Two Benchmark Innovation Awards For Milestone Systems XProtect
Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has received two Benchmark Innovation Awards, which were announced and presented at the IFSEC trade show in London last month. These awards were for Milestone Systems XProtect Corporate Video Management Software and REDHAWK GPS/Laser Sensor Map Tracking Integration. Nominations for the awards were […]
Olathe Kansas Schools Upgrade Classroom Security With Multiple Schlage Products
Allegion PLC (NYSE: ALLE), a leading global provider of security products and solutions, announced that the Olathe Public School District in Kansas is improving classroom security and simplifying key control by replacing multiple brands of locks on classrooms and other doors with Schlage locks and a patent-protected Everest 29™ key system. Previously, the district used […]
Leeds City College Selects MOBOTIX To Help Protect Data Centres
MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of a project at Leeds City College to secure access to critical data centres and communication rooms across multiple sites. On 1st April 2009, Leeds City College was formed following the merger of three of the city?s renowned colleges; Leeds […]
Daleville, IN, Police Add Cameras To Uniform
Daleville Indiana Police have added cameras to their protective vests. The cameras capture video of police in action and can protect both the officer and the citizen. Daleville Police Chief James King hopes to get cameras for seven more officers. Currently, Daleville police pack radios, protective vests, lethal weapons, skilled ears and eyes, and now, […]
Dumb Or Smarter? CTA Orange Line Robbers Caught On Tape
It’s hard to say whether the alleged Orange Line robbers are real smart, or just plain dumb. So smart to be scoping out the route for a couple of hours before the attack. Smart that they knew the stretch between Halsted and Roosevelt was the longest on the route – seven minutes from station to […]
On Photography, Cops Need To Get A Clue
We can’t expect privacy in public, but neither should police officers and public employees. Security cameras operated by the Department of Homeland Security are installed in front of a federal building in New York. (Photo: Mark Lennihan, AP) Last week, Buzzfeed reporter Benny Johnson went to work on a list of the seven ugliest federal […]
Truck Drivers Use Dash Camera Footage To Avoid Citations
It seems that cameras are everywhere nowadays: cell phone cameras, security cameras, and now dash cameras. In this age of the truck driver is always guilty mentality, many truck drivers are now turning to dash cameras. Even if you’re not involved in an accident, dash camera footage could help you avoid trouble in other ways, […]
SightLogix Recruits Frank De Fina As Executive VP Of Sales And Marketing
SightLogix announced that Frank De Fina, a security industry veteran with over 30 years of leadership experience, has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. ?We are thrilled to welcome Frank De Fina to SightLogix,? said John Romanowich, SightLogix President and CEO. ?Frank?s extensive experience creating market-leading businesses is the perfect […]
Will Bluetooth Kill The NFC Chip?
Some call it a more secure, easier to work with communication protocol Near field communication has been an “emerging” technology for half a decade. During that time, it has jumped the initial hurdle being deployed in handsets worldwide. But there are still obstacles to conquer if NFC is to truly go mainstream. Some are tired […]
Drone Flies Too Close To NYPD Chopper; Operators Arrested
Two New York men face felony charges after authorities said they flew a drone within 800 feet of a New York Police Department helicopter. The helicopter pilot spotted the small, unmanned aircraft near the George Washington Bridge early Monday, police said. The drone suddenly ascended from 200 feet to 2,000 feet and continued to circle […]
White Rock Pub Raises Eyebrows With Video Camera In Men?s Washroom
The security camera at the Sandpiper Pub is aimed at the sinks and hand-drying area of the men’s washroom. Bill Lawrence, co-owner of the pub and a White Rock councillor, says the camera housing is in plain view. The ceiling-mounted camera is not aimed at urinals or stalls. A camera in the men’s washroom at […]
Milestone Systems Launchs New Milestone Husky Series Models
Milestone Systems launched their new Milestone Husky Series at IFSEC International 2014, introducing a new range of high-performance network video recorders pre-installed with their award-winning video management software. In this video Thomas Lausten, Vice President – Sales, Milestone Systems EMEA, explains how the new Husky range offers simple, turnkey solutions that can also be connected […]
Anviz Global Launches UltraMatch Iris Recognition System
Anviz Global announced the launch of a new biometric access control device that uses iris recognition to bolster security. The solution is called UltraMatch and it can scan user irises from distances between 18 and 25 centimeters, even in complete darkness. It features a dual-functioning algorithm that can extract employee biometrics and also match scanned […]
EFF And 31 Other Organizations Call For Privacy Assessment Of FBI’s Biometric Database
The FBI plans to roll out the face recognition component of its massive Next Generation Identification (NGI) biometrics database this summer – but the Bureau has six years of catching up to do in explaining to Americans exactly how it plans to collect, use, and protect this data. Today we called on Attorney General Eric […]
PLE Communications Integrates Bosch DINION 9000 For Perimeter Monitoring
PLE Communications, LLC, a provider of smart video monitoring solutions, has integrated the DINION IP imager 9000 HD from Bosch Security Systems, Inc. with its AVT234 Reconisense Video Motion Detection (VMD) platform. A wide dynamic range sensor and integrated near-infrared illuminators enable the DINION IP imager 9000 HD to extend the AVT234 Reconisense’s range of […]
Canon Acquires Milestone
One of the signs of a maturing market is merger and acquisition activity and within the past 60 days we have seen Vicon and IQinVISION merge, Costar Technologies acquires CohuHD, QEOS purchases Centric Technologies, and Google publicly consider the acquisition of Dropcam. In August of 2013, SecurityHive.com published a story on how Canon was putting […]
City Ordinance Plays Factor In Solving Crimes In San Juan, TX
Recent surveillance footage from a Sprint cell phone store revealed a robbery in San Juan, Texas. Thanks to that surveillance footage, investigators were able to locate the suspects involved. For two weeks, San Juan police were unable to locate the pair of cell phone robbers seen in security camera video. But now, the two suspects […]
Allegion To Preview New ENGAGE Technology
ENGAGE™ has been designed in conjunction with key BOMA members specifically for the commercial real estate market. Allegion will offer remarks at the opening general session of the BOMA Conference, June 22-24, and provide educational opportunity and host an event during the Conference in Orlando, FL. Attendees at the Building Owners and Managers Association’s (BOMA) […]
Retail Security: A Complex Sale
As many security integrators are aware, the retail security market has experienced a pretty dramatic shift in the past decade, which makes selling to this huge market a trickier proposition. Retail security departments that are dominated by decision makers from the loss prevention side of the equation are dwindling. Analog cameras are reaching their end […]
DNF Security’s Falcon Extreme Q60tcz VMS Demand Increasing
Falcon Extreme Q60tz video management server presented by DNF Security, a business subsidiary of Dynamic Network Factory not only facilitates easy management of surveillance videos, but can also be used as a video processing/ recording, viewing, storing, and as ananalytical unit. Thus, these four features packed into this VMS make this system a super powerful […]