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In the first of Vanderbilt and ComNet’s upcoming webinar series, the ACRE companies will be tackling the topic of card cloning and reader hacking in access control. The webinar takes place on Wednesday 22 April, at 10 am (CET) and will last 45 minutes. The host of the webinar is Andrew Fulton, Director of Business Development for Access Control at Vanderbilt. “During this webinar, I will discuss and demonstrate the issues surrounding card cloning and reader hacking in the access con...

During the recent COVID-19 world crisis, it has been published that vehicle aftermarket services would be defined as ‘essential’ by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) US regulation. It is clear that during times of emergency, the society still needs functioning vehicles, in order to take workers to hospitals and goods to grocery stores. Fleets need to keep working and fulfill important demands, while keeping personnel safe, at all times. Automotive industry selected as criti...

Snoop is a fintech start-up, established in spring of 2019 by a team of former senior managers at Virgin Money. Drawing on their heritage of building consumer champion brands and solutions, as well as the opportunities fostered by Open Banking, the co-founding group wanted to create an application which would deliver personalised advice to users across all of their spending, including direct debits and payment accounts. AI-driven analysis and cloud-based platform Snoop enables users to connect...

Governments, businesses, organisations, and of course the people, all are affected by COVID-19. Many locations all over the country and the world are ordered closed and large parts of the population are staying at home and working from home. This has created a large shift in how responsibilities are managed and how service is provided to clients. A popular way to ease this transition is to invest in technologies that automate some of the operational tasks of the business. Ai-RGUS has AI-automat...

Axis Communications, recognised for decades as an international provider of network video, has announced its first body worn camera solution designed for use by law enforcement and private security. The solution – including the robust camera, docking station and system controller – has been designed on an open system architecture, which will allow for integration with a broad range of video management systems (VMS) and evidence management systems (EMS), making the solution the world&...

Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global pioneer in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology, and green computing provided preliminary information regarding its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 ended March 31, 2020. The company now anticipates that it will report revenue for its third quarter of fiscal 2020 in the range of $755 million to $785 million. The company’s previous guidance range was $770 million to $830 million. As of March 31, 202...

Userful Corporation (Userful), a globally renowned provider of visual communication solutions since 2015, has announced a new offering for its Visual Networking Platform. Virtual Emergency Operations Centre Userful’s Virtual Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) supports remote workers and allows cross-site and cross-departmental collaboration with a virtual video wall that is capable of sharing secure data, KPIs and other critical visual information sources in real time onto any display. W...

FLIR Systems, Inc. announces the FLIR A400/A700 Thermal Smart Sensor and Thermal Image Streaming fixed camera solutions for monitoring equipment, production lines, critical infrastructure, and screening for elevated skin temperatures. These highly configurable smart camera systems provide accurate, non-contact temperature monitoring across a wide range of disciplines: manufacturing process control, product development, emissions monitoring, waste management, facilities maintenance, and Environm...

AlgoSec, globally renowned provider of business-driven network security management solutions, has released the version A30.10 update of its core Network Security Management Suite, which offers new cloud security management capabilities and a range of enhanced features that further extend its technology ecosystem integrations. ASMS A30.10 The AlgoSec Security Management Suite (ASMS) A30.10 builds on A30’s market renowned automation capabilities to enable seamless, zero-touch security mana...

Pulse Secure, a renowned provider of Zero Trust Secure Access solutions, announced that analyst firm Frost & Sullivan recognised Pulse Secure among the top ten NAC vendors by global revenue market share and one of six leading vendors to show market share gain. Frost and Sullivan market report identifies Pulse Secure among top 10 Network Access Control (NAC) vendors by global revenue market share. The 2020 Frost & Sullivan Network Access Control (NAC) Market, Forecast to 2024 report stat...

UVeye has developed contact-free, emergency-vehicle inspection systems equipped with thermal sensors that not only can detect critical vehicle-safety problems, but also can identify drivers and passengers with fevers through vehicle windshields. UVeye is offering to equip health-related fleet operators with vehicle-inspection equipment on a not-for-profit basis during the current COVID-19 crisis. Ambulance and police fleets, as well as delivery services for food and medical equipment, all woul...

Public administrations, organisations and infrastructures must always be comprehensively and reliably protected. Be it from intrusion, damage or cyber threats, MOBOTIX intelligent video technology can not only provide solutions to counter these threats but also assist in increasing efficiency in process and safeguarding assets. MOBOTIX technology continues to evolve through Artificial Intelligence and on the Edge Analytics to alarm, prevent and mitigate physical and digital hazards. For the pre...

Hikvision UK & Ireland has announced offering security installers, integrators and end users the opportunity to undertake free online training on its fever screening thermal products and solutions. Hikvision thermal cameras Hikvision’s newly developed thermal cameras can be configured to aid high level screening by detecting elevated skin-surface temperatures, and are suitable for use in rapid preliminary fever screening in office buildings, factories, railway stations, airports and...

Access control is a central concern for schools globally, both in the K-12 and university space, where the balance between openness and safety can be difficult to outline. Technology that restricts access yet allows for the freedom of traffic flow must also account for the fact that emergencies happen. Having a comprehensive policy for visitor management and appropriate access levels for students, faculty and staff requires more than a one-size-fits-all approach. In its effort to address this c...

Interface Security Systems, globally renowned managed services provider delivering managed network, interactive alarm monitoring, video surveillance and business intelligence solutions to distributed enterprises, has announced a new strategic partnership with OpenEye, international provider of cloud-managed solutions for video security, business intelligence, and loss prevention. Strategic partnership The strategic partnership will combine the proven solutions of both companies — Interfa...

