloud video management system which enables you to manage all cameras, locations and users with just one login. SmartCloud, a hardware-agnostic and off-premise system, can consume video streams not only from Umbo’s learning cameras but also from thirdparty cameras. Besides, SmartCloud contains Umbo’s neural A.I. that learns and analyzes what various objects look like in scenes users care about. The system can tag objects on the playback timeline to speed up searches. SmartCloud also offers paid cloud storage plans so that clients can back up their entire video streams into the cloud for omni-channel access anywhere, anytime.
Key Features • Access anywhere with iOS/Android apps • 24/7 camera health monitoring: instant notifications if any hardware requires a physical check-up • Umbo teams perform remote repairs and hot fixes for most system level issues • The system can simultaneously record to both camera and cloud to make sure video files are always there when needed
Supplier: Umbo Computer Vision URL: https://umbocv.ai
Supplier: IntelliVision URL: www.intelli-vision.com
eSurv Smart Plug-In for Video Analytics
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Surv is a software solution for video management and video analytics that allows you to see, manage and analyze video streams through any kind of device. By supporting the ONVIF and FLIR standards, eSurv enables easy integration with any camera, NVR and DVR. Besides, eSurv is able to perform real-time video analytics, thanks to its algorithms Smart Plug-in. If an event is detected, eSurv automatically produces real-time alerts via SMS, email and push notification on mobile devices, enabling a quicker reaction to any potential hazard. Moreover, eSurv uses metadata generated during the video analysis to make video research easier and to reduce the time required to conduct investigations.
Key Features • Accessible from any type of computer and mobile device with a connection to an internet network and using a standard web browser • Full integration with any camera on the market and can also be used with drones and Google Glass • eSurv is able to: perform facial features identification, recognize license plates of any vehicle, detect abandoned objects in prohibited areas, count people and vehicles accessing an area, and detect people falling or running
Supplier: eSurv URL: www.esurv.it
Eagle Eye Cloud Security Camera VMS With Video Analytics
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agle Eye Networks Cloud Security Camera VMS (providing 100 percent cloud management, mobile and web browser viewing, cloud recording) now has video analytics function, including line crossing, intrusion detection and object counting. Customers can simply enable the analytics from the web dashboard or their mobile app for any camera in their account. Eagle Eye Analytics can function on any camera that is supported by the Eagle Eye Cloud Security Camera VMS — no analytic functions of the camera are required and it can even operate with analog cameras.
Key Features • Cloud storage and on-premise storage are both available • View live video, search historic video, adjust camera settings and email videos all from mobile devices • Line crossing and intrusion detection ensure surveillance images are continuously analyzed in realtime to alert users when attention is needed • Object counting monitors patterns to help make smarter business decisions, potentially saving money, improving sales and increasing customer satisfaction
Supplier: Eagle Eye Networks URL: www.een.com
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News Feature
TIS and IDEMIA Provide Biometric Digital Identity Solutions The two companies will work together on developing biometric-based solutions to improve services in the financial sector. BY IDEMIA
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oing forward, TIS and IDEMIA companies aim to conduct verification testing in Japan throughout 2018 targeted at financial institutions such as banks and credit card companies, among others, through joint research and development of highly secure and reliable biometric digital identity solutions based on IDEMIA’s digital identity and payment platform. Biometric digital identity solutions for financial institutions are solutions that support the utilization of digital identity technologies, including biometric authentication, identity verification and digital signatures. The incorporation of advanced digital identity technologies will enable the development of secure and convenient services for end users. TIS has developed the brand name of “PAYCIERGE,” based on its rich experience with development of critical systems for credit card companies and cutting-edge technologies. It has developed a broad range of services, from
business systems that perform debit and prepaid card processing to mobile solutions in close proximity to the consumer for enhancing user convenience. IDEMIA is a global provider in the fields of biometrics (fingerprint, facial and iris authentication), digital identity and payment solutions. It has dozens of years of expertise worldwide, across the entire value chain in the field of augmented identity and provides numerous public and private markets with the most exhaustive digital trust suite (identity-verification technologies, risk-based authentication, omni-channel online contracts, digital payments, etc.). TIS and IDEMIA are now aiming to blend the two companies’ technologies to offer highly reliable and convenient mobile-based biometric digital identity solutions for financial institutions such as banks and credit card companies. The following outline some of its
uses: - Enabling the opening of a bank account within just a few minutes from a remote location while maintaining regulatory compliance, e.g., know your customer (KYC) , anti-money laundering (AML), etc. - Using facial authentication for secure access and performing highly-sensitive transactions (fund transfers and online payments). - Enabling enrollment anytime, anywhere, and on any device in any type of financial product (loans, savings, life insurance, etc.) in a legally-compliant form. TIS has been developing the new concept “PAYCIERGE 2.0” since 2016, which is adapted to the needs of the ever-evolving payments business market and offering the new solutions to this market. The linkage of the biometric authentication technology and services of IDEMIA with the financial industry experience and technologies
“The incorporation of advanced digital identity technologies will enable the development of secure and convenient services for end users.” acquired by TIS will increase the value of services in the consumer domain and create a variety of payment services with high levels of security and usability.
APPLICATION CASES City Surveillance QOGNIFY’S VMS HELPS MAKE SMART CITIES IN INDIA SAFER One of the biggest cities in the state of Gujarat is significantly extending a network of security cameras as part of a broader smart city project. The city planned to extend its existing network of 300-plus web-enabled cameras to about 7,000 and wanted a video management system (VMS) that can address their specific needs. Qognify and Dell EMC OEM worked together on the VMS for the city authority. The two parties designed a platform based on Dell EMC PowerEdge blade servers powered by the Intel Xeon processor, with 10-gigabit Dell EMC Networking MXL switches inside the blade server chassis. Structured and unstructured data were handled on Dell EMC strorage platforms. The authority has already started deploying its VMS from Qognify to drive its smart city project. Besides this city, Qognify is also supporting many other cities in India that are launching similar smart-city enterprises.
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6% Health spending in Korea increases 6% per year on average.
Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
a&s explores topics that are generating interest in the security industry, offering readers important facts and information relevant to their profession.
