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Interface Security Systems Makes Virtual Security Guard Monitoring Affordable
Interface Security Systems announced it is expanding its Interactive Remote Video Monitoring services with a new highly-affordable Virtual Security Guard Monitoring package designed specifically for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and enterprises with moderate security challenges. With installation costs starting at just $2,500, companies are now able to protect their employees, customers, and assets with the help of trained security professionals monitoring their premises with live video and two-way audio.
Iris ID Technology Chosen by Iraqi Millennium Hotels for Time and Attendance
Iris ID announced its contactless IrisAccess biometric technology is being used for employee time and attendance at hotels in Iraq which are part of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, a London-based hotel company that manages and operates 135 luxury hotels in 80 locations worldwide. The Millennium hotels ?the Millennium Kurdistan, the Copthorne Hotel Baranan and Millennium Kurdistan Hotel and Spa? are located in the Sulaymaniyah province in the country?s Kurdistan region.
Iris ID Named to Inc. 5000 List of America?s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Iris ID announced it was ranked number 2,947 in the 2020 version of the Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation?s fastest-growing private companies. Since 1997, Iris ID has developed, produced, and sold the world?s fastest, convenient, and most accurate iris-based biometric solutions for access control, identity verification, and time and attendance. Iris ID platforms are used around the world in many markets including transportation, healthcare, immigration, finance, and national ID.
StoneLock Announces Launch of Contactless and Privacy Hardened Biometric Access Control Reader Technology
StoneLock announced the official product launch of the StoneLock GO biometric reader, a next-generation biometric reader redefining security and authentication of users for physical access control. It is now available for purchase by enterprises of all sizes. Launching at a pivotal time for access control in light of a growing demand for contactless and privacy-grounded technology, the StoneLock GO is intentionally designed with proprietary, ?faceless? recognition technology to protect users by safeguarding their privacy.
Invixium and SIASA Announce Distribution Partnership for Mexico
Invixium and SIASA jointly announce an exclusive partnership to distribute Invixium?s range of biometric products to SIASA?s customers in Mexico. Invixium announced a range of new product and software solutions as a direct response to the pandemic as businesses within and outside of Mexico must adapt to COVID-19. Further, IXM TOUCH 2 is now touchless: a field upgrade can be purchased for existing devices to enable face recognition.
ProdataKey Introduces Updates to Touch Reader and Touch App
ProdataKey announced several updates to its ?touch? Bluetooth reader and mobile app that further distinguish the pdk io solution as the most convenient, seamless, access control experience on the market. Unlike other mobile access control solutions, which require users to unlock and present their phone in place of a fob, PDK?s touch reader automatically senses encrypted credentials on locked phones carried by users, even when they?re deep inside pockets, bags and purses.
Pedestal PRO / Convergint Technologies Partnership Keeps Project On Track During COVID Crisis
Pedestal PRO in partnership with Convergint Technologies has released a case study highlighting the emergency design, manufacturing, delivery and installation of custom, architectural stanchions necessary for the recent grand opening of a luxury high-rise California apartment complex amidst the COVID-19 shut-down. From the time Convergint placed its orders, Pedestal PRO designed and manufactured several custom stainless-steel towers to house Lenel OnGuard readers and 2N IP Intercom stations and had them delivered on-site in less than a week.
SAFR from RealNetworks Awarded $1.9M in Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Contracts from the USAF
SAFR announced it has been awarded two Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contracts of approximately $950k each or $1.9M in total from AFWERX. These contracts provide funding to adapt the SAFR platform for use by the Air Force for perimeter security and secure access. Once developed for the USAF, the SBIR/STTR program allows for any other federal agency to award a sole-source contract for technology developed under the program. SAFR will be enhanced to integrate real-time facial recognition across a range of fixed and mobile device embedded cameras
Acuant Integrates iProov Patented Biometric Authentication Into Its Trusted Identity Platform
iProov announced that Acuant has integrated iProov into its platform to provide robust online face authentication services. Acuant, which provides identity verification services to all industries, selected iProov?s patented Flashmark technology to deliver the highest level of trust during the online authentication of a remote individual for customer onboarding, customer authentication, age verification, fraud prevention and regulatory compliance.
Aiphone Introduces IX-SOFT PC Master Station Software for Flexible, Transferable Security
The new IX-SOFT is capable of transforming any computer into a feature-rich intercom, with an easy-to-use and intuitive interface. This PC-based intercom solution is ideal for any customer type, as it fits into everyday scenarios with ease. Whether the need is for the management of intercom solutions in small to mid-sized educational facilities and offices, or the more complex needs of an enterprise-level facility. This solution can be managed remotely by facility managers, or by a security operations center.
