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Antaira Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of industrial networking devices and communication solutions for harsh environment applications and announced the expansion of its industrial networking infrastructure family with the introduction of the LNP-2602G-SFP series. High-density Ethernet port connectivity Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technology has become popular and there are many devices that are PoE ready: PoE cameras, VoIP phones, wireless radios, and access controllers. These tec...

Just Add Power (J+P), a provider of Ultra HD over IP, lets integrators build a future-proof video distribution system of networked AV devices that is scalable, reliable, economical, and easily controllable. The company will showcase its new 3G Ultra HD over IP transmitter (707POE) and receiver (508POE), 2GΩ/3G+ PoE options, 3G+4+ Tiling Transmitter, and the Plug-Play-Present application that adds simple logic control to any transmitter at booth 4081 during InfoComm 2017, June 14 – 16...

Bosch has extended the flexibility and security of its LECTUS secure Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) series with a new card reader and added functionality. Taken together, these expansions enable both economical adoption of the series and continuous encryption from controller to card. LECTUS secure 1000 reader The new LECTUS secure 1000 reader introduces a smaller form factor—mini-mullion—which has already been deployed successfully in the LECTUS secure Wiegand series. Not o...

Identiv, Inc. announced the company’s next-generation uTrust Sense Temperature Tracker solution has won Best New Product in the 11th Annual RFID Journal Awards during RFID Journal LIVE! 2017. The end-to-end solution includes a low-cost, secure, portable smart sensor label that tracks and stores temperature readings, can be read locally by near field communication (NFC) readers, including mobile devices, and can be uploaded to the Internet for analysis. Temperature tracking datalogger...

Airbus has released the latest version of the mission-critical group communication application Tactilon Agnet, which enables police officers or firefighters to communicate securely by LTE. It is fully interoperable with Tetra and Tetrapol and allows secure and flexible communication between LTE device users and Tetra or Tetrapol terminal users. The new version offers enhanced services, such as permanent geolocalisation, navigation, group positioning and user presence as well as status displays o...

Now in its 70th year, the Frequentis Group, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, presents itself stronger than ever before. Drivers of growth are the innovative strength of the internationally operating company, as well as the extension of the company group with the addition of German-based Comsoft Solutions, a software manufacturer in the field of Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Air Traffic Management (ATM). Communication and information systems Frequentis AG is an international supplier of commun...

Surveillance cameras with higher resolution have become the trend in the market. In general, cameras that deliver higher quality images require a higher bandwidth to maintain a stable video stream. Yet, users tend to mismatch their products with an unsuitable bandwidth due to money concern, misunderstanding about networks and the limitations in remote areas. Consequently, the large streaming volume may not be able to fit into the limited bandwidth, and the high latency in video stream will lead...

General Sir Nick Carter KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the General Staff, will be delivering a keynote address at Defence and Security Equipment International 2017 exhibition on Wednesday, 13 September. The event is expected to be the sector’s most comprehensive presentation of defence, military, aerospace, and security capabilities, when it takes place at ExCeL London later this year. General Sir Nick Carter will be speaking in the East Theatre, located on the exhibition floor. Intel...

As part of the introduction of Camden's second generation of restroom control and emergency call systems, Camden has released their new Aura CM-54i (square surface mount) and CM-55i (Square flush mount) push plate switch enclosures, with selectable Red/Green/Blue illumination. Aura illuminated enclosures provide field selection of 'idle' colour ('on' during the normal state) and 'active' colour ('on' when the switch is pressed or relay is activated), an audible sounder and Form ‘C’...

Presented by Comexposium Singapore, the seventh edition of Asia-Pacific’s largest homeland security exhibition and conference, Milipol Asia-Pacific 2017, was recently held in Singapore at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre from 4th – 6th April, 2017.Ensuring public safetyMinister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law, Mr. K. Shanmugam, and His Excellency Marc Abensour, Ambassador of France to Singapore graced and officiated the three-day homeland security event on 4th April, 2017.D...

Rajant announced advancements in its Kinetic Mesh Wireless Network technology that will power in-air mesh networks, enabling drone manufacturers to strengthen drone-to-drone and drone-to-ground communications. Kinetic Mesh delivers communication and video backhaul capabilities, supporting public safety, border security, search and rescue, and site survey applications, among others. Operating multiple aircrafts concurrently One of the first to capitalise on these latest advances is xCraft, a ma...

Airbus has introduced the new Taira Tetra Server for professional mobile radio networks. This versatile server based on IP technology can replace conventional switches and operates at much lower costs. The Taira is smaller than a typical switch and works more efficiently and economically, while still providing the same high service availability that many mission- and business-critical customers around the globe expect from Airbus Tetra solutions. Furthermore, the server can be managed easily as...

Identiv, Inc. announced the company will introduce the next generation of its uTrust Sense Temperature Tracker solution during RFID Journal LIVE! 2017. The end-to-end solution includes a low-cost, secure, portable smart sensor label that tracks and stores temperature readings, can be read locally by near field communication (NFC) readers, including mobile devices, and can be uploaded to the Internet for analysis. Precise temperature accuracy The self-adhesive uTrust Sense Temperature Trac...

Arecont Vision, the provider of IP-based megapixel camera technology, announces that Code Blue Corporation has recently joined the Arecont Vision Technology Partner Programme. Code Blue Corporation is the manufacturer of emergency communication solutions in their industry, and Arecont Vision cameras are successfully installed with Code Blue products in a wide variety of verticals and applications. “More and more customers are enjoying the value of integrating cameras with our signature He...

Global Traffic Technologies, LLC (GTT) will give delegates to the EMS2017 event in Copenhagen this month a chance to find out more about the Opticom Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption (EVP) system. Opticom provides drivers of emergency vehicles with priority control that enables green lights during emergencies. Navigating through congested intersections Opticom EVP allows ambulances and other emergency vehicles to navigate congested intersections more effectively, resulting in improved response tim...

