Surveillance & Security News for March 2022

ONVIF®, the global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, is celebrating 10 years of ONVIF profiles based on the profile concept. From the first profile, Profile S in 2012, to the more recent Profile M introduced in 2021, the profile concept has enabled product conformance and widespread interoperability between physical security products for the last decade. ONVIF profiles will be highlighted at the ONVIF Booth L0 at the upcoming ISC West 2022 se...

Commend Americas, a globally renowned provider of communication systems and solutions, has announced that it has completed its integration with SureView Systems, to enable global organisations to unify audio and video, in order to improve security response. The combination of Commend’s unified communications technologies with SureView Systems’ command and control platform allows joint customers to tap into new opportunities, in order to combine audio with critical security data and...

At ISC Wes  (booth #13062), Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, will unveil AutoVu Cloudrunner™, a new cloud-based Vehicle-Centric Investigation System (VCIS) that detects, analyses, and securely stores highly accurate vehicle identification data to support public safety investigations. Cloudrunner enhances community-led policing initiatives and provides law enforcement agencies, community associatio...

viisights, the developer of advanced AI-powered behaviour recognition video analytics, and EAGL Technology, a premier provider of gunshot detection and lockdown systems headquartered in Albuquerque, NM, have partnered to create and deploy unique and comprehensive video understanding technology designed to detect armed persons and provide real-time early alerts. By combining viisights AI-powered behaviour recognition video analytics with EAGL gunshot detection and alert systems, customers will b...

Irisity AB (Irisity) has developed an embedded version of IRIS, which will be integrated into the latest generation of MOBOTIX cameras, via the open MOBOTIX 7 platform, in order to enable state-of-the-art video analytics directly in the intelligent camera systems. IRIS and MOBOTIX integration The powerful combination of deep learning-based analytics from Irisity and high-performing cameras from MOBOTIX are now offered to customers globally. These intelligent cameras autonomously protect assets...

Together with SenseTek, Bandweaver Technology’s flagship Linear Heat Detection (LHD) solution, FireLaser, offers over 7,000m of coverage at Parking Garage P10 Plaza Arena in Amsterdam. With the capability to detect a pan fire test of just 0.25m2, the system successfully meets some of the most stringent fire regulations in the world. SenseTek, a specialist in fire detection applications, worked with the client to design a solution that meets and surpasses these requirements. Covering...

Dragonfruit AI’s Dragonfruit Frontier, a new fully integrated VMS (video management system) and video analytics solution, runs AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the Cloud, as well as on a powerful on-premise base station. Patented Split AI technology The patented Split AI technology solves the challenge of the trade-off in video processing – high hardware cost to process video on-premise or high bandwidth costs to transport video to the Cloud. With Split AI technology, the AI models...

viisights, Inc., a provider of behavioural recognition systems for real-time video intelligence, announced the viisights wise solution would be available as a software as a service (SaaS) offering. viisights wise SaaS will be available in the second half of 2022, providing customers with an additional deployment option to match their needs. “When it comes to viisights’ integrations, analytics, support packages, and now deployments, we like for our customers to have options,” s...

Perimeter security experts, Teledyne FLIR, will debut its new flagship security lineup for perimeter protection at the International Security Conference West 2022. Attendees who visit Teledyne FLIR in booth 26061 will also have an opportunity to see firsthand a robust counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) and a variety of industrial condition monitoring solutions. This will be FLIR’s first ISC West as a Teledyne company. Radiometric applications, early fire detection Security personnel...

Global Security Operation Centers (GSOCs) are the hub of security operations, bringing together large amounts of data from surveillance, access control, and intrusion systems into a centralised location, in addition to carrying out travel risk management and various intelligence operations. They play an important role by helping corporations to mitigate risk and gain situational awareness. All of this data, however, presents a challenge for GSOCs. Faced with processing thousands of events each...

