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14 AUG 201222 www.asmag.com 22

Aug 2012

Viewpoint

32 Security is More Than Capturing Video36 Upgrading From Smart to Intelligent38 Looking Back to Predict the Future of

IP Video

product exploration

Secutech excellence awardS 2012

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Access Without BordersAs the number of mobile-payment users grows to surpass 375 million by 2015, demand for devices with near-field communication (NFC) grows as well. Recent research from In-Stat forecasts that adoption of this technology will push global annual shipments of NFC chips to more than 1.2 billion units by 2015.

At this year's Secutech Award, we found that manufacturers do indeed have little elves working hard in their R&D labs.

54 Changing Face of Identity Management 57 Product Showcase

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Vertical Market

Special Feature

Aug 2012

66Service Providers Gain Momentum With Video

BuSineSS talk

78 Multinationals to Get IP CompetitivereaderS' coluMn

82 Navigating the IP TransitionShow preView

88 ISAF 2012Show reView

90 IFSEC South Africa

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How Security Service Providers Embrace IP

Security service providers (SSP) have been around the security industry for quite a long time. As technology advances, guarding services are upgraded with alarm monitoring services.

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3-D: Adding Another Dimension to SurveillanceFrom movies to television to video games, 3-D is no longer a myth. What about 3-D in the security industry though? In its 2011 January report, IMS listed 3-D as one of the trends to watch out for in the security world.

14 Contents 18 Editor’s Note 20 Corporate News 20 Market Observer

30 Products of the Month 92 Show Calendar 94 New Products100 Companies in This Issue

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What do you see in the tough times: opportunities or challenges?

The big headline for this month in the security industry would be the acquisition of the Norbain UK exports business by Newbury Investments (UK) in a pre-pack administration sale. Norbain business was seriously impacted by the recent decline. The demand from end users decreased and infrastructure projects were also delayed, , forcing Norbain to enter into administration.

The recession in the EU has worsen and spread out widely since it first kicked in, in Greece and Spain. In the tough times, finding opportunities and getting agile to avoid getting trapped by the difficulties and bad economy should be the winning formula. In this issue, we introduce how different companies and market segments embrace new technologies — convergence of IP and security — to explore new markets and find business opportunities.

IP technology is playing a crucial role in security right now and is starting to influence traditional alarm monitoring and service providers as well. IP technologies diversify service providers’ solutions to bring more new features, such as home automation, energy-saving and wireless healthcare, to their end users. We also observed more alliances, mergers and acquisitions in alarm monitoring companies. It can be concluded that the sooner you find the business models with IP, the longer you can survive in the market.

Other interesting topics are the adoption of NFC technology in access control and 3-D technology in video surveillance. Though both are still in their infancy stage, the developers smell the opportunities in the security industry and compete to take up more market shares in the initial stage. In the long run, as the prices go down and technologies mature, both will become more feasible and practical solutions for security.

Technology continues to evolve without being constrained by the economic downturn. In tough times, winners still see more possibilities with new technologies and utilize them in more applications too.

Jill [email protected]

OppOrtunities vs. Challenges

EDITOR'S NOTE

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Corporate News

Tri-Ed/Northern Video Acquires Orlando Distributor Seabreeze

Tr i - E d / N o r t h e r n V i d e o , U . S .' s l a r g e s t independent security distributor, announced its further expansion with the acquisition of Seabreeze Security Distributors, a security distributor in the Orlando, Florida market.

Tri-Ed/Northern will maintain the Seabreeze office at its original place. “We are very excited to increase our US footprint and continue to exceed the expectations of security professionals in this market,” said Pat Comunale, President and CEO of Tri-Ed/Northern. “We welcome the Seabreeze sales staff to the Tri-Ed/Northern team.”

With annual revenues in excess of US$150 million and growing, Norbain is one of Europe's key distributors of video surveillance, IP video, access control and intrusion detection equipment. Headquartered in Reading, Berkshire, the company employs more than 240 people throughout the U.K. in various sales offices and at its distribution center in Manchester. Each year, the company's international sales division sells into 77 countries across five continents.

Newbury Investments is part of a substantial family business which trades extensively across the U.S., U.K. and Australia

in distribution.With a turnover of circa $480 million and net asset value of $120 million, prior to the acquisition of Norbain, Newbury Investments is a financially strong group which will underpin Norbain and allow Norbain's suppliers, customers and employees to be confident in its future trading.

“We are confident that Norbain's best-in-class operations combined with Newbury Investments' financial strength and complementary distribution experience will secure our future growth strategy,” said Barry Shakespeare, MD of Norbain.

AMI: Cloud Security Will Represent 24 Percent of Total Security Spending by 2016

Globally, spending by the SMBs security market (on-premise and cloud) is expected to experience an overall CAGR of more than 10 percent for the period of 2011 through 2016. Cloud security services currently accounts for nearly 17 percent of this total spending and is projected to increase to 24 percent by 2016.

