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Month: August 2019

Hikvision Announces Half-yearly Financial Results with 14.60% Growth

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Hikvision, the world’s leading provider of innovative security products and solutions, has reported a total operating revenue of RMB 23.92 billion for the first half of 2019, representing a year-over-year (YoY) growth of 14.60%. Net profits attributable to shareholders of the company amounted to RMB 4.22 billion, a growth of 1.67% YoY. The company also reported strong financial performance during the second quarter of 2019, with 21.46% growth YoY in total operating revenue and 14.98% growth YoY in net profits. The Company performed a retrospective adjustment or restatement of previous accounting data for business merger under the common control and the first implementation of New Financial Instrument Guidelines. The company maintained strong investment in R&D and accelerated development of trending technologies such as deep learning, big data, and intelligent IoT, which will enable the company to stay ahead of the curve in innovation for the security industry. During the first half of 2019, the company further strengthened its operations at home and abroad with continued investment in local sales, marketing, and customer services operations. Hikvision also sees its new businesses – EZVIZ, HikRobotics, Automotive Electronics, and Intelligent Storage – continue to flourish, gradually becoming a new source of development and long-term growth.  

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Securing ATMs 24/7 with Intelligent Security Technology

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ATMs have become a cornerstone for the day-to-day life of millions, but they are vulnerable to attacks. The global ATM Industry Association has reported a 12% increase in ATM crimes during 2017. Attacks often involve ATM users, potentially injuring them, and thereby causing them trauma. Since ATMs are mostly situated outside buildings and are made to use at all the times of a day and night, securing them is a challenge – and therefore banks are turning to more intelligent solutions. An outdoor vulnerability According to ATM Industry Association (ATMIA), there is an estimation of about 3.5 million ATMs in the world serving those in need of cash 24/7, 365 days a year. This, coupled with the fact that they hold hard cash, makes them an attractive target. Criminals target these machines, or more precisely, the people using them in numerous ways. They distract customers at ATMs in an attempt to take their cards or cash, or to steal their PINs for later use. At cases, they also install false card readers that sneak customer’s card details for reuse. On the other side of the story, banks need to deal with customers’ disputes. In the situation of a very small percentage of ATM transactions, customers question whether the transaction has been carried out as requested – or even dispute at all in real time for any error while making the withdrawal. Thus, security precautions for ATMs are an important part of an overall security solution for financial institutions. When deep learning technology steps in Inside an ATM machine, two covert cameras are installed – one trained on the user and the other on the ATM panel. Deep learning technology embedded in the ATM security system can detect any ‘abnormalities’ in the facial scene in front of it, referring to the existing data patterns. So, if there is another face in the picture (for example someone looking over a user’s shoulder, or if the person wearing a mask), an alarm can be triggered in the security center. By using the same technology, the security system can also flag if the number pad is covered with a strip to steal PIN codes, or if a false card reader (or ‘skimmer’) is present to steal card details. All of these ‘smart’ alarms streamline the security monitoring processes, meaning that security personnel can react to real-time scenarios and would not waste time on false alarms. The footage can also provide evidence for any investigation. Hikvision solution Hikvision DeepinMind NVR – a robust deep learning ‘engine’ – takes information from the camera and analyses it using deep learning algorithms. This also ‘manages’ footage in conjunction with other NVRs and a video management system, providing a powerful toolset for security and business intelligence. Securing assets and mitigating risks through security solution is a lot easier with deep learning technology. Even ATMs outside a building can be safer, avoiding fraud and protecting customers every day.  

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Johnson Controls Announces VideoEdge Integration with EntraPass go Mobile App

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Johnson Controls is introducing the integration of the Tyco Kantech EntraPass go Mobile App with the Tyco American Dynamics VideoEdge software, enabling remote management of access control, video and intrusion tasks for seamless, on-the-go security system operation from a mobile device. The American Dynamics VideoEdge integration with the EntraPass go Mobile App provides a single easy use interface for managing, responding and controlling aspects of the video management system infrastructure through the use of the EntraPass go Mobile App. Video management capabilities include the ability to view live video with PTZ control, video playback with manual search, and the ability to view video linked to access and/ or intrusion events. With the EntraPass go Mobile App, users can manage and create cards, lock and unlock doors, view live video, arm and disarm intrusion partitions and request reports. This free app enables users to interact with EntraPass security management system software from anywhere, without being tied to the EntraPass workstation. The VideoEdge platform improves the efficiency of security personnel and daily business operations by creating powerful video management solutions allowing users to leverage high-performance video streaming, analytics and video intelligence. EntraPass go Mobile App is available on Android and Apple devices.  

