New Survey by HID Reveals Five Pressing Themes Reshaping the Security Industry

HID announced its inaugural State of the Security Industry Report, which gathered responses from 2,700 partners, end users, and security and IT personnel across a range of titles and organization sizes representing over 11 industries. By looking at what’s driving the next innovations and the technology that supports them, the security industry is empowered to create more value for its organizations and its people.

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Genetec Authorized by the CVE Program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Genetec announced that it has been authorized by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) . The mission of the CVE® Program is to identify, define, and catalog publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities. It is sponsored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is operated by the MITRE Corporation in close collaboration with international industry, academic, and government stakeholders.

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Allied Universal Establishes Global Program Management Office, Appoints Marc Hauck VP of Global Programs to Lead

Allied Universal announced that it has formed a Global Program Management Office to manage Allied Universal Technology Services customer engagements worldwide. Mark Hauck has been promoted to the position of vice president of Global Programs to lead the initiative. The Global Program Management Office provides additional support for Allied Universal’s existing U.S. and international clients to ensure projects meet requirements and expectations

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Kidde Engineered Systems Rebranded as Kidde Commercial

Kidde Engineered Systems announced its new Kidde Commercial brand identity. Kidde Commercial is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. The rebranded Kidde Commercial aims to set a new standard for customer excellence, with innovative solutions that are easy to install and maintain through a broad, experienced and highly trained network of dealers and technicians.

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Bogen Communications to Exhibit Nyquist C4000 at ISC West 2023

Bogen Communications LLC, is set to showcase the Nyquist C4000 System at the International Security Conference and Exposition (ISC West) from March 28–31, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Nyquist C4000 is a software-centric, state-of-the-art, IP-based paging and intercom that leverages the latest technology and third-party integrations to address the fast-evolving saety and security challenges facing today’s businesses.

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VIVOTEK Consolidates New Products to Construct Comprehensive AI Security Solution

VIVOTEK announced that the company has completed integration of AI and its new products, allowing VIVOTEK to build for users more comprehensive AI security solutions. With rich industry experience and capabilities accumulated over 23 years, VIVOTEK has gradually showcased its achievements in the global market and continued to introduce edge computing to front-end cameras and back-end systems in recent years, completely connecting software and hardware technologies and services, while also incorporating optimal user experience and interface to make AI applications more humanistic, hoping to build a safer and smarter living environment.

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Bosch Introduces Software, Hardware, and Services at ISC West for Smart Systems That are Easy to Install and Manage

At ISC West, in booth 11053, Bosch will showcase new software, hardware, and services that increase security and safety, simplify configuration and maintenance, and enhance ease of use. Booth visitors will experience the benefits of a new suite of application-specific edge-based artificial intelligence (AI), services for remote management of video recording devices, and the integration of IP horn loudspeakers with video systems.

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Nova Labs Partners with Actility to Provide Widespread Access to the Helium Roaming Console

Actility announced a partnership with Nova Labs to allow any public and private LoRaWAN® network operator to leverage the power of the Nova Labs’ Helium Roaming Console through Actility. The announcement was made at the annual LoRa Alliance® meeting in Orlando. The partnership is the next phase of Nova Labs and Actility’s technical integration, which has helped many public and private LoRaWAN networks extend their own infrastructure and utilize coverage provided by the Helium Network.

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PSA Network Announces Addition of New Acre Security Solutions

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The PSA Network announced the addition of two solutions from Acre security’s portfolio. Access It! and DNA Fusion are now available to PSA’s wide network of systems integrators. SISCO Fast Pass is coming soon. Access It!, DNA Fusion and SISCO Fast Pass Added to the PSA Network Portfolio. A leading provider of access control solutions, Acre is also one of the security industry’s most innovative technology partners.

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ProdataKey and Turing AI Launch Cloud-Based Access Control and Video Surveillance Integrated Solution

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ProdataKey and Turing AI announced a powerful integration that provides users with a seamless solution delivering the benefits of 100% cloud-based platform. Integrators can now offer customers a feature-rich, fully scalable video and access control system with low upfront costs, always-current software, embedded cybersecurity, and minimal support requirements from IT staff.

