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Calipsa?s 2021 Video Monitoring Report Shows Security Industry Growth, Despite Pandemic-Driven Labor Shortages

Posted by Jay Bartlett January 4, 2022 5:17 am Categories: Corporate News, VMS Software. Tags: Brian Baker, Calipsa, COVID-19.

Despite the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly four in five video security systems-related businesses reported growth in the past 12 months, according to a 23-nation survey conducted by Calipsa, the market-leading provider of deep-learning powered video analytics. Slightly less than half of businesses reported growth in a 2020 report. The Calipsa 2021 Video Monitoring Report is a look inside the industry and its
biggest trends. The second annual report was released as part of the recent Calipsa Masterclass, a virtual event presenting interactive workshops aimed at members of the video security systems industry.

HID Global Offers its European Customers PKIaaS with Full Local Data Residency, Failover and Redundancy

Posted by Jay Bartlett January 4, 2022 5:06 am Categories: Cloud, Cyber Security. Tags: HID Global, PKIaaS.

HID Global

Increasingly European enterprises must comply with regulations for establishing local residency of data and security infrastructure. HID Global now delivers its Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) as a Service (PKIaaS) with high availability and redundancy via a hybrid of data centers and cloud regions operated within the EU, enabling what it expects to be a growing number of European customers to simplify regulatory compliance.

Vigitron, Inc. Releases Test Tools and Software solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett January 4, 2022 4:48 am Categories: Network. Tags: IP/PoE cameras, Neil Heller, Vigitron.

Vigitron announces the release of their network test tools. These tools have been specifically designed to test for the unique PoE and bandwidth requirements for networks designed for security applications.

Tetrate and NIST Cohost ZTA and DevSecOps Conference 2022

Posted by Jay Bartlett January 1, 2022 6:49 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: David Ferraiolo, Varun Talwar.

Tetrate announced their third annual conference on Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) and DevSecOps for Cloud Native Applications in partnership with the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal organization responsible for creating security standards. The NIST?Tetrate multi-cloud conference is a premier event for CISOs, platform architects, and tech leadership from federal and corporate organizations.

EnGenius Launches First Wi-Fi 6E Access Point for SMB Market

Posted by Jay Bartlett January 1, 2022 10:31 am Categories: Cloud, Technologies. Tags: ECW336 Wi-Fi, EnGenius.

EnGenius Technologies announced the release of the very first Wi-Fi 6E access point designed for the SMB market. Featuring the Qualcomm Networking Pro 1210 platform, the ECW336 Wi-Fi 6E indoor ceiling mount tri-band access point has been developed for use in the recently unleashed 6 GHz spectrum. The EnGenius Cloud ECW336 access point marks the company?s first venture into 6E territory. Experts predict that as many as 500 million Wi-Fi 6E compatible devices will spill onto the market in the next three years, enjoying massive, pristine Wi-Fi real estate.

HID Acquires InvoTech Systems to Broaden Its Leadership

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 27, 2021 10:54 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Björn Lidefelt, HID Global.

HID Global

HID Global announced it has acquired InvoTech Systems. The acquisition enhances HID?s advanced textile inventory management systems offering for uniforms, linens, and laundry operations and adds to HID Global?s industry-leading RFID portfolio. The acquisition advances HID?s stature within this growing market, as InvoTech provides technology and services to clients across hundreds of properties across the globe.

viisights Welcomes New Vice President of Global Marketing

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 27, 2021 10:36 am Categories: Uncategorized. Tags: Asaf Birenzvieg, Ronen Sadan, viisights.

viisights announces the appointment of Ronen Sadan as Vice President of Marketing. Ronen brings extensive leadership experience in marketing and product management for established and start-up technology companies, including NovelSat, Siano Mobile, and Intel Corporation. In those roles, he demonstrated success in defining and bringing new products to market and managing strategic accounts.

Rescu Prime Emergency Alert Launches Nationwide

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 26, 2021 10:56 am Categories: Corporate News, Mobile / In-Vehicle. Tags: GPS emergency alert, Paolo Piscatelli, Rescu Prime.

Rescu Prime launches with a GPS emergency alert system that cross-references geographical information, counties, zip codes, data lists of local authorities and more to determine a user?s exact location and contact the closest available emergency response team. The app can dispatch emergency responders anywhere in the United States to a user?s exact location in only two taps, offering the fastest way to get help during an emergency.

XTEND Raises $20m Series A to scale production and delivery of life saving Drone Operating System

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 26, 2021 10:47 am Categories: Autonomous Security, drones. Tags: Adir Tubi, Aviv Shapira, Eyal Agmoni, Matteo Shapira, XTEND.

XTEND announced it has raised $20m in equity financing as part of its Series A fundraising round. This round was led by Chartered Group with participation of early investors including: lool ventures, I3 Equity Partners, TPY Ventures, TAU Ventures, Surround Ventures, Homeward Ventures, NFX and Top Ventures. The funding will enable XTEND to accommodate aggressive demand, accelerate its market traction with existing and new customers and expedite the development of its new generation Drone Operating System for autonomy and multi-drone applications in the defense and commercial spaces.

Salient Systems appoints first Chief Security Officer

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 25, 2021 11:56 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Dave Hood, Keith Aubele, salient systems.

