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Dahua Technology, a video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, released its 2019 annual report, showing the company’s steady growth in the past year with improvement in the overall operating quality, as well as its development prospects for the future. During the year of 2019, Dahua Technology achieved operating revenue of RMB 26.149 billion (USD 3.73 billion), representing a year-on-year increase of 10.50%; net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company amounte...

A new conference will examine fundamental issues of trust as society transitions from paper-based to digital security and ID documents. Digital Document Security The first Digital Document Security Conference in Berlin (May 13 – 15, 2019) comes as the illicit production of counterfeit and fake ID documents continues to be big business. The security of banknotes is also a huge concern for governments and law enforcement agencies Around the world, the use of fraudulent passports, driver&...

After over 23 years of outstanding service to the security industry in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and many other regions, it is time for Inner Range’s Concept system to retire. The Concept product range will enter into the End Of Life status from April 2nd 2019 (EOL Date). After this EOL date, Inner Range will continue to sell the Concept range while existing stocks last, however manufacturing of additional stock will cease. Integriti System The successor to the Concept system is In...

Axis Communications introduces the new AXIS A8207-VE Network Video Door Station, an all-in-one product combining video surveillance, door communication and an integrated RFID reader for access control in a single, easy-to-manage device. Continuing the company’s commitment to expand its door station offering, AXIS A8207-VE Network Video Door Station brings an added value to security solutions, functioning as a bridge between video surveillance and access control. Door Station features Th...

ASSA ABLOY acquires Spence Doors, a manufacturer of commercial doors in Australia. "I am very pleased to welcome Spence Doors and their employees into the ASSA ABLOY Group. This acquisition delivers on our strategy to strengthen our position in the mature markets through adding complementary products and solutions to our core business,” says Nico Delvaux, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY. Door opening solutions “Spence Doors is an excellent addition to the Asia Pacific Division and...

Pulse Secure, the provider of software-defined secure access solutions, announced that Rohini Kasturi is joining the executive team as chief development officer, where he will be responsible for worldwide engineering and solutions. “We are totally committed to continuing to excel as an industry-leading technology company which offers the best secure access solutions for people, devices, things and services,” said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, CEO of Pulse Secure. “We are delighted to...

Access control manufacturer Inner Range has announced a new integration with ANPR company Tattile. Inner Range’s award-winning access control and intruder detection system, Integriti, can now integrate with Tattile’s ANPR system, Vega Smart HD/2HD. The Italian manufacturer’s Vega Smart HD/2HD system is designed for security, free flow tolling and traffic monitoring. It offers high levels of accuracy in reading number plates, including at speeds of over 150mph. The system can...

Axis Communications has launched an updated version of AXIS Site Designer to further improve accuracy, simplicity and efficiency in designing surveillance systems. The new version of this free, award-winning web application now supports designing both simpler systems using Axis end-to-end solutions as well as larger, more complex systems featuring selected third-party Video Management Systems. Simplifying task The tool simplifies the task of identifying the best products to fit the exact opera...

Percepto, the provider of on-site autonomous drone solutions, announced that it will attend ISC West, to share the surveillance and operational benefits of incorporating the industrial-grade Percepto Solution into security and safety operations. The all-weather drone-in-a-box system automatically runs scheduled aerial patrols, providing real-time detection and tracking of humans and vehicles and is capable also of detecting anomalies. Percepto will be at the Johnson Controls Booth (20005) at IS...

BCDVideo and Intelligent Systems Marketing, Inc. (ISM) have formed a strategic partnership to further expand BCDVideo’s presence in the Rocky Mountain region and Western United States. ISM will promote the entire BCDVideo product line, including its purpose-built IP video surveillance recording servers, environmentally hardened products, hyper-converged infrastructure and GPU analytics servers, among other industry pioneer solutions. Taking BCDVideo to a new altitude “We are extre...

ONVIF, renowned global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced that it will again be participating in ISC West 2019, April 10-12, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nev., with a presence in the exhibition as well as a speaker in the educational programming. ONVIF will host the ONVIF Lounge, Booth L0, in the lobby of the Sand Expo, where attendees can catch up with ONVIF for latest updates and also relax and recharge their mobile devices. In addition, ONVIF wil...

Userful Corporation, a provider of AV-over-IP solutions for enhanced video communication since 2015, announces an unlimited resolution feature to its Userful Cloud solution. Unlimited resolution enables organisations to create and display ultra-high-resolution visual content directly from the cloud to smart displays, at the display’s native resolution, with no additional hardware needed. Userful Cloud is one solution within Userful’s Visual Networking Platform, announced in January....

Hikvision, the world’s supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has released its second-generation IP video intercom system. This system gives users a safe living environment through high-definition image quality, easy operation interface, and flexible combination. The video intercom is designated for door entry communication including video and security access especially suitable for residential, public and SME sector. It includes modular outdoor station and seve...

The new ASIS Private Security Officer Selection and Training (PSO) Guideline (ASIS PSO-2019) provides recommendations for establishing and managing a program, for the selection and training of private security officers. ASIS PSO-2019 Guideline The ASIS PSO Selection and Training Guideline, a revision of the ASIS PSO-2010 Guideline, is critical to the private security industry, which employees millions of security officers across the nation. Applicable to proprietary and contract security, the...

Axis is announcing a joint integration between Genetec’s Security Centre SynergisTM and the recently announced AXIS A1601 Network Door Controller. This integration addresses the needs of medium and large-sized organisations with multiple sites. This new integration to Genetec’s Security Centre SynergisTM extends the combined offerings for physical access control to more clearly address advanced access management requirements. As a result, administrators can now manage all door contr...

