“Beware of the vicious dog!” – in Soviet times, dacha owners hung such signs on their gates.
And sometimes not only was there no dog behind the fence, there was no dog at all.
A bluff for the sake of self-assurance.
Although, by and large, a dog is also a very dubious protector.
These days, such retro-tricks will not stop any more or less serious-minded robber.
Now buildings protect themselves.
They are developing brains.
And it’s time to write on the gates: “Caution – this house has a high IQ!” “Smart house” – just a hundred years ago, science fiction writers with their humanoid robots could not even dream of such a thing.
In early February 2007, visitors to the XII International Forum “Security Technologies” saw everything that replaces a vicious dog in modern homes and offices.
The exhibition, located in three halls of Crocus Expo, covered, without exaggeration, the entire security market:
— technical means and systems of security; information and communication security;
— fire protection of industrial, social and cultural facilities, engineering transport and social infrastructure;
— man-made safety;
— occupational health and safety;
— transport Terminal Security;
— radio electronics: components and security systems;
— non-governmental security structures;
— anti-terrorism;
— emergency medicine, etc.
According to the results of an independent audit, 476 companies from 20 countries took part in the Forum in 2007.
One of the actively developing sections of the Forum is “Intelligent Building”.
This year, the participants of this exhibition were such companies as Smartec, CTC Capital, Videolink, Matek, MNPP Saturn, Integra-S, Urmet Intercom, Gulfstream, ICS new systems, etc.
Among the products presented at the exhibition, it is possible to note the “Comfort” system, which has the ability to control from a mobile phone, including voice control, the security system with the “OASIS” home automation function (up to 500 device connections throughout the house), the “Intellect” and “Safe City” systems, a set of security systems for buildings and premises of various types: the SiPass access control system, the AirSampling air sample control system, the CC62 gas detection system, the Smart Video intelligent video monitoring systems, the “Comfortable Home” intelligent control systems, CERBER Logic.
These and other “intelligent” products aroused considerable interest among the Forum visitors, including construction and design and investment companies, designers and planners of corporate and residential buildings, installers of integrated electronic and engineering systems, specialists in the field of security systems, video surveillance and satellite communications, heads of large enterprises, banks, business centers, network service, trade and entertainment structures, insurance management companies, inter-industry holdings, as well as interested individuals.
In total, more than 24,000 specialists visited the Forum in 2007.