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The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge relies on customized security solutions from Bosch to ensure safe operations. The world’s largest sea-crossing bridge was opened by Chinese officials in late October 2018. Spanning 55 kilometres in length, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge directly connects Hong Kong to Macao and then to the Chinese city of Zhuhai for the first time. At a total cost of USD20 billion, it is a major boost for China’s Greater Bay Area, an emerging industrial and technological hotbed that is home to 68 million people, and a showcase project for Bosch Building Technologies. The large-scale project was built over the course of eight years using 400,000 tons of steel. It includes underwater tunnels and two artificial islands that serve as customs ports. Ensuring the security of these two islands, where drivers need to present special permits to use the new bridge and pass customs checkpoints, was a priority from the start. Securing vital infrastructure With a proven track record of equipping critical infrastructures such as airports, hotels, commercial buildings and underground metros, Bosch Building Technologies won the contract to provide the artificial islands with video surveillance, intrusion alarms, as well as public address and voice evacuation systems. On the island between Zhuhai and Macao, the Bosch partner Shanghai SAGA Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. installed more than 5,700 Bosch loudspeakers and over 260 amplifiers which are all managed via the PRAESIDEO digital public address and emergency sound system. Fulfilling a key customer request, the installation incorporates 15 different models of ceiling, wall mount, and line array speakers to blend in with the facility’s modern interior. Furthermore, Bosch was able to match Macao’s local standards by custom-ordering solutions with British power cord, programmed with graphic interfaces in traditional Chinese lettering. On the island outside of Hong Kong, which is home to a customs clearance port, Bosch partner Pro-United Co., Ltd. installed 2,200 public address speakers of various models including outdoor speakers for the travel inspection building. Experts also adjusted 200 vari-directional array loudspeakers to balance sound variations from different building materials. “The Bosch technical team and partners used professional software to simulate the sound pressure level of a specific area and comprehensively simulate the entire project to ensure that the selected products can meet the requirements of different areas in the actual application,” said Lin Lizhi, Bosch Building Technologies. A landmark project Bosch also covered the island with more than 2,000 HD cameras including the FLEXIDOME, DINION, and AUTODOME series. Monitored from a security control center on the Hong Kong side of the island, these cameras support 24/7 surveillance of the customs clearance port, travel inspection building, immigration department and Hong Kong customs office. The PRAESIDEO systems on both islands enable security staff to broadcast live voice announcements via security call points, while multiple sets of intrusion alarm systems protect personnel and property. “We added the supporting intelligent call station PRAESIDEO, which is usually used for airport projects, in order to ensure that the staff can directly perform voice broadcasts throughout the call station during operation, thus making the security management more convenient,” said Wang Yiping, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai SAGA Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. The high-profile infrastructure project highlights the flexibility and broad customization options offered by Bosch Building Technologies as a one-stop solutions provider. Now that it is fully operational, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is already considered a key asset in the Greater Bay Area, also known as ‘China’s Silicon Valley.’ The bridge reduces the travel time between Zhuhai and Hong Kong from four hours to a mere 30 minutes. It also creates a new gateway for travellers between vital transportation hubs such as Shenzhen and Hong Kong airports with while the integrated Bosch security solutions ensuring a safe passage.  

March Networks®, a global provider of intelligent video solutions, has recently announced the results of a second annual survey exploring how fraud, customer service and security perceptions are impacting U.S. banking consumer decisions. Key results from the 2018 survey, commissioned by March Networks and conducted by independent market research firm Ipsos earlier this year, reveal that 17% of consumers experienced fraudulent bank account activity in 2017, up moderately from 15% the previous year. More concerning, 15% of those respondents experienced 5 or more fraudulent incidents in the 12 month period, and 9% reported switching banks in response. Still, a clear majority of consumers (92%) were satisfied with how their financial institution handled fraudulent activity, and 25% said surveillance video was used to help resolve the incident. Survey results also show that a continued focus on the customer experience remains critical for banks and credit unions when it comes to retention. One in 5 respondents confirmed that they had switched banks in the past year because of poor in-branch service. Further, 70% said they would consider switching banks if their local branch did not appear clean and tidy – with that number rising to 77% for consumers living in households with children. In addition, consumers’ banking choices are influenced by how secure they feel when conducting transactions, either in their local branch, at an ATM or online. A majority of consumers (98%) felt most secure when conducting transactions at their local banking branch, compared with 93% when conducting transactions online and 83% using a mobile application. Further, half of consumers reported that they did not conduct an ATM transaction at least once in 2017 because someone was loitering nearby, putting the onus on banks and credit unions to increase monitoring capabilities around their ATMs or risk losing business. Other key findings from the survey reveal that: While consumers are banking online and via mobile apps, nearly three quarters also banked at their local retail branch, similar to the year previous. More Millennials (72%) reported visiting their local branch in 2017, versus 61% in 2016. 63% of consumers noticed fraudulent activity on their account themselves, while 37% were notified proactively by their bank or credit union. 46% of consumers said waiting more than 5 minutes for service in retail branch is unreasonable. The vast majority of consumers support visible video surveillance in their bank or credit union. More than 90% feel that surveillance cameras deter crime, and 96% agree that video surveillance is an important contributor to solving crimes quickly. “Consumers today are engaging digitally with their financial institutions more often, but are also frequently turning to in-person services, and have high expectations when it comes to service and security,” said Peter Strom, President and CEO, March Networks, “Understanding consumer perceptions and how they influence where consumers choose to bank is important for all financial institutions – especially when it comes to strategic planning and the dramatic transformation many institutions are currently undertaking to increase their competitive position.”  

