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i-PRO Releases the i-PRO mini ? Smallest AI-based Surveillance Camera on the Market

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 11, 2022 8:57 am Categories: New Products, Surveillance. Tags: Adam Lowenstein, i-PRO, mini network camera.

ipro mini camera

i-PRO announced the launch of its new i-PRO mini network camera. With a pocket-sized form factor and full complement of AI analytics functionality, the i-PRO mini represents the next generation of smaller, discreet smart cameras that not only protect retail and other businesses, but also provide operational and business insights. Part of the i-PRO S-series line, the completely new compact design blends seamlessly into any environment. Although the i-PRO mini is exceptionally small, powerful AI processing on the edge enables the camera to quickly process large amounts of data, running up to three simultaneous AI analytic applications.

Keynote Speakers and Education Program Announced for Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2022

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 10, 2022 10:33 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: GSX 2022, Keith McGlen, Keynote, Malcolm C. Smith.

ASIS Covid

ASIS International has announced its programming lineup for Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2022 with in-person and digital experiences taking place 12-14 September at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA and via the online GSX event platform. GSX will offer timely general session presentations from acclaimed global keynote speakers.

Interface Systems Appoints Brent Duncan as Chief Executive Officer

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 10, 2022 10:23 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Brent Duncan, Interface Systems, Michael Shaw, Simon Crocker.

Brent Duncan as Chief Executive Officer

Interface Systems announced that Brent Duncan, the company?s Chief Operating Officer and President, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds the company?s founder, Michael Shaw, who will take on the role of Executive Chairman, where he will focus on a range of strategic initiatives in Interface?s next phase of growth. Duncan joined Interface three years ago as Chief Revenue Officer and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer and President in November 2020.

Valuber Security Deploys Integrated Security Solutions for Government Agency Client

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 10, 2022 10:11 am Categories: Integrated Systems. Tags: Federal Agency, Steve Guardiani, Valuber Security.

Valuber Security Government Agency

aluber Security confirmed multiple integrated security system deployments for Federal Agency offices in New York City. Working in close cooperation with the experienced general contractor, Valuber Security designed and installed integrated security systems including access control, video surveillance, and video management to meet stringent requirements as well as the agency?s operational objectives.

Arctic Wolf Launches Arctic Wolf Labs to Advance Security Operations Research and Intelligence Reporting

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 10, 2022 10:00 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Arctic Wolf Labs, Dan Schiappa, Daniel Thanos.

Arctic Wolf announced the launch of Arctic Wolf Labs, a new research-focused division focused on advancing innovation in the field of security operations. Security and IT teams are consistently under-resourced and overburdened, unable to keep up with the thousands of alerts they receive each day, let alone find the time or proper resources to conduct their own threat research or develop new detection techniques needed to outpace today?s well-resourced threat actors.

Commend Outlines Best Practices for Unified Communications

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 9, 2022 8:25 pm Categories: Corporate News, Technologies. Tags: Commend, life-cycle management, Tom Reilly.

Commend Unified Communications

Commend Americas announced the availability of its Unified Communications Best Practices Guide that outlines recommendations and considerations to help organizations unlock the full potential of audio, video and security intelligence in mission-critical applications. The amount of information businesses process each day continues to increase exponentially. The advent of the Internet of Things and the connected world drive data capture, communication, and information analysis to new levels.

The Toggery Deploys Arcules to Monitor Operations Remotely

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 9, 2022 8:04 pm Categories: Corporate News, Surveillance. Tags: Arcules. The Toggery.

The Toggery

The Toggery is a country and western store that has been in business for 100 years in Bishop, Calif., a small town of about 5,000 people located on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. This charming store serves thousands of customers from across Inyo County and the eastern Sierras region, as well as thousands of travelers who are headed up to ski at the popular ski resort, Mammoth Mountain.

Allied Universal Appoints Dan Marston to Lead and Expand Allied Universal Technology Services in Canada

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 9, 2022 9:25 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Allied Universal, Dan Marston, Darren Pedersen.

Allied Universal? announces the appointment of Dan Marston as Regional Vice President, Allied Universal Technology Services Canada; further solidifying its place in market as a leading technology security services partner. Allied Universal acquired G4S last year creating the leader in global security services. Prior to joining Allied Universal, Dan Marston served as Regional Sales Director at Telus where he developed a high performing sales team across Eastern Canada.

