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Videoloft Ramps up Activities Across the U.S. with VSaaS

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 19, 2021 10:11 am Categories: Cloud, Surveillance. Tags: Cloud, video surveillance system, Videoloft.

Videoloft is bolstering its presence in the United States by hiring new U.S. based sales staff and integrating with established brands in the US market, including Digital Watchdog, exacqVision, Vivotek and Lorex. Videoloft focuses on transforming traditional professional surveillance systems into cloud connected solutions via the Videoloft Cloud Adapter. The company was born from the innovative technology created for the Manything app in 2012, which turned old smartphones and tablets into ad-hoc DIY home-monitoring cloud cameras.

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UK Smart Home Users To Pass 10M in 2021

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 19, 2021 9:58 am Categories: Critical Information. Tags: Rex Pascual, Smart technology usage, TradingPlatform.

Smart technology has broken through the mainstream in the most developed markets around the world including the UK. In 2020 smart home penetration rate was recorded at 32.9% which is projected to rise to 37.4% in 2021. By 2025, smart home penetration rate in the UK is projected to reach an impressive 63%. Out of the 6 main smart home segments, Control & Connectivity had the largest penetration rate in 2020 with 20.57%.

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FLIR Launches A500f/A700f for Monitoring and Fire Detection

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 19, 2021 1:03 am Categories: CCTV / Analog, Product Focus, Video Analytics. Tags: A500f, A700f, flir, Teledyne, Thermal Imaging.

The FLIR A500f and A700f Advanced Smart Sensor ruggedized thermal cameras feature high-temperature detection for extreme environments paired with on-camera analytics and alarm capabilities ? ideal for industrial early fire detection or outdoor condition monitoring applications. Along with enhanced spot, area, line, polygon, and polyline analytic functions that improve the definition of areas of interest and object curvatures, the A500f/A700f can help commercial and industrial organizations protect assets.

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Infosec and CISA to Provide Free Tools to Fight Ransomware

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 19, 2021 12:21 am Categories: Cyber Security. Tags: Amy Nicewick, CISA, Infosec, Jack Koziol, ransomware.

Following several notable ransomware incidents in 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation?s risk advisor dedicated to building the national capacity to defend against cyberattacks, and Infosec, the leading cybersecurity education company, are sharing no-cost resources to help businesses keep their organization secure. Now more than ever, ransomware is a key challenge for organizations of all sizes, with 10% of all data breaches involving ransomware.

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Pierre Bourgeix – Orion ECI

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 19, 2021 12:12 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Orion Entrance Control, Pierre Bourgeix, Steve Caroselli.

Orion Entrance Control appointed Pierre Bourgeix as an embedded consultant. Bourgeix brings over 30 years of security experience through his work at The Rand Corporation, U.S. State Department, ADT/Tyco Security, HySecurity, Wallace International, SecureState, and BoonEdam. With Bourgeix?s expertise, Orion looks to expand its influence nationally and internationally. Bourgeix?s competencies center around physical and cybersecurity governance.

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Altronix 802.3bt Managed Midspans Now UL294 Listed for Access Control

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 18, 2021 11:50 pm Categories: Access Control, Technologies. Tags: altronix, NetWay8BT, Neyway, Ronnie Pennington.

Altronix announces that their recently introduced NetWay4BT and NetWay8BT 802.3bt 4PPoE Managed Midspans are UL294 listed for access control systems. The UL294 listing reaffirms the high quality and performance of these solutions that end users, architects, and security consultants demand for mission critical access control applications. Altronix NetWay8BT 8-port 802.3bt compliant Managed Midspan provides up to 90W per port (480W max).

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Sage Integration Adds Knoxville, Tennessee Office

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 15, 2021 3:50 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: John Nemerofsky, Mike Walker, Sage Integration.

