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Advancis is pleased to announce a new global partnership with Convergint, expanding the collaboration between two organisations focused on helping enterprise and multinational customers manage increasingly complex security, identity and operational environments. Through this partnership, Convergint will be able to offer Advancis software solutions across its international organisation, combining Convergint's extensive integration expertise, global reach and customer relationships with Advancis'...

The Olivet Boys & Girls Club needed a complete security solution to monitor multiple locations and found a scalable and future-proofed investment with OpenEye Web Services (OWS). See how the Olivet Boys & Girls Club gained better peace of mind across 5 locations with OWS. As one of the original 50 youth organisations to band together and form the Boys & Girls Club, the Olivet branch is built on a purpose-driven mission to enable young people to lead healthy, productive lives in cari...

Sprouts Farmers Market, a player in the grocery industry, was dealing with a legacy system that hindered their investigative process. Learn more about how OpenEye’s security solutions saved them significant time and resources when reviewing footage. First opened in 2002, Sprouts Farmers Market has become one of the fastest growing leading natural grocers in the U.S., building stores 10% year over year. The scale of their operations necessitated a video security solution that could match t...

Elite Pak revolutionised its packaging operations with OpenEye's security and video solutions, streamlining processes and setting new industry benchmarks for operational efficiency. Elite Pak in an international business with asparagus farms and packaging plants in both the United States and Canada. They are one of the largest growers and packers of asparagus in Ontario, Canada and their automated asparagus bunching machine leads the way in innovative ideas for the asparagus industry. OpenEye&r...

Premier Inn, Ilford, has completed a major upgrade to its fire alarm infrastructure with the installation of Advanced MxPro 5 fire panels, providing comprehensive Category L1 protection throughout the nine‑storey hotel. As a busy hospitality environment accommodating guests around the clock, the hotel required a robust and reliable fire detection system capable of delivering early warning across all areas of the building. The project involved a full system upgrade, with new detection installed...

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today introduced new capabilities for its ADGiLE™ automated gas emissions monitoring system, extending continuous, autonomous gas detection beyond traditional oil and gas applications to new markets, including ammonia and ethylene detection. ADGiLE (Autonomous Detection of Gas Leaks and Emissions) combines optical gas imaging (OGI), advanced gas detection analytics, and an enhanced user interface to help operators quickly identify...

Allegion US, a provider of security solutions, technology and services, announces its Campus-to-Community Student Living solutions, designed to help off-campus student housing operators meet student expectations, enhance security and streamline operations. “For years, off-campus student housing has been viewed as multifamily with younger residents, but the reality is much more complex,” said Tyler Webb, Mobile Ambassador at Allegion. “Operators are navigating compressed turnov...

Allegion US, a provider of security solutions, technology and services, launched Allegion Optimize™, a mobile application created to unify and streamline management of select Allegion products within one easy-to-use tool built with customers' needs in mind. The release coincides with the latest firmware update for the award-winning LCN Senior Swing Series Auto Operator, making it the first device to utilise Optimise. Key features allow installers and facility teams to calibrate, adjust, m...

VIVOTEK, a global security solutions provider, and March Networks®, a pioneer in video surveillance and business intelligence, will exhibit together at ISC East 2026, Nov. 4-5 at the Javits Center in New York, booth 206. Under the theme of Connected Intelligence for Modern Security, the companies will demonstrate how bringing together video, AI, cloud, business intelligence and third-party systems gives customers clearer operational insight and faster ways to act on it. Clearer operational...

Inflation surged dramatically because of supply disruptions and high energy costs following the COVID pandemic and given the Russia-Ukraine conflict. More recently, inflation has cooled significantly, although it still has not achieved the historically targeted rate of 2%. Factors such as tariffs and the Iran war continue to drive broader inflation. The physical security market faces its own multiple trends that continue to drive inflation of the industry's products and services. We asked our Ex...

The digital transformation of buildings is accelerating – and so are the expectations placed on security and facilities managers. In a landscape where cost pressures, compliance demands, and user convenience collide, the ability to extend digital control and automation is a major advantage. However large or small the premises, connecting digital access with complementary systems helps achieve this. “We can work with our customers to implement a new integration-ready digital access s...

ODVA is pleased to announce that CIP Security™ has been formally certified by TÜV Rheinland to meet the applicable requirements of IEC 62443-4-2 at Security Level Capability 3 (SL-C 3). Security Level 3 protects against intentional violation using sophisticated means from attackers with moderate resources, IACS specific skills, and moderate motivation. Achieving formal certification that the CIP Security Specification complies with the IEC 62443 standard reinforces the position of th...

CREST, the global non-profit accreditation body for the cybersecurity industry, today published new guidance urging the financial services sector to unify its cybersecurity posture across the entire market ecosystem. The new whitepaper, titled ‘Cyber Resilience in Financial Services: A whole ecosystem approach,’ looks at the interconnected roles of financial institutions, financial supervisors and cyber service providers, and sets out a practical maturity pathway to help build colle...

Teledyne Gas and Flame Detection, a portfolio of safety instrument businesses of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, and Teledyne Flir, a Teledyne Technologies company, will showcase their latest innovations in gas/flame detection and thermal imaging at ADIPEC 2026. Taking place in Abu Dhabi on November 2-5, visitors will discover several new advances taking the spotlight on a shared booth (Hall 9-booth 9413). For Teledyne Gas and Flame Detection, the main attraction will be FREEDOM, its new-ge...

Aetina Corporation, an AI solution provider and accelerator of edge AI infrastructure, announces its participation in Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2026, taking place November 3–5 at Fira Barcelona Gran Via. At Hall 3, Booth C162, Aetina will showcase NVIDIA-powered edge AI platforms and partner solutions spanning intelligent agriculture, autonomous factories, smart mobility, and smart cities and spaces. Crop health monitoring Intelligent Agriculture: Aetina’s 2026 showcas...

