Campus Security
Cardinal Local Schools Adopts AI Gun Solutions
ZeroEyes announced that its proactive gun detection and intelligent situational awareness solution has been adopted by Cardinal Local Schools in Middlefield, Ohio to protect its students, faculty, and staff from gun-related threats. Gun-related violence remains a significant and growing problem in the United States, affecting communities across the country. According to the ZeroEyes Gun Violence Research Center, 42% of Ohio shootings analyzed took place in K-12 institutions.
Temple University Deploys ZeroEyes to Mitigate Gun-Related Violence
ZeroEyes announced that its AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness platform will be deployed at Temple University to protect students and faculty against gun-related violence. Temple is the first university within the Philadelphia tri-state area, including parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, to adopt an AI gun detection solution. Located in North Philadelphia, Temple University holds the distinction of being ranked among the top 45 public schools by U.S News & World Report.
University of New Haven Deploys ZeroEyes’ Proactive Security Technology
ZeroEyes announced that its proactive gun detection and intelligent situational awareness solution is deployed at the University of New Haven. This integration marks the first time a Connecticut university has adopted ZeroEyes, enhancing the safety and security measures across the campus and surrounding areas. The University of New Haven, located on a suburban campus near New Haven, Connecticut, serves a community of over 10,000 students, faculty, and staff.
Chad Michael Murray and LenelS2 Launch School Safety Program
LenelS2 joins forces with National PTA and actor & father Chad Michael Murray to help inform and empower parents to take action There is an urgent safety issue facing children today – school security. Nearly two out of five parents of school-aged children in the U.S. say they fear for their child’s safety.1 To help address […]
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Enhances Student Safety and Wellbeing Support with Roll-Out of Multi-Function SafeZone Platform
Texas A&M University-Kingsville is prioritizing safety and wellbeing for its 9,000-plus students and campus staff with the roll-out of SafeZone technology from CriticalArc. SafeZone is a unified platform for safety, security, emergency management, and wellbeing support, and a leading solution for the higher education and healthcare sectors. It offers significant advantages over traditional solutions with higher user engagement.
Quanergy’s 3D LiDAR Security Solution Proven to Thwart Intrusion Attempts at Middle Eastern Army Barracks
Quanergy Solutions successfully implemented its groundbreaking 3D LiDAR security solution at a prominent army barracks in the Middle East, resulting in a significant reduction in false alarms and the accurate detection of true intrusion attempts on base. The country’s military had long faced challenges with the barrack’s existing perimeter intrusion detection system, which relied on camera-based analytics and thermal cameras.
Upgrading Schools and Stadium Security
Chelmsford Public School District is a highly rated school system located in the town of Chelmsford, Mass., a suburb 24 miles north of Boston. The district contains eight schools which serve more than 5,000 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12. Like most school districts, it employs surveillance cameras and other technology to create a safe learning environment for its students. Over the past five years, the district has been working with Lan-Tel Communications, an innovative technology solutions provider and Axis partner, to expand surveillance coverage across its buildings.
Physical Security a Top Priority for Campus Security
Campus life, whether elementary, high school, college, or corporate are intended to be secure places where people can learn, grow, and work. Campuses around the world, nevertheless, have seen violent incidents and threats, and it seems to be increasing in recent years. As a result, Campuses must prioritize physical security measures to guarantee the security of their instructors, staff, students, and visitors.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Ramps up School Security with Genetec Security Center
Genetec Inc. announced that the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD) in Texas has implemented a unified school security solution with Genetec™ Security Center for video surveillance and access control and Bosch Security Systems for intrusion detection. CFBISD provides schooling for 25,000 pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in the Dallas suburbs.
3xLOGIC Strengthens Focus on School Safety Market
3xLOGIC announced upcoming conference plans including the National School Safety Conference and the Campus Safety Conference, both in July. The 3xLOGIC education session, ?What Next? Improving Safety and Incident Response with Gunshot Detection and Mass Notification Integrated Solutions?, has been selected for the Campus Safety Education Program. Gunshot detection is maturing into an effective tool to greatly aid first responders. The challenge in these situations after a gunshot has been de-tected is, what comes next? Bill Hobbs, 3xLOGIC vice president of global sales, will outline how integrating mass notification, video, access control, intrusion, and other systems with gunshot detection can create a complete solution ? one that provides first responders and others with the critical, real-time intelligence they need to help locate and mitigate the threat from an active shooter.
