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May 2022 6 BT Redcare provides tangible support for installers on IP migration Tele-communications, as we know it, is changing now- and there is no way back. To future proof the UK, the whole of the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) will be migrated to IP by 2025.

8 Innovators – Takex keeps a steady gaze over the industry’s changing landscape Takex Europe, a company specialising in external detector technologies, has maintained its core business model for over 20 years. We interview Mike Burgess, Takex EMEA Sales Manager, who has been at the company for 21 years, to find out how has this been possible to achieve in a changing market.

11 Texecom launches Premier Elite V6 and SmartCom V4 Firmware Texecom announced the release of the Premier Elite V6 firmware and SmartCom V4 firmware. These versions will be in products manufactured on or after the 22nd February.

14 CSL’s GradeShift Pro 2 provides wireless 4G dual-path

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21 Żabka streamlines mobile access control with HID Żabka, one of the largest European retail companies with 7000 locations across Poland and the Czech Republic, called on HID’s expertise to streamline its security and access control.

22 Wisenet Viewer 1.0 improves viewing and managing multiple video

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Hanwha Techwin has launched Wisenet Viewer 1.0, a new NVR/DVR viewer that makes it simple to view and manage different video sources through one interface. Wisenet Viewer 1.0 makes video management easy and works with all Wisenet recorders.

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May 2022 The importance of having clear, reliable security images was highlighted on the news with the case of the vanished teenager, Rashid Elsaffi-Bakkar. The fourteen-year-old was last seen at home in Wembley, west London, on Sunday, March 20th. Assuming he went straight to school the following day, he was only reported missing at 5.30 pm on Monday 21st when the school confirmed that he had not attended school. His teachers said this was totally out of character for Rashid.

is image was picked up on security video footage walking with a backpack at 10.15 pm on Sunday 20th. The Police released the footage of the last sightings of Rashid, who was wearing a grey hooded top, dark coloured jacket and trousers and distinctive blue Nike trainers with a white logo, and carrying a light coloured rucksack. His distinctive blue trainers, also shown on CCTV footage from March 18th when Rashid visited his dentist, are a key identifier for the youth. The case remains unresolved as of April 1st.

Phone lines go all IP New solutions and support for installers and end-users are emerging to make the smoother for the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) transition to All IP. The switch should take effect in 2025, and it will mean that all landlines and many security alarm systems that rely on the analogue network will become obsolete. Read BT Redcare’s plan, which includes marketing material to help installers educate their customers. Enjoy the magazine!

This month’s profile interview: Takex Perimeter security technologies might sound like old news, but they are as key to protecting homes and businesses as the city walls and moats were in Medieval times. We interview Takex to see how the company’s technology can make a difference in today’s world. Read the profile interview and watch the video.

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BT Redcare provides tangible support for installers on IP migration Tele-communications, as we know it, is changing now- and there is no way back. To future proof the UK, the whole of the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) will be migrated to IP by 2025. Landlines and many security alarm systems that rely on the analogue PSTN will become obsolete over the next three years.

he technology that powers the PSTN hasn’t changed since the first public automatic telephone exchange opened in 1912, and today it cannot cope with our XXI century digital demands. BT Redcare is encouraging installers to act now to ensure customers’ alarms keep working, avoiding disruption and helping homes and businesses stay safe. From the switch over, alarms will not be able to send signals to alert anyone. Migrating to an all-IP network and using 4G

mobile networks, provides an opportunity to achieve better, more reliable, and feature-rich services. All communications need to be considered, as they’ll have to be fully operating on the IP network by 2025. Anyone using a fire, security, or any other alarm system that isn’t already using IP or 4G for its alarm signalling will need to be upgraded before the telephone lines switch to an all-IP service. Many other systems may also rely on the PSTN, such as lift alarms, building management systems and power alarms so need to be considered. Communication providers have already migrated over 2 million lines to the new digital service.

