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The Safety Systems Designer is a comprehensive planning solution for rapid configuration of EN54 fire alarm systems, a free planning tool for stand-alone and multi-panel solutions. In our coming webinar we would like to introduce the system key benefits for system planners and updates offered by the version 2.3.
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16th June 10:00 – 11:00 CEST (11:00 – 12:00 EEST), language: English
17th June 10:00 – 11:00 CEST (11:00 – 12:00 EEST), language: Croatian
June 1st, 2021 – Hikvision, an IoT solution provider with video as its core competence, today announced the launch of its brand-new webcam products to the global market. The product family currently comprises four different series – Ultra, Pro, Live, and Value – designed for various scenarios and user groups, and with bespoke feature sets.
According to industry analyst firms, the global live streaming market is expected to continue growing significantly the coming years. The increase in video streaming among citizens and businesses in all verticals is reported as the main driver for market growth, with content creators diversifying their material and activities, and connecting with audiences in new ways. In addition, complete and partial lockdowns during the COVID-19 crisis also positively impacted the live streaming industry.
To provide immersive video conferencing and streaming experiences, users need webcams that deliver high-resolution imaging and excellent-quality sound in a range of scenarios. Hikvision has designed and developed its new webcam range to meet this need.
Webcams for a range of applications and scenarios
Hikvision Ultra and Pro webcams for remote conferencing
The Hikvision Ultra series of webcams are specifically designed for remote conferencing. The highlight of this series is its PTZ control capability, which offers 5x optical zoom capabilities. This means that users can see meeting presentations or discussions without straining their eyes. Additionally, PTZ control allows users to pan across 330°, helping them adjust their viewing angle easily, without missing a thing.
Hikvision Live webcams for live streaming
The cube-shaped Hikvision Live series of webcams is designed for live streaming, eCommerce, and gaming applications. If a product is being presented in a live program, for example, the webcam view can be changed – both horizontally and vertically – thanks to magnetic mountings on all four sides of the casing.
These webcams also offer Sharp Auto Focus, which ensures that images of people and objects are sharp and clear at all times. Importantly, the webcams’ ‘touchable supplemental LED light’ feature enables users to adjust brightness in accordance with the surrounding environment.
Hikvision Value webcams for online education
The Hikvision Value series is our range of entry level webcams. These have a compact design, making them perfect for online education applications that connect school teachers and students.
The webcam comes with a built-in microphone, which incorporates advanced algorithms to reduce noise and improve sound quality. Its wide-angle lens provides maximum coverage, with no image distortion. This is particularly useful for teachers giving lessons in a classroom, where both the teacher and the blackboard, or wall-mounted screen, can be viewed clearly in a single frame.
Easy and flexible installation
All Hikvision webcams are driver-free, offering ‘plug-and-play’ installation via a standard USB interface. This allows users to begin conferencing or streaming in seconds.
All Hikvision webcams can also be flexibly mounted on users’ equipment, on tables, laptops, monitors, or tripods.
Importantly, Hikvision webcams are equipped with a dedicated PC-based client software, called HIKIN. Users can use this software for video previews, and to configure image and sound parameters. Notably, the webcams can be used with all the leading third-party conferencing platforms with video parameter configured using a simple drop-down menu.
Contact Hikvision for more details
All Hikvision webcams are delivered with a standard 2-year warranty, giving end users reliability and peace of mind.
To find out more about Hikvision webcams, and how they can meet your specific application needs, visit our product page, or contact us today!
The SALTO Neo cylinder has been named Product of the Year 2021 in the Security Technology and Access Control category of the S+B Schloss + Beschlagmarkt competition.
The German trade publication presents awards annually recognizing Building Hardware, Handles, Smart Buildings, and Security Technology and Access Control. A top-class jury evaluates each submitted product according to the criteria of innovation, utility/design, digitalisation, and PoS presentation. The product with the highest overall score in its category is designated “Product of the Year.” The SALTO Neo, launched just last year, not only achieved the highest number of points in its category, but also received the best rating from the judges in three of the four criteria.
The jury was made up of industry experts Stephan Schmidt, Managing Director of the German Association of Locks & Building Hardware (FSVB); Denis Masur, Manager of Interkey (Association of European Locksmiths); and Niklas Schulte, Managing Director of the Workgroup Building Hardware (AKB) – all from within the German Hardware and Houseware Association (ZHH); as well as Norman Bartusch from the Smart Home Initiative Germany.
