Access Control News

IndigoVision, leading manufacturer of security management systems, has released an update to its OPC Data Access Server Integration Module, allowing communication from IndigoVision's SMS4 system to OPC compliant clients. OPC is a series of standards specifications for allowing open interoperability amongst industrial automation and process control systems such as building and alarm management systems. IndigoVision's updated OPC Data Access Server Integration Module v2.0 forms part of its OPC I...

Idesco, the first manufacturer in the world to offer encrypted card-reader-host communication, has transformed the weakest link in access control systems into the strongest. The Access 8 CD 5 2.0 reader – now available to order - is merely the foundation of Idesco’s revolutionary new AESCO package.AESCO won't stop at lifting the security of access control to an unprecedentedly secure level. For what’s most innovative about AESCO is that it is an OPEN TECHNOLOGY solution - it ca...

Ipsotek was awarded a Highly Commended certificate in recognition for making this a safer world Ipsotek’s award winning technology was awarded a Highly Commended certificate for the ADS Security and Innovation Awards in recognition for making this a safer world. The ADS Security and Innovation Awards, sponsored by General Dynamics UK, was incorporated into the Security and Policing 2012 (formerly known as HOSDB) Exhibition Dinner held at the Guildford Cathedral on 31 Ja...

The new facility will accomodate the combined staff of NAV and Nexus Technologies In a move that reflects an overall increase in business throughout the region as well as North American Video’s (NAV) recent acquisition of Nexus Technologies Group, NAV has relocated their northeast regional office to larger facilities in Pearl River, NY, effective February 1st, 2012.  “The location and added space of the new facility will enable us to offer enhanced services a...

Security Systems Design Limited has successfully completed the installation of a Samsung CCTV system at the London offices of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Following  a refurbishment of its  offices  on the third floor  of Senator House in Queen Victoria Street, EC4, the Bank asked Richard Slee, a Director of Security Systems Design Limited, to design a CCTV system which could assist security personnel to provide a high level of protection for staff as well as the Bank...

Access Control Technology (ACT) Ltd. has launched a new access control solution that has been designed to suit all types of SME's located in a single building and not requiring more than 32 protected doors. The ACTpro 1500 single door IP controller can be set-up and administered via its built-in web server or through the established ACTWin software application. Key features include voltage monitoring, break glass monitoring, status LEDs for fault indication and cable management improvements suc...

The partnership allows Optex and Raytec to capitalise on common synergies in sales and technology Leading sensor manufacturer Optex Co. Ltd of Japan has announced a major investment in the 100% share capital of UK lighting manufacturer Raytec. Raytec are the global leaders in security lighting with a reputation for high performance, high quality products designed, manufactured and supported to the highest standards. This new partnership allows the two companies to capital...

The Samsung stand will be packed with interactive product demonstration areas Samsung has announced that its stand in hall 5 at IFSEC 2012 will be dedicated to demonstrating its ability to support installers and system integrators with Smarter Security solutions.  “Smarter Security is primarily about how customers can upgrade from an analogue system to an IP and network based solution in the smartest possible way for their businesses with the help of Samsung,&rdquo...

In tough economic times the banking and finance sector is under even greater scrutiny than ever. Whilst online banking gets a great deal of attention, one of the key considerations for the sector continues to be physical security and access control – something which can be a challenge when the organisation has numerous branches and facilities spread across a large geographical area. TDSi, a global leader in access control systems, offers a range of solutions that cater for the numerous and...

TDSi's MICROgarde® networkable controllers were installed at 33 internal access points Background Established in October 2007, Help for Heroes is a high-profile charity that raises money to support wounded, injured or sick members and veterans of the British Armed Forces. One of the most important milestones for the charity has been the creation of five UK wide Personnel Recovery and Assessment Centres (PRACs), to provide our wounded, injured and sick with a dedicated fac...

Videor sales were in excess of 8 million euros in January 2012 The multibrand distributor Videor kicked off the new year with the best monthly results in the history of the company. Sale in excess of 8 million euros made January 2012 the month with the highest sales in the over 35-year history of the company. A well balanced mix of project business and standard supplies across all business segments made this special success possible. “We are proud of our supplying partne...

G4S Technology introduces the Javelin - a new range of card readers designed and built to look good, be user friendly and reduce environmental impact. The Javelin sets the standard, not only for its green design and build but also through its technological capabilities. The features of the Javelin card reader range have been thought through to provide high security, modern design and usability. The Javelin is one of the first card readers on the market to offer a four line graphical display w...

  Alpro's marine access controls keypad is waterproof to IP68,  the highest certification available Alpro Architectural Hardware have supplied their waterproof access control keypads to the principal ferry operator in Scotland, Caledonian MacBrayne. Caledonian MacBrayne serves 45 ports across the west coast of Scotland and sails to 24 destinations including islands such as Arran, Bute, Mull and Iona. Alpro's marine keypad is waterproof to IP68, this being the hig...

 Scott Bryan, RCDD, PSP has been appointed as Vice President of Sales - Access Systems General Manager of Gallagher Security Curtis Edgecombe announced two significant staff appointments to Gallagher North America, Inc.'s growing base. Scott Bryan, RCDD, PSP has been appointed as Vice President of Sales - Access Systems, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Bryan was formerly Vice President of Security, Southeast at Anixter, Inc., where he had a global and national account focus w...

Travelodge plans to deploy Identicom devices in over 500 hotels The UK's fastest growing budget hotel chain, Travelodge, has underlined its commitment of care to its staff by adopting the market leading lone worker security device, Identicom. Implemented to replace Travelodge's existing hand held solution, Connexion2's award-winning Identicom is supplied as part of a managed lone worker solution complete with a host of support services. The solution comprises of fixed and i...

