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Teleste Introduces S-AWARE

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 18, 2018 8:06 pm Categories: Surveillance, Video Analytics, VMS Software. Tags: Esa Harju, S-AWARE, S-VMX, Securex 2018, Teleste.

Teleste Corporation will launch a new solution for situational awareness and incident management at Securex 2018 in Poland. The solution, called S-AWARE^®, has been designed to expand the scope of traditional security and operations control systems by harnessing them with a new layer of data analytics and intelligence. The solution provides operating personnel with a powerful tool to sharpen their decision-making process by taking advantage of versatile types of data from a variety of sources.

Police Use Drones For Security At Coachella Festival

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 18, 2018 7:58 pm Categories: Law Enforcement, Surveillance. Tags: Coachella festival, Dan Marshall, Goldenvoice, Indio Police.

Coachella Festival 2018

In the wake of the Las Vegas massacre last year, the police are increasing security at this year?s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with the help of drones. This year the festival enjoys a larger footprint and is expected to receive 125,000 visitors daily. Drones will provide extra sets of eyes in the sky and will also be able to reach any area of the festival much faster than officials on the ground. In line with the FAA rules, the drones will not be flown over the crowds.

Gemalto To Protect 5G Next Generation Networks From Cyber-attacks

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 17, 2018 11:27 pm Categories: Cyber Security, Network. Tags: 5G networks, Gemalto, Intel SGX, Intel Software, Rick Echevarria, SafeNet, Todd Moore, virtualized network.

Gemalto announced it is bolstering protection against cyber-attacks for the new generation of cloud-based virtualized networks being planned and deployed with Intel^® technology. This new initiative combines the Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel^® SGX) trusted enclave(1), deployed in the company?s industry-leading cloud server CPUs, with Gemalto?s advanced SafeNet Data Protection On Demand security software services to create a robust processor-level security solution for virtualized networks.

Orchestra: The First Ever Digital Identity Management Platform Certified In Privacy By Design

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 17, 2018 11:23 pm Categories: Certification, Corporate News, Privacy. Tags: Dr. Ann Cavoukian, GDPR, Miguel Leitmann, Orchestra, Privacy by Design, Ryerson University, Vision-Box.

Orchestra and Privacy By Design logos

Orchestra^™ is now Privacy by Design certified by the Privacy by Design^™ Centre for Excellence at Ryerson University (CA), the world?s leading authority in Data Privacy. This certification is a premiere in the Identity Management world as well as Travel & Border Control segments, with immediate effect since 4th April 2018, as a proof that Vision-Box highly prioritizes security and privacy of citizen information.

abode Systems Receives Majority Stake Investment From Nice S.p.A.

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 17, 2018 11:02 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: abode systems, Christopher Carney, kickstarter, Nice S.p.A., The Nice group.

Abode and Nice logos

abode systems announces a strategic investment from Nice S.p.A. Through the transaction, which was public as of Friday, April 13 and reported to the Italian stock exchange, Nice will acquire 75% of abode systems with the remaining stock held by abode founders. Abode was originally founded in 2014 by former ADT executive Christopher Carney and launched on Kickstarter in 2015. The home security startup combined professional-grade security with desirable and popular smart home features and a powerful home automation engine to create what is now a well-developed smart home security space.

Oncam Adds Outdoor Model To Its Unique Evolution 180 Range

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 17, 2018 8:28 am Categories: IP Cameras. Tags: 180-degree camera, 360-degree video, Evolution 180, fisheye sensor, IK10, Jon Marsh, Oncam.

Oncam announced the availability of the Evolution 180 Outdoor model to its 180-degree camera portfolio, adding to the indoor version introduced earlier this year. The technology builds upon the experience and heritage of the company’s 360-degree video and intelligence solutions to meet the needs of customers in a variety of markets that require an outdoor-ready wall-mounted camera with Panoramic+ views from a single fisheye sensor.

ISC West 2018 Concludes As The Biggest Show To-Date

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 17, 2018 5:44 am Categories: Corporate News, Hot Topic. Tags: Dr. Douglas Maughan, ISC West, Reed Exhibitions, security industry association, SIA, Will Wise.

