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Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings announced a new offering in enterprise-grade frictionless access control with the integration of the Software House C•CURE 9000 security and event management system with the Rock from Alcatraz AI, a powerful edge device leveraging 3D facial authentication technology to protect businesses, people and assets, prevent security breaches, and mitigate risk. The Rock / C•CURE 9000 solution harnesses Artificia...

Global technology provider Arrow Electronics announces it has signed a global agreement with Lenovo to deliver its TruScale Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution through value-added resellers, managed service providers, and telcos. TruScale Infrastructure as a Service operates on a consumption-based subscription model that allows companies to use and pay for data centre solutions on-premise or at a customer-preferred location without having to purchase the equipment. Arrow...

i-PRO Americas Inc., a global pioneer in professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety announced that it has moved its manufacturing centre to Japan. Previously located in Cambodia, the new manufacturing facility will be located close to i-PRO’s Research and Development hub in Fukuoka, Japan. Short delivery times By moving its manufacturing centre to Japan, i-PRO’s engineering and manufacturing teams are better positioned to cooperate, design, test, and build...

Konica Minolta has defined 'ensuring social security' as one of its business areas. Through its business operations, the company aims to help solve challenges such as the growing risk of disasters due to climate change or the diminishing workforce due to aging societies. To ensure people's safety and improve industry productivity, it is increasingly necessary to solve social problems through digital transformation (DX), Konica Minolta believes. FORXAI IoT imaging platform AI-assisted, real-ti...

ZeroEyes, creators of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation announced that its Information Security Management System (ISMS) has been ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified, confirming that all data is properly safeguarded. Cybersecurity consulting and technical services firm Layer 8 Security helped ZeroEyes develop and implement business practices and policies optimised to achieve the certification. Customer...

Whether for business or pleasure, on average 6 million people fly on airplanes every day. Flight check-in, baggage drops, and security checkpoints are all vital to air travel for everyone's safety and security, they are also big chokepoints of congestion. Flight delays and layovers are common occurrences as well, and airports need to provide venues such as restaurants, shopping, and business centres to accommodate travelers. Once users arrive at their final destination, they need to retrieve th...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings announced it has been recognised as one of the World's 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights for the ninth year in a row. Evaluation criteria Companies on the Global 100 represent the world's top sustainability performers and are analysed across 25 areas of performance, including sustainable revenue, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and research and development. Johnson Controls is ranked #1...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has promoted Sarah Dixon to Enterprise Sales Director, UK&I, effective immediately. As the former General Manager, Fire Suppression at Johnson Controls, Dixon brings a wealth of leadership experience and industry expertise to the wider business. Role and responsibilities In her new role, Dixon will continue to bring the team from strength to strength, driving sustainable growth, and digital & sustainab...

SecurityHQ, a global Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP), has increased its presence in the Middle East with an expansion of its Global Security Operation Centre (SOC) amidst significant growth. Middle East expansion SecurityHQ has taken its presence of 17+ years in the Middle East to the next level, with the expansion of its offices and operations, situated in Dubai Digital Park. This expansion is one of SecurityHQ’s 6 Global Security Operation Centres, located around the globe....

IC Plus is an Irish-owned electronic distribution company specialising in the areas of Security, Networking, Satellite, Consumer TV, Digital Signage, Set Top Boxes & Smart Home Solutions. They provide excellence to over 600 businesses across Ireland, the UK, and Europe since 2006. IT skills, established supplier “A key requirement of the VIVOTEK growth plan for Ireland is that we partnered with a stocking distributor that had the IT skills needed for complex network design capabiliti...

With its establishment three decades ago, Matrix has been a growing name across Telecom and Security domains internationally. Matrix covers the entire communication and security needs of organisations ranging in all sizes with its extensive solution range in the domain of telecom, video surveillance, access control, and time-attendance. Customer-centered technology-driven solutions Matrix focuses on providing customer-centered technology-driven solutions by providing world-class products...

Videonetics is set to make its first appearance at Intersec Dubai 2023, to be held between January 17 – 19 at Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). With its new brand identity, Videonetics will exhibit its unique & ground-breaking AI-powered Unified Computing Platform™ at booth #S1–F42, Intersec Dubai 2023. 24th edition of Intersec The 24th edition Intersec, the world-leading emergency services, security, and safety exhibition, unites the industry a...

At ISC West 2023 in booth # 10037, i-PRO Co., Ltd., a global pioneer in professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety, will showcase multiple new products, including new multi-sensor and PTZ cameras, new analytics capabilities, new features in its MonitorCast access control solution, and more. Active Guard AI-powered analytics Attendees will be able to experience live, in-depth demos of i-PRO’s Active Guard AI-powered analytics working on popular VMS platforms such a...

Global technology provider - Arrow Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with Massachusetts-based cloud-native logging and security analytics platform - Devo, to deliver its security portfolio to the UK channel. Under the agreement Arrow will deliver its suite of Security Operations Centre (SOC), Security Information Event Management (SIEM), and Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) solutions. Autonomous SOC Devo has recently been recognised in Gartner’s 2022 M...

HID, a pioneer in trusted identity solutions announced it has acquired Janam Technologies, a provider of handheld mobile computers and readers. The acquisition increases HID’s presence and relevance as a provider of smart credential issuance and reader solutions. “We welcome Janam to the HID family and look forward to leveraging their mobile reader technology to improve the event experience for millions of spectators around the world," said Björn Lidefelt, EVP and Head of HID,...

Secutech Vietnam is taking the opportunity to attract more fire safety and security industry players from the north of the country by moving to the Friendship Cultural Palace in the capital city, Hanoi for its 2023 edition. Benefiting from strong official links with local authorities, the upcoming fair will cooperate with the Vietnam Fire Department and the Ministry of Public Security to celebrate the 61st Anniversary of the Traditional Day of the People’s Police Force during the three-da...

