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TRENDnet Hive, Network Cloud Manager Relaunches with Simplified Account Management Tools and One-Year Free Trial Offer

TRENDnet to announce the relaunch of its growing cloud network management service, TRENDnet Hive™. The update includes revamped registration and renewal processes, and an enhanced free trial program. The registration process has been simplified and automated for both consumers as well as installers and integrators. There are no longer different account types, or different pricing levels for devices. Purchasing and adding licenses has also been automated.

Brivo Expands Brivo Wallet Pass Mobile Credentials With Google Wallet

Brivo announces the launch of support for Google Wallet mobile credentials to provide frictionless access with the tap of a phone. Effective immediately, Brivo customers can empower employees to add their access badges securely to Google Wallet. This advancement enables employees to effortlessly unlock office doors, turnstiles, elevators and key card-protected amenity spaces by tapping an Android phone to a reader, eliminating the need to open an app or carry a traditional physical access card.

An Eye on Protection: Back-end Security Monitoring Centers Heighten Jobsite Security

The cost of building materials has skyrocketed, up almost 40% over the last 4 years. At the same time, vandalism and theft at construction sites are at an all-time high; now costing the industry more than a billion dollars per year. Due to these factors, among others, the need to secure commercial construction sites has never been greater. To combat the issue, much of the focus has long been on the first line of defense. Items like physical barriers, access control points and closed-circuit TV cameras have been enlisted with some degree of success.

Genetec Introduces Enterprise-Grade, Unified, SaaS Solution

Genetec announced Security Center SaaS. Built with cybersecurity and privacy at its core, the new offering is a massively scalable, open, and unified software as a service solution (SaaS). Combining access control, video management, forensic search, intrusion monitoring, automation, and many other advanced security capabilities, Security Center SaaS ushers in a new chapter in the technology evolution of the physical security industry.

NEC Face Recognition Technology Ranks First in NIST Accuracy Testing

NEC Corporation announced that its face recognition technology has been ranked the world’s most accurate in a benchmark test conducted by the globally recognized U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).In this benchmark test, NEC received the highest performance evaluation in “1:N Identification,” which consists of still images of 12 million different people, by achieving an authentication accuracy rate of 99.88%.

VIVOTEK Delivers Comprehensive Security Solutions for Denmark’s World’s Largest Indoor Go-Kart Track

Racehall, located in Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark, is renowned as the world’s longest indoor go-karting track facility, providing an unparalleled experience to all its visitors. Racehall is for everyone, big or small, amateurs or professionals; it is dedicated to ensuring that every aspect of visitors’ experience is exceptional. This commitment includes maintaining high standards of quality equipment, prioritizing safety, and offering top-notch service.

VIVOTEK Launches VORTEX Connect, Empowering Cloud Transition

VIVOTEK introduces its cloud-based security service VORTEX, emphasizing a smarter and easier approach. Now featuring the latest addition – VORTEX Connect, this new feature is integrated into VIVOTEK’s latest generation Network Video Recorders (NVRs), allowing users to seamlessly connect to NVRs and simultaneously utilize VORTEX cloud services in an intuitive manner. Users can upgrade to the cloud without replacing existing network cameras, meeting security needs anytime, anywhere, and on any device.

PSIA Launches PKOC in a Minute

Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) released a PKOC explainer video to its site. This video is less than a minute long and demonstrates how the PSIA’s PKOC specification works and will disrupt the access control market. While the PKOC specification is less than three years old, already there are commercial customers in government, energy, and commercial real estate specifying and implementing the PKOC specification in products.

HID Wins Contract to Provide Finland with New Driver’s License and European Second-Generation Smart Tachograph Card Solution

HID has been awarded a contract to provide Finland with a new high-security, driver’s license cards and personalization services solution, incorporating the European second-generation smart Tachograph solution. This collaboration reflects HID’s commitment to enhancing security and efficiency in Finland’s transportation systems.

