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The new Ocularis 5 Mobile provides comprehensive alert and event processing from the field OnSSI will introduce the latest enhancements to its industry leading Ocularis Video Management System (VMS) at ISC West 2017. Ocularis (v5.3) further improves the user experience and addresses the industry’s growing demands for intelligence in the field with a new mobile app that provides comprehensive alert and event processing, the ability to stream live video from an Android sm...

Hikvision will also be giving 10 lucky visitors to their stand the opportunity to win an EZVIZ S1 Sports Camera Hikvision UK & Ireland will be showcasing a host of their specialist solutions at the Security and Counter Terror Expo on 3rd & 4th May, 2017, at Olympia Exhibition Centre, London. High security and specialist solutionsExhibiting on stand E45, Hikvision will be demonstrating the latest high security and specialist solutions including: ATEX & Marine: Ide...

Hikvision, the supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, will be showcasing their latest Smart innovations, products, and technologies suitable for Smart city, banking, Energy, intelligent traffic, education and building applications - at Secutech India, Mumbai, 6-8 April 2017. Illustrating that Hikvision is not simply a video surveillance manufacturer but a total end-to-end system solutions provider, the company will be showing their full range of products, and Pyronix...

The event will focus on fire safety, access control, intrusion detection systems, and video surveillance Global players are counting down for the inaugural edition of Saudi Arabia’s foremost security, safety, and fire protection trade show in Jeddah, as exhibition space reaches full capacity ahead of opening in May 2017. Largest commercial security and fire safety market The inaugural edition of Intersec Saudi Arabia will feature more than 130 exhibitors from 25 countr...

Blazer Pro connects previously separated NVR/DVR sites together with centralised management Hikvision, a supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has launched Blazer Pro, an all-in-one high-end server solution designed specifically to meet the needs of medium to large camera count, mission critical surveillance network projects. Advanced functionality Combining Hikvision’s powerful video management system software and data storage in to one phy...

The training courses will be conducted at Hikvision’s state of the art training facility in Stockley Park, West London Hikvision UK & Ireland is pleased to announce an update to their popular Hikvision Certified Security Associate (HCSA) training programme. Educating installers and systems integrators Designed to educate security installers and systems integrators with the tools required to successfully install and commission a Hikvision solution, the new courses c...

The Spring Roadshow will see Hikvision continuing to grow a number of technology partnerships Well-known for its informative roadshows for installers and systems integrators, Hikvision is set to tour the UK and Ireland for its Spring 2017 Roadshow with the theme ‘Innovating technology, partnering for success’.The roadshow will take place from the 7th till the 23rd of March in five locations including Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, and London.Thermal imagi...

The new Hikvision high-end embedded NVRs offer outstanding decoding capability Hikvision, the supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, launches two new high-performance professional standard embedded NVR series with X86 architecture and Intel chipsets. Enhanced decoding and bandwidth capability Suitable for medium to large scale applications and supporting multiple HD inputs, the new Hikvision high-end embedded NVRs offer outstanding decoding capabi...

The launch of the new website this year forms part of Hikvision’s wider marketing strategy Hikvision UK & Ireland are delighted to announce the launch of their new website hikvision.co.uk. With tailored content for the UK & Ireland market, the new website forms part of Hikvision’s wider marketing strategy in the UK & Ireland. Besides localised product content, news and details of their authorised distributor network, Hikvision UK & Ireland...

: With greater PoE distances, Hikvision can provide cost-effective solutions for larger installations Hikvision announced that it can now offer up to 250 metres Power over Ethernet (PoE) for a number of cameras in its IP camera range. Cost-effective Hikvision has identified that many IP systems are designed where the cameras and network video recorders are more than 100 metres apart meaning that PoE can only be achieved through the use of additional switches and repeaters in...

The new explosion-proof cameras support the latest Hikvision H.265+ smart codec technology Providing a safe camera solution for video surveillance applications within hazardous areas, Hikvision, a supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has launched three new ATEX & IECEx certified standard network cameras, including bullet and PTZ dome style models. Explosion resistance Continuing their goal to develop and launch surveillance products that fulf...

Hikvision’s Full HD analogue encoder DS-6700HQHI-SATA series can now be fully integrated into Milestone’s XProtect Hikvision, a supplier in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has announced that their family of Turbo HD analogue solutions can now be integrated with Milestone’s XProtect Device Pack 8.9 VMS software. Milestone controlled Hikvision based system As a result of working with Milestone to achieve optimal interaction between disp...

H.265+ smart codec is planned to be applied to all Hikvision products in the future This year at Intersec Dubai, Hikvision, a supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, will demonstrate their latest explorations in the development of intelligent data, including the impressive H.265+ video compression technology, unmanned aerial vehicles, facial detection abilities, thermal and all-in-one PanoVu series cameras. “Intersec is the first international...

Again in 2016, the most well-trafficked articles posted at SourceSecurity.com tended to be those that addressed timely and important issues in the security marketplace. In the world of digital publishing, it’s easy to know what content resonates with the market: Our readers tell us with their actions; i.e., where they click.   Let’s look back at the Top 10 articles we posted in 2016 that generated the most page views. They are listed in order here with the author&r...

Andy Cole, Hikvision’s new Key Account Manager for UK and Ireland Hikvision UK & Ireland, are pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Coles as Key Account Manager. Andy who has been in the security industry for over 20 years brings with him a wealth of experience having previously worked in a number of roles at distributor Norbain SD Ltd for over 18 years including Divisional Director of Sales and more recently over 4 years at Frontline Security as Sales & M...

