Cruzio and One Wheel Future Motion High Tech in Surf City

Future Motion is a high-tech startup based in Santa Cruz, California, a beach town just a short drive from the heart of Silicon Valley. Future Motion makes the Onewheel, an innovative powered board that is ridden like a skateboard but with one wheel and a suite of technology ?bridging recreation and transportation.? With the university, the boardwalk, world-class surf and a thriving creative culture, Santa Cruz is far from your typical small town. But until recently it did have one thing in common with a lot of communities of its size – it lagged a generation behind it?s larger neighbors in access to high-speed connectivity.

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Swann Celebrates National Crime Prevention Month With New WiFi Cameras, Promotions, And Contest

Swann debuts two new Wi-Fi cameras with Alexa Integrations that are the latest additions to the SAFE by Swann platform, the #SwannSecurityHeroes community contest, and additional promotions in honor of October’s Crime Prevention Month to encourage the public to take preventative safety measures at home and work. The new Indoor and Outdoor Wi-Fi security cameras connect to power and transmit video and audio wirelessly. Through Alexa devices, consumers can also control these cameras with their voices.

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ASSA ABLOY’s New Rockwood Products Achieve GreenCircle Certifications

ASSA ABLOY has announced the company?s latest GreenCircle Certifications and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for Architectural Door Accessories. The Rockwood products achieved GreenCircle?s Certified Environmental Facts (Multi-Attribute) label. This label details the sustainability attributes of the product as well as the facility where the products are manufactured in order to tell the full sustainability story of the product. The Rockwood products also have EPDs that are third-party certified by UL Environment.

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HSI Sensing Introduces Retrofit Models In Newest Expansion Of High-Security Sensors Line

HSI Sentinel Retro

HSI Sensing announced at Global Security Exchange (GSX) that its high-security sensors product line —Sentinel— now includes retrofit models. Sentinel Retro is compliant with existing models on the market to facilitate the ease of replacing outdated sensor technology with the newest innovations from HSI. HSI launched its Sentinel sensors line in 2017 as an enhanced technology for high-security intrusion detection. Sentinel sensors utilize Solid State technology and are designed with a wide range of anti-tamper features.

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Arecont Vision Costar Announces New Beginning, Building Upon Past Industry Leadership For Future Growth

Arecont Vision Costar announced its key product portfolio, business plans, and executive leadership team following the initial launch of the business in July, 2018. The new company is a business unit of Costar Technologies, Inc., a Coppell, Texas-based corporation that designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of proven products for the video surveillance and machine vision markets. Arecont Vision Costar continues to base its headquarters, R&D, manufacturing, and support facilities in Glendale, California in Los Angeles County.

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3xLOGIC Introduces Lite Version Of VIGIL Client For Mac Users

3xLOGIC announced immediate availability for the company?s new VIGIL Client Lite software for Mac users. 3xLOGIC?s newest software offering fulfills customer requests to produce a lite version of VIGIL Client for Mac users that provides the basic functionality of the PC version of VIGIL Client. Running VIGIL Client Lite natively on the Mac OS should be a significant performance boost.

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LENSEC Celebrates 20th Anniversary Manufacturing IP-based Video Surveillance

LENSEC 20 years

LENSEC is celebrating their 20th year in the physical security industry. The company was founded November 6, 1998 as Progressive Systems, a custom solutions provider of networked video surveillance. This year marks a milestone of perseverance in an ever-changing industry. As a pioneer in browser-based video management, Progressive Systems was able to lead the physical security industry in the transition from analog-based cameras to devices communicating over an IP network architecture.

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Is It Time To Take A Closer Look At 360° Cameras?

In a challenging economic climate and with end-users understandably demanding maximum ROI from their investment in video surveillance systems, it might be time for installers to take a closer look at how 360° cameras could give them a competitive edge. Simply put, 360° fisheye lens cameras are able to reduce the cost of video surveillance in many situations as they can be used to monitor very wide or large areas. Cost savings are achieved by significantly reducing the number of cameras needed for video surveillance projects in environments such as airports, hospitals, large office reception areas, retail and public spaces.

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Viakoo Demonstrates Physical Security Compliance Solutions At GSX 2018

Viakoo demonstrates solutions to assist in proving and maintaining regulatory or organizational compliance at GSX 2018. The dynamic capabilities of this system help customers ensure—and prove—consistent compliance with physical security regulations across a wide range of applicable industries including: transportation, payment card processing (PCI), electrical distribution and many more. This solves a persistent challenge in these industries to help avoid the risk of fines or service interruptions.

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Viakoo Highlights Breakthrough Solutions At GSX 2018

Viakoo IoT Tracker

Viakoo demonstrated innovative new offerings for physical security service assurance and sustainable cyber hygiene at GSX 2018. Viakoo is showcased two of their newest software solutions for the intersection of physical and cyber security: the new Camera Firmware Update Manager (CFUM), and the new IoT Tracker. Viakoo helps to automate the process of assuring that video surveillance is working as it should, providing an auditable record.

