Day: September 21, 2022

Deep conversations, significant transactions, valuable industry insights of Day 1 carried right through to Closing Day, with further engagements and projects in the pipeline After two long years of forced hiatus, months of anticipation and preparation, and three days of bustling activity, InfoComm India 2022 has proven that absence only makes the heart grow fonder. The Show saw 11,381 visitors discovering cutting-edge solutions presented by 160 exhibiting companies from more than 15 countries, and gaining technology and industry insights from renowned speakers through 35 Summit sessions. It was evident from the level of engagement and energy on the show floor that the three-year hiatus has fuelled a recharge of ideas, and interest in the solutions on display. Solutions Beyond Post-pandemic Era Going by the technological products and solutions seen at InfoComm India 2022, the world is poised for a whole new post-pandemic landscape – one where work, life and play are not just delivered in hybrid mode but also open to other creative modes yet to be dreamt up. On the show floor, visitors saw innovative solutions up close in action like powerful unified communication systems for offices with Zoom and Microsoft Teams-certified devices; mission-critical application solutions for command and control centers; 4K interactive LCD screens for smart classrooms; high-quality digital signage and displays for advertising and retail; and so much more. Gracing the Show with his presence was Honorable Minister for Information Technology for the Government of Tamil Nadu, Thiru Mano Thangaraj. After touring the show floor, he shared his thoughts, “InfoComm India is a professional platform that gathers industry experts with the latest knowledge and valuable insights while providing a significant platform for the business community to network and connect.” Honorable Minister Thiru Mano Thangaraj was also the chief guest speaker at the NIXT Summit Industry Forum for Education on Day 2. Visitors explored the latest and most innovative solutions from 160 exhibiting brands including leading industry players like Aero, Crestron, Delta, Harman and Vega. Of these, 31 companies exhibited for the first time at InfoComm India. They include brands like Anixter, LG, NEC, Fore Excel and Prama Hikvision. Pratik Agrwal, Director of Fore Excel enthused, “AR/ VR is still a new technology in India and we are excited to be able to showcase our solutions at InfoComm India. Many visitors were very interested in our AR/ VR products and we received hundreds of leads during the show.” Returning exhibitor, Crestron had a good showing and saw productive engagements with its customers and prospects at its booth over the three days. Joel Mulpeter, Director, Product Marketing Asia shared, “InfoComm India is a fantastic show. It brought the industry back together. The Show is a great way for us and our partners to demonstrate our technology and solutions to our customers in person.” Vega, another repeat exhibitor also had fruitful participation. Matthew Deayton, Deputy Chief Executive Officer shared his observation, “The calibre of visitors at InfoComm India is higher than before, and so is the quality of engagements that have taken place at our booth.’ Personalized and Enhanced Visitor Experience The Hosted Buyers Program welcomed 150 buyers who came from the government, education, healthcare, defense, IT, architecture and consultancy sectors. The Hosted Buyers were brought on guided tours around the show floor for a personal introduction to leading solution providers and their latest technology and product offerings. Post-tour, the Hosted Buyers had the opportunity to further network with the exhibitors and learn more about the solutions up close. Hosted Buyer Dheeraj Kumar, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Yamuna Nagar Municipal Corporation said, “I am thoroughly impressed with the technologies put up by the exhibitors.” With much to see, pre-show solution-discovery and communication facilities – namely, Business Matching, vBooth and Meeting Scheduler – have proven beneficial to the visitor experience. These respectively helped solution-seekers identify exhibitors relevant to their industry and technology needs; find out salient information about each exhibitor; interact and secure a meeting with exhibitors they are interested in – all via the Show website, even before the Show opened. Inspired Learning, Networking and Collaborations The insightful and inspiring InfoComm India 2022 Summit sessions have also paved the way for more initiatives to be launched on the back of the event. Specific needs of different audience segments were addressed by industry experts and sector leaders via the various learning tracks – AV Leaders Connect (by invitation only), AVIXA Seminars, Industry Forums and AV Managers Day. “India is expected to be the world’s fastest growing professional AudioVisual market, and it is also expected to be world’s fastest growing economy. With its robust economy, a huge market hungry for disruption-driven solutions, and a population always seeking innovation, India is the place for Pro-AV technology to flourish,” said See Lay Eng, Senior Director of InfoCommAsia. She continued, “This is reflected in the high energy levels on the show floor since the opening day of InfoComm India.” InfoComm India 2023: The next edition of InfoComm India is set to take place from 25-27 October 2023, at a different venue of Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai.    

