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Allegion Announces New ?Schlage RC? Reader Controller

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 25, 2021 11:21 am Categories: Access Control, Technologies. Tags: Allegion, ISONAS, Mark Casey, Schlage.

Schlage controller

Allegion announced the unveiling of its next generation reader controller ? the Schlage RC. This new innovative device combines the power of the Pure IP access control technology pioneered by ISONAS with Schlage?s intelligent hardware and credentials, delivering a comprehensive and cost-effective perimeter solution to customers. The benefits of having a panel and reader in a single enclosure not only eliminates the need for multiple devices, but creates a simplified architecture with ease-of-installation.

HID Global Supplies Republic of Estonia with Next-Generation ePassport Solution

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 25, 2021 8:02 am Categories: Smart Devices, Technologies. Tags: Craig Sandness, Eliisa Sau, ePassport, Estonia, HID.

Estonia

HID Global announced it has delivered a redesigned ePassport booklet and document issuance software to Estonia?s Police and Border Guard Board (PPA ). The European country, known worldwide as a pioneer of electronic identity and services, recently issued the new passport booklet, making it possible for citizens renewing their travel documents to receive the new ePassport. Document holders benefit from various forward-looking features.

Phison and Cigent Partnership Sets New Standard in Cybersecurity

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 21, 2021 11:32 am Categories: Cyber Security. Tags: Cigent, Greg Scasny, Michael Wu, Phison Electronics.

Cigent SSD

Phison Electronics Corp and Cigent Technology, unveiled design details behind the partnership that has delivered the industry?s first and only line of self-defending storage devices with cybersecurity built into the firmware itself to protect against ransomware, data theft and malicious insider theft. Phison?s innovative and robust NAND flash solutions support a broad range of applications including embedded, consumer, enterprise and automotive.

Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Upgrades its Video Surveillance System

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 21, 2021 11:20 am Categories: CCTV / Analog, Surveillance. Tags: Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. Greg Pezzo, Hanwha.

Gaylord Opryland Resort

Hanwha Techwin announced that the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, has chosen Hanwha cameras to upgrade its surveillance system. As the largest Marriott property in the world, Gaylord Opryland offers visitors the chance to experience Music City under a single roof. The Resort has a hotel with over 3000 suites and rooms and a smaller adjacent hotel with more than 300.

Open Systems Appoints New CEO, Prepares for Growth

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 21, 2021 11:12 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Dr. Bernd-Michael Rumpf, Jeff Brown, Open Systems, Tony Prigmore.

Geoff Haydon

Open Systems announced the appointment of Geoff Haydon as Chief Executive Officer. With more than 20 years? experience growing successful cybersecurity companies, Haydon is tasked with enriching Open Systems? cybersecurity platform and increasing the company?s share of the managed security market, which IDC expects to be the fastest growing segment of global security spending by 2024.

DHS S&T Calls for Submissions to Biometric Tech Rally

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 21, 2021 11:05 am Categories: Biometrics. Tags: Arun Vemury, biometric technology, DHS, St.

DHS

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) invites biometric technology developers to apply to participate in the 2021 Biometric Technology Rally. Started in 2018, the Biometric Technology Rally challenges industry to deliver fast, accurate, and easy-to-use biometric recognition capabilities to improve security and user facilitation at checkpoint processing.

Calipsa Announces New Business Development Leaders

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 19, 2021 7:34 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Brian Baker, Calipsa, Francisco Espinosa, Tara Biglari.

Tara-Biglari

Calipsa announced the promotion of a regional sales director and the appointment of two business development managers as the company continues its expansion in the Americas. Tara Biglari was promoted to regional sales director, Americas. She joined Calipsa in 2017 as a sales associate in the United Kingdom. Since 2020, she has focused solely on business development in the Americas, forming relationships with leading Latin American industry representative companies.

