Category: National
Videonetics Unified Video Center Launched at Secutech India 2018
Videonetics launched their state-of-the-art video software platform ‘Unified Video Center’ at the recently held Secutech India 2018 in Mumbai. Powered by its patented and awarded Indian Deep Learning Framework, Videonetics Unified Video Center encompasses powerful and enterprise class intelligent video management software, video content analytics, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), red light violation detection (RLVD), speed detection, no helmet detection, video data visualization and dashboard. At the event, Videonetics also demonstrated most advanced technological innovations including highway traffic management system, face recognition and detection software, to name a few. Commenting on the grand success, Avinash Trivedi, VP at Videonetics said, “We are very pleased to be a part of Secutech India this year too, which has emerged as one of the most influential platforms in India to meet focused customers, connect with leading consultants, system integrators along with understanding market trends. It has repeatedly attracted the best minds of the industry, and this year was no different. Secutech India provided an excellent opportunity to launch our Unified Video Center platform which was well received and appreciated by the key consultants, end users and system integrators. We were excited to see the response and the keenness shown by them towards our platform.” Continuing to bring the indigenous innovations and technological advances to the global market, Videonetics has been setting new benchmarks in the field of security and surveillance by using their patented Indian deep learning framework.
Dahua Technology Splendid Performance at Secutech India 2018
Dahua Technology received excellent response at the recently concluded Secutech India 2018, Mumbai. The exhibition was inaugurated by V V Laxminarayana, ADGP, Maharashtra Police and Amitesh Kumar, Joint CP, Mumbai Police along with a few top officials from across the industry. Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra were among the dignitaries who participated in one of the events in Secutech India 2018. As a Lanyard and Technology Partner, Dahua along with its national distributor Aditya Infotech Ltd played a major role in the success of the exhibition. Footfall Dahau’s spacious and swish booth welcomed a record number of visitors from security professionals to VIPs including government, police, corporate and various pertinent institutions. Showcased solutions Dahua showcased its full panoply of security wares across many verticals from its vast product portfolio. They included all environmental control center, HDCVI 4.0, intrusion alarm, intelligent building, intelligent transportation, LED display & control, mobile surveillance, smart city, smart home, smart retail drone, thermal imaging, video cloud and video conference, Ultra HD, and Wi-Fi Villa. Dahua’s drone and video on control center were the star attractions and the concept of Selfie Zone installed with instant photo capturing machine and printer where visitors got their pictures in seconds pulled the crowds’ attention. The famous Dahua Mascot created its own waves and fans among the visitors. Security quiz programs were conducted at regular intervals on all three days and the winners walked away with fabulous prizes. Dahua’s dedicated marketing and technical teams were on-hand supports to explain the visitors about products and solutions, also through respective video presentations. All visitors including customers, clients, vendors, channel partners, systems integrators, corporate heads, intelligence agency’s officials, security professionals and so on had an opportunity to meet with Dahua’s top officials and exchange ideas. Dahua’s AI creates best business value Dahua’s AI applications have really enhanced business intelligence and performance in real time creating enormous value to various segments like smart retail, traffic management, intelligent transportation, logistics, video surveillance, campus security, traffic management, warehousing etc. G20 Summit in 2016 in Hangzhou, China had successfully deployed security solution developed by Dahua Technology using AI and help them prevent any untoward incident to that city. Dahua’s AI is driving benefits across the organization by boosting operations, generating insights, increasing employee productivity, reducing operational cost, engaging customers and positively influencing sales. Dahua’s noble mission has been ‘enabling a safer society and smarter living through artificial intelligence innovation.’ Customers who visited the Dahua Booth were highly elated by what they saw and experienced, and appeared to have taken away positive attitude for the Dahua products and solutions. “ I am indeed overwhelmed by the massive turnout on all the three days. It is really incredible. This demonstrates the enthusiasm and confidence shown by countless visitors for the Dahua brand and we are committed to fulfilling their expectations and security needs. The credit for our success here goes to our dedicated team “ – Robbin Shen Managing Director, Dahua Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Hikvision’s New Launches at Secutech India
