In Security - May 2011

The magazine with the inside story on security

issue 3 May 2011

Keeping our cities safe Bosch’s MIC cameras offer discreet protection

Cutting-edge compact CCTV

08 product news

24 Exhibitions round-up

32 Near Field comms

44 Video storage

New developments from the top manufacturers

Reviews and previews of the industry’s top shows

Technology prompts security ‘gold rush’

Improving video archiving and retrieval

Urban environments have a new hero The MIC Series 500 Classic

The MIC Series 500 Classic from Bosch Created to meet user needs, the MIC Series 500 Classic is the latest addition to Bosch’s field proven MIC Series of rugged, reliable outdoor pan-tilt-zoom cameras. It’s cleverly designed for easy specification, installation and system set-up. From choosing to configuring, the MIC Series 500 makes life simple, its ‘one type fits all’ mounting option makes for simple project planning and total installation flexibility.

The MIC Series 500’s outstanding toughness ensures total piece of mind. Built to totally resist vandal and projectile attack, with an industry-leading IP68/NEMA4 environmental rating, it excels in challenging environments like problem housing estates and industrial sites.

Its attractive, compact design makes it ideal for discreet integration into urban environments.

For more information visit our website or contact your nearest Bosch representative. www.boschsecurity.com

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very warm welcome to the third issue of In Security magazine for 2011. No doubt many of you will be reading this at IFSEC, the UK’s premier trade show for the security industry. In these tough economic times trade events – both large and small – play a vital role in keeping those working in the industry in touch with all the latest developments. With budgets generally tightening, those charged with procuring security products and services have a duty to ensure every penny is spent wisely and well – and there’s no better place to find out about the latest cuttingedge technology to come onto the marketplace than at IFSEC, which promises this time to be bigger and better than ever. In this issue we also review review two of the other top shows that took place recently – ASIS International, in the Austrian capital of Vienna, and ISC West, which was, as always, in Las Vegas. We also look forward to a major expo that is set to place in Russia this autumn – Interpolitex, which attracted 15,000 visitors when it last took place in Moscow, in 2009 (see page 26).

As always we’ve got a bumper Product News section in this issue, starting on page 8. We believe there’s something for everyone in this section, whatever your role in your organisation. And if you believe your organisation has something that will interest In Security readers, then please do not hesitate to get in touch – all our contact details are on this page.

Our cover story focuses on Bosch Security Systems’ MIC series of CCTV cameras, a range of discreet yet powerful compact cameras that are increasingly finding favour with the purchasers of security systems (see page 4). Our Company Profile in this issue focuses on Kaba’s time and attendance solution (page 28), and we also see how the company is making the UK’s campuses safer with its access control technology.

We also put the spotlight on Near Field Communication (NFC), which is set to be the ‘next big thing’ (page 32). This technology is set to be rolled out in a whole host of applications; soon, you may be using your mobile phone as your hotel room key!

Edge Storage is the focus for our IP surveillance feature (page 36), where we look at Sony’s work in improving the storage and retrieval of CCTV images in security applications.

Award-winning company Barco’s LED-lit rear projection technology is leading the field in video walls (page 40). Read about how one of the world’s top rock stars utilised it while on tour; and find out how the security industry can benefit from Barco’s pioneering work. And our final feature shows you how you can reduce IP video storage and improve system performance with multistage archiving and video grooming (page 44).

Happy reading.

Adam Riches, Editor

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Contents 04 Compact, discreet CCTV Bosch Security Systems’ MIC series of CCTV are increasingly finding favour

28 Company profile Kaba’s time and attendance solution can improve your efficiency

08 Product news New developments from the world’s top manufacturers

32 Near Field Communication A new ‘gold rush’ to exploit a technology that’s really going places

26 Exhibition round-up We review two of the top trade shows, and preview a leading event in Russia

36 IP surveillance Edge improves storage and retrieval of CCTV images

40 Video wall technology Why Barco is leading the field in video walls 44 video storage Multi-stage archiving and video grooming made easy 48 product listings Innovative new products from leading industry players. To feature here contact us with your new product information

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cover story

Security in focus Bosch Security Systems’ MIC Series provides rugged pan-tilt-zoom cameras for urban surveillance

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CTV is now a common part of every day life; our movements are tracked as we go about our daily business in town and city centres, shopping malls, car parks and even in the workplace. Attitudes to surveillance in public areas differ considerably from country to country and are shaped by national, historical and political traditions and experiences with crime. The UK, where it’s estimated that the average person can be caught on CCTV camera as many as 300 times a day, is widely accepted as having the highest density of CCTV cameras in Europe, and it is here that Bosch’s MIC Series cameras have proven their worth in major urban surveillance applications for more than a decade.

According to the UK Home Office, the purpose of city centre

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surveillance is to make streets safer, reduce fear of crime and detect serious offences. With these aims in mind, the number of cameras positioned in public and urban areas has increased rapidly. The high visibility ‘deterrent’ value of CCTV has also long been accepted, but this is not always appropriate in every situation, and with the emergence of surveillance

technology that can read licence plates and isolate specific human behaviour, there is real public concern about a growing ‘big brother’ culture. This concern is lessened somewhat by a move towards the specification of more discreet, aesthetically pleasing surveillance. With modern urban housing schemes being built and town centres regenerated, the

Challenges of city centre surveillance • Large-scale multiple camera installations can incur significant costs and effort to set up, operate and maintain.

• Urban environments can prove extremely challenging for traditional CCTV cameras, with the real possibility of physical attack and damage from the elements.

• Consistent, evidentiary-quality video is required, during the day and in total darkness at night, whatever the weather conditions.

• CCTV cameras must not appear intrusive or intimidating to the public.

Testing times: Bosch engineers ensure the company’s MIC cameras are rigorously tested (facing page).

The MIC Series (Below) of fully functional pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) cameras (below) contains a best fit solution for virtually any application, including harsh and unforgiving environments

large, intimidating ‘boxed’ style pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras that have become familiar on city streets are being replaced by more discreet dome cameras.

There is concern, however, that these more aesthetically pleasing dome cameras have sacrificed ruggedness for looks.

Today, technology has advanced to such a level that with Bosch’s rugged, reliable MIC Series PTZ cameras it is possible to have the best of both worlds – tough, vandalresistant cameras with an attractive appearance, specifically designed to integrate discreetly into urban environments.

The MIC Series In the past, the main problem with speed domes was that, while no doubt more aesthetically pleasing to the eye, they proved easier to steal or vandalise. This meant they had to be hidden behind toughened steel cages, so often ended up looking

just as intimidating and intrusive as the more traditional, bulky ‘box type’ cameras. These additional security measures, far from giving confidence to local residents, simply served to reinforce the fear of crime in the area.

Here’s where the MIC Series comes in. Bosch’s MIC Series cameras have an unthreatening compact design, which means it is now possible to have the appearance and functionality of a dome camera with the toughness of a ‘boxed’ PTZ camera. Full 360° pan and 320° tilt control gives camera operators a complete view, the flexibility of these cameras means that they can be installed upright, inverted or canted, and an almost infinite number of privacy zones set, a major benefit in residential areas and busy city centres where multiple masked areas are essential.

Brushless motor technology ensures that all MIC Series cameras deliver superior control, whisper-

quiet operation and high levels of reliability. The virtually silent operation ensures that sound does not resonate through buildings and poles where the cameras are installed, a problem common with most pan-tilt-zoom cameras.

Unmatched ruggedness and reliability The MIC Series’ industry leading IP68/NEMA4 environmental rating means the cameras can overcome the most difficult surveillance conditions. Moreover, all models have undergone Bosch’s stringent approval process, including a program of ‘accelerated lifetime testing’. This means their reliability can be proven over the typical lifespan of an installation and in all conditions.

Installers understand the implications of downtime on the effectiveness of the surveillance systems they install. Unscheduled call-outs cost money and can >

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“MIC series cameras provide automatic alerts in the unlikely event a component as about to fail, giving notice of a problem before a failure occurs�

ultimately damage reputations and relationships with customers. MIC Series cameras, however, provide automatic alerts in the unlikely event a component is about to fail, giving advance notification of a problem before a failure occurs.

The benefits are obvious: system downtime is dramatically reduced and performance optimized to maximum effect.

A common issue with legacy CCTV systems is integration. MIC Series cameras are designed to be interoperable, integrating with virtually all third party technologies or protocols, meaning customers can still make use of existing surveillance systems. Problems with configuration are also now a thing of the past. Historically, the task of configuring multiple cameras was both time-consuming and costly, but MIC Series cameras can be configured with relative ease, thanks to its user-friendly universal camera set-up software (Cam-set).

With this, the cameras can be set up and controlled over an IP network via the Bosch video encoders that are automatically identified by the set-up software.

The final major benefit offered by

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the MIC Series is in image quality.

Today there is no excuse for the grainy, indistinct surveillance images of the past. MIC Series cameras provide images at 540TVL – the highest quality image available, in all lighting conditions, at up to 36x zoom. For low light surveillance, the MIC Series 400

IR model with its integrated LED infrared illuminators ensure evidentiary quality images in total darkness. Thanks to the use of an advanced, wide-dynamic-range camera module, no detail is lost from the scene, and delivery of a comprehensive area overview is assured. n

The MIC series is split into easy to specify ranges - aluminium, infrared, stainless steel, under water, public address, thermal and ATEX/NEMA 4x certified (facing page, top); the cameras are discreet, ensuring the built environment is not spoiled by large, unsightly cameras.

case studies Case 1: crime prevention and traffic management in Bristol Bristol City Council first began using MIC Series cameras in 2000. At the time, the camera was seen as being quite a radical new design and the council members needed convincing that they could provide the performance and reliability they needed. However, since trialling the cameras, they have never looked back. They are now convinced that the cameras give them the level of flexibility, reliability and robustness they need for city centre surveillance. The success of the cameras in a security capacity led the council to look at using MIC Series cameras for traffic management, managed through a dedicated urban traffic control room.

It is a testimony to the MIC Series quality and design that there are now more than 250 MIC Series cameras deployed in Bristol city center, not only for public area surveillance but also in a traffic management capacity.

Case 2: a vital part of weekend policing in Glasgow Glasgow City Council installed 20 MIC Series PTZ cameras in its parks and recreational areas in 2005 and were impressed by the cameras’ robustness and design.

They are now a vital part of the city’s proactive weekend policing policy, which needs to contend with on average 100’000 people who enter the city center on Friday and Saturday evenings.

MIC Series cameras were specified in part for its discreet, attractive design. The ability to react to incidents as they occurred was also required so the MIC Series 400 PA version, with its twin public address speakers which allow camera operators to communicate and issue instructions to revellers from the comfort of the CCTV control room were also specified.

MIC Series cameras were also fitted to 19 Glasgow City Council vehicles to provide mobile surveillance, and in their first year of operation, surveys showed a 20% reduction in crime.

