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Increased Dependence of Physical Security Devices on IP Presents Significant Growth...

LONDON--(Business Wire)--Across Europe, the heightened need for higher levels of security is pushing organisations to opt for multi-layered security that incorporates access control, video surveillance and other security devices into the security infrastructure. Market participants are addressing shortcomings related to network-based solutions even as they move to educate end users and promote the uptake of integrated solutions.

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"Open communications protocols, networks and faster computers have led to the diversification of IP networks to newer areas of the organisation," says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Archana Umesh Rao. "As a result, interoperability is being extended to other applications such as security."    As technology advances in the security industry from analog to digital to IP, vendors and customers are reviewing opportunities to secure facilities more comprehensively through multi-layered technology instead of isolated security products. Corporate security services such as video surveillance, access control and fraud detection are increasingly database-driven and network-delivered, leading to IP becoming ever-more tightly tied in with physical security.    

However, implementation has been sluggish due to low end-user awareness about the benefits of integrating disparate security solutions. Also, the use of integrated systems has been restricted to high-end applications due to the high cost of network infrastructure and integration software.    "The convergence of physical security with IP involves a complex amalgamation of security and networking technology," comments Rao. "In this context, superior customer service and technical support will be crucial to gaining a competitive advantage in the market."    

Educating end users and distribution partners and making them aware about the considerable benefits and return on investment to be accrued from integrated solutions should be the key focus for industry participants.

Cisco to network whole cities

Cisco Systems, the world's biggest maker of data networking equipment, plans to launch a business group, based in Bangalore, India, that will wire new buildings and even entirely new cities with state-of-the-art networking technology.

The group would be Cisco's first business unit to have its headquarters based outside the US.

The move comes as a construction boom is sweeping the Middle East, India and China, where dozens of cities are planned to accommodate an expected rise in urban populations during the next decade.

"There are millions of people in these countries that will be urbanised over the next 10 years," said Marthin De Beer, head of Cisco's emerging technologies group, which will run the business. "This is clearly a multi-billion dollar opportunity. We expect it to be worth at least $10bn over the next 10 years."

China estimates it will need to build 40 cities over the next 10 years to accommodate migration of workers from the countryside. In Saudi Arabia, authorities plan to build several cities in a bid to compete with Dubai and Abu Dhabi as a business hub.

Cisco hopes to convince the developers and governments in charge of these projects to leapfrog older telecommunications systems that are common in more advanced economies, by installing internet protocol, or IP, networks instead. Such networks are gradually replacing older systems, as the internet emerges as the preferred medium for data, video and telephone traffic.

A city wired top-to-bottom with IP technology would be able to use it to manage infrastructure, such as traffic signals or surveillance cameras, while residents would be able to use it to access media content or control energy use in homes or office buildings, Cisco said.

Cisco, which makes everything from the switches and routers that direct data along the internet backbone to IP-enabled telephones and television boxes, could be in a unique position to take advantage of opportunities presented by the expected construction boom, according to Inder Singh, an analyst at Lehman Brothers.

Cisco stressed the project was at an early stage. It is part of a broader push into developing countries by the group.

Wim Elfrink, Cisco's chief globalisation officer, recently became the first of several top executives to be based permanently in Bangalore.

CNet launches wireless IP Camera

US-based networking and communications company CNet Technology has launched the CIC-920W, a wireless IP camera to cater to the small office/home office and end-user markets.

According to the company, the camera offers a MPEG-4 video compression, 640x480 image resolution, motion detection, alarm notification and Wi-Fi protected access wireless security. The company added that the camera can be used to monitor employee safety or activities of the family at home.

"The surveillance camera market is shifting from closed-circuit TV to IP cameras. In addition, the industry is migrating from motion JPEG to MPEG-4," said Bryan Chan, vice president at CNet. "With both wired and secure wireless interfaces adding to the product's flexibility, this day-and-night camera comes with motion detection that makes it an ideal for security and surveillance needs."

The camera is available for $169 through the company's distributors, including Tech Data, Eastern Data, Amax, MaLabs, Centel, CT International and Intcomex.

The IP camera market has seen a number of new product launches this year. In October 2007, Hong Kong-based Join Link launched the SV-301C, a dual-codec model with built-in web server and full D1 resolution, while in May 2007, TeleEye launched the NF620 IP camera, which supports M-JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams and recording.

New hybrid IP cameras from Siemens deliver the best of both worlds – in more ways than one

Siemens Building Technologies has introduced a new range of true security hybrid IP cameras. With 'color', 'day-night' and 'day-night with wide dynamic' models available, plus the ability of compression standard selection between MJPEG and MPEG4, the new range offers the right camera for every application.
Using Siemens' hybrid technology, the new IP camera range offers the best of both analogue and digital, having a standard analogue connection for traditional CCTV systems and an Ethernet connector for direct connection to an IP network. This enables connection of the cameras to an analogue system today while being prepared for future investments in digital equipment.

But, more importantly, each of the three, new high-sensitivity cameras can also be switched between MJPEG and MPEG4 encoding to offer complete flexibility. As well as simplifying the choice for installers, the hybrid IP cameras also reduce stocking, as distributors now need to keep one range to cover both standards.

The new range comprises ‘color', ‘day-night' and ‘day-night with wide dynamic' models for use in a multitude of applications. High-performance CCD sensors permit very high light-sensitivity to deliver outstanding images indoors and out, day and night.

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