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FLIR Debuts Total Spectrum
SolutionAlthough an already well-established name in the security industry for their thermal imagingtechnology, FLIR Systems is looking to be known for more than just thermal cameras.
SMEs Pack a Big Punch
Vertical Solutions
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The small and medium enterprise sector has been gaining a toehold in the security industry over the last few years.
Welcome to the Outback:Australia’sSecurity Industry
36Market Dynamics
In recent times, Australia has developed into a premiere market for the security industry, with both production and manufacturing at new highs. We take a deeper look into the Outback and examine why Australia is such a major player in this industry now.
Paolo Gianni Saranga,Business Development Manager, Asia Pacific, Flir Systems
Cover Story
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CONTENTSJULY 2014
Video door phones, also called video intercoms, have evolved from a simple door-guarding device into a multifunctional appliance along with the growing trend of home automation solutions established upon network availability.
Security has long been the primary focus of management at banks. But security aside, banks are also looking for ways to reach out to more potential customers and get business from them.
Special Feature
News Feature
18 Editor’s Note
20 Corporate News
62 Project Tracking
24 Products of the Month
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Product Showcase
Canon Europe Acquires Milestone Systems
Smart TVs Open Up New Opportunities for Video Surveillance
Vietnam is Serious for Security
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78 New Products
76 Show Calendar
100 Companies in This Issue
Product Exploration
IP Video Door Phones Ready for
Smart Home Integration
a&s Asia, published by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media
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Banking on Enhanced Security, Business With Intelligent Video
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Recently I was told by a distributor that local small importers brought from Shenzhen, China, the 480TVL analog camera, which they said was a 960H camera but sold for half the price of a real 960H. Since small project contractors didn’t know what the difference was, they bought the
camera, thinking they got themselves a pretty nice deal. This has made life difficult for established distributors.
Besides this kind of unruly behavior, intense hardware competition has caused manufacturers to brag about their products’ specs, which may not necessarily have been certified in the market. Rapid rollouts of new products have heaped tremendous pressures on distributors, who have arduously promoted previous-generation products in the market and achieved some success, only to find new-generation products have come out, causing customers to take a wait-and-see attitude. What should the distributor do — continue promoting the old products, or introduce the new ones? From a market perspective, the influx of new information has caused the market to look murkier than ever.
The biggest change seen in the security industry as it transitions from analog to IP is that buying the right technology and solution has become more difficult. In the past, the focus was on hardware, specs, and functionality; if the video quality was good and the product was easy to operate, it was pretty much a done deal. But when it comes to IP, besides video quality, you should also think about the environment of installation, user demand, compatibility with backend equipment, and the type of transmission. Speaking of VMS, it’s even harder to draw comparisons between products. How many SIs have really used and compared three different pieces of VMS? Two years ago I heard Milestone talking about its strategy to differentiate the market, which they divided into two segments: one based on the number of channels, and the other based on the complexity of deployment. It’s even worse for PSIM: How many people can really differentiate between any three PSIM systems in the market?
When the market or user can’t clearly see the difference between products, price, which is understood to everyone, becomes the main differentiating factor. And when that happens, unreasonable price competition ensues. Again, I would like to invite professionals to join us to point the market to the right direction and increase users’ awareness.
Lack of Information Leads to Market Confusion
The a&s Editorial Team [email protected]
Editor's Note
EDITOR
With the Asian security market such a hot
topic of debate now, we hope readers will be able
to gain a little bit more valuable insight into the SME and Australia market sectors that we feature in this issue. Two unique markets with two unique viewpoints, we hope these articles will offer a glimpse into two markets less discussed and less featured. Enjoy the issue!
Steve [email protected]
SENIOR EDITOR
This month’s Vertical Solution takes a look
at how small and medium enterprises, a major
economic contributor, deal with security and what their needs are. In a new column, News Feature, a&s addresses the Canon Europe acquisition of Milestone Systems. This move is sure to have a big impact on the security industry. Have an opinion on the acquisition? Tell us!
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John Shi
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Corporate News
Genetec IP Video Surveillance Safeguards India Diamond Maker
Not many people know that 92 percent of the world’s diamonds are cut and polished in the city of Surat, India. Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK) is a diamond manufacturer in the region. The company processes more than 720,000 carats of rough diamonds annually. Protecting these diamonds that range in value from thousands to millions of US dollars from internal theft or loss requires a thorough approach to security.
SRK had an analog system in their older factory and was looking for improved clarity and more powerful features to investigate missing assets and track unusual behaviors. However, after six months in operation, SRK realized the limitations of their choice.
Looking for a cost-effective solution for long-term growth, SRK chose Genetec’s platform. Today, the platform has been fully deployed. With the platform, many users can view a video feed simultaneously without overcrowding the network or overloading the servers because Multicast uses the bandwidth of each network segment only once.
SRK has benefitted from the user-friendly system during investigations, as its team often uses bookmarking, image exports, instant playbacks, and mobile system access from iPads.
Intelligent Video From LILIN Ensures Situational Awareness
Everyday Home Apartments’ Beijing Xizhimen branch, one of the region’s most established serviced apartment hotel chains, has installed LILIN video security surveillance systems to reach total situational awareness. The Beijing Xizhimen serviced apartments provides 40 rooms and suites, and is able to accommodate more than 100 guests. The management team requested a long-term security solution, and they chose an integrated security system based on open standards, provided by LILIN.
In this project, the serviced apartment hotel installed 21 L-series IP cameras, nine-channel NVRs, and four-channel NVRs. The system is managed through video management software. Additionally, the Beijing Xizhimen serviced apartments deployed nine IP cameras in the hotel. Front-end NVRs work well for remote locations or extended facilities where there is poor bandwidth back to the monitoring location, as it eliminates maintaining a remote server.
Viet Highlands Coffee Deploys GKB Surveillance
Highlands Coffee is a brand of Viet Thai International (VTI). Until now, with over 50 cafés in Vietnam, Highlands Coffee had been looking forward to upgrading their security performance into one single IP-based monitoring system that was capable of growing along with the development of the nation.
Fifty café shops of Highlands Coffee chain have been guarded by GKB network cameras, ensuring a secure shopping experience. Highlands Coffee has installed 50 vandal-proof IP dome cameras to monitor the entrances and cash desks in particular. Also, GKB‘s cloud platform allows the administrator to remotely control and manage each branch’s video.
VIVOTEK Reduces Crimes in Mongolia With Network Cameras
Arvaikheer City is a provincial capital situated in the center of Mongolia. Foothills that flank the city regulate temperature for the most part, but a biting wind and overall harsh environment still pervades the region. Even with a natural protective barrier and moderate average temperatures, the city still experiences extremes. The government responded by putting forth an initiative to equip Arvaihkeer with a new public safety surveillance system. VIVOTEK answered the call by outfitting many of the streets and public areas of Arvaihkeer with a line of security cameras fitted for the job.