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product and industry news

Dallmeier launches Panomera HD camera technology

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anomera is a new camera technology that was specifically developed for the comprehensive surveillance of spacious areas. It offers a unique panoramic overview with simultaneous real-time recording (up to 30 images/s). Panomera delivers highly detailed images even at large distances, which significantly reduces infrastructure requirements.

Projects that previously would have required multiple HD cameras can now be realised with a single Panomera system.

Panomera far exceeds the conventional 1080p HD standard. Being a multi-sensor system that is individually scaled to meet customer requirements the system simultaneously displays all areas of the entire surveillance scene with maximum detail resolution. Therefore, the known operator problem with PTZ cameras of having to choose between overview screen and detailed view is resolved: It does not matter which section of a surveillance area an operator focuses on at any time, because Panomera always records the entire scene. It is thus possible to later reconstruct any event, regardless of where it

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took place, and to recognise all persons involved.

Furthermore, the movements of objects such as persons can be tracked, even over long distances without recording gaps or camera switches.

Naturally, the tracking is carried out automatically by intelligent video analysis.

Panomera allows for a complete overview without using movable mechanical parts, which means that there is no wear and tear. Thus the camera offers a long working life and long-term investment protection.

The concept of Panomera: • Unique panoramic overview • At the same highest detail resolution even at large distances • Permanent recording of all image information in real time (up to 30 images/s) • Significantly lower installation and maintenance costs than conventional HD cameras

n For further information visit www.dallmeier-electronic.com

“Custody CCTV images are often used by expert witnesses in facial mapping, which is why it is essential that the recorded images are of the highest quality”

Visimetrics delivers integrated video solution to West Midlands Police Visimetrics has delivered an integrated solution based on its flagship FASTAR Digital Video Recorder for 23 police custody suites for England’s second-largest police force – West Midland Police (WMP).

The new solution encompasses more than 1,000 cameras and 116 FASTAR Encoders working in association with RAID Array mass storage systems.

The entire solution contains a massive 1,400TB of RAID6 protected storage. Visimetrics’ network-based health monitoring system continually checks encoders and storage systems for status providing Visimetrics, WMP and the systems integrator with real-time updates.

Colin Holder, CCTV Project Manager at WMP, said: “Custody CCTV images often form part of murder investigations. As the footage can be used by expert witnesses in facial mapping it is essential that the recorded images are of the highest quality. Image quality was by far the most decisive consideration we had, closely followed by audio quality, lip synchronisation and user management of the recordings. Visimetrics held a clear advantage over other systems evaluated in delivering these key requirements.”

The force was also keen to streamline the processing of evidence as a result of the project. Colin said: “Another key benefit Visimetrics offered is the ability to download footage in a very straight forward manner onto DVD. Crucially, both in standard PC format and in a ‘playable’ format for use in standard DVD machines.

Given that the Criminal Justice System uses DVD as its standard method; this ability has massively streamlined the process of getting useable evidence directly to our ‘customers’.”

With a budget allocation of £2.5 million assigned the force started the installation work early in 2009. The aim was to complete two custody suites per month.

For operational reasons custody suites geographically separated were chosen for installation at the same time.

The project pretty much managed to adhere to this plan, despite changes caused by the force undergoing a major re-structuring at the same time.

WMP’s police stations are very different in terms of architecture. Some stations are located in old Victorian buildings, others in modern buildings. A pattern was established with the aim to minimize blind spots within each block and the number of cameras is directly related to the size of the block and, also, whether the site has an exercise yard and/or a van dock. The CCTV coverage is therefore exceptionally high compared to most installations. n For further information see www.visimetrics.com

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product and industry news

LED Eco Lights promise a brighter future Retrofit LED lights offer a long lifespan, very low power consumption and can provide dramatic cost savings.

Surrey-based LED Eco Lights is so confident of the difference its LED lamps will make that it quotes a payback time of as little as 12 months. Widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading LED lighting services specialists, the company also offers free lighting audits to identify where companies can save money.

With the launch of the new CRC Energy Efficiency scheme (formerly known as the Carbon Reduction Commitment) last April, many businesses are looking for more efficient and cost-effective light sources.

Public and private sectors alike are being incentivised to reduce energy consumption - not only to cut carbon emissions, but also to lower costs.

Firms have a financial incentive to reduce energy use and can also save on energy bills through improved efficiency. The CRC Scheme will publish annual performance league tables and qualifying organisations will have to comply legally with the scheme or face financial and other penalties. Lighting typically accounts for up to 25% of a building’s energy consumption so it’s no surprise that the opportunity to reduce this by up to 85% in carbon and costs is very compelling.

Whatever the lighting being replaced, LED lamps can simply be installed into existing fittings – as simple as replacing a bulb. LED Eco Lights’ 100W LED High Bay Luminaire will replace a 400-450W sodium or metal halide high bay and the low bay option replaces 250W with 60W. The lamps have no starter or control gear, making them virtually maintenance-free.

Performance is surprisingly high too: the LED Eco Lights’ range switches on instantly, thereby making them an ideal partner to presence detection sensors, and provides excellent colour-rendering. Consistency and reliability also come as standard, unlike other eco-friendly alternatives.

Installing LED lamps is the simple answer to dramatically cut energy consumption, reduce costs and ensure compliance with the requirements of the CRC scheme. As an example, the LED Eco Lights tube light range typically consumes around 70% less energy than a normal fluorescent tube. There’s no reduction in lux levels either – they’re actually increased in some cases. And, as they’ll last up to 50,000 hours, their lifespan is around five times that of the fluorescent option. Led Eco Lights’ extensive range can replace spotlights, CFL PL lamps, 2D lamps, Sons, metal halides and floodlights. In fact, there’s an LED solution to suit the requirements of most buildings. n For further information see www.ledecolights.com

Sicura Systems assesses Protection of Freedoms Bill Sicura Systems’ Ian Cook, the company’s VAR Sales Account Manager, addressed the recent Global MSC Security conference on the subject of the pending Protection of Freedoms Bill and its likely effect on public space CCTV. Cook, pictured, took as his starting point the recent Gerrard/Thompson figures that suggest that 6% of the UK’s CCTV cameras are on buses and trains while 2% are in town and city centres. This leaves 92% or 1.7 million cameras in private ownership, notably at retail outlets, leisure destinations and petrol forecourts.

Cook told delegates that the low proportion of overall camera numbers in street-facing civic locations does much to defuse recent lobbying by Liberty and other pressure groups. He then speculated that with the advent of megapixel and HD, camera numbers may begin to fall because if image quality improves, urban planners, architects and local authorities will realise

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that fewer units are likely to give the same or better coverage.

As the optical aspects of CCTV develop, accompanying management systems are also improving apace. Cook outlined the functionality of Sicura Systems’ VMS solution, DigiLive, which is utilised within missioncritical applications requiring instant access to digital content 24/7/365.

DigiLive has the capability of recording and viewing each camera stream in the format presented to the system, meaning that high-quality source feeds such as 720p HD can be captured, stored, replayed and exported in HD quality. This allows precise, rapid retrieval when an incident needs to be reviewed. Footage is shown to the operator in relevant time, date and categorised order, so that events can be evaluated and a recording given to third parties such as police and judicial authorities. n For further information see www.sicurasystems.com

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product and industry news

Approved four-channel IP Video transmitter/receiver rack for transport applications

IndigoVision launches transport-approved IP video solution IndigoVision has released a four-channel transmitter/ receiver rack that is rail-approved for trains and trackside. The product is approved to European standards EN50121-4:2006, EN50121-3-2: 2006 and EN50155:2007 and, when fitted with a special shock and vibration mount, to BS EN 60068-2-64.

The new four-channel rack allows IndigoVision’s renowned compression technology and video quality to be deployed for rail security applications. Up to four specialist analogue CCTV cameras can be connected to the rack, which converts the camera feed to highquality full-framerate digital video for transmission over a standard IP network. A complete surveillance solution can then be installed using IndigoVision’s ‘Control Center’ Video Management Software and Windows Network Video Recorder (NVR) software running on a ruggedised PC connected to the IP network. The distributed architecture allows the rack and PC to be located at any point on the network, providing a high degree of flexibility for installation in large passenger trains and at stations.

High-quality synchronised audio can be transmitted alongside the video and recorded for later analysis.

Advanced audio PA facilities in the ‘Control Center’ enables manual and pre-recorded voice messages to be broadcast over the IP network to a specific group of speakers connected to any number of racks.

The four-channel rack is a modular design, which can be fitted with any combination of MPEG-4 or H.264

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transmitter or receiver modules. The transmitter module allows any make of analogue camera (including PTZ control) to be connected to the rack, whereas traditional CCTV monitors can be driven from analogue outputs on the receiver modules. All video, audio, PTZ control functions and digital I/O alarm triggers are transmitted using a single CAT5 UTP cable.

IndigoVision’s unique Activity Controlled Framerate (ACF) and real time analytics can be run on any of the transmitter modules in the rack. ACF controls the framerate of the camera video stream based on the amount of motion in the scene. When there is no activity, video is streamed over the network at minimum framerate. The instant motion is detected the video is automatically transmitted at the maximum configured framerate. This significantly reduces the bandwidth and NVR storage requirement for cameras monitoring generally static scenes or during quiet periods such as at night with empty passenger carriages. Real-time analytics functions include virtual tripwire, motion detection, theft detection, hooded camera detection, object tracking, counterflow and congestion detection. Alarms triggered from any of the analytics functions can automatically alert an operator to a potential problem or trigger an action in ‘Control Center’, significantly improving incident response and reducing operator workload. n For further information see www.www.indigovision.com

“The world’s first projectors to include certified DisplayPort connectivity - as well as support for 3D”

NEC launches PA-series installation projectors NEC Display Solutions has unveiled several new additions to its line of installation projectors with the launch of the PA-series. The PA-series is the first projector family to feature DisplayPort technology and the projectors are especially designed for fixed installations in large corporate and high educational environments.

Based on 3LCD technology, the PA-series boasts up to WUXGA (1920x1200) resolution and a brightness of between 5,000 and 6,000 ANSI lumens dependent on model.

Furthermore, with a massive 2x optical zoom on new lens option and 2000:1 contrast ratio, the entire PA-series offers tremendous picture performance by HQV signal processing paired with extended network and multimedia options to allow easy connectivity and low cost of ownership.

Wide horizontal and vertical lens shift, combined with built-in features such as geometric picture correction, 360° free tilt installation and DICOM simulation ensure that users always get the perfect display. Additional features such as Edge Blending and 3D stacking through support for Infinitec 3D system also give customers peace-ofmind that their investment is ready for next generation projection.

With ECO Mode technology, the PAseries projectors’ lamp and filter life

are extended up to 4,000 hours, and the filter does not need any maintenance until the lamp has reached its end of life. Inorganic LCD panels and optical filters also reduce service cost. The optional NeCycle cable cover is worldwide first projector cover made by NEC developed Bio-Plastic, first step to a complete environmentally friendly recycling cover.