Genetec Grows Presence in APAC and ANZ With Strategic Partnership The new appointments will go a long way in strengthening the company’s presence in the region. BY Genetec
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enetec, a provider of open architecture security and public safety solutions announced new appointments to its growing Asia/Pacific (APAC) and Australia /New Zealand (ANZ) regions. Philippe Ouimette is taking an expanded role as Director of Strategic Partnerships, and Tiago Ferreira joins Genetec as Business Development Manager in ANZ. With these two new appointments in APAC and ANZ, Genetec is addressing the growing demand for its open-architecture, unified physical IP security solutions. After serving as country manager for the ANZ /Oceania region, Philippe Ouimette is taking on broader responsibilities to develop and lead new strategic commercial ventures in APAC. Ouimette will oversee new business alliances and technology partnerships across all APAC regions, and other parts of the world, to expand the Genetec vision of delivering enterprise-grade unified security solutions. Ferreira joins Genetec in the ANZ region bringing 18 years of extensive operational experience from working in law enforcement at both national and international levels. He has years of experience in coordinating a “whole-of-government” approach in leading investigations related to human trafficking, cybercrimes, child protection, counter terrorism, Interpol and community crime prevention. In his role, Ferreira is working closely with ANZ municipalities and government organizations to cultivate and win strategic accounts, help guide integrators and end users to build a world-class unified security system, and grow partner relationships in ANZ. “We are experiencing aggressive growth in the APAC region, and by expanding regional strategic partnership responsibilities for Philippe Ouimette and adding Tiago Ferreira as business development manager to our ANZ region, we are well aligned to address and cultivate market demands for growth and penetration in APAC,” said Daniel Lee, MD for APAC at Genetec.
Healthcare HANWHA TECHWIN ENHANCES SECURITY FOR SAMSUNG MEDICAL CENTER The Samsung Medical Center (SMC) in Korea is comprised of a massive area where a large number of patients and visitors come and go, making the continuous inspection of its systems and periodic system renewal mandatory. Currently, Hanwha Techwin products are installed in every building to monitor and manage the facilities. Small interior dome-type cameras from the Wisenet lineup were installed in the hallways, waiting rooms, treatment rooms and wards, capable of transferring stable compressed video in Full HD resolution. Additional indoor 32x (4.44 - 142.6mm) network cameras with powerful zoom and fast lens revolution speed were installed at the hospital entrances and lobbies with revolving doors. These are equipped with IR LED which minimizes blind spots as it can identify targets even in areas with limited or nearly no light, making it ideal for underground parking lots entrances and isolated building area applications.
Convergint Acquires Integrators Australia for Expansion In Asia The latest acquisition by Convergint Technologies will increase the company’s presence and ability to meet the needs of customers in Australia. BY Convergint Technologies
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onvergint Technologies, a worldwide provider in service-based systems integration, announced the acquisition of Integrators Australia, a systems integrator based in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. One of the world’s largest systems integrators, Convergint continues to grow its global footprint via organic growth and acquisition. Integrators Australia is Convergint’s second international acquisition in 2018, and it provides Convergint with a physical location and a group of experienced colleagues to expand its service in the local market. “Acquiring Integrators Australia is another major step in building out our global service platform,” said Ken Lochiatto, CEO of Convergint Technologies. “The addition of Integrators Australia greatly expands our presence in the Australian market and strengthens our ability to meet the service needs of our global customers in Australia. We welcome Dean Monaghan and his entire team to the Convergint organization.” Founded in 2005, Integrators Australia is one of the largest independent integrators in Australia, servicing key clients across both Australia and New Zealand. Convergint chose to join forces with Integrators Australia because of its dedication to excellent customer service, a key component of Convergint’s own culture. “We are very excited to become a part of Convergint Technologies, in which we have found a like-minded culture of service-first delivery,” said Dean Monaghan, Founder and MD of Integrators Australia. “It has taken 13 years of dedication from our entire group to reach the strong level of capability and expertise that we offer today, and joining Convergint marks the next step in our evolution.”
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ntelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) have been deployed to address transportation-related challenges for years. ITS combines computer, electronics and communication technologies to provide more innovations on road transport. The system enables better traffic control and closer interaction between drivers and traffic authorities, pedestrians and traffic management systems. Dahua Technology has built on its video surveillance experience and expertise to offer traffic management solutions, which have been implemented in Asia, Europe and the United States.
Asia Remains Fast-Growing Region
It’s a trend for global city governments to adopt advanced traffic management systems to improve traffic safety and efficiency. This is particularly so for Asia, where the need to manage traffic has become more urgent amid rapid urbanization. In this regard, Dahua Technology offers complete traffic management solutions to help municipal governments improve traffic and enforce law with more effectiveness. BY the a&s Editorial Team
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The Asia-Pacific region is considered to have much higher growth rate as far as ITS is concerned. Rio Mao, APAC Sales Director for Overseas Business at Dahua Technology, sees more growth potential in developing countries like China, India and other ASEAN countries, rather than developed countries like Japan, Korea and Singapore, in the following years. According to Mao, a major growth driver for ITS is the region’s high GDP growth, which triggers related investments. “In China, city governments are willing to put much investment on traffic management systems. We see that there are thousands of cameras and signal systems on the roads in just one district in Hangzhou,” he said. Meanwhile, certain Asian countries’ national development initiatives are another driving factor. As an example, Mao cited India’s Smart City Mission, which aims to build 100 smart cities throughout the country to upgrade urban cities. The plan includes basic transport infrastructure and IP communication infrastructure, which indicates the increasing investments on traffic management systems.
Dahua’s Solutions
To enable municipal administrators to better manage traffic and enforce law, Dahua Technology has designed total solutions ranging from red light enforcement to vehicle-adapted control system. These solutions are summarized below.
Red Light Enforcement
Rio Mao, Sales Director, APAC, Overseas Business, Dahua Technology
“In Asia, the need to manage traffic has become more urgent amid rapid urbanization. In this regard, Dahua Technology has built on its video surveillance experience and expertise to offer traffic management solutions, helping municipal governments improve traffic and enforce law with more effectiveness.”
