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Chung-Ang University Researchers Develop a Meta-Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for Traffic Signal Control
Existing traffic signal controllers are often inadequate in handling traffic congestion and reinforcement learning (RL) has been adopted to solve this problem. However, RL usually works in a stationary environment, while traffic environments are nonstationary. Researchers have now developed a meta-RL model that adjusts its goal based on the traffic environment, maximizing vehicle throughput during peak hours and minimizing delays during relaxed traffic flow. The algorithm has a wide-area coverage and outperforms existing alternative algorithms.
3xLOGIC Adds Single Sensor Deployment Option for Gunshot Detection
3xLOGIC announced a new range of deployment options for users seeking to protect smaller areas in active shooter situations with the new Single Sensor Gunshot Detection solution. 3xLOGIC?s Gunshot Detection devices use patented concussive wave technology to detect the moment at which a gun is fired, and the bullet leaves the chamber. Upon firing, the force of the bullet leaving the chamber creates a concussive wave within a defined frequency range.
New SafeLINC Cloud from Johnson Controls provides real-time fire alarm control unit connectivity
Johnson Controls announces the release of SafeLINC, a cloud-based data-hosting infrastructure that gives users the power to remotely access and gather actionable data from their entire suite of fire alarm control units. SafeLINC provides users with a cloud-connected gateway and a cloud application platform accessible via web browsers and native iOS and Android mobile apps. Together, these components provide facility managers and technicians with real-time life safety infrastructure for faster, more effective emergency response, management capabilities and ongoing maintenance planning.
Naperville Police Department Strengthens Investigations and Community Collaboration with Genetec
Genetec announced that the Naperville, Illinois Police Department (PD) is closing investigations more quickly and has strengthened community collaboration by modernizing its operations with Genetec Clearance? and by launching a Community Camera Registration Program. As part of a project to streamline investigations and evidence sharing, the Naperville PD sought an efficient and secure way to manage digital evidence. They wanted to move away from the manual, CD-based recording process they had in place, which required significant physical storage and staff resources.
Zenner, Datacake and Actility release a New IoT Indoor Air Quality solution for CO2 Monitoring
The solution is using LoRaWAN connectivity and includes CO2 monitoring sensor from Zenner, LoRaWAN Network Server and Management platform from Actility ? ThingPark Enterpise, and the application from Datacake. The solution is extremely simple to set up and allows monitoring in real-time the concentration of CO2 to create a safer and healthier indoor ambient condition, protect employees, workers or students, and meet air quality regulations levels. It can be used in any indoor space, including classrooms, offices, meeting rooms, shops, industrial facilities, and public buildings, among others.
Interface Systems Shares Best Practices with Retailers for Cybersecurity Month
As retailers integrate their digital and physical shopping experiences to future-proof their business models, it?s never been more important to be aware of the cybersecurity vulnerabilities that can be created by digital transformation. As cybersecurity awareness month becomes a focus of discussion in October, Interface Systems shares best practices on how to prevent retail cyber-attacks and mitigate fraud. Retail chains face a variety of security challenges, from connected POS (Point of sale) systems and devices to online ordering and delivery applications. Retailers? data lakes, which combine their customers? data with credit card information, make them particularly attractive targets for cybercriminals.
Miami Marlins Reduce Parking Wait Times with Genetec AutoVu Free Flow and Post Payment
Genetec announced that the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball team has dramatically reduced parking wait times and improved parking payment compliance at its home stadium, loanDepot park, using Genetec? AutoVu? Free-Flow and the AutoVu? Mobile Post Payment plug-in. The high-tech stadium is located in a residential neighborhood in downtown Miami with a challenging roadway infrastructure and few mass transit alternatives.
HID Global Showcases Driver?s Licenses for Mobile Wallets And Innovative Card Design at AAMVA Conference
HID Global announced it will showcase its products and solutions at the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Annual International Conference (AIC). The company will display its HID goID? solution for issuing mobile driver?s licenses (mDLs) in an environment of evolving standards, and its novel card designs that have set a global standard for uncompromised security.
Wasabi and Hanwha Announce Smarter Video Surveillance Storage Integration
Wasabi Technologies announced a new integration with Hanwha Techwin that delivers a fully scalable, cost-effective cloud storage solution for the Wisenet WAVE VMS to reinforce the surveillance industry?s next generation architecture needs. By leveraging a combination of on-prem and cloud technology, users of Wasabi hot cloud storage and Wisenet Wave VMS can support high camera counts, high-definition resolutions, high frame rates, and long retention periods with exceptional reliability, affordability, and availability to meet the demands of video surveillance deployments while protecting video with the industry?s strongest security practices.
Suprema Joins FiRa Consortium to Accelerate the Future of Walk-through Access Security
Suprema joined as a member of the FiRa Consortium, a consultative body that establishes standards for ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, the next-generation of wireless communication. The FiRa Consortium is a global organization established for the goal of promoting widespread adoption of UWB by improving the stability of the technology, as well as its distance and location measurement accuracy. UWB is a short-range wireless communication (RF) technology that uses broadband frequencies to measure distances with an accuracy of centimeters.
