IFSEC 2014 News

Orwell’s 1984 depicts a post-apocalyptic dystopia in which camera surveillance is used to oppress the individual The phrase “Big Brother” has been in our vocabulary for eight decades now. Its use is linked exclusively with negative images of a surveillance state (and, of course, a bad reality television show). But would George Orwell, a non-religious democrat, be happy with the way the anti-CCTV lobby has appropriated the phrase? The fact is, Orwell would app...

The integration between LILIN and Arteco was announced at IFSEC 2014 in London, UK Arteco Global, the leader in the manufacture and offer of Video Event Management Software (VEMS) solutions worldwide, has now integrated the ultra-high definition 4K IP cameras from LILIN, running at 120 frames per second (FPS) at 1080P resolution. The integration was adopted using the ONVIF protocol and adds to the long range of over 25 bullet and PTZ camera models already integrated since 2013...

How often is security used as a selling point? You don’t see it very often. Generally greater security is seen as a necessary evil, a corporate “cost.” Interesting, therefore, to see a company hoping that greater security can help turn around a flagging brand. In this case, security is related to identity protection, and the company is Blackberry. Blackberry recently signed an agreement to purchase Secusmart, a company that specialises in secure communication for governments,...

Highlighting China’s Video Surveillance Giants, this is the second in a series of articles on the growing international presence of China’s top three video surveillance/CCTV companies. Check out articles on Hikvision and Uniview, which are also part of the series. Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. is a Chinese video company with roughly 75 percent of its revenue coming from the huge domestic Chinese market. The rest reflects Dahua’s growing international presence in the video survei...

Highlighting China’s Video Surveillance Giants, this is the first in a series of articles on the growing international presence of China’s top three video surveillance/CCTV companies. See other articles in the series from Dahua and Uniview here and here. For three years now, Hikvision Digital Technology Co. has been ranked as the world’s largest CCTV and video surveillance equipment provider. IHS Research estimates the Chinese manufacturing giant’s global market share in...

Two new ranges ofXvision IP cameras were also launched: Xvision Pro HD and Xvision ELITE After a busy three days, leading HD CCTV and specialist security distributor, Y3K, has reported a significant increase in visitor numbers compared with shows in previous years. Y3K showcased its own latest HD CCTV technologies, as well as vehicle CCTV solutions from sister company, SmartWitness, and new access control and time attendance products from leading global manufacturer, Anviz. Th...

A video demonstration from Axis highlights the image stabilisation capabilities of their latest network cameras. Image stabilisation isn’t new, of course, but the ability to deal with extreme situations like this results from Axis’ innovation to provide “robust, real-time image stabilisation.” The video shows a demonstration Axis presented at IFSEC. The capability is the result of the “introduction of efficient gyroscopes in combination with cutting-edge software p...

The security market it clearly sold on the value of video, but customers shouldn’t depend solely on video to protect their premises. Rather, they should implement a combination of video systems and other sensors for a more effective approach overall. That’s a message I heard when I visited the Optex booth at the IFSEC show. The supplier of many different types of sensors says a “deeper and wider” integration of video with sensors provides a higher level of security requi...

Conventional wisdom has been that analogue video has remained popular at the lower end of the security market because of the complexity of installing IP systems. The proliferation of NVR appliances, self-configuring systems and end-to-end solutions today addresses the requirements of even small systems and has overcome issues of complexity. The new systems are plug-and-play and require little expertise on the part of the installer. Ease of installation was among last obstacles to total IP adopti...

“A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” So said Herbert A. Simon, American Political Scientist, Economist, Sociologist, Psychologist, and Professor. I heard that quote at the Avigilon presentation at IFSEC, repeated by Ian Povey, Avigilon’s director of product marketing and product management. He used the quote to support the need for more (accurate) video analytics. In other words, without analytics, there is so much video information that the operator&rsquo...

Fermax presented its VIVO monitor that allows integration of home automation and video surveillance systems at the events With the start of the summer break, Fermax assesses the launch of its latest technological developments at major international trade fairs throughout the first part of 2014. The Spanish brand unveiled its most state-of-the-art products successfully at up to six events in Europe, Asia, and America. The venues Fermax chose to present its new features receive...

The Maxxess and IDIS solution improves productivity, fills security gaps, and enforces compliance with standard operating procedures IDIS and Maxxess showcased powerful video and access control functionality on the IDIS stand at this year’s IFSEC International, in London’s Excel. Offering customers a compelling off-the-shelf security solution, the two companies have joined forces to seamlessly integrate DirectIP™ surveillance into the Maxxess eFusion™ s...

IFSEC 2014 offered TDSi the opportunity to engage with more customers and partners Integrated security manufacturer TDSi attracted visitors with its powerful integrated security solutions and a new range of readers at the IFSEC International 2014 security show – resulting in higher numbers of visitors per day over previous years. The event, which made its debut at its new ExCel London venue this year, also offered TDSi the opportunity to engage with more customers and pa...

Pro-Vision Distribution will provide and support the full end-to-end IDIS DirectIP suite Recently, IDIS and Pro-Vision Distribution Limited, a specialist distributor of CCTV and access control have signed and announced a strategic alliance and distribution agreement during IFSEC International, at London’s ExCel. Under the appointment, Pro-Vision Distribution will provide and support the full end-to-end DirectIP suite, and offer its customers the most comprehensive surve...

Milestone Systems showcased its newly announced XProtect® 2014 suite of products at IFSEC 2014 Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), showcased the newly announced XProtect® 2014 suite of products, the XProtect® Access Control Module 2014 and the Milestone Husky™ range of NVR systems at IFSEC International 2014 held in London. A full range of camera partners and solution partners presented at the Milestone booth,...

