Alcatraz Partners with TRL Systems to Extend Presence on the West Coast and in the Healthcare Market

Alcatraz TRL Systems

Alcatraz has partnered with TRL Systems to sell and market Alcatraz?s security solutions. Headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and with regional offices in Burbank, Tustin, and San Diego, TRL Systems is a leading provider of fire life safety and security integration solutions for a variety of industry segments including their specialty, healthcare, as well as education, industrial, hospitality, government, entertainment, and transportation.

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Celtic FC Signs Sponsorship Deal with Dahua Technology

Celtic Dahua Technology

Dahua Technology has entered into a six-figure sponsorship deal with Celtic FC, supplying the club with state of the art video-based technology and equipment. Under the sponsorship deal, Dahua is supplying video walls for locations such as the Celtic Store and Media Centre at Celtic Park, high-tech quad-rotor drones to help with player training and development, and electronic whiteboards to be used for staff training, as well as meetings and presentations for staff and visitors.

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Western Digital Fuels Growing AI-Enabled Video Recording Systems Market With Expanded Family of WD Purple Solutions

WD Purple

Enabling customers to design and build solutions for a variety of smart video workloads, Western Digital Corp. announced its expanded family of WD Purple storage solutions, including the industry?s highest-capacity 18TB surveillance HDD for DVRs, NVRs and analytics appliances, and the 1TB WD Purple SC QD101 microSD card for AI-enabled cameras. Setting the bar for smart video applications, all WD Purple drives are optimized to help reduce frame loss and pixelation, improve overall video playback and enhance streaming.

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Interface Security Systems Helps Retailers and Restaurants Enforce Social Distancing and Mask Policies

Social Distancing

Interface Security Systems announced it is now offering interactive remote video monitoring service with automated voice-down options to help it’s retail and restaurant customers promote social distancing and mask-wearing guidelines on their premises. A growing number of retailers and restaurants are reporting increased incidents of agitated customers and in-store violence during this health crisis.

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PopID and Open Options Form Strategic Partnership to Pave the Way for Hands-Free, Face-Based Building Entry

POP-ID

Open Options and PopID announce a strategic partnership that paves the way for an era of hands-free, face-based building entry. As part of the agreement, Open Options, a global provider of state-of-the-art security and communication networking systems, will offer PopID’s facial recognition-based system, PopEntry, to its existing customers as an add-on to their key card and mobile entry options. It also will provide the face-reading system to new customers seeking true contactless entry.

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Leading U.S. Oil Corporation Selects March Networks? Cloud-based Searchlight Video Solution

March Networks Searchlight

March Networks announced that one of the world?s largest oil companies will deploy its cloud-based Searchlight solution at more than 300 c-stor locations. The company is currently rolling out March Networks Searchlight for Retail as a Servic at all of its U.S. corporate-owned stores. The company?s branded fuel products are sold at nearly 8,000 service stations in the U.S., providing a future platform for March Networks to continue to grow its c-store customer base.

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Hanwha Announces New Wisenet WAVE PoE NVRs and WAVE 4.1

Wisenet WAVE PoE

Hanwha Techwin America announced a new line of NVRs (Network Video Recorders) that include its powerful Wisenet WAVE video management software (VMS). Designed for small to medium-sized video surveillance installations, the new, affordable NVRs deliver complete video management and recording solution in a rack-mountable chassis with no need to install a separate server. The NVRs provide users with a seamlessly integrated, pre-configured package.

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Iris ID Forms Partnership With Olive and Dove Company

Remo+

Iris ID Systems Inc announced that it has entered into a global partnership with Olive and Dove Company, Ltd. Of the Republic of Korea for smart home and IoT devices, under the Remo+ brand. This partnership will broaden the accessibility of home video security and IoT solutions for the global market and enable Iris ID to introduce new products which complement and expand the capabilities of its existing markets. The strategic collaboration will allow Remo+ to access extensive distribution networks.

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Singapore Government Extends National Digital Identity Programme

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Four million Singaporeans can now access digital government services online using facial verification implemented by iProov and Toppan Ecquaria for the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) under the pioneering National Digital Identity program. GovTech is the government agency driving Singapore?s digital government transformation and Smart Nation initiative. iProov and Toppan Ecquaria were selected following an open international tender.

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Boon Edam to Feature New Turnstile and TV Episode at GSX+ Virtual Event

Boon Edam Turnstiles

Boon Edam announced they are showcasing a new optical turnstile, the Speedlane Compact, as well as presenting the inaugural first episode of BoonTV about ?Scalable Security? at the GSX+ virtual exhibition hosted by ASIS International. This week, September 21-25, 2020, security professionals from across the globe are converging online to participate in over 100 educational sessions, network with peers, and visit the virtual ?Marketplace? to browse and learn about new and innovative security technologies.

