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As the Internet of Things (IoT) and other trends drive the convergence of physical and information security, integrators and end users attending ISC West may be struggling to keep pace with new areas of responsibility and expanding roles in the larger security ecosystem. Help is here. The Connected Security Expo, co-locating with ISC West, focuses on building a holistic security strategy for the connected enterprise. Exhibitors will focus on how physical and information security can be used tog...

VIVOTEK to display the latest H.265 and complete vertical solutions VIVOTEK, a global IP surveillance provider, announces a showcase of the latest vertical solutions at Intersec 2017, taking place from January 22 to 24 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. VIVOTEK’s booth (#SA-G25) will display the latest H.265 and complete vertical solutions along with the fruits of this leading brand’s successful cooperation and partnership through comprehe...

Intersec 2017 focusses on IP-based video surveillance for retail sector offering The rise of IoT (Internet of Things), and its convergence with video analytics is set to have a profound impact on the Middle East video surveillance industry, as the regional security sector’s traditional boundaries continue to blur. Global security solutions providers at the upcoming Intersec 2017 trade show in Dubai said the retail sector is one of many industry verticals where video sur...

With recently signed MoU, iOmniscient and Ajilon exhibited together for first time at 2015 Asia Pacific Cities Summit in Brisbane iOmniscient, the leader in providing intelligent analytics solutions, is proud to announce our partnership with Ajilon, a leading Australian IT consultancy firm. iOmniscient's smart solutions are offered hand-in-hand with Ajilon's excellence in deployment of such solutions to ensure successful implementation of Smart Video, Sound and Smell Analytics...

ISONAS has strengthened its sales team by bringing JFC Solutions on board ISONAS Inc., a leading pure IP access control system manufacturer, recently announced the selection of JFC Solutions, a top manufacturer’s representative firm to represent them in Canada.  ISONAS has strengthened its sales team by bringing JFC Solutions on board to increase its penetration into the Canadian market. For over 18 years, JFC Solutions has represented high profile manufacturers suc...

Improvements in the technology have lowered – but not eliminated – concerns about false alarms False alarms have plagued the video analytics market since the beginning. Improvements in the technology have lowered – but not eliminated – concerns about false alarms. Companies providing video analytics systems say the question isn’t whether false alarms can be eliminated, but rather how they can be managed. “We’re still very far away fro...

Video analytics isn’t just for security. In general, the ability to leverage data from video provides a new wealth of information and “intelligence” about all aspects of the business. The retail vertical is leading the way in reaping the benefits of video analytics beyond the security function.   There are two reasons retailers have taken advantage of video analytics far more than other vertical markets. First, retailers generally face more theft than a...

"The better the sensors, the better a human can see," agrees Dr Rustom Kanga, CEO of iOmniscient. "However high resolution cameras require more computing power, bandwidth and storage”. His company has therefore ensured they can do very comprehensive analytics with very low resolution cameras using higher resolution selectively only when it is necessary for automated recognition. For instance if a bag is abandoned in a very busy location where it is significantly obscured by passersby, iOm...

The better the sensors, the better the analytics Garbage in, garbage out. The familiar cliché is just as applicable to the area of video analytics as any other field of computing. You simply must have a high-quality image in order to achieve a high-functioning analytics system. The good news is that video cameras, which are the sensors in video analytics systems, are providing images that are better than ever, offering higher quality – and more data – for us...

The aviation and transportation industries are using video analytics to provide operational cost savings and performance enhancement Video analytics are now increasingly being used for the critical infrastructure, airports, transportation and city surveillance sectors, among other high-value markets. These markets need robust video analytics solutions that can be integrated into an overall security solution to deliver totally reliable results without any significant level of n...

Video analytics allow users to automate the use of video and extract more value Almost anyone in the video analytics market will admit that the capabilities of the technology were initially oversold. The first generation of analytics simply didn’t work as promised, and an undercurrent of distrust of the technology in general still haunts the market. Ironically, video analytics capabilities have now matured into a robust and dependable option for a variety of applications...

iOmniscient uses its patented IQ-180 software to detect a skimming device placed on the ATM ATM fraud is a major problem for any bank. Fraudsters use little transparent plastic devices which are virtually invisible to the human eye to skim information off the credit cards of unsuspecting bank customers. iOmniscient has solved this problem for the Qatar International Islamic Bank. Using its patented IQ-180 software the system can detect a skimming device placed on the ATM....

iOmniscient’s Facial RecognitionSystem can recognise multiple facesin crowded and uncontrolled scenes iOmniscient has successfully installed its Facial Recognition Software in conjunction with Cisco’s Video Management platform at the University of San Francisco, California, to improve physical security in residence halls. USF required a technology that could accurately manage access to their halls of residence halls without being intrusive and causing an...

iOmniscient’s MD will describe the company's involvement in several Smart City projects The MD of iOmniscient will give a talk about IQ Smart Cities at the Secured Cities Conference in Baltimore. She will describe iOmniscient’s involvement in several Smart City projects including the Singapore Smart City test bed which is perhaps the most sophisticated Smart City implementation that the company has undertaken so far. The focus is on making cities safe, smart and ef...

The facial recognition can handle crowded environments and allows the attendant to easily identify visitors University of San Francisco (USF) founded in 1855, is listed as a Tier One National University in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report and has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honour Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service for the seventh straight year. As of September 7, 2012 (Census Date), USF enrolled 10,017 stu...

