Corporate News
Boon Edam Expanding North America Headquarters with New Office Space and Showroom in Raleigh
Boon Edam announced plans for a significant new expansion of their North Carolina offices. In the first quarter of 2022 the company will open a new headquarters location in downtown Raleigh, NC. The brand-new facility will be home to many of Boon Edam?s office staff, as well as a new showroom and technology center where products will be displayed.
Genetec Shares its Top Physical Security Trends Predictions for 2022
Genetec shared its top predictions for the physical security industry in 2022. Within months of the pandemic, businesses were deploying different solutions to track occupancy in their buildings and control social distancing. Almost two years later, this trend is still growing because they?re seeing value from the data collected. Beyond safety objectives, organizations will embrace the use of spatial analytics data to reduce wait times, optimize staff scheduling, and enhance business operations.
Vista Networking Solutions Signs Distribution Agreement with StorMagic
StorMagic announced that ViSTA Networking Solutions (VNS) has joined the StorMagic Partner Program as a distributor of ARQvault Active Intelligent Repository. VNS selected the StorMagic offering due to the solution?s flexibility and affordability, and will distribute it to video data storage resellers across North America.
Rajant Showcases Resilient and Secure Smartfield Connectivity at ADIPEC with Solution Partners
Rajant Corporation and its technology partners will be attending ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the National Exhibition Centre. .The event runs November 15th to 18th, with Rajant joining with partners in Booth 13564. Present to showcase the resilient and secure collaborative solution for energy market IIoT connectivity will be Easy Aerial, Ghost Robotics, and Kiber. Live smartfield-focused product demonstrations will be featured daily.
Interface Shares its Top Physical Security Industry Predictions for 2022
Interface Security Systems shared its top predictions for the physical security industry. Businesses of all sizes will move away from traditional contact- or motion-based burglar alarms in favor of video-verified alarms to avoid the unnecessary disturbance and costs involved with false alarms. We will also find that AI-based video verified alarms are about to take modern alarm monitoring operations to an entirely different level of accuracy and efficiency.
Liberty Defense Signs Maryland Stadium Authority, Camden Yards Sports Complex, as a Beta Client
Liberty Defense announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) to beta test Liberty?s flagship product HEXWAVE? at the Camden Yards Sports Complex in the City of Baltimore. The MSA is a unit of the state government that owns and manages the sporting venues at the Camden Yards Sports Complex, which is home to the Baltimore Orioles MLB team and the Baltimore Ravens NFL team. The Camden Yard Sports Complex has seating capacity for approximately 45,000 and 72,000, respectively. Testing with the MSA is planned to begin in Q1, 2022 at the Camden Yards Sports Complex.
Tom Votel Named Board Chair of International Safety Equipment Association
Tom Votel, Ergodyne President & CEO, was elected Chair of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) at the group?s annual fall meeting in Arlington, Virginia. An ISEA board member since 2011, Votel previously served for 2 years as Vice Chair alongside outgoing chairman Craig Wallentine, Global Business Development Manager, DuPont Safety & Construction (retired). Assuming Votel?s previous post as Vice Chair is Nate Kogler, Vice President of Products & Engineering, Bradley Corporation. Other board elections include Kelly Kolb, Senior Business Development Manager, Kimberly-Clark, to the position of ISEA Board Treasurer.
Genetec Media Alert: Rising Brazen Retail Theft This Holiday Season
A recent spree of ?smash and grab theft,? a category of organized retail crime (ORC) in major U.S. cities has retailers and shoppers on alert this holiday season. The size, audacity, and violence of incidents in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago have drawn major media attention, but ORC has been a growing threat for decades. Genetec shared insights into the phenomenon and strategies for addressing it. The National Retail Federation reported a 60% rise in ORC in the U.S. since 2015, with nearly 70% of retailers seeing an increase in 2021.
SALTO Enhances Ecosystem Partnerships with New Technical Sales Team
SALTO Systems North America?s new Technical Sales team will serve as a critical conduit between sales activity and technical knowledge to enhance its ecosystem partnerships. Vasili Kourelos, SALTO Senior Technical Sales Lead, manages the team. Prior to joining SALTO this year, Kourelos worked as an electrical engineer in South Africa focused on turnkey building solutions involving access control, power, and lighting services.
Alcatraz AI Announces Paul Fisher as Vice President of Sales
Alcatraz AI announced Paul Fisher is joining the company as Vice President of Sales. Fisher is bringing his expansive expertise to Alcatraz AI and will be key in growing the sales team and driving revenue. This exciting new leadership hire will further Alcatraz AI?s mission of bringing AI technology to every door for precise identity verification. In addition to driving growth, Fisher will play a key role in developing strategies to reach Alcatraz AI?s markets and building new and continuing relationships with partners.
