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Wavestore, the British developer of innovative open-platform and highly secure Linux-based Video Management Software (VMS), has appointed Simon Shawley as its new Sales Director to oversee the company’s sales strategy and drive growth across EMEA. Simon, who joined on 1st February 2018, has over 25 years’ experience in the electronic security market having previously held senior sales and business development positions for companies including Hanwha Techwin and DVTel. Wavestore, the...

Pelco by Schneider Electric, a global leader in surveillance and security products and technologies, has announced a new integrated solution based on the Pelco VideoXpert VMS with Ipsotek’s VISuite 10.1 advanced video analytics platform. Ipsotek is a leader in scenario-based video analytics across a wide variety of industries. The integration provides a solution that increases security, reduces investigation time, and takes the complexity out of managing the video and associated analytics...

Motorola Solutions has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire video surveillance provider Avigilon in an all-cash transaction that will enhance Motorola Solutions’ portfolio of mission-critical communications technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, Motorola Solutions will acquire all of Avigilon’s outstanding shares for CAD$27.00 per share. The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately US$1.0 billion ...

Hanwha Techwin America, a global supplier of IP and analogue video surveillance solutions, announced Wisenet WAVE, a new VMS (Video Management System) designed to support the advanced features, and on-board video analytics that are unique to Hanwha cameras. Available immediately from Hanwha’s network of authorised distributors, Wisenet WAVE is ideally suited to meet the needs of customers looking for a reasonably priced and easy to use end-to-end video surveillance solution. A highly cust...

OPTEX, a sensor manufacturer, will be demonstrating its whole product portfolio at Sicur for the first time and introducing its newly created Iberia team. Mark Cosgrave, Western Europe Divisional Manager for OPTEX EMEA, said “Spain and the Iberian Peninsula is an important region for OPTEX and there is a clear demand for highly reliable, high-quality sensor technologies. To meet this exciting challenge, we have created a dedicated team of native speakers to support our network of approved...

Axis Communications, the market leader in network video, today announced AXIS M5065 Network Camera, a new palm-sized PTZ camera with wireless I/O connectivity for communication with other devices using the Z-Wave Plus standard. This new addition enables flexible wireless communication with supporting security devices. AXIS M5065 delivers HDTV 1080p resolution and includes analytics such as, AXIS Video Motion Detection, removed object detection as well as audio volume and scream detection. The d...

With theft rates at a high, the retail sector is one of the targets, as advancements in technology have resulted in evolved methods of committing crimes. In addition to this, outdated security systems leave no legitimate way for retailers to track the events taking place and receiving real-time notifications. In such circumstances, the chances of shoplifting are greater. Further, the possibilities of life-threatening smash-and-grab incidents make retailers as well as custome...

CCTV systems increasingly rely on video content analysis to create alerts and minimise false alarms. However, they can also provide the operator with more useful data than a simple intruder alarm activation by identifying and presenting specific behaviour. One of the products in the sector, Davantis, supplied by UK company Bi3, is designed to detect people and vehicles, according to a set of pre-configured rules, while ignoring unwanted scene activity. Once the system identifies a reportable ev...

Safety remains a critical concern for schools with violence, burglaries and shooting incidents appearing frequently on the headlines. To capture, alarm, track crimes and create safer learning environments for students and faculties, schools are progressively looking toward integrated and smarter surveillance solutions. Surveon provides education solutions with complete product lines, including high-resolution cameras with extremely low RMA rate, NVRs with premium-grade RAID function as well as...

The long-standing technology partnership between Hanwha Techwin and Facit Data Systems has resulted in selected Wisenet cameras being able to take full advantage of Facit’s powerful Calculus server-based intelligent retail video analytics software, to deliver a new generation of Retail Intelligence solutions. The Wisenet Heatmap and People Counting cameras enable retailers to identify lost sales opportunities by monitoring continuously updated live reports and view comparative hourly and...

