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Yeastar and Bluechip announce a VoIP products and Unified Communications solutions distribution partnership in Australia

Yeastar, a provider of SME PBX systems, and Bluechip Infotech, a specialist provider focused on delivering the latest IT products to a wide channel base, jointly announced a new distribution partnership in Australia. Yeastar welcomes this new partnership with Bluechip Infotech to provide the full line of innovative VoIP products and Unified Communications solutions to resellers and businesses throughout Australia. “We are thrilled to bring Bluechip Infotech on as a distribution partner an...

PSIA organises interoperability demo of dynamic identity management specification set for ISC West 2020 Expo

On March 18, 2020, the exhibit floor at ISC West will host a virtual demonstration of PLAI, the emerging industry specification for enhanced identity management. Together with eight partners in access control and biometrics, the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) has organised an in-person experience for participants relying on a single trusted source. Biometrics and access control Attendees will receive an access card to be used at their choice of seven sites and can experienc...

Mitsubishi Electric set to launch new and enhanced LCD video wall system at ISE 2020

Mitsubishi Electric will launch the latest version of its high-end LCD video wall system at ISE 2020. The LM55P4 is the latest iteration of Mitsubishi Electric’s flagship 55” professional-grade LCD monitor, which has been successfully employed in a wide variety of mission-critical control room installations around the world. The LM55P4 offers a significantly improved visual experience when used in video wall applications thanks to the greatly reduced bezel width compared to earlier v...

Prodatakey announces partnership with Pedestal PRO to offer custom pedestal solutions for PDK customers

ProdataKey (PDK), manufacturer of the cloud access control platform built for mobile, and Pedestal PRO, the manufacturer for access control pedestals, announces a partnership to offer three custom pedestal solutions designed for turnkey mounting of pdk io readers. The pedestals allows for reader placement in free-standing locations where wall-mounting is not possible, including lobbies, entryways, parking lots, office space and gated properties. As all pedestal dimensions and mounting holes ali...

ISC West 2020: ASSA ABLOY to be honoured by SIA for contributions to the security industry at The Advance 2020

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named ASSA ABLOY as the recipient of the 2020 Member of the Year Award, which honours SIA member companies that have shown noteworthy involvement in SIA committees and working groups, SIA events and the SIA Education@ISC conference programme; leadership activity; recruitment of SIA members; and contributions to SIA thought leadership and the industry overall. SIA will present ASSA ABLOY with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeti...

Nedap and Tag Company announce collaboration in the UK retail market on retail loss prevention solutions

Nedap N.V. and Tag Company Ltd. have announced that they will join forces in the UK market regarding Nedap retail loss prevention solutions. This combination brings together the technical and commercial strengths of both companies. Both organisations have stated that the arrangement will take effect 1 March 2020. Nedap-Tag Company partnership This cooperation stems from the close relationship that has been established over the past few years. Tag Company will be responsible for all Nedap EAS b...

GB Labs enhances storage solutions at M for Media with its FastNAS shared storage system

GB Labs, innovators of powerful and intelligent storage solutions for the media and entertainment industries, announces that M for Media, an Abu Dhabi-based media production house that produces TV shows and adapts international formats for the GCC and MENA region, has installed GB Labs’ FastNAS shared storage system. M for Media’s Andre Aouad said, “I first heard about GB Labs from the creator of MIMIQ for Avid systems, who forwarded some information that he thought would inte...

3xLOGIC strengthens its European operation with the appointment of Alex Buckle as UK business development manager

3xLOGIC, the provider of integrated and intelligent security solutions, announces the appointment of Alex Buckle as UK business development manager. Following its successful launch into the European market last year, this is a significant appointment for 3xLOGIC and Buckle will be responsible for continuing to build the profile of the company in the UK. After graduating from Sheffield Hallam University, Buckle entered the security industry in 2015 as sales executive for Dedicated Micros. He sub...

ASSA ABLOY announces acquiring UK-based biometric access control solutions firm, Biosite Systems

ASSA ABLOY has acquired Biosite Systems, a globally renowned solutions provider of biometric access control to the UK construction industry. "I am very pleased to welcome Biosite and their employees into the ASSA ABLOY Group. Biosite is a strategic technological addition to the ASSA ABLOY Group. The company will reinforce our current offering within solutions for access control and will provide complementary growth opportunities,” says Nico Delvaux, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY. Biome...

Matrix Comsec to exhibit IP video surveillance and access control solutions along with other products at Secura North Africa 2020

Matrix has announced its presence in the prestigious trade fair for Security, Safety & Fire Protection - Secura 2020. Organised in North Africa, SECURA is the first international fire, safety & security expo organised in Algeria. With an ambitious regional visibility plan, the expo will be held in Safex - Foire d'Alger, Mohammadia from 11th to 13th February 2020. Matrix aims at exhibiting their indigenous and innovative range of solutions for IP Video Surveillance, Access Control, Time-A...

