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The Ministry of Interior’s Innovation and Future Foresight Conference was held on 5th-6th February. Day 1 of the Conference was a great success as speakers delivered world class presentations on various crime and technology related topics. Day 2 featured some of the finest and brightest brains in the technology and crime prevention industries from around the world. Keynote speakers from Austria and France addressed global concerns in criminal investigation and foresight modelling for futu...

Marks USA, a division of NAPCO Security Technologies, is pleased to announce the debut of Style by Marks new interactive website featuring customisable ArchiTech Access Control Locks and matching interior tubular locksets. Ideal for use with architects and designers, etc., who want their access control and locking ‘look’ to be as welcome as the security they provide, the website allows site-visitors to be the designer of their own custom locks and then easily spec and share it with...

HID Global, a provider of trusted identity solutions, announces its new BEEKs Duress Badge Beacon that addresses the growing need to protect doctors, nurses and other caregivers from threatening situations that arise in the hospital environment. The Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) duress functionality provides a fast and easy way for hospital personnel to send security staff real-time distress alerts from anywhere in or around the hospital campus if they are in duress and in case of other emergencie...

Emerson, a global technology and engineering pioneer serving industrial, commercial and consumer industries, and HID Global®, a provider of trusted identity solutions, announces a strategic collaboration to enhance monitoring capabilities that help healthcare providers ensure proper temperature for vaccines, medications and other bio-specimens. Ensuring the quality and safety of life-saving vaccines, medications and other healthcare specimens requires strict temperature monitoring and contr...

Arcules, innovators in integrated video cloud as a service, announces that it has named Cody Flood as Senior Director of Sales for the United States and Canada. In this role, Flood will focus on amplifying the momentum of the regional sales team, and play a significant role in accelerating adoption of the Arcules cloud-based service. “The security industry is experiencing a period of disruption fuelled by rapid advancements in technology, and Arcules is at the forefront of offering modern...

The Security Event has built a platform which is truly designed by the industry, for the industry, with game-changing collaborations with manufacturers, distributors, service providers, associations and industry leaders, industry media and complementary events. Spearheading this approach, a truly outstanding group of global companies has been selected from a range of disciplines to help shape this game-changing new exhibition. The Security Event is proud to have support of its ten founding part...

ADT Inc., a provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, announces its intent to lead a new consumer privacy initiative with a coalition of organisations committed to driving the adoption of privacy standards and best practices across the home security industry. The initiative will focus on ensuring the security and home automation industry take a leadership role in protecting consumer privacy. Launched on Data Privacy Da...

360 Advanced has announced its commitment to Data Privacy Day, an international effort held annually on Jan. 28 to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling trust marking the organisation as a Data Privacy Day 2019 Champion. As a Champion, 360 Advanced recognises and supports the principle that all organisations share the responsibility of being conscientious stewards of personal information. Data Privacy Day All Data Privacy Day Champions a...

Panduit Corp., a global provider of innovative electrical and network infrastructure solutions, announced it has acquired global AV manufacturer Atlona. Atlona designs and develops innovative, award-winning products for a diverse range of commercial and residential AV and IT markets worldwide, including education, business, government, entertainment, and healthcare. AV system solutions Atlona’s product categories include networked AV, signal distribution, wireless collaboration, and AV s...

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology learning platform announced it has been named one of the 2019 Best Workplaces in Technology by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE. Pluralsight ranked number 5 on the Small & Medium company list, following up the company’s recent number 9 ranking on the 2018 Best Small & Medium Workplaces and number 18 ranking on the 2018 Best Workplaces for Women lists by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE.  Democratising...

Suprema, a global leader in biometrics and ID solutions, announces that the company has entered into a commercial software license and distribution agreement with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, for the licensing of Suprema's BioSign, its under-display fingerprint recognition algorithm. Suprema has entered the smartphone segment with the Samsung Galaxy J5 in its fingerprint solution for smartphones last year. In February 2018, the company launched BioSign 3.0...

Crossword Cybersecurity plc, the cyber security technology commercialisation company, releases insights from its global review of academic cyber security research. The new database looked at nearly 1,200 current and past research projects from academic institutions in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Australia, and Africa. It reaffirmed the value of the cyber security research market, with reported funding of EU projects at over €1 billion. The database identified several global...

Axis Communications is returning for the 21st edition of Intersec from 20 – 22 January 2019. Axis will showcase the many dimensions of products, solutions and services across Retail, Critical Infrastructure and Smart Cities. Future of security Philippe Kubbinga, Regional Director - Middle East & Africa, Axis Communications, “At Axis, we have stayed at the forefront by constantly challenging the status quo and investing in our people and our partners. As we move into another yea...

Security and Safety Things GmbH (SAST) will be presenting innovative use cases for security cameras at CES 2019 from January 8 to 11, 2019. These are the first to be developed on the basis of SAST’s open IoT ecosystem for the security industry. The use cases show the potential of the ecosystem for restaurants, airports and events. Within the food services sector, restaurateurs can run multiple apps and solutions on the same camera, which allows the system to count visitors and personalise...

GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, announces its Board of Directors for fiscal year 2019. Six Board seats were open and after a close election, the following individuals were re-elected to serve a further two-year term: Consecutive years Nils Gerhardt – Group VP and Head of Product and Project Management, Production IT and Professional Services for the Region Americas, Giesecke + Devrient Mobile Security. Marc Kekicheff – Vice President of Chip...

OPTEX, Inc. Americas Headquarters Security Division announces the hiring of Rafael Madrigal for the position of Northwestern Regional Sales Manager. Before being hired at OPTEX, Rafael Madrigal worked at Honeywell’s security distribution division known as ADI.  Rafael has over 20 years’ experience in the security industry whereby a decade and a half were spent with (NVT) Network Video Technologies with the goal of pioneering new markets outside the US; namely Latin America, Asi...

