News Source For The Physical Security Industry

Vidsys, a top global provider of enterprise Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, announced the next stage of evolution of its award winning, web-enabled software platform, to include the convergence of physical and cyber security along with information management solutions.

Power is a critical part of every installation and shouldn?t be a hindrance in designing the most reliable and efficient access control system. Now, LifeSafety Power —the originator of smarter, intelligent networked power— has introduced FlexPower® Unified Power Solutions. This innovative enclosure family integrates the industry?s most widely used access controller board power solutions, including Mercury and AMAG Technology.

Milestone Systems XProtect® open platform video management software (VMS) was at the core of the collaborative effort between the 2014 New York City Marathon team and many local agencies. The networked solution integrated components from top vendors of IP and wireless security systems equipment, including remote and mobile technology that resolved issues of critical overview for ensuring safety at this huge event.

PROMISE Technology Inc., a recognized global leader in the storage industry, announced the launch of its new scale-out storage solutions ? VSky A-Series. VSky A-Series? massive scalability and reliable architecture allows businesses to scale, access and archive at petabyte volumes, making it the ideal storage platform for backup/archiving, media editing, video surveillance, virtual environments, content delivery and more.

Exacq Technologies, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, announces an integration with Mango + Mate Viper automated license plate recognition (ALPR / LPR). The combination of exacqVision video management system (VMS) software and Viper ALPR gives customers a unified solution within one interface.

HauteSpot Networks enters a new era of wireless IP video with the completion of its comprehensive ecosystem. For years HauteSpot has provided end-to-end wireless communications for outdoor, long range, and mesh video surveillance camera systems with its HauteWRAP and HauteMESH products. HauteSpot was also a leader with the introduction of the microNVR product family over five years ago, providing capable low power edge video processing and storage for pole mounted and vehicle mounted systems.

San Diego-based  SmartDrive Systems, which makes video cameras and video analytics used to improve driving safety, announced Monday it has raised $50 million in new funding. The funding, provided by Oak Investment Partners, New Enterprise Associates, and WABCO will fund the company’s global expansion and product development.

Etherwan Systems, Inc., a leading Ethernet connectivity solution provider, is working with a system integrator to implement Ethernet switches in an IP surveillance project for a regional medical center in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 460 brand-name PoE cameras and NVRs are connected with 50 units of Etherwan PoE switches on site, which are fully compatible with the camera vendor?s VMS software, running altogether seamlessly.

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), announces Benjamin Low as the new VP Sales, APAC. He will be based out of the company?s office in Singapore, and report directly to Kenneth H. Petersen, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at the Danish headquarters. Low will focus on working with the Asia Pacific Milestone sales personnel and partner ecosystem of distributors, installers, solution partners and camera manufacturers.

After largely failing to prod state governments into developing a national identification system known as “REAL ID,” Republican lawmakers in Congress are once again pushing an Obama-backed scheme that would force every American to have a national ID card containing sensitive biometric data.

HauteSpot Networks Corporation, the premier provider of integrated wireless solutions for fixed, mobile and nomadic IP video in the healthcare, broadcast, commercial security, and public safety industries, announced today the release of the HauteVIEW™, the rugged and reliable professional law enforcement grade video and audio recording, body worn camera with GPS tracking. The HauteVIEW100 docking store and forward camera is the first body worn camera from HauteSpot Networks® in the HauteVIEW family which designed specifically to meet the demanding needs of law enforcement and public safety, but useful for almost any application where body worn video recording is required.

Sur-Gard, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, the world?s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, announces the introduction of SG-System 5, a reliable, upgradeable IP-based receiver that supports visual alarm verification solutions. Built on Sur-Gard quality standards for monitoring station receivers, the SG-System 5 offers important features such as integrated redundancy and future-proofing through its capacity to monitor up to 1,474,560 IP cellular or Ethernet communicators through upgradeable memory or license keys.

Early in March, the Virginia General Assembly passed a bill (SB965) that would, among other things, limit the retention period for LPR systems used in the state to seven days. After that, any LPR captures not being used in an investigation would have to be deleted. In a surprising move of common sense, Governor Terry McAuliffe sent back an amended version of the bill that changes the seven-day retention period to sixty days and does away with language that would make the proposed law apply to future technologies in addition to LPR.

Vicon Industries, trusted designer and producer of video security systems and high-performance IP-cameras, announces that ISC West 2015 will mark the official launch of its new, IP-based access control management system, Vicon Access Control.

In keeping with the New Vicon directive to drive standards-based interoperation, the Vicon Access Control system was designed for complete integration with our popular video management system, ViconNet.

CNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, and Edge360, a leading provider of Safe City security solutions, will be presenting two exclusive safe city sessions at ISC West 2015.

Dahua Technology introduces Smart Lock series access control system to the residential market with new appearance and excellent performance.

Dahua Technology introduces a new 1080p HDCVI solution with more affordable price, which consists of 1080p 1200-Lite-series HDCVI cameras and S2-series tri-brid DVRs. The camera 1200-Lite-series includes IR-bullets and dome cameras with fixed and vari-focal lens optional.

IFSEC Global’s Adam Bannister interviewed Mobotix’s CEO Klaus Gessman and discussed Mobotix’s reluctant decision to finally support H.264 and ONVIF. Mobotix, one of over 300 IP-camera manufacturers in the market, had steadfastly refused to support H.264 instead promoting it’s own MxPEG video format.

Vicon Industries, Inc. (VII: NYSE-MKT) (?Vicon?), trusted designer and producer of video security systems and high-performance IP cameras, is pleased to announce a new strategic focus for the company that is dedicated to empowering its team-based partner ecosystem and delivering greater value to the channel. Vicon?s new strategic focus includes building a team-ecosystem of Partners and industry experts to deliver transformational solutions that address the major challenges in the security industry.