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Danfoss is pleased to announce that Sheila Lenss has joined as Vice President, Head of its Americas Drives business. Lenss, who began her new role on 12th September 2022, replaces Ian Barrie, who is retiring after 28 years at Danfoss. She brings more than 20 years of executive business leadership to the role.  “Danfoss Drives is a significant player in the market and I appreciate all that our Americas team has done to get us to this point,” said Ian Barrie, adding “We are...

"Secure your business" – Security Essen more than lived up to the motto as a major trade fair for the civil security industry. Over four days, 383 exhibitors from 36 countries presented their protection and security innovations for companies, institutions, and private buildings to the trade public, a third of whom came from abroad, at Messe Essen. Presentations and discussions  "After a forced break due to the pandemic, the security industry was thrilled finally being able to meet...

Equivital, the company that develops professional wearable technology, announced the launch of eqWave, a wearable social distancing device which enables workers to return to work with confidence. Developed with staff safety in mind, the compact eqWave device works out-of-the-box, alerting personnel if they’re within 2 meters of each other.  The alerting distance is configurable and can be changed in line with current government guidelines. eqWave can be worn anywhere, even with PPE...

Security Essen, the trade fair for civil security is expanding its range of products and services. It was announced at Messe Essen that the topics of civil protection and civil defence will be added as a new focus from 2024. The background to this is the current situation in politics, the environment and society and the resulting necessities. "At Security Essen, we not only depict the latest developments, but also integrate upcoming significant concerns of society with foresight," explains Oliv...

At the Light + Building 2022 trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany, Siemens will showcase its vision of digitalisation as a key pillar of the infrastructure transition required to tackle climate change and global sustainability challenges. The company’s motto at the show is “Smart infrastructure is sustainable infrastructure”, and Siemens will be demonstrating products, solutions, and services to make the transition of buildings and grids possible. Digitalisation “Digi...

Suprema, a pioneer in access control and biometrics, has launched ‘BioStation 3’, a contactless access control terminal specialised for facial recognition in the post-COVID era. BioStation 3 BioStation 3 is a next-generation access control solution created by integrating Suprema's 20 years of expertise in access control and authentication-related technologies. In addition to facial recognition, the representative contactless authentication method of the post-COVID era, various oth...

Sensor solutions specialist, HENSOLDT will be showcasing its broad portfolio, which includes solutions for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations, and sensors to improve safety and operational effectiveness. Visit HENSOLDT’s Stand No. SP-16 at DVD 2022, which is taking place on 21-22 September, 2022, for more information on its latest technology offerings in Radar, Optronics, self-protection, and C2 solutions for defence and security applications. HENSOLDT will pre...

“Frontline staff are the key to all security postures deployed in the sport & entertainment industry, and not recognised as often as necessary for the critical roles they perform,” says Stratoscope’s Founder & Managing Partner, Dan Donovan, who recently launched the Leaders in Security + Technology or ‘L.I.S.T.’ Award. Leaders in Security + Technology or ‘L.I.S.T.’ Award The award is granted each month to an under-recognised team member in spor...

SALTO Systems will premiere its latest access control innovations at Security ESSEN 2022, from September 20-23, 2022, at Hall 6, Stand 6B27, in the Messe Essen in Germany. ESSEN, held at Messe Essen every other year, is the trade fair for security and fire protection. For over 40 years, ESSEN has been the most important industry exhibition, offering security and access control technology under one roof with a comprehensive overview of new technologies and latest product innovations. Creating k...

ConnectWise, the software company dedicated to the success of IT solution providers (TSPs), is launching an updated version of its Modes Theory™ (aka Modes) methodology that helps partners identify and operationalise their businesses in alignment with their unique objectives. By identifying their ‘mode’—Startup Mode, Balance Builder Mode, Value Builder Mode or Empire Builder Mode—the business model helps TSPs identify where they are in the business journey, where t...

RightCrowd, a global provider of safety, security, and compliance solutions that manage the access and presence of people, is debuting a host of new visitor management-focused features and capabilities for its Presence Control solution here at GSX 2022. Presence Control solution RightCrowd Presence Control reinforces physical access control using unique security wearables that enable human and automated validation of security permissions and safety requirements for everyone present. New Prese...

School bus driver shortages, teacher recruitment and retention, and post-COVID enrollment declines are top of mind these days as millions of children head back to school. The enthusiasm and promise of a new school year are tempered for administrators as they continue their focus on keeping classrooms and all areas of their schools properly secured. ASSA ABLOY, the pioneer in access solutions, is committed to helping educate the public, school administrators, and government officials about the s...

Idesco Corp., a provider of ID card solutions announced the company has recently expanded its offerings to include comprehensive Visitor Management solutions. ID card solution extension This new addition complements its existing line of ID card solutions and allows the company to offer customers a wide array of products to implement the right visitor management system. With solutions from top brands such as Savance and StopWare, Idesco can help any organisation streamline the flow of visitors...

Does the user want to protect their build more conveniently and efficiently near? Then biometric access control might be exactly what user's looking for. Biometric access control systems are gaining popularity as a more secure way to safeguard physical places such as offices, government buildings, airports, hospitals, and department stores. Research findings  According to the most recent FACT.MR research, the biometric access control segment is expected to dominate the physical access co...

As cyber attackers increasingly look to capitalise on accelerating digitalisation that has seen many enterprises significantly increase their reliance on cloud-based solutions and services as well as third-party service providers, software supply chain risk has become a major concern of organisations. Seventy-nine percent of security professionals responding to a recent survey conducted by the Neustar International Security Council (NISC) indicated that their organisation’s reli...

