Viakoo Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding to Scale Automated IoT Vulnerability Remediation
Viakoo announced it has secured $10 million in Series A funding led by Shasta Ventures, joining existing investors Stanley Black & Decker, PivotNorth Capital, and BlueFog Capital. This latest round will be used to expand executive leadership, and investment in product development and go-to-market. The company is also launching its Viakoo Action Platform suite of cyber modules, which remediate and repatriate IoT devices, meeting the growing demand for enterprise IoT device management and vulnerability remediation at scale.
TELUS and Genetec Partner to Enable Canadian Businesses to Easily Monitor the Security of Their Businesses
TELUS and Genetec Inc. are joining forces to simplify video surveillance for small and medium-sized businesses in Canada through the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of the cloud. This collaboration bundles TELUS security cameras with the Genetec cloud subscription-based video monitoring solution called Stratocast?. With Stratocast, businesses no longer need to operate expensive video recording hardware that can only store and stream footage onsite because they can easily monitor their video from multiple locations through cameras that are connected to the cloud.
HID Global Simplifies Digital Certificate Lifecycle Management for Mobile Devices Managed Through Microsoft?s Intune Service
HID Global announced that users of its cloud-based PKIaaS offering can now automate the lifecycle management of digital certificates used with devices managed via the Microsoft Intune mobile device and application management service. The HID solution eliminates the need for human intervention when issuing and renewing certificates that enable employees to use their mobile devices to easily access their organization?s resources through Wi-Fi networks or VPN connections, without passwords.
Qognify Adds Advanced Real-Time and Post Incident Investigation Capabilities to Cayuga Video Management System
Qognify announced the launch of the latest version of its renowned Cayuga video management system (VMS). Cayuga R17 provides control rooms with powerful new person tracking, masking and camera forwarding capabilities, to improve real-time incident handling and post incident investigation. The ability to act quickly during a live security/safety incident is vital to a successful outcome. Security operators need tools at their fingertips that are instinctive and intuitive.
EdgePresence Joins Schneider Electric on Edge Computing Panel at 7×24 Exchange Fall 2021 Conference
EdgePresence Founder and President Joins Schneider Electric VP of Solution Architects to Speak On ?Edge Computing: Transforming How Last-Mile Edge Computing Infrastructure is Deployed in America? on Mon., Oct. 25. EdgePresence announces that its Founder and President, Doug Recker, will join Schneider Electric?s VP, Solution Architects, Joe Reele on the 7×24 Exchange 2021 Fall Conference panel, ?Edge Computing: Transforming How Last-Mile Edge Computing Infrastructure is Deployed in America.
Raytheon Selects viisights Wise Behavioral Analytics for TSA Evaluation Initiative
viisights has been selected for airport cargo security evaluation by global defense contractor, Raytheon Security (RTX). The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) contracted Raytheon Technologies to select and evaluate next-generation security solutions for airports. To conduct the test, Raytheon deployed viisights? advanced video and behavioral analytics solution for cargo security at various airports across the U.S. for evaluation over twelve months.
Zyter Partners with Juganu to Deliver Digital Smart Lighting and Sensor Platform for Smart Cities
Zyter announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Juganu. Under the terms of the agreement, Zyter will leverage Juganu?s smart lighting solutions and network connectivity framework on future smart campus and smart city implementations worldwide. In a smart city deployment, smart lighting enables connected light sources and IoT-enabled sensors to be controlled through a single management dashboard or even a smartphone.
AI Chipmaker Hailo Raises $136 Million to Expand Edge AI Solutions as Global Demand Surges
chipmaker Hailo announced it has raised $136 million in a Series C funding round led by Poalim Equity and Gil Agmon. The round was joined by existing investors, including prominent Israeli entrepreneur and Hailo Chairman Zohar Zisapel, Swiss-based ABB Technology Ventures (ATV), London?s Latitude Ventures, Israel?s OurCrowd, and new investors, including Carasso Motors, Comasco, Shlomo Group, Talcar Corporation Ltd., and Automotive Equipment (AEV) [Machshiri Tnua].
HID Global?s PKI-as-a-Service (PKIaaS) Platform Simplifies Certificate Automation with Support for Microsoft Autoenrollment Protocol
Automating the issuance of all enterprise public or private trusted digital certificates through a single platform reduces the risk of certificate mismanagement and associated outages. HID Global has simplified certificate automation for any Microsoft Active Directory-managed network devices with its PKI-as-a-Service (PKIaaS) platform. Customers can seamlessly issue, renew, replace or revoke certificates automatically with Microsoft Autoenrollment now that any device on the network can easily be connected with HID?s cloud-based PKIaaS via the Microsoft Autoenrollment connector.
