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ALCEA acquisition to complement ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions? critical infrastructure offering

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 25, 2022 6:30 am Categories: Corporate News, Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: ALCEA, assa abloy, Bruno Alsina, Dominique Jardin, Jorma Issakainen.

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions announced that French-based ALCEA (SAS), whose acquisition was made known in August this year, will be merged into Global Solutions? Critical Infrastructure business. ALCEA has a strong focus on access control and relevant vertical markets. The parties will present their combined offering at the Expoprotection trade show in Paris, 15?17 November. ALCEA?s has a turnover of approximately 20 million euros. The company is well established in the French-speaking market, in addition to France, also in South America.

Allied Universal Announces Acquisition of Century Event Security & Staffing

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 24, 2022 11:01 am Categories: Corporate News, Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Allied Universal, Marty Stein, Security & Staffing, Steve Jones.

Allied Universal

Allied Universal is continuing its strategic expansion with the acquisition of Century Event Security & Staffing based in Orlando, Fla. Century Event Security & Staffing provides comprehensive security and event services in Las Vegas and Orlando, two of the nation?s top exhibition industry cities. This acquisition increases Allied Universal?s ability to staff major events in these popular event destination locations with access to several thousand employees.

Naperville Police Department Strengthens Investigations and Community Collaboration with Genetec

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 24, 2022 10:50 am Categories: City Surveillance, Cloud, Technologies. Tags: genetec, Jason Zbrozek, Naperville Police.

Naperville PD

Genetec announced that the Naperville, Illinois Police Department (PD) is closing investigations more quickly and has strengthened community collaboration by modernizing its operations with Genetec Clearance? and by launching a Community Camera Registration Program. As part of a project to streamline investigations and evidence sharing, the Naperville PD sought an efficient and secure way to manage digital evidence. They wanted to move away from the manual, CD-based recording process they had in place, which required significant physical storage and staff resources.

UK Police Force Leverages Location Intelligence from Precisely to Keep World Leaders Safe at Global Summit

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 22, 2022 7:44 pm Categories: Cyber Security, Technologies. Tags: G7 Summit, Precisely, UK Police Force.

Precisely announced that Devon and Cornwall Police leveraged its GIS software to enhance safety measures during the 2021 G7 Summit ? the annual gathering of policy leaders from seven of the world?s major democracies. The local police force combined MapInfo Pro with third-party 3D visualizations to create a digital twin that enabled precise contingency planning ? based on a model that had an accuracy of up to five millimeters.

KeyDigital appoints KLM Marketing as Manufacturer?s Rep for the Middle Atlantic region

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 22, 2022 7:27 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Key Digital, KLM.

Key Digital has appointed Mechanicsville, VA-based firm KLM Marketing as its manufacturer?s rep for the Middle Atlantic region, including Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Eastern PA, Southern NJ and Washington, D.C. The announcement was made by DeWayne Rains, Key Digital vice president of sales, and represents the brand?s ongoing initiative to expand its national sales force. Established in 2002, KLM is a leading choice for video and intercom, access control, and new AV solutions in the mid-Atlantic region.

Cognitec Names Andy Speropoulos as Sales Manager for Gaming & Hospitality

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 22, 2022 6:25 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Andy Speropoulos, Cognitec, Roger Kelesoglu.

Andy Speropoulos as Sales Manager

Cognitec has named Andy Speropoulos as Sales Manager for the gaming and hospitality markets, two important sectors which increasingly incorporate face recognition technology to improve both security and operations. Based in Las Vegas, NV, Speropoulos brings a strong security and face recognition background to his new position, along with sales and account management experience from his work at Pelco, eConnect, and Protection 1 Security Solutions (now ADT).

Arcules and Wesco Align Strategies to Accelerate Adoption of Cloud-Based Video Surveillance

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 22, 2022 11:23 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Andreas Pettersson, Arcules, Tara Dunning, WESCO.