The SALTO Neo is an advanced electronic lock that offers more features and better functionality than any other cylindrical lock. The compact SALTO Neo cylinder is designed for doors where fitting an electronic escutcheon is not possible or required, and can be installed on standard doors, server racks, gates, cabinets, electric switches, etc. IP66 rated and weather-resistant, the SALTO Neo cylinder includes the latest in technology: SALTO Virtual Network (SVN), SVN-Flex, NFC/BLE mobile, and BLUENet Wireless.
The SALTO Neo joins the growing list of SALTO’s award-winning products. In 2020 alone, the online configurator MyLock received the Silver Award at the ARCHITECT’S DARLING AWARDS from Heinze GmbH; the design lock Ælement Fusion received the Bronze PROTECTOR Award from the trade magazine PROTECTOR; and the electronic locker lock XS4 Locker received the New Product of the Year Award from the U.S. magazine Security Today as well as the Silver Award at the GIT Awards from GIT Security + Management Magazine.
London, June 2021 – A door should be an opening, not a barrier. But the reality for the elderly, young and less abled is that inappropriate doors often shut them out. Upgrading to the right door closer can guarantee your premises welcome everyone, no matter their age or dexterity.
Architecture and building design are about creating spaces to enrich lives, yet they can be disconnected from the people most directly impacted. Users may be faced with situations which are uncomfortable and even unusable.
National and supranational regulations often require an accessibility ethos in new-build or retrofit projects, in order to avoid such situations. These increasingly require “inclusive building design”, which should be people centric and create spaces which respond to every user’s needs. These users — whether employees, visitors or customers — will notice the difference. The UK’s BS 8300 standard* and, at the European level, newly minted standard EN 17210:2021 showcase design guidelines for an inclusive built environment**.
The UK’s Ministry of Local Government also funds an Inclusive Environments professional development course***. According to the spec: “Inclusive design is the responsibility of everyone who works in the built environment: planners, those who commission new buildings and places, access consultants, designers, architects, engineers, surveyors, property owners and facilities managers.”
Doors play an important part in our lives. They are the portals between our different worlds. For inclusive building access, the comfortable operation of exterior and interior doors is essential.
When was your building’s last inclusion audit?
Potential barriers to building access and free movement are not always obvious. An inclusion audit, covering building doors and their daily traffic, can help businesses identify problem access points and the means to correct them. Doors which require significant force to push or pull open are one major and recurring problem for inclusive access. At almost any of these — and fire doors especially — installing the right closer will make use safe and effortless, and users more comfortable.
A properly closed door has advantages beyond inclusion. It creates a thermal seal to prevent energy waste, contributing to Nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB) targets for new and existing properties****. Fully closed doors are better soundproofed, too.
“For security and facility managers, tasked with keeping everyone safe, doors must close securely to work with a building’s access control system. Even the most sophisticated security system will not secure an open door,” explains Andreas Gmelin, Product Management and Business Development Director Door Closers at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions EMEIA. “And, of course, secure closing is required by fire regulations almost everywhere.”
“Yet not all door closers are created equal,” he continues. “Doors fitted with a premium mechanical technology like Cam-Motion and guiderails are pleasant to the eye and comfortable to open. In real-world use, they provide more ergonomic opening for everyone who passes through them — a major benefit for safety and inclusion.”
The Cam-Motion advantage: effortless opening
Unlike traditional rack-and-pinion door closers, Cam technology combined with a guiderail provides the most ergonomic opening — also eliminating projecting link arms with an aesthetically pleasing solution.
Cam-Motion technology does the heavy lifting, so building users don’t have to. Required opening force falls much more rapidly with Cam-Motion than with a traditional rack-and-pinion guiderail. Cam-Motion’s innovative technology mirrors the power of a human elbow, which also reduces sharply as the arm extends.
Cam-Motion Door Closers have independent valves, enabling latch and closing speeds to be set independently. Little fingers (and their parents) will appreciate this extra safeguard. Back-check functionality stops doors damaging walls and surrounding areas. Furthermore, these valves are thermo-resistant: Once all door speeds are set, they stay set — even at extreme temperatures.
Future-proof your solution with an effortless upgrade path
The ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions range of Cam-Motion Door Closers is designed for convenient, effortless upgrading at almost every door. Between them, just two models — the DC500 and DC700 — can equip almost any door, of any size.
A symmetric Cam design allows each model to be fitted to the door or frame, push or pull side. This saves designers’ and architects’ time at specification stage. Aesthetic consistency across the range — for single or double doors, in multiple finishes — promotes clean, appealing interior design.