Merger and acquisition activity has become a familiar topic in the physical security market. In 2016, SourceSecurity.com covered M&A news involving some of the industry’s largest companies, including high-profile names such as Tyco, Honeywell, Hikvision, ADT, and Ingram Micro. Here’s a look at the top 10 M&A stories in 2016, as covered by SourceSecurity.com:   1. Johnson Control and Tyco merge Johnson Controls and Tyco announced their merger into one comp...

Intersec 2017 focusses on IP-based video surveillance for retail sector offering The rise of IoT (Internet of Things), and its convergence with video analytics is set to have a profound impact on the Middle East video surveillance industry, as the regional security sector’s traditional boundaries continue to blur. Global security solutions providers at the upcoming Intersec 2017 trade show in Dubai said the retail sector is one of many industry verticals where video sur...

The VASP Partner Day awards ceremony took place at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hikvision hosted its first annual Value Added Solution Partner (VASP) Day, which saw more than 140 esteemed guests recognised for their ongoing support. Technology presentations The VASP Partner Day was designed to demonstrate how much Hikvision appreciates its partners and their contribution to the video surveillance industry. The event included technology presentations as well as live demonstrati...

Digifort integrates with more manufacturers’ cameras than any other VMS and supports edge recording and edge analytics Digifort has announced that its open platform VMS and analytics software now integrates with more than sixty leading CCTV manufacturers’ equipment. The integrated brands include HikVision, at the low-cost end of the market, through to Avigilon and Axis at the high-cost end. Each manufacturer has comprehensive fixed camera and fully functional PTZ r...

Solution providers to use the Secutech 2017 platform to demo their latest products and technologies Secutech will return for its 20th edition from 12 – 14 April 2017, celebrating its status as the ideal platform to explore and expand business for the global safety and security industry. Held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre, the show will house more than 450 exhibitors across an exhibition space of over 35,800 sqm. Prominent brands have already confirmed their par...

Dubai trade show to feature two-thirds of world’s top 50 solutions providers as regional security spend continues to rise The Middle East market for security, safety, and fire protection is on track for double digit growth over the next four years, as regional governments and the private sector look for improved technologies to better protect assets, people, businesses, and borders. Led by the Gulf nations of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, regional countries are making rapi...

Secutech Vietnam attracted a total of 7,473 trade visitors from 18 countries and regions Secutech Vietnam, an international security, fire and safety exhibition and conference in Vietnam concluded its ninth edition successfully. Running from 21st – 24th September, 2016, the event is the springboard for suppliers to tap into the expanding market in Vietnam. Celebrating the 55th anniversary of the General Department of Fire Prevention & Rescue, the show made its speci...

The HCSA training sessions focus on basic and essential operation of, and maintenance of, Hikvision devices Hikvision, a supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, is inviting security engineers and dealers to register and participate free of charge in their forthcoming Hikvision Certified Security Associate (HCSA) training programme. Being held across the Middle East and North Africa between 29th October-3rd December, 2016, the HCSA training sessions f...

NVIDIA provides an end-to-end total AI solution that includes products from training to inference, back-end servers to front-end cameras The AI+: Perception of the Future, Integrated Development forum and the Hikvision product launch was held in Beijing. During the event, Hikvision and a provider of visual computing NVIDIA jointly released the latest smart binocular video recorder. Mr. Zhang Jianzhong, NVIDIA’s Global Vice President and General Manager for Chin...

The challenge attracts participants from more than fifty leading research institutions worldwide Hikvision, a supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, recently achieved the no.1 position in the Scene classification category at the ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge 2016. Object category classification and detection ImageNet, the global image database resource, hosts the Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge (ILSVRC) to establish a b...

Hikvision has been in the news in the United Kingdom recently, including a front page news story in The Times. SourceSecurity.com offered Keen Yao, Vice President at Hikvision’s International Business Centre, a chance to set the record straight regarding concerns expressed about hacking of cameras, the company’s ties to the Chinese state, and its role as the biggest video surveillance equipment manufacturer in the world. Hikvision has come a long way in the past few ye...

The promotion began on the 1 October and runs until the 30 November, 2016 Hikvision, a supplier of video surveillance solutions, has launched its winter promotion, which will see the company give away an incredible 1000 Turbo HD 3.0 DVRs.To enter, participants must follow Hikvision on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), and register on the promotion web page. Winners are chosen at random and will be sent a voucher by e-mail to collect their free Hikvision DVR, which is...

There was another big trade show last week –  the four-day Security Essen event in Germany. I didn’t attend, but several of my SourceSecurity.com colleagues report it was a busy show from start to finish, with the halls devoted to video/CCTV and access control dominating the show. The other halls were quieter, with smaller stands. Hot topics included big data, machine learning, mobile credentials, storage and an emphasis on solutions (rather than products). The exhibit hall was...

One in four visitors placed their orders directly at the fair, a plus of eight percent in comparison with 2014 Security Essen has highlighted its position as the global fair for civil security in an enduring way: Four days long, 1,040 companies from 45 nations redefined the standard for civil security at Messe Essen. They presented to the over 40,000 trade visitors from 119 nations innovative products and services from smart video surveillance via the safeguarding of propertie...

Hikvision supplied security products to cover a variety of key installations throughout Hangzhou Hikvision, a supplier in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has been awarded souvenir medals by the Hangzhou police department, in recognition of the company supplying ‘best-in-class’ security solutions and services to safeguard the 2016 G20 Hangzhou Summit. Comprehensive product lines for versatile applications Hikvision’ involvement and prep...