“Security is a complex issue with rapidly changing permutations,” said Hugh Gibbs, VP of Research for EMEA of AMI-Partners and report author. “Widespread lack of technical resources and expertise is leading to an increasing desire to outsource the problem among SMBs. This is presenting major opportunities for managed service solutions — particularly for skilled, local channel partners and managed security service providers.”

To take advantage of the myriad of opportunities in the dynamic SMB market, security vendors will need to deploy viable solutions and will require vendor recognition of the following critical success factors:• Easy-to-deploy cloud service offerings within attractively-priced service

bundles. Bundling increases potential service uptake.• Availability through different channels including cloud-enabled local channel

partners, service providers and retail/e-tail stores.• Promotion through multiple information sources and communication

channels both traditional and Web-based social media.

UK Distributor Norbain Acquired by Newbury Investments

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Nedap Security Management has secured the UEFA Euro 2012 in Kiev, Ukraine. Nedap contributed to this smooth and safe European Championship edition with AEOS security management system for access control and intrusion. In Kiev's Olympic Stadium, Nedap's business partner ISK Transexpo installed readers at the 480 access points. The venue also deploy AEOS's unique ‘security levels' functionality, enabling security managers to respond swiftly to any calamity that might occur at a major event like Euro 2012. In case of emergency, the system

switches to a predefined emergency scenario with alternative access authorizations. This takes just seconds.

Like all other modern stadiums, Kiev is equipped, inside and out, with a permanent surveillance system that can take still shots, and with color monitors in a control room. AEOS is integrated with the surveillance and burglar alarm systems. Security management at the stadiums can monitor and handle alarms using the AEOS graphical alarm handler, giving the operators clear work instructions.

IMS Research: Smart Grid Networking Market in the Americas to Grow to Nearly $1 Billion by 2016

The supplier environment for smart grid automation and networking is in a dynamic period, with major substation networking supplier RuggedCom recently purchased by Siemens, and smart grid mesh radio provider Tropos acquired by ABB. Both ABB and Siemens offer deep catalogues of grid automation solutions, but their market presence in the Americas has not been as high as in other regional markets.

“These acquisitions of networking and communications specialists by global automation brands reveal industry acknowledgement of networking as the next critical step to achieving the goals of the smart grid evolution,” said Henschel.

Smart metering projects in the mid- to late-2000s propelled the U.S.’s market for radios and other networking hardware supporting feeder line tasks. As of 2012, smart meter rollouts are slowing in the U.S., however, substation modernization, distribution automation and Latin America’s expected smart metering expansion will all counter this slowing to offer substantial total growth of smart grid networking equipment markets in the Americas.

Senior Analyst of IMS Research Donald Henschel said: “Smart metering is only beginning in Latin America, but perhaps more interestingly, in the U.S., utilities are seeing increased efforts from AMI solution providers and grid automation specialists to effectively integrate smart meter data and infrastructure into more sophisticated distribution automation tasks. Distribution automation-enabled smart meter concen-trators will hasten this process.”

Nedap Scores at Euro 2012 Stadium in Ukraine

Arecont Vision Slashes Camera Prices

A r e c o n t V i s i o n , a d e v e l o p e r o f I P megapixel camera technology, announced immediate price reductions on many current 1.3-megapixel, 1,080p, and 5-megapixel cameras.

The price reductions range between 7 to 12 percent. The models covered are MegaVideo Compact cameras, MegaDome cameras, dome cameras and MegaView cameras.

“It has been our practice to pass on cost savings in our products to our customers as we improve our cost posit ion. The engineering team at Arecont has not only provided a robust product family but reduced costs, too. We were also able to gain efficiencies in our production processes as our volumes have grown.” said Scott Schafer, Executive VP, Arecont Vision. “We are pleased to pass our savings onto our customers, allowing them to further demonstrate to end users the superior return on investment that megapixel technology represents for all surveillance application across all vertical markets.”

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Morpho Installs Biometric Gates at Marseille Provence Airport

Morpho (Safran group) announced that it has installed four e-gates at Marseille Provence Airport under the PARAFE program which carries out biometric identifi-cation of passport holders at borders. This is the first deployment of PARAFE e-gates outside of Paris.

Morpho's technology will enable Marseille Airport to improve the passenger experience by reducing waiting times and enhancing security.

Under PARAFE, a total of 27 e-gates have been installed in Paris Charles De Gaulle and Paris Orly Airports.

“We are both proud and honored to have equipped Marseille airport with our innovative border control solution”, said Jean-Paul Jainsky, Chairman and CEO of Morpho. “This new contract reflects the success of our PARAFE program in Paris airports. We will now be targeting deployment of our systems in other international airports throughout France.”

Security solutions provider Oncam Global announced it has taken full ownership of Grandeye, the 360-degree innovator. To reflect the importance of the acquisition the combined company will now be known as Oncam Grandeye.

Grandeye will now be fully integrated as Oncam Global's technology and engineering a r m , p r o v i d i n g a s u i t e o f 3 6 0 - d e g r e e technology for security and liability protection applications.