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Johnson Controls Wins Most Intelligent Building IBcon Digie Award

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Johnson Controls has recently announced its Digie Award win for ‘Most Intelligent Building – Corporate Headquarters’ for its ground-breaking work on Bee’ah’s new headquarters in the UAE. This award recognizes extraordinary examples of buildings, projects and communities that best demonstrate smart, connected, high-performance intelligent building concepts throughout the world. Using Johnson Controls Digital Vault and extended capabilities built on Microsoft Azure, Johnson Controls partnered with Microsoft and the Middle East’s leading digital transformation catalyst, Evoteq, to implement intelligent edge systems, devices and software designed to optimize energy efficiency, make the best use of available space and help the building’s occupants be more productive. “With the help of Johnson Controls, Microsoft and Evoteq, Bee’ah is thrilled to be recognized for becoming the first building in the region, and one of the first in the world, to have full integration with AI to support new seamless experiences for optimization of efficiencies, performance and functionality,” said HE Salim Al Owais, Chairman of Bee’ah, “This award represents the Middle East’s commitment toward creating a sustainable future for smart buildings within the region’s urban fabric. In alignment with our vision of merging the core pillars of sustainability and technology to build a future-ready economy, our headquarters has become a benchmark for sustainable, intelligent buildings everywhere by being fully powered by renewable resources and optimized to achieve zero net energy consumption and reach LEED platinum certification.” At Bee’ah’s headquarters, Digital Vault is revolutionizing the construction industry by translating the physical world inside a building into a digital representation with rich data that can be visualized, analyzed and acted upon to deliver proactive maintenance, optimize building systems, and deliver intelligent support for the people inside. From digital workspaces to smart back-office integration, and from smart lobby-visitor management to smart security, employees and visitors at Bee’ah’s new headquarters will experience a diverse range of cutting-edge AI features through multiple touch-points across various functions including HR, customer care, procurement, administration, and mechanical electrical and plumbing. “It is an honor to be recognized for our part in making Bee’ah’s new headquarters one of the most intelligent buildings in the world,” said Sudhi Sinha, Vice President and General Manager of Digital Solutions at Johnson Controls, “This accolade demonstrates the shift around the world that prioritizes a holistic transformation approach over a siloed technology mindset, allowing companies around the world – like Bee’ah – to reap the reward of true digital transformation.” “We’re proud to be leading the charge of creating innovative solutions that merge the physical and digital worlds to transform traditional building systems,” said Dr. Marcus Schumacher, Vice President and General Manager GCC at Johnson Controls, “We are dedicated to helping more businesses and organizations achieve new levels of efficiency and sustainability around the world using our past knowledge and deep expertise.” For the past 21 years, the Digie Awards have recognized companies, real estate projects, technologies and people that have gone above and beyond to positively impact the real estate industry using technology, automation and innovation. This year’s award winners were announced at the Realcomm/ IBcon 2019 conference at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN.  

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New Bedford Housing Authority Selects Avigilon for New Video Security Solution

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The New Bedford Housing Authority (NBHA) in Massachusetts, USA has selected Avigilon video security solutions to help improve safety and reduce crime within its community. With close to 1,750 federal public housing units and 748 state aided units, the NBHA services over 6,000 individuals by providing safe, well-maintained and affordable housing units. New Bedford has faced challenges related to crime, which prompted the NBHA to seek out a security system that delivers actionable results to increase public safety throughout its community. The NBHA has deployed a complete Avigilon solution to monitor 13 of its properties throughout the city. The system includes more than 125 Avigilon cameras and Avigilon Appearance Search™ technology, which is powered by AI to help enable security officers to quickly sort through hours of video with ease to locate a specific person or vehicle of interest across an entire site or multiple sites that are connected to the same Avigilon Control Center™ client software. “Our goal is to provide a safe environment for our residents and deploying an Avigilon system has allowed us to monitor critical areas more efficiently and respond more quickly,” said Steven Beauregard, Executive Director of NBHA, “So far, the results are tangible as we’ve made great strides in improving the safety and security of our communities.” “The NBHA is taking significant action to proactively address crime and other security concerns to help protect what matters most – its residents,” said Ryan Nolan, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations of Avigilon, “By using our AI-powered video security solutions they are able to increase the effectiveness of their security system and provide a new level of public safety.  