Support for installers To help installers upgrade their customers, BT Redcare has recently launched a special offer cutting up to 51%* off the RRP on its Next Generation portfolio. Not only that, they are also providing a free all-IP marketing toolkit to help installers educate their customers which includes helpful flyers, brochures and videos The company is also offering free training for

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Takex keeps a steady gaze over the industry’s changing landscape Takex Europe, a company specialising in external detector technologies, has maintained its core business model for over 20 years. We interview Mike Burgess, Takex EMEA Sales Manager, who has been at the company for 21 years, to find out how has this been possible to achieve in a changing market.

akenaka Sensor Group began in 1959; Takex Europe was implemented in 1990 to service and nurture the European side of the business, which has grown to cover the entire EMEA region. Mike points out that, despite its global reach, Takex has never lost sight of the personal aspect of the business-building relationships 8

that have lasted decades, maintaining the focus of providing products that exceed expectations. “Finding reliable global or national partners who add value to the product portfolio with local market expertise, and maintaining and growing the established relationships. The products have been improved over time, but the formula of quality rather than compromise has been upheld.”

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Offering wired and wireless solutions, Takex manufactures Photoelectric Beams, PIR, Attention Sensors, Flame Sensors, to name but a few. When it comes to false alarms, Mike controversially says that there are no such things as ‘false alarms.’ Watch the video interview to find out more. Benchmark Magazine: Can you describe your company in three words? Mike Burgess: Professional, Personal, Traditional BM: How many people do you employ today? MB: With a global complement of over 450 employees, Takex Europe is a small family of 7 people. BM: What do you consider are the Takex flagship products? MB: We have always had a reputation for producing the best point to point beams; our PBIN~HFA has been recognised as the industry’s benchmark for many years. Our latest product is the TXF-125DM, a battery-operated Quad beam designed to be compatible with all leading wireless systems, allowing Active Infrared Beams on rapid deployment temporary installations. If what’s needed is a detector that can cope with extreme environmental conditions, you

Read the full article here can choose our MX-12FAMD, a triple detection outdoor PIR with K-band microwave and anti-masking. We have solutions for most requirements. The PR-30BE uses ‘time of flight’ technology to measure light reception and timing. This means no more lost alarms from highly reflective objects such as white vehicles. It provides the performance of a traditional point-to-point beam sensor with the singleended convenience of a PIR detector. Twin Beams are the most commonly used beams. As the name suggests, there are two beams between transmitter and receiver units, both of which need to be broken to initiate activation. Twin Beams are ideal for protecting windows, doors, fence lines and driveways.

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sureCore’s CompuRAM empowers computing at the Edge sureCore, the ultra-low power, embedded memory specialists, has announced its new technology for in-memory computing called CompuRAM. This will enable solutions for computing at the Edge to be more power efficient.

At present, sensor data often has to be sent from an IoT device to a server for processing, which creates a connectivity requirement and an unavoidable latency. For time critical applications this is not acceptable and so there is a drive to do more computation within the device itself, i.e., AI processing at the Edge.

Read the full article here TDSi Introduces GARDiS App TDSi is launching its GARDiS App from April, 2022. Designed as a complementary tool, the GARDiS App provides a number of features including People Management (add, edit, or delete users from access authorisation), Live Events information, Door Control, and Visual Verification, through compatible Android and Apple iOS devices. Reflecting upon the upcoming event, Nick Mercer, Marketing Manager at TDSi said, “With the development complete, we want to introduce our new GARDiS App to the market.” The new GARDiS App adds additional flexibility to the range as Tina

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Texecom launches Premier Elite V6 and SmartCom V4 Firmware Texecom announced the release of the Premier Elite V6 firmware and SmartCom V4 firmware. These versions will be in products manufactured on or after the 22nd February. Updates will be available via the Texecom Cloud service from the same date for remote upgrade of existing systems.

hese firmware updates simplify the setup process of SmartCom communicators, and prepare for the upcoming release of Texecom Monitor, our

new integrated primary alarm signalling service, due to be released to the UK market at the start of April 2022.