ADT Named Premier Provider of Smart Home Security and Automation Services for New Home Construction by National Homebuilder D.R. Horton
ADT announced it has been named as the premier provider of smart home security and automation services for D.R. Horton, the nation?s largest homebuilder by volume. D.R. Horton homes will be outfitted with ‘Home is Connected’, an industry-leading suite of smart home and ADT security-ready products that keep you connected with the people and things you value most. Each D.R. Horton home will include connected thermostats, video doorbells, door locks, light switches and lamp modules installed by ADT Authorized Dealer, Safe Haven.
Ontic and SIGMA Threat Management Associates Partner for Comprehensive Protective Intelligence and Threat Assessment Solution
Ontic announced it has entered into a partnership with SIGMA Threat Management Associates, integrating SIGMA?s Workplace Threat Assessment module into the Ontic SaaS-based software platform. SIGMA?s module is designed to help professionals in human resources, corporate security, executive protection, and employee assistance programs to evaluate and address threatening behavior and reduce the risk of workplace violence. Ontic is the first protective intelligence technology platform to unify all critical data and information corporate security professionals need.
Johnson Controls Launches Highly Accurate, Contactless, Skin Temperature Scanning Solution
Johnson Controls announced the launch of its smart elevated skin temperature scanning solution, the Tyco Illustra Pro Thermal EST. A healthy and safe environment starts with a holistic approach that encompasses not only a building?s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) infrastructure, but adds temperature screening among protocols including contact tracing, frictionless entry and exits, and the practice of social distancing.
LenelS2 Offers Healthy Buildings Solutions to Enable Touchless Access, Occupancy Management and More
As people around the world adjust to a new normal, the health and efficiency of our buildings ?and how they influence personal health? is critically important. LenelS2 announces its portfolio of solutions, part of Carrier?s Healthy Buildings Program, designed to help protect people and assets, and to help optimize building health and efficiency. Touchless Access allows building occupants to eliminate a significant number of access touch points through the implementation of industry-leading BlueDiamond mobile credentialing technology.
Boon Edam and Guidepost Solutions Offer Webinar on Post-COVID Secure Lobbies
Boon Edam announced the release of a recorded webinar, ?The New Lobby Experience: Creating Safer Entrances for All People,? co-hosted with Guidepost Solutions, LLC, a global firm offering security and technology consulting solutions. A panel of experts discuss the impact of COVID-19 and pandemics, for the near and long term, on lobby design, the challenges of maintaining security amid new requirements for social distancing and creating a touchless experience.
ISS ?Safe Return to Work? Solution Trifecta Addresses Organizations? Most Challenging Issues
ISS offers a trifecta of solutions as part of its ?Plan for a Safe Return to Work? initiative. Built to seamlessly operate on the ISS SecurOS platform, the solutions include: FaceX Facial Recognition for touchless access control credentialing and authentication; FaceX Temperature Detection to automatically measure individuals? body surface temperature; and FaceX Mask Detection to automatically detect the presence or absence of face masks which are increasingly required for admission into various facilities.
HID Global Expands Biometric Identity Verification to Police Forces and Military Installations Around the Globe
HID Global announced the expansion of its biometrics identification management solutions to police departments and military installations around the globe. A large police force that covers a major capital city in Europe is using its HID NOMAD 30 Pocket Reader for rapid suspect identification in the field. The solution?s SDK is now available for iOS devices. This extends Bring-Your-Own-Device benefits to a wider scope of clients who seek a truly flexible and mobile single-fingerprint verification solution.
Brivo Introduces Facility Safety Features to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19
As implementing formal COVID-19 safety protocols becomes necessary for resuming economic activity around the world, Brivo, the global leader in cloud-based access control and physical security platforms, introduces the Brivo Facility Safety Features to its portfolio of security products. Included automatically in Brivo Onair, Brivo Visitor, and Brivo Mobile Pass, Brivo?s Facility Safety Features are designed to support the management of COVID-19 safety protocols for facilities already using the Brivo suite of products.
Suprema?s New Thermal Camera to Enhance Safety by Measuring Skin Temperature
Suprema announced the launch of Suprema Thermal Camera that can be used in combination with FaceStation 2, the company?s face recognition device, to detect users with elevated skin temperature. Suprema Thermal Camera is expected to enhance security and safety at sites by combining face recognition and skin temperature measurement. Suprema solution has increased the accuracy and consistency of the temperature measurement by using the face recognition algorithm.
Iris ID Partners with Securiport Poviding Contactless Biometric Authentication
Iris ID announced it has entered into an agreement to provide its contactless IrisAccess biometric readers to Securiport. Securiport?s automated kiosks and gates authenticate people?s identities at airports, seaports, border crossings and other critical locations. Dr. Enrique Segura, chief executive officer and president, Securiport, said the addition of Iris ID?s biometric technology to Securiport stations enhances the convenience and safety of travelers.