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Raytec have released their new range of VARIO2 IP Hybrid Illuminators that combine 4 key technologies into a single package, and immediately becomes the smartest and most connected illuminator in the security market today. Each illuminator combines infra-red, white-light, IP connectivity and PoE technology into a single networked package – designed to deliver the right light for any situation, at any time. VARIO2 IP Hybrid utilises Raytec’s latest PLATINUM Elite twin-core SMT LEDs which are individually over 200% more powerful than previous generation LEDs. This allows Raytec to integrate all the performance of two full size illuminators (one infra-red and one white-light) into one much smaller hybrid platform. Now security professionals get all the performance of two illuminators from a single package whilst reducing capital outlay, infrastructure and running costs. Fully IP addressable, VARIO2 IP Hybrid allows one to stay connected with the site at all times. Operated remotely via a user friendly GUI, one can take control of the lighting at any time to respond to live events or make easy remote adjustments. VARIO2 IP Hybrid can also be fully integrated with the VMS, BMS or other 3rd party devices, and it can be automated to respond to any incident, there and then, even if the site is unmanned. “We are exceptionally proud of VARIO2 IP Hybrid,” comments David Lambert, Raytec’s Managing Director (Joint), “It represents all of the best Raytec technology in a single platform that can deliver the right amount of light, and the right type of light, where and when the situation demands. Whether the goal is covert infra-red, close range facial recognition or white-light as a visual deterrent, one illuminator can now do it all.We believe that Hybrid IP is the future of lighting in the security market. No longer will security professionals have to choose between infra-red or white-light, they will choose Hybrid IP lighting that can be easily integrated into the wider security system and deliver any light that is required.” VARIO2 IP Hybrid represents an evolution of Raytec’s award-winning VARIO IP range, becoming the only IP- enabled Hybrid illuminator in the market.

Calming the data storm Available with 2, 4 & 8 Ethernet ports, AMG’s Semi-managed switches provide a 100Mbps or Gigabit Ethernet uplink across multi-mode or single-mode fibre Via the SFP port. With Pre-programmed software to direct traffic only to the SFP upload port, the need for configuration to manage effective switching is eliminated. The semi-managed options eliminate multicast flooding to local Ethernet connected devices, which makes them ideal for larger CCTV applications where unmanaged switches are not sophisticated enough to handle multicast traffic, and where fully managed switches demand an unwelcome overhead of individual programing, additional cost and network complexity. All models can be quickly surface mounted or simply clipped on to a DIN rail for rapid installation and servicing. AMG’s wide range of compatible SFPs offer huge flexibility in choice of optical media, including multi-mode and single-mode optical fibre and extended copper Ethernet allowing up to 500m at 100Mbps using CAT5e.

Enhanced user experience with new VMS VIVOTEK has recently unveiled the latest release of its video management software VAST 2. Built on the underlying powerful software engine of VAST, VAST 2 reveals a brand new intuitive user interface and boasts an extended range of user-centric functionalities including auto setup, advanced search and custom layout, as well as additional add-on functions for fail-over protection, transportation and transaction solutions. The new VAST 2 is designed for efficient video management, allowing security operators to reduce both operational and maintenance costs. “VIVOTEK has run through a series of alpha and beta tests before the launch of VAST 2. We have collected feedbacks from our customers and significantly improved both the usability and functionality to make VAST 2 a better experience for our users. For VAST 2, we designed a problem feedback mechanism, allowing the system to detect problems automatically, and enabling the security operators to send feedback manually via a popup window. This feedback is delivered directly to VIVOTEK’s field application engineer team and accelerates our customer service,” says Perkins Chen, Director, Research and Develop Division 2, VIVOTEK Inc. Benefits Easy to use: VAST 2 makes it simple to set up surveillance systems by utilizing automatic configuration wizards. Users can adjust layout by simply dragging a corner of the window, a feature that also supports VIVOTEK fisheye dewarp. With the addition of the evidence-lock function, it is now even easier to manage numerous investigation scenarios by manually extending the retention time of recorded videos. These videos are easily exported with custom layouts. A quick snapshot function is also available to instantly preserve this critical evidence. Efficient search: VAST 2 offers two types of search – smart search and thumbnail search. Both are designed to help security operators quickly filter scenarios from any suspicious scene. With smart search, users can select specific regions of interest and the system will show an array of thumbnails representing footage in which motion is detected. In addition to the thumbnail search, the feature allows the user to browse thumbnails based on time frame. Security operators can narrow down any investigation by rapidly identifying the clips of interest. Extensive add-ons: VAST 2 also supports additional functionality in advanced features by licensing. It is equipped with fail-over protection, a system that transfers video recording to secondary sites in the event of any system outage, network error, or other malfunction, and ensures that video recordings are never interrupted. Recognizing the growing needs of vertical markets, VAST 2 demonstrates the strengths of fast integration to customize specific functions. In the transportation field, VAST 2 can track and display vehicles’ real-time location from GPS receivers and playback videos with recorded paths. Finally, VAST 2 supports retail markets by showing any transaction on both live and playback video, and allowing users to search transactions by entering different criteria.