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Prama Hikvision Launches ‘Bravery Awards’

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Honours 9 Policemen for Exemplary Service and Courage Prama Hikvision, India’s leading provider of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, successfully launched their first edition of ‘Bravery Awards’ on 24 July 2019 at the Hikvision Expo, Rajkot, Gujarat. The Bravery Awards aim to recognize and honour the exemplary, exceptionally meritorious and heroic acts of police professionals in extraordinary circumstances. The awards were conferred by Manoj Agarwal, Police Commissioner and Ajay Chaudhary, Assistant Police Commissioner, Rajkot; and AK Jadeja, DGP, Gujarat.   “We are extremely pleased to launch the first of its kind awards, the ‘Bravery Awards,’ given to recognize and felicitate police professionals who have set an example in demonstrating exceptional courage to protect the lives and property of the citizens of India. Committed to our vision of making citizen’s security a top priority, the awards are a step forward in inspiring the police professionals to go beyond their call of duty and enable a secure environment for the citizens across the country. The ‘Bravery Awards’ truly reiterate our ambition of pursuing excellence in security technology implementation in India and encourage us to further set higher standards in security and surveillance industry through breakthrough solutions,” Commented Ashish P. Dhakan, MD and CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd., “Hikvision’s team of experts presented the best-in-class technologies and product innovations through technical sessions during the Hikvision Expo in Gujarat. We also unveiled the latest products applications and innovative solutions, including artificial intelligence, AI cloud, big data and IoT. We got overwhelming response to our latest range of IP cameras, PIR cameras, access control products, video door phones, Ezviz cameras, face recognition terminals and swing gates, smart pole, ECS (emergency call switch) etc., at the event.” In his keynote address, Manoj Agarwal, Commissioner of Police, Rajkot, encouraged Hikvision to bring in more technology that can assist in investigation of incidents and also to build more analytics. He further said that innovative technology like Face Recognition will help in curbing crime. He thanked Hikvision for taking initiative in recognising police personnel and awarding them with Bravery Awards. The ‘Bravery Awards’ were given to total 9 police personnel for their exemplary service and bravery on the line of duty. The Awards were presented to three Policemen – Sub Inspector D.P. Unadkat, Sub Inspector H.B. Dhandhalya, and PC Sanjaykumar Babubhai Rupapara, and a team of six cyber police professionals including PSI D. B. Gadhavi, PSI S. S. Nair, PSI K. J. Rana, ASI C. M. Chavda, HC Jaydevbhai Bosiya and PC Chhanubhai Gohil. Hikvision Expo was organized with the core objective of promoting security technology awareness among the security professionals, citizens and channel partners. As a part of the first leg of their pan India initiative, Hikvision Expo was organized in three major cities of Gujarat – Surat (19 July), Ahmedabad (22 July) and Rajkot (24 July) by inviting all the key stakeholders of security ecosystem partners. The expo provided the latest security and surveillance technology updates by experts in special interactive sessions and live demonstrations.  

