Surveon Achieves Higher Performance With Lower Bandwidth Budget Using H.265-Supported NVRs

Surveon Technology, the enterprise NVR solutions provider, announced it NVRs will start to support H.265 cameras. H.265 (High Efficiency Video Coding, also known as HEVC) is a video compression standard whose predecessor is H.264, supporting up to 300fps and 8K, and ensuring to deliver video quality identical to H.264 at only the half of bit rate. Supporting H.265 cameras, Surveon NVR allows partners to save on their budget while extending the retention days of video without expanding the capacity of storage.

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PSIA Demonstrates Commercial Implementation of PLAI Specification

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The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance’s (PSIA) will demonstrate an important use case of its Physical Logical Access Interoperability specification (PLAI) at ASIS 2017 – Access Control. Another technology that will be demonstrated at the ASIS event will be a commercial PLAI Agent, developed by Software House. The PLAI Agent acts as an enterprise communication hub —essentially a digital traffic controller— for information coming and going between different PACS systems.

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Perimeter Security Market Worth Nearly $196B By 2022 Led By Video Surveillance Systems

The perimeter security market is forecast to reach $196.60 billion by 2022 from $110.64 billion in 2017 at a CAGR of 12.2% during (2017-2022) driven by the increasing concern for protecting business assets, employees and customers, increasing technological developments in video surveillance, increasing usage of internet of things (IoT), and smart technologies such as intelligence monitoring.

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Global Wi-Fi Enabled LTE Small Cell Gateway Market Forecast 2015-2021

WiFi enabled LTE small cell gateway is a type of a base station. Base station uses cellular wireless network for communicating with mobile phones or terminals. Base station connects mobile phones to a wireless carrier network and offers local coverage for a wireless network. The area of coverage varies from several miles to few city blocks. Each base station is typically owned by one carrier or wireless company and gives coverage only for that company’s network. It may also offer roaming coverage for other networks in case carriers have agreement for roaming and technology is compatible.

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3xLOGIC Announces New VIGIL Client 10.0 Release

3xLOGIC announced the release of the latest version of its VIGIL Client software. VIGIL™ Client 10 now offers seamless integration with Infinias CLOUD or Infinias Access Control local servers. Users can monitor doors in the Client tree view and can access live video (if a camera is available) as well as view events and people associated with those doors. Tools within the Client allow users to perform momentary unlocks, view live events, and search past events. Integrated with Infinias access control, VIGIL Client 10 now offers a unique set of improved features and benefits.

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C?CURE 9000 Access Control Platform Adds New Smart Card Encoding To Increase Credential Security And Flexibility

Johnson Controls introduces the newest versions of its C?CURE 9000 security and event management platform from Software House to now include greater credential security and flexibility in smart card encoding by integrating with two new smart card technologies. New personnel and credential management functionalities for the Software House C?CURE 9000 v2.60 SP1 (standalone) and v2.61 (unified with victor from American Dynamics) adds support for NXP MIFARE DesFire EV1 and EV2 smart card encoding.

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Virginia Adopts Cybersecurity Framework To Get Everyone Speaking Same Language

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared Thursday that Virginia is the first state to adopt the National Initiative for Cyber Security Education (NICE) Framework, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in an official capacity. The latest version of the framework —also known as NIST Special Publication 800-181— was published earlier this month with the intention of providing a “common, constant lexicon” for a fast-growing industry in which everyone seems to have a different name for the same thing.

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Next Generation Illustra Flex 3MP IP-Cameras Provide Seamless Video Capture And Viewing Experience

Johnson Controls introduces the next generation of Illustra Flex 3MP Mini-Dome, Bullet and Box cameras with features such as P-iris lenses and TrickleStor technology to provide optimal image quality and reliability, and the convenience and efficiency of bandwidth management of the camera using Illustra IntelliZip compression technology. Going beyond H.264 and H.265, the embedded Illustra IntelliZip technology monitors and then adjusts system streaming parameters, matching the camera?s field of view activity.

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Louroe Electronics Hosts Gunshot Detection Demonstration For Dallas Law Enforcement

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Louroe Electronics, the world leader in audio monitoring within the security industry, will host a live demonstration of its gunshot and aggression detection technologies for law enforcement and security professionals at DFW Gun Range and Training Center in Dallas, Texas, on September 27. Security executives traveling to Dallas for ASIS 2017, a security trade show that is expected to attract 22,000 attendees from September 25-28, will also attend the event.

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LENSEC Supports Through Hurricane Harvey

In the past year, LENSEC —a Houston, TX-based provider of VMS software— customer support team has faced numerous technical and logistical challenges, including new ownership, staff expansion, customer growth, and most recently a historic hurricane. This knowledgeable and steadfast group has overcome these obstacles daily with professionalism and grace to close more support cases and provide its highest level of quality support in LENSEC’s 19-year history.

