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Evolution, the globally renowned integrated fire & security systems business, has opened a new office in Cork, Ireland, so as to service the increasing new business opportunities in the area. New Cork service and support base The new Cork office will provide new account management, service and support base in the county and beyond for new and existing customers, and coincides with the appointment of two new members to the team. Mark Field has been appointed as a Key Account Manager respon...

Securitas is proud to continue its commitment to forge women's equality in the workplace and celebrate the contribution and achievement of women on International Women’s Day on Monday, 8th March 2021. Free workshop sessions Securitas is hosting a number of free sessions throughout the day and every employee is welcome to join in live workshops, ranging from desktop yoga, mindfulness, maternity and parental leave, to challenging assertively in the workplace, a workshop that supports the g...

Genea Energy Partners, Inc. (Genea), a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company specialising in cloud-based building technology systems, announced its partnership with HID Global through its participation in the HID Global Advantage Partner Programme. The programme provides Genea optimal integration of its non-proprietary Access Control system with HID Global’s physical access control cloud platform, HID Origo. “HID Global has been and continues to be a trusted partner in the identity a...

ASSA ABLOY, the globally renowned company in access solutions, has published its Sustainability Report 2020. During the 2015-2020 period, the ASSA ABLOY Group successfully completed its sustainability program and exceeded the majority of the targets set for health and safety, energy, water and materials efficiency, while also reducing waste generated. A new ambitious sustainability program has been set for 2025. New sustainability program Sustainability is vital to economic and industrial dev...

Sensor Solution specialist, HENSOLDT is strengthening its avionics business by re-naming its subsidiary EUROAVIONICS GmbH, located in Pforzheim, Germany and addressing the avionics market under the unified brand name, HENSOLDT Avionics. The strategic move is driven by a new management team led by the Managing Directors, André Hinueber and Dieter Buchdrucker. EUROAVIONICS GmbH has been part of HENSOLDT Group since 2017. Interfaces for third-party avionics and sensors “HENSOLDT Avi...

Video wall and visual display experts, Ultimate Visual Solutions (UVS) is to continue with its remote access and online demonstration policy, after the new way of working saw the business grow, during the lockdown. The innovative methods will combine with more traditional meetings and demos when required, once the UK Government’s COVID-19 roadmap allows. Full suite of remote access services UVS launched a full suite of remote access and online demonstration services to help security sec...

Impinj, Inc., a globally renowned provider and pioneer of RAIN RFID solutions has announced that on February 26, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the ‘Court’) issued an order (the ‘Preliminary Order’), providing for preliminary approval of the proposed settlement of the claims, asserted nominally on behalf of the company, against the individual defendants, named in the previously disclosed stockholder derivative action, entitled ‘...

Valsoft Corporation Inc. (‘Valsoft’), a Montreal-based company specialising in the acquisition and development of vertical market software businesses, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Datastor Systems Ltd (‘Datastor’) on February 1, 2021. Processing more efficiently “Datastor Systems has many years of experience in supplying Process Control Solutions (PCS). Utilising leading-edge technology, we provide systems that control the process more effi...

2N, the global front-runner in IP intercom systems, has launched a smart access control unit and readers that set a new benchmark in speed, reliability and security, for mobile access control for UK offices and buildings. Research already indicates that more than four in ten office workers' preferred method for storing access credentials is their smartphone. Harnessing next-generation Bluetooth-based mobile access technology, the new 2N Access Unit M multi-technology access control and its read...

‘Communication is the key’ - probably, to a lot of things, including the efficient and productive growth at a firm. If managed accurately, it is the dart that can single-handedly target most of the business pain areas. Each time one blinks, a crisp development occurs that aims to revolutionise the corporate world. A vital victim of this phenomenon is communication, regardless of scale, sector or industry. SOHO industry issues with tech advancements The SOHO (Small Office Home Offi...

Videosoft is going global with its range of adaptive low bandwidth video streaming products. The Videosoft suite of cutting-edge video streaming products, including the brand new FireBird F-100, delivers high quality, low latency live video over unreliable or congested networks, including 4G mobile and satellite. Video streaming expert Videosoft is headed up by the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Stewart McCone, one of the security industry's renowned video streaming experts, wh...

HID Global, a worldwide renowned company in trusted identity solutions, has announced it has acquired the Invengo Textile Services Business of Invengo Information Technology Co., Ltd. The acquisition adds radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, readers and cloud-based inventory management services for linen and laundry management to HID Global’s industry-renowned RFID portfolio. RFID products portfolio expansion According to MarketsandMarkets, the global market for commercial laundry...

ASSA ABLOY has acquired the textile services business of Invengo Information Technology Co., Ltd, a globally renowned real-time inventory management platform that combines software, RFID tags, equipment and services, to efficiently identify, track and monitor linen and textile assets. Strategic technological acquisition “Invengo Textile Services is a strategic technological addition to the ASSA ABLOY Group. The company reinforces our current offering within the global RFID ecosystem. The...

Pluralsight, Inc., the globally renowned technology workforce development company, has announced the promotion of Lindsay Bayuk to the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective immediately. Reporting to Pluralsight, Inc.’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Aaron Skonnard, Lindsay Bayuk was promoted, after serving as interim CMO and prior to that, serving as Vice President (VP) of Portfolio Marketing at the company. Spearheaded Pluralsight's enterprise expansion Pl...

