Safe Cities: Why Video Matters in These Environments

John Marsh

Today?s growing cities are unfortunately considered soft targets, making them challenging to secure as they?re comprised of many different spaces, including sidewalks, parks, office buildings, streets, parking areas and much more. Additionally, numerous stakeholders, such as private business owners, public entities and law enforcement agencies, are often involved in the decision-making process for investments in technology to keep these areas safe.

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3 Ways to Protect Data with Technology

Protect Data

Protecting data is a vital task in today?s digital world, and is a chief concern in everything from startup offices, to production warehouses, to hospital facilities. We trust an immense proportion of operations across all businesses and industries to digital systems, and as a result, it is of the upmost importance to protect those systems from harm. All too often though, we tend to rely on relatively simple and limited measures for that protection.

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Alcatraz AI to Unveil the Rock 3D Facial Authentication Platform That Provides Frictionless Access Control, Combats Tailgating at ISC West in Las Vegas

Alcatraz AI

Alcatraz AI will unveil the new Alcatraz Rock 3D Facial Authentication Platform at ISC West. Developed by the same Apple engineers involved in the FaceID project, Alcatraz Rock brings secure facial authentication and AI to physical security with the intention to replace or augment access control badges in single-factor or dual-factor modes, in many cases eliminating the need for turnstiles and guards.

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HID Global Unveils Signature Line of Readers HID Signo

HID Signo Readers

HID Global announced the launch of HID? Signo?, its signature line of readers that creates a new industry benchmark for the most adaptable, interoperable and secure approach to access control. The new readers dramatically simplify system deployment and management, meet the advanced security requirements of today?s dynamic environments and set organizations up for smarter, more connected access control.

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iProov to Provide Biometric Technology for Estonia?s Digital Identity Program

face recognition

Estonia?s ground-breaking Smart-ID becomes the first electronic ID service to include biometric authentication certified to the highest EU standard. iProov announced that its facial authentication technology is the first to achieve international digital identity conformance certification and has gone live in Estonia?s state-certified digital identity programme. This represents a world-first for biometric authentication, machine learning and cloud-based services.

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Pedestal PRO Introduces Ready-Made Premium Pedestal Solutions for 2N IP Verso Intercom Systems

2N Verso Intercom

Pedestal PRO has introduced a line of purpose-built pedestal solutions designed for use with the 2N IP Verso security intercom system. Integrators and 2N customers can choose from a selection of pedestal and housing options that provide the most elegant presentation of their 2N IP Verso units in settings that preclude wall-mounting. Pedestals are available in various heights and colors and maybe paired with attractive housings.

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New Integration Between ProdataKey Access Control and Comelit Video Door Entry Offers Site-Wide Security and Convenience

Comelit video

ProdataKey announced the imminent release of a new integration between the company?s pdk io platform and VIP video door entry system. The integration will be available on March 18, 2020, coinciding with the first day of exhibits at ISC West event in Las Vegas. The pdk io/Comelit integration will be on display at ProdataKey?s booth 20125.

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Pivot3 Achieves Common Criteria Certification to Support Expanding Edge Computing Use Cases

Pivot 3 Hyper Converged Infrastructure

Pivot3 announced that it achieved the Common Criteria Assurance Continuity certification for its Acuity 10.6 hyper-converged infrastructure software platform. Pivot3 is the only HCI vendor with Common Criteria certification of a native-NVMe solution. This provides government and enterprise customers with unprecedented capabilities to meet the highest security standards across the edge, core and cloud.

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CHeKT is Compliant with New Alarm Ordinances of Sandy Springs, GA.

Chekt Video Verification

CHeKT announces that Visual Monitoring platform and the Optex Bridge powered by CHeKT are wholly compliant with the Sandy Springs False Alarm Reduction Program. The Sandy Springs, GA ordinance, has been designed to reduce the number of false alarm dispatches. Unlike other municipal ordinances, the Sandy Springs ordinance fines are imposed on the alarm companies themselves.

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Sielox to Unveil New Benchmarks in Access Control Technology and Versatility at ISC West 2020

Sielox Access Controller

Sielox LLC will be showcasing the company?s latest innovations in on-premise access control and emergency notification and response management at ISC West. Introductions include the ground-breaking 2700 Access Controller with new levels of intelligence at the edge to deliver myriad features and capabilities. Sielox will also unveil AnyWare Lite 2, a new on-premise access control solution designed specifically for SMB applications.

