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Panasonic Develops World’s First Near Field Communication Technology Using Wavelet OFDM

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 13, 2021 12:35 pm Categories: Technologies. Tags: OFDM, Panasonic, PaWalet Link.

Panasonic Corporation announced that it has developed a secure near field communication technology (hereinafter, “PaWalet Link”) using a loop antenna by applying Wavelet OFDM*2 to a communication method using a magnetic field. As a result, it is possible to limit the communication range from a few millimeters to tens of centimeters. This technology can easily control the communication range by controlling the size of the loop antenna and the transmission power of the communication device.

Rajant Showcases Resilient and Secure Smartfield Connectivity at ADIPEC with Solution Partners

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 13, 2021 12:29 pm Categories: Corporate News, Drones. Tags: ADIPEC, Al Rivero, drones, Rajant.

Rajant unmanned ground vehicle

Rajant Corporation and its technology partners will be attending ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the National Exhibition Centre. .The event runs November 15th to 18th, with Rajant joining with partners in Booth 13564. Present to showcase the resilient and secure collaborative solution for energy market IIoT connectivity will be Easy Aerial, Ghost Robotics, and Kiber. Live smartfield-focused product demonstrations will be featured daily.

STANLEY Partners with Nexkey to Expand Access Control Portfolio

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 13, 2021 12:16 pm Categories: Access Control, Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Eric Trabold, Matthew Kushner, Nexkey, Stanley Black & Decker, STANLEY Security.

Nexkey

STANLEY Security announced its investment In Nexkey a cloud-based access control solutions. This investment ? backed by STANLEY Ventures, the venture capital arm of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) ? is the start to a strategic partnership between the two companies. Nexkey launched in 2018 to provide businesses an easier way to unlock and manage door access.

Honeywell Acquires Digital Emergency Response Leader

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 13, 2021 12:01 pm Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Dominic Magnoni, Doug Wright Todd Smith, Honeywell.

Honeywell announced it has agreed to acquire privately held US Digital Designs for a purchase multiple of ~14X EBITDA in an all-cash transaction. The company delivers alerting and dispatch communications solutions, which enhance first responders? efficacy and enable faster emergency response times. US Digital Designs? EBITDA margins are accretive to Honeywell, and Honeywell is expected to achieve a return on investment of greater than 25% by the fifth year that US Digital Designs is part of Honeywell.

Interface Shares its Top Physical Security Industry Predictions for 2022

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 13, 2021 11:47 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: AI alarm operations, Interface.

Interface Security Systems shared its top predictions for the physical security industry. Businesses of all sizes will move away from traditional contact- or motion-based burglar alarms in favor of video-verified alarms to avoid the unnecessary disturbance and costs involved with false alarms. We will also find that AI-based video verified alarms are about to take modern alarm monitoring operations to an entirely different level of accuracy and efficiency.

Liberty Defense Signs Maryland Stadium Authority, Camden Yards Sports Complex, as a Beta Client

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 13, 2021 11:36 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Bill Frain, Liberty Defense, Vernon J. Conaway.

Liberty Defense announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) to beta test Liberty?s flagship product HEXWAVE? at the Camden Yards Sports Complex in the City of Baltimore. The MSA is a unit of the state government that owns and manages the sporting venues at the Camden Yards Sports Complex, which is home to the Baltimore Orioles MLB team and the Baltimore Ravens NFL team. The Camden Yard Sports Complex has seating capacity for approximately 45,000 and 72,000, respectively. Testing with the MSA is planned to begin in Q1, 2022 at the Camden Yards Sports Complex.

Essence Group to Showcase Umbrella, World?s First 5G-Enabled mPERS Solution, at CES 2022

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 13, 2021 11:20 am Categories: Cloud, Mobile / In-Vehicle. Tags: CES 2022, Dr. Haim Amir, Essence, Yaniv Amir.

Essence Group announced it will showcase the world?s first 5G-enabled mobile personal emergency response system (mPERS) at CES 2022 in January. Umbrella? mPERS is an ultra-small and discreet device thatintegrates with Essence?s multi-service cloud. Comprising built-in fall detection, real-time activity monitoring and two-way voice capabilities, it is suited for a range of personal security and care settings, including senior care and lone worker scenarios.

