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Arecont Vision Costar Targets Sales Growth In Europe, The Middle East, And India

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 1, 2018 5:11 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: arecont vision, Khaled Shehata, Mr. Bardhan, Sanjit Bardhan, Vani Jeevan, Vineet Panwar.

Arecont Vision Costar announces the promotion of a key staff member and the addition of skilled new sales resources to improve customer and partner support across several international growth regions. The company, a business unit of Costar Technologies, Inc.(OTC Markets Group: CTSI), is increasing its presence in Europe, the Middle East, and India through strategic hiring. The international sales organization has its regional headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is responsible for all worldwide Arecont Vision Costar sales and support activities outside of the Americas.

New Through-Beam Laser Sensors From BEA Lasers

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 1, 2018 4:22 am Categories: New Products. Tags: BEA Lasers, Eagle Eye Sensors.

BEA Lasers announced the availability of its new Eagle Eye Sensors^™. A single package contains both a through-beam photoelectric laser source (emitter) and a receiver, providing a similar function as a proximity sensor, but with enhanced benefits. The combination emitter/receiver package is ideal for detecting the presence of objects, such as products on an assembly line, material or liquid level control, product positioning or profiling, and other applications.

Surveon Increases In Security For Campus

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 31, 2018 5:10 am Categories: Campus Security, Surveillance. Tags: IR speed cameras, Object Motion Detection, SCC, Surveon, Surveon Control Center.

Campus environments experience many challenges when it comes to securing their students and faculty. As traditional CCTV solutions were no longer able to meet the needs for long hour storage with high-quality images, authorities started looking for advanced surveillance solutions. Surveon provides campus solutions with complete product lines, enabling campus to provide students and faculty a safe learning environment.

IndigoVision And TDSi Introduce A Brand New Access Control Integration

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 31, 2018 5:05 am Categories: Access Control, Integrated Systems. Tags: Alarm management, Giles Raine, indigovision, TDSi EXgarde.

The new IndigoVision TDSi EXgarde Integration allows alarms from TDSi systems to be seamlessly combined with IndigoVision?s security management solution, Control Center, giving complete video and alarm management in a single user interface. With the TDSi EXgarde Integration, you can trigger live video, move PTZ cameras and start recordings, while also having the ability to acknowledge, action or delete any relevant EXgarde alarms and send notification emails automatically which dramatically decreases operator response time.

Morse Watchmans Introduces Key Control System Purpose-Built For Fleet Management

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 30, 2018 5:06 am Categories: Access Control. Tags: American Trucking Association, Fernando Pires, KeyWatcher Fleet, Morse Watchmans.

Morse Watchmans is introducing KeyWatcher Fleet at the American Trucking Association Management Conference and Exhibition. KeyWatcher Fleet is the first key security system with software designed from the ground up for fleet management applications. KeyWatcher Fleet offers fleet managers a wide array of tools to maintain and optimize vehicle usage while reducing many operational costs. Managers can create user role-based ?Pools?, or groups of vehicles, to automatically assign each vehicle accordingly.

Liberty Defense Secures Exclusive License For Covert Weapons Detection Technology

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 30, 2018 5:04 am Categories: Military, Technologies. Tags: Bill Riker, HEXWAVE, Liberty Defense Technologies, MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Liberty Defense Technologies is announcing that it has secured an exclusive license from MIT Lincoln Laboratory, as well as a technology transfer agreement, for patents related to active 3D imaging technology that are packaged into the HEXWAVE product. This technology can stand alone or can be used in conjunction with other security products. Its sleek, refined industrial design makes it simple to install, easy to maintain, and discreet to operate.

New Video From LifeSafety Power Explains The Extreme Evolution In Security Product Category

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 30, 2018 4:56 am Categories: Product Focus. Tags: LifeSafety Power, Lisa Marie Kelly, Multi-Site Manager-Enterprise, ProWire.