FLIR Systems, Inc. announces three Neutrino midwave infrared (MWIR) camera cores: the small, lightweight FLIR Neutrino LC and two FLIR Neutrino Performance series cores, the SX12 and QX. The latest models expand the FLIR Neutrino cooled camera core family for commercial, industrial, and defence original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and system integrators.   The Neutrino LC is FLIR’s first High Operating Temperature (HOT) MWIR camera core and the first model in the SWaP+C (Size,...

Elizabeth France CBE, Security Industry Authority Chair, announces the appointment of Ian Todd as SIA Chief Executive. Ian succeeds Dave Humphries who has been interim CEO since the departure of former SIA CEO Alan Clamp at the end of October. Ian will join the SIA on 25 February 2019. Ian will be joining the SIA from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) where he is currently Deputy Director General. This builds on a number of board level roles in professional regulation, including...

Antaira Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of industrial networking devices and communication solutions for harsh environment applications and is proud to announce the expansion of its industrial networking infrastructure family with the introduction of the ARS/X/Y-7234-AC series. Improved wireless coverage Antaira Technologies’ ARS-7234-AC-T is designed for industrial and enterprise indoor wireless access applications and also allows the user to position the wireless antenna i...

Salient Systems Corporation, a globally renowned innovator of unified security solutions, has announced the launch of its new CompleteView 20/20 Video Management Solution. With Salient’s robust and flexible User Interface (UI), users can manage and administer enterprise security solutions up to 30% faster. Superior command and control tools, seamless third-party integrations, and advanced analytics enable Salient’s comprehensive management solution, CompleteView 20/20 VMS to meet se...

Belden Inc., a provider of signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, releases the world’s first complete solution for configuring and using TSN in Industrial Ethernet Networks. This first ‘Industrial-grade’ TSN solution from Hirschmann combines the TSN firmware releases for the Hirschmann RSPE and OCTOPUS II series industrial ethernet switches with Industrial HiVision 8.0, which integrates TSN configuration and supervision functionality. Best in class n...

Hikvision, the supplier of innovative security products and solutions, announces its first ever Technology Partner Day to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 28. The event will showcase integrated security solutions developed by Hikvision in collaboration with its certified technology partners, as well as provide a forum for prospective partners to explore development opportunities for new solutions by taking advantage of Hikvision’s vast resources. The Hikvision Technology Partner D...

Moxa Inc., a provider of industrial communications and networking, and Trend Micro Incorporated, a provider cybersecurity solutions, announce they have executed a letter of intent relating to the formation of a joint-venture corporation-TXOne Networks, which will focus on the security needs present in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) environments, including smart manufacturing, smart city, smart energy and more. Historically, Information Technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT) ha...

Shaking hands, exchanging business cards, and making meaningful business connections with exhibitors were 8,420 trade visitors from both government and commercial sectors who roamed across 7,000 sqm of exhibition space at the Bangkok International Convention and Exhibition Center. “Smart city was an overarching theme at this 6th edition of the fair,” said Ms Regina Tsai, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Limited. “This, together with three concur...

Hikvision, global provider of innovative video surveillance solutions, has added an ultra HD 32 MP panoramic camera to its award-winning PanoVu camera range. Seamless panoramic image The new DS-2CD6984G0-IH(S)(AC) 32 MP PanoVu Series Panoramic Dome Camera uses four 1/2" Progressive Scan CMOS sensors to deliver a true 180-degree horizontal panorama, as well as a vertical field of view of 95 degrees. The four video images are stitched together by the camera itself, which intelligently outputs a...

The 38th International East - West Security Conference organised by Capricorn Conferences and Exhibitions was held on 5th and 6th November 2018 at the elegant Hotel West End on the Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France. Delegates representing private and public sector organisations from the Russian Federation and Ukraine participated in an intensive two days of presentations by speakers drawn from the UK, USA, Italy and Russia, supported by simultaneous translation in English and Russian. Confere...

When seeking sustainable options for your project, it helps to have a team committed to your success. ASSA ABLOY offers an approach to sustainability that focuses on more than just products – it also includes the expertise of our people, the partners we have in the industry and the resources you need to be successful. At Greenbuild 2018, ASSA ABLOY (booth #819) will be presenting a number of exciting products that are not only healthy but help the bottom line. ASSA ABLOY’s Eco Suite...

Sofradir, a pioneer in developing and manufacturing key classes of advanced infrared (IR) detectors for military, space, scientific and industrial applications, announces its election to the Board of Stakeholders (BoS) at Photonics21, the European Technology Platform (ETP) representing the European photonics community. The BoS is the main decision-making body of the platform. Sofradir’s appointment is effective as of November 19, 2018. As board member, Sofradir will support Photonics21 Bo...

Antaira Technologies a global developer and manufacturer of industrial networking devices and communication solutions for harsh environment applications and is proud to announce the expansion of its industrial networking infrastructure family with the introduction of the LNP-1600G, -1802G-SFP, and -2004G-SFP series. As PoE technology has become increasingly popular in many industrial markets including automation manufacturing, security surveillance, power/utility, water wastewater treatment pla...

Senstar is pleased to announce a new, more compact version of its Flare Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) personal protection device (PPD), the PPD Compact. The Flare RTLS keeps staff working in high-threat environments safe by instantly identifying and locating personal duress alarms at the touch of a button. The original PPD is a robust, utility belt-holster device specifically designed for frontline correctional workers. The new PPD Compact provides a smaller, sleeker option for support and a...