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MicroPower Technologies Selected As Winner Of 2014 American Technology Award
MicroPower Technologies, an award-winning provider of surveillance solutions optimized for rapid, cost-effective deployment, announced that it was selected as the winner in the American Technology Awards (ATAs) Green Technology category. Sponsored by TechAmerica, the ATAs honored 15 products and services out of 100 entries as category winners. The awards were announced at the ATA Showcase […]
Giroptic 360-Degree Camera Passes Half A Million Raised On Kickstarter
The nascent market for 360-degree cameras is getting more crowded. Meet Giroptic, which joins the likes of Bublcam, Centr Cam and Panono in building hardware to capture a more fuller picture of what’s going on around you. Giroptic is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to put its prototype egg-shaped 360-degree camera into […]
EVP DeFina Exits Samsung Security
Frank DeFina, executive vice president North America at Samsung America has announced he will be leaving Samsung June 2. DeFina said that he is leaving for personal reasons so that he can remain closer to his home. Following an interview with the security industry media, he said that he wanted to remain active in the […]
NOAA Deploys IQinVision Cameras To Upgrade Research Work
IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?s (NOAA) Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWSFC), in La Jolla, CA, has installed IQinVision megapixel cameras to provide surveillance of the experiments conducted in their new Ocean Technology Development Tank. The new SWFSC laboratory houses the large-scale, controlled-environment […]
Google Considers Acquisition Of Home Security Firm Dropcam
Google seems to have a keen interest in home automation systems, something that perhaps fits in with its Internet-of-Things vision. Now, the company is reportedly considering acquiring Dropcam, a home security firm that creates affordable and connected security cameras. The last major foray that Google made into home automation was the acquisition of Nest. Google […]
Code Blue Hires Bobby Shiflett As Central Regional Sales Manager
Code Blue Corporation, the industry leading manufacturer of emergency communication solutions, has announced the hiring of Bobby Shiflett as the Regional Sales Manager for Central North America. Shiflett will be responsible for expanding Code Blue?s sales growth and overseeing relationships with manufacture rep firms and dealers in an area that stretches from Texas to Minnesota […]
EverFocus Releases New Analog Surveillance Camera
EverFocus has released the new EH3D600 to its analog surveillance line. As a three in one outdoor vandal camera, the EH3D600 features three independent views from a single coax, power wire, and DVR port. Two of the lenses are wide angle and 2.4mm wide. The third lens is a telephoto 12mm lens in the same […]
Code Blue Celebrates 25 Years Of Safety And Security
From day one, security has been the top priority for Code Blue Corporation. Founded in 1989, Code Blue is currently enjoying its 25th anniversary as the industry leading manufacturer of emergency communication solutions. It all started when the University of Illinois at Chicago selected Code Blue?s new signature design from several candidates for a project […]
Brivo Systems And Corcoran Gallery Honored With Muse Award
Brivo Systems and the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design collaboration receives Muse Award from the American Alliance of Museums Media. Brivo Systems and Brivo Labs, a business unit of Brivo Systems focused on social access management through the Internet of Things, in March 2014 joined the Corcoran Gallery of Art […]
DTT Ranks High On 2014 SDM Top 100 List
As the leading provider of digital video surveillance and loss prevention for the hospitality and retail sectors, DTT (DTT Surveillance Company Information) ranked on SDM Magazine’s Top 100 list for the third consecutive year, coming in at 26th. The SDM 100 Report ranks U.S. companies that earn their revenues from the sale, installation, service and […]
Milestone Systems Delivers Strong Revenue And Earnings Growth In 2013
World leading IP video management software company posted a positive Annual Report for 2013, underlining the scalability of its unique open platform business model. Milestone Systems reported 2013 revenues of DKK 407 M (EUR 54.6 M), up 28 percent from DKK 318 M (EUR 42.7 M) in 2012, outperforming an otherwise strong overall projected market […]
Dan Waddell, CISSP, CAP, PMP Named New (ISC)2 Director Of U.S. Government Affairs
(ISC)²® (“ISC-squared”), the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified information and software security professionals with nearly 100,000 members worldwide, announced that Dan Waddell, CISSP, CAP, PMP, former cybersecurity solution lead for Grant Thornton’s Global Public Sector Practice has been named the new (ISC)2 director of government affairs. Waddell has over 20 years of experience in […]
SecureWaters Selected For Cisco Entrepreneurs In Residence
SecureWaters, Inc., announced it will join Cisco Entrepreneurs in Residence (Cisco EIR), a technology innovation program of Cisco Systems, Inc. supporting early-stage startups. Cisco EIR extends SecureWaters the opportunity to work with Cisco and its global partner ecosystem to build a next generation water quality and security solution for Smart Cities through the power of […]
Zwipe Joins FIDO Alliance To Assure Open Authentication Solutions
Zwipe today announced that it has joined the FIDO Alliance, which was created in 2012 to address the lack of interoperability among authentication devices. The Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance?s mission is change the nature of online authentication by developing technical specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that reduce the reliance […]
Samsung Techwin Appoints Joanne Herman European Marketing Manager
Joanne Herman has been appointed Marketing Manager for the Security Solution division of Samsung Techwin Europe Ltd. Previously she was the Marketing Proposition Manager for the Finance sector at MISCO Systemax, one of the UK’s leading IT hardware, software, and service providers. Joanne is looking forward to driving forward Samsung Techwin’s marketing strategy in Europe. […]
G4S Technology Awarded $12M In Contracts With Virginia Department Of Transportation
G4S Technology, an award-winning security and communications integrator, has been awarded contracts by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to provide fiber optic infrastructure, ITS equipment, and services along a 13-mile stretch of I64W near Waynesborough, Virginia. Under the terms of the contracts, G4S Technology will provide electronic messaging signs designed to keep travellers informed […]
ADT Secures Larger Canadian Market – Acquires Protectron
ADT Corp. is locking up a bigger piece of the Canadian security monitoring market, spending $555-million to buy Reliance Protectron Inc. to add 400,000 home and business customers. Protectron will remain based in Montreal and will keep operating under that name, while ADT?s existing Canadian operations will retain the ADT brand. Florida-based ADT said that […]
Rapid Expansion Of Security Technology Creates A New World Of Vendor Partnerships
The rapid evolution of security technology, especially devices on the video surveillance side, along with an expanding set of expectations among end users towards the technology they are being offered, has created a paradigm shift in the way business is now done. While proprietary systems remain the elephant in the room from an end user’s […]
Axis Appoints Regional Country Manager For ASEAN And Indochina
AXIS Communications has appointed Ivan Tjahjadi (pictured) as regional country manager for ASEAN and Indochina. Based in Indonesia, Ivan will be spearheading all facets of the business operations and activities of Axis Communications in the region, including Malaysia, the company said in a statement. He will particularly lead the company’s strategic development as well as […]
Kratos Receives $2.8 Million In Critical Infrastructure Security System Integration Awards
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced that its Public Safety & Security (PSS) division recently received $2.8 million in security system deployment awards for certain educational facilities located in the United States. Under the new contract awards, Kratos will design, engineer, deploy, and integrate into command […]