Hikvision has successfully launched and showcased their latest technology and signature products during Secutech India. The latest SECONA Shield Award wins in three categories reinforce Hikvision’s excellence in innovation and their value proposition to offer vertical solutions for hotels, hospitals and banks. SECONA also recognized three organizations with the Shield Awards under three exclusive categories – ‘Security Project Design of the Year’ for Indian Hotels Company Limited – Security System for JLT, Dubai, ‘Safe Hospital of the Year’ for Yashoda Healthcare Services Private Limited, and ‘Safe Bank of the Year’ for Mannapuram Finance Limited; which is a huge recognition for Hikvision’s vertical solutions team who executed these projects. Ashish P. Dhakan commented, “The SECONA Shield Awards is a prestigious acknowledgement of our success story in the security and safety market. The three award wins for our efficacious work in the field of hotel, hospital and banking are a testimony to our commitment to deliver best-inclass solutions and innovative nextgen technologies to our customers.” With the recently launched products including the Turbo HD 5.0 and DarkFighterX series cameras with many innovative and unique features, Hikvision reaffirms its customers’ trust as a global leader in implementing cutting-edge technology solutions. Continuing their approach to bring the international innovations and technological advances to Indian market, Hikvision realized the importance of AI as the future of surveillance and set a new benchmark in the field of security and surveillance by using artificial intelligence. At the event, Hikvision showcased a series of latest and most advanced technological innovations with AI Technologies, the signature DeepinView series IP cameras and DeepinMind series NVRs. The live demos of AI based face recognition, people tracking and perimeter protection applications evoked good response from the visitors. At Secutech India Safety and Security Conclave (SISSC) panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence in Security, Gagan Lamba, Assistant Vice President, Projects, Prama Hikvision India, emphasized using highly efficient AI enabled technology applications for even more secure and intelligent surveillance solutions to effectively meet the challenges of complex security threats and dynamic technology space. About newly launched products DarkFighterX series cameras DarkFighterX series cameras come with two distinct sensors for capturing and combining brightness and colour. They expand upon the human sense of sight by first mimicking the human eyes and then extending that ability in extremely low-light environments. The technology results in colourful, bright and accurate imaging, making night time surveillance video appear nearly as clear as daytime video. Turbo HD 5.0 series Turbo HD 5.0 series exemplifies the highest standards of security and surveillance technology. As Hikvision’s leading series of analog products, Turbo HD 5.0 includes the front-end series cameras and back-end series DVRs. Furthermore, Turbo HD 5.0 front-end cameras are equipped with an F1.0 iris, high-sensitivity image sensor, and anti-glare supplemental lighting, resulting in colourful, bright, and accurate imaging even in low illumination. The Hikvision booth at the event displayed the live demos of some of the latest technologies including Cloud Computing, Big Data, Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Hikvision partners Milestone and Seagate showcased their innovative solutions for various advanced applications at the booth. The live training programs during the show got good response from the security community. Hikvision’s exposition at Secutech India was a resounding success, with recordbreaking attendance and value added business networking with security professional community. “Being a leader in innovations and solving real-world challenges ever since its inception, Hikvision is committed to bring best-in-class technology and innovations, and to offer solutions for different verticals like smart cities, education, industrial automation, automotive electronics industries etc. Towards creating a more secure environment, we are proud to unveil the latest products and innovative technologies including Artificial Intelligence, AI Cloud, Big Data and IoT. At this year’s Secutech India, we have launched DarkFighterX and Turbo HD 5.0 product series along with latest offerings in access control, video door phone, intrusion alarm, storage, EZVIZ cameras and vertical solutions. We are confident that all the latest products and cuttingedge AI technology applications will enhance our customers’ experience and will further shape up the future of security and surveillance industry” – Ashish P Dhakan MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd.
JK Tyre Selects Matrix T & A Solution
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. is an automotive tyre, tubes and flaps manufacturing company based in Delhi, India. The company is the only tyre manufacturer offering the entire range of four-wheeler radials for trucks, buses and cars. JK Tyre has a worldwide customer base in over 80+ countries. With production facilities in nine plants, total production capacity is almost 20 million tyres per annum. Challenges J K Tyres has its biggest manufacturing setup in Mysore. The premise comprises a manufacturing unit as well as the administrative department. Since the plant runs 24×7 and there are numerous shifts of workers, they found it difficult to manage multiple shifts manually. Managing visitors was also a problem for thecompany. So, they required a software that would help them keep a record of visitors on time-to-time basis. Creating a visitor’s identity in the form of visitor pass and generating reports of visitors on a monthly basis was a tire some process. JK Tyres was looking for a vendor who could offer them a complete solution related to time-attendance and visitor management. Offered solution Matrix offered a time-attendance solution which centrally handles multiple shifts of workers and employees. Numerous shifts were created to manage the time-attendance of over 500+ workers. Moreover, they provided employee self service, which helped the employees view day-to-day attendance, apply for leave/ tour etc. JK Tyres further required a record of visitors so Matrix delivered visitor management software, which would help them create a visitor pass, fetch visitor records and generate reports of the same. Results Reduction in cumbersome HR tasks. Automatic maintenance of visitor records on day-to-day basis. 40% increase in productivity of employees and workers.