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LifeSafety Power^® has released a video that brings clarity into how much power has changed over the years?and how the company has single-handedly led this technology transformation. Power is no longer a static piece of hardware. It?s an integral part of security and access control network connectivity with proactive alerts and analytics that ensure greater reliability and uptime for the user, while allowing systems integrators to offer a new category of managed power services.

Ritzman Joins Aiphone As Senior Graphics And Advertising/Public Relations Specialist

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 30, 2018 4:51 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Aiphone, Cindy Ritzman, Dana Pruiett.

Cindy Ritzman joined Aiphone as its new senior graphics and advertising/public relations specialist. Ritzman, a 20-year advertising and marketing veteran, will be responsible not only for design, but also for driving the advertising and public relations strategy. She previously served in positions as director of marketing and as creative director for several high-tech, consumer and Fortune 100 companies. Ritzman?s strong graphics and marketing background make her a good fit for Aiphone, according to Dana Pruiett, Aiphone?s North America marketing manager.

Johnson Controls Unveils Powerful Flex IR PTZ For Enhanced Resolution And Control

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 30, 2018 4:46 am Categories: IP Cameras, New Products. Tags: Illustra, IntelliZip, Johnson Controls, PTZ camera.

Johnson Controls has developed a competitive Illustra IR PTZ camera with powerful zoom and control capabilities to handle even most challenging lighting conditions. Illustra Flex IR PTZ indoor and outdoor cameras feature a 30x optical and 12x digital magnification to effectively resolve scene details at up to 1000 feet. The powerful IR illuminators on the outdoor model allow for a night scene illumination of up to 150m. Packaged in a bubble-free, environmentally sealed, and vandal-resistant design, the Flex IR PTZ maximizes video quality at any tilt angle.

The Changing Face of Video Surveillance and Security in Mass Transit Systems

Video surveillance technology is changing rapidly and, unfortunately, one of the key drivers behind its massive growth each year is the growing terrorism threat. However, while video surveillance is crucial to making mass transit more secure, system integrators face several challenges when deploying security solutions capable of handling the rugged travel environments. For instance, in a mass transit system, it?s critical that embedded designs effectively handle changing weather conditions, vibrations and atmospheric pressure differences.

Perimeter Protection: Why Experience Matters

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 28, 2018 7:12 pm Categories: Access Control. Tags: Michael Stoll, perimeter protection, quality. manufacturing, Turnstile Mike, turnstiles.

It all started with a group of engineers who worked together in the 1980?s engineering products for other manufacturers. After a few discussions about collaborating, designing, and earning patents for turnstile products Aeroturn LLC was formed in the 1990?s and continues to raise the bar on quality to this day.

The Four Biggest Risks Of Physical Data Security

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 26, 2018 5:47 am Categories: Cyber Security. Tags: cyber pirates, Douglas Miorandi, Physical Data Security.

Edward Snowden?s name entered the cultural lexicon in 2013, after he leaked thousands of classified National Security Agency documents to journalists. He?s been variously called a traitor, a patriot, a revolutionary, a dissident and a whistleblower, but however you personally feel about him, there?s one way to categorize him that no one can dispute: He?s a thief. There?s no doubt about it: Snowden?s information didn?t belong to him, and the scary truth is that he is neither the first nor the last employee to attempt to smuggle secrets out of a building – and we need to learn from his success to try to prevent it from happening again.

ProdataKey Releases Whitepaper, ?Safely Invisible: The Powerful Security Of Cloud-Based Access Control?

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 26, 2018 5:44 am Categories: Access Control, Cloud. Tags: Josh Perry, ProdataKey.

ProdataKey (PDK) has released a whitepaper addressing the cybersecurity benefits of cloud-based access control solutions. The confluence of cyber and physical security is driving dealers and integrators, along with their customers, to question the best ways to address security vulnerabilities in the systems they install. Juniper Research estimates that by 2019, the annual cost of cyber-attacks will cost business over $2 trillion. The majority of access control solutions are now comprised of IP devices, each with the potential to provide bad actors with access to the data and operational systems on their connected networks.