ISE 2020: Barco launches SecureStream, a secure solution to share content beyond the control room

Barco, a provider of control room solutions, has just released SecureStream, a new media streaming solution to easily and securely share content beyond the control room. Using a very intuitive user interface, control room operators can simply drag and drop video or data sources into a SecureStream channel, allowing the content to be shared with field staff or remote experts. In this way, SecureStream helps authorised people get a complete situational overview, contributing to better and faster d...

STANLEY Security donates $10,000 to the Fishers Police Department toward a new canine officer

STANLEY Security, a global integrator of comprehensive security solutions, announces a donation of $10,000 to the Fishers Police Department. With the death of K-9 Harlej in November 2019, STANLEY wanted to support the Fishers PD with a contribution for a new canine officer. The presentation took place at the Fishers Police Department earlier this February 2020. “Being headquartered in Fishers, STANLEY Security has developed a close-knit relationship with the Fishers PD,” said Robert...

Panasonic i-PRO to unveil new vision for the future at ISC West 2020

With a new vision, Panasonic i-PRO will take centre stage at ISC West 2020 to officially launch its new business strategy and solutions roadmap. The Panasonic i-PRO exhibition will focus on providing users with meaningful innovations tailored to their specific challenges employing the latest developments in AI-enhanced software and intelligent edge devices. “ISC West presents the perfect industry platform to unveil the new vision for our company here in the U.S, and the innovative technol...

Heald launches bridge bollard system to protect bridges from risk of vehicle attacks

Heald Ltd, the UK’s renowned designer and manufacturer of hostile vehicle mitigation security products has announced the launch of a Bridge Bollard System in response to recent vehicle attacks on several iconic bridges. A vital transport route, bridges are notoriously difficult to secure from the evolving threat of vehicle attacks via existing security products due to the need to either be installed by digging into foundations or by bolting to the ground which can affect the structural int...

Galaxy Control Systems to showcase System Galaxy and Cloud Concierge Access Control Platforms at ISC West 2020

Galaxy Control Systems, a provider of integrated access control and security solutions, will demonstrate the latest enhancements to its flagship System Galaxy and Cloud Concierge Access Control Platforms at ISC West 2020 in booth 6089. The combined offering of best-in-breed on-premise and Cloud access control solutions provides users the ability to select and implement the solution they need most at the price point they can afford. Also featured will be a highly-versatile IP Intercom Entry Syst...

Gibraltar crash tests and certifies three new ASTM F-3016 safety bollard systems

Gibraltar Perimeter Security, a global pioneer in the design and manufacturing of anti-ram vehicle barriers utilised around the world has announced their newest bollard product(s) have received independent test laboratory certification to ASTM F-3016-19 test requirements. The proprietary bollard systems were tested and certified at Calspan Corporation, an independent accredited testing laboratory. Gibraltar impacted three different types of bollards during this crash testing. Bollards All thr...

Dahua Technology announces the advancement of their patented of HDCVI technology to version 6.0

Dahua Technology, a globally renowned video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, takes a step forward with its self-developed and patented HDCVI technology. A longtime provider of the realm of HDCVI that offers great convenience, best quality and least cost, Dahua Technology launches HDCVI 6.0, boasting one of industry's first 4K real-time and advanced AI capabilities. According to IHS report, a 4K security camera is a security camera that is capable of outputting 3840*2160 with a f...

Blubøx Security, Inc. announces that its web-cloud hosted unified physical security system has been issued the U.S. patent

BluBØX Security Inc., a renowned provider of cloud-based physical security solutions, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent No. 10,554,758 entitled “Webcloud hosted unified physical security system.” The patent covers 30 claims around its flagship product BluSKY, a hosted web-cloud platform of unified BluBØX security applications. Cloud-based access control “We are so pleased to announce that BluSKY is now patented!&rd...

Check Point unveils R80 unified security management as a cloud service to cut security operations time by 60%

Check Point has announced that its R80 unified security software is now available as a cloud service. This gives customers the quickest route to deploying Check Point’s unified security management solution across their entire network fabric from their web browser, with no deployment time needed, and no need for ongoing maintenance or manual updates. R80 Security MaaS solution The new R80 Security Management-as-a-Service (MaaS) solution extends Check Point’s Fast Track Network Secur...

Userful enhances its Visual Networking Platform and arms IT departments to manage next-gen enterprises

Userful Corporation (Userful), a globally renowned provider of visual communication solutions, has announced that its Visual Networking Platform (VNP) now accelerates deployment of visual content throughout enterprises of all sizes with three breakthrough developments. The breakthrough developments include: Data centre support and augmented support for hybrid deployments - Userful’s support for a variety of server architectures, on-premise, cloud and now data centre, ensures maximum cu...