Bowling Green Municipals Utilities' (BGMU) most famous landmark sits atop Reservoir Hill in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Its one-of-a-kind paint design is like no other water storage tank in the country. The image of the tank is found on postcards, stickers, license plates, and logos throughout the city. When the tank needed to be taken out of service and repainted, BGMU had to devise a method to maintain water pressure for the pressure zone it served. They planned on using the water pump station t...

2N Telekomunikace announces that it has received LenelS2 factory certification and joined the LenelS2 OpenAccess Alliance Program (OAAP). All intercoms with the 2N OS, including the 2N® IP Style, interface with the OnGuard® access control system, bringing together the complete linking of access, alarm, video, and audio events. Comprehensive security platform “2N Telekomunikace has completed required factory testing at LenelS2 to validate the functionality of its interface to the...

Eagle Eye Networks, Inc., the globally renowned company in cloud video surveillance and artificial intelligence (AI), has announced its 2022 expansion plans in India, which will focus on the country’s tech-savvy industries, smart cities, education, and public safety sectors.  Headquartered in the U.S., with customers around the world, Eagle Eye Networks, Inc. began its expansion in India in 2021, when it acquired artificial intelligence (AI) solutions company, Uncanny Vision, based i...

Messe Frankfurt Middle East (MFME), the regional subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt, one of the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organisers, is to co-locate two of its leading exhibitions in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to capitalise on visitor and exhibitor synergies. Light Middle East | Intelligent Building Middle East 2023, the region’s premier exhibition, conference and awards for lighting, design and technology, and Intersec 2023, the globally renowned emergency...

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd. (Konica Minolta) has announced that its Intelligent Video Solutions (IVS) and MOBOTIX c26 3600 cameras are protecting pupils, staff, and property, at The Sweyne Park School, in Rayleigh, Essex, United Kingdom (UK). The highly accurate and comprehensive 3600 vision capability has enabled the school to reduce a number of analogue cameras (and the associated costs and resources required to operate them), while also enhancing the quality to 4K resolution....

Has the growth in working from home (WFH) outpaced the ability to keep a home office environment secure? Hybrid working combining WFH with on-site attendance grew steadily in the decade up to 2019. It is now here to stay: One-quarter of the workforce in Finland, for example, principally worked from home in 2020, according to one study. Security or privacy WFH However, many repurposed domestic spaces are not equipped with the security or privacy WFH requires. “In many organisations,...

Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is putting its latest technologies in sensor data fusion and analysis at the service of increased protection for the Eurofighter. By combining its Spectrum Battle Management Suite (SBMS), which creates a situation picture from a huge amount of Electronic Warfare (EW) data, with an advanced version of the evaluation software of the Eurofighter self-protection system ‘Praetorian’, the so-called Electronic Warfare Data Analyser (EWDA), HENSOLDT has de...

Dallmeier, a manufacturer of video security technology for stadiums, is the official sponsor of this year's ESSMA Safety & Security Workshop. On 29 and 30 March 2022, stadium security and safety experts will have the opportunity to learn about video-based security and business solutions at the Allianz Arena in Munich. With more than 150 successful projects worldwide, Dallmeier is one of the pioneers in video security for stadiums. Intrusion detection systems The heart of many solutions is...

In 1959, eight dairies in the Parmigiano Reggiano area founded the CCS Consorzio Caseifici Sociali. Over the years, the business has expanded to include the production and maturing of Parmigiano Reggiano. In 1995, the Granterre Consortium was established, bringing together the entire Parmigiano Reggiano dairy chain, and then almost ten years later, in 2004, control of Parmareggio Spa was acquired. In 2019 Bonterre Spa, the holding company under which the control of Parmareggio Spa and Grandi Sa...

3xLOGIC, Inc., a globally renowned provider of integrated, intelligent security solutions, has announced its lineup of news and events that are scheduled for ISC West 2022 security event, which is taking place from March 23 to March 25, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Highlights for the company at the global security event will include - “What Next? Improving Safety and Incident Resolution with Gunshot Detection and Integrated Solutions” 3xLOGIC panel discussion at ISC West 2022...