Genetec State of Physical Security Report Reveals Physical Security Market is Rapidly Embracing Cloud and Hybrid Solutions

Genetec shared the results of its 2024 State of Physical Security report. Based on insights from over 5,500 physical security leaders worldwide (including end users and channel partners), the report looks at the security strategies organizations are putting in place to effectively navigate the realities of a changing industry.

Iris ID Hosts a Free Webinar Discussing the Benefits of Implementing a Multimodal Biometric Authentication Solution for Workforce Management Efficiency

Iris ID lends its expertise in advanced identity authentication to help organizations in the United States combat the $373 million dollars a year problem of buddy punching and time theft according to the American Association of Payroll. By updating outdated time and attendance systems, companies can solve multiple problems, including eliminating manual record keeping, increasing worker and management efficiency as well as building team morale.

KIDDE COMMERCIAL Introduces Kesmobile To Optimize Fire And Life Safety Systems Management

Kidde Commercial announced KESMobile, the next generation in remote fire and life safety systems management. This innovative cloud-based service productivity tool provides service providers with enhanced real-time data access, allowing them to optimize the management of individual systems, sites, and site groups with data for informed decision-making and resource optimization.

ProdataKey Launches Version 2.0 of Its Award-Winning, Mobile-First PDK.io Software

ProdataKey introduces PDK.io 2.0 that expands features, functionality, and scalability to support enterprise installations managed across multiple buildings and sites. With version 2.0, doors connected to disparate PDK Cloud Nodes can be managed as a single customer system, and credential holders can reside in a single database and be distributed across one or many locations.

Intellicene Partners with Oosto to Enhance Security Software with Advanced Facial Recognition Technology

Intellicene has announced a strategic partnership with Oosto. The collaboration supports the integration of Oosto’s advanced facial recognition technology within Intellicene’s suite of intelligent security software, enhancing Intellicene’s technology offerings to the company’s global customer base.

Suprema Unveils BioStation 2a, the Revolutionary World’s First Deep Learning-Based Fingerprint Recognition Solution

Suprema has launched ‘BioStation 2a’, the world’s first deep learning-based fingerprint recognition solution providing powerful access control features. Suprema has pioneered fingerprint recognition technology based on deep learning for the first time in the world. The cutting-edge AI algorithm based on deep learning is embedded in BioStation 2a. This innovation was achieved through Suprema’s expertise in creating a lightweight AI engine optimized for edge device.

AI-Enabled Mobile Security Trailers Protect Retailers from Growing Threat

Last year, retail stores in the U.S. lost an estimated $86.6 billion USD to theft. According to the same report from the National Retail Federation, that number is projected to increase to over $115 billion by 2025. Loss prevention is always top of mind for retailers. However, of growing concern is organized retail crime, which is increasing at an alarming rate. Brick-and-mortar retailers, many of which are already struggling, are now facing increased exposure.

Iris ID Introduces IrisTime™ iTMS Cloud, a New Plug and Play Experience for Workforce Management Providers

Iris ID introduces Iris ID IrisTime™, IrisTime Management Service (iTMS) Cloud. Designed to automate integration between time clocks and HRMS, IrisTime iTMS Cloud easily converts transactional data in real time information. IrisTime iTMS Cloud helps reduce costs and eliminate human errors when employees are punching in or doing other related tasks such as entering job transfers or hours worked.

i-PRO Brings License Plate and Vehicle Identification to Latest Version of Active Guard

i-PRO has released the latest version of its popular Active Guard application that adds support for Vaxtor automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) and make, model, color (MMC) vehicle identification. The Vaxtor software has been tuned to run efficiently on the edge when installed within i-PRO AI-enabled cameras, providing the same level of performance normally associated with high-end PC processor architectures.

HID to Preview Centralized Reader Management Solution, HID Linq™, at Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2023

HID announced it will preview its new centralized reader management solution, HID Linq™, at GSX 2023. HID Linq is designed to make the configuration and updates of physical access systems simpler, faster and more efficient. HID will demonstrate how users can simultaneously update multiple HID Signo™ readers connected to a Mercury red board controller via Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) or by using a serial adapter over a USB connection. Even the largest reader fleets can be updated quickly and easily.