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that gives companies access to
their video surveillance from
where ever there is an internet
connection
eight product areas
The fair was organised in parallel
with the Safety & Health Expo
(in Hall 1) and the Facilities Show
(in Hall 2), while Ifsec itself was
divided into eight product areas,
including the new Fire section.
Other areas were Counter Terror
and Physical Security, Integrated
Security and IP & Network Solu-
tions, Access Control, CCTV
and Surveillance and finally Lone
worker protection.
Seminars
The show reported a 68 percent
increase in the number of visitors
attending education sessions at the
show, representing approximately
10 percent of total attendees.
Show organisers UBM in-
jected some investment into Ifsec's
education programme this year,
including the new Security Man-
agement Education Theatre, cre-
ated for security managers and all
those responsible for managing the
security of their organisation, such
tion to IP. Sony's booth contained
a hybrid camera that only existed
as a prototype last year and later
won a Detektor International
Award for best CCTV-product.
Samsung displayed its concept of
Smarter Security which addresses
how customers can upgrade an
analogue system to an IP-based
system.
"90 percent of what we sell
is still analogue. We are in a
transition period and we need to
help customers understand the
benefits of network video," said
Peter Ainsworth, Senior Product
Manager, Samsung Techwin.
Cloud storage
During a seminar at the show,
Axis announced that the company
is not only the largest network
camera manufacturer, but most
also the largest in IP cameras and
analogue cameras combined. This
is confirmed in a new report from
IMS Research.
A strong trend is cloud storage
and there were several booths
where the Security-as-a-service
concept was in focus. Honeywell,
for example, showed its Maxpro
Cloud, which is a hosted service
with the support of our partners
and exhibitors and the commit-
ment from our visitors."
Trends
One of last year's biggest trends at
Ifsec was "fish-eye" cameras and
an increasing number of security
applications connected to smart
phones. Both of these could be
discerned at this year's show too.
But the biggest trend at this year's
Ifsec was simplicity and that the
transition from analogue to IP has
become increasingly clear even in
Britain. When it comes to simplic-
ity, there were many solutions
based on NFC and a multitude
of user-friendly apps on display.
It is also becoming increasingly
clear that video images are being
stored more often directly inside
the camera.
Many companies demonstrated
products that facilitate the transi-
Over 700 exhibitors
were present at the show,
including over 100 companies
exhibiting for the first time and
there were more than 11,000
downloads of the Ifsec Interna-
tional visitor app. Ifsec confirmed
it is still the most recognised
international security event of
the year.
Charlie Cracknell, event direc-
tor for Ifsec International, said:
"Ifsec International defined itself
as the `must attend' event that
represents the `entire security buy-
ing and influencing chain' from
across the globe. With a strong
proposition combining the leading
security and fire manufacturers,
integrators, training via first-class
free education, new show features,
interactive experiences and
networking, Ifsec International
stepped up to the challenge in
2012. This has only been possible
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Ifsec still standing strong
This year Ifsec in Birmingham attracted some 24,933 visi-
tors, which was slightly less than in 2011. Video surveil-
lance products and solutions dominated and the most
noticeable trend was perhaps simplicity and solution-
oriented products. In addition, many products were
shown to facilitate the transition from analogue to IP.
Busy days at the NEC in Birmingham.