Ahmed Jawad, Executive Chairman of Oncam Global, said the deal would allow the business to take control of the 360-degree development market across the security and commercial sectors.

Jawad also announced that Oncam Global will invest heavily in a sustained research and development program. "This investment is critical for us to remain at the forefront of the industry," he said.

Nebraska Medical Center Improves Patient Safety While Cutting Costs With IQinVision

IQinVision announced The Nebraska Medical Center, located in Omaha, U.S., has deployed nearly 300 HD megapixel c a m e ra s to e n s u re p at i e nt s a fe t y, upgrade medical care and reduce staffing costs.

With a number of patients who require 24/7 observation, the medical center wanted to improve the safety of these at-risk patients, while also reducing staff and overhead requirements. The Center worked with Sentrixx Security Solutions to deploy 299 IQinVision megapixel indoor day/night vandal IP domes and infrared units, and monitoring stations running Milestone IP video surveillance software.

Nebraska Medical Center has reduced its overhead by eliminating the majority of its one-on-one bedside observation staff. There are a dozen monitoring s t a t i o n s l o c a t e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e center and each station allows one or two technicians to observe multiple patients simultaneously. In just the first two months of being operational, the megapixel video system has streamlined the process for monitoring patients and saved The Nebraska Medical Center thousands of dollars.

Oncam Global Acquires Grandeye

NY Municipality Future-proofed by Axis Network Surveillance

Following a US Department of Health and Human Services report on workplace violence, legislators in Oswego County, New York, were compelled to examine safety and security in their own municipal buildings. The conclusion: more needed to be done. Therefore, Oswego's IT department selected a county-wide IP video surveillance system to give the Sheriff's Department real-time information it needed to protect employees, taxpayers and county assets.

Cedar Path Solutions, a New York-based engineering firm specializing in network surveil-lance and physical security, recommended an IP video system that piggybacked on the county's existing wired and wireless network. Cedar Path and Axis Certified Professional installed more than 50 outdoor-ready and ruggedized Axis PTZ and fixed dome network cameras, with Genetec's VMS and Hewlett-Packard archiving servers at each building.

The Axis IP cameras have helped the Sheriff's Department identify thieves and recover expensive assets. The system is also set up to alert law enforcement to altercations in the courthouse parking lot. The Highway Department even uses network video to monitor weather conditions across the county, which saves the town time and money on potentially wasted man-hours.

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M ilestone Systems, the open plat for m company in IP video management software (VMS), has formed the centerpiece of a major surveillance upgrade in a 1,500-pupil school based in East London called the Brampton Manor Academy.

M i l e s t o n e p a r t n e r S e c u r i t y S y s t e m s Technology (SST) carried out the specification, installation and configuration work for the security system upgrade. The new solution consists of 112 Arecont Vision, Axis, Mobotix and

Sanyo IP cameras in addition to 33 legacy analog cameras – all being managed by Milestone VMS.

Graham Glass, Direc tor of Finance and Administration at Brampton Manor Academy, said: “Milestone has proved to be a very intuitive system for viewing a wide mix of cameras – the interface is easy to manage. Milestone partner SST keeps us up to speed with technical enhancements, which Milestone is continually bringing to XProtect, to keep our initial security investment future proof.”

The city of Chomutov in the Czech Republic has chosen a new wide area surveillance system, based on IndigoVision's IP Video technology, to replace its aging analog system from the 1990s. The new wide-area system is part of the city's strategy to reduce crime and improve traffic flow monitoring across Chomutov. It provides the city with system reliability and security, as well as integrating with the city police's crisis management software which is linked to it by three control center stations.

IndigoVision's low bandwidth requirement and excellent picture quality were key factors in the city choosing its solution, along with the distributed architecture with no need for a central server, and easy back up of the NVRs. David Zazo from MP Chomutov said: “The new system has transformed surveillance in the city – it's reliable and completely stable, with unlimited growth potential due to the distributed architecture. The city police can make better, faster decisions with the excellent picture quality now available to them.”

London School Turns to IP-Based Security via Milestone Platform

Basler Adds Eyes to US School BusesRedflex Traffic Systems, a developer of road safety technology, has chosen Basler

cameras for their new student guardian system protecting children around school buses. The system is intended to deter drivers in the United States from illegally passing stopped school buses, or to hold them accountable if they do.

The student guardian system uses two cameras per school bus, one on the front and one on the rear driver's side, to monitor traffic while the stop arm of the bus is deployed. Whenever cars illegally pass a school bus, the cameras capture high-definition video and images of license plates and drivers. With a resolution of five megapixels, the Basler IP cameras used can easily monitor three lanes so that no violation goes unnoticed. The captured image data is then submitted to local law enforcement to determine whether a citation is warranted.

