ONVIF Releases Profile A For Broader Access Control Configuration

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ONVIF®, the leading global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, has announced the final release of Profile A for broader access control configuration that establishes a standardized interface for access control clients and expands the configuration options of ONVIF conformant access control systems. The release marks the first open specification that allows for the mixing and matching of access control devices and clients within a system, facilitating interoperability for multi-vendor projects.

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Arecont Vision Announces NVT Phybridge Joins Technology Partner Program

Arecont Vision®, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, announced that NVT Phybridge has recently joined the Arecont Vision Infrastructure Partner Program. NVT Phybridge is the global leader in Power Over Long Reach Ethernet (PoLRE), and Arecont Vision megapixel cameras are successfully installed with NVT Phybridge solutions across a growing number of verticals and applications.

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Delta Turnstiles Introduces New Designer Series Infinity Model

Delta Turnstiles, a leading designer and manufacturer of optical turnstiles for secured entry control applications, is pleased to introduce its new Designer Series of turnstiles. The first model in the series, the Infinity, will debut at ASIS 2017 in September (Booth 3869) and will be on display at the San Diego Security Conference October 13th.

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Boon Edam Revolving Doors Fill Stockholm Central Station with Light

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Boon Edam Inc., a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, announced that Stockholm Central Station in Sweden has installed a Boon Edam entrance solution as part of a renovation project for the terminal. Stockholm Central Station has installed a set of three Boon Edam all glass, 3-winged Crystal Tourniket automatic revolving doors, along with integrated heaters. Each door can accomodate 1,740 persons per minute in both directions in addition to being able to manage sustainable climate-control. The Crystal Tourniket doors also include collapsible door wings, which create an easy escape route in the event of an emergency, ideal for such a large public area.

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MOBOTIX Rounds Out Mx6 Camera Line

MOBOTIX has introduced the new indoor models c26, i26, p26, and v26, thereby completing the successful Mx6 6-megapixel camera line. The new, higher performing processor delivers up to twice as many images per second as before – at the same resolution. The video data is simultaneously offered in three formats (MxPEG, MJPEG, and H.264), as well as in a range of different resolutions. RTSP/multicast makes the Mx6 cameras more flexible. All of the models come standard with intelligent motion detection directly on the camera, and thereby offer more capacity for additional software applications.

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Genetec Achieves Only Top-10 Global Market Share Rankings Across VMS, Access Control, And ALPR Technologies

Genetec Inc., has emerged as the only security and public safety solutions developer to hold a place in the top-10 global rankings for video management software (VMS), access control software, and automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) software, according to recently published market research reports by IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics, and solutions*. The IHS Markit reports include 2017 Video Surveillance Market Share Database, 2017 Access Control Intelligence Database, and 2017 ANPR & Detection Sensors Report.

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Kathleen Carroll And Craig Sharman Take SIA Chair Positions

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During the 2017 SIA GovSummit, SIA Chairman Denis Hebert announced that Kathleen Carroll, Vice President, Government Affairs, HID Global, would assume responsibilities as chair of the Security Industry Association (SIA) Data Privacy Advisory Board. Hebert also announced that Craig Sharman, Director, Federal Government Relations, Johnson Controls Inc., would chair the SIA Government Relations Committee, a position previously held by Carroll.

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Genetec And SALTO Bridge Gap Between Mechanical/Offline Locks And IP-Based Access Control

Genetec announced that Synergis™ —the IP access control system of Security Center— is now able to manage SALTO’s stand-alone battery-operated locks thanks to the support of the SALTO Virtual Network technology. This enables Synergis customers to cost-effectively replace traditional mechanical locks with Salto SVN-enabled locks to secure doors and entrances that were traditionally too expensive to network with either wired or wireless locks.

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Converged Security And Information Management: CSIM Is The Evolution Of PSIM

In 2008, the security industry buzzword was ?convergence.? It was a statement on how the market was shifting from analog video surveillance cameras to digital IP surveillance cameras. The experts were saying how the convergence would top 51% percent digital IP by 2009. It took until 2015. If we look at another part of the market, we see the earliest conversations about Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) around 2010.

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Milestone Extends Device Support In New Device Pack 9.2

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Milestone Systems has released Device Pack 9.2 for partners and customers using Milestone XProtect video solutions. The bi-monthly device packs contain software updates supporting new hardware. This year, Milestone reached an industry first of 6,000 supported devices, with new devices constantly being added to each device pack release.

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Arteco Integrates Video Event Management Software With 2N Helios Intercoms

Arteco Video Event Management Software (VEMS) is now integrated with the 2N Helios platform. Events are presented within the Arteco VEMS interface, allowing customers to gain greater insight to make more informed decisions regarding their security postures. Operators can manage door alerts and triggers, and ring input alerts in a simplified and intuitive manner. Bi-directional audio is available with Arteco Active and Extreme VEMS platforms.

