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Imagine walking on a busy street at night and suddenly hearing loud shouting, followed by a large commotion. An incident has just happened right at the corner of the witness’ eye. They probably heard some noise and saw bits and pieces. Nevertheless, chances are that they would not be able to recall every detail of what happened based on their line of sight and by just plain memory. It was dark after all. This is basically the same dilemma that many establishments nowadays face with their...

Planning has already been underway since the summer: For the fourth time, the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing, and Ergonomics FKIE is organising the European Robotics Hackathon (EnRicH) together with the Austrian Armaments and Defence Technology Agency (ARWT). EnRicH 2023 EnRicH will take place in June 2023. For about a week, teams from all over the world will come together near Vienna to check the current development status of their robotic systems in vario...

Organisations plan to invest in DevSecOps in 2023, and the level of urgency for them to do so has grown. In a recent survey conducted by the Neustar International Security Council (NISC), 93 percent of participating information technology and security professionals reported that DevSecOps would be a significant budgeting priority in 2023, with 55 percent emphasising it would be a very significant priority with their organisation. Factors to consider Additionally, 86 percent of respondents agr...

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions announced that French-based ALCEA (SAS), whose acquisition was made known in August this year, will be merged into Global Solutions’ Critical Infrastructure business. ALCEA has a strong focus on access control and relevant vertical markets. The parties will present their combined offering at the Expoprotection trade show in Paris, 15–17 November. “With the acquisition of ALCEA we will have the ability to put our strategy around access-centred soluti...

IDIS, the largest manufacturer of trusted South Korean-made video tech, has renewed its focus on delivering projects across North America in the fast-growing cannabis sector. After enjoying a huge spike in sales at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. cannabis sector has settled back into a more even period of growth and is projected to post revenues in excess of $32 billion in 2022. One recent report stated that the industry is now projected to be worth $57 billion by 2030 and is g...

Following the recent news of their technology partnership, UK manufacturer 360 Vision Technology and Bahrain-based Building Defence Systems (BDS), are very pleased to confirm their joint participation at ASIS Security Conference and Exhibition, Dammam, 14th – 17th November 2022, on stand C8. Increase brand, product, and solution awareness Building on their existing presence in the industrial sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and their new partnership with BDS, 360 Vision hopes the...

Tatry Group has invested in SmartTask software to support its Operations, HR, and Finance teams with automated employee scheduling, proof of attendance, and holiday, sickness, and absence management. SmartTask is used by Tatry’s frontline teams and managers for accurate capturing of all working hours data which ensures correct payroll and customer invoices. The mobile workforce at Tatry Group logs in to shifts using the SmartTask app. The operations team manage the workforce hours, ensuri...

Digitisation and improved practices are arguably more important for the healthcare sector than any other. After all, the more efficient the sector is, the greater the patient care it can provide. The National Health Service (NHS) is at the beginning of its tech revolution – video conferences are now the norm and the NHS app has already been downloaded more than 22 million times. Digital transformation is in full swing – SOTI’s A Critical Investment: Taking the Pulse of Technol...

i-PRO Americas Inc., a pioneer in professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety, announces the release of the new i-PRO EZ-2 Partner Portal. Built to enhance and simplify the way integrators, resellers, and distribution partners conduct business with i-PRO, the EZ-2 Partner portal features instant access to i-PRO inventory levels and enables users to create quick quotes 24/7. The EZ-2 Partner Portal represents the latest innovation from i-PRO to make researching, ordering,...

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total cost of eCommerce fraud to merchants will exceed $48 billion globally in 2023, from just over $41 billion in 2022. It predicted that this growth would be accelerated by the increasing use of alternative payment methods, such as digital wallets and BNPL (Buy-Now-Pay-Later), which are creating new fraud risks. Online payment fraud The report recommended that fraud prevention vendors focus on building platforms p...

New research reveals that the average security leader in the UK and US works 16.5 hours every week over what they are contracted to work. This is an increase of 5 and a half hours compared to the same figures last year (11 hours extra per week in 2021), as observed by email security firm, Tessian, as part of their annual ‘Lost Hours’ report series. Research findings The data also revealed that one in three...

ConnectWise, the software company dedicated to the success of IT solution providers (TSPs), announces the appointment of Raghu Ram Bongula as its new Chief Technology Officer. Bongula brings two decades of leadership with a focus on digital/cloud transformation, building new platforms, and modernising legacy platforms. Prior to joining ConnectWise, Bongula served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Global Payments, where he led a team responsible for building new products and platforms t...

OriginGPS, the pioneer in miniature GNSS modules and cellular IoT systems, will present its high-performance solutions, along with several prototypes addressing challenges and trends, such as sports performance monitoring, environmental health, and real-time tracking of practically everything that moves. Exhibited solutions  Products exhibited at the show include a smart baseball providing and transferring raw data on pitches to the cloud, where it may be monitored and analysed to rate ba...

Gate Logic Security, an elite, full-service company specialising in physical perimeter security, gate automation, and access controls, invites municipalities and outdoor venues to schedule an appointment to view the leading crash-rated public protection devices and to speak with security experts from Wed., Oct. 19th to Wed., Dec. 14th. In response to increasing incidents of injury and death occurring in unprotected pedestrian spaces, Gate Logic Security has launched a public educ...

ODSecurity will be launching globally, the next step in contraband detection – THEIA – the only full body scanner with automatic threat recognition software available on the market, at International Corrections and Prisons Association, in Orlando, Florida, from the 23 – 28 October 2022. THEIA uses complex Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software, to automatically highlight and identifies anomalies in scan images, which will direct staff to potential contraband, thereby stopping c...

