Over 100 Cities Worldwide ?Get Smart? On Siklu mmWave Wireless Fiber

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Siklu announced Smart City deployments based on Siklu?s broad E-band and V-band product portfolio have reached a milestone of 100 cities installed. Smart Cities, which were initially defined as municipalities connecting low data rate sensors for water, gas and more, have been evolving to demand high-capacity connectivity at gigabit-per-second speed. This high-bandwidth network infrastructure is needed to support new applications such as video security, public Wi-Fi backhaul, and private city network deployments. As municipalities move to support an increase in public safety cameras and improved connectivity between public buildings such as police, fire, schools, and libraries, the networks are being upgraded.

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Ticket To China 2018: Customers From Poland & Denmark Visit Dahua HQ

The Dahua Ticket to China program, on March 19th, wrapped up yet another round of events in its journey to bring high performing partners from all around the globe to Dahua headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Ticket to China program aims to enhance mutual cooperation by enabling customers to learn more about Dahua and its latest technologies, products and solutions, as well as the country and its culture. On March 11th and March 18th respectively, two delegations from Poland and Denmark arrived at China as part of Dahua?s second year of holding the Ticket to China program, where they kicked off a new year of touring Dahua and the country.

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OnGuard Goes Cloud And Browser-based With Version 7.4

Lenel introduces its OnGuard® 7.4 security-management platform, which can be deployed in the cloud and accessed through a web browser on a mobile device or computer. OnGuard version 7.4 combines ease of use, mobility and simple upgrades. When deployed under an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model, this latest version can reduce or eliminate the need for onsite OnGuard server hardware along with the need for multiple software installations and updates.

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MOBOTIX To Showcase Indoor And Outdoor Surveillance Solutions At ISC West

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MOBOTIX will showcase its diverse portfolio of IP surveillance cameras and software at ISC West 2018. Product highlights to be displayed will include the M16 AllroundDual Multisensor IP Camera, S16 DualFlex IP Camera and the Q26 Hemispheric 360

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Johnson Controls Introduces Latest exacqVision VMS

Johnson Controls is introducing the latest version of exacqVision video management system (9.2) adding innovative features that enable users to individually configure and customize their system while providing strong security to help protect against cyber-attacks. With a simple click and drag of a mouse, exacqVision 9.2 allows users to create a customized video wall layout with custom icons to deliver more meaningful information, facilitating faster and intuitive responses.

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Johnson Controls Enhances Centralized Security Control With C?CURE 9000 v2.70

Johnson Controls introduces C?CURE 9000 v2.70 from Software House, one of the industry?s most powerful security management systems providing 24×7 mission critical security and safety protection for people, buildings and assets. This new version provides up-to-date capabilities and technologies that enable security departments to meet the changing requirements of corporate facility protection. C?CURE 9000 v2.70 provides security staff with a consistent, standardized approach to meet critical access control and visitor management needs for enterprises adopting agile workplace strategies.

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ONVIF Calls On Developers For Advanced Video Streaming Challenge

ONVIF® is announcing the ONVIF Open Source Spotlight Challenge, a technology competition to develop open source applications for innovative IP video streaming applications to help resolve global security issues. The two-month online challenge, offered in conjunction with BeMyApp, offers lucrative cash prizes for developers who use the protocol provided by ONVIF to create open source mobile or desktop applications for advanced video streaming that provides easy and secure authentication from all platforms.

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Surveon Safeguards The Property And Profits For Commercial Buildings

Security has become one of the priorities to be focused on for the operation of commercial buildings because many people come in or go through the buildings every day. IP surveillance solutions are particularly essential for those commercial applications generally used in a wider and more open areas it requires system scalability. Surveon commercial solutions, including high-reliability cameras with wide monitoring area, feature-rich CMS with multiple access as well as RAID NVR with flexible storage expansion.

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Vidsys Expands Presence In Boston To Support Rapid Growth

Vidsys, the global leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) and Converged Security and Information Management (CSIM) software headquartered in the Washington D.C. area, announced its expansion in Boston to support the company’s rapid growth. The new facility includes technology integration and testing lab, GSOC live demo room and partner training center through its enterprise software platform that collects, filters, correlates, and presents critical data from network and security systems and social media feeds.

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Dallmeier MDF5400 Fisheye Camera

The Dallmeier MDF5400HD-DN Fisheye is a network camera with a fisheye lens especially designed to work with the image sensor. The high resolution of the sensor in conjunction with the very latest encoder technology and sophisticated image processing together deliver image recording of exceptional quality with 8 megapixel resolution and a frame rate of up to 25/30 fps. This camera is therefore the ideal choice when an entire room has to be captured in detail with no blind spots and in real time.

