In my 37 years working in the industry, I have seen the “race to the bottom” occur with every popular technology that has come into our business.
Read More ›How the Cloud & Big-Time Manufacturers Will Affect the Security Industry
8:50 pm
Categories: Technologies.
Costar Tech Inc (CSTI) ? Comments & Business Outlook
12:30 pm
Categories: Corporate News, Surveillance.
Costar’s Reported Second Quarter 2014 Results Revenue for the second quarter of 2014 totaled $8.3 million as compared to revenue of $6.2 million for the second quarter of the prior year, an increase of 33%.
Read More ›Cocoon Is a Smart Home Security Device That Uses Infrasonic Sound to Detect Intruder
11:04 am
Categories: Smart Devices.
Think of Cocoon as a guard dog (dogs are known for their ability to hear ultrasound, or sound frequencies above 20,000 Hz, while infrasound is below 20 Hz but you get the idea); one that can send you a push notification and an email whenever something seems amiss. And of course, it can also detect run-of-the-mill sound frequencies too.<
Read More ›Deck the Halls With Smart Home Technology
10:57 am
Categories: Smart Devices.
2014 will go down in history as the year smart home technology went mainstream. Rapidly evolving security, entertainment, cleaning, and mobile technology have made home automation more affordable and easier to integrate than ever before. And this holiday season is the perfect time to give yourself and others the gift of smart home convenience.
Read More ›Canadian Banks Pilot Biometric Wristband Payments
10:46 am
Categories: Biometrics.
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), MasterCard and other Canadian issuing banks have begun pilot testing an NFC version of NYMI, a biometrically authenticated wristband that uses the wearer’s unique cardiac rhythm to verify their identity.
Read More ›Natural Security Alliance Unveils New Privacy Rules Around Biometric Security
10:13 am
Categories: Biometrics, Privacy.
According to its announcement, the Natural Security Alliance’s new Privacy Rules help biometric authentication systems dictate an organization’s obligations when collecting and handling personal data. Essentially the new Privacy Rules helps ensure that biometric data is secure and confidential, minimizing the risk of misuse, and that the data subject (ie. the person whose data is stored) has consented to the data collection and that they have some control over their data and its use.
Read More ›RADWIN Wireless Video Surveillance Solutions Secure Border of Texas & Mexico
9:58 am
Categories: Law Enforcement, Network, Surveillance.
Every year tens of thousands of illegal crossing attempts are made over the border from& Mexico to the U.S (e.g. immigration, drugs, and human trafficking). Mahwah, NJ-based RADWIN, a provider of sub-6GHz broadband wireless solutions, has announced that its RADWIN 5000 Point-to-Multipoint systems were chosen by the local Port Authority in Texas& to help secure ports-of-entry into the United States.
Read More ›Genetec President Wins Entrepreneur Award
9:46 am
Categories: Corporate News, Surveillance.
Pierre Racz, president of Genetec has been& named EY’s 2014 Québec Entrepreneur of the Year in the Technology and Communications Category. The Canadian program is in its 21st year of honoring the country’s most impressive entrepreneurs from all areas of business.
Read More ›D-Link Introduces New Resources / Tools for Customers and Resellers of IP Surveillance Solutions
2:52 pm
Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators, IP Cameras.
D-Link announced it is making a suite of tools, resources, and evaluation units available to prospective customers and value added resellers (VARs) as part of a larger push from the company to further solidify itself as a leading IP Surveillance vendor of choice.
Read More ›Netgear Arlo HD Smart Wireless Home Security Camera System Unveiled (Video)
2:42 pm
Categories: IP Cameras, New Products, Smart Devices, Surveillance.
The Arlo wireless home security camera is capable of recording high-definition footage from anywhere on your wireless network and its battery-powered requiring no wires to be installed for installation. The Arlo Smart Home Security Camera offers many desirable capabilities and benefits that will make remote monitoring hassle-free, day or night, indoors or out.
Read More ›Guardly Enterprise E911 Solution Is First to Improve Active Shooter Response Using New Indoor Positioning Systems
7:59 am
Categories: Campus Security, Surveillance.