Fotokite Sigma is a cable-connected, largely autonomous flying drone that has been specially developed for fire departments and similar emergency services (police, paramedics). Equipped with a high-resolution video camera and a thermal imaging camera, it enables a comprehensive bird’s-eye view of the situation at the scene of the incident to be obtained quickly and easily during an operation. Accordingly, targeted measures can be initiated quickly. Fotokite Sigma The system’s simp...

AxxonSoft has teamed up with TD SYNNEX, a global IT solutions aggregator to develop the intelligent Video Management Software (VMS) market. AxxonSoft will offer customisable AI video analytics to the broad base of TD SYNNEX partners via the “Meet in the Channel” program. The companies became partners back in 2021 and led several joint projects in the US and Canada. One example includes the implementation of a fully integrated, plug-and-play video surveillance platform for a major ca...

HiddenLayer, the developer of a unique security platform that safeguards the machine learning models enterprise organisations use behind their most important products, welcomes Abigail Maines as their new Chief Revenue Officer. Maines was the Vice President of Channel and Commercial Sales in North America for Cybereason and brings over twenty years of experience in the SaaS market to HiddenLayer. Machine Learning Detection & Response (MLDR) solution HiddenLayer recently emerged from steal...

barox Kommunikation AG, the global manufacturer of professional standard switches, PoE media converters and IP extenders specifically designed for video applications, will be exhibiting at Security Essen, from 20-23 September, 2023, at stand number 5B19. At the show, barox will be displaying their latest managed and unmanaged Ethernet switch range, including the all-new RY-LPITE-422XGME 10Gbits Din Rail, L2+ managed GbE PoE+ switch. The next-generation switch offers powerful L2 and basic L3 fea...

Security industry professionals are invited to attend The Emergency Services Show, taking place at the NEC, Birmingham on 21-22 September. Acknowledging the key role that the private security industry can play as the ‘fourth emergency service’, the show features the First Responder Theatre with CPD-accredited seminars. A new feature for 2022, the two-day seminar programme is designed to improve collaboration between the emergency services and security industries, and look in depth a...

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...

Azena is returning to Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2022, in order to demonstrate a host of new solutions available on its open platform - the world’s largest and fastest growing marketplace for smart cameras.  The smart camera platform and Application Store, including enhanced solutions for healthcare, oil and gas and new integration capabilities with robotics, will be on display at the Azena booth #1931, at GSX 2022, which is taking place from September 12 to September 14, 2022, a...

RGB Spectrum, a pioneer in mission-critical, real-time audio-video solutions, announces enhancements to its data visualisation platform to maximise situational awareness for public safety organisations. The company’s core video processing technology allows public safety personnel to collect data from multiple sources, view that data on a single- or dual-screen monitor setup, and share that intelligence, throughout a facility or to a tactical workforce. Effective video walls Rapid respon...

In a move designed to support installers and specifiers of video surveillance systems, the global manufacturer of professional video switches, media converters, and IP extenders, barox Kommunikation AG, has been selected by UK camera manufacturer Redvision as a key technical partner. In the partnership, barox are providing uninterrupted, reliable PoE and reporting for Redvision’s X4 COMMANDER™ rugged, ball PTZ camera, including on-board illumination. Reliable camera operation The...

Valsoft Corporation Inc. (‘Valsoft’), a Montreal-based company specialising in the acquisition and development of software companies in vertical markets, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Azility Energy Management Solutions (‘Azility’), a next-generation energy management solutions provider that powers energy, water, and emissions savings across every asset and department for organisations large and small. “It has been an amazing journey to start and build...

Vision-Box, a globally renowned company in biometrics seamless travel, automated border management and electronic identity management solutions, announced that its facial recognition technology was accredited as top-ranked at the US Department of Homeland Security’s MdTF Biometric Rally 2021 – an organisation that evaluates state-of-the-art biometric identity verification systems for high throughput use cases. This proof of value validates that the algorithms are more effective in t...

Safety equipment supplier - ASR Alert Systems, security company - HAVEN (HavenLock, Inc.), and ZeroEyes, creators of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SAFETY Act Designation, have joined forces to provide key components of a Joint Active Shooter Protection and Response Programme for a school in Houston, Texas, USA, in order to dramatically improve the outcomes of a tragic event - such as an active shooter incident....

Teledyne FLIR Defence, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced at Eurosatory the launch of its new Kobra™ 725 modular robot. The tracked multi-mission platform delivers new capabilities and technology upgrades to the Kobra 710 unmanned ground system, with the lift capacity and mobility customers demand for operations in the harshest conditions. The Kobra 725 provides unmatched power and payload support in an easy-to-operate package. The robot’s advanced manipulator arm...

On-demand visitor management has become more crucial than ever with the changing nature of work patterns. The team at Yardi Bluepoint recognises this challenge and has developed an enhanced Visitor Check-in App to better manage the experience for people visiting commercial and corporate spaces. Paul Speariett, Regional Director for Yardi, said “This enhanced visitor check-in app is clean and simple to use, allowing building management and reception teams to provide alternate check-in opti...

3xLOGIC, Inc., a globally renowned provider of integrated, intelligent security solutions, has announced upcoming conference plans, including the 2022 National School Safety Conference and the Campus Safety Conference Texas 2022, both taking place in July 2022. The 3xLOGIC education session, ‘What Next? Improving Safety and Incident Response with Gunshot Detection and Mass Notification Integrated Solutions’, has been selected for the Campus Safety Education Programme. Gunshot detec...