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6-Year-Old May Have Been Slapped By Bus Driver – Parents Want Video For Answers

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A Belleville, IL, family has questions about a school bus incident that the surveillance video would answer, which is why they say they?ve been asking to see the video for the last four months. Stacy and Mic Barringer say their 9-year-old daughter told them in April that a Belleville school bus driver slapped their son, who was 6-years-old, on his arm. At the time of the alleged incident, the school district, Belleville District 118, had a contract with the private bus company First Student, Inc., which employed the driver. The driver was later reassigned to a different route, according to the family and the district.

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Earl Bolanos New Southwest Regional Manager At OnSSI

OnSSI continues to leverage its investment funding by expanding the company?s roster of industry professionals supporting OnSSI?s Ocularis and other innovative VMS solutions. The latest appointment to the OnSSI team is Earl Bolanos, who will serve as Southwest Regional Manager. Earl will be responsible for Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii working closely with the company?s manufacturer?s rep, Bassett Sales Corporation, to drive demand for the Ocularis 5 VMS solution.

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Crimeeye Video Footage Aids Chattanooga PD In Arrest Of Murder Suspect

The Chattanooga Police Department?s investment in the CrimeEye® video surveillance solution from Total Recall Corporation is already paying off. Video footage recorded via the CrimeEye-RD-2 rapid deployment video system was used to identify and arrest a suspect in the July 26 homicide of Desmond Clay. Clay was shot multiple times while driving and was found dead after his vehicle crashed into a local business. To investigate the crime, the Chattanooga Police Department retrieved video footage of the victim?s car recorded by an outdoor CrimeEye-RD-2 rapid deployment portable video unit.

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Lee University Ensures Security Intelligence with Arteco Video Event Management System

According to Chris Golden, Lee University?s Director of IT Operations, the college initially installed approxi- mately 35 IP cameras, which includ- ed a mix of both indoor and outdoor models, as part of phase one of a larger surveillance project intended to provide greater video coverage throughout the campus. While the majority of the cameras were focused on parking areas to address the grow- ing threat of car burglaries, some were also deployed inside one of the school?s student recreation centers to help deter theft, and monitor high-traf- fic entries and exits.

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Oncam Boosts Training and Partnership Programs with Addition of Industry Veteran John Haspel

Oncam, the leading provider of 360-degree video capture and business intelligence technology, announced today the addition of John Haspel as the company’s new Director of Technology Programs, bringing more than 30 years of industry experience to the Oncam team. Haspel joins Oncam from Avigilon, where he oversaw the development of the company’s global training initiatives.

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New Service For Dealers Looking To Expand Their Product Offering

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The Connect ONE® module was designed in response to end-user customers looking for streamlined methods to track critical event responses, incidents and repair tickets at one or multiple locations. The module interfaces directly with the Connect ONE security system application or can be deployed as a standalone service, requiring no control or on site equipment. Ideal for building and property management companies, multifamily and multi-tenant users or national accounts with numerous locations, it allows dealers to offer another value-added service and generate new monthly recurring revenue streams.

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Visionary Technologist And Product Engineer Jim Trani Joins Stonelock As Chief Technology Officer

StoneLock, a global leader in designing and manufacturing biometrics solutions, announced Jim Trani as the company?s Chief Technology Officer. Bringing forty years of experience in research and development of engineering solutions, Jim will lead StoneLock?s continued technology growth in developing biometric applications for identity and credential management. As CTO, Jim will create the technology vision for StoneLock and translate that vision into new products, through his management of the engineering teams.

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Bosch Expands Canadian Sales Team To Enhance Customer Support

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Bosch Security Systems has appointed two new associates to expand its inside sales and application design teams in Canada. With these appointments, the company aims to provide enhanced support for customers of Bosch security products and for customers of Sony video security products in the country. Don Maxey, Application Design Specialist, joins the Bosch team with 18 years of experience in security system sales, design, and project management. His role is to support Bosch security integrators and distributors in Ontario in their efforts to win new business using Bosch products and solutions.

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Six Top 10 Football Schools Already Use Delta Portable Barriers To Block Vehicle Attacks

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Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announced that leading universities, including six of the Associated Press (AP) U.S. top-10 rated pre-season football schools, are staying one step ahead of terrorists and errant drivers on their campuses by identifying vulnerable areas and securing them within minutes with Delta MP5000 temporary, portable barriers. These mobile deployable vehicle crash barriers carry a K8 rating (M40 ASTM rating), stopping 7.5 ton (6400 Kg) vehicles traveling 40 mph (64 kph). With vehicle attacks becoming terrorists preferred choice of creating panic, many universities are adding such defenses.

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Synology Unveils Surveillance Station 8.1

Synology® Inc., announced the official release of Surveillance Station 8.1, which boasts faster performance and provides a more complete surveillance solution than previous versions with the introduction of the remote recording archiving feature, the integration with transaction devices and intercom cameras, and the ability to intelligently switch between different security levels.

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