ADT To Acquire Red Hawk Fire & Security

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 26, 2018 5:43 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: ADT Inc., Comvest Partners, Red Hawk Fire & Security.

ADT Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Boca Raton, FL-based Red Hawk Fire & Security, a leader in commercial fire, life safety and security services and portfolio company of Comvest Partners, for $317.5 million in cash. This transaction accelerates ADT?s growth in the commercial security market and expands the Company?s product portfolio with the introduction of commercial fire safety related solutions. It is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions made over the last year to drive commercial growth and build on ADT?s strong foundation of superior customer service.

FLIR Systems Announces Industry-First Deep Learning-Enabled Camera Family

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 26, 2018 5:39 am Categories: IP Cameras, Smart Devices. Tags: Adam Burns, Deep learning, FLIR Firefly, Intel Movidius, James Cannon, Myriad 2 VPU.

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SentryNet Expands Monitoring Center Footprint In The West

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 26, 2018 5:33 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Lacey, SentryNet, UL/FM/NISPOM.

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SentryNet announced they will be expanding their monitoring footprint by adding a monitoring center in Lacey, Washington. Currently, SentryNet has two UL/FM/NISPOM listed hot redundant monitoring centers in Memphis, Tennessee and Pensacola, Florida, and provides monitoring for more than 650 independent alarm dealers, primarily based in the Southeast. The Lacey, Washington, facility is expected to begin monitoring SentryNet dealers in late November 2018.

SCC To Present An Update On The National Surveillance Camera Strategy At Global MSC Security Conference And Exhibition

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 26, 2018 5:23 am Categories: Surveillance, Surveillance Statutes. Tags: surveillance camera commissioner, Tony Porter MSyl.

Global MSC Security has revealed that the Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC) for England and Wales, Tony Porter MSyl, will present ?Delivering the National Surveillance Camera Strategy?, at the 20th annual Global MSC Security Conference and Exhibition 2018, which is taking place at the Bristol Hotel in Bristol city centre on Tuesday 13th November 2018. Mr Porter will use his keynote address to highlight the successes and challenges since implementing the strategy.

Dahua Technology Releases imou As Its Consumer IoT Brand

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 25, 2018 4:32 am Categories: New Products, Smart Devices. Tags: 1+N+X, Enjoy Smart Life, imou, imou Cloud, Lechange.

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The ?Enjoy Smart Life? imou Brand Launch Conference was held in Beijing, where industry – experts, imou primary partners, and user representatives gathered together to witness the launch of imou and the new brand image it delivers. The conference also demonstrated new AI products and ?1+N+X? concept. As a Dahua Technology?s brand for consumer IoT products, imou is based on the ?Dahua Heart of City (HOC)? framework, focusing on a new brand strategy for global market to provide high quality products & services for consumers.

Aiphone Wins Second Deming Prize

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 24, 2018 8:33 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Aiphone, TQM.

Aiphone Deming Prize

Aiphone announced it has received a 2018 Deming Prize, one of the world?s highest awards for successful implementation of total quality management (TQM) programs. This is the second time Aiphone has won the prestigious international award. The company also recently achieved ISO 9001:2015 accreditation issued by the independent, Switzerland-based International Organization for Standardization. The ISO 9001 series is recognized internationally as a hallmark of production quality. Aiphone has held ISO 9001 accreditation since 1993.

Dahua Technology Released ?Heart Of City? Strategy At Security China 2018

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 24, 2018 8:20 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Dahua Heart of City, Mr. Fu Liquan, Mr. Li Ke, Mr. Yang Bin, Mr. Zhang, Security China 2018.

Dahua Technology hosted its ?Dahua Heart of City (HOC)? Launch Conference at Damei Center in Beijing, China. At the conference, business representatives, industry experts, as well as security and mass media witnessed the unveiling of the Dahua Heart of City (HOC) New Smart City Framework, as well as the release of Dahua Technology?s latest cutting-edge technologies, which fully demonstrated the leadership of the Dahua HOC in empowering smart industry transformation.