A bigger challenge in the project, however, was the local environmental conditions. Given the bone-chilling absolute lows and sultry highs, VIVOTEK was required to provide cameras that could function in the harshest of environments.
Arvaikheer City decided to install a new public safety surveillance system to reduce crime in certain public areas. As far as the government was concerned, part of the challenge of a growing population is an increased responsibility to keep the peace. With a new system in place, crimes can be both caught and prevented, which was the basic requirement of the city commission.
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Corporate News
Shanghai Metro Uses TDSi SolutionWith installations in full operation on Shanghai Metro’s Line 6
and Line 9, security specialist Beijing STY turned again to access control specialist TDSi’s products, in partnership with its distribution partner ZDX in China to provide an integrated security solution for installation on Line 7.
Line 7 connects Baoshan District with the city center and Pudong District. It also provides a vital link to the site of the World Expo, which was hosted by Shanghai in 2010.
Beijing STY, in conjunction with TDSi and ZDX, has already developed and supplied integrated access control solutions for Lines 6 and 9. Each Line is served by over 40 stations as well as its own operational control center, with around 2,000 doors secured and controlled by TDSi’s systems on each line.
HD-CCTV Installation in a World-Class Casino by WEBGATE
WEBGATE division of Daemyung Enterprise completed a HD-CCTV video surveillance system installation in a casino facility located in Pusan, Korea, with their partner company SARADA.
For a long time, there had been continuous requests to upgrade to a high-quality full-HD video surveillance system. The casino security representatives ultimately chose WEBGATE’s HD-CCTV system.
The HD-CCTV system can reuse the analog system’s coaxial cable and transmit full-HD digital video without frame loss. Unlike IP systems, there is no delay during video compression or network transmission, providing real-time video monitoring for security personnel. Besides, with the video codec solution, DVRs can record high quality video which is undistinguishable from the live video, so it can be provided as evidence when an accident occurs. Additionally, the camera’s anti-motion blur function and reliability played big role in choosing WEBGATE. HD-CCTV’s one cable solution was applied to the casino’s video surveillance system. The solution’s configuration means that by using the coaxial cable, the DVR supplies power to the camera and controls the cameras’ OSD menu and zoom/focus. Also, in this configuration, all channels have 30fps to provide full-frame recording.
IP Video Analytics Keeps Valuable Artefacts Safe in Indian State Museum
IndigoVision’s complete network video surveillance and analytics technology has been deployed to protect Patna Museum, India. The museum was built in 1917 during the British Raj to house historical artefacts found in and around Patna. It is now the state museum of Bihar, India’s third most populous state, located in the east of the country. The museum faces a difficult security environment, with the need to protect priceless objects at the same time allowing easy access to the public. IndigoVision’s IP video solution was recommended as it delivers very high quality video with low bandwidth together with advanced features such as real-time analytics that would be a benefit to the museum. The museum’s security team use IndigoVision’s security management software to view images that are streamed from 60 analog cameras connected to IndigoVision’s video encoder transmitters. The analytics automatically generate alarms when they are triggered by events in the camera scene. These alarms are displayed on an interactive map of the museum, allowing operators to instantly locate the source of the problem, and the associated camera view is automatically displayed. Guards can then be quickly dispatched to the correct area to investigate.
Bosch Delivers Integrated Security Solution for China Minsheng Bank
Bosch Security Systems has delivered an integrated security system for the headquarters of China Minsheng Bank in Shunyi New Town, Beijing.
China Minsheng Bank is the first bank in China to be owned mostly by non-government enterprises. While constantly growing its business, the bank established new headquarters in Beijing, consisting of five towers on a 200-acre campus. Although each of the towers represents an independent building, China Minsheng Bank required an integrated security solution for the entire headquarters.
Bosch designed an integrated solution around its integrated system, which serves as a central integration and management platform for a wide variety of security solutions. The integrated system is used to connect more than a hundred access control systems, intrusion detection systems and some 1,500 video cameras — it also integrates voice evacuation, public address, and conferencing systems.
The integrated system is also used to integrate the five intrusion detection systems with more than 100 alarm zones and to enable real-time alarm verification through the video surveillance solution.
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Constructed of thermo plastic polycarbonate material, the XSD are IP66 rated, lightweight camera enclosures designed with both the end users and integrators in mind. The self-cleaning feature named the “Clear Image Difference” (CID) provides the user with a product that improves the video image quality during periods of harsh weather, and when the image is obscured due to accumulation of dust and grime on the camera dome.The modular design provides the user field-configurable options to increase or decrease the capacity of the enclosure by up to 520 cubic inches by removing and replacing the lower half of the enclosure. The smart technology integration provides the user with a two-way communication tool via the Internet that enables remote trouble shooting; system resetting; scheduling of self-cleaning events; adjustments to heating and cooling systems; and visibility to temperature, humidity, and external climate conditions. ■
The application of the rain-wash coating to the dome cover provides clearer visibility, allowing good security to be maintained even when the camera is installed in an environment subject to rain or water splashing. Good visibility is ensured even when water splashes on the dome cover. Dirt on the dome cover is washed off by rain water to allow clearer visibility. With the application of the rain-wash coating, water droplets on the camera dome become flat, which then minimizes blurring to the camera’s field of view and allows for clearer visibility. In addition, the coating helps to repel the attachment of dirt to the dome cover, and also allows dirt to be washed off easily during rainfall or other exposure to water.■
The Tecnovideo stainless steel camera housing is made in AISI 316L stainless steel to make it suitable for applications such as marine, industrial, chemical, food industry, military, etc. The housing can be customized to suit every need. It is equipped with a germanium-front window with AR/DLC coating (anti-reflection/diamond-like coating) which protects the window allowing increased transmittance.■
Cleaning Camera Enclosures Could be an Easy Task
XSD Camera Enclosure
Panasonic Rain-Wash Coating
Tecnovideo EX129 Series Stainless Steel Camera Housing
Products of the Month
Editor’s Note: For installers, cleaning camera enclosures is usually not an easy task. Just imagine how much in labor costs and time are spent on it. a&s collected three types of camera enclosures that use either automatic self-cleaning systems or a special coating to save time and costs to maintain high video image quality.