MATRIX Latest Surveillance Campaign
The recent Matrix video surveillance ad campaign in the Times of India saw how outdated CCTV reduces security to monkey business and how Matrix smart video surveillance solutions enhance security strategy and business productivity. Along with its 3-dimensional security – proficient, persistent and preventive – Matrix offers analytics driven cognitive video surveillance. Matrix SATATYA, a family of video surveillance solutions is specifically engineered for large organizations to address their enterprise grade applications. The solution includes an enterprise video management software, network video recorders and IP cameras. Considering the need of today’s globalized organizations, the entire Matrix solution focuses on four major aspects which are preventive security, centralized control with ease of management, storage space optimization and efficient bandwidth utilization. Moreover, Matrix solutions can seamlessly integrate multiple locations to provide centralized management. Matrix provides solutions that grow with the business. Its software powered video surveillance system gives the scalability that every enterprise needs while expanding its footprints across the globe, and the best part is that all these solutions are designed and manufactured in India. Matrix community includes many progressive organizations such as Schneider, Tata Motors, Samsung, GE, Airport Authority, Indian Railways etc.
Infinova Stands out at Secutech India 2018
Infinova shined at the recently held Secutech India in Mumbai winning the ‘Best Booth Award’ of the show. They depicted their core strength and credibility of expertise through the design and structure of booth, and portrayed their efficiency in critical infrastructure solution, city surveillance, transportation surveillance, banking surveillance, and industrial security surveillance in the most unique way. Infinova Showcased following Products & Solutions at the Event : Infinova showcased their intelligent face recognition management platform which is designed in a serviceoriented architecture (SOA). It integrates deep-learning based intelligent face recognition algorithm, and mainly achieves such functions as surveillance deployment, face comparison and face retrieval through flexible access service and professional application development. The system extracts an industryleading face recognition algorithm model by means of the most massive GPU clustering computing in the industry, and the training of the sample face library increasing recognition accuracy. The algorithm supports recognition of multi-angle characteristics and extraction of multiple characteristics under varying illumination, facial expression, occlusion and ages, reducing error recognition rate. It also features user-friendly configuration and retrieval ends, and supports target library management based on black and white lists. Its intuitive intelligent surveillance interface synchronously displays real-time video, face capture, face comparison and warning, improving user perception of recognition results. Infinova’s face recognition system is applicable to intelligent security surveillance systems of the ‘Safe City’ projects, public facilities and any critical infrastructure projects. The advanced clustering solution to the face recognition server can be easily expanded and deployed for the whole system. HD Megapixel cameras H.265 HD Megapixel Smart Starlight WDR IP Box Camera: Infinova’s VT210-A2 series H.265 HD Megapixel Smart Starlight WDR IP Box Camera allows image output resolution upto 1920×1080@30fps. The camera boasts of rich intelligent functions such as wire cross detection, regional invasion detection, field of view change detection, defocus detection, and too dark and too light detections. H.265 HD 5Megapixel Intelligent IR IP Bullet Camera: VT211-A5 series 5MP IR IP fixed camera features 1/1.8” progressive scan CMOS sensor and built-in 5.0 megapixel 2.8-12mm Vari-focus lens. With H.265/ H.264/ M-JPEG compression format utilized, this camera can output HD full-frame videos with the resolution of 5292×1944@30fps. The built-in dot matrix IR illuminators allow a maximum of 30 meters night vision distance. H.265 HD 2Megapixel Starlight WDR Intelligent IR IP PTZ Dome Camera: VT231-A2 series high definition infrared network dome camera supports 1920×1080@60fps HD network video output. It adopts H.265/ H.264/ M-JPEG encoding and its output provides excellent definition and color revivification degree which enables the acquisition of rich and accurate details so as to effectively guarantee smart analysis accuracy. This product adopts large power LED infrared lamps with long night vision distance up to 200m. HD 2Megapixel Starlight WDR Intelligent IP PTZ Dome Camera: VT230-A2 series is high definition intelligent IP dome camera that supports 1920×1080@60fps. It adopts H.265/ H.264/ M-JPEG encoding and its output provides excellent