Access control systems & kits News

CEM Systems, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, recently announced the release of version 6.8 of AC2000, AC2000 Airport and AC2000 Lite integrated access control and security management software. The latest release offers a host of new features that increase the performance and improve the functionality of the CEM AC2000 access control system. “This latest software release spans all three systems including AC2000, AC2000 Airport and AC2000 Lite. The new features and func...

Security solutions manufacturer, TDSi announces the launch of its latest version of its access control software, EXgarde PRO 4.2 which will include full integration with ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio wireless locking technology. TDSi’s powerful EXgarde PRO software brings together many elements of physical security in a centralised security portal, enabling the operator to monitor and control physical access whilst incorporating CCTV feeds and emergency alarm triggers. Additionally EXgarde 4....

The installation consists of 3570 series Lockwood commercial mortise locks Multiple state-of-the-art ASSA ABLOY products are ensuring first-rate security at the award-winning Translational Research Institute (TRI) building in Brisbane, Australia. The USD 177 million, 32,000 square metre building is one of the largest medical research institutes in the southern hemisphere – and as such it demanded a high-tech access control solution and first-rate security in keeping wit...

BRS Labs’ behavioral recognition technology operates seamlessly across multiple locations Behavioral Recognition Systems, Inc. (BRS Labs), creator of award-winning software that autonomously learns and alerts on unexpected behaviour, recently announced that Keith Drummond has been hired as the company’s Executive Vice President of Sales. Mr. Drummond is a 20-year veteran of the technology industry, with a specific focus on growing sales revenue. Before joining BRS...

Habitat for Humanity homes are sold to partner families and individuals at no profit AMAG Technology allocated November 20, 2013 to help Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles build a home in the LA community.  In addition to the company’s generous financial donation, all office employees invested a full day and worked together to help finish a home in Lynwood, California. AMAG Technology is an access control, IP video and intrusion management (IDS) solution pr...

STANLEY Security, one of the leading security providers in the UK, has launched the Oneprox GS3 range of highly cost-effective Global Readers for access control systems. The new STANLEY Oneprox GS3 Readers come in both Low Frequency and Multi Technology models and are compatible with the PAC KeyPac, Wiegand and STANLEY’s own access cards or tokens. The Multi Technology Readers also work with MIFARE / DESfire EV1 cards or tokens and, with Stanley’s Ops feature, can be secured using 1...

Cubic pointed out to IDTechEx that Mifare for Mobile from NXP gives speed same as transportation card ticketing In the many interviews and research carried out for the new IDTechEx report "Near Field Communication (NFC) 2014-2024", considerable disagreement was commonplace. IDTechEx first issued a major report on this subject five years ago when there were concerns about deployment which is much less an issue today given the huge deployment of NFC-enabled mobile phones and tab...

The award recognises the security industry’s most innovative new products, services and solutions Norbain is pleased to announce that Remsdaq’s EntroStar and EntroWatch have won another industry award – “The ASIS 2013 Accolades Security’s Best Winner”. ASIS International, held during September 24-27 at McCormick Place in Chicago Illinois, is one of the leading organisations for security professionals worldwide. Each year it invites exhi...

UBM Live has arranged discounted rates with transport, accommodation and entertainment providers in the Capital IFSEC International, organised by UBM Live, has released results from an intensive research programme that has defined the needs of security installers. Following the announcement of IFSEC International relocating to London in 2014, a resounding 75% of the audience said they will be able to travel to London quicker than it would take to arrive in Birmingham. Researc...

Notting Hill Media, the publisher of SourceSecurity.com, has appointed Larry Anderson as Editor of SourceSecurity.com US Edition. Based in Atlanta, Mr. Anderson will lead SourceSecurity.com’s editorial activities in North America, working closely with SourceSecurity.com’s teams in the US and Europe. “Digital is the future,” says Mr. Anderson, “I have been overwhelmed by the opportunities that new media offers above and beyond hard copy. The Sour...

Matrix will highlight its new COSEC DOOR PVR and Door controllers at Intersec Dubai 2014 Matrix Comsec, a leading manufacturer of Enterprise Security and Telecom solutions, is participating in Intersec Dubai 2014. Matrix will showcase its complete portfolio of Security products encompassing range of access control, time-attendance and video surveillance solutions. Here, at this event their main focus will be to highlight the new COSEC DOOR PVR and Door controllers. These prod...

The ASIS sessions designed especially for Chief Security Officers (CSOs) were organised by the CSO Roundtable ASIS International (ASIS), the world’s premier association for security professionals, has held its 7th Asia-Pacific Security Forum & Exhibition on 3-5 December 2013 at the Conrad Macao Cotai Central in Macau, China. The event gathered 260 senior security professionals from 32 countries which represents a 7.4% increase compared to the 2012 event. The ev...

The partnership marks another step for ACT in the French market ACT is pleased to announce a partnership with Eff-Eff for nationwide sale and distribution of the ACT range in France. Eff-Eff will utilise their established network of resellers to improve the availability of the entire ACT range to a French population of 66 million. Their experienced and professional approach to sales will ensure that ACT's high standards are maintained throughout the sales and distribution proc...

Ireland West Airport Knock is Ireland’s fourth international airport and features modern passenger and commercial facilities as well as extensive aircraft operation areas. Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and servicing in excess of 629 000 passengers per year, the Airport is the main international air access gateway for the West, North West and Midland regions of Ireland. The Airport has also experienced rapid development and now serves more than 20 scheduled and charter destination...

In a move designed to further the spread of de-facto standards and standards-based interoperability in the physical security industry and beyond, the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) recently released Version 2.0 of its industry-leading Area Control Specification. The PSIA also announced it is making the specification open and publicly available to all industry manufacturers in addition to PSIA member companies. Area Control 2.0 incorporates the PSIA’s Access Control and...

