Smiths Detection will supply hold-baggage screening equipment for Kuwait’s new International Airport Terminal 2, which is currently under construction. The contract includes the installation of Hi-Scan 10080 XCT units for screening hold baggage.

Terminal 2, which is intended to become an international transit hub, will have the ability to handle 25 million passengers annually, and the screening equipment will help ensure the quick and thorough screening of baggage and cargo passing through the terminal.

Jerome de Chassey, Vice President APAC and Middle East said, “We’re happy to be entering this partnership with Kuwait International Airport, providing them with best-in-class screening equipment for their new terminal. The solutions they have selected are used in some of the biggest airports across the globe and have been designed to provide effective and efficient screening.”

The Hi-Scan 10080 XCT uses a dual-view, dual-energy line scanner with high-resolution 3D Computed Tomography (CT), and is designed to deliver exceptional levels of security with an efficient low false-alarm rate. According to Smiths, it exceeds international regulatory requirements, having achieved Standard 3.1 approval (the highest defined security standard in the EU). It also has TSA 7.2 certification. The Hi-Scan 10080 XCT can be further updated as necessary in the future to automatically detect evolving threats.

Appointment of experienced trade show marketeer boosts the Integrated Systems Events team in run-up to ISE 2021

MUNICH 7 SEPTEMBER 2020: Integrated Systems Events is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Mayer as its Senior Director of Marketing. Mayer joins from EasyFairs, a leading pan-European multi-format event organiser, and has over 20 years’ experience in trade shows, conferences and B2B publishing. In her new role, Jo Mayer is responsible for overseeing the company’s marketing and content strategy across multiple platforms in the run-up to its flagship event, Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in 2021, and beyond.

“Jo is a hugely experienced trade show marketing professional, with an enviable track record of successful events to her name,” commented Mike Blackman, Managing Director of Integrated Systems Events. “Her wealth of know-how and expertise will bolster our existing team and ensure we satisfy the varied needs of our loyal exhibitors and visitors alike, and also drive new audiences and formats. Jo joins us at a time of significant upheaval for the events and pro AV industries alike and I am looking forward to tackling these challenges with her.”

“I’m excited to be joining Integrated Systems Events at this crucial time in its long and successful history,” added Mayer. “The transition to Barcelona is well underway and an exciting new era for the show awaits. The run-up to the show is a crucial period, in particular this year with its unique conditions, and I’m very much looking forward to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.”

Mayer will take her place alongside Operations Director André Hooijer, as part of the Integrated Systems Events Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The third member of the SLT is George Buckingham, recently promoted to Senior Sales Director, who joined the company at the start of 2019 from global specialist media and information business Haymarket. The SLT reports directly to Blackman and is tasked with overseeing the move to Barcelona in this transitional year.

Mayer is a seasoned B2B marketeer with over 20 years’ experience spanning exhibitions, conferences, digital and print. She has been pivotal in delivering award-winning campaigns for Easyfairs, Nineteen Events, Clarion and UBM working on flagship brands across a variety of sectors, including ICE Totally Gaming, Ecobuild, IFSEC and Confex.

Due to Covid-19 that engulfed the entire world, a ministerial decision is taken in Turkey on March 16th that suspended organization of exhibitions. This process that began on March 16th will end on September 1st and as of that date exhibitions will start to open.

Although this official announcement foresees organization of fairs after September 1st which allows for organization of ISAF and IMEX exhibitions that were initially planned to be organized on October 8th – 11th, 2020;
– We concluded that the required conditions have not yet materialized for bringing together exhibitors and visitors and reuniting all parties which are the main targets of exhibitions
– While mainly the pandemic has not yet reached its expected low figures which lead us to consider health of all exhibitors and visitors and to change our exhibition dates.

New dates of ISAF Exhibition and IMEX Exhibition are changed as March 4th – 7th, 2021 and efforts are continuing to organize our exhibitions on these new dates.

Berg Insight, a leading IoT market research provider, has released a new market report covering the connected video camera market. The report estimates that the installed base of video cameras in Europe and North America will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 18.1 percent from 183.0 million units in 2019 to 420.3 million units in 2024.

