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Tamron Explores New

Territories Tamron, a well-known lens company, in security, has made several new changes in its R&D, marketing, and services to better fit current customers’ lens needs.

Global Retailers Explore New Multi-channel Directions

IoT Helps Make Cities Safer and Smarter

Vertical Solutions

AUGUST 2014

Koji Masunari, GM, Tamron

Cover Story

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A NEW DAWN ON INDIA’S HORIZON

Market Dynamics

In the two months since the election of Narendra Modi as the next Indian prime minister, a&s takes a deeper look at what the election could bring for the security industry, and the impact certain policies initiated by the new administration might have.

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CONTENTSAUGUST 2014

Video content analysis (VCA), also known as video analytics, helped create a new genre within the security industry: "smart" or "intelligent" security. Turning passive surveillance products into proactive security products, VCA has helped revolutionize the way we think of security.

Hosting the World Cup event for the second time since 1950, Brazil aimed high to make this year’s 2014 FIFA World Cup the most secured World Cup event in history by employing high-caliber physical security equipment.

Special Feature

Viewpoint

18 Editor’s Note

20 Corporate News

78 Project Tracking

24 Products of the Month

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28 Security Industry Coming to Terms With Technology

82 New Products

86 Show Calendar

85 Companies in This Issue

Product Exploration

VCAReady and Rarin’ to Go

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The Making of the Most Secure World Cup in FIFA History

Burn Baby Burn: Southeast Asia’s Fire Market Fires Up

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In 2007, we interviewed several Secutech visitors, most of whom were importers coming to Asia to purchase security equipment. At that time, Taiwan products were their favorite. China-made products, on the other hand, were frowned upon and thought to have low quality.

In but a few years, the threshold of entering the camera market dropped, providing an opportunity for China to enter the camera business. And with advances in IC, simplification in production, economies of scale, and quality control enhancement, China has significantly improved quality and reliability issues that once drew criticism.

China’s growing influence has led to a decline for both Korea and Taiwan manufacturers, who can’t directly compete with Chinese firms and therefore have repositioned themselves. An example is IDIS. Years ago, I interviewed its CEO, who emphatically denied any intention to create its own brand name. Yet with China’s increasing stature, IDIS last year launched its own brand in Europe. How the future Asian manufacturing landscape will evolve is something worth observing.

As for channel players, they also felt the adverse impact of China’s rise. Three years ago at an expo, I ran into a major Russian importer who had to import Chinese products to meet market demand. According to him, Chinese products had quick lifecycles. Once new shipments came in, the old ones were put in inventories. Profits were already low, and losing more money may eventually put importers out of business.

As IP is introduced into the security world, channel players must abandon their former “selling device only” mentality of the analog era. With IP, you offer a solution consisting of devices, equipment, and software from different suppliers and package them into a meaningful whole that truly meet customers’ needs. Or channel players can do what their IT counterparts have been doing: to separate out service from their operations and make money off that. It’s only through this creation of “value” that will ultimately help them win out and survive in this increasingly competitive environment.

China’s rise, coupled with Apple and Google’s attempts to infiltrate into the home automation markets, will inevitably impact the security industry. In my view, market segmentation will become more apparent in the near future. That’s when the new market order will arrive. When will it be? In three years? Five years? It all remains to be seen.

China Manufacturers Change the Security World

The a&s Editorial Team [email protected]

Editor's Note

REPORTER

This month’s edition of a&s Asia provides a

deeper look into the world of retailing, with global shifts

into the concept of omni-channel retailing. We take a look at how global retailers are adapting to a new standard by providing a more personalized shopping approach as well as business analysis by utilizing traditionally security-only solutions. We also examine the world of India, and how the recent elections have started to shape the country. Enjoy the issue!

Steve [email protected]

SENIOR EDITOR

Video content analytics has been a hot topic in

security for quite a while; however, it is not until more

recently that more verticals have realized its immense potential. This issue’s Product Exploration looks at the drivers behind what makes VCA such a valuable security tool. Also, in light of the recent 2014 FIFA World Cup, a&s delves into how Brazil successfully made this year’s event the most secure in FIFA history.

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Suprema Joins Hands With Kwick for Deployment of Biometric Verification

System for SIM Card Issuance in Pakistan Suprema announced it provided its latest version of their fingerprint PC security

scanner to Kwick High-Tech & Solutions for an Android-based biometric verification system for SIM card issuance in Pakistan.

Kwick, a Pakistan-based firm that specializes in SIM manufacturing and biometric security solutions, has already launched a solution for biometric verification of mobile phone customers. This solution consists of the Android-

based BioMini Slim, which has Kwick’s application running on it, to obtain the fingerprint of the customer.

With a biometric verification system in place, before the issuance of a new SIM, the thumb impressions of customers are matched with the NADRA database to check if the

person holding the CNIC card is the legitimate individual with the correct credentials. Suprema has made the first shipment and is expected to additionally provide more

devices by stages, as it is estimated that over 75,000 deployments of biometric verification devices will be required at countrywide outlets in Pakistan. It is also expected to be one of the largest deployments of Suprema products with collaboration of Kwick.


Corporate News

Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University Secured With Brickcom

Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, established in 1936, is a national comprehensive university located in Nakhonpathom, Thailand. In order to build a video surveillance system with superior video quality, high flexibility, and low labor costs, the systems integrator deployed 60

Brickcom fixed dome cameras in the university to enhance the security of the park area and prevent vandalism and theft. Furthermore, the remote live view and monitoring make management much easier and more convenient to check important or specific monitoring areas.

Dahua HDCVI Secures Five-Star Hotels at CICA Shanghai

China secured five-star hotels in Shanghai with their in-house HDCVI solution. These hotels were playing host to 46 national and organization leaders in Asia during the fourth edition of Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures (CICA).

The Shanghai municipal government attached great importance to the summit and spared no effort to make sure everything was secured. To level up video surveillance was on their must-do list. More than 50 reception hotels were required to upgrade surveillance system from standard definition to high definition. The biggest challenges were the time frame, how to make sure the image quality and product replacement would not compromise the daily reception, and the security concerns of these five-star hotels.

Under such circumstances and given the fact that these hotels were dominated by conventional analog systems, it was a natural decision to adopt Dahua’s HDCVI technology, as it allows for easy upgrade without changing the existing cabling while also providing long distance and non-latent image quality. Moreover, the whole upgrade took less than 10 days since the original cabling remained, and only cameras, DVRs, and fiber optical transceivers were replaced by HDCVI ones. With the aesthetic requirements for the hotels, HDCVI offers wide range of housings to fit in with the décor in the lobby, reception, entrance, and dining areas.

IntelliVista Fiber SDI Surveillance System Deployed in Taiwan Military

IntelliVista Technology announced that their broadcast-grade fiber SDI surveillance solution was deployed by a local partner in Longtan, Taiwan, for a top-level military unit. IntelliVista, established in 2010, concentrates on developing total SDI surveillance solutions. The solution adopted by the Taiwan military included outdoor SDI bullet cameras, real-time SDI digital video recorders, and fiber SDI extenders developed by IntelliVista. This system is linked to the access control and alarm system. It provides alarms and uncompressed video quality to the guards when an intruder breaks in. Working with network functionality, guards at different sites could receive the live steams simultaneously to enhance security and safety.

