Technologies
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.
Actility Raises €16 Million to Lead Low-Power IoT Market Surge and Drive Sector Consolidation
Actility is announcing a funding round of €16 million. This new financing will consolidate its leadership position in the global LPWAN (Low-Power Wide Area Networks) market as it enters a phase of accelerated growth. This funding comes amid a strong market recovery for IoT and a strategic expansion of the company to serve the enterprise market.
Interface Shares its 2024 Technology Predictions
Interface Systems shared its predictions for security technology trends that will impact multi-location consumer-facing businesses in 2024. Addressing ever-changing business security threats will require new capabilities to rapidly analyze massive amounts of data from a variety of sensors.
Vector Flow Commits to EqualAI Pledge to Combat Bias in Artificial Intelligence
Vector Flow announces its commitment to the EqualAI® pledge, marking its promise to play an active role in the fight against bias in artificial intelligence (AI). The company joins a distinguished group of organizations collaborating under the guidance of EqualAI, a nonprofit organization, and a movement, focused on reducing unconscious bias in the development and use of AI.
Xtract One Technologies Partners with NWSL’s Kansas City Current to Secure Entrances at New and Historic CPKC Stadium
Xtract One Technologies announced its SmartGateway System has been selected to protect the new 11,500-capacity CPKC Stadium, as a result of the Company’s partnership with Kansas City Current. CPKC Stadium is being built by construction partners, J.E. Dunn and women-owned Monarch Build, as well as the female-led team at Henderson Engineers, and is expected to open at the start of the 2024 NWSL season.
Genetec Shares Guidance for Retailers on Protecting Against Organized Retail Crime this Holiday Season
The U.S. National Retail Foundation (NRF) reports that its members have once again cited organized retail crime (ORC) as one of the biggest threats to their business. Genetec shared guidance with retailers on protecting their customers, staff, and business as they head into the holiday shopping season. According to NRF’s 2023 National Retail Security Survey, 67% of retailers noted an increase in ORC-related violence and aggression compared with 2022.
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.
Emerson Debuts LED Wall Pack Luminaires for Commercial and Industrial Buildings
Emerson has introduced Appleton™ IWL weatherproof luminaires, a new line of energy-efficient LED wall packs that meet the security, sustainability, and lighting output requirements of modern commercial and industrial facilities. Appleton IWL luminaires ensure safety for people and property by providing up to 15,000 lumens of optimally distributed light when mounted on building exteriors and at outdoor entrances.
EnGenius Unveils the Switch Extender Series: A Transformative Solution for Seamless Ethernet and PoE Network Expansion and Connectivity
EnGenius announce the launch of their Switch Extender series starting with the EXT1105P. This cutting-edge solution is set to redefine how companies approach network expansion, engineered to meet the surging network extension demands of Multi-Family, Senior Living, Student Housing, and Hospitality businesses, including voice connectivity.
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.
Boon Edam Hosts Secured Entry Symposium
Boon Edam hosted the Secured Entry Symposium this past Wednesday, October 25th, at the company’s new Technology Center in Raleigh, NC. The event included exclusive training opportunities from event sponsors ASSA Abloy, LifeSafety Power, and Motorola Solutions, as well as demonstrations of Boon Edam’s latest secured entry solutions, followed by a networking cocktail reception.
Emerson Launches Exit and Emergency Lighting Systems
Emerson announced the Appleton™ HEX LED Series of egress lighting comprised of a selection of exit and emergency exit signs, exit sign/emergency lighting combination systems, and lamps-only emergency lighting systems, with emergency models featuring 90-minute battery backup as required by OSHA, NFPA, and the NEC. During an evacuation, the rugged lighting systems deliver lifesaving illumination in hostile industrial environments, such as oil refineries, Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) plants, chemical processing areas, and water and wastewater treatment facilities, enabling employees to escape safely from danger.
Introducing SPCevo and SPC Connect 4.0: acre security’s Latest Intrusion Detection Innovations Unveiled at SECTECH
acre security announced its latest hardware and software solutions, SPCevo and SPC Connect 4.0, which will be prominently featured at this week’s SECTECH Security Event in Sweden. SPCevo represents the next evolution in acre security’s intrusion detection line of controllers, offering improved performance, higher powered power supplies, and auxiliary power distribution. In addition, existing SPC controllers can be easily migrated to the new SPCevo series.
Echodyne Receives FCC Authorization for High-Accuracy EchoShield Radar
Echodyne announces it has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Authorization for its EchoShield radar. The FCC Authorization allows EchoShield to be used for non-experimental purposes and arrives as demand for its breakthrough radars grows across all markets and applications. Echodyne’s software-defined, multi-mission, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) radars are used for situational awareness by Defense, Government, and Critical Infrastructure customers, and as a navigational sensor by Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) markets.
Vector Flow Unveils Innovative Workspace Occupancy App for a Seamless Return to Office (RTO) Experience
Vector Flow is thrilled to announce the launch of its Workspace Occupancy application. This cutting-edge technology revolutionizes the way organizations manage and optimize their physical workspaces, allowing enterprises to enhance productivity, streamline operations, and ultimately facilitate a seamless return to the office (RTO).
USPTO Grants Shooter Detection Systems Two New Patents for Innovative Gunshot Detection Solutions
Shooter Detection Systems announces the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted two additional patents to its portfolio of indoor gunshot detection technologies, Patent No. US 11,604,248 (Low Power Gunshot Sensor Testing) and Patent No. US 11,688,414 (Low Power Gunshot Detection). SDS’s engineering team has long acknowledged the importance of improving energy efficiency in life-saving technologies.
Social Media Giant Achieves Optimal Space Utilization with Quanergy’s 3D LiDAR Smart Spaces Solution
Quanergy has successfully partnered with a prominent social media provider to effectively optimize the organization’s use of space across campuses for enhanced productivity and improved employee experience. The social media giant faced the critical need to improve space utilization across their campuses, which comprised of numerous conference rooms, cafeterias, and other general-purpose areas.
Genetec Helps Organizations Move Seamlessly from Incident Response to Investigations
Genetec announced a new integration between the Genetec Mission Control™ decision management system, and the Genetec Clearance™ digital evidence management solution. This integration enables users to move seamlessly from incident response to investigation from within a single interface. Security teams in organizations such as hospitals, banks, and utilities often handle a high volume of events, and frequently need to share video evidence and incident details with internal departments as well as with law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and insurance providers.
Magos Unveils New Cutting-Edge Drone Detection Radar Technology at GSX 2023
Magos Systems to introduce its ground-breaking drone detection radar system, revolutionizing the drone detection and protection market with a cost-effective and highly accurate AI-powered drone detection solution. Debuting at the 2023 Global Security Exchange (GSX) in Dallas, Sept 11-13, at booth 4273, the AR-300 Drone Detection Radar from Magos Systems provides a 24/7 holistic approach to countering the threat of drones by encompassing detection, classification, locating, tracking, and instant alerting.
Moxa introduces Industrial Wi-Fi AP/Bridge/Client featuring IEEE 802.11ac
Moxa has introduced its new AWK-4252A Series 3-in-1 industrial wireless Access Point/Bridge/Client optimized for faster data transmission speeds through the incorporation of IEEE 802.11ac technology resulting in aggregated data rates of up to 1.267 Gbps, or about three times faster than the 450 Mbps of 802.11n. The AWK-4252A can operate concurrently on both the 2.4 and 5 GHz dual-band Turbo Roaming with an average handover time under 150 ms, and is backward-compatible with existing 802.11a/b/g/n deployments to future-proof wireless investments.