Needless to say, red light enforcement is a critical element in traffic management, with statistics suggesting every year, 21.5 percent of all traffic accidents are caused by running red lights. Currently, most red light enforcement solutions entail the use of underground sensors which carry various disadvantages. For example, grounds need to be dug up to bury the sensor. Dahua’s red light enforcement solution, on the other hand, centers on video. At the core of the solution is a system that synchronizes the status of red light signals with the triggering signal to the camera. When a violation occurs, the Dahua all-in-one capture camera takes three images of the violation to be used as evidence. These images include the vehicle license plate, status of traffic signal and an overview of the scene. Afterwards, the DSS management and storage platform collects the data from each camera and distributes it to client operators for further processing. According to Mao, Dahua’s solution offers several advantages. Firstly, road works are not needed, and the overall aesthetics of the area can be maintained. Secondly, there’s clear evidence that the vehicle has run a red light. Also, Mao explains that a major strength of Dahua’s solution lies in the fact that the intelligence resides inside the camera. “Previously, the intelligent algorithms are primarily integrated in the backend servers. Now, we are putting the smartness on the frontend in the cameras,” he said. “If we rely on the server to analyze the data, the equipment cost will be huge. Transmission fee will also be significant as the entire video needs to be transmitted to the backend.”
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Vertical Market
What’s New in the Asian Hospitality Sector? Security requirements in the Asian hospitality industry continue to grow as the vertical expands at a rapid rate. But given the evolving technological landscape, systems integrators must remain vigilant of the changes that the market demands.
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he Asia Pacific hospitality industry continues to grow, thanks to the persistent economic growth in several emerging nations in the region. According to a report from Colliers International, tourism arrivals to the region is expected to have risen 4.5 percent in 2017 over the previous year. Another report from STR confirms continued growth as hotel occupancy rate was seen to have skyrocketed to 73.2 percent in April this year, compared to a mere 1.5 percent in the same month last year. Comments from the industry echo similar sentiments. Ken May, VP of APAC Sales for Tyco Security Solutions at Johnson Controls, pointed out that hotels remain resilient despite the market-disrupting business models that recently come into the picture. “The travel and tourism sector in Asia is booming,” May said. “Hotel occupancy rates have been climbing steadily across the region in the last year, with healthy demand, especially from Mainland China. The growth momentum of hotels in the region is strong, despite competition from Airbnb, according to research firm STR. Going forward, research from the World Travel & Tourism Council indicates that the future growth will come from South Asia and South East Asia regions. India “The industry is moving towards is likely to be the third largest travel preventive security measures and this and tourism economy by 2028, behind China and the U.S. Thailand, Indonesia heightens the importance of intelligent and the Philippines are expected to see systems and collection of data from strong growth in this sector over the multiple sources.„ next 10 years.” Winston Goh, Head of Marketing for South APAC at Axis Communications, said that his company is seeing broadbased growth in this sector across almost all the countries of their geographic region. Despite some exceptions regarding specific markets, Axis expects low double-digit annual growth on average.
Major Factors Driving Growth in the Region
Growth in this vertical can be attributed to several reasons. According to Tommy Leung, APAC President at ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, as with all markets around the world, a major driving force continues to be the evolution of technology and guest behavior, along with the need for hoteliers to keep up with such changes. “With guests as mainstream consumers having become accustomed to using new technologies such as mobile devices and AI to assist with virtually every task, they understandably have come to expect that such solutions will be made available when they travel,” Leung said. “The hospitality market is challenged with meeting
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these heightened expectations and demands for enhanced convenience, not only with regard to security but throughout their entire operation in order to remain competitive.” May explained further, specifically mentioning that mixed-use urban development that blends residential, commercial, cultural, institutional or industrial uses is gaining traction. Developers integrating new hotel construction and historic buildings within a mixed-use compound, for instance, bring tourists and locals together and help such areas remain
vibrant and modern. “Building occupants, residents, tourists and shop owners alike stand to benefit from these modern developments that combine convenience and functionality,” May added. “Against this backdrop, there will be demand for intelligent video surveillance and access control that provide security and privacy to hotel guests at such mixed-use developments.” While such a demand is to be expected, systems integrators (SIs) and solution providers would do well to understand the specific requirements of this vertical.
From Physical to Cyber: Changing Requirements
The most obvious requirement in this sector has always been providing security to people and infrastructure without appearing scary to the customers. But over the recent years, advancements in technology and increased awareness of the benefits of security solutions have altered the way end users view their needs. “Security of hospitality sector has always been simple in the past, but many things
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Technology
Getting Data and Power Delivered With Transmission Needless to say, transmission is a critical component in the video surveillance system of a large site. Choosing the right transmission equipment, therefore, is of vital importance. With a migration toward IP-based video surveillance, a lot of users find Ethernet-over-coaxial (EoC) solutions helpful and cost-effective. BY William Pao
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awareness and secure their staff and properties. Besides data, the transmission infrastructure also serves as a medium for delivering power. Technologies such as powerover-Ethernet (PoE) and power-over-coaxial (PoC) enable the delivery of
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power over the transmission infrastructure, be it IP- or coaxial-based. In particular, PoE has become the primary method of supplying power to the IP camera, which gets its power from Ethernet rather than from an individual power source. With IP
surveillance becoming the mainstream, PoE products and equipment have seen strong growth. A research study by MarketsandMarkets suggested that the PoE solutions market is expected to grow from US$451.1 million in 2015 to reach $1 billion by 2022, at a CAGR
of 12.6 percent between 2016 and 2022. “The increasing adoption of the PoE technology for supplying electricity to powered devices due to its advantages such as low cost of installation, high convenience and reliability has led to the rise in the demand for PoE power sourcing equipment and PoE-compatible powered devices, thereby leading to increase in demand for powerover-Ethernet solutions,” the report said. “The powerover-Ethernet solutions market for powered device (PD) controllers and ICs is expected to grow at the highest rate between 2016 and 2022. This market growth can be attributed to the increasing demand for PoE-enabled powered devices, especially VoIP phones, wireless access points and IP cameras.” By region, the report cited that North America held the largest share of the PoE solutions market in 2015, followed by APAC and Europe. “The high growth of the market in this region can be attributed to the increasing demand for PoE controllers and ICs due to the presence of a large number of PoE power sourcing equipment as well as powered device manufacturers in North America,” it said.