From an installer’s point of view, a universal concealed mounting plate across the entire ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions portfolio speeds up installation and puts in place an easy, future-proof upgrade path. Any access point’s changing use over the building lifetime is easily accommodated, because switching closers is easy. And a spindle with up to 14mm height adjustment means small measurement errors during installation are quickly corrected.
To learn more about Cam-Motion Door Closers — and how they help make a building accessible to all — download a free Solution Guide at https://campaigns.assaabloyopeningsolutions.eu/cam-motion-door-closers
Eagle Eye Networks, the global leader in cloud video surveillance, has announced record Q1 2021 revenue growth, and greater than 85 percent year-over-year revenue growth in 2020.
The company’s growth is fueling an expanded presence around the world, a new manufacturing facility near its Austin headquarters, as well as a near doubling of its team to meet the growing demand for true cloud video surveillance. Eagle Eye is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) on its true cloud platform to improve safety, security, operations, and customer service for businesses around the world.
“We have passed the tipping point in the video surveillance industry’s adoption of cloud video, as businesses of all types and sizes have realised the advantages of a true cloud solution,” said Dean Drako, Founder and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks. “Resellers, business owners, and IT professionals understand Eagle Eye Networks smart cloud video surveillance, with appropriate privacy and cyber security protections, is making businesses more efficient and effective, and communities much safer.”
Some of the highlights cited by the company include, securing a record number of new customers; maintaining nearly 100 percent customer retention; achieving customer support ratings higher than 95 percent; onboarding a record number of resellers to the Eagle Eye Networks Reseller Partner Program; a newly expanded manufacturing facility in the U.S.; integrations with more than 10,000 camera makes and models; adding more than two dozen AI technology integrations to the Eagle Eye open platform and increasing platform partners by 50 percent year-over-year; and recruitment of new developers, engineers, customer service, and sales and marketing professionals across the globe.
Conceived to help global Public Space Surveillance owners protect and secure their cities of the future, a group of leading electronic security manufacturers have joined forces to present their solutions, aimed at delivering integrated end-to-end technology for Safe & Smart Cities.
Underpinned by world-class experience in the Public Space Surveillance (PSS) sector, expert manufacturers 360 Vision Technology, AMG Systems, BriefCam, Digifort and Secure Logiq, will be hosting a free of charge webinar to discuss the latest innovations and technologies available.
Devised to support anyone responsible for safety and/or security in the PSS sector, such as Local Authorities, Urban Traffic Control, security consultants and integrators, the 1-hour webinar will take place on Wednesday 23rd June, 11:00 -12:00 CEST.
In the webinar, delegates can expect to learn more about cyber secure surveillance cameras, network backbone design, optimised server/storage solutions and server health monitoring, approaches to reduce crime rates, striving towards more centralised management under one single platform, optimisation of pedestrian and vehicle traffic flow, as well as trend monitoring to drive proactive responses and real-time alerting.
With their combined expertise, the expert group of leading security manufacturers will be presenting best-in-class, end-to-end solutions, specifically designed for Smart Cities. Topics being covered include: HD PTZ cameras and infra-red and white light illumination, VMS command & control, IP/Ethernet, wireless and hybrid transmission solutions, specialised server technology for HD surveillance, and video analytics software.
To capitalise on the extensive integrated solutions knowledge base of the expert PSS systems group, interested parties can register for the free of charge webinar, at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8250919288339546640
To maximise the benefit for delegates taking part, there will be Q&A session at the end of the webinar.
For more information on the ‘Integrated Solutions for Safe & Smart Cities Technologies – Protecting and Securing Cities of the Future’ webinar, contact 360 Vision Technology on +44 (0)1928 570000, email: info@360visiontechnology.com, or visit their website at https://www.360visiontechnology.com
In 2020 Amazon’s Ring leveraged its brand strength and expanded camera portfolio to double its market share, leapfrogging Arlo and Wyze, and establish itself for the first time as the world’s largest smart home security camera brand according Strategy Analytics’ report, “Smart Home Surveillance Camera Global Market Shares – April 2021.”