Qognify Expands North America Sales Team as Demand for Physical Security Grows

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 19, 2021 11:37 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Christy Bauswell, Eric Fort, George Cikalo, Jeremy Howard, Jonathan Kelley, Qognify.

Christy Bauswell

Qognify announced the expansion of its sales team with five appointments in the North America region. The creation of new roles in business development, sales and sales engineering is in response to the growing demand that Qognify has experienced in the past 12 months for integrated physical security solutions that improve the outcomes while reducing complexity. Christy Bauswell brings more than 20 years of experience in the video surveillance industry to her role as Senior Key Accounts Manager.

SAFR Partners with Convergint

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 19, 2021 11:23 am Categories: Biometrics. Tags: Amir Shechter, Convergint, Mitch Fagundes, SAFR.

SAFR G2K

SAFR announced a partnership with Convergint Technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, Convergint will add the SAFR computer vision platform to their portfolio of integrated security solutions to offer its US customers the industry?s foremost facial recognition platform for live video intelligence. Convergint is a $1.4 billion global systems integrator with over 150 locations spanning the globe.

Vanderbilt Proves Access Control Belongs in the Cloud

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 19, 2021 9:22 am Categories: Access Control, Cloud. Tags: Kim Loy, SaaS, System 365, Vanderbilt.

ACT365

Cloud-based access control solutions are able to deliver remote access and instant management to protect the premise. As access control and video management are already key security systems, the shift to an open platform model is only growing. For example, Vanderbilt?s solution allows access to the system from any device, allowing flexibility for staff working remotely. Currently, the majority of Enterprises and many SMBs have either already made or are making the process of shifting resources to the cloud.

PureTech Systems Announces Successful Integration with OWL GroundAware Radar

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 19, 2021 9:18 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: GroundAware, Larry Bowe, Mike Stokes, OWL, PureTech.

GroundAware

PureTech Systems announced the successful integration of PureActiv Software with the GroundAware Radar from Observation Without Limits (OWL). GroundAware is a ground surveillance sensor built around OWL?s simultaneous multi-beamforming Pulsed Doppler radar technology, delivering real-time situational awareness for critical infrastructure security applications. The PureActiv system auto-verifies the object detected and tracked by the radar as a person, vehicle, or other object type.

Maxxess Partners with DW to Deliver Video Surveillance Solution

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 18, 2021 11:45 am Categories: Surveillance. Tags: DW, MAXXESS, Nancy Islas, Patrick Kelly.

Maxxess DW

Maxxess Systems announce their partnership with Digital Watchdog, to deliver a complete video surveillance solution to help manage security threats. Unlike stand-alone systems for video management, this new complete solution helps organizations not only detect security threats in real time, but also to trigger immediate automated security system protocols and then follow through by taking appropriate actions in unity with their policies and tracking results to completion.

Suprema?s New X-Station 2 Supports Mobile Access, QR Codes and RFID Cards

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 14, 2021 11:13 am Categories: Integrated Systems, Mobile / In-Vehicle, New Products. Tags: Hanchul Kim, RFID cards, Suprema, X-Station 2.

Suprema X-Station

Suprema announced the new product launch of the X-Station 2, a versatile intelligent terminal with credential options of mobile access, QR and barcodes as well as RFID cards and PIN. X-Station 2 enables flexible access control system design by supporting multiple credential options. The terminal is compatible with most types of existing RFID cards including EM, MIFARE, iCLASS, DESFire and FeliCa, but also lets users go card-less by offering mobile credential options including QR codes and barcodes.

Millennials and Gen Zers are Most Likely to Fall for Phishing Emails, Study Finds

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 14, 2021 11:03 am Categories: Cyber Security, Uncategorized. Tags: Atlas VPN, Gen Z, Millenials, Phishing.

