Global MSC Security Conference & Exhibition 2019 to Focus on the Ethical use of Surveillance Technologies

Posted by Jay Bartlett 9:00 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: , , , , .
Global MSC Security

Global MSC Security announced the theme and agenda for its 21st Global MSC Security Conference and Exhibition. Security practitioners, law enforcement professionals, academics and policymakers will come together in Bristol to debate the ethical use of surveillance technologies. Tony Porter MSyl, The Surveillance Camera Commissioner – will provide insights into the challenges and solutions facing the video surveillance industry in a presentation entitled ?The future of video surveillance in open society?.

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Dahua Technology Launches Intelligent Video Surveillance Server (IVSS) 2.0

Posted by Jay Bartlett 5:48 pm Categories: NVRs / DVRs, Surveillance, VMS Software. Tags: , , .
Dahua IVSS 2

Dahua Technology has launched IVSS 2.0, an upgraded series of its NVR family powered by the latest AI capable of deep learning, which opens up new possibilities to smart security solutions. The upgraded IVSS 7000-I features scalable GPU design to meet the ever-growing project requirements. The unique Dahua deep-learning algorithm with GPU group enables IVSS7000-I to perform face recognition, perimeter protection and metadata with high accuracy.

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Sonitrol TotalGuard Performs Flawlessly for this Satisfied Customer

Posted by Jay Bartlett 5:42 pm Categories: Access Control, Surveillance. Tags: , , , .
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3xLOGIC and Deloitte Technology announced yet another successful apprehension, courtesy of sister company, Sonitrol?s, incredibly effective TotalGuard technology. Sonitrol of Lexington, Kentucky performed the system installation and does on-going 24/7/365 monitoring. Brandenburg Auto is a small, family-owned and operated auto repair shop in Lexington, Kentucky, run by Jack Brandenburg and his son, Jack Jr. The business had recently experienced a break-in.

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Avalue Smart Traffic Solution – AI Makes Effective Traffic Management Possible

Posted by Jay Bartlett 5:38 pm Categories: Smart Devices, Technologies. Tags: , , , .
Avalue Traffic Management

In the midst of explosive demand in smart cities worldwide, Avalue Technology with its years of experience in artificial intelligence and foothold in the Taiwan market has been picked by the Industrial Development Bureau as its industry partner to introduce AI into traffic management in Taoyuan City and subsequently implementing integrated solutions into other cities. Avalue will also seek opportunities arising from smart cities overseas under New Southbound Policy.

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ONVIF Hosts 20th Developers? Plugfest

Posted by Jay Bartlett 3:48 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: , , .
ONVIF Developers' Plugfest

ONVIF® hosted its 20th ONVIF Developers? Plugfest in early June in Tokyo, a milestone that emphasizes the continued growth and demand for interoperable solutions. Developers and engineers from 22 ONVIF member companies gathered at the three-day event to test their implementations of ONVIF Profiles with other ONVIF Profile-conformant products. Developers could test their products independently for profile conformance.

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Building Intelligence?s SV3 Receives SAFETY Act Certification, Homeland Security?s Highest Level of Accreditation

Posted by Jay Bartlett 11:15 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: , , , , , .
building intelligence safety act

Building Intelligence?s SV3® has received SAFETY Act Certification, the highest level of accreditation awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for anti-terrorism technologies, making it the only visitor and vehicle management solution to achieve this level of federal recognition. Specifically, all three major components of SV3, the visitor, vehicle and vendor Modules, have been awarded the SAFETYAct certification status.

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Canada – Netherlands Biometric Program Will Facilitate Paperless Cross-border Travel

Posted by Jay Bartlett 10:53 am Categories: Airports / Seaports / Railroads, Biometrics. Tags: , , , .
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Vision-Box and partners have signed an agreement to officially launch the “Known Traveler Digital Identity” service, which will facilitate paperless border clearance between Canada and The Netherlands. The program will allow travelers flying between the two countries to enjoy a seamless journey, whereby a simple face scan will be enough to identify the passengers boarding a plane at departure, and to clear immigration on arrival.

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Delta Scientific DSC501 Prevents 2 Vehicle Attacks 8 Days Apart at Naval Station

Posted by Jay Bartlett 9:54 am Categories: Access Control. Tags: , , , .
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Delta Scientific announced that, on June 3, 2019, when a man couldn’t produce credentials at Mayport Naval Station, he gunned his engine and attempted to enter. The security staff activated Delta DSC501 to pop out of the ground. The vehicle crashed into it and was brought to a standstill. The violator was taken to the hospital and died two days later. Eight days later, on June 11, a man, driving a Ford F-350 truck, also tried to get on base.

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PureTech Systems Awarded Contract for PureActiv Software

Posted by Jay Bartlett 8:56 am Categories: Video Analytics. Tags: , , , .
Puretech Geospatial

PureTech Systems announces it has been awarded a multiple site contract for the deployment of its PureActiv Geospatial Video Analytics and Sensor Integration Command and Control software. The system will provide wide-area perimeter protection at multiple electric power generation plants in the United States. This award follows extensive multi-year testing of its system to prove the ability to reliably detect challenging perimeter breaches by adversaries.

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Cobalt Robotics Secures Series B Funding with Coatue

Posted by Jay Bartlett 4:58 am Categories: Autonomous Security, Corporate News. Tags: , , , , .
Cobalt Robotics

Cobalt Robotics announced that it has raised $35 million in Series B financing. The financing was led by global technology investment firm, Coatue, and is intended for geographic expansion of services throughout the domestic United States. Security robots are an innovative new tool within the industry that enhance security programs by bridging the gap between traditional technologies and services such as cameras, access control, and manned guards.