ISC West 2018

ISC West sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), the largest converged security event of the year, experienced it?s biggest and most successful year to-date. This year ISC West offered over 85 sessions throughout the SIA Education@ISC program, spanning a range of topics that impact security professionals across physical, IT and IoT security – from biometrics to drones to leadership skills. Some of the most highly-attended sessions were Access Control and Video in the Cloud, The Evolution of Credentials and their Use in the IT, OT, and Physical Security Environment, Connected Home – The Future is Now, and The Future of Physical Security: The Decade Ahead.

NTT Brings Global Insight To Latest NIST Framework

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 17, 2018 5:36 am Categories: Cyber Security. Tags: John Petrie, Khiro Mishra, NIST, NTT Corporation, RSA, Shinichi Yokohama.

NTT Security is discussing the National Institute of Standards and Technology?s (NIST) updated Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and the ISO framework to help security professionals gain a better grasp on how to harmonize frameworks and manage risk. The company?s firsthand knowledge of the new NIST framework emanates from Shinichi Yokohama, Head of Cyber Security Integration at NTT Corporation, who played a significant role in making recommendations for the new proposed guidelines.

New VIZpin Case Study: Advenir Living Apartment Communities

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 17, 2018 5:22 am Categories: Access Control. Tags: Advenir, Biscayne Shores, smartphone access system, VIZpin.

VIZpin recently released a case study, ?VIZpin eliminates unauthorized access issues and reduces resident complaints for Advenir Living property managers?. The study details the challenges property managers faced at two multi-family apartment communities in Florida, and how they addressed them by installing VIZpin?s smartphone-based access control solution. Both Biscayne Shores, a North Miami community of 240 units, and Advenir Polos East, an East Orlando community of 308 units, were using outdated access solutions that would be costly to update.

Transition Networks Expands Technology Channel With ScanSource Partnership

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 17, 2018 5:19 am Categories: Network, Technologies. Tags: edge connectivity, NID, scansource, Scott Otis, security network, Tracey Boucher, Transition Networks.

Transition Networks announced it has partnered with ScanSource a provider of technology products and solutions, to expand the delivery of its high-quality edge connectivity solutions with a focus on physical security networks.ScanSource offers the industry?s best AIDC, point-of-sale, communications, physical security and emerging technology solutions, along with the highest level of service and support.

Genetec Announces AutoVu Flexreader

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 17, 2018 5:13 am Categories: IP Cameras, Surveillance, Video Analytics. Tags: ALPR, AutoVu Flexreader, genetec, Genetec Security Center, Robert Amante.

Genetec Autovu Flexreader

Genetec has unveiled AutoVu Flexreader^™, a new offering that brings powerful ALPR (Automatic License Plate Recognition) capabilities to suitable IP video surveillance cameras supported by the Genetec^™ Security Center unified platform. AutoVu Flexreader enables organizations to move beyond simple plate capture and use existing IP cameras to identify and track license plates of vehicles entering or leaving their premises.

City Of Lincoln Council Selects Siklu?s Wireless Links For Its Smart City Surveillance Network

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 16, 2018 10:33 pm Categories: City Surveillance, Network, Surveillance. Tags: Bill Mead, City Of Lincoln Council, Eyal Assa, siklu, Videcom, wireless data links.

Siklu announced that its wireless radios have been deployed in the City of Lincoln, United Kingdom. These systems provide 14 high capacity wireless data links in support of a modern IP networked CCTV system, primarily to provide surveillance for the city and public spaces. The new wireless network is part of the Vision 2020 project announced last year. Vision 2020 is a three-year plan to build a Smart City improving the city?s infrastructure, roadways and parks and includes investing in a new transportation hub.

iotega Wins SIA New Product Showcase Award

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 13, 2018 8:46 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: iotega, Johnson Controls, security industry association, SIA, Steve Shapiro.

Johnson Controls is pleased to announce that the iotega security and lifestyle management hub has been honored with the Best New Product Award in the Intrusion Detection and Prevention Solutions Wireless category. The award was presented at the 2018 SIA New Product Showcase, at ISC West in Las Vegas. Sponsored by the Security Industry Association, the annual awards program is one of the most prestigious recognitions in the security industry.

