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What is Image Captioning? Print
June 2019
What is Image Captioning?

Image Captioning is a software application package for converting an image such as a photo into a text caption for describing the main theme of the image. For example, if an image shows a dog leaping to catch a ball, then the ideal caption would be exactly ‘a dog leaping to catch a ball’.  In other words, this software application behaves like human by reading the digital version of an image and writing a line of text on screen or in a diary.  This capability suggests that computers can be trained to perform like human.   

The application is in the domain of machine learning because the conversion is based on computers learning from examples (images with captions) given to it during a long period of training.  Compared to human, computers are not as efficient in this learning process.   For example, a 2 years old child can identify a taxi or a bus by seeing the object once on parents’ or another child’s guidance and the child will tell the difference between a car and a tree.  A computer will need to be trained with many tens of thousands or even millions of images with human captions to learn object classification.   The good point about computers is that they do not forget and can work 24 hours a day and 365 days a year without complaints to classify objects once trained.  Computers have already surpassed human capabilities in 2015 to classify objects in images with one object.   



 
2019-07-10 MYM C4SKA Print
June 2019

Mid-Year Mini (MYM) Computing for SKA (C4SKA) Colloquium

The Local Organising Committee warmly invites you to attend the 5th annual MYM Colloquium hosted by the SKA NZ Alliance.  Registration is free of charge, but pre-registration is strictly necessary for seating and catering purposes.  

Dates: Wednesday 2019-07-10
Time:  Reception at 1:00pm and Event closes at 5:00pm with a tea/coffee break in between
Presentations: see next page
Venue: Sir Paul Reeves Building WG404, AUT City Campus (View map: AUT-campus-map-city.pdf)  

This event focuses on the science and computing challenges presented by the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), globally one of the 21st century’s biggest and most ambitious astronomy projects.  The project has recently completed the Pre-Construction Design Phase and is currently in the transition towards Construction.  The NZA team participates in 2 work areas, namely the Central Signal Processors (CSP) and Science Data Processors (SDP).  CSP solutions will be based on Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technologies and SDP solutions will be based on Commercial Off-the-Shelf PC technologies.   NZ is involved in both hardware and software, and co-design.  Open standards and open source are emphasised.

This event is designed to engage the public to understand the NZA team's involvement in the project and to see the benefits for future scientific discoveries.  Presentations will be given at an overview level without involving too many technical term abbreviations.  Constructive discussions would be most welcome.

Go here for the registration form.


  1. Sergei Gulyaev, AUT IRASR Director, Professor
    An overview of modern radio astronomy
    1:20pm – 1:50pm

  2. Andrew Ensor, AUT HPC & NZA Director, Associate Professor
    Bridging Science Data Processing design activities towards SKA Construction (NZAPP)
    1:50pm – 2:20pm

  3. Will Kamp, AUT HPC, Senior Researcher
    Bridging Central Signal Processing design activities towards SKA construction (CIPA)
    2:20pm- 2:50pm

  4. Willem van Straten, AUT IRASR Associate Professor
    An update on pulsar-related science at MeerKAT
    3:20pm – 3:40pm

  5. Haomiao Wang and Krys Sherwin, University of Auckland PhD students
    Testing and evaluating implementations of the Pulsar Search pipeline
    3:40pm – 4:00pm

  6. Piers Harding, Catalyst Cloud, Senior Consultant
    How would Cloud Native help collaborations in SKA?
    4:00pm – 4:20pm

  7. Alec Henderson, University of Auckland, PhD student
    Finding exoplanets with gravitational microlensing and machine learning
    4:20pm – 4:40pm

  8. Q&A
    4:40pm – 5:00pm

 
Windows 7 End of Support & Extended Security Updates Print
May 2019

The end of extended support from Microsoft for their Windows 7 operating system will be on 14 January 2020. After this date there will be no patches or security updates.

Large organisations wishing to continue using Windows 7 can consider purchasing Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 to protect their existing desktops after that date. However Microsoft do not offer a SKU for this offering; it is an offering available to End Users on these Microsoft agreements only: EA, CSP, MPSA.