Cozaint Kicks Off Capital Raise Campaign through WeFunder

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 9, 2022 7:08 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: capital raise, Cozaint, investors, wefunder.

Cozaint Corp, the developers of the Cozaint Physical-Security-as-a-Service (PSaaS) software platform, has launched it’s capital raise campaign through WeFunder in order to accelerate the company’s growth. Cozaint selected WeFunder.com it allows anyone ?whether or not they?re an accredited investor? to become an angel investor in Cozaint.

New PureTech Systems Patent Issued for Deep Learning Enhanced Object Incident Detection

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 5, 2022 7:59 pm Categories: Video Analytics. Tags: Incident Detection, Larry Bowe, PureActiv, PureTech.

PureTech Systems announced the issuance of a patent by the United States Patent Office – US Patent 11,288,517, System And Method For Deep Learning Enhanced Object Incident Detection. The ability to detect falling incidents is an increasing concern for cruise vessels, oil rigs, overpasses and buildings. The newly awarded patent for PureTech Systems addresses both the detection of falling incidents, as well as, overboard movements onto structures, such as cargo ships with the use of a Deep Learning neural network. In addition to providing necessary information to ships, the newly patented system can also be applied to anywhere a fall could occur.

i-PRO Americas Adds 28 New High Resolution Cameras with Edge AI Analytics to its Mid-range Camera Line-up

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 5, 2022 7:08 pm Categories: New Products, Video Analytics. Tags: Adam Lowenstein, AI Active Guard, i-PRO.

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i-PRO Americas Inc., set a new benchmark in the expansion of AI into the security industry by adding 28 new high resolution models to its S-Series line-up. The new 4K, 6MP and 5MP resolution cameras are available in indoor and outdoor as well as Bullet and Dome styles. Equipped with the latest lenses and sensor technology, the new high resolution cameras are bringing a new level of image quality to support the highest precision analytics applications ? making sure every pixel counts. All 28 models include a built-in AI processor enabling up to three different Deep Learning AI applications running directly on the camera itself.

Teledyne FLIR Donates 100 Scion Handheld Thermal Cameras to Help Stop Poaching in Kenya

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 5, 2022 9:58 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Colby Loucks, Eric Becker, Teledyne FLIR.

FLIR Anti Poaching Effort

One hundred new FLIR Scion OTM Thermal Monocular cameras will soon be deployed across Kenya as a tool to help end illegal poaching, thanks to a donation to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) from Teledyne FLIR. The company has been working with WWF since 2016 to support the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and rangers from regional conservancies to stop illegal poaching at Kenyan wildlife parks. These efforts include the Kifaru Rising Project, a 2019 collaboration between Teledyne FLIR and WWF aimed at leveraging millions of dollars of FLIR thermal technology, expertise, and support to end the poaching of rhinos in 11 parks and game reserves across Kenya.

Two-pronged Technique Detects Manipulated Facial Expressions and Identity Swaps

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 4, 2022 5:14 am Categories: Video Analytics. Tags: Amit Roy-Chowdhury, EMD, Ghazal Mazaheri, UC Riverside.

facial manipulation

Computer scientists at UC Riverside can detect manipulated facial expressions in deepfake videos with higher accuracy than current state-of-the-art methods. The method also works as well as current methods in cases where the facial identity, but not the expression, has been swapped, leading to a generalized approach to detect any kind of facial manipulation. The achievement brings researchers a step closer to developing automated tools for detecting manipulated videos that contain propaganda or misinformation.

i-PRO Introduces New 4K Panoramic Front Camera for Police Vehicles

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 4, 2022 5:00 am Categories: Mobile / In-Vehicle, New Products. Tags: Adam Lowenstein.

4K Panoramic Front Camera

i-PRO Americas Inc., announced the launch of its new 4K Panoramic Front Camera for police vehicles, the WV-VCF41P. A component of i-PRO?s powerful ICV4000 in-car video (ICV) system, the new camera is ideal for law enforcement agencies seeking wide-angle coverage and high-resolution capture of video evidence from the vehicle. Unlike traditional forward-facing cameras, the WV-VCF41P provides a full 150-degree field of view. The innovative lens is specifically designed to minimize distortion and edge warping, resulting in the widest angle offered.

