Corporate News
InterTech Exits Investment In Maker Of Video Surveillance Systems
The InterTech Group Inc. has exited its decade-long investment in a video surveillance technology firm in exchange for shares in another business. The North Charleston-based company had been a stockholder in Vicon Industries Inc. since 2008, but the investment never quite hit pay dirt. This week, two InterTech affiliates traded their combined 46 percent stake for slightly more than 1 million shares of Cemtrex Inc. that were valued at about $2.96 million as of Tuesday. Robert Johnston, chief strategy officer at InterTech, said the Jenkins Avenue conglomerate plans to give up its seat on Vicon?s board.
Ticket To China 2018: Customers From Poland & Denmark Visit Dahua HQ
The Dahua Ticket to China program, on March 19th, wrapped up yet another round of events in its journey to bring high performing partners from all around the globe to Dahua headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Ticket to China program aims to enhance mutual cooperation by enabling customers to learn more about Dahua and its latest technologies, products and solutions, as well as the country and its culture. On March 11th and March 18th respectively, two delegations from Poland and Denmark arrived at China as part of Dahua?s second year of holding the Ticket to China program, where they kicked off a new year of touring Dahua and the country.
ONVIF Calls On Developers For Advanced Video Streaming Challenge
ONVIF® is announcing the ONVIF Open Source Spotlight Challenge, a technology competition to develop open source applications for innovative IP video streaming applications to help resolve global security issues. The two-month online challenge, offered in conjunction with BeMyApp, offers lucrative cash prizes for developers who use the protocol provided by ONVIF to create open source mobile or desktop applications for advanced video streaming that provides easy and secure authentication from all platforms.
Vidsys Expands Presence In Boston To Support Rapid Growth
Vidsys, the global leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) and Converged Security and Information Management (CSIM) software headquartered in the Washington D.C. area, announced its expansion in Boston to support the company’s rapid growth. The new facility includes technology integration and testing lab, GSOC live demo room and partner training center through its enterprise software platform that collects, filters, correlates, and presents critical data from network and security systems and social media feeds.
ONVIF To Explore Standards, Safe City Deployments At ISC West 2018
ONVIF® announced that it will speak at ISC West 2018, April 10-13, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nev., as part of SIA Education@ISC, the Security Industry Association?s educational program held in conjunction with ISC West. ONVIF Steering Committee member Stuart Rawling will be speaking on behalf of ONVIF on ?Interoperability: The Engine Running Safe Cities,? on April 12, 2018, from 1:15-2:15 PM. The presentation will focus on the benefits of a standardized approach to safe city deployments, and how standards like ONVIF can help to close the gap between disparate systems.
Sielox Names Bassett Sales Corporation New Rep Firm
Sielox announce the appointment of Bassett Sales Corporation as the company?s representative for its full line of layered access control and emergency communications solutions in the Southwestern Region of the United States. Bassett Sales Corporation will serve Sielox customers in Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona, and Hawaii. The Bassett sales team has more than 200 years of accumulated industry knowledge and experience.
Sonitrol?s End User Security Management Website Tool Receives a Refresh
Sonitrol announced the completion of the latest version of our mySonitrol customer website, and it is scheduled to go live in early May. Currently, the website is in beta testing with key Sonitrol end user customers. The new, fully-rewritten user interface was accomplished using responsive design, which changes the behavior of the site depending on the resolution of the device accessing the page. This responsive design gives users an experience consistent with modern web browsing standards and it scales dynamically from device to device.
Becoming A Vibrant, Smart, And Safe City
Earlier this year, a group of public and private organizations —including Transportation America, Natural Resource Defense Council, Uber, and cityway— got together to establish a set of Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities. Essentially, the group put together 10 principles that they feel should guide urban decision making for the future. Notably, the list includes planning cities and mobility together, prioritizing people over vehicles, engaging with all stakeholders, and working toward creating greater connectivity.
Steve Reinharz Helps Us Understand A.I. And Autonomous Security
We are fortunate to have Steve Reinharz join Security.World as a monthly columnist to share his insights and knowledge on physical security, artificial intelligence, and autonomous security. We asked Steve to share with us his background and expertise as an “AI” system matter expert. We hope you learn as much from Steve as we do.
Vicon Appoints Kirk Schatzle, Expanding U.S. Sales Team
Vicon Industries announced the expansion of its U.S. Sales team, with the addition of Kirk Schatzle, who will serve as the Regional Sales Manager for Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota. At Vicon, he will augment those skills with Vicon?s new security offerings to grow awareness and successful customer wins throughout his region. Kirk has over 30 years? experience within the security industry, during which he has demonstrated an ability to cultivate existing and develop new relationships with system integrators, architects and end users, as well as strong technical knowledge and product expertise.
