New Urgent Airport Communication Tool Debuts from AtlasIED and Synect
AtlasIED and Synect invite air travelers around the world to experience LookHear, as the company unveils the first visual digital signage display to tap into Atlas IED’s GLOBALCOM enterprise-wide communications system. GLOBALCOM manages audio announcements and messages at 85 percent of airports in the United States, as well as in major cities around the world, and the new LookHear solution integrates visual content from Synect for multisensory airport communication. LookHear offers airport branding, messaging and swift, efficient deployment of urgent communications in a sleek, custom-designed digital signage endpoint.
Synectics Opens New Berlin Base to Support European Customers
Synectics has opened its new German headquarters in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin. The security, surveillance, and operational management solutions business has launched the new hub to support existing and future customers across Europe. Led by Dr Kerstin Wendt, an expert team of software developers, sales and customer success personnel will provide hardware and software support, training, and dedicated systems development services to key customers in Germany.
Dr Kerstin Wendt to Head up Synectics Germany Increasing Focus on Public Transport Opportunities
Synectics has appointed Dr Kerstin Wendt to lead its growing German business with major public transport operators. Dr Wendt will be based in Synectics new Berlin office as the business brings its German operations closer to key customer locations. Dr Wendt becomes part of the Synectics team following 13 years in public transport operations and transportation technology businesses. In her new role she will lead implementation of the Synectics ‘next-generation’ operational management system for S-Bahn Berlin.
Synectics’ New 4K Camera Range Delivers Hazardous-area Surveillance First for Oil & Gas
Synectics has unveiled details of its new COEX 4K camera range. The launch makes Synectics the first technology specialist to guarantee +70°C certification and 4K capabilities for fixed, PTZ, and TriMode models. The COEX range offers the most comprehensive suite of camera stations on the market for hazardous-area (and safe-area) applications, certified to operate in temperatures up to +70°C and with enhanced cybersecurity.
Merger sees ‘Synectics Security’ Become Major Independent Force in UK Security Integration
Combining the on-vehicle expertise of SMS and QSG’s experience in providing electronic security solutions for complex, critical and heavily regulated environments,
Synectics Security works with “best-of-breed” technology partners to offer “one of the most comprehensive product and service portfolios available”. Based out of its Nottingham HQ, the unified business will continue to serve customers in the UK and Ireland operating in Public Space, Heritage, High Security, Banking and Finance, Critical Infrastructure and Transportation sectors.
Synectics Receives LenelS2 Factory Certification Under the LenelS2 OpenAccess Alliance Program
Synectics announced that it has received LenelS2 factory certification and joined the LenelS2 OpenAccess Alliance Program (OAAP). Synectics’ command and control platform, Synergy 3, interfaces with the OnGuard access control system, allowing customers to fully benefit from the respective feature sets. Through the LenelS2 OnGuard access control system, Synergy 3 users can view current hardware status, open doors, set reader modes, control access alarms, activate/deactivate pulse outputs, and detect risk indicator.
Smarter Cybersecurity and Enhanced AI Integration with Synectics’ Synergy 3
Synectics has announced a series of new customer-driven capabilities in its advanced Synergy 3 command and control platform to deliver unparalleled system protection, incident detection, and third-party integrations. Synergy 3 is an intelligent surveillance and security solution, integral to the efficient operation of control rooms around the world. The latest Synergy 3 update focuses on the delivery of real-time data and systems integrity in line with rapidly evolving customer and industry concerns.
Synectics Awarded Critical-infrastructure Contract to Protect Vital Power Network
Responsible for maintaining an energy network that supplies over 3.9 million homes and businesses, the customer required a centralized system to guard against both physical and cyber threats at five key sites – each recognized as a national asset with corresponding levels of access clearance. The Synectics solution, driven by its Synergy 3 command and control platform, integrates third-party sensors, analytics, cameras, systems, personnel databases, and edge devices.
Synectics Appoints New US COO And VP Of Global Gaming
Surveillance solutions business Synectics has appointed John Roessler as US Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Global Gaming. From making fast-paced start-ups ‘sale ready’, to identifying and implementing product development and service improvement opportunities for large corporates, Roessler brings over 20 years’ diverse business expertise to his new position at Synectics.
