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Convergint Technologies Acquires Beacon Security of UK

Posted by Stan Lewis January 16, 2015 4:49 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: acquisition, beacon, convergint technologies, security services, United Kingdom.

Convergint Technologies announced the acquisition of Beacon Security and Communications Solutions, a leading provider of physical security systems and services in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. Beacon is a value-added security solutions provider serving global Fortune 500 companies.

New GPS Tracking Solution Offers Protection for ATMs in Financial and Retail Establishments

Posted by Stan Lewis December 3, 2014 5:52 am Categories: Access Control, Banking & Finance, Critical Infrastructure. Tags: ATMs, Automated teller machine, beacon, financial institutions, GPS tracking, security.

This innovative system’s global platform leverages multiple security and tracking applications and will deliver impressive apprehension (up to 70% of cases) and asset return (more than 87%) rates. By incorporating smart technology, the devices offer wide flexibility in deployment and improved data storage and organization. The ATM Tracker offers a compact profile which makes it easier to install in different ATMs or similar cash dispensing machines.

Brickstream Acquires NOMi for Offline Analytics

Posted by dtaitano October 29, 2014 10:16 am Categories: Corporate News, Video Analytics. Tags: analytics, beacon, brickstream, data, in-store, nomi, re-code, retail, wifi, wifi-based.

Shortly after NOMi – a company that bills itself as the Omniture of the brick and mortar store – acquired cross-device startup Media Armor, NOMi itself has been acquired by in-store analytics competitor Brickstream. Apple delivered a major blow to a core part of NOMi’s business when it revealed this summer that it would begin randomizing Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for mobile operating system iOS8.

How An Innovative Control Room Can Help Secure The Budding Cannabis Market

It’s no secret that the cannabis industry is growing. Numerous states across the United States, from California to Maine, have legalized recreational cannabis, with 33 total states allowing cannabis for medicinal uses. And it’s not just the United States that’s seeing this trend: Canada’s official legalization of recreational cannabis took effect last October. This growth is leading to incredible opportunities in the industry, with the global market valued at $10.3 billion in 2018 and projected to reach $39.4 billion by 2023. This market opportunity expands far beyond the companies that directly deal with the cannabis plant, with numerous adjacent businesses on track to experience benefits.