What are Dahua’s SMB solutions and target market?

As a leading security solution provider, Dahua offers end-to-end solutions for various applications and vertical industries including traffic management, government facilities, retail, and banking and finance, and so on. Application solutions, such as face recognition and LPR feature not only ca

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meras, recorders, and VMS, but also open interfaces for convenient third-party integration. Dahua SMB solutions provide exclusive functionality that can cover several scenarios such as school, manufactory, smart retail, villa and apartment, hotel, etc.

What’s the market perspective of Dahua SMB solutions?

In recent years, metadata and AI concept have been attached more and more importance. As an end-to-end security solutions, systems, and services provider, Dahua has been developing mature solutions on AI face and car plate license recognition. For SMB business, Dahua has the complete program to support our partners. For preferred distributors and system integrators, also some resellers, we will give them the support according to our partner program, including the rebate program, training, and certification program, marketing promotion programs. We believe by cooperating, the SMB program will help our partner create a truly beneficial solution and offerings.

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We promote Imou that serves global IoT users with a “3-in-1” business system encompassing Imou Cloud, smart devices, and intelligent technologies. Designed for home and small and medium-sized business (SMB) users. Imou provides comprehensive smart IoT solutions for different scenarios. Its open cloud platform allows third-party integrations, which makes Imou perfect for building smart IoT ecosystems, creating greater value for partners and users.

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Nowadays, people are more conscious of home security. With the wide use of smartphones, consumer cameras allow end-users to monitor the situation remotely with convenience. The Imou system is easy to set up and connect with SmartHome compatibility. Providing round-the-clock safety, the Imou system offers professional-level reliability and features. It’s like adding a 24/7 security guard to your staff, allowing you to focus on growing your business.

Well-known in North and Latin America as regular gatherings of ESET security experts and independent IT professionals, business people and members of the public, more than five thousand people around the world have already attended ESET Security Days. And now the people of Riyadh, the Saudi capital, are about to get involved.

The Kingdom’s inaugural ESET Security Day is due to take place at the Novotel Riyadh Al Anoud on February 21st 2017 where IT security experts, including Dimitris Raekos, General Manager of ESET Middle East, and Mohamed Djenane, Technical & Sales Manager of ESET Middle East, will highlight the latest cyber-threats and data protection challenges affecting the current business environment.

“At ESET Security Days participants learn the latest news from our very own ESET kitchen. It’s not just about hearing about various products ESET offers to safeguard your business, far from it, guests receive valuable technology and security awareness insights along the way,” said Richard Marko, CEO of ESET.

“During the conference, attendees will receive detailed presentations and reports on all aspects of the cyber threat landscape, as well as new generation security software myths and marketing, malware detection technologies and ransomware and more.”

ESET is a pioneer of antivirus protection and the company’s goal is to ensure that users can safely enjoy opportunities offered by technology innovation. Today, ESET security solutions allow businesses and consumers in more than 180 countries to make the most of the digital world. The aim of the ESET Security Days project is to bring cutting-edge knowledge to everyone – especially the business user.

According to the 2017 SonicWall Annual Threat Report released this week, organisations are facing an onslaught of new security challenges. According to the SonicWall Global Response Intelligence Defense (GRID) Threat Network, the growth in ransomware attack attempts grew by 167x year-over-year to 638 million in 2016. SonicWall has a track record of introducing continuous cybersecurity innovations to provide defence-in-depth protection against these pervasive threats, such as its award-winning cloud-based, multi-engine Capture ATP Service introduced last year.

“Our 2017 SonicWall Annual Threat Report found that email remains a highly successful attack vector for cyber criminals because it’s all too easy for employees to fall victim to ransomware, phishing and unknown threats,” said Bill Conner, president and CEO, SonicWall. “SonicWall is enabling customers to stay one step ahead of cyber criminals by bolstering our platform with innovations that inspect and render a verdict on all email coming into and going out of their organisations, while keeping performance and usability high.”

SonicWall Email Security 9.0 Delivers Advanced Threat Protection
SonicWall Email Security 9.0 with Capture ATP Service utilises cloud-based sandboxing technology to detect advanced threats by scanning a range of email attachment types, analysing them in a multi-engine sandbox, blocking them until reviewed by an administrator, and rapidly deploying remediation signatures. Signatures for newly discovered malware are quickly generated and automatically distributed across the SonicWall GRID Threat Network, thereby preventing further infiltration by the identified malware threat. Organisations have a choice of administrative options ranging from removing an offending email attachment to blocking an entire message, leading to higher security effectiveness and faster response times.

“SonicWall Email Security featuring Capture ATP Service will further protect customers worldwide against known and unknown threats while defending against data leaks and compliance violations,” Conner said. “As an independent cybersecurity company, SonicWall is persevering to help protect customers in today’s cyber arms race by integrating Capture ATP Service across the portfolio.”

According to Jacob Touma, Regional Manager for Gunnebo in the Middle East: “As regional governments and companies invest heavily in security and technology, we have experienced buoyant growth. Our core business, for more than 100 years, has been to protect people, assets and valuables. So, our main contribution to the Middle East is to provide high-quality solutions for increased security and protection for our customers’ employees and businesses. Our solutions also contribute to the fast development of the region. In the UAE, for example, our products within cash management is supporting the city’s transformation from an e-city to a smart city to a happy city.”

Gunnebo with its regional headquarters in Dubai and representative offices in Saudi, Oman and Turkey; and partners in other markets, is well positioned to grow its business in the Arabian Peninsula, in particular, and Middle East, in general.

Entrance and electronic security, perimeter protection, safes and vaults and solutions for cash management, are the largest product groups for Gunnebo in the region, with main business coming from protecting banks, public and commercial buildings, and high-risk sites.

Touma, says: “Our strongest business growth last year was in Oman, where we have evolved from a product supplier to a solution/technology provider and security advisor, to the Central Bank of Oman. We also see a strong market for cash management in the region. In the UAE, with Transguard, we have developed an offering that streamlines and increases cash management efficiency and security for retail, banks and business owners in UAE.”

This is Gunnebo’s 17th year of participation at Intersec with its largest stand ever. This year, Gunnebo has a unique stand design modelled on an airport, showcasing the company’s full security offering to a high-risk site. It gives visitors a 360-degree experience of how Gunnebo can provide various security solutions, starting with the perimeter protection from the outside; and moving inside, visitors can experience entrance and access control as well as anti-blast, anti-bullet and anti-vandalism solutions. Gunnebo’s boarding control solutions as well as cash management and valuables storage solutions for stores, banks and businesses, will also be on display as well as Gunnebo’s total electronic security solution.

Touma concludes: “Our participation at Intersec shows our commitment to this region which is a key market for us. Security is a great concern in this region as it is in the rest of the world, with year-on-year increase in investment to protect and secure employees, assets and valuables. Even though the region is affected by falling oil prices, we have experienced strong growth. Today, we have a well-established business here based on strong relationships with strategic partners and end-customers. In the coming years, we will continue to do our best to ensure that our products, solutions and services meet our customers’ high standards.”

Gunnebo will exhibit at S2-A18 at Intersec to be held at Dubai World Trade Centre from January 22-24, 2017.