Arcules announces a strategic global distribution partnership with Wesco to expand brand awareness and increase access to easy, scalable, and reliable cloud and managed services in North America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Through the partnership with Wesco, Arcules will now be able to expand its reach through Wesco?s vast distribution network, giving greater visibility as customers continue to seek more flexible and secure cloud video solutions.

Revelstoke Teams Up with BreachRx ? Offering Users Automated Incident Response and Compliance Solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 19, 2022 9:29 pm Categories: Cyber Security. Tags: Bob Kruse, BreachRx, Matt Hartley, Revelstoke.

Revelstoke

PdK Named to MountainWest Capital Network’s 2022 Utah 100, Marking Seven Consecutive Years in the Top 100

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 19, 2022 9:13 pm Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Jason Roberts, ProdataKey, Utah 100.

ProdataKey announced that the company has once again been named to the Utah 100, MountainWest Capital Network?s (MWCN) annual list of the fastest-growing companies in Utah. This marks the seventh consecutive year that ProdataKey has been designated with this elite status. This year, ProdataKey ranked No. 59 out of 100 companies. The annual Awards Event pays tribute to the state?s fastest-growing and most exciting companies in the state, representing a cross-section of industries. Honorees were chosen based on both their percentage and dollar revenue increase between 2017 and 2021.

US DOJ Sues to Block ASSA ABLOY?s Proposed Acquisition of Spectrum Brands? Division

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 19, 2022 11:18 am Categories: Uncategorized. Tags: assa abloy, DOJ, Jonathan Kanter, Spectrum.

Department of Justice

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block ASSA ABLOY AB?s (ASSA ABLOY) proposed $4.3 billion acquisition of the Hardware and Home Improvement division of its rival, Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc (Spectrum). ASSA ABLOY and Spectrum are two of the three largest producers of residential door hardware in the concentrated, $2.4 billion U.S. industry. If the merger were to go through the DoJ says that Assa Abloy would have a ?near monopoly? on premium mechanical door hardware and more than a 50 percent share in smart locks.

MPC Alliance More Than Doubles Membership

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 18, 2022 11:00 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Bosch, Frank Wiener, Meta, MPC, Sanjay Saravanan.

Meta, Bosch and nearly three dozen other companies have recently joined the MPC Alliance. The influx of new members elevates the organization’s membership to 59 as the cryptographic privacy and security technology gains more support across a range of industries. The MPC Alliance is a non-profit established to increase awareness and promote adoption of the privacy-enhancing technology.

ProdataKey and Invictus Integration Creates an All-in-One Community Management and Security Ecosystem

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 17, 2022 10:25 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Brach Bengtzen, Kevin DeMattio, ProdataKey.

ProdataKey Invictus

ProdataKey and Invictus have joined forces to create an all-in-one mobile solution for multi-tenant properties. Residents, guests, and visitors can now interact with PDK access control readers throughout their buildings using the same Invictus mobile app that they use for community notifications, virtual concierge services, visitor video intercom communications, and other technology-aided lifestyle conveniences. PDK mobile credentials within the Invictus app will permit unlocking of building entrances and doors to common spaces, including parking garages, clubhouses, playrooms, fitness centers, pools, mailrooms, laundry, and other secure areas.

Allied Universal Announces Global Agreement with Shell to Accelerate Transition to Sustainable Solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 17, 2022 10:00 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Allied Universal, István Kapitány, Shell, Steve Jones.

Allied Universal

Allied Universal and its international business, G4S, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shell to accelerate the transition to sustainable solutions for customers and employees through a global collaboration in sustainability and security. This collaboration enhances the companies? long-standing business relationship and has already delivered results in the mobility sector.

Zenner, Datacake and Actility release a New IoT Indoor Air Quality solution for CO2 Monitoring

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 14, 2022 5:36 am Categories: Cloud. Tags: Actility. Air Quality solution, CO2 Monitoring, Datacake, Zenner.

