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Monitoring greater distances where focusing on details is important can be a challenging task with a wide-angle lens. To simplify video monitoring and deliver results in such scenarios, Matrix offers their Project series IP cameras. The IP cameras are offered in fixed as well as manual varifocal and motorized varifocal variants. For greater distances, the motorized varifocal variant fits perfectly as the user can focus on a particular region of interest in the video footage. The lens allows the user to adjust the depth in the footage as well as the angle of view. Crafted with superior video surveillance technologies one can expect superior footage quality even in low-lighting situations. Apart from this, the superior components used in the build of the product ensures it performs in challenging environments and weather conditions. The product conforms to national as well as international standards such as CE, FCC, BIS and Ingress Protection (IP66). Finally, intelligent video analytics ensure real-time notifications to deliver proactive security round the clock. Key features  Sony STARVIS series back-illuminated sensor. Clear images in even in low lighting. Focal length: 2.7mm – 13.5mm. Superlative image with WDR (120dB). High signal-to-noise ratio (73dB). H.265 compression technology. Night vision upto 50 meters. SD card support upto 512 GB. Video analytics with alerts.  

Dataiku, the platform for Everyday AI, recently announced new AI governance and oversight as part of the company’s unified AI platform to allow organizations to scale analytics and AI initiatives under one centralized control tower. Dataiku 10 features a built-in suite of tools to help IT operators and data scientists automatically evaluate, monitor, and compare models under development or in production. In addition, also added in Dataiku 10, organizations can deliver value faster with packaged industry solutions, dedicated workspaces for business users, and accelerators for exploratory data analysis, geospatial analytics, and computer vision. Examples of newly available Dataiku solutions across industries include market basket analysis, product recommendations, plant electricity and CO2 emission forecasting, and real estate pricing, with more in the works. With the rapid adoption of AI, AI governance has become a major pain point for every industry, as it was never designed to manage the copious amounts of data we see today or the democratization of machine learning (ML). From CMOs to CFOs, data is crucial to any organization’s ability to allow employees in all departments to make impactful business decisions. However, without a modern data governance strategy, today’s organizations are opening themselves up to unnecessary risks. “The new risk and value assessment capabilities in AI governance plans allow businesses to assess and manage projects across multiple divisions, which now brings together IT leaders, product managers, operations and more. These departments have historically worked in silos, but data has made it imperative to break down these silos,” said Ritu Jyoti, Group Vice President, AI and Automation Research at IDC, “As all industries have scaled usage of AI and ML, it’s no longer the sole domain of data scientists and IT managers, but a requirement of the C-suite and more to be able to access and understand. The only way to make this happen is to have one simple language for how departments manage MLOps, creating a consistent framework and approach for every project.” “We’ve always believed that to scale AI, organizations need to enlist non-experts to the cause and bring more people into the fold to ensure project success. Dataiku 10 helps make that a reality,” said Clément Stenac, CTO and Co-founder at Dataiku, “This latest version is focused on governance, MLOps, and industry solutions that increase involvement from AI-adjacent roles such as IT operators, risk managers, project managers, and domain experts.” Today’s announcement is the most significant update to the Everyday AI platform, focused on three core functionalities and themes: 1. MLOps – Safely scale with oversight for analytics and AI initiatives Dataiku 10 introduces enhancements to its MLOps suite of tools to help IT operators and data scientists evaluate, monitor, and compare ML models, whether under development or in production. Automatic drift analysis and enhanced what-if simulations give teams better visibility into the behavior and performance of live models. 2. Governance and oversight AI Governance in Dataiku provides a dedicated watchtower in Dataiku where AI program and project leads, risk managers, and key stakeholders can systematically govern projects and models and oversee progress across the entire AI portfolio. Customers will be able to see all their models in a central model registry – regardless of whether they were developed natively in Dataiku or externally using tools like MLflow. Structured frameworks for project workflows, approvals, and project qualification provide superior AI oversight for enterprise customers. 3. Deliver value faster with business solutions and accelerators Organizations can accelerate speed to value by leveraging our off-the-shelf projects for various vertical use cases that customers can adapt and apply for their own purposes. Examples of advanced tools include new geospatial analytics, native deep learning capabilities, assisted data exploration, and enhanced visual interactive insights.  

