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Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI), the frontrunner in digital buildings, has completed the acquisition of Brightly Software (Brightly), a renowned U.S.-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of asset and maintenance management solutions. The acquisition elevates Siemens Smart Infrastructure to a leading position in the software market for buildings and built infrastructure. It adds Brightly’s well-established cloud-based capabilities across key sectors – education, public infra...

Morse Watchmans, the industry pioneer in key control and asset management systems, is showcasing a comprehensive range of its key control solutions at the American Correctional Association’s 152nd Congress of Correction, August 4-7, 2022, in New Orleans, LA. Morse Watchman’s flagship system, KeyWatcher® Touch, will be on display alongside additional key control and asset management solutions at booth # 909.  Electronic key control technology solutions “We have been...

The major Somme International Air Show is back, at Albert airport, with many foreign military forces in attendance. Although the event opens to the public from 10 am, the festivities really start to kick off at 1 pm. While waiting for the displays to begin, visitors can enjoy simulators and other entertainment (such as various publicised exhibitions) offered by the organising committee, in addition to catering services. In total, 120 aircraft, both vintage and modern, have been announced: Rafal...

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...

As new data recovery technologies become more sophisticated, confidential information stored on mal-functioning hard drives has never been more vulnerable to third-party exploitation. Typical warranties request failed hard drives be returned to the manufacturer, during replacement. This leaves customers with a difficult choice to make: risk sensitive data falling into the wrong hands or keep the hard drive – a practice that may violate many existing standard warranty agreements. BCDVideo...

Sharry, a workplace experience platform, announces that Kevin Wilhelm has joined the company as the brand’s Country Manager for the United States and Canada. In his role, Wilhelm is supporting Sharry’s operations in these two regions, ensuring customers’ satisfaction, supporting partners, and working with clients on new business.  Since joining Sharry, Wilhelm has been a key player in maintaining relationships with U.S.-based clients such as New York City’...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) pioneer empowering innovation, is now shipping the Sentrius™ MG100/BT510/BT610 Cumulocity IoT Kit from Laird Connectivity. This powerhouse combination of proven wireless sensor monitoring technologies comes bundled together in one integrated kit that captures data from the included sensors and sends it to the cloud, via a global low-power cellular (LTE-M/NB-IoT) connection. The Laird Connectivity Sentrius MG100/BT510/BT610 Cumu...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) pioneer empowering innovation, is proud to sponsor the Vasser Sullivan Lexus Racing team as they head to Plymouth, Wisconsin, for the IMSA Fastlane SportsCar Weekend at the famed Road America course on August 7. The team is coming off a great showing at the Northeast Grand Prix where drivers Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat piloted the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 PRO to a third-place finish — the team’s sixth po...

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...

As the acknowledged pioneer in Revolving Doors, Boon Edam is one of the most innovative companies in its field. The company announced that they are again at the forefront of a new trend in the market and are the first manufacturer of Revolving Doors to release BIM objects of their products. BIM objects integration “We have a long history of working closely with architects and others in the construction industry and are learning about the advantages of BIM for our customers,” says...

Allied Universal®, the global security and facility services company, completed its strategic acquisition of Attenti Group, one of the electronic monitoring companies. This enables the combination of Attenti and G4S Monitoring Technologies, to create a pioneer in electronic monitoring solutions. With combined revenues of over $160 million and operations in 35 countries, the new company will offer customers access to technology innovation and an even greater depth of expertise and support....

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...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorised global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, announces new global distribution agreements with Amphenol companies - Amphenol PCB Piezotronics and The Modal Shop, further bolstering its Amphenol sensor lineup for customers around the world. Mouser now offers more than 51,000 products from 44 Amphenol divisions. Amphenol PCB Piezotronics manufactures vibration, pressure, force and strain, shock, and acoustic sensors used by...

Oxford Security Services Ltd is a privately owned company that was established by Mathew Collaire, the Managing Director, in 2018. This regional contract security company prides itself on its service delivery and retention of staff. The main focus is on Mobile Patrols, Key Holding, and Alarm Response, however, the services also include security guarding and event security. A large percentage of the customer base is the local Councils and Colleges that form Oxford University but also includes...