Genetec Inc., the pioneer in enterprise physical security software, announces that Newark Central School District (NCSD) in New York has expanded its deployment of Genetec Security Center across seven buildings. The district has connected video surveillance, access control, emergency communications, and sensors to help staff assess incidents and coordinate their response. NCSD serves approximately 1,800 students and nearly 600 staff. Its security environment had grown over time, and administrat...

Veracode, the pioneer in application risk management, announces a jump from 56 percent to 62 percent in overall AI-generated code security, alongside a drop in vulnerabilities from 44 percent to 38 percent — the most significant improvement since the GenAI Code Security Report series began in July 2025. Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI's GPT-6-Sol co-lead the rankings at 73 percent, surpassing the previous high of 68 percent set by GPT-5.5 in July 2026. “We’ve been analy...

Secure Logiq is seeking new distribution partners in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines as it prepares to exhibit at Safety & Security Asia 2026. Taking place at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore from 10–12 November, the exhibition will provide the chance for distributors to meet the team and discuss working together. Despite challenges in the global IT component market, Secure Logiq reports 100% revenue growth so far in 2026. Its search for distribution...

Atos, a pioneer in AI-powered digital transformation, announces a UK partnership with Palo Alto Networks to help organisations understand and address their exposure to frontier AI-enabled threats. The identifies mission-critical vulnerabilities, prioritises the actions needed to address them and combines advanced platforms and technologies with sovereign engineering capabilities to proactively mitigate threats at machine speed. Exposure assessment capabilities The offering delivers an outcome...

The milestone gives European fire engineers and risk professionals independent evidence when specifying thermal image fire detection, complementing established European and national approval requirements. Teledyne FLIR's A40 and A70 (Axx-Series) thermal imaging cameras are the first models to achieve UL 2684 listing. They are listed as thermal image fire detectors under ANSI/CAN/UL 2684, the Standard for Video and Thermal Image Detectors for Fire Alarm Systems. Although UL 2684 is a North Ameri...

Allient Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of advanced specialty motor, Motion, Controls, and Power products and solutions for targeted industries and applications, has announced the appointment of Dave Larcenaire as General Manager of Allient Denver (ALIO Industries). Dave brings more than 30 years of experience in precision motion, automation and advanced technology markets. His background includes engineering, business development and marketing, with experience building OEM relationshi...

Milestone Systems, a pioneer in open platform video management software, announces XProtect 2026 R2 and the fall 2026 updates to Arcules. Together, the releases help organisations turn growing numbers of cameras, devices, sites and operational data into clearer, more manageable operations across on-premises, cloud and hybrid deployments. As video environments expand, the challenge is less about accessing more video data and more about helping operators understand what is happening while giving...

ViewScan Inc., a provider of AI-powered monitoring for security and operational intelligence, announces that the company will be showcasing its AI-powered video analytics and remote security services at ISC East 2026, giving customers a scalable path to add AI-driven intelligence to the infrastructure they already own. Every deployment reflects the company’s guiding principle — Intelligent AI, Human judgment, Privacy protected. In addition, ViewScan will have on display 78 Dragons&r...

Wachter, a nationwide technology solutions integrator, is celebrating the opening of its new Logistics and Training Center at its Lowell campus. The investment expands Wachter’s ability to stage, configure, and deploy technology, and to train the technicians who install it, so customers can roll out projects across many locations with less complexity. Bringing these capabilities under one roof also gives customers and partners a place to see Wachter’s solutions in action through han...

AlgoSec has achieved the Infrastructure Protection distinction in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency, recognising the company’s technical expertise and proven customer success in helping organisations secure and manage their AWS environments. This designation recognises that AlgoSec has demonstrated and successfully met the technical and quality requirements for providing customers with a deep level of software expertise in Infrastructure Protection to help them achieve thei...

Kindoo, an innovator turning any electric locking device into a smartphone-operated smart solution, will showcase its complete cloud-based solution at ISC East 2026 in booth 544. The team will demonstrate how Kindoo’s comprehensive solution simplifies installations, making electronic access control (EAC) more accessible for end-users and more profitable for resellers. “Kindoo provides a practical way to deploy advanced access control without the costs and complexities of traditional...

General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, Commander of U.S. Africa Command, opened the second day of the Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) 2026 in Lagos on Tuesday, with a keynote on strengthening military cooperation and Africa’s security readiness. His session, titled “From Strategic Complexity to Operational Cooperation”, examined how armed forces across the continent can respond to a changing global security environment through practical cooperation, improved preparedn...

Commvault, delivering continuous recovery for the AI era, announces new identity resilience capabilities that will help organisations discover changes across a wide range of identity environments, understand their Tier 0 exposure, and quickly remediate associated risks. Identity systems are a prime target for attackers because they can offer fast access to critical enterprise resources. With 80% of large enterprises using multiple identity providers, including Active Directory, Entra ID, and Ok...

As America’s largest broadline manufacturer of commercial foodservice equipment, Eagle Group wanted a way to verify that products were leaving their facilities undamaged. See how OpenEye helped Eagle Group implement a reliable order tracking system for their company. Founded in 1947, Eagle Group has over 70 years of manufacturing experience and is currently one of the largest broadline manufacturers of stainless steel equipment. Their 14-acre facility needed a security system that could v...

With over 60 locations, Manatee County Schools needed a flexible, scalable solution that would help them centralise their security management. By using OpenEye Web Services, they are able to access their surveillance from a single pane of glass for improved campus safety. Manatee County School District, based in Bradenton, FL, oversees 63 locations, 6,000 employees, and over 50,000 students across its schools. Due to the significant growth of their school district in recent years, they needed t...