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One of the UK’s fastest growing installers of electronic security systems, Zicam Integrated Security Ltd, has selected Hanwha Techwin as its preferred single source provider of IP network video surveillance solutions. "As a systems integrator which is always looking to innovate and provide our end-user clients with added value from their video surveillance systems, we have decided to work ever more closely with Hanwha Techwin,” said David Salisbury, Managing Director of West Midland...

Migrating to the Cloud is an inevitable and irreversible trend in video surveillance. Compared to the conventional NVR architecture, the Cloud is far more scalable, flexible and a cost-effective medium. This article argues that end user should definitely consider, if not outright begin on, moving their video surveillance to the Cloud. According to statistics from a renowned research firm, 85 percent of businesses worldwide are already making use of cloud technology to store information. Further...

Aiphone, an international manufacturer of intercom and security communication products, is announcing a touchless sensor that allows a way for visitors, vendors, and employees to initiate a contactless call with a simple gesture. Gesture activated calling Compatible with the IX Series door stations for easy installation, the sensor encourages users to “Wave Hello” to activate a call, reducing exposure to germs and the spread of bacteria in high-touch areas. This touchless solution...

Core to Cloud, an innovative cybersecurity solutions provider that enables secure digital business in a world of growing threats, announced the recent appointment of Phil Howe as Chief Technology Officer. Phil Howe joined the business to drive forward several new technology initiatives, working closely with customers to ensure that their needs are met, but more importantly that they stay one step ahead of the cyber-criminals. Particularly in the current post-pandemic environment, where there ha...

Hanwha Techwin, a global supplier of IP and analog video surveillance solutions, has expanded and updated its line-up of PTZ cameras to include six new models. The cameras are available in 4K/6MP/2MP resolutions with 25x/40x optical zoom ranges to fit any use case. New PTZ Plus cameras Featuring the groundbreaking Wisenet 7 chipset, the new models include three IR models (XNP-9250R, XNP-8250R, XNP-6400R) and three non-IR models (XNP-9250, XNP-8250, XNP-6400). The new PTZ Plus cameras are 65%...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, is introducing Cloudvue with access control, with the Tyco Kantech KT-1 one-door controller. This powerful technology collaboration enables centrally managed cloud video surveillance and access control across an entire organisation from a single browser, part of Johnson Controls' commitment to providing technology so customers can maintain safe building environments, healthy business operations, and seamless occu...

Uri Guterman, Head of Product & Marketing for Hanwha Techwin Europe, provides a bite-sized overview of the contribution IR illumination can make to the effectiveness of a video surveillance system. Video surveillance cameras need light to capture high quality images 24 hours a day. In times gone by, this meant supplementary lighting had to be installed to ensure cameras could operate effectively in low light and night-time conditions. The cost of doing so could be prohibitive if civil engin...

The pandemic and social distancing have heightened the need to move people through entrance areas efficiently and reduce crowding in lift lobbies. As organisations begin making tentative plans to welcome users back in the summer, many are looking for smarter access controls to keep users safe and the site secure. Integrating lift controls with an access and security system is a practical solution, whatever the budget, says Tim Northwood, general manager of Inner Range. Here he describes the opt...

Hikvision, a manufacturer and supplier of security products and solutions is launching a special, limited-time promotion on the company’s next generation of intelligent AcuSense PCI series cameras. Employing advanced deep learning algorithms, AcuSense cameras can accurately distinguish people and vehicles from other moving targets such as animals and shadows in real-time, vastly improving detection accuracy while reducing costly false alarms. Improve safety and security “Our next...

With foreign travel remaining uncertain amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK staycation market is set to boom. In fact, new research has found that 83% of British travellers would prefer to holiday in the UK rather than travel abroad this year, bringing a much-needed boost to the country's hospitality sector. This coupled with Brexit, rising costs of oversea travel and the fact that people are thinking more about their carbon footprint, means that many investors have been taking advantage of th...

Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions announces an update to its camera registry module for Genetec clearance™ (clearance) a digital evidence management system that facilitates collaboration between public safety agencies, corporate security departments, businesses, and the public. Video evidence is an invaluable tool to help investigators review events, assist the public, and solve crimes. However, the meth...

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has won an additional $15.4 million contract to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet® 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) to the U.S. Army. The advanced nano-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being used to augment squad and small unit-level surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities as part of the Army’s Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) program. In late 2018, the U.S. Army began acquiring Black Hornet 3’s to support the SBS effort. Since then, it has...

LenelS2 introduced its indoor location subscription-based service for businesses and other organisations using LenelS2’s BlueDiamond™ mobile app version 2.1.8 for smartphones. Touchless solutions  This new premium mobile app service complements LenelS2’s touchless access solutions by providing users with: the ability to quickly pull up a map to determine the current location within a building, search for points of interest, use turn-by-turn directions for efficient navig...

IMCO Group, a provider of complex solutions for air, land, and maritime defense applications, held a special two-day demonstration of its solutions and capabilities at its showroom in Rosh Ha'Ayn, Israel. One-Stop-Shop Solution Together with its subsidiaries and partners, IMCO Group offers One-Stop-Shopping for end-to-end Terrain Dominance Solutions which includes a range of hardware and software solutions offering scalable tactical superiority capability using UAVs, hovering platforms, UGVs,...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought a wave of change, a wave of innovation and of disruption. It is often described as the ongoing automation of the world or the expanded use of smart technology, and it has been one of the key drivers behind the many digital transformation initiatives that are changing the workplace and the world economy. Some of the next generation of digital technologies that are driving change in the world today are artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (...