KEY FEATURES•Easy access•Constructed with polycarbonate material•Locking latches provide theft protection for the internal enclosure components and accessories•Precision camera leveling improves linearity of the image across the viewing area
Supplier: X|Stream DesignsURL: www.xstreamdesigns.com
KEY FEATURES
KEY FEATURES
• Vandal-resistant mechanism• Waterproofing and dust-proofing function compliant with IP66
• Wash wiper version available• IR version for thermal imaging cameras available• Explosion-proof certified
Supplier: Panasonic S ystem Communications
URL: www.security.panasonic.com
Supplier: TecnovideoURL: www.tecnovideocctv.com
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FLIR Systems has certainly made a name for itself in the thermal imaging market — they are the largest commercial company in the world specializing in the design, manufacture, and marketing of thermal imaging technology. In the security industry, the name FLIR has become synonymous with top-of-the-line thermal imaging
cameras, yet, up until recently, security has only been a unit within the company. However, with a little restructuring, FLIR has taken its already successful security unit and turned it into a complete security and surveillance division. “What it means in security is now we have a very clear identity within our organization. We are now a comprehensive team across all organizational functions, marketing, sales, management, and accounting that is entirely focused as a pure security business, so, it translates into having a division that only eats, sleeps, and drinks security,” said Paolo Gianni Saranga, Business Development Manager of Asia Pacific at FLIR Systems.
NEW STRUCTURE, MORE FOCUSWith a new management structure in place, FLIR has
created a more focused organization. Previously, FLIR business segments and applications were going through similar chains of command, focusing on the FLIR business as a whole. Now, since the restructure, regional development managers dedicated to security report directly to the company’s worldwide VP of Security Business Development Bill Klink, in turn reporting to the new Security & Surveillance Business Unit General Manager John Distelzweig. Saranga g
FLIR Debuts TotalSpectrumSolution
Although an already well-established name in the security industry for their thermal imaging technology, FLIR Systems is looking to be known for more than just thermal cameras. Now, pouring more resources into their security and surveillance business, FLIR is eager to show the security world it is all in.
BY THE a&s EDITORIAL TEAM
PAOLO GIANNI SARANGA,BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, ASIA PACIFIC, FLIR SYSTEMS
Cover Story
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explained that this new structure helps to not only speed up communications and shorten the decision-making chain, but also brings incredible focus and security knowledge to the strategy right through the chain of command. “The focus here is to build a total spectrum security business and grow it.”
Management is not the only place FLIR has restructured. In terms of marketing, FLIR is moving toward a global communication structure, run through the U.S. Instead of localized marketing strategies, FLIR is moving to promote one message across the world: FLIR sells a total spectrum solution. No longer is FLIR just a thermal imaging business. Now, with this one message, FLIR plans to show the security industry that they can compete in the security and surveillance market, not just with thermal cameras, but with daylight/visible, ground surveillance radars, video analytics, and cloud services as well.
SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITYHaving made several major security acquisitions in recent years,
such as that of Lorex Technology, DigiMerge, Traficon, and ICx, FLIR has diligently been filling its security toolbox with the parts needed to be a full-fledged security company. So, why the focus now? According to Saranga, FLIR believes that security is going to be one of the biggest growing segments within the company in the next five years; therefore, it only seemed natural to throw more resources into it.
But in such a price competitive and saturated market, coming into security and surveillance is no easy task, particularly for daylight/visible cameras. FLIR, however, is unfazed by this. “There is a dissatisfaction in the market which we want to capture. There are also very few companies that can offer the wide ranging product portfolio we have off the shelf,” stated Saranga.
Believing that performance and price will be key issues, FLIR is being strategic about its position in different markets. “We want to provide our SI’s with complete end-to-end surveillance products and/or solutions that can cover many price levels and layers of security performance needed. Our SI’s can get access to total spectrum technologies (daylight, thermal, radar) and our fully integrated suite of products, as well as receive global technical support to get the job done,” said Saranga. The high-end and middle market will remain the targets for the company, leaving the more entry-level markets to their large channel partners. For example, FLIR is now working with new SIs, who have been dealing with high-end IP cameras, to revolutionize their offering with the new “FLIR Persistent Surveillance” solutions, FLIR ground radars integrated with FLIR daylight and/or thermal pan-tilt cameras that can automatically generate precise intrusion alarms without operator intervention. FLIR also believes in the middle to low end of the market, and with FLIR’s new line of affordable thermal cameras, there are now more channel players coming to FLIR, wanting to bring thermal technology to their systems, bundling FLIR daylight
camera packages through these predominantly traditional analog channel partners and bringing low cost thermal adoption is already proving
successful.
BULKING UP SECURITY OFFERINGSThermal imaging cameras are well known for their
widespread use in perimeter security, an area of expertise for FLIR — 80 to 85 percent of the company’s revenue comes from perimeter security. However, FLIR wants to bring their expertise outdoors to other areas.
Having recently debuted their new line of affordable thermal security cameras at ISC West in Las Vegas, U.S., FLIR hopes that this move will bring thermal into the small-and-medium business and residential sectors. The affordable price of the new line of cameras makes them much more accessible, allowing markets that were previously prohibited by price and budget from deploying thermal cameras to now benefit from thermal imaging technology.
Currently, FLIR is awaiting the release of their new line of megapixel-image-over-coaxial-cable DVRs and cameras, using their MPX technology. The new line of products will give analog users an alternative method of attaining HD-quality images over existing coaxial infrastructure. First generation MPX offerings will feature 720p resolution and is expected to be ready in July 2014. Also available in July 2014 is FLIR’s first NVR series to support their newly introduced cloud service, FLIR Cloud.
Also in the wings is the FLIR FX, a compact, portable WiFi camera. Capable of 1080p resolution, the FLIR FX can be used in all types of applications from outdoor security to home monitoring to sports recording. Although not necessarily a “security” product, the camera can be paired with different types of enclosures and mounts for different applications. Because of its portability and flexibility, Saranga noted that the FLIR FX has great potential for security applications such as home monitoring, as well as benefits for law enforcement officers who can mount it to their dashboard.
THE ROAD AHEADGrowth last year for FLIR was in the double digits, which the
company expects to continue into this year. Looking forward, FLIR’s goal is to continue strengthening its position in the global security market, noting steady growth in both the North and Southeast Asian markets. Despite being a relatively new market for FLIR, the company has already completed many projects in Asia with plenty more opportunities in sight. With their diverse new product offering in the spectrum of imaging and camera systems, FLIR is making a good case for themselves to be quite competitive in the field of security and surveillance. From here, the future for FLIR looks like an endless road of possibilities.
In the security field, Canon has not really made a name for itself yet. With the recent acquisition of Milestone Systems, a global market leader in IP video management software and solutions, Canon is demonstrating its strong determination to become a
leader in network video surveillance. Even though the acquisition was done by Canon Europe,
eventually, the influence will spread to other regional headquarters of Canon. According to both companies, in the future, the companies will still independently operate as two standalone companies, regardless of the acquisition.