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Vivotek’s 2MP LPR IP-Camera

In order to deliver greater capabilities in License Plate Recognition, VIVOTEK has partnered with global LPR software developers to capture license plate images for LPR applications. Various options of VIVOTEK LPC (License Plate Capture) cameras provide users the optimal and most suitable camera for their LPR or traffic monitoring purposes in access control, red light enforcement, surveillance and security, traffic monitoring, tolling systems, and free-flow applications.

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HID Global Acquires Arjo Systems To Expand Its Government ID Business

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HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, announced that it has acquired Arjo Systems SAS, a provider of physical and digital identity solutions for secure government ID applications. Arjo Systems gives HID Global broader capabilities to deploy electronic identification (eID) and ePassport solutions for government programs.

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Georgia Power Introduces SiteView Video Surveillance And Security Service

As physical security and video surveillance becomes more ubiquitous, more vendors are offering solutions and services to help protect commercial assets. And now Georgia Power, a southern U.S. utility company is getting into the act. Georgia Power is introducing SiteView™, a powerful new video surveillance and security tool, offered as part of the company’s growing menu of optional services. With SiteView, commercial, industrial, and governmental customers have the option to obtain a high-definition camera system, owned, installed, and maintained by Georgia Power with no upfront cost. The service will also be available to homeowner associations and multi-family residential developments. SiteView cameras are mounted on new or existing outdoor lighting poles and the video is provided directly to the customer’s on-site video recorder or third-party cloud-based storage.

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Genetec Takes Cybersecurity On The Road

In 2007, the physical security industry started a convergence of IP-cameras from analog surveillance cameras. And a number of security technicians had challenges picking up on the networking aspects of IP-based surveillance systems. Ten years later, we are seeing the convergence of physical security and cybersecurity. Now today’s technicians need to understand the cybersecurity issues of connecting their physical security devices to the company?s network. Genetec has become extremely active in highlighting the importance of cybersecurity issues and has developed Cybersecurity Roadshow events.

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Farpointe Alerts Partners To Encrypt Wireless Access Control Systems

Farpointe Data, the access control industry’s trusted OEM partner for RFID solutions, alerted its access control manufacturer, distributor, integrator, dealer and specifier partners about the potential impact on their businesses of the settlement of Edenborough v. ADT LLC, (Case No. 3:16-cv-02233, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California). Referred to as the ADT Hacking Vulnerability Class Action Lawsuit, ADT will pay $16 million to settle five hacking vulnerability class actions because of claims that ADT’s wireless security systems were vulnerable to hacking because ADT failed to include any encryption within them.

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3xLOGIC Leads Market Change With Enhanced Big Data Capabilities For Retail

3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions and a Microsoft Gold Partner, announced it is utilizing Microsoft Azure to supercharge the performance of its cloud-based exception reporting platform, VIGIL Trends. 3xLOGIC uses Azure to process over 50 million unique pieces of point of sale (POS) data each day with VIGIL Trends. Azure Table storage serves as the backbone for the entire 3xLOGIC Trends platform, offering a resilient big data storage solution due to its highly reliable, massively scalable, and easy-to-use storage capabilities.

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With New IP VMS Technology, Do We Still Need Separate Pit Cam & Surveillance Systems?

How Do Casinos Catch Card Counters?

Casino environments are difficult, and, as such, so is the design and implementation of a casino surveillance system. Historically, whether by design or restriction of available technology, many casinos have operated on separate Pit Cam systems (for surveillance of gaming areas including blackjack, roulette, and baccarat) and general surveillance systems (covering slot/pokie machines, bars and entertainment areas, entrances/exits and public walkways).

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Legal Cannabis Sales: 5 Video Surveillance Questions

Safety Vision, a leading provider of mobile surveillance technology, provided surveillance expert Clint Bryer to answer a couple of questions about the fledgling cannabis market and the utilization of video surveillance technologies. With 90 percent of theft coming from internal sources, security has become a part of everyday life and is crucial to the safety and profitability of your cannabis business. Bryer breaks down what you are putting at risk when you don?t secure your business properly and how to make it safer for your employees.

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VSaaS and Video Analytics Drive Convergence Of IoT And Video Surveillance In Enterprise Markets

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With the sophistication of video management and analytics software increasing and a surge in high-quality IP cameras, the video surveillance market is in the midst of a technological evolution. As a result, ABI Research, the leader in transformative technology innovation market intelligence, forecasts global value added services market revenues will top $10 billion by 2021. Data and analytics services, as well as device and application platform services, show the strongest revenue growth within the non-consumer video surveillance market.

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