“Being the world’s first projectors to include certified DisplayPort connectivity - as well as support for 3D and a wide range of wired and wireless networking features ensures the PA-series not only exceeds the needs of higher education and corporate users but enhances the user experience with practical and easy-to-use functionality,” said Gerd Kaiser, Product Line Manager Large Venue Projectors at NEC Display Solutions Europe. “The PAseries provides users with everything they need from built-in technologies and management options to energysaving features and advanced networking capabilities.” n Visit www.necdisplay.com for more information

Conway integrates with BBV Conway Security Products have reached a technical agreement with fellow UK-based CCTV manufacturer Building Block Video (BBV). Under the agreement the BBV protocol is being integrated into the entire range of Conway’s fully-functional dome cameras.

BBV are a manufacturer of telemetry, matrices and bespoke GUI-based control systems. Their protocol is immediately available in Conway’s Titan, Heritage and CD-601 dome ranges, a development that demonstrates Conway’s commitment to delivering products that are capable of performing to the highest standards across various platforms.

The relationship with BBV has been a natural development since both organisations have similar values in terms of long-term commitment to quality and innovation within the UK’s CCTV manufacturing base. Between them the companies have over 40 years’ experience in delivering products to the global security market.

The Conway domes use a system of protocol and

baud-rate auto-detect that allows the cameras to be connected to a control system from a manufacturer such as BBV and function immediately with little or no further configuration.

BBV’s TX series of telemetry transmitters, matrices and controllers can be single, eight or 96-way in standard configurations, with expansion up to 1,024 cameras if required. The FBM video matrix will take 16 - 4,096 camera inputs and provide up to 64 monitor outputs.

David Lewis of BBV said: “If a camera company and a VMS provider such as ourselves try to communicate using a third-party protocol without prior discussion you’re always hoping the joint interpretation of the protocol will be correct. However, our BBV422 protocol is open-source and available to reputable partners. Cooperation such as the current work with Conway means that two refined knowledge bases are interacting directly.

This has to be a more efficient way of controlling cameras and a step forward for our sector.” n For more information see www.bbvcctv.com

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“Samsung Techwin’s WiseNet2 DSP chipset which has been specifically designed to provide users with maximum benefit from the latest megapixel and high definition technology”

Samsung launches chipset network camera range Samsung has introduced a new range of ONFIV compliant 3 megapixel cameras capable of displaying Full HD 1080p resolution to deliver outstanding evidence grade images.

The three cameras in the range, the SNB-7000 camera, the SND-7080(F) internal dome (with flush-mount option) and the SNV-7080 weatherproof vandal resistant dome, all incorporate Samsung Techwin’s WiseNet2 DSP chipset which has been specifically designed to provide users with maximum benefit from the latest megapixel and high definition technology and includes Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) operation for use in challenging lighting conditions.

Capable of displaying multiple resolutions from CIF (320 x 240) through to 16:9 format 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080p) and up to full 3 megapixel (2048 x 1536), all three models support dual-streaming of video using H.264 and MJPEG compression. The cameras can therefore be simultaneously used for real-time monitoring, mobile monitoring, high quality or high-efficiency recording, SD memory recording and/or email notification purposes.

In addition, Samsung’s Smart Codec compression technology allows specific areas of interest within a scene to be captured at a higher resolution than the rest. This means that areas such as doorways, human faces, or windows are transmitted or recorded at full resolution, whilst other areas with the scene are reduced to save file sizes and put the user firmly in control of bandwidth management.

Other key features include: • Progressive scan technology that provides sharper edges on moving subjects and vehicles in order to enhance image quality. It is most noticeable on paused images, providing picture-perfect stills of, for example, number plates without any blurring.

• Wide Dynamic Range for applications where there are strong contrasts between light and dark areas, such as shop entrances with glass entrance doors, Samsung’s latest WDR technology adjusts both the bright areas and dark shadows much more effectively to provide a wellbalanced image across the entire scene.

• Third generation Samsung Super Noise Reduction technology which not only allows a colour image to be captured in much lower lighting conditions than traditionally possible, but it also eliminates image noise in low light conditions without creating blur or ghosting.

This has a dramatic effect on reducing bandwidth requirements when networking and can save up to 70% recording space on the recording device. n For more information see www.samsungtechwin.com

State-of-the-art technology at the Royal Scottish Academy The Royal Scottish Academy, with around 800 students from 45 countries worldwide, offers a performancebased training where excellence and the student experience are at the heart of everything they do.

It was here Kaba was invited to undertake a security survey to identify, provide and install a fully integrated solution that would meet all their security requirements, notably the management of personnel movement Subsequently, nine on-line doors on The Academy’s main site are secured using exos 9300 which is the latest product in an established line of access control systems developed by Kaba, with three stand-alone Kaba elolegic C-Levers on the main finance office and instrument room doors to secure valuable musical equipment. A further five on-line doors are installed

at the new 6.3 million Speirs Locks Studios which also includes four C-Levers fitted to the Staff and Communications room doors.

Combining both mechanical locking cylinders with online access control has provided The Academy with a cost effective and flexible solution.

Kaba exos CardLink seamlessly integrates these two system approaches. Using our innovative Legic RFID card concept, on-line and stand-alone components are now configured centrally – so from one single control system, The Academy can now manage both networked doors and access points with standalone door locks and readers. This enables the staff and students to gain access to their respective rooms in both buildings using a single card. n For more information see www.kaba.com

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Powerful IP recorders from eneo’s new F Series The new F Series from eneo supplies an extensive product programme for IP-based video surveillance with a total of ten products. In addition to IP cameras and domes, the new F Series also includes the userfriendly FNR-4004/500 and FNR-4016/500 recorders to make network recording really easy.

Video imagery is stored using the efficient H.264 compression. The maximum refresh rate per channel is 25 frames per second. The resolution, frame rate, bit rate, picture quality etc. can be set separately for each video channel and configured optimally to the site conditions. This therefore allows the best possible setting for, for instance, surveillance over a large area with many details (railway station platforms, public areas, etc.) so that details are clearly recognisable with digital zooming into the picture as required.

On the other hand, a lower picture quality, resolution, etc. can be set to reduce network load and memory requirements when surveillance merely has to detect movement in the monitored area. This is also supported by dual video streams: this function allows simultaneous transmission of video imagery from one channel over two video

streams that can also be configured –to match the end device for instance (monitor or smartphone). The memory requirement can be reduced even further by individually configuring recording for each channel: it can be set manually, according to a time schedule, or for an alarm or movement.

The FNR-4016/500 has 16 channels, the FNR4004/500 four. Though the number of possible channels reduces according to the resolution of the connected cameras: the FNR-4016 has 16 available channels for the standard resolution, eight channels for 1.3-megapixel cameras and four channels when 2-megapixel cameras are used. The FNR-4004 can process video data from four standard IP cameras or from two IP cameras with a resolution of 720p.

Up to eight SATA hard disks can be installed in the FNR-4016 housing to achieve very large storage capacities. The FNR-4016 has 16 alarm inputs and eight alarm outputs, the FNR-4004 has four alarm inputs and one alarm output. n For further information see www.eneo-security.com

Urban delivers cost savings at Oxford University Press

Integrated Security Design has become the latest installer to win business by using Raylux Urban LED illuminators to target new opportunities in general purpose site lighting. In an eco-friendly lighting project recently completed for the historic Oxford University Press building, a range of Raylux Urban units were installed as replacements for old-style 70W and 150W sodium lamps in public access areas. Urban now allows Raytec partners not only to provide lighting for security but also lighting for safer environments.

The Raylux Urban series of multi-purpose White-Light LED illuminators allows installers to deliver lighting not just for the camera, but for any general area lighting requirement. This includes campus lighting, perimeter fence lines, footpaths and car parks.

As a result of the new installation, the University Press is set to save 1826 kWh of energy annually and

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18260 kWh over the 10-year lifespan of the illuminators.

Electricity bills have also been reduced and the maintenance factor has been completely removed (all Raytec products require zero maintenance), delivering cost savings of up to £500 annually and up to £5,000 over the product lifespan. Crucially, the new Urban units deliver improved lighting quality and reliability, providing a safer and more secure area on site. These are all major factors at the core of all Raytec “The client looked at a number of different products and chose the Raylux Urban lights because they not only fitted in well with the aesthetics at the site but allowed them to achieve their aims of reducing both the running costs and the environmental impact of their lighting” said ISD Director Nicky Stokes. “They have been pleased with the results, and now we’re looking at upgrading the lighting in other parts of their estate.”

For security installers, the commercial lighting sector offers new and attractive opportunities for diversification, as demand for greener outdoor lighting technology grows. More and more frequently installers provide lighting for surveillance cameras but miss the opportunity to provide general site lighting.

This has always been a missed opportunity for security integrators, especially given that the facility manager responsible for general lighting is often the same person security installers work with to design a CCTV system. n For more information see www.rayteccctv.com

product and industry news

Wavestore video surveillance solution straight out of the box British manufacturers Wavestore and Y-cam have combined their expertise to produce a wireless video surveillance system that can be installed ‘out- of-thebox’, with minimal network knowledge or DIY skills.

The preconfigured package of products comprises four Y-cam wireless high-resolution cameras (which have built-in IR LEDs to capture clear images even when the area is in total darkness), a Netgear router and a Wavestore Opal digital video recorder.

“The surveillance package we have put together with Y-cam is designed for small business and residential applications and presents an ideal solution for electricians and electrical contractors looking to offer their clients a cost-effective and easy to install video surveillance system,” said Chris Williams, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Wavestore.

“The system is so easy to install that end-users could install it themselves if they wish with the help of comprehensive and easy to understand instructions.”

The space saving Wavestore Opal digital video recorder has a massive 1TB surveillance grade hard disk for storing images and provides users with the option to add up to 12 additional cameras if required.

Running costs of the Opal are low as it consumes less than 30 Watts.

“Our mantra at Y-cam has always been ‘easy-touse’ and ‘affordable’,” said Simon Carr, Head of Sales

Raytec releases White Paper on lighting for network cameras With security professionals increasingly adopting network and megapixel cameras, lighting specialists Raytec have released a new White Paper on the use of lighting with network cameras designed to fill a current knowledge gap in the industry.

Every camera needs light to see and network cameras are no different. The new paper provides installers with an understanding of the need for dedicated lighting to achieve high-quality images at night, to reduce their bandwidth and storage requirements and to allow faster frame rates. Without addressing the need for lighting network cameras won’t live up to their full potential; they will not be able to deliver the superior

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at Y-cam Solutions. “This ready-to-go package will remove any barriers of entry for companies who want to capitalise on the exciting business opportunities available within the fast growth Surveillance & Security Solutions market sector. More and more small business customers are becoming aware of the real value and benefits they can get out of the latest IP surveillance tools, that simply has not been achievable or attractive with traditional CCTV systems. We hope this package will help lots of companies easily increase their revenues from their existing customer base, or help expand it, whilst their other business areas may be struggling to grow in the current climate.” n For further information see www.wavestore.com

resolutions they are capable of, and may overload a system with the large amount of data they generate.

