asmag snapshot: 4K IP ultra-HD SoC, PSIM on cloud, residential paradigm shift, ASIS show highlights, higher edu boom and more

asmag snapshot: 4K IP ultra-HD SoC, PSIM on cloud, residential paradigm shift, show highlights, higher edu boom and more

Previous issues:
Issue 01: IBM enters home market, uncompressed cams, green buildings… more
Issue 02: H.265 compression, Cisco EMC are back, smart boxes… more
Issue 03: high-volume 3D facial, VSaaS with an edge, SLOC bloc expands… more

Global VSaaS market to reach $2.4B by 2017, MarketsandMarkets says

According to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets, the VSaaS market, on the whole, is expected to reach $2,390.9 million by 2017 at a CAGR of 31.5% from 2012 to 2017.

The cloud computing and storage phenomenon is a revolutionary technology in the IT space which is slowly but swiftly expanding its horizons into the slow-adopting video surveillance space. Video Surveillance and storage on the cloud has several advantages up its sleeve as it reduces the amount of technical resources required to maintain a system while streamlining the security operations in a centralized IT data center, thus making them increasingly more efficient.

With the maturity of the VSaaS market in the years to come, the market would witness the adoption of three salient models governing the whole business mode. The first model caters to the physical security customers who would prefer storage and retrieval of the video through cloud which would require no capital investment in the equipment. The second model would let the usage of cloud ...more

HID Global pilots NFC for physical access at enterprise sites and highlights room for improvement

HID Global announced its completion of two pilot programs that validate how mobile access control using Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled smartphones can allow employees to conveniently open doors with a mobile device without compromising physical enterprise security. The pilots were conducted at the headquarters of Netflix, the world's leading Internet subscription service for enjoying TV series and films, and Good Technology, the leader in secure enterprise mobility solutions, using HID Global's iCLASS SE platform including iCLASS Seos credentials that are portable for use on NFC-enabled smartphones.

Good Technology also cited the security benefits of mobile access control as compared to photo ID badges, along with improved user convenience for today's highly mobile workforce. 「Our customers are always looking at new ways to enable mobile worker productivity and efficiency without having to ...more

Exacq achieves record sales and expands in the U.S. and U.K.

Exacq Technologies, a manufacturer of video management system (VMS) software and server hardware used for video surveillance, has landed on the Inc. 5000 list for the third consecutive year. Revenue for 2011 was listed as $32.3 million with a three-year growth of 412%. The company also added a European office and is in the process of expanding their Fishers, Indiana offices for the third time since moving into the facility in 2009.

Exacq ranks number 826 overall on the Inc. 5000 list and is the ninth highest ranking company in the state of Indiana. While listed as number twelve on the official roll of security companies, exacq is the single highest ranked manufacturer of physical security products on the entire list. Exacq debuted in the prestigious Inc. 5000 list in 2010 at number 173 with posted revenue of $9.7 million. It was followed up with ...more

OnSSI appoints biz development head for Central and South America

OnSSI has appointed Carlos Puche as Business Development Manager for Caribbean and Latin America (CALA). He will work with dealers, resellers and partners to increase the presence of OnSSI's Ocularis video security and surveillance software platform among end users in the region.

Mr. Puche comes to OnSSI with 18 years of experience in security, fire control, access control and video; including sales, business development, project consulting ...more

PSIM solution provider Proximex works with Microsoft Windows to offer cloud platform

Proximex, global physical security information management (PSIM), announced  that its Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) solution has been implemented on the Windows Azure cloud computing platform. This Proximex Surveillint Cloud Edition implementation serves as a signal of marketplace acceptance of the Windows Azure cloud-based solution delivery model from Microsoft Corp. for mission-critical enterprise applications.

Surveillint by Proximex connects and correlates information from disparate systems into one centralized view to help mitigate risk, ensure compliance and lower total cost of ownership.
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Hot Picks from ASIS

Couldn't make it to the Philly show? Didn't have the time or horsepower to check out all the exhibits in three days? No worries. asmag has got everything covered - check out noteworthy, hot product announcements as ASIS 2012 in our special, virtual series!  read  more

VC firm Blackstone to acquire HA service provider Vivint for $2.0B

Vivint and Blackstone announced a definitive agreement under which a fund managed by Blackstone on behalf of its private equity investors, Blackstone Capital Partner VI, L.P. (collectively with its affiliates, “Blackstone”), will acquire Vivint from its existing shareholders, including Goldman Sachs, Peterson Partners, Jupiter Partners and other minority shareholders for in excess of $2.0 billion.... Full story

Michigan State Univ pilots tattoo recognition research with Morpho

Morpho (Safran group) announced the launch of a new project with Michigan State University (MSU) to advance research on biometric tattoo recognition technology. The project seeks to further enhance the capabilities of the tattoo matching software licensed to Morpho in 2009 by the university's Pattern Recognition and Image Processing (PRIP) Laboratory. ... Full story

Las Vegas new airport terminal expands security coverage with Pelco

Schneider Electric announced the successful expansion of its Pelco by Schneider Electric Endura IP video management system (VMS) in the newly opened Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nev. The airport, which ranked 20th-busiest in the world in 2011, added more than 900 Pelco cameras and integrated the video system with an access control system to provide mission-critical surveillance for public and back-of-house areas, security checkpoints, U.S. Customs and Border Protection sections, baggage systems, the tram system, and parking facilities. This expanded system integrates with an existing Endura solution already deployed in McCarran, allowing security personnel to effectively safeguard people and property throughout the entire airport. ...more