Canon Europe previously acquired a Belgian-based solutions company, I.R.I.S. Group, which
Canon Europe Acquires Milestone Systems
also continues to run independently as part of the Canon Group. This provides a good example of the future relationship between Canon and Milestone. So, “We will follow the same approach with Milestone which will see Milestone continuing to operate as a standalone company, while simultaneously collaborating strongly within the Canon Group to drive growth in the network video surveillance market,” said Julian Rutland, Planning and Strategy Director (Network Camera & Projector) of the Professional Imaging Group of Canon Europe.
Lars Thinggaard, President and CEO of Milestone Systems, said in a press release, “… Canon respects how we built our business with our partners and supports our strategy of providing open platform solutions and therefore the need to remain a standalone company within the Canon Group. We feel this step is right for taking both our business and
News Feature
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BY JILL LAI
About Canon Canon started to focus on security two to three years ago. In 2013, Canon reorganized its business to set up an independent network camera division for video surveillance. From then on, the company has grown its focus on network video surveillance products via heavily investing in software and services. Now, Canon is a professional network camera provider, which partners with different software companies, to provide video solutions for customers.
support for suppliers and partners to a new level.”“The key feature of Milestone is its open approach in the market,
and this is firmly supported by Canon. Together, Canon and Milestone will become a strong player in this ever-changing market by combining the imaging technology of Canon with Milestone’s VMS software,” said Rutland.
Of course, in the future, it can be expected that there will be stronger integration and compatibility with Milestone’s software in Canon’s network cameras, in the long term. However, Milestone claims that the acquisition will not cause any conflict with their current business strategies to form partnerships with other camera manufacturers.
Canon and Milestone still work as integration partners to bring video solutions to their clients. “As an independent company within the Canon Group, Milestone will continue to work with Canon and our other camera, software, and channel partners to deliver video solutions and access control integrated systems; Canon will also continue to work with its VMS partners. The open platform agenda we have set for progress is taking hold in the industry, to the benefit of all involved. We have seen that more and more end customers
use video surveillance for more than justsecurity. There are several new businesses we are looking into for greater enabling of videoto improve customers’ business processes andservices, elderly care, training, and education,to name a few. Milestone’s vision was firstcommunicated in 2006 and is not changing: we aim to drive the convergence of video surveillance and business systems. This visionis becoming a reality, and it will now be strengthened further after the acquisition iscompleted, thanks to increased resources for market expansions and more innovations,” said Karl Erik Traberg, Head of CorporateCommunications and Business Development of Milestone Systems.
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In March, Iveda, which specializes in cloud-based video surveillance, announced a partnership deal with a Taiwan smart TV manufacturer to have its solution bundled with the manufacturer’s TV sets. The partnership may very well become
a new business model allowing users to operate video surveillance with more ease and convenience.
The smart TV manufacturer is unnamed but billed as a major player with the third largest market share in Taiwan, generating annual sales of 180,000 units. According to Iveda, its partner was looking for ways to generate more revenue and expand smart TV’s functionality. Targeting security as a means to achieve those objectives, the partner became the first in the industry to include security features in smart TV sets.
Under the deal, the TV manufacturer bundles into its products Iveda’s plug-and-play security cameras and its software-as-a-service cloud video hosting platform that comes with proprietary
Smart TVs Open Up New Opportunities for Video Surveillance
video streaming and storage compression technologies, allowing users to handle surveillance as a service for a monthly fee. Recurring incomes for security services represent a new and attractive proposition for TV manufacturers.
Smart TVs are next-generation television sets that are hooked directly to the Internet and in many ways transform the user experience. They enable users to do much more than just watch delivered contents; users can also download apps, stream music and videos, play interactive games, and enjoy other features that they normally would not be able to on their traditional TV sets.
“TV is no longer a passive appliance in people’s homes. Cloud-based video surveillance is another application that makes smart TVs even smarter,” said David Ly, Chairman and CEO of Iveda. “It is a viable business model because TV manufacturers will continue to seek innovative products and services with true value to their customers, not just for entertainment, but other functionalities such as security.”
In Ly’s words, managed video surveillance through smart TVs “will not only become a trend, it will become an end-user expectation” as people gain awareness that such capabilities exist today. “The deal validates that video security does not need to be as complicated as traditional methods make it seem,” he said.
With the partnership, Iveda hopes to widen its reach to more users that it couldn’t through traditional means. “The value for offering this type of solution is mass adoption of Iveda’s cloud video surveillance services,” Ly noted.
News Feature
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BY WILLIAM PAO
▲ David Ly, Chairman and CEO, Iveda
“The opportunity to reach more potential customers who normally would not call a security company for anything … is what Iveda has accomplished here with our partner. So yes, we certainly expect growth and traction.”
As for deploying the service in other regions, Ly gave an emphatic yes, saying Iveda is looking for new partnerships in new markets.
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Iveda Takes Video Surveillance to the Cloud Iveda, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Mesa, U.S., specializes in cloud-based video surveillance, which represents another way of securing homes or other premises through video.With cloud-based video surveillance, also known as managed video as a service (MVaaS) or video surveillance as a service (VSaaS), the video is centrally hosted at a data center and can be accessed via a Web browser. Components that are needed in a traditional installation, such as DVRs, NVRs, and the related software, are no longer needed by users, who just need to log in and start to manage and control their videos via the PC or other Internet-connected devices.Iveda sees most of its customers in North America, although it has a subsidiary in Taiwan who has built ties with local clients in both public and private sectors.
CRISIS BRINGS OUT BUSINESSDuring the riots that rampaged the center of Vietnam in May,
many factories and manufacturing plants were vandalized and set ablaze. The industrial zones in Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces near Ho Chi Minh City received the most severe damage.
Surveillance footage was pulled in hopes of tracking down the culprits, but it turned out that most of the footage was not clear enough to be rendered useful. This frustrating reality forced factory owners and investors to really re-evaluate their investments in security systems, and owners were urged to consider replacing their existing systems with high-definition (HD) surveillance cameras.
As a result, requests for HD-quality surveillance cameras have sprung up since the riot. In addition, systems that enable remote viewing, storage, and backup for data and electricity are also hot features investors are pursuing. Remote viewing not only enhances the ability for users to take more immediate precautionary actions, but also can prevent damage to hardware, especially DVRs, by force.
For these updates and new installations, Vietnamese SIs are going directly to IP solutions. For manufacturing plants, factories, and industrial parks, there are also surging needs for fire safety
solutions, fire-proof safes, burglar alarms, door controls, and many more.
OVERSEAS INVESTMENT STILL POURING IN
The riots may have stalled the business for a while, but it did not stop overseas investments from pouring into the country.
Overseas investments make up an important component of the Vietnamese economy. Vietnam has seen foreign investments grow exponentially over the last 10 years. This year, Ho Chi Minh City alone aims to attract US$2.5 billion in FDI, a 20 percent growth over last year. The top investment license priority would be granted to high value-added industries including engineering, electronics, IT, biological technologies, manufacturing, banking, tourism, and real estate.