TRENDnet is First-to-Market Unmanaged 2.5G PoE+ Switches

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 13, 2021 10:32 am Categories: Uncategorized. Tags: 2.5G PoE+ switches, trendnet.

TRENDnet continues to add to its popular 2.5G product family, announcing today its first-to-market unmanaged 2.5G PoE+ switches. The two new models are the 5-Port Unmanaged 2.5G PoE+ Switch (TPE-TG350) and the 8-Port Unmanaged 2.5G PoE+ Switches (TPE-TG380). TRENDnet?s new unmanaged 2.5G PoE+ switches are designed to expand your network?s bandwidth and reduce traffic bottlenecks while delivering power and data over a single cable.

ICI?s New Biorisk Platform Helps Organizations Protect their Workforces from Biorisk Threats

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 13, 2021 10:21 am Categories: Cloud, Health Care. Tags: Bert Gumeringer, Gary Strahan, ICI.

To help businesses, agencies and healthcare providers protect their people from biorisk threats, Infrared Cameras Incorporated (ICI) unveiled its new Biorisk Cloud Platform. Combining infrared technology and a proprietary, cloud-based data management solution, ICI helps organizations across industries report and manage biorisk, such as COVID-19, to avoid potential safety incidents and operational disruptions.

Tom Votel Named Board Chair of International Safety Equipment Association

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 12, 2021 7:13 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Ergodyne, ISEA, Nate Kogler, Tom Votel.

Tom Votel, Ergodyne President & CEO, was elected Chair of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) at the group?s annual fall meeting in Arlington, Virginia. An ISEA board member since 2011, Votel previously served for 2 years as Vice Chair alongside outgoing chairman Craig Wallentine, Global Business Development Manager, DuPont Safety & Construction (retired). Assuming Votel?s previous post as Vice Chair is Nate Kogler, Vice President of Products & Engineering, Bradley Corporation. Other board elections include Kelly Kolb, Senior Business Development Manager, Kimberly-Clark, to the position of ISEA Board Treasurer.

Genetec Media Alert: Rising Brazen Retail Theft This Holiday Season

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 12, 2021 11:56 am Categories: City Surveillance, Corporate News.

A recent spree of ?smash and grab theft,? a category of organized retail crime (ORC) in major U.S. cities has retailers and shoppers on alert this holiday season. The size, audacity, and violence of incidents in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago have drawn major media attention, but ORC has been a growing threat for decades. Genetec shared insights into the phenomenon and strategies for addressing it. The National Retail Federation reported a 60% rise in ORC in the U.S. since 2015, with nearly 70% of retailers seeing an increase in 2021.

Invixium Integrates Biometric Solutions with AEOS by Nedap

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 12, 2021 11:46 am Categories: Biometrics, Distributors / Systems Integrators, Solutions. Tags: AEOS, Invixium, Shiraz Kapada, Susanne Adriaanse.

Invixium has integrated its portfolio of modern solutions with AEOS. This integration between AEOS and IXM WEB, Invixium?s enterprise-grade software solution, streamlines the process of setting up and using Invixium biometric systems with AEOS. AEOS users can now seamlessly deploy Invixium touchless biometrics, such as face recognition via IXM TITAN, as well as the rest of Invixium?s world-class biometric portfolio. This integration is powered by IXM Link, a licensed software feature for IXM WEB that allows for one- or two-way database-to-database synchronization between IXM WEB and AEOS.

viisights Wise Behavioral Video Recognition Integrated with Cognyte Symphia Solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 12, 2021 11:34 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Alan Stoddard, Asaf Birenzvieg.

viisights and Cognyte are now integrated for a wide range of professional security and safety applications. viisights portfolio of Wise behavior recognition video analytics provides the ability to immediately detect and predict violent activity, suspicious behavior, crowd behavior, traffic monitoring, environment and personal safety and much more to help proactively prevent events from happening or escalating. With the integration of viisights solutions and Cognyte?s Symphia solutions, the companies now have the ability to deliver real-time actionable insights for deeper situational awareness, greater command and control, as well as more effective incident management, response and investigations.