What Users Are Looking For
For large sites such as utilities, airports and solar power plants in deserts, transmission equipment
deployed in the field can be miles apart from each other or from the command and control center. Sending individuals to check upon each piece of equipment can be costly and laborintensive. Therefore, allowing operators to check the status of the equipment remotely is important in large installations. “If you can’t remotely monitor it, you need to send people to the site locally, and this requires cost and labor. That’s why many large system operators have moved to a managed environment. For example, if there’s a switch in a site that suddenly changed to receive a lot of data, you need to give more bandwidth to a particular type of data such as video in that switch to avoid data loss. If you can remotely do it, you don’t have to send people over there,” said Kelvin Chan, Senior Product Manager at OT Systems. “Our solutions not only manage switches remotely, we provide surveillance device management software that is embedded in each switch.It has an intuitive GUI that allows the user with a normal PC to manage, control and monitor the equipment. The user can use PC to monitor or control the system without special training. As a result, technical people or manpower required to maintain the system can be reduced.” Reliability, meanwhile, is another critical element in transmission, as delivering power and critical data
How to Determine Network Topology for a Particular Project Transmission plays a significant role in the security system for large sites. Not only should the transmission equipment be hardened and reliable, the way transmission is set up to ensure optimal data and power delivery is also key.
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hat said, choosing a network topology needs to be factored in during the design process. There are various network topologies, or how devices and transmission equipment are arranged in a security system. The three primary topologies are bus, star and ring, each with strengths and weaknesses. In a bus topology, all nodes or devices are connected to a main cable through which data gets transmitted from one point to another. Since only one cable is involved, it’s relatively easy and inexpensive to install. But then, since there’s only one cable, a failure on one device causes the whole system to fail. A star topology, meanwhile, features a central node — either a hub or switch — that connects to various devices in a point-to-point fashion. All data goes through the switch, which then passes the data to the intended recipient. It is easy to install and expand as the user needs to add just one cable to connect an additional camera to the system. However the star topology can be expensive, as a separate cable is required for each device. Meanwhile, since all data goes through the switch, it is the single point of failure. If it goes down, so does the system. The ring topology is by far the most reliable. All devices are connected in a ring. If one device in the ring fails, the data gets rerouted to a redundant ring and gets to the intended destination. Selecting which topology to deploy is dependent on various factors, including the application itself as well as the user’s budget and reliability requirement. “For the bus technology, the devices are connected in a sequence; examples include highways. The star topology is point-to-point connection, so it will be suitable for devices connected to a single-point location such as the control room,” said Kelvin Chan, Senior Product Manager at OT Systems. “It also depends on the system reliability requirement,” he added. “The bus is simple and costs less, but there is a reliability issue, as the failure of one node causes the whole system to fail. The star topology provides better system reliability. However, if the central point fails, the system still fails. Ring costs less than star and offers the best system reliability — if one device fails, another will pick up the drop.”
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Country Report
Philippines: Growth Amid Increased User Knowledge on Security The Philippines’ security industry is strong and robust as ever, and the growth trend is set to continue. Backed with a strong economy that triggers constructions and infrastructure development, spending on security is unlikely to stop. Further, Philippine end users today are more aware of what security technologies can do for them, not just to keep people safe and secure but also to optimize efficiency and business intelligence.
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he Philippines’ security market, like the country’s weather, is still hot. “The growth potential is fantastic. We’ve been saying that for a few years now, and things have not changed,” said Winston Goh, Regional
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Marketing Head for South Asia Pacific at Axis Communications. “The economy looks reasonably strong, and the commitment from the government in terms of infrastructure development is there. So I would say a minimum of 10 to 15 percent growth is expected for the market as a whole.” A lot of companies said they were either expanding or expecting growth that beats the market average. "The market for the Philippines is like a glass of water, only it’s less than half full. So there’s a lot of opportunities,” said Rudy Guillen, MD
Aris Atienza Abella, System and Project Sales Manager, FaireTech
Matthew Ang, Product Manager, ISR
Joemel Balignasa, Product Manager, Avesco
Mike Cancio, Business Unit Head, Security and Network Systems, Intellismart
Myles Chu, Co-Founder, Nort Milken Digital
Benjie Fabro, Marketing Manager, USTDI
Winston Goh, Regional Marketing Head, South Asia Pacific, Axis Communications
Rudy Guillen, MD, HITEC International
Ingrid Panganiban, Marketing Officer, Philippines, ZKTeco
Shamir Rajadurai, Crime Safety Specialist, Prevent Crime Now
Ranil “Neil” Reyes, Sales Supervisor, Internet of Things
Ralph Soguilon, GM, Wireless Link
Vimel Tabinas, Sales and Operational Manager, SystemHub
Simon Volchkov, International Sales Division, STC
Ray Wu, GM, Philippines, Hikvision Digital Technology
of HITEC International. “We expect the overall security market growth to be 20 percent this year, and for our company, growth is expected to be 50 percent.” “The growth is continuing. Now our group has 60 employees. As I recall last year, we only had 30 to 40. So our business is expanding,” said Ranil “Neil” Reyes, Sales Supervisor for Internet of Things. “In comparison with other Asia markets, the Philippines is growing really fast, and of course we would like to jump on the train as fast as possible,” said Simon Volchkov of International Sales Division at STC, a Russia-based biometrics solutions provider. “Right now we see that several banks are starting to explore the biometrics technologies including voice biometrics and face biometrics. Right now we are checking the ground, and we are trying to understand what the market is going to be.”