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Corporate News

Assa Abloy Secures the Venue for the 2014 APEC Summit

In preparation for the 2014 APEC summit held in Beijing, China, in April, the Chinese government built an international conference and exhibition center, a boutique hotel, and 12 VIP villas at Yanqi Lake, 50 kilometers northeast of downtown Beijing.

As a high-profile construction project, safety and security were of the utmost importance. The layouts of the villas are unique, adding to the complexity of designing an integrated hardware solution for the project. Assa Abloy specified products to ensure predictable performance, safety, and security.

Assa Abloy supplied a product package that included 10,000 Yale hinges; 1,600 locksets; 1,100 sets of door closers; 600 sets of door concealed closers; 350 sets of exit devices; and a four-level master key system.

iOmniscient Implements Face Recognition in ChennaiThe police in Chennai, India, have positioned themselves at the forefront of smart city

surveillance having implemented iOmniscient’s face recognition in a crowd system in a part of the city — the sixth largest in India.

The system installed in the T. Nagar Market enables the police to recognize people of interest outdoors in a totally uncontrolled environment and to track them as they show up on different cameras. “This system worked with varying lighting, both in open sunlight and with shadows on the face. At the T. Nagar Market, the system helped the City Police report a crime rate of zero during the entire Diwali Festival Season,” said Senthil Manickavasagam, MD of Mars Electronics who implemented the system.

South Australia Water has chosen Raytec infrared illuminators in a perimeter security upgrade of their water treatment plant in Adelaide, South Australia.

Initially, the tender called for visible lighting to provide a specified three lux for the

cameras around the fence line. However, specialist security designers and integrators AG Security Group proposed a different solution that was successful in winning the tender; putting forward Raytec infrared video surveillance lighting.

Vietnamese Beverage Group Deploys Genetec Security Platform

Located outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group (THP) is a beverage corporation that develops, manufactures, and retails an assortment of bottled drinks to Vietnam and other Asian countries. THP houses 6,000 square meters of office space, 7,500 square meters of factory space, and 46,000 square meters of warehouse space in their state-of-the-art headquarters.

With over 4,000 employees and billions of Vietnamese dong of inventory leaving their facility daily, THP focuses on delivering quality products in a safe environment. While they had an analog video surveillance system in place, properly handling investigations was difficult and time consuming. The grainy images from DVR tapes and interrupted reliability of the system made securing their facilities even more challenging.

Instead, THP wanted to find a proven enterprise-class and feature-rich IP-based security system that would speed up investigations, offer easy access to managers overseeing operations, and cut costs by using existing hardware. From an IT standpoint, flexibility in network configuration and tools that would leverage their existing network infrastructure were also important.

Raytec IR Design Protects Australian Water Plant

Source: iOmniscient

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Products of the Month

Perspective SOC by PPM is a security operations center software that combines computer-aided dispatching and incident reporting for optimum command and control.

At a glance, the software uses the Perspective platform to manage dispatching, activity tracking, and incident reporting functions. This covers three stages of the incident management process — plan and prepare, respond, and document.

When an incident occurs, the automated dispatch and response documents service requests — from initiation to deployment to response. Users are able to perform standard operating procedures, trigger alerts and notifications, and turn a closed dispatch into an incident report for future follow-up procedures.

The SOC software gives the user the power to efficiently respond, plan, and prepare for incidents. By documenting relevant information in regards to occurrences, along with related losses, responses, outcomes, and corrective actions, users can take informed action to anticipate events and maintain a safer environment.

PPM Perspective Security Operations Center (SOC) Software

The D3 ONE is a fully integrated suite of security management software with modular web-based solutions for incident reporting, case management, physical security operations, and physical security information management (PSIM). These modules are fused to create a custom security management system for each user’s specific requirements, delivering easy-to-use, enterprise-wide visibility and a common operating picture from which risk can be visualized and managed, threats documented and responded to, and people, property, and assets continually protected with maximum efficiency.

When an incident occurs, D3 ONE triggers an alert on its dispatch dashboard to capture relevant footage, and a flashing geo-located event alarm is instantly displayed on D3 ONE’s Google Maps-based PSIM interface. The operator can immediately pinpoint the occurrence and view the recorded footage of the event. If the event requires further

action, the operator or pre-configured standard operating procedure records the event as a D3 incident report, or a D3 dispatch, with the relevant surveillance footage and images attached. The incident report is saved, whereas the dispatch record is then automatically assigned to the closest available officer based on GPS tracking or their last guard tour checkpoint to deal with the incident. The total process takes seconds, and provides the security operation with a visual of the entire incident.

D3 ONE Security Management Software

Incident Management Software Plans, Reports, and Reacts Editor’s Note: Monitoring dozens of surveillance cameras simultaneously is a tiring job, which can result in missing important information, and time delays when an incident occurs. With incident management software, the system alerts the operator immediately after detecting unusual events, and can automatically document and streamline the footage to allow operators to carry out standard operating procedures.

KEY FEATURES• Automated dispatching and response process

• Document requests for service — for initiation, deployment, and response

• Identify and execute standard operating procedures, including alerts and notifications

• Turn a closed dispatch into an activity or incident report for further follow up

Supplier: PPMURL: www.ppm2000.com

KEY FEATURES•Available on any web browser•Monitor live and recorded video•Google Maps-based PSIM interface• Attach surveillance media to incident reports and investigations

•Automated access control response

Supplier: D3 SecurityURL: www.d3security.com

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Korean and Chinese lens manufacturers have brought on cutthroat competition in the global market, pushing many leading Japanese lens manufacturers to transform and widen

the technology gap. Tamron is a role model here, exploring new technologies and markets. Over the years, Tamron has strengthened itself by developing high-end technologies such as 1,080P full HD and future 4K or even 8K lenses. The company also began business in India two years ago, seeking new business opportunities, such as safe city projects, for its expansion in South Asia. Finally, Tamron is also preparing to reach out to more vertical markets, especially in the transportation sector — city surveillance and ITS — and even non-security applications. Now, with all these new changes, Tamron is ready for another turning point in its business.

IncreasIng Focus on oeM BusIness The lens industry has changed quite a bit. The increasing sales

from lens and camera bundles have led to the rise in the lens OEM business. “Besides the C/CS mount type lenses, Tamron has shifted more to OEM business. Now, we have around two thirds of our business in OEM, mainly dealing with camera manufacturers,” said Koji Masunari, GM of Tamron. “To collaborate with camera manufacturers, it is important to stay flexible to match their specific needs.” Masunari elaborated that Tamron is able to provide 20 to 30 types of one single product model to tailor to a camera manufacturer’s requirements. In addition, “to achieve the greatest picture quality with IR cut, for instance, communication and engineering supports in mechanical and software parts become very crucial. We work very closely with our customers around the


Cover Story

BY the a&s editorial team

explores new TerritoriesTamron, a well-known lens company, in security, has made several new changes in its R&D, marketing, and services to better fit current customers’ lens needs. In this article, Tamron discusses specific business strategies concentrating on their OEM business and how to stay ahead in technology and market shares.

