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eyevis UK surpasses one million hours of 24/7 operation at installations across UK

eyevis LED video walls offer ultra-high resolution and bright displays across a wide variety of applications Video wall and visual display solutions provider eyevis UK has surpassed one million hours a year of 24/7 operation at their installations across the UK. LED video walls The Burnley-based company provides high quality display solutions and video wall controllers to a wide range of sectors where quality and reliability are vital, including corporate, broadcasters,...

Robotic Assistance Devices to demonstrate robotic guards at ISC West 2017

Using AI supercomputer NVIDIA Jetson, RAD robotics can achieve higher levels of autonomy Robotic Assistance Devices (RAD), an innovator in artificial intelligence and robotics and master distributor for SMP Robotics Systems Corp. has announced it is advancing its complete line of next-generation autonomous robotic guards with the NVIDIA Jetson embedded computing platform. NVIDIA Jetson AI supercomputer Using NVIDIA Jetson, an embedded AI supercomputer ideal for intelligent m...

ISC WEST 2017 panel: The Future of Priority Response

The panel will feature experts from law enforcement, technology, defence and security, including priority response The Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR) has announced it will host the Future of Priority Response panel discussion at ISC West 2017 in Las Vegas. The panel will feature experts from law enforcement, technology, defence and security and will discuss many aspects of priority response and verified alarms, including future technologies, industry...

AMAG to demonstrate Symmetry Blue reader range and mobile app at ISC West 2017

Customers can use either a card, the app on their smartphone or both to open a door with the Symmetry Blue reader AMAG Technology, a security manufacturer specialising in access control, video management, identity management, intrusion detection and visitor management, will be demonstrating its Symmetry Blue reader range at ISC West 2017 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas between April 5th-7th. The Symmetry Blue reader range combines Bluetooth Low Energy with card reading capabil...

ISC West 2017: Qognify to showcase Qblock NAS VMS designed for surveillance industry

Visitors to Qognify’s booth will be able to see demonstrations of VisionHub Qblock and other market-leading solutions Qognify, a provider of big data solutions for physical security and operations, has announced that it will be showcasing Qblock, the most reliable turnkey NAS VMS solution designed for the surveillance industry at ISC West 2017. Visitors to Qognify’s booth, no. 9109, will be able to learn about and see demonstrations of VisionHub Qblock and other m...

Open Option to introduce DNA Fusion access control platform version 7 at ISC West 2017

ISC West showcases a wide range of products and solutions from hundreds of manufacturers Open Options, a provider of open platform access control solutions, will be introducing version 7 of their DNA Fusion access control platform at ISC West 2017, held April 5-7 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. Complete and unified solution “We’re excited to share the latest in access control technology with the thousands of security professionals who are at...

PACS vendors Lenel and Software House announce integration by including the PLAI in their OnGuard and C•CURE products

Both companies have been active in the development of PLAI and have seen market demand for its features Physical Access Control System (PACS) vendors Lenel (UTC) and Software House (Tyco Security Products) have made a strong endorsement for the PSIA's Physical Logical Access Interoperability (PLAI) specification, by including it as a native implementation in their OnGuard and C•CURE products, respectively. OnGuard PLAI adapter Each of these companies has been activ...

SALTO XS4 SVN card system provides access control for remote buildings

This advanced software system allows stand-alone electronic escutcheons to read, receive and write information via its operating smart cards or ‘intelligent’ keys “I want access control but my buildings are remote”: This is a question that SALTO Systems hears regularly, but there is a simple solution. Many companies want access control; be they commercial manufacturing concerns or university campuses spread over large sites; but they don’t want th...

Hikvision introduces Blazer Pro all-in-one high-end server solution

Blazer Pro connects previously separated NVR/DVR sites together with centralised management Hikvision, a supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has launched Blazer Pro, an all-in-one high-end server solution designed specifically to meet the needs of medium to large camera count, mission critical surveillance network projects. Advanced functionality Combining Hikvision’s powerful video management system software and data storage in to one phy...

HySecurity automated gate systems now available to PSA Security Network integrators

HySecurity leads the access control industry with highest reliability access control point (ACP) products HySecurity announces their partnership with PSA Security Network. This relationship makes HySecurity premium commercial, industrial and anti-terrorist automated gate systems available to PSA Security Network integrators. Highly reliable ACP products HySecurity leads the access control industry with highest reliability access control point (ACP) products. “HySecurit...