Czech City Cuts Crime and Improves Traffic With IndigoVision

Vivotek Secures Largest Transport Company in Queensland

Transit Australia Group is the largest privately owned public transport company in Queensland, Australia. From bus manufacturing through to the delivery of scheduled school and chartered services, the company delivers transport products and services to the government, the industry and various communities of Queensland. Sunbus is one of the bus production entities owned

by Transit Australia Group, carrying residents of Sunshine Coast, Rockhampton, Townsville, Magnetic Island and Cairns. Recently Sunbus embarked on a first and foremost surveillance system establishment throughout the facilities.

As this is a depot surveillance project, there are various sections on the premise that need to be covered. After consulting with Kraut Enterprises, Vivotek’s system integrator partner in Australia, it was decided that Vivotek’s cameras would be placed at the repair center, the factory, the office building and the entire depot from an aerial view.

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Products of the month

The MOBOTIX S14 FlexMount is the world’s first flexible double hemispheric camera. The camera, which is available in both mono (S14M) and dual (S14D) versions, offers a wide range of application opportunities. This makes it possible to fully secure two rooms located next to or on top of one another with just one single S14.

When installed in a certain way, the S14D can also see around corners or secure indoor and outdoor areas at the same time. The two sensors allow the S14 to generate two distortion-corrected, high-resolution 180 panorama images, each with a resolution of 3.1 megapixels.

The S14 is the world's first hemispheric day-and-night camera. When both modules with black-and-white and color sensors are mounted directly next to each other and cover the same area, the camera automatically chooses the best available mode depending on the lighting conditions. Panning and zooming into the image is done purely electronically, meaning that there is no wear-and-tear to the camera and no maintenance is required.

The flat housing and all external connectors (Ethernet, MiniUSB, MxBus) can be installed discreetly so that only the lens units in their ultra-compact protective housing are visible. The camera is particularly well-suited for use in hotels, banks and retail stores.

Optexperimeter products from Optex will be fully integrated with Milestone XProtect Corporate and XProtect Enterprise IP video management platforms. The result will provide features and benefits unprecedented within the security industry for outdoor perimeter applications.

Optex's Redscan L a s e r - S c a n Detectors identify moving objects’ size, speed and distance from the detector. Redwall SIP series, Passive Infrared Detectors also use synthesized intelligent algorithms for reliable detection.

The integration perimeter products and Milestone’s VMS platform enables more accurate and reliable video analytics by reducing false alarms. Milestone’s open platform XProtect Corporate and XProtect Enterprise VMS offerings provide capabilities for managing IP video surveillance in medium- and large-scale installations, primarily multisite, multiserver deployments.

Mobotix Flexible Double Hemispheric Camera

Key Features•IP65weatherproof•Operateinatemperaturerangeof-30to60°C(-22to140°F)

•PoEsupport•Flashmemorywithupto64GB

Supplier•Mobotix

URL•www.mobotix.com

Key Features•ConvertsandintegratesalarmsignalstoanIPsignalsenttotheVMSplatform

•Fiber-basedintrusiondetectionsystemavailable•Milestone’sVMStooledwithmulti-layeredmapsandcameranavigatorallowingcomprehensivevisualoverviewofcamerasandphysicallayouts

Supplier•Milestone•Optex

URL•www.milestonesys.com•www.optex.com

Optex Perimeter Products Integrated With Milestone

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Faced with more choices and innovation than ever before, end users and security professionals must both understand and carefully evaluate new

concepts and technologies to get a better picture of where video surveillance is headed.

Today, video surveillance is taking pressure on two fronts. On the one hand is general acceptance of its effectiveness in almost any setting. It has become an essential component in improving public safety, environ-mental monitoring, operational efficiency and many other applications in almost every industry. It is quite safe to say that there is an endless demand for video surveillance.

On the other hand, many existing installations leave a lot to be desired. For example, the majority of recorded video generally goes to waste; video analytics attempts to capitalize that video and increase the value of video surveillance, but it has not exactly lived up to its promise.

The two forces have manufacturers locked in an arms race to develop new technologies at a rapid pace. The problem is that bleeding-edge technology often hurts, lacking in maturity and performance. Video surveillance systems are, at the moment, torn between innovation and practicality.

To truly enhance video surveillance for their customers, manufacturers, integrators and installers must reevaluate their systems' architecture, functionality and technology. They should not simply proclaim the dawn of a new age and stop short when it comes to actually educating the market on the capabilities and limits of new technologies.

Muscle Versus sMartsInitiatives to enhance public safety have largely centered

on the deployment of video surveillance networks, as well as their integration with smaller subsystems via IP networks.

As security systems continue to grow larger in scale, certain issues are highlighted. Should they scale up via sheer quantity, or enhance the performance of said systems?

Following the mindset of traditional analog systems, the simplest way to expand coverage is to increase the number of cameras. However, simply increasing the number

Capturing Video Security is

More ThanVideo surveillance has been in hyper mode these past few years, both in development and deployment. Digital video has become the central theme of security systems, which accelerates the growth of video surveillance and its integration with information systems. As a core component in security systems, video surveillance should look beyond mere video capturing. By a&s China

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of cameras does not resolve the problems of wonky transmission, poor picture quality and low utilization of resources.

