Edesix, a global market leader in body worn camera (BWC) solutions, is urging more organizations to utilise BWC equipment to help protect frontline staff and assist in preventing crime for the security, police, emergency services/first responder and defense sectors.

Bangkok ? Up to 75 percent of the security cameras were broken along the getaway path taken by the main suspect in last week’s deadly Bangkok bombing, Thailand’s police chief said Monday, revealing a major obstacle to an investigation that has only fuzzy images of the still-unidentified man.

Buying lunch will be a little simpler for some students this school year in the Columbus, Ohio area. The Westerville City School District Food Service Department is phasing in biometric finger scanning, starting with Blendon Middle, Longfellow Elementary, and Pointview Elementary schools. Instead of swiping their ID card to pay for lunch, students now will use a fingerprint to access their meal accounts.

LifeSafety Power® and Gallagher have announced a partnership to integrate Underwriters Laboratories (UL)-listed powered cabinets into Gallagher?s leading access control solution. Gallagher —a global provider of integrated access control, intruder alarms management and perimeter protection— now incorporates a LifeSafety Power enclosure as part of the company?s access control product suite.

VOXX International Corporation (VOXX) announced that it has entered into a Definitive Agreement to purchase the assets, inclusive of all intellectual property, of iris authentication market leader EyeLock through an acquiring entity. Upon consummation of the transaction, VOXX will have a controlling interest in the acquiring entity. The closing of the transaction is subject to completion of due diligence. Expanding on its existing supply chain and distribution relationship with EyeLock, VOXX will play a larger role in the distribution and sale of EyeLock’s suite of products with an increased focus on enterprise and access control business lines.

This is a research note from Omar Talpur, analyst for Security and Building Technologies at IHS. The note comments on the differences between ?connected? and ?smart? thermostats. When Nest Labs introduced the Nest Learning Thermostat in 2011, the company awakened a dormant thermostat industry. In the prior few decades, consumers had not seen much improvement in thermostats and the improvements that did occur were more cosmetic than functional – for example programmable thermostats with touchscreens that became available around 2005.

Siklu Inc., the global market leader in the millimeter-wave technology, announced today that it has closed $18 million in Series-D funding to further accelerate the company’s already impressive growth and market leadership. The new investor in this round, Sercomm Corporation (TWSE: 5388), was joined by existing investors Argonaut Private Equity, Evergreen Venture Partners, DFJ Tamir Fishman Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures (NASDAQ: QCOM), The Tamares Group and Amiti Ventures.

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), today launches a new mini-website called The Milestone Post for publishing thought leader articles with its global ecosystem of partners and customers. The site will post blogs and other articles from the company?s own wealth of expertise and from its universe of stakeholders, with the goal to continue educating business people from a broad spectrum of industries about networked video monitoring in action, practical advice, trends, concepts and innovative visions.

With the Panomera® multifocal sensor system, Dallmeier will demonstrate the latest technology for airport security at the inter airport trade fair. Panomera is a patented camera technology, which was specially developed to enable comprehensive video surveillance of expansive areas. The multifocal sensor technology makes it possible to display wide expanses as well as long distances in unequalled resolution quality, in real time and at high frame rates of up to 30 fps – and the area can be monitored from a single location. An outstanding feature of the system is its unique combination of an overall view with simultaneous high detail resolution at every distance.

Boon Edam, the leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors in the Americas, today announced that for nearly 20 years, 75 waist high turnstiles have been operating successfully at the Gran Terminal de Transporte de Panam

Iveda® (OTCQB: IVDA), worldwide enabler of cloud-based video surveillance through licensing its Sentir® platform, executed a licensing and reselling agreement with Vietnam-based FPT Telecom, Inc. ?The agreement represents a minimum of 10,000 devices and monthly Sentir licenses for cloud management within one year. The hardware revenue is anticipated to represent approximately $2 million of IvedaHome (smart home automation system).

According to a recently published IHS report (Smart Home Energy Management Devices Report – 2015) analyzing the market for demand-response enabled smart home energy management devices, in-home displays and smart thermostats will lead the way in terms of installed base numbers but will generate less revenue than smart appliances —a combined US$57 million compared to nearly US$3 billion— due to government and utility company subsidies.

Brad Casper has joined MKS as the new Director of Development. Brad comes with a wealth of experience. His 30-year career began as a Systems Engineer for Rockwell International?s E911 System. This was the stepping stone to a number of positions in software development, application capacity planning, Project Management, and IT Leadership. Brad?s industry experience spans very large companies (Verizon, Citibank) to small start-ups, across the Telecom, Automotive, Financial Services, and Public Utility industries.

The 9th SPONSORs Sports Venue Summit will be held at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 1-2 September 2015, with many interesting presentations and debates relating to sports venues. Besides the announced candidates for hosting UEFA Euro 2024 and the Olympic Games in Germany in 2024, the subject of security equipment will also feature prominently. The specialist video company Dallmeier, which has installed modern video security equipment in many stadiums and arenas all over the world, will welcome visitors and demonstrate its patented Panomera® multifocal sensor technology at stand 2.

ISCON Imaging Inc., a manufacturer of patented infrared (IR) imaging screening systems, released two new videos highlighting the unique benefits and ease of use of the company?s FocusScan™ and SecureScan™ solutions through the ISCON website and YouTube.

Pivot3, a pioneer and innovator in the development of Globally Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions, today announced that it has further enhanced its long-standing partnership with Milestone Systems through the certification of its HCI appliances with the Milestone XProtect® video management software suite. The certification ensures that the companies? joint customers across the globe continue to receive the highest performance and reliability with Pivot3-Milestone installations.

[Editor’s Note: This appears to be another example of the technology being ahead of written departmental policies and claims of ‘misuse’ when the ‘use’ itself is still being determined. It is interesting to see human reaction over the use of technology (to do more/faster) juxtaposed to the same process being done manually.] The San Diego Police Department is using facial recognition software with few guidelines and little public disclosure, which has led to public concerns about privacy and potential misuse of the technology, according to a report by The New York Times.

Zetron, a leading provider of mission-critical communications solutions worldwide, announced that it is now offering AVfusion, a breakthrough IP-based video-recording product designed for use in law-enforcement agency interrogation rooms. AVfusion produces high-quality audio-visual recordings of interviews with suspects, victims and witnesses. The product?s ease of use and high-definition quality help ensure the integrity of interviews and protect officers from allegations of coerced confessions or the mistreatment of suspects.

Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world?s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, has announced the newest release of its Proximex Surveillint PSIM solution, which provides security operation centers with unparalleled situational awareness and communication capabilities through enterprise dashboards, contact management, social media integration, and a new module that raises operator alarms based on correlated events.

The Panasonic True 4K cameras (WV-SFV781L outdoor vandal dome and WV-SPV781L outdoor vandal fixed models) are carefully crafted to produce the clearest images in a 4K security camera. With a purpose-built 4K lens, our True 4K cameras are designed to pass the full optical bandwidth needed to produce exemplary 4K class images with highly consistent sharpness across the entire frame.