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Boon Edam Publishes Whitepaper on Advanced Data Available from High Security Entrances

Posted by Jay Bartlett 4:50 am Categories: Access Control, Corporate News. Tags: , , .
Boon Edam High Security Entrances

Boon Edam Inc., published a whitepaper for security professionals. Titled ?The Advanced Analytics of Security Entrances?, the whitepaper provides information and guidance about the data that can be extracted from security entrances. By delivering important insights into user traffic at the entry and in some cases, predictive metrics on the potential for a breach, this data provides higher value than traditional swinging or sliding doors and access control systems alone.

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Rekor Systems Selected by Nokia to Provide Automatic License Plate Reader Software as Part of Nokia?s Analytics Solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett 4:47 am Categories: Corporate News, Video Analytics. Tags: , , , , .
Nokia Rekor

Rekor Systems, announced it has been selected by Nokia to provide automatic license plate reader (ALPR) solutions. Rekor?s solutions, powered by artificial intelligence-based OpenALPR software, will be offered to Nokia?s worldwide customer-base for use within Nokia smart city offerings. Nokia has applications that help utilities, transportation, logistics, and other public and private entities analyze real-time video streams for site surveillance, inspection, public safety, and more.

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Major Study of Cybersecurity Operations Professionals Reveals Heavy Workload, Lack of Maturity in Four out of Five Businesses

Posted by Jay Bartlett 4:42 am Categories: Cyber Security. Tags: , , , , .
Cyber Security Siemplify

Siemplify released the 2019 Security Operations Maturity Report, revealing critical insights and trends into the state of SecOps, from size and structure of programs to key challenges and growth initiatives. The report is based on a survey of more than 250 security operations practitioners working at enterprises and managed security service providers (MSSPs), who were asked to assess a litany of subjects related to their responsibilities, impediments and needs.

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PureTech Systems awarded contract to protect Electric Power Generation Sites with PureActiv

Posted by Jay Bartlett 1:00 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: , .
pureactive protects power generation site

PureTech Systems announces it has been awarded a multiple site contract for the deployment of its PureActiv Geospatial Video Analytics and Sensor Integration Command and Control software. The system will provide wide-area perimeter protection at multiple electric power generation plants in the United States. This award follows extensive multi-year testing of its system to prove the ability to reliably detect challenging perimeter breaches by adversaries.

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TRENDnet Adds ERPS to Industrial Managed Network Switches

Posted by Jay Bartlett 3:34 am Categories: Network, New Products. Tags: , , , .
TRENDnet Adds ERPS

TRENDnet has announced it has added Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS) support to its line of industrial managed network switches, available through a free firmware upgrade. ERPS is an advanced form of ring topology which links networks together for redundancy while protecting data flow. ERPS essentially functions in the same manner as Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) or Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). The main difference between the three is the recovery time.

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exacqVision v19.06 Offers Automatic Video Transfer Saving Time for Administrators

Posted by Jay Bartlett 3:29 am Categories: Integrated Systems, VMS Software. Tags: , , .
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Johnson Controls introduces exacqVision VMS v19.06, with updates that include automatic transfer of video after a server failover, a new access control integration, support for ONVIF network loss recording, improved motion zone configuration and enhanced network security for mobile app users. The latest version of exacqVision offers Enterprise Manager customers a more robust failover solution. In a failover scenario, transferring recordings from a spare NVR to the primary is critical.

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1st Forensic Science-Based Security System Installed in New York State

Posted by Jay Bartlett 3:27 am Categories: Law Enforcement, Solutions, Technologies. Tags: , , , , , .
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The first forensic science-based crime prevention system in New York State was installed at luxury Swiss watch manufacturer, Richard Mille. The technology, the Intruder Spray System from SelectaDNA, utilizes forensic science to reduce burglary, robbery and high-value theft by a documented range of 40 to 86 percent. The cutting-edge technology was installed at the flagship boutique, located on ?Billionaire?s Row? on 57th Street in Manhattan.

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BH Management and ADT Partner to Bring Innovative Smart Home Technology to New Multi-family Units

Posted by Jay Bartlett 3:23 am Categories: Smart Devices, Technologies. Tags: , , , .
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ADT announced a new partnership with BH Management Services to offer smart technology integration and convenience services. Through the partnership with ADT, BH Management Services will outfit residences with ADT security, automated smart door locks, and smart thermostats. ADT?s smart technology is coupled with enterprise-scale property automation software provided by Point Central. ADT monitoring services will be included as a portion of monthly rent charges.

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Optimizing Video Data Storage in a Virtualized Environment ? Intro to SCRIBE

Posted by Jay Bartlett 11:27 am Categories: Storage. Tags: , , , .

BCDVideo?s Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Video Surveillance (HCI-VS), powered by Scale Computing, utilizes the Scale Computing Reliable Independent Block Engine (SCRIBE) embedded in each node to manage all storage as one logical pool. The real benefits of SCRIBE come from the intelligent distribution of blocks redundantly across the cluster to maximize availability and performance for each virtual machine.

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Arecont Vision Costar Welcomes GT Reps

Posted by Jay Bartlett 11:26 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: , , , .

Costar announces the addition of GT Reps, LLC to its Authorized Manufacturer?s Representative Program. GT Reps will deliver pre-sales support across the US Great Lakes Region, which includes the states of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Indiana. GT Reps is a manufacturer?s representative agency based in Avon Lake, Ohio. The company brings strong knowledge of emerging standards and technology improvements to assist and guide customers.

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