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ADT Invests in Percepta Labs ?Ethical AI? Security Technology Startup

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ADT announced that via its commercial channel, it is investing in Percepta Labs. ADT Commercial is a premier provider of commercial security, fire, life safety, and risk consulting services in the U.S., and through its investment will fund the commercialization and application of the startup?s cutting-edge AI technology to help detect and deter shoplifting. ADT Commercial will work directly with Percepta to further test and develop the application of Percepta?s AI technology.

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GSX+ 2020: The World’s Premier Virtual Security Experience Breaks New Ground

GSX+

ASIS International opens their annual conference today on an entirely new virtual platform to provide maximum value for association members during the unprecedented global pandemic.The new virtual experience, branded GSX+, builds on the annual Global Security Exchange (GSX) event and promises to be the largest virtual gathering of global security professionals. GSX+ is delivering a fully virtual experience that includes CPE-eligible education sessions, a robust Marketplace (virtual exhibit hall), and lively peer-to-peer networking.

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Viakoo Awarded Patent for IoT Quality Measurement System

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Viakoo has been awarded a patent for their systems and methods of measuring the quality of video surveillance IoT infrastructure. The innovative Viakoo solution generates three key measurements that together define the overall operational health of an IoT surveillance system. These measurements can be used to identify whether a video stream is working properly, can alert users when there are issues that could threaten the integrity of the video recording.

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Ojo Technology Promotes Vice President and Adds Supervising Project and Operations Managers

Ulises Ramirez

Ojo Technology has promoted Chris Krajewski to vice president of sales and services. Ulises (Lou) Ramirez has been hired as the manager for the company?s project management team and Saul Abreu joins the company as operations manager for the Sacramento office.
Krajewski started with the company as the general manager of its Central Valley office located in Stockton, Calif. He was later promoted to vice president of services and will now also take on the role of vice president of sales.

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SecureBI and the American Crime Prevention Institute Partner to Deliver Online Crime Prevention Training and Certification

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SecureBI and the American Crime Prevention Institute (ACPI) have established a partnership to bring online crime prevention training and certification courses to law enforcement agencies and security professionals across the country. ACPI has pioneered the development and delivery of in-person crime prevention training and certification programs for law enforcement since 1998. With the new online educational offerings, ACPI can provide efficient delivery of content.

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IDIS America to Launch New Video And Back-to-Workplace Technologies At GSX+

IDIS COVID-19 solutions

IDIS, a global security company that designs, develops, and manufactures surveillance solutions for a wide range of commercial and public sector markets, is proud to be participating in the Global Security Exchange Plus (GSX+) virtual exhibit. While most all industry trade shows have had to opt for online experiences, GSX+ promises to deliver the high caliber of expertise, influence, and resources synonymous with this flagship ASIS International event.

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Independent Security Audit Confirms Privacy and Security Benefits of Parrot FreeFlight 6 App

Viakoo Dashboard

Parrot announced the results of an independent data privacy and security audit of its FreeFlight 6 mobile application for the ANAFI series of drones. The extensive audit was conducted by Bishop Fox, one of the most recognized private offensive-security professional services companies, in order to scrutinize and objectivize potential security vulnerabilities and privacy issues in the FreeFlight 6 app. No user data is shared by the app unless the user explicitly chooses to share the information.

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Luxand Has Released a New Face Recognition SDK with a Thermal Face Detection Feature to Help Fight COVID-19

Face detection

Luxand released a new FaceSDK 7.2 version with numerous improvements, including a major Thermal Face Detection feature, that helps small, medium and enterprise level companies fight the spread of COVID-19. Thermal face detection is a major feature that makes it possible to detect faces on streams and images from thermal cameras for anti-spoofing or fever-screening needs. Combined with a thermal camera, this new feature detects high temperatures in humans, meaning potential coronavirus cases.

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Security Industry Pro Holley Hunt Joins Alcatraz as Director of Business Development

Holley Hunt

Holley Hunt has joined Alcatraz as Director of Business Development. Hunt leads Alcatraz in discovering and pursuing new business opportunities and partnerships as the technology security startup carves out a new industry ? autonomous access control. Prior to joining Alcatraz, Hunt served as Director of Business Development and Global Strategic Account Executive for Johnson Controls. She also was Business Development Manager for Qognify,

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