Canon Launches S Series & British Manufacturers Prosper in Middle East

The ultra-compact S series is designed for indoor environments such as in the retail, education, commercial and hospitality sectors.

“We launched four new cameras from our stand at the event, taking the opportunity to highlight and demonstrate the analytic features that are built into the cameras themselves,” Sam Oommen, product manager at Canon Middle East, said at Intersec in January, according to SecurityMiddleEast.com.

Analytic features, such as low light and moving object analysis, are customarily software features. We are the first company to build a small, compact camera with these features incorporated into the hardware itself. It was our goal at the exhibition to give visitors to our stand first hand experience of our products, and we had a fantastic response to the simulation rooms we had set up for demonstrations. Visitors got to experience our camera’s analytic features such as analysis in extreme low light conditions and facial recognition in extreme light conditions. Finally, we were able to highlight the compatibility of our camera with software solutions other than Canon’s own. All of our cameras fully integrate with other software solutions, including Milestone and Genetec solutions.

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A British Security Industry Association survey released in January found that British-made security products are finding a receptive audience in the Middle East.

Fifty percent of participating British companies that sell security products in the region reported a marked rise in Middle East-generated revenue over the past 12 months. An additional 12.5% reported broadly unchanged revenue levels.

All BSIA members involved in the region said they were anticipating a rise in orders in the coming 12 months. The percentage of BSIA members active in the region rose 2 percentage points from last year to 89%.

Members were asked to name the most lucrative country in the region. Saudi Arabia and the UAE tied as the top choice; each garnered 29% of the vote among those polled. Turkey, Qatar, and Kuwait were also deemed profitable markets for security manufacturers and suppliers.

When asked which type of security technology had made the biggest impact in the region, roughly 50% of respondents cited biometrics for access control. HD and mega-pixel CCTV, physical security and information management, and switch-mode power supplies were each chosen by 17% of those polled.

Unsurprisingly, the industry’s biggest source of revenue was the oil and gas segment, with 50% of respondents citing the industry as their biggest customer. Office developments and prestigious buildings came in second (33.3%). Other big spenders included clients from the government or residential building, transport, hotels and leisure, retail, and banking industries.

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