CEO of Suprema James Lee received the award from Korea President Geun Hye Park Suprema, Inc., a leading global provider of biometrics and ID solutions, recently announced it has won a Korea’s nation award of ‘Order of Industrial Service Merit’ where a total of 5 economically most-contributing local companies were awarded by the government. Even the top award entitled ‘Silver Tower’ was given to Suprema, which is the best and highest level of recog...

IndigoVision, the developer of the world’s most open end-to-end video security solution, has released its twenty third Integration Module, enabling data from S2 access control systems to be seamlessly managed within IndigoVision’s IP Video Security Solution. The S2 Integration Module continues IndigoVision’s open approach and strategy for security systems integration, giving greater freedom of choice and better system scalability with exceptional future proofing of security in...

Alarm.com’s technology complements Tyco Security Products’ expertise in Interactive hardware solutions Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, is pleased to announce a new global partnership with Alarm.com. Alarm.com is the leading technology provider for connected home services powering well over 1 million households.  With highly customised services that include interactive security, vi...

Gallagher will also exhibit a recently developed feature; the Visitor Management Kiosk Gallagher, are set to have a significant presence at the 7th Asia-Pacific Security Forum & Exhibition (ASIS) following recent success at the China Public Safety Expo 2013 (CPSE). The company, which is a Silver sponsor of this year's event, is looking to build upon recent success in the Asia-Pacific region following the introduction of a number of new and upgraded products such as the T2...

The BSIA's survey revealed that 62.3% of respondents said their company currently employs someone who is disabled Yesterday (3rd Dec) marked the annual International Day of Disabled People (IDDP), an awareness day which aims to promote the abilities of disabled people and strives for better inclusion of people with disabilities into communities across the world. Sponsored by the United Nations since 1992, this year’s campaign is focused on building ‘disability conf...

Near Field Communication (NFC) has become the newest technology to open a wealth of possibilities for a number of different applications; from enabling users to pay for coffee to opening a door, the sky is the limit. SourceSecurity.com spoke to Klaus Klosa, Managing Director of LEGIC, one of the leading companies taking this exciting technology to the next stage for a number of security applications. New innovations in NFC from LEGIC At the SICHERHEIT trade fair in Swi...

UEFA’s Executive Committee chose the joint Polish-Ukrainian bid to host the 2012 European football Championship finals. In anticipation of the event, two of the four Ukrainian stadiums to host the matches were equipped with AEOS security systems. The Olympic Stadium in Kiev was built in 1923 and needed remodelling to bring it up to UEFA’s ‘category four’ standards for stadiums hosting football finals. Such stadiums usually seat thousands of visitors and must meet strict c...

Matrix will showcase access control and time-attendance solution and video surveillance solution products Matrix Comsec, a leading manufacturer of Enterprise Security and Telecom solutions, is participating in IFSEC 2013. Matrix will showcase its complete portfolio of Security products encompassing range of Access Control and Time-Attendance Solution and Video Surveillance Solution. “IFSEC 2013 is an ideal platform that brings together the leading industry players world...

Fermax has regained the absolute confidence of the Asian market at CPSE 2013 The trade fair in the city of Shenzhen dedicated to security was the venue chosen by Fermax to present its technological proposals in monitors and video door entry systems, with which the Spanish brand is making headway into the future. With these innovations, Fermax has regained the absolute confidence of the Asian market, returning to its customary dominant position among the technological elite. F...

Cyber Intelligence Asia 2014 will allow for a greater understanding of how to secure computer networks the Asia-Pacific Intelligence-Sec’s annual Cyber Intelligence Asia conference & exhibition will be taking place in Singapore on the 11-14 March 2014. This international event brings together the senior cyber security experts from the public and private sector to one place to discuss the latest cybercrimes and emerging cyber threats in the region. With an interna...

AIPS enables international companies to expand their business into the country's security and fire safety market ITE Group Plc and ITECA are pleased to announce that N-net Technology has joined AIPS 2014, taking place on 12 – 14 March 2014 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. N-net Technology is one of the leading and hi-tech companies specialising in the integration of R&D, manufacturing and marketing of optical fibre communication technologies. Since the establishment in 20...

CHQ designed PIDS and the CCTV surveillance strategy for security and protection of the terminal building Marine terminal operator DP World is constructing the UK’s first major deep-sea container port this century as part of a development that will include the largest logistics park in Europe. The London Gateway terminal is on the north bank of the river Thames at Thurrock in Essex, to the east of London. CHQ Security Services are acting as security and risk assessment...

For residential or commercial properties requiring a high specification, stand-alone shadow card proximity access control system, Videx Security now offers S-Prox. Designed for up to two entrances, it can be used where residents or staff need access to a property through a single door or through front and back doors. The entrance mode can be set as required. The S-Prox is ideally suited for smaller applications where there are around 100 users, although it can cater for up to 4000. Typical prop...

On November 14, 2013 Xtralis held a private launch of its converged Xtralis-E portfolio of products at a gala in London, UK. The event was attended by representatives from the City of London Fire Brigade, the US Homeland Security Investigations Department, Head of Security for the Bank of England, and over 130 customers from the UK, Ireland, and Europe. Wednesday, November 20, 2013 marks the global launch of the Xtralis-E portfolio. With the expansion of its VESDA & ADPRO portfolios, Xtrali...

BSIA members will play an integral role in delivering solutions at the Commonwealth Games Security arrangements for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games have taken a major step forward, as the event’s organising committee announced a list of 19 security suppliers who have been invited to tender for a range of Games-specific security contracts. Among the 19 companies invited to tender are eight members of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), whose proven trac...