Milestone Integration Platform Symposium Celebrates Winning Through Partnership
Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), held its 10th annual MIPS partner conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, last week. It was their largest-ever gathering with close to 500 attendees and 50 exhibiting companies in the Technology Showcase that demonstrated integrated solutions for enhancing safety and optimizing business.
Smart Security, With Camera, Motion Sensors, and Facial Recognition, in One Light Bulb
The combination of lighting and security is an evolutionary step to bridge the aesthetic looks and functionality of simply lighting along with the increased necessity for video surveillance. Bringing lighting and video surveillance together is smart and efficient. Sengled Snap is an LED light bulb with a built-in security system debuting at CES 2015.
Linear And Digital Watchdog Announce e3 OneBox
Linear, announces the e3 OneBox that combines Linear’s embedded browser IP-based access control platform with Digital Watchdog’s full-featured DW-VMAX digital video recording capability within one enclosure to create a fully-integrated […]
Dutch Authorities Now Allowed To Film Citizens Using Drones
The Dutch parliament has approved legislation that will allow drones to be used for video surveillance of the country’s citizens. Almost all political parties voted in favor of an amendment […]
CoastalCOMS Milestone Solution Provider Delivers Coastal Analytics
Milestone Systems The CoastalCOMS solution is an integrated solution that leverages proprietary coastal video analytics/data and Milestone XProtect Corporate video management software to provide contextual environmental measurements and information directly from processed surveillance camera images/video. With a primary focus on beach hazard identification and risk management support, the company’s analytics packages provide break zone identification, wave height, wave period, snapshot people counts by preset view (or combinations of preset views), shoreline or waterline variance (mean sea level, mean high water, etc), beach width, and vessel counting. Coupled with Milestone XProtect modules and public weather data sources, the company provides the ability to schedule devices against complex environmental changes and drive beach safety and marine surveillance workflows based on changing weather or hazard thresholds. Secondarily, CoastalCOMS analytics outputs coupled with Milestone XProtect functionality can be applied by science agencies and engineering organisations as smart monitoring and data collection solutions for marine protected area monitoring and enforcement and general coastal project monitoring. View all: CCTV cameras
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Control4 Elevates Security and Automation at ISC West
Snap One introduced new Control4 solutions that advance the smart home security experience at ISC West 2021. Debuting for the first time together since the merger in 2019, the Snap One stand features new products such as the all-new T4 Series Touchscreen that delivers a professional-grade smart home performance, and the Control4 Chime Video Doorbell that brings an unparalleled automation experience to the front door.
Specifi Partners with Nice North America to Deliver Streamlined Proposals and Project Management for the Nice Builder Program
Specifi announced a new integration with Nice North America, a subsidiary of Nice that deliver seamless and easy-to-install technology for smart home control, security and automation, perimeter access, protection and control, […]
What Keeps Security Business Owners Up At Night, Ed. 14
By: Kelly Bond, Bridgepoint AdvisorsFeat: Kirk MacDowell, MacGuard Security Advisors Running a security-related business is not for the faint of heart. It’s a 24/7 business with a constant mix of […]
From Smart To Autonomous: How An “AI Home” Will Redefine Security Expectations
Picture this. You step out of your bedroom at 6 a.m. and the hallway lights glow to 35 percent—enough to guide you without the morning glare. The coffee machine hums, the thermostat nudges two degrees warmer, and the security system silently shifts from sleep to awake mode. You never touched a keypad, never opened an app. The platform simply knows your weekday routine, predicts what you need next, and keeps a watch out for the unexpected.
EnGenius Transforms Security Monitoring With Context-Aware AI Intelligence
EnGenius Technologies announced its AI Cloud Surveillance Solution, featuring advanced AI-powered cameras and network video systems integrated with an innovative cloud management platform. This comprehensive solution revolutionizes traditional video surveillance by integrating edge AI processing, built-in storage, and cloud AI contextual recognition, while also enabling existing ONVIF cameras to leverage advanced AI capabilities.
