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HID Global Simplifies Digital Certificate Lifecycle Management for Mobile Devices Managed Through Microsoft?s Intune Service

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 26, 2021 10:08 am Categories: Certification, Corporate News. Tags: Azure, HID, Microsoft Intune, PKIaaS.

HID Global

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

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 26, 2021 9:54 am Categories: VMS Software. Tags: Carsten Eckstein, Cayuga R17, Cayuga VMS, Qognify.

qognify cayuga

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

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 25, 2021 8:29 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Doug Recker, EdgePresence, Joe Reele.

7x24 Change

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

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 22, 2021 1:17 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Pat Aiello, Raytheon, TSA, viisights.

Raytheon

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.

BeBop Sensors Releases Patented Intelligent Sensing Technologies

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 22, 2021 8:46 am Categories: Technologies. Tags: BeBop Sensors, Jerry Kurtze.

Bebop sensors

BeBop Sensors has announced a new smart fabric sensor designed for next gen human interaction. The Note Touch reference design includes a small fabric sensing array (16×16 nodes) and a software toolkit to experiment with touch interfaces on any curved or flat surface and rapidly bring new ideas to market. Using gestures such as taps, swipes, and multi-touch, the Note Touch reference design replaces traditional buttons, knobs, and switches, with sleek improved aesthetics and a programmable interface.

IPConfigure – Orchid Fusion and Orchid Core VMS 21.9.0 Released

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 22, 2021 8:39 am Categories: VMS Software. Tags: IPConfigure, Orchid Core, Orchid Fusion, VMS 21.9.0.

Orchid Core VMS

IPConfigure announces the release of Orchid Fusion VMS version 21.9.0 and Orchid Core VMS 21.9.0, both available for download now. Customers using IPConfigure hosted products should expect to see their cloud sites updated to version 21.9.0 within the next five business days. This release includes improvements to speed up connection times when viewing live video from ONVIF cameras, as well as improvements to Orchid Core VMS’s export handling and reporting capabilities.

Fujifilm Launches Sustainable Data Storage Initiative to Drive Sustainable Practices in Data Storage

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 21, 2021 6:27 am Categories: Storage.

Fuji LTO

FUJIFILM announced the creation of the Sustainable Data Storage Initiative to highlight how tape technology can significantly reduce electricity consumption and CO2 emissions related to data storage. The initiative launches with a white paper, Accelerating Green Datacenter Progress with Sustainable Storage Strategies, published by technology research firm IDC, and sponsored by Fujifilm, providing an in-depth analysis of the significant energy savings and resulting environmental benefits of moving more data to tape storage.

Liberty Receives $500,000 Contract Award from TSA for Improved Threat Detection Using HEXWAVE System

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 20, 2021 10:50 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Bill Frain, Liberty Defense, TSA.

Liberty Walkthrough Screening

Liberty Defense is pleased to announce that it has received a contract award for $500,000 USD as part of the Transportation Security Administration?s (TSA) On-Person Screening Capability Program for demonstration and evaluation of the HEXWAVE? and its expanded capabilities for screening Aviation Workers at a TSA designated location to enhance detection and throughput performance.

Allegion?Announces?Overtur Integration With Software For Hardware Leading Into DHI Connextions 2021

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 20, 2021 8:01 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Allegion, Frank Ruane, Ian Oxman, Michael Rebbec.

Allegion Overtur

Allegion announced the first integration between?Overtur and ongoing management, and?Software for Hardware. This announcement comes in advance of this week?s?DHI conNextions, where both companies will be demonstrating the collaboration. Contract and Integrated Hardware dealers who engage Allegion on specifications written by Allegion?s Architectural Services, or who use Overtur platform themselves for opening specification writing and collaboration, can now export hardware specification information to Software for Hardware?s platform and continue to the project process.

HelpSystems Acquires PhishLabs to Continue Expansion of Cybersecurity Portfolio

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 20, 2021 7:47 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Cybersecurity, HelpSystems, Kate Bolseth, PhishLabs, Tony Prince.

Help Systems IBM

HelpSystems announced today the acquisition of PhishLabs, a leading cyber threat intelligence company that protects organizations from attacks on their brands, employees, and digital assets. PhishLabs sources intelligence across the internet to find and mitigate digital risks. The team and solutions from PhishLabs will join HelpSystems? growing cybersecurity portfolio and pair well with HelpSystems? email security, vulnerability management, and data protection solutions.

Fortem DroneHunter Successfully Takes Down Target Drone at Norway’s Avinor Oslo Airport in Landmark Test Event

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 20, 2021 7:40 am Categories: Autonomous Security, drones. Tags: Fortem DroneHunter, Timothy Bean.

Fortem Drone Hunter

Fortem Technologies proved to an audience of over 140 agencies last week that their DroneHunter, the world’s premier AI-enabled interceptor drone, could safely remove a threatening drone from a complex airport environment. The recent test event at Oslo Airport in Norway was spearheaded by Interpol, Avinor, the police, and UAS Norway to demonstrate counter drone capabilities.

Orion Entrance Control Partners with Tansa Global to Ship Full Height Turnstiles Powered by Infinitytm Software

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 20, 2021 7:32 am Categories: Access Control, Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Orion, Steve Caroselli, Tansa Global, Tansal Akcayli.

