Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the world’s leading suppliers of video surveillance products and solutions. Established in 2001, Hikvision grew from a small company with 28 people into a global enterprise with more than 3,600 employees, including 1,000 R&D engineers. With the largest R&D team in the industry and capability of continuous innovation, Hikvision’s product offerings include hybrid DVRs, NVRs, standalone DVRs, digital video servers, compression cards, high-definition IP cameras and speed domes. These products are used in more than 100 countries and have been used to secure various security applications around the world including 2010 Shanghai World Expo, 2008 Beijing Olympics and Qinghai-Tibet Railway and more. Headquartered in Hangzhou, China, Hikvision has expanded to a global operation with regional branch offices in Los Angeles covering the Americas; Amsterdam covering Europe, and Dubai for the Middle East; joint ventures in India and Russia; as well as a maintenance center in Hong Kong. Rapid growth and exceptional products have resulted Hikvision recognized as the No.1 DVR supplier according to IMS Research’s World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment Report 2010 and listed for three years in a row in Security 50, a market survey recognizing the top 50 security vendors in the global security market (No. 12 in 2009