New Bi-directional Video Analytics-driven Integration Supports Safer, Smarter Cities
Professionals in charge of delivering smart and safe city programs can now accelerate review of camera footage, more rapidly identify risks to public safety and infrastructure, and easily derive valuable operational intelligence from video content. This is thanks to a new bi-directional analytics-driven integration between BriefCam and Synectics’ Synergy command and control platform.
Fraser Sampson to Prioritise Human Rights at the Global MSC Security Conference 2021
Global MSC Security announced that Fraser Sampson, the Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, will call upon local authorities to prioritise human rights, when investing taxpayers money into new CCTV equipment. He will make the keynote address at the Global MSC Security Conference and Exhibition, which is taking place in Bristol on Tuesday 19th October 2021.
New Synergy Features Make it Easier to Manage More Data
Synectics, with the latest release of its Synergy software platform, is enabling organisations to monitor and manage increasing volumes of critical real-time data across their surveillance and security networks. New features such as enhanced mapping, system configuration, and edge recording mean that customers can save time, money, and resources while enhancing their safety and security operations.
Video Analytics Explained: Free Resource Launched
SYNECTICS has released its latest ‘Tech Note’ to help business and organizations explore how video analytics can transform their security and surveillance operations. The free ‘Tech Note’ highlights how operators can maximize intelligence and analytics from real-time video data. It draws on Synectics deep experience in the design and deployment of advanced surveillance solutions for highly regulated and specialized industries around the world.
Global MSC Security Conference & Exhibition 2020 to Focus on How Operators Can Benefit from AI and Analytics in Video Surveillance
Global MSC Security announced the opening of registrations for the Global MSC Security Conference and Exhibition 2020. This year, the annual event will focus on helping control room operators to realise the potential of Artificial Intelligence and Analytics in Video Surveillance. The exhibition opens on Monday 9th November, with the conference taking place on Tuesday 10th November 2020, at the Bristol Hotel in Bristol.
Professor Allyson MacVean to Address ‘Ethics and Facial Recognition Technology’ at Global MSC Security Conference 2019
Global MSC Security announced that Professor of Policing and Criminology at Bath Spa University will present ‘Ethics and Facial Recognition Technology: A potent cocktail for success or disaster?’ at the 21st Global MSC Security Conference and Exhibition. Professor Allyson MacVean joins a speaker programme that includes the Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter MSyl.
Global MSC Security Conference & Exhibition 2019 to Focus on the Ethical use of Surveillance Technologies
Global MSC Security announced the theme and agenda for its 21st Global MSC Security Conference and Exhibition. Security practitioners, law enforcement professionals, academics and policymakers will come together in Bristol to debate the ethical use of surveillance technologies. Tony Porter MSyl, The Surveillance Camera Commissioner – will provide insights into the challenges and solutions facing the video surveillance industry in a presentation entitled ‘The future of video surveillance in open society’.
Mapping, Monitoring, and Managing Security simplified with latest release of Synergy 3
Synectics has commenced the roll-out of Synergy 3 2019, the latest release of its command and control platform for demanding surveillance and security environments. Introducing enhanced customizable mapping, camera management, and third-party integration capabilities, the feature-rich platform is the most customer-centric iteration of the software to date and aims to make the Synergy 3 experience more user-friendly. The new release will be available globally across Synectics’ key markets.
NAV To Host Las Vegas Surveillance Symposium
North American Video (NAV) will hold its second annual Las Vegas Surveillance Symposium on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 from 10:00 am PST to 6:00 pm PST at the company’s Western Regional Headquarters in Las Vegas, NV. The one-day event will assemble a wide selection of the surveillance and security industry’s leading providers and gaming security professionals to address new and innovative integrated system solutions.
Synergy 3 Achieves ONVIF Compliance for IP Interoperability
Synergy 3, the latest evolution of Synectics’ field-proven command and control technology, is now conformant with the ONVIF Profile S. This allows compatibility with third party ONVIF Profile S conformant IP devices, such as cameras and encoders, and reflects Synectics’ ongoing commitment to open architecture.
Vemotion Integration With Synergy Good News for Public Spaces
Synectics’ Synergy command and control platform – including Synergy 3 – is now fully integrated with Vemotion’s video acquisition and streaming solutions. The announcement is good news for councils and other public space bodies looking to benefit from wireless and deployable surveillance solutions that were previously impossible or costly to implement due to non-existent or poor fibre network provision.