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Johnson Controls has added to its successful Illustra Pro camera family with the Illustra Pro Gen3 Bullet, featuring new Smart Wide Dynamic Range that optimises video quality while minimising configuration time. Available with standard or telephoto lens and in megapixel resolutions of 3MP and 4K, the Pro Gen3 Bullet provides customers with a selection of video images to match their operational requirements and is ideal for a wide variety of deployments in both medium and large-sized facilities....

Johnson Controls has added to its successful Illustra Pro camera family with the Illustra Pro Gen3 Bullet, featuring a new Smart Wide Dynamic Range that optimises video quality while minimising configuration time. Available with a standard or telephoto lens and in megapixel resolutions of 3MP and 4K, the Pro Gen3 Bullet provides customers with a selection of video images to match their operational requirements and is ideal for a wide variety of deployments in both medium and large-sized facilit...

Genetec Inc., globally renowned technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions has announced Security Center Transaction Finder, a POS (Point of Sale) integration tool with exception-based reporting capabilities, designed to help retailers speed up their investigations. The new POS tool with exception-based analytics embedded in security platform helps retailers reduce shrink by quickly detecting suspicious transactions and correlating ev...

Axis Communications, the provider of network video technology, publishes its latest whitepaper, Cyber security: the biggest threat to retail which highlights the increasing threat posed by cyber-attacks to today’s retail industry. The paper documents the measures that should be understood by data controllers, loss prevention & security personnel through to heads of operations to ensure the highest levels of security and provide the appropriate education and training for all key stakeh...

Vantage successfully participated at Intersec 2020, the largest security exhibition in the Middle East. At the exhibition, held in Dubai (UAE) for three days from the 19th of January, the company showcased its latest solutions and products for all industry verticals viz; ATEX approved Explosion Proof cameras, Bi spectral long-range Thermal Cameras, 8K(32mp) Surveillance Solutions, AI-based smart solutions, Smart Tracking PTZ cameras, Mobile NVR solutions for vehicles, Entrance Management solutio...

Copp Systems, a Dayton, Ohio-based security and communications systems provider, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Copp Systems (formerly Copp Integrated Systems) was founded in 1920 by Roy Stanley Copp, an engineer and member of the “Dayton Boys,” a group of young engineers and students interested in technology. Copp began selling and servicing RCA living room consoles from his Monument Avenue storefront to prominent Dayton families, including the Wrights, Deeds, and K...

CyberLink Corp., a pioneer of AI and facial recognition technologies, announced a strategic partnership with VIVOTEK, the global IP surveillance solution provider, adding CyberLink’s FaceMe AI facial recognition engine to VIVOTEK’s IP surveillance solutions. The new collaboration will be showcased in VIVOTEK’s booth (#SAD37) at Intersec 2020 in Dubai, January 19-21, 2020. CyberLink’s FaceMe AI Facial Recognition Engine will be integrated into VIVOTEK’s network came...

Hikvision, the world’s supplier of innovative security products and solutions, will be exhibiting its innovations at Intersec 2020, a security exhibition in the Middle East, January 19-21 in Dubai, UAE. Emerging technologies and applications opened up new possibilities for the security industry. This year, visitors can experience Hikvision’s products and solutions for users across various industries. Multi-dimensional perception Hikvision’s multi-dimensional perception was c...

Global security company Hanwha Techwin recently took part in Intersec 2020, the security exhibition in the Middle East. Held in Dubai (UAE), the trade show provided the perfect opportunity for Hanwha Techwin to showcase its products, including Middle East-optimised devices and cutting-edge AI solutions, on a truly global stage. Intersec is an annual trade fair for the security and safety sectors, where all the latest trends and technologies can be found under one roof. At this year’s even...

Qognify, the advisor and provider of physical security and enterprise incident management software solutions, will be present at Intersec 2020. The company will demonstrate the latest version of its state-of-the-art video management system Cayuga as well as its newly released, web-based central management platform Umbrella. Focusing on the outcomes of customers that place a premium on physical security, safety and operations, both products enable organisations especially in the logistics and ret...

