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Securing Your Business before Disaster Hits: Planning for Extreme Weather By John Torres, Guidepost Solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 7, 2020 6:12 am Categories: Critical Information. Tags: Emergency Management Team, Guidepost Solutions, John Torres.

John Torres

Businesses face an overwhelming array of external hazards and threats. While the coronavirus pandemic has introduced a bevy of new concerns to address and operational hurdles to tackle this year, extreme weather remains a threat that companies of all kinds cannot ignore. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is already the second most active in history, according to Accuweather. It seems as though these storms have more destructive winds and cause more flooding than those we experienced in years prior.

New Wireless Touch-free Actuators Use Infrared Motion Detection Technology

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 7, 2020 6:06 am Categories: Access Control, Technologies. Tags: dormakaba, Infrared Motion Detection, Murray Lewin, RCI 912 Series.

touchfree actuator

As touch-free access and entry to buildings become the standard for businesses to remain open and promote a safe, healthy environment, dormakaba continues to innovate new technologies to minimize touchpoints. The new dormakaba RCI 912 Series wireless, battery-powered actuators utilize proven infrared motion detection technology to ensure consistent, dependable touch-free activation.

Milestone Community Kickstarter Contest 2021: Turning Today’s Good Ideas into Tomorrow’s Great Solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 7, 2020 6:02 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Community Kickstarter Contest 2021, Jennifer Ivens, milestone.

Kickstarter contest 2020

Software developers will no doubt play a vital role in developing new visual technologies that can help address rapid and disruptive changes in society, the COVID19 pandemic being the latest and perhaps most significant in recent times. With the pandemic, we?ve seen video management software and other security solutions being expanded with greater analytics and other functionalities to ensure public safety, secure buildings remotely, and check adherence to social distancing rules.

City of Schertz, TX Chooses Athena Security Temperature Checking

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2020 6:00 am Categories: Corporate News, Critical Information, Customer Implementations. Tags: Athena Security, City of Schertz, Elevated Temperature Checker.

Temperature Detection kiosk

Athena Security announced that the City of Schertz, TX, with over 40,000 citizens not far from San Antonio, chose Athena Security?s Elevated Temperature Checker system on the Apple iPad as part of a holistic and proactive employee health approach to keeping it?s public infrastructure running safely. After seeing the system working well at nearby Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), City of Schertz Fire Chief Kade Long championed the effort to acquire Athena Security?s solution.

ACRE Acquires Texas-based Razberi Technologies

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2020 5:04 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: ACRE, Joseph Grillo, Razberi Technologies, Tom Galvin.

Razberi

ACRE announced the acquisition of Razberi Technologies based in Farmers Branch, Texas. This purchase will enhance ACRE?s strategic expansion plans for strengthening its video and communications business and product portfolio. ACRE will leverage the technology and expertise of Razberi beyond video across its access control brands for providing server builds, cybersecurity and system health monitoring.

V6S – The Rugged, Consolidated In-vehicle Platform for Intelligent Fleet

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 6, 2020 4:53 am Categories: Mobile / In-Vehicle, Technologies. Tags: fleet management, Lanner, LTE network. PGN-600, V6S.

Lanner V6S

Managing a distributed fleet with hundreds to thousands of vehicles remotely can get overwhelming. By deploying the LTE-ready vehicle PC on the trucks, fleet managers can rely on telematics technologies to digitalize in-vehicle tasks and remotely monitor those distributed trucks and buses with a consolidated fleet management solution. The V6S enables onboard fleet management solution that includes monitoring, navigation, tracking, communication, and data logging.

Boon Edam to Present Live Webinar on Access Control Integration with Security Entrances

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 5, 2020 4:51 am Categories: Access Control, Biometrics, Corporate News. Tags: Access Control, Boon Edam, Virtual Security Showcase.

Boon Edam

Boon Edam Inc. and architectural revolving doors, announced they will be presenting a live webinar entitled, “Securing the Facility: Best Practices for Integrating Access Control & Biometrics with Security Entrances,” at the fall Virtual Security Showcase (VSS), held from November 10-12. VSS is a virtual event created to establish and maintain connections among security industry professionals while promoting the latest and best ideas about how to keep people, facilities and organizations safe and secure.

Safeture Partners with Safehotels Hotel Security Certification

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 4, 2020 12:07 am Categories: Certification. Tags: Hotel Security Certification, Joachim Törngård, Magnus Hultman, Safehotels, Safeture.

Safeture

Since 2001, Safehotels independently verifies world-class standards of safety, security, and now Covid hygiene for business, conference, and leisure hotels, with certified hotels in over 170 cities and more than 65 countries. The certification standard consists of over 270 safety and security elements within six sections relating to hotel property walkthrough, process, procedures and training, security equipment, fire equipment, fire procedures, and crisis management.

Morse Watchmans to Present at Virtual Security Showcase

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 4, 2020 12:01 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Erik Antons, James Byrd, Morse Watchmans, Virtual Security Showcase.

Virtual Security Showcase

Morse Watchmans has announced their participation in the second Virtual Security Showcase, giving attendees an opportunity to learn about the latest trends in key control and overall security. Presented on November 11 at 11 AM EST, the webinar will be led by Tim Purpura, VP of Sales and Marketing, Morse Watchmans, James Byrd, Director of Physical Security and Technology at Wake Forest University, and Erik Antons, Leader for Global Strategic Risk Management for Hyatt Hotels.

iluminar Receives Revered Woman-Owned Small Business Certification

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 3, 2020 9:55 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Eddie Reynolds, Iluminar, WBENC, WOSB.

