ASIS International, Security Guy Radio/TV Announce Livestream Agreement
ASIS International announced that Chuck Harold, Security Guy Radio/TV will livestream interviews of ASIS members and industry thought leaders throughout 2018, expanding content delivered on ASIS TV via the ASIS livestream channel, In addition, he will broadcast on behalf of ASIS at select industry tradeshows across the United States. In 2018, Harold will broadcast on behalf of ASIS TV from Black Hat USA and will conduct interviews from the ASIS booth at ISC West and IACP Conference.
Arecont Vision Releases Pair Of UltraHD Dome And Box Cameras With Tri-Mode Capability
Arecont Vision® announces the availability of the newest members of the feature-rich MegaDome® and MegaVideo® Mega Camera Family. The new MegaDome and MegaVideo UltraHD cameras will be on display in the upcoming ISC West event. The true day/night indoor/outdoor MegaDome UltraHD dome camera includes a motorized remote focus/zoom 4.4 ? 10mm P-Iris lens mounted in a 3-axis gimbal for rapid installation and setup. The MegaVideo UltraHD box camera includes a remote focus/zoom connector with a range of available Arecont Vision lenses to choose from.
Hanwha Introduces New Thermal Cameras At ISC West
Hanwha Techwin America will unveil five new IP-based Wisenet thermal cameras At ISC West 2018. The new cameras require no ambient light and provide excellent image quality in darkness or challenging environments such as smoke or fog. Capable of long range detection, the cameras feature selectable 13/19/35mm lenses and are available in both bullet and PT mounts. The high-contrast images rendered by thermal cameras make motion detection and other video analytics highly accurate. With a VGA resolution of 640 x 480 at 30fps, motion is smooth and images are clear.
Homey Partners With Vanderbilt SPC, Combines Certified Security With Smart Home
Homey, the smart home platform developed by the Dutch company Athom, has integrated Vanderbilt?s SPC security systems. The partnership, announced by Athom and Vanderbilt, adds the certified security system of Vanderbilt to the popular Smart Home Platform Homey. The collaboration allows users to enjoy more comfort and more security, without any duplications in hardware, thus saving resources and money.
ASSA ABLOY And Forsythe Data Center Partner To Deliver Innovative Security Service
ASSA ABLOY Electronic Security Hardware is taking asset protection to the next level at Forsythe Data Center. More than 200 HES KS200 Server Cabinet Locks are now delivering powerful real-time access control to individual server cabinet locks in a single-card system at the Elk Grove Village, Illinois facility. The HES KS200 Series Integrated Wiegand Cabinet Locks extend access control to protect data center assets from intrusion and expensive downtime by bringing real-time access control in a single-card system to individual server cabinet doors.
SMC Networks Delivers Modern Sophisticated Wi-Fi Home Security Camera
SMC Networks has released the newest version of its wireless home security camera along with a new and improved version of the Secure Watch smartphone app. Secure Watch mobile app —for both iPhone™ and Android™— provides an extremely easy to set up and use smartphone experience. The updated SMC2030W-H Wi-Fi security camera is elegantly suited for home or small office use needing live-view monitoring, a large viewing angle lens, two-way audio for communicating through the camera, and integration of cloud-based video storage.
Medeco Simplifies Product Installations With The BILT Mobile App
Medeco Security Locks, a division of ASSA ABLOY N.A., has announced that ?intelligent? installation instructions for many of its cylinder and deadbolt products are now available on the BILT mobile app. The fully-interactive, voice narrated step-by-step guides simplify installation and shorten the time it takes to accomplish the job.
Keri Systems Introduces Technology Roadshow With Allegion and Comelit
Keri Systems, in conjunction with industry partners Allegion and Comelit, announced a series of traveling road shows, aimed at using their integrated platforms to educate the access control industry and property managers. During these shows, each manufacturer will speak to attendees for about 10 minutes each hour, explaining the features and benefits of their respective products. There will also be a continual exhibit of the unified platform, consisting of access control, wireless locks, and intercom on a single interface.
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.
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.