Pelion is an independent company, rising from Arm’s technology heritage and singularly focused on accelerating IoT adoption. What does this mean for the world of IoT? The goal is to provide a reliable foundation to manage both the ‘I’nternet (connectivity) and ‘T’hings (devices). It wants to empower businesses to unleash IoT data, applications, and the business transformation promised by IoT. IoT technologies So far, IoT technologies have struggled to solidify th...

Alcatraz AI, the pioneer in autonomous access control using industry-leading 3D facial authentication and AI to create safe spaces, announced they will be showcasing their autonomous access control solution, at GSX 2022 (Booth 3555). The security conference will be taking place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on September 12-14, 2022. GSX 2022 Powered by ASIS International, GSX brings the entire world of security together in one place. GSX allows security l...

Following the acquisition of STANLEY Security, that was completed and consolidated into Securitas as of July 22, 2022, the Group has defined new financial targets of 8-10 percent technology & solutions annual average real sales growth, 8 percent Group operating margin by year-end 2025 and a net debt to EBITDA ratio below 3.0x. Securitas will present the strategy and roadmap for the new targets, as well as a trading update for STANLEY Security, at an investor update today at 2.00 p.m. CEST....

Sharry, a workplace experience platform, and Otis, the elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service company, are excited to announce a global partnership with its pilot program bringing elevator access integration to a modern AAA class administrative building SmichOFF located in Prague, Czech Republic. As a result of this collaboration, users will be able to call an elevator and select the floor they want to go to from a Sharry white-labeled mobile application. Touch-free ele...

Before the COVID-19 global pandemic, businesses were already adopting touchless technology throughout their environment. However, when COVID-19 took the globe by storm it left many businesses nearly inoperable. Many were closed due to national regulations, while others may have tried to stay open yet suffered staff shortages or supply chain issues. Now that the world is slowly returning to a new normal, businesses are not willing to put their livelihood in jeopardy again. Ensuring employee saf...

Headlining the bill is the Aratek TruFace Biometric Access Control and Attendance Management Solution which pairs the top-shelf BA8300 facial recognition terminal with the TruFace Manager software for a powerful access control and attendance tracking solution. The innovative solution offers multi-factor authentication methods -- facial recognition, fingerprint recognition and RFID card reading capabilities, allowing users to easily set up contact or contactless access control systems as they pl...

Genetec, Motorola Solutions and Milestone Systems continued to grow their combined global share of the market for video surveillance software and service agreements in 2021. According to a new report from Novaira Insights, this global market was worth US$ 2.4 billion in 2021, with around 68% of this outside China. The ‘Big 3’ grew their combined share of the market for video surveillance software and managed services to over 35% in the world, excluding China. The supply base for vid...

IDIS has released a free-to-download new eBook that details how brick-and-mortar retailers can leverage the power of next-gen video surveillance and AI-powered analytics to re-emerge more competitive and profitable post-pandemic. One of the biggest hurdles that retailers must scale is shrink, which continues to plague loss prevention managers with few stores keeping rates below 0.5%. Managers face wide array of shrink challenges The 2020 National Retail Federation (NRF) survey results show th...

Genetec Inc., a pioneer technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations and business intelligence solutions, has teamed with commute management solutions provider RideAmigos to help organisations deliver a simplified and enhanced experience to commuters returning to offices post-pandemic. The solution pairs RideAmigos Commute Hub with Genetec AutoVuTM Free-Flow and Genetec Curb SenseTM. A seamless experience for commuters RideAmigos Commute Hub helps employers deliver a sea...

City of Wolverhampton Council has bid for £20 million from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund Round 2, in order to help deliver phase one of its ambitious Green Innovation Corridor. The UK Government announced in February 2022 that Wolverhampton and Sheffield would be the first of 20 cities to benefit from part of £1.5 billion of Levelling Up funding for new infrastructure to be developed on brownfield land, in order to boost housing and jobs. Green Innovation Corridor Th...

Integrated security manufacturer TDSi is celebrating its 40 years of innovation, design, and manufacturing excellence. As the company enters its fifth decade it continues to lead the market with its flagship GARDiS range of integrated software and hardware products for fully secure access control. Wireless, and cloud-based secure access control John Davies, Managing Director of TDSi commented, “This year is a big one for TDSi as we reach our milestone of 40 years of innovation...

Moda and John Sisk & Son have completed Birmingham’s tallest residential tower, Moda, The Mercian. The 42-storey high tower was designed by Birmingham-based award-winning Glenn Howells Architects and delivered by Sisk at a cost of £260m. Moda, The Mercian will be home to 481 intergenerational apartments for rent, ranging from studios to three-bed apartments.  The first major tower in Birmingham city centre at 42 storeys, Moda, The Mercian has delivered an ambitious Chicago-...

A major scheme designed to help West Midlands manufacturing and engineering firms adopt the latest digital tech and drive growth has received £2.3 million extra in funding to continue its work. Made Smarter has already helped more than 200 SMEs in the West Midlands digitise their work, improve employees’ skills and become more productive, since the scheme was launched the region in 2021. Made Smarter scheme More than 150 businesses have already signed up to benefit from this secon...

Bosch Security announces the launch of Access Management System 4.0. This new version comes with many new integration options and is more secure than ever. More integration possibilities, thus allowing for various new features like: Biometric verification License plate recognition Elevator dispatch systems Key management systems Offline locks compatibility (only in Germany) Better protection against cyber-attacks thanks to better-encrypted communication between the Access Modular Cont...

ACRE, a provider of state-of-the-art security systems, announced the advancements to its security solutions to be demonstrated at Security Essen. During the interactive conference, the company will showcase the advanced technologies that help companies and people connect safely, return to work in the wake of COVID-19 and secure infrastructure, data and people. Super enterprise solutions ACRE will highlight "super enterprise" solutions, such as the TDS Visitor Management System, which provides...