SALTO Systems offline locks integrate with Software House C-CURE 9000 System

The SALTO offline lock solution offers flexibility within any project where the cost of a fully-wired door is not justified SALTO Systems has announced an integration with the Software House C-CURE 9000 Security and Event Management System from Tyco Security Products. SALTO offline locks installation The C-CURE 9000 integration with SALTO offline locks allows communication with the SALTO server and control of cardholder access permissions to offline locks directly from the C...

Promise Technology named Best Storage Solution Partner by Milestone Systems for second consecutive year

Promise’s Vess A2000 Series NVR was one of the first IT infrastructure solutions to be certified by Milestone At the Milestone Community Days event in Macau, Promise Technology was named the Best Storage Solution Partner in APAC by Milestone Systems for the second consecutive year. Milestone is a provider of open platform IP video management software (VMS) and Promise is a provider of servers and storage solutions optimised for video surveillance. The synergy and close c...

Genetec announces technology partnership with SimonsVoss GmbH

For systems integrators, this integration will offer a greater choice of industry-standard wireless electronic locks Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a provider of open architecture security and public safety solutions announces a technology partnership with SimonsVoss GmbH, a European manufacturer of electronic locks. Through this partnership, Genetec will be able to integrate the SimonsVoss SmartIntego Digital Locking Cylinder, Smart Handle and Padlock Wireless Locks wi...

IHS Markit: Disruption coming to professional smart home market

Professionally monitored smart home accounts will surpass traditionally monitored accounts in 2022 Alarm.com and Comcast’s acquisition of Icontrol, finalised March 8, will mean stiff competition in the coming years for other providers of professional home automation systems. Although Comcast is a telecom, and telecoms often get poor customer service reviews, this has not slowed its growth as a home automation and security provider. Robust smart home platform IHS Markit...

LOCKEN and ISEO Group announce strategic alliance to strengthen their software and services

The partnership will open up the possibility of new services in the access control field Developers of cable free access control, LOCKEN and ISEO Group, an Italian designer, manufacturer, and distributor of access management systems, have announced a strategic alliance to strengthen their software and services. Offering wider range of products This joint venture, between two companies with strong entrepreneurial and family culture, harnesses ISEO’s industrial know-how...

Qognify launches new VisionHub Qblock converged infrastructure for the surveillance industry

Qblock combines the power of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, Dell EMC Isilon storage and Qognify’s VisionHub Video Management Solution Qognify, the provider of big data solutions for physical security and operations, announces the launch of Qblock. Qblock is a unique offering built on industry’s leading technology from Dell EMC to address the growing need for securely and efficiently storing critical video data. The Qblock converged infrastructure is designed specifica...

Cortech Developments’ Datalog 5 software integrated with Access Control Technology’s ACTpro Enterprise software

The partnership between Cortech and ACT will provide end users with an added value solution Cortech Developments’ main software product, Datalog 5, now offers full integration with ACTpro Enterprise software designed by access control provider ACT. Mitigating risk The partnership between Cortech and ACT will provide end users with an added value solution that optimises security across large estates incorporating multiple sites and buildings. Commenting on the integrat...

Tyco Security Products launches new version of C•CURE 9000 v2.60 security and event management platform

C•CURE 9000 v2.60 offers advanced access control policy enforcement and customisation Tyco Security Products, part of Johnson Controls, introduces the newest version of its C•CURE 9000 security and event management platform that offers new functionalities for enhanced compliance controls and increased operational efficiency Advanced access control policy enforcement C•CURE 9000 v2.60 offers advanced access control policy enforcement and customisation, after-ho...

ISC West 2017: Robotic Assistance Devices and SMP Robotics to unveil upgraded S5 Security Robot

RAD serves as the master distributor for SMP Robotics across North America Robotic Assistance Devices (RAD), an innovator in artificial intelligence and robotics, and SMP Robotics Systems Corp. will unveil the upgraded capabilities of SMP Robotics S5 Security Robot during 2017 ISC West Conference and Expo, being held April 5-7, in Las Vegas. SMP Robotics and RAD have entered into a distribution agreement in which RAD serves as the master distributor for SMP Robotics across Nor...

Brivo OnAir cloud-based access control system to include Mercury’s open platform hardware

Brivo OnAir combines access control technology, video surveillance and mobile credentialing in a unified cloud-based security platform Brivo, the provider of cloud-based physical access control systems and mobile credentials, and Mercury Security, a global provider of OEM access control hardware, announces the integration of the Authentic Mercury open platform into Brivo’s flagship OnAir access control system. “We have always believed in open standards for our phy...