iValue InfoSolutions, India’s premium technology aggregator, recently announced their alliance with Cloudera, the enterprise data cloud company. Cloudera’s open-source hybrid cloud platform is widely adopted in the world. It offers enterprises one place to store, access, process, secure, and analyze all their data across public and private clouds as well as on-premises, empowering them to extend the value of existing investments while enabling fundamental new ways to derive value from their data for greater flexibility, performance, speed, and control. “This partnership with iValue will empower even more organisations to achieve business outcomes by leveraging data analytics. Our combined unique solutions are tailored to enable enterprises to harness the full potential of their data at every stage of the data lifecycle within a secure and governed framework. We look forward to continuing working with iValue to support businesses on their transformation journeys to cloud adoption” Vinod Ganesan Regional Sales Director at Cloudera India iValue has always given preference to the optimization & transformation area, leveraging Customer Life Cycle and Product Life Cycle Adoption frameworks. As a top value-added distributor, iValue fosters innovation through delivering integrated offerings that power data, network & application (DNA) management for enterprises. It helps organisations look at and reimagine their existing IT infrastructure smartly, efficiently & effectively. iValue has an added advantage of having top 100 brands as a loyal customer base across more than eight verticals, with 5x times market growth and a robust team in 13+ locations. Being a premier enabler, iValue has endured, to consistently partner with the right mix of widespread and niche technology providers to help customers in their transformational journey. Its penchant to select the right partner and aid its customers with niche and trustworthy solutions has helped them grow relentlessly fostering the trust of their 5,000+ customers. “Data is the new oil and enterprises need a new approach to use the data being generated at their end to take necessary steps to advance their business prospectus. iValue is happy to associate with Cloudera and introduce its data platform advantages to its customers and client base. Customer success is driven by the data analysis done using Cloudera’s platform that is being used by many enterprises. In fact, in one of the recent engagements, Cloudera has expressed its support for improving US cybersecurity using data analytics, this shows the expertise and sophistication they bring to the data analytics vertical” Amarjeet Singh Manchanda Vice President – DC & Cloud, iValue InfoSolutions Organizations need a new approach to handle the data they generate and an enterprise data cloud unlocks the power of their data to serve customers better, operate with greater efficiency and strengthen security to protect the business. Cloudera has multiple products under its Cloudera Data Platform that strengthen enterprise-class security and data governance in the cloud, without any silos and vendor lock-in. Using these products – CDP Hybrid Cloud, CDP Private Cloud, Data Engineering, Dataflow, Data Hub etc., Cloudera connects processes throughout the data life cycle from the Edge to AI for organisations to extract insights from their data.  

Videonetics, world’s leading AI & DL powered Unified Video Computing Platform (UVCP™) development company announced it has joined NVIDIA Metropolis, a program designed to nurture and bring to market a new generation of applications and solutions that make the world’s most important spaces and operations safer and more efficient with advancements in AI vision. Acclaimed as a market leader, Videonetics has secured more than 140 cities, 80+ airports, and 100+ large enterprises across many geographies. Powered by its patented AI and DL framework, ‘DeeperLook™’, Videonetics UVCP™ encompasses Intelligent VMS 3.0, Video Analytics, Intelligent Traffic Management System, Video Computing Platform as a Service (VCPaaS™) and Video Command Control Center and much more. Videonetics DeeperLook™ video analytics applications are optimized on NVIDIA® GPUs, validated and benchmarked on the Metropolis application framework. Due to its unique implementation of generic to application specific Reduced Neural Networks, it can deliver best-in-class results on NVIDIA® GPU, hence addressing various video analytics requirements across the verticals. “We are honored to be a part of NVIDIA Metropolis Partner Program. Our AI & DL powered framework DeeperLook™ is field proven to offer highest accuracy, unprecedented scalability, and highly optimized resources to deliver indigenous and future-ready solutions. We look forward to further deepening our longstanding and mutually beneficial relationship with NVIDIA to provide exceptional value to our customers and unlock new possibilities” Avinash Trivedi VP, Business Development, Videonetics NVIDIA Metropolis makes it easier and more cost effective for enterprises, governments, and integration partners to leverage world-class AI-enabled solutions to improve critical operational efficiency and safety problems. The NVIDIA Metropolis ecosystem contains a large and growing breadth of partners who are investing in the most advanced AI techniques, most efficient deployment platforms, and use an enterprise-class approach to their solutions. Partners have the opportunity to gain early access to NVIDIA platform updates to further enhance and accelerate their AI application development efforts. Further, the program offers the opportunity for partners to collaborate with industry-leading experts and other AI-driven organizations.  

