HGH announce that Vincent Leboucher has been promoted to President of the HGH Group. Current President Thierry Campos retires from the business after 32 years at HGH. Vincent Leboucher, 40, graduated from the Institut d?Optique Graduate School
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AxxonSoft Releases Axxon Next 4.4.4 and DetectorPack 3.5.0
AxxonSoft has released version 4.4.4 of the Axxon Next intelligent VMS. The stability of features was improved. Support for 83 devices has been added to the new version of Drivers Pack 3.68, including IP cameras, thermal imagers, fisheye cameras, NVRs, HDVRs, intercoms, and a network speaker. Support for additional features of 125 devices has been added as well, and ONVIF and GB/T 28181 drivers have been improved.
Read More ›Alcatraz AI Achieves ISO 27001 Certification
Alcatraz AI announced that it has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for its Information Security Management System. The ISO 27001:2013 certification is an international standard designed to help create a robust ISMS that helps ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive company and customer information. A-lign has certified that Alcatraz has the proper technical controls and formalized IT security policies and procedures in place to protect it from unauthorized access or compromise.
Read More ›Eastplats Deploys Invixium Touchless Temperature Screening Solution
Invixium announces that Eastplats has deployed IXM TITAN with Enhancement Kit at their Crocodile River Mine. This deployment comes in response to a growing global need for touchless access control and temperature screening due to COVID-19. The local deployment of IXM TITAN was handled by South Africa-based integration specialists, Bluewhale Digital. Bluewhale Digital, after assessing a number of products, chose IXM TITAN for its superior specifications, build quality and ability to handle the unique challenges posed at the mine.
Read More ›New Fiber Defender FD7104
Fiber SenSys recently announced the release of the Fiber Defender FD7104, a smarter high-performance sensor that is easier and quicker to install. With FSI?s 30 years of leadership in fiber-optic sensors, the FD7104 utilizes an advanced algorithm that incorporates a new intuitive embedded web interface. This new browser-accessible interface eliminates the need for additional software and allows local or networked access to the unit. The sensor?s firmware is field-upgradeable and automatically updates the embedded manuals.
Read More ›Calipsa and DW Integrate False Alarm Reduction and Video Management Platforms
Calipsa and Digital Watchdog have integrated Calipsa’s false alarm filtering analytics with DW’s Spectrum IPVMS video management platform. Calipsa’s false alarm reduction software is compatible with all Spectrum cameras and is quick and easy to deploy with no hardware required. Once an alarm is triggered on a connected camera, Spectrum servers send video to a Calipsa cloud-based server where algorithms look for human and vehicle movement before returning genuine alarms and filtering out those that are false.
Read More ›LenelS2 Announces BlueDiamond Mobile-Ready Readers
LenelS2 announced a new line of BlueDiamond mobile-ready readers. The new multi-technology readers are cost-effective, designed to provide simultaneous support for a wide range of physical credentials, and can be seamlessly upgraded to support BlueDiamond mobile credentials. LenelS2, a global leader in advanced security systems and services, is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, a leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions.
Read More ›Genetec Broadens its Access Control Offering for US Federal Government Customers
Genetec announced that it is broadening its portfolio of FICAM-(Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management) certified options for its Security Center Synergis access control system with support of Veridt Stealth access control readers. Traditionally, the options for Federal Government organizations to replace a non-FICAM compliant system or to secure a new site were restricted to a limited choice of proprietary solutions.
Read More ›Intrinsic ID?s QuiddiKey PUF Selected by Fungible in Drive to Secure Next-Gen Data Centers
Intrinsic ID announced that California-based data center infrastructure upstart Fungible Inc., has licensed QuiddiKey for its Fungible DPU SoCs. Fungible?s industry-first DPU ? is a family of novel data-centric processors that deliver radically improved performance and cost efficiencies for data centers at all scales. By selecting Intrinsic ID?s QuiddiKey, a hardware IP security solution based on SRAM PUF, Fungible is fortifying its security strategy by provisioning its chips with internally generated, device-unique keys without compromising performance.
Read More ›StoneLock Integrates with Johnson Controls Access Control
StoneLock announced the official integration Johnson Controls Access Control, together with providing contactless security and event management technologies that enhance security, privacy, and ease of use. Released in 2020, the StoneLock GO delivers a true frictionless authentication of users and simplified enrollment intentionally built to protect the user?s privacy through its proprietary, ?faceless? recognition technology for global enterprises.
