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New Features of Video Insight?s Monitor V6 VMS to Be Showcased at ISC West 2015
Attendees interested in learning more about Video Insight?s latest release, will have an opportunity to do so by visiting booth #23067. The Video Insight team will offer visitors an in-depth demonstration and the opportunity to speak with account specialists about the new integrated access control functionality, how to save time and labor costs with new camera configuration tools available, and large site server/camera organization with the use of v6 resource groups.
AMAG Technology Unveils Complete Suite of Video Solutions
AMAG Technology has entered into a technology partnership with Salient Systems, Inc. and will offer Salient?s CompleteView Video Management System, PowerProtect NVR Server Platforms and TouchView Mobile Video Apps under the Symmetry™ brand. The Symmetry Security Management platform brings together Identity Management, Access Control, Alarm Management, and Video Management combined with Situational Awareness. Joining the Symmetry platform is the feature-rich set of video solutions to be known as Symmetry CompleteView Video Management System, Symmetry PowerProtect NVR server platforms, and Symmetry TouchView Mobile apps.
Winston Churchill Joins DVTEL?s Board of Directors
DVTEL, INC., the video surveillance solutions provider, is pleased to announce that Winston Churchill, Managing General Partner of SCP Partners, will join the DVTEL Board of Directors. Churchill replaces Edmundo Gonzalez, whose personal commitment and unique analytical skills over many years of being a loyal member of DVTEL?s Board of Directors have proven to be incredibly valuable in helping the company overcome hurdles and meet business goals.
SmartDrive Raises $50 Million in New Funding
San Diego-based SmartDrive Systems, which makes video cameras and video analytics used to improve driving safety, announced Monday it has raised $50 million in new funding. The funding, provided by Oak Investment Partners, New Enterprise Associates, and WABCO will fund the company’s global expansion and product development.
Etherwan Helps Ensure Stable IP Video for Hospital
Etherwan Systems, Inc., a leading Ethernet connectivity solution provider, is working with a system integrator to implement Ethernet switches in an IP surveillance project for a regional medical center in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 460 brand-name PoE cameras and NVRs are connected with 50 units of Etherwan PoE switches on site, which are fully compatible with the camera vendor?s VMS software, running altogether seamlessly.
Genetec Announces Security Center 5.3 at ISC West 2015
At ISC West 2015, on booth # 10 053, Genetec, a manufacturer of unified IP security solutions, will unveil Security Center 5.3. This latest version of the company’s open-platform security system software will offer an array of new features encompassing IP video management, access control, and automatic license plate recognition (ANPR / LPR) systems.
Congress Pushes Obama-Backed National Biometric ID for Americans
After largely failing to prod state governments into developing a national identification system known as “REAL ID,” Republican lawmakers in Congress are once again pushing an Obama-backed scheme that would force every American to have a national ID card containing sensitive biometric data.
Vormetric Conducts Cloud and Big Data Survey: Results Demonstrate Both Hope and Fear by Decision Makers
Vormetric, a leader in enterprise data security for physical, big data, public, private and hybrid cloud environments, today announced the results of its cloud and big data focused edition of the 2015 Vormetric Insider Threat Report (ITR).
Study Says That More Than 50 Percent of Federal Video Surveillance Data Goes Unanalyzed
Video Surveillance data when analyzed carefully will give a lot of informative outcomes. But a recent study made by MeriTalk —a public-private partnership dedicated to improve outcomes of government IT— says that 54% of video surveillance data gathered by the federal government goes unanalyzed leaving a vast amount of information on the table when it comes to improving the nation’s security.
SALTO Unveils JustIN: Mobile App Allows Your Smartphone to Serve as Your Hotel Room Key
The intuitive JustIN mobile key app developed by SALTO communicates securely via the Cloud and enables a hotel guest to receive his room key online, anytime, and anywhere. For the guest, the process is as simple as arriving at the hotel and deciding to receive the room key directly to his smartphone (iOS and Android devices) without going to hotel reception for the traditional check-in process.
Exacq Version 6.8 With Fast Camera Discovery
Exacq Technologies, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, introduces faster camera discovery and VideoPush to mobile devices with exacqVision 6.8 and automatic backup of recorder configurations in Enterprise System Manager (ESM), a health monitoring program for use with exacqVision Enterprise network video recorders (NVRs).
Cognitec Unveils Real Time Face Detection Camera
The FaceVACS-VideoScan C5 camera from Cognitec. Germany-based facial recognition technology developer Cognitec has unveiled a new video camera featuring a built-in facial recognition system. The FaceVACS-VideoScan C5 camera is an IP video camera that offers high image quality over low bandwidth. The video camera’s face biometrics technology employs gapless, real-time face detection and tracking, and produces lossless video streams for each face that it detects.
School Break-in Averted by STANLEY Security Grant Program Security Measures
Less than four months after the installation of a new security system, the Montessori School of Dayton in Kettering, OH credits the products and services provided by STANLEY Security with preventing a break-in attempt at the school during the winter break.
Telstra Invests in Video Analytics Specialist
Telstra announced it has made an equity investment in Gorilla Technology Group, a Taiwanese-based global leader in video analytics for business intelligence, security, enterprise unified communications, education, and broadcast media and entertainment.
Skepticism About Alipay Facial Recognition Rises
Face Recognition
In the wake of Alipay’s announcement that it is going to use facial recognition technology for user authentication in mobile payments, some are starting to ask if that kind of security is really enough. Dan Moren, in particular, says he has found a flaw in the system in a new Popular Science article.
Workplace Biometric Technology Outpacing the Law
Whether they?re clocking in to work, trying to enter a secure room or driving a company car, many workers are finding that the procedures for these everyday workplace occurrences are changing. To improve efficiency, combat fraud, and boost employee health and safety, employers increasingly are adopting biometric devices. Biometric technology analyzes the unique characteristics of a person through his or her fingerprints, irises, retinas, hand geometry, facial patterns, voice patterns or DNA information.
Alibaba Demos ‘Smile to Pay’ Facial Recognition App
Alibaba just made a huge leap forward in identity verification, moving beyond fingerprint- and eyeball-scanning to facial recognition. Founder Jack Ma took center stage at the CeBit 2015 conference in Hannover, Germany, to demonstrate Smile To Pay, Alibaba’s smartphone payment system.
Genetec SV-32 Unified Security Appliance Now Available Through Key Distributors in the United States
Genetec™, a manufacturer of open platform, unified IP security solutions, today announced that its SV-32, a security appliance that provides native support for video surveillance and access control capabilities, is available through new distribution partnerships in the US. The SV-32 appliance comes pre-installed with Genetec?s flagship open platform security system, Security Center, allowing end-users to deploy their choice of a unified security solution, or a standalone access control or video surveillance system.
54% of Federal Video Surveillance Data Goes Unanalyzed
MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on improving the outcomes of government IT, announced the results of its new report, The Video Vortex.
The study, based on a survey of 151 Federal decision makers —evenly split between physical security and IT managers— and sponsored by EMC Corporation, looks at video surveillance across Federal IT and the opportunities for agencies to enhance the value of their video data assets.
Genetec and Prism Skylabs Help Retailers Gain in-Store Insights With Retail Analytics Suite
By integrating Prism with Security Center, retailers can extend their existing video surveillance camera system to provide valuable in-store data and metrics to monitor store traffic reports, monitor customer shopping trends, and remotely inspect store merchandising and brand displays.