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The world is undergoing profound changes of a scale unseen in time, with an increase in destabilising factors and the resurgence of COVID-19, presenting ongoing challenges for the global community. Thanks to all the DNAKE employees for their dedication and endeavours, DNAKE wrapped up 2021 with business running smoothly. No matter what changes lie ahead, DNAKE’s commitment to offering customers – easy and smart intercom solutions – will remain as strong as ever. DNA...

Oosto, formerly AnyVision, announced the results of a sponsored study by Bio-Lab Ltd. which showed that the most polluted place in the office is the light switch in the lobby. The findings also highlight other high-traffic areas, including interior and exterior door handles, which are also quite “germy.” Since the COVID-19 epidemic broke out nearly two years ago, many offices have closed, and working from home has become commonplace. Now, in parallel with the outbreak of the Omicron...

Hummingbirds AI, an award-winning deep tech startup and the creator of the Guacamole platform is once again reimagining business at the speed of sight with its newest cutting-edge privacy-first platform GuacamoleAccess. GuacamoleAccess is a patented video-based biometric platform that manages and controls physical access to the most secure spaces on the planet. Unlike the other biometric solutions in the market, GuacamoleAccess is cloud-independent to ensure the maximum privacy and security sta...

Profound changes have occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic and therein lies opportunity. As Steve Jobs once said, ‘Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity – not a threat.’ For the rail sector, changes on the horizon are to be embraced as a way to make services more efficient and protect passengers and workers. Rail remains one of the safest forms of transport. However, there are still risks that need to be mitigated. For example, 2020 was the worst summer in...

Milestone’s Australian team recently played a major part in helping the AFI – Australian Football International – get their latest major event day off the ground. Milestone sponsored the United Nations team at the World Footy Nines tournament, who wore shirts with the Milestone logo throughout the competition. The AFI Footy Nines was the brainchild of Brian Clarke, who had a vision to make the game of Aussie Rules more accessible and promote community spirit at a grassroots le...

Yossi Cohen, former head of the Mossad and current director of Softbank's operations in Israel, spoke at a conference of security consultants of the AI Company Oosto held in Raanana, Israel. Cohen, "Why is Softbank in the world of machine vision and Vision AI at all? Governments and corporations around the world today face security threats everywhere - within the organisation's facilities, on the street, in the face of threats of damage and theft, and of course in the face of national secu...

A new guide by the Security Industry Association details the importance of audio and communications for safety and security applications. The informational guide, Safe and Sound: A Primer on Audio and Intelligent Communications Applications for Security was developed from SIA’s vendor-neutral technology Audio and Intelligent Communications Working Group, of which Dan Rothrock, President of Zenitel Americas, is the Chair. Benefits of audio in security The group was created to serve as a...

Codelocks Inc., an access control company that designs and distributes innovative, keyless door locks and access solutions, announces the availability of its new KitLock, the KL1000 G3 NetCode. The new locker lock combines the style and functionality of the popular KL1000 G3 KitLock with the convenience of Codelocks’ NetCode technology, enabling administrators to generate temporary date- and time-sensitive access codes. Short- or long-term access The KL1000 G3 NetCode can be set up to p...

The new French electronic National Identity Card (eID) has been awarded the prestigious Best New National ID Card prize by Reconnaissance International at the HSP Awards EMEA (High-Security Printing for Europe - Africa - Middle East). Awarded by a jury of independent international experts, it recognises the outstanding achievement and technical sophistication of this personal identification document program thanks to the French Ministry of the Interior, ANTS (Agence Nationale des Titres S&eacut...

Patriot One Technologies announced the formal release of an Operational Exercise and subsequent report executed by the National Centre for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴), documenting the Company’s observed performance during real-world and simulated environments. The exercises were conducted to demonstrate Patriot One’s performance relative to advertised capabilities and industry and professional sports leagues’ security standards. The exercise incorpora...

Ten years ago, CriticalArc launched SafeZone®, a solution that is established as the safety, security, and emergency management solution. The company’s co-founders, Glenn Farrant and Jahmai Lay formed CriticalArc with a vision to revolutionise safety and security and, over the last decade, the company has fulfilled that vision with unique capabilities available exclusively through SafeZone. Flexible, and affordable solution CriticalArc’s co-founders identified fundamental adva...

Their journey into the world of sustainability continues in December through the images of the Telespazio and e-GEOS 2021 Love Planet Earth calendar, featuring shots from National Geographic. This month, they focus on the role of satellites in monitoring and fighting the effects of extreme weather in cities. Urbanisation and climate change are increasingly interconnected, with metropolises and cities often affected by heatwaves and storms – extreme weather phenomena that the typical urban...

The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organisation dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave® technology, will return to CES 2022 in Las Vegas to host the Z-Wave Pavilion and the Z-Wave Smart House in Tech West, Venetian Expo, booth 51715. Consuming 5,000 sq./ft of show floor space, industry pioneering Smart Home and IoT member companies will showcase the latest certified Z-Wave products, devices, and solutions across the interoperable ecosystem.  Z-Wave ecos...

As airports navigate an uneven return to pre-pandemic operations, many of the largest are using HID SAFE for Aviation as a unified physical identity and access management solution for defending against security and safety threats while consolidating, automating, and simplifying associated administrative and regulatory processes.   HID SAFE for Aviation HID SAFE for Aviation is helping major airports around the world enhance safety and security during a period of unprecedented uncerta...

