Dahua Technology Introduces ?Heart Of City? To The World At Intersec 2019

Dahua Technology, a world-leading video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, introduced its ?Heart of City (HOC)? strategy to the overseas markets during Intersec 2019 in Dubai, UAE. Industry experts, Dahua customers and dealers from trade and business outlets as well as major media from the nearby area gathered together to witness Dahua HOC?s debut overseas. Xin Chen, General Manager of Dahua Technology Middle East FZE, kicked off the launch conference and shared the new strategy with the guests.

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Milestone Systems Introduces Push-To-Talk In The Mobile Client

The first XProtect release of 2019 extends the usability of the Smart Client and takes it outside the control room with support for both one and two-way audio in the Mobile Client. This is beneficial for on-the-go security personnel, whose tasks require them sometimes to be away from the Smart Client. One-way audio allows users to listen to audio captured by the microphone connected to the camera directly from their mobile phones using the Milestone Mobile application.

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Arecont Vision Costar Adds Sales And Technical Resources In Eastern US And Canada Regions

Arecont Vision Costar announces the addition of sales and technical resources with two new hires. Matt Bernfeld has been appointed as the Regional Sales Manager for the US Mid-Atlantic Region. Mark Wicinski has joined the company as a Field Application Engineer for the US East and Canada regions.

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Authlogics Reveals That The Recent Collection #1 Password Breach Is Just The Tip Of A 7.7 Billion Record Iceberg

Yesterday was another big news day for the password security world as yet another sizable dump of username and passwords has been found on the web. Troy Hunt provides a well thought through post (https://www.troyhunt.com/the-773-million-record-collection-1-data-reach/) where he talks about his findings from the dump dubbed ?Collection #1 containing as many as 773 million emails and password records, but, Authlogics can report that Collection #1 appears to be just the tip of the iceberg.

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IndigoVision Introduces The NEW HD Ultra Camera Range

IndigoVision introduces new HD Ultra Camera Range where you?ll find superior functionality, performance and innovation. The new HD Ultra Camera range will be on display at Intersec 2019 in Dubai, giving attendees the first look at the product range. Claiming the title of the most advanced camera release to date this exciting new HD Ultra Camera Range knows exactly what it is talking about when it comes to security, available in three stylish form factors the HD Minidome, HD Bullet and an HD PTZ Pendant.

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Comparing Tape And Cloud Storage For Long-Term Data Preservation

Tape vs Cloud

With the retention life of data increasing, many organizations are trying to determine the best long-term storage strategy for the future. To do this, organizations must analyze the reliability, security and speed of data storage solutions, including both cloud and tape storage. This white paper considers how a hybrid archive solution, consisting of both cloud and tape, may be deployed in the event of a cloud mandate, and how data growth and future costs can impact a storage solution selection.

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Iron Mountain vs Amazon Glacier

Amazon Glacier

This paper is designed to examine the true cost of storing data in the AWS Glacier Cloud versus in an Iron Mountain Storage Facility. To source data for this paper, we used Spectra Logic as a ?real-world? example (Spectra uses both Amazon and Iron Mountain), and obtained actual quotes from both vendors. To allow users to make calculations and decisions based on their own data sets, we start by looking at the cost of storing 6TB of data (a single LTO-7 tape) using Amazon Glacier versus Iron Mountain.

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New Power And Data Transmission Solutions From Altronix Showcased At Intersec 2019

Altronix is showcasing the latest power and data transmission solutions designed for professional security applications at Intersec 2019. Featured products include an enhanced line of NetWay Midspan/Injectors, NetWay Spectrum Hardened Switches and its expanded Trove Access and Power Integration products available in wall mount, rackmount and outdoor configurations.

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Qatari Bank Standardizes On March Networks Video Surveillance And Business Intelligence Solution

MArch Networks Searchlight

March Networks announce that one of Qatar?s top banks is deploying the company?s business intelligence software and integrated analytics to improve customer service and operations. The customer is one of six Qatari financial institutions currently using March Networks systems for advanced video surveillance and fraud prevention. The bank is already using an end-to-end March Networks video recording and management solution in all of its Qatari retail banking branches.