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world with stationed technical support staff in each of our subsidiary offices in Japan, the U.S., Europe, and China. What we provide are very instant service, technical support, and sales communication in each local market.”

To stay price competitive in price sensitive markets, such as in Southeast and South Asian countries, Tamron moved its lens production mainly to China and more recently to Vietnam. “The R&D and all the assembly jig preparation will still stay in Japan,” he said, to keep a good balance on quality and price of Tamron’s products.

expansIon In souTh and souTheasT asIa Besides OEM business, another focus for Tamron right now is to

actively penetrate more new emerging countries. The company set up a subsidiary office in India two years ago. Masunari said, “We are right now developing business customers directly and proceeding marketing activities in Indian market. Since India has a high demand from many government projects, such as transportation and banking, we hope to work more closely with some major systems integrators with our high-end products.” He continued, “However, the necessity of high-end products has not been understood by customers yet and it will probably take a long time for Tamron to gain the large business in this market. We now promote very heavily the value of high-end products by participating in exhibitions, roadshows, and products seminars in that market.” Starting from India, Tamron then continue expanding to other countries in South Asia. Among Southeast Asian countries, Tamron will put great effort into well-developed countries like Singapore and Thailand to stimulate sales. Additionally, emerging countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia will be Tamron's next targets.

sTayIng ahead In Technology advanceMenT The standard requirement from the security industry for picture

resolution is getting higher and higher. A few years ago, VGA resolution was still the norm, but 1,080P full HD has since become the standard. Today, 4K products are just coming out, but there have already been talks about 8K in the market. “We need to contribute more for picture quality and try to eliminate the error rate in the best possible way. To support this, the lens quality is very important and it is required for lens design to eliminate all the color bleeding, flare, and ghost,” said Masunari.

The product design has to be advanced, and so do the production facilities. “We also have invested in more precise part measurements and high assembly techniques,” he emphasized.

To gain more market shares, it is also essential for a lens company to have a complete product portfolio to support camera companies and systems integrators for different projects. “What we try to do is make the product design very simple to use and easy to understand

for our customers. For instance, Tamron has the double vari-focal solution, which covers all focal lengths from wide to tele with just two 3-megapixel lenses,” Masunari said.

Keeping ahead in technologies, “Tamron’s R&D will definitely focus on developing megapixel lenses, such as 2K, 4K, or 8K, and special lenses for panoramic or wide-angle view and a low-light environment, in the near future,” he emphasized.

explorIng new verTIcals and applIcaTIons For its future development, it is important for Tamron right now

to explore more new applications and vertical markets for security lenses in all different regional markets. The transportation sector, especially for city surveillance and ITS, is an important business segment for the company. “The ITS market has strong opportunity in the Asian market as the growth ratio of automobile ownership is rapidly growing. Regarding city surveillance, we expect business possibility not only in the emerging Asian market but also in Japan as well, especially due to the coming Tokyo Olympic Games,” Masunari said.

Generally, in the field of ITS, fixed focal length lenses have been the main selection for their sensitivity; however, Tamron has developed a fast aperture zoom lens which realizes high sensitivity from wide to tele and the company is now promoting it in the market. As for city surveillance, which requires continuous 24-hour recording, the tendency was that night recording would lose picture quality under infrared lighting. However, Tamron has created a lens that will keep its quality day or night — no matter what the lighting is the image quality will not be affected. As sensitivity is an important factor, the company has also developed a zoom lens which the F number of wide and tele zoom position has minimum difference. With this lens, Tamron can provide clear and sharp images for 24/7 surveillance.

Tamron particularly promotes these products to new companies that have been targeting transportation and expects to form more good partnerships, in order to penetrate these new market segments together. Finally, in the future, Tamron sees more applications in biometric products such as facial recognition and thermal cameras. For the non-security product segment, Tamron also sees potential in wide-angle lenses for video conferencing and some special lenses for medical usage.

new changes, BIg growTh Tamron definitely serves as a good role model in the lens industry

having made so many new changes in its latest technological development, production, and market expansion in order to take the lead in the market. Now, all that is needed is time for the company to reap all the positive results as a result of their effort, positive results we can expect will come soon in Asia.

BY the a&s editorial team

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Technology is ubiquitous. In this prolific technological age, one innovation

could immediately outshine and perhaps lead to the death of another. The influx of technology has inundated the security market with modern, never-before-seen sophisticated gadgets. Furthermore, the effects of continuous technological leaps have undoubtedly led to further “sharpening of teeth” in order to fight the ever soaring threat experienced by security companies. But, in hindsight, it also impresses new learning, new skills, and better adaptability.

The digital world we live in has led to a 360-degree enhancement of our life. While it has led to a closer and more

connected society, there are also downsides. The concerns become highlighted when we look into the history of use of technology by criminals, terrorists, and adversaries, who are known to embrace emerging technology much faster than government agencies. These groups deploy technology to target civilians, security agencies, and governments. To thwart these threats and mitigate the risks, it is necessary to embrace new technology in the security industry and for governments to adopt and use new technology earlier.

Questions arise as to what exactly are our requirements. There is no straight answer; it depends on a multitude of factors and requires thorough SWOT

(strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat) and return on investment analysis. This analysis will lead to an answer of exactly what level of security is required. Any campus, industry, or region can be classified as hypersensitive, high, moderate, or low, based on the adverse effects it will have on an organization’s reputation, operation, manpower, and assets, leading us to understand the depths of what kind of security system should be put in place. Also, any new investment into new technologies should be done as a long-term investment and will have heavy cost ramifications for the end user.

For example, when deciding on what type of access control systems to put in place, options include security guards, codes systems, cards, or token systems where swipe cards, active and proximity cards, contact cards, and RFID-based cards can be used. A biometric-based access control system may use fingerprints, hand geometries, irises, retinal scans, or facial recognition technology.

Security Industry Coming to Terms With Technology

Viewpoint

Submitted by NileSh Kumar NeeleShwar, Security coNSultaNt

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Technology growth has also brought in automation, which in turn, has led to changes from humans to technology in the security industry. Thus, it has significantly reduced the manual interference on one hand, but created a greater dependence on technology.

For example, we have physical security information management (PSIM) systems, which integrates all security devices, applications, and data onto one common platform. The best part of this system is the convergence and interaction of all security systems in one common place which aids in making fast and informed decisions. Additionally, the

use of video analytics analyzes video streams, assists in tracking objects, helps in motion detection, identifies foreign objects, and allows the user to define fields of interest according to preferences. Both these systems, once put in place, can help eliminate human monitoring, saving on the cost of human deployment.

