Johnson Controls introduces its multi-functional Software House TST-100 Touchscreen Terminal, providing an enhanced end-user experience at the door. With an intuitive touchscreen user interface, native intrusion functionality and compatibility with both legacy and IP-based door controllers from Software House, the TST-100 Touchscreen Terminal adds value to the access control system by allowing users to have more flexibility and control at the reader level. The TST-100 features a large, 4.3-inch graphical LCD touchscreen that displays a range of colorful icons and custom command menus, providing end users with quick and easy feedback of the access control operation, and allows guards and other individuals the ability to easily arm and disarm intrusion zones and issue custom commands directly at the door. Built using the HID Global 5127 Mini multi-technology read head, the Touchscreen Terminal supports a range of highly secure smart card technologies including HID iCLASS SE and iCLASS Seos. It uses high speed encrypted RS485 for secure communications to an IP controller, making it ideal for healthcare facilities, educational facilities, airports and other critical security environments where network connectivity directly to a reader on the unsecure side is not allowed. “The TST-100 Touchscreen Terminal hits several targets of multi-functionality, advanced security and ultimate usability all within a sleek, user-friendly touchscreen interface,” said Rick Focke, Senior Product Manager, Building Technologies & Solutions, Johnson Controls, “With the TST-100 Touchscreen Terminal, we deliver to our ends users what they have come to expect from Software House – a high-end touchscreen terminal with functionality and depth that will continue to deepen in future version releases.” “We at Software House take pride in stating that we listen to our customers’ voice and incorporate them into our product development and TST-100 is the best example,” said William Wu, Senior Product Marketing Manager, APAC, Building Technologies & Solutions, Johnson Controls.

Hikvision has recently launched a radically new NVR, with the power and intelligence to effectively filter out alarms triggered by animals and inanimate objects. The new 16-channel iDS-9632NXI-I8/16S NVR is set to be the first release in a new range of deep learning products in Hikvision’s DeepinMind series. Imitating human beings’ thoughts and memory process, the DeepinMind series NVR incorporates advanced deep learning algorithms that replicate the process of a human brain’s neural networks to achieve astonishingly accurate and consistent video content analytics (VCA) performance. The innovative iDS-9632NXI-I8/ 16S, with its human body detection technology, is set to establish remarkable new levels of alarm activated monitoring by effectively filtering out false alarms triggered by animals, leaves and other random objects, and by identifying and triggering human activity with an accuracy greater than 90%. The product employs a high-speed GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) to perform accelerated computing. Accordingly, its deep learning algorithm and GPU design also makes it faster and more accurate than existing NVRs that rely on conventional CPUs. Moreover, users can search recorded footage and find targets far quicker than a traditional NVR. Other DeepinMind NVR features include up to 32-channel video input for IP cameras (up to 12 MP each), HD video output & decoding, hard drive hot-swappable, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 configurations for up to 8x8TB capacity HDDs, and dual NIC addressable. To enable a level of intelligent learning that was previously unavailable with traditional camera edge and NVR VCA, in just one step, the iDS-9632NXI-I8/ 16S DeepinMind NVR can be installed to replace an existing recorder. The upgrade of a conventional video surveillance system will achieve greatly enhanced video surveillance performance, delivering a whole new level of efficient security. “With traditional edge-based VCA employed in camera heads, alarm activation accuracy relies on strict requirements for a scene’s background. To date, the accuracy of their intelligent recognition and analysis in comparable scenarios can be inconsistent” says Keen Yao, VP at Hikvision International Business Centre, “With the introduction of the DeepinMind NVR, Hikvision is offering installers and end-users a whole new level of alarm activation accuracy, and with that, more efficient surveillance systems management.”

Milestone Systems has completed the Milestone Solution Certification of IBM’s Storwize and Tiger Bridge, a cost-effective online data storage system. Important considerations for storing huge volumes of video archives include simplicity, scalability and affordability. IBM Storage, including IBM Storwize systems, provide a cost-effective platform for online storage. Tiger Bridge provides a secure and flexible connector for transparent data movement between the local IBM storage systems and cloud storage residing either locally, in a hybrid configuration or in a public/government cloud environment. This validated and optimized solution allows organizations to better match their storage technology with their data lifecycle in order to realize substantial costs savings. Key features Simplifies storage allocation and tiering while enabling easy growth with IBM cloud object storage. Minimizes online storage requirements by using advanced data replication and space reclamation capabilities from Tiger technology. Enables Milestone XProtect recording server attachment to IBM cloud object storage without a gateway server. Allows both CAPEX or OPEX storage pricing models for archive and performance storage. Enables an easy, smooth transition to the cloud: start with an on-premise storage solution and then migrate to the cloud with no changes to the Milestone environment. “Customers are looking for flexibility in their storage options. This solution allows the customer to make informed business choices regarding where and how to store their data, without the complexity of external gateways or converters. This also protects the ’chain of custody’ of their data because external gateways and tamper risk points are removed from the solution. The additional benefit of this solution is that customers can choose to move to a cloud-centric solution model at their own pace without disruption to the existing infrastructure,” said Dave Taylor, Executive Architect IBM Software Defined Infrastructure Solutions. “The flexibility of putting your storage in a variety of different locations, on-premise or cloud, and on a variety of different media really gives our customers a lot of valuable choices,” said Reinier Tuinzing, Strategic Alliances Manager – Americas, Milestone Systems. Documented testing results and recommendations The distinction of being a Milestone Certified Solution indicates that the integration has been certified in operation with the Milestone XProtect platform. The certification focuses on testing the solution’s functionality, performance impact and usability.

