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 The G4S partnership will support initiatives to enhance campus public safetyG4S Secure Solutions, (USA) Inc. has become a corporate partner with the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Inc. (IACLEA). The G4S partnership, under a programme developed to honour IACLEA's 50 years of service, will support initiatives to enhance campus public safety at higher education institutions around the world.As a Titanium Plus Corporate Sponsor, G4S has pledged a significan...

The System Sales Group will offer customers with a single point of contact for all of Linear’s products and brands Linear LLC, the leading supplier of electronic products for a host of residential and commercial applications, is excited to announce the re-organisation of its outside sales representatives into the new System Sales Group. Customers now have a single point of contact for all of Linear’s products and brands, inclusive of: Garage Door Operators...

The report analyses current manual techniques and discusses methods for remediating resulting problemsVenafi, the inventor of and market leader in enterprise key and certificate management (EKCM) solutions, recently announced the availability of a report on the critical need for enterprises to deploy automated certificate discovery and management solutions. The report-X.509 Certificate Management: Avoiding Downtime and Brand Damage, published Nov. 4, 2011, by leading research firm Gartner-highl...

SALTO Systems are already anticipating the new technology with a complete product range of electronic locks At the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, a number of smartphone manufacturers demonstrated how their new models would be able to be used as ‘keys' to unlock doors, much like smart cards do today when used in hotels, universities etc.The secret behind this ability to turn a smartphone into a key comes courtesy of Near Field Communications (NFC) t...

The company has named Trident managing director J. Alberto Yepez Chairman of the BoardAlienVault, creator of OSSIM, the de-facto standard open source SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) solution, announced recently that it has closed an $8 million Series B financing led by new investor Trident Capital with participation from existing investors Adara Venture Partners and Neotec. The company has named Trident managing director J. Alberto Yepez Chairman of the Board. Trident principal...

Duane Paulson will be responsible for technical services, marketing, and product and business development Linear LLC, the leading supplier of electronic products for a host of residential and commercial applications, is excited to announce that Duane Paulson has been named Senior Vice President, Product & Market Development. Paulson has responsibility for technical services, marketing, and product and business development, and will report directly to Linear President Mike...

 The 350,000 square foot distribution centre was previously secured and monitored with analogue camerasThe high quality, detail-packed images originating from Arecont Vision megapixel cameras are finding new applications above and beyond conventional video surveillance solutions. At General Trading Company, a private wholesale food distribution company in Carlstadt, NJ, the Arecont Vision cameras were installed to update the operation by providing an overview of employee performance and pro...

Linear LLC, the leading supplier of electronic products for a host of residential and commercial applications, is pleased to announce immediate availability of its new Battery Backup Unit (BBU). The easy-to-mount BBU accessory complements Linear’s popular DCO800 DC-powered garage door operator, and gives dealers enhanced opportunities for add-on and retrofit sales. The compact BBU mounts entirely inside the LDCO800 enclosure, maintaining the aesthetically-pleasing characteristics of the D...

 Julian is an Electrical and Electronics Engineer with more than 25 years experience in the CCTV industry Exacq Technologies, manufacturers of the exacqVision video management system software and NVR servers, recently added to their EMEA sales and support team with the appointment of Julian Inman. Beginning immediately, Julian will serve as EMEA Sales and Technical Support Engineer. In addition to providing engineering and field support to the growing international demand for exacqVision v...

Telaid to cater the retail, financial and quick-serve restaurant markets Telaid, a leading technology integrator specialising in multi-site deployments, recently announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Next Level Security Systems to deliver unified, networked security solutions to its customer base in the retail, financial and quick-serve restaurant markets."We are proud to provide Telaid with our advanced technology and look forward to a long-term, successful relationshi...

Greater Midwest Marketing now represents infinias in northern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin infinias, LLC announced the signing of Greater Midwest Marketing, Inc. as their manufacturer's representative for the territory consisting of the following states: northern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin. "We are pleased to have Greater Midwest Marketing representing infinas. With twenty years experience, Mark Coyle and the Greater Midwest Marketing team will provide innovative solutions...

The collaboration will allow airports to issue badges based on regulatory compliance Quantum Secure, the leading provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, access compliance and security intelligence across disparate physical security systems, announces a strategic partnership with the Transportation Security Clearing house (TSC), allowing airports to quickly and easily automate key processes related to issuing badges based on regulatory compliance.The Transpo...

  The meeting focused on Samsung's IP product range and additions to the expanding customer service programs Samsung Techwin's North American sales force rang in the new year in Memphis, TN, with a Kick-Off Meeting co-hosted by ScanSource, Samsung's "Distributor of the Year". After a January 16 tour of ScanSource's warehouse facility, the Samsung sales and marketing leadership team and manufacturer's representatives settled in to hear the latest outlook for 2012 from Samsu...

A free management application that allows businesses to measure, monitor and report on their compliance to PCI-DSS v2.0 payment card data security standards, has been launched by governance, risk and compliance (GRC) specialist Acuity. Available for download from the Acuity website www.acuityrm.com, the compliance software monitors progress against the six milestones in the PCI-DSS Prioritised Approach and will identify, assess, manage and report on risks to cardholder data. It will also track r...

Managing identity and credentialing of employees is a labor-intensive challenge for any enterprise. Making matters even more complex, many companies have multiple access control systems and disparate databases. Quantum Secure has developed SAFE enterprise software to solve these problems. The SAFE suite of software automatically adjusts permission levels for each identity through every type of change, including authority levels, new access systems added to the enterprise or changing compliance...