By providing the correct levels of illumination your network surveillance system can benefit from a number of advantages: • High-quality night-time images • Save up to 90% on bandwidth usage • Save up to 90% on storage space • Allows higher frame rates • Allow video analytics to work In addition to this White Paper, Raytec also support installers of network cameras with a range of illuminators directly powered from PoE to make installation easier, quicker and more cost-effective when only PoE is available. All Raytec energy efficient illuminators use SMT technology to deliver long life with lower running and maintenance costs compared to traditional lighting technology. n Visit www.rayteccctv.com to download Raytec’s White Paper on ‘Lighting for Network Cameras’

To initiate an alarm the user simply presses the SOS button, and within seconds the device will connect to Skyguard’s Incident Management Centre

Skyguard launches the UK’s smallest personal safety device Skyguard is to showcase the UK’s smallest personal safety and tracking device at the 2011 Safety and Health Expo, held at Birmingham’s NEC in May. The ‘MySOS’ key-fob sized device developed by Skyguard, weighs just 40 grams and is small enough to be conveniently and discretely worn as a pendant, or attached to a bunch of keys.

Certified to the code of practice for the provision of lone worker device services (BS 8484), the MySOS uses GPS and GPRS technologies to transmit it’s location to Skyguard’s Incident Management Centre (IMC) – the first single purpose Alarm Receiving Centre in the UK to be certified to the highest industry standards; BS 8484, BS 5979 (Cat II), and ISO 9001.

To initiate an alarm the user simply presses the SOS button, and within seconds the device will connect to Skyguard’s IMC. Here, trained controllers will have all the relevant details of the user; who they are, where they are, and what action to take in an emergency.

This could be contacting the Emergency Services, individuals within their organisation, or summoning Skyguard’s 1,000-vehicle strong National Response service, and directing them to your location. The MySOS also features two way audio, allowing the

controller to listen-in to the device’s surroundings and talk to the user, if it’s safe to do so.

All the user’s personal details that the Skyguard controllers see during an alarm, can be managed and updated in real-time, 24/7, via Skyguard’s secure online customer portal. There is also a full suite of reports available, include mapping software which shows where devices are and the location of alarms that have been activated. The system is so flexible devices can be shared between multiple users and allocated to employees at just the click of a button within the online customer portal.

For organisations wishing to manage alarm activations themselves, the device can be configured to send its location via a text message containing a web link to a map, to a nominated contact’s mobile phone, followed by a two-way voice call.

Irrespective to whether the alarm is connected to Skyguard’s service or managed by a nominated contact, an innovative tracking feature unique to the MySOS can also be enabled. Called On-demand Position Request, the feature allows nominated mobile phones to request the device’s location on a map by simply sending it a text message.

The MySOS can also be used as a mobile phone by pressing one of the two-speed dial buttons that will call the pre-programmed emergency contact numbers. n For further information see www.skyguardgroup.com

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“The award is the result of the hard work of the entire team at Photonic Sense. The prize is a boost to the close and cooperative partnership between our companies”

Photonic Sense wins Supplier of the Year Award 2010 Photonic Sense has won the Supplier of the Year Award 2010 from FLIR Systems. Every year, FLIR Systems presents the best-performing supplier of the year with award. Recently, Harry Nijssen and Andreas Zickler from Photonic Sense accepted the award from the General Manager of FLIR Systems, Rickard Lindvall, in Stockholm. The criteria for the selection are delivery reliability, quality, price, technology and development as well as communication. Photonic Sense won out over almost 100 other suppliers.

“The award is the result of the hard work of the entire team at Photonic Sense. The prize is a boost to the close and cooperative partnership between our companies. We are proud to be able to work with FLIR Systems, a partner which places equally high demands on fair cooperation,” said Nijssen, managing director of Photonic Sense.

A business relationship between the two companies has existed since 2004. Photonic Sense, based in Eisenach, Thuringia, supplies FLIR Systems with a

range of germanium lenses for use in thermographic equipment. FLIR Systems uses the germanium optics, which are suitable for the infrared wavelength range from 2 to 12 μm, for example as front lenses in thermographic cameras for commercial applications.

FLIR Systems is an international market leader in the development, production and sale of thermographic equipment and surveillance systems. n For further information see www.photonic-sense.com

Tyco Security Products to exhibit new wares at IFSEC Tyco Security Products is set to unveil a host of innovative and fully integrated access control, intrusion & video products. Latest innovations include American Dynamics’ Victor unified video management solution and digital video recorders. Victor is a unified interface that lets you manage and control your Intellex DVR’s, VideoEdge NVR’s and associated IP and analogue cameras. End users are able to maximize their existing investments in analogue technology while adding NVR’s and IP cameras over time. Its unmatched flexibility lets you create customisable layouts that exactly match the tasks an operator performs each day. It is a platform for the future — unifying other security and business applications. Also on display will be the latest Intellex, which features up to 400ips on all models, has improved image quality and support for widescreen monitor display. Also demonstrated will be the Hybrid Digital Video recorder (HDVR), which provides seamless integration with recording of analogue and IP (Megapixel) cameras.

CEM will unveil for the first time the new ‘AC2000 Web’

applications including the ‘Web Visitor’ application that allows visitor requests to be scheduled and managed via the web. CEM will also exhibit the new highly secure, yet cost-effective sPass DESFire smart card reader and DCM 350 two-door controller. Featuring powerful 3DES (Triple DES) encryption, sPass reader connects to the DCM 350 controller, which utilises highly encrypted RS485 communications to the sPass reader. This effectively eliminates the threat and vulnerabilities of controller signal cloning and card cloning. n For further information see www.tycosecurityproducts.com

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product and industry news

LEGIC’s new reader chip generation boosted by multi standard capability The market for contactless identification technology is constantly moving. Requirements for advanced security and reliability are increasing, along with demands for comfortable and internationally-flexible use.

Manufacturers of readers and credentials, along with systems integrators, require technologies that fulfill high functional requirements and user-related criteria to the same extent. The new LEGIC SM-4200 reader chip rises to this challenge.

The established variety of supported applications, such as access control, time and attendance, offline locks, IT access or cashless payments, is only the basis. Due to the extremely small size (8 x 8 mm) and the compact design of the new LEGIC reader chip, manufacturers are offered even more flexibility in developing their applications. A much longer battery lifetime also makes the chip attractive for offline applications such as lockers or furniture locks.

The challenges are even more demanding when you consider the complex system of different technologies, manufacturers and industrial standards that characterises almost all modern security solutions.

Intelligent basic technology, as used by SM-4200, is

open to a variety of standards and transponder types, has a high level of interoperability and can be easily integrated into existing installations.

Security standards are also increasing on a daily basis. It is therefore more and more important for a technology platform in the field of secure personal identification to include a encryption package that can be upgraded on demand. This openness not only guarantees high protection of investments, but also ensures that installations always comply with the most up-to-date security standards.

The new development of the LEGIC advant SM4200 reader chip is perfectly in line with the trend for compact, interoperable and energy-efficient solutions, which can be flexibly integrated into existing infrastructure. Ultimately, the end user’s comfort is enhanced through the use of flexible and versatile reading technology. n For further information see www.legic.com

Harper Chalice expands business development team Harper Chalice has appointed Andrew Taylor to the new post of business development manager, working with national customers and accredited dealers as its operations continue to expand. The company’s marketbeating growth over recent months (turnover is up by more than 112% on this time last year) follows the best-in-class performance of its advanced perimeter security systems in recent rough weather testing by independent Government assessors.

“This is a very significant time for the perimeter security market and we are expanding to meet demand,” says Taylor.

“With official confirmation that our PulseSecure power fencing technology really is more secure than alternatives we are helping a growing number of organisations that require enhanced protection for their sites.”

As its customer base grows the company is also appointing new accredited dealers and Taylor will be working closely with companies across the UK, ensuring the highest standards of service and support.

“We provide full training and support, plus inspection and certification of compliance for every installed system to ensure that it complies with BS1722 part 17 and our own Code of Practice,” said Taylor. n For further information see www.harperchalice.com

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Night-time recording in full colour: Scene is 70 metres away 360 Vision’s patented White Light Predator features embedded, combined technology, high intensity IR Light and White Light to give full colour CCTV images at night!

White Light is delivered through low power, high intensity LED beams, which generate full colour images at night, whilst discrete IR LEDs provide powerful, pin-sharp, mono images at up to 100 metres.

Unique and innovative software allows the user to set the automatic control parameters for the White Light activation. These include initiation by alarm, manual control (both locally and remotely) and by our latest feature, as part of a preset tour.

Green Credentials: Predators use green patented technology to ensure that the highly efficient lights are only ever switched on when the camera itself determines that extra light is required. Currently available systems use inaccurate methods such as timer switches, light level sensors or manual control.

Utilising high intensity, low power, LEDs for both White Light and IR enables installers and end users to reduce costs. This is the result of a reduction in power consumption, cabling, hardware and in the quantity of separate external lighting - all with Green technologies included. 360 Vision offers end users peace of mind, that the patented White Light Predator is delivering the lowest possible carbon footprint.

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product and industry news

Hikvision launches 2 Megapixel WDR Dome Camera Hikvision Digital Technology, a leading supplier of digital video surveillance products and solutions, has launched its DS-2CD754FWD-EI 2 megapixel 1080p WDR dome, designed for high-definition surveillance applications, particularly in extreme contrast scenes.

Over the past two years, Hikvision has made great efforts on several significant product releases that have broadened its HD portfolio.

The DS-2CD754FWD-EI 2 megapixel 1080p dome camera with maximum image resolution of 1080P (1920x1080) was unveiled at the ISC West trade event in the US. Developed to deliver superior image quality, the DS2CD754FWD-EI is equipped with Wide Dynamic Range technology with a WDR range of 120DB, allowing users to see clearly in extreme light conditions.

Features such as IR cut filter with auto switch and auto iris enable the product to deliver excellent images in various lighting condition. Minimum illumination is 0.1 lux at F1.2 with AGC on or 0 lux with IR. The 2 megapixel DS-2CD754FWD-EI offers H.264

dual-stream real-time video compression with various frame rate options according to usage demands, which greatly optimizes bandwidth and storage use without compromising image quality. Motion JPEG is also supported for increased flexibility. The camera uses a 2.7~9mm at F1.2 lens and features a 1/3” progressive scan CMOS to capture smooth motion video.

The product features a 32GB SD/ SDHC slot for local storage as an option and impact protection to guard against accidental and malicious impact. Hikvision’s DS2CD754FWD-EI is conformant with ONVIF and PSIA, offering users more flexibility to create effective surveillance solutions.

