Overview Safe City and Smart City initiatives are emerging in cities around the world as a more reliable, efficient and cost-effective way to ensure safer, more secure, and more sustainable urban environments. Safe and Smart Cities rely on information collated from an array of city sensors and databases combined with video data and analytics including…
Everyone has a favourite heist film – whether it’s a traditional ‘shoot ‘em up’ like ‘Bonnie and Clyde.’ or something a bit more hi-tech, like ‘Oceans 11’ – they compel viewing. However, more often than not, the audience sympathies are with the thieves. Of course in reality, bank robberies cause a lot of damage, stress…
Naturally, light is fundamental in determining video surveillance image quality. Featuring a unique optical design, robust light level calculation, and proprietary image processing, the new IR technology enhances image quality and light performance in security applications and provides clear and uniform night-time images even under severe lighting conditions. There are two fundamental techniques included in…
As technology has been evolving very fast from year to year, it becomes a challenging task to determine parameters to build a secure, robust and almost fool proof system that will fulfill all basic security requirements. In practice, these parameters vary for each new system, and therefore the same cannot be applied across the board…
Economists often talk about the institutional constraints which hinder the growth and development of a country, and one important example of such a constraint is the legal system in India. In 1998, a commission for the review of administrative laws in India was set up to examine all the central acts, and sets of rules,…
Allegion, a leading provider of security products and solutions, announced Identiv’s Hirsch Velocity Software and Mx controller now integrate with Schlage® wireless electronic locks for a highly scalable access control offering. The integration supports Schlage LE™ wireless mortise locks, Schlage NDE™; wireless cylindrical locks and AD-400™ wireless locks. “Allegion continuously looks for ways to improve…
Dahua Technology, a world-leading video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, has been awarded a ‘Govie’ by Security Today, an integrated product and technology magazine for the North American security market. The award honors outstanding government security products in a variety of categories, including video surveillance cameras. “Each year we have the opportunity to view…
Hikvision, the world’s leading provider of innovative security products and solutions, has announced its fullyear 2018 financial results. The annual report shows a total operating income of RMB49.84 billion, corresponding to year-over-year growth of 18.93%. Net profits attributable to shareholders of the company amounted to RMB11.35 billion, corresponding to year-over-year growth of 20.64%. In 2018,…
VIVOTEK, a global leading IP surveillance provider, will showcase its latest comprehensive surveillance solutions at IFSEC 2019, during 18-20 June 2018 at ExCel London. They will present deep learning smart VCA, cybersecurity management solution, and a brand new license plate recognition camera. As one of the founding members of the Open Security & Safety Alliance…
Avigilon Blue™, the company’s Video Security as a Service Platform, is now available in Australia and New Zealand. Powered by Microsoft Azure, Avigilon Blue is a subscription-managed video security platform featuring self-learning video analytics technology that detects the presence and movement of people and vehicles. When a potentially critical event is detected, the Avigilon Blue…