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At IDS, image processing with artificial intelligence does not just mean that AI runs directly on cameras and users also have enormous design options through vision apps. Rather, with the IDS NXT ocean embedded vision platform, customers receive all the necessary, coordinated tools and workflows to realise their own AI vision applications without prior knowledge and to run them directly on the IDS NXT industrial cameras. Now follows the next free software update for the AI package. In addition...

A large warehouse and distribution centre is benefitting from a 64-camera video surveillance system from Dahua Technology. The site is the main UK warehouse for Pets Corner, a nationwide chain of more than 150 stores dealing with pets, pet food and pet accessories. The purpose built 43,000 sq ft warehouse in West Sussex was opened last year and supplies all the UK stores and the company’s online business. The site features solar panels for lighting, heating and electric charging points an...

The latest version of Gallagher’s award-winning site management software, Command Centre, has arrived – enabling organisations to future-proof their security with ease. The release of Command Centre v8.60 offers features and enhancements that help build for the future, including an increase in the supported number of controllers and workstations, a new user interface for Active Directory Synchronisation (AD Sync), easy integration with cloud technology, and the ability to access Com...

The user may know that fixed licence plate reader technology (LPR) is one of the most powerful security tools available for protecting buildings and perimeters of geographical areas. Best practices for ELSAG® Fixed Plate Hunter LPR systems include: College, university, and school campuses Airports Casinos Manufacturing facilities Houses of worship Transportation depots Utility infrastructure Municipal buildings Military campuses Ports and border stations Fixed plate readers ar...

Aerocharter is a provider of technical, operational, and commercial services to support aviation. Its main activities are cargo services, including handling, storage and supervision of cargo, in parking apron and warehouse. In addition to ramp operations with loading and unloading options, Aerocharter also provides services in aircraft movement, cargo insurance, and security, line maintenance, among others. Video security with AI technology To strengthen its state-of-the-art services, Aerocha...

Videonetics, the world’s first AI- & DL-powered Unified Video Computing Platform (UVCP) development company, has announced that it has joined NVIDIA Metropolis, a programme designed to nurture and bring to market, a new generation of applications and solutions that make the world’s most important spaces and operations safer, and more efficient, with advancements in AI vision. Unified Video Computing Platform Acclaimed as a market renowned company, Videonetics has secured more t...

Motorola Solutions announces it has acquired Envysion, Inc., a provider of enterprise video security and business analytics solutions for the quick-service restaurant and retail industries. Envysion's cloud-based solution integrates video systems with sales data to proactively identify potentially fraudulent transactions and highlight sales patterns and in-store activity without the need to monitor hours of video footage. Better management decisions "The combination of video and analytics con...

Axon, the pioneer in connected public safety technologies, in partnership with Fotokite, announces the autonomous Fotokite Sigma UAS complete with wireless livestreaming and evidence management is now commercially available to public safety customers in the US and Canada. The exclusive partnership between Axon and Fotokite, announced in 2020, changes the way agencies leverage drones for real-time aerial situational awareness. Through Axon’s real-time operations platform, Axon Respond, gro...

BoxLock, the supply chain access control platform, announced at The Executive War College on Lab and Pathology Management, the rollout of an updated suite of specimen logistics solutions to meet the most demanding needs of laboratory customers. Over 13 billion specimens were collected annually in the United States pre-pandemic. It’s estimated that over 70% of errors in the clinical testing process occur in the pre-analytical phase before the specimen ever reaches the laboratory for proces...

Vectra AI announced the availability of Vectra Detect in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Microsoft Azure. Vectra customers can take advantage of the scalability, high availability, and security of Azure, with streamlined deployment and management. AI-driven threat detection and response Vectra creates security-derived, AI-driven threat detection and response that delivers key Zero Trust capabilities for Microsoft 365 and...

For schools around the United States, increased violent crime and active shooter situations have brought a sharp focus on safety, and polls show the growing fears among American parents. In response, a Northeast K-12 School district planned an upgrade for their access control system and the deployment of new video security technology. To ensure the safety of staff, students, and the community as a whole, the district safety committee took a careful approach to school security by insisting that...

The Secure Networks Act targets equipment on the Federal Communications Commission’s ‘Covered Equipment or Services List’ that ‘poses a national security threat.’ President Biden signed the bill into law on Nov. 11, 2021. Two major video equipment manufacturers in the physical security industry – Hikvision and Dahua – are on the list. The Secure Equipment Act prevents equipment manufactured by Chinese state-backed firms from being further utilised and m...

An innovative business intelligence solution developed by Morphean, a pioneer in Security-as-a-Service and cloud analytics, has helped Footasylum to dramatically reduce the number of delivery items reported missing by customers by 50%, and improve its courier success rate by 25%.  The video surveillance system, comprising network video cameras in parking areas, and utilising cloud-based analytics, now allows delivery queries to be checked and verified at the click of a button, re...

When decision-makers seek to integrate new hardware into their automation process, they are often looking at a few key areas: the ease of use, price point, features, and the ability to utilise the hardware at multiple points throughout their system. A50 and A70 thermal cameras The new A50 and A70 thermal cameras come in three options: Smart, Streaming, and Research & Development to fit the needs of professionals across a variety of industries from manufacturing to utilities to science. Th...

Designed primarily for traffic applications such as intersection monitoring, automatic incident detection, and facilitating data-driven decision-making, Traffic Detector helps distinguish and classify vehicles in congested scenes with precise detail including speeds, location, and colour. It also can detect and count trucks, buses, motorcycles, bicycles, and people. Network-based video analytics The new Traffic Detector software is founded on deep neural network-based video analytics that supp...

