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ADI expands its Pro AV product offering with Sharp NEC display solutions

ADI Global Distribution, a renowned distributor of security, AV and low-voltage products, announced it has expanded its Pro AV offering to include products from Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America. ADI customers across the United States and Puerto Rico have access to the Sharp/NEC comprehensive product line-up of visual display technology. The portfolio offers an assortment of options to optimise digital signage installations for a wide variety of industries and applications, including educa...

Eagle Eye Networks releases 2023 video surveillance trends report

Eagle Eye Networks, the pioneer in cloud video surveillance, released the “2023 Trends in Video Surveillance” eBook, identifying five trends that will have the largest impact on businesses around the globe in 2023. Designed for business owners and security professionals, the report offers trend analysis and practical advice on ways to improve security posture and business efficiency. Two bonus predictions, specifically for security resellers looking to expand their business, are als...

Integrated solutions extend Codelocks’ quality to bespoke solutions

Codelocks’ newly appointed Sales Director, Joanne Milne-Rowe, announces that access control provider - Codelocks is now extending its expertise to businesses who want to integrate the Codelocks NetCode® Technology into their solutions. This new initiative sees Codelocks experts working with businesses that need to provide timed access to buildings, lockers and storage facilities, to integrate the algorithm-based access control locks within their product offering. Extensive industry e...

The Monitoring Association (TMA) awards the outstanding contributions of two of its members

The Monitoring Association’s (TMA) President - Morgan Hertel honoured two of TMA’s long-serving volunteer members with the Mel Mahler Award, formerly known as the President’s Award on Mon., Oct. 31st during its General Business Meeting at the 2022 Annual Meeting on Marco Island, FL.  The Mel Mahler Award is presented at the discretion of the TMA president in recognition of outstanding contributions within his/her tenure. The 2022 Mel Mahler Award recipients are Anita Ostr...

Thales collaborates with AWS to support digital sovereignty for cloud customers via CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager integration

Thales announced the launch of its CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager integration with the AWS External Key Store, a feature of the AWS Key Management Service announced at AWS re: Invent 2022. Following an increased call for enhanced sovereign controls amid growing regulatory requirements, the integration enables organisations to retain control of their encryption keys when migrating their sensitive data to the AWS cloud. Developed with Thales since its inception, the AWS External Key Store combined...

Gallagher named Security Software Manufacturer of the Year at the 2022 Security & Fire Excellence Awards

Global security manufacturer, Gallagher has been awarded the Security Software Manufacturer of the Year accolade at the 2022 Security & Fire Excellence Awards. The Security Software Manufacturer award category was created to celebrate the efforts of a security software vendor who has gone above and beyond in the areas of innovation; marketing; commitment to high physical, integration, and cybersecurity standards; being a great employer, and building products that meet or exceed the latest e...

Assa Abloy discusses the role of access control in enabling more flexible working

A recent Future Forum survey found that 58% of knowledge workers already follow a hybrid work pattern, “Flexibility is the expectation and increasingly the norm,” the report concludes. Further growth in flexible working is a certainty. These changing work patterns make flexibility in security ever more critical. Choosing the right access control solution will make a big difference. Office-based working, telecommuting, work-from-home (WFH), co-working spaces, and hotdesking: All thes...

ADT announces the launch of its new ADT Smart Home Hub – a new touchscreen alarm panel

ADT UK and Ireland, experts in home security, announces the launch of its new ADT Smart Home Hub – a new touchscreen alarm panel – for its ADT Smart Home system. The latest update is equipped with all the features necessary to keep the home safe in the most convenient, stylish, and user-friendly way, blending it into the home interiors and lifestyle. The ADT Smart Home Hub differs from its competitors with a wide range of features, bringing ease to home security, and has been upgrad...

Paxton hires Kevin MacKenzie in keeping with the growth strategy

Paxton, the global brand of electronic IP access control, video surveillance, and video intercom systems, has hired a new and highly experienced addition to their US Sales Team as they continue to accelerate growth across North America. In September, Kevin MacKenzie joined the Paxton team as the new Regional Sales Manager for East Central US. His role has been developed in conjunction with the company’s planned growth initiative and a rise in demand for Paxton products across the US. He w...

Panasonic introduces two new 4K camcorders HC-X2 and HC-X20 to provide high levels of video quality

Panasonic introduces two new 4K camcorders with integrated lenses and 1.0-type sensors, offering the advanced features and performance demanded by professionals alongside excellent weight balance and portability. The Panasonic HC-X2 and HC-X20’s high levels of video quality, expandability and adaptability allow them to be quickly and capably deployed in a wide variety of roles including news, interviews and events. The HC-X2/X20 offers superb optical performance via its integrated 24.5mm...