Eagle Eye Networks, Inc. has announced the enhancement of the Eagle Eye Video API Platform to support large scale deployments with advanced integration requirements. The Eagle Eye API Platform delivers a robust set of enterprise wide APIs for customers’ use in easily integrating storage, analytics, indexing, and 3rd party interfaces with both live and recorded surveillance video. The Eagle Eye Video API Platform can be used for integration, analysis, big data research, or the development...

Strength in depth was the key message Vanderbilt was hoping to dictate at Intersec Dubai with the company showcasing their increasing range of high-quality security solutions during the three-day event. Find out what the Team had to say about the first major show of 2018: Sam Lord, Events Manager, Vanderbilt stated: “This was our first time exhibiting at Intersec, and the show was a tremendous international platform for us to highlight our products and solutions and interact with clients...

Cloud solutions, cybersecurity and analytics are the top technologies targeted for new and additional spending by public sector CIOs in 2018, while data centre infrastructure is the most commonly targeted for cost savings, according to a survey from Gartner, Inc. Sixteen per cent of government CIOs said they plan to increase spending on business intelligence (BI) and analytics (16 per cent) and data management (6 per cent) in 2018 (see Table 2). 2018 CIO Agenda Survey Gartner's 2018 CIO Agend...

Surveillance manufacturer IDIS has unveiled its Covert Modular Cameras (DC-V3213XJ) at this year’s Intersec, at the Dubai World Trade Center. Available in options featuring a 4.3mm or 2.5mm fixed lens, the new covert cameras offer easy installation with new and existing DirectIP® network video recorders (NVRs) so that customers can simply add the cameras to their current systems, effectively protecting their existing investment. Adaptability in new features The new covert cameras al...

In its first-ever attendance at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2018, VITEC, a provider of advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, will showcase EZ TV — a market-leading, broadcast-grade IPTV and digital signage platform with key installations in Europe and the U.S. Targeted to enterprises, sports stadiums and arenas, and government agencies, EZ TV combines low-latency, broadcast-quality IPTV distribution with powerful digital signage capabilities to give audiences a more engagin...

Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), a global provider of video analytics solutions, has announced the signing of a Value-Added Distributor (VAD) agreement with Canon Marketing Japan, the marketer and provider of Canon Inc. products and solutions in Japan. Canon Marketing Japan will operate as a VAD throughout Japan for Agent Vi’s savVi on-premise video analytics platform, which features real-time event detection, video search and business intelligence applications. Already representing o...

Arecont Vision, a provider of IP-based megapixel camera technology, has announced the availability of the AV NVR all-in-one network video recorder series. The new AV NVR is on display at Intersec Dubai 2018, and is the first network video recorder to be offered by Arecont Vision. “Customers have increasingly requested that Arecont Vision provide them with an NVR platform for their small to mid-sized project requirements,” said Brad Donaldson, Vice President of Product Development, A...

Arecont Vision, a manufacturer of IP-based megapixel cameras and technology, has unveiled the newest member of the MegaDome feature-rich camera series. The new MegaDome UltraHD camera is on display here at Intersec Dubai 2018, in stand A11. “The MegaDome family continues to lead the dome camera segment with the many features and capabilities built into this installer-friendly camera series that our customers have come to expect,” said Brad Donaldson, Vice President of Product Develo...

Pelco by Schneider Electric, a provider of surveillance and security, will exhibit their latest innovative solutions at Intersec 2018 in the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Visitors to Pelco’s stand will experience solutions for markets that are specifically engineered for the Middle East and Africa regions and that provide truly innovative and comprehensive solutions to customer challenges. Integration and partnerships Pelco is showcasing recent partnerships with t...

Avigilon Corporation (“Avigilon”), provider of security solutions, presents its innovation in video analytics capabilities with the launch of Avigilon Unusual Motion Detection (UMD) technology, available in its upcoming Avigilon Control Center (ACC) 6.8 video management software. UMD is an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology that brings a new level of automation to surveillance and is designed to reveal events that may have otherwise been missed. Without any predefined...