With the clock running down until ASIS International’s ASIS Europe 2019 - From Risk to Resilience security event takes places, conference registrations are already ahead of last year’s total and the exhibit space is almost sold out. All signs point to an exceptional gathering, when the conference opens its doors in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, from March 27 to March 29, 2019. ASIS Europe 2019 Attendees span CSOs and security leaders at some of the world’s largest companies...

PSA, a consortium of professional systems integrators, announced that Dan Dunkel has joined PSA as Managing Director of PSA's Managed Security Service Provider Program. In this role, Dunkel will recruit solution providers to become part of PSA's newly created Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) program and develop go-to-market strategies and ongoing programs to increase program adoption within PSA's network of systems integrators. PSA's MSSP program is designed to help systems integrators...

Axis Communications launches AXIS Camera Station S11 recorder series, a family of recording solutions with flexible storage options and form factors, designed for seamless and reliable integration to existing Axis network cameras. These out-of-the-box ready solutions are easy-to-install and comes with AXIS Camera Station licences and pre-configured software. AXIS S11 Recorder Series offer flexible storage with capacity up to 140 TB and support for as many as 16 additional camera licences. The i...

CNL Software, globally renowned open, adaptable, scalable, and secure Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) solutions provider, will be showcasing its latest IPSecurityCenter PSIM software at the Connected Security Expo at ISC West in Las Vegas April 10-12, 2019. IPSecurityCenter PSIM software CNL Software will demonstrate how its PSIM platform helps law enforcement, government agencies, the military, public and private critical infrastructure, transportation networks, corporations a...

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform, announces that Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., a natural health and wellness company engaged in the manufacture and direct selling of nutritional and personal care products, is using Pluralsight to quickly and efficiently develop the latest technology skills needed to move its infrastructure from on-premises to Microsoft Azure. Nature’s Sunshine markets and distributes nutritional and personal care products through a global d...

It’s a common misconception that the better the quality of an image, the higher the bitrate will be. However, this is not always the case. In fact, sometimes technology developed to improve the usability of a video has the positive side-effect of reducing bitrate since it removes image noise or unwanted movements in the video. Bitrate in video surveillance is important as it affects the bandwidth capacity and storage of the video. In simple terms, an increase in bitrate increases the band...

Developing Solutions, Inc. dsTest v5.2 is available to all current customers with active support agreements. It is available for downloading from the Developing Solutions secure support website. All features available in v5.1 are carried forward into v5.2. While many enhancements were added for continued support of 3G and 4G core network testing, the focus was expanding support for 5G Core network testing. Implement automated testing Release 5.1 included the initial release of N7 for 5G Polic...

AXIS C8210 network audio amplifier enables any passive speaker to benefit from the same feature set as Axis network speakers. The new product, which will be announced at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in The Netherlands in February, makes migration from traditional to network audio systems smart and easy. Network audio speaker AXIS C8210 transforms any passive speaker into a network audio speaker so users can utilise the speakers of their choice, independent of form factor, colour or brand....

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology learning platform, announces that its co-founder and CEO Aaron Skonnard and its chief marketing officer Heather Zynczak will speak at SaaStr Annual 2019 in San Francisco on February 5 - 7, 2019. During his presentation, Skonnard will provide insights into the B2C2B go-to-market strategy that sets apart some of the most successful, high-growth companies. He will also share how Pluralsight successfully transformed its business to serve both individual...

Yeastar, a provider of professional cloud-based and on-premises VoIP PBX, is exhibiting in Gitex 2019 with specialist VAD, DVCOM Technology. Yeastar will take this opportunity to showcase its latest communications products and demonstrate business-enhancing unified communications solutions. “To succeed in the cloud unified communications marketplace, besides best-of-breed cloud-based UC solutions for customers, you also need an efficient service delivery platform to streamline daily manag...

Maintaining an educational environment that is conducive to learning requires at a minimum that schools are safe and secure. It’s easier said than done, considering the wide range of sizes and types of educational institutions. High-profile violence in educational environments highlight the urgency of the need for security and safety systems, and the challenges extend beyond preventing the active shooter incidents that grab headlines. Enhancing school security In the United States, 79%...

Hikvision, one of world’s renowned provider of innovative video security products and solutions, will exhibit at the 26th Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Singapore from 21 – 25 October 2019, bringing its latest innovations in traffic management, mobile solutions, and parking to the attendees. At the event, Hikvision will introduce a suite of intelligent transportation solutions and products including traffic cameras, signal control, smart mobile devices, a comp...

Axis Communications’ intrusion detection analytics, AXIS perimeter defender, now supports a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) autotracking application, enabling a fixed camera and a PTZ camera to work seamlessly together to provide an enhanced solution for perimeter protection. The new application allows a fixed thermal or visual camera running AXIS perimeter defender to detect people and vehicles, and—when an alarm is triggered—take control of a PTZ camera to track and get closer views of...

Userful Corporation, a provider of AV-over-IP solutions for enhanced video communication since 2015, launched last week, announces that it has expanded its channel program to take advantage of the opportunity with enterprise customers to provide innovative visual communications solutions, which can improve operating efficiency up to 80 percent and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) up to 40 percent. A cornerstone of this initiative is the naming of Kevin Dillon as Vice President, Global Chann...

Userful Corporation, a provider of AV-over-IP solutions for enhanced video communication since 2015, announces the launch of a new communications concept, the visual networking platform, an architecture that centrally manages all video and visual communication throughout an entire organisation. As part of this launch, Userful also announced the first three products that will comprise the platform: Userful Enterprise, Userful Cloud and the uClient. With this suite of products, integrated with sm...