On 4 December 2009, the then President of India Smt Pratibha Patil graced CAPSI annual conference held at Vigyan Bhawan. She was requested to be the Supreme Commander of Private Security Services like Defence forces. She accepted the request with a smile and promised to take care of the industry. It was a Red Letters Day for the Private Security Industry. She became one & only PRESIDENT of a Nation in the WORLD to grace annual conference of private security organisation. Internationally renowned security leaders from many countries came to witness that historically unique event, and .to commemorate that great event the industry has celebrated 4th December as Private Security Day. The security personnel discharged their duties and responsibilities in the most befitting manner during the lockdown period and thereafter. They worked in the most hostile conditions and guarded the assets of organisations like frontline warriors. This is the time to appreciate their role and the professional commitment exhibited at that time. On the initiative of CAPSI, the event has been celebrated not only in all parts of India but global partners of CAPSI have also celebrated it. A large numbers of events have been planned to recognise the services of security guards. Some of the events included Parade, flag hoisting, motivational talk by Head of Service taker and thanks giving by PSA officials. Besides this, some of the PSAs organised friendly games, lunch and entertainment programmes to make the day memorable. It also brings a sense of pride amongst security personnels.  

Security isn’t a core activity for any homeowner or small business, so it’s not necessarily something you want to think about very much, or dedicate too much of your time to. But just because you have other priorities, you can’t afford to be complacent. After all, security is absolutely critical for protecting your property and – for businesses – your people too. The question is, how can you spend as little time, energy, and resources on your security as possible, while still keeping your property and your people safe? “Until recently, AI-powered security used to be reserved for enterprises and other large organizations with large budgets – but no longer. Now, small businesses can also harness the power of AI to improve your security, save time, and reduce costs – thanks to Hikvision’s AcuSense technology” Kevin You Product Management Director, Hikvision AI security is your biggest ally From washing machines and cars, to vacuum cleaners to computers, technology innovations have saved humankind millions and millions of hours of unproductive, routine work. Even more recently, AI technologies have helped to automate many of the tasks that used to take up our time – and security is a great example. So what is AI security, and how does it work? With AI security, cameras and other equipment basically do a lot of the security ‘heavy lifting’, which takes a lot of pressure off you. For example, AI security cameras can differentiate between humans and vehicles and other moving objects like animals or falling leaves. This means they can detect real security threats immediately, and send an alarm to your mobile phone. At the same time, AI security can help you minimize your false alarms, which reduces costs and saves you even more time. With ‘tags’ in your video timeline, you can also search for people and vehicles extremely quickly and easily, with no need to spend hours poring over footage manually. Sounds great, but doesn’t it cost too much? Until very recently, AI-powered security solutions have been quite expensive, and really only in reach for enterprise customers. However, this has all changed with the latest generation of AI security cameras, NVRs, and DVRs. In fact, Hikvision’s Pro series with AcuSense offers cameras in a similar price range to traditional security cameras. This means that you can take advantage of cool, labour-saving AI features with just a small incremental increase in equipment costs. Also, with very few false alarms, and automated monitoring of your home or business, you’ll start saving on operating costs from day one. That means AcuSense will pay for itself extremely quickly and generate major RoI over the lifecycle of the equipment. Why is AcuSense ‘the easy upgrade to AI’ There are lots of reasons why Hikvision’s AcuSense provides the easiest upgrade path to AI security. First, there’s the fact that the cameras are cost effective, and extremely easy to install and configure. Second, you can monitor your home or business from anywhere, playback videos and receive alarm notifications via a mobile app Hik-Connect. And third, you can upgrade by renewing your camera estate, or by deploying a new AcuSense-enabled NVR or DVR – whichever makes better sense for your business. All this means there’s no easier way to get the benefits of AI security. Also Read:- Hikvision India Premiers Latest Solutions for Transport Security, Traffic Safety and Smart Mobility at TrafficInfraTech

