Michael Miller

Vaion is proud to announce the general availability of its innovative Vaion vcore video management system at the upcoming ISC East 2019 event in New York. Designed with scalability in mind, Vaion vcore is a proactive solution that allows threats to be detected and addressed as incidents unfold. This is made possible through the use of a new neural network that mimics the human brain’s ability to recognize patterns and categorize images. Vaion vcore is equipped with integrated machine learning capabilities that analyze all video feed from all standards-based cameras in real-time. The system monitors and understands behaviors; identifies, classifies, and tracks people, vehicles, and other objects of interest; and sends alerts before threats escalate. Vaion vcore video management system Vaion vcore is enhanced with a range of advanced features that make the system scalable, secure, and easy to useVaion vcore is enhanced with a range of advanced features that make the system scalable, secure, and easy to use, covering a wide range of enterprise security needs. The system can work with third-party cameras or be further optimized with the suite of specialized Vaion cameras, available in January 2020. Vaion’s complete enterprise security solution will allow organizations to leverage additional features, including directional audio analytics and advanced cybersecurity features. Vaion vcore enables a proactive approach with the Spotlight capability that changes video feeds dynamically and sends real-time alerts and notifications based on predefined rules and detection of unusual activity. Instead of merely investigating incidents, organizations can take the necessary steps to prevent them. Vaion Smart Search As events occur, Vaion’s Smart Search allows operators to conduct forensic analysis and build case files in minutes versus the hours, days, weeks of traditional VMS platforms. Also, Vaion vcore’s unique Map view with Smart Presence provides people and vehicle tracking and counting, as well as camera and alarm views, giving operators detailed situational awareness and advanced operational benefits. “Vaion’s impressive vcore software includes all the features you would expect in a legacy VMS platform. However, the embedded artificial intelligence provides immense insight with people/object/vehicle detection, anomalies, presence-based maps, and fast/scalable similarity searches. End-users will realize operational benefits of the Vaion platform beyond the improvements to security operations and focused situational awareness.” — Michael Miller, President and CTO, TWG Security Physical security In addition to Vaion vcore’s physical security features, the system is secure from the ground up to protect data and minimize the risk of breaches. This is achieved by end-to-end encryption and digitally-signed files for secure export. Vaion vcloud allows operators to access the system remotely, manage complex deployments in a single platform Ease of use, simple deployment, remote access, link sharing, and license pooling is made possible with the Vaion vcloud connection. Vaion vcloud allows operators to access the system remotely, manage complex deployments in a single platform, and stay up to date with Vaion vcore upgrades and features. Cutting-edge video analytics and surveillance “Vaion harnesses the most advanced technologies out there to solve real problems security personnel really care about. We don’t just deliver an affordable state-of-the-art VMS based on decades of experience in the industry; we apply cutting-edge analytics on every video stream all the time to provide insightful and actionable information in real-time!” — Ran Pugach, Chief Product and Development Officer, Vaion. Come see Vaion demonstrate vcore in action with solutions to real-life scenarios at ISC East 2019, Booth #351. As a global company with offices in New York, London, and Oslo, Vaion is changing the traditional video security landscape with AI capabilities that make it easier for businesses and organizations to monitor their assets proactively. With embedded video and audio analytics powered by machine learning algorithms, intuitive installation processes, and a range of smart cameras, Vaion offers an end-to-end surveillance solution that helps companies detect threats in their earliest stages and perform fast, effective investigations with fewer resources.

