Security product news & launch announcements

Samsung has introduced a new series of 3 Megapixel network cameras and domes. The models in the 7002 Professional series, which are upgraded versions of previous high definition megapixel Samsung cameras and domes, include a long list of new innovative features and functions. All models are able to capture images at a broad range of resolutions from 320 x 180 to 2048 x 1536 and include Full HD 1080p resolution displayed in 16:9 format. An advanced Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) feature ensures that...

Honeywell has added advanced video capabilities to one of its most-popular and most-affordable access control systems, giving owners of small to mid-size businesses a new option for improving building security. The company’s NetAXS-123 offering is the first access control technology of its kind to provide video surveillance without requiring a digital video recorder (DVR) or network video recorder (NVR), making it ideal for smaller businesses such as pharmacies, day care centres and clinic...

The rapid evolution of the award-winning AXIS Camera Companion continues, and the leader in network video solutions has announced a major upgrade of the free software client that doubles the recording capacity when using SD memory cards. The new release also includes new features such as multiple user access levels and joystick support. “AXIS Camera Companion has been very well received by the market. Until November 2012 we have registered over 30,000 downloads of the software. This indic...

The past Looking back at the way DVRs came to dominate the CCTV sector, it is learnt a little from history; the first Digital Video Recorders on the market were PCs with capture cards and recording software. As demand increased manufacturers invested in developing ‘stand-alone’ appliances. These DVRs used hardware to digitise the video channels and store the data on hard drives without using a PC. As time went on the prices came down the functions improved and most importantly, end...

Panogenics, the British manufacturer of sophisticated 5 Megapixel cameras, announces that their integration of PanoCam360 with Milestone’s XProtect® video management software has been completed and the camera is now fully working with Milestone. Christian Bohn, VP Corporate Marketing & Alliances at Milestone Systems, says, “I don’t think we have ever seen such a fast integration by a manufacturer using our MIP SDK and ONVIF driver. I must credit AMG-Panogenics: the plu...

On November 12th, Accellion announced a significant upgrade to its Mobile File Sharing platform that solves many of the major issues surrounding BYOD and ad-hoc file sharing platforms such as Dropbox and Skydrive.   Accellion launched the first products in its class to bring together enterprise content silos to make it much easier to find and use content spread across multiple systems. The new product also delivers secure mobile file sharing and collaboration that takes advantage of...

Leading surveillance solutions provider CBC (Europe) GmbH has launched its new range of full HD Ganz IP Network Video Recorders (NVRs). Offering four or eight channels, the NVRs provide 1080p high definition quality images along with a free app and CMS software allowing images to be displayed remotely, quickly and easily in quad or full-screen on Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. Supplied in a space saving compact profile, the new Ganz IP NVR recorders work seamlessly with CBC’s...

ComNet, Communication Networks of Danbury, Connecticut, a USA-based manufacturer of fibre optic transmission and networking equipment, is introducing the CNMCSFP variable rate electrical-to-optical media converter that allows the user to select between 10/100 Mbps and 1000Mbps rate transmission, ensuring enough bandwidth for future upgrade to Gigabit bandwidth requirements or where there are many devices that have different bandwidth requirements. The CNMCSFP is a single channel universal media...

Idesco readers have the widest functional voltage range of any readers on the market; from 5 to 30 V  (Shorter cable length installations allow the lowest voltage draw.) This wide voltage range ensures readers stay on-the-job through power fluctuations that shut other readers down. Idesco’s readers already consume less energy than other manufacturers’ readers, bringing down not merely a site's energy costs, but even total installation costs, as the amount of power reserves and p...

Lumidigm recently announced that enterprises can now authenticate users with Lumidigm mutispectral imaging biometrics as part of an integrated authentication platform from Authasas. With the addition of Lumidigm’s unique capabilities, the Authasas Advanced Authentication® solution is more secure, more convenient, and strongly spoof-resistant. This combined solution delivers the high levels of security, accountability and compliance that organizations are demanding with the single-touch...