Tata Tele Business Services (TTBS), India’s leading enabler of digital connectivity and cloud solutions for businesses has announced the launch of Smart Internet, Industry’s first smart internet leased single suite combining high speed internet with cloud based security and greater control at an optimised cost. Digitally driven businesses that continue to modernize their operations require network manageability and visibility alongside consistent and fast internet connectivity with built-in robust cyber threat protection. Due to the increased frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks like phishing, ransomware among others, network manageability and visibility has always been a concern that has rendered many businesses unproductive with profound impact on their financials, reputation, and sustainability. Smart Internet helps overcome all these challenges. Smart Internet: Key attributes Real-time protection from online threats. Web portal access for managed services. Dedicated symmetric bandwidth. DIY – Customized selection of feature-based preference. Service uptime of 99.5%. Security, ultra-fast and reliable connectivity, visibility, and manageability are the key attributes of the Smart Internet solution. It offers protection against malware, botnets, phishing, ransomware, adware as well as command and control callbacks over any port or protocol thus resulting in a strong DNS (Domain Name Service) security; Control for seamless connectivity which allows customers to block/ unblock websites and content categories; and manageability which allows customers to view their dashboard with event logs and threats blocked creating a unique value-add along with ILL link utilization and reports. All these benefits provide businesses with more conformed and reliable security for protection against sudden and impending cyberattacks. Commenting on the launch of Smart Internet, Vishal Rally, Senior Vice-President, Product & Marketing, Tata Teleservices said, “Protection, control and manageability are the fundamental components required for a smart network. Smart Internet has been developed with an endeavour to minimize cyber-attacks encountered by businesses especially SMBs and provide them with seamless connectivity entrusted with advanced security at an affordable price. With Smart Internet, businesses can now easily access bandwidth-heavy applications on our highly- secured and high-performance network with real time usage control and manageability to enhance their productivity. TTBS remains committed to deliver effective digital transformation capabilities and help businesses accelerate their growth journey.” According to a recent industry report by Cisco, three in four SMBs (74%) in India suffered a cyber incident in the past year, resulting in 85% of them losing customer information to malicious websites, in addition to tangible impact on business. It is clear that as businesses are rapidly digitalising, they are becoming an easy target for cyber-attacks. They need to invest in reliable security solutions to safeguard their vital digital infrastructure. TTBS has taken several initiatives in the recent times to empower enterprises with innovative and reliable solutions as they move up the digital transformation curve. The company has strengthened its portfolio of enterprise grade solutions such as Smartflo – an advanced cloud communication suite; SmartOffice – a one-box start-up kit with voice, data, apps and storage, SD-WAN iFLX – an intelligently flexible solution (built on Fortinet’s platform) for network optimization, EZ Cloud Connect – a dedicated private network gateway to Public Clouds, Ultra-Lola, Collaboration Solutions, IoT Solutions, Cloud Applications, and a comprehensive suite of Cyber Security Solutions across industries. It has also recently partnered with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. to offer worldclass unified communication solutions to enterprises. All these solutions appropriately address the needs arising out of a distributed and remote working environment and enable customers to maintain business continuity in a flexible, scalable, and secure manner.  

BCD, the security industry leading player in video data infrastructure solutions, and Canon India Pvt Ltd, the sales and marketing subsidiary of Canon Inc., have announced a new strategic distribution partnership. Under the agreement, Canon India will be the distributor of BCD’s purpose-built IP video solutions for the Indian safety and security market. This strategic partnership marks a major milestone for BCD as it continues to expand its local presence within India and the APAC region through its Engineering Build Centre in Ahmedabad as well as its aggressive hiring of veteran security professionals from the country. BCD’s industry-leading solutions will join Canon India’s robust product portfolio that includes Milestone Systems, Axis and BriefCam. BCD’s cutting-edge hardware offering, including its line of Milestone XProtect®-ready video appliances which come standard with its exclusive Harmonize Software Suite for hybrid cloud connectivity, instant disaster recovery and iDRAC server management from the desktop, could prove to be a differentiator for the Indian market, noted BCD Founder and CEO Jeff Burgess. “It’s extremely exciting to be included in Canon’s ongoing vertical focus in the smart cities and large government public-sector opportunities, especially when considering their financial muscle for these larger projects,” Burgess said, “The ability for us to have our solutions within the product portfolio mix along with Axis, BriefCam, and Milestone could be a significant differentiator for Canon in India. We can complement this route to market with our Milestone value proposition, superior hardware offering, and our large solutions design capabilities.” Established 1997, Canon India markets a comprehensive range of sophisticated contemporary digital imaging products and solutions in India. This partnership will help Canon India expands its solutions offering with high-performing, purpose-built video surveillance solutions to the Indian security market. Commenting on the partnership, K Bhaskhar, Senior Vice President – BIS Segment, Canon India said, “Businesses today are extremely particular about enhancing the security measures to safeguard their assets, thereby growing the demand for surveillance solutions. As one of the leading imaging brands globally, we’re delighted to partner with BCD to incorporate their innovative portfolio of surveillance led products and solutions to our distribution network. With the respective domain expertise, this collaboration will allow us to capitalize on the explosive growth opportunities in this segment and place both BCD and Canon India at the forefront of some exciting future prospects.” Andrew Hubble, Managing Director of APAC, emphasized that the potential for growth with this new partnership will be immeasurable. “We are very excited to be partnering with Canon in the safety and security, and computer vision vertical in India. We relish the opportunity to jointly provide ‘best in class’ solutions for this large and demanding market while growing our market share through our combined unique offering,” said Hubble.  

