News Source For The Physical Security Industry

The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, the world’s largest ecosystem of wireless control products and services, is announcing the opening of applications for Z-Wave Labs.

Icon Labs announced the availability of their new Floodgate Security Framework (FSF) to protect embedded devices and systems from cyber-attack. Internet-based attacks are on the rise and an increasing number of these attacks are targeting embedded devices. Cyber-criminals, hacking bots, industrial or international espionage agents, and even terrorist groups are now targeting industrial, military, automotive, and medical devices as well as utility systems.

ZKAccess, a leading provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, is pleased to welcome CCTV.Net as a new distribution partner. CCTV.Net has been serving the industry as a CCTV distributor since 2001. Inventory includes analog cameras and standalone DVRs, HD-TVI/CVI equipment, NVRs, megapixel network cameras, video analysts, access control systems, and more.

ISCON Imaging Inc., a manufacturer of patented infrared (IR) imaging screening systems, is driving new levels of operational and workplace safety, and loss prevention in warehouses, healthcare facilities and retail distribution sites through the delivery of its new SecureScan™ and FocusScan™ scanning solutions. Both systems provide LP managers, safety leaders and operational personnel with cost-effective options to reduce the risk for active shooters while limiting the potential for theft.

WavestoreUSA, a world class innovator in open platform digital Video Storage and Management Systems and Herta Security, a world leader in the development of cutting edge Facial Recognition solutions, jointly announce the integration technology partnership. Unveiled at the ISC West show this year, the technology integration showcases Herta?s new award winning BioSurveillance NEXT v2 advanced GPU based Facial Recognition solution which easily ingrates with Wavestore?s Video Management software.

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is the world?s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure and highly functional cloud computing environment. CSA harnesses the subject matter expertise of industry practitioners, associations, governments, and its corporate and individual members to offer cloud security-specific research, education, certification, events and products.

The most powerful security panels for commercial applications, the B9512G and B8512G, are approved for combination burglar and fire alarm applications and feature integrated access control, direct IP camera control, and Z-Wave device integration. Users also benefit from integration with the Bosch Video Management System and a free app for mobile operation.

In 2014 Danfoss, together with Nedap, applied its company strategy ?one company, one way? to a central strategy and program for security and access control. The program lays the foundation for increased security by optimizing processes and using fewer resources. Danfoss is an international supplier that plays an active role in the main growth themes in a world that is rapidly changing: infrastructure, food, energy and climate are the focus of their business.

A major nonprofit healthcare system in the US has seen major improvements to its patient records management since introducing a palm vein scanning identification system, according to an InformationWeek article by Curtis Franklin Jr. Atlantic Health System in New Jersey adopted the system from Patient Secure via software integrator McKesson.

ECKey, the market leader in Smartphone Access Control Systems and Bluetooth Readers, announced that it has introduced VIZpin LITE, a free version of VIZpin, the popular cloud-based Access Control as a Service (ACaaS) and visitor management service.

Lenel Systems International announced the release of OnGuard® 7.0, the next generation of its leading security management platform, with a host of feature enhancements including faster and improved enterprise cardholder replication performance, new features and certifications for end users, and added integrations with other leading third-party and UTC Building & Industrial Systems brands. Lenel is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

Eagle Eye Networks today announced the availability of its ?12 Security Camera System Best Practices for Cyber Protection? white paper. The report covers the major vulnerabilities for security camera system and the twelve corresponding cyber security best practices. The best practices are designated according to whether the system is a true cloud solution, or a traditional DVR, NVR, or VMS systems that is connected to the Internet or corporate network.

Join Anixter for a morning of access control education and networking. At this event, you will hear from Anixter and some of their supplier partners about the latest advancement in the access control market and the movement towards open architecture and interoperability.

Nuspire Networks, leading provider of state-of-the-science network management and security solutions, announced the acquisition of Security Confidence, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based provider of business IT security and disaster recovery solutions. The acquisition of Security Confidence is an important step in Nuspire?s continued efforts to serve as the managed security services provider (MSSP) of choice for large, Fortune 500 companies with a dispersed footprint and complex compliance environments.

New York hedge fund Elliott Management disclosed it had a 7.5 percent stake in Swedish surveillance camera maker Axis AB (AXIS.ST), potentially raising pressure on Japan’s Canon Inc (7751.T) to raise its bid for the firm. Elliott Management has recently increased its stake in Axis to 10.91 percent and has not yet sold those shares to Canon.

Buffalo Americas is a leading provider of external storage, network attached storage and networking solutions. Intelligent Security Systems (ISS), a global leader in video management and video analytics solutions, announced compatibility and certification of the Buffalo Americas TeraStation™ 7120r Enterprise Class NAS and iSCSI Storage with ISS software.

IDV Solutions, LLC, the leader in enterprise risk visualization, launched two new modules that empower organizations to assess risk events and analyze trends in its award-winning Visual Command Center® software. The Response Tracker module allows users to quickly assess the impact of a risk event by sending custom surveys to affected employees, suppliers, and other contacts.

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), hosted more than 100 of its UK partners, customers, and key media representatives at its new UK and Ireland headquarters in Green Park, Reading on April 28.

The FlexPower® RS Series iSCAN (Supervision Control Access Notification) Networked Rackmount SmartPower system is an intelligent, networked-based device that features single or dual voltage, 8- or 16-outputs, in one device. It?s designed specifically for the access control, security, CCTV, and mass notification segments of the life safety industry and the new rack mount configuration provides additional installation possibilities, including data centers, control rooms, or other limited footprint spaces.