Raytec new URBAN-X range has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Benchmark Innovation Awards. The URBAN-X, which includes the powerful URBAN-X Pro and the more compact URBAN-X Mini, is a range of high-performance, general area luminaires. They are designed for perimeter, fence line, pathway and industrial lighting applications. URBAN-X illuminators deliver extreme levels of reliability, toughness and performance for the most demanding applications. They are environmentally protected (IP66) with a temperature rating of -30°C to +60°c (-22° to 140°F), making it perfect for even the most demanding environments. An intelligent driver allows URBAN-X luminaire to be pre-programmed to give a tailored solution for any application. With the lightest product weighing in at just 2kg, installation is safer and easier, while an integrated spigot mount with adjustable rotation, provides greater flexibility. The arrival of the URBAN-X range gives security specifiers a complete range of products to meet all the lighting requirements of any site. “We are delighted to have URBAN-X selected as a finalist in this innovation award. The URBAN-X range provides security professionals with a tough, high quality solution for general area lighting applications and broadens the scope of work they can provide. We expect specifiers and installers to recommend Urban-X when customers demand the best possible lighting solutions throughout a site,” comments David Lambert, Managing Director, Raytec.  

In November 2018, LEGIC’s software service Connect crossed the magic threshold of 1 million users. Only six months later, LEGIC Connect has reached a new milestone, chalking up 2.3 million users. This growth underscores the importance of mobile identification media and is an indicator of LEGIC Connect’s immense popularity and market success. Over two million people across the globe now use LEGIC Connect, benefiting from its simple and secure method for distributing virtual keys. It’s a compelling system, taking only a few seconds to assign or withdraw access or usage authorizations for a wide variety of applications without having to use a physical media. It is a centrally managed, global service that is available at all times. Whether used in corporate access, hospitality, mobility, IoT or any other application areas, LEGIC Connect enables trendsetting, highly flexible service models worldwide. LEGIC Connect is a 24/7 software service comprising the LEGIC mobile software development kit (SDK) and the LEGIC trusted service. It boasts high levels of security and ease of integration. Any kind of mobile authorization data are encrypted and sent to smart devices. With genuine end-to-end security between the back-end system and the reader, LEGIC Connect has a security mechanism that is unrivaled in the world. The mobile authorization data is encrypted in the LEGIC trusted service. No critical keys are stored in the customer’s app, with the mobile SDK alone ensuring secure communications with the LEGIC trusted service and the LEGIC reader IC. The latter decrypts the mobile authorization data, and the user obtains the access rights for the respective desired application. Proven cryptographic security mechanisms are used in redundant hardware security modules to ensure reliable security.  

Security innovator IndigoVision has introduced a range of new features that would lead to faster security investigations and drive down industry storage costs as part of its presence at ISC West 2019 in Las Vegas. Trusted in installations across the world, and with 25 years of experience in developing complete end-to-end security surveillance solutions, IndigoVision’s latest innovations were unveiled as part of an array of new features being introduced to Control Center, its intuitive security management solution. Focusing on advanced analytics, cyber-security and ease of use, Control Center v16.0 will offer operators a powerful new line-up of features to help combat security threats. Faster security investigations: Users will be able to save time and instantly zero in on specific events with the introduction of timeline preview, which provides a thumbnail of the recorded video timeline. Lower storage costs: Users will benefit from improved compression and longer retention times thanks to Control Center’s support for the latest video compression standard, H.265. Reduced eyestrain for users: Control Center v16.0 now adds to its core grey/ white view with a new dark mode, which has been specifically designed to reduce eyestrain in darker control room environments. IndigoVision added to its Ultra and BX camera ranges with the introduction of an exciting new line-up which offers users multiple form factors, low light sensitivity, augmented analytics and wide dynamic range (WDR) giving operators improved image clarity. The new HD Ultra X cameras will deliver enhanced performance through the company’s ground breaking SMART, core™ and CyberVigilant® in-camera technology which give users the ability to detect and respond quickly to potential cyber-threats. NDAA compliance also means these cameras are pre-approved for installation in government sites within the United States and other areas of the world where this legislation has been adopted. Operators will also be able to access next level detection and cyber-security with IndigoVision further expanding its advanced analytics metadata and its award-winning CyberVigilant® technology to select cameras from its BX camera range. The BX420 4K Minidome, BX430 4MP microdome and BX630 HD/ 4K bullet and fixed cameras will now have an enhanced intruder detection enabling Control Center to safeguard against an increased range of threats.  

EZVIZ Cloud Platform has recently achieved CSA STAR certification for its information security management systems (ISMS). The CSA STAR certification is a rigorous third party independent assessment of the security of a cloud service provider. It is an international certification program established by the founders of global standards – the British Standards Institution (BSI) and the international Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), which are the world’s leading organizations dedicated to defining best practices that help ensure secure cloud computing environments. The CSA STAR certification was issued by DNV GL for the information security management of EZVIZ Cloud services, and design and development, operation and maintenance services for overseas cloud platform of EZVIZ. “We are proud of obtaining the globally recognized CSA STAR certification. It demonstrates our dedication to security management and control systems, which are essential for the security of our computing environment and the trust of our customers of EZVIZ Cloud,” said Li Xingbo, Vice President of Hangzhou Ezviz Software Co., Ltd. EZVIZ is committed to the utmost quality and safety of its products and actively improves security compliance through professional qualification certifications. Previously, EZVIZ Cloud successfully obtained the ISO9000, ISO14000, and OHSAS18000 qualifications. In 2017, EZVIZ Cloud was also awarded the ISO27001: 2013 certification in the field of international authoritative information security, becoming the leading company to obtain this certification in the domestic home IPC (IP camera) field. EZVIZ, a global smart home security brand, is the consumer and residentially focused subsidiary of Hikvision. EZVIZ creates a safe, convenient and smart life for users through its intelligent devices and cloud-based platform. EZVIZ empowers partners to share their unique cloud services and build a thriving IoT ecosystem together.  