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Keyfactor Announces IoT Security Integrations Supporting Crypto-Agility at Scale

KeyFactor IoT WolfSSL

Keyfactor announced at the RSA Conference its partnership and technology integration with SSL/TLS crypto-library provider wolfSSL. The integration provides greater security control to IoT (Internet of Things) device manufacturers at design and through a product?s lifetime. Recent research analyzed IoT device vulnerabilities, emphasizing inherent design constraints and limited entropy as critical factors contributing to IoT device security risks.

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Openpath Chosen As Official Access Control and Technology Partner for Real Estate Powerhouse Lincoln Property Company

Open Path Tailgate

Openpath announced a partnership with Lincoln Property Company. Openpath has been selected as LPC?s technology partner to standardize and bring best-in-class technology solutions across its current portfolio and planned developments of commercial spaces. Openpath?s award-winning platform focuses on integrated technology to provide frictionless mobile access and scalable cloud-based solutions that can also integrate with legacy systems.

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Canscan Inc. wins Milestone Community Kickstarter Contest and prizes worth USD 65,000

Canscan Milestone

Milestone Systems named Canscan Inc. from Canada, the winner of the Milestone Community Kickstarter Contest 2020 during Milestone Community Days (MIPS) in Dallas, Texas. Innovators from around the world submitted their ideas to the contest, and three made it to the final round at MIPS in Dallas, Texas. Here, they presented their ideas and prototypes. A judging committee and the partner community present voted for their favorite idea via an app.

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Johnson Controls releases HD Video Encoder for seamless analog and IP integration

Tyco HD Encoder

Johnson Controls introduces the Tyco HD Encoder, an ideal solution that allows HD and SD analog cameras to function within an evolving IP infrastructure. The product is supported by both exacqVision, American Dynamics and VideoEdge. Available in one-and four-channel options, the Tyco HD Encoder allows users in networked environments to retain HD and SD cameras while adding IP cameras over time, leveraging the benefits of IP while utilizing their existing analogue infrastructure.

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PlateSmart ALPR and Vehicle Recognition Solutions Drive ROI for Retailers by Preventing Theft

Platesmart ALPR

Because things like lumber and mulch can?t easily fit into a shopping cart, home improvement stores provide customers with drive-up access to nearby yards where they can pick up large or heavy items. While this makes things easy for customers, it also turns the yards into targets for criminals. It?s the reason one major home improvement retailer turned to industry innovator PlateSmart Technologies for loss prevention assistance at its yards.

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Bastille Unveils Bastille Express

Bastille Express

Bastille?s commercial version of its popular DoD only Fly-Away Kit allows corporations to rapidly locate cell phones, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and BLE devices at multiple and/or temporary locations such as meetings, events, and remote offices. Set up in minutes, Bastille Express can detect and locate authorized and unauthorized Cellular, Bluetooth, BLE and Wi-Fi devices operating within an area of 3,000 to 5,000 square feet.

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Mitch Fagundes has Joined Alcatraz AI as Vice President of Global Accounts

Mitch Fagundes

Alcatraz AI has named Mitch Fagundes Vice President of Global Accounts. Alcatraz AI is an innovative firm that?s improving access control by delivering secure, frictionless solutions that enhance flow, improve security, reduce overall cost, and work with any access control provider. Based in California, Fagundes will oversee business development and strategic growth for the Globe.

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DITEK Showcases Innovative Surge Protection at ISC West 2020

Ditek surge protectors

DITEK will highlight innovative products at the upcoming ISC West 2020 show. These solutions solve traditional challenges with protecting networked security systems, as well as addressing new building code requirements for protecting bi-directional amplifiers and distributed antenna systems (BDA/DAS systems) with devices designed to protect the lives and effectiveness of first responders.

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ACRE to Strengthen Management Team with Two New Key Hires

Jim Kelly

ACRE announced that it will add two key industry people to the ACRE management roster. Jim Kelly will join ACRE as Chief Revenue Officer starting on March 1, 2020. Jim brings a wealth of experience having had successful positions at Software House, Sensormatic, Tyco International and Johnson Controls. While at Software House, Jim led the sales and marketing efforts to build the business from $2 million to $120 million in North America.

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HID Global Extends Passwordless FIDO2 Authentication Throughout the Workplace

Crescendo

HID Global announced it will support the industry?s passwordless authentication initiative at RSA 2020 by demonstrating converged access solutions that extend zero trust security and FIDO2 authentication across the workplace in the physical and digital worlds. The company?s solutions, including smart cards, an expanded USB key family and an updated cloud-based credential management service, are among the first to help realize the industry?s vision for a passwordless future.

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