To increase the performance of the system, one must take fundamentally novel approaches. However, new technologies and products are often limited in terms of functionality, performance and maturity. Even the mighty HD camera and video analytics do not solve the aforemen-tioned problems, especially since the former exacerbates these problems, while the latter relies on good data to produce useful results.

In other words, increasing the performance of a video surveillance system does not automatically imply adding more cameras, moving to HD or slapping on analytics. It is not just about technology — new mindsets are required in designing and developing high-performance video surveillance systems.

LogicaL Layout of camerasSeamless coverage is not the most effective way to

deploy cameras. A more efficient way to design camera coverage is to use different types of cameras logically. Instead of eliminating all blind spots, the system could be designed to have a certain level of likelihood in capturing events. For example, ensuring that an event has a very high chance of being captured on the camera, and that image of relevant persons are captured by different cameras throughout a particular area.

This is much more effective in both cost and performance than simply increasing cameras to cover all possible blind spots, as is done for analog systems.

enhanced reaL-time monitoringReal-time monitoring is a fundamental feature in security

systems, as humans are much better than machines in observing and reacting to an event. However, today’s video surveillance systems favor recording images for evidential purposes rather than live viewing.

This mentality can be seen in system and software designs where the operation or environment for real-time monitoring is not optimal, or even cumbersome. This mentality must change, and systems’ architecture must be rethought to support such changes. Two possible changes are:• Motivate security personnel: Design security operations

to include environments tailored to the needs of live-viewing personnel. This includes better thought-out

display placement (equipment) and more logical user interfaces (software).

In addition, there should be proper training and incentive for operators. They should be capable of detecting and observing abnormal events as they happen via video surveillance systems. More importantly, they should be motivated to do so.

• Provide proper tools: Security personnel viewing live scenes should have the authorization to determine when it is appropriate to set-up a temporary subsystem to more effectively follow an event. The subsystem should be able to independently record, store and control the system as it is deemed necessary by the security personnel to document said event.

aLerts and notificationsWhile alarms are a basic feature in security systems,

sensors and intrusion detectors are not as effective in open environments. It is difficult in this type of setting to use sensors and intrusion detectors to trigger alarms and display relevant scenes.

Video analytics may possibly remedy this problem through detecting anomalies in real-time to warn relevant personnel, log relevant information and transmit images of the event. It can also notify operators to focus their energy on a particular scene to increase their efficiency.

more effective data usageImprove the ability to search, filter, correlate and analyze

images. An ideal security system should be able to extract, log and organize data from various sources into actionable information in a timely fashion.

▲ Real-time monitoring is a fundamental feature in security systems, as humans are much better than machines in observing and reacting to an event.

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Video AnAlyticsA few years ago, video analytics vendors created

the illusion that video analytics would solve all the problems in video surveillance. It did not. In fact, the disappointment drove many out of business, as can be seen with ObjectVideo's transition to patent troll.

The claim that video surveillance systems are already intelligent is false, and the hope that they solve everything wrong with video surveillance is imprac-tical. However, progress has never stopped, and video analytics provides the basis for the intelligent video surveillance systems of tomorrow.

Image recognition is badly needed in security systems today, with the overwhelming amount of video that is recorded and left unused. The security industry has been making the greatest strides in this department. Currently, most uses fall into one of two categories:• Validation: Confirm the identity of a person and his/

her authorization to perform a certain action.• Recognition: Match incoming data with samples in the

system to identify a person or object. A mind-boggling database is required for such a feat, as it would be impossible without a vast number of samples to compare with.Both cases require the system to first define relevant

characteristics, ensure that the data fed into the system is as accurate to the source as possible, and finally compare the characteristics, data and source. However, most video surveillance systems fail to meet these basic require-ments. A new approach is, therefore, necessary.

The two core competencies of video analytics pave the way for image recognition and image content analysis. Image content analysis defines characteristics

and compares them not with the source data, but rather with other images. It correlates data between images to analyze and predict behavior. This is a better and more practical path to intelligent video surveillance systems. Image content analysis can be divided into four consec-utive levels:• Identify a moving object within a scene and distinguish

it from its surroundings. It should be able to classify an object in simple settings (single target, simple background).

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▲ An intelligent video surveillance system can detect anomalies, assess risk levels, inform and alert relevant personnel, and then follow the event in real-time via different cameras.

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•Analyze the target.The systemshouldbeable todeterminethevelocityofanobjectanddetectwhenthe targetoverlapsorbreaksawayfromotherobjects.Abnormalbehaviorof theobjectshouldbedetected,andthesystemshouldautomatically trackand logthemovementofa target,performsimplecounting,correlaterelatedtargets,filteroutirrelevanttargetsandnoticetrends.

•Performtheabovetasksinacomplicatedenvironmentandcorrelatedifferent images fromsameordifferentsources.

