product news Smart thermal design tool aids camera selection Hoofddorp, The Netherlands Hikvision has launched a new online thermal design tool to help distributors, integrators and end users to find the right thermal camera for the right position in their solution. The free tool streamlines the process of designing a solution and preparing a quote. Use of online GIS map data gives accurate data that provides the correct scale, so frustrating scale issues are avoided. Importantly, it saves time because there’s no need to use a map manually and adjust field of view to make the right calculation. The Thermal Design Tool automates all of this. If map data is not yet avail- able for a site, the tool will still be able to provide a 2D version. The tool creates a professional report quickly, which makes a technical solution very clear and easy to reference. This also means it can be used to present to a customer. Adjustment of plans can be done quickly to meet the customer’s needs, and the impact of any change is easy to see immediately. This will come into its own for solutions involving perimeter protection. It is also useful in scenarios which warrant cameras with fire detection (for example forest fires) and fire prevention with The free tool streamlines the process of designing a solution and preparing a quote. temperature measurement. “Our new Thermal Design Tool takes the hassle out of designing a thermal solution, making it quicker and simpler to build a solution and to quote”, says Franck Carette, Thermal Product Manager for Hikvision Europe. “Because the tool is now online, there’s no need to install or update anything. This will make it a handy tool for installers and end users alike.” Vanderbilt agrees new integration partnership Indianapolis, In (USA) and Wiesbaden, Germany Vanderbilt has entered into a new partnership with Dutch-based company, Logitime International, a provider of a a complete and integrated solution for access control, time and attendance, and shop floor data collection. The Vanderbilt partnership centres around the integration of Vanderbilt’s VR40 OSDP Readers with Logitime’s Time and Attendance (T&A), Access Control, and Shop Floor Data Collection software solution. Logitime solutions’ primary function is to deliver a fully customisable and interactive access control product to their customers. As such, Vanderbilt’s VR40 Readers, which are supported by OSDP, fit perfectly into this customer-first model. Logitime’s T&A software is designed to be a fully integrated programme. This enables Logi- The Vanderbilt partnership centres around the integration of Vanderbilt’s VR40 OSDP Readers with Logitime’s software solution. time to provide a tailored solution for each unique customer. Vanderbilt’s VR40 Readers fit into this mix by complementing Logitime’s goal of being interactive and customisable. This is because the VR40 Readers come with a display screen that allows Logitime to integrate and customise the messaging being displayed to their intended audiences on a customer-by-customer basis. Speaking on the integration, Alexandre Prinsen, Senior Consultant at Logitime, explains: “At Logitime, our interactive technology is a crucial component for us. Therefore, being able to work with Vanderbilt’s VR40 OSDP Readers and customise our messaging in their display screens is, of course, an excellent match for us.” “The Vanderbilt VR Readers are very suitable for highly technological environments that need or want the feedback within their access control systems. We can even use them as T&A readers,” Prinsen concludes. Commenting on the partnership from Vanderbilt was Nick Pegtol, Country Manager for Benelux at the company. “As well as being attractive and robust, Vanderbilt’s VR40 OSDP Readers introduce dynamic features and an OLED display to simplify installation and in-service func- tionality. Our VR40 readers have three indicator LEDs and a multi-tone buzzer for audio verification. A multi-colour light frame enforces access status information. This can be configured to follow the indicator LEDs or any number of different options. Display brilliance is set automatically by an inbuilt light sensor.” “Aesthetics aside, one of the key features of our VR40 Readers is the inclusion of the highly secure OSDP (Open Supervised Device Protocol) to help combat people hacking communications. OSDP ensures that sniffing devices cannot be installed behind the reader or along the communications path, which we also believe strongly aligns with Logitime’s goal of producing customer-orientated solutions,” Pegtol summarises. New cost effective I-Pro from Panasonic Rolling Meadows, Il (USA) New U-series cameras from Panasonic I-Pro. The latest Panasonic I-Pro Sensing Solutions offer a new option of economically priced U-Series network cameras. Designed for SMB, schools, and numerous other applications, the new U-Series cameras have many of the features found in the company’s flagship I-Pro Extreme Series cameras at economical price points. The U-Series includes thirteen models in indoor and outdoor dome and bullet camera configurations with fixed or varifocal lenses, 2MP and 4MP models. 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