During the Paris Air Show, a new robot is on display that has a unique purpose: scan faces, verify passports, print boarding passes, and help check-in passengers for flights. The technology already has been deployed to airports across the world, but it looks like this update takes things even further.

Connect ONE?, integrated security management platform from Connected Technologies, LLC, has announced its latest integration – to the Bosch Security G Series Intrusion Panels. With a new interface Connected Technologies developed for its Connect ONE cloud-hosted platform, the Bosch G Series panels let systems integrators easily expand their access control operations from eight to 32 doors and up to 2,000 users.

The Cannes Lions festival needs to increase its engagement with delegates who are on their second and third visits. Agencies looking to recruit young people here should focus their efforts in the Palais, where such people are most energized.

A disconnect between IT and LP may pose a problem in store security. A study performed by the IHL Group, “The Great Disconnect Between LP and IT,” illustrates the differences between how LP (Loss Prevention) and IT teams prioritize.

The EU will take a big step towards finalising measures to protect its citizens’ privacy today, as negotiators from member states, the European Commission, and the European Parliament will come together for the first time to thrash out an agreement on the EU’s planned data protection law.

Mobile phones may soon replace plastic cards that are used for user authentication and access control (including door entry). The biggest advantage is that while improving security, installing and maintaining authentication apps in phones may only cost as much as cards, for organisations, say industry experts.

Israel Interior Minister Silvan Shalom announced he is extending the biometric database pilot program for identity cards for a nine month period, according to Jerusalem Post. In the report, Shapira concluded that the program had failed several of its benchmarks and that the Knesset should seriously consider all points before deciding on whether to officially implement the database.

Australia?s top crime and policing information agency, CrimTrac , has tapped the market for one of the biggest technology upgrades in its after releasing a tender next generation biometric identification system that recognises not only fingerprints and palm prints, but also footprints and facial images.

For the first time ever in Colombia, Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) will conduct a demonstration of the solutions and devices designed specifically for mission critical communications on public safety LTE networks.

Vimicro International Corp. ( VIMC ) , a video surveillance technology and solution provider in China, announced Tuesday that its joint venture, Shanxi Zhongtianxin Science and Technology Co. Ltd., won a competitive bid for the provision of SVAC-compliant video surveillance cameras and system to Jincheng Municipal Government in Shanxi Province.

Skirting bandwidth and privacy concerns, Apical’s smart motion-sensor technology enables behavioral recognition without invasive video analytics. Traditional security sensors can tell you if motion is detected, and may go so far as to determine if the mover is a person, a dog or branches swaying in the wind.

4K video technology isn?t just for amateur cameras and professional video production shooters in the entertainment industry. It?s also making inroad into surveillance fields, and with good reason. As the need for highly detailed monitoring technologies grows and biometrics like face recognition gain more importance, the high detail capture of 4K video becomes an ideal development.

The State Department revealed that a computer flaw preventing a key system from processing and sending the security-related biometric data checks at U.S. embassies and consulates, will not be resolved until at least next week.

Support for B-Cam, GoPro, Vievue and ZEPCAM Wearable Cameras Provides Field-Proven Mobile Video Surveillance Capabilities to Law Enforcement and Security Professionals

Exacq Technologies, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, introduces CameraLinks, overlay controls for immediate response to events. The new exacqVision version 7.0 video management system (VMS) software also includes enhanced EasyConnect IP-camera connection, updates to event monitoring in Exacq mobile, and backup of server configuration in Enterprise System Manager (ESM), a health monitoring program for use with exacqVision Enterprise network video recorders (NVRs).

Residential security is a growing market due to the need for safety and the increasing crime rates in different parts of the world. The security solutions segment in the residential sector has been experiencing a significant growth since the past few years due to the adoption of electronic security solutions, increasing rate of burglary, and attractive insurance policies to residents for installing security systems.

A computer scans the data, analyzes the trajectory of each person walking, driving or cycling, and picks out conflicts where road users were within three seconds of a collision before one of them changed course. Sayed reviews those near misses to get an accurate assessment of why the problems are happening. His computer analysis is detailed enough to differentiate the gender of a pedestrian with 80 per cent accuracy and distinguish the gait of a senior from that of younger pedestrians.

Genetec™, a manufacturer of unified IP security solutions, announced AutoVu Free-Flow, a new parking enforcement module for the Genetec AutoVu automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) solution. The new AutoVu Free-Flow module will help increase parking enforcement efficiency by providing a real-time inventory of vehicles parked illegally in monitored parking lots.