In addition to the 2 megapixel WDR camera, Hikvision also displayed a 5 megapixel dome camera, a 2 megapixel CCD camera, and a new generation of NVR products, which can support IP cameras of up to 5 megapixels, as well as one of the first embedded NVR products that supports ONVIF and PSIAconformant cameras. n For further information see www.hikvision.com

Basler reports best performance in company’s history

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Basler AG is releasing its audited annual report for 2010. The camera specialist realized the best results in the company’s history in 2010, merely one year after the global economic and financial crisis.

The group’s turnover increased in fiscal year 2010 by 51.3 % to € 51.0 million (previous year: € 33.7 million). The gross profit margin increased to 43.5 % from 35.0 % in the previous year. The earnings before taxes increased to € 5.0 million (previous year: € -7.3 million). The pre-tax return amounted to 9.8 % (previous year: -21.7 %). Resulting from newly valued capitalized loss carry forwards the group’s annual surplus increased to € 8.0 million (previous annual deficit: € -10.1 million). The previous forecast for fiscal year 2010 was surpassed again slightly due to the fourth quarter having been better than expected.

“The strategic realignment of the company undertaken in the past 18 months, with focus on the camera business has proven successful” said the chairman of the Management Board, Dr. Dietmar Ley, pictured. “We will continue developing our product portfolio and our international sales force in 2011 in order to increase the market share of Basler AG for industrial cameras and video surveillance cameras.”

For 2011, Basler AG expects a positive result in the middle single-digit percentage range due to the unchanged positive trends in incoming orders and sales. n For further information see www.baslerweb.com

Retailers missing out on benefits of IP-based surveillance due to IT concerns Many retailers are being prevented from deploying IP-based surveillance due to a lack of collaboration with their IT departments, according to a recent report commissioned by Axis Communications.

The independent report by the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) examines current and future CCTV use in the UK. It reveals that nearly half (42.7%) of the respondents cite a lack of collaboration with their IT departments as the reason they are unable to roll out IP-based surveillance across their stores. Axis believes that this barrier to adoption is largely due to the misconception that network video cameras will take up too much data network bandwidth.

Commenting on the report, entitled ‘Retail use and experience of CCTV in the UK’, Professor Joshua Bamfield from the CRR said: “The majority of retailers are claiming that a lack of collaboration with their IT department is preventing them from moving towards a digital upgrade. However, there is a minority of retailers that still claim they do not need IP surveillance or that upgrading is simply not a priority for their business.

“Although analogue CCTV clearly still dominates in this sector, the report also shows that the vast majority of retailers are considering moving towards IP-based surveillance in the future, so obviously appreciate the numerous benefits that networked camera solutions can bring to the business far beyond just security and protection of stock.”

The impact of this technology on the company network is often misunderstood, and this report suggests that this may still appear to be the case in the retail sector. Atul Rajput, retail business development manager, Northern Europe, at Axis Communications said: “File sizes can be easily managed by the adoption of efficient compression techniques commonly used throughout the global consumer video industry and retailers can also control when and how video files move across the company network so that footage isn’t continuously streamed.

“Network video surveillance adds real business value for retailers and is capable of far more than helping to reduce shrinkage. It can be simultaneously deployed to help analyse customer behaviour and therefore help improve the customer shopping experience. If video is perceived as delivering business value, perhaps IT departments may be more inclined to embrace network video.

“Making the move from traditional analogue CCTV to IP surveillance is easier and more cost effective than many people realise. Retailers can also make the most of their existing investment in analogue technology and upgrade to an IP-based solution using video encoders which bring footage onto the network.” n For further information see www.axis.com

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Exhibition round-up

Expos around the world We review some of the top trade shows that have taken place this year and look ahead to what’s coming up Exhibition Preview Interpolitex 2011, which takes place from October 25 – 28 2011 in Moscow, is the only Security event in Russia which has federal status and importance. It is aimed at providing manufacturers, suppliers and consumers of modern special technical equipment and weapons an effective tool for solving a complex advertising

IFSEC 2011 16th–19th May NEC Birmingham IFSEC, the world’s largest annual security event, offers security professionals the opportunity to discover innovative security solutions as well as a glimpse into the future of security through the extensive exhibition, comprehensive educational programme and innovative feature areas.

James Blue, Portfolio Director – Fire & Security at UBM Live, organisers of IFSEC, said: “Every year, thousands of visitors come to

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and marketing objectives, market monitoring and of sale. The largest in Russian security events, it is unique in the opportunities it offers for manufacturers and users of homeland security systems.

The last event, in 2009, attracted over 400 exhibitors and 15,000 professional visitors. n For more information see www.interpolitex.ru

IFSEC to source the most up-to-date technology in this evolving industry.

As the organisers, we see it as our responsibility to be at the forefront of the security market so for 2011, we are expanding the seminar content and introducing new features to demonstrate what the future of this industry will hold. This will enhance the IFSEC experience for visitors as we also see the return of established, interactive features, including the Intelligent Integration Zone, and our industry-leading exhibition.”

Divided into six product areas, the IFSEC 2011 exhibition will house

more than 700 of the world’s leading companies, including Dallmeier, Dedicated Micros, HID, HIK Vision, Norbain, Panasonic, RISCO, Samsung, SATEL, Tyco and Y3K. Assa Abloy also return for 2011 and are sponsoring the Access Control product area of the exhibition.

Hosting more than 22,000 visitors every year, including an international audience of more than 6,500 professionals, this is the central meeting place for the international security industry. Several countries will also have dedicated pavilions to house leading manufacturers and suppliers from the respective countries. China, France, Italy, Taiwan and the US are just a few to benefit from this initiative.

Since its inception, IFSEC has prided itself on providing unparalleled educational content to its thousands of visitors and 2011 will be no different. The ‘New Security Products & Technology Showcase’ seminar theatres will offer hours of free educational content looking at the newest technologies available in the marketplace. The IFSEC Conference 2011, the world’s leading security conference dedicated to the end user, also returns with a jampacked programme of unique and topical content. n For more information see www.ifsec.co.uk

Exhibition Review ASIS International held its 10th European Security Conference & Exhibition in April Vienna, Austria.

The event attracted 360 senior security managers from 44 countries.

The conference was opened by Michal Moroz, Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic, who outlined the Czech Government’s plans to combat corruption. On the second day, Hugh McLeod MBE, Chief Operating Officer of Stirling Assynt, explained the geopolitics and game changers regarding the Arab uprisings.

In addition, sessions designed especially for Chief Security Officers

Exhibition Review ISC West, which took place in April in Las Vegas, saw a 10% increase in attendance this year (pending third-party audit). ISC West offered robust business opportunities for security manufacturers and service providers with representatives from virtually every segment of the security distribution channel, including dealers, specifiers, systems integrators and a larger proportion of security endusers than last year’s event – an increase of 7% in end-users.

Over 10 percent of the attendance at ISC West was international, with security professionals from Canada representing the largest amount of participation, followed by Mexico, Brazil, Korea and Australia.

“This year’s event turned a fresh page on the future of security,” said Ed Several, Sr. Vice President, ISC Events. “With robust and enthusiastic participation from the industry at ISC West, along with the largest US security show floor to explore new products and technologies and a comprehensive educational program, ISC West continues as a barometer of good things to come for the remainder of 2011 and beyond. We are grateful that the industry chooses to gather with us and our partner, SIA.” The ISC West exhibition floor included over 10,000 products from 900-plus exhibiting companies, producing packed aisles during the three-day show. Manufacturers

(CSOs) were organised by the CSO Roundtable, the ASIS forum for the most senior security professionals from the largest and most influential organisations in the world.

Commenting on the conference, Volker Wagner, Senior Vice President Group Business Security at Deutsche Telekom, said “This was a real dynamic event. With the power and energy of the ASIS network we are able to develop security to a level which has even the potential to improve the competitiveness of our economies.”

Matthias Ernst, Vice President Global Accounts of ADT Worldwide, concluded: “The conference

presented a great networking opportunity with stimulating and interesting presentations; the quality of delegates was high with senior level decision makers from across the globe. For ADT we were able to meet with old friends and contacts as well as having the opportunity to meet new ones.”

The conference featured an exhibition where 26 sponsors, exhibitors, media and supporting organisations presented their products and services to security professionals. n The 11th European Security Conference & Exhibition will take place in London on 15-17 April 2012.

offered informative demos and numerous opportunities for security professionals to discuss business challenges with the companies’ technical and engineering experts, and for security professionals to share challenges and future needs for new product development potential.

Stephen Burnett, Special Agent, US Department of Defense, said: “Meeting manufacturers face-to-face allows me to conduct business better. Attending the classes adds to the justification for the trip to ISC West and since our office is always encouraging us to attend classes, I make sure I include them into my itinerary as well as making adequate time to meet with

the manufacturers to learn about their new products. I really had to pace myself to get everything in that I wanted to see.”

“This year’s ISC West has been just outstanding,” said SIA CEO Richard Chace. “The floor is 15,000 square feet bigger than it was last year, the number of attendees increased by double-digit percentages, the exhibits have been impressive, the conference sessions have been informative and valuable, the New Product Showcase had outstanding entries, I could go on and on. Things are looking good for the security industry this year.” n For more information see www.iscwest.com

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company profile

Cape of good hope We profile Kaba’s work in the personnel management and access security sectors

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Kaba time and attendance solution can help a company maximise efficiency by managing its personnel time, one of its biggest costs.

Cape is an international leader in the provision of essential non-mechanical industrial services focused on the energy and natural resources sectors. With over 17,000 people in 28 countries, Cape delivers safe, reliable and intelligent solutions both on and offshore. In 2010, Cape wanted to install a ‘Time & Attendance’ (T&A) system, so the company invited Kaba

to undertake a site survey and offer an effective solution.

David Jones, Head of IT, explained: “Our organisation provides services to the energy and natural resources sectors. The nature of our business means that we have workforces ranging from tens to hundreds of personnel working on client sites such as oil rigs and power stations.

“We always seek to deliver best practice in everything we do, and one area that is hugely important to us is how we manage our resources on site. Our people give us our competitive edge and making sure

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we maximise the benefit they bring to clients is a key aim. We currently have a manual administrative method of recording the time our employees are on site and working, using paper and spreadsheets, and we then have to enter this information into our system.”

Jones added: “We were looking for a system to automatically capture the time and attendance information for the employees and post into our own system with as little manual intervention as possible, therefore improving the process and ensuring the data captured is accurate. Plus,

“The nature of our business means that we have workforces ranging from tens to hundreds of personnel working on client sites such as oil rigs and power stations,” says Kaba IT chief David Jones we need a solution flexible enough to cover all our major UK contracts.”

Subsequently, Kaba was awarded the contract to deliver a flexible time and attendance system that could integrate seamlessly into Cape’s payroll system.

The key benefit of its T&A solution is the flexibility of configuration that allows many different working patterns to be set up for each contract.

