Shortcomings of security breach notifications, best practices for phishing warnings and lessons learned from the use of analytics to improve student performance are among several studies University of Michigan researchers will present beginning this weekend in the United Kingdom. Florian Schaub, assistant professor at the U-M School of Information, and colleagues will share their work May 4-9 at the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Sielox LLC announce Doug Quick joins the Company as Eastern Regional Vice President of Sales. Doug brings to the Company over 25 years of security industry experience, including more than a decade as a national systems integrator. Quick recently spent fourteen years as Director of Sales and Team Leader for Tyco/SimplexGrinnell. Previously, he held sales and management positions with Siemens Building Technologies.
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Fortem Technologies and Unifly announced they will collaborate to develop a joint airspace safety and security solution for a drone-enabled society. This new end-to-end solution will allow UTM and U-space architectures to be used by public safety officers, military groups and other government agencies to secure airspace around critical infrastructure, airports, stadiums, public venues and more. Fortem Technologies and Unifly were both chosen to participate in the UAS Integration Pilot Program.
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Lots of homeowners are investing in modern technologies like smart assistants, smart speakers, and internet-connected security cameras. And while all this technology makes life easier at home, it also raises concerns as more people worry about things like getting hacked, being spied on, and having their identity stolen. ASecureLife.com surveyed hundreds of Americans across the country to get a sense for how much people trust the new-age technology filling their homes
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Today, the market demand is strong for access control technology that employs mobile credentials managed and implemented via apps on personal smartphones, replacing the need for physical cards. Mobile credentialing has the potential to improve both security and convenience and is delivering enhanced protection in many ways. To date, however, mobile credentialing has not been able to find the balance between security and convenience.
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A key benefit of PlateSmart Technologies? award-winning ARES ALPR software is its ability to seamlessly integrate with virtually any camera or VMS. That innovation has yielded PlateSmart another partnership ? this time with the global IP surveillance solution provider VIVOTEK Inc. Called automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) outside of the United States, PlateSmart?s ARES solution has been implemented throughout South America, Europe and parts of Oceania.
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Security 101 has opened a new franchise office serving Indianapolis and the surrounding area. Security 101 ? Indianapolis is owned and managed by Nathan Zautcke and his new partner, John Wilcox. Zautcke also owns the Security 101 office in Detroit. Zautcke said he and his team from Security 101 ? Detroit are eager to take their winning formula to Indianapolis. The Security 101 ? Indianapolis office is located in downtown at 201 North Delaware.
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Viakoo and Convergint Technologies announced they have signed a Platinum Partnership agreement. As a Viakoo Platinum Partner, Convergint?s customers will now benefit from industry-leading technology, preferential pricing, and enhanced support. Viakoo and Convergint help customers transition from a manual reactive approach of managing their physical security and video systems, to an automated proactive solution that successfully mitigates security risks through technology.
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3xLOGIC has added two new RSM’s in 2019 to continue to penetrate key markets in the Pacific NW as well as the Mid-Atlantic regions. Both Joel and Jake will report to Jason Bryan, Director of Sales. 3xLOGIC added Joel Dombovy as a Regional Sales Manager in the Northwest. Jake Franklin also joins the team as Regional Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic. Joel comes to 3xLOGIC with 14 years of Security Industry experience working for Interlogix, GE Security, and Honeywell.
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PSIA successfully demonstrated interoperability between five vendors, with its PLAI specification, at ISC West 2019. The flawless demonstration showed commercial versions of PLAI in Johnson Controls, Software House (C?CURE 9000) and Lenel/S2 (OnGuard) systems. Three biometric vendors, EyeLock, Idemia, and Princeton Identity, and all were able to share credentials across the five systems via the PLAI Agent, a commercial version which is now available from Cruatech.
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Johnson Controls, Microsoft Corporaton and the Middle East?s sustainability pioneer, Bee?ah, announced an agreement to enhance Bee?ah?s new headquarters in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, with a sweeping array of artificial intelligence and smart building solutions powered by Microsoft. Using its Digital Vault offering and extended capabilities built on Microsoft Azure, Johnson Controls will work with Microsoft to outfit the new building with intelligent edge systems, devices and software.
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Liberty Defense Holdings is providing an update and details of its memorandum of understanding to beta test HEXWAVE with Toney Sleiman of Sleiman Enterprises. Toney Sleiman is President of Sleiman Enterprises, one of Florida?s largest privately held real estate companies. Owned and operated in Jacksonville, Florida, the company develops and manages more than 150 shopping centers throughout Southeast Georgia with a footprint of over 5 million square feet of retail space.
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Advances In Infrastructure That Reduce Complexity: As BCDVideo closes out another expo attending ISC West 2019, one theme resonated throughout the show. System Integrators are looking for ways to deliver better solutions, leverage emerging technologies, and advance the capabilities of physical security infrastructures. One of the focal points for BCDVideo this year is hyperconvergence systems, or Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI). Read more on why this truly is a game changer for the video surveillance market.
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Baldwin Hardware unveiled Baldwin Touchscreen with Z-Wave technology, which allows it to wirelessly communicate with security and home automation systems. Beautifully Baldwin, the new TouchScreen combines SecureScreen and Z-Wave technology with bold Baldwin design to create a simple electronic solution. Available as Stand Alone or with Z-Wave to provide maximum choices. Simply activate the screen with your fingertips and enter a four- to eight-digit code for easy unlocking.
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IDEMIA announced the launch and immediate availability of RapID X1, a handheld wireless device for biometric fingerprint identification. This new and innovative technology has a FBI Personal Identity Verification (PIV) FAP 30 certified sensor, which ensures the highest quality fingerprint images for its size. RapID X1 places the power of mobile identification and authentication into the hands of law enforcement to identify potential suspects in the field, and assist officer safety.
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A private Missouri college found itself challenged recently in managing high volumes of traffic coming onto its campus. From students to staff to members of the local community availing themselves of the campus? many popular resources?including a museum and a restaurant?it became clear to the school?s security team that traffic management needed improvement to keep staff and students safe. Thus, the college chose the innovative PlateSmart ARES ALPR solution.
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Suprema ID announced that the company’s RealScan-G10 and RealScan-D series scanners are now compatible to Android solution for greater mobility. Developed for increasing demand for mobile fingerprinting, the new Android solution allows greater mobility and solves limitation in power supply when used in outdoors. For enrollment kits, size has been reduced dramatically by replacing larger laptops with compact mobile device such as tablets and smartphones.
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Security 101, one of the nation?s fastest-growing security integrators, has opened two new franchise offices to serve the New York state area. Security 101, New York (Long Island) and Security 101, New York (Lower Hudson Valley) join the existing Security 101 ? New York (Metro) office to offer superior security service coverage to commercial and business operations throughout one of the nation?s most populous regions.
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ACRE announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RS2 Technologies in Munster, Indiana. This purchase will enhance ACRE?s strategic expansion plans for strengthening its access control business and product portfolio. Following on from the recent acquisition of Open Options in December of 2018, ACRE continues to build its access control strength and reach in the North American market. ACRE?s portfolio now consists of Vanderbilt, Open Options, RS2 and ComNet.
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Last year, Teleste built a smart and safe bus stop at the Nokia Campus in Espoo, Finland, as a part of the LuxTurrim5G ecosystem. The innovative bus stop has been designed to improve safety and security for public places through Teleste?s Connected Zone concept that was launched in 2018. With the new bus stops the project also anticipates the pilot of an autonomous bus route that is being planned for this summer as a part of the LuxTurrim5G test network.
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