Premier Elite systems now include a new communications menu item – ‘Monitor Mode’. Monitor Mode simplifies the SmartCom communicator setup process. Monitor Mode can be used to setup a SmartCom for:

Texecom Connect – end user app Texecom Cloud – remote management and maintenance Texecom Monitor – new primary alarm signalling service (once available) On entering the UDL/Digi Options menu – ‘Monitor Mode’ is the first option. Pressing 0 or down arrow will move to the next menu option. All the other indexes are the same as previous software versions.

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Read the full article here Silverstein uses HID at the World Trade Centre

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Silverstein Properties, a U.S.-based estate development, investment and management firm, has introduced contactless access from HID to its 7 World Trade Center office building through employee badge in Apple Wallet. Silverstein’s employee badges in Apple Wallet allow users to easily access its office buildings, tenant floors, fitness centres and amenity spaces using their iPhone or Apple Watch. Starting at the 7 World Trade Center, the company plans to offer the service to its 50,000 office customers in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles in the coming months. “We are proud to make it easy for our employees and customers to get into our buildings, their offices, and our shared lounges, cafes, conference facilities and yoga studios using employee badge in Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch,” said Tal Kerret, President of Silverstein Properties. “Through our Inspire app, we can now

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CSL’s GradeShift Pro 2 provides wireless 4G dual-path CSL’s most recent release, the GradeShift Pro 2 provides dual-path signalling at any grade, with intuitive management tools.

art of the DualCom Pro 2 Range, our dual-path signalling solution utilises a combination of two Radio paths or one Radio and one LAN path to signal an alarm. Each SIM operates on an independent network from the other for total resilience. GradeShift Pro 2 is also compatible with CSL Live and the My Base App. GradeShift Pro 2 Radio/Radio uses two active 4G WordSIMs, each with their own

radio module, one as the primary and one as the secondary path. A third standby SIM acts as a backup to the primary SIM on the primary path. GradeShift Pro 2 LAN/Radio uses LAN connectivity for its primary path and a 4G WorldSIM as its secondary path. A standby WorldSIM is also supplied.

New features of the system include: • Dial Capture on-board as standard. • 12 channels as standard. • Ethernet Socket on-board as standard for LAN connection – no adaptor needed. • The same piece of hardware as DigiAir Pro 2.

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CDVI releases advanced high speed facial recognition product Access control manufacturer CDVI has announced the official release of ‘iface’, an advanced biometric facial recognition unit. Offering high performance, high accuracy, high speed facial matching iface is now available to buy for UK and international customers. In 1:N mode for 10,000 subjects, faces are identified, analysed, and compared to the database in less than one second. Backed by

a powerful octa-core processor and 2GB RAM, iface’s rapid facial matching provides a seamless user experience while improving the efficiency of entry points. The sleek and stylish unit can be mounted on walls, desktops, and turnstiles and includes a built-in MIFARE DESFire card reader as a secondary access validation method. The high performance dual cameras are specially designed to detect and automatically capture faces of individuals up to two metres away from the unit.

Read the full article here Pyronix’s UR2-WE is now dual frequency Pyronix’s UR2-WE wireless expander now features dual-frequency, HUD/MED-WE compatibility and a fail-safe fault relay, enabling it to switch between wireless channels to avoid jamming, for up to 20 HUD devices to be added and for the control panel to be notified if the device experiences a power loss fault. “We’re always looking at ways we can improve not only our latest solutions, but also our existing ones and we’re really pleased to deliver these new features to the UR2-WE,” Pyronix Marketing Director, Laurence Kenny, said. The UR2-WE is a wireless expander that enables installers to add Pyronix two-way