Millenials

There is a common misconception that older people, who tend to have less experience with new technologies, are easier to scam online. Recent data findings suggest that just the opposite is true. According to data analyzed by the Atlas VPN team, Millennials and Gen Zers in the United States are more likely to fall for phishing emails than their older counterparts. More than one-fifth of people from Generation Z and the Millennial generation have been tricked by phishing emails in the past.

GardaWorld Announces Security Services Executive Appointments

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 14, 2021 10:49 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: GardaWorld, Jean-Luc Meunier, Prentice Robertson, Stephan Crétier.

Prentice Robertson

GardaWorld announce the appointment of Prentice Robertson to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Security Services, and Jean-Luc Meunier to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer, Security Services Canada. Prentice Robertson joined GardaWorld in 2019 as Chief Operating Officer, Security Services, U.S. His mandate was to consolidate the Whelan Security and United American Security brands to form and lead GardaWorld?s U.S. security services business unit.

Boon Edam Resumes On-Site Security Entry Evaluations

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 12, 2021 8:27 pm Categories: Access Control. Tags: Boon Edam. Greg Schreiber, COVID-19.

BEI Entry Evaluation

Boon Edam announced the resumption of on-site entry evaluations, a building or campus analysis that aids security managers in creating a defensible physical security entrance strategy against the costly liabilities associated with tailgating and piggybacking. These evaluations have proven to be critical to the success of entrance projects. During the COVID pandemic, to support community health and safety, Boon Edam shifted from conducting on-site evaluations to virtual ones.

Full Height Turnstile Offers Secure Contact-less Passage

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 12, 2021 8:24 pm Categories: Access Control. Tags: Adam McGuern, Alvarado, dormakaba.

Alvarado MST-TE Touch-Free Full Height Turnstile

Alvarado?s new MST-TE Touch-Free Full Height Turnstile provides smooth, secure, and completely contactless passage for users. It is 100 percent touch-free and motorized. After users present a valid entry credential, the turnstile unlocks, and an overhead sensor detects the user as they enter. Rotation begins and completes automatically, eliminating the need for users to touch and push their way through the turnstile as they enter or exit.

Zyter Introduces Smart Factories IoT Solution

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 12, 2021 8:18 pm Categories: Video Analytics. Tags: Sanjay Govil, Zyter Smart Factories, Zyter SmartSpaces.

Zyter Factories

Zyter announced the launch of Zyter Smart Factories, an end-to-end intelligent solution that connects factory floor machinery, workers, and building systems using the latest IoT technology devices on Zyter?s digital transformation platform. Zyter Smart Factories is a component of the Zyter SmartSpaces IoT platform. Trusted by Qualcomm to be the foundation of its Smart Cities Accelerator Program, the Zyter SmartSpaces Platform breaks down silos of information by integrating and consolidating data from IoT devices.

Interface Security Systems Appoints Brian Garavuso as CTO

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 12, 2021 8:14 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Brian Garavusos, Interface Security System, Michael Shaw.

Brian Garavuso

Interface Security Systems announced that it has appointed Brian Garavuso as its Chief Technology Officer. With almost 30 years of global executive leadership experience, Garavuso has served in C-level and advisory roles for companies that include OfficeMart, Diamond Resorts International, Hilton Grand Vacations Company, Interstate Hotels and Resorts, the Mariner Group, and Cape Coral Hospital. He received his BA in finance and accounting from South Florida University.

Infosec and Sandler Bring Cyber Education to 1,000s of Organizations

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 12, 2021 8:13 pm Categories: Cyber Security, Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Infosec, Infosec IQ, Jack Koziol, Ryan Yakos, Sandler.

Infosec

Infosec announced it has partnered with Sandler Partners to offer its award-winning cyber awareness and training platforms to Sandler?s worldwide network of expert technology sales partners. Sandler Partners can now empower the human side of their clients? security strategy with engaging, role-based cyber education from Infosec IQ and Infosec Skills. Infosec?s SaaS-based cyber education platforms feature training for the entire enterprise from the accounting department to the security operations center.