Read More ›Videonetics & Wasabi Partner to Enable Cloud-Based Storage of Surveillance Files
2021 -Videonetics announces technology integration with Wasabi. Through this integration, Videonetics and Wasabi will provide low-cost, high-performing, and resilient storage for surveillance files in a highly secured cloud storage solution. With no vendor lock-in or hidden service fees, Videonetics customers will be able to easily deploy a cloud storage option that allows them to scale-up or scale-down capacity based on their current needs.
Read More ›Former UK Surveillance Camera Commissioner and Electronic Frontier Foundation Discuss UK and US Surveillance Strategies
In ?Eyes Wired Open? the latest episode of Engage, a new podcast series hosted by Genetec Inc., former UK Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter, and Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation share contrasting thoughts on the UK and the US?s video surveillance strategies. From pervasive video cameras to facial recognition and privacy issues surrounding personal information prompted by the pandemic, government and civil liberty organizations on both sides of the Atlantic are responding with very different strategies.
Read More ›Sage Integration Adds Dallas-Fort Worth Area Office
Sage Integration, a security integration provider serving enterprise Fortune 100 clients, has opened a Texas office to support a growing list of clients in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The office, located in the Dallas suburb of McKinney, provides the office and inventory storage space to rapidly deliver Sage Integration?s client-centric approach to service and innovative security solutions. John Nemerofsky, Sage Integration?s chief operating officer, will locate in the new McKinney facility.
Read More ›Orchid Fusion and Orchid Core VMS 2.16 Released
IPConfigure announces the release of Orchid Fusion VMS version 2.16.0 and Orchid Core VMS 2.16.1, both available for download now.
Read More ›Altronix Appoints Steve Stettner as Northeast Sales Manager
Altronix Corp announced that Steve Stettner has been appointed Sales Manager for the Northeast region in the U.S. With more than four decades of industry experience, Steve is extremely well versed in every facet of electronic security, including IP video, access control, and alarm and fire detection systems. Steve’s coverage includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Read More ›Deloitte Acquires R9B to Bolster Cyber Threat Hunting Capabilities for Clients
Deloitte & Touche LLP announced its acquisition of substantially all the assets of Root9B, LLC (R9B), a leading provider of advanced cyber threat hunting services and solutions. The deal will bolster Deloitte?s existing Detect and Respond cyber client offering with R9B?s deeply experienced cyber operations professionals and its award-winning threat-hunting and risk assessment solutions. R9B also offers tech-enabled vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, defense forensics and incident response.
Read More ›ASIS Foundation Awards More Than 100 COVID-19 Support Grants
ASIS International announced that since the launch of the program in November 2020, the ASIS Foundation has awarded more than 120 COVID-19 Support Grants to its global membership. This is a major component of the association?s efforts to address the global economic climate and those security communities hit hardest by the pandemic. The ASIS Foundation Board of Trustees approved $100,000 in grants to be awarded to ASIS members in need, encouraging individuals to apply for a grant to renew their ASIS membership free of charge.
Read More ›The Four Trends That Will Matter Most in 2021
The shift to a primarily remote workforce in 2020 threw gasoline on the fire in terms of organizational security, and prompted IT and security professionals to upgrade their systems and better protect their networks from impending threats. It was a year of learning, and we can apply those key lessons to businesses in 2021 and operate better than before. While we can?t know exactly what?s in store for the year ahead, as security technology continues to adapt and change, it?s important for IT and security professionals to be knowledgeable about those changes.
Read More ›Identiv Appoints Leigh Dow as Vice President of Marketing
Dow is a leader in innovation, entrepreneurship, and management and joins Identiv at a transformational moment for the security and ID markets. As security and RFID become more prevalent, Dow?s strategic marketing initiatives will drive market leadership and propel Identiv?s vision and strategy forward to further position the company as the leader in transformative technology solutions for security, safety, and identity management.
Read More ›D-Fend Solutions Achieves Significant Growth as it Triples Installed Base of its Takeover-Based, Counter-Drone Solution
In response to increased awareness of rogue drone risks globally, D-Fend Solutions have distributed its flagship product, EnforceAir, to numerous new clients while expanding its presence at existing customer sites. D-Fend continued to grow its team globally and enlarged its North American operations, including the establishment of a direct presence in Canada. The company?s management team is now comprised of 13 executives.
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