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White Box Network Switching Solutions For Video Surveillance Industry

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The concept of white box is nothing new to the IT industry. In the beginning, there were a handful of manufactures who dominated the server, workstation, and laptop market. Well-known brands like IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Compaq were a mainstay throughout corporate IT. As the industry started to shift, generic —or white box— servers began to emerge. Companies like Supermicro and ABMX offer price competitive solutions over traditional branded products. Large companies like Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, and LinkedIn have all made the shift to white box servers.

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SIA Applauds Funding of School Safety Grants Program

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President Donald Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 which among other provisions would reauthorize and restore funding for school safety grants administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The new law provides $25 million immediately for school security technology and equipment in addition to emergency communications systems and other coordination with law enforcement to enhance response capabilities. Administered through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), $33 million is authorized annually for the program beginning next year.

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VIVOTEK Introduces 77-HT Series Network Cameras

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VIVOTEK introduced its 77-HT Series network cameras which are equipped with 4-Megapixel sensor enabling resolution of 2688×1520 at 30fps. Featuring VIVOTEK?s SNV and WDR Pro technology, each of the 77-HT Series camera is capable of capturing high quality images whether in high contrast or low light environments. In addition, each camera includes a remote focus lens for different monitoring range demands and is equipped with 98 feet illuminators for improved night visibility.

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Dahua Technology Launches HDCVI-IoT Series

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Dahua Technology launched HDCVI-IoT product series – a crucial component of HDCVI 4.0, a revolutionary concept first put forward by Dahua early last year. IoT (Internet of Things) means linking devices together. HDCVI-IoT is an IoT infrastructure based upon HDCVI technology, offering a comprehensive ecosystem linking conventional HD-over-Coax video and audio data with sensor information (such as temperature & humidity) and alarms. This offers users potential risk warnings with visual evidence, allowing them to secure personnel and property across all dimensions.

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ONVIF To Explore Standards, Safe City Deployments At ISC West 2018

ONVIF® announced that it will speak at ISC West 2018, April 10-13, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nev., as part of SIA Education@ISC, the Security Industry Association?s educational program held in conjunction with ISC West. ONVIF Steering Committee member Stuart Rawling will be speaking on behalf of ONVIF on ?Interoperability: The Engine Running Safe Cities,? on April 12, 2018, from 1:15-2:15 PM. The presentation will focus on the benefits of a standardized approach to safe city deployments, and how standards like ONVIF can help to close the gap between disparate systems.

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Luxul Revs Up Dealer Support With New Customer Assurance Program

Luxul introduced a new initiative to support its growing dealer base: The Luxul Customer Assurance Program, or CAP. With this new program, the company is providing its dealers with certified wired and wireless network designs for residential and commercial applications —complete with tech support— that are guaranteed to meet their customers’ reliability and performance requirements relating to Wi-Fi. Luxul’s Customer Assurance Program is designed to help ease the responsibility for integrators to deliver a reliable network install.

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Boon Edam Converts Fire-Rated Swinging Doors Into Mantrap Solutions

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Boon Edam announced is the launch of a new security mantrap portal solution, the Circlelock Combi. This unique, ?half portal? solution helps security executives prevent unauthorized entry into high security areas currently using fire-rated swinging doors. Boon Edam designed the Circlelock Combi as a convenient retrofit option to address the risk that exists with any type of swinging door – once a swinging door is opened by an authorized user, any number of people may also gain access to a secure area, which is known as ?tailgating? or ?piggybacking?.

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Sielox Names Bassett Sales Corporation New Rep Firm

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Sielox announce the appointment of Bassett Sales Corporation as the company?s representative for its full line of layered access control and emergency communications solutions in the Southwestern Region of the United States. Bassett Sales Corporation will serve Sielox customers in Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona, and Hawaii. The Bassett sales team has more than 200 years of accumulated industry knowledge and experience.

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New Genetec Security Center INTREPID Plugin Optimizes Flexibility And Control

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Southwest Microwave is pleased to announce a robust new plugin from Genetec Inc. that enables seamless integration between its INTREPID Series II perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS) and the Genetec Security Center unified security platform. The advanced user interface in Genetec Security Center allows operators to receive real-time notification of intrusion alarms or tamper attempts from INTREPID sensors, and to monitor video surveillance associated with these events, maximizing preparedness and response to perimeter breach or sabotage.

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Sonitrol?s End User Security Management Website Tool Receives a Refresh

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Sonitrol announced the completion of the latest version of our mySonitrol customer website, and it is scheduled to go live in early May. Currently, the website is in beta testing with key Sonitrol end user customers. The new, fully-rewritten user interface was accomplished using responsive design, which changes the behavior of the site depending on the resolution of the device accessing the page. This responsive design gives users an experience consistent with modern web browsing standards and it scales dynamically from device to device.

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