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Vietnam is Serious for Security
News Feature
As Vietnam and foreign investors recover from the shock of the recent anti-China riots, security awarenesshas been heightened and the possibilities of building a safer and more secure working environment arebeing re-evaluated.
BY THE a&s EDITORIAL TEAM
HD has become the most popular demand after the riots. Clients want to see crisp clear images, so that
when incidents happen, they have useful evidence for the police. Some other hot verticals include banking and smart home, and all of these demands are for IP products.
Gordon Tat, MD, ion
The rioters’ took advantage of the protest so they could disguise their robberies. After the riots,
security awareness and demands have sprung up among factories and foreign companies.”
Leo Wu, Vice Director, TRUNG LOI
According to my estimation, the Vietnam video security market will continue to grow 25 percent per year.
Huynh Ngoc Phong, Product Manager, Sony Electronics Vietnam
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HOT VERTICALS FROM NORTH TO SOUTHAs a developing country, Vietnam has a huge
domestic market hungry for investments and development. Industrial parks, banks, infrastructure, and multi-purpose high-rises make up the four hottest verticals, all with a big appetite for security and safety solutions. Special demands for these verticals include: surveillance and security management for satellite ATMS; city surveillance with HD images that can be managed and analyzed on a software platform; and building automation that integrates surveillance, fire safety, and smart management.
These demands span across the country form north to south. In the north, where the capital city Hanoi is situated, there are more government projects. In central Vietnam, hotels and resorts developments radiate outward from Da Nang, demanding security solutions for hospitality and casinos. Smart home solutions are also being picked up in this region. In the south, Ho Chi Minh City — the business hub of Vietnam — continues to boast opportunities for the financial sector and office or multi-purpose high-rises.
BIG DOMESTIC MARKET NURTURES LOCAL MANUFACTURING POWER
In recent years, the security industry has witnessed a rise in made-in-Vietnam products. Local brands including Vantech, Bao
Toan, Questek, Thinh Thien Ngan, and Le Phat have all strengthened their manufacturing
power, and are expanding sells and service territories within the
country, and some even service to neighboring countries.
The domestic security market in Vietnam is growing at a double digit rate: it is growing at an annual rate of around 25 to 30
percent.
EDUCATION NEEDED TO SHRINK KNOWLEDGE-GAP
The weakest link in the implementation of top-notch security solutions is the knowledge gap of local SIs and users. Security solutions providers wishing to successfully connect with the local users and help them appreciate brand values will need to put more effort into education. In-person product demonstrations or seminar training sessions are much needed in Vietnam, and exhibitions like Secutech Vietnam (August 20 to 22, 2014), or the concurrent Global Digital Security Forum, are ideal and professional platforms for the local market to get to know and appreciate brand value.
To celebrate its 8th founding anniversary, Vantech will hold concerts in three different cities in Vietnam.“Security should not be only associated with high-end stores or industrial parks, it should be a commodity for everyone, and provide businesses, households, and the social assurance that their personal safety and assets are all in good hands.”
Population: 92.47 million2013 GDP: 336.2 billion
2014 GDP Growth Estimate: 5.8%
Vietnam Profile
Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam
As Vietnam’s top security brand, customers have shown good confidence and trust in our product. Our domestic sales continue to grow exponentially, and we are also paying attention to the development of smart home in the Vietnam market.
Dinh Thi Thu Ha, CEO, VANTECH
Australia may be better known for kangaroos, koalas, and deadly animals, but it is actually considered a fully developed country and one of the wealthiest in the world, possessing the world’s 12th-largest economy. As of 2013, Australia also had the world’s fifth-highest per capita income and the second-highest human development index. It also ranks in the top 10 in many global international comparisons: quality of life, health,
education, economic freedom, and the protection of civil liberties and political rights. Indeed, it has come a long way since the days of being a colonized penal colony.
These days, Australia possesses not just a strong technological industry as a whole, but researchers are also predicting continued growth in the Australian region in its security industry as well. Backed up by the fact that the country is arguably the second strongest market in the APAC region after China, Australia is a country that commands respect. Indeed, according to Rocco Palladino, National Sales Manager — Australia and New Zealand for Pacom Systems, “the Australian electronic security industry has continued to steadily develop and increase since 2011. We estimate that the market has grown approximately 2 to 3 percent on average every year since 2011.” However, growth is still relatively slow and stagnant in terms of market figures, especially when compared to other countries in the APAC region, like China and India. Some factors that can be attributed to this stagnant growth include a lack of a well-established infrastructure as well as a highly tech-savvy industry that puts high demands on value from technology.
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Australia’s Secur
Market Dynamics
In recent times, Australia has developed into a premiere market for the security industry, with both production and manufacturing at new highs. We take a deeper look into the Outback and examine why Australia is such a major player in this industry now.BY STEVE CHIN
Welcome to the Outback:Australia’s Secur ity Industry
In point of fact, when looking deeper into Australia’s security industry, there are other signs that it has slowed down in terms of growth in the last few years. Because of recent issues regarding the Nationwide Broadband Network (NBN), some controversy has resulted in many security solutions providers being affected by its slowdowns in development. Coupled together with the fact that there just is not enough readily available, widespread bandwidth yet — especially outside of major cities, it further complicates the issue when Australia as a whole is trying to faster facilitate the transfer to full digital solutions.
SLOWER THAN EXPECTED IP ROLLOUTBack in 2011, there were already a lot of signs pointing to the lack of
IP infrastructure and a resulting slow adoption of IP-related products. Indeed, analog was still the leader by a significant margin, and the IP infrastructure was slow to develop and catch up to market demands. While by no means fully developed or ready, the IP infrastructure has still made significant leaps and bounds. However, looking at issues like
the NBN that was rolled out in Australia in 2011, it’s easy to understand why the country is both ambitious but still facing numerous hurdles to cross.