ONVU Technologies, the provider of empathy-led solutions in the surveillance, learning and retail industries, announced that Simon Pearson has joined the Group as VP Commercial. In this role, Pearson will have revenue responsibility for the Group businesses, Oncam, ONVU Learning and ONVU Retail. He will bring cohesion, direction and overall strategic vision to the sales and marketing activities across the group to help propel the Group into its next stage of growth. Pearson is an experienced te...

March Networks, a global renowned video security and video-based business intelligence solutions company, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Retail Solution to include fraudulent return investigations through the Zebra Savanna data intelligence platform. March Networks’ new integration – between its Searchlight for Retail software and Doddle, which designs, develops and integrates consumer fulfilment technology – is powered by Zebra Savanna, a cloud-based platform tha...

As it is a new year and decade, it is prime time to assess the state of the video content analytics industry and ponder how it might evolve in the coming 12-18 months. The video surveillance market has been booming for many years, but the introduction of complementary video intelligence technology has enabled users to derive more value from their video surveillance investments, transforming video into actionable intelligence based on deep learning techniques and artificial intelligence. This is...

Johnson Controls introduces the exacqVision Facial Matching solution, an Artificial Intelligence enabled system that provides immediate notification of persons of interest who are returning to a retail business, venue, or other premise. Tyco will be displaying the solution at Booth 4142 at the NRF 2020 show in New York, January 12-14. Using highly accurate deep learning analytics, exacqVision Facial Matching serves as a “front door host,” with immediate recall of recognised visitors...

Userful Corporation (Userful), the globally renowned provider of AV-over-IP solutions for enhanced visual communication and systems, has announced the availability of new capabilities in retail for its Visual Networking Platform (VNP). New features for edge computing New features for edge computing enable retailers to seamlessly deploy digital signage and legacy retail applications to all their visual display devices, from LEDs to kiosks, tablets, video walls and single displays, either on-pre...

Allied Telesis will facilitate the centralised management of large and medium-sized surveillance networks by integrating ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) specifications with their Autonomous Management Framework (AMF) technology. Competition among manufacturers of network components and solutions has been extending into the growing surveillance market for some time. But to date, Allied Telesis is the only manufacturer of Ethernet switches that integrates the Profile Q protocol. This s...

SecuX Technology Inc., a blockchain security company, foresees the emerging of cryptocurrency payment and the requirement to let various Brick-and-Mortar retailers accept different cryptocurrency tokens through multiple wallet apps and a single device. Although cryptocurrency can be transferred from one account to another via a pair of mobile wallet app in the P2P scenario, however, this approach is not appropriate in the most retail environment. Using smartphone as a payment terminal The fir...

IDIS is poised to extend its deep learning capabilities, and to lead the sector with more advanced projects in the Middle East, with the launch a powerful line-up of Edge VA bullet and fixed domes featuring essential on-board analytics, to be showcased at Intersec (19-21 January in Dubai) on stand SA-A28. Crucially, the new camera range will allow users to leverage the power of IDIS Instant Meta Filtering, with the ability to access and search video data, stored on IDIS NVRs, through the totall...

Security and Safety Things GmbH is returning to CES in 2020 as a partner in the Bosch booth (number 12401). The company will demonstrate an open IoT ecosystem for security cameras that enables innovative applications, combining Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. These applications, provided by third party development partners, offer actionable insights and intelligence to building and site managers, as well as operators in a variety of different verticals. The IoT ecosystem from Secu...

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced three dome-shaped, Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) security cameras, including two dual-sensor camera series for critical infrastructure locations, the FLIR Elara™ DX-Series and the FLIR Saros™ DM-Series, and a high-resolution visible camera for safe city deployments, the FLIR Quasar™ 4K IR PTZ. The latest FLIR security products offer multiple lens options for long- and short-range needs to enable accurate perimeter protection of critical infrastructure, remot...