In India, there are 60 million families across the country who are below the poverty line, as prescribed by the Government. One of the insecurities for these families is the frequent incidences of illness, and the need…

NOIDA has been a site of utter traffic violations resulting into huge liability on the traffic police to enforce traffic rules on the errant violators. Over past 2 months, there have been incidences of abusing and thrashing of traffic personnel on the road. Under such circumstances, Vehant Technologies had taken the responsibility of installing its TrafficMon™ – Traffic Enforcement and Management Solutions at Sector 31/ 25 crossing and Sector 57 main intersection. TrafficMon is a video artificial intelligence (AI) based red light violation, speed violation, wrong-way, no helmet and no parking detection system which overview and ANPR cameras. Overview camera shows the entire violation scenario and ANPR camera captures the images of the number plates of the violating vehicles. A combination of RLVD/ SVDS/ JATCS on the same hardware at a junction makes this system unique and efficient. This effort by Vehant Technologies aims at assisting the traffic personnel in efficiently managing traffic congestion and penalizing traffic offenders by generating e-challans, and thereby curbing the menace of traffic offence in NOIDA. With the help of this efficient system, approximately 2.5 lakh traffic violations have been recorded since January this year. Vehant Technologies has been commended by the traffic police time and again for upholding traffic enforcement and management in the city. Dr Ajay Pal Sharma, Senior Superintendent of Police and Anil Kumar Jha Superintendent of Police (Traffic) acknowledged and appreciated the efforts and technology proposed by Vehant Technologies with a certificate of appreciation for this initiative.

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Videonetics has been honoured with the prestigious award ‘Fastest Growing Technology Enterprise of the year’ by Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India Program. In addition, Manchester’s Investment Development Agency Service (MIDAS) and Deloitte recognized Videonetics as Top 5 Technology Companies to foray into Manchester. Initiated by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP, the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India Program aims to recognize, honor and encourage those businesses and entrepreneurs who are striving forward with remarkable revenue growth rates using their technology, innovations and quality of human resources. The award was adjudged using a robust rating scale by an esteemed panel of industry leaders who evaluated and judged hundreds of companies based on key criteria such as competitive advantage, size, growth, management effectiveness and financial performance. Commenting on the achievement, Dr. Tinku Acharya, Fellow IEEE, Founder & MD, Videonetics said, “It is indeed an honor to receive ‘Fastest Growing Technology Company Award’ from Deloitte. This recognition validates our drive for high performance, innovation, differentiation and global scalability. Videonetics is preparing itself for global expansion and this award will surely help expediting the global expansion plan.”

Cyberlaws.Net and Pavan Duggal Associates, Advocates have recently organized a unique and one of the firsts of its kind conference called ‘The International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity 2018’ in…

Kawasaki, the Japan based technological enterprise is working towards the formation of a technology corporate group. The company’s diverse technologically advanced products are used on land, sea, air and even space. It…

Hikvision has geared up to participate in the 12th edition of the International Fire & Security Exhibition and Conference (IFSEC India 2018) to showcase its latest AI applications, products and solutions. Hikvision…

Hikvision exhibited their latest AI products and technologies at 2018 Security China. More than 1,000 organizations participated in the exhibition which attracted a diverse audience of global distributors, integrators, IT professionals, technology enthusiasts and consumers to join the conversations about solutions around AI, intelligent security, cloud and other mega trends. At the show, Hikvision announced the release to the Chinese market of its AI Cloud framework including platforms for AI applications, resource management, operations and maintenance services. Hikvision is working closely with eco-system partners on AI Cloud network infrastructure, platform services and application interfaces. In the product area of the exhibition, Hikvision showed its latest, core technological breakthroughs and products including: A 3D camera with the capability of 3D face modeling, which can prevent spoofing attack of photos, video and masks, and improve the comparison of facial features and side face; A demo model of 64MP PanoVu camera that adopts integrated design, panoramic images by an eightsensors patchwork to support 360° panoramic monitoring, as well as simultaneous panoramic and closeup pictures; A deep learning based thermal imaging camera for effective fire detection and with algorithms for behavior analysis and accurate face temperature measurement. In addition, Hikvision showcased its intelligent solutions for public security and commercial applications like safe cities, intelligent transport systems (ITS) and smart retail with more than 20 scenario-specific intelligent solutions on display. One example was the ITS solution, which has the capability to analyze video feeds, learn traffic behavior and support management of traffic flow, congestion and incidents. Visitors could also see a wide range of innovations and products for new Hikvision enterprises such as smart home products (EZVIZ), industrial automation (Hik-Robotics), automotive electronics and intelligent storage.