HID Global, trusted identity solutions announced that it has again been positioned in the Leaders quadrant in the most recent Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Indoor Location Services, Global” report. HID® Location Services “We are proud to again be named a Leader in a Gartner’s 2021 Magic Quadrant,” said Mark Robinton, Vice President of IoT Services with HID Global. “HID® Location Services, including the latest Workplace Safety solution for contact trac...

Security system designer and manufacturer, Inner Range has launched a new service to support customers in the United Kingdom and wider EMEA region, when upgrading systems. The service involves experienced in-house technicians migrating a host of information from the customer’s existing Inner Range hardware controller to the new system, such as user types, cards, time zones, doors, areas, lifts and readers. Upgrading to Integriti access control system The service has been designed for cu...

The Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA), an industry body comprised of stakeholders from all facets of the security, safety and building automation space, has announced two important developments, as part of its mission to pave the road towards trustworthy and innovative security and safety solutions. New technical specifications First, a new specification is now available to members, which focuses on camera cyber security measures. The Open Security & Safety Alliance has also intro...

Web host, eukhost, has announced the launch of the Patchman security tool. Patchman is a sophisticated security tool that automates the patching and removal of malicious software from content management system websites used by many of eukhost’s global customers. About Patchman Developed by SiteLock, a global front-runner in website security, Patchman provides three different infrastructure plans for website owners, all of which will be available to eukhost customers. While all levels sca...

Hanwha Techwin has announced consultants, system designers and system integrators are now able to specify Wisenet Q series and Wisenet WAVE PoE NVRs supplied with Seagate hard disk drives (HDDs). High-density HDDs “Seagate’s space-efficient, high-density HDDs (hard disk drives) are able to perfectly meet the data storage demands of video surveillance systems and equally important, they have a reputation for being ultra-reliable,” said Uri Guterman, Head of Product & Marke...

Smart R Distribution’s appointment as a full member of the Dahua Dealer Partner Program, provides the opportunity for installers to source Dahua products from the specialist distributor of access control and video surveillance network solutions. Supplier of Dahua IP cameras, NVRs As an authorised reseller, Smart R Distribution will be supplying the entire portfolio of Dahua products, including a comprehensive range of IP security cameras, NVRs (Network Video Recorders) and video manageme...

Yeastar, the provider of SME PBX system, and TELIgraph, the Singapore-based distributor of business telecommunication and phone systems jointly announce a distribution partnership. TELIgraph will distribute the full line of Yeastar’s innovative Unified Communications solutions to channels across Singapore. VoIP and Unified Communications solutions “We feel excited to partner with TELIgraph which has been in the business of telecommunication and phone systems for 33 years in Singapo...

Stadiums and arenas are entertainment venues that can hold thousands of people at one time. They most often host sporting competitions, but they are sometimes also the sites of other events, such as concerts. Gatherings of so many people make stadiums soft targets for violence and terrorism. Fortunately, Delta Scientific has a wide range of products that can help to enhance the security of arenas or stadiums. Safety and security standards Responsibility for security at a stadium is often shar...

Boon Edam Inc., a global front-runner in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, announced that Bothwell Exchange, a new construction commercial space in Glasgow, Scotland, has installed an array of Speedlane Slide optical turnstiles in the lobby and two TQA automatic revolving doors at the main entrance to control access without impacting the building’s high traffic needs. Meets tenants’ connectivity needs Bothwell Exchange is a 9-story, 155,000 sq. ft. commercial bu...

Device Authority, a global front-runner in Identity and Access Management (IAM) for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced KeyScaler for Azure Sphere in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. Azure Sphere brings together Microsoft’s expertise in cloud, software and silicon to provide a security foundation and connectivity to create intelligent secure products and accelerate the adoption of IoT at scale. Device Authority&rsq...

Dahua Technology, a globally renowned video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, has recently unveiled its updated WizSense – a series of AI products and complete end-to-end solutions based on deep learning that focuses on humans and vehicles. It benefits users with intelligent functions, simple configuration and inclusive products. Compared to its previous version, the updated WizSense offers upgraded features that will surely transform regular monitoring to a whole new level...

Dahua Technology USA, a globally renowned, video-centric, provider of smart IoT solutions, announces a new edition to their North American product line - an indoor/outdoor, second-generation 4x5 MP multi-sensor camera that is ideal for flexible, wide-area surveillance. Featuring four 1/2.7-in 5 MP progressive-scan CMOS sensors, each with a 2.8 to 12 mm motorised lens, the DH-IPC-PDBW82041N-B360 allows each unstitched sensor to be configured independently of the others. This enables flexible, mu...

Vectra AI, a pioneer in Network Detection and Response (NDR) announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organisation dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. Network detection solution Vectra and its flagship Cognito threat-detection and response platform enable the world’s most consequential enterprise organisations to identify, hunt, and investigate cyberattacks in r...

The Board of Directors of Hubbell Incorporated announces the election of Lieutenant General (U.S. Army, Retired) Rhett A. Hernandez as a Director of the company effective March 1, 2021. Hubbell’s Executive Chairman, Mr. David G. Nord, said “We are thrilled to welcome Rhett to Hubbell’s Board of Directors. His broad experience and expertise in the areas of cybersecurity, strategic planning, leadership, and operational synergies will serve Hubbell w...

FLIR Systems announced the availability of the Extech DV690 its first non-contact high voltage detector with a detection range of up to 69,000 volts (69 kV). The industrial-grade DV690 provides early warning alerts of energised electrical components for utility line workers, telecommunications installers, first responders, search and rescue teams, and tree removal services. Features The DV690 features five flexible mounting options: handheld, around the neck, clipped to a belt, strapped to a...