PlainID and Dremio provide clients with a central access management platform covering applications

PlainID, The Authorisation Company™, the provider of authorisation and policy-based access control, announces a strategic partnership with Dremio, the easy and open data lakehouse company. This partnership enables Dremio clients to leverage PlainID's central access control platform to manage and control access to data via Dremio, allowing for advanced access controls as part of their overall data security strategy. Simplifying data architectures The Dremio open data lakehouse delivers a...

Cequence Security strengthens executive team with the appointment of new CFO to drive business growth and expansion

Cequence Security, a renowned provider of Unified Application Program Interface (API) Protection, shared details of its record growth during the first half of FY22 and the appointment of Wei Wang as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Cequence Security’s unique approach to uncovering and preventing API threats that can lead to fraud and data loss has resulted in the company protecting $1.3 trillion in assets among Fortune 500 companies and more than two billion user accounts worldwide. D...

Knightscope projects tripling annualised revenue

Knightscope, Inc., a developer of autonomous security robots announces its anticipated revenue growth for the next twelve months and will be broadcasting the first video episode in a series titled “Rise of the Robots” across its social media platforms. Knightscope investors frequently inquire to obtain financial and statistical data on the Company’s progress. “Rise of the Robots” was created to share important Company updates with its investors and tens of tho...

MOBOTIX expands the possibilities for video thermal solutions in early fire detection, quality assurance and security

A few minutes or even seconds decide whether a disaster or damage can be avoided or at least limited. Seeing more, better and earlier enables more effective action. MOBOTIX Thermal Detection can make a valuable contribution to this. It operates in three main areas: early fire detection at best, even before flames arise; quality assurance and process optimisation; and 24/7 security in object and perimeter protection, which is also GDPR-compliant. MOBOTIX p71 Thermal ECO camera The new MOBOTIX...

ASSA ABLOY to host a webinar on how BIM and specification support makes life easier for architects and building managers

Facilities and security managers, architects, building managers, and many others can benefit from the time-saving support provided by a BIM and specification partnership. A webcast on December 8th introduces the process for a non-specialist audience — and explains how partnership frees up time and reduces project costs. “No prior expertise is needed,” says Marc Ameryckx, BIM Development Manager at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions EMEIA. “That is the main message of our next...

Patriot One Technologies Inc. receives conditional approval for name change to Xtract One Technologies Inc.

Patriot One Technologies Inc. (‘Patriot One’ or the ‘Company’), a globally renowned technology-driven threat detection and patron screening solutions company, is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated November 17, 2022, it has received conditional approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (the ‘TSX’) to change its name from ‘Patriot One Technologies Inc.’ to ‘Xtract One Technologies Inc.’ (the ‘Name Change&rsqu...

Thermal by FLIR program expands with industry-first wearable and mobile handset products for commercial and industrial uses

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, welcomes RealWear, the pioneer in assisted reality wearable solutions, as its latest Thermal by FLIR collaborator with the recent launch of the world’s first fully hands-free, voice-controlled thermal camera module. In addition, Thermal by FLIR cohort - Ulefone recently introduced its first mobile handset featuring the Lepton 3.5 thermal camera module, the Power Armor 18T 5G Android phone. “Thermal by FLIR is a cooperative...

BlueFort survey reveals UK CISOs are prioritising digital transformation and cloud migration

BlueFort Security, the UK’s provider of cybersecurity solutions, announces the results of its 2022 CISO survey, which revealed that while CISOs are still experiencing challenges around visibility, intelligence and control, nearly half (47%) are proactively focused on digital transformation and cloud migration. BlueFort Security surveyed 600 CISOs from a variety of UK organisations and found most have moved beyond the challenges of widespread shift to remote working - which resulted in sev...

ZKTeco UK announces a distribution partnership with Vision Security Distribution

ZKTeco UK Limited, the Midlands-based subsidiary of global security solutions manufacturer, ZKTeco, announces an exciting new distribution partnership with Vision Security Distribution for its state-of-the-art Access and Entrance Control solutions. The new distribution agreement signifies a great step forward for the ZKTeco brand as it starts to introduce its wider product portfolio to the UK market and contribute to the continued growth of the business globally. Technical support professional...

Qognify VMS 7.2 supports the investigation process and adds cloud capabilities

Qognify, the provider of video and enterprise incident management solutions, launches the second release of its video management software Qognify VMS. The latest software version – Qognify VMS 7.2 – comes with extended support for body worn video, additional functionalities to support investigations, and new web client architecture. Qognify VMS 7.2 addresses the increasing use of body worn video (BWV) across many sectors, ranging from police and security applications to customer ser...