Guardly announces that its Enterprise E911 solution for smartphones can now be used to enable faster, more effective response during active shooter incidents. The solution is geared towards large private enterprises and uses indoor positioning and mobile apps to detect active shooters earlier, locate people and shooters indoors and streamline communication between people around the shooter and a security operations center.
Read More ›Eye-in-the-Sky Blimp Boosts Singapore?s Spying Ability
7:42 am
Categories: Law Enforcement, Surveillance.
An unmanned helium-filled balloon the length of an Olympic-size pool will be held down by fortified ropes to float 600 meters (2,000 feet) above ground – more than twice the height of Singapore’s tallest building, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on its website.
Read More ›ONVIF Connects With International Audiences at Security Industry’s Largest Trade Shows
8:19 pm
Categories: IP Cameras, Technologies.
ONVIF, the leading global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, hosted its 11th Developers? Plugfest September 29-October 1 in Dusseldorf, Germany. With record numbers of interoperability implementations and multiple testings of ONVIF conformant video, access control and edge devices, this year?s Developers? Plugfest was the most fruitful in ONVIF?s history.
Read More ›TRI-ED Announces New Logo and Management Changes
7:55 pm
Categories: Corporate News, Distributors / Systems Integrators.
Following its recent acquisition by Anixter, TRI-ED Distribution is proud to announce its new logo as well as key management changes. Pat Comunale will now serve as President of Global Security Solutions. James Rothstein will serve as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Dirk Foreman will be responsible for Global/National Integrator Sales, both reporting directly to Pat Comunale.
Read More ›Led by Boeing Vet, Tempered Networks Securing the Internet of Things
2:11 pm
Categories: Network.
Here?s a scary headline: ?BlackEnergy crimeware coursing through US control systems.? That?s from a report on a security vulnerability discovered in the Internet-connected pieces of industrial infrastructure that control things like electricity generation and water systems. A Seattle startup says its technology, first developed to help secure robotic tooling on Boeing?s 777 assembly lines, can help.
Read More ›Biometric Law Enforcement Comes to Canada
8:01 am
Categories: Biometrics.
Facial recognition technology for the purpose of law enforcement has now marched into Canada, with the Calgary Police Service set to become the first Canadian police service to use such technology. They’ve contracted Texas-based NEC Corporation to provide the tech in the form of its NeoFace Reveal system.
Read More ›MOBOTIX Case Study: How to Enhance Campus Security Cost-Efficiently
6:46 am
Categories: Customer Implementations.
Lexington School District One serves more than 24,000 students from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. With more than 3,550 employees, the district occupies 48 percent of the Lexington County?s 750 square miles and is one of the county?s major employers. During the past 10 years, Lexington One has grown by an average of 513 new students per year, and the district remains one of the fastest-growing school districts in South Carolina. To keep up with growth, Lexington One has built 10 new schools since 2003.
Read More ›XTec Adds Over 100 Federal Agencies for HSPD-12 Smart Card Issuance
6:33 am
Categories: Access Control.
XTec Incorporated today announced that it was awarded the HSPD-12 Shared Service Provider contract by the General Services Administration. The award is to support the GSA Managed Service Office (MSO) that provides HSPD-12 credential enrollment, issuance, and management for more than 100 federal agencies under the USAccess program.
Read More ›ISC East 2014 Presents New Mass Evacuation and Notification Sessions
6:25 am
Categories: Corporate News, Education.
ISC East, the largest security event in the Northeast United States, announced today a new addition to the educational program at this year?s conference: a three-session program called ?Demystifying the Mass Evacuation and Notification Market.? The new program will be held Wednesday, Nov. 19 at New York?s Javits Center during the 2014 ISC East conference and is offered free to those interested in understanding the market demands and opportunities.
Read More ›NBM Distribution Wins “Newcomer of the Year” Award From MOBOTIX
5:52 am
Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators.
MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has recognized NBM Distribution Limited, a specialist supplier of data network cabling architecture solutions, and security products as its ?Newcomer of the Year? following its first full year as the newest UK MOBOTIX distributor.
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