The report focuses on five application areas: city surveillance; commercial buildings and industrial site surveillance; smart home security cameras; body-worn cameras; and video telematics for commercial vehicles.

North America is the most successful region when compared with Europe and accounted for close to 70 percent of the total installed base in 2019. Today, city, commercial building and industrial site surveillance is the largest segment accounting for 60.1 percent of the installed base. Berg found that smart home security cameras is the second largest segment, accounting for 38.4 percent of the installed base. Video telematics for commercial vehicles and body-worn cameras are smaller segments, representing around 1.1 percent and 0.4 percent of the installed base respectively.

Video cameras connected via cellular networks have traditionally been rather uncommon mainly due to requirements on bandwidth and reliability. Berg Insight estimates that only about 2 percent of the installed base of connected video cameras today use cellular technology. With the introduction of 5G networks, which is currently being rolled out across Europe and North America, the number of video cameras featuring cellular connectivity is anticipated to grow fast. Berg Insight forecasts that the installed base of video cameras featuring cellular connectivity will grow at a CAGR of 40.7 percent from 3.7 million units 2019 to 20.4 million units in 2024.

5G communications technology will have a major impact on all the video camera segments covered in the study and will result in a range of new use cases as well. Video surveillance systems will now be possible to install at remote or difficult locations. Body-worn cameras can provide police officers and other workers in the field with real-time data that are crucial for operations.

“Video is anticipated to become one of the early volume 5G IoT connectivity use cases”, says Martin Backman, IoT Analyst at Berg Insight. He adds that video camera vendors are now ramping up their efforts to offer a range of 5G video cameras in the near future. “The market potential for all connected video camera segments is huge as new breakthrough technologies such as artificial intelligence and facial recognition are adopted on a wider scale”, concludes Backman.

The M73 high-performance camera based on Artificial Intelligence (AI), is the latest in the Mobotix lineup to have received the SySS IT security certificate. After completing multiple tests, SySS GmbH now attests that the entire Mobotix IoT camera series has a particularly high level of cyber security. In addition to the M73, the M16, representing the entire Mx6 series, has also earned the SySS certificate. This is a continuation of the Mobotix Cactus Concept, which aims to offer a reliable, end-to-end video system protection against hacker attacks.

In several scenarios, the hardware and software components of the M73 were subjected to simulated state-of-the-art hacker attacks. The penetration testers at SySS GmbH are very familiar with attack methods on IT systems and are researching new ways and means of preventing intrusion into digital infrastructures. With this extensive know-how, SySS GmbH is the penetration test market-leader in Germany as they test IT landscapes, looking for both common and unique weaknesses and other security vulnerabilities.

“With the SySS certification of our new M73 video system, we are proving that Mobotix continuously strives for the best possible cyber security for all of our camera series,” emphasises Mobotix CEO, Thomas Lausten. “Our Mx6 range is one of the market-leading systems for classic security camera applications and is the first choice for many of our customers. The robustness and durability of the power-saving system is in line with the classic Mobotix DNA and is ONVIF-compliant despite the decentralised approach. The SySS certification of the new, open Mobotix 7 platform and the M73 proves that we have achieved the goal of ‚highest data and cyber security‘ even with our most powerful camera series,” says Lausten. “This also applies to the Certified Apps that are integrated in the firmware, which comprehensively extend the modularity of our systems.“

The Mobotix Apps based on deep learning and solutions from renowned partners are explicitly verified and certified by Mobotix. Users can use exactly the apps in their video systems that they need for their requirements.

The Milestone Systems Board of Directors has appointed Thomas Jensen as Chief Executive Officer, and he will assume the role on October 1, 2020.

“Milestone is a strong company with a strong leadership team. Adding Thomas’ broad experience in strategy and execution puts us in a great position to achieve our goal of long-term sustainable growth for our community partners and for Milestone Systems,” said Lau Normann Jørgensen, Chairman, Milestone Group.

With his background in Hewlett-Packard and most recently in Europe’s largest IT integrator company Bechtle, Thomas Jensen is an executive leader with a strong global footprint that includes P&L responsibility for international businesses in software and hardware. He has deep business experience with IT and technology, and an understanding for the dynamics of business communities, technology partners and integrators. People are at the core of Thomas Jensen’s leadership philosophy, which resonates well with Milestone Systems’ Scandinavian leadership values and People First approach to management.