Behind The Awards: Reflecting On The Journey After The Glory
Starting a business wasn’t new to me. I’ve owned service and installation companies, spent years in the security industry, and climbed the corporate ladder. I knew what it took to build something from the ground up but launching CameraShine was a whole different game. In a service business, success comes from skill, relationship building, and efficiency. If you show up, do good work, and build a solid reputation, you grow.
March Networks Unveils New Generative AI Smart Search; License Plate Recognition (LPR) Solution
March Networks to unveil AI Smart Search at the 2024 Global Security Exchange (GSX) trade show in Orlando, USA. This innovative feature uses generative AI to transform how businesses search and analyze video data, helping them work smarter and faster to remotely identify and fix issues across their locations. AI Smart Search leverages natural language processing and advanced algorithms to identify specific events, people or objects across multiple camera views.
Decoding The Value In Your Security Business – Part 2
Every business owner should have a general idea of the worth of their own business as it is good practice to keep the pulse of what is transacting in our industry. Fortunately, our data shows that over the past two years, businesses that sold based on their EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization) value generally transacted in the 4X-9X multiple range. What do those numbers mean for you? Should the data set your expectations?
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Teledyne FLIR Boosts Boson+ Infrared Thermal Camera Performance with Embedded Software Upgrade
Teledyne FLIR announced the next-generation embedded software for the ITAR-free Boson+ thermal camera module, delivering high performing uncooled thermal imaging technology for defense, firefighting, automotive, security, and surveillance applications. Featuring industry-leading thermal sensitivity of ≤20 mK, Boson+ has been upgraded to provide even sharper thermal imagery and improved spatial filtering.
ASIS International and Security Industry Association Release “Complexities in the Global Security Market: 2024 Through 2026”
ASIS International and the Security Industry Association have released ”Complexities in the Global Security Market: 2024 Through 2026”, a new research report that provides insights into the equipment, technologies, and employment of the global security industry, including regional market breakouts. SIA and ASIS partnered with global analytics and advisory firm Omdia to complete the research.
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.
Axon Launches Next Generation Body Camera with More Features to Never Miss a Moment
Axon introduced its next generation body-worn camera, Axon Body 4. Ensuring that critical moments are always captured is an important component of Axon’s moonshot goal to cut gun-related deaths between police and the public by 50% in the next decade. Axon has led the way in body camera innovation since 2008, providing customers with the latest technology to increase officer and community safety.
i-PRO to Unveil Industry’s Smallest and Lightest Outdoor Multi-Directional + PTZ Camera at ISC-West
At ISC West 2023 on booth # 10037 i-PRO will expand its multi-sensor line with a new multi-directional + PTZ camera. The WV-X86531-Z2 is the smallest and lightest outdoor rated multi-PTZ of its kind in the industry. It features powerful edge AI capabilities, advanced cybersecurity, and vandal resistance for the widest possible deployment options.
Brivo Delivers Enterprise Security Solutions to Global Customers
Brivo announced that its comprehensive enterprise security solution, Brivo Access Enterprise Edition, is being used by some of the biggest companies in retail, home services, and data, including Afterpay and Angi. As businesses evaluate their physical security cloud technology, full security ecosystems that span access control, mobile management, mobile credentialing, video surveillance and identity and visitor management are becoming an operational imperative.
Brivo Strengthens Brivo Access w/ Patent-Pending Tech Leveraging Access Data and ML
Brivo announced the release of Anomaly Detection in its flagship access control solution, Brivo Access. Anomaly Detection is a patent-pending technology that uses advanced analytics with machine learning algorithms to compare massive amounts of user and event data to identify events that are out of the ordinary or look suspicious, and issues priority alerts for immediate follow up. With Anomaly Detection, business leaders can get a nuanced understanding of security vulnerabilities across their facility portfolio and take action on early indicators of suspicious user behaviors that may otherwise go unnoticed.