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Yorkshire security manufacturer, Heald Ltd delivers STEM challenge to long-standing education partner, Hornsea School & Language College (HSLC) to enhance the understanding of the scope of manufacturing careers. For the challenge, Heald developed a six-week-long STEM challenge in which they briefed students of a ‘real world’ project scenario to identify which of Heald’s products would be best used for an installation. Required perimeter protection Students were provided...

Touchless technology enables users to complete transactions or perform actions with systems touch-free. It leverages optical and biometric sensing capabilities, enabling computer systems to receive instructions through user behaviour or physical movement. Touchless technology helps improve and manage access to financial services and institutions in a number of ways. Types of Touchless Technologies Touchless Sensing Touch-free sensors can detect the presence or movement of a person or obj...

On-demand visitor management has become more crucial than ever with the changing nature of work patterns. The team at Yardi Bluepoint recognises this challenge and has developed an enhanced Visitor Check-in App to better manage the experience for people visiting commercial and corporate spaces. Paul Speariett, Regional Director for Yardi, said “This enhanced visitor check-in app is clean and simple to use, allowing building management and reception teams to provide alternate check-in opti...

Ava Security, a Motorola Solutions company, will move into a new partnership with Sektor to distribute its cloud-native video security solution throughout Malaysia. Ava is recognised around the world as being one of a handful of brands that have architected video solutions for a cloud platform. Ava cloud video security solution Ava with the data management system, Ava Aware, connects their cloud-based analytics to pre-existing cameras and cloud-connected cameras. The power of Ava’s cloud...

At last night’s Living Wage Champion Awards, Corps Security received the Recognised Service Provider Award, in recognition of its leadership in advancing the Real Living Wage within the security industry and among its client network. Corps Security recognised Established initially as the Corps of Commissionaires in 1859, Corps Security has always been committed to providing the highest standard of employment, including pay rates to its colleagues. Today, as an accredited Recognised Servi...

The Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC), a Committee of The Monitoring Association (TMA) comprised of representatives of TMA, the Electronic Security Association (ESA), the Security Industry Association (SIA) and major security industry alarm companies and manufacturers, has appointed Tiffany Galarza, the Director of Telecommunications at ADT, and Sascha Kylau, the Vice President at OneTel Security, to Co-Chair the Committee. New AICC Co-Chairs appointed Tiffany Galarza and Sascha K...

3xLOGIC, Inc., a globally renowned provider of integrated, intelligent security solutions, has announced upcoming conference plans, including the 2022 National School Safety Conference and the Campus Safety Conference Texas 2022, both taking place in July 2022. The 3xLOGIC education session, ‘What Next? Improving Safety and Incident Response with Gunshot Detection and Mass Notification Integrated Solutions’, has been selected for the Campus Safety Education Programme. Gunshot detec...

Zenitel and CHeKT have announced the integration of Zenitel’s line of IP Speakers with the CHeKT intelligent video monitoring platform. The new integration provides security companies with a pathway to elegantly integrate live interactive audio with live video into a mobile app and professional monitoring centres. Zenitel – CheKT partnership CHeKT’s intelligent video monitoring platform provides real-time event alerting from any video surveillance system and delivers the eve...

The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) signed a contract amendment to an existing contract for binocular night vision goggles, on behalf of Belgium and Germany, with a Consortium consisting of HENSOLDT Optronics and THEON SENSORS. The contract amendment worth a mid-three-digit million amount activates the existing option of the supply of an additional 20,000 MIKRON Night Vision Goggles to the German Armed Forces, while at the same time the delivery schedule shall be accelerated...

The FLIR RS8500 high-speed camera has been selected for integration into the NEOS optical tracking system from Nurjana Technologies. FLIR RS8500 high-speed camera Thanks to the FLIR RS8500 high-speed camera’s superior resolution and measurement accuracy, the Italian system integrator can offer test range customers a solution to identify and track targets with the highest accuracy. Based in Cagliari, Italy, Nurjana Technologies provides mission-critical engineering services and system in...

Mayflex, the globally renowned distributor of Converged IP Solutions, has announced the appointment of Rhys Jones in the role of Account Manager for Converged Technology, with an emphasis on IP Security.  Rhys Jones joins Mayflex from QED distribution, where he was based for the last 5 years, in both Sales Management and Business Development roles.  Expert in access control, CCTV systems and infrastructure Simon Steer, the Director of Sales for Security at Mayflex commented, “...

Sepura, the Cambridge-based critical communications solutions organisation, has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification, in recognition of its proven compliance to the highest level of information security management. BSI issued the certificate, following an extensive audit process. To achieve the ISO 27001 certification, organisations must demonstrate a systematic and documented approach to protecting and managing sensitive company and customer information, including intellectual property, e...

Manual traffic surveillance can be a daunting task for city administrators as Traffic Management Centres operate a myriad of cameras. Although it is now common to use computer vision for intelligently analysing images of vehicles, challenges remain for understanding the vehicles’ behaviours on the roads. It’s difficult for the operators to immediately notice, if there has been a car accident on the road that could cause major traffic jams or a group of speeding motorcycles are makin...

Relentlessly innovative security sector specialist, Safer Security Group, has unveiled the next generation of site security technology, with the official launch of its Safer Pod S1. The tech disruptor’s newest product, which has already been taken up by various tier 1 contractors on sites throughout the United Kingdom (UK), is equipped with cutting edge intelligent visual verification, which captures the clearest and highest quality images yet, while it’s innovative anti-masking sen...

Avolon is delighted that An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, and Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, TD, have announced government support for Innovate for Ireland, a transformative, globally unique doctoral scholarship programme originally conceived by their CEO, Dómhnal Slattery. Through a partnership between the Irish Government and the private sector, Innovate for Ireland will position Ireland as a global innovation leade...