The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police has been conferred with the prestigious FICCI Smart Policing Award 2021, at the annual conference on homeland security that was held at FICCI in New Delhi. STF, UP police won this Special Jury Award in a highly competitive field which received more than 192 entries from 19 State Police Forces and 4 CAPFs, and other Central Police Forces, for its application of the AI-Powered JARVIS tool. JARVIS-SIAN was launched by Amitabh Yash (IPS) in 2021 and has been indigenously developed by Staqu Technologies, which is a Gurugram-based AI research start-up. The annual conference that witnessed the participation of senior officials from the Government of India, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and various State Police Forces (SPFs) acknowledged the ingenuity and far-sightedness of the smart policing solutions adopted by STF Uttar Pradesh Police. STF, UP Police department had launched the JARVIS – SIAN, an AI-powered audio and video analytics platform for the identification of criminals and miscreants by utilization of both their voice samples and photographs. Technology has been highly efficient and useful in the reduction of organized crime and the capture of cybercriminals. Amitabh Yash, IPS, ADG, STF UP Police, under whose guidance the JARVIS-SIAN was developed, said, “It is a humbling experience to be receiving this recognition from a national body like FICCI. With the technology, we envisioned utilizing the latest advancements in the field of artificial intelligence to strengthen our ground-level defense. We are glad to be recognized for the same and sincerely hope that more Indian states would now be motivated to adopt the latest technologies to enhance policing operations.” Commenting on the win, Atul Rai, Founder, and CEO, Staqu Technologies said, “We would like to firstly congratulate STF, UP Police for this award. The manner and commitment in which the technology has been adopted across the strata by STF are reflected in this victory here. A lot of countries worldwide have adopted AIbased deep learning in their security and surveillance methods, and have experienced success. The technology certainly eliminates the room for errors and adds a layer of intelligence to the whole procedure. We could not be happier about how our country is now embracing the advancement of technology. At Staqu we believe in the continuous enhancement of our offerings which at the end of the day are designed to make the lives of our fellow countrymen safer and easier.” Empowering the special task forces officers at Ground Zero, JARVIS helps officers identify criminals through voice samples, facial scans, video footage etc. Owing to its widespread use cases and superior AI capabilities, JARVIS is used by all the officers in 7 zones of STF in Uttar Pradesh, ranging from inspectors to ADG. As a Gurgaon-based Artificial Intelligence start-up, Staqu strives to utilize technology in solving real-world problems. Founded in 2015, the company provides state-of-the-art image recognition, language-independent proprietary speaker identification, and text processing, including sentiment analysis, text classification and summarization. Staqu was handpicked by the British High Commission as the Best AI Start-up in the country. Furthermore, triumphing in IBM’s Global Entrepreneur Program, Staqu has successfully raised investment from Indian Angel Network.  

The International Council for Industrial Security and Safety Management (ICISSM) is a security and safety professionals’ forum that works towards creating an open platform for security and safety professionals to share their knowledge and expertise. With the membership of more than seven thousand working security and safety professionals from all over the world, it has been conducting the training with the help world renowned Master Trainers. These training carry a lot of respect and recognition in the fraternity. ICISSM is the only institution in India which is focussing on continual improvement and career enhancement of security supervisors and security guards. The high-value on-line certification program are specially curated keeping in mind the busy lives security professionals have and also the burning desire in them to excel in their chosen profession. The Council is aware that they want to constantly upskill themselves to remain ahead to forthcoming challenges profession would offer to them. Even when harder they tried, there was always paucity of time and sense losing out in the competitive environment just because they could not acquire the needed Certificate, an essential evidence so much needed for the career progression. To help and support the working security professionals, ICISSM has started two online certification programs to ‘professionalize the professionals.’ Certified Security Professional (CSP). Certified Security Manager (CSM). Industry Accreditation These courses are based on national occupational standards and in conformity to the industry standards and benchmarks. All the security professionals with these certificates have progressed well and they are doing very well so far as their career progression is concerned. In India there are no on-line or off-line certification programs for security supervisors or security managers. Only the basic syllabus for the 12 hours’ training program is prescribed for security guards under the Private Security Agencies Regulation Act. For our ‘On-line Certifications Courses’ for CSP & CSM, the ICISSM has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Security Sector Skill Development Council (SSSDC). This was closely followed by signing another MoU with Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) on 15 November 2018 during its Annual Summit very aptly focussing on Security Skills & Leadership. The MoU was signed by Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman, CAPSI and Col DR Semwal, President of ICISSM. The MoU is aimed to encourage working security professionals from the member PSAs of CAPSI for up-skilling and upgrading their professional qualifications for assured career progression and instant recognition to their peers, superiors and recruiters regarding their professional acumen and expertise. Benefits of Certifications The certification training imparted will have following discernible benefits: Provides in-depth subject knowledge. Allows the learnings and ‘take homes’ to be incorporated in day-to-day professional work and discharge of duties with conviction and confidence. Case studies encourage the application of new leanings to be applied on ground with modifications to specific needs. Certification allows instant recognition in fraternity and by the peers. The enrolled personnel for above trainings are made members of ICISSM for the one calendar year and are sent our monthly newsletters and inducted as members to our LinkedIn and Google Groups also for one year. The successful certified