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Milestone Systems Introduces Developer Champions Initiative

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 15, 2021 3:44 am Categories: Corporate News, VMS Software. Tags: Dani Elias, Developer Champions, Jasleen Kaur Rehal, milestone.

Milestone has selected five international technology professionals from the Milestone Developer Community, who will be the first to carry the prestigious title of Developer Champion. Software developers are a vital part of Milestone Systems? open platform community. They use the Milestone Integration Platform SDK to develop applications and capabilities that plug in to the XProtect VMS product family. Milestone already offers a variety of initiatives for developers such as the Milestone Developer Forum.

Qualities to Look for When You Hire Security Guards

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 14, 2021 9:19 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: LionHeart Security Services, Michael Morrison.

Security Guard

Most businesses and events that have a lot of people coming in and out of restricted areas require security guards to protect the public and property. The role of a security guard is to escort people away from danger, report to authorities and essentially prevent people from dangerous situations. It?s not always easy to find people that fit the description of a good security guard. It is not an easy job. With the right training a security guard will not only fulfill their duties but exceed them.

ISONAS Implements Access Control at Chicago School District

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 14, 2021 8:18 am Categories: Access Control, Network. Tags: Chicago School District, ISONAS, Jonathan Mooney, Michael Sanfratello.

isonas advanced wiring solutions

ISONAS announced that the ISONAS Pure IP access control solution has been deployed at a school district in the southwest suburb of Chicago. With six buildings within the district, they wanted to be able to manage access at all buildings on one unified platform. The school district had three main priorities for the upgrade, which included controlling the flow of traffic during after-hour events, eliminating the need for keys to manually lock and unlock doors, and to finally have the ability to utilize remote access.

Evaluating Border Security Technologies in North Dakota

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 3:57 am Categories: Behavioral Analysis, drones, Technologies. Tags: Air Domain Awareness, Homeland Security, Teddy Damour, Tim Bennett.

border security

The terrain along our northern border with Canada is vast and unique, and features a diverse array of geographical landscapes including the grasslands, prairies, and lowland plains of North Dakota and the mountains and badlands of Montana. Safeguarding and securing the northern border against threats and illegal activities, such as human trafficking and smuggling of illicit drugs, presents unique challenges because of its various distinct landscapes and multiple points of entry into the country.

Invixium Biometrics For Elegant, Touchless Access Control

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 3:38 am Categories: Biometrics. Tags: Invixium, John Martin, LightEdge, Shiraz Kapadia.

Invixium

Invixium has been selected by LightEdge Solutions as the standard for their access control solution. The system has been implemented in multiple LightEdge data centers in the Midwestern United States to manage access for hundreds of people including data center employees, tenants and visitors at each location. Before modernizing their access control, LightEdge had been using a hand geometry-based system to activate visitor cards.

ISS Expands into New Office in Dubai

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 3:26 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: dubai, ISS. Raheel Ahmed Jalili.

ISS Dubai office

ISS ? Intelligent Security Systems announced an expansion of the company?s presence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, into a larger workspace. The new office is located at Jumeirah Lake Towers, a large development consisting of 80 towers built along a scenic waterway. The ISS office in Dubai provides sales, technical support and maintenance services, along with local development and software customizations and integration.

Iris ID Showcase Biometric Solutions at Sheriff?s Conference

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 3:13 am Categories: Biometrics, Technologies. Tags: COVID-19, Iris ID, National Sheriff’s Association, Tim Meyerhoff.

National Sheriff's Association

Iris ID will showcase its biometric technology at the National Sheriff?s Association?s Annual Conference and Exhibition later this month, the company has announced. The company aims to capitalize on the law enforcement sector?s intensifying interest in biometric identification solutions. The company already has a strong footing in the law enforcement sector. Its OU7S-AK camera module, for example, was embraced by the County of Los Angeles for its prisoner release process last year.

Vector Flow Integrated with C?CURE 9000 and Johnson Controls

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 3:01 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Ajay Jain, C•CURE 9000, Johnson Controls, Vector Flow.

