Charlie Platipodis Joins SightLogix as VP Sales & Marketing

SightLogix Announces Strategic Partner Program with Axis

SightLogix announced that Charlie Platipodis, a security industry veteran with over 30 years of executive sales leadership, has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing. Charlie is a well-known and highly respected sales executive with an extensive record of success. Most recently, he served as vice president of sales and vice president of national accounts for SecurityLink, where he helped grow the company to number two in North America.

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New Release Of Ocularis VMS Provides Versatile New Feature Enhancements

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OnSSI announces the launch of Ocularis 5.7, the latest release of the company?s industry leading Video Management System (VMS) solution. Key featured enhancements of Ocularis 5.7 include a new Recorded Video Backup function that allows recorded video to be saved to a secondary location on the system at no extra cost. Ocularis 5.7 includes numerous enhancements to improve user access and scheduling, along with more robust cyber security protection.

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Rasilient Completes Phase II Of Fairbanks International Airport Video Surveillance System Upgrade

Rasilient Systems has completed Phase II of the video surveillance system upgrade at Fairbanks International Airport (FIA) in Alaska. Phase II at FIA continued the installation of modern video surveillance for the airport to meet the stringent demands needed to provide safety and security for the thousands of passengers FIA serves daily. FIA is a state-owned, public-use airport that averages more than 328 aircraft operations each day

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Panda Restaurant Group Improves Company-Wide Store Operations with 3xLOGIC VIGIL TRENDS

Starting in August 2017, 3xLOGIC and integrator Interface Systems worked with Panda Express to customize 3xLOGIC?s VIGIL TRENDS Business Intelligence software to meet the company?s unique, comprehensive needs. Interface began system deployment in QI 2018 with the first location going live in March 2018. Today, TRENDS is deployed at 1,960 locations and has been fully integrated with existing Interface video surveillance and alarm systems.

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Panda Restaurant Group Improves Company-Wide Store Operations with 3xLOGIC VIGIL TRENDS

Starting in August 2017, 3xLOGIC and integrator Interface Systems worked with Panda Express to customize 3xLOGIC?s VIGIL TRENDS Business Intelligence software to meet the company?s unique, comprehensive needs. Interface began system deployment in QI 2018 with the first location going live in March 2018. Today, TRENDS is deployed at 1,960 locations and has been fully integrated with existing Interface video surveillance and alarm systems.

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Iris ID And GenKey Announce Integrated, Multimodal Biometric ID Platform

Iris ID announced the integration of iris recognition cameras and matching engine into GenKey?s biometric ID platform, to provide an all-in-one solution for various biometric registration and verification initiatives. Iris ID?s iCAM TD100 and iCAM T10 cameras and IrisAccelerator matching engine have been integrated into GenKey?s ID solutions. GenKey?s ID platform has helped many governments and organizations to improve inclusivity, reduce fraud and improve time and cost efficiencies.

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New PLAI Agent Featured At ISC West Demo

The PSIA will show continued momentum for its Physical Logical Access Interoperability (PLAI) spec at ISC West 2019. One of the critical components is the introduction of an independent commercial PLAI Agent by Cruatech of Dublin, Ireland. This Agent acts as central hub, to allow interchange between disparate PACS and biometric vendors.

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ISS VMS And Analytics Ingenuity Validated By Multiple Patents

Intelligent Security Systems has pragmatically engineered a unique position in the Video Management System (VMS) category driven by the company?s documented innovations in analytics. The combination of ISS? powerful SecurOS VMS with numerous natively developed analytics solutions provides users across a multitude of business categories and applications with unique capabilities. This unique level of embedded system intelligence continues to be validated by multiple patents awarded to ISS for advanced analytics.

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Top 10 Signs A Security Audit Is Overdue

It?s the first quarter of a New Year and businesses are already busy reviewing budgets for ways to save money. One line item that can impact business the most ? loss. Employee theft alone is a crime that costs U.S. businesses $50 billion annually, according to Statistic Brain. So if you aren?t sure who is keeping watch over your property and assets, and how they reduce preventable loss, it might be time for a security audit.

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Wavestore EcoStore Hard Drive Spin-down Technology Delivers Sustainability

Wavestore has introduced EcoStore, an energy saving technology developed to significantly increase the sustainability of a video surveillance solution. With businesses looking at ways to reduce energy and operating costs, as well as wishing to implement social environment-friendly policies, EcoStore offers the potential to save over 80% of the overall energy normally required for a hard drive storage solution.