Seagate Chooses Genetec to Secure its Global Campuses
Genetec announced that Seagate Technology has deployed Genetec Security Center to secure their global campuses and regional offices. Genetec unified security platform includes Security Center, Genetec Omnicast IP video management system (VMS) to manage more than 1,150 cameras, Genetec Synergis IP access control system (ACS) to manage more than 22,000 card holders, Sipelia to manage communications between intercoms and security operation, and Seagate?s own high-efficiency, high-performance Exos X 5U84 mass capacity storage system.
VisionHub is the Core Security Management system at the University of Vermont
Qognify has announced that VisionHub is being trusted and relied upon by six departments at the University of Vermont – one of the oldest universities in the U.S. The VMS+ is fully integrated and operational across the University?s on-campus install base of 459 video channels (predominantly AXIS IP cameras) and CBORD?s CS Access system. It has been instrumental in helping to reduce unnecessary on-site attendance, as part of the University?s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Use ESSER Funds for Touch-free Access
Pandemic restrictions may be easing, but the desire to keep K-12 students, staff, and campus visitors safe and secure remains a top priority. Dormakaba designs modern access solutions to make the physical structure of k-12 school buildings and campuses healthier and more secure without disrupting learning. Many access control products available on many local, state and national cooperative contracts can qualify for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief or the Governor?s Emergency Education Relief funds
California Charter Schools Roll-Out Blockchain Protection Measures Against COVID-19 Spread
Public California Charter Schools are taking innovative steps to reduce COVID-19 risks by using Team.Care Network, a workforce engagement solution developed by Solve.Care with a focus on well-being and COVID-19 risk, to help ensure the safety of students and their families, teachers and support staff. The Collaborative Charter Services Organization provides administrative support services to public charter schools across the State of California.
HID Global Boosts Campus Safety and Efficiency for American School of Guatemala
HID Global announced that the American School of Guatemala has selected its Seos credential technology to modernize its physical access system. The solution significantly improves campus security and traffic efficiency for students and parents and enables staff to easily issue and manage access credentials. The American School of Guatemala is a private K-12 college preparatory school in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Kenosha Unified School District Selects ZeroEyes? AI Weapons Detection Platform
ZeroEyes has been selected by the Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) of Wisconsin to help improve security on its campuses. ZeroEyes? proprietary solution will identify visible guns if present and send alerts to school administrators and security personnel within three to five seconds, helping to stop violent threats before they occur. KUSD is the third-largest school district in Wisconsin. with over 21,000 students and 4,200 employees.
ZeroEyes Selected by South Side Area School District for Weapons Detection Solution
ZeroEyes? platform is purpose-built to detect visible weapons in real-time, identifying guns before any violent threats can occur. ZeroEyes? software integrates with an organization?s existing camera systems and video analytics to detect weapons in real-time. As soon as a visible weapon is detected, an alert with the image of the weapon goes to the ZeroEyes monitoring team. Once confirmed, an alert is sent to local emergency dispatch, onsite security staff, police and school administrators.
NC State University Upgrades Security with New Boon Edam Turnstiles
Boon Edam announced that NC State University in Raleigh, NC, has installed new turnstiles as part of a major renovation of their D. H. Hill Library. Founded in 1887 as a public, land-grant, research university and part of the University of North Carolina system, NC State is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university is home to two libraries: the D. H. Hill Jr. Library on the North Campus and the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on Centennial Campus.
Unisys and Inspire Health Alliance to Help America Get Back to School and the Workplace with Real-Time COVID-19 Testing
Unisys Corporation announced a relationship with Inspire Health Alliance to support Inspire?s offer of real-time COVID-19 registration, testing and access control that is both cost-effective and scalable to organizations of any size. The solution combines content from Inspire and Unisys for companies looking to bring their employees back to work, and students, faculty, and staff back to schools. The portable, point-of-care testing machines, along with licensed healthcare administrators, are capable of administering both COVID-19 antibody and antigen tests, with test results available in under 15 minutes.
New Panasonic i-PRO Secure Campus Program Provides K-12 Schools with Comprehensive Security Solutions and Support
Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Corporation of America announces the launch of i-PRO Secure Campus. The new program makes it easier for K-12 schools and school districts to discover, procure and implement the security solutions they need to help protect students, staff and visitors. Because every school?s needs and challenges are unique, i-PRO Secure Campus provides a range of easy entry points to help schools find the best individual solution.