  Mark Shermetaro served on the Lumidigm Board of Directors for two years Lumidigm Inc., the multi-imaging biometric identity management company, recently announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Lumidigm Board member Mark Shermetaro as CEO. Lumidigm Co-founder, Chairman and CEO Bob Harbour will stay on as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective February 1. "We are fortunate to be able to bring someone with Mark Shermetaro's market-focused bu...

Pilgrims will provide Security Awareness in Fragile Environments (SAFE) training to FCO employess The British government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has employed global security specialist Pilgrims Group to provide safety training to its key departments working in politically unstable and often highly dangerous parts of the world. Pilgrims has built a reputation for protecting businesses, NGOs and journalists working in unpredictable, high threat environments. Th...

IndigoVision, a leading provider of complete IP Video security solutions, has launched enhanced support for the Gallagher access control system - formerly known as Cardax FT. IndigoVision's Gallagher Integration Module has been upgraded to support the latest version of Command Centre. The update allows live video from the IndigoVision system to be viewed in the Command Centre Premier v7 and Command Centre Classic v7 user interfaces.A streamlined video integration user interface increases the spa...

Convenient key-ring tags are often the ideal solution for certain access control settings. UK customers recently expressed their enthusiasm for the both stylish and convenient leather keyring, capable of housing Low Frequency, Mifare and Idesco's patented Microlog98 technology tags. Particularly appealing, though, is that this keyring's leather holder is both durable and yet soft enough to not scratch or damage other items it comes in contact with. Idesco has always carried a wide selection of...

   The mobile access control pilot at ASU was the first to validate the use of digital credentials on NFC smartphones HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced it has successfully completed the world's first university pilot of NFC smartphones carrying digital keys. The pilot was implemented using the company's SIO technology, a key feature of its award-winning, next-generation iCLASS SIO-Enabled (iCLASS SE) credential and...

The partnership strengthens G4S Technology's position as a supplier in the security global technology market Microsoft has recently launched its new Partner Network to keep member organisations up to date and informed of the latest technology advances and providing a range of accreditation in line with their proficiency. G4S Technology has joined the network with a Gold Membership status. Joining at the highest level ensures G4S Technology are one step ahead when it comes to s...

Honeywell recently released several software enhancements to its widely used Pro-Watch security management system that allow organisations to more easily add doors to their access control systems. By using a new Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) single-door controller, organisations can add one door at a time to an existing Pro-Watch system, which makes the technology more suitable for companies looking for a cost-effective way to expand their access control systems. The new single-door controllers sim...

  The AssureTec team continuously monitors the actions of the fraudulent document companies News of the rise in fake ID use among underage individuals is pervasive and global, from Oregon to Liverpool, multiple stories like this one are published weekly. From January 26, 2012 on KEZI ABC News, "Generally, over the course of two weeks I might see 60," said OLCC (Oregon Liquor Control Commission) investigator Mark Jeanig. "This lot is almost double and they're all from the E...

Cognitec Systems, leading provider of face recognition technology, recently released two product upgrades with the new face recognition algorithm B6T8. The new versions of FaceVACS-DBScan and FaceVACS-SDK are now available for integrators and end-customers.While reassuring Cognitec's industry-leading identification performance for various face recognition benchmarks, the B6T8 engine performs particularly well for low resolution images and images with non-frontal view, i.e., faces turned to the s...

The Brivo web-based system enables to control multiple locations at once Brivo Systems LLC, a leader in Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for security management, recently announced that The Jones Group Inc. (“Jones”), a leading designer, marketer and wholesaler of branded apparel, footwear and accessories, has deployed Brivo ACS WebService in many of its facilities and is continuing to roll out Brivo access control management to other company properties. P...

 Jonathan Barker, Mitch Mershon and Darren Monroe will help commercialise CNL's PSIM softwareCNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its US operations with the addition of three engineers to support knowledge transfer within its partner network.The addition of Jonathan Barker, a senior software development engineer along with Mitch Mershon and Darren Monroe as solutions engineers, is affirmation of...

NICE Inform helps security operations in various industries manage incident information such as video dataNICE recently announced that it has installed more than 1,000 NICE Inform incident information management solutions globally. NICE Inform was the world's first such solution for the security sector, capturing and fusing diverse multimedia content, thereby enabling authentic and synchronised incident reconstruction and case management for investigations, debriefings and training purposes.&qu...

 Genetec's unified IP security technology and solutions are used across a wide range of vertical marketsGenetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, announced recently that it has been selected for the 7th consecutive year as one of Montreal's Top Employers. The annual competition profiles employers in Greater Montreal who lead in providing not only exceptional workplaces but also the most progressive and forward-t...

Idesco is delighted to be introducing a pinnacle achievement in secure access control: the Access 8 CD 5 2.0 AES. Why is this reader so much more secure? Quite simply, a 128 bit AES cipher encrypts any data travelling from this already extremely secure access control reader to its hosting system's controller. Furthermore, all access control or security key data processed outside the reader housing is also encrypted. (In our next issue we will present our revolutionary innovation that securely de...

With the release of Access Professional Edition (APE) 2.1 Bosch Security Systems further enhances its widely-used access control solution for small and medium-sized companies. Thanks to new interfaces, an even larger number of devices and operating systems are now compatible.Since its initial launch, the easy-to-use, scalable access control software APE meets an extensive range of security requirements and assures an easy integration of access control with a variety of security functions, such a...