Video surveillance and remote monitoring company mobiDEOS Inc. is bringing the power of mobile surveillance and "pan/tilt/zoom" to law enforcement agencies tasked with ensuring public safety in an increasingly mobile world. mobiDEOS is the creator of MobileCamViewer, a software-based surveillance solution used globally by businesses, police agencies and consumers to remotely monitor properties and locations from smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices. The company introduces th...

  TKH Security Solutions will demonstrate a total video surveillance system at its booth at ISC West TKH Security Solutions recently announced its intention to participate in the ISC West 2012 trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from March 28th through the 30th (booth 10115). TKH Security Solutions will show how its durable Siqura IP video surveillance systems provide complete, proven, and customised solutions that are made to last. Looking for a system tailored to...

Opengear, provider of next generation, secure console server and remote management solutions, recently announced the Opengear IM4216-34, a high capacity infrastructure management gateway that proactively monitors and maintains the health of all the IT equipment in data centers and remote locations; delivering faster troubleshooting and problem resolution. Opengear console servers provide leading-edge, secure remote access to network devices including servers, routers, switches and firewalls, as...

eIQnetworks®, Inc., the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution, recently launched the beta version of SecureVue® Express, a free download that gives information security professionals the opportunity to experience the power of situational awareness in their own network. SecureVue Express demonstrates much of the key functionality in SecureVue, the company's unified situational awareness platform, providing a look into many of the key elements that are essential...

The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, serving 107,000 students in the metropolitan Houston area, is like a lot of school systems in the United States: Money is tight, but the need for security is high. But Cypress-Fairbanks has been luckier than most. They turned to Vicon's ViconNet IP video solution and have been able to install video systems at all of their facilities. Now, they have completed an upgrade that consists of over 3000 cameras, spread across over 120 network systems, a...

Videx offers a wide variety of high security locks and padlocks for the utility and distribution industries. CyberLock electromechanical lock cylinders and smart keys record access details of who opened, or attempted to open, every lock, providing critical information when investigating a security breach. In addition, CyberLock enables users to instantly add or delete electronic keys. This eliminates exposure due to lost or stolen keys, and also allows users to assign customised access privilege...

The thermal printed guest tickets are used at the resort for contactless admissionIdentive Group, Inc. and INSIDE Secure recently announced the delivery of the ten millionth smart ticket to a popular vacation destination in Southeast Asia. The thermal printed guest tickets are used at the resort for contactless admission to various attractions and guest facilities.   "Our customer has experienced a three-fold increase in visitors over the past year, which has required rapid turn...

Strong countermeasures to DPA help protect tamper-resistant products used in applicationsCryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a division of Rambus, and  INVIA SAS (INVIA) recently announced they have entered into an agreement enabling INVIA to develop products incorporating Differential Power Analysis (DPA) countermeasures for use by licensees of CRI's DPA patents. INVIA provides security-related semiconductor design IP and embedded software to ASIC and FPGA designers.   "...

 Next Level has relationships with various leading area distributorsNext Level Security Systems, a developer of a new breed of unified, networked security solutions, announced recently the development of an enhanced sales and support organisation in the EMEA markets. The expanded geographic team enables Next Level Security Systems to provide regional sales and technical support for the award-winning NLSS Gateway and the complete Next Level portfolio of security solutions and services."...

The Iomega/TRENDnet/SoleraTec solution delivers superior quality and greater expansion options SoleraTec LLC, a provider of innovative video lifecycle management and storage software, has partnered with Iomega Corporation and TRENDnet to package a complete professional grade video surveillance appliance that is available through resellers and systems integrators nationwide. This all digital IP solution provides significantly better quality video recording, longer term retention, and easy-to-use...

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, has announced a pilot project that showcases the benefits of using NFC smartphones for opening doors at universities and other campus environments. The trial is underway at Arizona State University (ASU),where a group of students and staff are accessing a campus residence hall and selected resident's rooms using HID Global's new iCLASS® SE™ credentials embedded into a variety of popular smartphones connected t...

  Puretech's PTZ Auto Follow capability currently allows CCTV cameras to independently follow a target PureTech Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of video analytic software, recently announced that it has teamed with FLIR to enable PTZ Auto Follow capability on FLIR's range of high-performance thermal cameras. When joined with FLIR's PTZ camera series, the PureTech's PTZ Auto Follow feature provides a powerful addition to a facility's perimeter thermal security. P...

 Connexion2 will be showcasing its full product range at ISC West 2012 in Booth 16138 from March 28 to 30UK lone worker specialists, Connexion2, the developer of the award winning Identicom lone worker device, will be showcasing its full product range at ISC West 2012 in Booth 16138 from March 28 to 30. Identicom looks like an ordinary identity cardholder but is actually a discreet communications device that protects lone workers in the face of verbal abuse, workplace violence or if &...

 Telaid and KRG2 serves retail, finance and quick-serve restaurant marketsTelaid, a leading technology integrator specialising in multi-site deployments, recently announced that it has embarked on a strategic alliance with KRG2 to help its client base leverage new technologies and services to improve business intelligence while reducing losses and increasing profits. Together, Telaid and KRG2 will align to provide a full suite of security and business intelligence services, which allow user...

 Opengear has added Kerberos support across all  of its advanced console serversOpengear, provider of next generation, secure console server and remote management solutions, announced it has strengthened its already robust range of security options by adding support for Kerberos, the network authentication protocol developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and used by leading IT and security vendors. Kerberos was designed by MIT to address the common vulnerability of...