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Vicon Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Cemtrex Inc., a globally renowned designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware, and components, has announced the early adopter release of their Valerus VMS (Video Management System). This release helps customers further centralise their security operation, through Valerus’ Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) and access control Integration Frameworks, gives users more storage and archiving flexibility, and improv...

In an extraordinary meeting, the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems appointed its former Chairman Oliver Burkhard as the new CEO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. Oliver Burkhard will take up the role on May 1, 2022 and perform it from his position as Executive Board member of thyssenkrupp AG. Further development of the company Oliver Burkhard said: "I am very much looking forward to this task and working with the employees of Marine Systems. Discussions on the further development...

Messe Frankfurt Middle East (MFME), the regional subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt, one of the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organisers, is to co-locate two of its leading exhibitions in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to capitalise on visitor and exhibitor synergies. Light Middle East | Intelligent Building Middle East 2023, the region’s premier exhibition, conference and awards for lighting, design and technology, and Intersec 2023, the globally renowned emergency...

On so many levels, the advent of COVID-19 and the tragedy at Astroworld music festival drastically altered the event security landscape. After the Astroworld tragedy, event security experts saw that the rampant gate-crashing could become an indication of what was to come. This is why Coachella spent a lot of money installing a large solid fence with cement underground, according to Cory Meredith, the President of Allied Universal Event Services. Access to cutting-edge technology, such as AI C...

SALTO Systems, a globally renowned manufacturer of electronic access control and operating system solutions, designed to provide a seamless keyless and mobile experience for modern buildings, is investing in the Dutch company - Bluefield Smart Access, strengthening its portfolio of access control solutions. The investment enables Bluefield Smart Access to anticipate the rapid international growth of opportunities that concern its unique cloud-technology solutions. Bluefield Smart Access Bluef...

ProdataKey (PDK), the globally renowned manufacturer of the leading cloud access control platform built for mobile, has announced the release of its new ‘rugged’ readers for use with 125 kHz cards and fobs. The new units, available in single-gang and mullion style, with or without keypads, improve upon PDK’s former ‘ruggedised’ readers, by combining exceptional weather-proof and vandal-proof specifications within the same model. PDK’s new rugged readers The...

Axonius, the globally renowned company in cyber security asset management and SaaS management, has announced an expansion of its UK and EMEA partner programme, in order to help systems integrators that specialise in cyber security and IT infrastructure, with the ability to better manage SaaS security. Axonius SaaS Management The company, which has over 150 partners globally, 28% of which are based in the EMEA region, recently launched Axonius SaaS Management, in order to provide customers with...

Alcatraz AI, the globally renowned company in physical security technologies, has announced that they will be showcasing their autonomous access control technology, the Rock, at Data Center World 2022 exhibition, at Booth 1025. The Rock, access control solution Alcatraz AI offers a touchless and secure biometric device, the Rock, which utilises facial authentication to grant safe and efficient entry, so as to modernise and improve access control systems. The Data Center World 2022 security con...

STid’s Architect® Blue series, the world’s most awarded access control readers, have been certified to meet the Security Industry Association (SIA) Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP™) standard for access control security, the Company announced recently. SIA OSDP™ Verified is a comprehensive, third-party testing program to ensure products meet the stringent global standard established by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Biometric reader STid...

Vicon Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Cemtrex Inc., designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware, and components, is set to exhibit at ISC West 2022 which will be held from March 22 to March 25, 2022, at the Venetian Expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Attendees are warmly invited to visit the company, at booth #7083, at ISC West 2022 the exhibition venue. The Vicon exhibit will focus on Vicon’s centralised video management, access control, and lice...

Cogniac Corporation (Cogniac), a San Jose, California-based provider of enterprise-class Artificial Intelligence (AI) image and video analysis, and Cisco Meraki have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the delivery of AI-powered computer vision applications at the edge of the network. The partnership will help Cisco Meraki and Cogniac’s enterprise customers build smarter, more automated spaces that enhance employee productivity, improve customer experiences, and automate opera...

While most discussions of security in data centres revolve around cyber-attacks, that’s only part of the equation. Data centres responsible for the storage and transfer of important information must install physical measures that keep these sites secure and safe. Power outages As proven by Facebook’s recent power outage, any company is prone to physical threats. The outage caused a configuration change to the backbone routers that coordinate network traffic to and from the company&...

Honeywell Building Technologies (Honeywell) has announced the launch of its new Catalyst Partner Program (CPP), a customer-centric global framework, to better support the growth and success of its system integrator, distributor and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners. The new global framework streamlines previous channel partner programme experiences across the Honeywell Fire, Security and Building Management Systems (BMS) businesses to help improve end customer standard of care and...

The end of COVID restrictions means many employers are looking forward to welcoming more staff back to offices in the coming months. But two years of living with a pandemic has prompted many employers and commercial landlords to think again about the access and security systems they have in place to help create safer working environments. Here’s what to consider if the user or their client, is looking to reboot access and security for an office or commercial site. Touchless and hassle-fr...

Anviz, a provider of converged intelligent security solutions, joined SICUR 2022 to showcase its latest, core technological breakthroughs and products. As Spain’s largest security event, SICUR 2022 provides the best opportunity for them to showcase their major products and solutions to meet the needs and demands of every environment Iberian Market and deliver an interactive on-stand experience. New surveillance management solution – IntelliSight  In the product area of the e...

Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) has announced that the company’s biometric PC solution is integrated in the power button of the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 and ThinkBook 15 G4 laptops. Lenovo is the world’s largest PC maker, with a market share amounting to approximately a quarter of global PC shipments in 2021. Ted Hansson, President Mobile, PC and Access China at Fingerprints, said “I am very pleased that Lenovo has now launched their first models integrating Fingerprints’...