The solution is using LoRaWAN connectivity and includes CO2 monitoring sensor from Zenner, LoRaWAN Network Server and Management platform from Actility ? ThingPark Enterpise, and the application from Datacake. The solution is extremely simple to set up and allows monitoring in real-time the concentration of CO2 to create a safer and healthier indoor ambient condition, protect employees, workers or students, and meet air quality regulations levels. It can be used in any indoor space, including classrooms, offices, meeting rooms, shops, industrial facilities, and public buildings, among others.

i-PRO Rolls Out New EZ-2 Partner Portal

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 13, 2022 10:41 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Bill Brennan, i-PRO, i-PRO EZ-2.

i-PRO Americas announced the release of the new i-PRO EZ-2 Partner Portal. Built to enhance and simplify the way integrators, resellers and distribution partners conduct business with i-PRO, the EZ-2 Partner portal features instant access to i-PRO inventory levels and enables users to create quick quotes 24/7. The EZ-2 Partner Portal represents the latest innovation from i-PRO to make researching, ordering, deal registration and accessing training and support materials as transparent and efficient as possible.

Aiphone IX Series Integration with Genetec Security Center

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 13, 2022 10:27 am Categories: Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: Aiphone, Brad Kamcheff, genetec, Sipelia, VMS platform.

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Aiphone Corporation announce its IX Series intercoms are compatible with the Genetec? Security Center, a unified IP security platform that provides users with a single interface between multiple security devices and their data. This integration enables Aiphone IX Series customers to easily incorporate their video intercom systems as part of a larger unified security platform.

Mindtech Launches Training-ready Data Packs to Accelerate AI-based Computer Vision Systems

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 12, 2022 11:53 am Categories: Accreditation. Tags: AI, Mindtech, Vision Systems.

Mindtech announced its data pack offering for customers who are looking to build AI based vision systems in a faster and more cost effective way. Launched in 2019, Mindtech?s behavioural simulator platform, called Chameleon, creates synthetic data to train AI-based vision systems faster and more accurately than other solutions. Mindtech customers, across a range of sectors including retail, home automation and security, use Chameleon to rapidly create the training data they need for a range of tasks including control and fault detection, as well as safety and product recognition.

i-PRO to Showcase Latest AI Multi-Sensor, PTZs and New Versions of Active Guard and Video Insight at ISC East

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 12, 2022 11:33 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: i-PRO, ISC East, PTZs.

isc east

At ISC East 2022 in booth # 918, i-PRO Co., Ltd., will showcase the latest enhancements to its line of products, including:
Expanded PTZ Line: i-PRO recently revamped its the entire PTZ range, adding a total of 35 new cameras. The new cameras benefit from a new modern design in a smaller form factor that is similar in size to many dome cameras.
Multi-Sensors: The latest i-PRO multi-sensor camera incorporates a built-in AI processor enabling advanced analytics to detect people and vehicles and automatically optimize images.

Attending ISC East 2022? Leave Your Rulebook at Home.

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 12, 2022 11:12 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Active Intelligence, ISC East, Ken LaMarca.

ISC East

Active Intelligence is making its pubic debut at ISC East this November with the introduction of a new preemptive and proactive solution designed to detect anomalies in any video surveillance feed, in real-time. Distinctly different from conventional video analytics, Active Intelligence?s innovative anomaly detection solution, ASTRA, doesn?t rely on rules to detect specific activities or events.

Is your Security System Future Proof? It can be with Vigitron PoE solutions

Posted by Jay Bartlett October 12, 2022 10:54 am Categories: Accessories. Tags: IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, PoE Solutions, Vigitron.

Vi30202U

Camera, Access Control, and LED lighting devices are rapidly moving towards using IEEE 802.3bt as their PoE standard for high PoE applications. The IEEE 802.3bt includes 8 Classes of PoE up to 90W. During the time this standard was under development, some security products required more power than the existing standards of IEEE 802.3af (15.4W) and IEEE 802.3at (30W) could provide. This led to the use of none standard types of PoE, such as UPoE which was adopted by most manufacturers, as it was based on the existing IEEE 802.3at.