definition and color revivification degree which enables the acquisition of rich and accurate details so as to effectively guarantee smart analysis accuracy. H.265 HD 4Megapixel IR IP Dome Camera: VH221-A4 Series is an Infinova HD 4MP WDR IR Smart IP Minidome Camera. It adopts a 1/3” progressive scan CMOS sensor with an internal 2.8mm-12mm HD motorized zoom lens. The camera has an internal dot matrix LED IR lamp of 30m IR distance. The camera supports up to 2592×1520@20fps HD network video output. It uses H.265/ H.264/ M-JPEG encoding. HD IP 2MP Integrated Explosion Proof Fixed and PTZ Dome Camera: These camera adopt explosion proof shield design featuring high definition, high frame rate, high signal-noise ratio and high assurance. They come with a built-in 22x HD integrated network camera module. These support H.265/ H.264/ M-JPEG dual encoding, three-code stream HD video view and control and allows image output resolution up to 1920×1080@30fps.
Axis Facial Recognition and IP Audio Solutions for India
Axis Communications has recently launched an array of solutions and products that can be customised for different industry verticals – smart city, retail, defence and manufacturing, and the transportation sector. The latest technology and offerings in the surveillance industry include IP audio and facial recognition leading the way. Facial recognition is a technology software that identifies real time video with a database of stored images. The application can be easily integrated to trigger an alarm and reduce response time, for instance, of an unforeseen intruder alert. To strengthen its network video offering, Axis has introduced a networkbased audio systems that can be easily installed and integrated to an existing system since it’s on open standards with other systems. The range of audio portfolio includes network hornspeakers and audio accessories that complement Axis’ network cameras. With the use of IP and analytics in network video, the surveillance industry is going beyond cameras. Axis Communications offers complete high-quality audio systems best suited for background music and announcements that can be used in retail formats and other applications combining with the possibilities of working with their partners who can customise the requirement for facial recognition. Other innovations on the offering include Axis perimeter defender, TCO and Zipstream technology. With the growing importance of cybersecurity, constant enhancement and upgradation of cybersecurity will be a never-ending task, because well-resourced cyber-criminals will never stop looking to exploit vulnerabilities in any new technology. As the number of connected devices grows exponentially, so too do the potential flaws, and the answer is proactivity and a systematic process for ensuring that patches are implemented as soon as they are available. “We are seeing an increasing trend in India, where intelligent building systems is aiding in the convergence of multiple networks over an IP backbone. At Axis Communications, we are continuously innovating our existing line of products and solutions that are capable to cater to the high end requirements of the retail sector to the high security need of the Indian defence and border security. We are thereby increasing our offerings and presence in the enterprise segment with products that make surveillance solutions more efficient and intelligent” – Sudhindra Holla Sales Director, India and SAARC, Axis Communications
Synology New 18-Series NAS Products for India
Synology announced the availability of its new 18-series products, which includes DS218j, DS218+, DS418j, DS418, DS418play, DS718+, DS918+, NVR1218 and VS960HD in India. “India has a variety of businesses at all scales, and people are paying more attention to what they are getting,” said Mike Shay, Sales Manager of Synology Inc., “That’s why we are excited to launch our 18-series in India. We believe whatever their scale, our customers can find the right Synology server that provides smart and effective storage solutions to their needs.” New 18-series Synology NAS and NVR products DS218j, DS418j and DS418: These 18-series entry-level NAS servers are designed for individual and home users, which became the best sellers after its launch. These versatile yet budgetfriendly NAS servers can not only serve as personal cloud storage, but also provide features with data backup, media streaming, photo management, file sharing, and more. With the user-friendly interface, users can manage, protect and share all your digital assets easily and efficiently. DS418play: Ideal for IT enthusiasts, home users and creative professionals who want to store large collections of photos and videos in one place. DS418play is equipped with Intel® Celeron® dual-core 2GHz processor capable of bursting up to 2.5GHz, providing excellent encrypted file transmission speed. It comes with a 2GB memory by default which is scalable to up to 