The SourceSecurity.com team attended this year's IFSEC International 2014 with great anticipation to view the new innovations first-hand on show and see how the move to London would impact visitor experience. To capture the show, we have provided a summary of IFSEC in pictures above. Highlights from IFSEC 2014 We saw an overwhelming number of people and products; here is a snapshot of our IFSEC experience for 2014: FLIR SourceSecurity.com attended FLIR’s press brie...

‘E-vigilante’ has been designed to supplement human surveillance, operating in tandem with an off-site security agent EOS Innovation, an award-winning European start-up that specialises in the design and manufacture of mobile surveillance robots, recently unveiled its ‘e-vigilante’ robot at security industry trade show IFSEC International, which held from 17 to 19 June at the ExCeL convention centre, London. The ‘e-vigilante’ robot is a...

Panasonic’s WJ-NV300 is a stand-alone recorder which provides full feature IP video surveillance Panasonic used the 2014 IFSEC Exhibition to launch its new scalable Network Disk Recorder, which offers up to 32 recording channels. The WJ-NV300 is a stand-alone recorder which provides full feature IP video surveillance, including viewing, recording, alarming, searching, networking and management. Gerard Figols, Marketing Manager at Panasonic, said, “As a non-PC rec...

ASSA ABLOY successfully held an IFSEC Academy discussion on commercial security utilising its experience with Aperio® technology ASSA ABLOY Access Control presented its innovative wireless locking solutions for secure access control in partnership with leading system integrators and OEM partners at IFSEC 2014. Key highlights for ASSA ABLOY Access Control included battery powered online and offline locks, cylinders and escutcheons from the revolutionary Aperio® wireles...

While riding the Tube in London during IFSEC, I came across an attention-grabbing headline in a newspaper someone left in the next seat: “Coming To a Workplace Near You: RoboOfficeCop.” The article was about a robot that can patrol an office, checking that doors are shut and desks are uncluttered, using cameras and scanners to see whether anything is out of the ordinary. If something is amiss, the 6-ft-tall machine can store information to a hard drive to be reported later to a huma...

The Maxxess team demonstrated eFusion’s extended integration capabilities, through the technical and commercial benefits Maxxess recently announced the release of version 6 of its security management software platform, eFusion, during the IFSEC International exhibition at London’s ExCel. With over 50 new features and enhancements to the platform, the eFusion upgrade is available to existing customers subscribed to software support plans at no extra cost. The l...

Tony O’Brien was invited to present a paper at IFSEC 2014 The electronic security and fire safety markets are increasingly demanding technology that will assess and manage critical situations, distribute information and co-ordinate and manage resources. Tony O’Brien, Head of Enterprise Solutions from Siemens Building Technologies was invited to present a paper at IFSEC on 18 June 2014 from 2-2.30pm in the Smart Buildings Theatre that demonstrated how to de...

At IFSEC, several security consultants, physical security managers, technology partners and other experts in the industry joined Nedap to answer visitor's key questions regarding security and were also on hand to help them solve the challenges they were dealing with. Nedap Security Management also demonstrated the world’s first software based security management platform at the show: AEOS. AEOS uses generic controllers which can accommodate functionality for access control, intrusion dete...

CriticalArc’s SafeZone meets the challenges of efficiently managing everyday security operations CriticalArc, an Australian-based security technology company, has announced the appointment of Darren Chalmers-Stevens to the role of Director, EMEA and the inauguration of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations. The expansion marks the launch of CriticalArc’s distributed command and control solution, SafeZone, to the region. Utilised by universities across Au...

The 3 series fixed network domecameras are capable of capturingimages in HD and Full HD The latest range of Panasonic security cameras was unveiled at IFSEC.    The 3 series fixed network dome cameras are capable of capturing images in HD and Full HD, with double the images of real time (60fps), to catch every detail in every type of light.   Suited to a range of indoor and outdoor surveillance applications, the 3 series are IP-Network friendly, meanin...

BSIA’s Export Council celebrated its 20th anniversary with security exporters from across the UK Security exporters from across the UK gathered together with key industry stakeholders at IFSEC International to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the British Security Industry Association’s Export Council. Established in 1994, the Export Council serves as a dedicated forum for relationships between the UK's security industry and overseas buyers to be founded and culti...

The new partnership with Bravida Fire & Security will see Panasonic enter the European access control market A newly announced partnership with Bravida Fire & Security, will see Panasonic enter the European access control market for the first time. Panasonic used IFSEC, the world’s leading security show, to announce an OEM agreement with Bravida, Scandinavia's leading integrated supplier of technical installation and service solutions, which will see the “...

Genetec, a leading provider of unified IP security solutions and Vidcie, a leading provider of mobile live video streaming services recently announced the integration of Vidcie Lookout wearable camera systems with the Genetec unified security platform, Security Center. Vidcie on-body cameras provide law enforcement officers and security personnel with on-demand, hands-free live streaming video that can be transmitted from the field over cellular or Wi-Fi networks. When connected to Security Cent...

The partnership between ASSA ABLOY and Verisure is one of the most successful M2M partnerships in Europe ASSA ABLOY, the largest global supplier of intelligent lock and security solutions, responsible for one in every 10 lock and security installations worldwide, focused on innovation on Stand D1700 in Hall S17 at IFSEC 2014 (Excel, London, UK from 17-19 June, 2014.) Recently named by Forbes as one of the world’s 100 most innovative companies, ASSA ABLOY showcased new...

This latest version extends the reach of Avigilon's access control offering with a wider range of applications Avigilon Corporation ("Avigilon"), a leading global provider of end-to-end security solutions, recently introduced the latest version of its Access Control Manager (ACM) platform to its innovative product portfolio. One of the most open and scalable access control products in the security industry, ACM 5.2 provides an IT-friendly solution for organisations of all size...