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edition of Intersec was an indoor
D ro n e Z o n e , a l o n g w i t h t w o
dedicated conferences on Drones and
Artificial Intelligence. Greg Agvent,
Senior Director for CNN Aerial
Imaging and Reporting, spoke at the
Intersec Drones Conference about
the potential uses for drones in
information gathering.
Agvent said drones can be effective to
not only deliver new perspective of
journalism and reporting, but can also
be important tools for data capture
t h a t c a n h a v e m u c h w i d e r
implications.
Agvent said Middle East Broadcasters
wishing to utilize drones need to
engage with their respective civil
authorities and manufactures.
Intersec has proved over the years to
be a fruitful business platform for
global leaders and industry start-ups
alike. Korean company IDIS has
exhibited for the past several years,
and has watched its projects and
partnerships in the Middle East
expand significantly as a result of
contacts established during the show.
“We've expanded our partner network
with many due to the success of
exhibiting at Intersec from 2015 to
2017,” said Harry Kwon, General
Manager for IDIS in the Middle East
and North Africa.
“We've established new end-user
customers and struck up strategic
partnerships such as with G4S in Egypt
and Saudi Arabia as a direct result of
Intersec, with a number of projects
now complete or underway.
“We were first introduced to Al
Sulaiman Security Systems and
Services (A4S) at Intersec two years
ago and since then IDIS MENA has
struck up a strategic alliance with A4S
with the partnership paying dividends.
Both companies are now working on
150 leads and ten live projects. And
we're thrilled to announce at Intersec
2018 our project with Al Sulaiman
Jewellers, that comprises 100 IDIS
camera solution across 18 branches as
well as offices,” added Kwon.
Meanwhile, Germany's DoorBird was
one of more than 30 companies in
Intersec 2018's fast-developing Smart
Home and Building Automation
section. A debut exhibitor in 2017,
DoorBird returned this year to
showcase the 2nd generation of its IP
Video Door Station.
Pierre Dinnies, DoorBird's Key Account
Manager said the 2nd iteration was
developed specifically to handle
extreme Middle East conditions,
enabling users to access their home's
video intercom via their mobile device
and DoorBird App anywhere in the
world, in real-time.
“ “Users can also program DoorBird so
that it automatically locks and unlocks
at designated times, allowing access
to homes if required, for example,
cleaning or maintenance companies.
Everything is recorded and it can be
integrated with existing home
automation and security systems, so
the opportunities are endless,” he said
In the Safety and Health section,
American-headquartered Industrial
Scientific launched its gas detection
and safety analytics solutions used
across a variety of high risk industries
including Public Safety, Civil Defence,
Oil and Gas, Chemical Production,
Mining, Steel Manufacturing and
Construction.
The three-day event featured 1,337
exhibitors from 59 countries, covering
60,000sqm of space, a five percent
increase over the previous year.