Quantum Corporation today announced new product lines and capabilities which significantly expand its video surveillance and physical security product portfolio. The expanded portfolio includes:   A new line of network video recording servers A new line of servers for building management systems and GPU-based video analytics New capabilities for the VS-HCI Series, which the company launched in 2019 to provide hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) for surveillance recording, video manag...

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Supermicro), a globally renowned company in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing, has announced the availability of new SAP HANA servers, certified by SAP for VMware Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI). With certification on VMware vSphere and vSAN, Supermicro servers fuelled by 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, including Intel Optane persistent memory enable the integration of mission-critical SAP HANA deployments on...

Cheshire, UK, based Anekanta Ltd (Anekanta) and New York, USA, based GT Digital (GT) announced that they are working together to progress GT’s patent-pending, innovative, cognitive intelligence platform MediaMaestro. Through its advanced military-grade proprietary algorithms, MediaMaestro can automatically predict emerging threats before they happen, enable fast mitigating action and provide continuous updates to a rapidly evolving scenario.  In a society where the threats to the s...

Allot Ltd., the global provider of innovative network intelligence and security-as-a-service (SECaaS) solutions for communication service providers and enterprises, announced that it was chosen by Broadcom as the recommended vendor to offer a transition path from the discontinued PacketShaper line of products to the Allot Secure Service Gateway (SSG).   Following their Broadcom acquisition, the Symantec Enterprise Division has chosen to End of Sale the PacketShaper line of produc...

Effective March 1, 2020, Michael Seiter (48) and Magnus Ekerot (51) have taken over newly established roles within Bosch Building Technologies. Michael Seiter has assumed the role of Senior Vice President, responsible for the Video Systems & Solutions business. Magnus Ekerot has joined Bosch as Senior Vice President, responsible for the global marketing of the company’s comprehensive Security offering as well as for sales coordination and product management of the Video Systems &...

Digital Monitoring Products, Inc. has announced extending their partnership with Digital Watchdog with the integration between Digital Watchdog’s flagship DW Spectrum Video Management Software and Digital Monitoring Products’ (DMP) Virtual Keypad. DW Spectrum VMS – Virtual Keypad Customers can now use DW Spectrum VMS software through their Virtual Keypad app or VirtualKeypad.com. Whenever they receive a notification from their DMP panel, customers will be able to view all of...

Supermicro will present its first GPU Live Forum. An expert line-up of Supermicro product managers will share insights and updates on the industry’s broadest portfolio of NVIDIA GPU systems. Attendees will experience product panel discussions, product demos, networking opportunities with live Q & A, and a unique chance to chat live with Supermicro product experts in the virtual environment. Sessions include GPU Accelerated VDI Solution Powered by NVIDIA vGPU High-Density Computin...

As countries and communities around the world continue to battle the spread of COVID-19, G4S would like to outline some of the measures they have implemented to protect employees and customers. With a large presence in Asia, G4S has been responding to the devastating impacts of COVID-19 for several months and they have been using that experience to support customers and employees as the pandemic has spread throughout Europe, and the Middle East, the Americas, and Africa. Public health guidance...

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform announced new capabilities to Flow, the company’s developer analytics product. The new capabilities include powerful new reporting and analytics tools, support for the increasingly popular mob and pair programming, deeper integration with Pluralsight’s Skills platform, and an enhanced user experience. Software development Pluralsight Flow provides software engineering leaders with a data-driven view into their softwa...

According to Ross Wilks, Head of Communications at Vanderbilt Industries, one of the critical components of a successful access control system is its ability to integrate with other systems. Power of Integration The power of integration can be interpreted in two ways. Firstly, it relies on open protocols to enable platforms to communicate and share information freely. Following that, the second interpretation is its capacity to drive and manage different functions through a front-end system....

Beyond Encryption, the provider of secure email systems, road tested its working from home policy, safe in the knowledge that their ‘Digital Recorded Delivery®’ email system will continue to keep their communications secure. With the fears surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak worsening by the day, businesses are already relying on technology for remote working. According to Cisco Systems, WebEx meeting traffic connecting Chinese users to global workplaces has increase...

Pulse Secure, the provider of software-defined secure access solutions, announces a new distribution partnership with Inforte to grow and better support its channel community across Turkey, and to meet accelerating demand for Zero Trust access security. Inforte is a value-added distributor specialising in the new generation of information security solutions. Inforte provides innovative services to support its community of over 100+ partners with pre-sales and post-sales services, logistics, mar...

Safeture AB announces that several new customers have signed up for its cloud-based software to help manage safety and reduce risk for their employees. The increasing awareness of corporate duty-of-care for employees continues to drive demand for Safeture’s software globally. The new direct customers who have obtained the company’s platform include the Swedish firm SwedFund, electric racing championship Formula E and U.K. giant Imperial Tobacco, which has some 32,700 employees. Safe...

Consortio Security has adopted employee scheduling and workforce management software SmartTask to streamline internal processes and improve operational performance. The solution will be used to better manage and monitor a team of 330 security officers that provide a range of services at 250 customer sites including manned guarding, key holding, mobile patrols and alarm response. This will enable the company to reduce its administrative burden, while enhancing the service it provides to customer...

Quantum Corporation announces it has completed its acquisition of the ActiveScale™ object storage business from Western Digital Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Western Digital Corp. The acquisition expands Quantum’s leadership role in storing and managing video and other unstructured data using a software-defined approach. Jamie Lerner, President and CEO, Quantum commented, “The strategic acquisition of ActiveScale bolsters our existing product portfolio and expands our ad...