Avigilon Corporation, provider of security solutions, announced its latest innovation in video analytics capabilities with the launch of Avigilon Unusual Motion Detection (UMD) technology, available in its upcoming Avigilon Control Center (ACC) 6.8 video management software.  A new level of automation UMD is an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology that brings a new level of automation to surveillance and is designed to reveal events that may have otherwise been missed. Without...

Genetec Inc., provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has announced that Genetec Security Center, its unified security platform, has been granted the SAFETY Act Designation and Certification by the U.S Department of Homeland Security. Built on an open architecture, Genetec Security Center technology combines video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), communications, and analytics in one unified system. D...

The annual trade fair for the security industry, Secutech 2018, will once again be held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center in Taiwan from 25 – 27 April 2018. Moving beyond traditional security devices and solutions, this edition will cover the most advanced security and safety, IoT, artificial intelligence, big data, intelligent video analytics and smart identity technologies from over 400 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions. These companies will be grouped into seven intelligen...

At Intersec, IDIS featured its award-winning flagship DirectIP technology platform, enhancements to popular stalwarts (including the DirectCX analogue offering and highly lauded IDIS Solution Suite modular video management software), and debut new technology, including new efforts in the area of deep learning, poised to redefine video surveillance as we know it for years to come. Specifically, IDIS highlighted the following innovations and latest technologies at Intersec 2018: A powerful ran...

QNAP Systems, Inc. has announced the release of the high-performance TVS-x73e series – an SMB NAS lineup featuring an AMD RX-421BD quad-core APU, up to 64GB DDR4 RAM, two M.2 SATA 6Gb/s SSD slots (for SSD cache acceleration with Qtie auto-tiering), the unique USB QuickAccess port, dual 4K HDMI output, and hardware-assisted 4K video transcoding acceleration. Private cloud  Designed for versatile business needs, the secure and scalable TVS-x73e series provides a pair of PCIe slots for...

Johnson Controls introduced the latest version of exacqVision video management system (9.0), which adds important features that help ensure the overall health of a customer’s security environment while providing tools that aid in faster mitigation of security events. exacqVision is well known for its focus on providing critical information on the health and performance of the VMS. This latest release brings that same attention to access control and intrusion panels, incorporating health a...

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in network video management software (VMS) celebrates its 10th consecutive year at Intersec January 21-23rd in Dubai. Milestone invites you to their stand in Saeed Hall 1, Stand H28 to learn more about how intelligent video systems will shape the future and to find new, cutting-edge propositions from the Milestone partner community. There will also be a dedicated Milestone media community event at Dubai World Trade Center on January 20th at 6pm. Memb...

At Intersec 2018, Milestone will highlight the future of video management systems. Director Christian Ringler, Milestone will give a keynote on the exciting possibilities of intelligent video. The Milestone partners will showcase best in breed solutions at the Milestone booth. Milestone Systems, the open platform company in network video management software (VMS) celebrates its 10th consecutive year at Intersec January 21-23rd in Dubai. Milestone invites you to their stand in Saeed Hall 1, Stan...

Matrix will be participating in INTERSEC, taking place in Dubai from 21st to 23rd January 2018. The main objective behind participating in the event is to demonstrate the new security solutions. In the event Matrix will showcase futuristic technologies from the security domain. The Matrix Access Control and Time-Attendance domain will showcase its newly-launched Face Recognition technology for authentication through mobile. This technology enables contactless authentication with precise and acc...

The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has launched a new edition of its CCTV code of practice – for the design, installation and maintenance of CCTV surveillance systems - NCP 104 Issue 3. This edition includes guidance on protecting systems from cyber risks, and emphasises the importance of thoroughly assessing customer security risks and requirements when developing CCTV system design. Customer assurance Customers buying CCTV surveillance systems designed, installed and maintained t...