business news Business PeoPle Onvif takes tougher stance on false compliance claims San Ramon, Ca (USA) new VP of Morpho (Paris, France) Morpho (Safran) has appointed Olivier Méaux as Executive Vice President of its Digital Security and Authentication division. He replaces Jacques Pantin, who has been named special advisor in charge of cyber security. Olivier Méaux holds degrees from Ecole Polytechnique (1985) and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (1991) engineering schools. He started his career with the bank BNP Paribas in New York. In 1995, he was named Vice President of Digital Systems and Services at Thomson Multimédia. Three years later he was appointed Vice President, Business Development and Telecommunications by the French television network, France 2. He joined Orange in 2002, holding successive management positions in sales and business development, with a particular focus on digital services. In 2013, he moved to Sopra-Steria as Managing Director of the Telecom and Media division. “Olivier Méaux brings to our company a solid experience in the IT and digital sectors, both in France and internationally,” said Anne Bouverot, CEO of Morpho. “His proven expertise in digital innovation will help energize and leverage our strengths in this market, a strong growth opportunity for Morpho.” Onvif, the leading global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, is releasing a new web-based reporting tool for reporting false claims of Onvif conformance, part of the organisation’s ongoing proactive education and enforcement campaign designed to ensure that all claims of Onvif conformance by manufacturers of IP-based physical security products are valid. The new conformance reporting tool allows both members and non-members to submit information directly to ONVIF regarding false conformance claims through the ONVIF website. The online reporting tool was developed in response to feedback from ONVIF members and from the industry at large. “The creation of Onvif ’s new online conformance reporting tool will enable anyone to easily share information with Onvif on false claims of conformance,” said Stuart Rawling, Onvif Communication Committee Chairman. “The integrity of the Onvif brand must be preserved in order to have value, and this new avenue for sharing information helps achieve that goal.” The online conformance reporting tool is part of Onvif ’s broader education and enforcement campaign, designed to protect the Onvif brand and preemptively monitor Onvifs copyrights, trademarks and logos on an ongoing basis. Other components of the campaign include member and industry education, as well as easy access to the most up to date list of Onvif conformant products and member companies on Onvif ’s website. Founded in 2008, Onvif now consists of more than 500 member companies in six continents and approximately 5,000 Profile conformant products. With Profile S for streaming video, Profile G for recording and storage, Profile C for physical access control and the Release Candidates Profile A, for advanced access control configuration; and Profile Q, for easy installation and advanced security features, Onvif continues to work with its members to expand the number of IP interoperability solutions Onvif conformant products can provide. Nedap launches new business division Groenlo, The Netherlands Nedap is launching a new activity - ‘Nedap Mobility Solutions’ and it will operate within its Identification Systems business unit. Nedap Mobility Solutions enables people and vehicles in urban environments to swiftly and safely reach their destinations. The Nedap Mobility Solutions portfolio comprises wireless vehicle detection sensors to assist motorists in quickly finding a parking bay and parking operators to optimise the utilisation. Moreover, city access control systems keep pedestrians in shopping zones safe while ensuring taxis, police and ambulances can fulfill their tasks. Over the years Nedap has contributed to the optimisation of traffic flows in hundreds of cities and similar environments, such as university campuses and large airports. “There is a growing demand for traffic flow optimisation systems. However, this requires a specific set of skills, methodology and vocabulary to successfully implement these in demanding urban environments. With the introduction of Nedap Mobility Solutions, we will bring together all activities related to traffic flow optimisation in such environments. Our portfolio includes our system for wireless vehicle detection (Sensit) and our system for city access control,” states Maarten Mijwaart, General Manager of Nedap Identification Systems. “We expect to expand and improve our systems for mobility in urban environments in the near future. The current interest in intelligent transport systems (ITS) in combination with upcoming technologies, such as the Internet of Things, offers numerous opportunities to address the mobility challenges of smart cities. We are at the dawn of a new era in which we will solve the mobility challenges of our ever growing urban environments. Nedap Mobility Solutions can contribute to this solution, with promising ITS concepts and ready-to-use products that help solve the mobility challenges of today,” says Edwin Siemerink, Proposition Manager of Sensit. The activities related to longrange and automatic identification of vehicles and people using RFID and ANPR will remain under the scope of Nedap Identification Systems. Security News Every Day – www. securityworldhotel.com