Sage Integration will deliver its client-centric services to the rapidly-growing eastern Tennessee region through a new office in Knoxville. This is Sage Integration?s fourth office; the others are located in Kent, Ohio, Atlanta and Dallas. John Nemerofsky, Sage Integration?s chief operating officer, said an increased client base and demand for service in the fast-growing Knoxville area warranted the opening of the new office. Nemerofsky said another reason for choosing Knoxville was the city?s large number of vendors.

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Milestone Systems Introduces Developer Champions Initiative

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 15, 2021 3:44 am Categories: Corporate News, VMS Software. Tags: Dani Elias, Developer Champions, Jasleen Kaur Rehal, milestone.

Milestone has selected five international technology professionals from the Milestone Developer Community, who will be the first to carry the prestigious title of Developer Champion. Software developers are a vital part of Milestone Systems? open platform community. They use the Milestone Integration Platform SDK to develop applications and capabilities that plug in to the XProtect VMS product family. Milestone already offers a variety of initiatives for developers such as the Milestone Developer Forum.

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Qualities to Look for When You Hire Security Guards

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 14, 2021 9:19 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: LionHeart Security Services, Michael Morrison.

Most businesses and events that have a lot of people coming in and out of restricted areas require security guards to protect the public and property. The role of a security guard is to escort people away from danger, report to authorities and essentially prevent people from dangerous situations. It?s not always easy to find people that fit the description of a good security guard. It is not an easy job. With the right training a security guard will not only fulfill their duties but exceed them.

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ISONAS Implements Access Control at Chicago School District

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 14, 2021 8:18 am Categories: Access Control, Network. Tags: Chicago School District, ISONAS, Jonathan Mooney, Michael Sanfratello.

ISONAS announced that the ISONAS Pure IP access control solution has been deployed at a school district in the southwest suburb of Chicago. With six buildings within the district, they wanted to be able to manage access at all buildings on one unified platform. The school district had three main priorities for the upgrade, which included controlling the flow of traffic during after-hour events, eliminating the need for keys to manually lock and unlock doors, and to finally have the ability to utilize remote access.

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Evaluating Border Security Technologies in North Dakota

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 3:57 am Categories: Behavioral Analysis, drones, Technologies. Tags: Air Domain Awareness, Homeland Security, Teddy Damour, Tim Bennett.

The terrain along our northern border with Canada is vast and unique, and features a diverse array of geographical landscapes including the grasslands, prairies, and lowland plains of North Dakota and the mountains and badlands of Montana. Safeguarding and securing the northern border against threats and illegal activities, such as human trafficking and smuggling of illicit drugs, presents unique challenges because of its various distinct landscapes and multiple points of entry into the country.

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Invixium Biometrics For Elegant, Touchless Access Control

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 3:38 am Categories: Biometrics. Tags: Invixium, John Martin, LightEdge, Shiraz Kapadia.

Invixium has been selected by LightEdge Solutions as the standard for their access control solution. The system has been implemented in multiple LightEdge data centers in the Midwestern United States to manage access for hundreds of people including data center employees, tenants and visitors at each location. Before modernizing their access control, LightEdge had been using a hand geometry-based system to activate visitor cards.

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ISS Expands into New Office in Dubai

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 3:26 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: dubai, ISS. Raheel Ahmed Jalili.

ISS ? Intelligent Security Systems announced an expansion of the company?s presence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, into a larger workspace. The new office is located at Jumeirah Lake Towers, a large development consisting of 80 towers built along a scenic waterway. The ISS office in Dubai provides sales, technical support and maintenance services, along with local development and software customizations and integration.

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Iris ID Showcase Biometric Solutions at Sheriff?s Conference

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 3:13 am Categories: Biometrics, Technologies. Tags: COVID-19, Iris ID, National Sheriff’s Association, Tim Meyerhoff.