SALTO Enhances Ecosystem Partnerships with New Technical Sales Team

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 12, 2021 11:21 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Colin DePree, salto, Vasili Kourelos.

SALTO Systems North America?s new Technical Sales team will serve as a critical conduit between sales activity and technical knowledge to enhance its ecosystem partnerships. Vasili Kourelos, SALTO Senior Technical Sales Lead, manages the team. Prior to joining SALTO this year, Kourelos worked as an electrical engineer in South Africa focused on turnkey building solutions involving access control, power, and lighting services.

Alcatraz AI Announces Paul Fisher as Vice President of Sales

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 12, 2021 11:10 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Alcatraz AI, Paul Fisher, Tina D’Agostin.

Alcatraz AI announced Paul Fisher is joining the company as Vice President of Sales. Fisher is bringing his expansive expertise to Alcatraz AI and will be key in growing the sales team and driving revenue. This exciting new leadership hire will further Alcatraz AI?s mission of bringing AI technology to every door for precise identity verification. In addition to driving growth, Fisher will play a key role in developing strategies to reach Alcatraz AI?s markets and building new and continuing relationships with partners.

Major Baltimore Sports Stadium to Test AI Weapons Detection Tech

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 11, 2021 11:07 pm Categories: Technologies. Tags: Bill Frain, Liberty Defence, Maryland Stadium, Vernon J. Conaway.

camden yards sports complex

Liberty Defense announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) to beta test Liberty?s flagship product HEXWAVE? at the Camden Yards Sports Complex in the City of Baltimore. The MSA is a unit of the state government that owns and manages the sporting venues at the Camden Yards Sports Complex, which is home to the Baltimore Orioles MLB team and the Baltimore Ravens NFL team.

Genetec Announces SOC 2 Type II Compliance

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 11, 2021 8:23 pm Categories: Cloud. Tags: genetec, Mathieu Chevalier.

Genetec announced that it has successfully completed the System and Organization Controls (SOC 2) Type II audit for its portfolio of cloud solutions and the ISMS (Information Security Management System) that governs them. Internal controls at Genetec are built on the best industry practices and aligned with SOC 2 criteria and requirements. This allows Genetec to have the proper governance, controls, procedures, and safeguards in place to protect customer data from cyber-attacks.

ACRE?s Vanderbilt & ComNet Bringing Wide-Ranging Product Selection to Intersec Dubai

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 11, 2021 12:05 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: ACRE, ComNet, Iain Deuchars, Intersec 2022, Michael Moyna, Vanderbilt.

ACRE

ACRE?s stand at Intersec 2022 will emphasize the Vanderbilt, ComNet, Open Options, and TDS brands? wide-ranging high-quality security solutions across multiple product lines. Alongside market-leading products like Vanderbilt?s ACTpro, ComNet?s end-to-end transmission solutions and their newly acquired Razberi portfolio will be on exhibition. Key in this selection is Monitor, the recently crowned Best Video Surveillance product at the Detektor International awards last month.

Quantum VS-HCI Series Acuity Software Update Extends Simplicity

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 11, 2021 11:14 am Categories: Surveillance. Tags: Quantum, Ross Fujii, VS-HCI Series.

Quantum

Quantum Corporation announced the availability of an update to the Quantum VS-HCI Series Acuity software platform, which was recently acquired from Pivot3. The 10.9 version of the Acuity software platform addresses the system-level availability, health, maintenance, and performance needs of organizations where video is mission-critical in delivering the highest levels of safety and security.

SILC Launches First Chip-integrated Pulsed FMCW LiDAR Sensor

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 11, 2021 11:00 am Categories: Mobile / In-Vehicle, Solutions. Tags: Eyeonic Vision, Kris Peng, Mehdi Asghari, SILC.

SiLC Technologies announces the launch of its powerful, compact vision sensor delivering coherent vision and chip-scale integration to the broader market. The new Eyeonic? Vision Sensor takes LiDAR to a new level of performance by providing accurate instantaneous depth, velocity, and dual-polarization intensity information while enabling immunity to multi-user and environmental interference. These features will enable robotic vehicles and machines to have the necessary data to perceive and classify their environment and help them predict future dynamics using low-latency, low-compute power and rule-based algorithms.