3xLOGIC Technology Catches Would-be Thieves Before They Can Do Damage
3xLOGIC, Inc. announced Ted?s Pawn, located in Norwood, OH, has successfully been using Video Verification technology to reduce false alarms and catch the bad guys before they?re able to gain entry to the store and adjoining storage lot. In the most recent incident at Ted?s, the Sonitrol operator received a video alarm feed showing a man entering the outdoor lot. The operator dispatched police and the suspect was apprehended in short order.
Hanwha Previews ISC West Product Lineup
Hanwha Techwin America will unveil its latest Wisenet multi-sensor and thermal cameras and showcase its recently announced WAVE VMS at ISC West 2018. Hanwha Techwin expands their multi-sensor camera line with the new PNM-7000VD and broadens their line of solutions by introducing thermal cameras capable of long range detection.
BCDVideo Grows
Whether you really know BCDVideo, you better not underestimate them nor ignore their impact on our industry. BCDVideo has become the security integrator’s choice for IP video surveillance solutions. Maybe flying just under the radar of many top-flight players in the physical security industry, BCDVideo has seen some impressive growth. Formed in 1999, BCDVideo is a physical security vendor that has seen some incredible growth over the past decade and a half. Late in 2017, BCDVideo made a major upgrade when they moved into their new, spacious company headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Hanwha Techwin Launches Wisenet WAVE – Affordable Easy To Use Video Management System
Hanwha Techwin America announced Wisenet WAVE, a new VMS (Video Management System) designed to support the advanced features, and onboard video analytics that are unique to Hanwha cameras. Available immediately from Hanwha?s network of authorized distributors, Wisenet WAVE is ideally suited to meet the needs of customers looking for a reasonably priced and easy to use end-to-end video surveillance solution. A highly customizable IP video management platform, WAVE gives users the ability to create tailored network video solutions for any type of project, on any device.
Nine Ways To Avoid Getting Hooked By W-2 Phishing Schemes
Scammers pose via email as a senior company executive and request HR and Finance managers provide them copies of employee tax forms. Once a complete set is obtained, they sell it on the black market. Between $4 to $20 per form can be raked in by selling off the individual pieces of employee identity W-2s contain or using them to file tax returns and taking the refunds. It?s trapped a surprising number of small business managers and the problem?s only escalating.
The View From The Cloud At The Winter Olympics
Temperatures here in Montreal have once again settled into the low negative 30s. Rather than complain, we embrace the cold and head outside. And this year, it?s with the added benefit of getting ready for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. To be fair, we are not all Olympic athletes able to compete in bobsledding, skeleton, or moguls. But we do feel like winter sports are an essential part of our everyday lives. We feel personally connected with the event, and, for me, this extends to issues of security. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to talk with Juliette Kayyem, a professor who teaches on homeland security at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. At the time, she said something that has stayed with me ever since: ?If you want to have a perfectly safe Super Bowl, don?t have a Super Bowl.?
Crowded Places Safety and Security 2018
National and international bodies are responding to a wave of hostile vehicle attacks, shootings and other mass casualty incidents that are evolving in shape and threat even as they sweep from city to city. Crowded places remain at high risk of being targeted as explained in the Australian government?s strategy paper and demonstrated by the […]
LENSEC Announced Software Integration With Galaxy Control Systems
LENSEC announces joint integration between its enterprise-class video surveillance software, Perspective VMS®, and Galaxy Control Systems products, Cloud Concierge and System Galaxy Software. The integration will be officially launched at Intersec in Dubai in January. LENSEC and Galaxy Control Systems will be exhibiting at the international trade show January 21-23, 2018 in booth S1-C20.
Udelv Enters Autonomous, Last-Mile Delivery Space
United States drivers will one day share the road with autonomous, last-mile delivery vehicles, according to new company entering the market. Burlingame, CA-based Udelv just announced it will host a public-road autonomous delivery test in San Mateo, CA, within the next few weeks.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Standardize On 3xLOGIC Hybrid NVRs
3xLOGIC announced that Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (NC) have standardized on 3xLOGIC hybrid NVRs across their expansive school district. The district has 23 education and administration buildings, all equipped with a mix of analog and IP-cameras. At upwards of 90 to 100 cameras at some locations, Chapel Hill-Carrboro has video from several hundreds of cameras system wide.