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Modern smart home security systems have all the bells and whistles of modern convenience, from thermostats that keep homes comfortable without wasting energy, to smartphone applications that allow people to lock and unlock their doors from halfway around the world. But, at the end of the day, people still buy smart home security systems for one simple reason - safety. “In an emergency, customers want the right public safety agency to respond with the highest priority, based on their type...

Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) has announced that the company’s biometric PC solution is integrated in the power button of the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 and ThinkBook 15 G4 laptops. Lenovo is the world’s largest PC maker, with a market share amounting to approximately a quarter of global PC shipments in 2021. Ted Hansson, President Mobile, PC and Access China at Fingerprints, said “I am very pleased that Lenovo has now launched their first models integrating Fingerprints’...

Cognyte Situational Intelligence Solutions (Cognyte) has unveiled its Symphia solutions portfolio, designed to connect and synchronise mission-critical systems, in order to gain contextualised, visual insights to threats and risks. Developed to empower security practitioners with informed decision-making and optimal response, Symphia is an intelligence-driven portfolio of security solutions that work in concert, in order to deliver actionable insights for deeper situational awareness and comman...

Globally renowned integrated security manufacturer, TDSi is pleased to announce its forthcoming appearance at the ISC West (International Security Conference & Exposition) 2022 exhibition, which is taking place at the Venetian Expo, in Las Vegas, USA, from March 22 to March 25, 2022. TDSi will be joining its fellow Vitaprotech Group sister company, perimeter intrusion detection systems manufacturer - Protech USA, at Stand 8050 at the ISC West 2022 event, in order to showcase its latest prod...

A college in Northern Ireland has benefitted from a donation of high-quality video surveillance equipment from Dahua Technology. Belfast Metropolitan College, one of the largest further and higher education colleges in the UK provides several fire and security systems courses. These include a Level 3 diploma in electronic fire and security systems, a four-year full-time apprenticeship programme that works with major providers in the security industry. Other courses include a foundation degree i...

At ISC West 2022, at booth #14079, Hanwha Techwin America, a global supplier of IP and video surveillance solutions, will unveil two new AI-powered dual channel multi-sensor cameras, featuring powerful deep-learning based object detection and classification, and licence-free video and audio analytics. PNM-C12083RVD camera The PNM-C12083RVD AI-enabled dual channel multi-sensor camera supports 15 fps (frames per second) image capture and true 120 dB WDR (Wide Dynamic Range), without compromising...

The Security Executive Council’s (SEC) Security Leadership Research Institute (SLRI) is working with Resolver Inc. to investigate the organisational cost of loss due to incidents, such as theft, fraud and abuse. While the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners tracks cost of loss for occupational fraud, there is currently no public research that offers an industry average of cost of loss that includes fraud and other types of events, such as armed robbery, assault, abuse, product contam...

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has granted MOBOTIX membership, enabling MOBOTIX to provide the highest level of cargo security through MOBOTIX systems and solutions by TAPA standards. Global standard Manufacturers, freight companies, logistics service providers, and law enforcement agencies are organised in TAPA to reduce losses in international supply chains. TAPA requirements are recognised as the global standard for cargo operations and transportation security. Theft a...

With Cognitec Systems joining the SALTO Group, the face recognition company will strengthen research, development and market reach, for its established product portfolio, while working with SALTO on new technologies for expanding biometric markets. SALTO strategically selected Cognitec Systems to meet market requests for adding face recognition and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to the company’s renowned electronic access control and ticketing solutions. SALTO – Cognitec...

An access control system is familiar technology to organisations of every size and structure. Access control may operate as a standalone electronic locking system. It can also integrate with complementary business systems, such as HVAC, time-and-attendance, in-house payments and more. What many businesses may not know is that by restricting their access system with wires, they are not using the full potential of the electronic access control system. High expense of wiring doors In many compan...

With the introduction of XProtect Management Server Failover as an add-on product in 2022 R1, users will be able to keep their systems up and running without disruption resulting in greater peace of mind. XProtect 2022 R1 VMS In the latest product update of Milestone Systems’ XProtect 2022 R1 video management software (VMS), Milestone introduces several new features and capabilities. These include the Management Server Failover solution, single sign on in XProtect, and a new selection of...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards, a globally recognised awards function that is presented by the Security Industry Association, with the support from sponsors - AVISIAN, IDEMIA and SIA’s Identity & Biometric Technology Advisory Board, along with the Women in Security Forum. 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards The recipients of the Security Industry Association’s 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards will b...

With physical security events making a comeback, post the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, Qognify is excited to be present at ISC West 2022 exhibition, the globally renowned security industry event, which is being held from March 22 to March 25, 2022, at the Venetian Expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. At the ISC West 2022 event, Qognify will lay a special focus will be on the introduction of new enterprise-class video management solutions for retail, banking, transportation, and higher education. E...

With the wider industry facing component shortages and rising prices, i-PRO EMEA has introduced a new quick delivery service and confirmed that prices will remain unchanged for all i-PRO camera line-ups, underlining the company’s commitment to be the trusted next generation partner for the security industry. In response to customer demand for more flexibility in installation, the company has also added its first i-PRO branded black security camera models to its product portfolio. Quick D...

The new 2 MP compact 12x zoom PTZ dome camera from IDIS is the smallest in its class and comes packed with high performance features and smart functions, along with rapid installation assured. Featuring the same size and appearance as a typical fixed mini dome camera, the DC-S6261X-A delivers exceptional image capture, even in rapidly changing and dappled light conditions. This makes it ideal for real-time monitoring and recording, in a wide range of indoor applications, ranging from retail, ho...

