Asheville Regional Airport’s Expansive List of Customer Amenities Now Includes Upgraded Parking Facilities
TKH Security announce the successful implementation of its Automated Parking Guidance System (APGS) at the Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) in Fletcher, NC. The camera-based parking guidance system, awarded through a contract with the Asheville Regional Airport Authority, is now live and enhancing the overall customer experience for AVL’s travelers.
PureTech Delivers Numerous Innovations To Increase ROI of Its Leading Wide Area Video Surveillance Solution Including False Alarm Elimination
PureTech is committed to continuous innovation and customer satisfaction by providing the most comprehensive, easy to integrate, and reliable AI-boosted, geospatial video analytics and sensor fusion software solutions for borders and critical infrastructure. Larry Bowe Jr., CEO, said, “We are pleased to share just some of our progress bringing new capabilities to market in our last few major software releases. This is one of the many reasons why PureTech was named in a recent industry report and received two Govies Awards.”
Vanco and Tenmat Partner on Fire-Rated Speaker Enclosures
Vanco announces a distribution partnership with Tenmat. Dealers can now access advanced fire-rated enclosures for use with speakers and lighting fixtures through any Vanco distributor. When installing anything in a fire-rated ceiling, integrators must take steps to prevent the spread of flame through the aperture.
ioXt Alliance expands IoT certification program to include building network controllers
The ioXt Alliance announced the expansion of its IoT security certification program to include building network controllers (BNCs). The BNC security certification profile was developed by a profile working group of smart-building industry experts and ioXt team members. The group consists of industry experts from companies such as Acuity Brands, Alerton, CBRE, Delta Controls, and Regulvar, to name a few, representing BNC product manufacturers, ecosystem integrators and protocol security companies.
Suprema Successfully Concludes Global Partner Conference With Participants From 46 Different Countries
Suprema shared its vision and future growth strategies at the three-day ‘Suprema Global Partner Program 22’ event from November 16 to 18 at Lotte Hotel Seoul. This year’s event marked the eleventh anniversary of the Suprema Global Partner Program. A total of 114 partners from 46 countries participated, representing companies from every continent. Suprema and partners interacted with each other and shared insights about Suprema’s innovative technologies, new products, and best practices.
HID Expands its TSL RAIN RFID Reader Family to Include Modules Featuring the Latest High-Performance Impinj Chips
HID announced its first RAIN RFID reader modules featuring the company’s TSL technology and the innovative STORM command protocol that simplifies embedded software integration. The modules enable developers to create customized reader hardware designs that take full advantage of the superior performance of Impinj E710 and E910 reader chips and their ability to support next-generation RAIN tags.
Milestone Verification of the PERCEPT Body Camera and the inclusion in the Milestone Marketplace
IONODES and a Milestone Technology Partner, announces the completion of the verification process of the PERCEPT Body Camera to offer confirmed compatibility with the Milestone XProtect software. The PERCEPT Body Camera is an IoT-connected open-platform wearable device designed for commercial and enterprise applications. It features 4G LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity, immersive 180° video at 4K resolution, flexible recording options and full shift battery life, making it ideal for customers that need a real-time body worn monitoring and recording solution.
DRAGONFRUIT AI Launches Frontier –Cloud VMS with Video Analytics Included– for Multi-Location Enterprises
Dragonfruit has announced Dragonfruit Frontier, a new Cloud VMS with AI Analytics included. Frontier delivers a fully integrated experience, combining consumer-grade usability with enterprise-grade capability. Frontier is designed for multi-location enterprises that are not able to deploy expensive GPU hardware across all their sites (for On-prem AI), and do not have enough upload bandwidth for Cloud-based AI. Dragonfruit’s patented Split AI (US 11265591) helps scale even advanced AI, like Liquid Spill Detection, to hundreds of such locations while keeping bandwidth requirements low – even at 4G speeds. Pricing starts at just $1,000/location/year.
ASIS Announces 2022 Board Appointments, Including Its First Ever Regional Boards of Directors
ASIS International announced the full slate for its 2022 Global Board of Directors and inaugural North American Regional Board of Directors and European Regional Board of Directors. 2022 global and regional directors will take office 1 January 2022. Cy A. Oatridge, CPP, of the United States has been selected to serve as Secretary/Treasurer of the Global Board in 2022, joining President Malcolm C. Smith, CPP, of Qatar; President-Elect Timothy M. McCreight, CPP, of Canada; and CEO Peter J. O’Neil, FASAE, CAE, on the Global Board’s Executive Committee.
Genetec Launches Industry’s First Traffic Enclosure Management Solution
Genetec announced the industry’s first enclosure management solution that gives traffic managers and engineers the ability to remotely manage, monitor, and secure traffic enclosures. Utilizing Cloud Link Roadrunner™, an industry-specific NEMA TS2 (National Electrical Manufacturer Association) compliant hardware, combined with the latest in access management software, the new enclosure management solution replaces traditional mechanical locks and enables customers to know and control who, how, and when their remote enclosures are accessed.