These days, many organizations depend on third-party contractors for skilled and unskilled workers for their manpower requirements. The age-old methodology used in handling multiple contractors simultaneously along with their labor force can bring great instabilities to the organization from the perspective of safety management, legal dilemmas, and financial mishaps. There is a need for a comprehensive solution that complements the automation and alignment of such a workforce. At the same time, it should remove inefficiencies as it emphasizes legal and safety accountability. Keeping these concerns in mind, Matrix presents COSEC Contract Workers Management (CWM) solution with specifically designed capabilities to overview the entire process of contract workers’ management to the point. Under the umbrella of this solution, organizations can plan, provide work orders, induct workers, generate e-passes, provide workers with time-attendance and access control, as needed. With Matrix COSEC CWM, bring in an overall enhancement of labor working and enhance the operational efficiency while bringing down the overall cost. Key feature Centralized monitoring and control with real-time status updates. Contactless credential such as face recognition, BLE. Smart mobile application for field application and to minimize the extra hardware cost. Contractor self-service portal for contractors to manage their labor workflow Third-party Integration such as payroll management, device configuration etc. through built-in API. Intuitive dashboard with easy worker attendance manag ement and their access control rights.  

Vehicles, and so number plates, are growing in number across the world. The use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) for vehicle entry is not new. But it’s being used in more innovative ways to streamline processes and help business planning. Research says that the global ANPR System Market is predicted to grow by 9.6% annually between 2017 and 2023.1 With data becoming more available, effective ways of maximizing its use are critical. That’s where powerful VMS solutions, like Hikvision HikCentral Professional, come in . . . Intelligent vehicle entry ANPR cameras are now smart enough to read license plates and even determine the make and color of a vehicle. This provides valuable data when managing a car parking facility, whether for public or private use. But the real value comes when the data is brought together in a way that can be managed and analyzed. Using a powerful video management system (VMS) like HikCentral Professional, users can add vehicle information to the platform. They can categorize them into different types (including registered vehicles, temporary vehicles, and visitor vehicles). This helps the system to ‘recognize’ and analyze the data, providing numerous business benefits. A vehicle analysis report can tell how many cars are going through the entrance, within a certain time frame. This provides intelligence to car park operators to plan their business – maybe providing more employee resource at those times, for example. Streamlining car park operations All of these reports can be set up through HikCentral and configured to send automatic alerts for certain criteria. These can be sent by email daily, weekly, or monthly. This gives the business operators a practical and valuable way to monitor their system, without even having to access the system themselves. ANPR facilitates easy access to a car park for ‘known’ vehicles. The system recognizes the plate and can automatically raise the barrier. Private car parks can use this, for example to allow only ‘member’ vehicles in. It can also provide a way for public car parks to streamline their payment system. Car park operators use the technology to give drivers information on the number of free spaces, and even direct them to the nearest one. This management and guidance system reduces stress and speeds up the parking process. In a world where data is the key to efficiency and business development, an effective way to maximize its worth is key. HikCentral Professional offers a simple and effective way for car park operators to use ANPR data to make their lives, and those of their customers, easier.  https://www.kbvresearch.com/automatic-number-plate-recognition-system-market/