According to a 2014 report published by the Australian government, there are over 1.6 million premises across Australia that either have no access to fixed broadband or very poor quality broadband connectivity. The NBN aims to rectify this. At its core, the NBN is an enormous, large-scale project that is still under development in Australia with rollouts already happening in several trial locations. In practice, it is a national, wholesale-only, open-access data network that is in both fixed line and wireless forms. However, from the beginning, the NBN has been plagued by numerous construction issues and a too overtly ambitious goal. With that said, it is easy to see the numerous hurdles
that the NBN still has to overcome. With a cost of nearly US$29 billion, all in
public funding needed to tie over construction to 2019, the build cost
has also been a huge point in debate. Nevertheless, the NBN still aims to reach
approximately 22 percent of all premises in Australia by 2021 (which is a huge drop-off
N), some controversy has resulted in many Broadband Network (NBNders being affected by its slowdowns in security solutions provide
d together with the fact that there just is not development. Coupledable, widespread bandwidth yet — especially enough readily availab
ties, it further complicates the issue when Australia as outside of major citieto faster facilitate the transfer to full digital solutions.a whole is trying to
SLOWER THAN EXPECTED IP ROLLOUTBack in 2011, there were already a lot of signs pointing to the lack of
IP infrastructure and a resulting slow adoption of IP-related products. Indeed, analog was still the leader by a significant margin, and the IPinfrastructure was slow to develop and catch up to market demands. While by no means fully developed or ready, the IP infrastructure hasstill made significant leaps and bounds. However, looking at issues like
cross. According to a 2014 report published by
the Australian government, there are over 1.6 million premises across Australia that either have no access to fixed broadband or very poor quality broadband connectivity. The NBNaims to rectify this. At its core, the NBN is an enormous, large-scale project that is still under development in Australia with rollouts already happening in several trial locations. In practice, it is a national, wholesale-only, open-access data network that is in both fixed line and wireless forms. However, from the beginning, the NBN has been plagued by numerous construction issues and a too overtly ambitious goal. Withthat said, it is easy to see the numerous hurdles
that the NBN still has to overcome. Witha cost of nearly US$29 billion, all in
public funding needed to tie over construction to 2019, the build cost
has also been a huge point in debate. Nevertheless, the NBN still aims to reach
approximately 22 percent of all premises inAustralia by 2021 (which is a huge drop-off
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ity IndustryAccording to a 2014 report, there are over 1.6 million premises across Australia that still have poor bandwidth access.
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A reduction in the price of video door phones and consumers’ perception of increased security via better identification of visitors are two of the major driving forces transforming audio into video
technology, with video set to grow and account for 50 percent of unit shipments of global door phones in 2017, according to IHS. In Asia, large-scale projects of audio and video door phones are forecast by IHS to grow at a rate over 9.8 percent until 2017. With enhanced importance beyond point-of-entry management, video door phones have proven to be more than a guard for home entryways, but an interactive control center for residential management suited for modern lifestyle.
INTEGRATION OF SECURITY, COMMUNICATION, AND AUTOMATION
Video door phones are being put in place for convenient and secure home access control. In smart homes, where video door phones are integrated with other subsystems, their control panels are designed to take care of not just intercommunication in and out of the house, but also the alarm bells, lighting, air conditioning, and many other home automation systems. Without a doubt, an easy-to-use user interface that is intuitive will better prepare users with the
IP Video Door Phon for Smart Home Int
smoothest management transition to a smart system. A video door phone system generally comprises of a control
panel(s) inside the house and exterior door stations with built-in megapixel cameras for video recording. Control panels are mostly touch screens so users can have control of the system at their fingertips. Exterior door stations enable two-way audio/video communications, some equipped with local storage. There are also digital peephole door viewers that can be mounted onto the existing peephole, giving a clear display of the activities going on outside the door on a LCD display fitted to it. The benefits of such a design are especially useful if the residents are physically incapable of reaching the peephole on the door, allowing users to see outside without squinting through the peephole.
Video door phones can also support wireless connectivity with mobile devices like smartphones or tablets. Popular features consist of remote intercommunication between the door stations and smart devices involving opening doors for authorized visitors, monitoring activities, and reporting to physical guards in case of suspicious activities.
With the demand for digitalization of home devices and automation, video door phones are becoming smarter, with more and more models likely to support alarm and home automation features over the next few years.
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Video door phones, also called video intercoms, have evolved from a simple door-guarding device into a multifunctional appliance along with the growing trend of home automation solutions established upon network availability. Nowadays, video door phones are gaining momentum through integration into smart home systems with higher expectations for property and personal security, intercommunication, and control of home automation features.
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For residential applications, video door phone is not considered a luxury for the high-end apartments anymore. For example in Taiwan, almost all of the newly-built residential complexes are equipped with some kind of electronic access control, no matter if they are considered high- or mid- end buildings. This has also become a value added selling aspect for the real-estate agents. For small communities, it is quite often that they combine residents' video door phone system with a shared visitor and mail delivery system at the shared security center that is maintained by a security guard or door keeper. So notifi-cation of visitors or package delivery can be send out real-time notifications through SMS to the residents, and they can check the activities at the door through the images captured on video door phone.
Unitech Electronics
Xingtel offers TCP/IP video door phones that support SIP protocol, allowing the communi-cation to VoIP phone, PSTN, and mobile phones. Though we emphasize wired solution, we also offer wireless DIY solutions based on RF2.4GHz and DECT 1.8 GHz for hands-free speaking function and DIY installation. We think wireless intercom solution is suitable for those home users who prefer DIY systems.
Miller Huang, Overseas Sales Manager, Xingtel Security Xiamen
When designing a smart home, we provide a lifestyle instead of hardware. But first of all, we need to integrate all equipment and systems onto one platform, and for luxury homes, high customization is needed. For example, we once integrated video door phone with the indoor lighting, so the lights of different colors would be turned on to notified the hearing-impaired child at home if there’s someone at the door.
Jamie Yang, VP, Megatronic Integrated Systems
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are anything but small and medium-sized in terms of their impact on a country’s economy. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) estimates that SMEs account for
over 97 percent of all enterprises and employ over half the workforce in APEC countries. In terms of GDP contribution, SMEs count for anywhere between 20 to 50 percent in APEC countries. These numbers clearly show that although SMEs may be small in physical size, their economic impact is not to be underestimated. For this reason, the security industry has taken more notice and begun focusing more of its energies on this important market sector.
SMALL OR MEDIUM?How SMEs are defined differs between countries and
organizations. For example, India divides SMEs into two categories — manufacturing enterprises and service enterprises. Determining whether or not an enterprise is small or medium is then based on how much they invest in either plant and machinery or equipment. Small manufacturing enterprises are those that invest US$62,500 to $1.25 million in plants and machinery, whereas medium enterprises invest $1.25 to $2.5 million. On the other hand, small service enterprises invest only $25,000 to $500,000 on equipment, and medium enterprises invest $500,000 to $1.5 million.
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SMEs Pack a Big PunchThe small and medium enterprise sector has been gaining a toehold in the security industry over the last few years. Behind their small and medium-sized exterior lays huge potential. As the SME sector makes strides in the security industry, they are also taking strides towards adopting more IP-based systems and services, such as video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) and cloud video hosting. BY EIFEH STROM
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Daniel Lin, Sales Director, Qsan Technology
William Ku, VP, International Business Division, VIVOTEK
Mao Yu Xin, Sales Director, APAC, Dahua Technology
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Integration and “advanced” features can be of particular benefit to SMEs in the retail market. “Security solutions with intelligent functions like tamper detection, loitering detection, face recognition, and people counting can improve SMEs agility and efficiency, preventing those crime activities and managing operational risks while ensuring the safety of employees at the same time,” said William Ku, VP of the International Business Division at VIVOTEK. “For example, a retail store, which is also a SME, might have serious concerns over revenue and inventory shrinkage. Implementing a smart security solution may solve these issues and even make contribution to the revenue increase.” Ku further added, “With the installation of an intelligent surveillance system, retail stores can collect customers’ information via analyzing the customers’ purchase behavior, not only supporting business strategies of retail stores but also improving customer’s shopping experiences.”
