#latepost: Bosch Intelligent Imaging Academy at the Mandarin Orchard, Singapore

More than 70 attendees were present including me and Halim from Indonesia at the very first Intelligent Imaging Academy held at the Mandarin Orchard, Singapore. The event showcased the latest in Video Surveillance trends and technologies from Bosch. Guests were greeted in the morning by Lim Yong Gang, Vice President, Product Marketing (Asia Pacific Region) who shared the Bosch video surveillance vision of going beyond technology, creating simple solutions that solve real-life problems. Markus Wierny, Head of Product Management highlighted that video surveillance trend will be moving towards clearer vision, less environment dependent, and more accurate video data interpretation. At the end of the day, surveillance footage should be as clear and natural as 20/20 human vision, and Bosch will be one of the driving forces in bringing us there.

The attendees were then engaged in breakout sessions and live demonstrations conducted by Product Marketing Managers, Eric Ho, Jeffrey Law and Adrian Tan. Attendees were introduced to the technologies behind Intelligent Imaging - Content Based Imaging Technology (CBiT), the key to the Starlight range of cameras that are designed for high performance in extreme low light; Dynamic Transcoding Technology that extends the possibilities for low-bandwidth remote monitoring and Intelligent Video Analysis (IVA) that enables forensic search capabilities.

To end the seminar, Adrian Tan, Product Marketing Manager shared how Bosch Security Systems together with our partners, Milestone and Netapp is moving to a whole new level of interoperability with the launch of the Integration Partner Program (IPP). With IPP, the result is greater flexibility for end users to utilize Bosch IP video devices with software and storage platforms that best address their security surveillance needs.

Attendees then had a chance to network and visit the various solution clinics that were set up. The three features were the range of Bosch surveillance cameras in action, video management systems and the latest solutions from our partners, Milestone and Netapp. Milestone was present to showcase the Milestone Interconnect system concept alongside their latest Device Pack 6.8 that features support for the complete range of Bosch IP Video devices. Netapp demonstrated the E-Series family of industry leading ultra-high density storage solutions that have been tuned to achieve best-in-class performance when paired with the Bosch Video Recording Manager (VRM) system.

The day came to a close with everyone unwinding to cocktails and canapés and enjoying a sumptuous French dinner. Some of our lucky guests also left with special prizes for taking part in our quiz and lucky draw, ending the event on a high note.