ISC West 2018 Concludes As The Biggest Show To-Date
ISC West sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), the largest converged security event of the year, experienced it?s biggest and most successful year to-date. This year ISC West offered over 85 sessions throughout the SIA Education@ISC program, spanning a range of topics that impact security professionals across physical, IT and IoT security – from biometrics to drones to leadership skills. Some of the most highly-attended sessions were Access Control and Video in the Cloud, The Evolution of Credentials and their Use in the IT, OT, and Physical Security Environment, Connected Home – The Future is Now, and The Future of Physical Security: The Decade Ahead.
Aiphone Launches Completely Redesigned Website
Aiphone announces the launch of an entirely redesigned website intended to make information about company products and services easier to locate and share. The new site includes a product filtering page to assist dealers, integrators and end users in finding the products they want or need. Visitors use drop-down menus to enter categories such as system size, key functions and equipment type. The site compares the data to Aiphone products then makes recommendations for the job.
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.
Genetec To Showcase Broad Range Of Solutions At ISC West
Visitors to the Genetec booth will be able to learn about the company?s new range of market-specific solutions specifically developed to address the needs of airports, cities, educational institutions, retailers, and transportation customers. Attendees will also be able to see how Genetec Security Center, a unified security platform, Genetec Clearance™, a digital evidence management system, and Genetec Mission Control™, a collaborative decision management system, are helping leading airports around the world heighten security, improve operations, and grow retail revenue.
IC Realtime Appoints Jorge Perez As President Of Global Business Development
IC Realtime announces the appointment of Jorge Perez as President of Global Business Development and the new head of the Ella Intelligent Video Search business unit. Within the new role, Perez will be responsible for the oversight of new features and app roll outs under Ella. Additionally, Perez will oversee operations and staffing within the Ella intelligent video search division of IC Realtime. Ella is a deep-learning video search engine that augments surveillance systems with natural language search capabilities across recorded video footage.
StorageCraft Helps Law Enforcement Manage Body Cam And Static Surveillance Video Storage
Wanted: a solution to the growing storage capacity and management problems at law enforcement agencies around the U.S. As agencies increasingly deploy body-worn cameras (BWCs) and dash cams to better protect and serve their communities, they encounter a significant obstacle: the high cost, complexity and compliance of storing video surveillance footage. StorageCraft is addressing this challenge with an innovative solution that meets the storage demands of law enforcement surveillance. Can StorageCraft be the answer?
Vicon?s New SN673V-C Cruiser Provides Incredible Detail From Far, Far Away
Vicon introduced the new Cruiser SN673V-C outdoor PTZ dome, which combines a 1080p day/night H.265 camera with 23X optical zoom. Featuring 360o continuous rotation and full -5o to 90o tilt range, this powerful dome can provide coverage in all directions with superb image quality and sensitivity and offers several enhancements over earlier models. This latest Cruiser model offers synchronized IR illuminators that support distances of up to 196 feet.
Luxul Revs Up Dealer Support With New Customer Assurance Program
Luxul introduced a new initiative to support its growing dealer base: The Luxul Customer Assurance Program, or CAP. With this new program, the company is providing its dealers with certified wired and wireless network designs for residential and commercial applications —complete with tech support— that are guaranteed to meet their customers’ reliability and performance requirements relating to Wi-Fi. Luxul’s Customer Assurance Program is designed to help ease the responsibility for integrators to deliver a reliable network install.
Pure Play PSIM From CNL Software At The Connected Security Expo At ISC West
CNL Software will demonstrate how its PSIM technology helps law enforcement, government agencies and the military, owners and operators of public and private critical infrastructure, large corporations and school districts, colleges and universities, and transportation facilities and networks integrate, automate, and connect security operations and realize the full potential of security system investments.
Maxwell Kopsho Joins Middle Atlantic As Director of Training
Middle Atlantic Products announced that Maxwell Kopsho will serve as the company’s new director of training. In this position, Kopsho is responsible for delivering best practices, application, and technical product training to customers. He is additionally responsible for application and technical training for Middle Atlantic’s sales team, reps, and customer-facing associates to strengthen their ability to solve customer challenges. The appointment is a demonstration of the company’s continuing mission to help integrators and specifiers deliver amazing AV experiences and develop industry-leading training initiatives that will support that pursuit.
Milestone Systems Appoints New Vice President For EMEA
Milestone Systems, announces its new Vice President for EMEA, Malou Mousten Dyhr Toft, who also becomes member of Milestone Systems? Extended Leadership Team. She will be responsible for the whole EMEA region, including Sales Operation, Custom Development and Support and will focus on further strengthening the EMEA partner community of distributors, installers, solutions partners and camera manufacturers.
New Hires And Promotions AT Milestone Americas
Milestone Americas aims to support growth of the open platform community with new hires and promotions. Recent months have brought the continued hiring of new resources and developments inside the organization with numerous positions for well-deserved internal upward movement.
Seven Mistakes To Avoid When Selling Security Entrances
Building a successful business in the security industry is not for the faint of heart. Consider the fact that 96% of companies fail within a decade. Even for those that don’t, there is no guarantee of continued future success. Today’s fast-paced business climate of technology upgrades, manufacturer offerings, tough customer expectations, and competitive pressure requires you to seek new ways to evolve your sales process to remain profitable and to grow your business. Still, the security industry is healthy, and in no area is this more apparent than in the market for security entrances.
OnSSI Partners With Vaxtor To Create License Plate Recognition
OnSSI announced a new integration partnership with License Plate Recognition (LPR) software company, Vaxtor Corporation. The integration enables Vaxtor?s advanced LPR analytics to be deployed across OnSSI?s industry-leading Ocularis VMS platform. With these integrated analytics Ocularis can recognize, capture and archive data on license plates, railway vehicles, USDOT numbers, shipping containers and more.
PSA’s Leadership And Cybersecurity Education At ISC West 2018
PSA, announced it will host an education track with sessions and a workshop during ISC West in Las Vegas, NV on April 10-12, 2018. The PSA education track will be held exclusively on Tuesday, April 10. Members of PSA Committees, PSA executive leadership team, and other industry experts will lead the six sessions that are included in the PSA Track. Focus areas include leadership, sales, cybersecurity, marketing, RMR, and project management.
Aeroturn Announces Inclusion On ARCAT Website
Aeroturn LLC announced the company is included on the ARCAT® website and has made it easier for architects, consultants, and engineers to gather the information necessary to specify Aeroturn?s turnstile solutions. The company designs, manufacturers, tests, delivers, and installs the world?s only zero-maintenance standard and customized turnstiles. By making the Aeroturn turnstile information available on the ARCAT website, the A & E community can easily find specifications, CAD details, & BIM objects and systems in multiple formats. The ARCAT website is the most used building product information website and is free to use with no registration required for users.
Genetec Announces ISC West 2018 Product Lineup
Genetec Inc. announced its plans for ISC West 2018. The company will feature the latest version of Security Center, its flagship unified security platform, and demonstrate Citigraf™, its new decision support system for comprehensive response coordination. Genetec Citigraf is designed to help reduce response time to crimes, and provide insights and analytics on how crime moves across the city, so first responders can take the most effective action with the greatest awareness.
A New Alternative To The Current Off-shore Video Security Product Supply
Uniview Technology offers a new alternative to the current off-shore video security product supply. Based in Coppell, Texas, a northwest suburb of Dallas, Uniview Technology is a Texas registered company with U.S. based operations. The operations include a fully stocked warehouse, regional sales managers and manufacturer?s representatives across the US and Canada, sales design and marketing support, domestic customer and technical service support.
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.?