The newly formed Campus Security Coalition, a networking group focused on sharing ideas and spearheading discussion about security and safety at schools nationwide, today unveiled its 2017 School Security Grant Programme. The initiative is designed to help schools better address threats, further strengthen security efforts and realize more proactive intelligence efforts. Faced with the growing threats of violence, vandalism and attacks, modern school systems are challenged with ensuring a safe,...

Hikvision, a provider of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, together with Cisco, a provider of IT and networking solutions, held a joint meeting on cyber security collaboration on April 26th, 2017, in Hangzhou, China.This meeting marked the successful completion of the first phase of a collaboration that began in December. Cisco is sharing its professional and sophisticated cyber security management experience and technologies with Hikvision, facilitating Hikvision’s glo...

Activu, the developer of ActivWare, a visualisation and collaboration platform for mission-critical control room environments, unveiled ActivShare, a new desktop collaboration product for the control room and beyond. Mission-critical operations require a collaboration solution that allows users to quickly and intuitively distribute critical information to decision makers (in the control room and at other locations) when an incident occurs so that issues can be resolved quickly and efficiently.D...

With STid readers, customers can manage their own secret keys to read Desfire EV1 cards Genetec, a provider of open architecture security and public safety solutions announced it has added STid, a French developer of RFID door controllers to its growing ecosystem of supported access control partners. Through this agreement, the STid Architect series of ergonomic and highly secure RFID readers, which is supported by the Genetec Synergis access control system in Genetec Security...

Optimising network infrastructures is a key requirement toward realising business objectives Rajant and Mitsui USA Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, announced that they will jointly develop and market Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh wireless networks, and extensive information assurance and security expertise to solve the advanced communications challenges of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), drones, V2V (vehicle to vehicle), and other au...

Critical Communications World, May 16-18, Hong Kong, is on track to attract over 3000 critical communications professionals with 90% of the current registrations coming from outside Hong Kong, cementing CCW as a truly global event. Network optimisation and transition Hosting this year’s 19th Annual event in Hong Kong provides the perfect setting, with this year’s theme focused on network optimisation and transition. This year will host for the first time an end user only pavilion w...

The event will showcase a wide range of product innovations from more than 350 exhibitors Terrorism has become part of everyday life. Over the past 12 months, Europe has experienced some the deadliest attacks in its history and the threat level remains high worldwide. One of the main issues facing global security professionals today is the breakup of the so-called Islamic State’s caliphate. Following the liberation of Mosel and the assault on Raqqa, it is becoming incre...

Pruiett is a specialist in providing marketing and communications expertise to high-tech companies Aiphone Corp., a manufacturer of intercom and entry security products, announced Dana Pruiett has joined the company as the new Marketing Manager. She will be responsible for managing the marketing team and overseeing corporate communications, including the development of brand guidelines and strategies for marketing key products. Marketing and communications expertise Pru...

AlarmNet 360 Insights business management platform is an interactive dashboard that helps security dealers and central stations better understand, protect and grow their business Honeywell released AlarmNet 360 Insights, an interactive analytics dashboard in the AlarmNet 360 cloud-based business management platform that makes it easier for security dealers and central stations to explore customer data, uncover opportunities and expose problem areas. “For more than 30 ye...

The newly released CM-AF500 illuminated annunciator series offers superior visibility with much brighter, clearer, and easy to read text Camden Door Controls, a premier provider of door activation and locking devices, is pleased to announce enhancement updates to its entire line of CM-AF500 illuminated annunciators. The newly released versions offer superior visibility with much brighter, clearer, easy to read text. The annunciators, which provide critical messages to buildin...

Selim Bouri is a top manager experienced in the field of critical communications In the course of reinforcing its presence in the Asian and Middle-Eastern radio communications markets, Airbus has appointed Selim Bouri as the new Head of Sales & Program Delivery for the Middle East and Asia-Pacific of Secure Land Communications. He will build on Airbus’ previous strong performances in delivering the latest Tetra technology in Asia and the Middle East, targeting new ma...

The System Galaxy software supports all legacy hardware and infrastructure Galaxy Control Systems, a provider of integrated access control and security solutions, introduced System Galaxy v10.5 at ISC West 2017. New features include integration capability with KONE elevator products and ASSA ABLOY DSR IP-enabled locks as well as updated support for OnSSI’s Ocularis SDK. “Collaboration with these and other manufacturers has emerged as a significant way for Galaxy t...

The NetWay8G and NetWay8E are designed in a space-saving 1U rackmount chassis Altronix, a provider of power and transmission solutions for the professional security industry, further expanded its popular line of NetWay PoE Solutions with the introduction of the new NetWay8E Endspan and an upgraded Midspan, the NetWay8G. Greater power and faster transmission rates “Today’s high-resolution IP cameras and network devices require greater power and faster transmission...

Edge360 GroundTruth application will introduce enhanced features throughout the upcoming months On the first day of the ISC West 2017, integrator and security solutions designer Edge360 announced the debut of GroundTruth, an innovative Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) application, designed from the ground up to meet the specific needs of law enforcement agencies. The specialised solution enables investigators and law enforcement/homeland security personnel to intuitively monit...

The VTNS1006A-2 switch and the VTH5222CH indoor unit use a two-wire interface As modern society rapidly develops, residents are looking for more advanced features in their intercom systems. However, old apartment buildings often do not have data network wiring in place to install IP based intercom system. The cost associated with rewiring has become a barrier in many intercom system upgrade projects. The Dahua 2-Wire Apartment Video Intercom System provides a cost effective, f...