The Chicago Transit Authority is stepping up its battle against vandalism. The city’s public transportation system said it has expanded its network of security cameras at train stations and on […]
Read More ›Chicago Transit Authority Using Cameras And Lawsuits To Fight Vandalism
7:22 pm
Categories: Transportation.
Daytona Beach Police Utilizing Facial Recognition To Capture Suspected Criminals
7:18 pm
Categories: Video Analytics.
On CBS dramas like "Criminal Minds," "CSI" and "Person of Interest," it happens in seconds. A couple of key strokes and crimes are solved and lives are saved. It may […]
Read More ›Oakmont PA Councilman Pushes For Answers In Vandalism Of Surveillance Cameras
7:15 pm
Categories: Law Enforcement.
An Oakmont PA councilman has questioned whether Allegheny County police have fully investigated a vandalism incident last summer that disabled borough surveillance cameras. Councilman Tim Favo raised his doubts about […]
Read More ›Tokyo Airport Security Loses Top-Secret Memo Before Obama Visit
7:09 pm
Categories: Airports / Seaports / Railroads.
Security codes for Tokyo’s main airport had to be changed just days before President Obama arrived, after an employee dropped a memo containing the top-secret details. The Skymark Airlines employee […]
Read More ›ELERTS Lock It Down And ELERTS Campus Apps Drive School Safety Program At Dennis-Yarmouth
7:06 pm
Categories: Campus Security.
ELERTS Corporation, a leader in emergency response communication, joins the Yarmouth Police Department and Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District in launching a comprehensive program that uses mobile technology to improve school […]
Read More ›Big Companies Neglect Physical Security And Over-Rely On Surveillance
6:23 am
Categories: Access Control.
CCTV was first launched in 1942, when Siemens AG installed a system to observe the launch of V-2 rockets (the world’s first long-range missile), although the first commercial closed circuit […]
Read More ›NEC Mobile Facial Recognition Appliance
6:19 am
Categories: Integrated Systems, New Products, Video Analytics.
NEC’s Mobile Facial Recognition Appliance is a comprehensive solution which utilizes NeoFace – NEC‘s leading facial recognition algorithm to deliver a powerful video surveillance platform as a new approach to […]
Read More ›Schlage Electronic Locks Help TCU Bolster Campus Security
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Categories: Access Control, Campus Security.
Allegion PLC (NYSE: ALLE), a leading global provider of security products and solutions, today announced that Texas Christian University (TCU) partnered with Allegion to help enhance security for its students […]
Read More ›Axis Connects Wildlife ‘Critter Cams’ Via Conservation Non-Profits
5:57 am
Categories: Corporate News.
On Earth Day, Axis recognizes role IP video plays in raising awareness of wildlife conservation through education, entertainment, and endowment. Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, today celebrates […]
Read More ›Xtralis Sets New Performance Benchmark With Award-Winning 220-Meter PIR
5:48 am
Categories: Accessories.
Xtralis, the world?s leading provider of very early & reliable detection and remote visual verification safety and security solutions, announced the ADPRO® PRO E-Super Long Range (SLR) passive infrared (PIR) […]
Read More ›Our Industry Needs To Support And Embrace ONVIF And PSIA
2:00 am
Categories: Corporate News, Technologies.
During the TecSec security expo in Dallas in 2008, a great deal of attention was brought to the ?convergence? of IP-based physical security and video surveillance over that of analog […]
Read More ›The PSIA Releases Draft Proposal Of Physical-Logical Access Interoperability Specification
8:59 pm
Categories: Corporate News, Technologies.
Cost effective, automated synchronization of physical and logical identities, privileges and credentials took a major step toward becoming an industry standard today, with the Physical Security Interoperability Association (PSIA) releasing […]
Read More ›Heartland App Creates A Single Point Of Access To Campus Life
7:47 am
Categories: Access Control, Campus Security.
With the contemporary college student and their smart phone attached at the hip, the use of mobile apps to fulfill daily tasks like door access, laundry, and vending has become […]
Read More ›Security Systems Integrator iTech Digital Releases Full Featured IP Video Management Solution
7:28 am
Categories: Integrated Systems.
i2i BLUE is a next generation video management system capable of integrating HD megapixel camera technology with the flexibility to provide security system configurations from pure IP to IP-analog hybrid […]
Read More ›Teen Stowaway Walked Right Through San Jose Airport Security Gap
6:26 am
Categories: Airports / Seaports / Railroads, Surveillance.
Surveillance video at two airports shows how a 16-year-old boy managed to stow away in the wheel well of a flight from California to Hawaii — He simply climbed a […]
Read More ›Planet Beauty Selects DTT As Video Surveillance & Loss Prevention Partner
6:20 am
Categories: Uncategorized.
DTT announced a partnership with Planet Beauty, a privately owned, upscale beauty retailer based in Southern California. As a full-service provider of digital surveillance and loss prevention solutions for both […]
Read More ›Head Of Facebook Canada Invests In Montreal Startup Tracktik
6:06 am
Categories: Surveillance, Technologies.
Montreal-based startup TrackTik, an integrated guard management solution provider, has raised $1 million in seed funding from Klass Capital. Also participating in the round was Jordan Banks, managing director of […]
Read More ›Door Security System From Smarter Security Helps University Keep Students Safe
5:59 am
Categories: Uncategorized.
Smarter Security, Inc., provider of premium, innovative entrance control and outdoor security solutions, announced that a university in the Midwest United States recently ordered more than fifteen Door Detective® CL […]
Read More ›American Dynamics Includes Compact IP Mini-Bullet To Illustra Camera Line
5:52 am
Categories: IP Cameras.
American Dynamics, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, introduces the Illustra 610 Compact Mini-Bullet IP-Camera, an ideal video solution for small to mid-size businesses in need of […]
Read More ›Singapore Telecommunications Launches Cloud-Based Video Analytics Solution For Retail Industry
5:47 am
Categories: Video Analytics.
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today launched the SingTel Video-Analytics-as-a-Service (VAaaS), a solution developed by KAI Square Pte Ltd (KAI), a Singapore-based start-up specialising in next-generation video analytics technology. Mr Lee […]
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