Dahua Technology, the globally renowned video-centric company and provider of smart IoT solutions, has announced their new Night Color 2.0 Fusion Camera. Dahua’s Night Color 2.0 Fusion Camera is the only 4 MP camera on the market that has dual-lens technology, providing full-colour images in poorly lit scenes. Night Color 2.0 Fusion Camera The Night Color 2.0 Fusion Camera (N45DUD2) has two 4 MP sensors. “One sensor extracts detail from the visible spectrum and the second extracts...

Vigitron, Inc., the globally renowned manufacturer of network solutions designed for security applications, has announced the release of its new website. The new website is easy to navigate, resulting in the ability to provide detailed information on Vigitron products. Ali Eghbal, the Founder and President of Vigitron, Inc., stated “With over 150 products and growing, covering every aspect of complete network solutions, the new website provides clear and understandable variable methods to...

Abloy Oy and ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions have announced their jointly developed, new ABLOY Keyless Access Controller. With the controller, businesses can upgrade their doors to be keyless - making most electric locks and other electronic door locking devices work with a digital key on a mobile app, instead of a physical credential. The new controller not only works with ABLOY products, but also with hardware of any brand using compatible wiring. ABLOY Keyless Access Controller The ABLOY Keyle...

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced the expansion of its Si124 industrial acoustic imaging family of cameras by introducing a new set of sound imaging cameras that feature a wider acoustic detection range, up to 65Khz, and an integrated battery with a quick start power button to make condition monitoring and inspection more efficient and effective. In the industrial world, vacuum leaks, compressed air system leaks, electrical partial discharge, and mechanical tro...

StorMagic®, provider of hyperconvergence solutions for edge computing, announces that Hermitage Solutions, distributor of IT security solutions and services, joined its distribution network. Hermitage Solutions selected StorMagic's offering to meet the need for corporate data protection and for the robustness, simplicity and cost-effectiveness of its products. Modern key management The contract provides for the distribution in France, Belgium and Luxembourg of ARQvault/SvSAN and/or SvKMS...

OPTEX has opened its new headquarters’ for mainland Europe located in the Netherlands to better serve and support security customers throughout mainland Europe. The new facility, located under 10 miles from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, was opened with a launch event attended by OPTEX senior management including CEO Toru Kamimura and Executive Officer and Head of Security business Mac Kokobo, as well as sales, marketing, and technical teams from across Europe. Provide account management T...

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, was named Global Sustainability Changemaker and U.S. IoT Partner of the Year at the Microsoft’s annual awards. The Sustainability award was made for the significant societal impact that Johnson Controls OpenBlue Enterprise Manager is having on boosting sustainability in buildings, improving ESG scores and enabling data-driven decision-making by customers. IoT Partner award for Johnson Controls...

Securitas, the security solutions partner with world-renowned technology and expertise, has signed the commitment letter for the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and will begin the process of developing and validating targets, in order to reduce the Group’s climate impact. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a collaboration between CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), the World Resources Institute, Worldwide Fund for Nature, and the UN Global Compact. Science Based...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Siemens) has launched Building X, a new smart building suite that is open, interoperable and fully cloud-based. The Building X suite is the first next generation offering that is built on the design principles of Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform launched to accelerate digital transformation and value creation across industry, transportation, grids and buildings. Building X, smart building suite It acts as a single source of truth to eliminate...

Xydus, the company fixing identity for an expansive world, has announced two key technical leadership hires, following a record-breaking 600% revenue increase in 2021. Ensuring its identity solution is ready to flex to any challenges that the future throws at it, Xydus brings in technical professionals - Jos Aussems as the Chief Information Security Officer and Chris Covell as the Senior Vice President (VP) of Engineering. Modernising the IT department Xydus spent the past six months re-organ...

Blickfeld, the breakthrough LiDAR sensor technology company creating innovative hardware and software products, will be expanding its operations into the United States of America (USA). To support Blickfeld’s operations on the ground in the USA, the company will open a new office in the Detroit area, establishing its strategic North American location. Blickfeld plans to hire 25 more people by the end of 2023. New appointment to head up the US division Heading up the US division will be...

The VITAPROTECH Group continues to develop its security software solutions and strengthens its Smart Monitoring division through the acquisition of FOXSTREAM. Founded in 2004, FOXSTREAM is a French software publisher specialising in real-time video content analysis and video management system (COSSILYS21) in the banking industry. The FOXSTREAM solutions have the advantage of extracting, transmitting and storing relevant information from video images, for perimeter protection (intrusion), flow m...

Pluralsight, the technology workforce development company, has announced the launch of two new features for Pluralsight Flow, the software development intelligence platform helping engineering organisations accelerate growth through optimised software delivery. These features include Team Health Insights, which enables engineering leaders to proactively diagnose the holistic health of their teams, and the Sprint Movement report, designed to help with sprint planning and predictability efforts....

Ahead of the five-year anniversary of NotPetya (June 27th), cybersecurity leaders from Gigamon, DigitalXRAID and CYFOR Secure have weighed in on what has changed, and how organisations can protect against future large-scale ransomware attacks. Mark Coates, VP EMEA, Gigamon says, “In the five years since NotPetya, the threat from ransomware has become both critical and unpredictable. And with organisations scrambling to implement the latest technologies and processes to protect their IT in...

Organised by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and the German-American Chamber of Commerce, a delegation of purchasers from the United Nations (UN) is travelling to the Ruhr metropolis, as part of a high-ranking visit at the Security Essen 2022 event. At the leading fair for civil security, Security Essen 2022, which will take place at Messe Essen from September 20 to September 23, 2022, the UN representatives will present the United Nation’s procurement sys...