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Interface Announces Tech for Good and Women in STEM Scholarship Winners

Interface Systems announced the winners of its “Tech for Good” and “Women in STEM” scholarships for the 2022-23 academic year. The two $5,000 scholarships are designed to help provide financial support to college students pursuing four-year STEM studies who have a passion for using technology to solve real-world problems. This year’s winning entry for the “Tech for Good” scholarship was submitted by Laura Felix, a Computer Science & Physics student at Northwestern University.

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Secure Logiq Grows Middle East Team

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Secure Logiq has expanded its team in the Middle East with a string of new hires. Since the successful launch of the British manufacturer’s first international office, the demand for servers built specifically for HD CCTV applications in the region has directly led to the addition of several new staff members. The new additions to the team are largely in the strategically important business development team.

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Powering Up IP Surveillance Systems for Traffic Applications with PoE Switches

Transportation managers are adopting IP surveillance systems to improve their visibility into real-time traffic conditions. In doing this, traffic control centers have up-to-date, reliable video data that allow them to respond quickly to changes in road conditions, such as modifying signal policies or rerouting drivers to prevent congestion. IP surveillance systems must be deployed on a powerful network to ensure seamless video data transmission from multiple remote traffic cameras back to the control center.

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Motorola Solutions Unveils New Avigilon Security Suite, Introduces Avigilon Alta Cloud and Avigilon Unity On-Premise

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Motorola Solutions announced the new Avigilon physical security suite that provides secure, scalable and flexible video security and access control to organizations of all sizes around the world. The Avigilon security suite includes the cloud-native Avigilon Alta and on-premise Avigilon Unity solutions, each powered by advanced analytics and designed to provide an effortless user experience.

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CPI Security Wins Deceptive Sales Practice Lawsuit Against Competitor, Vivint Smart Home

CPI Security won a significant civil lawsuit today after an eight-person jury in the U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina Charlotte Division unanimously found competitor Vivint Smart Home responsible for using deceptive door-to-door sales practices to mislead and confuse CPI customers, so that Vivint could take over their alarm systems. The jury awarded CPI Security more than $189 million in damages.

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City Workers Can Now Add Their Employee Badge to Apple Wallet and Gain Office Access Using their iPhone or Apple Watch

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Smart Spaces has teamed with HID to introduce an employee badge in Apple Wallet, offering a secure and even more seamless building entry for employees at 22 Bishopsgate in the City of London. By adding their employee badge to Apple Wallet, employees and staff in the building can now safely and easily gain access to offices with just a simple tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch. Following the initial partnership between Smart Spaces and 22 Bishopsgate utilising HID Mobile Access in 2020, all occupiers and guests at the landmark office tower have had access to a frictionless arrival-experience.

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BCD Develops New Virtualized Solution to Revolutionize Physical Security

BCD announced the expansion of its virtualized infrastructure solutions with vSTORE. vSTORE is a highly-available solution that leverages virtual machine technology to optimize the utilization of system resources and reduce your total cost of ownership. With vSTORE, a common storage point acts as a centralized storage location for all files that make up the virtual machine. This centralized storage location is comprised of high-speed SAN storage, allowing for VM migration upon failure between nodes.

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Qognify VMS Adds Support for Pelco IP Camera Series

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Qognify announced a significant addition to the portfolio of devices supported in its video management software Qognify VMS. The latest IP camera series from Pelco, a global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of video security cameras, smart analytics and aligned services, can be used with Qognify’s advanced video solution for corporate and enterprise projects. This increases the overall number of camera models and third-party devices supported in Qognify VMS to more than 6,500.

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Video Surveillance In Traffic Management

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The safe and effective movement of people and products on roads, highways, and other transportation networks depends in large part on effective traffic management. Video surveillance has developed into a crucial tool for managing traffic, enabling officials to monitor traffic flow, spot traffic infractions, and promptly address situations. The significance of video surveillance in traffic management and its advantages for drivers and traffic authorities will be discussed in this article.

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