A gradual convergence of security systems with information technology (IT) components is also visible, requiring security personnel and security managers to come to terms with IT systems. The management of security gadgets based on IT components requires expertise

and competence in IT, as the complexity of IT networks and its design make prior IT knowledge imperative. Unfortunately, most of the security industry lacks this knowledge. One solution for this problem is to induct IT experts into security departments, but questions remain on how to explain the technicalities to security managers. Hence, it is important to provide module or capsule courses for the security workforce to familiarize themselves with technical issues. Similarly, IT experts unfamiliar with physical security concepts, vulnerabilities, and risk assessments should be imparted with adequate training so that they can have a better understanding of the security industry.

In a nutshell, in the coming years, technology will have an even more pronounced effect in every sector, including the security industry.


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A NEW D AWN ON INDIA’S H ORIZON

Market Dynamics

In the two months since the election of Narendra Modi as the next Indian prime minister, a&s takes a deeper look at what the election could bring for the security industry, and the impact certain policies initiated by the new administration might have.

By Steve Chin (AdApted From KApil mAttA)

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Amidst the hustle and bustle of the fast-developing and fast-growing country that is India — the soon-to-be most populated country in the world, fresh, renewed hope for continual economic growth permeates across the country.

Narendra Modi, the newly elected prime minister, represents a renewed optimism in the Indian security industry, and other industries as well.

Historically also one of the poorer and lesser-developed countries in the world, India has shown signs of a turnaround and is now headed on a brighter and more optimistic path. The election of Modi has ignited the country as a whole, with so far, “A buzz and definite expectations of changes in the approach and reforms by the Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government,” said Kapil Matta, Director of Marketing & Sales for MitKat Advisory Services. Furthermore, the past five years have been a miss, with the economy growing at a sluggish pace. In the mere two months since the elections in May, the budget plans laid out by the government promises a new foundation for a more “secure and robust India” in the coming future. “Definitive emphasis has been put on sectors such as infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing, technology, and education,” Matta explained.

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VCAReady and Rarin’ to Go

Product Exploration

Video content analysis (VCA), also known as video analytics, helped create a new genre within the security industry: "smart" or "intelligent" security. Turning passive surveillance products into proactive security products, VCA has helped revolutionize the way we think about security. However, with overpromising from vendors and unrealistic expectations from end users early on in the VCA product life cycle, VCA has had to overcome a lot of doubt and skepticism.

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Emergence of open standards.

By EifEh Strom


The global video analytics market was estimated to be worth US$250 million in 2012 and is expected to reach around $1.3 billion in 2017. Key factors driving growth include:Source: MarketsandMarkets

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In 2006, intelligent video software, also known as video content analysis (VCA) or video analytics, was chosen as a&s International’s Prime Product of the Year. At that time, VCA was called a “coming-of-age” product. Since then, VCA

vendors and security players alike have been eagerly waiting for the other VCA shoe to drop. For years, the security industry has been wondering whether or not “this” was the year for VCA, the turning point. Unfortunately, reality is that moment has yet to come. However, something new is brewing in 2014. This year, VCA

vendors and security players sense that this really is the year for VCA.

The global video analytics market was estimated to be worth US$250 million in 2012 and is expected to reach around $1.3 billion in 2017 at a CAGR of 38.6 percent from 2012 to 2017, according to a September 2012 report published by MarketsandMarkets. The Americas will lead the market with APAC observed to grow at the highest rate, primarily due to the growth of technology and increasing awareness for network video surveillance. Additionally, non-security applications of video analytics in entertainment and visual communications are considered lucrative markets, according to the report.

Although the VCA market has encountered many a speed bump, improved technology and continued market education have helped VCA overcome some of its initial challenges. Key factors driving the video analytics market, according to the MarketsandMarkets report, include the transition of video surveillance systems from analog to IP-based, emergence of open standards, and increase in the efficiency of video surveillance systems. However, the market still faces many challenges: complexity, higher cost of maintenance, and the occurrence of false alarms. Despite these challenges, VCA vendors and security companies are ready to assure end users that all of these issues are being dealt with and that the benefits of video analytics far outweigh the hiccups.

SuRViVAl of the fitteStIn a constantly changing and ever

evolving market where competition continues to get fiercer, adapting to change is the key to survival. However, as VCA has become a larger part of the security industry, how companies have chosen to adapt over the years has


Aleksandr Jesikov, Account Manager, Luxriot

Aluisio Figueiredo, COO, Intelligent Security Systems

Justin Schorn, VP, Product Management, Aimetis

Kim Loy, VP of Global Marketing and Chief Product Officer, DVTel

Jeremy Kimber, Commercial Operations Marketing Leader, EMEA, Honeywell Security Group

Shahar Ze'evi, Senior Product Manager, Tyco Security Products

Zvika Ashani, CTO, Agent Video Intelligence

Geoff Thiel, CEO, VCA Technology

John Romanowich, CEO and founder, SightLogix

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Video analytics vendors readily admit that VCA technology will never be 100-percent accurate, but very few things in life ever are 100-percent guaranteed. Accepting the flaws, working with them, and understanding them are the best

way to truly take advantage of all video analytics has to offer. It is with these things in mind that has driven market acceptance of VCA technology in the security industry.

Driving ChangeVCA started as a technology focused around perimeter security.

While some companies such as SightLogix still focus on outdoor perimeter security, for which VCA was first intended, the use of video analytics has permeated many other applications. Now, VCA can influence almost every aspect of surveillance. However, in order to do that, improvements and changes, not only to the technology itself, but to outlying factors need to be made.

Computer processing power has very much had a direct impact on video analytics, much in the same way it affects computers. Limited processing power means limited means to process algorithms. That is why improved processing power has helped drive change in video analytics. “The locomotive pulling the train of change in VCA technology, in our view, has been the growth in ubiquitous processing power, allowing increasingly more sophisticated

algorithms to be applied to the problems at hand,” said Eric Olson, VP of Marketing at PureTech Systems. “The advances in computing power, including using cloud computing, have opened up the opportunity to analyze mass quantities of video with better algorithms and much faster real-time.” Improved processing power and more CPU availability also allows for more accurate computing, according to Steve Viegas, Director of OEM Sales at IntelliVision Technology. Additionally, increased processing power has also helped big data processing, according to Shiliang Pu, R&D Director of Hikvision Digital Technology, which has facilitated “video surveillance transit from traditional passive surveillance to intelligent proactive surveillance, significantly helping to save on overall labor force, cost and time, and increase both security and non-security values.”

Increased use of IP networks, as well as

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Change Drives vCa growth

Product Exploration

Expectations for new and exciting technology often far exceed the reality. This was the case for video content analysis (VCA), also known as video analytics, when it first landed in the security market. Sci-fi movie expectations that VCA would be able to perform security surveillance miracles put a big dent in the acceptance and adoption of the technology. But as they say, we live and learn. And while there may always be some flaws, the benefits of video analytics far outweigh the imperfections.By EifEh Strom

Eric Olson, VP, Marketing, PureTech Systems

Steve Viegas, Director, OEM Sales, IntelliVision Technology


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improved picture resolution, has also contributed to change in the VCA market. “The picture material, its quality, and its resolution have increased significantly over recent years. Due to the increased usage of IP networks, it has become easier and easier to access whatever picture content is required, and this is normally already provided in digital format,” said Frank Brandtner, Head of Administrative Product Management at Geutebruck.