Growth Drivers
The market is growing on the back of a strong economy. According to the World Bank, the Philippines is one of the best-performing economies in Asia and is expected to see a 6.7 percent GDP growth this year as well as next year, a figure that
is higher than some of its neighbors, for example Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, which are expected to register growth of 5.4 percent, 5.2 percent and 4.1 percent this year, respectively. The growth trend has prompted the government to focus on infrastructure development. In fact, the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte has announced the “Build, Build, Build” program that seeks to modernize the country’s infrastructure. According to the Philippine Department of Finance, the program aims to roll out 75 flagship projects worth a combined total of US$36 billion in investments. They will consist of six airports, nine
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The benefits of using automation and robotics in warehouse and distribution center material handling are many, yet deployment up until recently was not widespread. Now with lower cost of component parts, more advanced technology and growth in e-commerce, warehouse managers are looking to advanced automation to increase productivity. BY Eifeh Strom, Freelancer
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hen we think about automation and robotics we most often associate such solutions with manufacturing. Rapid growth in e-commerce, however, has created a greater need for automated material handling solutions in warehouse and distribution centers. In 2016, the automated material handling equipment market was valued at US$28.3 billion and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.8 percent during the forecast period 2017 to 2023, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. An increased focus on worker safety and reduction in labor costs through advancements in robotics are also contributing factors to growth. A watershed moment for robotics in material handling was Amazon’s acquisition of Kiva Systems back in 2012, according to Vince Martinelli, Head of Product at RightHand Robotics. “Prior to that, robotics was largely looked upon as a novelty within supply chain circles.
Now, engineers designing the latest fulfillment and distribution centers can attend a show like MODEX and see tons of robotics solution offerings.” In fact, 68 percent of supply chain managers believe robotics and automation have the highest potential to disrupt or create competitive advantage within the supply chain industry, according to a survey conducted by MHI and Deloitte reported in the 2018 MHI Annual Industry Report. Unfortunately, the lack of clear business case, lack of capital to make investments, and lack of understanding of the technology landscape remain barriers to adoption. Yet this could all change in the years to come as the benefits of deploying these systems become clearer and more necessary.
What Managers Want
When it comes to automated material handling, warehouse and distribution centers managers are looking for a system to not only overcome their concerns with a new system, but also add benefits to their operations that aren’t available with their current
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AGVs
Take New Paths to More Efficient Material Handling Automated guided vehicles (AGV) are often seen whizzing around warehouse floors, but their ability to increase efficiency is even greater now as they adopt new technologies.
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utomated guided vehicles (AGV) have been around since the 1950s, first used as a tow truck following a wire in the floor. Since its development, AGVs have advanced alongside the technologies they employ; although, some would say they haven’t advanced quickly enough.
Regardless, the AGV market is expected to reach nearly US$ 2.7 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 9.3 percent during the forecast period 2017 to 2022, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. The report attributes growth to advancements in automation, an emphasis on workplace safety, and the growing need to cut down operational costs and increase productivity. “The growing need for automation in the material handling processes across sectors such as automotive, manufacturing, food and beverages, aerospace, healthcare, logistics, and retail is the prime reason for the growth of the AGV market,” the report stated. “The growth in the flexible manufacturing system and the increasing demand for customized and intelligent AGVs creates opportunities for this market.” Regionally, APAC is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. “The growth in APAC is mainly attributed to the rapid adoption of automation to counter the rising labor costs and cater to the need for increasing the production processes without compromising on the quality standards. Additionally, the state-of-the-art infrastructure in China is attracting numerous new entrants into the AGV market in the country,” said the report.
Fergal Glynn, VP, Marketing, 6 River Systems
Thomas Kaminski, VP, Mobile Automation, Dematic
Why Warehouses Use AGVs
Today, AGVs are a solution to a problem, according to Thomas Kaminski, VP of Mobile Automation at Dematic. “That problem could be a labor shortage, a desire to automate processes, or to increase inventory accuracy. If the AGV can’t solve
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Yonghai Wu, GM, Mobile Robot Division, Hikrobot Technology
the pain point for the operation, then the ROI will not happen as quickly.” Compared to many other forms of automation, AGVs are quicker and come at a lower cost to implement. In many cases, the ROI can be in two years or less. “For companies new to automation, or to AGV automation, implementing an AGV system represents a bit of a paradigm change for an organization. There is a learning curve in automating a process, but one that is easily overcome,” Kaminski said. Fergal Glynn, VP of Marketing at 6 River Systems, a U.S.-based start-up, explained operators are looking to AGVs to meet high-level demands on accuracy, speed and cost. “Each mistake is expensive, whether it’s a missed pick or missed shipment. And finding the best managers and associates is getting harder each month, as distribution centers are dealing with the tightest labor market in recent years.” As such, deploying an AGV solution together with other systems such as a robotics control system and warehouse management system can help meet the challenges of warehouse operations. Yonghai Wu, GM of the Mobile Robot Division at Hikrobot Technology, a subsidiary of Hikvision Digital Technology, explained that such a system could bring the following benefits to a warehouse: optimizing warehouse storage through demand analysis of available storage space and automatic shelf adjustments; streamlining warehouse management by supporting inventory business processes, like material requisition and procurement; and gaining total control with flexible management strategies, user-based permission configuration, and warehouse visualization.
Deploying an AGV solution together with other systems such as a robotics control system and warehouse management system can help meet the challenges of warehouse operations.
Challenges in Deployment
Physical environment and management are two major challenges when it comes to deploying an AGV solution in warehouse and distribution facilities. “Some facilities are more suited to
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What’s in Demand in the Indian Security Market? Being a relatively new market, India offers a lot of opportunities for international security solution providers. However, given its fragmented and complex nature, many companies find it difficult to reach customers in this country. This is where a careful study of demands and needs becomes crucial. BY Prasanth Aby Thomas, Freelancer
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iven the expanding nature of the Indian economy, it’s normal that the country’s security market remains positive on growth. With an economy that’s over US$2 trillion in size, India recently surpassed France to become the sixth biggest economy in the world. A recent Reuters’ poll showed that India is expected to remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world this fiscal year at 7.4 percent. To put this in perspective, the poll also showed China’s economy is expected to grow at 6.6 percent during the same period. Sudhindra Holla, Sales Director for India and SAARC at Axis Communications, pointed out that according to the research firm IHS, India’s market for network video cameras is estimated to reach $194.7 million by 2020. Separate reports published last year projects an 18 percent growth for the security devices market in the next five years. Going by these numbers alone, companies can get an idea of the skyrocketing demand in the country now. “We see a huge opportunity for IP cameras with the last five years seeing a paradigm shift with digital technology,” Holla said. “The segments with the highest requirement are government, defense, transportation, retail, banking and financial, critical infrastructure, and oil and gas sectors followed by upcoming sectors such as education and residential. India is at the cusp of a digital revolution with the government focusing on Digital India. Security is a growing concern and with increasing crime rates, the reconnaissance needs have turned into a need for everybody.” But one of the problems when studying a nascent market like India is that it is difficult to estimate what products are the most in demand. To be fair, India remains a very fragmented market, not just because of its developing nature but also due to the cultural and linguistic differences that make the country complex.
