Product News Hikvision unveils industry’s first 8K NVRs Hangzhou, China Hikvision is launching, what it claims to be the security industry’s first “True 8K” NVRs that support video recording, storage, transferring, decoding and output of up to 8K super-high-resolution images. The new M-Series NVRs can be used with a host of Hikvision cameras and are offered as being ideal for environments where a wide field of view, and extremely high image resolution is needed. Hikvision has upgraded and optimised both the software and hardware of the M-Series NVR. These NVRs are equipped with an 8-core 64-bit high-performance SOC chip and high-capacity DDR4 memory kits, which provide full guarantee for, so called, “True 8K” functionalities The powerful hardware performance of the M-Series promises a stable guarantee for 8K video access. In the meantime, enabled with the innovative dynamic cache technology, the devices are able to adjust the cache required by each channel as per high-concurrency and high bit rate video stream. Being able to effectively adjust the dynamic application, the entire device’s performance is improved, making it able to achieve efficient storage for 8K video stream. The built-in high frame rate port forwarding optimisation technology not only ensures the data integrity, but also improves the transferring efficiency of the 8K code stream, effectively reducing frame loss and delay. Featured with a high-performance codec core that supports up to 32x 1080p at 30fps, the devices can efficiently decode 8K real-time streams for two channels at the same time, enabling smooth live view and playback. The new series also adopts the HDMI2.1 interface, which supports an output resolution as high as 8K (7680x4320)/30HZ. To ensure high-level system stability and data safety, the MSeries NVRs are equipped with an embedded file system that helps to increase productivity for data management tasks, a 1+1 re- Hikvision claims that the powerful hardware performance of the M-Series promises a stable guarantee for 8K video access. dundant power supply to provide load balancing, reduce pressure, and increase service life, as well as a “dual system” to avoid data loss and guarantee the reliability of the storage system. Ksenia improves user convenience with Alexa integration Ripatransone, Italy With Ksenia Security, users can use voice commands to manage their home without making any efforts thanks to the control panel Lares 4.0 integration with Google Home and Amazon Alexa smart home voice assistants. Both devices are equipped with a microphone, capable of recognising the voice and able to process the words pronounced by the users to turn them into text, thanks to the Speech-to-text feature. Subsequently, this text is interpreted thanks to an artificial intelligence on the cloud, allowing the voice assistants to generate the actions required by the users such as, for example, turn on/off the lights, arm/disarm an alarm system and much more. Ksenia integration with Google Home and Amazon Alexa offers the opportunity to manage all smart devices in every moment of the day; combining comfort and innovation at the same time, it can greatly simplify daily actions within the home. With this integration home automation becomes a comfortable ally, creating high levels of interaction with the home thanks to a convenient user experience. Moreover, the potential offered by the Lares 4.0 control panel makes it an ideal IoT platform with which Ksenia Home Automation devices and the intelligent assistants can cooperate to ensure efficiency, security, and home comfort. Hanwha releases Wave VMS upgrade Chertsey, Surrey (UK) Designed in direct response to the prolific rise in the use of AI, version 5.0 of Hanwha Techwin’s upgraded Wisenet Wave VMS expands its focus on leveraging the power of AI analytics, cyber security, system usability and new interactivity capabilities for administrators and end users. Advanced Object Search is now available, so operators can search for objects which have been identified by analytics and stored in video archives by their specific attributes, such as object type, colour, gender, age, or clothing. This is also viewable in a new pop-out window to improve the flow of an operator’s work. Users can also configure backups of video archives based on associated system metadata, including motion, bookmarks, or objects, in addition to real-time, scheduled, or on-demand backups. Other updates include new usability and admin features that make it easier to manage video footage from groups of cameras using a range of recording options, such as motion and low-res, or motion and objects. These can then be shared with specific user groups. Operators can also access easier playback features to see the last few minutes of an event and view more detailed information about the servers and cameras recording an event. The login experience has also been improved to help operators easily sort, filter and hide systems. The Desktop client will also download updates automatically and in the background to ensure the system is always entirely up to date with no vulnerabilities (users can choose to disable this automatic update if desired). Cyber security has been enhanced with Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) as a systemwide setting that requires all users with cloud accounts to use an authentication app for access (Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator or Duo Mobile). Hanwha enhances Wisenet Wave platform in latest upgrade VMS Server connections now use SSL/TLS Certificate pinning to prevent “man-in-the-middle” attacks. VMS Servers and Clients also use new session-based (bearer token) authentication by default. Video archives are encrypted and viewable only in desktop, mobile, and web clients — and work on any hard drive or storage medium. The suppliers web site is linked to the global security web portal, www.securityworldmarket.com 3 8 • de tek to r inte rnat io nal