Mercy Hospital Puts Parking Experience First When Designing New Garage
TKH Security (formerly Park Assist) has been awarded an Automated Parking Guidance System (APGS) contract by Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO. In Summer 2023, Mercy Hospital St. Louis is scheduled to complete a new, state of the art, five level Mercy Ballas Multispecialty Center across the street from the primary medical facility. A new high-tech parking structure is also a part of the project. A recent 2022 Excellence in Patient Experience Award Winner, Mercy Hospital?s patient centric approach to healthcare begins the moment each patient enters the parking garage.
VIVOTEK Launches Highly Anticipated VORTEX AI Surveillance Cloud Service Solution
VIVOTEK to announce the launch its highly anticipated cloud-based video surveillance as a service (VSaaS), VORTEX, in the United States, marking not only the company?s grand debut in the subscriptions market but also its ability to consolidate camera, app, web, cloud and deep learning technology into a cohesive and powerful AI surveillance solution. To celebrate the successful launch of VORTEX and rapidly gain market exposure, VIVOTEK is offering its VORTEX video management software and cloud storage service for free license with any VORTEX cameras purchased between September 1 and December 31, 2022.
New State of Access Control Report Underscores Growing Demand for Future-Proof Mobile Solutions
HID Global announces the 2022 State of Access Control Report, providing insightful perspectives of the market?s current state and trends. Produced by IFSEC Global in partnership with HID Global, the report surveyed just over 1,000 respondents from across North America (56%), EMEA (29%) and Asia Pacific (15%) to detail trends in the procurement, installation, specification and operation of physical access control solutions. The report describes the current state of the market, the technology being used, and trends that security and IT professionals are witnessing and foreseeing in the years to come, including:
ACRE Propels the Digital Transformation Forward with Cloud-Based Access Control and Services
As we continue to see advancements in physical security, the presence of the cloud has caused considerable changes in the access control space. Cloud-based access control provides reliable, real-time control of your facilities and can also be openly integrated with third-party systems (such as video surveillance) to help mitigate and prevent risks within the organization. The cloud ultimately eliminates old hardware and improves on new security protocols with minimal work from the end-user. One of the critical parts of cloud-based access control is that it frequently leverages the power of data.
LenelS2 Introduces OnGuard Security Management System Version 8.1
LenelS2 announced the release of the OnGuard security management system version 8.1, empowering security teams with several major user interface enhancements, more unified security management, cloud- enabling features and access to deeper analytics that help facilitate intelligent decision-making. Version 8.1 provides major updates including more fully featured browser clients, modernized desktop clients, deeper integration with the Magic Monitor unified client and Milestone video management systems, support for scripted cloud deployments and more.
SAFR SCAN Debuts to the Europe Market at IFSEC 2022
RealNetworks is displaying SAFR SCAN?, a highly innovative Facial Recognition Reader for a wide range of mainstream access control, workforce management and health safety applications at IFSEC 2022 in stand IF2635. Making its public debut in the European market, SAFR SCAN uniquely delivers advanced identification and authentication performance at an extremely attractive price point.
i-PRO Introduces New 4K Panoramic Front Camera for Police Vehicles
i-PRO Americas Inc., announced the launch of its new 4K Panoramic Front Camera for police vehicles, the WV-VCF41P. A component of i-PRO?s powerful ICV4000 in-car video (ICV) system, the new camera is ideal for law enforcement agencies seeking wide-angle coverage and high-resolution capture of video evidence from the vehicle. Unlike traditional forward-facing cameras, the WV-VCF41P provides a full 150-degree field of view. The innovative lens is specifically designed to minimize distortion and edge warping, resulting in the widest angle offered.
Qognify VMS Combining True Enterprise-Class Video Management with Advanced Cloud Capabilities and Flexible Deployment Options
Qognify launched its new video management software Qognify VMS. Qognify VMS is designed to meet the specific physical security needs of organizations around the globe. It is based on field-proven technology components, which are used by many customers in thousands of security projects worldwide. As a true next-generation VMS, it combines the powerful core of an enterprise-class VMS with unique added values such as low total costs of ownership, business process support, advanced ecosystem integrations and cloud readiness.
MSAB Offers Accessible Digital Evidence Tech with Consent-based Authorization to Collect Data at Crime Scenes
MSAB announces the first major release for 2022. The updated mobile forensics solutions come with a range of new and improved capabilities designed to help forensic specialists and digital investigators to accelerate their investigative efforts and solve cases faster combined with full support for windows 11. The updated mobile forensics solution for digital data extraction, XRY, comes with a secure file format, now supporting over 39,300 device profiles.
3xLOGIC Person Detection Analytic Reduces False Alarms, Improves System Effectiveness
3xLOGIC announced a preview at ISC West of the new Person Detection analytic for the company?s flagship 3xLOGIC VIGIL CLOUD surveillance software. VIGIL CLOUD? extends the award-winning VIGIL Video Management System into the cloud with enhancements designed to harness the power, scalability, and ease of use that are the hallmarks of cloud services. Building on 20+ years of experience in recording and managing video, VIGIL CLOUD brings a new paradigm to physical security through a powerful Case Management system that empowers users to share critical information and insights easily and quickly with team members and other stakeholders.