Vector Flow

Vector Flow announces integration with the Tyco Software House C?CURE 9000 and Johnson Controls. The integration allows customers to manage personnel, automate physical access assignments more efficiently by leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make recommendations on access needed. The integration also optimizes the configuration of physical security devices managed by C?CURE 9000 thus reducing false alarms and increasing SOC productivity.

Milestone Systems Welcomes Bill Rainey as New Vice President

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 2:49 am Categories: Corporate News, Technologies. Tags: Bill Rainey, Kenneth Hune Petersen, Milestone Systems.

Bill Rainey

Milestone Systems announce the appointment of Bill Rainey as Vice President for Channel Sales Strategy. To meet aggressive growth ambitions, Milestone is expanding its Global Sales team with several, new functions and has appointed Rainey to lead Channel Sales Strategy. The new organization is designed to empower Milestone?s strong partner community to sell true business outcomes to customers. Rainey will oversee and drive channel sales strategy as well as the design and implementation of high value partner engagement and enablement programs.

Detection Technology Expands the X-Scan T Camera Family

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 10, 2021 9:59 am Categories: Integrated Systems, New Products. Tags: detection technology, Tomi Fält, X-Scan T series.

Detection Technology

Detection Technology has expanded its X-Scan T camera family to address a wide range of industrial inspection needs. Today, the company has launched four new variants of the TDI-based (Time Delay Integration) product family. The new variants are available in lengths of 307 mm, 512 mm, 614 mm, and 820 mm that perfect the company?s existing offering, and are fitted for the mainstream system configurations and production belt widths in the target segment.

Invixium Temperature Screening At PPG Chemical Plant

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 10, 2021 9:51 am Categories: Biometrics. Tags: biometrics., COVID-19, Invixium, Jacob Brown, PPG.

Invixium Mask Detection

Invixium has been chosen to provide PPG an automated touchless solution to accurately measure employee temperatures at staff entry doors. When faces with the overwhelming cost of screening employee temperatures during the COVID-19 pandemic, PPG sought to invest in a solution that achieved high accuracy without breaking their budget. When the COVID-19 outbreak took hold in the United States in March of 2020, PPG took swift action by hiring additional security professionals to screen employee temperatures before entering their chemical plant.

ProdataKey Launches Red Access Control Hardware Line

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 10, 2021 9:41 am Categories: Access Control, Accessories, Product Focus. Tags: ISC West, Jeff Perri, PDK, Proximity cards.

PDK Red

ProdataKey announced the release of its new Red 2 Controller, Red Readers, and Red High-Security Credentials, all components of its new high-security, line of hardware called PDK Red. The Red lineup represents a new class of OSDP-compliant, multi-technology readers, controllers, and credentialing options appropriate for both daily installs and the most demanding security applications. Red 2 and the Red Readers are powered by PDK?s pdk io mobile-first, true cloud access control solution, bringing together the industry?s most convenient access control experience.

Boon Edam to Demonstrate Doors and Turnstiles at ISC West

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 10, 2021 9:26 am Categories: Access Control, Corporate News. Tags: COVID-19. Boon Edam, ISC West, Valerie Currin.

QO Hotel Boon Edam

Boon Edam announced they will be displaying contactless security doors and turnstiles, including a new optical turnstile, the Speedlane Compact, in booth #8037 at the ISC West exhibition in Las Vegas on July 19-21. ISC West is the largest security event in North America, bringing together thousands of security and safety professionals for networking, education and discovery of new technology. All of Boon Edam?s security entrances will be paired with the latest in access control and biometric technologies to demonstrate a seamless solution for attendees.

VisionHub is the Core Security Management system at the University of Vermont

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 8, 2021 11:59 am Categories: Access Control, Campus Security, Integrated Systems, VMS Software. Tags: COVID-19, Qognify, Robert Cochran, University of Vermont, VisionHub.

