ESX has revealed meet and greets, live music and more as part of its ESX Central Stage programming. Beginning June 20 at 1 p.m. and continuing throughout the Expo, the Central Stage will provide free entertainment and interactive events to attendees. In the spirit of the Music City, ESX will host Kristen Merlin, country singer and finalist on NBC’s 'The Voice', for a two-hour performance, sponsored by Rapid Response Monitoring Services, on June 20 on the Central Stage. Merlin performed at last year’s event and will return to provide a fun atmosphere on the expo floor once more.  The Innovation Award TechVision Challenge winners will be announced from the Central Stage on June 20 as well, following the meet and greet with Scott Stratten, President of Unmarketing and ESX Keynote Speaker. The excitement of the Central Stage is yet another way that ESX encourages quality conversations at its event Security Experience On Thursday, boxed lunches will be available at noon, followed by a meet and greet with ESX General Session Speaker and New York Times Best Selling author Don Yaeger. An interactive activity and leadership presentation with former Special Forces Officer Terry Peters will conclude the Central Stage programming at 2 p.m. The excitement of the Central Stage is yet another way that ESX encourages quality conversations at its event. The up-close and lively atmosphere is part of the passionate security experience and is a unique factor that sets ESX apart from other shows. A detailed schedule of Central Stage events can be found at esxweb.com/Schedule/Full-Schedule. All of this programming is included in the show’s free, expo-only pass. Upgraded Premium Passes are available at $299 in advance of the show.

Electronic Security Expo 2018 has added booths to the expo floor, accommodating influx of vendors wanting to meet with passionate security professionals this June. “We’re finding companies are excited to have a focused show where they can have quality interactions with real decision-makers from some of the most influential security, life safety, and monitoring companies around,” says ESX VP of Business Development, Jessica DaCosta. The recent expansion adds space for new exhibitors, while keeping the expo’s intimate feel. New product and service offerings will add to the attendees’ expo experience and give new vendors a chance to experience passionate security at ESX. Nearly 200 companies are expected to showcase their products/services at the expo, designed for quality conversations. Friday, May 18, is the deadline to participate.

At InfoComm 2018, in booth N1322, North Hall front entrance, Matrox will be showing its award-winning line of Maevex quad 4K enterprise encoders, Extio 3 IP KVM extenders, Mura IPX video wall and multi-viewer cards, and Monarch LCS lecture capture appliances—including the Monarch LCS Radar monitoring application. The showcase features Matrox’s best-of-class capture, real-time encoding, streaming, recording, switching, decoding, extension, and fully-programmable command-and-control of multi-channel AV distribution systems.  Matrox experts will additionally share industry insight and expertise in an InfoComm presentation titled Networked AV, Remote Monitoring, and Security on June 7, from 12:30-2:00 PM, at the Westgate Hotel (Pavilion 10). Also, as a fierce advocate of interoperability and standards, Matrox has been early to support the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol as an open-source video transport protocol designed to help with low-latency streaming across unpredictable networks. SRT Alliance partners have joined forces to show multi-vendor camera, encoder, media server, decoder, video wall, and social cast products, all working together using the SRT protocol. The Monarch LCS encoder appliance and radar monitoring application offer simple, affordable lecture capture workflows Maevex 6150 Quad 4K Enterprise Encoder Matrox boasts a complete portfolio of world-class technologies designed to meet all of today’s AV distribution requirements. The Maevex 6150 quad 4K enterprise encoder will highlight game-changing 4K streaming and recording, while the Extio 3 IP KVM extender will demonstrate industry-leading 4K IP extension and switching at low bitrates. Mura IPX video wall cards meanwhile, will exhibit high-density 4K encoding, decoding, and display on networked display walls and multi-viewers. The Monarch LCS encoder appliance and Monarch LCS Radar monitoring application for simple, affordable lecture capture workflows, will also be on display.  Networked AV To Remote monitoring The Networked AV, Remote Monitoring, and Security presentation will provide an introduction on some of the fundamental considerations when evaluating networked AV. The session will enable attendees to develop a deeper understanding of the most common streaming protocols, identify key performance metrics and monitoring protocols for IT network management, and recognize and safeguard against security vulnerabilities created by networked AV equipment. Session Details: Name: IS081 - Networked AV, Remote Monitoring, and Security Date: June 7, 2018 Time: 12:30-2:00 PM Location: Westgate Hotel - Las Vegas - Pavilion 10 Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) Renewal Units (RUs): Max RUs: 1.50 CTS RUs: 1.50 CTS-D RUs: 1.50 CTS-I RUs: 1.50 Website: Register to attend, space is limited While Matrox encoders, such as Maevex 6150 and Mura IPX, support all the popular transport protocols for IP video streams, Matrox is collaborating and participating in great industrious initiatives, like SRT, to help the market deal with upgrading the performance, security, ease-of-use, and interoperability of performance video streams on large networks and over the cloud. Come by the Matrox booth to see multiple manufacturers’ products from the SRT Alliance working together using the SRT protocol.

