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Promise Technology forms technology partnership with CNL Software

CNL Software, a provider of pure play Physical Security Information Management (PSIM), is pleased to announce it has entered a technology collaboration with Promise Technology, a developer of open storage platforms for video surveillance. The partnership will enable CNL Software to provide its IPSecurityCenter PSIM platform, in which Promise’s high-performance storage solutions can be used. This creates peerless integration opportunities along with the assured reliability, offered by Prom...

Identiv announces first open software release for uTrust TS Card line

Identiv, Inc. has announced its first open source software release. The company is releasing the code used to program and personalise its uTrust TS Card line and is publishing the Open Access Card Format (OACF) that describes the data written to the cards. Identiv’s uTrust TS Cards are secure credentials for physical access control, based on NXP®’s MIFARE DESFire EV1/EV2 high frequency (HF) 13.56 MHz technology, and are compatible with 125 kHz low frequency (LF) proximity card s...

Johnson Controls adds visitor management to C•CURE 9000 security and event management platform

Johnson Controls introduces comprehensive and automated visitor management as a core component of the C•CURE 9000 security and event management platform with a new self-service Kiosk Application and optional stand offerings that connect through the C•CURE Portal. The new release provides auto-generation and assignment of temporary credentials for visitors, and customisable access control workflows for more efficient management of access credential requests. Visitor management for iOS...

Identiv’s range of desktop smart card reader solutions certified by Bureau of Indian Standards

Identiv, Inc. has announced Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Certification on the most popular collection of the company’s desktop smart card reader solutions. BIS, the National Standards Body of India, was established under the BIS Act of 1986 for the harmonious development of the activities of standardisation, marking, and quality certification of goods. BIS provides traceability and tangibility benefits to the Indian economy in a number of ways, by providing safe, reliable, quality good...

Zwipe Access extends digital & physical security business to SADC market with Priority Group Holdings

Biometric technology company Zwipe is proud to announce that Priority Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd., a digital security provider and installer based in South Africa has chosen Zwipe Access as its preferred biometric access control solution. The two companies have signed a distribution agreement that includes the marketing, sale and distribution of Zwipe Access cards for the Southern African Development Community (SADC), representing a territory composed of 15 countries across the southern part of th...

NEDAP announces Asian certified business partners for long-range identification

EntryPass (Malaysia), IoT (Phillippines), Utis (China), Armada (Hong Kong) and Entech (Singapore) have been announced as Nedap's Certified Partners for long-range identification. The certified business partners have shown a long-term commitment to Nedap and have been successful in realising installations in the parking, vehicle access control and security market throughout Asia. The certified partnerships are the result of the long-term relationships built with Nedap’s key partners in the...

Identiv’s Hirsch Velocity security management software now features OSDP biometric support

Identiv, Inc. has announced the latest update to its award-winning Hirsch Velocity Software for access control and security management. The newest release adds enhanced communications protocols, government-grade biometric support, and new Velocity and Hirsch ScramblePad features to the integrated platform that manages access control and security operations in thousands of facilities around the world. Multi-factor biometric devices To provide full compliance with Federal Identity, Credential, a...

AMAG Technology welcomes Matica Technologies to Symmetry Preferred Partner Program

AMAG Technology, a security solution provider specialising in access control, video management, policy-based identity solutions and visitor management, has announced that Matica Technologies is a new member of the Symmetry Preferred Partner Program. Matica’s EDIsecure XID8300 Retransfer ID Card Printer integrates with AMAG’s latest Symmetry™ Access Control software to provide Symmetry users with an affordable, high quality printer to print access cards. AMAG Technology and Mat...

S2 Security introduces S2 Magic Monitor Version 5 with new advanced features

S2 Security, a provider of IP-based access control, video management and mobile security management systems, introduced S2 Magic Monitor Version 5. S2 Magic Monitor unifies access control, video surveillance and forensics, digital signage and live Internet sourced real-time data and information feeds in a single user interface. Enhanced S2 NetBox access control Version 5 introduces Dynamic Cells, which allow users to program any Magic Monitor with interactive content. This version also include...

Samsung selects Suprema's BioSign mobile fingerprint authentication algorithm

Suprema, a global provider of biometrics and identity solutions, has announced that the company's BioSign mobile fingerprint authentication algorithm has been selected by Samsung for the Galaxy J5 2017 and Galaxy A7 (for SK Telecom) smartphone models. Partnering with Egis Technology, a Taiwan-based sensor provider, Suprema provides its integrated solution to global smartphone manufacturers. AI technology supports biometrics Suprema introduced BioSign 2.0 in February at the Mobile World Congres...