Strategy Analytics research finds that the top five home security camera brands globally as of the end of 2020 are, in order: Ring, Arlo, Wyze, Google’s Nest, and interactive security platform provider Alarm.com. These five companies combined to ship more than 12 million cameras, or about 30 percent, of the 42.5 million cameras Strategy Analytics estimates shipped to consumers globally in 2020. The report assesses the market for consumer smart home security cameras, excluding video doorbells and professional surveillance systems. Tier 2 companies D-Link, Eufy, EZVIZ, Kasa, and Resideo rounded out the top 10. Tier 3 companies ADT, Simplisafe, and Vivint showcased how the US interactive security market shapes global consumer smart home camera market shares.
Prior to 2019, big consumer brands like Arlo and Nest, and US interactive security companies ADT and Vivint were entrenched in the top five. However, according to the analysts at Strategy Analytics, the popularity of video monitoring as a self-monitored, subscription-free service and lower-priced-yet-feature-packed offerings from dozens of smaller camera brands have altered the global camera landscape.
Jack Narcotta, Senior Industry Analyst in Strategy Analytics’ Smart Home Strategies advisory service, said, “Ring’s most important addition in the year of the pandemic wasn’t a market-making device, rather it was an aggressive-yet-calculated expansion of its camera portfolio. Ring was no doubt hearing from millions of Ring video doorbell users that they wanted to stay loyal to Ring as they considered purchasing indoor/outdoor cameras. In 2020 it expanded the size of its camera portfolio, with special attention paid to spotlight-equipped outdoor cameras as well as indoor cameras. Ring’s brand strength in video doorbells has had a huge positive halo effect on its camera business.”
Bill Ablondi, Director of Strategy Analytics’ Smart Home Strategies advisory service, added, “Ring’s moves had a ripple effect on the other largest retail-oriented camera brands, particularly Arlo which reported a year-to-year decline in camera units shipped in 2020 while its main competitors Ring, Nest, and Wyze all surged ahead. In the interactive security market, many providers are doubling down on video monitoring capabilities as a cornerstone of their value proposition to consumers. Alarm.com, ADT, and Vivint have excelled at capitalising on demand for video security from their millions of existing subscribers, and Alarm.com and Vivint have excelled at boosting camera attach rates for new subscribers.”
London, May 2021 – It can be a challenge to find an ideal electronic lock for every opening, and then to manage them all within a single, integrated solution. All too often, security procurement involves difficult compromises: A system which works perfectly for one door or department leaves another where the same solution doesn’t quite meet its needs.
At newly built commercial premises in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, power-tool manufacturer Makita stocks and distributes batteries, and runs wholesale supply logistics. They searched for a single, intuitive system to control every access point — now and in the future.
Yet, as at many other sensitive commercial sites, not every door or opening is the same. Makita needed an access control solution with a comprehensive range of devices — to secure escape doors, entrances, interior doors and more.
“The diversity of access control devices available for the Incedo™ system was a decisive factor,” says Makita’s Richard Cimerman.
Diverse doors and devices managed from a single system
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions’ Incedo platform connects security software and hardware within a single, seamless ecosystem. The range of Incedo-enabled devices and award-winning door hardware convinced Makita — for this site and for future premises and refurbishments around Slovakia.
The new Banská Bystrica facility now has an Incedo system controlling access through main entrances, fire doors and emergency exit doors, as well as interior doors fitted with Aperio wireless electronic escutcheons. User-friendly Incedo Business software manages and monitors everything together from a single control panel. It filters and restricts employee and visitor access to specific areas of the plant.
The modular, platform-based Incedo solution incorporates wired and wireless door locking devices from across the ASSA ABLOY range; card, token and secure mobile key credentials that can be used interchangeably; and a growing range of third-party security solutions. Should Makita upgrade to Incedo Plus management in the future, their own system could manage CCTV and alarms alongside access and door entry.
When security demands change at Makita Banská Bystrica, their Incedo system can adapt. With Incedo software, Makita can switch between local and Cloud managed solutions whenever they choose. System size is scalable up or down, anytime and on demand, as security needs or space usage change.
Makita Slovakia now has a totally flexible, futureproof Incedo access solution designed to grow with their business.
To learn how the new Incedo access control platform could benefit your business, visit https://campaigns.assaabloyopeningsolutions.eu/incedo-business
Netwrix Corporation presented solutions for data protection and effective data management at a&s Adria webinar series.
During a one-hour online lecture, lecturer Dave Matthews presented a way to manage data and detect possible threats using the Netwrix program through a live simulation.
Participants also had the opportunity to learn how to identify and mitigate both data and infrastructure security gaps, reduce the meantime to detect security threats and contain incidents, as well as how to prove adherence to compliance regulations with less effort.