According to IDC, data generated from IoT cameras and sensors will amount to almost 80 zettabytes in 2025 up from 13.6 zettabytes in 2019. The challenge for control rooms and operation centres is to turn all that big data into actionable insights so that operators can take meaningful action in a timely way rather than getting drowned in video data. With the use of computer vision technologies growing exponentially, operation centres need to start optimising their infrastructure, from the end po...

As everyone enters the New Year, and close out a tumultuous year of challenges and changes, it's a great time to look ahead and share some thoughts on what one can expect in the near future. Below are the top seven technology trends we see for Operation Centers and Control Rooms in 2021. 1) Remote access to support control room operators  2020 may well be declared the year of work from home, and that has had an impact on control room and operation center operators just as much as everyone...

Digital Watchdog (DW®), the pioneer in digital recorders, surveillance cameras and related management software, announces the appointment of three new Sales Engineers and one new Field Engineer to support the DW sales team and partner integrators. As a DW Field Engineer, Julian Garcia is primarily responsible to help with Technical Support escalations. In addition, as DW Sales Engineers, Joseph Koehl, Bobby Dick and Rafael Saenz help with the planning of systems and overcoming technical iss...

Johnson Controls, the pioneer in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, and architect of the OpenBlue digital connected platforms, releases the newest version of the Tyco Kantech EntraPass security management software. EntraPass version 8.30 features additional support for Tyco DSC PowerSeries intrusion alarm panels, including a fully functional virtual keypad, enhanced support for EntraPass web macOS functionality, cybersecurity updates and other optimisations for a more streamlined user ex...

The first inter airport CONNECT event, which took place online from 20 – 21 April 2021, provided a much-anticipated meeting platform for the international airport community this year. More than 1,700 registered visitors from 115 countries have used the opportunity to log on to the platform to network, watch webinar content live and on-demand, view product showcases and visit virtual stands of exhibitors. 88 exhibiting companies from 23 countries participated in the event (74% from abroad)...

In the AIoT era, the world is getting smarter. Everything is going to have an online “ID” and then connected into a vast net of IoT devices, like a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a connected thermostat, or a network security camera. Cybersecurity in the AIoT era According to a Markets and Markets report, IoT is extensively used by smart cars to smart manufacturing and connected homes and building automation solutions. However, currently, there are no unified global technical stan...

Open Options, a provider of innovative access control solutions, continues to build upon its commitment to innovation with the launch of Fusion X. This new web-based access control software includes all the benefits of the robust DNA Fusion platform but requires no software installation, or dedicated PC required. Fusion X The built-in web server allows programming and maintenance from any Internet-enabled browser and is designed using Flex API v2, based on the flexible Html5 platform. With Fu...

ISS – Intelligent Security Systems, a foremost supplier of intelligent Video Management System (VMS) and analytics for myriad security and business intelligence applications, has released its unique SecurOS™ Soffit Intelligent system that escorts pedestrians using dynamic illumination to prevent accidents at crosswalks. A recent survey, conducted by the Governors Highway Safety Association, points out that most pedestrian fatalities occur on local roads, at night and away from inter...

Actuate, the globally renowned provider of automation and intelligence software for smart security camera systems, has announced that it has closed its Series A financing of US$ 8 million to expand the capabilities of its computer vision technology and build on the company’s growing portfolio of customers. The funding round was led by Tribeca Venture Partners and joined by Scribble Ventures, OCA Ventures, and Context Ventures, with additional support from existing investors, including Bli...

NVT Phybridge announced that Paul Taggar has been named EMEA Managing Director. Paul will be guiding the EMEA Sales team from his UK-based office where he will provide leadership and mentoring to the team. NVT Phybridge is delighted to have Paul bring his many years of experience in the security market to help partners, distributors, and customers make the transition to IP and the Internet of Things. Experience “Paul brings a wealth of knowledge from his experience managing European tea...

NVT Phybridge announces that Arvind David has joined the executive team as the Director of Global Digital Transformation and India Operations. Working out of the corporate headquarters in Ontario, Canada, Arvind will facilitate collaboration and process improvement across all departments in the organisation. Arvind will also lead the global marketing team; ensuring consistency and excellence between marketing, sales, and support teams. Arvind is excited to continue making the transition to IP...

Glenn Fletcher has returned to NVT Phybridge as Director of Sales for the European region. Mr. Fletcher will provide leadership to the European Sales team while continuing to bring value to partners and customers. Prior to his leave of absence in January of 2019, Mr. Fletcher was instrumental in leading his sales team to success and growing revenues in the EMEA region. Under Mr. Fletcher’s leadership, the EMEA sales team worked on several major digital transformation projects for UK Rail,...

The new FLEXIDOME IP starlight 8000i X series cameras offer enhanced image quality for low-light scenes and fast-moving objects, thanks to two resolution offerings of 2- or 4-megapixels and next-level HDR X and starlight X technologies. HDR X and Starlight X technologies HDR X enables the cameras to optimise video capture in scenes with fast-moving objects with a dynamic range up to 144 dB, ensuring perfect exposure, while reducing motion-related artefacts and blur in the daytime. The new Star...

Agent Vi’s AI-Powered video analytics software platform- innoVi is seamlessly integrated and embedded within Milestone’s XProtect video recording and management platform, enabling end-users to operate through a single client application.  The integration allows customers to receive, display and manage events of interest in real-time from multiple video sources. The events are then sent as alarms to Milestone’s XProtect Smart Client.  Through the innoVi- XProtect int...

BIRD Aerosystems, the developer of Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) and Airborne Surveillance, Information, and Observation (ASIO) solutions, announced the opening of an office in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as part of the expansion of its activities in the Latin American market. The company already has offices across the world, including Israel, the USA, Cyprus, and Switzerland, and is currently establishing another office in Singapore. Attaining local presence The new office in Argen...