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Each of the four show sections
Commercial & Information Se-
curity, Fire & Rescue, Homeland
Security & Policing and Safety
& Health highlighted some of
the latest trends in their respec-
tive industries. The Commercial
Security section was populated
with CCTV cameras and access
control solutions for all indus-
tries. Discussions on the merits
of IP versus analogue devices
continued from the conference
led by the Department of Protec-
tive Systems, Dubai Police held
on the sidelines of the exhibition,
onto the show floor. Aviation
Security was another hot topic
at the exhibition and conference,
attracting much attention from
local, regional and international
aviation authorities.
Visitor Profile
Enjoying growth for the third suc-
cessive year, Intersec Dubai 2013
welcomed 10% more trade visitors
than the previous edition, with
118 countries represented. As well
as the top five visiting countries,
other prominently represented
visitor groups were Pakistan,
India, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq. n
Intersec 2013 was inau-
gurated by His Highness
Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum and
when the show was over two days
later it stood clear that the top five
visiting countries after the UAE
were Saudi Arabia, Iran, Oman,
Qatar and Kuwait.
Ahmed Pauwels, Chief Execu-
tive Officer, Epoc Messe Frank-
furt, organiser of Intersec, said:
"The response to Intersec was very
positive. Our numbers were strong
and exhibitor feedback was that
there was real quality in the trade
visitors present. It was clear that
everyone worked hard to make the
best of the three key business days
during Intersec."
Industry Trends
Some of the notable trends at In-
tersec spanned from the rising in-
crease in demand for HD CCTV
and PSIM (Physical Security
Information Management) solu-
tions to hybrid security solutions
and biometric security. This also
reflected the results of the BSIA
(British Security Industry As-
sociation) Export Council research
carried out prior to the show.
Intersec, Dubai
Record exhibitor & visitor
attendance at Intersec 2013
Intersec dubai 2013, the premier business and net-
working event for security, safety and fire protection
in the Middle east recently concluded its 15th and
largest yet edition. Featuring 990 exhibitors from
54 countries, Intersec 2013 was 7% larger than the
previous edition and welcomed 21,615 visitors from
118 countries, enjoying a 10% growth in trade visitor
numbers.
By Henrik Paulsson / Carlos Cisternas
Mario Morger, head of sales Europe and
Middle East at Legic.
Philippe Niederhauser from TBS AG
had some busy days with his supporting
team.
G S Cho, president of Kevis Inc with
Calvin Wong and Galen Ho from OT
Systems Ltd.
A happy man
Slavko Jelicic,
marketing manager
at M-Locks.
Elmer Hertman, Ahro M Hawa, Nina
Fitsch, Lara Askari all from Gantner
Technology.
Mahmoud Almashriqi, business develop-
ment manager at Nedap, presented a
new long range access control indoor
system Upass Access.
Sebastiano Vento from Sicurit Alarmita-
lia Srl. had many local visitors interested
in perimeter protection.
Soraya Heristchian and Graham Cham-
berlain from Optex Europe Limited
enjoyed the exhibition.
Martin Blomdahl at Robur Safe, Kurt
Thomasen at Norgesgruppen and Bo
Blomdahl, also Robur Safe.
Charles-Michel Gongora from Immer-
vision alongside Nina Kurten and
Yukihide Nakazato at Fujifilm.
Vicon Industries Limitedīs Jalil Neghza,
Sreeni Kalliyatt, Iss Manneh and Mark
Provinsal.
The Vivotek team enjoyed the exhibition and presented their
products within CCTV.