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Cloud-based video solutions startup SpotCam, announced its latest addition to the SpotCam product range with the SpotCam HD Pro. Featuring 24 hours of free cloud-hosted HD video playback, the SpotCam Pro HD is a water and dust resistant Wi-Fi camera that offers total peace of mind as an affordable outdoor video security and surveillance system.

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has now tested and reported performance component certification of BCDVideo?s Nova Server and Storage Series. To address this, Milestone worked closely with BCDVideo to ensure that their systems can be optimized for the Milestone XProtect? software portfolio, helping implementations to be specified, built and delivered as optimal systems for each customer’s technical environment.

Geovision is unveiling its new VMS, the GV-VMS v14.10, a video surveillance management platform optimised to support high resolution IP-cameras with up to 64-channels. The new GV-VMS v14.10 has been designed with a new clean and simple intuitive user interface (UI).

While home security is a major concern for Americans there has been a barrier in the marketplace keeping Americans from protecting their home due to price, ease-of-use and multi-unit home solutions ? until now. Americans can now protect their home, loved ones and pets with Guardzilla, affordable, easy-to-use, customizable security system that streams video to users? smartphones in real-time and captures pictures. The motion sensor and siren capabilities allow Guardzilla to identify and deter unwanted intrusions. It?s peace of mind ? at a small price tag.

Increasing security concern, rapid infrastructure growth, and rising need for IP surveillance cameras have fueled the demand for Video Surveillance Storage devices in Indian market. Moreover, technological advancements such as facial-recognition and expansion of CCTV based applications, have further driven the need for storage solutions in the India Video Surveillance market.

This year’s Intersec 2015 in Dubai saw version 4.0 of the Axxon Next VMS, as well as the Axxon Intellect PSIM platform for creating comprehensive and customizable site-specific security solutions. Visitors also saw the Auto Intellect road safety and vehicle monitoring solution alongside Face Intellect facial recognition.

Just days after chairing his first Transportation Security subcommittee hearing, Rep. John Katko has introduced two bipartisan bills to enhance security measures at domestic airports and to ensure funding is used wisely by the Transportation Security Administration. Katko’s inaugural Transportation Security subcommittee hearing, entitled “A Review of Access Control Measures at Our Nation’s Airports.

Axis Communications? board of directors have unanimously recommended that its shareholders accept an offer from Canon Inc to buy the company for 23.6bn Swedish kronor (US$2.82bn)

Using a smartphone and Bluetooth technology, a user can access a door while on the move and at a distance. The latest access control systems offer more secure and sophisticated credentials, while introducing new credential form factors including mobile devices that make it more convenient to open doors and gates.

Maharashtra government signed an MoU worth Rs 949 crore (ten million) with engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for setting up CCTV based surveillance in the city. As per the MoU signed by the company and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai, 6,000 CCTVs will be installed across the metropolis and suburbs by September 2016.

Ford Motor Company was recently granted a patent for a biometric device that uses fingerprints, retinal scans, and voice recognition to gain entry to and start a vehicle, according to a report by Jalopnik. Patent # 8,937,528 B2, filed in October 2012 and approved in January, details a system that uses a smartphone to connect to a vehicle’s controller via Bluetooth or WiFi to lock and unlock the doors, as well as potentially perform many other functions.

USAA, the San Antonio financial services company has rolled out facial recognition technology across its entire membership base that lets them access its mobile app with a tap of their smartphone camera and a blink when prompted (to prove they’re a live person and not a photo). USAA is also giving members the option of logging in with a spoken phrase.

Hikvision, global leader in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has announced revenues of US$2.82 billion for the financial year 2014. This corresponds to a 60.37% growth rate year on year and a compound annual growth rate over the last decade of 53%.

RADWIN, the global provider of sub-6 GHz broadband wireless solutions, launched the RADWIN 2000 D+ Series, a new line of point-to-point 5GHz radios delivering 750Mbps net throughput to support the huge surge in demand for more capacity across all industries. RADWIN 2000 D+ PtP radios deliver exceptional carrier-grade performance and robustness at the most competitive price. With link deployment in minutes, RADWIN 2000 D+ is the ideal alternative to fiber backhaul.

Chula Vista, CA, Police have changed the way they respond to calls. Chula Vista patrol officers are now wearing body cameras in the field.
It is something the officer have wanted for years. In November, the Chula Vista City Council approved the purchase of body cameras for 120 officers.

A dispute over audio recordings made by a high-tech security system at UC Irvine has made its way to a local federal court. A class-action lawsuit from the Federated University Police Officers Association contends that an "illegal and surreptitious network of advanced audio/video recording devices" was installed around December 2013 in and around the UC Irvine Police Department on East Peltason Drive.

Apollo Global Management is looking to acquire home security company Protection 1, in a deal that could value it at $1.5Billion. The private equity firm are reportedly in advanced talks to purchase the US company according to Reuters, which cited people familiar with the matter.

In a surprising example of customer generosity, owners of the original Dropcam and Dropcam Echo, the earlier models of the easy-to-use Wi-Fi security cameras, will receive brand new models for absolutely no charge after the company announced that the older models will stop working.