Orion TANSA

Orion Entrance Control has partnered with Tansa Global to bring to market world-class Full Height turnstiles powered by Infinity? software to provide real-time occupant counting data at entryways, perimeters, lobbies and elsewhere. Tansa Global full height turnstiles secure many of the world?s important icons and venues including the host stadiums of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Brivo Partners with MRI Software, Expands Multifamily Access Control and Resident Management Solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 20, 2021 7:15 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Brivo, MRI Software, Sean Slack, Steve Van Till.

Brvo

Brivo announced its partnership with MRI Software, a leading provider of multifamily real estate technology solutions, for easier resident and staff management and upgraded resident, staff and visitor access experience. Multifamily property managers can now use Brivo?s access control capabilities integrated within the MRI solution to streamline day-to-day operations.

Backstreet Surveillance Launches Hardened, AI-Powered, NDAA Certified Video Surveillance System

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 20, 2021 7:08 am Categories: Surveillance, VMS Software. Tags: Backstreet, Scott McQuarrie, video surveillance.

backstreet cyber secure

Backstreet Surveillance an industry leading do-it-yourself security camera systems provider, today launched Backstreet Cyber Secure Series, a next generation advanced, ?hardened,? IP-based video surveillance system. McQuarrie added that this technology enables security personnel and company management to direct operations in new and innovative ways. For instance, in a retail setting, if more than five people are standing in a checkout line, the system can automatically call for additional workers.

Atos Integrates viisights Software into Atos Computer Vision Platform to Enable 24/24 7/7 Safety in Cities.

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 20, 2021 7:00 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators, Video Analytics. Tags: Asaf Birenzvieg, Atos, Jérôme Sandrini, viisights.

Atos Viisights

Atos announces its new partnership to integrate viisights software into its Atos Computer Vision Platform. Atos is a leader in global Edge AI. This collaboration will allow viisights? powerful behavioral video analytics to run on Atos Computer Vision Platform, providing users with unique insight and therefore to immediately detect and predict violent activity, suspicious activity, crowd behavior, traffic monitoring, and much more to help authorities prevent harmful activities from escalating. viisights is the leading developer of advanced AI-powered behavioral video analytics software.

TSI Expands its Offerings for Indoor Air Quality Monitoring

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 16, 2021 10:12 am Categories: Solutions. Tags: Erica Vranak.

TSI Indoor Air Quality Monitoring

TSI Incorporated is excited to announce the expansion of the TSI AirAssure? Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Monitor product line. The newest addition, the AirAssure? 8144-2, a two-gas model designed to help you understand and manage common indoor air pollutants utilizes low-cost sensor technology to continuously monitor carbon dioxide (CO2), total volatile organic compounds (tVOC), particulate matter (PM), and other indoor air conditions.

Alcatraz AI Partners with BrainBox AI to offer the Alcatraz Rock Facial Authentication Solution to its Office

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 15, 2021 11:30 am Categories: Biometrics. Tags: Alcatraz AI, Brain box AI, Jean-Simon Venne.

BrainBox real estate AI

Alcatraz AI announced that they are bringing the Alcatraz AI Rock to BrainBox AI?s offices. BrainBox AI is at the forefront of building automation and a leader in the green building revolution. As BrainBox AI?s office recently re-opened with limited capacity, the company is taking proactive steps through Alcatraz AI?s robust identity and facemask verification to keep employees safe. One survey showed, two-thirds of employees have safety concerns regarding the return of onsite operations.

Seoul Robotics Debuts 3D Plug-In with Milestone Systems XProtect Video Management Software

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 15, 2021 11:21 am Categories: Product Focus, VMS Software. Tags: Haider Muhammed, HanBin Lee, milestone, Seoul Robotics.

SENSR seoul Robotics

Seoul Robotics announced its SENSR plug-in integration with Milestone Systems XProtect VMS. With this plug-in, customers using Milestone VMS will have access to both 2D and 3D visuals within the XProtect dashboard, enabling a deeper understanding of activity within defined spaces while minimizing the number of false positives. This is a breakthrough plug-in for the XProtect platform, making 3D computer vision and its corresponding 3D sensors like LiDAR more affordable and accessible.

Dallas Police HQ Installs New Layer of Perimeter Security with Boon Edam Turnstiles

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 15, 2021 11:06 am Categories: Access Control. Tags: Paul M. Schuster, Royal Boon Edam, Turnlock turnstiles.

Dallas Police Boon Edam

There is a saying that ?Everything is Bigger in Texas,? and the Dallas police department fits the bill. The Dallas Police Department is the ninth largest municipal police force in the U.S., with 3,099 sworn officers and 598 non-sworn staff. It is led by Chief of Police Edgardo (?Eddie?) Garcia. In the last several years, the Jack Evans Police Headquarters building (named after the 53rd mayor of Dallas) has been upgrading its physical security using a layered approach to ensure the safety of officers and visitors 24/7.

Facial Recognition, Cameras, Other Tools Police Use Raise Questions About Accountability

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 15, 2021 7:46 am Categories: Corporate News, Surveillance Statutes. Tags: Elizabeth Joh, Karen Michele Nikos-Rose, UC Davis News.

Police camera

Facial recognition, body cameras and other digital technologies are increasingly used by police departments, municipalities and even gated communities, but these tools manufactured by private companies raise the specter of unchecked surveillance, a University of California, Davis, researcher, suggests. Most of the forms of automation technology in policing are developed by private companies, raising concerns that the companies are becoming defacto policymakers