With AMD R-Series Quad-core CPU, Dual 10GbE SFP+ Ports, M.2 SSD Slots and up to 64GB DDR4 RAM QNAP® Systems, Inc. has recently launched the new business-class AMD-powered TS-x73U series NAS; available in 8, 12 and 16-bay models with single and redundant power supply options. With a high-performance AMD embedded R-Series RX-421ND quad-core CPU (2.1 GHz base, 3.4 GHz boost), a pre-installed dual-port 10GbE SFP+ network card, and two M.2 SATA 6Gb/s SSD slots (for empowering SSD caching to realize optimized storage efficiency with Qtier™ technology), the rack-mountable TS-x73U series is ideal for business organizations looking for a secure private cloud and efficient IT infrastructure for 10GbE networks. With a dual 10GbE configuration, the TS-x73U series is capable of delivering up to 1,567 MB/s throughput, while the accelerated encryption engine with AES-NI enables unmatched encryption performance of up to 1,244 MB/s to boost system performance. Coupled with high scalability, the 10GbE-ready TS-x73U series satisfies virtualization and fast backup/ restoration requirements for an ever-growing amount of data that demands higher bandwidth, and facilitates day-to-day operations with greater productivity. “QNAP expands its AMD NAS lineup with the rackmount TS-x73U series, providing the excellent power of the R-Series CPU along with 10GbE readiness at a reasonable price for budget-conscious organizations,” said Jason Hsu, Product Manager of QNAP. The TS-x73U series is a comprehensive NAS and iSCSI-SAN storage solution, supporting VMware®, Citrix®, Microsoft® Hyper-V® and Windows Server® 2012 R2, and more advanced virtualization applications. With virtualization station, users can host multiple Windows, Linux®, UNIX® and Android™ virtual machines on a single NAS, and utilize Container Station that integrates LXC and Docker® technology to benefit from abundant application containers or to initialize microservices with the hands-on QIoT Containers. The TS-x73U series is a multifaceted NAS that provides professional solutions for data storage, backup, sharing, and centralized management. It supports seamless file sharing across Windows, Mac®, and Linux/ UNIX, Qsync cross-device synchronization, Windows AD/LDAP directory services and Windows ACL, domain controller for Windows, Windows/ Mac backup, Snapshot, and data recovery with RTRR, rsync and cloud backup. The built-in QTS App Center is fully packed with smart apps that help boost productivity, including Qfiling for automated file organization, Qsirch for instant file searching, QVPN for setting a VPN server/ client, Browser Station for accessing private network resources, IFTTT Agent for productive workflow automation, QVR Pro for building a video surveillance solution, and much more. The TS-x73U series is scalable by connecting QNAP expansion enclosures (REXP-1620U-RP, REXP-1220U-RP, UX-1200U-RP, UX-800U-RP). The storage capacity can also be expanded by using VJBOD (Virtual JBOD) that leverages the unused storage capacity of other QNAP NAS, providing a reliable, high-capacity storage solution to tackle the rampant growth of data from high-resolution media, virtualization, and surveillance videos.

Dahua’s new alarm kit which contains DHI-ART-ARC5402A-GW-06-A35 and DHI-ART-ARC5402A-GW-10-A35-C35 are capable of providing protection to all families. The following are some of their features: Airfly communication technology: Based on radio frequency of 433/868/915MHz, Airfly is Dahua’s private wireless communication technology offering 128-bit AES fully encrypted wireless communication with dynamic key. It is a two-way communication – highly safer than one-way one. 4.3 inch TFT Screen (480×272 resolutions): A design that is convenient to install and easy to control. ARC5402A-GW video alarm control panel: Termed as the ‘brain’ to Dahua’s alarm system, it boasts functions such as alarm information collection, alarm output and linkage control, PSTN alarm reporting, alarm SMS, audio message, IPC surveillance, video recording and playback. Alarm panel: Supports up to 32 wireless zones, 2 wired zones, 8 remote controls, 4 wireless sirens, 1 wired siren and 1 wired PGM output; Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), PSTN, GSM and TCP/ IP, RFID reader (that allows to arm or disarm without password) and the backup battery (3.7V/ 1900mAh, Li-ion). Dahua’s alarm system works in a stable and low energy consuming manner, sending signs of threats in time and providing full range of options to respond. It can be applied anywhere such as shops, villas, apartments and so on. Dahua’s alarm system can push alarm message on smart phones; videos can be accessed through DMSS App. At times, PIR (Passive Infrared) detector, alarm will also be triggered.