Iris ID will showcase its biometric technology at the National Sheriff?s Association?s Annual Conference and Exhibition later this month, the company has announced. The company aims to capitalize on the law enforcement sector?s intensifying interest in biometric identification solutions. The company already has a strong footing in the law enforcement sector. Its OU7S-AK camera module, for example, was embraced by the County of Los Angeles for its prisoner release process last year.

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Vector Flow Integrated with C?CURE 9000 and Johnson Controls

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 3:01 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Ajay Jain, C•CURE 9000, Johnson Controls, Vector Flow.

Vector Flow announces integration with the Tyco Software House C?CURE 9000 and Johnson Controls. The integration allows customers to manage personnel, automate physical access assignments more efficiently by leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make recommendations on access needed. The integration also optimizes the configuration of physical security devices managed by C?CURE 9000 thus reducing false alarms and increasing SOC productivity.

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Milestone Systems Welcomes Bill Rainey as New Vice President

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 11, 2021 2:49 am Categories: Corporate News, Technologies. Tags: Bill Rainey, Kenneth Hune Petersen, Milestone Systems.

Milestone Systems announce the appointment of Bill Rainey as Vice President for Channel Sales Strategy. To meet aggressive growth ambitions, Milestone is expanding its Global Sales team with several, new functions and has appointed Rainey to lead Channel Sales Strategy. The new organization is designed to empower Milestone?s strong partner community to sell true business outcomes to customers. Rainey will oversee and drive channel sales strategy as well as the design and implementation of high value partner engagement and enablement programs.

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Detection Technology Expands the X-Scan T Camera Family

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 10, 2021 9:59 am Categories: Integrated Systems, New Products. Tags: detection technology, Tomi Fält, X-Scan T series.

Detection Technology has expanded its X-Scan T camera family to address a wide range of industrial inspection needs. Today, the company has launched four new variants of the TDI-based (Time Delay Integration) product family. The new variants are available in lengths of 307 mm, 512 mm, 614 mm, and 820 mm that perfect the company?s existing offering, and are fitted for the mainstream system configurations and production belt widths in the target segment.

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Invixium Temperature Screening At PPG Chemical Plant

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 10, 2021 9:51 am Categories: Biometrics. Tags: biometrics., COVID-19, Invixium, Jacob Brown, PPG.

Invixium has been chosen to provide PPG an automated touchless solution to accurately measure employee temperatures at staff entry doors. When faces with the overwhelming cost of screening employee temperatures during the COVID-19 pandemic, PPG sought to invest in a solution that achieved high accuracy without breaking their budget. When the COVID-19 outbreak took hold in the United States in March of 2020, PPG took swift action by hiring additional security professionals to screen employee temperatures before entering their chemical plant.

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ProdataKey Launches Red Access Control Hardware Line

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 10, 2021 9:41 am Categories: Access Control, Accessories, Product Focus. Tags: ISC West, Jeff Perri, PDK, Proximity cards.

ProdataKey announced the release of its new Red 2 Controller, Red Readers, and Red High-Security Credentials, all components of its new high-security, line of hardware called PDK Red. The Red lineup represents a new class of OSDP-compliant, multi-technology readers, controllers, and credentialing options appropriate for both daily installs and the most demanding security applications. Red 2 and the Red Readers are powered by PDK?s pdk io mobile-first, true cloud access control solution, bringing together the industry?s most convenient access control experience.

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Boon Edam to Demonstrate Doors and Turnstiles at ISC West

Posted by Jay Bartlett June 10, 2021 9:26 am Categories: Access Control, Corporate News. Tags: COVID-19. Boon Edam, ISC West, Valerie Currin.

Boon Edam announced they will be displaying contactless security doors and turnstiles, including a new optical turnstile, the Speedlane Compact, in booth #8037 at the ISC West exhibition in Las Vegas on July 19-21. ISC West is the largest security event in North America, bringing together thousands of security and safety professionals for networking, education and discovery of new technology. All of Boon Edam?s security entrances will be paired with the latest in access control and biometric technologies to demonstrate a seamless solution for attendees.

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