6GB. DS418play supports up to two channels of H.265/ H.264 4K video transcoding, which is ideal for serving as the home multimedia centre. DS218+, DS718+ and DS918+: These three High Performance Plus series NAS servers are specifically engineered for SMEs and IT enthusiasts. DS218+ is a compact 2-bay all-in-one NAS server which is ideal for studio and small offices with limited working space. Equipped with an Intel® Celeron® dual-core processor and AES-NI hardware encryption engine, DS218+ delivers exceptional file transfer speeds and advanced performance. DS718+ and DS918+ are equipped with Intel® Celeron® quad-core processor, delivering blazing fast file transfer experience. They are also available for expanding up to 7 and 9 drives, 6GB and 8GB RAM, providing a cost-effective solution that is both versatile and flexible for SMEs future demands. NVR1218, VS960HD: NVR1218 is a network video recorder which provides an all-in-one, stand-alone private surveillance solution for PC-less management and live monitoring. NVR1218 supports 12 concurrent recording channels and a COM port interface that works perfectly to support POS integration which makes it suitable for retail. VS960HD is a palm-sized local display companion to surveillance station with up to 96-channel HD live view and dual HDMI for 4K and 1080p output. When configured with a paired Synology NAS or NVR, VS960HD makes an ideal TV wall solution.
VIVOTEK and Videonetics Thriving Partnership for Better Security
VIVOTEK and Videonetics successfully wowed audiences at yet another global, safety and security exhibition – Secutech India in Mumbai. Secutech India is a flagship show of Intersec Dubai, catering to leading security and safety companies around the world. While VIVOTEK showcased its full stack collection in the realm of IP surveillance, Videonetics exhibited Unified Video Center. Elaborating on security and surveillance market in India, Sanjeev Gulati, India and SAARC Country Manager, VIVOTEK Inc. commented, “It is exciting to watch India’s surveillance market come of age, even as it is expected to top $2.4 billion by 2020. This event, its success in drawing the best and brightest in India’s safety and security sector, and the products and services on display are evidence that driven by declining prices and rising demand, India is catching up with global security standards. We were pleased to receive such interest from the attending audience, and look forward to continuing conversations and pursuing leads that we gained from this event.” Avinash J Trivedi, VP – Business Development, Videonetics added, “Being a part of Secutech India has always been a pleasure, and this year has been no different. Such shows are important for us as they provide a platform to showcase our unique offerings to end users, consultants, channel partners and other stakeholders of the eco-system.”
COM-SUR Bags the Special Jury Award
COM-SUR has received a special Jury award for ‘Capacity Building Effort of the Year’ at the Secona Shield Awards 2018. This award is in recognition of one’s substantial contribution in making a difference to the industry, as well as to the community at large. “We are extremely honoured and delighted for being the recipient of this very special award. We won the Secona Shield Award in 2017 for the Innovate Product of the Year in Software. This year, however, is even more special since it is a Jury Award. We are grateful that this industry is recognising the value of COM-SUR and the efforts that we are putting in to make a difference in the surveillance industry. COM-SUR can change video surveillance across the globe – from helping the Home/ Defence Ministry to the Finance and all other Ministries, Election Commission – from solving crime to solving compliance issues. COM-SUR has a role to play in every area, which is covered by CCTV/ video surveillance. We are especially focused on the education sector at the moment. After the horrifying case of the murder of a young child at a reputed school in Gurugram, we have documented 102 cases of abuse against children. Something is clearly and fundamentally wrong here and we want to help change them,” says Gautam Goradia, CEO & MD, COMSUR. “We are also trying to create a new breed of professionals called CCTV video footage auditors. Not only can this help the Government in job creation but in community policing as well. By training people to audit CCTV cameras as a SOP, we can ensure that the millions of eyes across the globe that are currently in sleep mode, will wake up and deliver rich visual information, (which is being wasted right now, since nobody sees what the cameras saw) that can be used by Governments to gain actionable intelligence. By adding more CCTV cameras, we are gathering more information; but are we gaining full benefits,” added Mr. Goradia. COM-SUR is the world’s leading provider of CCTV video footage auditing, smart back up and intelligent reporting software.