The pace of technological innovation is such that even the most fantastic of imagined futures seem like they could easily become reality. As existing technologies reach maturity, unforeseen developments arrive ever more quickly, and innovations make the leap from consumer applications to business (and vice versa) it?s imperative that we constantly seek to find those that have the potential to add value to our own business and those of our customers.
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Nortek Security & Control LLC (NSC) introduced a Technician Certification Training Program. The program offers pre-scheduled distributor training events, on-site education events, and ongoing training webinars for installing dealers, technicians and system integrators throughout 2018. The program consists of five training modules that cover product overview, basic installation, basic programming, troubleshooting, product partnerships, and certification exam.
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Arecont Vision® welcomes Paladin Sales Group as members of the company?s Manufacturer?s Representative Partner program. The Paladin Sales Group team will complement the Arecont Vision sales team in the Northeast United States, by supporting end users, systems integrators, and distributors. Paladin Sales Group has responsibility for Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Delaware, Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
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Acuant has announced a partnership with iDentyTech to provide document validation for iDentyTech?s IDT physical access security platform. The integration will enable efficient management of entry points into a property or facility, according to the announcement, with Acuant?s AssureID technology extracting biometric and other data from identity documents and applying more than 50 forensic document tests to authenticate them.
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ASIS Foundation has published applied research that assesses and provides recommendations for the security of historically important archaeological sites. Compiled by the ASIS International Cultural Properties Council, the report, Archaeological Site of COLONIA CLUNIA SUPLICIA (Clunia) Pe
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Aged adult care providers in Australia should be aware of the legal implications of families installing surveillance devices in residents? bedrooms without permission. That?s according to aged care paralegal Sophie Andritsos, who is researching the area as part of her Monash University law degree honors thesis. The use of surveillance devices —particularly streaming and video recording devices— is increasing in residential aged adult care facilities.
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ACRE, announced the appointment of Ronald Virden as Chief Operating Officer, effective April 1, 2018. With extensive experience in senior leadership roles with global entities, Virden will help to elevate ACRE?s position in the electronic security marketplace, seek new opportunities for growth, and strengthen the momentum following recent strategic deals. Virden is a seasoned global executive with extensive experience with Fortune 50 organizations. He most recently served as President and Managing Director for Global Security Products, Americas/Global Access Solutions at UTC.
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IC Realtime announced that a time-lapse compiler and creation tool is the first feature update available for Ella, IC Realtime?s cloud-based deep-learning search engine solution that augments surveillance systems with natural language search capabilities. With this new update, users can create a time-lapse video from a range of time or by a specific query to produce more detailed and relevant results.
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Surveon Technology announced that they have deployed their solutions at Bolivia customs building, as a partner for security applications. With Surveon?s end-to-end surveillance solutions, including hundreds of high-resolution cameras, six corporate NVRs and feature-rich VMS, the laboratory, parking lots and meeting rooms of customs are under solid protection, allowing the staff to deliver their services with efficiency.
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Connected Technologies responds to the needs of the smart tech market, now adding DoorBird integration to its award-winning Connect ONE® cloud-hosted security management platform. DoorBird, designed for residential and commercial access control applications, notifies users directly to their smartphone when an entrance button is pressed at a locked entry point.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $95 million contract by the Department of Homeland Security?s (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to develop increments one and two of the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system. Northrop Grumman will serve as systems developer and integrator for this 42-month effort. HART is the organization?s next-generation recognition program, replacing the Automated Biometric Identity System (IDENT) built in the 1990s.
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Milestone Systems has released XProtect 2018 R1. Milestone is responding to the market?s rising demands for cost-effective video business solutions with this first VMS update this year. In this release, Milestone pioneers the use of multiple NVIDIA graphics cards on top of Intel GPU acceleration (Graphics Processing Unit) to achieve ultra-high performance. The XProtect Smart Client 2018 R1 and Smart Wall now support hardware acceleration, where system performance can be boosted just by adding a supported graphics card to take over the heavy lifting in decoding video, leaving room for the system to handle other tasks.
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Milestone Systems announced a new global program for hardware partners in the Milestone community. This unique open program enables hardware manufacturers to ship their servers, clients and storage solutions powered by Milestone XProtect software. The Milestone Channel Partners and customers will benefit from tested and validated hardware configurations from leading hardware manufacturers.
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Keri Systems, in conjunction with industry partners Allegion and Comelit, announced a series of traveling road shows, aimed at using their integrated platforms to educate the access control industry and property managers. During these shows, each manufacturer will speak to attendees for about 10 minutes each hour, explaining the features and benefits of their respective products. There will also be a continual exhibit of the unified platform, consisting of access control, wireless locks, and intercom on a single interface.
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Milestone Americas aims to support growth of the open platform community with new hires and promotions. Recent months have brought the continued hiring of new resources and developments inside the organization with numerous positions for well-deserved internal upward movement.
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We are fortunate to have Darren Giacomini join Security.World as a monthly columnist to share his insights and knowledge on physical security networks and what it takes to deliver the most capable video surveillance network infrastructure. We asked Darren to share with us his background and expertise as a networking system matter expert. We hope you learn as much from Darren as we have.
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Building a successful business in the security industry is not for the faint of heart. Consider the fact that 96% of companies fail within a decade. Even for those that don’t, there is no guarantee of continued future success. Today’s fast-paced business climate of technology upgrades, manufacturer offerings, tough customer expectations, and competitive pressure requires you to seek new ways to evolve your sales process to remain profitable and to grow your business. Still, the security industry is healthy, and in no area is this more apparent than in the market for security entrances.
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As you are reading this, the chances are pretty good that I’m on the road. Getting to meet new people, seeing their challenges, and helping to develop solutions is one of the best parts of my job. But, while this requires a lot of travel time, it has also afforded me the opportunity to see and know a wide variety of cities and their airports. In my experience, the best airports are those that have created a seamless collaboration between check-in, air-travel, and commerce. When travelers move easily through airport spaces, everyone benefits.
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Arecont Vision® announced that the Badger Reps firm has joined the company?s Manufacturer?s Representative Partner program. Badger Reps will enhance the Arecont Vision sales team in the US West region in providing expert pre-sales assistance to end users, systems integrators, and distributors. Badger Reps now has responsibility for California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Hawaii, and are now actively engaged in providing Arecont Vision sales support to their customers across the US West region.
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ASSA ABLOY reflects on the learning moments of 2017 – the areas where the security industry learned, grew and shifted thinking to better provide products and solutions for buildings of all types, across all industries. The result of this reflection is a number of opportunities that ASSA ABLOY Door Security Solutions is excited to focus on in 2018.
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