Height Strip Camera Height Strip Camera, Hikvision’s latest covert camera range can be easily adjusted to eye level, giving a clearer view of the face, even when a person is wearing a cap or hood. The camera is ideal for scenarios like shops, hotels and banks where a fleeing person’s detailed facial image could be captured for post-search. Traditionally, ceiling mounted cameras are used in these scenarios, but often, due to the viewing angle, facial features cannot be clearly seen. Having a covert camera mounted at eye level solves this problem. The camera pan angle can be adjusted to ±15 degrees, so that the optimum viewing angle can be found for every scenario. The camera features also include: 1/2.7” progressive scan CMOS. Max. 1920×1080@30fps. WDR, up to 120dB. DC 12 V, PoE. Built-in micro SD/ SDHC/ SDXC card slot, up to 128GB. New Network Cables The two new network cable models – DS-1LN5E-S and DS-1LN6-UU, are high-quality, industry-rated network cable for multiple applications. The 305m indoor PVC cables are made from oxygen-free copper (OFC), widely accepted as the best cabling material in the industry. They have core diameters of 0.5mm and 0.565 mm respectively, and guarantee long distance transmission – up to 250m, which lower quality cables cannot deliver. Both the sheath and support cord on the cables are flame resistant – recognized by the global CM standard. In fact, the material can stop burning immediately after it catches fire, an essential element in cable safety. With its easy cabling nature and its customisation possibilities, the cabling will tick a number of boxes for installers.

A Certified Milestone Integration Milestone Solution partner Snap Surveillance has achieved the status of Milestone Certified Solution with its automatic learning analytics integration to XProtect Corporate IP video management software (VMS). Snap’s unique user interface (UI) allows customers to get more effective use from their medium-to-large (100+ camera) networks. It automatically finds relationships between the camera fields of view – both overlap and near overlap. It then presents the camera network to the user in a variety of ways that reduce information overload. Snap’s integrated solution gives users a highly intuitive video UI for seamlessly tracking persons-of-interest from camera to camera across widespread locations like an airport or shopping center – for both live and recorded video. To determine the inter-camera relationships, Snap uses straightforward video analytics on individual video streams as a pre-processing step (to determine scene occupancy), then processes the occupancy signals from across the camera network in concert. Snap could be called ‘multi-camera analytics,’ whereas the vast majority of existing analytics process single cameras in isolation. Snap’s patented technology allows this learning approach to scale across thousands of cameras. Key Snap capabilities include Peripheral vision: The camera that is the current focus of attention is presented with visually related cameras laid out around it, giving the operator visual context to the scene. Video streams are thereby seen in relation to neighboring video with the unique ‘Peripheral Vision’ display – improving the situational awareness for security personnel. Video pursuit: As a target moves out of the current focus camera, they appear in one of the peripheral cameras. Clicking on that camera switches focus to it, allowing the target to be followed easily throughout the network. The neighboring video streams act as a menu for navigating the network, improving operator ability to follow the action moving around a site, without needing to memorize camera names or positions. Evidence videos: Just by following the action, users can produce consolidated videos of everything suspects do while on site, providing rapid and compelling support for investigations. Virtual walkthroughs: Security staff can browse around an area of interest, moving from camera to camera, without needing to be physically present or to know each camera’s location. Scalability: Snap scales to networks of thousands of cameras. The larger or more complex the camera network, the greater the benefit for operators in understanding and navigating through that network with Snap. Camera-agnostic operation: Snap’s software requires no special camera functionality and interfaces only to the VMS platform – if Milestone supports the camera, then Snap also will. The Snap back-end middleware is integrated with live or archived video so it can analyze the video to determine the relationships between camera fields of view. Snap’s end user functionality is integrated with the Milestone XProtect Smart Client user interface, and for both the archived and live video signals, to deliver the peripheral vision, video pursuit and other functionality. The Snap certification documentation includes test parameters and a results summary as well as specifications for optimal installation/ operation. The tested versions of the products from both Milestone and Snap Surveillance which were included in the solution certification were Milestone XProtect Corporate 2016 video management software in operation with the Snap Surveillance Force Multiplier.