•Analyze a series of images andunderstand theunderlyingsignificance.The first two levelsare thebasis for imagecontent

analysis, and some significantdevelopmentshavealreadybeenmade.Thethird level iskey:Onlywhenasystemisabletoachievetherequiredtaskswillitprovidepracticalvalue.Atthefourthlevel,thesystemwillbeabletointerpret

imagesaswellashumanscan,butmuchmoreefficiently.This is still awhileaway,buta step towards that is

bigdata: theability toclassifyobjects in thesceneandcorrelatethemwithimages,audioandtexttoeffectivelyextractinformationfromalltypesofrecordeddata.Imagecontentanalysis isnotmerelyvideodetection

or image recognition. It is the foundationofa trulyintelligentvideosurveillancesystem. Imagecontentanalysismust be able to process single images toidentifyobjects,processa streamof images toanalyzebehavior,andalsocorrelatedata fromvarioussources,suchasdifferent security cameras.This requires asystem that canprocessdataatboth frontandbackends,whichmakesoptimaladistributedarchitectureakin to the concepts of cloud computing and theInternetofThings.An intelligentvideosurveillancesystemcandetect

anomalies,assess risk levels, informandalert relevantpersonnel,and then followtheevent in real-timeviadifferentcameras.However, thisdoesnotnecessarilyremovehumans fromthesecurityscene.Rather, itwillenhanceourability todo real-timemonitoringandallowustoworkmoreefficientlyandeffectively.

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Due to the exponential market growth of IP network systems in the security industry over the past three years, the future of IP network

cameras is quite promising. As the inventor of the IP network camera and also the chairman and co-founder of Axis Communications, Martin Gren presents much confidence in the overall potential of the IP network industry as he mentioned, “The growth rate of IP network camera functionality has far exceeded the prediction based on Moore’s law, so we strongly believe that the industry has much potential and will thus continue to grow.”

First iP Network Camera

The history of the first IP network camera can be traced back to 1995 w h e n G re n c ro s s e d paths with a Japanese enterprise, stocked up with unsalable analog cameras, while he was in Japan for business. During the encounter, Gren was inquired with regards as to how to transform the unmarketable analog equipment into products with higher market value. Endowed with superior IT knowledge, Martin immedi-

ately perceived the potential of IP network surveillance. On September 18th 1996, the world first IP network

camera was displayed at the Networld+Interop Exposition. “The earlier design of IP network camera

essentially focused on its internet connectivity, allowing users to remote-monitor several different locations at once,” said Gren. “The first application of IP networked systems took place in an American banking company. The company had the demands of observing the operation of 25 different subsidiaries.” For the

first couple of years, Axis sold 50 percent of its IP network cameras to corporations with needs

for remote-monitoring office environ-ments. In 1998, the Axis 2100 IP

network camera was invented. As a network camera with low cost and broad features, the product reached the highest sales volume in the

industry for five consec-utive years and thus became an important milestone of Axis’s breakthrough.

Starting from 2004, which was the year t h a t t h e c o m p a n y

had 11 percent growth of the net sales compared

to the preceding year, Axis subsequently released MPEG-4 network cameras, took lead in applying CMOS sensor

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technology to cameras and successfully developed HDTV high definition network cameras. In 2008, the net sales were US$0.2 million, equivalent to annual growth of 18 percent. Axis also pioneered in inventing H.264 video compression technology. Finally, in 2010, during which the company had reached a total sales of $0.4 million,

corresponding to a growth of 27 percent, Axis released the first thermal network camera and introduced the PTZ HDTV dome network camera to the world.

Despite the 20-year development of IP network camera industry, Gren believes that it still has a lot of potential and the market is far from saturation.

The law, named after Intel co-founder Gordon E. Moore, is an observation stating that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles every two years for the same cost. As the cost remains the same and the capacity and performance continues to increase, it means that users pay less for more bandwidth, bigger hard drives and faster processors. With the application of Moore’s law to IP-Surveillance solution market, it is ultimately suggested that the market of IP network cameras will continue to grow since IP network industry correlates closely to IT industry.

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Future ForeCastMartin has predicted that in the next 15 years, analog

cameras would be replaced gradually by IP network cameras based on the comparison between their image qualities and installation process. He also mentioned that the growing demand for digital products is rendering analog products useless. Cloud-computing concept will soon be applied to the IP network system; an on-board storage in cameras will soon be installed and this cannot be done with analog cameras. As iPhone revolutionized cell-phone industry, networked video is ready to do likewise to the CCTV industry. Security video will soon be able to be viewed from any internet-enabled device.

Gren further stated, “In the near future, the IP network market will be similar to that of the IT market today!” In the current IT market trend, users are given the freedom of customizing their own unique network system from different brands of equipment, ranging from cameras, computer chips, storages to software, without having to be concerned about compatibility issues. “In the future,

users would be reluctant to build an IP network system consisting only of parts from the same company.” Martin continues, “The reason for that is each company has its own strengths and weaknesses and it’s impossible for an organization to be the master of all fields.”

obstaCle iN iP Video deVeloPmeNtRegardless of the high functionality and usability of

the IP network camera, certain obstacles are yet to be overcome. First of all, the amount of coaxial cables analog cameras require is three times the amount needed for an IP network system. As a result, according to Gren, integrators hope to have full control of the budget of coaxial cables to generate profits from users and thus are not going to converge toward networked solutions. Other than that, installers are also intimidated by the complexity of IP cameras due to their lack of knowledge regarding the industrial and technical aspects of the technology. Essentially, such a factor also deters the market generalization of IP network cameras.