Salient Systems has announced that Keith Aubele CPP, LPP has been named as the company?s Chief Security Officer. Aubele brings decades of experience at leading retail organizations to the CSO role, which is the first such position for Salient. A former Director of Loss Prevention for Walmart Stores Inc, and Senior Vice President of Loss Prevention for The Home Depot Aubele.

Fujifilm and iRODS Partner to Provide an Archive Solution that can Easily Scale to Handle Exponential Data Growth

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 25, 2021 11:55 pm Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators, Storage. Tags: FujiFilm, iRODS, om Nakatani, Terrell Russell.

FUJIFILM announce a collaboration and integration, creating a joint solution built upon FUJIFILM Object Archive software and the iRODS data management platform. This joint solution leverages the benefits of a tape storage tier for infrequently accessed ?cold? data, providing an automated archiving workflow for research, commercial, and governmental organizations that require storing large – and in most cases, rapidly growing – amounts of data

Major Airports Turn to HID Global to Help Navigate Bumpy Travel Industry Recovery

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 25, 2021 11:54 pm Categories: Airports / Seaports / Railroads, Cyber Security. Tags: Access Management, COVID-19, HID.

HID Global

As airports navigate an uneven return to pre-pandemic operations, many of the largest are using HID SAFE for Aviation as a unified physical identity and access management solution for defending against security and safety threats while consolidating, automating, and simplifying associated administrative and regulatory processes.

Boon Edam?s Speedlane Compact Makes East Coast Debut at ISC East

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 25, 2021 11:53 pm Categories: Access Control, Uncategorized. Tags: Boon Edam. Speedlane Compac, ISC East, Valerie Currin.

Boon Edam announced they are demonstrating the new Speedlane Compact for the first time on the east coast in booth #1119 at the ISC East exhibition in New York City, NY. ISC East is the largest security trade show in the Northeast region of the US, bringing together thousands of security and public safety professionals with hundreds of leading security brands for the 2-day event. Boon Edam is also the official turnstile sponsor of the show, which runs from November 17-18.

Schlage Mobile-Enabled Wireless Locks Launch With Si Option & Interoperability

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 25, 2021 11:33 am Categories: Access Control. Tags: Allegion, Devin Love, NDE, Schlage, Si Option.

Allegion US announced today the launch of Schlage NDE and LE mobile-enabled wireless locks with Si option, which now support HID smart cards and next-generation Seos credentials. The interoperable locks are ideal for customers using HID smart cards and mobile credentials who want to extend access control further into their buildings using Schlage wireless locks. This new option gives security directors and facility managers the power to choose the solution that fits the needs of their campus, furthering Allegion?s commitment to being open, interoperable and flexible.

Surveill Signs Strategic Partnership with Velasea, Merging a Modern Approach to VMS and Tailored Solution Design

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 25, 2021 11:27 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators, VMS Software. Tags: Jeremy Bailey, John Rezzonico, Surveill, Velasea.

Surveill announced its global strategic partnership with Velasea, a full-service OEM distributor of physical security, retail analytics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. The partnership combines Surveill?s industry-leading containerized security platform with Velasea?s significant presence in the IT hardware and integrated system markets. Velasea will serve as a value-added reseller of Surveill as well as a distribution partner and will play a pivotal role in expanding the reach of the Surveill product portfolio in its target markets.

New Cisco Meraki Smart Camera Expands Range of Security Operations

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 25, 2021 11:16 am Categories: Cameras, New Products, Smart Devices. Tags: Cisco, Meraki MV52 bullet camer, Vision Portal.

Details matter, especially when it comes to safety and security. Was that an ?O? or a ?Q? on the license plate of the vehicle that entered the lot last night? Who exited the vehicle, and what were they carrying? What did they have when they returned, and how quickly can you locate the relevant video? If you don?t have the right camera system in place, it?s almost impossible to answer these crucial questions.

Steer the Future of Advanced Traffic Management Systems with Secure Data Acquisition and Transmission

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 25, 2021 11:12 am Categories: Mobile / In-Vehicle. Tags: ATMs, sensors, Steer.

As traffic congestion continues to increase and take a heavy toll on existing infrastructure, commuting times, and the environment, city administrators and traffic engineers are turning to intelligent transportation systems (ITS) for practical and cost-effective solutions to improve road safety and traffic management. These systems leverage cutting-edge analytics, made possible by vast amounts of high-quality data that was collected by various sensors.

March Networks Achieves Certification for Cybersecure Business Practices

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 25, 2021 11:06 am Categories: Corporate News, Cyber Security. Tags: Cybersecure, march networks, Net Payne.

March Networks announce that it has achieved CyberSecure Canada certification, developed by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Canada?s authority on cybersecurity. In order to become certified, an organization must put into place the requirements of the 13 security control areas developed by the Centre. Examples of these control areas include developing an incident response plan, implementing strong user authentication, providing employee training, implementing data recovery methods, and ensuring encryption across all data.

Wittra has Signed an Agreement with The Stockholm Fair

Posted by Jay Bartlett December 25, 2021 10:55 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Rikard Skärebo, Stockholm Fair, Thomas Bennet, Wittra. Anette Ternström Andersson.

Wittra Sweden AB is pleased to announce the signing of a commercial agreement with The Stockholm Fair, Wittra will provide IoT solutions to locate vehicles positioned both indoors and outdoors using a single technology deployment answering the ?where is my stuff and what is it doing?? The agreement between Wittra and the Stockholm Fair is divided into several stages, the first stage will build an infrastructure designed to track and report the positioning of circa 170 vehicles.