Viakoo, the front-runner in IoT device remediation, today announced it has secured $10 million in Series A funding led by Shasta Ventures, joining existing investors Stanley Black & Decker, PivotNorth Capital, and Blue Fog Capital. This latest round will be used to expand executive leadership, and investment in product development and go-to-market. The company is also launching its Viakoo Action Platform™ suite of cyber modules, which remediate and repatriate IoT devices, meeting the...

LenelS2 has announced a strategic distribution agreement with BriefCam, the global provider of video analytics software. The agreement enables LenelS2 value-added resellers to offer the BriefCam video content analytics platform, with LenelS2 VRx and Milestone XProtect video management systems (VMS), as well as within LenelS2’s Magic Monitor unified client. Integrated solutions These integrated solutions enhance situational awareness and provide actionable insights to security operators,...

Hikvision, a global pioneer in delivering high-performance professional security solutions with tremendous value, introduces the new DF8 Series of IR PTZ cameras, launching with three new models. An industry first, the DF8 PTZ Camera offers a 1/1.2-inch sensor with 4K resolution and 42x optical zoom lens to enable wide-area surveillance with crystal clear images, even in challenging lighting conditions. “We engineered the new DF8 Series DarkFighter cameras to deliver industry-leading leve...

DICE Corporation announces the transition of its second UL 827A data centre to an active-active state for signal processing in the security industry recently.     Both DICE active-active data centres are located in the United States and are separated geographically to meet life safety UL standards. For additional redundancy, the data centres are powered by two different electrical power companies in addition to generators, battery backup, and other power technologies. Difference...

StorMagic®, simplifying storage and security from the edge to the core, announces the availability of a new third-party Competitive Intelligence Report from DCIG, LLC titled, ‘Make the Best Video Surveillance Solution Choice Between StorMagic ARQvault and the Quantum VS-HCI Series.’ The research findings compare the benefits and strengths of the competing products to help educate buyers of video surveillance edge storage solutions. Video surveillance market The new research re...

Atos announces its new partnership to integrate viisights software into its Atos Computer Vision Platform. Atos is a pioneer in global Edge AI. This collaboration will allow viisights’ powerful behavioural video analytics to run on Atos Computer Vision Platform, providing users with unique insight and therefore to immediately detect and predict violent activity, suspicious activity, crowd behaviour, traffic monitoring, and much more to help authorities prevent harmful activities from esca...

Transport operators are facing growing challenges. They need to keep services running on time, amid continually changing restrictions and also factor in security, health & safety, emerging technology, and amenities. Transport surveillance and security The eBook ‘Data-Driven Transport Surveillance and Security’, produced by Synectics, looks at these challenges and provides a guide to best practice solutions, and approaches for tackling them, using data integration and analysis....

Qognify has announced the launch of the latest version of its renowned Cayuga Video Management System (VMS), Cayuga R17. Cayuga R17 Cayuga R17 provides control rooms with powerful new person tracking, masking, and camera forwarding capabilities, to improve real-time incident handling and post-incident investigation. The ability to act quickly, during a live security/safety incident, is vital to a successful outcome. Security operators need tools at their fingertips that are instinctive and in...

AnyVision announced today that the company will change its name to Oosto. The new name reflects the company’s evolution and vision for the future which is shaped, in part, by a new collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) CyLab Biometric Research Center. The CMU partnership will focus on early-stage research in object, body, and behaviour recognition. Vision AI Oosto CEO, Avi Golan remarks, "Historically, the company has focused on security-related use cases for our wa...

Global security manufacturer, Gallagher, previewed their new cloud-based security solution for small and medium businesses (SMB) exclusively at GSX, as excitement builds for its official release in North America in early 2022. Gallagher security for SMB has been designed specifically for businesses requiring a simplified security solution using the latest in cloud technology. It has piqued the interest of many who experienced an exclusive preview of the app-based product at 2021's GSX show....

Wifidom, a pioneering distributor of mobility and connectivity solutions in Spain, and Yeastar, the world’s pioneering provider of Unified Communications solution provider and Digital Workplace innovator, have signed a distribution agreement to provide the channel with state-of-the-art VoIP solutions. This alliance allows Wifidom to complement its portfolio with innovative VoIP communication solutions, providing the distribution channel with a value-added offer to meet the needs of its cu...

The Tachi-Yokut Tribe announces that Walter Gunn has been named Director of Safety and Security for Tachi Palace Casino Resort. Gunn boasts over a decade of security experience, including casino stints at Harlow’s Casino Resort and Spa in Greenville, Miss., and Rivers Casino in Philadelphia. He has 27 years of experience in security management and law enforcement with expertise in law enforcement training, emergency management, as well as extensive knowledge of security system design and...

Allied Universal®, global security, and facility services company, is leveraging highly advanced technology to meet the company’s aggressive hiring demands of onboarding 50,000 security professionals, administrative and managerial staff during the 4th quarter of 2021. Allied Universal’s AUHireSmart™ tool allows candidates to complete the application process online including a video interview with some candidates receiving a job offer within an hour.  Seasonal and reg...

The security industry is booming. Whether technical high-end solutions or highly professional services - almost all sectors reported an increase in turnover last year. "These are the best preconditions for Security Essen 2022,” Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen is pleased to say. "We offer the industry a top-class platform to present new solutions compactly and efficiently to decision-makers, buyers and other experts. Security Essen covers the complete range of the security industry, an...

Over the last few years, the presence of the cloud has created significant changes in the field of access control, and for good reasons. Cloud-based access control not only produces reliable, real-time control of the organisation but can also be fully integrated with third-party systems to help mitigate and limit risks within the organisation.  Flexible and robust security protocols  The cloud ultimately eliminates old hardware and improves on new security protocols with minimal eff...