Established in 1950 in a small chapel in downtown San Diego to serve San Diegans experiencing homelessness and poverty, Father Joe’s Villages has since grown to include a comprehensive campus and scattered-site programs that provide comprehensive housing and services to people struggling with homelessness in San Diego. The organisation provides housing to over 2,000 people every night and serves more than one million warm, nutritious meals annually. In addition to offering hope to those e...

The Security Executive Council announces the addition of six new members to its faculty of subject matter experts. About Jerrod Johnson Jerrod Johnson, CPP, has been a physical security professional for over 19 years and has worked for some of the nation’s most iconic retail brands, including Target, Best Buy, and PetSmart Stores. Jerrod is a broad-based physical security technology expert, having a hand in the development of some of the world’s largest digital video platforms, an...

VCA Technology, a UK provider of video analytics, announced the release of VCA Server, an AI Deep Learning based video analytics software suite which provides a key upgrade to the company’s flagship VCA Core platform. Offering simple integration with VMS and NVR manufacturers’ technologies, the new release ensures that sophisticated analytics can be set-up and installed within as little as fifteen minutes, allowing end-users to significantly reduce false alarms with minimal disruptio...

Security companies provide a type of service that tends to go unnoticed except when it’s missed. Businesses, banks, stores, event organisers and VIPs are their main clients. Their demand is increasing, mostly due to the expansion that Southern California has experienced in the latest years. Small cities and towns are increasingly growing every day, mostly due to internal migration and the high prices of rent in Los Angeles County. Veteran Los Angeles security company HillQuest Security kn...

The Face Recognition Company (FRC) has announced that its multi-camera face-recognition security product is to be unveiled for the first time at the International Security Expo in London. The company, which has been in stealth mode for three years, has developed the world’s first ultra-accurate facial recognition security system, optimised for commercial businesses. Available in January 2020, its first product is designed to provide enhanced security for retail and commercial premises or...

Qognify, the trusted advisor and provider of physical security and enterprise incident management software solutions will be present at Intersec 2020. The company will demonstrate the latest version of its state-of-the-art video management system, Cayuga as well as its newly released, web-based central management platform, Umbrella. Focusing on the outcomes of customers that place a premium on physical security, safety and operations, both products enable organisations especially in the logisti...

At the Axis Partner Day in Munich, Germany, on October 16 2019, partners from the Axis network participated in a charity campaign to support charitable projects. Social responsibility is an integral part of the corporate philosophy that Axis adopts and the company follows a high ethical standard, to achieve a long-term beneficial impact on its own employees, shareholders, suppliers, customers, the public and partners. As an important part of its efforts, Axis supports charitable causes, project...

Genetec Inc., a pioneer technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence announced strategic new initiatives to support its fast growth in Mexico. To spearhead these new initiatives, long time Genetec sales leader, Alain Bissada, who is currently Senior Director for Canada, is taking on a new expanded role to include Mexico as part of his responsibilities. In this new position, Alain Bissada will be responsible for supporting the company’s wide...

All retail outlets have doors off their shop floor where the public should not go. Yet managing keys creates a distracting staff workload. A bulky mechanical PIN lock ruins the aesthetics of the shop. In a small retail space, electronic access control could be overkill. Now, the Code Handle battery-operated digital lock secures the door with a slim-line handle. Code Handle digital lock Shop owners can ensure thieves won’t be tempted to enter a room where valuable stock is held with only...

On the afternoon of November 6th, delegates from Serbia visited Dahua Technology headquarters: Chief of Shumadija region of Serbia, Mrs. Biljana llic Stosic; Adviser to the mayor of Kragujevac, Mr. Dusan Davidovic; General Manager of Serbian Post, Mrs. Mira Petrovic; and Mr. Dejan Pesut. They were warmly received by Dahua VP, General Manager of Dahua Overseas Business Center, Mr. Jason Zhao, along with Managing Director of Dahua CEE & Nordic, Mr. Colin Wang, Technical Director of Dahua Serbi...