Continued growth and maturation of the video surveillance market was also pointed out as a key point for change in the VCA market. The global market for video surveillance equipment is expected to grow by more than 12 percent in 2014 alone, according to IHS Technology. This double-digit growth provides a huge market for the growing trend of edge-based analytics. IHS forecasts the market for video surveillance devices with chargeable VCA to expand in 2014, particularly in applications where end users need advanced and reliable analytics. Furthermore, as competition in the video surveillance market continues to get stiffer, embedding edge-based video analytics in network cameras is one way network camera manufacturers could add a competitive advantage, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets.

Quality Over QuantityIn truth, there has not been much in terms of new and innovative

technology when it comes to video analytics. Instead of a significant amount of new innovations, the VCA market has seen a vast number of subtle improvements in technology, which has upped the quality of the technology and made it more reliable. “It is more a case of incremental improvements in accuracy and reduction in price. It is like cars and TVs: they are significantly better and cheaper than 10 years ago, but the gains are made in the form of a large number of small improvements,” said Geoff Thiel, CEO of VCA Technology.

Despite the lack of “new” innovations, there are still “newer” avenues that VCA vendors are exploring. The utilization of metadata, literally data about data, is becoming increasingly popular by VCA vendors. “By employing metadata, it’s now possible to apply new analytics rules to recorded video in an attempt to find, for example, any blue cars that exited the parking lot between seven and nine in the evening last week,” said Shahar Ze’evi, Senior Product Manager at Tyco Security Products. The use of metadata according to Olson is only limited by our imaginations. “Once we have a notion of the content of the video, all kinds of applications can be written to slice and dice the data in different ways for different purposes to translate data into useful information,” said Olson.

nOt all SmOOth SailingAlthough the overall accuracy of video analytics has improved,

there are still many quirks that are proving to be a challenge.

Detection of gender, age, and race is still proving to be difficult for video analytics algorithms. “VCA will not replace the human eye anytime soon,” said Viegas. “If it is difficult for a person to tell race or weight, a computer will also have a difficult time.” Achim Hauschke, CEO of Riva (by ViDiCore), concurred, saying “filters like gender and age detection are still a challenge, but will certainly become a lot more reliable mid-term, but mostly used for marketing purposes, not security; this will take more time as it has to be more reliable than for marketing activities.”

Behavior analysis is another analytics feature that is not yet up to par. This feature, which is commonly requested for sports events and large stadiums, will require significant improvement before it can be deployed to the standard wanted by users. “The technology to differentiate between someone jumping for joy because a team scored versus someone throwing a punch is not available. It may take a combination of technologies to eventually meet some of the requirements customers are looking for today,” noted Kim Loy, VP of Global Marketing

3D Video Analytics The introduction of 3D video

analytics is another point of interest. By utilizing a stereo camera — a camera with two or more lenses and a separate sensor — the synchronization of two image sensors “can provide distance and height measurements that easily distinguish people with different heights, and sense whether the objects are moving toward or away from the camera,” explained Jamie Wu, Marketing Manager of Huper Laboratories. This results in higher accuracy since it less influenced by shadows and light changes, making it particularly suitable for outdoor use.


Frank Brandtner, Head of Administrative Product Management, Geutebruck

Jamie Wu, Marketing Manager, Huper Laboratories

Achim Hauschke, CEO, ViDiCore

Charlie Erickson, EVP, Product Management, 3xLOGIC

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THE MAKING OF THE MOST SECURE WORLD CUP IN FIFA HISTORY

Special Feature

T he highly anticipated 2014 FIFA World Cup hosted in Brazil this year commenced on June 12 and concluded with the final match on July 13, with Germany taking the title as this year’s champion, automatically qualifying them for the 2017 FIFA

Confederations Cup. Since Brazil was selected as the unchallenged host of the 2014 World Cup, the country was determined to make this year’s match the safest World Cup event in history, allocating a jaw-dropping sum of US$14 billion on security devices, equipment, and personnel. The result: Not only was it the most hi-tech World Cup ever hosted, it was also the most secure and most expensive World Cup ever hosted in FIFA history.

Aside from the massive troops of roughly 170,000 security personnel deployed at the 12 stadiums hosting the matches, the Brazilian government allocated hundreds of millions of dollars into physical and cyber security to ensure the safety of not just the athletes but the visitors attending the games as well. The government also ordered heavy renovations for all of its stadiums across the country. For example, one of the most iconic football venues in Brazil, the Mineirão Stadium underwent two and a half years of renovation and was transformed into a modern, safe, and sustainable arena, with room for over 62,000 spectators; it was used as the venue for a total of six matches during the World Cup.

Sport events are generally extremely prone to terrorist actions, organized crime, as well as other dangers due to the magnitude of the event, the overwhelming amount of spectators, and the enormous amount of attention they attract from news media and entertainment outlets worldwide. According to the official FIFA website, television coverage of just the first round of group matches from this year’s World Cup broke several viewing records, signifying the increasing popularity of this competition around the world. With about three million fans estimated to have attended the games and almost four billion viewers, it was of paramount importance that nothing went wrong during the

Hosting the World Cup event for the second time since 1950, Brazil aimed high to make this year’s 2014 FIFA World Cup the most secured World Cup event in history by employing high-caliber physical security equipment. By the a&s editorial team

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month-long course of the events for the world to see. Especially as mass protest and demonstrations have been coursing throughout the country during the months leading up to the World Cup; it was even more pertinent that security levels were raised higher than ever before. According to an article from Brickhousesecurity.com, the chief concerns were terrorist attacks, widespread violent protests from Brazilians angry about how the issue of poverty has been swept under the rug, public muggings — which are rampant in Brazilian cities — of tourists, and “hooliganism.”

