Security product news & launch announcements

AxxonSoft has released version 4.9.0 of the Axxon Intellect Enterprise PSIM platform. This version is focused on new capabilities and features that are taking Axxon Intellect to the next level of performance and efficiency. Here are the key new features in the version: Axxon Intellect Enterprise 4.9.0 transmits video and performs forensic search of recorded video on 64-bit computing platforms. This allows boosting security system performance. 64-bit versions of the Video and Forensic Search mo...

Aimetis Corp., a global leader in intelligent network video management software, recently announced Aimetis Symphony™ 6.12.3 is now available for the E3200 and E7000 Series Physical Security Appliances. The update pack includes many features and refinements including streamlined software updating and cloud backup for server configurations. Top new capabilities include: Symphony 6.12.3.3 – Symphony update includes hundreds of new features and improvements such as 360 camera dewarpin...

Allegion PLC, a leading global provider of security products and solutions, recently announced that its concealed vertical cable (CVC) exit devices, which install in minutes, have been tested to have a design rating of +/- 75 pounds per square foot (psf) with a large missile impact, thus meeting the Florida Building Code requirements for hurricane wind protection. “Our Concealed Vertical Cable System addresses the frustrations that customers have come to accept with traditional vertical r...

Belkin is pleased to announce two new products that help mitigate cyber threats and improve network safety for government agencies, financial institutions and other organisations where security is paramount and deploying a hardware-based solution is critical. For example, using web cameras in a computing environment may cause a security breach if not properly protected. Intruders can exploit computers that are non-secure as a result of web cameras that can view and eavesdrop on conversations, w...

Self-driven hire cars are among the rising targets for car theft syndicates that have stolen hundreds of cars from Kenya. Reports indicate that International theft rings operating in Kenya and Tanzania are now, on average, smuggling about 10 vehicles a day from Kenya's major cities and towns to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Malawi via Tanzania and Uganda. Some models of cars with versatile parts can generate more funds than the car itself is worth. Many car owners look for insur...

SANTEC introduces a complete product range for video surveillance using HD-SDI technology. The new HD-SDI products include HD-SDI cameras, camera sets and speed domes. Moreover, a new and powerful SanStore HD-SDI recorder has just been launched which features auto detection at D1, 960H and HD-SDI (1080p, 720p). The recorder is available as 4-channel, 8-channel or 16-channel model and is equipped with up to 4 TB storage. Regarding cables, SANTEC offers a special HD-SDI coax cable for transmitting...

The Mobile Audio Gateway (MAG) from 2N is a brand new and unique product allowing voice announcements through a standard / existing PA system to be delivered directly from a mobile or landline telephone. Distributed via CIE-Group, the 2N Mobile Audio Gateway is part of their installed system ‘problem solvers’ product portfolio. The ideal PA upgrade solution for facilities managers, live event co-ordinators and security personnel, the 2N Mobile Audio Gateway allows live voice announc...

Supporting their comprehensive range of analogue CCTV and Ethernet & PoE transmission products, Network Video Technologies (NVT), has created a brand new suite of photo-realistic 3D Application Visuals. Each three-dimensional visual illustrates the use of NVT products and wiring topologies in a variety of popular vertical market applications. These include rail, retail, Point-of-Sale, casino, car park, warehousing, and many more. Available in a variety of language versions, the easy to fol...

Atus, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of advanced personal security and paging systems, has introduced an entirely new product category: the new AtusSmartBadge. It works in conjunction with a Smart Phone and immediately relays business-related messages sent to that phone. But because the ultra-lightweight AtusSmartBadge can be worn on a lapel or clipped to a shirt pocket, those urgent messages will be seen immediately. What’s more, they can be acted upon with an accept/reject resp...

Airbus Defence and Space has developed a new testing instrument for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to identify faulty assemblies. The modular maintenance device (M2D) is flexible and can be used to identify faulty assemblies, and even to carry out an assessment of the overall system. This shortens repair cycles and reduces the time it takes to restore operational readiness significantly, as the usual practice of replacing assemblies suspected of being faulty is no longer necessary and a mo...