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Enhanced Security, Business With Intelligent VideoBanking on
Special Feature
Security has long been the primary focus of management at banks. But security aside, banks are also looking for ways to reach out to more potential customers and get business from them. Intelligent video offers a solution for both objectives: modern video analytics helps banks fight crimes more easily, at the same time enabling them to identify who their potential customers are and how to get to them.BY WILLIAM PAO
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N o other verticals need surveillance more than banks, which process a humongous amount of money daily and are constantly faced with the need to secure themselves against robberies and fraudsters who steal money with more complex schemes. In fact, fraud has become
quite costly for banks around the world. According to the European ATM Security Team, total ATM-related fraud incidents increased from 20,244 in 2011 to 22,450 in 2012, and losses resulting from these incidents rose by 13 percent from US$318.2 million to $360.4 million. As for the U.S., the Secret Service reports $8.5 billion is lost annually through credit card fraud schemes, including ATM skimming.
Fraudulent activities are indeed issues that banks have to deal with on a regular basis. Skimming, or the capturing of users’ bank card and PIN numbers via skimming devices and pinhole cameras strategically installed on ATMs, is quite rampant. “Catch Me If You Can” type of deals, where fraudsters cash fake checks at different bank branches, also happens from time to time.
While banks have been using video surveillance for quite a while, traditional technologies only offer a reactive solution
— investigating events after they happen. But now, with more intelligence in video solutions, banks can take a more proactive
approach for crime detection and prevention. For example, through VCA, or analytics, bank
security personnel can detect loitering, objects left behind in a facility, unauthorized
personnel entry, ATM skimming, and other security breaches and
do something about it. “Banks are becoming more aware
of these benefits.
Security directors and other stakeholders are exploring how they can leverage these benefits to other departments and users within their organization,” said Jim Moran, Product Management Director of Intelligent DVRs at Verint Systems.
CRACKING DOWN ON FRAUDAs fraudulent transactions at ATMs happen
frequently, VCA solutions are available to help banks deal with them. For example, someone loitering at the ATM area but not making any transactions may be up to something, for instance trying to pull a skimming scheme. An alarm would then be sent to relevant authorities who can take actions. “A video analytics solution can effectively monitor people or vehicles loitering in a specific area around the ATM. The solutions now also have the intelligence to detect people running through a scene, which can be a sign of suspicious behavior following an incident,” said Daniel Wan, Channel Marketing Manager for UK & IRE at Honeywell Security Group.
By linking surveillance video with transaction data, stealing money from ATMs can be investigated with more ease and facility. Just enter the account number from which the money was stolen, and the system will return images of all ATM withdrawals associated with that account number over a certain period. This will enable fraud investigators to easily spot withdrawals by someone not associated with that account. If facial recognition is included in the solution, the system would immediately pull all images of the suspect visiting the branch over a period, say a month, instead of having the investigator examine piles upon piles of videos. “Supposed there are 36 cameras at a branch, times one month, that’s about 26,000 hours of videos,” said Masa Karahashi, Senior VP of Engineering at 3VR. “If I didn’t have facial recognition, there’s no way I could look for videos where a specific person comes up.”
And intelligent video solutions do not just end at the ATM vestibule. What’s going on inside the bank can also be monitored and
Identity Theft/Fraud Statistics in the United StatesAverage number of US identity fraud victims annually 11,571,900Percent of US households that reported some type of identity fraud 7 %Average financial loss per identity theft incident US$4,930Total financial loss attributed to identity theft in 2013 $21 billionTotal financial loss attributed to identity theft in 2010 $13.2 billionSource: U.S. Department of Justice, 2013
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Project TrackingRetailSchedule: Expected to open by 2018Source: Korea Joongang Daily
Lotte Shopping, Korea’s department store operator, plans to open four shopping malls in Indonesia by 2018 to tap growing consumer spending in a nation where half the population is younger than 30.
Lotte Shopping Avenue Indonesia will build two in Jakarta in the next three years, with the others in the country’s second-biggest city, Surabaya, and in Medan on Sumatra island, President Director Suh Chang-suk said in an interview. A growing middle class is increasingly attracting retail and consumer manufacturing companies to Southeast Asia’s largest economy, replacing natural resources as the key prospective industry for overseas money, Mahendra Siregar, Indonesia’s investment chief, said in April. Ikea, the world’s largest furniture retailer, plans to open a store this year. By 2020, the number of middle-class and affluent Indonesians may almost double to 141 million from 74 million in 2012, according to a 2013 report by Boston Consulting Group.
National Development Source: The Jakarta Post
Following the Jakarta administration’s moratorium on shopping mall construction, property developers are eyeing several fast-growing cities outside the capital for business expansion.
Agung Podomoro Land (APL), for example, is preparing US$422 million in capital expenditure mostly to finance its superblock projects in second-tier cities. APL President Director Indra Wijaya said the company was committed to expanding outside Jakarta even before the moratorium was announced by former Jakarta governor Fauzi Bowo in 2011. The administration’s policy only further proves the necessity to explore other fast-growing cities. Indra added that the APL, which developed the Podomoro City superblock with its Central Park shopping mall in Tanjung Duren, West Jakarta, was also looking to develop another superblock in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
Coal Power PlantScale: US$3.3 billionSource: Bloomberg
Mitsui & Co., Japan’s general trading company, will build and operate a US$3.3 billion coal-fired power plant in Malaysia in partnership with a local state-owned company.
Construction of the project, the first given to a foreign investor from a tender, will start this year, the Tokyo-based Mitsui said. The plant will have an annual capacity of 2,000 megawatts and begin generation in 2018 to meet a 25-year sales contract with state-owned utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Mitsui said. Besides partnering with 1Malaysia Development Berhad, Mitsui said it will also work with Japanese equipment manufacturers and South Korean engineers and builders to deliver the so-called ultra-supercritical coal-fired plant. The technology aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Communication InfrastructureScale: US$1.6 millionSource: The Jakarta Post
Publicly listed telecommunication infrastructure provider Solusi Tunas Pratama (SUPR) plans to expand its fiber-optic network in the country’s first-tier cities in anticipation of the rising use of long-term evolution (LTE) technology, better known as 4G.
SUPR President Director Nobel Tanihaha said following a recent shareholders’ meeting that his firm would spend up to US$1.6 million on 1,000 kilometers of fiber-optic cable, giving his company a total 3,200-kilometer fiber-optic cable network by year’s end.