• The drastic development and mechanism of IP network cameras greatly exceed what Moore’s law anticipates.

• Judging from the market perspective of IP network cameras, a new standard needs to be implemented. Ridiculously high resolution doesn't necessarily suggest high definition.

• The prospect of future development for IP network systems is associated with cameras featuring intelligent video capabilities.

• IP network surveillance industry operates closely to IT industry; not only are IP network cameras required, but other components such as servers, computer chips, storage and software are also essential. In the future, installers will also be granted access to the customization of IP network systems.

• CMOS is superior to CCD, since CMOS building process follows Moore’s law entirely while CCD doesn’t. The traditional building

process of CCD prevents it from being accommodated to Moore's law. As a result, after years of development, CMOS now surpasses CCD greatly in functionality.

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Compared to last year's contes-tants, this year's products show improvements in not

only components and technology, but also in applications. Products submitted this year have greatly improved in terms of ease of use, conformity to standards and support for additional video formats.

The IllusIon of sTandardIzaTIon

IP-based video surveillance has been in development for more than a decade and is already fairly mature in hardware, software and application. However, while testing products we found that there are still some quirks with integration.

Standardization of products is what users want and manufacturers strive to achieve, and indeed has developed at a rapid pace over the last couple years. With the ultimate goal of plug-and-play in mind, network cameras, NVR, hybrid DVRs and storage systems can now be mixed and matched to form a customized solution tailored for each user much easier than it was before.

The onVIf effecTAlthough ONVIF seems to pave

the path for interoperability and integration, it also seems to be a pebble in its own shoe. Integrators have found and questioned the fact that interoperability between ONVIF-compliant products can only be achieved when dealing with

certain manufacturers.ONVIF announced version 1.0 of

its specifications in November 2008 and 2.0 in November 2010. The two years of development resulted in expanded coverage to XML schema and WSDL (Web Service Description Language), local and remote device discovery, device management, imaging configuration, media config-uration, real-time streaming of audio and video, event handling, video analytics, PTZ control and security.

The goal of ONVIF 2.0 was not to plug in all of 1.0's holes, and compat-ibility between the two versions is not as bad as some might say. In reality, there are different specifications for different uses, such as the ONVIF Core Specification, ONVIF Test Specification, ONVIF Conformance Process Specification and ONVIF W S D L a n d X M L S c h e m a s Specifications. These specifications each have their own iterations, and affect far more than mere resolution.

The above specifications require products to also be compatible in WDR, automated white balance, sharpness adjustments , SNR, intelligent light compensation, color compensation and many others. In light of this, compatibility between 1.0 and 2.0 should be discussed in terms of which specifications are involved.

IP-based video surveillance is still seeing difficulties in integrating products from different manufac-turers, but it is not simply a problem of standards. The key is how strictly the products conform to the standards.

ImproVed self-dIagnosIsAs security systems become

increasingly complex with more types of equipment and more components, the chances of failure and cost of troubleshooting increase as well.

Whether it's network cameras,

Standardization of Network Video At this year's Secutech Award, we found that manufacturers do indeed have little elves working hard in their R&D labs.

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Standardization of Network Video

NVRs or DVRs, more products are now including self-diagnosis features to make them easier to troubleshoot and maintain.

Most components in a video surveillance system fail. It could be caused by internal factors like limited storage capacity. They are also susceptible to negative effects of electricity, heat or just plain old wear and tear. The environment in which they operate also plays a hand, via temperature, pressure, humidity and dust. External factors like power or network outages are impossible to control and make it even more difficult to maintain a 100 percent reliable system.

All the problems that could happen and all the reasons behind them have a simple consequence: the system no longer functions properly. In the past, operators and integrators would periodically check the equipment and do their best to prevent failures. When the system begins to act up, they would have to meticulously analyze the symptoms and quickly find the culprit. This is especially a problem in large surveillance projects.

self-monITorIng and dIagnosIsNetwork cameras and recording

devices that feature self-monitoring functionality are fairly new to the

security market. They are capable of monitoring the status of components in the video surveillance system through various sensors, which makes them especially appealing to large-scale systems with complex setups and copious front-end devices.

From the DVRs and NVRs we tested for Secutech Award 2012, we found that there are generally seven types of self-monitoring features:1. Preventive monitoring: The system

constantly monitors itself for anomalies to predict and prevent possible failures and alert relevant personnel when something needs checking.

2. GUI-based information presen-tation: An informative GUI that allows operators to monitor the status of front- and back-end devices and pinpoint failing equipment.