Available on the global market place, ASSA ABLOY’s AperioTM Technology now enables the cost-effective integration of doors with mechanical locks into both new and existing access control systems. Thanks to its innovative wireless technology, integrating doors into an access control system will no longer require extensive wiring or structural alterations in the future. Doors will merely need to be equipped with electronic AperioTM locking cylinders or escutcheons with RFID readers and linke...

QNAP Security recently announced the newest high-end Linux-based VioStor NVR VS-12164U-RP Pro for the enterprise segment with the capability of handling inputs simultaneously from up to a maximum of 64 megapixel cameras. Featuring the powerful Quad-core Intel® Xeon® E3 Processor and ECC DDR3 memory, this new model delivers high performance at a throughput rate of 450 Mbps to ensure stable recording and smooth playback of multiple megapixel cameras. The large storage capacity of up to 48...

CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, recently announced the release of version 6.6 of AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) and AC2000 Lite integrated access control and security management software.  These latest releases offer a host of new features including video and wireless locks integrations, the introduction of Threat Levels, enhanced AC2000 WEB functionality and more. “CEM AC2000 continues to be developed in response to customer demand and industry requirements. These excitin...

QNAP® Security recently announced that its VioStor network video recorder (NVR) series now support Dahua Technology IP cameras. QNAP VioStor NVR, a professional surveillance system requiring no PC for system installation, features high quality hardware and software designs, and delivers remarkable performance in real-time video and audio monitoring and recording. Coupled with its award-winning high performance storage solutions, QNAP VioStor NVR provides a reliable surveillance solution for...

QNAP® Systems, Inc. has announced a major expansion of the number of compatible peripherals available for its family of Turbo NAS products. The major additions include a Seagate® 2.5-inch 1TB internal SATA hard drive and 2.5-inch 1TB external storage device, two Arkeia® Software 3rd party software apps and seventy network cameras. The newly compatible 2.5" internal SATA hard drive: Seagate® - ST91000640NS (1TB) The newly compatible 2.5" external storage device: Seagate® - Bac...

Ultra Electronics Card Systems recently announced that the Prima 4 reverse-transfer printer from its Magicard series of ID card printers has successfully completed the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Evaluation Program for certification of the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201 card printer specification.  As a result the Prima 4 has been added to the GSA Approved Product List (APL) for the FIPS 201 Specification.  The Prima 4 reinforces secure card issuanc...

Corbin Russwin, an ASSA ABLOY Group brand, introduces the Access 800® IP1 intelligent Power over Ethernet (PoE) access control locking solution. The Access 800 IP1 integrates ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 Corbin Russwin hardware with a contactless reader, door status monitoring, and controller into a single device, making it an ideal solution for corporate campuses, schools, healthcare facilities and other buildings looking for a cost-effective, easy-to-install, and sustainable solution for b...

QNAP Security today announced the newest high-end Linux-based VioStor NVR VS-12164U-RP Pro for the enterprise segment with the capability of handling inputs simultaneously from up to a maximum of 64 megapixel cameras. Featuring the powerful Quad-core Intel® Xeon® E3 Processor and ECC DDR3 memory, this new model delivers high performance at a throughput rate of 450 Mbps to ensure stable recording and smooth playback of multiple megapixel cameras.The large storage capacity of up to 48 TB a...

Videx Security has introduced the BIOC-SW external swipe fingerprint reader as a new addition to the ‘Mini Metal’ family of access control readers which already includes a fingerprint reader for internal use, proximity reader, keypad and touch to exit device. Using capacitive swipe biometric fingerprint technology, a user simply swipes their finger down the BIOC-SW reader and this verifies if the fingerprint is a match.  It outputs the information to the access controller to dec...

AirLive, one of the most advanced worldwide brands for networking and communication equipment, is happy to announce its newest 2MPix PoE IP Camera FE-200DM that features a fisheye lens means revolutionary product to offer panoramic wide angle surveillance solution for many places such as hotel lobby, warehouses, airports, shopping malls and may other places.  There is 1/3" 2Mega CMOS image sensor which ensures exceptional video quality performance of Airlive FE-200DM IP Camera. The main adv...