ACRE?s Vanderbilt & ComNet Bringing Wide-Ranging Product Selection to Intersec Dubai
ACRE?s stand at Intersec 2022 will emphasize the Vanderbilt, ComNet, Open Options, and TDS brands? wide-ranging high-quality security solutions across multiple product lines. Alongside market-leading products like Vanderbilt?s ACTpro, ComNet?s end-to-end transmission solutions and their newly acquired Razberi portfolio will be on exhibition. Key in this selection is Monitor, the recently crowned Best Video Surveillance product at the Detektor International awards last month.
Intrinsic ID Demonstrates Strength and Versatility of PUF Technology at World?s Biggest Tech Show
Intrinsic ID announced that it will be exhibiting at CES 2022 as part of the European Innovation Council (EIC) EU pavilion. Intrinsic ID was one of 20 companies selected by the Council for this delegation, which represents the most promising and innovative advancements from the region. Intrinsic ID, which has a long, successful track record of providing device-level security and authentication solutions to semiconductor companies and device makers, will use its presence at one of the world?s most influential technology events.
Interface Appoints Daniel Bordeleau as Chief People Officer
Interface Security Systems announced that it has appointed Daniel Bordeleau as Chief People Officer.
Securitas To Acquire Stanley Security For $3.2B
Stannley Black & Decker today announced it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of most of its Security assets to Securitas AB for $3.2 billion in cash. The proposed transaction includes Stanley Black& Decker’s Commercial Electronic and Healthcare Security business lines. The businesses carry 2021 forecasted revenues of approximately $1.7 billion with an adjusted EBITDA margin in the low double-digits.
ASIS Announces 2022 Board Appointments, Including Its First Ever Regional Boards of Directors
ASIS International announced the full slate for its 2022 Global Board of Directors and inaugural North American Regional Board of Directors and European Regional Board of Directors. 2022 global and regional directors will take office 1 January 2022. Cy A. Oatridge, CPP, of the United States has been selected to serve as Secretary/Treasurer of the Global Board in 2022, joining President Malcolm C. Smith, CPP, of Qatar; President-Elect Timothy M. McCreight, CPP, of Canada; and CEO Peter J. O?Neil, FASAE, CAE, on the Global Board?s Executive Committee.
HYPR Announces New Leadership Appointments Following Accelerated YOY Growth
HYPR announced key appointments to its executive team with Bojan Simic officially named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Roman Kadinsky appointed President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). HYPR also welcomes Jay Roxe as the company?s first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). These leadership appointments represent HYPR?s recent accelerated growth, and its increased focus on innovation, expanded product delivery, and overall commitment to bringing passwordless MFA to internet scale.
Securitas Acquires Supreme Security Systems in the US
Securitas is acquiring Supreme Security Systems, a top 50 alarm monitoring company in the US. The acquisition increases Securitas? service capabilities and client offerings in the northeast US and aligns with Securitas? ambition to double the size of its security solutions and electronic security business by 2023. The purchase price is approximately MUSD 20 (MSEK 180). The acquisition will be accretive to the Group operating margin through its resilient recurring monthly revenue (RMR) portfolio representing more than 70 percent of the revenue.
Wittra Continues to Redefine IoT
The Swedish Tech company continues to redefine what is possible, remaining focused on simplifying complex technologies through innovation. Being credited as the first company to commercialise accurate positioning in the Sub-GHz license-free bands, they continue to develop solutions that make IoT accessible to the mass market.
ACRE Announces Key Acquisitions of Feenics and Matrix to Close out 2021
ACRE announced the strategic acquisitions of Feenics and Matrix Systems. The acquisition of Feenics brings cloud-based access control solutions to ACRE’s rapidly growing network of global customers while also expanding its portfolio to support the growing demand for cloud-based security solutions. Matrix enables ACRE to expand the addressable market for the company’s technology portfolio, offering customers a broader breadth of reliable, integrated access control and video surveillance technologies designed to meet evolving business and security requirements.
Global Real Estate Firm Installs Indoor Air Quality Tech in Office Building
mCloud Technologies announced a three-year agreement with Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., an appointed agent of Slate Asset Management (?Slate?), to deploy mCloud?s AssetCare solution for HVAC and indoor air quality (?IAQ?) at Life Plaza, one of Slate?s premier office towers in downtown Calgary. The initial subscription term for this agreement becomes effective at the completion of AssetCare installation and is set to renew in November 2025.