For Enhanced Responsiveness in Wide Area Surveillance Axis has launched a new generation of positioning cameras, giving operators faster and more accurate pan and tilt capabilities to monitor large-scale sites, perimeters and borders in real-time and are able to respond instantly to security alerts and incidents. Thanks to their enhanced capabilities, the new range of positioning cameras enables surveillance across vast sites with fewer cameras, with the potential for 360-degree unobstructed field of view, and at all times, and 135-degree field of view from ground to sky Axis Communications has delivered against some of the most pressing surveillance needs of organizations across the private and public sectors in launching new visual, bispectral and thermal positioning cameras. “At their core, the needs of many of our customers can be distilled to the same thing – the need to rapidly identify and respond to incidents and breaches along perimeters and of course within their site. Our job is to empower them to do theirs, and our new range of cameras does just that,” commented Michael Chen, Global Product Manager at Axis Communications, “The sites that require monitoring can be vast – many thousands of hectares with perimeters hundreds of kilometers in length – and to give a comprehensive field of view using static cameras can be unfeasible. Pan and tilt capabilities are therefore essential, and our new range of positioning cameras takes these and other capabilities to a new level of performance.” Features in the new positioning cameras include: High speed and jerk-free PTZ movements with continuous pan. Built-in electronic image stabilization (EIS), helping against vibration caused by an unstable mounting surface or a wind-sensitive mast. SFP slot for easy cable management, and quick and effective installation for fiber-optic connection over long distances. Powerful positioning capabilities even at high wind and wide temperature range. Flexible mounting options on columns directly, or against walls and poles with robust accessories. The new range includes thermal positioning cameras, visual PTZ positioning cameras and bispectral PTZ positioning cameras that combines both visual and thermal images. AXIS Q8641-E and AXIS Q8642-E PT Thermal Network Cameras: The thermal positioning cameras offer outstanding thermal contrast and 10° field of view, which together with analytics, enables long-range detection and immediate visual confirmation for the operator. AXIS Q8685-E/-LE PTZ Network Cameras: The visual PTZ positioning cameras, offer high-video quality with HDTV 1080p, 30x zoom with focus recall, and extreme light sensitivity. The combination with Axis’ Forensic WDR (wide dynamic range) and low-light sensitivity ensures the highest image usability in challenging lighting conditions. AXIS Q8741-E and AXIS Q8742-E Bispectral PTZ Network Cameras: The bispectral PTZ positioning cameras offer a combination of two live video streams, one from a thermal sensor – used for detection and verification – and one from a high-definition visual sensor – for identification of colors and details. The cameras also feature 30x zoom, Forensic WDR as well as low-light sensitivity. Additionally, AXIS Q8741-LE, AXIS Q8742-LE and AXIS Q8685-LE include long-life and long-range IR for improved visibility during nighttime. In places where there is a high risk of window contamination from dust, salt, sand and emission of soot from vehicles such as in traffic monitoring, airport, harbor and public area surveillance, these cameras are equipped with remote-maintenance against rain and dirt using wiper and washer.

Virdi develops biometric integration with Avigilon access control system Virdi International has developed a total access control solution, in collaboration with Avigilon™, that now allows Avigilon to offer a biometric alternative to the market. The solution incorporates ViRDI readers and integration to the Avigilon Access Control Manager (ACM)™ software. According to Cory Bellamy, Virdi International Managing Director, Avigilon’s existing access control system, which includes card and mobile-based access, is well positioned to bring an additional layer of authentication to its customers with biometric reader integration. “Virdi International was asked by a number of its partners to develop technology that would allow integration into the Avigilon platform. Both ViRDI card and biometric readers are now supported in this current solution,” Cory Bellamy commented. ViRDI readers connect physically to Avigilon’s Mercury Controllers via RS485, using SIA OSDP secure protocol. The first release of the solution will support ViRDI’s AC2000 and AC5000plus fingerprint card terminals, while future supported products that are considered include the AC1100, AC2100plus, and AC2200 access control terminals. Bellamy points out that Virdi has developed biometrics enrollment manager software that integrates into Avigilon’s ACM software. In addition to complementing the hardware integration, this will also allow users to easily add their biometric data to their identity credentials within the ACM software. This total access control solution provides bi-directional communication and adds a further level of security for rapid and secure identity recognition in high-security areas. Virdi’s USB fingerprint readers can be connected to client machines for seamless enrollment and users can configure and manage biometric identities directly from Avigilon’s ACM software. The new integrated solution will be available to customers in the third quarter of 2017.