News Source For The Physical Security Industry

Threat Stack, the leader in continuous cloud security monitoring, announced a seamless integration with PagerDuty, the leader in operations performance software. The popular PagerDuty platform allows engineering and IT teams to connect their operations systems, teams, and data into a single, easy-to-use console that makes managing and responding to incidents quick and easy.

IPVM, the world?s leading source for video surveillance news and information has introduced its Google Maps Camera Calculator. The calculator provides the ability to address and map out cameras completely online. This is a major breakthrough that will save system design specialists time and money.

ISONAS, a leading pure IP access control system manufacturer, announced the launch of the ISONAS EasyWeb 2015 browser-based software that allows users to manage their credentials and monitor access points in real-time across the globe. Business owners can manage their entire access control system from anywhere at anytime and have complete mobile simplicity. The responsive design ensures that the user interface is consistent whether you are using a computer, mobile device, or tablet to monitor your facility.

Late last month, a Georgia jury awarded more than $46 million to the families of two female workers, Tanya Wilson, 47, and LaTonya Brown, 36, who were shot to death by a co-worker at a Philadelphia Kraft Foods plant in 2010. Instead of filing a lawsuit against Kraft, the victims? families opted to go after the company that provided security at the factory, Georgia-based U.S. Security Associates.

Axis? Zipstream technology is fully compatible with the H.264 compression standard and can be used with the latest Axis cameras and the market?s leading video management software without additional investment. Optimized for video surveillance, Axis? Zipstream technology is a radically more efficient H.264 implementation, lowering bandwidth and storage requirements by an average of 50 percent or more.

To complete its camera portfolio, Dallmeier is now offering a smaller version of its successful 3-megapixel IR camera. The new DF4820HD-DN/IR supports resolutions of up to 2-megapixels with the same high image quality and the full range of functions found in the larger model (DF4920HD-DN/IR). With the same scope of delivery including wall bracket, this makes it an ideal starter model for a lower price.

Dell OEM Solutions has partnered with Milestone to introduce a range of new ?plug and play? solutions for the surveillance market. These solutions are available through ADI, can support 8, 16, 26 and 48-cameras and come complete with Milestone XProtect® and Microsoft Embedded licenses. As the security and surveillance industry is moving from Analog installations to IP installations, customers have started to look for guidance on what hardware to use as part of their CCTV solutions.

Eight major international airports in Australia will automate traveller processing at departures, with the implementation of self-service Automated Border Control departures SmartGates based on Facial Recognition. The initiative by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection aims to strengthen security at Australian borders. As a result of a tender procedure, Vision-Box® has been successfully selected as the preferred partner to deliver the solution.

Demonstrating its commitment to customers in the Pacific Northwest, North American Video (NAV) has opened a new office in Everett, Washington, which is centrally located within the state?s primary gaming area. The new location is fully staffed with a team of technicians; a large warehouse that enables staging of large gaming projects, as well as a state-of-the-art demo room which allows customers to experience the latest surveillance technology in a comfortable environment.

Vicon Industries, Inc. (VII: NYSE-MKT), trusted designer and producer of video security systems and high-performance IP-cameras, is excited to announce the newest addition to Vicon?s Marketing Department, Fredrik Wallberg. Fred has been appointed to a newly created position, Director of Field Marketing to further position the business for growth.

VIVOTEK announces the availability of its portable batch device configuration tool Shepherd 2. Embedded with device management functions and designed with intuitive user interface, Shepherd 2 can easily set up multiple cameras at once. Most uniquely, the Shepherd 2 can directly maintain, restore, and restart a batch of selected network cameras, allowing user to access and to use the network cameras on the list more easily and efficiently.

HiveCAM™ Intelligent Wireless Mesh Distributed Edge Camera System was awarded by the Security Industry Association (SIA) as the winner in the category of Best Video Surveillance HD Camera at the New Product Showcase (NPS) at the ISC West on April 15, 2015.

On July 17, 2012, a burglar who had no sense of history or understanding of the capabilities of technology broke into Steve Jobs?s home in Palo Alto, CA, and took off with a bunch of iProducts as well as jewelry, the deceased man?s wallet, and other equipment. The premises were empty. The home was undergoing renovation, and Jobs?s widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, was staying elsewhere.

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Razberi Technologies, a leading developer of network video solutions for professional video surveillance and security applications, has released VyneWatch™, a new product that monitors the status of users video recording devices, regardless of the video platform use.

Paxton has announced an upgrade to the integration of its networked access control system, Net2, with Entertech, the official operating partner of Suprema Inc. Entertech?s ?BioConnect for Net2? allows seamless connectivity of Suprema biometric readers and Paxton?s Net2 access control platform, enabling the straightforward addition of biometrics to Net2 and providing a user-friendly interface to manage building security more easily.

Sentry360, one of the fastest growing IP-camera manufacturers in the industry, announced the integration of their 360-degree cameras, as well as their HD and Ultra HD cameras, with Verint Video Management Software™ (VMS). Verint is a valued Sentry360 partner that delivers innovative and comprehensive security solutions that are proven in a wide variety of applications.

Panasonic System Communications Company of North America, a leading provider of integrated security and video surveillance solutions, announced that it will distribute Video Management Software developed by Houston, TX-based Video Insight, Inc. A leader in video management software (VMS) technology and now a member company of the Panasonic Group, Video Insights? VMS develops video management solutions for customers in the financial, government, retail, and education sectors.

NICE Systems has announced that it is the winner of three awards for  NICE Suspect Search, recognizing the solution’s innovation and functionality. The solution has already been recognised by five other award programs since its launch last year.

Systems and Solutions team expands with new teams under the leadership of Patrik Pettersson and Bruce Stewart; Alex Walthers to manage Application Development Partner (ADP) Program. Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, today announced further expansion of its North America Business Development group to include more focus on partnerships, solutions and professional services.