News Source For The Physical Security Industry

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in networked video management software (VMS), has released Device Pack 8.1 for partners and customers using Milestone XProtect monitoring solutions. A highlight of this release is support for Digital Barriers? TVI wireless video streaming that contains a patent-protected codec which dynamically adjusts video image resolution and pixel density to fit the quality of bandwidth available for video transmission.

Vigilant Technology, a BATM Company and provider of intelligent IP video surveillance and security solutions, and Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), the leading global provider of open architecture video analytics software, announce the integration of Vigilant?s NetVR recording software platform with the real-time event detection capabilities of savVi, Agent Vi?s video analytics platform.

D-Link® announced immediate availability of its Wi-Fi Water Sensor (DCH-S160), a compact device that plugs into an open power outlet and alerts users with a loud siren whenever it comes in contact with water. In addition to the audible siren with six different customizable tones, customers will also get push notifications with the free mydlink® Home app on their smartphones or tablet to ensure they?re aware of a water leak no matter their location.

NJ Transit, New Jersey?s public transportation corporation, has selected Apollo Video Technology (Apollo Video) to provide video recording systems with Railhead Corporation?s inward facing cameras for the agency?s fleet of locomotives and rail car cabs. Coinciding with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendation, the installation of inward facing cameras will aid in accident investigations and operator performance monitoring by transit agency management.

IC Realtime, a manufacturer of video surveillance technology, has just launched ICMyCloud, a convenient and secure off-site video surveillance storage option for residential and commercial applications. Compatible with the brand?s video surveillance cameras and recorders, the service starts at $7.99 per month per channel, with up-charges for various storage options.

(ISC)²® (“ISC-squared”) the largest not-for-profit body of certified information and software security professionals worldwide with nearly 110,000 members, announced its concern about U.S. Senate Amendment S.2549 to S.754 —Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015— that requires the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence to develop a certification for existing cybersecurity and information assurance education programs.

3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, announced that Foodbank of the Rockies (FBR), located in Denver, Colorado, has substantially upgraded their security system with an expanded 3xLOGIC NVR and new IP-cameras. iCAM Video Management Solutions, Inc., a security integrator, has been instrumental in providing design and installation expertise for FBR since they first installed their security system in 2008.

Westinghouse Security?s Nucli is the world?s most advanced smart lock. Features, such as fingerprint recognition, PIN code entry, camera and voice communication, voicemail, and auto?locking, ?put Nucli at the center of both security and home automation solutions.

The Breezy Point, Minnesota Police Department has joined the ever-growing roster of law enforcement agencies using the popular PlateSmart Mobile License Plate Recognition (LPR or ALPR) software-only solution for law and traffic enforcement. The Breezy Point Police Department, which deployed PlateSmart?s solutions just recently, is reporting stellar results, including the warrant arrest of a criminal offender on only the second day of use for the software.

Oncam, the security division of Oncam Technologies and leading provider of 360-degree camera technology, announced today that the company?s Evolution 05 MP camera line has achieved ONVIF Profile S conformance. Conformance with the ONVIF specification enables the Evolution camera suite to be integrated with a wide range of Video Management Systems (VMS) from other manufacturers that also meet ONVIF specifications.

Following an extensive testing and evaluation process, System Galaxy from Galaxy Control Systems has earned Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 201 (FIPS 201) Certification and is now on the GSA Approved Products List (APL) in the PACS Infrastructure category.

ZKAccess, a leading provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, is pleased to announce the release of its FV 350, the industry’s first multi-biometric finger vein and fingerprint recognition access control reader. FV 350 is uniquely capable of capturing and processing both finger vein and fingerprint biometric data simultaneously. Ergonomic, intuitive, and highly secure FV 350 is leading the way to a new era of enhanced security with biometrics.

Milestone Systems open platform IP video management software (VMS) has greatly improved security for the second largest school district in California. The San Diego Unified School District?s previous video surveillance solution presented a number of problems. It required two management servers in which most settings had to be replicated, which was awkward and cumbersome. Programming cameras required navigating two operating systems. Training administrators and end users on the old technology also took a lot of time, as did making district-wide updates.

Edesix, a global market leader in body worn camera (BWC) solutions, is urging more organizations to utilise BWC equipment to help protect frontline staff and assist in preventing crime for the security, police, emergency services/first responder and defense sectors.

Bangkok ? Up to 75 percent of the security cameras were broken along the getaway path taken by the main suspect in last week’s deadly Bangkok bombing, Thailand’s police chief said Monday, revealing a major obstacle to an investigation that has only fuzzy images of the still-unidentified man.

Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, strengthens its successful family of AXIS P55 pan/tilt/zoom dome cameras with the launch of four new entry-level HDTV models.

Buying lunch will be a little simpler for some students this school year in the Columbus, Ohio area. The Westerville City School District Food Service Department is phasing in biometric finger scanning, starting with Blendon Middle, Longfellow Elementary, and Pointview Elementary schools. Instead of swiping their ID card to pay for lunch, students now will use a fingerprint to access their meal accounts.

LifeSafety Power® and Gallagher have announced a partnership to integrate Underwriters Laboratories (UL)-listed powered cabinets into Gallagher?s leading access control solution. Gallagher —a global provider of integrated access control, intruder alarms management and perimeter protection— now incorporates a LifeSafety Power enclosure as part of the company?s access control product suite.

VOXX International Corporation (VOXX) announced that it has entered into a Definitive Agreement to purchase the assets, inclusive of all intellectual property, of iris authentication market leader EyeLock through an acquiring entity. Upon consummation of the transaction, VOXX will have a controlling interest in the acquiring entity. The closing of the transaction is subject to completion of due diligence. Expanding on its existing supply chain and distribution relationship with EyeLock, VOXX will play a larger role in the distribution and sale of EyeLock’s suite of products with an increased focus on enterprise and access control business lines.

This is a research note from Omar Talpur, analyst for Security and Building Technologies at IHS. The note comments on the differences between ?connected? and ?smart? thermostats. When Nest Labs introduced the Nest Learning Thermostat in 2011, the company awakened a dormant thermostat industry. In the prior few decades, consumers had not seen much improvement in thermostats and the improvements that did occur were more cosmetic than functional – for example programmable thermostats with touchscreens that became available around 2005.