Gradiant is taking part at XPonential 2018 for the third time. This is the most important international fair for unmanned vehicles. This year, the Colorado Convention Center in Denver is hosting the event from April 30 to May 3 where the most relevant actors are showing the latest advances. Hand in hand with ICEX, inside the Spain Trade and Investment space in booth 1611, Gradiant is showing in the States UAS technologies and their own developments in life detection technologies. As Iago Gómez, head of UAS at Gradiant, explains “taking part in this event one more time is essential to validate and show our innovation and development work with drones, our goal is to give companies the best solutions.” At XPonential 2018, Gradiant is presenting the challenges and applications of intelligent video analysis technologies for UAS Marine Surveillance From UAV “The technologies our team is showing at XPonential been developed and validated by both, national and international companies and prove Gradiant’s innovation skills in such a competitive industry like unmanned aerial vehicles. Being present at such an event for the third consecutive year is an important recognition to the quality of our work, in addition to as well as the confirmation of mature state of our technologies in an exceptional international space,” adds José A. Rodríguez Artolazábal, head of Video Analytics at Gradiant. At XPonential 2018, Gradiant is presenting, in one of the poster sessions, the challenges and applications of intelligent video analysis technologies for UAS. Highlighting marine surveillance from a UAV, as well as search and rescue and other land management applications. Drone Detecting Technologies In this international and specialized scenario, Gradiant is showcasing Counter UAS, a system that comprises a suite of technologies for unmanned vehicles threat detection, classification, tracking and neutralisation. This system, specially designed for critical infrastructure protection and a perfect match for other surveillance scenarios, is modular, scalable and decentralized. Counter-Fi detects and neutralises UAVs using WiFi as communication systems. RF Ear sensor uses signal intelligence techniques to detect drones by using its own communications link. Smart Eye is a module based on passive EO/IR sensors, able to work as both primary or secondary sensor for automatic UAVs detection, tracking and classification on fixed and moving cameras. SJam is an adaptive waveform generator for neutralising drones. Specially designed for alive victims detection, Alivetor is a new tool for first responders that allows them to find survivors in a quick and reliable way Alivetor Tool for Victim Detection Besides, Gradiant is presenting security, defense and victims detections solutions. Alivetor is a drone payload designed for the detection of victims after earthquakes and other catastrophic situations resulting in people trapped under debris. Specially designed for alive victims detection, Alivetor is a new tool for first responders that allows them to find survivors in a quick and reliable way. Designed by Gradiant, Alivetor has been awarded at European Satellite Navigation Contest (ESNC 2017). To end up the US tour, Gradiant is assisting Connect:ID 2018, one of the biggest international conferences focused on biometric technologies, next-generation secure credentials, advanced digital ID solutions, mobile ID and fintech. In this context, the Spanish technology center is showing face, voice and signature biometric authenticators for digital on boarding and KYC processes with mobile devices. Gradiant Signer Biometric Authentication Gradiant Signer, specifically designed for Samsung Galaxy Note, allows accessing and securely signing any document anywhere. The user is authenticated via Samsung Pass to get access to a confidential document and sign it with S-Pen anywhere and anytime in a secure and reliable way, since user’s signature is verified through Gradiant’ DSV technology. faceIDNN verifies user’s identity by comparing the face with the photograph in his/her ID faceIDNN verifies user’s identity by comparing the face with the photograph in his/her ID, driver’s license or passport. Using both images, the verification techniques developed by Gradiant verify in real time if they belong to the same person. selfie&sign Face Biometric Recognition Likewise, selfie&sign is a secure and easy-to-use solution for mobile biometric login. This face biometric recognition solution incorporates an advanced mechanism to avoid spoofing based on the simultaneous verification of the user’s handwritten signature. Gradiant’ experience in facial recognition has allowed developing techniques for anti-spoofing attacks, as well as guaranteeing verification even when there are changes of appearance in front of the photograph of the ID card, or the person has aged. Both, faceIDNN and selfie&sign incorporate these technological innovations, especially in dealing with the customer and digital on boarding services.

Invixium, an innovator of biometrics solutions, made its North American debut at ISC West 2018 in Las Vegas and unveiled an impressive lineup of modern biometric products including its newest - IXM TITAN, featuring an impressive suite of features and technical specifications. TITAN offers customers a multitude of options for access control applications in need of multimodal biometrics (facial recognition as a primary and fingerprint or finger vein authentication as a secondary), with additional functionality for time and attendance, video intercom and video surveillance. Visitors from the security industry including experts, consultants, installers and media were impressed by the company’s design and attention-to-detail as exhibited by the inviting nature of the booth, product displays, brochures and attractive packaging. “We had a fantastic ISC West!” said Shiraz Kapadia, CEO and President of Invixium. “From security consultants, end users to integrators, we received numerous compliments and positive reactions to our products and solutions. It only reinforces our vision of creating biometric solutions that are beautiful, but also rugged enough to be installed in any environment.” Surveillance and physical security systems will continue to play a critical role in keeping organizations, staff and visitors safe  Understanding Cybersecurity Threats At ISC West 2018, Kapadia was one of the esteemed security leaders to participate in a panel discussion of industry experts to address cybersecurity. Kapadia joined expert panelists from leading manufacturers Galaxy Control Systems, Pelco by Schneider Electric, Boon Edam, SureView Systems, Manything, and Viakoo to discuss how cybersecurity is not restricted to the IT department – it threatens and affects every connected device in every department. The panelists shared their views regarding connectivity in the security industry, and how as it expands, risks will increase.  In this environment, surveillance and physical security systems will continue to play a critical role in keeping organizations, staff and visitors safe. They communicated to the audience how it is vital to understand what the cybersecurity threats are to physical security systems, how protections from cyber-attacks can be implemented and how security professionals must be proactive in planning for incident recovery and ongoing protection. Advanced Biometric Applications “Invixium will continue to develop advanced biometric applications and help educate the market on the many benefits of multimodal authentication technologies,” continued Kapadia. “We are on a mission to become the market leader in the biometric physical access control market, one project at a time and will continue our impressive growth trajectory.”