Smart home device adoption is on the rise, as new advancements and technology continue to roll out. According to Interpret, more than half of all U.S. consumers own at least one smart home device with video cameras, ranking in the top five most popular. In addition, Parks Associates found that one-third of consumers who own a smart home device increased their use of their devices during the COVID-19 pandemic, noting both the indoor and outdoor cameras. Is a smart camera also a security system?...

Motorola Solutions announced it has acquired Ava Security Limited, a global provider of cloud-native video security and analytics, based in London, U.K.  Ava Security Ava Security's scalable, secure and flexible cloud solution provides enterprises with real-time visibility and powerful analytics to optimise their operations and detect anomalies and threats. The platform offers organisations the benefit of an enterprise-grade video security solution while minimising the physical footprint...

Reed Exhibitions Ltd, the organiser of Infosecurity Europe, Europe’s most influential information security event, has announced the Keynote agenda and some of the speakers who will be presenting as part of the rich and extensive conference programme.  Visitor registration opened on 1st March for the 2022 event, which will run from Tuesday 21-Thursday 23 June 2022 at ExCeL London. Cybersecurity professionals and members of the infosec...

Banks, payment service providers (PSPs), schemes, and other financial institutions can now benefit from a uniquely high level of sensitive data protection and application attack resistance, following the launch of White-Box Works, a next-generation EMVCo-evaluated White-Box code generator, from PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc. Unlike traditional solutions, White-Box Works gives the customer complete and independent control over their protected code, thereby ensuring their encryption keys and proprietary...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce that Genetec Inc. (Genetec) and SAGE Integration will each receive a 2022 SIA Member of the Year Award. SIA will present the honourees with their awards on March 22, 2022 at The Advance 2022, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will take place during the ISC West 2022 exhibition, at the Venetian Expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The SIA Member of the Year award honours SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement...

By the initiative of Stfalcon LLC (stfalcon.com), supported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Ajax Systems has launched the Air Alert app, already available in Google Play Market and AppStore. The Air Alert app instantly informs about the beginning and end of a civil defence alert in the region. No registration is needed and the user is only required to select the region. The Air Alert app does not collect users’ data or geo-location data. The Air Alert app The app g...

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has granted MOBOTIX membership, enabling MOBOTIX to provide the highest level of cargo security through MOBOTIX systems and solutions in accordance with TAPA standards. Manufacturers, freight companies, logistics service providers, and law enforcement agencies are organised in TAPA with the aim of reducing losses in international supply chains. TAPA requirements are recognised as the global standard for cargo operations and transportation secu...

Genetec Inc. (Genetec), a globally renowned technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has shared the results of its state of the industry report. Based on insights from over 2,000 physical security leaders from around the world, the report looks at how the role of physical security continued to evolve in 2021, as organisations adapted to changing conditions. The changing role of physical security Physical security continues to evo...

Designed and manufactured in the United Kingdom (UK) by Third Millennium, the new GovPass compliant card readers offer a multi-technology solution, with either Wiegand or OSDP communications. GovPass compliant RX reader range The new GovPass compliant RX reader range provides the end users with the ability to migrate from legacy systems and cards to the new standard seamlessly. GovPass has been introduced by the UK Government, in order to standardise access control across all government depart...

ADI Global Distribution, a wholesale distributor of security, AV, and low-voltage products, announced the recipients of its 2021 Supplier Awards. ADI selected Nortek Control as Supplier of the Year for North America. ADI also recognised suppliers in the categories of Operations, Marketing, DX Marketing, and Sales Support, New Product of the Year, and Rookie of the Year. Recognising achievements of suppliers "Congratulations to the ADI 2021 Supplier Award winners. Our supplier relationships ar...

AxxonSoft is taking part in the prominent US security industry trade show - ISC West 2022 that will be held from March 23 to March 25, 2022, at the Venetian Expo (The Venetian Convention and Expo Center), in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. AI-enabled VMS and Cloud solutions The company invites all security professionals, from the integrator and end-user side, to explore their new AI-powered VMS and Cloud solutions, at booth 26099, at the ISC West 2022 exhibition. AxxonSoft’s products and soluti...

At LogiMAT 2022 (Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre) exhibition, taking place from May 31 toJune2,  2022, as a sub-exhibitor on the Cluster Mobility & Logistics stand (Hall 8, Stand C55), Dallmeier will present a broad portfolio of image-based solutions for process optimisation, specifically addressing customers in intra-logistics. Image-based process management From monitoring transfer of risk procedures, by way of rapid response to failures and on to the efficient control of goods and info...

viisights, a developer of unique behavioural recognition video analytics, has announced a US$ 10 million fundraising round, led by Israeli VC firm - Hive2040, with the participation of Migdal Insurance and existing investors, headed by Firstime Ventures. These funds will expand marketing efforts and product enhancements for viisights, in order to penetrate additional target markets, and initiate a new SaaS business model. Asaf Birenzvieg, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder at viis...

Matrix Comsec, a globally renowned manufacturer and provider of telecom and security solutions, is participating in PACC 2022 event, to be held at Taj Resort & Convention Centre, in Goa, India, from 3rd to 6th March 2022. Matrix will be showcasing its video surveillance and people mobility management solutions at the show. Matrix proudly presents their Stalwart product, COSEC ARGO FACE - a culmination of modern technology that supports multiple contactless credentials, such as the face, sma...

HENSOLDT AG met or exceeded its guidance for all relevant key figures in the financial year 2021 and further expanded its position as one of the leading companies in the European defence electronics market. Order intake increased by 25% year-over-year to EUR 3,171 million (previous year: EUR 2,541 million), resulting in an order backlog of EUR 5,092 million – an increase of 49% compared to the previous year's figure (EUR 3,424 million). Revenue growth in 2021 Revenue climbed by 22% to E...