Tanihaha said he expects demand for fiber-optic networks in the country’s cities to surge in three to five years, driven by a growing use of 4G for Internet data use.
The number of mobile data subscribers in the country is predicted to reach 125 million by 2017 from around 60 million last year, according to the Association of Indonesian Internet Providers.
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Project TrackingCAMBODIA
VIETNAM
Communication InfrastructureSource: National News Agency of Malaysia
The Asia Submarine-Cable Express (ASE) will be extended to Cambodia to provide communication infrastructure for the increasing number of multinational companies operating in the Mekong region, said NTT Communications (NTT). The ASE will provide communications connecting Cambodia and other countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion with major locations elsewhere in Asia, including Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan. ASE will enable NTT to provide local customers with higher quality Internet network services. The 7,800 kilometer long ASE submarine cable is routed away from the Bashi Channel and the south coast of Taiwan, areas that frequently experience earthquakes and typhoons. The ASE also takes the shortest route of any submarine cable connecting Japan to Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hospitality Scale: US$2.5 billion Source: VOV online/Ministry of Construction of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
A Singapore-based marina club and property developer, ONE15, has announced it has selected Vung Ro Bay in the central coastal province of Phu Yen to make its first overseas investment.
It signed a memorandum of understanding on May 26 with a Vietnamese company to develop a US$2.5 billion integrated marina resort in Vung Ro Bay.
The joint venture aims to transform the marina into one of the world’s finest yachting havens offering a comprehensive range of luxurious private club amenities, including a docking point for 350 yachts.
Plans also include for development of a 650-meter long shopping road in the center of the project, providing luxury residential housing units for lease including ample space for schools, healthcare stations, outlets, and entertainment.
National DevelopmentSource: English.news.cn
South Korea signed up to provide a grant aid of US$21 million to Cambodia to support four projects for rural development, waterway improvement, health, and the stock market. The aid agreement for 2014 was inked between Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and South Korean Ambassador to Cambodia Kim Han-Soo.
Speaking after the signing ceremony, Namhong said $8 million of the total aid would be used for a self-supporting rural development project, $5.5 million for the feasibility study on waterway improvement for Phnom Penh Port logistics development, $5 million for the health sector, and $2.5 million for technical support to the development of the fledgling securities market.
Infrastructure DevelopmentSource: Reuters
Vietnam is set to get the biggest loan so far from the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF), set up by Southeast Asian nations and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to boost infrastructure development in the region, AIF board members said.
Also, the AIF is looking to increase its US$500 million capital via a bond issue in 2016 or 2017, with regional central banks as possible investors, Bambang Brodjonegoro, Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Finance and Chairman of the AIF, told Reuters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on East Asia.
The board of the AIF approved a pipeline of projects to be financed from the fund, including a $100 million loan to a power transmission project for Vietnam, said Ramesh Subramaniam, Deputy Director General of the Asia Development Bank’s Southeast Asia department and AIF board member. He said the projects would be submitted for ADB board approval in July. The power project will be the single biggest under AIF financing, Subramaniam said. The ADB will lend another $200 million and the Vietnamese government will finance the rest of the project’s total required financing of about $380 million.
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13 3S VISION IP CAMERA / NVR / VIDEO SERVER TAIWAN [email protected]
39 ARECONT VISION CAMERA USA [email protected]
15 AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB NETWORK VIDEO SOLUTIONS SWEDEN [email protected]
34, 35 CNB TECHNOLOGY INC. CCTV KOREA [email protected]
73 COMART SYSTEM CO., LTD. CCTV / DVR / HD-SDI / HIGH-SPEED CAMERA KOREA [email protected]
55 COMMAX CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE KOREA [email protected]
COVER GATEFOLD, 88 CP PLUS INTERNATIONAL SURVEILLANCE HONG KONG [email protected]
7, 12 DAHUA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE CHINA [email protected]
67 DEEPLET TECHNOLOGY CORP. DVR TAIWAN [email protected]
5 DYNACOLOR INC. IP CAMERA/ NVR TAIWAN [email protected]
4 EVERFOCUS ELECTRONICS CORP. CAMERA / DVR / IP CAMERA TAIWAN [email protected]
FRONT COVER, 25-27 FLIR SYSTEMS CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE HONG KONG fl ir@fl ir.com.hk
103 FUZHOU FRAN M&E TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. DOME COVER CHINA sales@fj smt.com
8 GKB SECURITY CORPORATION IP CAMERA / NVR / HD SDI CAMERA / HD SDI DVR TAIWAN [email protected]
75 HDPRO CO., LTD. CCTV KOREA [email protected]
65 HI SHARP ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. CCTV / DVR / MONITOR / IP CAMERA / HD-SDI / TVI / AHD TAIWAN [email protected]
11 HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE CHINA [email protected]
49 INFINOVA CCTV HONG KONG sales-hk@infi nova.com
71 KCE CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE KOREA [email protected]
97 KUMOH ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SURVEILLANCE KOREA [email protected]
51 MILESTONE SYSTEMS SURVEILLANCE DENMARK [email protected]
101 MINRRAY INDUSTRY CO., LTD. SPEED DOME / CAMERA CHINA [email protected]
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45 OB TELECOM ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. FIBER OPTIC TRANSCEIVER CHINA [email protected]
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95 POWERTECH ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. CCTV KOREA [email protected]
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77 RIFATRON CO., LTD. DVR KOREA [email protected]
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61, 63 VIDEOTEC S.P.A. IP CAMERA / SOFTWARE / VIDEOSERVER ITALY [email protected]
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99 ZHEJIANG DALI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. CCTV CHINA [email protected]
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103 FUJICA SYSTEM CO., LTD. BARRIER CHINA [email protected]
69 GIGA-TMS INC. RFID MODULE / LOCK / READER TAIWAN [email protected]
BACK COVER HID GLOBAL CARD, CARD READER USA [email protected]
31 HUNDURE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD READER TAIWAN [email protected]
29 KMT CO., LTD. ALARM KOREA [email protected]
10 LI SHYANG TECH CO.,LTD ELECTRIC LOCKS TAIWAN [email protected]
101 SENSORPRO CO., LTD. INTRUDER DETECTION KOREA [email protected]
83 SUPREMA INC. FINGERPRINT KOREA [email protected]
79 UNITECH ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. HOME NETWORKING TAIWAN [email protected]
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57 ANTAIRA TECHNOLOGIES. CO., LTD. SWITCH TAIWAN [email protected]
23 ETHERWAN SYSTEMS, INC. TRANSMISSION TAIWAN [email protected]
2, 3 SONY CORPORATION SEMICONDUCTOR GROUP SEMICONDUCTOR JAPAN
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