Quantum Announces Agreement to Acquire Hyperconverged Software Startup EnCloudEn Assets
Quantum Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of EnCloudEn, an early stage hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) software company. This agreement follows Quantum’s recent acquisition of the surveillance business assets of Pivot3, an early pioneer of hyperconverged infrastructure for video surveillance workloads. The EnCloudEn acquisition will enable Quantum to expand the addressable market for the company’s video surveillance portfolio.
HID Global Extends its HID IdenTrust Certificate Authority (CA) Offering to Include Timestamping-as-a-Service
HID Global launched an enterprise-grade service that enables users to verify the date and time of their electronically or digitally signed documents, code and other files. The service embeds an irrefutable date and time thereby binding the signer’s Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) digital certificate to the date and time of their signature.
HID Global, which has now met the Internet Engineering Task Force standards RFC 3161 requirements for operating as a Timestamping Authority (TSA).
Altronix Offers Industry First All-Inclusive Fiber Optic Termination Kit
Altronix is now supporting dealers with a new cost-effective tool kit for deploying fiber. Developed in conjunction with Slayton Solutions, the industry leader in fiber optic training certification, the new Altronix Fiber Termination Kit includes the comprehensive tools required to facilitate fiber optic termination and testing. Designed to assist in the deployment of fiber solutions such as Altronix’s NetWay Spectrum series, the Altronix FTK100 Fiber Termination Kit includes all hardware, connectors and tools necessary for cable preparation.
SAFR is Chosen to Provide Features, Including Mask Detection and Face Recognition, for G2K Group
SAFR from RealNetworks announced a global partnership with German tech company G2K Group GmbH to revolutionize real-time video analytics. SAFR features including face recognition, mask detection, person detection, and demographic analysis have been integrated into Parsifal — a robust AI platform providing actionable video analytics for verticals such as retail, transportation, smart cities, and sports and entertainment.
SIA and ASIS International to Hold Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Event for Security Industry
ASIS International and the Security Industry Association have announced a partnership to produce an event designed to help security organizations and businesses around the world develop and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) strategies. The free virtual event, titled Global DE&I Strategy: Policy and Practices that Produce Positive Business Outcomes, will be held 10 December 2020, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET.
Genetec Announces Favorable Conclusion in Patent Infringement Case
Pierre Racz, President of Genetec as the company announced that a patent infringement lawsuit initiated by a non-practicing entity (NPE) was withdrawn by the NPE at an early stage of the proceedings. In a rare result, the NPE paid an undisclosed sum to Genetec. The practice, known as “patent trolling”, involves groups that don’t create technology, but rather aggregate patents that are generally of no technological value to use as the basis to initiate IP infringement cases against businesses.
Surging Customer Demand and Interest In Cyber Security Application Protection Prompts Strategic New Leadership Additions, Including CEO Appointment
Virsec announced that Dave Furneaux has been appointed CEO of the rapidly growing cybersecurity company to continue increasing recent customer growth and building company momentum and industry traction. Furneaux will continue to work very closely and partner with Virsec’s former CEO Atiq Raza who will remain full time at the company and serve as Executive Chairman. Furneaux has served on Virsec’s board since 2014, is the founding investor through his investment firm BlueIO.
New Precision Hardware 2110VI Exit Device Includes Intruder Function with Visual Indicators
Exit devices with intruder function are now easier to use. The new Precision Hardware Apex 2110VI Series from dormakaba is a code compliant safe egress with visual and directional indicators for faster and more efficient security lockdown designed for high occupancy arenas including classrooms, auditoriums or gymnasiums. This panic device incorporates the ANSI “10” function, also referred to as the “Intruder Function,” with new lock/unlock status.
HALO IOT Smart Sensor Releases New Features Including Spoken Key Word Alerting for Security in Privacy Areas Where You Cannot Place a Camera
IPVideo Corp. announced that it will be releasing new product features for their HALO IOT Smart Sensor that will provide security for privacy areas. Individuals under duress can now utilize a spoken keyword to send instant alerts to security for help in privacy areas that cannot have a camera, areas like bathrooms, hotel rooms, patient rooms, dorm rooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, apartments, et al.
ISS SecurOS FaceX Analytics Moves Facial Recognition Beyond Surveillance to Include ID Authentication Accuracy
Intelligent Security Systems is demonstrating the company’s new powerful SecurOS FaceX analytics at GSX 2019. FaceX transcends traditional facial recognition solutions just for video surveillance by providing a high level of accuracy required for demanding access control ID authentication. SecurOS FaceX provides system designers with a multi-purpose, highly cost-efficient analytics solution.