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VIVOTEK and Immix Announce Platform Integration IP surveillance provider VIVOTEK announced its partnership with global software automation provider, Immix, in providing back-end solutions on the Immix Platform. This new integration offers Immix customers access to VIVOTEK NVRs and presents flexible and friendly operations on video and audio management solutions. Immix is primarily focused on video integrations and support for intrusion detection and access control systems. With the rapid advancement in network technologies and IoT, VIVOTEK NVR support is groundbreaking for the monitoring platform. It lays the foundation for accessing VIVOTEK’s industry-leading and affordable network surveillance technologies. With the VIVOTEK integration, Immix customers can now expand their surveillance needs without breaking the bank. VIVOTEK NVRs are available in 4-, 8-, and 16-channel options with embedded PoE, requiring less hardware at each location. Moreover, the absence of license fees for pairing VIVOTEK NVRs with VIVOTEK IP cameras significantly lowers total ownership costs, putting VIVOTEK IP surveillance solutions at the fingertips of Immix platform integrators.

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Transport for West Midlands deploys IDIS A network of 200 IDIS cameras supporting ANPR image analysis software from 4Sight has been deployed to improve traffic management in the UK West Midlands region. Supporting efficient highways management and contributing to economic growth. The solution enables detailed analysis of traffic flows, helping to minimise congestion, reduce journey times, and improve safety. Systems integrator Total Integrated Solutions provided Transport for West Midlands with an innovative solution combining high-performance specialist IDIS 3MP DC-B3303X cameras seamlessly

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360 Vision certifies barox PoE Ethernet switch 360 Vision Technology has partnered with barox to support installers and specifiers by confirming its range of PoE Ethernet switch products are suitable to power 360 Vision’s range of PTZ cameras and peripherals. To support CCTV surveillance integrators with the specification and set-up of reliable PoE and video transmission when installing

their range of PTZ cameras, 360 Vision recently concluded an in-depth ‘proof of concept’ test. The testing involved a barox RYLGSPTR23-26 24-port 920W bt PoE managed Ethernet switch and was performed to assess device performance, and compatibility with 360 Vision’s range of PoE Predator and Invictus PTZ cameras. In the compliance test, a sample barox

Read the full article here Varifocal Multi-Imager Camera from 3xLOGIC 3xLOGIC has released its new VX-20MSURROUND-RAW Varifocal Multi-Imager Surround Dome Camera. Designed for applications that require multiple angles of view that a standard camera cannot achieve, this new camera contains four 5MP varifocal lenses that provide separate video streams. It is therefore possible to deploy this single device instead of purchasing and installing several cameras. The varifocal lenses can be positioned in infinite configurations to allow end users to view and record what is most important. The Multi-Imager is equipped with WDR, audio, and alarm for enhanced

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Żabka streamlines mobile access control with HID Ż

abka, one of the largest European retail companies with 7000 locations across Poland and the Czech Republic, called on HID’s expertise to streamline its security and access control. Innovation is in Zabka’s DNA and the organisation is known as an early adopter. From introducing AI to create an autonomous and checkout-free shopping experience to launching a cloud-based platform to better the franchise management process, Żabka has actively embraced continuous change and improvement. When implementing security for its new headquarters in Poznań, Poland, Żabka returned to its pioneering roots, requiring a highly secure, automated solution that enabled the integration of custom applications and simplified the use of other building-wide office functionalities. Physical access control (i.e., the readers on the door and the credentials that individuals present to them for authentication) is not

Żabka, one of the largest European retail companies with 7000 locations across Poland and the Czech Republic, called on HID’s expertise to streamline its security and access control. Innovation is in Zabka’s DNA and the organisation is known as an early adopter. From introducing AI to create an autonomous and checkout-free shopping experience to launching a cloud-based platform to better the franchise management process, Żabka has actively embraced continuous change and improvement.

only one of the first interactions employees have with security technology but is also the first line of defence in security programs. The balance of a good user experience and strong

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Wisenet Viewer 1.0 improves viewing and managing multiple video Hanwha Techwin has launched Wisenet Viewer 1.0, a new NVR/DVR viewer that makes it simple to view and manage different video sources through one interface. Wisenet Viewer 1.0 makes video management easy and works with all Wisenet recorders.