Nortech Control announces new partnership with ADI Global Distribution

Nortech is pleased to announce ADI Global Distribution as one of its official distributors, meaning that ADI’s customers now have access to Nortech’s full People and Vehicle Access control and parking products. ADI Global Distribution has the largest UK branch network for the Security Industry. It delivers impeccable customer service and is committed to building trusted and personal business partnerships. Full range of access control products Each product division within ADI has i...

AMAG Technology welcomes Telaeris to Symmetry Preferred Partner Program

AMAG Technology, a security solution provider specializing in access control, video management, policy-based identity solutions and visitor management, welcomes Telaeris to the Symmetry Preferred Partner Program. Telaeris’s XPressEntry handheld access control device integrates with AMAG’s latest Symmetry Access Control software. AMAG Technology and Telaeris cooperatively tested and approved this integration. “Telaeris’ native integration with Symmetry allows us to provid...

Aiphone upgrades GT series multi-tenant video intercom with remote programming, NFC updates and multi-building communication features

Aiphone Corp., the international manufacturer of intercom and entry security products, announced upgrades to its popular GT Series multi-tenant video intercom featuring hassle-free, quick system programming and staff communication between multiple buildings. Convenience is enhanced as dealers and/or building management can remotely update tenant directories using a logical network. Updating tenant names and dialing numbers can also be accomplished onsite using an NFC-equipped Android phone or t...

Vision Database Systems launches PockeTracker Mobile ID verification solution for construction sites

Vision Database Systems, specialists in ID Card and tracking software solutions, announces that the company has introduced its PockeTracker Mobile ID verification solution to construction sites nationwide to help improve security and create a seamless verification process for all personnel. Construction site managers are using this powerful verification and attendance tool to help identify and verify personnel quickly and efficiently. With hundreds of workers possibly gaining access to a jobsite...

Matrix adds Bluetooth-based identification feature to access control portfolio

Matrix designs and produces enterprise grade telecom and security products and solutions. We constantly keep up to date with the upcoming technology changes and adapt the same in our products and solutions. Today, mobile phones have become a lifeline for entrepreneurs. They have more or less integrated as an essential element in their day-to-day life. Mobile phones are not only used for swift communication, it is tremendously used for payment of bills, e-commerce shopping, health monitoring, GPS...

Digital Barriers to donate live facial recognition technology software to identify missing young people

Digital Barriers plc, announces that it will be making its live facial recognition software available at no cost to national and local authorities and agencies in the UK involved in the search for missing young people. As seen last week on BBC Newsnight, the new and unique automatic facial recognition system, SmartVis Face, has been built around machine learning, originally with the purpose of tracking criminals and terror suspects against watch lists of many thousands of people. After being pu...

Geutebruck develops camera portfolio by integrating Video Content Analysis features

Geutebruck is expanding its portfolio with camera-based Video Content Analysis (VCA). VCA reliably detects people, cars, trucks, animals, colours or behaviour patterns in moving images - by day or night. Items such as containers, pallets or packages can be accurately identified. The video motion detection in the camera is activated by the customer. Video Content Analysis abilities The main features are Abandoned Object (loitering items), Removed Object (missing items), Counting (item counting)...

HID Global recognised as one of the 20 most valuable brands of 2017 by Insight Success

HID Global, a global provider of trusted identity solutions, announced that the enterprise business publication Insights Success has named HID as one of the 20 most valuable brands of 2017. Contributing to this recognition was HID’s new ‘Powering Trusted Identities’ brand campaign that captures the company’s impact on millions of people around the world and describes how HID’s solutions power the trusted identities of the world’s people, places and things. It...

Maritime and Border Security Philippines taking place on ASEAN 50th Founding Anniversary

Maritime and Border Security Philippines that is taking place 3 – 4 October 2017 in Manila, Philippines and comes at an opportune time as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrates its 50th Founding Anniversary. Taking place adjacent to the ASEAN EU High Level Dialogue this October, the National Security Council (NSC) Office of President, Philippines, and the National Coast Watch Council Secretariat (NCWCS) will be hosting Maritime and Border Security Philippines in conj...

Nortech Control System appoints Norbain as its Distribution Partner

Norbain, one of the UK’s distributors of IP, CCTV, Access Control, and Intruder Detection solutions can now offer their customers Nortech’s popular People & Vehicle Access Control Products. They will distribute the full range of Nortech’s security products including Access Control, Readers & ID Devices, Long Range Identification, and Vehicle Detection & Parking products all of which provide complete solutions across a wide variety of applications. Steve Blackler,...