The construction industry has very complex working rules and payment types, and the Kaba system is able to configure all these rules within the software. This ensures that the correct bonus hours are sent to payroll with little administrative time and cost, and with great accuracy.

Biometric identification will be used at the time clocks, whereby a person’s finger is enrolled into a local T&A terminal, and the template distributed automatically to any other clocks

where it is required. This gives Cape huge flexibility with the allocation of their staff. The system will also work well in their demanding and at times harsh environment.

An important concern for the employees was also overcome with the Kaba biometric terminal. “The employees were rightfully concerned that their fingerprints would be held in the system and a copy could be used by someone else,” explained Paul Adams, Head of Kaba Business Solutions. “The Kaba system converts the fingerprint to a unique numeric code which is then stored in the database. Each time a fingerprint is read by the terminal, a new numeric code is created and compared with the numeric codes in the database. The system identifies the person this way. It is not possible to recreate a fingerprint from this data.”

There are 10 locally managed Kaba T&A terminals currently installed with

more being rolled out throughout 2010 on Cape’s sites and projects country wide.

Where their manual system could not provide visibility of who was in and where they were, Cape will soon be able to monitor and manage all this information in real time, increasing their flexibility, reducing costs and eradicating any payroll error at source.

Cape will have an instant overview of who is available and can move people between sites by enrolling them on one terminal while authorising their access on multi-sites.

Kaba have been providing time recording and access control solutions for SAP customers for over 20 years, and already have over 1,150 SAP customers using Kaba’s certified interfaces and quality hardware for Access Control, Time & Attendance and Shop Floor Data Collection. >

Case study: Cream of the crop Milk Link is the UK’s most progressive integrated dairy business and supplies all the UK’s major food retailers, as well as many of its largest food processors and food service organisations.

Entirely owned by British dairy farmers, Milk Link employ around 1,200 people at seven processing facilities and in 2009/10 generated a turnover of £550m.

Milk Link was already using Kaba’s time & attendance (T&A) clocks at their Telford site for capturing their employees’ arrival and departure times from work which was proving to be a great success. As a result, Kaba were awarded the contract to resolve a brand new challenge.

Milk Link wished to expand on their current time recording system at Telford and various other sites in the South-West. It was essential however, that the solution would include, roll-call reporting functionality, could be operated using their existing card technology and most importantly, could be

fully integrated with their SAP HR system which was being introduces as company standard.

As an established and certified SAP partner, Kaba’s solution was simple. The initial site at Telford had their clocks switched over from the current T&A system to SAP HR and use an Indala card system.

However, moving forward, MilkLink are introducing Legic RFID cards at the others sites, with one site using biometric clocks due to a local agreement. These different ID technologies are easily combined within the Kaba system.

B-COMM ERP for SAP serves as the data exchange between a users SAP system and Kaba’s time and attendance terminals to ensure a faultless data transfer.

Now, with one simple swipe of their ID badge or presentation of a finger, all T&A bookings are sent directly to MilkLink’s SAP Time and attendance system. No additional software was required, since all the data is maintained within their SAP system.

Roll-Call was also required by Milk Link. Now, in the event of a fire alarm being activated, an accurate roll call list of the persons on site can be automatically sent to multiple printers throughout the building. These can be collected by the assigned fire marshals who are now sufficiently equipped to carry out an accurate roll call.

With over 1,300 SAP customers and in excess of 20 years’ experience, Kaba were able to make the modifications to Milk Link’s SAP interface very simply and quickly.

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Keeping the UK’s campuses safe Ken Batten, Education Security Projects manager at Kaba, explains how the company’s access control solutions are making colleges safer for students, staff and visitors

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nternational terrorism is having an effect on security within the UK and the monitoring of visitors is high on the agenda, specifically UK higher education colleges.

While the traditional response from academic staff to assist with this has identified a strong resistance (they feel that to be obliged to keep checks on students threatens the historic trust between academics and student discussions) controlling measures will continue to be introduced.

International students are now required to submit biometric details for special ID cards which will be issued to them when their visas are approved.

This ‘hot topic’ is facing UK colleges this year and they will need to address this problem for two compelling reasons: • The requirements of the UK Border Agency for academic institutions to monitor student ‘interactions’ (lectures, tutorials, seminars) and report any student who misses 10 of these.

• The need in financially hard times for higher education colleges to increase student retention – to avoid the financial penalties which occur if a student drops out of his/her course.

This has resulted in the search for technical solutions which: • are as unobtrusive as possible.

• that confirm the presence of a person, not just their card.

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• compares interactions with what was supposed to be happening.

• offers a timely yet discreet report to management staff who need to take appropriate action.

Solutions are now emerging and these but will require sensitivity in their introduction, e.g. the integration of current/other card or token functions in the colleges, coupled with the sharing of best practice.

Access control – online & offline One of the greatest challenges for any education establishment is balancing the need to create an open and stimulating environment, while ensuring that people and equipment are protected from the threat of theft, vandalism and physical attack.

Companies are constantly developing new smart card technologies and integrating them with mechanical

and networked systems to allow a far greater level of effective access control. This technology allows access to be gained using a choice of contact free media such as keys, fobs or photo ID cards when fitted with chips. These systems can also integrate with cashless vending solutions and canteen areas for example. Managing the movement of visitors around a site, especially when not being escorted, can be difficult but with an access control solution, sections and rooms can have restricted access.

Access control systems also provide a quick and easy way to initiate checks and controls over who has access where and at what times. If instant notification of unauthorised access is required and there is the need to give and remove access rights immediately, whether it is a permanent or temporary change, then online access control systems provide the highest level of flexibility and reporting.

Online monitoring means that the status of the entire system is visible at all times giving a full report of activities including who has accessed where and when.

Maintaining control of both online and standalone access control doors ensures the highest level of security and time recording possible.

Ken Batten Education Security kbatten@kaba.co.uk

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Near Field Communication

Chasing the gold rush to NFC Near Field Communication is set to make a big impact on the security sector

NFC technology is set to be rolled out in hotels; the technology allows room ‘keys’ to be integrated within the guest’s mobile phone for the duration of their stay

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ith everyone from Apple, BlackBerry, Nokia, Samsung, Google and many other mobile telephone operators all racing to capture a slice of the emerging market for products and services related to Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, its long anticipated introduction into the widespread business marketplace is coming ever closer.

Major players are busy developing applications and forming partnerships ready to roll the technology out into the business and consumer domain. One of the drivers behind this is the new generation of smart phones and tablet computers.

With NFC technology in your smart phone, you can use your phone as if it was a credit card and many manufacturers are getting ready to support NFC technology by inserting a form of electronic payment wallet or e-purse into their handsets that will enable users to make contactless payments in much

the same way as the new generation Barclaycard contactless credit card.

This is a cashless way for customers to pay for low value purchases, typically of around £15 and under, more quickly and conveniently. Users simply hold the contactless Barclaycard up to a secure reader instead of inserting it into a terminal and the transaction is completed in less than a second.

Backing this up Google added NFC support to its most recent Android releases and has a strong incentive to offer NFC services like mobile coupons and rewards and the company is already active in these areas. Payment providers like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and online payment companies such as PayPal also want a piece of the NFC pie and mobile operator O2 has already revealed that it is developing a mobile payment app for the forthcoming iPhone models.

But Apple is not alone in developing possible NFC connectivity. Among the growing band of smart phone companies looking to integrate with the

technology, rival manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) makers of the BlackBerry, are about to run an NFC payment trial of their own in the US with Bank of America.

Beginning this spring, the bank is inviting selected customers to take part in the trial. It will send participants a new battery cover to retro-fit to their BlackBerry phones - relevant models being the Curve 8520 and 8530; Bold 9000, 9650 and 9700; and Tour 9630 - with an antenna and microSD card to make them ready for swipe-based contactless payments using NFC technology.

The trial will last for a few months, and customers will be able to store up to four of their credit cards on their retrofitted BlackBerries. The handsets can then be used to pay for purchases at Mastercard terminals simply by presenting the phone to the reader in the store. If all goes well, the trial is expected to lead the way for many, if not most, BlackBerry devices having built-in NFC capability by the end of the year. >

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“Its principal application is intended mainly for use in mobile phones as a smart payment device where it will act as a debit/credit payment card” What is NFC? Near Field Communications (NFC) is a short range wireless technology enabling communications between devices. It operates at 13.56MHz over a range of a few centimetres (typically less than 4cm) and complements many popular consumer level wireless technologies, by utilizing the key elements in existing standards for contactless card technology such as ISO/IEC 14443 and JIS-X 6319-4.

One of the main advantages of NFC is the convergence it offers i.e. turning the phone into a multi-application device. It can be compatible with existing contactless card infrastructure, enabling a user to utilise one device across many different systems. The aim of NFC is to allow contactless transactions and connectivity in a fully interoperable way and make life easier and more convenient for consumers around the world by making it simpler to make transactions, exchange digital content, and connect electronic devices just with a touch.

Its principal application is intended mainly for use in mobile phones as a smart payment device where it will act as a debit/credit payment card but plenty of other uses are possible including applications in the fields of transport, ticketing, access control, car parking, loyalty, coupons, service discovery (tag reading), mobile marketing and social networking.

In the case of a mobile coupon, you would see an offer on a ‘smart poster’ in the street, download the discount to your phone and then redeem it in the shop by presenting your phone at the payment terminal.

NFC can also offer opportunities for retail marketing, where merchants can further promote products/goods and get better customer information from those consumers who use their NFC phone in store.

So there are many different uses envisioned beyond mobile financial payments and one of these, access

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control, is clearly one of the most exciting use cases for NFC. One of the first applications of this type will very probably be use as an ‘electronic key’ in the hotel industry.

Hotel room keys Just as proximity smart cards have gradually replaced Magstripe swipe cards in the hotel environment, NFC enabled mobile phones will be able to emulate proximity Mifare cards and be used as a hotel room key.

It will work like this. Guests will make a hotel room reservation via the internet or by telephone as they do now, and will then receive their booking confirmation on their mobile phone.

Ahead of their arrival at the hotel, they will then receive a welcome message and a reminder to check in to their room via their mobile phone.

When they arrive at the hotel they can bypass check-in (and its queues) and go straight to their room, their hotel room ‘key’ having been sent to the phone over-the-air. Here they simply present the handset to the reader on the escutcheon – as they would do now with a conventional Mifare smart card – and the door will unlock. The door lock will then communicate with the front desk PMS system (Property Management Software) to let the hotel know the guest has entered the room.

As with a current hotel ‘key’ the phone will only be able to open the door for the programmed access time. At the end of their stay guests will check out with their NFC phone, and once the digital hotel room key stored in the phone expires, access rights to their room are cancelled and the ‘key’ is then automatically deactivated from the phone.

Conclusion NFC extends the ability of contactless card technology so its future, once all the issues between developers, manufacturers and users are resolved, looks bright.