DVTEL, INC., the video surveillance solutions provider, announces integration of the latest version of the open and scalable Latitude network video management system (NVMS) with the C•CURE C•CURE9000 by Software House, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco. Latitude NVMS is the choice for corporations and organisations looking for the most effective way to manage video surveillance operations over IP networks while C•CURE 9000’s advanced distributed architectu...

BCDVideo has released their new SuperNOVA Series of external stand-alone storage arrays, which have been developed specifically for IP video projects requiring large numbers of cameras and long periods of retention. “We have manufactured these units with the server incorporated into the standalone solution. The server, which can support up to 1000Mb/s of video ingestion, is powerful enough to drive four arrays for a one petabyte video storage solution, all within a mere 22U of rack space,&...

Euresys is proud to announce the launch of a new high-definition PCIe video capture card extending the Picolo HD series. The Picolo HD 3G DVI is a low-profile video and audio capture card which offers the flexibility to acquire video from one high-definition camera (up to 1080p60) or, alternatively, a standard-definition analogue Y/C or composite video source. The high-definition video input is compatible with various colour video signals: DVI-D for HD digital video, DVI-A or Y/Pb/Pr for HD an...

E2S are pleased to announce the attainment of these new certifications for products from their fire & industrial, explosion proof and wide area disaster notification portfolios. The new TR CU Declaration of Conformity certifies compliance to the new, harmonised Technical Regulations of the Eurasian Economic Community (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) and fulfilment of safety requirements. The new TR CU Certificate of Conformity for the Customs Union for safety of equipment for use in explosiv...

AES Corporation, the leading manufacturer of private wireless communications equipment, recently announced two tools that boost user efficiencies and reduce installation time associated with deploying and supporting AES-IntelliNet fire and burglary alarm communications solutions. The new Network Connectivity Tool (NCT) and Configuration and Diagnostic Tool (CDT) provide a fast, easy way for dealers and installers to test locations for network connectivity and configure and diagnose AES-IntelliNe...

Schneider Electric recently announced a new line-up of Pelco™ traditional, general-purpose and fortified camera enclosure systems. The release of these seven enclosure systems provides a cost effective solution to the end user as well as making connectivity in harsh environments achievable. “These significant advancements in camera enclosure capabilities represent excellent opportunity for security system specifiers, resellers and installers,” said Craig Dahlman, Director of A...

Hikvision is set to extend its PICADIS analogue product line with this new, latest offering: the DS-2CE15F5P(N)-VFIR3 720TVL Vari-focal IR Bullet Camera and the DS-2CE55F5P(N)-VFIR3 720TVL Vari-focal IR Dome Camera. Both of these models are aimed to set new standards for both image quality and low-light surveillance. These cutting-edge cameras are designed specifically to capture superior crystal-clear color images in extreme, low-light conditions. Both feature a 1/3” 1.3 MP PICADIS II ima...

ACTi Edge Recorder Client is a light version of a NVR system that will help build up a network video surveillance system based on the camera's local storage. With ACTi Edge Recorder Client, there is no need to prepare separate recording devices since the video is recorded in the SD card inside the camera. It supports real-time monitoring of up to 16 video streaming devices, multiple layout styles, video search and playback, recording download, and live on-screen PTZ manipulation. With its one-c...

ACTi’s latest Zoom Bullet, B41, is brilliantly designed for installation in various applications such as building entrances, loading docks, warehouses, production lines, or parking lots. For one example, it can be installed in a warehouse to monitor employees’ working conditions, compliance, or product movements during both day and night. With its 5-Megapixel resolution, one can capture video evidence clearly without losing picture details when zooming in, ensuring the highest qualit...

The echoBox easily connects together all internet enabled devices at home by turning existing in-home coaxial network into a high speed internet superhighway. It allows cost-efficient way to extend broadband network inside apartments and houses without any new cabling. Efficient usage of existing in-home coax network The echoBox adapters, utilising the MoCA standard, make use of the unused capacity in existing coax to transmit Ethernet traffic. This is done this without interfering with Freevi...