Connected Technologies LLC, the maker of the award-winning Connect ONE® cloud management platform, has expanded its fire alarm monitoring capabilities, allowing dealers to add growing fire alarm services to their business.  According to a recent report from Grandview Research, the demand for fire protection systems will continue to increase steadily from 2022 to 2030. Intrusion, access, surveillance software Connect ONE, the single software solution that controls intrusion, access co...

On so many levels, the advent of COVID-19 and the tragedy at Astroworld music festival drastically altered the event security landscape. After the Astroworld tragedy, event security experts saw that the rampant gate-crashing could become an indication of what was to come. This is why Coachella spent a lot of money installing a large solid fence with cement underground, according to Cory Meredith, the President of Allied Universal Event Services. Access to cutting-edge technology, such as AI C...

Zenitel, a supplier of intelligent critical communication solutions, announces the addition of the new Turbine Mini with Video to its ever-growing portfolio of Turbine intercom and intelligent communication solutions.   HD video surveillance The new TMIV-1+ intercom from Zenitel provides video surveillance, two-way communications, and remote-entry control, in a low-profile size (117 x 117 x 43.5 mm; 4.61 x 4.61 x 1.71 inches). It is perfect for use in indoor and outdoor environments,...

SALTO Systems, a globally renowned manufacturer of electronic access control and operating system solutions, designed to provide a seamless keyless and mobile experience for modern buildings, is investing in the Dutch company - Bluefield Smart Access, strengthening its portfolio of access control solutions. The investment enables Bluefield Smart Access to anticipate the rapid international growth of opportunities that concern its unique cloud-technology solutions. Bluefield Smart Access Bluef...

Honeywell Building Technologies announced the launch of its new catalyst Partner Program (CPP), a customer-centric global framework to better support the growth and success of its system integrator, distributor, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners. The new global programme streamlines previous channel partner programme experiences across the Honeywell Fire, Security, and Building Management Systems (BMS) businesses to help improve end customer standard of care and create greater...

Eagle Eye Networks, the global pioneer in cloud video surveillance and artificial intelligence, will demo its newly launched Eagle Eye LPR (license plate recognition) and preview its upcoming Eagle Eye Smart Video Search at ISC West taking place at the Venetian Expo March 23-25. Eagle Eye Smart Video Search is the first-of-its-kind deployment of smart search across a global enterprise without the need for local hardware changes or local labour. Cloud video surveillance platform Current and pr...

Hanwha Techwin, a provider of video surveillance products and solutions, launches Wisenet Viewer 1.0, a new NVR/DVR viewer that makes it simple to view and manage different video sources through one interface. Wisenet Viewer 1.0 is designed to make video management easy and works with all Wisenet recorders. It removes the need for a dedicated server to manage all video sources, leading to cost reductions and helping to preserve existing investments without new licences or replacing all recorder...

ProdataKey (PDK), the globally renowned manufacturer of the leading cloud access control platform built for mobile, has announced the release of its new ‘rugged’ readers for use with 125 kHz cards and fobs. The new units, available in single-gang and mullion style, with or without keypads, improve upon PDK’s former ‘ruggedised’ readers, by combining exceptional weather-proof and vandal-proof specifications within the same model. PDK’s new rugged readers The...

Jon Könz, President of Euralarm, has been selected as a member of the CEN-CENELEC Industry Advisory Forum. The Industry Advisory Forum consists of 18 members who were selected, based on their particular experience and knowledge in the identified CEN-CENELEC Strategy 2030 areas and European Industrial Ecosystems. Industry Advisory Forum (IAF) Via the Industry Advisory Forum (IAF) high-level European industry representatives and CEN and CENELEC can have an open exchange on current standard...

ONVIF®, the global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, is celebrating 10 years of ONVIF profiles based on the profile concept. From the first profile, Profile S in 2012, to the more recent Profile M introduced in 2021, the profile concept has enabled product conformance and widespread interoperability between physical security products for the last decade. ONVIF profiles will be highlighted at the ONVIF Booth L0 at the upcoming ISC West 2022 security exhibiti...