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Moda and John Sisk & Son have completed Birmingham’s tallest residential tower, Moda, The Mercian. The 42-storey high tower was designed by Birmingham-based award-winning Glenn Howells Architects and delivered by Sisk at a cost of £260m. Moda, The Mercian will be home to 481 intergenerational apartments for rent, ranging from studios to three-bed apartments.  The first major tower in Birmingham city centre at 42 storeys, Moda, The Mercian has delivered an ambitious Chicago-...

Every physical security threat, big or small, impacts the business, from financial losses to damaged reputation, to the employees feeling insecure at the office. Even for small modern businesses, having the right physical security measures in place can make all the difference in keeping the workplace, and the assets, safe. Access management solution Simplot is a multi-billion dollar and dynamic global agribusiness pioneer with operations on five continents. It has 10,000 employees and built 7...

Professional Security was established in 2005 and is one of the providers of licensed security personnel to the hospitality sector throughout England, Wales, and Scotland. The company works with a wide breadth of hospitality customers including many of the most influential independent, regional and national operators. The business has been through a transformational change over the last few years and is also working in the guarding and hospitality sectors. The company has an extensive managemen...

Interface Systems, a managed service provider delivering business security, managed network, UCaaS, and business intelligence solutions to distributed enterprises announced that it has appointed Bud Homeyer as Chief Operations Officer (COO). Experience and responsibilities Homeyer previously served as Interface’s Executive Vice President of Enterprise Solutions, where he was instrumental in enabling digital transformation for large retail and restaurant customers. Prior to Interface, Hom...

Qognify, the globally renowned provider of video and enterprise incident management solutions, has announced the appointment of Shana Thomas to the role of Director of Marketing Americas. The Americas are a major growth market for Qognify. Airports, logistics and transportation organisations, banks, critical infrastructure, schools and universities rely on Qognify’s video and enterprise incident management solutions. Retail – major growth area in the Americas Retail is another gro...

Eagle Eye Networks, the pioneer in cloud video surveillance and artificial intelligence (AI), introduces Eagle Eye Smart Video Search, a new feature for all customers to make searching for video as fast and easy as searching the web. Built into the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system), Smart Video Search allows customers to quickly search across all cameras and all locations and instantly find the exact video they’re looking for, and quickly share video clips. There is no extra s...

After four years, the sheet metal working community is eagerly awaiting its leading meeting place for the industry. EuroBLECH 2022, the 26th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, takes place from 25 – 28 October 2022 at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Germany. Four months ahead of the show, around 1,300 exhibitors from 39 countries already secured their stand space at the trade exhibition for the sheet metal working industry. Currently, major exhibitor countries are G...

Major supplier Amberstone Security is the first intelligence and security services provider in the world to offer PACKED, a new fraud prevention solution that gives online retailers video proof that items have been packed and dispatched, helping to tackle loss prevention and increase the transparency of the dispatch process. The pandemic and the resulting boom in online ordering prompted a dramatic rise in false claims of items being undelivered. At the end of 2020, a survey of 3000 UK and US c...

Innodisk, the industrial-grade storage, and embedded peripheral manufacturer, is actively combining software and hardware integration, remote management, and data security to make a strong impact on the Edge AI computing market. At Computex 2022, Innodisk exhibited the world’s first industrial-grade PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD with namespace technology, which delivers better read and write efficiency, and a longer lifespan. Offering a temperature tolerance of -40°, all the way up to 85°C...

IDIS, the largest manufacturer of trusted South Korean-made video tech, has reported a leap in demand for its 2MP cameras connected to 8-32 channel NVRs in the first half of 2022 in the U.S. This latest trend in buying habits is indicative of a wider industry focus on NDAA-compliant, trusted, and cost-effective video surveillance solutions. Compared to IDIS America sales figures from the same period in 2021, demand for the DC-D4216RX and DC-D4217RX dome cameras has more than doubled so far in 2...

Zenitel, the provider of Intelligent Communications solutions, has named C3 Critical Communication Caribbean as its new Center of Excellence (CoE) for the safety and security market in the Americas region. C3, with offices in Bogota, Bonaire, Curaçao, Aruba, and St Martin, is a pioneer in audio and data communications. The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified. For more than 90 years it has provided security and safety solutions to first responders in public safety, healthcare, reta...

HID Global, a pioneer in trusted identity solutions announced the acquisition of Brazilian manufacturer and reseller of RFID hardware, ACURA. The acquisition enhances HID Global’s RFID portfolio while expanding the company’s presence and relevance in Latin America. RFID applications The addition of ACURA provides HID with an added operations and manufacturing footprint in Brazil, highlighting the company’s commitment to solidifying its business in key markets. Founded in the...

The retail sector continues to operate with an evolving security threat profile. Increases in violence and abuse towards frontline workers, combined with losses through shoplifting and petty crime mean security remains firmly in focus of the modern retailer. According to the British Retail Consortium Crime Survey Report 2022, retail crime cost the industry £1.5 billion in 2020/21, with a staggering 1,301 incidents of violent or abusive incidents every day. Increasing and evolving threats...

Traditionally, there have been two options for using surveillance cameras in the dark: flooding the scene with visible light, or using Infrared (IR) illumination to discreetly light a scene but only enabling images to be seen in black and white. The success of the surveillance system at night depends on using the correct supplementary lighting to provide artificial illumination. Factors to be considered include whether or not users need colour images, the effects of light pollution, and illumin...

Dahua Technology, a video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, officially launched the full-colour smart dual illuminators camera series at its 2022 full-colour online launch. The new full-colour series integrates two illuminators – warm light and infrared light – with three supplementary light modes to deliver clear and vivid full-colour images while avoiding continuous use of warm light, providing a flexible solution for a variety of night and low-light monitoring scen...