2022 has been a year full of development and innovation for Dahua. As a world-leading video-centric AIoT solution and service provider, Dahua has launched various upgrades to its existing product portfolio as well as an artillery of new products and solutions that address specific needs/problems in society. Safety risks detection and response With key technologies such as AIoT, big data, and software, Dahua solutions enable families and businesses to detect and respond to safety and security r...

Hakimo, a technology company dedicated to modernising physical security through its artificial intelligence (AI) software announced that its AI solution has completed operational tests and evaluation by National Safe Skies Alliance, Inc. (Safe Skies) at San Diego International Airport. Safe Skies’ evaluation report Safe Skies’ evaluation report, entitled SSDA—22-028 Hakimo Access Control Video Analytics – San Diego International Airport, was published in November 2022....

ZeroEyes, creator of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation announced that former U.S. Air Force and Space Force Chief Technology Officer and Chief Architect Officer - Preston Dunlap has joined as its new Strategic Advisor. In his role, Mr. Dunlap will advise ZeroEyes on technology and product development as well as strategic growth across the federal government. Address gun-related violence and secu...

Videonetics proudly debuts its refreshed brand personality including a bold, intriguing & dynamic brandmark that impersonates its deep-rooted ideology of creating unique and transformational technologies. Inspired by their award-winning AI & DL powered video analytics engine, Videonetics, and their associated brands are represented by a new positioning statement, ‘Look Deeper’. New brandmark signifies Movement Videonetics is a deep-tech business that demands constant, new...

DigiCert, Inc., a global provider of digital trust, released its annual forecast of cybersecurity trends emerging for the new year and beyond. These projections authored by DigiCert experts Dr. Avesta Hojjati, Dean Coclin, Mike Nelson, Srinivas Kumar, Stephen Davidson, Steve Job, and Tim Hollebeek are based on shifts in technology, threat actor habits, culture, and decades of combined experience. 2022 State of Digital Trust Survey “These predictions come on the heels of our 2022 St...

SALTO Systems, a manufacturer of electronic access control and operating system solutions that provide a keyless experience has created and filled two important new roles: Director of Channel Programs and Director of Industry Sectors Engagement.  Portfolio enrichment and expansion “The SALTO North America Director of Channel Programs and the Director of Industry Sectors Engagement will be instrumental in leading our efforts to expand and enrich the channel as well as position SALTO...

LEAF is a new standard for identity credentials, providing an alternative to well-known platforms such as LEGIC or HID. Unlike these technologies, LEAF is an open platform created to support interoperability within the access-control market. That means end users could use their LEAF ID card, key fob or smartphone to unlock access via any LEAF-enabled reader. And because the LEAF standard is backward-adaptable with suitable existing reader hardware, moving to LEAF is easy and cost-effective for...

A recent Future Forum survey found that 58% of knowledge workers already follow a hybrid work pattern, “Flexibility is the expectation and increasingly the norm,” the report concludes. Further growth in flexible working is a certainty. These changing work patterns make flexibility in security ever more critical. Choosing the right access control solution will make a big difference. Office-based working, telecommuting, work-from-home (WFH), co-working spaces, and hotdesking: All thes...

Lumeo, a designer of computer vision solutions, announces a flexible analytic that conditionally blurs objects such as faces, licence plates, and more to ensure that surveillance systems adhere to privacy and conform to legal requirements. Personal privacy Maintaining personal privacy is a pressing concern for all entities employing a surveillance system. In the past decade, more governments around the world are enacting new privacy laws which hold businesses accountable for how th...

Following the successful EMEA rollout of its FlipX Standard indoor sensors in September, OPTEX, the sensor manufacturer, has announced the launch of its new Grade 3 FlipX Advanced series. Pyroelectric sensor OPTEX FlipX sensors feature a bespoke pyroelectric sensor for increased performance that adapts to the human shape, and a unique lens that can be ‘flipped’ to provide both wide and narrow detection in a single sensor. By simply rotating the lens through 180°, the sensor ca...

Duke Royalty, a provider of alternative capital solutions to a diversified range of profitable and long-established businesses in Europe and North America, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a £5.0 million royalty financing agreement (the Financing) with New Path Fire and Security Limited (New Path), further diversifying Duke’s revenue base. New Path has to date executed a buy-and-build strategy of synergistic companies within the fire and security services sector in th...

viisights, Inc., a pioneer in behavioural recognition video analytics that deliver real-time video intelligence, is rapidly increasing its dominance within the video analytics market for smart cities with its Wise™ product offering for public security, safety, environmental health and urban mobility. viisights’ innovative behavioural recognition video understanding technology adds AI-driven intelligence to existing security cameras to automatically detect developing safety and secur...

viisights, Inc., a global pioneer in behavioural recognition video analytics that delivers real-time video intelligence, is collaborating with Guardsman Group, a pioneer in security services for homes and businesses, to provide AI-powered behaviour recognition video analytics to greatly enhance real-time event recognition and automated reporting in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean. Behavioural recognition video analytics solution “We are excited to engage with a leader in securi...

Hikvision, a manufacturer and supplier of security products and solutions that deliver the ideal combination of high performance and extreme value, introduces its new 1080p HD Outdoor Wi-Fi Smart Doorbell (DS-HD2) for superior front entrance security. Equipped with upgraded motion detection sensors and enhanced long-range infrared night vision, this new video doorbell offers reliable protection, day or night. Convenience and quality “Our freshly upgraded outdoor smart doorbell prioritis...