Today, sectors like tourism and hospitality view security as a strategic imperative, an investment not an expense, and are willing to invest in fool-proof security systems.
“Our approach in the future for the hospitality segment will be to integrate security systems with productivity improvement systems, and work towards enhancement of such solutions to provide an integrated infrastructure which would be an unobtrusive but complete and effective security solution. We are developing futuristic RFID solutions which would hit the markets by middle of 2010 and which is a step in the right direction,” opines Sawhney.
In terms of the future for security in hospitality industry, it lies in conversion of more data into intelligence – the true value of CCTV monitoring and other data stored is only realised when the footage is analysed. “Smart Video Analytics can be used to detect suspicious behaviour/body language, thereby, preventive measures can be taken to prevent mishaps and disasters.
IP surveillance is another trend wherein this process can be done real-time,” says Rao.
Technology is transitioning from a standalone, analog video output system with tape storage to networked, digital video, revolutionising the manner in which video information is analysed, archived, distributed, and managed. “In addition to the technological advancements, recent geopolitical events have caused an increased global focus on physical security in both private and public environments. Furthermore, the commoditisation of video hardware has put downward pressure on equipment prices, thus further facilitating the proliferation of video surveillance units. These factors, combined with the shift to networked, digital solutions, have created exponential growth in the creation of raw, digital video data.
In future, we intend to provide facilities to integrate our solution with other systems such as access control, fire prevention, and public address systems. This will help the users to have a unified command and control over all security and safety related systems,” adds Saha.
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