RiskUKOctober2017

Technology in Focus
Ocucon’s surveillance technology
set to “revolutionise” fight against
criminals targeting UK businesses
“Groundbreaking” surveillance technology is
set to “revolutionise” the ability of UK
businesses to defend against fraudulent cases
of slips, trips and falls which are currently
estimated to cost more than £800 million per
annum. The “world’s first” Video Surveillance
as a Service (VSaaS) system – designated
Ocucon – will provide unlimited storage for
unlimited cameras within the cloud.
Launched in the UK in partnership with
Google Cloud, the new technology will remove
physical limitations on the amount of
surveillance footage an organisation can save.
Delivering a cloud-based storage and
retrieval platform, Ocucon combines intelligent
data analytics with the facility to store, analyse
and retrieve video surveillance footage from
within the Ocucon portal.
Ocucon’s co-founder Gary Trotter (pictured)
commented: “Providing organisations with the
flexibility to store uncapped amounts of data
for as long as required will revolutionise the
way in which businesses defend themselves
against wrongful allegations.”
www.ocucon.com
Induction-based mechatronic keys
signal further technological
innovation from LOCKEN
LOCKEN’s permanent quest for innovation has
been an important factor in the company
leading the way for smart digital keys, with
over 150,000 buildings equipped throughout
Europe. Now, the business has taken a further
significant step forwards with a new solution
based on magnetic induction.
Central to this new process, LOCKEN
combines the advantages of a traditional
mechanical lock with a state-of-the-art
electronic solution to offer what it calls “an
unprecedented standard” of reliability.
In this new mechatronic solution, the
information is exchanged between the key and
the cylinder by magnetic induction rather than
an electrical contact. This has two major
benefits. First, it allows for much smoother
Harnessing radar technology
for security surveillance
addressed by 360 Vision
Technology and Navtech Radar
Harbouring a strong emphasis on
technical innovation and design, CCTV
solutions manufacturer 360 Vision
Technology has partnered with Navtech
Radar to create effective surveillance
camera solutions for wide area security
monitoring and intruder detection.
Perfect for many electronic
surveillance applications, radar
technology is often thought to be the
preserve of only airports and ports, but
the advantages of radar can be used
across a wide variety of security
surveillance applications.
Radar operates using the same
principles as echolocation – the same
system that bats and dolphins use to
navigate with – by emitting sounds that
bounce off nearby objects. Based on the
volume of the sounds that return and
the time it takes, systems are able to
produce a map of their environment.
Radar can track multiple objects (up to 40
in the case of 360 Vision Technology’s
Predator Radar ‘all-in-one’ wide area PTZ
camera). Its sophisticated on-board software
will identity target objects and continue to
track them until they leave the monitored
area (or beyond if required). This alerts CCTV
operators to a developing situation and
identifies the location of given objects.
www.360visiontechnology.com
use by opening the lock almost
instantaneously, because the
information is exchanged
between the key and the cylinder
in fewer than 80 milliseconds (ie
the time it takes a regular key to
recognise a mechanical cylinder).
Second, all communication
between the key and the cylinder
is contact-free, so it’s not
disrupted by problems due to rust, wear or the
presence of dust in the cylinder. Consequently,
the reliability of the locks is “unmatched”.
A Bluetooth module means the mechatronic
key communicates with the end user’s smart
phone using the MyLocken App. In this case,
it’s capable of offering centralised control and
case-by-case, real-time access control,
reaching standards of security usually only
available from online access control systems.
www.locken.eu
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