Digital video surveillance 

Hikvision secures the world from corner shops to Olympics

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., the leading supplier of digital video surveillance products with headquarters in China, has three decades of experience in research and development of video technology, which gives the company the edge in providing supreme video surveillance products that satisfy various market demands. From A/V Compression Boards to Embedded Net Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) and Multipurpose Digital Video Servers (DVSs) as well as Networked frontend products such as IP Cameras and IP Speed Domes, Hikvision provides the most advanced H.264 solution for digital surveillance industry based on its owned patented algorithms.

Future-proof Technical Efforts

Since it was established, Hikvision has launched three generations of Video/Audio Compression Card -- DS-4000M, DS-4000H and DS-4000HC/HF, two generations of Digital Video Recorder -- DS-8000M/ME and DS-8000HC, as well as other high performance surveillance products to build up a complete video surveillance product line. Now, Hikvision provides 1.3-megapixel CCD and 2-megapixel CMOS IP camera, as well as DS-9016 HFI-S Intelligent Hybrid DVR based on the most advance DSP platform to satisfy various market demands.

This dynamic growth has led to the company being awarded Top 50 High-tech Fast-growing Enterprise in China three years in a row by Deloitte, as well as Forbes’ Most Potential SMEs in China (No. 4 in 2008) amongst others. These rankings clearly endorse Hikvision’s commitment to strong manufacturing capabilities, core competitiveness, and R&D excellence. Hikvision was one of the earliest to develop and promote H.264 algorithm in video surveillance. The compamy has invested resources and manpower to incorporate new technologies into DVRs and compression cards, as well as to integrate the next generation video surveillance technologies, such as intelligent video analytics and facial recognition to deliver smarter video surveillance solutions to the marketplace. 

Partnership and Integration

As there are more and more demands in IP surveillance, having Hikvision’s network cameras compatible with mainstream video management software is crucial. Hikvision, therefore, have taken the initiative to integrate with the major video management software in the market. One of the most prominent collaborations is with Milestone Systems, the world leading developer of open platform IP video management software in 2008. “Though Hikvision’s IP video surveillance products are newly introduced to the market, we have received numerous positive feedbacks, and have seen a great potential in the booming IP surveillance market. The partnership with Milestone is definitely one of the major steps for us to provide a higher value in the video surveillance industry and helping Hikvision get a strong reputation internationally.

With the integration of Hikvision’s high-performance IP video surveillance products with Milestone’s powerful, reliable and highly scalable video management software, the market will be able to enjoy solutions that meet various requirements from diversified and critical security applications,” said Zhiping Zhou, vice president of Hikvision. Hikvision also works with other video management suppliers in order to complete the whole IP product infrastructure, such as Aimetis, ALNET SYSTEMS, NUUO, and JDL Digital Systems amongst others.

“Only in this way can Hikvision transform its image from being a company that is engaged purely in manufacturing to one that delivers total solutions, which is a must in the IP surveillance era,” said Tony Yang, International Marketing Director of Hikvision. Hikvision plans to maintain close cooperation with not only local distribution and system integration partners, but also international organisations. For example, Hikvision is the first Chinese security company that has participated in ONVIF, which is initiated by Sony, Bosch, Axis, and PSIA, a joint effort by Panasonic, Honeywell and Cisco amongst others.

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