The iOmniscient Health Check system can determine if cameras are operating correctly We sometimes find it amusing when companies announce major new capabilities with a lot of flair when we have had those features in our products for years. We are so focused on our most advanced new capabilities that we take many existing ones for granted. One such feature is the Dynamic Map Interface. The iOmniscient Health Check system has had, for many years, the ability to show a map of an...

Traditionally video analysis was defined as technologies based on simple motion detection. License Plate Recognition (LPR or ANPR) and Face Recognition were offered by suppliers of biometric solutions for controlled and cooperative environments. iOmniscient has brought together all these technologies so that they work together in uncontrolled non-cooperative environments of the type one confronts in a typical city surveillance situation. Further, the needs of customers have moved beyond just vi...

Many ATMs including Hong Kong locations have been found contaminated with pinhole cameras and illegal card readers over the past month. Credit Card fraud from various kinds of devices used for skimming information from the credit cards of unsuspecting customers not only results in millions of dollars of losses but it significantly affects customer satisfaction and their confidence in their banker. Many methods have been tried to thwart attempts at skimming credit cards and of course the miscrea...

iOmniscient releases new book called  iQ-Smart City, Security-Safety-Service Having won some very large Smart City projects around the world (the largest of which involves over 20,000 cameras) iOmniscient has put together the knowledge it has gained into a new book called iQ-Smart City, Security-Safety-Service. This is the first publication focused on how to implement successful technologies for a Smart City. There is a particular focus on maximising the return on investm...

The technologies involved in iQ-Smart City are based on Advanced Video Analytics Most cities build their systems based on technologies that were available in the past, unaware that Artificial Intelligence based technologies have been evolving rapidly. A Smart City is one where the information derived from a multitude of different types of sensors from different parts of the City are pulled together to ensure that authorities can ensure the security, safety and enjoyment of it...

iOmniscient offers cities across the globe iQ-Smart City, a comprehensive portfolio of capabilities for managing people and traffic in a modern city. By being smart the system focuses on making the city SAFE. This iOmniscient system can provide capabilities that have not been visualised by most city planners. Most cities build their systems based on technologies that were available in the past, unaware that Artificial Intelligence based technologies have been evolving rapidly. A Smart City is o...

iOmniscient is pleased to announce the launch of iQ-Nose, a highly intelligent system capable of detecting the smell of a chemical through its unique composition. iOmniscient’s primary focus has always been on the analysis of video and consequently has been heralded as the international leader in Video Analytics with the patented ability to perform complex detection and identifications in difficult scenes. By combining the ability to SEE and SMELL the gas there is a much higher probability...

iOmniscient’s Automated Surveillance product, iQ-Hawk, is now integrated with Sony’s HD network cameras to provide customers with a high resolution system that not only provides the user with a comprehensive portfolio of video analytics capabilities, but also enables him to automate the surveillance process with minimal human intervention. iQ-Hawk is a unique application which performs multiple detections and recognitions of people and vehicles, simultaneously on a single camera. As...

iOmniscient armed with NAMS prevents in raising false alarms iOmniscient has just received the PACE Zenith Award in the “Mining, Minerals & Exploration Industries in Australia” category for its implementation of iQ-Oil & Gas for British Petroleum in Azerbaijan. The British Petroleum (BP) pipeline in Azerbaijan is one of the world’s longest oil pipelines and passes through very harsh dessert terrain with extreme environmental conditions.  The pre...

iQ-Road packages for Intelligent Road Transportation sector comprising applications for highways, tunnels and urban centers Having implemented its Advanced Surveillance systems in Airports, Railways and other organisations around the world, iOmniscient has now brought its technology to bear on the Intelligent Road Transport sector. The company studied in depth the requirements for Road Traffic Management and the issues faced by current users of such systems and developed a com...

Face Recognition application is ideal for use in retail malls, airports and railways For several years counting, especially in complex and crowded scenes was one of the most popular applications in available from iOmniscient’s extensive portfolio. The high verifiable accuracy and the sophisticated and comprehensive reporting made it very popular not just for retail malls but also for airports and railways keen on understanding traffic flows for both safety and marketing...

iOmniscient is the only video analytics supplier which can operate in complex airport environment The Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has named Antalya Airport, in the south of Turkey, as the best airport in Europe in the "10-25 million passenger" category. ICF Airports Antalya Airport Director General Alexander Laukenmann said during an award ceremony that Antalya Airport had won this in part because it had the best security. iOmniscient would like to congratulate its par...

  iOmniscient masters Video Analytics applications and thrives in the airport industry iOmniscient provides the most comprehensive suite of Video Analytics applications, which has specially designed of the crowded and complex Airport industry. Airports consist of multiple departments such as Security, Safety, Operational, Airlines, Police, Quarantine, Immigration, Traffic Management, Car Park Management, Retail and Cargo each of which may have their own specific requirements and object...

Dori Schmetterling receiving the IFSEC 2011 award for Best CCTV Product of the Year The IFSEC Exhibition in the UK is the largest annual International Exhibition in the World. iOmniscient was honoured this year to have won the IFSEC Award for the Best CCTV Product of the Year (excluding cameras and lens). The product was awarded for iOmniscient's Face Recognition in a Crowd Technology, which continues the company's tradition of developing products for crowded and complex scenes.Previously iOmnis...

When an unexpected event occurs, such as a fight, it is important to know who was involved and who may have been a witness. With a CCTV surveillance system, the event is recorded for manual review so the operator must go through a massive amount of footage to find the individuals involved and witness to an event. AnalyticsReady now provides a specially designed Face Search VMS package with its unique face detection cameras combined with accurate face detection based video software from iOmniscie...