AxxonSoft has released version 4.8.3 of Axxon Intellect Enterprise, introducing a number of new features to its popular physical security information management (PSIM) software platform. Other improvements include greater stability, performance, and installation speed. External data storage is now supported, allowing use of DVR and NVR video archives, as well as IP cameras with recording to flash memory and NAS. The Active Archiving module, designed to copy archives from a video server to dedic...

Samsung has introduced a scaleable ‘building block’ network video recording system designed to uncomplicate the process of specifying a video storage solution large enough to meet immediate requirements, but which can be easily expanded if needed in the future. Samsung’s new ONVIF compliant SRN-1000 NVR provides up to 24TB of on-board video storage capacity and there is the potential of an additional 24TB of storage via two external e-Sata direct storage devices. An unlimited...

Sargent Manufacturing Company, a market leader in locksets, cylinders, door closers and related products, and an ASSA ABLOY Group company, announces the addition of two new decorative levers to its Gramercy Series line for Studio Collection™. The Sargent Studio Collection offering, which provides designers, architects and end-users with more decorative suiting options, now includes the RAG and RGM levers.  The RAG lever showcases a grooved insert, providing a distinct, contemporary...

Connect 421           This Full HD 4 input, 1 output HDMI switcher is equipped with a Digital Audio output so you can connect the audio of your TV directly to your Home Cinema receiver (codec formats as Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio are supported). The receiver automatically separates the audio from the incoming HDMI signal so you don't need to install separate audio cables from your A/V devices to the Connect 421. With one audio cable...

Sony recently announced its new IPELA ENGINE EX™ cameras, the first range of models based on the IPELA ENGINE advanced signal processing platform and part of Sony’s V Series. The latest models represent a new breed of security cameras designed to deliver advances in dynamic range, frame capture speed and low-light performance for demanding imaging applications, in the mid-to-high level video surveillance marketplace. The six new IPELA ENGINE EX cameras include the fixed-angle SNC-VB...

Honeywell recently announced it is offering 4G alarm communications technology on its VISTA platform, one of the security industry’s most widely used lines of alarm panels. In making 4G technology available for VISTA, Honeywell continues to standardise its systems on the industry’s newest and fastest alarm communications to maximise the longevity of their offerings. The first VISTA panels that will offer 4G – the GSMX4G and GSMV4G – are available now. Earlier this year,...

Honeywell recently released an application programming interface (API) for its widely used WIN-PAK® integrated security platform that allows users to better integrate their access control security system with other building management and administrative systems. The WIN-PAK PE API works as the interface between Honeywell’s WIN-PAK PE 3.0 and WIN-PAK SE 3.0 solutions and the client’s third party system making it the ideal solution for customers who require a single point of entry...

AxxonSoft, developer of the Axxon Intellect Enterprise physical security management platform (PSIM), has completed work with Paxton Access Ltd. to integrate support for the Paxton Net2 access control system into the award-winning Intellect platform. Integration paves the way for configuring and monitoring Paxton Net2 systems, as well as processing information from readers, electromechanical locks, and other Paxton access control devices – all from within the Intellect interface. Physical...

A10 Networks, the technology leader in Application Networking, recently unveiled its new flagship AX 5630 Application Delivery Controller (ADC), which sets an industry performance record for connections per second, secure SSL connections and distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection in a compact 3 rack unit (RU), 40-Gigabit port appliance. The AX 5630 runs on A10’s new Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS) version 2.7, which introduces SSL Intercept, a security solution designed for...

HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that it has integrated its EasyLobby® Secure Visitor Management™ software with the Genetec® Synergis® line of access control systems.  The EasyLobby SVM™ software also brings advanced visitor management capabilities to Genetec’s Security Center offering, one of the industry’s most comprehensive unified security platforms for access control, video surveillance and license...