Crisma Security integrates Navtech radar with ULISSE THERMAL RADICAL range of PTZ cameras

The integration offers a unique and flexible solution for optimal management of large-scale critical infrastructures Crisma Security, a company that specialises in designing security systems for highly critical sites, announces the integration of Navtech radar with the ULISSE THERMAL RADICAL range of PTZ thermal cameras manufactured by Videotec, creator of professional video surveillance products. Protecting critical infrastructures This combination of advanced technologies...

Gartner says detection and response is top security priority for organisations in 2017

All security investments are measured on how they contribute to the shift in mindset Organisations are transforming their security spending strategy in 2017, moving away from prevention-only approaches to focus more on detection and response, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide spending on information security is expected to reach $90 billion in 2017, an increase of 7.6 per cent over 2016, and to top $113 billion by 2020. Spending on enhancing detection and response capabilit...

MorphoTrak donates $1.5 million to West Virginia University for cloud based biometric research

MorphoCloud includes services for fingerprint and palmprint search and verification, as well as face recognition MorphoTrak, a key provider of biometric services to law enforcement and other agencies, will donate access to MorphoCloud, a cloud-based collection of services, to West Virginia University to support the university's highly-regarded research and education programs in biometrics and forensics. Close academic partnership MorphoTrak, a subsidiary of Safran Identity a...

Dahua’s Fu Liquan recognised as leading figure in Chinese Software Industry

Mr. Fu Liquan has led his team to launch a series of video-related advanced technologies and services The China Software Conference 2016 – the annual elite award ceremony in the Chinese Software and Information Service Industry – was held in Beijing on December, 22nd, 2016. Mr. Fu Liquan, Chairman of Dahua, was recognised as one of the “Top 10 Leading Figures in the China Software Industry”. Chinese software and IT technology The China Software Confer...

NEC establishes Security Operations Centre in the US

NEC's experience includes the provision of 24/7 security monitoring and emergency response to cyber incidents NEC Corporation and Infosec Corporation, a specialised security company belonging to the NEC Group, have announced the establishment of Infosec America, Inc. as a Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Santa Clara, California, USA. The new company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosec Corporation. Operation of this new SOC is slated to begin in April 2017. 24/7 securit...

PureTech Systems announces new patent addressing video-based man overboard detection

Patent addresses video detection for long fall safety at cruise lines, military, oil platforms, and bridges Man overboard events continue to be a safety concern for cruise lines and their passengers. Recent action by the cruise industry and current legislation calls for systems that can accurately detect and communicate these types of events to aid in the safety of passengers. The latest patent issued to PureTech Systems by the United States Patent Office - US Patent No 9,569,...

360 Vision Technology becomes a member of Milestone Systems Camera Partner Program

360 Vision Technology’s cameras deliver advanced situational awareness and identification Enabling the entire 360 Vision Technology camera range to be simply and easily integrated with all Milestone Systems products, 360 Vision Technology, a UK CCTV design and manufacturing company, has partnered with Milestone to become a member of the Milestone Systems Camera Partner Program. Integration with Milestone XProtect VMS The Milestone Camera Partner Program is designe...

360 Vision Technology to showcase latest camera technology at Security TWENTY 17 Ireland

360 Vision will be showing their range of high-performance Predator, Centurion, and VisionDome cameras 360 Vision Technology, a UK CCTV design and manufacturing company, will be displaying their latest range of professional quality surveillance cameras at Security TWENTY 17 Ireland. Product range on display Taking place at the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin, on Wednesday 5th April, Security TWENTY 17 Ireland is a free of charge exhibition and conference for end users, purchaser...

ZKAccess welcomes Esteban Pastor to Tech Support team and Joe Fryd to Sales Support team

Esteban Pastor and Joe Fryd will strive to deliver highest level of technical support and service ZKAccess, a division of ZKTeco and provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, is pleased to welcome Esteban Pastor to its Tech Support team and Joe Fryd to its Sales Support team. Previous work experience Pastor has a diverse background in communication and technology. After working in broadcasting, he later joined a worldwide electronics company where he provided techni...

Convergence India 2017 announces innovative products and services on display

Convergence India 2017 is a veritable non-stop feast of knowledge with innovative solutions on display Every year technology czars and start-ups alike descend on New Delhi to either showcase the amazing products and solutions or to clinch deals behind the scene at Convergence India. Connecting with industry leaders, hitting the show floor, and listening to highly sought after industry experts, the three-days spent at Convergence India are energising for participants. Converg...