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Why Security Is A Critical Part Of Event Planning

Violent attacks have become the too-familiar headline of global news in recent years. From the assault in Spain that killed 13 and wounded nearly 100 to the Toronto attack that became Canada?s deadliest vehicle-ramming incident, public spaces appear to be under siege. However, coordination and preparation between venues, organizers and local authorities can help mitigate damage should an attack occur and even prevent violence altogether.

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abode Announces Integration With One Of The First Z-Wave + Bluetooth S2 Smart Locks

abode systems announced a major new integration with smart lock manufacturer, Danalock at CES 2019. In January 2019, the sleek, easy-to-install, retrofit Danalock V3 smart lock featuring Z-Wave and Bluetooth connectivity will be available to be directly integrated into the abode DIY home security system for even greater smart home control and security.

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Former UCC Executive Mark Matlock Joins Pro-Vigil

Pro-Vigil announced the appointment of Mark Matlock to the position of Vice President of Indirect Channel Revenue. The hiring follows the 2018 Q3 partnership the company entered into with Lydia Security Monitoring, operator of top brands including COPS Monitoring and UCC. His main responsibility is to oversee the growth of the company?s solutions to alarm dealers.

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How Online Shopping Is Giving In-Store Shopping A Run For Its Money

Top retail American giants are leveraging the power of the internet to grow their businesses online. They have opened up online stores to target shoppers who prefer doing their shopping online in the comfort of their homes. This has not only driven traffic to their online sites, but also to their brick and mortar stores since the consumers who conduct searches online often end up going to the store to buy the products.

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Wavestore Launches PetaBlok High-density Massive Storage Solution

Being able to store up to 2.04PB of storage per high density unit is impressive enough, but when coupled with Wavestore?s HyperRAID redundancy and EcoStore hard drive energy saving technology, PetaBlok can surely claim to be the world?s most efficient and robust video management and storage solution for applications which generate extremely large amounts of data. Pre-installed with Wavestore?s Video Management Software (VMS), PetaBlok is designed to provide a simple to implement and cost-effective solution for the increasing number of video surveillance projects.

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Johnson Controls Announces Technology Initiative

Johnson Controls has entered into an agreement with CBRE, World Resources Institute and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to test and deploy an open-source, web-based energy analysis tool to identify energy efficient retrofit opportunities in commercial buildings. The initiative is part of the Johnson Controls and CBRE Innovation Lab, which was established three years ago to evaluate, connect and leverage products, services and energy data to create value for occupiers and investors of real estate.

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Devine180 Is Onboard With OnSSI

OnSSI Devine180

OnSSI has signed on Devine180 as their latest manufacturer?s rep firm handling the company?s flagship Ocularis 5 Video Management Software and RecOn5 Series Pre-loaded NVRs and Servers. A premier manufacturer?s rep firm for advanced video and security solutions in the Midwest, Devine180, will provide marketing and support services to OnSSI in the East Wisconsin, North Illinois, and Northwest Indiana for OnSSI.

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TDSi To Present New GARDiS Software At Intersec Dubai 2019

TDSi will be appearing with distribution partner IPTEC on Stand SA-B27 at Intersec Dubai 2019, from 20th-22nd January. TDSi will be showing its newly released GARDiS software, along with the EXgarde Enterprise integrated security management solution, its range of controllers and discussing its forthcoming incorporation of Bluetooth Low Energy readers and mobile credentials into the TDSi product portfolio.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners Invest In AI Leader AnyVision

AnyVision announced new funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Qualcomm Ventures, bringing its Series A round to a total of $43 million. The new funding from one of Silicon Valley?s most well-known investors arms AnyVision to accelerate its sales and marketing activity for 2019, an important step in securing its position as the world?s leading AI company.

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