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MetLife Stadium Wins National Security Award By NCS4
MetLife Stadium officials report that the stadium recently was presented with the “2014 Facility of Merit for Safety and Security Award” by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi. The National Football League nominated the stadium for its achievements in security. This is the stadium’s second […]
Avigilon Welcomes Fred Withers To Board Of Directors
Avigilon Corporation (TSX:AVO), a leading global provider of end-to-end security solutions, announced the appointment of Fred Withers, FCA, former partner and chief development officer for Ernst & Young, to its board of directors and audit committee. Mr. Withers, who recently retired, has over 30 years of experience with Ernst & Young, including significant involvement in […]
ESX 2014 Reports Seventh Successful Year
More than 200 exhibitors provide a glimpse of the future for security owners and executives. Each year, the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) affirms that its possible to offer a diverse show floor that is large enough to spotlight next-gen security products and services, yet manageable for security professionals to tour and drill deeply into any […]
MicroPower Technologies Honored With 2014 Golden Eagle Award
MicroPower Technologies Inc., an award-winning provider of surveillance solutions optimized for rapid, cost-effective deployment, announced that its has been awarded the 2014 Golden Eagle award by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4). The award, sponsored by SDM Magazine, was presented to MicroPower and its customer, American Airlines Center, for excellence in […]
Largest New York Real Estate Development Selects AMAG Technology’s Symmetry
Hudson Yards, the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States, selected AMAG Technology?s Symmetry Enterprise v7.0.1 Card Access Control System to secure 10 Hudson Yards in New York City, the first office tower under construction. Hudson Yards will ultimately include more than 17 million square feet of commercial and residential […]
Dropcam Nesting Into A New Home
The team at Dropcam sent out an email today where they stated they wanted to share some exciting news with everyone — Dropcam is now a Nest company. “We are thrilled to be part of the Nest family. Together, we?re going to create some amazing products that help you stay connected to the people and […]
SightLogix Recruits Frank De Fina As Executive VP Of Sales And Marketing
SightLogix announced that Frank De Fina, a security industry veteran with over 30 years of leadership experience, has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. ?We are thrilled to welcome Frank De Fina to SightLogix,? said John Romanowich, SightLogix President and CEO. ?Frank?s extensive experience creating market-leading businesses is the perfect […]
Cloud Security Alliance Releases New Cloud Controls Matrix And Consensus Assessments Initiatives Questionnaire
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced the release of significant updates to two de facto industry standards, the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) Version v3.0.1 and the Consensus Assessments Initiatives Questionnaire (CAIQ) v3.0.1. With the updates, the CSA has completed a major milestone in the alignment between the Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in […]
Scallop Imaging Announces Investment In Innovation, New Management
Propelled by a new executive management team and significant investment in product development, Scallop Imaging has positioned itself for further innovation to boost its role as a pioneering force in imaging technology. Boston-based Scallop Imaging, which first conceived its core ?distributed imaging? technology in 2006, has invested significant resources in personnel, assets, and research and […]
Small Business Wins $12M Biometric ‘On The Go’ Navy Contract
General Technical Systems, a small Virginia Beach based contractor, has won an $11.8 million Navy contract to develop a prototype of a mobile, non-contact biometrics system. Called Gatekeeper On the Move – Biometrics, or GOTM-B, the system captures biometric information such as 3-D finger, face, and iris from people as they move through the coverage […]
Xentry Systems Integration Names Industry Veteran VP Sales And Marketing
Xentry Systems Integration, a systems integrator focused on delivering best-in-class security solutions and healthcare technologies, today announced that Andre Greco has been named the company?s Vice President of Sales and Marketing effective immediately. Greco, who reports directly to Xentry President and CEO John Nemerofsky, will focus on driving strategic sales and marketing programs that enhance […]
VIVOTEK USA Announces New President David Liu (Yui-Juin Liu)
VIVOTEK announced the appointment of David Liu (Yui-Juin Liu) [pictured] as VIVOTEK USA’s president effective June 30, 2014. Harry Hu, the former President, stepped down for personal reasons and plans to return with his family to Taiwan. “It has been an honor and pleasure to work with our management team and employees for the past […]
Who Is A Physical Security and Video Surveillance Market Influencer
Are you an industry mover and shaker? Do you ?or someone you know? command an audience when they speak on the subject? Do you, or someone you know, have such great insight into the physical security and video surveillance markets that their advice needs to be followed? For For example, conference speakers, twitter, bloggers, or […]
Agent Vi Launches Online Training & Certification Program For Its Video Analytics Platform
In line with the release of its new video analytics platform, savVi™, Agent Vi launches a 6-hour, free of charge, online certification program. Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), the leading global provider of open architecture video analytics software, announced the availability of savVi, its new video analytics platform and the launch of a comprehensive online […]
Triumphant at IFSEC/FIREX, Xtralis Adds Three More Prestigious Awards at ESX
Xtralis, the world?s leading provider of very early and reliable detection and remote visual verification safety and security solutions, continued its winning ways, securing three more awards at the recent 2014 Electronic Security Expo (ESX14), held 23-26 June 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee USA. At ESX, the Xtralis solutions that were honored with ESX Maximum Impact […]
Aware, Inc. Declares Special Cash Dividend
Aware, Inc., a leading supplier of biometrics software and services, announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $1.75 per share, or approximately $40 million in total. The special cash dividend will be paid on July 24, 2014 to shareholders of record as of July 10, 2014. The Board of […]
Aimetis Expands Certified Partner Training To Three Day Course
Aimetis Corp., a global leader in intelligent network video management software, announced the expansion of the global Partner Training program. In response to a market need of more in-depth analytics training, Aimetis has lengthened the current Certified Partner Training to include a third day. The third day will focus on the knowledge acquisition, configuration, execution […]
Eagle Eye Networks Survey: 68% Of Businesses Plan Video Surveillance For Operations Improvement
Eagle Eye Networks today announced the availability of its first annual Video Surveillance Report. This year?s report covers the results of multiple 250-500 respondent surveys of Video Surveillance and Information Technology (IT) professionals. The survey topics spanned targeted use of video surveillance systems, cloud video surveillance, IT?s role, and view of video surveillance system vulnerability. […]
Hikvision Claims Top World Security Sales Ranking
[Editorial Note: When NVR and other products are added in, Hikvision ranks higher than Axis (see: Axis Still Leads Global Network Video Market) for top sales bragging rights.] For the third year, the Chinese company Hikvision has been ranked as the world’s largest CCTV and video surveillance equipment provider in 2013 with a 10.9-percent market […]
Axis Still Leads Global Network Video Market
Axis Communications continues to hold a global market-leading position in network video, according to two new independent market research reports. "We continue to strengthen our presence in the Americas and EMEA. We are committed to our long-term strategy of continuously releasing innovative network video products and offering intelligent security solutions in a global market together […]