 EA Enterprise Agreement for commercial organizations with an enrollment of 500 or more users/devices; commitment-based.
 CSP Cloud Agreement for cloud services
 MPSA Product and Services Agreement for commercial organizations with 250 or more users/devices; transaction-based.


Overview
  • Free maintenance for Windows 7 ends on 14 January 2020
  • Extended Security Updates (ESU) is a VL offer, and replaces Custom Support Agreements (CSAs) via Premier Services
  • Devices do not need to be covered by Software Assurance (SA) or E3 to purchase a Windows 7 ESU*
  • Available for devices running Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise editions

Offer Details
  • Available in EA/EAS, MPSA and CSP.  May be available in Open/OVS pending operational execution review.
  • Customers with Windows Enterprise/Education will have an add-on option at half price.
  • ESU includes security updates for critical and important issues as defined by MSRC.
  • No volume waterfalls are available. The price is flat no matter how many devices a customer purchases.
  • Extended Security Updates (ESU) will be available for purchase starting 1 April 2019

General FAQ

What do Extended Security Updates include?

Extended Security Updates (ESU) include security updates for critical and important issues as defined by the Microsoft Security Response Center for a maximum of three years after January 14, 2020. After January 14, 2020, if a PC is running Windows 7 within an organization that has not purchased ESU, it will no longer receive security updates.

What editions of Windows 7 are eligible for Extended Security Updates?

Extended Security Updates are available for Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, and Windows 7 Ultimate.

When will the Extended Security Updates offer be available?

General availability will be announced March 2019.

Will the Windows 7 Extended Security Updates include patches for .NET? If so, which version?

Yes, patches will include support for the .NET 4.x release (as of January 2020) and .NET 3.5 SP1.

How will Microsoft deliver Extended Security Updates?

Upon purchasing Windows 7 ESU, the organization will be provided with a multiple activation key (MAK), which can be used to deploy to the covered devices. This MAK key is independent of the Windows 7 activation and can work in parallel with a Key Management Service (KMS) activation deployment. Additional technical details will be provided in a TechNet article published at a later date.

 
SM35SA - REMOVABLE HDD CADDYX8 BLACK Print
May 2019

Key Features
1. 8x 2.5" Hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs 
    Drive Trays
2. Overheat LED and Alarm3. Drive Activity / Failure LED4. 2x 5.25" Drive Bay Enclosure5. 2x iPASS Connectors6. 4cm Cooling Fan 12.5K RPM 16 CFM


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Specifications
Dimensions 5.75" (W) x 3.35 " (H) x 7.38 " (D)
146 (mm) x 85 (mm) x 187 (mm)
Gross Weight 4.8 lb (2.18 kg) - with package
3.2 lb (1.44 kg) - Mobile rack only
Available Color Black
Occupancy
2x 5.25" Drive Bays
Capacity
8x 2.5" Hot-swap SAS/SATA Hard Drives
Cooling Sub-system
Fans 1x 40mm x 28mm Cooling Fan, 12.5K RPM
System Monitoring
System Monitoring
Overheat LED and Alarm
Drive Activity LED and Failure LED
Compatibility
Chassis SC758 Series
SC842, SC942 Series
SC832, SC833, SC835 Series
SC743, SC745, SC747, SC748 Series


 
 
 

 

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IP Camera CAA92 Print
May 2019


Features of CAA92:
  • 3 Megapixel
  • Day & Night with Superior Low Light Sensitivity and Adaptive IR LED
  • Fixed Lens with f2.8mm/F1.85
  • Advanced WDR
  • H.265 Compression
  • Wide Angle
  • Event trigger, response and notification