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What’s the Market Looking For?
Many systems integrators (SIs) and consultants are limited to specific geographical regions and would find it difficult to provide a comprehensive picture of market demands in the country. But this shouldn’t deter foreign companies trying to enter the Pawan Desai, CEO, Mikat market. That there are already Advisory Services several international companies thriving in the country should be proof that Indian market is definitely penetrable. It’s all about investing in a careful study of the market and its nuances. MR Krishnan, Executive Director of Adtech Systems, said that while surveillance cameras continue to remain the most sought-after security product, there have been some signifSudhindra Holla, Sales Director, India & SAARC, Axis icant changes in the consumer Communications behavior. “Customers are standardizing the resolutions to 3 megapixels or above for commercial properties,” Krishnan said. “They have also started using branded products for commercial projects, with specific care to understand the security features in terms of preventing hacking of the
MR Krishnan, Executive Director, Adtech Systems
“India remains a very fragmented market because of its developing nature as well as cultural and linguistic differences that make the country complex. „ cameras itself.” He added that access control systems, for both people and vehicle access, are also on the rise in both the residential and commercial sector. In fact, access control solutions are becoming a standard for all new residential projects. However, biometrics is mostly still popular in time and attendance applications alone. “Systems like parking management solutions are limited to spaces within buildings,” Krishnan added. “Parking control systems in public roads are yet to get popular.” Vinayak Sane, Principal Consultant and Chief Technical Architect at Elmark Engineers, elaborated further on this, adding that parking management solutions are becoming popular in commercial properties like malls. These parking management solutions are interfaced to the smart mall concept where you can pre-book the parking slot. Once in, the presence is then integrated to the shopping master database for the stores to deliver a rich and personalized experience to the visitor. This is good news for security solution providers as entities like malls are increasing at a rapid rate in India. According to data from JLL India, the number of malls in the country has increased from nine in 2002 to 308 in 2017. Holla provided a manufacturer’s perspective on this. According to him, the major security products that Axis Communications is seeing growing demand and leading the way are technologies such as IP audio and facial recognition.
What are the Trends in the Market?
According to Pawan Desai, CEO of Mikat Advisory Services, the Indian market is finally moving more towards
Vinayak Sane, Principal Consultant and Chief Technical Architect, Elmark Engineers
integration of security solutions now. Speaking specifically on the demands in the video surveillance sector, which he expects to be growing at 18-20 percent, Desai pointed out three major trends. 1. Analytics on Edge: Until recently, the market was more interested in analytics at the server level. But given concerns like false positives and bandwidth issues, centralized analytics never really caught on. Bandwidth would especially be a cause of concern here as infrastructure limitations continue to remain a severe problem in India. With cameras that provide analytics on edge, such issues can be dealt with. 2. Higher Resolution: As analytics on edge become popular, cameras with higher megapixels become a necessity. This, according to Desai, is creating a need for cameras that can capture higher quality videos. 3. Cybersecurity: This is, of course, a major concern worldwide now. Reports of vulnerabilities in surveillance equipment have heightened concerns and have brought attention to the cybersecurity of endpoint devices. Earlier, cybersecurity was limited to the server level. Now, the focus is on the cameras and other equipment as well. Speaking of analytics, Sane said that one of the problems that could be specific to the Indian market is that the foreign solution providers fail to understand the unique characteristics of the market. For instance, India does not have a standard format for license plates. Local languages font is predominant in many of the states. So, a license plate recognition system should be familiar with a number of possibilities to recognize the numbers. To sum it up, Sane added an interesting thought. Certain foreign companies that had entered the Indian market quite a while ago came in with the conviction that they would focus on government projects mainly because that was where the money was. However, this proved to be a mistake later as government projects in India take a long time to be implemented. Realizing this, they recently changed their focus to include commercial projects as well and has hence seen better performance. In short, this gives a basic starting point on how Indian market should be approached.
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As governments worldwide increasingly turn to smart cities and traffic management becomes a primary concern, smart traffic guidance solutions are gaining importance. In this article we look at the market, the technologies involved and the current trends. BY Prasanth Aby Thomas, Freelancer
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ith the increasing number of vehicles around the world, managing them is becoming more and more complex. Thankfully, the automotive industry has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the recent innovations in technology that has allowed devices to become smarter and more efficient. With the growth of the vehicle industry, parking has become a major problem. Fortunately, the smart parking industry has come a long way in the recent years. According to a report from MarketsandMarkets, the passenger car smart parking market is expected to reach US$5.3 billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR of almost 18 percent in the ten years leading up to it. The major factors driving this growth are concerns over increasing urban traffic congestion, limited availability of parking spaces and stricter regulations on emissions. That several governments worldwide recognize the importance of efficient parking management is also helping the market get a favorable environment. Among the different solutions that make up the whole ecosystem of smart parking, one that stands out is guided parking systems. Put simply, a parking guidance system helps people avoid the time-consuming and stressful process of finding empty parking spaces in parking lots. But for systems integrators (SIs)
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who are interested in incorporating this solution to their portfolio, there are more benefits and features to be understood.
Benefits of Guided Parking Solution
According to Harald Schmitt, CEO of the Germany-based MSR-Traffic, there are three main benefits to a strong guided parking solution — reduced time for finding a free parking spot, reducing emissions of cars due to better navigation, and full monitoring of all parking spaces. While this is the solution in a nutshell, it is important to understand how this is achieved. Rebecca Grainger, National Sales Manager at the New Zealand-based Smart Parking Technology, explained how their solution works. “Smart parking offers various options around guidance for motorists to find available parking locations, as well as individual bays,” Grainger said. “Our app shows real-time location and guidance information from each site our sensors are installed in. The app uses Google Maps, meaning people can plan their entire journey in a user-friendly and economical way. Other guidance we can offer includes on-site variable message signage displaying real-time space availability and direction to available bays. In a multi-level car park environment, we also offer overhead indicator sensors that change color depending on the occupancy status of
Major growth factors are concerns over increasing urban traffic congestion, limited availability of parking spaces and stricter regulations on emissions.
each bay.” Grainger added that each of these solutions provides substantial benefits for car park operators, local communities, visitors and the environment, including: • Reduction in vehicle congestion on busy streets.