ACRE Announces Don Joos as New CEO

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 4, 2022 4:49 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: " said Tzachi Wiesenfeld, ACRE, Don Joos, mers.

Don Joos

ACRE announced that Don Joos will join the ACRE executive team as the company’s new CEO, effective May 23, 2022. Don is a proven and experienced technology leader who is well-positioned to lead ACRE through its next phase of growth. Joos is a creative leader with a proven track record of building and modernizing businesses through mergers, acquisitions, and innovative growth plays. He is a central driving force for global companies and works to consistently deliver customer, stakeholder, and shareholder value.

SONITROL Announces New Gunshot Detection Solution

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 4, 2022 4:35 am Categories: Corporate News, Technologies. Tags: D. Lienemann, Gunshot Detection, Sonitrol.

New Gunshot Detection

SONITROL announced the availability of a new, award-winning Gunshot Detection Solution for the company?s thousands of existing and prospective customers. In any organization, keeping people safe is the top priority. Unfortunately, unpredictable active-shooter situations happen all too often. So, it?s essential to have safety measures in place to help ensure quick, effective responses in an emergency. Gunshot Detection can be an important part of any active shooter safety and security plan. By integrating this technology into an existing SONITROL system, an organization?s security team can be better prepared to act in the event of an active shooter.

Qognify Appoints Brian Laurienzo as Director of Transportation, Americas

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 4, 2022 4:17 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Brian Laurienzo, Jeremy Howard, Qognify.

Brian Laurienzo

Qognify announced the appointment of Brian Laurienzo as its Director of Transportation, Americas. Qognify provides physical security software solutions to national rail operators and infrastructure owners, international airports and mass transit systems around the world. Earlier this month, Qognify launched a new solution ? Qognify VMS. This next-generation video management system enables transportation organizations to maximize the outcomes of their physical security strategies thanks to advanced integration capabilities, true enterprise-class functionalities and unparalleled low total cost of ownership.

Allied Universal Acquires Hawaii’s Largest Locally-Owned Security Firm

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 4, 2022 4:01 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Allied Universal, Robin Medeiros, Star Protection Agency, Steve Jones.

Hawaii-based security firm

Allied Universal announced the acquisition of Star Protection Agency (Star), the largest locally-owned security firm in Hawaii. Star Protection Agency has been in business since 1991, growing into the largest Hawaiian-owned and veteran-owned security company in the state. Although Star is primarily a guard patrol service, with workers at 125 sites throughout the state, it provides a range of security technology and consulting services. President and Owner of Star Protection Agency Robin Medeiros, along with Vice President Anderson Hee have agreed to join Allied Universal to ensure a seamless transition for customers and employees.

Nocturne Drones Announces Cooperation with Dedrone and Expands Its Portfolio in Drone Defense Systems

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 3, 2022 8:00 am Categories: Autonomous Security, drones. Tags: Aaditya Devarakonda., Jens Hillenkötter, Nocturne Drones.

Nocturne Drones

Nocturne Drones, one of the world’s leading providers of drone shows, is presenting a new special unit for drone defense ? Nocturne Drone Defense Systems ? in cooperation with San Francisco-based Dedrone. A business unit of the German company Technology Arts, Nocturne Drones specializes in unique drone shows for customers such as E.ON, Xbox and the state of Saxony-Anhalt on the Day of German Unity. Nocturne Drones recently broke a Guinness World Record for the most consecutive formations of drones. The company chose Dedrone to expand its portfolio and protect shows around the world from unauthorized drones.

dormakaba?s Mesker Business to Become Mesker MBM, LP

Posted by Jay Bartlett May 2, 2022 11:30 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Alex Housten, dormakaba.

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ormakaba has signed an agreement to sell its Mesker hollow metal doors business to the key Principals of Trimco (Oceanside, California) and Metal Manufacturing Industries/MMI (San Luis Potosi, Mexico). The sale is expected to close the latest by June 30, 2022, the end of the current financial year. After, Mesker will operate under a new entity known as Mesker MBM, LP. Trimco is a recognized leader in the North American market for innovating, designing, and manufacturing architectural hardware products. MMI is the premier hollow metal doors and frames manufacturer in the Mexico market and exports its products to both Central and South America.