BrainChip Holdings Ltd., a leading developer of software and hardware accelerated solutions for advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning, has recently released its hardware acceleration board, BrainChip Accelerator. BrainChip Accelerator is an 8-lane, PCI-Express add-in card that increases the speed and accuracy of the object recognition function of BrainChip Studio software by up to six times, while increasing the simultaneous video channels of a system to 16 per card. The card is very low-power and can be easily installed within existing video surveillance systems without upgrading power systems or thermal management. BrainChip Studio helps law enforcement and intelligence organizations rapidly identify objects in large amounts of archived or live streaming video. By processing multiple video streams simultaneously, the BrainChip Accelerator add-in card enables these organizations to search increasing amounts of video faster, with a higher probability of object recognition and lower total cost of ownership. The system learns from a single low-resolution image, which can be as small as 20×20 pixels, and excels in recognition in low-light, low-resolution, noisy environments. As the first commercial implementation of a hardware-accelerated spiking neural network system, BrainChip Accelerator is a significant milestone in the development of neuromorphic computing, a branch of artificial intelligence that simulates neuron functions. The processing is done by six BrainChip Accelerator cores in a Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Each core performs fast, user-defined image scaling, spike generation, and spiking neural network comparison to recognize objects. Scaling images up and down increases the probability of finding objects, and due to the low-power characteristics of spiking neural networks, each core consumes approximately one watt while processing up to 100 frames per second. In comparison to GPU accelerated deep learning classification neural networks like GoogleNet and AlexNet, this is a 7x improvement of frames/ second/ watt. “There is an estimated four exabytes of video data stored in video surveillance systems,” said Robert Beachler, BrainChip’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, “In surveillance, speed and accuracy of analysis are critical concerns for law enforcement and security agencies. The ability of BrainChip Accelerator to process video frames six times faster, while improving the accuracy of object recognition, is a significant force multiplier. It is also a further demonstration of the valuable role that artificial intelligence can now play in these applications.” Christoph Fritsch, Senior Director for Industrial, Scientific and Medical Business at Xilinx added, “Xilinx is at the forefront of artificial intelligence acceleration. BrainChip’s spiking neural network technology is unique in its ability to provide outstanding performance while avoiding the math intensive, power hungry, and high-cost downsides of deep learning in convolutional neural networks.” BrainChip Accelerator is compatible with Windows or Linux computing platforms and is currently available to select law enforcement and intelligence agencies as an integrated server appliance. It may also be purchased as an add-in card for security integrators and OEMs.

Lenses designed to meet needs of a new range of 4k analytics-rich cameras and ensure true 4K resolution systems Dahua has qualified Theia’s 4K lens family for use on their IPC-HF81230E Ultra HD box camera. Theia’s 4K lenses offer resolution performance matching the image quality 4K sensor cameras promise, but don’t necessarily deliver due to inferior lens selection. Theia’s lenses resolve the 1.55 micron-sized pixel of the 1/2.3”4K sensors, while covering the larger 1/1.7”4K imagers. The varifocal lens family covers a horizontal field of view from 112 to 9 degrees, with the SL410 4-10mm lens and SL1250 12-50mm lens. The lenses maintain 4K resolution in day and night with <5 microns focus shift in NIR light. The 52mm lenses are more compact than comparable 1/1.7”4K lenses, allowing use in smaller enclosures and some domes. At F/1.4 the SL410 boasts the fastest F number and likely the best light gathering ability of any 4k 1/1.7” format varifocal lens in the surveillance market today. The CS mount lenses are available in manual, DC-auto or P-iris versions; fully motorized, board and C mount versions are also available. “When paired with Theia’s 4K lenses, Dahua’s IPC-HF81230E Ultra HD Box Camera is able to deliver very high image quality to the market enabling analytics and other high detail applications,” says Daniel Chau, Dahua Overseas Marketing Director, “When combined with Dahua’s recording solution, these 4K cameras provide video surveillance professionals with probably the most advanced imaging technology available.” As Mark Peterson, VP Advanced Technology, at Theia Technologies, explained, “We are excited to cooperate with Dahua. The emergence of 4K resolution in video surveillance will empower analytics-rich applications such as facial recognition, behavioral studies and ANPR, where a high level of detail and precision is required. The technology is also an obvious choice for situations in which there is a lot of activity or large areas where there are limited options for placing cameras yet the entire area needs covering such as in shopping centers, stadiums or open public spaces.” Both lens series are in stock for immediate shipment.