Siklu Adds Executive Talent As The mmWave Market Takes Off
Siklu Inc. announced the addition of two senior executives to expand its leadership position in the burgeoning market for Gigabit wireless solutions. David is joining Siklu as VP of Marketing and Product Management after his latest position at Proxim where he held Senior Executive positions. With over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Gerard Halimi joins Siklu as VP Sales ROW, after his latest position with ECI, where he directed the African Market.
OnSSI Selects SP DYNAMIC As Manufacturers? Representative For Canada
SP DYNAMIC as OnSSI manufacturers? representative for Canada will manage sales for the OnSSI Ocularis 5 VMS to dealers and systems integrators across Canada. SP DYNAMIC, led by President, Steve Peters, has more than 25 years of experience in customer service, sales skills, marketing and experience working with physical security solutions, for a variety of applications and markets. Key enhancements of the Ocularis version 5.5 include new Smart Camera Drivers for Dahua, Panasonic and TKH Security Solutions cameras for immediate support for all new cameras without the need to wait for individual camera drivers or driver packs.
ASSA ABLOY Academy Launches With An Upgraded Learning Management System
ASSA ABLOY announced the launch of ASSA ABLOY Academy, a consolidation of its robust training programs that enable security professionals to be more effective at their job of protecting both people and places. The program features an upgraded learning management system to streamline coursework through an enhanced user interface. The Academy features all of the existing content from ASSA ABLOY Americas University including online courses, onsite classes at learning centers, and a Mobile Installation Training Vehicle that provides hands-on training at any location.
Maxwell Kopsho Joins Middle Atlantic As Director of Training
Middle Atlantic Products announced that Maxwell Kopsho will serve as the company’s new director of training. In this position, Kopsho is responsible for delivering best practices, application, and technical product training to customers. He is additionally responsible for application and technical training for Middle Atlantic’s sales team, reps, and customer-facing associates to strengthen their ability to solve customer challenges. The appointment is a demonstration of the company’s continuing mission to help integrators and specifiers deliver amazing AV experiences and develop industry-leading training initiatives that will support that pursuit.
Industry Leaders To Discuss Cyber Protection For Physical Security
In today?s highly interactive and interconnected world, cybersecurity is not restricted to the IT department – it threatens and affects every connected device in every department. As connectivity continues to expand, the risks will increase. It is vital to understand what the cybersecurity threats are to physical security systems, how protections from cyber-attacks can be implemented and how security professionals must plan for incident recovery and ongoing protection. At ISC West, a panel discussion of industry experts, comprised of renowned executives representing surveillance, cloud access control, biometrics, identity management, and other categories will address these important cybersecurity topics.
Tokyo-based Entrepreneur Wins Milestone Community Kickstarter Contest
Milestone Systems announced Soko Aoki from Tokyo, Japan, the winner of the Milestone Community Kickstarter Contest 2018 during the community days in Las Vegas in February. The winning project is based on integrating Milestone Systems? XProtect VMS (video management software) with 360 enabled cameras and a head mounted display (HMD) to see omni-directions by just moving your head using RTSP and MIP drivers.
Joe Holland Of LifeSafety Power Takes On New Role
Joe Holland, former vice president of Engineering for LifeSafety Power, has had quite a distinguished career in the security and life safety industries, spanning decades. Credited with helping create an entirely new category for power —from static hardware to intelligent networked solutions capable of collecting critical data on the health of the security infrastructure— Holland has now taken a position on the company?s board of directors and will operate in a reduced role.
Sentrynet Will Focus On Industry Change At SentryCon 2018
SentryNet?s 23rd annual dealer conference, SentryCon, will be in April and will focus on ?The Challenge of Change? and how it affects independent alarm installers. Special Guest speakers like Mark Brown of Southwestern Consulting will bring to light what can be done to overcome those challenges. In the face of disruptive technologies and shifting powers to the consumer, changing how you do business is essential to staying in the game.
MIPS 2018: Artificial Intelligence The Next Market Disruption For Video Technology
Milestone Systems concluded a series of regional partner and customers events for 2018 with MIPS (Milestone Integration Platform Symposium) in Las Vegas. The three events gathered 1,509 attendees and 90 exhibitors, and the theme was how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be the next market disruption for video technology. Milestone Systems also took the opportunity to award partners for their contributions to the community over the past year.
Milestone Systems Appoints New Vice President For EMEA
Milestone Systems, announces its new Vice President for EMEA, Malou Mousten Dyhr Toft, who also becomes member of Milestone Systems? Extended Leadership Team. She will be responsible for the whole EMEA region, including Sales Operation, Custom Development and Support and will focus on further strengthening the EMEA partner community of distributors, installers, solutions partners and camera manufacturers.