Video SurVeillanceIt goes without saying the importance of having video surveillance

systems installed in and around the stadiums to monitor all activities during the course of the event. Video surveillance provides security personnel in the command center with views from virtually all angles in and around the vicinity, acting as an extra set of eyes to provide additional layers of security. If command center operators spot anything suspicious or are alerted to anything suspicious from their intelligent video surveillance systems, they can immediately dispatch available personnel to the scene of dispute or disturbance to control and contain any outbreaks or irregularities that might have occurred. In general, large venues, like the football stadiums built in Brazil, are a potential target for acts of terror, explained Steve Ma, Executive VP at VIVOTEK. “The sheer size and scope of the venues can make surveillance a challenge. During the actual World Cup matches, having optimal surveillance control was crucial, which is why real-time and systems integration functionality was a must for the cameras.” He continued, “With so many things happening at once, operators relied on the 360-degree continuous pan and 220-degree tilt, and all of the above features as well, to function

seamlessly in real-time. In the end, Special Operations Command personnel at the special projects branch of the Brazilian navy, COPESP, were able to navigate the system with ease, moving cameras and monitoring all elements around the stadium with just the click of a few buttons and turns of a joystick.” Additionally, “The Brazilian government dispatched one of its military brigades, the COPESP, to establish security. COPESP employed its professional intelligent military platform, integrated with VIVOTEK’s 1,080p full HD speed dome network camera, to monitor movement inside and

Steve Ma, EVP, VIVOTEK

Alvao de Souza, CCTV Manager, VMI Sistemas de Seguranca

Lisa Dolev, CEO and Founder, Qylur Security Systems

Facial Recognition Glasses TheBrazilianpoliceemployedflashygadgetsintheformoffuturisticfacialrecognitionglassestoexercisecrowdcontrolandexecutestadiumpatrol.Thesebiometricglassesarecapableofscanningupto400facespersecondfromadistanceof50meters,whichcanbeincreasedtoasmuchas12milesinextremecircumstances.However,thetradeoffisthatlongerdistanceswillreducethespeedofrecognition.Thisdeviceconsistsofadisplayandcameramountedtoapairofstandardprotectiveglassesandestablishesamatchbycomparing46,000biometricpoints.Ifamatchoccurswhentheofficersarescanningthecrowd,aredlightwillflashintheviewingscreentoalertandprompttheofficerstotakeaction.Theseglassesarehighlyusefulforidentifyingindividualsfromapre-existing“blacklist”inaseaoffaceswithinamatterofsecondsorminutes—somethingthehumaneyeisunabletoachieve.Usersmustkeepinmind,however,thattechnologyisstillsusceptibletoerrors.Whenamatchisestablished,thewearerofthedeviceisalerted,whichutilizesthehumanfactortoactasasecondsourceofverification.

Source: FIFA World Cup

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Southeast Asia’s Fire Market Fires Up

Burn Baby Burn:Special Feature

Southeast Asia’s fire market is set for impressive growth, driven by various positive factors including the region’s economic expansion and more stringent regulations, which have led to stronger demand. Meanwhile, end users are looking for better and more cutting-edge technology, which includes wireless and IP solutions.By William Pao

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T he fire and safety market has never grown out of style as people attach significant importance to the protection of life and property. Recent estimates by Research and Markets indicate that the global fire safety market will grow

at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.9 percent from 2013 to 2018, when the market size is expected to reach US$66.6 billion.

Among the places with significant growth in fire equipment and products, Southeast Asia countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam, are particularly worth-noting. According to estimates by Frost & Sullivan, Southeast Asia’s fire safety market will grow at a CAGR of 8.1 percent between now and 2017, reaching a size of $548.3 million by that year. “Yes, no doubt the Asian fire and safety market is set to grow successfully,” said Robin Chen, Marketing Manager of Lightak.

EconoMic ExpAnSionThe upbeat sentiment certainly has to do

with Southeast Asia’s economy, which is on a roll. A recent survey from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development indicated that Southeast Asia economies will grow at a CAGR of 5.4 percent between now and 2018. Among them, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam will record high growth rates of 6 percent, 5.8 percent, and 5.4 percent, respectively, over the next five years.

This expansion has led to a construction boom in the region and increased incomes for citizens, who now attach greater importance to fire safety. “There is definitely a stronger need for asset and life protection,” said Chen.

REgUlAtionS tRiggER DEMAnDTighter regulations on fire safety in Southeast

Asia have also triggered demand for products. In Thailand, for example, fire alarm is law. Every building has to have fire alarm systems, according to Suwong Ratchawong, Fire Safety Business Manager for Thailand at Siemens Building Technologies.

Adds Warodom Sucharitakul, MD of Shinaracha Frotector, a Thailand-based fire protection consulting firm: “Fire safety systems are required in buildings higher than 23 meters or bigger than 10,000 square meters. There are also requirements that maintenance programs for fire safety systems be done in factories.”

Other Southeast Asian countries also have similar codes. In India, all buildings 15 meters in height or above must have a control room on the entrance floor of the building with communication systems to all floors. In Singapore, every floor of a building with height of 24 meters or above is required to have a water sprinkler system. These regulations create business opportunities for suppliers eyeing the Southeast Asia market.

tEchnologicAl tREnDSAn increase in fire safety awareness in

the region has led to growing interest in more sophisticated fire safety technology, for

example addressable panels, wireless, and IP.

philippines 5.8%

Brunei 2.3%

Malaysia 5.1%

indonesia 6%

Singapore 3.3%

cambodia 6.8%

Vietnam 5.4%

thailand 4.9%

Myanmar 6.8%

laos 7.7%

Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Economic Boom: Key Growth Driver for Southeast Asia’s Fire MarketSoutheast Asia’s fast-growing economy has been cited as a key driver for the local fire safety industry, where demands for better products and solutions are on the rise. Below are average growth rates estimated for different Southeast Asian economies from now to 2018.

By William Pao

Suwong Ratchawong, Fire Safety Business Manager, Thailand, Siemens Building Technologies

Henry Shaw, Overseas Manager, Horing Lih Industrial

Warodom Sucharitakul, MD, Shinaracha Frotector

Lee Ran-huang, GM, Ching Gu Electronics

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Vertical Solutions

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Hi, may I help you?” will probably be the first few words you hear when you enter a retail store. At first glance, one might think that the way people do their shopping, be it at a high-class luxury establishment or a simple grocery

store, has not really advanced that much. In reality, the retail industry is constantly looking for ways to evolve and improve both the customer shopping experience as well as the security of their stores.

The retail industry across Asia is advancing progressively. With the recent economic booms occurring in Asia, it is not hard to see why the retail industry is making strides right alongside these economic developments. Biswas Surajit, Sales Director for ASEAN at Bosch Security Systems explained, “the retail luxury market for luxury goods in ASEAN countries has experienced decent growth in the last few years. Singapore remains the major hub (and the 8th largest luxury destination worldwide). Thailand and Malaysia are also relevant, especially in domestic spending.” William Ku, VP of the International

Business Division at VIVOTEK further echoed, “Compared to other regions, the Asian region has been enjoying better economic growth and has become regarded as an emerging market. People living in this region are having more and more purchasing power.”

With the evolving economic stage, retailers have had to adapt to current customer shopping trends as well as honing in on what customers are really looking for from retailers. As Alex Johnson, Senior Director of Retail Technology at Verint Systems pointed out, “retailers now have an increased focus on improving the in-store customer shopping experience, whether it’s through improved merchandising, better informed store associates, or decreased wait

Global Retailers ExploreNew Multi-channel DirectionsMore and more, retailers across the globe are looking into better and more efficient ways to reach out to their customers and enhance the shopping experience. Traditional shopping rules are being set aside for technological advancements and multi-channel retailing.