Iotega Integrates With Alarm.com

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 13, 2018 8:43 pm Categories: Integrated Systems, Residential, Technologies. Tags: alarm.com, Dan Kerzner, DSC iotega, Johnson Controls, Steve Shapiro, Z-Wave Plus.

Johnson Controls is excited to announce that the award-winning DSC iotega now leverages the interactive and home automation features from Alarm.com, further reinforcing that iotega is the leading versatile wireless security and automation solution available on the market today. iotega?s cyber secure platform with PowerG 2-way wireless encrypted sensors, combined with Alarm.com, enables users to seamlessly arm and disarm their system in addition to controlling other home automation functions such as lighting, thermostats, door locks, voice controlled devices, doorbell cameras and more.

Dahua Technology Presents ?AI Creates Value? At ISC WEST

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 13, 2018 8:39 pm Categories: Corporate News, Technologies. Tags: Adam Burns, AI, AI Creates Value, Dahua, IOT, James Wang, Ke Li.

Dahua AI Creates Value

Dahua Technology presented ?AI Creates Value? during the International Security Conference and Expo (ISC West) to top security professionals on Wednesday afternoon. Dahua President Ke Li opened the keynote speech by expressing gratitude to all guests as well as to Dahua?s global network of partners and customers. James Wang, deputy general manager of Dahua overseas business, and Adam Burns, general manager of IoT vision solutions at Intel, were the keynote speakers.

Horizon Robotics Unveils New AI-Embedded Smart Camera

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 13, 2018 6:36 am Categories: Smart Devices, Surveillance. Tags: Dr. Kai Yu, facial recognition, Horizon Robotics, HR-IPC2143, smart camera.

Horizon Robotics HR IPC2143

Horizon Robotics introduced a new HD smart camera with embedded AI that is capable of facial recognition at up to 99.7 percent accuracy. The smart camera HR-IPC2143 is a first of its kind with applications in public security for the real-time detection of potential suspects, and in retail for identifying VIP customers as they enter a store. The new Horizon Robotics smart camera performs local-capture and recognition capabilities simultaneously, providing facial capture, feature extraction and facial feature comparison based on deep-learning algorithms.

AIS Demonstrates Core And Mobile Core Integrative Communications Technologies

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 13, 2018 12:37 am Categories: Technologies. Tags: Agile Interoperable Solutions, AIS, Common Operating Radio Engine, CORE, Governors Hurricane Conference, Mobil CORE, Peter McElroy, Vernon Guillermo.

AIS Core

Agile Interoperable Solutions(AIS) announced it will be attending several major industry-specific events in 2018 to demonstrate its CORE and Mobile CORE integrative technologies. AIS will be exhibiting at the Governors Hurricane Conference in West Palm Beach May13-18, the Department of Homeland Security Show in Houston July 5-9 and APCO in Las Vegas August 5-8. With crowds at its booth at the International Wireless Communications Expo in March, AIS sets its sites on several industry gatherings to demonstrate its leading integrative communications technologies.

ASSA ABLOY Announces IntegrationWith EdgeConnector Unified Access Control Software

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 13, 2018 12:28 am Categories: Access Control, Integrated Systems, Technologies. Tags: Aperio, assa abloy, Dan Isaaman, Dot Origin, EdgeConnector, wireless lock.

Dot Origin Edge Connector ASSA ABLOY logos

ASSA ABLOY announced the integration of their Aperio^™ wireless lock technology with EdgeConnector: the physical access control software from Dot Origin that radically strengthens and simplifies access management. The Aperio integration offers Dot Origin customers an easy, affordable way to connect additional openings to their new and existing EdgeConnector installations.

Stratfor Launches Threat Lens 2.0 To Expand Corporate Insight Into Global Security Trends

Posted by Jay Bartlett April 13, 2018 12:18 am Categories: Corporate News, Technologies. Tags: ASIS Europe 2018, Stratfor, Threat Lens 2.0.

Stratfor announced the launch of Threat Lens 2.0 to dramatically expand the global situational awareness of corporate security teams charged with ensuring the security of people, assets and other interests around the world. As the company?s premier protective intelligence solution for globally engaged organizations, this latest release of Stratfor Threat LensTM continues to help leaders better identify, anticipate, measure and mitigate risks that emerging threats pose to their operations.