Specifications


Device
 Product Type  Mini Dome
 Maximum Resolution
 3MP
 Application Environment  Outdoor
 Image Sensor  Progressive Scan CMOS
 Sensor Size  1/2.8 "
 Effective Pixels  2065(H) X 1553(V) (3.21 MP)
 Day / Night  Yes
 Low Light Sensitivity  Superior
 Minimum Illumination  Color: 0.1 lux at F1.85; B/W 0.01 lux at F1.85 (AGC on)
 Color to B/W Switch  ISP based switch, configurable
 Mechanical IR Cut Filter  Yes
 IR Sensitivity Range  700-1150nm
 IR LED  Adaptive IR LED x 4 (850 nm)
 IR Working Distance  30m
 Electronic Shutter  1/5-1/64000second (manual mode); 1/5-1/64000second (auto mode)
 Horizontal Resolution (TV Lines)  1300 TVL
 S/N Ratio  56 dB
 
Lens
 Focal Length  Fixed focal, f2.8mm
 Aperture  F1.85
 Iris  Fixed iris
 Focus  Fixed focus
 Lens Mount  Board mount
 Horizontal Viewing Angle  99°
 Vertical Viewing Angle  78.5°
 Viewing Angle Adjustment  Pan: -120°-120°, Tilt: 30°-90°
 
Video
 Compression  H.265, H.264 (Baseline/ Main/ High profile), MJPEG
 Maximum Frame Rate vs.Resolution
 30 fps at 2048 x 1536
 30 fps at 1920 x 1080
 30 fps at 1280 x 960
 30 fps at 1280 x 720
 30 fps at 800 x 600
 30 fps at 640 x 480
 30 fps at 320 x 240
 Multi-Streaming  Simultaneous dual streams based on two configurations
 Bit Rate  28Kbps - 12Mbps (per stream)
 Bit Rate Mode  Constant, Variable
 Wide Dynamic Range  Advanced WDR (120 dB)
 Image Enhancement  White Balance, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Automatic gain control,
 Flickerless, Digital Image Stabilizer, Defogging
 Digital Noise Reduction  2D + 3D DNR
 Privacy Mask  4 configurable regions
 Text Overlay  Yes
 On-Screen Graphics  Yes
 Built-in Analytics  Tampering Detection
 Server-based Analytics  Object Line Counting, People Counting, Face Detection, Object Based Motion Detection,
 Tamper, Object Line Crossing Detection, Object Enter Area Detection,
 Missing Object Detection, Unattended Object Detection,
 Smoke Detection, Heat Map, Dwell Time, Direction Detection,
 Automatic License Plate Recognition, People Queue Detection,
 (Require PC-based or standalone IVS or ALPR Server.
 Contact ACTi support for recommendations on how to maximize analytical accuracy)
 Image Orientation
 Flip, Mirror, Rotation
   
Network
 Network Protocol & Service  IPv4/v6, TCP, UDP, DHCP, PPPoE, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, DDNS,
 NTP, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, SMTP, FTP, IGMP, ICMP, ARP, Bonjour, UPnP, QoS, SNMP
 Ethernet Port  1 x RJ-45 connector
 Security  IP address filtering, HTTPS encryption, Password protected user level, Anonymous login
   
Alarm
 Alarm Trigger  Video Motion Detection (3 regions),
 Tampering detection
 Alarm Response  Notify control center,
 Change camera settings, 
 Command other devices, 
 E-mail notification with snapshots,
 Push notification to mobile device, 
 Save video to local storage, 
 Upload video or snapshot to FTP server,
   
General
 Power Source  DC 12V (adapter not included), PoE Class 3 (IEEE802.3af)
 Power Consumption  7 W (PoE), 10 W (DC)
 Weight  365g (0.81lb)
 Dimensions  (Ø x H): 99mm x 64.7mm (3.9" x 2.5")
 Environmental Casing  Weatherproof (IP66), Vandal proof (IK10)
 Mount Type  Surface
 Starting Temperature  -10°C ~ 50°C (14°F ~ 122°F)
 Operating Temperature  -20°C ~ 50°C (-4°F ~ 122°F)
 Operating Humidity  20% - 80% RH
 Approvals  CE (EN 55032 Class A, EN 55024), FCC (Part15 Subpart B Class A), IP66, IK10


 
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