Unifying aesthetics, hygiene standards, and technology, Matrix presents COSEC ARGO FACE that combines all the corporate requirements into one. With top-class processors, a deep learning algorithm, and the best hardware inclusive of two in-built cameras, COSEC ARGO FACE acts both as an access control device and a surveillance-grade camera. MATRIX COSEC ARGO FACE With the integration of multiple credentials, such as Face, PIN, BLE, and Cards, this device stays tech-savvy and future-ready. With...

As the quality of living conditions increases, the number of people who can afford vehicles also relatively rises over time. This has caused the constant surge of vehicles on the road that drastically exhausts the limited parking spaces in the city, resulting in some parking their car recklessly. Challenge: Illegal parking Illegal parking has become a big challenge for transport departments and traffic officers, especially in those cities that up to this day still manually issue parking ticket...

Corsight AI, a facial recognition solutions provider that codifies privacy requirements and is unmatched in its speed and accuracy, has announced its partnership with OneMind Technologies, a subsidiary of Affluence Corporation and a specialist in hypervisors for smart industries, to support the development of safe smart cities across the globe. Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) Recently recognised by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) as a provider for proactively red...

LastPass has announced that it has achieved ISO/IEC 27001: 2013 certification for its information security management system. Established by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), the ISO 27001 certification follows a globally recognised standard, which provides a model for establishing, monitoring and improving an information security management system. LastPass achieves ISO 27001 certification The ISO 27001 certification demonstrates LastPass’s commitment to providi...

LastPass announces that it has achieved ISO/IEC 27001: 2013 certification for its information security management system. Established by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), the ISO 27001 certification follows a globally recognised standard that provides a model for establishing, monitoring, and improving an information security management system. ISO 27001 certification The ISO 27001 certification demonstrates LastPass’s commitment to providing the following process...

Collins Aerospace has successfully demonstrated its next-generation life support systems for deep space habitation as part of a ceremonial event with NASA at its laboratory in Windsor Locks, Conn. The demonstration completes the company’s multi-year program supporting NASA’s public-private partnership enabled by the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NextSTEP-2) Broad Agency  Announcement, Appendix A. Air Revitalisation System Collins’ solution is a...

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...

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dómhnal Slattery, has informed the Board of his intention to step down from his Executive role and from the Board in 2022. Avolon’s Board has unanimously appointed Andy Cronin, Avolon’s President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to the role of CEO Designate. In addition, Paul Geaney, Avolon’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) is appointed to the role of the President a...

HID Global, a pioneer in trusted identity solutions, announces the 2022 State of Access Control Report, providing insightful perspectives of the market’s current state and trends. Produced by IFSEC Global in partnership with HID Global, the report surveyed just over 1,000 respondents from across North America (56%), EMEA (29%), and Asia Pacific (15%) to detail trends in the procurement, installation, specification and operation of physical access control solutions. Physical security tren...

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...

OutSystems, a globally renowned company in high-performance application development, has announced that it has become an official member of the SAP PartnerEdge programme, with a Build focus, underscoring its commitment to providing high-value low-code to businesses using SAP solutions. While twice as many OutSystems customers connect to SAP technologies as any other system of record, the new relationship will make it even easier for additional businesses within the SAP ecosystem to discover and...

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....

The latest field service management software has helped ComLink Fire and Security to become one of the fastest growing companies in Wales. By equipping engineers with rugged mobile devices that synchronise in real time with back-office software, ComLink’s business has been transformed with completely paperless working. Field service fleet doubled in size  Since introducing the cloud-based technology from BigChange, ComLink has seen its field service fleet double in size. The compan...

HID Global, a worldwide renowned company in trusted identity solutions, announces the 2022 State of Access Control Report, providing insightful perspectives of the market’s current state and trends. Produced by IFSEC Global, in partnership with HID Global, the report surveyed just over 1,000 respondents from across the North America (56%), EMEA (29%) and Asia Pacific (15%) regions, to detail trends in the procurement, installation, specification and operation of physical access control so...

Ping Identity, the intelligent identity solution for the enterprise, and Montreal-based open banking platform, Flinks, have enabled millions of customers across the U.S.A. and Canada to link their financial accounts to fintech apps and enjoy new streamlined banking experiences in a safe and compliant way. From user onboarding to digital loan applications and money transfers, Flinks’ open banking API technology enables financial businesses to access the bank-sourced financial data they nee...