Author: Jay Bartlett
Old Spaghetti Factory Restaurants Choose Interface to Modernize Network, Voice, and Physical Security
Interface Systems announced that The Old Spaghetti Factory (OSF), a family-owned and operated restaurant chain with over 40 locations across 13 states, has chosen Interface?s suite of managed services to transform its network, voice and security infrastructure. The OSF IT team wanted to standardize network equipment across all their locations to increase efficiencies and reduce downtime.
ISS Announces Pair of Internal Promotions in North America
ISS (Intelligent Security Systems) has announced a pair of internal promotions to further support the company?s growing operations in North America. Egor Lefter, who joined the company in 2020 as a Sales Engineer and most recently served as Technical Sales Manager for Canada, will take over as Senior Solutions Architect for North America where he will be responsible for strategically developing and planning solutions to fit within a variety of customer environments. Prior to joining ISS, Lefter worked for five years as a Senior Field Service Engineer at Honeywell.
Netwatch North America Integrates with Eagle Eye Networks to Expand Proactive Video Monitoring Services
?Netwatch North America announced a premiere partnership with Eagle Eye Networks to integrate the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system) with Netwatch?s proactive video monitoring service. The technology collaboration combines cloud-based video and audio monitoring initiatives with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, such as AI-filtered alerts, that reduce false positive alarms and deliver the simplicity and performance modern organizations require. The market for proactive security solutions is increasing exponentially as more organizations look to implement a proactive approach to risk management.
Sentinel Consulting Names Al Palumbo as Director of Technical Security Consulting
Sentinel Consulting announced that Al Palumbo has joined the company as Director of Technical Security Consulting. In this newly created position, he will work closely with Sentinel’s management, engineering team, and clients to provide oversight of all technical security elements of the company’s project portfolio. The role will tap Mr. Palumbo’s expertise in engineering design, standards development, quality assessment and control, and project management. He has over 30 years of experience in the electrical/electronic industry with 23 of those years dedicated to Security Design, Engineering, and Consulting.
Opening the Door to Access Control in Industrial Facilities
Electronic access control (EAC) systems are often installed at the doors or gates of buildings as part of an overall physical security program. EAC acts as a digital checkpoint, selectively restricting entry to a building or zone only to authorized individuals, therefore adding a critical layer of protection for the people and assets inside. The level of access a person has will vary depending on their security status, or depending on the location they are attempting to enter. EAC will also regulate the times and conditions within which access is allowed.
LiveView Technologies Collaborates with Local Law Enforcement, Government Officials and Retailers to Make Communities Safer
LiveView Technologies announced it is collaborating with the Paducah and Opelika Police Departments, local government and retailers in Paducah, KY and Opelika, AL. The collaboration launches the Alliance of Companies and Communities to Enhance Safety and Security (ACCESS) Taskforce with the mission to improve community safety and reduce organized retail crime one city at a time. Organized retail crime is on the rise and expected to escalate during the holiday season. LVT?s ACCESS Taskforce is a first-of-its-kind collaboration that creates seamless communication and safety orchestration efforts between municipalities, law enforcement and retailers
Liberty Defense Commences Beta Testing at Toronto Pearson International Airport
Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. announce that beta testing with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) at the Toronto Pearson International Airport (Pearson) has commenced November 1, 2022, and will continue for a period of two weeks. Toronto Pearson is located in Mississauga, west of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. It is Canada?s largest airport, the sixth-most-connected airport in the world, and the second-most-connected airport in North America.
3xLOGIC Adds Single Sensor Deployment Option for Gunshot Detection
3xLOGIC announced a new range of deployment options for users seeking to protect smaller areas in active shooter situations with the new Single Sensor Gunshot Detection solution. 3xLOGIC?s Gunshot Detection devices use patented concussive wave technology to detect the moment at which a gun is fired, and the bullet leaves the chamber. Upon firing, the force of the bullet leaving the chamber creates a concussive wave within a defined frequency range.
New SafeLINC Cloud from Johnson Controls provides real-time fire alarm control unit connectivity
Johnson Controls announces the release of SafeLINC, a cloud-based data-hosting infrastructure that gives users the power to remotely access and gather actionable data from their entire suite of fire alarm control units. SafeLINC provides users with a cloud-connected gateway and a cloud application platform accessible via web browsers and native iOS and Android mobile apps. Together, these components provide facility managers and technicians with real-time life safety infrastructure for faster, more effective emergency response, management capabilities and ongoing maintenance planning.
viisights Showcases Behavioral Recognition Video Analytics for Security, Safety and Environment-Health at Smart City Expo 2022
viisights is showcasing their advanced weapons detection, violence detection, threat detection, traffic monitoring, and personal and environmental safety solutions at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2022 in Barcelona November 15-17, stand #P2-B157. In addition, viisights CEO Asaf Birenzvieg will be a featured panelist in a Safety and Security conference session on November 15.