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InfoComm 2019

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Around the world, new and impressive digital applications are constantly being pushed out. From fully-automated offices to 3D simulation environments, remote healthcare to interactive gaming, these applications are changing the way we live, learn, play and work. For India to stake her claim as an economic powerhouse in the digital era, she must fully embrace cutting-edge technology. Right now, there is a need to learn from successful global installations, and engineer applications that will benefit the Indian population. Now more than ever, stakeholders across all industries need to stay ahead of the curve, and keep themselves updated of the latest trends, available products and installations. This makes InfoComm India 2019 an unmissable event for you. The exhibition This September, Infocomm India is presenting the latest professional audio-visual and integrated experience solutions of over 200 technology innovators from more than 20 countries. Delta, Epson, Harman, Kramer Electronics, Online Instruments and Panasonic are among the big names that will showcase their solutions. Along with various security ones, the exhibition will also bring products such as smart glasses, laser projectors, cinema LED screens, collaborative conferencing solutions to room automation control and interactive panels. Also with a roster of first-time exhibitors to meet and 86 new-to-India products to discover, the show will provide opportunities to explore and discuss for transformative ideas and meaningful business partnerships. The summit Another highlight of the evens is the Summit, which promises freeto-attend education sessions across AVIXA seminars, industry forums, AVIXA flash tracks, and Platinum Partners’ presentations. Lending muscles are industry experts, as well as esteemed associations such as All India Institute of Local Self-Government, Bombay Stock Exchange, Computer Society of India – Mumbai Chapter, Digital Signage Multimedia Alliance, Government e-Marketplace, ICT Academy, Express Computer, and Institute of Indian Interior Designers – Mumbai Chapter. InfoCommAsia Pte Ltd is the Singapore-based subsidiary of AVIXA responsible for their trade shows throughout the Asia Pacific and extends its influence through four marquee events – Beijing InfoComm China, Chengdu InfoComm China, InfoComm India and InfoComm Southeast Asia. Each show comprises an exhibition that showcases world-class professional audio-visual (Pro-AV) and integrated experience solutions, and a summit that presents extensive learning opportunities. Bringing together industry players and top-level decision-makers from across all industries, the shows offer a window to the vast potential presented by the Pro-AV and integrated experience solutions markets of each country and region.  

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FICCI Conference on Countering Rogue Drones

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The gold rush of the 19th century brought together people from all economic strata. It brought investors, opportunists, miners, entrepreneurs, law enforcers and law breakers together to a single location. There was a law of the land but implementation of that law was a challenge. The modern drone industry portrays a similar lay of the land. There is a gold mine of potential applications and business opportunities. This has attracted participants from multiple industries to provide business solutions. India has the law of the land in terms of regulations for drone e.g., unarmed aircraft system (UAS) ownership and operations; and the land also has the entrepreneurs and large firms – the law abiders and law breakers – and the entities who wish to misuse technology. The Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has recently organized a conference on ‘Countering Rogue Drones’ in New Delhi, which received impressing response from the industry and other stakeholders including the government. The government officials who presented themselves there and shared their parts included Rakesh Asthaana, Director General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), and Sanjay Jaju, Joint Secretary, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. “Government to soon identify key counter drone technologies for critical installations.” – Rakesh Asthaana DG, BCAS, GoI Mr. Asthaana indicated that the Ministry of Civil Aviation is working on finding solutions to counter rogue drones in the country. He said, “The Ministry of Civil Aviation had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of DG-BCAS for finding out the best available counter drone solutions and standards to safeguard civil aviation against possible drone attacks in India. We have taken the live trials – second pilot has just been over – and we are in the process of finalizing our reports which will be submitted to the Ministry soon.” “We don’t know which drone is rogue and which is good. We should have technology to counter it. Whether you go in for commercial or security purposes, the technology has to be such that can prevent the rogue drones in our country,” added Mr. Asthaana, “Drones can be used both for the betterment of the society and for killing people as well and destroying assets.” “Focus on indigenization of drone manufacturing and counter drone solutions” – Sanjay Jaju Joint Secretary, DDP, MoD, GoI Sanjay Jaju said, “The drone technology has immense potential, and as per NITI Aayog, the sector is likely to reach $50 billion in the next 15 years.” Calling for indigenization of drone manufacturing and counter drone solutions, Mr. Jaju emphasized that local manufacturing should be done not only to derive economic potential but also to check the internal and external threats faced by the country. “Some thought also has to be given to counter drone systems that not just target the drones but actually target or find ways and means of locating the person who is actually operating them “ – Ankit Mehta Co-Chair, FICCI Committee on Drones, and Co-founder & CEO, IdeaForge “If we can manufacture world class drones within the country, we can obviously manufacture world class counter drone measures. Otherwise what will happen is that the dependence on global market will continue for the anti-drone measures as it is for drones currently,” he noted. Lt Gen Sanjeev Madhok (Retd.), Co-Chair, FICCI Committee on Drones, and Head, Defence Business, Dynamatic Technologies said, “Drones have effectively disrupted business and operating models. They have empowered organizations and enabled them to capture real-time, highly accurate data in the most cost-effective manner.” A FICCI-EY report on ‘Countering Rogue Drones’ was also released during the conference which emphasizes the needs to deploy counter UAV systems.  

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