Eddie Reynolds

iluminar announced its official certification as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) by the Women?s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC Certification substantiates that a business is 51 percent owned, controlled, operated and managed by a woman or women. This premier certification is accepted by more than 1,000 corporations, including America?s top brands, states, cities and other entities.

Arcules Introduces Edge Cloud Solution to Help Low-bandwidth Environments

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 3, 2020 9:36 pm Categories: Cloud. Tags: Andreas Pettersson, Arcules, Brent Edmunds, Edge Cloud.

Arcules Edge Cloud

Arcules announced the addition of its new Edge Cloud solution to its platform, which will address the changing needs of an organization?s video surveillance and security data capture and storage. With the introduction of the Arcules Edge Cloud solution, businesses now have the ability to store all video data locally to address low-bandwidth challenges and usage for their video management while still benefiting from the value of the Arcules cloud approach to remote security services.

Leading Security Guard Companies Looking To Buy Each Other

Posted by Jay Bartlett November 3, 2020 10:35 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: acquisition, Allied Universal, G4S, GardaWorld, merger, Security Guards.

UK’s G4S, U.S.’s Allied Universal, and Canada’s GardaWorld are all in negotiations to buy one another. In the estimated US$244-billion global human security guard market, Allied Universal’s approximate US$4-billion acquisition of G4S is being rejected as “inadequate.” Allied Universal on Oct. 28 tabled a ?highly conditional indicative offer? of at least 210 pence per share, subject to due diligence.

Allegion Announces Overtur Integration with Procore

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 31, 2020 5:35 am Categories: Access Control. Tags: Allegion, Overtur, Procore, Shawn Foster.

Allegion Overtur

Allegion US announced the integration between Overtur? and Procore. With this new integration, contractors and construction professionals working on projects using Overtur as a collaboration platform can directly export punches collected using Overtur and the Punch List tool to a Procore project. The Overtur Punch List tool facilitates the seamless creation of a punch list for openings and hardware.

Alcatraz Clear Cloud Solutions Partner to Deliver Facial Authentication Access Control Solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 31, 2020 5:31 am Categories: Access Control. Tags: Alcatraz, Clear Cloud Solutions, Greg Sippell, Tina D’Agostin.

Alcatraz Rock

Alcatraz has partnered with Clear Cloud Solutions Inc. to sell and market Alcatraz?s innovative facial authentication platform in targeted physical security verticals. Based in Southern California, Clear Cloud Solutions Inc. is a physical security integration company that designs, installs, services, and protects critical infrastructure. Alcatraz offers a touchless and secure physical access control platform.

MozaicID Reader Meets Full Compliance with U.S. Coast Guard Reader Rule

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 31, 2020 5:22 am Categories: Biometrics, Military. Tags: Mobile Biometric Reader, MozaicID, TWIC.

Mozaic ID

MozaicID’s Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Mobile Biometric Reader fully complies with the U.S. Coast Guard TWIC Reader Rule. MozaicID TWIC Mobile Biometric Reader meets full compliance with U.S. Coast Guard TWIC Reader Rule. The U.S. Coast Guard TWIC Reader Rule

BCD Adds Industry Veteran Kelly Carlberg to Surveillance Team

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 29, 2020 5:06 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: BCD, Kelly Carlberg, Surveillance Team.

Kelly Carlberg

BCD International announced the hiring of Kelly Carlberg to the newly created position of Strategic Alliances Manager – Dell Technologies. Carlberg brings with him more than 20 years of surveillance and IoT expertise and specializes in developing relationships and accelerating the use of appropriate indirect channels. Carlberg?s industry expertise includes cloud computing, virtualization, information security, identity and access management.

Calipsa?s Masterclass Helps Video Monitoring Leaders Build Their Businesses

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 29, 2020 5:00 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Calipsa Masterclass, Rashid Khan, video monitoring.

Calipsa Masterclass

Industry professionals will explore the global challenges and opportunities facing video monitoring operations during the second annual Calipsa Masterclass.

SAFR from RealNetworks Launches Version 3.0 Featuring Enhanced COVID-19 Response Features

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 29, 2020 4:55 am Categories: Biometrics, Uncategorized. Tags: Brad Donaldson, COVID-19 Response, Hisakazu Tsuboya, RealNetworks, SAFR.

SAFR Recognition with face mask

SAFR from RealNetworks announced improved face detection and recognition accuracy for both masked and unmasked faces with the release of SAFR 3.0. Available now, SAFR?s 3.0 release introduces a new default high sensitivity face detector. Customers running the high sensitivity face detector will see a 95.1% detection rate and 98.85% recognition accuracy rate for faces covered by PPE face masks.

Dahua Technology Upgrades Its Open Application Platform

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 27, 2020 9:18 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: ACIC, Dahua Technology, DHOP, Open Application Platform, Peter Pan.

Dahua Open Application Platform

Dahua Technology has upgraded its open application platform by launching the Application Marketplace and DHOP Community on its brand new Dahua Hardware Open Platform (DHOP) website. DHOP is the company?s key initiative to bring together technology partners, system integrators, resellers and end-users. By opening its hardware devices to 3rd party developers, DHOP allows them to embed smart applications for the security and IoT industry.

ACPI Launches Police-Community Engagement Program to Help Improve Public Support for Law Enforcement

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 27, 2020 9:12 pm Categories: Corporate News, Law Enforcement. Tags: ACPI, Dan Keller, Jeff McGowan, SecureBI.

ACPI

The American Crime Prevention Institute (ACPI) has developed a comprehensive training and education program designed as a vital step in strengthening community trust and respect for law enforcement. A recent series of highly publicized police-involved deaths of unarmed citizens has brought unprecedented acrimony toward law enforcement by some segments of the community.