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PERCo presents new IR10 long range RFID reader for outdoor use. It operates as a part of the vehicle checkpoint, which is designed to control the passage of private and company transport. IR10 operates together with the barrier controller.

Recently, SecurityHive?s Maurice Joseph had a chance to sit down with Milestone?s Lars Nordenlund Friis, the VP of Incubation and Ventures, for a one-on-one conversation about Milestone Husky and Milestone Arcus products.

As the nation debates recent incidents of alleged police misconduct in Baltimore and across the country, one proposed solution is offered repeatedly: equip officers with body-worn cameras. In an important step toward this goal, the Department of Justice announced in early May that the first $20 million of the proposed $75 million in federal funding will be made available through a body-worn camera pilot program. The program will match state funding for 50,000 cameras nationwide.

Consultancy group Goode Intelligence has predicted that bank customers will be using biometrics as the predominant Biometrics to Dominate Banking Methods by 2020 of identifying themselves to access bank services by 2020. In a new report titled Biometrics for Banking; Market and Technology Analysis, Adoption Strategies and Forecasts 2015-2020 Goode Intelligence details that biometric authentication is being adopted across all of the major bank channels and by the end of 2015 some 450 million bank customers will be using biometrics.

Protection 1 has completed the acquisition of Cam Connections, Inc. (CCI), a full service security systems integrator based in Lakeland, Florida with satellite offices in Davie, Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina. The company specializes in providing tailored security solutions to meet its customers’ specific needs. This acquisition follows the recent announcement that Apollo Global Management has signed definite agreements to acquire both Protection 1 and ASG Security.

Melvin Carraway, an 11-year veteran of the TSA who became acting administrator in January, was immediately reassigned to a DHS program coordinating with local law enforcement agencies, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said Monday night. The acting director of the Transportation Security Administration has been reassigned after an internal investigation revealed security failures at dozens of the nation?s busiest airports, where undercover investigators were able to smuggle mock explosives or banned weapons through checkpoints in 95 percent of trials.

According to a new report by Dell Security, cyber attacks on supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems doubled last year – and they?ve increased 600% since 2012. As alarming as those statistics are, another key finding is even more troubling: physically disruptive attacks are becoming increasingly common. In fact, 25% of all cyber incidents last year were a specific type of attack that can flood SCADA systems and shut down mechanical devices, potentially disrupting physical operations.

NEC Corporation announced that AEON MALL SINAR MAS LAND INDONESIA, a specialist shopping mall developer, has appointed NEC Indonesia to provide video analytics surveillance and infrastructure systems. Solutions that NEC will be implementing include CCTV systems, people counting systems, facial recognition video analytics and IP telephony infrastructure systems for AEON Mall BSD CITY.

Driven by ever growing demand for high definition and the development of image processing, 4k is definitely a buzzword on the market, playing an increasingly vital role in video surveillance, especially in applications such as safe cities, stadiums, sea ports, plazas, and other large scale projects and it places a strong demand on capturing detail, which at the same time, puts additional pressure on decoding and storage. Luckily, a solution has been developed to overcome these restraints with the introduction and development of H.265, which brings extensive possibilities and optimism to the industry by addressing problems such as shortage of bandwidth, improving transmission efficiency and delivering other benefits.

WavestoreUSA has announced the new release of version V5.50 of the Wavestore Video Management Software. This maintenance release delivers additional video performance enhancements, along with code optimizations for improved handling of views for cameras and layouts, and better management for network interfaces.

IDIS announced that attendees at this year?s IFSEC International will be introduced to the surveillance powerhouse?s newest, most robust iteration of the IDIS total solution to-date on stand G700. A true end-to-end, single-source surveillance solution, the IDIS total solution can be scaled and configured to meet any surveillance need. Marrying the high quality performance IDIS […]

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), is highlighting an initiative lead by Last Mile Communication to fit ships and drilling rigs with advanced video systems based on Milestone XProtect® to improve safety in maritime working environments. Together with the Norwegian naval service provider Westcon Power and Automation AS, Last Mile Communication is able to deliver an end-to-end video solution based on Milestone XProtect open platform technology.

Chinese researchers have successfully developed the first automated teller machine (ATM) with facial recognition technology to reduce the risk of theft, media reports said. The developers include Tsinghua University and Tzekwan Technology, a Hangzhou firm in eastern China’s Zhejiang province that provides security protection for financial transactions.

Here are the main legal topics on connected cars covered during the Connected Automobiles conference where I gave a presentation named ?Privacy and regulations: state-of-the-art and future issues? on legal issues relating to connected cars.

Body cameras aren’t new, but since the spate of violent encounters between police and unarmed citizens — Michael Brown, Chris Lollie, Eric Garner, Marlene Pinnock and others — they’ve been at the center of our debate about how to reduce these types of incidents. Police in Washington and New York City have instituted body-camera pilot programs, Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan signed a law last month enabling their use in his state, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is making a push for body-camera funding in Congress. These efforts will sometimes help, but they’re not a cure-all. Here are five myths about the power of body cams.

Exacq Technologies, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, has completed an integration with the Sensormatic anti-theft system from Tyco Retail Solutions. The combination of Exacqvision video management system (VMS) and the Sensormatic system gives retail customers a unified Tyco solution, capturing loss event data and providing video recognition to improve loss prevention efforts.

The introduction of dedicated 700 MHz LTE spectrum for public-safety agencies is driving major changes as new applications require much higher levels of backhaul capacity. The 700 MHz LTE network overlay lets public-safety agencies support data-intensive applications that include —but are not limited to— video surveillance, high-speed Internet access, video conferencing and IP voice services.

Vanderbilt Industries, a global leader in the delivery of innovative, highly reliable technologies that help organizations ensure safety and security, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Security Products business from Siemens. The purchase, originally announced in October 2014, expands Vanderbilt?s global business, and adds significant technology capabilities and advantages to the existing product portfolio. The combined operation, now known as Vanderbilt, will be headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, and Joseph Grillo, Managing Director, will lead the organization.

MicroPower Technologies Inc., an award-winning provider of surveillance solutions optimized for rapid, cost-effective deployment, has embarked on a strategic alliance with TEW Plus, a U.K.-based telecommunications and security technology provider serving the transportation and commercial sectors. The relationship with TEW Plus expands the geographic reach of the MicroPower SOLVEIL integrated solar, wireless surveillance platform into the European market, specifically the United Kingdom.