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ISONAS Announces Participation In Milestone?s 2019 Integration Platform Symposium

ISONAS announced its participation in the 14th annual Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS). This annual event will be held this year in Nashville, Tenn. February 25th – 26th, where ISONAS will showcase its access control integration with Milestone XProtect® video management software. ISONAS and Milestone have a strong history built on a powerful solution; helping customers seamlessly connect their access control and video management systems.

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North Carolina Retirement Community Secures Hundreds Of Doors With ProdataKey And ASSA ABLOY Wireless Solution

ProdataKey and ASSA ABLOY, announced the completion of a campus-wide security upgrade at Glenaire Retirement Community in Cary, North Carolina. Modern Systems, of Yadkinville, North Carolina, has installed a fully integrated wireless lock and access control solution securing 370 doors spread across the community?s main building entrances, public access areas, offices and residential apartment units.

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Arcules Highlights Cloud Video Services At Interactive Event

Arcules will host an Open House at the company?s headquarters in Irvine, Calif., to provide security and IT leaders, and resellers with the opportunity to learn more about the company. Attendees will have the chance to explore the Arcules cloud-based video service offering, gain insight into its ideas for future technological developments, and meet with key members of the leadership and sales teams.

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Pelco Launches Spectra Professional 4K For High-Resolution PTZ Surveillance

Pelco by Schneider Electric, announced the immediate availability of the new Spectra Professional 4K cameras to their portfolio of high resolution (4K) fixed and Pan Tilt Zoom cameras. From license plates to faces, the rugged outdoor camera features state-of-the-art surveillance camera resolutions and compression standards to clarify details of interest in crowded or poorly lit areas such as city surveillance, airports, metro stations, waterways, roadways, bridges, and other outdoor commercial applications.

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Security Industry Association Names New Director Of Education And Training

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Dr. Elizabeth (Elli) Voorhees as its new director of education and training. In this role, Voorhees ?who previously served as director of certifications and compliance for the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4)? will drive all education and certification program activity for SIA and through SIA?s partners in support of the SIA membership and larger industry goals.

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ISM Joins New Consortium To Deliver Major International High-Security Projects

Intergrated Security Manufacturing (ISM) has joined Nukleas, a new Integrated Security Solutions consortium. The consortium, which is supported by the UK Government?s Department for International Trade, has been developed to offer the discerning overseas customer a coordinated and integrated command and control solution for multiple security and safety requirements.

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The Armored Group And TerraHawk Partner On Surveillance Tower And Other New Products

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The Armored Group, LLC (TAG) have joined forces. TerraHawk will be rebranded as TerraHawk built by TAG Specialty Vehicles. The company will offer SWAT teams, border patrol teams, private security teams and others in high-risk situations armored and unarmored vehicles outfitted with protective elevated surveillance towers. These towers provide viewing from high vantage points giving responders better sight lines which may be critical to positive resolutions.

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Utrecht University Installs Towering Boon Edam Revolving Door

Boon Edam announced that Utrecht University in The Netherlands has installed a custom-made, TQM manual revolving door at the entrance to the school?s newest addition, the Viktor J. Koningsberger building, dedicated to the faculties of Geosciences, Science and Medicine. Renowned Rotterdam-based architects, Ectory Hoogstad, were asked to create a building at Utrecht University that would serve as an addition to two other existing buildings: the Minnaert building and the Buys Ballot building.

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Camden Door Controls? Clear Covers Offer Indoor & Outdoor Protection

Camden Door Controls introduces its new CM-CPC1 Clear Protective Cover. Vandal and weather resistant, these low profile, clear lift covers are designed to protect any Camden flush mount, single gang, door activation device, including push/exit switches, keypads and key switches – without limiting the operation of the device. The CM-CPC1 is supplied with a gasket and is suited for both indoor and outdoor use.

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South Grand District In St. Louis Increases Parking Lot Safety With Cloud Surveillance

Genetec announced that the South Grand Community Improvement District (CID) in St. Louis, Missouri is using the Genetec Stratocast, cloud-based video monitoring system to deter license plate theft in its parking lot and provide video access to the local police department to help reinforce security. One of the services offered by the South Grand CID is free parking. At any time of the day, drivers can park in a central parking lot to visit businesses or residents.

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