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Viakoo Showcases Camera Firmware Update Manager At GSX 2018

Viakoo features their Camera Firmware Update Manager (CFUM) at GSX 2018. This solution provides capability across a distributed geography, to automatically update firmware on camera devices from one or more vendors, and performs these updates with a chain-of-trust method that ensures integrity of the firmware. CFUM adds to other foundational capabilities provided by Viakoo that help organizations achieve reliable and sustainable cyber hygiene.

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Guy Grace To Be Recognized For Work Promoting Implementation Of Innovative Security Solutions

SIA has named Guy M. Grace, Jr., as the 2018 recipient of the SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, an honor recognizing excellence in promoting the implementation of innovative security solutions. Grace, who chairs the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS), serves as director of security and emergency planning for Littleton Public Schools (LPS) in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colorado. The award will be presented to Grace during SIA Honors Night on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in New York City.

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Altronix Introduces eBridge 16-Port Ethernet Over Coax PoE Switch At GSX

Altronix showcased the new eBridge1600F 16-port EoC receiver with integral PoE switch at GSX 2018. Altronix eBridge1600F is an all-in-one, head-end solution for upgrading coax to IP that combines a PoE+ switch and EoC Receiver into a single integrated unit. It features 16 Ethernet ports rated at 100Mbps (full duplex up to 300m without repeaters) with 30W full power per port (500W total power), one 1Gb SFP (fiber port), and two 1Gb Ethernet uplinks.

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FAA Approves DJI To Authorize Customer Flights In Controlled Airspace

DJI has been approved to offer Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) services for professional drone pilots. After a rigorous test and validation of DJI?s technology capabilities, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday announced its approval of DJI as a UAS Service Supplier, allowing DJI to offer its customers near-real-time authorization to fly in controlled airspace near airports. As a UAS Service Supplier, DJI now has the ability to allow enterprise customers and other professional users to use their DJI accounts to seamlessly apply for LAANC approvals while planning their flights.

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Altronix Now Delivers More Power Per Port With New NetWay Midspans Introduced At GSX 2018

Altronix NetWay16G

Altronix has enhanced its industry-leading line of NetWay Midspans with the introduction of two high-powered additions here at GSX 2018. The NetWay8GP 8-port Midspan provides up to 60W power per port to power PoE/PoE+/Hi-PoE devices (480W total), and the NetWay16G 16-port Midspan up to 30W power per port for PoE/PoE+ devices (480W total). The NetWay8G and NetWay16G both feature: a 1U rack enclosure; 10/100/1000 Mbps data rates at distances up to 100m; an integral battery charger; and embedded Altronix LINQ Technology.

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Altronix Expands Trove Access And Power Integration Series With New Rackmount And Outdoor Solutions

Altronix introduced the latest additions to its popular series of Trove Access and Power Integration Solutions at GSX 2018. The new Trove1M1WP outdoor enclosure with backplane allows for easy integration with Altronix power and Mercury/Lenel access controllers. The new Trove Rackmount Series accommodates access controllers from leading manufacturers expanding versatility beyond wall-mount configurations. These new additions simplify board layout and wire management while reducing installation time and labor costs.

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Vicon Pelicam Case Study

The original Pelicam was installed on a sand bank created from dredged soil in Charleston Crab Creek. Inaccessible to raccoons and coyotes, the bank was a popular spot for pelicans to build nests, lay eggs, hatch and raise their young free from the threat of natural predators. The camera was installed to allow biologists to unobtrusively observe and study the birds? natural behaviors ? behaviors that might be inhibited by humans watching from nearby.

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Axis Communications Showcases Latest Innovations At GSX

Axis Network Cameras P91 Series

Axis Communications announced a new innovation for discreet corner surveillance and its latest innovations in bullet cameras and multidirectional cameras will be showcased at the Global Security Exchange. Axis recently released two models of AXIS P9106-V Network Cameras, which are ideal for corner surveillance. AXIS P9106-V Network Camera Brushed Steel model has a design that is ideal for blending into elevators, whereas AXIS P9106-V Network Camera White model is ligature-resistant, ideal for the healthcare sector.

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Axis Communication Receives Innovation Product Award At GSX 2018

Axis Communications Innovative Products Award

Axis Communications was honored with an Innovative Product Award for its AXIS Device Manager at the 2018 GSX. The on-premise tool delivers an easy, cost-effective and secure way for security system installers and administrators to manage a couple thousand Axis network cameras, access control and audio devices on one site – or several thousand devices across multiple sites. A staple of cybersecurity management, AXIS Device Manager can manage cybersecurity controls on Axis devices by managing HTTPS and upload IEEE 802.1x certificates, accounts and passwords.

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