Allied Vision was presented with two Silver level awards in the product categories of ‘Cameras – Visible’ and ‘Embedded Vision – Cameras’ at the fifth Annual Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards presentation, held during Automate 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Alvium was recognized by a panel of esteemed experts from system integrator and end-user companies. The Alvium camera series is Allied Vision’s next generation camera solution built on an innovative camera platform. It was designed to bridge the worlds of industrial machine vision and embedded vision, and provide a full range of cameras that offers system designers a previously unknown level of freedom. Equipped with either USB3 or MIPI CSI-2, the popular embedded interface, Alvium can be used in both worlds. At the heart of the Alvium camera series, is the proprietary System on Chip (SoC), ALVIUM® technology, that combines an image signal processor (ISP) with a powerful image processing library (IPL). This enables image corrections and preprocessing to be completed in the camera rather than the host system. Furthermore, ALVIUM® Technology was developed with intelligent power management where only the used functionality draws power. The idea of simple and easy integration was fundamental in Alvium’s design. It comes available in three housing options – bare board, open housing, or closed housing (USB3 models only). Alvium’s small footprint allows system designers maximum flexibility with space constrained system designs. Also, software integration is straightforward. ALVIUM® technology supports various embedded boards such as the NXP i.MX6/8 and NVIDIA Jetson platforms. One driver is needed for each platform to operate all Alvium camera models. Designers can control the camera via Video4Linux (V4L2), Direct Register Access or GenICam, the machine vision standard programming interface. Alvium offers resolutions ranging from VGA to 21 Megapixels. The ALVIUM® SoC supports all common sensor interfaces allowing for quick integration of current and new sensors, therefore, making it future-proof. Focusing on what counts “ This prestigious program allows Vision Systems Design to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products and services in the vision and image processing industry,” said Alan Bergstein, Publisher of Vision Systems Design, “Our 2019 Honorees are an outstanding example of companies who are making an impact in the industry.” “We are very proud to have Alvium receive two awards from Vision Systems Design’s Innovators Award Program,” said Andreas Gerk, President & CEO of Allied Vision, “We’d like to thank Vision Systems Design and the judges for this honor. This recognition further validates our direction for future camera solutions. The versatility of Alvium allows us to focus on what counts – our customers and their applications.”  

Hikvision, the world’s leading supplier of innovative security products and solutions, successfully hosted the second ‘Shaping Intelligence’ AI Cloud Summit at Hangzhou Whitehorse Lake International Exhibition Centre during 29-30 March 2019. Under the theme of ‘Data Enrichment with AI,’ the summit served as a platform for AI cloud ecosystem partners to exchange knowledge on leading-edge AI and big data technologies and applications. It comprised a main forum and four sub-forums on the topics of finance, commerce, public services and smart governance for cities. Over 3,000 participants took part in the event including Hikvision customers, industry leaders, academic experts and partners. “We believe that, as a fusion platform, the AI Cloud will be able to support our customers in their quest to unleash the full potential of AI and IoT. Ubiquitous intelligence will be the new normal of the AI era; intelligent applications and their data generation will be the engine” – Yangzhong Hu CEO, Hikvision Vision of the future: Fusion of Intelligent IoT and Information Networks One of the most important topics discussed at the conference was how Hikvision’s AI Cloud platform can support the integration of IoT and information network data in order to drive the future development of new, intelligent applications. Ideas discussed included the development of a computing architecture that unites cloud and edge computing, plus a data architecture that can enable the integration of intelligent IoT and information network data. Providing fully open platforms for mutual development The Hikvision AI Cloud was developed to solve real-world challenges across different vertical markets, and to create continuous value to end users. The cutting-edge architecture is designed to enable collaboration between partners across edge computing, industry applications, service platforms, standard systems, and much more. As an example of this, Hikvision demonstrated how the launch of its AI algorithm training system has enabled partners to train algorithms easily for specific customer application needs and deployment. Using a digitised event exhibition area of 6,000 square metres, Hikvision and its ecosystem partners demonstrated versatile AI solutions including smart retail, smart campus, smart financial service, smart construction, smart agriculture and so on. In addition, intelligent transportation system (ITS) was showcased including intelligent buses, intelligent road networks, intelligent airports and intelligent railway systems – all designed to boost passenger safety and enhance the travel experience. AI applications to empower industrial users At the four sub-forums held on the second day, end users from different markets exchanged thoughts and shared use cases of collaborating with Hikvision AI deployment. At the commercial forum, partners from retail, energy, property management and logistics explored how AI can increase business insight and transform how businesses operate. At the smart governance for cities forum, traffic authorities from different parts of China shared successful AI applications, including how e-police solutions help identify traffic violations and reduce the number of human injuries and fatalities. By merging video information with other systems and algorithms, traffic big data can be visualised on city maps to further guide traffic and improve urban commuting. At the finance forum, banks including China Construction Bank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China overviewed their digitised transformation with AI in banking security and management, showcasing how AI-powered big data was a key enabler in this process. The public services forum focused on how AI technology can support the improvement of public services management. Among other sessions, Hikvision partners introduced AI applications for distance learning, smart classrooms, campus safety and enhanced learning environments.