professionals in recognition to their distinguished achievement will enjoy these privileges for their entire professional lives. The certificate holders are also inducted as members in our WhatsApp group – an exclusive group of select professionals. We regularly send information to our members on forthcoming conferences and seminars to encourage their participation for continual upgradation of their knowledge and skills. Eligibility Certified Security Professional (CSP): For those having minimum five years’ professional experience in any position and possessing minimum educational qualification of graduation. Certified Security Manager (CSM): For those having minimum five years’ professional experience and working in managerial position with minimum educational qualification of graduation. How to Enrol Following are the modalities: The Certified Security Professional (CSP): This course contains twenty (20) sessions as per details given in Appendix A. Upon receiving the fees along with the filled form and supporting documents, the reading material will be provided by ICISSM by e-mail. Certified Security Manager (CSM): This course contains forty (40) sessions as per details given in Appendix B. Upon receiving the fees along with the filled form and supporting documents, the reading material will be provided by ICISSM by e-mail. The interested professionals need to send their queries if any while browsing the web-site and visiting last page. They need to fill-up and send by e-mail or post, the form given in Appendix C along with proof of having acquired educational qualification of graduation or above. They also need to provide copy of their employer identity card or certificate clearly indicating their designation. The certification fee for Certified Security Professional (CSP) is Rs.10000.00 (Ten Thousand) and for Certified Security Manager (CSM) it is Rs.20000.00 (Twenty Thousand) only. The GST at 18% is to be paid extra. Despatch of Reading Material Upon receiving the payment and enrolment papers and finding them in order, the reading material in the batch of ten elements will be sent by mail. The CSP Module has total twenty (20) and CSM has total forty (40) elements. There is no time limit for study of the sent material; however, when the registered candidate is ready to appear in the examination, a mail needs to be sent to ICISSM which will send the link/ question paper containing multiple choice questions. The examination will be in the batch of ten elements of the modules and therefore for CSP there will be two and for CSM there will be four exams. However any candidate wishing to attempt all the elements and examination thereof in one go can make specific request. Examination Process Since these are online courses, there is no pre-set dates. One can start on-line registration and begin the course and appear for the exam at own convenience. However, the time limit set to complete the certification process must be kept in mind. On candidate’s intimation about readiness for the exam, a link will be sent which will contain examination papers…

Hikvision recently launched its new DeepinView bullet network cameras with TandemVu technology, expanding the reach of TandemVu technology from PTZ units to bullet-styled models. As their name implies, the new TandemVu-enabled bullet cameras are also able to monitor large scenes and close-up details simultaneously, maintaining both ‘viewpoints’ for improved situational awareness and security capability. Distinguishing from its PTZ ‘sibling,’ DeepinView bullet cameras with TandemVu feature two adjacent bullet lenses. While the top fixed lens provides the big picture at all times, the bottom motorized lens features a 10-50 mm focal length (8A86), or an 8-32mm focal length (8A46), designed to check on specific security events in detail. Features and benefits of the DeepinView bullet cameras with TandemVu The requirement of obtaining detailed views while not sacrificing the overall viewpoint drives security technology companies to continuously innovate new types of camera, just like those powered by Hikvision’s TandemVu technology. They integrate the capabilities of multiple cameras in a single unit, boasting reliable and even greater security performance. They also reduce installation efforts with devices that are less cumbersome, making security operators’ job easier. With Hikvision’s TandemVu-enabled bullet cameras, users can benefit from the following features: Two-in-one design for cost savings By applying DeepinView bullet cameras with TandemVu, users eliminate the need to deploy two separate cameras with doubled purchasing cost, installation and maintenance costs, as well as the required technical skills for product linkage. The camera’s two-in-one design also means there is only one IP channel to manage, and only one license is needed on the video management software (VMS) platform. 4K DarkFighter for superb image clarity The DeepinView bullet cameras with TandemVu also inherit Hikvision’s ColorVu and DarkFighter imaging technologies in their two lenses respectively. The top lens with ColorVu produces 4MP full-color imaging day and night. The bottom lens with DarkFighter now supports 4K resolution for the first time. That means colored images in 4K can be achieved down to 0.0003 lux – ensuring that every security incident is recorded in fine detail. Innovative ‘fusion light’ for enhanced security efficiency The cameras are embedded with both supplemental white light and infrared (IR) light on either side that work together in a smart way. The camera activates IR light for normal, low-light operation. When a security event occurs, for example a trespasser or a vehicle enters predefined areas, the white light will be triggered to replace IR, allowing the camera to capture colored images of intruders. The automatic ‘switch on’ function of white light also provides a deterring signal to them, making it clear that they’ve entered into an area with security coverage. Switchable algorithms for varied security needs The DeepinView bullet cameras with TandemVu feature four switchable Deep Learning algorithms in their lower unit, including perimeter protection, facial recognition, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), and multi-target-type detection. Accordingly, users can simply enable an algorithm manually for dedicated use, then later switch the algorithm as needed. This makes the cameras ideal for perimeters, entrances and exits of industrial parks, parking facilities, city streets, and others. Window heater for reliable outdoor operations The cameras are made further reliable in cold weathers thanks to a built-in window heater to protect the lens from snow or ice. The heater also prevents fogging on the lens in sudden temperature shifts. In this way, users can always get crystal-clear pictures in harsh environments. There are two Hikvision TandemVu bullet camera models – iDS-2CD8A46G0-XZ(H)S(Y) and iDS2CD8A86G0-XZ(H)S(Y).