BY Steve Chin

Alex Johnson, Senior Director of Retail Technology, Verint Systems

George Shaw, Head of R&D, RetailNEXT

Brian Lane, Director of

Product, 3VR

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Growing connectivity and mobility, not just of people but also of sensors, are changing the way we live and how cities

are run. The growing amount of information allows for more effective situational management, as well as forecasting of trends and helping city leaders make city management decisions. This shift in the way we live poses major challenges for cities, such as public safety, traffic control, energy management and sustainability, pollution, overuse of existing infrastructure, poverty, and more.

Technology can of course help, enabling quick turnover of data into information. Sensors such as license plate recognition (LPR) cameras quickly turn a picture into information: a vehicle’s license plate number. Video cameras provide understandable data about traffic flow and crowd behavior, etc. Once this information is available, further processing can be done; it becomes easier to connect it to other systems, file, sort, and analyze.

This combination of systems is what makes a safe city. Josh Phillips, Director of Marketing for Enterprise & Critical Infrastructure at Verint Video Intelligence Solutions at Verint Systems explained further, “Safe city, much


Vertical Solutions

IoT Helps Make Cities Safer and

Smarter

Increased urbanization and the promise of ever-growing connectivity as the Internet of Things (IoT) gains form are pushing forward smart and safe cities. Now, with the increase in the number of connected devices, safe and smart city management solutions are destined to grow and incorporate more and more interconnected systems.

By the a&s editorial team

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like a smart city, pursues the best means of safeguarding the public and securing the infrastructure. This involves leveraging a range of technologies — not only traditional security-specific systems, such as video surveillance, but other areas, such as weather forecasting and social media. The safe city seeks to implement an approach in which technology is highly leveraged and enables law enforcement and public safety.”

InTerneT of THIngS In Safe CITIeSAs connectivity grows and more technological solutions become

available, end user’s expectations shift. Users are now accustomed to getting services online or through smartphones. Houses and soon cars will be connected to the Internet and become part of the big Internet of Things (IoT). Hagai Katz, Senior VP of Marketing and Business Development for Magal Systems pointed out how the IoT will affect safe city projects. “The future of cities will be similar to what we see today in building management.” Katz continued, “Today buildings already combine safety (e.g. fire safety), security (e.g. intrusion detection), and building management in one system. In the future, cities should strive to run on a unified platform with all the information stored on a virtual cloud. This platform will be a two-way communication channel between the city and its residents. The city will be able to combine all the relevant information (e.g. events, traffic, trade) and share it with the residents, perhaps even in a Facebook-like manner creating groups according to people’s interests: joggers, parents, fishermen, etc.” The recently completed Singapore Safe City Test Bed project gives a glimpse as to how the IoT will influence the future of safe/smart city projects. Launched in 2013, the Safe City Test Bed is an R&D initiative which aims to

enable different government agencies to integrate and analyze data collected from existing sensors and network systems by using advanced analytic and information sharing tools. “A safe city senses, thinks, and connects, 24/7. A safe city enhances public security and welfare by deploying networked security systems across a city to optimize the necessary response from detection to action,” said Wong Soon Nam, VP of Communications Engineering at NCS. NCS partnered with Airbus Defense and Space and is one of the four consortia which participated in the Singapore safe city test bed. The other participating consortia were Accenture, AGT International, and NEC Asia Pacific. These companies utilized their experience in integrating information and communication systems and systems integration to leverage the latest technologies in data and video analytics, simulation, modeling, and machine learning to develop urban management solutions.

One example the test bed developed is a crowd simulation model for indoor environments such as metro stations. Using real-time crowd counting techniques, this solution can assist officers with emergency and evacuation scenarios by predicting crowd behavior and movement. The simulation model can also help in crowd control for major events where high volume and density of people is expected.

Wong detailed further, “The maturity of the safe city industry is driven very much by the capability of the city to enable integration of data sharing and analytics through IoT networks, and enable cooperation across multiple agencies. The aim: to provide analysis and information that can be put into action.”

a “ConneCTed” CITy The underlying concept of these projects

is connectivity, combining device systems and services. The general trend towards the growth of connectivity and mobility means that there are now millions of potential sensors and terminals that cities can use. These are city systems such as information kiosks at public

THe rISe of ConneCTed THIngS

Josh Phillips, Director of Marketing for Enterprise & Critical Infrastructure, Verint Video Intelligence Solutions, Verint Systems

Wong Soon Nam, VP, Communications Engineering, NCS

Jamie Wilson, Security Marketing Manager, EMEA, NICE Systems

Hagai Katz, Senior VP, Marketing and Business Development, Magal Systems

Source: Frost & Sullivan

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Project TrackingTHAILAND

NEPAL PHILIPPINES

Infrastructure ProjectsScope: US$4.7 billionSource: Reuters

Thailand‘s public debt management office has set an initial US$4.7 billion for infrastructure investments for the fiscal year starting October 1, its director general said.

The investments will be mainly on infrastructure projects which are more feasible and approved by the ruling military council, Chularat Suteethorn told reporters.

The budget plan will be proposed to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) for approval, Suteethorn said.

In a related story, China has affirmed its interest in taking part in Thailand’s basic infrastructure development, including projects that will provide better linkages throughout the country like high-speed rail, Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Sihasak Phuangketkeow said.

Infrastructure DevelopmentScope: US$527.2 millionSource: The Himalayan Times

The budget presented at the parliament by Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat has given high priority to physical infrastructure development, including road, railway, and irrigation, among others. Besides giving top precedence to national pride projects, the government’s plans for the next fiscal year include track opening of over 600 kilometers of new roads, blacktopping 575 kilometers, upgrading 55,000 kilometers of local roads, and maintenance of 16,000 plus kilometers of roads.

As per the budget announcement, the government will implement multi-year road construction projects in each constituency that lack round-the-year transport service and focus will be in linking 815 village development committees which are still not connected to the road network. Since road transport is considered a lifeline for economic activities, a total of US$527.2 million has been allocated for the transport sector.

If things go as per the budget plan, infrastructure development will gather momentum from the next fiscal year, with the government ensuring a minimum investment of $515,300 in each constituency.

Construction ProjectsScope: US$ 1.4 billionSource: Oxford Business Group

The government in the Philippines is giving a new push to major construction projects awarded under a public-private partnership scheme, putting the building sector on a strong growth path after last year‘s Typhoon Haiyan wrecked havoc in the Southeast Asian country.

The construction industry has already shown growth so far this year. Residential building and reconstruction efforts have been driving the surge after the tropical cyclone, known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, hit the Visayas islands in November 2013. It caused total losses estimated at US$12 to $15 billion, according to Kinetic Analysis, a US-based hazard research company.

The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) announced in June that the total number of approved building permits had grown by a fifth during the first quarter of 2014 year-on-year to reach 29,468. The total project value was $1.4 billion, a 4.3 percent increase over the first quarter of 2013. The number of residential building projects, which accounted for the bulk of new building permits, increased 17 percent year-on-year.

Meanwhile, the number of construction permits issued for additions, alterations and repairs of existing structures totaled 5,474 during the first quarter, a 42 percent year-on-year jump, with part of this hike attributed to reconstruction efforts following Typhoon Haiyan.