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What’s Trending in European Smart Home Market Home automation has been around for decades in Europe where electricians and systems integrators play an integral role in automating homes. Now, new technologies in the market are making homes smarter. New services providers, like energy and insurance companies, are also getting involved in this rising market.
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he European smart home market is expected to achieve double-digit growth over the next few years. According to a European smart home market research report from research firm MarketsandMarkets, the overall European smart home market is expected to reach US$15.3 billion by 2020 at a CAGR of 17 percent between 2015 and 2020. This view was clearly shared by most of the companies a&s talked to
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at the Light + Building show held in March of this year. The smart home trend is quite prevalent. Hamish Neale, Residential Sales Manager for Europe at Crestron EMEA, observed that houses of a certain value need to have the technology because it’s expected when selling the property. “Once one developer is offering smart technology for multi-dwelling units in a city, every other developer needs to offer it as well to allure customers,” he explained.
Energy Saving is the Main Trend Energy, cost savings, security and
convenience are some of the major drivers of the European smart home market. Smart home applications are believed to be more energy savingoriented in Europe than in other geographical regions. Johan Pedersen, Product Marketing Manager at Sigma Designs, said, “In the U.S., it is very security-focused, while energy savings is more of a driving factor in Europe.” Several energy companies even tie smart home services with customer energy bills. “They introduce a smart home gateway that you can get with your energy subscription,” he added. According to Pedersen, insurance companies also appear to be one of the big drivers of home applications in recent
years. “Insurance companies are tying insurance with smart home services like leakage detection and humidity sensing because water leak is one of the biggest costs for these companies. If you get water damage in your house, it is very expensive for the insurance company,” explained Pedersen. LUPUS Electronics CEO Matthias Wolff agreed that it’s a huge trend right now for insurance companies to include home security solutions to avoid huge damage from fire, water leakage or burglary that might result in huge costs. “When there is a fire, the system that recognizes the fire or the smoke is directly connected to the insurance company. They can act on it in minutes and might be able to keep the fire from getting worse, or causing some damage.” Wolff also added that convergence is an important aspect of the market. “It is a big trend that covers not only the convergence of software and hardware, but also services like insurance, energy and any other home-related or buildingrelated services that are all connected.” The company itself is a partner of one of the biggest insurance companies in Germany, Provinzial Versicherung. Wolff also indicated that providing a solution bundled with services, technology and all of the products is the future. “Probably in five years, that will be the prevailing business model,” he predicted.
Cybersecurity in Focus When installing home security devices or integrated systems with security functions, cybersecurity issues should be taken into consideration. In Europe, especially in Germany, consumers are wary of data breaches and hacks.
Hamish Neale, n Residential Sales Manager, Europe, Crestron EMEA
“Once one developer is offering smart technology for multi-dwelling units in a city, every other developer needs to offer it as well to allure customers.”
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“In the U.S., it is very securityfocused, while energy savings is more of a driving factor in Europe.” LUPUS Electronics addresses the issue by keeping the users’ data in their houses, not on the cloud. “Your data never leaves the house so it can’t be hacked. German customers really like that a lot,” said Wolff. To differentiate its offering from its competitors, LUPUS Electronics uses ZigBee, instead of cloud services, to integrate home automation devices such as Philips Hue, lighting devices and building automation systems. He also stressed that they make sure the security devices are really safe, saying, “To secure communication
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FLIR F-Series ID Thermal Security Cameras
FLIR Systems/Australia Key Features • Features a 640 x 480 FLIR thermal sensor to provide crisp, detail-rich imagery in low-contrast conditions • Detects potential intruders in even zero light condition; built-in analytics classify human and vehicular targets • Provides wide-to-narrow coverage that reduces the number of cameras needed to monitor fence lines, perimeters and open areas • Certified for integration with major third-party VMS and FLIR’s united VMS Email: info@flir.com.au
Ambiance Access Management Software dormakaba/Switzerland Key Features • Supports dormakaba’s Saflok brand of Bluetoothenabled locks • Multi-site property management • Configurable user roles and rights • Elevator and meeting rooms management • Extensive web services and APIs for third-party integration • PCI-compliant Email: sheralyn.wong@dormakaba.com
TBS 2D Eye
Touchless Biometric Systems/Switzerland Key Features • Iris technology • Access control, time and attendance • Enrollment on terminal • Identification or verification • Variable configuration and customizing • Inclusive MiFare/ DesFire RFID reader Email: tbs@tbs-biometrics.com
D-Link Full HD 1080p Wi-Fi Indoor Security Camera
D-Link USA/U.S. Key Features • Full HD 1080p video resolution • 24/7 smart alerts: stay informed with automatic push alert notifications • Remote access: view, record, play back, set scheduled recording, and pinch to zoom up to 10x using the free mydlink app available for iOS and Android devices • Talk through the camera: have real-time two-way conversations with people at home • Stream and cast: watch live video streaming on Fire TV, Echo Show, Echo Spot or on Google Chromecast • Automated support: works with other IFTTT supported devices to automate the home Email: sales@dlink.com
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Axis Communications/Sweden Key Features • ONVIF Profiles A and C compliant • Supports most reader types • Ease of installation and PoE+ support • Unlimited with third-party access management software depending on server capacity • Open API for software integration, including VAPIX Email: axis-sap@axis.com
E-60-IP Series