Vigitron Offer a Free 30-day Trial of NetObserver and NeTester Software
Vigitron announce both FreeRun and 30-day trial versions of its popular NetObserver, network health monitoring software, and NeTester network installation, system commission, and troubleshooting software are now available for free and with no obligation. The FreeRun versions include a built-in database for reviewing and operating features without the need for a network or connected devices.
HID Global?s Crescendo High-Assurance Cards Add iCLASS Support
HID Global announced that its HID Crescendo? smart card family now supports HID? iCLASS? credential technology. The cards enable users to seamlessly unlock doors, data and their computers via a single high-assurance authenticator that supports an organization?s Zero Trust security strategy.
Clevertronics Partners with Wirepas, More Than 600 Sites Already Deployed
Clevertronics and Wirepas have joined forces. The partnership enables Clevertronics to provide the market with massive-scale, low-cost smart emergency lighting solutions. The easily installable solutions are quickly proving a success with already 630 sites across Australia, New Zealand and the UK deployed, in just a couple of years. Clevertronics has embedded Wirepas Massive in their Zoneworks XT HIVE system. Zoneworks XT HIVE is the most advanced system for emergency lighting globally.
WKS Restaurant Group Selects Interface to deploy Video Verified Alarms across their 380+ restaurants
Interface Security Systems announced that WKS Restaurant Group, one of the fastest-growing multi-brand restaurant franchisees in the US is relying on Interface?s managed video verified intrusion alarm monitoring to eliminate false alarm costs and standardize security operations across over 380 restaurants. WKS is a licensed franchisee of El Pollo Loco, Wendy?s, Denny?s, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Blaze Pizza, and Corner Bakery Cafe.
Qognify Expands and Strengthens North America Ocularis Channel Team
Qognify announced the appointment of two Regional Channel Managers to its Ocularis team. Amanda Euler and Olga Scorobogataya will support Qognify?s extensive network of channel partners and their customers across the Northwest and Southwest regions of the US, helping them to maximise their use of the powerful Ocularis video management software (VMS).
Morse Watchmans Unveils KeyWatcher Key Control Solutions with Powerful New Generation 3 CPU at GSX 2021
Morse Watchmans will be exhibiting at this year?s GSX show, featuring their latest new key control and management solutions at booth #1714. The company?s flagship KeyWatcher Touch will be displayed with a new Generation 3 CPU that provides improved performance, and faster user interface and improved synchronization times. The new Gen3 CPU upgrade is also available to current KeyWatcher Touch users for fast and easy enhancement of installed systems.
Hanwha Techwin to Unveil New Intercom Station and Range of Audio Products at GSX 2021
At GSX 2021, in booth #1641, Hanwha Techwin will announce a new touchless network intercom station and a range of network audio products including stylish and highly versatile speakers, a microphone station, analog audio conversion module and audio server for large speaker deployments. The TID-600R Network Intercom Station features a 2MP sensor with Hanwha Techwin?s signature WDR (wide dynamic range) and low light performance for best-in-class images.
PSA Announces Partnership with AI Video Analytics Company IRONYUN
PSA announced the addition of IronYun to its network. With its VAIDIOTM platform AI-enabled video search and analytics, IronYun brings PSA members an enhanced offering to apply cross-functional AI analytics. IronYun offers access to its VAIDIO AI Vision Platform which provides AI-enabled video search and analytics for security, health, safety and operations. The VAIDIO Platform orchestrates multiple fifth-generation AI video analytics engines to provide higher accuracy and lower total costs.
Vector Flow?s AI-Enabled SOC Automation Suite Transforms System Data into Insights and Actions
Vector Flow breakthrough Security Operations Center (SOC) Automation Suite is proving to deliver significant results for enterprise customers across a range of physical security operations that have been plagued by longstanding challenges. The SOC Automation Suite includes three key AI-driven modules: SOC Alarm Reduction, SOC System Health and Predictive Maintenance, and SOC Operation Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). These three modules provide complementary functionality that ties together physical security processes and automates time-consuming tasks to reduce costs, increase business value, and maintain compliance with measurable standards.
City of Lancaster, CA uses Moxa Smart Technology to Improve Residents’ Lives
Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County with a growing population of over 172,660. The city has been taking significant steps to leverage smart technologies to improve the lives of their citizens. In accordance with the city?s vision of Strategic Technology, Innovation, and Resilience (STIR), the City of Lancaster launched a number of projects and initiatives towards becoming a Smart City, and continues to implement changes that advance accessibility, engagement, infrastructure, safety, and sustainability.
HID Global Improves Mobile Ticketing for NFC-Enabled Devices
HID Global announced that it is the world?s first ticketing solution provider with a software development kit (SDK) that is fully certified and compliant to Calypso HCE standards for secure and convenient mobile ticketing on smartphones. The certification specifies how to protect ticket data stored in the mobile device?s wallet, helping transport operators to effectively fight fraud by preventing tickets from being duplicated, transferred or altered.