Security Industry Association names Kathleen Carroll as Committee Chair of the Year

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected Kathleen Carroll as the 2020 recipient of the SIA Committee Chair of the Year Award, which recognises individuals for excellence in SIA committees and advancing member objectives. SIA will present Carroll with the honour at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, during ISC West. Carroll chairs the SIA Data Privacy Advisory Board and is the founder and managing partner of Seven Seas Strategic Communications, a full-service public...

Viking Electronics announces release of its 2020 Product Catalogue featuring numerous new innovations

Viking Electronics Inc. has announced the release of its brand new 2020 Product catalogueue. The catalogueue features many new innovations, as well as Viking’s core products – such as emergency phones, door entry systems, paging amplifiers, mass notification systems, hot line phones, and more. The catalogue is a comprehensive “go-to” resource - offering countless ideas and custom solutions for “Access Control” to “Zone Paging” and everything in bet...

PerpetuityARC Training announces a APP certification training program for security professionals

PerpetuityARC Training, part of Linx International Group - the provider of accredited security systems training courses and an ASIS Preferred CPE Provider – announces that it is the first and only organisation in the UK to offer training for the ASIS International Associate Protection Professional® (APP®) certification. The APP® exam assesses the knowledge of security management fundamentals - business operations, risk management and response management. This Board certificati...

Nexkey appoints Amit Rele Vice President of Product to drive innovation in mobile access control

Nexkey, an end-to-end provider of mobile access control solutions, has appointed technology veteran Amit Rele as VP of Product to lead product management and product marketing. The appointment, announced at Upfront Summit, follows Nexkey’s $6 million Series A funding round led last year by Upfront Ventures.  Nexkey access management  Before joining Nexkey, Rele worked across the spectrum of consumer and enterprise technology companies, from startups to Fortune 500 companies lik...

Pulse Secure appoints Alex Thurber as Chief Revenue Officer to accelerate global sales execution

Pulse Secure, globally renowned provider of software-defined Secure Access solutions, has announced that Alex Thurber is joining the executive team as Chief Revenue Officer, where he will be responsible for global sales strategy, management and team development. “We are committed to providing the easiest, most effective solutions for enterprises to secure access to applications and data across their hybrid IT environments,” said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, CEO of Pulse Secure. Zero Trust...

iland a provider of data protection cloud services opens new data centre facility in Toronto

iland, a provider of secure application and data protection cloud services built on proven VMware technology, announced a new cloud region in Canada with the opening of its new data centre facility in Toronto, Ontario, joining nine other cloud regions in Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington, D.C., London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney. The iland cloud region provides access to the company’s full suite of secure cloud services built on iland’s Secure Cloud Platfor...

TDSi launches GARDiS cyber secure and web embedded access controller

Integrated security manufacturer, TDSi is proud to announce the launch of its new web server embedded GARDiS access controller. Designed to be fully cyber secure, as well as easy and quick to install, the new controller is available in one, two or four door versions to suit all requirements and budgets.  GARDiS Controller TDSi’s Managing Director, John Davies commented, “The new GARDiS Controller is the latest addition to our full integrated GARDiS range and has been laun...

FLIR’s Fido X4 handheld explosives trace detector (ETD) receives ASTM E2520-15 performance certification

FLIR is pleased to announce that the FLIR Fido® X4 premium handheld explosives trace detector (ETD) has been certified by Signature Science, LLC in accordance with the ASTM International method for Standard Practice for Measuring and Scoring Performance of Trace Explosive Chemical Detectors (ASTM E2520-15). The Fido X4 demonstrated performance that meets or exceeds the criteria for ‘standard of minimum performance.’ The intended users of this standard are ETD developers, test la...

Camden releases CX-IRB isolation relay module to isolate devices from electrical noise

Camden is pleased to introduce its CX-IRB Isolation Relay Module. It provides a compact and economical solution for isolation of devices from electrical noise and induced voltages. Providing relay activation status The CX-IRB relay is ideal for use in any low voltage system, including access control, telephone entry, and automatic doors. It features selectable 12 or 24 VSC operation and Double Pole / Double Throw (DPDT) relay contacts and rated 8 amps. The LED provides relay activation status....

Viking releases K-1900-712L-IP panel phone compatible with a wide array of VoIP SIP phone system providers

Viking’s K-1900-712L-IP panel phone is durable, easy to use, and provides added strength to hold up under heavy abuse. “The shortened, reinforced armored cable increases safety for users and may discourage potential abusers.” – James Catt, Engineer, Viking Electronics. The K-1900-712L-IP vandal resistant VoIP SIP panel phone is equipped with a short 12-inch armoured handset cable to reduce the risk of users harming themselves, their surroundings, or the phone itself. Pr...