Code Blue Corporation, the industry leading manufacturer of emergency communication solutions, is excited to announce that its SIP-based IP emergency speakerphones have been certified for the Sipelia communications management module for Security Center 5.3 from Genetec, a leading provider of unified IP security solutions.

Farpointe Data, a DORMA Group Company, the access control industry’s trusted global partner for RFID solutions, today announced that its Guardian vandal-resistant and Gibraltar bullet-resistant contactless proximity card readers are ideal for installations where more durability is required than with a standard proximity reader. They are becoming big hits at schools, universities, correctional institutions, housing authorities, factories, hospitals and other locales where RFID proximity and smart card readers can take a beating.

Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announced that Delta vehicle access control systems are being implemented at dams, nuclear power plants, and other power generation sites, distribution centers and sub-stations because they meet the stringent standards recently set under the National Infrastructure Protection Plan for the energy sub-sector. The plan was instituted by the North American Electronic Reliability Corporation with backing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Securityhunter has been awarded a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through its Program Support Center (PSC). The MATOC was awarded through the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) for the PSC. The award is for a base year with four one year options, and is an enterprise?wide physical security and security system integration support services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).

Steve Walker, president of the Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response, called the Texas Police Chiefs Association?s definition of the term ?verified alarm? a big step for future conversations on alarm verification.

ASUSTOR?s Surveillance Center 2.3 Beta introduces brand new features including automated event action rules, foreign object detection, more intuitive on-screen controls and expansion of the HDMI local output function. All users are welcome to download and experience the latest Surveillance Center functions.

Hikvision®, the world?s leading manufacturer of innovative, award-winning video surveillance products and solutions, is pleased to announce Frank DeFina as the new senior director, strategic sales, for Hikvision USA Inc. With over twenty years of experience in the security and technology industries, Mr. DeFina will work to further Hikvision USA’s key relationships with customers and partners in North America, with a focus on the company?s strategic projects and vertical solution sales.

Fulfilling its commitment to enhance the performance of VAST, VIVOTEK is pleased to announce the release of VAST Version 1.10. In this version, VIVOTEK introduces new advanced features to VAST users, specifically, Logical Tree and Standard VCA Event Integration.

The DVS 2200 IPS is a high-performance server appliance for the analysis of up to 12 IP video channels and the recording of up to 24 IP video channels. Both the analysis software (DVS Analysis Server) and the recording software (Smavia Recording Server) are already installed by the manufacturer and can be configured easily with a browser via Ethernet.

WD recently introduced WD Purple NV, a purpose-built line of 3.5-inch, high-capacity 4-Terabyte and 6-Terabyte hard drives for the greater demands of scalable network video recorder (NVR) surveillance systems. Compared with standard WD Purple drives, the new member of the WD’s surveillance video recording family of drives, WD Purple NV, is designed for larger-scale network surveillance systems utilizing higher hard drive bay counts and greater numbers of attached cameras, with increased storage capacity demand and durability.

AirLive will showcase its innovative Surveillance Networking Solutions products, provide a live demo on video analytics by IVS IPCam, display the Smart Focus IPCam, the Speed Dome IPCam, IVS Standalone IPCam, Fisheye IPCam, and the Home APPCam series of products. Explore AirLive?s four major solution topics: CoreNVR+CMS; Device Guard PoE Switch + Core Switch; AC and N Top + AirLive Central Wireless; and Surveillance Wireless Networking Solutions.

EtherWAN Systems, Inc. has launched the ED3501 and ED3541 Ethernet Extenders. Both models provide excellent Ethernet Extension performance via single RJ11 cable or a pair of copper wires. The data transfer rate is able to reach 100Mbps at 300-meter point-to-point distance, and the maximum distance is up to 2,600 meters with 1Mbps data rate.

Pamela J. Petrow, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vector Security, Inc., is the new President of CSAA (Central Station Alarm Association) International, effective immediately. Petrow, who served as CSAA First Vice President since October 2013, is the first woman to serve as president of the organization since its founding 1950.

Vidsys, a top global provider of enterprise Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, has launched an updated website that features a series of new videos highlighting enhanced product capabilities and market education. The 60 second videos provide brief explanations of how Vidsys helps public and private organizations gain situational awareness and buy down risk and the importance of the convergence of IT and physical security.

Boon Edam Inc. announced that New York’s Hofstra University continues the installation of turnstile entrances to eventually cover all of their residence halls for increased safety and security. Located 25 miles east of New York City in Hempstead, Long Island, Hofstra University campus boasts 115 buildings on 240 acres, 1180 faculty members, and over 7,000 full-time undergraduate students. With so many students in a densely populated area of Long Island, Hofstra takes student safety quite seriously.

Ian Clemens, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of IDV Solutions, LLC, has authored a new white paper and will host a webinar on the Next Generation Command Center. The paper and webinar describe the critical role the Next Generation Command Center will play in organizations as they anticipate risk events and act to minimize their impact on safety, operations, and business continuity.

A broad coalition of 34 civil rights and privacy groups, including the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union, has unveiled a list of recommendations regarding the use of policy body cameras in the U.S. The guidelines come after a number of incidents in which police body cameras failed to capture what happened before a fatal shooting.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented Louroe Electronics, the world leader in audio monitoring within the security industry, the President?s ?E? Award for Exports in a ceremony at the Department of Commerce on May, 18, 2015. The award recognizes Louroe Electronics? outstanding achievement in export growth and for its significant contributions to the overall increase of U.S. exports.

The new IRP01 reader post is an up-market model that offers an elegant solution for entrance points of banks, administrative buildings, business centers, and other sites with the highest requirements for design and comfort.