It will enable users to share business cards, make transactions and payments, access information from smart posters or provide credentials for access control systems with a simple touch. And as many companies currently use contactless ID cards to control access to their facilities, NFC should be able to reduce the cost of card issuance and management and thus deliver tangible cost savings to operators and users.

All that remains is for the technology to begin rolling out into the marketplace. But although we’re seeing a lot of activity and progress around NFC right now, the technology’s breakthrough into making the mobile wallet available to mainstream consumers probably won’t happen before 2012, so we’ll just have to wait.

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Sony embraces challenge of developing higher-resolution HD cameras

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s the video security industry shifts more and more towards IP surveillance, the demand for higher resolution images is increasing. To follow and accelerate this trend, Sony launched almost 30 models of HD and Full HD cameras in 2010. The benefits of high-resolution images in IP surveillance are very clear, but as with any new technology, there are some challenges to overcome for a successful implementation.

These include managing the costs of network bandwidth and storage when streaming and recording highresolution video.

Having a good understanding of networking is fundamental. While installing an IP network is not as straightforward as a installing an analogue system, IP technologies actually make the installation more cost effective and flexible. For example, using PoE we can save time and money by simply installing

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a single network cable to the camera but also redeploy cameras quickly to new locations when a network already exists.

As more and more services such as surveillance, video conferencing and IP telephony migrate to using existing IP network within an organisation, the available capacity on that network becomes saturated and the reliability of the network can decrease.

There is a solution to this problem. Using Sony’s ‘Edge Storage’ you can record audio and video to the camera or encoders onboard memory. Saving data locally to either compact flash or USB memory sticks can drastically reduce the amount of data you need to broadcast over your IP network and also introduce redundancy against a loss in your IP network connectivity.

Edge storage has already been implemented on many of the industry advanced IP/HD camera including

Sony new HD/Full HD range. In partnership with Milestone Systems, Sony has been developing this technology for over two years and is now ready to deploy into projects throughout the world. Other leading software vendors have also begun their development into integrating this new feature but Milestone is the first software vendor to implement this key feature of Sony.

With Edge Storage, video management software can access your camera or encoders recordings using the same connection methods you would use to connect to a live video stream. This means if your network goes down, recordings can continue to your onboard storage.

When the network connectivity is restored, the recording solution can then request from the camera or encoder the video it’s missing. This video can then be streamed back to the central recording solution enabling the video to be centrally archived.

Many European cities have implemented a security solution utilizing Milestone and Sony’s edge Storage Technology (facing page). In such secnarios Edge Storage increases the robustness and reliability of the entire installation

Safeguarding recordings

In line with the emerging trend of industry standard protocol, ONVIF, Edge Storage supports RTSP so you can monitor the replaying of this video using media applications such as VLC. Using a simple command you can play your recordings directly from the cameras onboard memory while simultaneously streaming your live monitoring stream.

Using onboard memory is not a new idea. Sony has for many years utilised a feature called “Image Memory” where we could save images and recordings either periodically or upon a trigger of an alarm. This had many limitations; most of all is the difficulty in integrating this feature into third party software platforms. The only way you could access the data held within the cameras onboard memory was to connect to the camera or encoder via FTP and download all the content and then play the media back in a dedicated player.

Using Sony’s Edge Storage with a comprehensive recording platform offered by major vendors such as Milestone you can realize the full potential of this technology.

The cameras and encoders supporting Edge Storage can detect when the network drops and record video to the cameras onboard memory while the network is down. Once the network has been re-established, the recording solution can then identify the missing segments and retrieve the video from the Edge Storage to essentially fill in the blanks on the central recording archive.

This solution is built on the ability to use RTSP based communication between the Edge Storage and recording solution. The recording solutions will send a message regularly to the camera and if the message is not received it is recognised as a connection lost by the camera or encoder. At this point the camera will then start recording using its internal memory.

Even when the network is functioning correctly the camera can also record live video and automatically over write its own memory. This means the camera can buffer video on its onboard memory in case the network does go down. If you did not have this feature you could lose video during the time it takes

Figure 1. How Edge Storage works

XProtect Video Database

Server maintenance With the same logic as before, Edge Storage can also be used to provide an uninterrupted service while the recording solution is taken down for maintenance. This maintenance can include hardware replacement, operating system upgrades or software upgrades to the recording solution. When your recording solution is available once again you should be able to request from the camera the video it’s missing and essentially fill in the blanks as before.

Bandwidth is often the biggest concern especially where your network is shared by multiple recourses such as IP telephony or Video Conferencing. Perhaps we are doing remote monitoring of our cameras where streaming video across a wide area network to a central recording solution is not feasible. >

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the camera to detect the network connectivity has been lost.

With this feature, projects with a limited budget can have a reliable platform providing an uninterrupted videos security solution even during network down time.

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“Edge Storage can also be used to provide an uninterrupted service while the recording solution is taken down for maintenance” Using Edge Storage here means you can use the cameras internal memory as the primary storage. When you want to access the recordings from a specific date or time you can request the video to be streamed back to a client to view. Alternatively you can schedule the video to be uploaded to a central recording solution at off peak times during the day.

In addition to this you can also seek to save on disc space by only streaming back and recording to the central recording solution important video where something has actually happened. n

case studies

Case 1: City surveillance

Case 2: Retail

A medium-sized city is considering installing an IP video security solution. They plan to mainly target the downtown area and would expect to install around 60 HD PTZ cameras which will be monitored from a central control room.

Their HD requirement comes from the need for clarity and resolution to make out detail for such as number plates or face recognition. Budget is their biggest limitation though; initially they were going to install a fibre link however this has proven to be far too expensive. A move to wireless networking was preferred.

In moving to wireless the client felt that the stability of the network would present a massive problem in preserving a continuous, uninterrupted stream for centralised recordings. If the network glitches for even a moment they could loose their recordings.

Edge Storage is very effective at providing a safeguard for this client’s concern. Video can be constantly recorded on the camera’s internal memory and the Milestone recording solution they adopt can be configured to request the video it failed to record due to the wireless network dropping out.

This means the customer would have virtually no loss of video and could rely on its system thoroughly.

A pan-European pharmacy has 200 retail stores of various sizes ranging from 250sq/m to small kiosk style stores throughout Europe. They are considering installing an IP video security solution in each of the stores however the level of sophistication will depend upon the size of the store itself.

In the larger stores they have the ability to deploy local recording solutions as the level of revenue and risk of shoplifting can justify this investment. In the smaller stores however, this is not possible. The revenue earnings from these stores do not warrant such a large investment so installing just the cameras with the ability to record video is preferred. This will assist not just in keeping the cost of the solution down but also keep the complexity and maintenance down to a minimum.

For this scenario Edge Storage is a good solution.

For the small stores you can install only cameras which record to the onboard memory when an alarm is triggered. Then at a scheduled time during the day the camera can then stream the video back to a central server which archives video from multiple stores.

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Case study

Shining a light on efficiency LED-based video walls are improving in efficiency and performance terms

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In an effort to recreate Pink Floyd’s famous 1980s ‘The Wall’ show using the latest video technologies, producers of Roger Waters’ tour selected Barco’s three-chip DLP projectors, show controllers and moving mirror luminaires to create dazzling imagery and effects (facing page). Below, the FSN series is a high-resolution, 3G ready switcher that combines advanced multi-format production and presentation switching in one highly integrated unit

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ED-lit rear-projection technology has opened the door for a significant performance increase for video walls in terms of image quality, maintainability and cost of ownership. The typical advantages of LED video walls include their low maintenance and saturated colours. Although LED rear-projection has found acceptance into 24/7 control room environments, control room technology manufacturers and designers are now in search of the new holy grails of efficiency and cost of ownership. Barco’s latest series of rear-projection video walls with LED-based illumination combine the typical benefits of LED-lit systems with some unique technologies that make LED-based video walls efficient and ready for use in 24/7 applications.

Keeping it cool LEDs typically generate high temperatures on a very small surface. This heat can significantly affect the video wall’s performance, in that it will emit lower light output, show colour shift and eventually have a reduced lifetime. That is why efficient heat management is crucial for LED-based rear-projection systems.

One way of cooling down the LED light source, is by leading the heat

away from the LED via a copper plate connected to heat pipes. This is also referred to as air cooling. However, a copper plate only has limited heat absorption capacity. As a result of the very high temperatures of an LED, the copper plate presents a heat bottleneck. Air cooled systems are therefore not efficient to cool an LEDbased rear-projection video wall.

Extensive tests at among others the Rensselaer Lighting Research Center in New York have shown that the lifetime of an LED can be doubled by lowering the heat on the LED junction by only 10 degrees.

Heat pipe systems cannot manage this. Other proven technologies need to solve this heat issue. In a paper on thermal management of high power dissipation electronic packages by Zhang et al, it is stated that “there exist performance limits for the air cooling techniques and <that> liquid cooling technique is a feasible candidate for cooling next-generation high-performance electronic packages.” (Thermal Management of High Power Dissipation Electronic Packages: from Air Cooling to Liquid Cooling, H. Y. Zhang, D. Pinjala and Poi-Song Teo, 2003 Electronics Packaging Technology Conference.)

Based on its 10-year know-how on LED, Barco designed a heat management system based on liquid cooling that can efficiently reduce

LED temperature by an additional 10 degrees. With such systems, the LED is cooled directly by a jetstream of coolant, so that the optimal LED temperature level can be achieved. This technology has been successfully applied by main PC manufacturers.

Green efficiency Brightness and system lifetime are inextricably connected with LED-based systems, in that higher brightness is more powerconsuming resulting in higher temperatures at the LED, and hence life-reducing. However, thanks to the efficient heat management system based on liquid cooling, video wall users are offered a number of options. First of all, liquid cooling allows boosting brightness levels up to some 20% compared to other systems, without shortening the system’s lifetime.

Conversely, it is also possible to reduce brightness – and thus temperature – with some 20% and as a result prolong the system’s lifetime. Needless to say that liquid cooling provides video wall users with enhanced control over the system’s power consumption. Just like a car’s gear system, the more options you have, the more ecoefficient it can be. Liquid cooling is the technology that provides these options. >

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“Brightness and system lifetime are inextricably connected with LED-based systems, in that higher brightness is more power-consuming resulting in higher temperatures at the LED, and hence life-reducing” Smart power management Another opportunity to increase efficiency lies in the way LED video walls handle the inevitable colour or brightness changes over time and across projection modules.

While traditionally, non-uniformity is corrected via the optical dimmer or on the basis of the system’s DLP chip, LED technology has allowed for a smarter and more efficient way of stabilization, viz. by means of power management. This technology, integrated into Barco LED video walls, has a favourable effect on power consumption and adds to the eco-efficiency of the system. Thanks to this smart power management, a colour adjusted video wall can save up to 30% power, compared to an unadjusted one, without any sacrifice on contrast ratio.

