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Effective May 01, 2023, Thomas Lausten (CEO), Klaus Kiener (CFO) and Phillip Antoniou (CSMO), together with recently announced Christian Cabirol (CTO), will form the new management board of MOBOTIX AG. The management board will focus on further development and innovation at MOBOTIX based on accelerated business and product strategies which recently increased sales by 27% for the first half of the business year 2022/2023 which ended on 31st of March. CEO Thomas Lausten will lead MOBOTIX&nbs...

Hakimo, a technology company dedicated to modernising physical security through its artificial intelligence (AI) software, announced $6 million in new funding led by Rocketship.vc, with participation from existing investors Neotribe Ventures, defy.vc and Firebolt Ventures as well as new investors Carrier Global Corporation, through its venture capital group, Carrier Ventures, and well-known physical security industry entrepreneur John L. Moss. Hakimo will use the capital to further accelerate pr...

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) and ConnectWise, the software company dedicated to the success of IT solution providers, have announced a strategic collaboration to deliver upon their shared vision of providing secure and efficient managed services through their extensive channel partner networks. The first deliverable is a managed Print Security Service that offers unique visibility into print security for Sharp devices. Multifunction products (MFPs) and printers are...

Renowned across central and southeast Europe for its steel forging factories, Acciaierie Bertoli Safau SpA (ABS) has been immersed in metallurgy for over 200 years. ABS has two core production sites, one located in Cargnacco, Italy, and one in Sisak, Croatia, as well as a cutting-edge research centre in Metz, France, in which it carefully hones its centuries-old craft. ABS steel is mainly used in the automotive industry, where it has a broad range of applications throughout the supply chain of...

Armstrong Fluid Technology announces that John Doughty has joined the company as Director, Global Sales Enablement. Based in the UK, he will work with Armstrong sales teams around the globe to drive the sales process in each region. Prior to joining Armstrong, John Doughty was the Global Director of Sales Excellence for the Electrical Products business within Honeywell. During his 23 years at Honeywell he held several roles of increasing responsibility and has extensive experience in IT,...

Feedzai, the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, has released its latest report - 'The Human Impact of Fraud and Financial Crime on Customer Trust in Banks'.  The report, based on research of 4,000 consumers in the UK and US, reveals how fraudsters are taking advantage of the widening fraud knowledge gap, outlining the urgent need for banks to educate and protect their customers with technology.  Victims of a financial scam The report reveals that whi...

The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has elected broadcaster and campaigner - Nick Ross CBE as its new President. Nick will replace Sir Keith Povey, who retires as President after 14 years, taking up the role on 19th April at the Association’s Annual General Meeting in London. His primary goal will be to continue the work on developing the relationship between police and private security. Crime prevention committees Starting as a junior reporter while still at university, Ni...

 Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies, released development kits for quick integration of the performance-pioneering FLIR Hadron 640R thermal and visible dual camera module. These hardware and reference software drivers are compatible with development boards supporting the NVIDIA Jetson Nano, the Qualcomm RB5, and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. The power of cutting-edge embedded systems can now be quickly unleashed by integrators opening a new world of possibilities a...

Ahead of its attendance at Build4Asia in May, the manufacturer, Gallagher Security, demonstrates the importance of adopting smart building solutions to provide effortless occupant experiences. The company is advising that commercial buildings will need to adopt frictionless technology to continue to drive success in the coming years. Author's quote Among the top priorities for modern commercial buildings, Jin Hui, Regional Manager for North Asia, emphasises that "creating an efficient an...

ASTM International’s security systems and equipment committee (F12) has developed and approved several standards designed to assess the performance of security screening technologies.  These standards cover three different types of metal detectors: hand-worn (F3020), hand-held (F3278), and walk-through (F3566). The committee also approved a practice for conformity assessment of metal detectors (F3356). Verification programme The entrance of contraband into detention and correctiona...