he new version removes the need for a dedicated server to manage all video sources, leading to cost reductions and helping to preserve existing investments without new licences or replacing all recorders. Through Wisenet Viewer 1.0, operators can view multiple applications on multiple

monitors, including web pages and images. They can also monitor live video, search and play recorded video, and set event rules like alarms, video and audio analytics, face detection, tampering, and object detection. The software supports Windows and macOS operating systems. Operators can quickly adapt Wisenet Viewer 1.0 to their needs with custom layouts that can include multiple tabs and windows. Video files can be easily organised and resized with a few clicks. User permissions can also be set and removed through the software. Uri Guterman, Head of Product & Marketing for Hanwha Techwin Europe, said: “We aim to continuously raise the bar for video surveillance and help our customers innovate

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TRENDnet introduces new 10G Switches TRENDnet, a manufacturer of SMB and consumer networking and surveillance solutions, has announced two new 10G switches to its Multi-Gigabit Product Solutions Family. The 10G switches are the 5Port 10G Switch (TEG-S750) and the 6-Port 10G Switch (TEG-S762).

Delivering advanced high-bandwidth performance, ease of use, and reliability, these new unmanaged 10G switches provide a cost-effective solution in adding multigigabit capabilities to any network, helping to reduce data bottlenecks. A fan-less design lowers energy consumption and reduces costs, while eliminating distracting noise for

Read the full article here Luminite’s Genesis Masthead Receiver is enhanced Luminite Electronics has improved its Genesis Masthead Receiver (LGMT434v2) to include a host of new features and functionality. In line with other receivers in the Luminite range, the new Masthead Receiver is fitted with push buttons and LED display for easy programming. The standard RS232 output facilitates connection to the multi relay output unit LGU16. Additionally, there is a USB port for remote configuration or as a duplicate of the RS232 protocol for PC applications.

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ONVIF celebrates 10th anniversary of the profile concept ONVIF is celebrating 10 years of ONVIF profiles based on the profile concept. From the first profile, Profile S in 2012, to the more recent Profile M introduced in 2021, the profile concept has enabled product

conformance and widespread interoperability between physical security products for the last decade. ONVIF profiles are comprehensive sets of related features that enable systems integrators, end users and consultants to more easily identify interoperable products that fit a specific need, such as basic video

Read the full article here April 1st: update to close protection qualification On 1 April 2022 the SIA is introducing an updated close protection qualification, including a physical intervention unit. Changes to the qualification includes new physical intervention skills for close protection operatives. The new content will allow the integration arrangement that permits close protection licence holders to work as Door Supervisors to continue. The SIA will run a series of webinars for training providers, operatives and the wider industry towards the end of September. These sessions will outline the content added to the new qualification and also provide an overview of the new bespoke physical intervention skills for close protection operatives.

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City of Edinburgh to invest £2.6m on CCTV North has secured a £2.6m contract with the City of Edinburgh Council to update security and surveillance across the capital. The contract will see the build and management of Edinburgh’s new CCTV Control Centre and will form part of the Council’s vision to create a Smart City Operation Facility, providing a

holistic view of the city by using the latest technology to drive operational efficiencies, improve security and analyse trends. Set for completion in September 2022, the new Control Centre will see the provision of high-definition CCTV cameras, expanded security coverage, and the introduction of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence

Read the full article here Bogota Police deploys Digital Barrier body cams Digital Barriers, a UK-Based provider of IoT surveillance and security technologies, announced a new contract with Bogota’s Police force to provide its BW600 body worn cameras for use on the city’s mass transportation system. The BW600 is the world’s only low bandwidth bodycam capable of streaming live video and audio over cellular and WiFi networks, without latency or corruption. Digital Barriers’ technology typically requires 50% to 75% less bandwidth when streaming live video. The Bogata Police will deploy the cameras to support officers working on the Transmilenio system to help tackle rising crime across the transportation network. The body worn devices will be

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