Morse Watchmans, a globally renowned company in key control and asset management systems, has been acquired by TouchPoint, a privately-held diversified global growth company focused on engineered products in growth markets, where the touch point is a differentiating factor. Acquisition of Morse Watchmans  Morse Watchmans will join TouchPoint’s Intelligent Inventory Management platform, which focuses on developing inventory management solutions that enable the secure, accurate and ef...

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global provider of high-performance computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, announces the first published TPCx-HCI benchmark result, with a measured performance of 4,790.18 tpsHCI at $49.60/tpsHCI. Working with AMD and VMware, Supermicro used 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processor-based servers and VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 2, setting a world record and demonstrating the industry's foremost performance for computational-intensive...

Prosegur Security, a global pioneer in security technology, has launched EVO, the world's first EAS system with an integrated ad platform that can pay for itself through advertising revenue while also providing retailers with valuable data on in-store traffic. The EVO system features monitors that play retailer-approved ads at store entrances, managed remotely by Prosegur and its technology partner INEO. AI cloud-supported advertising platform "Silicon Valley and even major online retail...

A new era began in the heart of Tampere, Finland, when Nokia Arena opened its doors in December. The arena, designed by the internationally renowned architect Daniel Libeskind – and built above the main line railway – will host large events, including the 2022 Men’s Ice Hockey World Championships. The central location of the venue in the city centre and its opening hours around the clock highlight the importance of access management. For example, it must be possible to separat...

Corsight AI, a facial recognition technology provider, has announced a reduction in both gender and racial bias within its Autonomous AI-powered solution, Fortify. The results, published by the globally authoritative National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), highlight the organisation’s deeply-rooted commitment to eradicating biases within AI algorithms and follow shortly after various new capabilities were added to Corsight’s flagship product. NIST Facial Re...

BigChange, a provider of field service management software, has made the first appointment to its partnership programme. The BigChange complete Job Management Platform brings together customer relationship management (CRM), job scheduling, live tracking, field resource management, financial management and business intelligence into one simple to use and easy-to-integrate system. The Partnership programme will support and reward partners as they introduce the benefits of BigChange’s j...

Since 2004, G4S has played a pivotal role in securing almost every aspect of Guam’s biggest industry, tourism, protecting holidaymakers who visit Guam, and ensuring they have the best possible experience.  G4S has also partnered with the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) for more than seven years, providing safety and concierge services in Tumon, the heart of Guam’s tourism industry. VSOs and BSOs trained and certified lifeguards Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United Sta...

Resideo Technologies Inc., a global provider of home comfort and security solutions and distributor of commercial and residential security and audio-visual products, recently hosted its 32nd annual CONNECT event. The event brings together security and HVAC customers for training, community service, new product, and technology announcements, and to celebrate partner achievements.  Investing in resources "Resideo continues to invest in resources to help our professionals keep pace with the...

Senstar, a world pioneer in video management, video analytics, and perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS), announces the integration of its Senstar Symphony™ Common Operating Platform with the HALO IoT Smart Sensor from IPVideo Corporation. The integration allows HALO users to monitor alerts and notify personnel of out-of-normal ranges or levels of vaping, sounds and gunshot, chemicals, air quality, and health, within the Senstar Symphony Common Operating Platform. Innova...

Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions shared its top predictions for the physical security industry in 2022. Monitoring occupancy and space utilisation Within months of the pandemic, businesses were deploying different solutions to track occupancy in their buildings and control social distancing. Almost two years later, this trend is still growing because they’re seeing value from the data collect...

Vicon Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Cemtrex Inc., designer, and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware, and components, recently announced the highly-anticipated launch of the Roughneck V2020 Multi-sensor camera. Having evaluated the state of the video security industry early in the pandemic and identified the likelihood of long-term supply chain disruption, Vicon strategically invested in its most popular cameras including the NDAA-compliant Roughneck Seri...

November was a prolific month in the celebration of world-class sporting events in Latin American football. Uruguay hosted the women’s and men's Libertadores finals, as well as the Sudamericana Cup final. Video surveillance and access control system During all the matches, Herta's video surveillance and access control system was used to analyse the entry of non-authorised people through facial recognition. The security operation was classified as "impeccable" by the Ministry of the Inter...

Traffic congestion has been a constant problem on the road, especially in urban areas. In China alone, the number of motor vehicles has already exceeded a whopping 290 million as of September 2021. With this massive number of cars, traffic congestions or even road accidents are inevitable without an effective traffic management solution in place. In context, traffic congestion is associated with the contradiction between supply and demand, that is, the growth of the number of motor vehicles and...

LogMeIn, Inc., a provider of cloud-based solutions such as LastPass, GoToConnect, GoToMeeting and Rescue, announced the intent to establish LastPass as a standalone company. The category leader in zero-knowledge password management, LastPass is used by more than 30 million users and 85,000 businesses worldwide and is set for strong and sustained growth as consumers and businesses continue prioritising password security. By establishing LastPass as a standalone business, the company plans to inc...

StorMagic®, simplifying storage and security from the edge to the core, announced that ViSTA Networking Solutions (VNS) has joined the StorMagic Partner Programme as a distributor of ARQvault Active Intelligent Repository. VNS selected the StorMagic offering due to the solution’s flexibility and affordability and will distribute it to video data storage resellers across North America. A robust, single solution Storage demands are rising because camera resolutions are increasing in s...

Aratek announced the relaunch of its website following a revamp for stronger branding and better usability.  The new and improved Aratek biometrics website features a sharper, more professional look with an interesting new colour palette, better typography, and tasteful animation. Design language “The first thing that visitors will notice is how much more pleasing to the eyes the layout now is. We took pains to create a design language that says 'all-business' while being friendl...