Illumio Inc., the Zero Trust Segmentation company announced its new Incident Response Partner Programme designed to help organisations respond, contain, and recover faster during ransomware and other breaches. Response Partner Programme The Incident Response Partner Programme is already responsible for successfully minimising the impact of dozens of active ransomware attacks around the world by bringing Illumio’s Zero Trust Segmentation (ZTS) Platform into the practice of leading digital...

Having been in the industry for 30 years, Matrix has gained recognition in the global telecom and security sectors. With its comprehensive line of products for telecom, video surveillance, access control, and time attendance, Matrix caters to organisations of all sizes, providing complete communication and security solutions. Customer-centric technology solutions Matrix places a strong emphasis on developing customer-centric technology solutions, which are created using top-of-the-line product...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) has announced that it has developed a technology to detect serious physical conditions experienced by people driving automobiles, such as loss of consciousness, by estimating pulse rate, changes in blood pressure and other biometric data collected with a contactless Driver Monitoring System (DMS) camera, which the company has already launched to detect driver distractions and drowsiness. New system uses Mitsubishi Electric’s proprietar...

Crossword Cybersecurity Plc, the cybersecurity solutions company focused on cyber strategy and risk, announces that two UK universities have gone live with its third party supply chain assurance platform, Rizikon Assurance. The contract win follows on from Crossword’s attendance at the UK’s UCISA (Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association) national conference earlier this month. Higher education colleges UCISA is the professional body for digital practitioners in...

European cybersecurity services provider - Allurity has closed the acquisition of two new cybersecurity companies, taking a major step towards reaching its goal of becoming a European cybersecurity giant and being able to compete on a level playing field with other conglomerates in the US and China. CloudComputing and Securix The two companies that have been acquired are Portugal's CloudComputing and the Swiss company Securix. The former brings a complete and robust offering in identity, zero...

The global hardware partnership between Secure Logiq and VCA Technology has yielded its first results. Following a period of intensive testing, the manufacturers have fine-tuned their solutions to determine the best combinations of software and hardware from the two brands that will set new standards in the industry. Secure Logiq and VCA formed their strategic partnership towards the end of 2022. This led to the manufacturer of servers designed for the HD CCTV industry becoming the global hardw...

In just 2 years since launching in April 2021, ECHO has become the pathway for Intruder and Hold-up alarm activation signalling with 10 ECHO-connected police forces and over 300,000 police approved alarm systems protecting sites and premises in those areas. Since Essex Police and the Metropolitan Police announced their readiness to accept verified alarm activations via ECHO and the ECHO-connected service launched, ECHO has grown in stature establishing itself as a cornerstone in the police&rsq...

When the Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol was invented over two decades ago, its creators perhaps didn’t realise the widespread applications it would become central to, across all industries. That’s because the MQTT protocol has become the de facto standard for sharing messages across connected devices — also known as the Internet of Things (IoT). It provides the means for IoT sensors, including cameras, to communicate with each other across smart cities, smar...

ISS (Intelligent Security Systems), a global provider of video intelligence and data awareness solutions, recently hosted the SecurAmericas Forum, sponsored by Intel and Dell, at ISC West 2023 in Las Vegas. The event brought together thought leaders from across the security industry to discuss the state of artificial intelligence (AI) in video surveillance applications and how the adoption of the technology will continue to evolve throughout the market. Session panelists  The session, wh...

Distology, the specialist IT cybersecurity distributor, has announced a new strategic partnership with Harbor Solutions, a managed service provider (MSP) which specialises in data protection and recovery. Harbor Solutions, which was named Global MSP of the Year by Druva and EMEA MSP Partner of the Year by Rubrik Inc, has only ever been available through the channel. However, this is set to change as the new partnership will see Harbor Solutions join Distology’s ever-growing vendor portfol...