Sentry Enterprises announces the world’s first Security Lab certified biometric cold storage crypto wallet

Sentry Enterprises, an identity transformation player across the physical and digital worlds, announces its expansion into the cryptocurrency market with the launch of Sentinel Wallet LLC. Sentinel Wallet LLC has created the Sentinel Cold Storage Crypto Wallet – the world’s first biometric wallet to complete an end-to-end security audit by a credentialed security lab to achieve the Common Criteria EAL5+ software certification on a certified EAL6+ silicon. It’s widely known th...

Emergency24 appoints Tom McNeil as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Emergency24, a pioneer in the alarm monitoring and security industry since 1967, announces it has hired Tom McNeil as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Tom brings more than 20 years of experience and knowledge of the monitoring sector to Emergency24. With his depth and breadth of experience in various sales leadership roles with multiple central stations, Tom’s proven track record in sales and marketing and personal approach to helping alarm companies is anticipated to elevat...

Matrix COSEC ATOM RD200 with intuitive user experience

Made using cutting-edge technology, Matrix COSEC ATOM RD200 satisfies all the access control requirements present across the markets. Maintaining an equilibrium between utility and aesthetics, COSEC ATOM RD200 complements corporate workspaces’ performance, securing them with world-class access control. With an easy-to-use methodology and clean fixing with minimalistic wiring, COSEC ATOM RD200 provides an intuitive user experience. Ultrafast fingerprint identification With top-notch hard...

Camden’s SureWave CM-336 Series and CM-333 Series can now be surface mounted utilising Camden’s new CM-23DSER narrow surface box

Camden Door Controls is pleased to announce that SureWave™ CM-336 Series (battery-powered wireless switches) and CM-333 Series (battery-powered relay output touchless switches) can now be surface mounted utilising Camden’s new CM-23DSER narrow surface box. This mounting box features a two-piece flame and impact-resistant ABS construction. Surface mounting boxes Extra deep narrow surface mounting boxes can be purchased separately or as part of Camden’s SureWave™ CM-336...

OPTEX launch new FlipX Advanced sensors for high-security environments

Following the successful EMEA rollout of its FlipX Standard indoor sensors in September, OPTEX, the sensor manufacturer, has announced the launch of its new Grade 3 FlipX Advanced series. Pyroelectric sensor OPTEX FlipX sensors feature a bespoke pyroelectric sensor for increased performance that adapts to the human shape, and a unique lens that can be ‘flipped’ to provide both wide and narrow detection in a single sensor. By simply rotating the lens through 180°, the sensor ca...

Dahua TechMonth recap: An overview of the development of Dahua full-colour technology

Over the years, Dahua has continuously invested in the development and innovation of Full-colour technology to solve the monitoring challenges brought by low illumination. In 2018, the company launched the Starlight and Starlight+ technologies which enable cameras to effectively capture colour details in low-light environments. 24/7 colour monitoring Focusing on further improving low-light monitoring, Dahua officially released the Full-colour concept in 2020, realising 24/7 colour monitoring...

LastPass reacts on UK's biggest anti-fraud operation

Dan DeMichele, Vice President (VP), of Product Management for LastPass, said “The latest wave of cyberattacks is a powerful reminder of their increasing sophistication. But there has been a significant target shift – Cybercriminals aren’t just coming for governments, large-scale enterprises, and critical infrastructure, individuals and SMBs are on their radar too." He adds, "The message is clear – everyone at every level needs to be prepared. The good news is that when i...

VIVOTEK gets recognised as top 40 Taiwan global brand for the third consecutive year for its immense brand influence

VIVOTEK, the IP surveillance solution provider, has been recognised as top 40 Taiwan global brand for the third consecutive year for its immense brand influence and outstanding performance. The company's two-pronged strategy of brand upgrade and brand internalisation has enabled it to regain brand prominence and rise to become Taiwan's top brand enterprise. As a trusted provider of comprehensive IP surveillance solutions, VIVOTEK is committed to improving its corporate operations while fulfilli...

Euralarm releases online checklist for remote service

Remote services are covered by three standards (EN 50710:2021 3, EN 16763:2017 and CLC/TS 50136-10:2022) and the concepts introduced in them are complex. Guidance document  Euralarm felt the need to produce a guidance document, that provides micro and small service companies with a handy checklist when subcontracting the operation and maintenance of the Remote Access Infrastructure (RAI) to a Remote Infrastructure Service Provider (RAISP). The guidance explains the main elements of the R...

Oosto presents a new vision for video analytics leveraging contextual scene at the ISC East 2022

Oosto’s Chief Technology Officer and Chief AI Scientist presented a bold new vision for video analytics leveraging contextual scene understanding and semantic segmentation at this week’s ISC East, the International Security Conference & Exposition, in New York. In their presentation, Oosto laid out how the use of these new technologies can deliver real-time contextual analytics and more accurate alerts based on a more holistic understanding of a scene. Providing limited insight...