Thomas Jensen said: “I am both humble and very proud to become part of Milestone Systems. Their strong focus on people was crucial to me when I accepted the position and I’m determined to continue with this as CEO. Combine this with Milestone Systems’ influence in transforming how video technology is used, both in security and in new applications beyond the industry, makes this a dream job for me.”

Thomas Jensen will join Milestone from Bechtle, Europe’s largest B2B IT service provider, where he was Executive Vice President and member of the Management Board.

Before this, he was Head of Worldwide Channel Sales Strategy for HP Inc. in Palo Alto, California, United States, where he drove the global channel development. During the separation of Hewlett-Packard into HP Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Thomas led the channel separation, and was responsible for preparing the new strategy and organisation for the indirect revenue of HP Inc. Before moving to the United States, Thomas was General Manager for Hewlett-Packard’s PC & Print Division in Denmark.

Thomas Jensen has also held leadership positions in Vestas Wind Systems and Maersk Line. He holds a Master of Science in International Business Administration from the University of Aalborg and has completed the Executive Board Program at INSEAD in France.

Marketsandmarkets forecasts the Video Surveillance Storage (VSS) market to grow from USD 7.5 billion in 2020 to USD 10.2 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 6.1% during the forecast period. The factors driving the market growth are the adoption of IP cameras and a growing demand for video surveillance and its storage to secure public places.

Vertical sectors are expected to witness a high adoption of VSS solutions to achieve various benefits, including increased employee efficiency, reduced crime rate, and secured public places. Among these verticals, the transportation and logistics vertical is expected to hold the largest market size during the forecast period. This sub-sector is investing a huge amount in installing video surveillance systems for monitoring traffic, preventing accidents, and conducting accidental investigation.

Based on applications, the city surveillance segment is expected to hold the largest market size in the VSS market up to 2025. The city surveillance application helps in monitoring traffic and securing airports, seaports, stadiums, and theatres. Whereas, the industrial vertical is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The constant need to monitor manufacturing plants that deal with high grade raw materials, chemicals, and precious metals is the top priority in industrial applications. VSS solutions help such industries to avoid thefts and accidents in the workplace and maintain a proper decorum.

In terms of geography, the analysts expect the Asia Pacific (APAC) region to hold the largest market size in the global VSS market. There is a rise in competition in the VSS market, due to the increasing number of smart cities in countries such as India and China demanding video surveillance storage systems to monitor and analyze public places for security purposes. The governments of Japan, Australia, India, New Zealand, and Singapore are investing in smart city projects for monitoring traffic and protecting their citizens and public places. Due to these contributions to the VSS market, APAC is expected to witness strong growth.

The VSS market report provides the competitive landscape and company profiles of key vendors and mentions major vendors, such as Cisco, Hitachi, Dell, Honeywell, Avigilon, Bosch, Seagate, Quantum, Schneider, Fujitsu, BCDVideo, Nexsan, Idis, Qognify, Genetec, Axis amongst others.

Assa Abloy has signed an agreement to acquire Focuscura, a leading provider of technology solutions for senior care in the Dutch market. Focuscura has developed a software platform, which in combination with other products and technology services, enables elderly care organisations to focus on care.

“I am very pleased to welcome Focuscura and their employees into the Assa Abloy Group. Focuscura is a strategic technological addition to the Assa Abloy Group. The company will reinforce our current offering within senior care and will provide complementary growth opportunities,” says Nico Delvaux, President and CEO of Assa Abloy.

“Focuscura is a true innovator in digital solutions for care providers and senior people. The Focuscura offering is a good fit with our solutions in Phoniro and together we will continue to support people to stay independent for longer and live enriched lives,” says Christophe Sut, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Technologies business unit Global Solutions.

Focuscura was founded in 2003 and the main office is located in Driebergen-Rijsenburg, The Netherlands.

Sales in 2019 amounted to about EUR 13 million (approx. SEK 130 million) and the acquisition will be dilutive to EPS from start. The acquisition is expected to close during the third quarter of 2020.