3xLOGIC, Inc., a foremost provider of integrated, intelligent security solutions, today announced its featured products for the upcoming NRF Protect Conference, June 21-23, at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland in Ohio.  “We’ll have the full lineup 3xLOGIC solutions in our booth in Cleveland, but we’ll be putting additional emphasis on two products that are proven performers in the retail loss prevention space,” said Bill Hobbs, 3xLOGIC vice president of...

AxxonSoft upgrades its product line by introducing the new Axxon One VMS which offers an extended integration capacity, high-performance AI video analytics, intelligent search in recorded video, and unlimited scalability. From the very beginning, AxxonSoft considered integration a key element underlying its product development. AxxonSoft software offered leading-edge capabilities through support for the newest IP devices and their unique features, and via the seamless integration of video...

Acronis, a pioneer in cyber protection, has debuted a new Advanced Data Loss Prevention (DLP) pack for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, a game-changing solution that shields Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and businesses of all sizes from data leakage. Notably, the solution does not require months for deployment, and highly skilled teams to maintain it. Drawing from decades-long experience enabling MSPs in data protection, this expansion resolves the main obstacles hindering the broader adoption o...

Teledyne e2v and Tower Semiconductor announced that Teledyne’s Topaz CMOS image sensors, utilising Tower Semiconductor’s 65nm global shutter pixel technology, were recognised among the best in machine vision by the judges of the Vision Systems Design 2022 Innovators Awards program. The judging panel consisted of esteemed experts from system integrators and end-user companies. Celebrating products and systems  “The Vision Systems Design team would like to congratulate Te...

Security solutions services company Amberstone Security has released ambitious plans to become the UK’s largest privately owned security provider by 2025. The business was born out of Cardinal Security, which fell into administration just two years after an MBO. Cardinal’s Founder, Jason Trigg, who had exited the business on completion of the MBO returned to save the remnants of Cardinal in 2018, ultimately creating the new company Amberstone Security. Risk-based model for security...

Intelligent. Simple. Inclusive. These are the key value of Dahua WizSense, a series of wide-range AI products developed by Dahua. Following these principles, Dahua has continuously developed additional AI features to deliver accurate detection, quick target search, simplified operation, and inclusive AI products for customers. To tell more about the latest upgrades in WizSense this year, they have interviewed Mr. Eaden Xie, Product Director at Dahua. Independent AI chip What is WizSense and i...

In a move designed to better reflect the ever-expanding portfolio of solutions offered to customers, Interface Security Systems announced it is changing its trading name to Interface Systems. Innovative integrated security solutions While Interface has built its reputation as a managed services provider of business security solutions, the company specialises in offering innovative solutions that span physical security, network, voice connectivity, and business intelligence. This integrated su...

Amberstone Security, one of Europe’s pioneer suppliers of intelligence-led manned guarding, security technology solutions, and loss prevention services, warns of increased risk due to busier trading periods over the Platinum Jubilee weekend. As the nation comes together to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s 70th year on the throne, it is vital that the retail and hospitality sectors are prepared for the additional security risks that busier periods bring. Expanding security measures...

The use of thermal cameras in safety and security applications has been associated traditionally with critical sites such as utilities, airports, or chemical plants where monitoring human heat signatures could have significant implications. These sensitive facilities could justify the higher costs associated with thermal cameras since there was a need for particularly sophisticated security systems. Adoption by less critical sites Currently, the price of thermal cameras has decreased substant...

The SmartWater Group, an award-winning provider of risk management and crime deterrent solutions, is pleased to reveal its plans for IFSEC International, taking place from 17-19 May 2022 at ExCeL London. Crime deterrent solutions The company will be showcasing its broad portfolio of integrated security solutions that enable customers to manage risks to their business by predicting, preventing, and detecting criminal activities. The SmartWater Group’s solutions are widely feare...

Amid a record-breaking year in product production, the global security technology manufacturer, Paxton, has expanded its team to meet product demand. Paxton has broken all their previous manufacturing records, with this year being the busiest production period in its 36-year history. Blair Bowen, Global Manufacturing Manager In support of this growth, they recently appointed Blair Bowen as Global Manufacturing Manager. Bowen previously managed manufacturing teams for Collins Aerospace and Jag...

  Credit unions and banks have long used cutting-edge technology as part of their physical security efforts. However, with crimes becoming more and more sophisticated, the technologies used to defend against them in the banking industry must follow suit.  The question is, how exactly can current financial institutions ramp up their bank security to rise to the challenge of combating the advanced strategies of bad actors? The answer can be summed up in one word: biometrics. Biome...

i-PRO Co., Ltd., a pioneer in professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety announced the launch of its new i-PRO mini-network camera. Compact design With a pocket-sized form factor and a full complement of AI analytics functionality, the i-PRO mini represents the next generation of smaller, discreet smart cameras that not only protect retail and other businesses but also provide operational and business insights. Part of the i-PRO S-series line, the completely new compac...

Pindrop, a pioneer in voice technology announced a new partnership with Google Cloud that will enable it to build and offer new authentication solutions to enhance call centre experiences for customers on Google Cloud’s platform. Pindrop will also make its suite of fraud detection and voice security solutions available on Google Cloud Marketplace, as it is now part of the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partner. Voice authentication and secu...

Qognify, a provider of video and enterprise incident management solutions announced the appointment of Brian Laurienzo as its Director of Transportation, Americas. Qognify VMS Qognify provides physical security software solutions to national rail operators and infrastructure owners, international airports, and mass transit systems around the world. Recently, Qognify launched a new solution – Qognify VMS. This next-generation video management system enables transportation organisations t...