University of Vermont

Qognify has announced that VisionHub is being trusted and relied upon by six departments at the University of Vermont – one of the oldest universities in the U.S. The VMS+ is fully integrated and operational across the University?s on-campus install base of 459 video channels (predominantly AXIS IP cameras) and CBORD?s CS Access system. It has been instrumental in helping to reduce unnecessary on-site attendance, as part of the University?s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

LenelS2 OnGuard and Milestone XProtect Jointly Added to U.S. Air Force

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 8, 2021 11:07 am Categories: Integrated Systems, Military, VMS Software. Tags: LenelS2, Milestone XProtect, OnGuard, Ryan Kaltenbaugh, Tim Palmquist.

USAF

LenelS2 announced its OnGuard? and Milestone Systems XProtect? have been added to the U.S. Air Force Intrusion Detection System Equipment List (IDSEL). LenelS2 is a part of Carrier Global Corporation. Following a rigorous qualification process, including extensive testing and evaluation of both the OnGuard system and the XProtect solution, the U.S. Air Force added the combined system to the IDSEL. The joint OnGuard system and XProtect video solution was tested and approved to protect Air Force Protection Level 1 (PL-1) non-nuclear through PL-4 sites around the globe.

Calipsa’s Video False Alarm Reduction Platform Selected By Sirix

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 8, 2021 10:20 am Categories: Video Analytics. Tags: Brian Baker, Calipsa, Daniel Cyr, False Alarm Filtering Platform, Sirix.

False Alarm Filtering Platform

Calipsa announced Sirix is using its False Alarm Filtering platform. Calipsa’s artificial intelligence-based analytics reduce false alarms by more than 90%. Quebec-based Sirix offers public and private organizations solutions for remote video monitoring, cloud-hosted access control, remote intercom response, alarm video verification and infrastructure uptime monitoring. Calipsa’s video analytics software is deployed in the Sirix operations center, providing an added layer of intelligence to protect its customer’s sites.

Use ESSER Funds for Touch-free Access

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 8, 2021 10:07 am Categories: Access Control, Campus Security, Corporate News. Tags: Ben Smith, ESSER Fund, GEER, k-12.

Touch free access

Pandemic restrictions may be easing, but the desire to keep K-12 students, staff, and campus visitors safe and secure remains a top priority. Dormakaba designs modern access solutions to make the physical structure of k-12 school buildings and campuses healthier and more secure without disrupting learning. Many access control products available on many local, state and national cooperative contracts can qualify for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief or the Governor?s Emergency Education Relief funds

Panasonic Introduces the New i-PRO S-Series Network Cameras

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 8, 2021 9:42 am Categories: IP Cameras, New Products, Surveillance. Tags: Bill Brennan, i-PRO S-Series, Panasonic.

Panasonic i=Pro S-Series

Panasonic is launching its new series of surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence (AI) engines. The newi-PRO X-Series enable analytical applications on the network edge, further optimizing performance, system bandwidth and storage requirements. The new i-PRO X-Series employ an AI engine with on-board analytics to detect suspicious changes in scenes, automatically adjust image settings of the scene being analyzed, and optimize video compression to conserve network bandwidth and server storage capacities.

SALTO Unveils Newly Redesigned Website

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 7, 2021 8:28 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Access Control, Borja Ganzarain, salto.

SALTO

SALTO Systems has launched a newly-redesigned website that offers detailed product information, enhanced industry vertical focus, and covers the latest technology and electronic advances for SALTO platforms, technology, and services. The new site places a large emphasis on visitor experience and provides a streamlined, modern design, improved functionality, and accessible resources to help support the informational needs of clients and prospects alike.

3 Roles Security Plays in Manufacturing Distribution

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 7, 2021 7:48 pm Categories: Video Analytics. Tags: COVID-19, STANLEY Security.

Lance Holloway

The pressures of the global pandemic forced remarkable evolutions in the way we do business as well as the tools with which we perform our tasks. Upon inspection, manufacturing and distribution in particular were presented with significant challenges of productivity, supply chain continuity, employee safety as well as the increased requirements around workplace safety. With these factors in play, leaders in this space were able to deftly respond to the initial COVID-19 workplace requirements via OSHA & CDS.