News Source For The Physical Security Industry

Bosch Security Systems, Inc. delivers significant benefits to integrators and end users with new products that maximize security, safety and convenience. At ISC West 2015, Bosch will introduce the new G Series, a powerful multifunctional security control panel that provides combined UL intrusion and fire functionality along with door control and essential video surveillance functions for commercial applications.

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), announces XProtect LPR 2015 with general availability April 15. As a fully integrated add-on component to the XProtect® Smart Client, the 2015 version of XProtect LPR provides customizable match list fields and an extended reporting capability.
This not only empowers operators to take the right decisions when granting vehicles access, it also enables easy documentation of recognized vehicles with full details, video thumbnails and license plate close-ups.

Pelco by Schneider Electric today announced the launch of VideoXpert, a new experience in video information management systems. VideoXpert has been designed with a powerful, intuitive user interface. Featuring a plug-in architecture for system expansion and third-party integration, VideoXpert provides the flexibility to grow and expand in functionality for many types of facilities and applications.

Louroe Electronics, the world leader in audio monitoring within the security industry announces Aggression Detector software using advanced audio analytics with Sound Intelligence, an audio classification software developer based in the Netherlands. Over the next several months, Louroe will introduce two additional products with analytic capability: a Gunshot Detector and a Glass Break Detector.

AMAG Technology has entered into a technology partnership with Salient Systems, Inc. and will offer Salient?s CompleteView Video Management System, PowerProtect NVR Server Platforms and TouchView Mobile Video Apps under the Symmetry™ brand. The Symmetry Security Management platform brings together Identity Management, Access Control, Alarm Management, and Video Management combined with Situational Awareness. Joining the Symmetry platform is the feature-rich set of video solutions to be known as Symmetry CompleteView Video Management System, Symmetry PowerProtect NVR server platforms, and Symmetry TouchView Mobile apps.

Given the sensitive nature of the buildings and the agencies located within the the City, Santa Ana police wanted to have comprehensive surveillance coverage of the area. They decided to implement SureView Systems? Immix Command Center software as part of a video-sharing initiative that would enable police and various other agencies to leverage each other?s camera assets. According to Santa Ana Police Officer Otto Laufer, who serves as logistics coordinator for the department?s Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) office, the police department?s foray into video surveillance began in 2008 with the installation of 48 cameras inside the department?s administration building.

Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), the leading global provider of open architecture video analytics software, announces the launch of “BI Portal“, a cloud-based video analytics service which allows aggregation, analysis, and presentation of data acquired from surveillance systems at different locations through a single, web-based interface. BI Portal is a cloud-based service added to savVi – Agent Vi?s comprehensive video analytics platform that provides real-time event detection, video search, and now expanded and even more robust business intelligence capabilities.

PROMISE Technology Inc., a recognized global leader in the storage industry, announced the launch of its new scale-out storage solutions ? VSky A-Series. VSky A-Series? massive scalability and reliable architecture allows businesses to scale, access and archive at petabyte volumes, making it the ideal storage platform for backup/archiving, media editing, video surveillance, virtual environments, content delivery and more.

Vicon Industries, trusted designer and producer of video security systems and high-performance IP-cameras, announces that ISC West 2015 will mark the official launch of its new, IP-based access control management system, Vicon Access Control.

In keeping with the New Vicon directive to drive standards-based interoperation, the Vicon Access Control system was designed for complete integration with our popular video management system, ViconNet.

Exacq Technologies, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, announces an integration with the Brickstream® LIVE sensor from Nomi® Corporation, a dominant in-store marketing and analytics provider, for a unified security and retail analytics solution in a single platform.

SMARTcontrol Management Software now standard on Nova Series. BCDVideo announced the release of their SMARTcontrol Management Software (SMS). SMS is an evolution in health monitoring for physical security technology for both BCDVideo?s video recorder and access control server platforms.

The global market for services based on gesture and biometric technologies will grow by 500% over the next four years, according to Juniper Research. The report —Human Interface & Biometric Devices: Emerging Ecosystems, Opportunities & Forecasts 2014-2019— predicts that the market will reach $1.2 billion by 2019, up from less than $2 million this year.