NEC face recognition enhances security at 23rd Summer Deaflympics, Turkey

NEC Corporation and NEC Telecommunication and Information Technology, Ltd. announces that the Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports, organiser of the 23rd Summer Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey, selected NEC's leading face recognition technology to ensure the security and quality of experience for this year's Deaflympic participants. This is the first time that face recognition technology has been used as a key security measure for the Summer Deaflympics. NEC's face recognition technology is being...

HID Global’s Quantum Secure SAFE software earns National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) designation

Amid rising concerns about security threats at stadiums and arenas where sports and entertainment events take place, HID Global, a global provider of trusted identity solutions, announced that its Quantum Secure SAFE Sports and Events Access Manager has earned the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) ‘Lab Tested’ designation, awarded to products that undergo the rigours of operational testing in a sports environment.   Reducing risks by tracking...

HID Global acquires Arjo Systems to expand its Government-to-Citizen ID business

HID Global, a worldwide provider of trusted identity solutions, announced that it has acquired Arjo Systems SAS, a provider of physical and digital identity solutions for secure government ID applications. Arjo Systems gives HID Global broader capabilities to deploy electronic identification (eID) and ePassport solutions for government programs. “Our acquisition of Arjo Systems significantly advances our Government-to-Citizen ID business, broadening our geographical reach and giving us cr...

My1Login's Mike Newman to present identity and access management challenges at Cyber Security Summit London 2017

Mike Newman, CEO of My1Login, a UK provider of next generation Identity and Access Management solutions, will show attendees at Cyber Security Summit (London, 4 July) how they can contain their exposure to costly GDPR fines; eliminate phishing and remove "shadow IT" with one initiative. "By eliminating the need for passwords in your organisation you can solve many cybersecurity and compliance issues. The majority of security breaches can be traced back to weak passwords and poor password manage...

Farpointe Data alerts its partners to encrypt wireless access control systems

Farpointe Data, the access control industry's trusted OEM partner for RFID solutions, alerted its access control manufacturer, distributor, integrator, dealer, and specifier partners about the potential impact on their businesses of the settlement of Edenborough v. ADT LLC, Case No. 3:16-cv-02233, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Referred to as the ADT Hacking Vulnerability Class Action Lawsuit, ADT will pay $16 million to settle five hacking vulnerability clas...

VASCO adds overlay detection in DIGIPASS for Apps to help protect mobile applications

VASCO Data Security International, Inc., a provider of digital solutions including identity, security and business productivity, announced its ability to help organisations detect and mitigate mobile application overlay attacks through added functionality in the DIGIPASS for Apps Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) module. Overlay attacks are increasingly being deployed to steal user login information. The ongoing attack on Android devices named Marcher has already targeted 117 banking a...

IdentiSys named in Top 150 Workplace in Minnesota, fourth time in a row by Star Tribune

IdentiSys Inc. has been named one of the Top 150 Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune. The Top Workplaces special section will be published in the Star Tribune Top workplaces special section on Sunday, June 25 and a complete list of the companies selected will be made available on their website. Produced by the same team that compiles the 26-year-old Star Tribune 100 report of the best-performing public companies in Minnesota, Top Workplaces recognises the most progressive companies in M...

Hikvision launches Integration Partner Program at IFSEC 2017

To extend its network of partners in the field of collaboration, integration, and business development, Hikvision, the world’s supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, is launching their new Integration Partner Program at IFSEC 2017. Designed to enable partners to capitalise on access to a wealth of technical and commercial resources, the Integration Partner Program features two partner levels of Integrated Partner and Premium Partner, and ensures that compatible...

Protection 1 to feature network security and location analytics using Cisco Meraki AP at NRF Protect 2017

Protection 1, a division of ADT, will feature advanced managed and monitored network security and location analytics capabilities such as foot traffic, heat mapping, dwell time and new vs. repeat customer visit using Cisco Meraki Access Points (AP) at NRF Protect. To streamline deployment and help enhance network security, Protection 1 offers fully managed services from its Network Operations Center (NOC). Its engineers are Cisco and Meraki certified and can help design, implement, commission,...

HID Global shares IFSEC study revealing ‘How trusted identities bridge the gap between connected workers and smart buildings

A recent study conducted by IFSEC Global reveals how trusted identities can serve as the backbone for smart buildings and today’s connected workforce. Sponsored by HID Global, the access control study on the connected workplace explores the trends in smart buildings and the increasingly important need for identity-aware building systems that offer greater convenience, security and productivity. Integrated smart buildings Most respondents want more integrated smart buildings and business...