We will exemplify this with two adjacent video wall cubes that have different brightness and colour. To make them uniform, we would have to decrease the brightness and reduce the green of one cube. How can this be managed?

• Decreasing brightness Lamp-based projection systems typically make use of the DMD (Digital Micro-mirror Device) chip or an optical dimmer to decrease brightness. Both methods have their disadvantages. By using the DMD, white can be successfully

reduced. Reducing black, however, is not possible, which results in reduced contrast. By closing the optical dimmer – another technology typical of lamp-based systems – contrast is successfully maintained. In both cases the light that hits the closing optical dimmer or an absorber via the DLP chip is literally wasted, along with the power that is needed to generate that light.

Whereas most LED-based systems also apply DMD technology resulting in reduced contrast, Barco’s LEDbased projection systems can handle brightness reduction more efficiently, namely by reducing the power of the three LED drivers (viz. red, green and blue). The benefits are obvious.

Not only is the power consumption effectively reduced, the contrast is also preserved.

• Reducing green Lamp-based as well as LED-based systems typically make use of the DMD chip to reduce colours. By partially turning off the DMD, the colour is

reduced. At the same time, using this technique implies that part of the dynamic colour range is sacrificed.

Also, the power that is used to generate the image is wasted.

LED-based systems that do not make use of the DMD chip for colour enhancement reduce the power of the LEDs – in this case, the green LED – to stabilize colours. This has a favourable effect on power consumption and the DMD remains fully available for image generation.

• Smart power management This is a proven technique that has shown good results in terms of contrast preservation and colour matching. A side effect of this technology is energy saving, which becomes proportionally bigger with the increase of the wall size.

Conclusion Liquid cooling and smart power management are two technologies that can be used on LED projection systems to provide control room users with more options, and allow the video wall to be operated more economically in terms of power consumption. They efficiently help lower the system’s cost of ownership and provide a longer lifetime with continuous image quality and uniformity. This makes video walls ideal for 24/7 environments. n

Barco’s LED video wall wins ‘red dot’ award for outstanding design Barco was recently named the winner of the prestigious ‘red dot award: product design 2011’ for its OL-521 LED display cube. Barco convinced an international jury with the OL’s space-saving cube design and small footprint, while providing the brightest and warmest colours on the display thanks to novel technologies such as liquid cooling.

The official red dot award ceremony will take place on 4 July 2011.

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A jury of 36 experts examined 4,443 products from about 1,700 companies worldwide before granting the red dot award 2011.

Barco’s OL-521 won the red dot award for best product design and will be on display in the red dot design museum as of 5 July 2011.

Barco’s OL-521 is a LED-lit, rearprojection display cube designed for fixed video wall installations in command centers and control

rooms. The OL-521 is part of Barco’s LED video wall series launched in 2010, which tackles some of the biggest issues (e.g. screen size restrictions, colour imbalances) in video wall design today.

These LED video walls integrate cutting-edge DLP technology and a Barco designed projection engine for use in 24/7 mission-critical applications.

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Slice and dice Reduce IP video storage requirements and improve system performance with multi-stage archiving and video grooming

New approaches to storage architecture for video surveillance systems are available through video management software that can handle huge volumes of data, offering system architects, integrators and administrators the flexibility to design storage systems to meet customer demands

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t is easy to make the mistake of considering video data as just another piece of IT or business data. However, there are two aspects that differentiate video surveillance data from run-of-themill business data, namely that video data is streamed in real-time, and that multiple streams are handled and stored in parallel.

In a standard IT system, disks are used to store files of data that are read from or written to by other servers, IT systems or users. When files are written to these disks it is done using what is called ’best effort writing’, and it does not really matter if the disks are fast enough because the data is also stored or buffered by the sender – the ‘write’ just takes a little longer, but data is never lost.

These data files to a large extent are written sequentially one by one when more systems or users access the disk system at the same time.

Real-time data streams In a surveillance system, video is received as continuous real-time data streams, from many parallel sources (cameras), and there is nowhere data temporarily can be stored or buffered if the disk system is too slow or busy.

This means video recordings are lost if the disk system cannot keep up all the time.

The disk load will also be massive because the disk needs to write the incoming data in parallel, to many different database files at the same time. Compared to the sequential writing described above where only one file is written at a time, this parallel operation with real-time video data is called non-sequential writing and causes most standard disks to perform slower.

The physical size and financial costs of hard disk drives have fallen enormously over the years and simultaneously increased their operational capacity dramatically.

Hard disk drives (HDDs) have been the standard device for network data storage in general purpose computers for five decades and kept

up with growing demands for storage through ongoing advances in their recording capability.

HDDs have continually evolved with new technological breakthroughs and customer demand driving such developments as the areal density - or bit density - doubling every few years since their invention: • Increasing capacity – from 3.75 megabytes to more than 1 terabyte.

• Decreasing size – from 87.9 to 0.002 cubic feet (like shrinking a refrigerator to a PDA).

• Falling prices – from about $15,000 per megabyte to less than $0.0001 per megabyte (equivalent to $100 per terabyte).

• Decreasing average access time – from more than 0.1 second to a few thousandths of a second.

• Ability to utilize low-cost storage technologies.

Common to these technologies is that the costs of the actual hard disk drives (HDDs) are proportional to the performance (normally measured in input/output operations per second – IOPS), while the cost per Gigabyte varies significantly between the lower specification SATA HDDs and the higher performance SAS and SCSI HDDs. The difference in price per Gigabyte for a SATA HDD compared with a SAS or SCSI HDD has been 1:4 for quite some time.

To manage the high volume of parallel writings that are characteristic for surveillance video disc technologies with high input/ output operations per second (IOPS), SAS or SCSI are normally required.

However, a significant portion of the storage cost can be saved if the video surveillance system can utilize a storage infrastructure primarily based on SATA HDD. Using SATAbased storage exclusively, instead of SAS or SCSI disk technologies, can save as much as 75% on storage costs!

Heavy duty demands When determining the total cost of ownership for your storage infrastructure, it is important to take into account the considerable

mechanical wear on the drives caused by the continuous 24/7/365 writing of data. This means that the investment cost should be calculated together with the expected lifetime of the HDD used – and its replacement cost. Typically SAS/SCSI HDD are more robust, and therefore have longer expected life.

In larger surveillance installations the storage infrastructure normally accounts for 10-15% of the overall system cost, depending on specific conditions and retention time of the video. This means that relatively large savings can be made with even modest degrees of improvement in the storage handling and platform.

To illustrate this, picture a surveillance installation with 700 cameras, where video recordings are kept three months for reference purposes due to legal requirements.

However, possible incidents are normally investigated within 14 days, and never later than a month after the occurrence of the incident.

Such a system could easily generate six terabytes of video recordings per day, which would correspond to 550 terabytes of video data for the full three-month period in our example. However, if you optimize the data during the last two months when the video is kept for reference purposes only, significant savings can be made. Let’s say that it may be enough to maintain the video with one Frame Per Second (FPS) after the initial month, which can reduce the data volume and thereby the overall storage cost by over 50%.

Divide and conquer New approaches to storage architecture for video surveillance systems are now available through video management software that can handle the huge volume of data even better, offering system architects, integrators and administrators the flexibility to design storage systems to meet each customer’s demands for performance, reliability and price.

For example, Milestone XProtect Corporate supports an advantageous two-stage storage solution, >

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‘The more fragmented the disk becomes, the longer it takes to write and read data to/from it, and the shorter the disk’s idle time will be’ where audio and video could be recorded to a faster storage system and optionally archived to another, more cost-effective storage system after a pre-defined time and schedule. In the newest version of the software, the storage architecture supports extended multi-stage archiving and video grooming (which some people also refer to as ‘pruning’).

The Milestone storage architecture consists of a database specifically designed and optimized for video surveillance usage with efficient storage of multiple real-time video streams and optional archive functions. This allows seamless movement of the surveillance databases to different network archive drives. This archiving function ensures the best possible price performance, especially in very large video system installations operating with thousands of cameras and storage needs ranging from terabytes to petabytes.

The multi-stage archiving can also be combined with a grooming feature that measurably reduces the storage costs for systems that require recordings to be stored for an extended period of time. How does it do this? The data can be reduced by assigning it to different storage locations at specific times and simultaneously reducing the amounts to lower frame rates over time.

Grooming is the method used to decrease the frame rate of the recorded video in stages by time period designation, in order to save space in the storage system while still keeping a record of what has happened. The reasoning behind grooming is: the older the video, the less likely it is that something important is recorded on it because important things are typically discovered and investigated quickly.

The goal is to groom video recordings each time they are archived and moved from one storage

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area to another. In combination with multi-stage archiving, the grooming can be done as many times as there are archives, reducing the frame rate again and again over time.

Optimizing performance for disk fragmentation A disk system with conventional rotating disk technology will perform slower the more fragmented the files are on the disk. Therefore, a key parameter to ensure continuous high disk performance is to keep the file fragmentation as low as possible.

For example, a live database in XProtect Corporate is designed to consist of multiple data block files for each hardware device (camera) that contain the individual recordings. In previous versions of the software, these database files would become fragmented over time because Windows dynamically allocates space for them as the system writes video or audio records in the files.

So it is very good news that an optimization to the surveillance database has now been introduced that ensures the database files are stored on the disk system in as few fragments as possible - typically one fragment.

This is done without first buffering the video in memory or having to pre-format the disk for surveillance usage, which would lead to increased memory utilization, extended initialization or format time.

Measure your disk idle time The more fragmented the disk becomes, the longer it takes to write and read data to/from it, and the shorter the disk’s idle time will be.

Therefore, a good way of measuring the disk performance is to monitor the disk’s idle time when performing a given set of writing or reading tasks.

By measuring the disk idle time over a defined period, you can measure the sustained performance.

If the performance degrades over time, this could be due to gradual increased file fragmentation. The idle time should remain constant to ensure that your system maintains its high performance over time, through year after year of use.

An additional benefit of increasing the system performance this way is that the higher a disk’s idle time, the lower the mechanical wear – and the longer the disk will last. This translates to fewer disk failures, lower total cost of operation and higher return on investment for your system.

Check the dashboard There is also a helpful new monitoring tool offered by Milestone: a Storage Dashboard in the XProtect Corporate 4.0 Management Client.

This gives an easy overview of the storage usage and current database tasks in the surveillance installation, viewed both from a Recording Server perspective and for individual devices.

Storage architecture advances – best of both worlds Such video management software developments for improving control of the storage process and data volume provide surveillance system architects, installers and administrators greater flexibility to design storage systems to the specific customer needs. Slice it and dice it for the best of both worlds: high performance and endurance on the live video disks with low cost and large capacity for the recording archives.

The ability to store high volumes of IP video surveillance data efficiently is not only critical for the overall performance and reliability of your surveillance solutions, but the physical storage accounts for a significant part of the total system costs – costs that can be dramatically reduced by using the right tools. n

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