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has released Device Pack 7.2 for partners and customers using Milestone XProtect® security solutions. Device Pack 7.2 has deep driver support for more than 3,000 devices, which means that Milestone has added more than 2,000 supported devices since 2011. This speedy development has only been possible due to Milestone’s dedicated efforts to drive the uptake of open platform technology in the physical secu...

Brivo Systems LLC, leader in cloud applications for security management, announced that Brivo Labs has introduced its first market offering, OKDoor. Brivo Labs is a business unit of Brivo Systems bringing new areas of innovation to the security industry in the form of social identity, mobile applications and trust networks. Using social identities, Brivo Labs enhances the everyday experiences of entering physical places with products and services that allow people to interact with the physical w...

The task: Full coverage surveillance of a foyer with only one camera. At the same time, close up shots are to clearly identify persons who enter through a side door. You say: “Logical; PTZ”? We say: one fixed camera is enough. When it’s a new Candid or Callisto with Smart Motion Zoom and Pointing Zoom. Because these innovations make fixed cameras’ zoom mobile and fully enlarge every point in the image frame. And this opens up new opportunities for applications and savings...

Axis Communications, the world leader in network video, recently introduces the Axis Camera Extension for SketchUp providing interactive 3D models of Axis Network Cameras to aid in the planning and design of video surveillance systems. Users can place cameras directly into CAD building plans and visualise the areas the cameras will cover. The new SketchUp extension from Axis allows users to see exactly how the cameras fit into the building layout and to easily spot if camera views are obstructe...

Videx Security’s Portal Plus networkable access control system is one of the most attractive and versatile systems of its kind currently available. It is designed for use in buildings with multiple entrances and is expandable to provide control over an unlimited number of doors with the ability to support up to 15000 users. Many establishments are recognising the advantages of the Portal Plus networkable access control system as offering many advantages over securing entrances by lock and...

PROMISE Technology, Inc., a leading developer of high-performance storage solutions optimised for the requirements of video surveillance, recently updated their Vess A2000 Series NVR storage appliance to deliver greater support for the industry's top Video Management Software (VMS) solutions, provide up to double the performance throughput for HD (1280x720) video in RAID6 configurations and offer support for the new PROMISE Surveillance Solution Planner tool which helps determine the overall ins...

Opengear, a leading provider of critical infrastructure management solutions through advanced  console servers, remote management, monitoring, and cellular out-of-band products, recently announced a feature upgrade to its appliance range, to simplify and enhance central management of remote networks and IT infrastructure using Smart Connection Manager. “Out-of-band management has traditionally followed the break-fix model”, explains Robert Waldie, VP Bu...

VIVOTEK is pleased to announce the launch of four new network camera models, including two professional outdoor domes, FD8355EHV and FD8365EHV, and two professional outdoor bullets, IP8355EH and IP8365EH, which are all designed with state-of-the-art WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) technology. Due to strong market demand for top-notch image quality and usability, VIVOTEK, with its strong R&D resources and advanced algorithms, designed FD8355EHV, FD8365EHV, IP8355EH and IP8365EH with advanced WDR Pr...

WD®, a Western Digital company and storage industry leader, recently announced the availability of WD Purple™, a purpose-built line of 3.5-inch, high-capacity hard drives for surveillance applications. Designed specifically for video surveillance units, WD Purple hard drives excel in new and existing home and small business security environments with up to eight hard drives and up to 32 high-definition (HD) video cameras. Shipping today, WD Purple hard drives are available in capacitie...

Axis Communications, the world leader in network video, recently introduced the Axis Camera Extension for SketchUp® 3D CAD software providing interactive 3D models of Axis Network Cameras to aid in the planning and design of video surveillance systems. Users can conveniently select and place Axis cameras directly into CAD building plans to visually depict the areas the cameras will cover once installed. The new SketchUp extension from Axis, which is free to download, allows users to see exa...