Eagle Eye Networks, the global pioneer in cloud video surveillance launched Eagle Eye LPR (license plate recognition), which uses artificial intelligence (AI) in a true cloud-based system for high accuracy in all kinds of challenging conditions. Eagle Eye LPR operates on readily available security cameras making it affordable and practical for today’s business owners.   Increased accuracy “We’re seeing increased demand for LPR/ANPR for security and business optimisa...

Globally renowned integrated security manufacturer, TDSi is pleased to announce its forthcoming appearance at the ISC West (International Security Conference & Exposition) 2022 exhibition, which is taking place at the Venetian Expo, in Las Vegas, USA, from March 22 to March 25, 2022. TDSi will be joining its fellow Vitaprotech Group sister company, perimeter intrusion detection systems manufacturer - Protech USA, at Stand 8050 at the ISC West 2022 event, in order to showcase its latest prod...

The Security Executive Council’s (SEC) Security Leadership Research Institute (SLRI) is working with Resolver Inc. to investigate the organisational cost of loss due to incidents, such as theft, fraud and abuse. While the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners tracks cost of loss for occupational fraud, there is currently no public research that offers an industry average of cost of loss that includes fraud and other types of events, such as armed robbery, assault, abuse, product contam...

Integrated security manufacturer TDSi is pleased to announce its forthcoming appearance at ISC West (International Security Conference & Exposition), which takes place at the Venetian Expo, Las Vegas, the USA from 22nd-25th March 2022. TDSi will be joining its fellow VITAPROTECH Group sister company, perimeter intrusion detection systems manufacturer Protech USA, on Stand 8050 at the event to showcase its latest products, including the powerful, secure, an...

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has granted MOBOTIX membership, enabling MOBOTIX to provide the highest level of cargo security through MOBOTIX systems and solutions by TAPA standards. Global standard Manufacturers, freight companies, logistics service providers, and law enforcement agencies are organised in TAPA to reduce losses in international supply chains. TAPA requirements are recognised as the global standard for cargo operations and transportation security. Theft a...

Eagle Eye Networks, the pioneer in cloud video surveillance, launches Eagle Eye LPR (licence plate recognition), which uses artificial intelligence (AI) in a true cloud-based system for high accuracy in all kinds of challenging conditions. Eagle Eye LPR operates on readily available security cameras making it affordable and practical for business owners.   “We’re seeing increased demand for LPR/ANPR for security and business optimisation. Eagle Eye LPR is designed to be easy to...

With Cognitec Systems joining the SALTO Group, the face recognition company will strengthen research, development and market reach, for its established product portfolio, while working with SALTO on new technologies for expanding biometric markets. SALTO strategically selected Cognitec Systems to meet market requests for adding face recognition and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to the company’s renowned electronic access control and ticketing solutions. SALTO – Cognitec...

An access control system is familiar technology to organisations of every size and structure. Access control may operate as a standalone electronic locking system. It can also integrate with complementary business systems, such as HVAC, time-and-attendance, in-house payments and more. What many businesses may not know is that by restricting their access system with wires, they are not using the full potential of the electronic access control system. High expense of wiring doors In many compan...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards, a globally recognised awards function that is presented by the Security Industry Association, with the support from sponsors - AVISIAN, IDEMIA and SIA’s Identity & Biometric Technology Advisory Board, along with the Women in Security Forum. 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards The recipients of the Security Industry Association’s 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards will b...

Integrated security manufacturer TDSi is pleased to announce its forthcoming appearance at The Security Event, the major UK commercial, enterprise, and domestic security event which takes place from 5th-7th April at the NEC Birmingham. On stand 3/C40 TDSi will be showcasing its latest products with a focus on its GARDiS range of integrated software and hardware access control solutions, the latest software updates, and features, along with its contact-free Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)/mobile cred...

The Management Board of MOBOTIX has presented an updated midterm strategy including corporate planning for the next three years after the pandemic and the new market conditions. This plan is based on detailed analysis and outlines revenue target of min EUR 90 million by fiscal year 2023/24 and an EBIT margin around 9%, which corresponds to an annual average revenue growth rate of 11%. Solution approach The growth drivers of the 3-year plan is based on a solution approach for 6 vertical market...

IDEMIA, the global pioneer in Augmented Identity, partners with Soft Space, the world’s pioneering Fintech player in SoftPOS to enable contactless payment acceptance. Through this collaboration, merchants and acquirers around the world will be able to accept card and mobile wallet payments by simply transforming a smartphone or tablet into a point-of-sale (POS) terminal. By combining its digital payment and identity platforms with Soft Space’s flagship “Fasstap” Tap on P...

Motorola Solutions announced it has acquired Ava Security Limited, a global provider of cloud-native video security and analytics, based in London, U.K.  Ava Security Ava Security's scalable, secure and flexible cloud solution provides enterprises with real-time visibility and powerful analytics to optimise their operations and detect anomalies and threats. The platform offers organisations the benefit of an enterprise-grade video security solution while minimising the physical footprint...

Matrix, known for manufacturing telecom and security solutions suitable for the defence environment, is participating at DefExpo 2022. The event is an ideal platform for showcasing the latest solutions designed for the defence sector. The same, organised from 10th-13th March at Gandhinagar is expected to witness footfall from decision-makers. When it comes to working space handling top-secret conversations, Security becomes a major concern that needs to be addressed with utmost priority. With t...