The recent criminal activity being undertaken via the chatbot is disappointing, but it ultimately is no surprise. When new technology is developed, there’s always a chance it can be used for harm. ChatGPT Few could have foreseen the rapid rise in popularity AI chatbot, ChatGPT, would achieve since its launch in November 2022. Having amassed over one million users within its first week, ChatGPT has propelled itself to the centre of AI and wider tech conversations through its powerful, hum...

Strained supply chains, geopolitical uncertainties, skilled-labour shortages and climate change are increasing the pressure to digitalise and automate value chains – always with the aim of becoming faster, more adaptable and more resilient.  For this reason, Siemens will use ‘Accelerate Transformation’ as its motto for Hannover Messe 2023, where it will be showcasing how new offerings from its open, digital business platform, Siemens Xcelerator, enable customers’ di...

Two new RISCO professional security solutions will be previewed at The Security Event 2023, providing installers with the opportunity to deliver commercial and residential projects efficiently and cost-effectively.  Making its international debut, the flexible LightSYS Air wireless alarm system from the cloud-based security solution manufacturer may be simply and quickly installed by professional and accredited installers on smaller SME commercial and residential contracts involving up to...

ConnectWise, the software company dedicated to the success of IT solution providers (TSPs), launched a core capability in the ConnectWise Asio™ platform with AI-assisted PowerShell scripting across two products in its Unified Monitoring and Management (UMM) solution portfolio: ConnectWise Automate™ and ConnectWise RMM™. With this new feature powered by ConnectWise's hosted instance of OpenAI GPT, complex tasks can be automated, and custom scripts or command tasks can be quickl...

Mayflex, the distributor of Converged IP Solutions, is now distributing Avigilon Alta, formerly branded as Openpath, as part of their cloud-based security offering.  Avigilon Alta is owned by the Motorola Solutions Company alongside the recently rebranded Avigilon Unity and Pelco which are also brands available to buy from Mayflex. Avigilon Alta (formerly Openpath) provides reliable mobile access control with smart video and intercom capabilities, cloud-based software and an open ecosystem...

Losing cameras over a network? Cameras and other PoE devices won’t power up? Want to know why? Want to avoid these problems in the design stage?  Webinar Security products are becoming more complex and demanding more bandwidth and PoE. Spend an hour with Vigitron to learn about these changes, how they affect network performance, and how to avoid issues in the design stage.  This webinar is designed for everyone who sells, designs, and services networks for security device...

Active Intelligence, the pioneer of anomaly detection software for physical security and business intelligence applications, experienced high levels of interest and excitement over the company’s ASTRA™ Video Anomaly Detection software at ISC West 2023. Anomaly detection solution After previewing the new video analytics solution in Q4 2022 at ISC East, ASTRA’s hard launch at ISC West reaffirmed Active Intelligence’s anticipated widespread acceptance of a new anomaly dete...

The PSA Network (PSA), the consortium of professional systems integrators announced the lineup of sponsors for PSA TEC 2023 (TEC), which is taking place in Dallas, Texas, USA, from May 1-4, 2023. “This year’s PSA TEC has a remarkable lineup of sponsors that enable us to exceed our members' expectations,” said Matt Barnette, President and CEO of the PSA Network, adding “TEC has established a reputation for high-quality educational offerings, networking, and exclusive enga...

Euralarm will organise a live webinar on the recently published guidance document on remote services on Thursday, 4 May, 2023. Recently, Euralarm released a guidance document including three checklists on remote services. Self-assessment It allows service companies to make a self-assessment of their readiness and compliance with the provisions laid down in EN 16763, EN 50710, and CLC/TS 50136-10.  The Guidance Document and checklists are the topics of a webinar that will be organised on...

Checkpoint Systems, a global pioneer in radio frequency identification (RFID and RF) technology and inventory control solutions, will showcase its RFID product range at the Retail Technology Show from 26-27 April, 2023 at Olympia London. The retail technology solutions provider will exhibit its extensive inlay and label designs, including the DUÉ Mini label and UNO dual technology inlays, two of the most popular products at the recent EuroShop 2023 exhibition in Germany. DUÉ...