spread of the virus reached pandemic levels , which includes the touching of surfaces such as keypads . The introduction of touchless technologies is allowing organisations greater control over public and shared spaces , playing an important role in reducing the risk of exposure to the novel Coronavirus .”

detection , helping to greatly decrease the number of false alarms caused by animals , falling leaves and so on .

“ Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) is certainly being used in order to make the huge volume of data being created much more useful and relevant .”

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Integration , is proud to announce that it has been named as a local certified partner by world-leading provider of security products and solutions , Hikvision . This move allows Smart Integration to extend its existing offering to include state-ofthe-art , touchless access control and temperature measurement technology .

Glenn Noome , Director at Smart Integration , an Ulwembu Business Services organisation , said : “ Access control methods have undergone several transitions over the past few years , from the punch cards and keys of yesteryear , through more recent pin codes and magnetic cards , to biometric fingerprint technology .

“ The market has essentially been turned on its head by the COVID-19 pandemic , with a growing requirement for contactless options . Greater attention has been given to hygiene since the

Through its partnership with Hikvision , Smart Integration is now able to deliver algorithm-enabled facial recognition terminals featuring advanced Deep Learning technology , which increases the accuracy of facial recognition to over 99 % with verification speeds of under 0.2 seconds – even in complete darkness .

Noome said : “ This means that , aside from meeting the heightened occupational health and safety requirements of today , Hikvision ’ s touchless access control offers many other benefits to local companies , such as improved security with anti-spoofing technology . These counterfeit prevention measures mean that photos and videos , for instance , cannot be used to gain access deceptively .”

In addition to face recognition terminals , Smart Integration will offer Hikvision thermal cameras , which can be used for perimeter protection , temperature measurement and fire detection .

“ The thermal cameras provide excellent features , from clearer imaging and more accurate temperature measurement , to advanced intelligence allowing for accurate behaviour analysis , including detections such as line crossing , intrusion , region entrance and exit , and so on . In addition , these products provide intelligent human / vehicle

Another key consideration with Hikvision ’ s offering is that these solutions can be integrated with existing third-party products , supporting open standards protocols .

“ Importantly , mask detection technology can be added as a feature to the thermal cameras to complement temperature screening and raise ‘ no mask ’ alarms ,” Noome added .

“ Local organisations are realising that we ’ ve moved far beyond simple CCTV within the surveillance and access control market and that these advanced solutions can be used to add real business value . The beauty of the Hikvision offering is that this can also be done now at a more cost-effective price point ,” he said .

“ Hikvision has decided to partner with Smart Integration as the company brings a wealth of experience within various convergent technologies ,” explained Alex Penhaligon , South Africa Business Department : Project Sales Manager at Hikvision .

“ We believe that having a company with a strong influence within the ICT vertical , as well as the ability to add automated solutions to the government and commercial verticals , will add tremendous value to Hikvision as a partner .” u