PureActiv 14.2 Geospatial Video Management and Video Analytics Software PureTech Systems/U.S. Key Features • Support of KML map import • Creation of map-based ignore zones direct from client • Virtualized server architecture • Enhanced server failover • Continued integrations Email: eric.olson@puretechsystems.com
AXIS A1601 Network Door Controller
128 CH Intelligent Video Surveillance Server
Dahua Technology USA/U.S. Key Features • Intel dual-core processor • Maximum 400 Mbps incoming bandwidth • 128 IP channel video access • Facial database management, stores up to 100,000 faces • Facial recognition processing on up to four channels • Stranger mode to detect faces not stored in database Email: sales.usa@global.dahuatech.com
PNM-7000VD 2MP H.265 Multi-Directional Camera
Hanwha Techwin/Korea Key Features • H.265, H.264, MJPEG codec supported • Day and night, WDR (150dB) • Loitering, directional detection, fog detection • Motion detection, tampering, WiseStreamII support • SD/SDHC/SDXC memory 2 slots (each camera) Email: chuck.jeon@hanwha.com
WAMA 12 MP H.265 Fisheye Camera
WAMA Technology/ Hong Kong Key Features • Sony 1/1.7" 12.4 MP CMOS sensor • H.265/ H.264 dual streams • Edge-based dewarping • Flexible viewing composition: original fisheye view, single/double panoramic view, dewarped view • Automatic network replenishment (ANR) • IR illumination Email: info@wamatech.co
Viking Electronics/U.S. Key Features • Self diagnostic reports via email (testing com, mic, speaker and switch) • Automatic polling and programming software included • Optional RC-4A secure relay controller (DOD 582) • SIP compliant • Automatic Noise Canceling (ANC) feature for proper operation in noisy environments • VoIP eliminates the need for “Push to Talk” mode Email: info@vikingelectronics.com
V1000 Multi-Sensor Camera
Vicon Industries/U.S. Key Features • 8 MP and 20 MP resolution models • H.264/H.265 compression • IR illumination up to 90 ft (30 m) • Video content analysis (VCA) • True WDR • IP66 and IK10 rated Email: sales@vicon-security.com
FiberPatrol FP1150 Fence-Mounted Intrusion Detection System
Senstar/Canada Key Features • Operational temperature range to 50°C (122°F) • Detects and locates perimeter intrusions over a distance of up to 10 km (6.2 mi) per processor • Accurate detection of multiple simultaneous intrusions • No outdoor power or data infrastructure required • Integrates with a wide array of SMS/PSIM platforms Email: mrautiainen@senstar.com
Show Calendar Cerberus PACE Public Address and Voice Alarm System
Siemens/Switzerland Key Features • European standard EN 54-16 compliant • Highly flexible in system size and redundancy levels • Real-time engineering for configuration maintenance without system restarts • Professional sound quality and low latency enable clear commuication • The modular and scalable system can be customized for buildings of all types and sizes Email: contact@siemens.com
DS-K1T606MF Face Recognition Terminal Hikvision Digital Technology/China Key Features • 5-inch LCD touch screen to display operation interface, advertisement, etc. • High performance processor with deep learning algorithm • Max. 3000 face pictures and 5000 fingerprints • Accurate and fast face recognition function • Multiple authentication modes: authentication by comparing face picture, by swiping card and comparing face picture, by custom mode, etc. Email: overseasbusiness@hikvision.com
Dallmeier DF5100HD-DN/IR Box Camera
Dallmeier/Germany Key Features • High definition IR network camera • 1920 × 1080 (1080p) @ 50/60 fps • Motor-driven lens with P-Iris • Integrated IR illumination • High dynamic range (WDR) • Day/night with ICR Email: info@dallmeier.com
DW Spectrum IPVMS v3.2
Digital Watchdog/U.S. Key Features • In-camera analytics support • Hourly configurable per-camera recording schedule • Archive integrity check • LDAP/active directory support • Export bookmarks from timeline • Includes DW Cloud to easily manage all the systems and users from a simple webpage Email: joem@digital-watchdog.com
Image Signal Processor Milbeaut SC2002 Socionext/Taiwan Key Features • Excellent low lux performance, supports Sony STARVIS sensor (low illumination 0.002 Lux) • WDR achieves 120dB dynamic range, balances high contrast and presents a clear image • Supports multi-function video analytics • High quality and easy-to-use tuning tool for faster development Email: ariel.liu@socionext.com
City Wall LK-119 Wireless Autodialer
City Wall Enterprise/Taiwan Key Features • Home care • Robbery prevention • Retail counter safety • Voice message duration: 20 seconds • Number of phone numbers: 8 (landline or cellphone) Email: citywalls5@garrison.com.tw
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• 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
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• Tel: +6-03-2176 8788 • Email: tj.tan@ubm.com • URL: www.ifsec.events/sea
Intertraffic Indonesia
• Date: 2018/10/31—11/02 • Venue: Jakarta International Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia • Tel: +62-21-579-91-465 • Email: whcheah@tarsus.co.id • URL: www.intertraffic.com/en/ indonesia
• 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
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
GDSF INDIA • Date: 2018/09/27—09/28 • Venue: Holiday Inn, Mumbai, India • Tel: +91-11-6676-2388 • Email: vinay.bhati@india. messefrankfurt.com • URL: www.gdsf-india.com
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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
• Date: 2018/10/25—10/27 • Venue: IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand
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Thailand’s only international B2B exhibition for smart city professionals 250+ exhibitors I 9,000+ visitors I 7,500 sqm floor space • The new Smart & Safe City and IoT Zone will allow exhibitors to show how smart and safe city solution can be implemented in local projects. • The show will be in collaboration with leading local and international experts on smart city development policy, technology, vertical solutions and innovations as well as other key topics.
International organiser contact Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd. Jason Cheng l +886 2 8729 1099 ext. 215 l jason.cheng@newera.messefrankfurt.com Local organiser contact Worldex G.E.C. Co., Ltd. Sirapat Kettam (SK) I +66 2 664 6488 ext. 501 I sirapatk@worldexgroup.com
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COVER STORY
COUNTRY REPORT
• Dahua Technology
• Avesco • Axis Communications • FaireTech • Hikvision Digital Technology • HITEC International • Intellismart • Internet of Things • ISR • Nort Milken Digital • Prevent Crime Now • STC • SystemHub • USTDI • Wireless Link
PRODUCTS OF THE MONTH • Agent Video Intelligence • Avigilon • Eagle Eye Networks • eSurv • Intelligent Integrated Video (i2V) • IntelliVision • Umbo Computer Vision
VERTICAL MARKET • Ademco Security Group • ASSA ABLOY Hospitality • Axis Communications • Hotel Sahara Star • Johnson Controls • Securitas
• ZKTeco
IoT
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