TDSi?s Technology Showcase Brings Technical Training to Dubai and Bahrain
TDSi met with over 50 new and existing security installers, specifiers, and distributors during its recent Security Technology Showcases in Dubai and Bahrain. Each Security Technology Showcase was a free interactive hands-on session exploring TDSi?s latest Access Control Solutions and featured presentations from Technology Partners including KBC Networks and SimonsVoss. The Security Technology Showcases were headed up by TDSi?s International Business Development Director Phil Tennent,
Dedrone and Johnson Controls Collaborate to Deliver AI/ML-Powered Airspace Security Worldwide
Dedrone and Johnson Controls has announced a strategic collaboration to address the security threats posed by unauthorized drone activity. As part of the collaboration, Dedrone?s AI/ML driven counter-drone technology will be integrated into Johnson Controls product portfolio via an open Application Programming Interface (API), providing cloud-based airspace security as a service to customers worldwide.?
ShadowDragon and Siren Form Strategic Partnership
ShadowDragon? announced a strategic partnership with Siren, a Investigative Intelligence analytics. The partnership between the two companies establishes an alignment particularly relevant to law enforcement, national security, and investigative corporate users. ShadowDragon simplifies the complexities of modern investigations that involve multiple online environments. Data sources it can access include news, current affairs, social media, chatrooms, online forums, malware intelligence, and historical datasets. Applications such as SocialNet?, OIMonitor?, and MalNet? are part of the ShadowDragon suite, which extract static and live open source data from global networks.
Wells Fargo and Zelle Network Veteran Lou Anne Alexander Joins iProov Corporate Board
iProov announced that Lou Anne Alexander has joined the iProov Corporate Board as a non-executive director. Alexander spent more than 12 years with Early Warning? (EW), a fintech company owned by seven of the largest U.S. banks, where she led the U.S. launch of the Zelle Network? payment service. Alexander most recently served as chief product officer at EW, responsible for all identity verification services for new account openings, as well as a bank-sponsored digital identity service.
Revelstoke Launches Revelstoke Express, A Radically Simple Partner Program
Revelstoke and Response (SOAR) company, launched the Revelstoke Express Partner Program to expand the company’s partnerships with a community of value-added partners, security service providers, and alliance partners. Devoid of complex go-to-market barriers and pages and pages of legalese, Revelstoke designed the Express Partner Program to help Revelstoke partners generate revenue and better serve the needs of their customers.
TRENDnet Releases Industrial Outdoor Gigabit PoE+ Extender, Simultaneously Supports Active and Passive PoE+
TRENDnet has released the 2-Port Industrial Outdoor Gigabit Active/Passive PoE+ Extender, model TI-BEP200. Easily extend up to two PoE+ signals an additional 328 feet for a total PoE distance of 656 feet with this new industrial outdoor gigabit PoE+ extender from TRENDnet. Moreover, daisy chain up to four TI-BEP200 PoE+ outdoor PoE+ extenders together for a total PoE network extension of up to 1,640 feet. This industrial outdoor PoE+ extender conveniently extends a PoE, PoE+ or Passive PoE network connection.
US Joint Counter-drone Office Selects Top Teams for Installation Protection
Liteye System?s Inc. in partnership with SAIC was recently selected by the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) to provide approved Counter UAS services and hardware to the US Government. Liteye was chosen as an important part of the SAIC team to protect fixed locations under the Counter-UAS as a Service (CaaS) model. CaaS is defined as Contractor Owned Government Operated (COGO) or Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) solutions enabling the Department to effectively Detect, Identify, Track and Defeat adversarial UAS? while meeting critical affordability and funding realities.
RealVNC Acquires RPort Remote Management Software
RealVNC acquired RPort, a remote management software that immediately boosts the efficiency of IT teams and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The acquisition will enable RealVNC to branch out beyond graphical screen sharing and into remote management. RPort enables users to manage their entire infrastructure via a web browser, the command line, or programmatically through a REST API. This includes inventory management, dynamic device grouping, remote and scheduled script execution, device telemetry and flexible connectivity management.
New Genetec Research Shows Cybersecurity Remains a Top Concern for Physical Security Professionals Worldwide
As cybersecurity awareness month continues to be a focus of discussion in October, new research conducted by Genetec shows that cybersecurity remains a top concern for physical security professionals going into 2023. Based on insights from over 3,700 physical security leaders from around the world, the report revealed that almost half (49%) of the organizations surveyed had activated an improved cybersecurity strategy this year, and more than a third of all respondents (36%) are looking to invest in cybersecurity-related tools to improve their physical security environment in the next 12 months.
Interface Systems enables MOD Pizza to improve security while reducing false alarm costs by over 95% and subscription costs by over 15%
Interface Systems announced that MOD Pizza has chosen Interface to implement a comprehensive upgrade of physical security infrastructure for more than 420 of its company-owned restaurants. By consolidating physical security operations with Interface, MOD Pizza has improved security while reducing false alarm costs by over 95% and monthly subscription costs by over 15%. With a mission to hire people that have barriers to hiring, including those who were formerly incarcerated, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), and those who have struggled with housing insecurity or are recovering from addiction, MOD Pizza is committed to creating a safe environment