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ASIS International Commends STOP School Violence Legislation
ASIS International hailed passage of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that will help increase school security by providing grant money for a variety of school safety measures. ASIS International is drafting a letter of support to share with key Senate offices as they consider this important legislation. ASIS members will be updated as action is taken by the Senate.
Teleste Showcases Its Smart Solutions For Airports
Teleste Corporation will showcase its smart video surveillance and information management solution at Passenger Terminal Expo 2018. Teleste?s smart video surveillance and information management solution, the S-VMX, makes it possible to address security and operational challenges throughout the entire airport environment. The S-VMX offers airport operators a flexible and reliable option to build a future-proof security hub.
VITEC’s MGW Ace HEVC Encoder Receives U.S. DoD’s JITC Certification
VITEC announced that its MGW Ace Encoder —the industry-leading HEVC video streaming appliance engineered to deliver broadcast-grade, low-latency video streams— is the first HEVC encoder to receive certification from the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). JITC also certified VITEC’s MGW Pico and Pico TOUGH encoders. JITC is the DoD’s joint interoperability certifier and the only non-service operational test agency for information technology/national security systems, responsible for ensuring Joint Warfighting IT capabilities are interoperable.
Dayton Church Catches The Bad Guys With Verified Video Surveillance
3xLOGIC, announced that Northwest Church of Christ in Dayton, Ohio was broken into recently and Sonitrol of SW Ohio, using technology from 3xLOGIC, worked with local law enforcement to apprehend the intruder and prevent damage or theft from the facility. The church is located in a rough part of town, with a large homeless population. Church of Christ has installed Multi-Sensor devices connected to the Sonitrol Central Station to provide an active, visible deterrent to break-ins. Unfortunately, the church was undergoing renovations and someone left a door unlocked.
New Genetec Traffic Sense Platform Now Available
Genetec Inc. announced that its next-generation traffic operations platform, Genetec Traffic Sense™, is now available. Genetec Traffic Sense introduces a new, modern, and highly efficient way to manage traffic operations. It delivers a unified view of real-time conditions and vehicle flow to cities, bridge and tunnel operators, state transportation departments, and border crossing agencies, so they can identify and respond to incidents more efficiently, with a complete view of the traffic situation.
StereoVision Imaging Acquires Digital Signal Corporation
StereoVision Imaging announced that it has closed on a financing package with a leading provider of structured debt products to technology and life science companies. This deal represents a major step in SVI’s effort to accelerate and diversify its current product slate, through a major acquisition and an injection of working capital. Through this acquisition SVI is acquiring a significant portfolio of U.S. and International patents related to the use of LIDAR technology for 3D facial recognition and other potential applications.
Pelco Demonstrates Advanced Video Surveillance & Security Solutions At SCTX
Pelco? by Schneider Electric demonstrated how its advanced solutions and services address new threats and challenges facing cities at the Security & Counter Terror Expo (SCTX) in London. Pelco also participated in the SCTX CNI & Business Resilience Programme. Samantha Bamford, Consultant Relations Manager for Pelco by Schneider Electric, led the ?Cyber Security and GDPR for Video Surveillance? session.
Vectron And MOBOTIX Offer Joint Video Solution For Retail Establishments
Vectron and MOBOTIX are offering a joint video solution for heightened security and improved prevention for retail establishments, bakeries and restaurants. This involves linking the transaction data from the Vectron point of sale system for each sales process with video data from the MOBOTIX IP camera and storing it. This allows POS discrepancies to be quickly resolved, increases on-site security at retail locations, bakeries and restaurants and boosts sales by enabling optimized shop planning based on integrated MOBOTIX video analysis tools.
SIA Supports Senate?s STOP School Violence Act
The Security Industry Association (SIA) strongly supports S. 2495, the Students, Teachers and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018, introduced by a bipartisan coalition of 25 U.S. senators led by Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. The legislation would fund school security improvements and invest in prevention programs to stop school violence before it happens.
Synectics Appoints New US COO And VP Of Global Gaming
Surveillance solutions business Synectics has appointed John Roessler as US Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Global Gaming. From making fast-paced start-ups ?sale ready?, to identifying and implementing product development and service improvement opportunities for large corporates, Roessler brings over 20 years? diverse business expertise to his new position at Synectics.