Airport Expansion Scope: US$2 billionSource: Bangkok Post

Airports of Thailand (AOT) is seeking final approval to begin work on a US$2 billion second phase expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport to lift passenger handling capacity to 65 million travelers a year.

The first phase of the airport was designed to serve 45 million passengers annually — traffic at the airport amounted to 48 million last year. AOT earlier planned to start expansion construction in August 2014 and have it completed in three years. The project includes a concourse with a useable area of 216,000 square meters and 28 adjacent aircraft parking bays, an additional aircraft parking area of 960,000 square meters, an underground passenger transport system, passenger terminal, and airline office expansion.

AOT also plans to install an advance passenger processing system at a cost of $256 million. The system will allow immigration, customs, airport, and airline officials to obtain passengers’ profiles from their countries of origin and they will be able to check if passengers are blacklisted or banned from leaving a country.

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INDONESIA

PHILIPPINES Port DevelopmentSource: Port Technology International

The possibility of including four gateway development projects in the Philippine Government’s key infrastructure program is being reviewed by the state-owned Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).

PPA’s general manager Juan C. Sta. Ana said his agency is looking at developing the ports in Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, and General Santos under a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. The development of Davao Sasa Port on the island of Mindanao involves the construction and modernization of its port infrastructure, including a new apron, back-up area expansion, linear quay, container yards, warehouses, and the installation of new equipment, such as ship-to-shore cranes and RTGs.

Retail Source: The Jakarta Globe

Lippo Group, one of the property groups in Indonesia, recently broke ground on a mixed-use shopping mall in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, in its latest attempt to expand outside Java. Lippo Mall Kupang, which will be built on four hectares, will cost approximately US$51 million, according to Lippo Group President Director Theo Sambuaga.

The 40,000-square-meter shopping mall will be home to Matahari Department Store, Hypermart, and Lippo Group’s movie theater chain Cinemaxx. The Kupang mall is among the Lippo Group’s larger plan to tap into the property market in East Nusa Tenggara.

The property conglomerate is currently also building a branch of its private hospital chain Siloam Hospitals near Lippo Mall Kupang, scheduled to open in October this year.

The hospital will span an area of around two hectares and it will have 320 rooms with 250 catering to patients in the lower income groups and the remainder targeted at those in the high income bracket.

In addition to Kupang, the property conglomerate is currently undertaking several projects in areas outside Java. This includes Padang, West Sumatra, and Makassar, South Sulawesi.

Car FactoryScope: US$255 millionSource: Antara News

Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) will invest US$255 million more in Indonesia to build a second car factory in the country.

The decision to build the factory in Karawang, West Java, was made in facing the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, HPM President Director Tomoki Uchida said.

“As long as there is potential market we will invest and Indonesia is one of the right places for that purpose,” Uchida said during the launch of “All New Honda Jazz.” He said another reason for building a new factory in Indonesia is to expand the domestic automotive market.

“The new factory will be built in the same location with the first one. The new factory would have a production capacity of 120,000 units of cars per year,” he said.

Gas DevelopmentSchedule: Completion expected in 2016Source: Energy Global

Technip, in a consortium with Wijaya Karya (Persero) (WIKA), has been awarded an onshore lump sum contract by Pertamina EP for the Matindok Gas Development project located in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of gas well pads, flowlines, and pipelines; a central processing plant (672 million cubic meters per year of gas) with gas treatment facilities such as acid gas removal as well as sulfur removal, and related infrastructure. Sweet gas from Matindok central processing plant will be sent to the Donggi Senoro liquefied natural gas plant. Technip’s operating center in Jakarta, Indonesia, will carry out the detailed engineering, procurement of critical process equipment, while WIKA will carry out the construction activities along with the procurement of major items. The project is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2016.

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ADVERTISER INDEX *The index is provided as an additional service. *The publisher does not assume any liability for errors or omissions.

SURVEILLANCEPAGE NO. ADVERTISER MAJOR ITEM COUNTRY E-MAIL

13 3S VISION IP CAMERA / NVR / VIDEO SERVER TAIWAN [email protected]

12 AAEON TECHNOLOGY INC. NVR / FIRE WALL TAIWAN [email protected]

COVER GATEFOLD, 76 ADYTIA INFOTECH LTD. SURVEILLANCE INDIA [email protected]

15 AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB NETWORK VIDEO SOLUTIONS SWEDEN [email protected]

30, 31 CNB TECHNOLOGY INC. CCTV KOREA [email protected]

11 COMMAX CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE KOREA [email protected]

7, 9 DAHUA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE CHINA [email protected]

4 EVERFOCUS ELECTRONICS CORP. CAMERA / DVR / IP CAMERA TAIWAN [email protected]

5 FLIR SYSTEMS CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE HONG KONG [email protected]

49 FUZHOU FRAN M&E TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. DOME COVER CHINA [email protected]

BACK COVER HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE CHINA [email protected]

8 ITE TECH. INC. ccHDtv Tx / Rx chipsets TAIWAN [email protected]

19 MICRO DIGITAL INC. DVR KOREA [email protected]

85 MINRRAY INDUSTRY CO., LTD. SPEED DOME / CAMERA CHINA [email protected]

INSIDE FRONT COVER PANASONIC SYSTEM NETWORKS CO., LTD. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE JAPAN -

1 PELCO ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD. SURVEILLANCE SINGAPORE [email protected]

39 POWERTECH ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. CCTV KOREA [email protected]

21 QNAP SYSTEMS,INC. NVR/ VMS TAIWAN [email protected]

45 SECUBEST CO., LTD. CAMERA KOREA [email protected]

51 SEEEYES CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE KOREA [email protected]

69 SHENZHEN COMMANDER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. CASING CHINA [email protected]

17 SHENZHEN TVT DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE CHINA [email protected]

FRONT COVER, 26, 27 TAMRON CO., LTD. CAMERA JAPAN [email protected]

53 TVLOGIC CO., LTD. DVR KOREA [email protected]

88, INSIDE BACK COVER WESTERN DIGITAL TAIWAN CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE STORAGE TAIWAN [email protected]

ACCESS CONTROLPAGE NO. ADVERTISER MAJOR ITEM COUNTRY E-MAIL

6, 32 HID GLOBAL CARD, CARD READER USA [email protected]

10 LI SHYANG TECH CO.,LTD ELECTRIC LOCKS TAIWAN [email protected]

23 SAMSUNG SDS CO., LTD. BIOMETRICS KOREA [email protected]

OTHERPAGE NO. ADVERTISER MAJOR ITEM COUNTRY E-MAIL

25 ETHERWAN SYSTEMS, INC. TRANSMISSION TAIWAN [email protected]

29 GENETEC SOFTWARE CANADA [email protected]

43 ICPDAS CO., LTD. SWITCH TAIWAN [email protected]

2, 3 PIXELPLUS CO., LTD. SEMICONDUCTOR KOREA [email protected]

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