Surveillance and security in traditional sense is now moving forward – in leaps and bounds. Gone are the days when people were using analog cameras. Analogs are rapidly being replaced by digital cameras which enable video analytics to perform on an incoming digital stream. Also, between 2005 and 2010, there was a massive push to…
Surveillance and security in traditional sense is now moving forward – in leaps and bounds. Gone are the days when people were using analog cameras. Analogs are rapidly being replaced by digital cameras which enable video analytics to perform on an incoming digital stream. Also, between 2005 and 2010, there was a massive push to…
FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, has opened a US$16 million electrical hazards and gas detection laboratory at its world renowned 1,600 acre (648 hectare) research campus in West Glocester, R.I., USA, following nearly two years of construction. Fireballs, explosions, combustible and toxic gas leaks and short circuits – industrial property…
An access control system (ACS) is an ultra-critical component in the chain of electronic security – however in India, even many large organizations do not give access control the credit that is due. This article enumerates ten must-have features that any modern access control system should possess. While designing security systems, we are especially attracted…
A Day in the Busy Life of A Traveler in 2020 At 5:30 a morning, her smartphone alarm drags Elise from a deep sleep, and into another busy day. The device unlocks when she looks at it with eyes barely open. At a shake of her head, the phone goes to ‘snooze.’ Two snooze cycles…
NEC face recognition technology has recently achieved the highest matching accuracy in the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 2018 performed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with an error rate of 0.5% when registering 12 million people. NEC’s technology ranked No. 1 in NIST testing for the fifth time, following its…
Prama Hikvision, India’s leading security and surveillance solution provider has showcased their latest innovative security technologies and solutions at the recently held 7th edition of Project heads, Architects & Consultants Conclave (PACC) 2019 in Dubai, organized by Fire and Security Association of India (FSAI). They participated as the presenting as well as awards partner in…
CP PLUS intends to boost the export of indigenously made products. The brand has increased the production capacity of its state-of-the-art Make in India manufacturing facility, under the JV company, AIL Dixon Technologies Pvt. Ltd. at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. With this capacity expansion, CP Plus looks at setting up increased export volume to many…
Hikvision’s Turbo HD PIR equipped camera range has a dramatic impact on an installer’s business. It allows him to more efficiently monitor and secure construction sites and other valuable locations during vulnerable out of hours’ periods. Paul Hookings, Managing Director of Hampshire based security installation firm Forward Securities had a problem. His company had built…
An upgrade of surveillance, using the latest video technology from IDIS, has put Circuit Zandvoort in pole position as host venue for the 2020 Formula 1 Grand Prix in the Netherlands. As well as wider improvements to the track, a top priority at the circuit was a complete overhaul of the video monitoring capability to…