3. C omp re h e n s i v e d i a g n os i s : Recording devices can generally manage an unlimited number of equipment, but can only directly monitor up to 500 front-end devices. Systems can detect many types of anomalies, such as power

surges, network outages, system crashes. Systems can also detect irregular video, such as lost video, black screens, white screens, HDD status, bandwidth usage, equipment load and more.

4. Logging: Systems can log all abnormal statuses for future reference, and records can be easily analyzed and searched.

5. Alarms: Alarms are triggered when a user-defined condition is met. An alert pops up on the screen and asks for manual intervention.

6. Management tools: Users can build a list of problematic equipment. The list can be quickly and easily searched, refreshed and monitored. The database can be backed up for safekeeping.

7. NVR-speci f ic features : The system can monitor many of the components in NVRs and servers to ensure that they continue to function properly. It can check operation points on the circuits, operation temperature and the status of cooling fans, platform operation, et cetera. It can detect if a server is connected or not and if it is operating properly, it also monitors CPU and RAM usage, as well as bandwidth consumption. It also monitors the NVR or platform's alarms and recording equipment to see if it is connected to the network and functioning properly, recording status, alarm status, bandwidth consumption and more.

IP-based video surveillance systems are indeed becoming more intelligent, and it will be interesting to see how manufacturers continue to advance these features.

IP-based video is still seeing difficulties in integration. The key is how strictly different branded products can comform to the standards.

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nVrs sTandardIzIngIn addition to advances in ONVIF

and self-monitoring devices, we also had some interesting findings when testing NVRs: manufacturers are now settling on mainly three types of NVRs. While this has been somewhat chaotic in the past, this new trend should be beneficial to users shopping for new models.1. Stand-alone NVR: These are

generally self-contained systems that support no more than 16 or 32 channels; storage is built in, but external expansion is possible. They used embedded operating systems and are accessed through a human-machine interface. Remote access is lacking, with only limited functionality via an Internet browser. Stand-alone NVRs are best suited for local

networks and small to medium installations.

2. Client NVR: Servers without local access. The operating system they run on can be embedded or Windows-based and are not as stable as stand-alone units. However, client NVRs support 32, 64 or more than 128 channels. Storage options are more flexible, as both DAS and NAS can be attached, much like a private cloud. Many of the limitations of stand-alone NVRs have been resolved, which make them best suited for school campuses, large retail centers and large buildings.

3. Client-Server NVR: The most common NVR setup. These allow local access, but also many of the client NVR's remote access features. The operating system

they run on are either Windows or Linux Embedded, which makes them more flexible and stable than client NVRs. Supported channels can scale from dozens to thousands of channels, depending on the server's type and perfor-mance. Storage options are the most versatile of the three, as RAID, DAS, NAS and IP-SAN are all supported. They also feature "one-button connection" for compatible front-end devices like network cameras, encoders and DVRs. Client-server NVRs are best suited for large scale installa-tions and tiered architectures.

Demands from the market are gradually shaping the way manufac-turers design their products, as we can see from the standardization of NVRs.

Compared Items 2011 2012

Product Groups IP megapixel cameras / HD-SDI camerasIP megapixel cameras / HD-SDI cameras / 960H cameras / HD-DVR (SDI-DVR) / NVR

Camera Performance Resolution, white balance, backlight, wide dynamic range, low-light performance

Resolution, white balance, backlight, wide dynamic range, low-light performance, video smoothness, color reproduction

Target EnvironmentClosed architecture, 200lx-0 illumination, strong backlight, multiple small static objects, single moving object, multiple-colored objects

Closed architecture, 200lx-0.1 illumination, realistic backlight, WDR emulation, multiple small static objects, multiple moving object, multiple-colored objects, glitter

Testing Goals Basic network camera performanceBasic SDI camera performance

HD video resolution and smoothnessAdvanced camera featuresCamera and DVR/NVR compatibility DVR/NVR operation and storage performance

Compared to 2011, there were some slight variations in the metrics used to measure performance in Secutech Award 2012. The differences are shown in the table below:

For the moving objects, we used two model trains running in opposite directions at different speeds. This was more demanding on the cameras shutters and emulated real life circumstances, which made for a better evaluation of how the cameras could capture multiple moving targets.

To show how the cameras performed under difficult lighting conditions, lamps were placed behind the moving objects. What is different from last year is that letters were cut out and pasted in front of the light and glitter was sprinkled on the moving objects to show how well the cameras processed backlight and WDR.

Images captured by cameras that did not perform well in this test showed a blob of light, rather than the grains of glitter.

More details were placed on the static objects as well, which allowed visitors to clearly see which HD cameras could truly make out fine details.

All in all, the changes made in Secutech Award 2012 were to make a more accurate evaluation of how the products would perform in real-life settings, rather than provide another controlled environment in which manufacturers showcased only the strongest strengths of their products.

Although there are only some minor differences, these resulted in a more demanding testing environment for cameras.

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