Customer: Alburtis is a borough in Lehigh County, PA and a suburb of Allentown, PA in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. Residents in the borough of Alburtis, PA, can dispose of lawn clippings, tree limbs and shrubs at the local yard waste center. However, Leigh County needed to prevent disposal at the center of prohibited items such as construction debris, propane tanks and household garbage. The borough has a lot at stake in its efforts to prevent illegal dumping - from possible damage to the environment to harmful fumes, toxicity and deadly fire risk. More specifically, the Alburtis Police Department wanted the ability to clearly identify anyone dumping prohibited items, and to see what type of materials they were dumping via remote video monitors at the police station and borough building. Arecont Vision Video Surveillance System Alburtis was able to accomplish its surveillance objectives with a video surveillance system that uses only three cameras – two Arecont Vision MegaDome® AV1355DN 1.3 Megapixel H.264 day/night dome cameras for license plate viewing, and one Arecont Vision 180-degree Panoramic AV8185 8 Megapixel H.264 camera for a comprehensive view of the waste center yard. The single panoramic camera installed provides as much coverage as up to 24 standard resolution cameras. The borough turned to Michael Miller, President of The Wire Guys located in Alburtis, PA to design and install the cameras, server, system setup, and provide training. Mr. Miller recommended Arecont Vision cameras because of their competitive pricing, H.264 compression to minimize bandwidth and storage needs, and because of the availability of a 180-degree panoramic megapixel solution. The newly installed system at Alburtis’ yard waste center is integrated with an existing video surveillance system at the borough building/police station via a cable modem that streams live video back to the police station for remote live viewing and web viewing from police cars over a cellular network. The system employs network video recorder (NVR) software from Exacq Technologies and a Wire Guys custom-built network video recorder (NVR) with 750 GB of storage. The collaboration between Arecont Vision and Exacq Technologies ensured interoperability of Arecont Vision’s megapixel cameras with the ExacqVision NVR platform. The Arecont Vision MegaDome® AV1355DN 1.3 Megapixel H.264 day/night dome cameras provide 1280x1024-pixel images at 32 frames per second. The all-in-one integrated camera, lens and IP66-rated dome housing features a 1/2” CMOS sensor and Arecont Vision's MegaVideo® technology that processes video at 80 billion operations per second. The camera uses H.264 (MPEG 4, Part 10) compression to minimize bandwidth and storage requirements while maintaining real-time image frame rate. Additional capabilities include motion detection, image cropping and region-of-interest streaming. Light sensitivity of 0.1 lux at F1.4 enables low-light viewing and recording, and the day/night version used by the borough of Alburtis has a motorized infrared (IR) cut filter. The Arecont Vision 180-degree Panoramic AV8185 8 Megapixel H.264 camera with MegaVideo® technology is an 8 megapixel network camera with four 2-megapixel sensors that provides up to 6,400 x 1,200 pixel images at 5.5 frames per second (fps). The camera can be set for lower resolutions at higher frame speeds, such as 1,600 x 1,200 pixel images at 22 fps or 800 x 600 pixel images at 88 fps, and combines both H.264 (MPEG 4, Part 10) and JPEG compression. Light sensitivity is 0.2 lux at F2.0, and the AV8185 provides image cropping with up to four regions of interest. The Arecont Vision cameras provide the borough of Alburtis with an ideal combination of HD image quality, variable frame rates, low bandwidth, and lower storage requirements. Exceptional Coverage Capabilities Of Arecont’s Megapixel Solutions The Arecont Vision cameras provide the borough of Alburtis with an ideal combination of HD image quality, variable frame rates, low bandwidth, and lower storage requirements During the proposal phase of the project, users at the borough were almost instantly impressed and convinced that the exceptional resolution and coverage capabilities of Arecont Vision’s megapixel solutions provided the resolution they needed for both real-time and playback modes to enforce local ordinances. Alburtis system operators can zoom in for up-close views, even on stored images, view specific parts of a larger image – a person's face or a license plate number – without any loss of detail. The Arecont Vision cameras have proven to the borough that megapixel imaging is suitable for almost any application and represents a significant upgrade in system functionality compared to standard-resolution cameras. In addition to lower bandwidth and storage requirements, megapixel cameras dramatically decrease costs related to other elements of a system, such as fewer software licenses, less cabling, fewer lenses, and a decrease in the man-hours needed to implement the system. The system has already proven successful to date allowing the police to identify and issue citations to people who discard anything but acceptable yard waste. “People were using the location to discard everything from old decks and propane tanks to household trash,” said Alburtis Police Chief Robert Palmer. “We wanted a system that could be used to identify people's faces, to read their license plates and to see what they are disposing of. We were able to meet those requirement using only three Arecont megapixel cameras as part of a simple system at a very reasonable cost.” “The customer is very happy with the system and has had no issues,” said Mr. Miller. “Arecont Vision gave us the ability to meet the customer's system requirements with only three cameras, which would not have been possible with any other imaging solution on the market.”