Northrop Grumman Wins $95 Million Contract From DHS
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $95 million contract by the Department of Homeland Security?s (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to develop increments one and two of the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system. Northrop Grumman will serve as systems developer and integrator for this 42-month effort. HART is the organization?s next-generation recognition program, replacing the Automated Biometric Identity System (IDENT) built in the 1990s.
Dallmeier Launches Innovative CAT System At ICE Totally Gaming 2018
At the ICE Totally Gaming 2018 in London, Dallmeier?s Casino Division team presented for the first time in Europe their brand new innovative Casino Automation Technology (CAT) dedicated to live gaming and table gaming automation. Dallmeier has recently successfully carried out numerous tests in live Casino environments and has proven CAT to be an accurate, secure and market ready product.
A New Era In Area Sensing And Critical Infrastructure Security Solutions
Innovative laser scanning technology from OPTEX, can now be integrated with the Genetec™ Restricted Security Area (RSA) Surveillance module, to deliver a new era in security and detection in outdoor and indoor environments for airports and other critical infrastructure sites. Via the RSA Surveillance module, OPTEX?s award-winning REDSCAN laser sensors can now send real-time events and alarm data to the Genetec unified security platform, Security Center, alerting control room operators to any intrusion in the surveillance area.
Northrop Grumman To Support DARPA OFFSET Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected Northrop Grumman Corporation as a Phase 1 Swarm Systems Integrator for the Agency?s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. As part of the program, Northrop Grumman will launch its first open architecture test bed and is seeking participants to create and test their own swarm-based tactics on the platform. Northrop Grumman is teamed with Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) and the Interactive Computing Experiences Research Cluster, directed by Dr. Joseph LaViola at the University of Central Florida.
Vicon’s A&E Tools Help Simplify Security Technology Design
Vicon Industries, Inc. attributes its dedicated A&E Support Tools as a key component in supporting Coffman Engineering Inc. in its security technology design for the City of Spokane Valley City Hall. The light-filled 65,712 square foot facility stands three stories, with a full underground basement, and was designed to accommodate the community?s anticipated needs for the next 50-100 years with minimal expansion.
Anixter To Share Technology Insights On ‘Tomorrow?s World Today’
Anixter International Inc. (NYSE:AXE) announced it will provide an update on smart building technology on a new Science Channel series, Tomorrow?s World Today. Tomorrow?s World Today is a new technology-inspired television program dedicated to exploring topics such as sustainability, educating viewers on new technology, and showcasing worldwide concepts around innovation. Tomorrow?s World Today will air on the Science Channel in May 2018.
Vicon Delivers Multi-City Network In Sinaloa, Mexico
Vicon Industries announced that it is working closely with the State of Sinaloa, Mexico to create a statewide surveillance network that unifies the systems of all of its metropolitan areas, including the cities of Culiacan, Mazatlan, Los Mochis and others. The new statewide initiative, built upon Valerus VMS software, will allow for greater coordination between all municipalities and their law enforcement agencies in their efforts to combat the influence of powerful drug cartels entrenched within the region.
Georgia Southern Ensures Swift, Secure Access At Recreation Center With Boon Edam
Boon Edam Inc., announced that Georgia Southern University?s state-of-the-art Recreation Activity Center (RAC) has deployed an integrated pedestrian access solution so only members can access the facility. A Boon Edam Trilock 60 tripod turnstile is integrated with Iris ID IrisAccess solution to enable swift user verification and access with a minimum of effort for students, faculty and staff.
VIVOTEK Defends Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum was founded in 1972 and is the largest in Canada to house priceless and restored World War I and II Warplanes, including bomber planes used by the Canadian military in Iraq and Afghanistan. Deploying VIVOTEK cameras at the Warplane Heritage Museum was an ambitious task due to the structure of the site being an airplane hangar housing over 50 Warplane Heritage airplanes. The outside perimeters of the museum contain extremely dark zones and parking lots, requiring equipment with very strong IR capabilities to provide sufficient monitoring.
Dallmeier Protects Drivers And Goods At Euro Rastpark
In recent years, a particular form of criminality has become more widespread on Europe?s major highways: the theft of valuable commercial goods, vehicles and their cargoes and even the fuel tanks on lorries have been targeted by organised crime. The financial cost is enormous! So Euro Rastpark began working with other members of the Association of German Off-motorway Truck Stop Owners (VEDA) to combat the problems by developing a security concept that addressed actual conditions and now offers premium parking areas that are screened and monitored by Dallmeier security technology.