Access control news

BioStar X: Suprema's AI access control platform

Suprema, a pioneer in AI-powered access control and security solutions, announced the launch of BioStar X, its most advanced unified security platform. BioStar X unifies world-pioneering biometric access control and video surveillance, into a single, scalable platform, delivering total control, integrated monitoring, and enterprise-grade resilience. Advanced access control features The new BioStar X offers total control through a unified monitoring console. Administrators can view intera...

Edge AI Plus PTZ cameras by IDIS unveiled

Making a powerful further addition to the recently launched IDIS Edge AI Plus Camera range, South Korea’s largest in-country surveillance manufacturer has unveiled the Edge AI Plus 8MP LightMaster IR PTZ camera (DC-S6883WRA) and the Edge AI Plus 6MP LightMaster IR PTZ camera (DC-S6683WRA).  Both NDAA-compliant cameras deliver exceptional scene coverage, AI auto-tracking, rapid and powerful 40x zoom, EIS image stabilisation, and advanced automated AI functionality. They ensure outstan...

Id-Guard & Id-Gate: Secure access with RecFaces

RecFaces, a global developer of facial recognition software solutions, has announced major updates to its flagship products Id-Guard and Id-Gate, delivering new levels of accuracy, security, and usability to its partners and customers worldwide.  Both solutions are now powered by an upgraded version of a facial recognition algorithm ranked among the Top 5 globally by NIST. The latest version significantly increases identification accuracy and consistency, particularly in challenging condit...

Gatewise debuts seamless wallet access solutions

Allegion US, a pioneer in security and access solutions; Zentra, an Allegion US brand delivering resident-first smart access for multifamily communities; and Gatewise, an Allegion US brand focused on gate, perimeter and amenities control for apartments, will showcase newly expanded wallet-based access control solutions at OPTECH 2025.   Zentra, already recognised as the first to bring resident key functionality to Google Wallet, will showcase its proven wallet-based access features in...

NRT & IDScan.net's self-service kiosk for casinos

As self-service technology continues to transform customer experiences across industries, NRT Technology, a major provider of cutting-edge payment and guest service solutions for the gaming industry, and IDScan.net, a pioneer in identity verification technology, are proud to announce the launch of a new self-service ID verification kiosk designed for casinos and retail enterprises seeking to automate customer verification. In 30 seconds or less, the newly introduced kiosk redefines how business...

TE Connectivity appoints Ken Washington to the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of TE Connectivity plc, a world pioneer in connectors and sensors, has appointed Ken Washington to the board, effective November 17, 2025. "We are very pleased to have Dr. Washington join as a new director to TE's board," said TE Connectivity Chairman John Davidson. "He brings substantial experience and expertise in leading technology development for global companies that will serve TE well as we continue to drive forward innovations for industrial and transportation...

Railway security: Video surveillance essentials

Those who’ve worked on railway security projects know that procuring a video surveillance system is not just about buying equipment — it’s about ensuring accountability, compliance, and system longevity. Take a common case: cameras installed before monsoon begin failing within months due to ingress and temperature stress. A security lapse follows, and multiple departments are drawn into scrutiny — S&T for specifications, procurement for documentation, and finance for...

VAST AI OS & Google Cloud: Unified data access

VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud, enabling customers to deploy the VAST AI Operating System (AI OS) as a fully managed service and extend a unified global namespace across hybrid environments. Powered by the VAST DataSpace, enterprises can seamlessly connect clusters running in Google Cloud and on-premises locations, eliminating complex migrations and making data instantly available wherever AI runs. Fragmented storage an...

Roc Technologies & City of London: Future-proof networking

Roc Technologies, a managed services provider, has announced it has been chosen as the strategic partner by the City of London Corporation to deliver an end-to-end networking connectivity solution, encompassing a UK-first enterprise SASE rollout for public services, AI-driven wireless capability and high-availability internet. Fuelled by a mandate to create a “One City” experience for millions, the City of London aims to redefine how world-class connectivity empowers residents, visi...

Infinigate appoints Peter Meier as new CFO & COO

The Infinigate Group, the pioneering technology platform and trusted advisor in Cybersecurity, Cloud & Network Infrastructure, is appointing Peter Meier as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Peter Meier brings long-standing experience as CFO and Management Board member of global technology companies, where he successfully led operational business transformation. Meier's considerable achievements Meier's considerable achievements include his...

Critical SAP vulnerability: Code injection threat

SecurityBridge, creator of the Cybersecurity Command Center for SAP, announced that the SecurityBridge Threat Research Labs uncovered a critical SAP vulnerability rated a 9.9 out of 10 severity, and gave its customers advanced notice on October 30, 2025, to update detection signatures before the vulnerability was publicly disclosed.  In total, the Threat Research Labs uncovered three vulnerabilities that were among the 25 new and updated SAP Security Notes SAP published for its November Pa...

Teleport expands EKS support at KubeCon 2025

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in Atlanta, Teleport, the pioneer in Infrastructure Identity, announced expanded support for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) within its Identity Security product. The new integration provides organisations with unprecedented visibility into Amazon EKS cluster activity, enabling teams to identify shadow access, privilege escalation, and identity-based risks across their managed Kubernetes environments. Teleport’s enhanced EKS support debuts at&nbs...

Sectra unveils Tiger/E for mobile communication

The international cybersecurity and medical imaging IT company Sectra announces the launch of Sectra Tiger/E Managed Service—a sovereign, fully managed collaboration platform designed to meet the evolving needs of authorities, municipalities, essential entities, and corporations.  The new solution enables secure, scalable, and easy-to-use mobile communication for sensitive but unclassified information. It supports calls, video, and chat with strong encryption, provides endpoint secur...

Chronosphere: AI-guided troubleshooting platform

Chronosphere, the observability platform built for control, announced the launch of AI-guided troubleshooting capabilities, a major advancement that redefines how engineering teams investigate and resolve production incidents. The new set of capabilities combines AI-driven insights with deep environmental context via a temporal knowledge graph. With this context, Chronosphere delivers highly accurate root-cause insights that enable engineers to resolve issues faster and with greater confid...

AI Technology Solutions: SARA expands video monitoring

Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc., a global pioneer in AI-driven security and productivity solutions, along with its wholly owned subsidiary, Robotic Assistance Devices, Group (RAD-G), announced that four Remote Video Monitoring (RVM) companies have entered operational pilot programs with SARA (Speaking Autonomous Responsive Agent), the Company’s multiple award-winning agentic AI platform set to expand the remote video monitoring industry. These pilots represent the next...

NAKIVO EMEA drives 29% revenue growth in Q3 2025

NAKIVO Inc., a fast-growing software company specialising in data protection and disaster recovery solutions for virtual, physical, cloud, and SaaS environments, has now announced financial results for Q3 2025, driven by growth in EMEA, customer expansion, and new partnerships. Strong overall business growth NAKIVO achieved 20% booking growth and 15% collections growth in Q3 2025 vs. Q3 2024, demonstrating continued demand for the company’s data protection soluti...

Paul Fullwood joins S12 as chief of staff

The S12 Security Guarding Industry Leadership Group has announced the appointment of Paul Fullwood as its Chief of Staff, marking a significant step forward in the group’s mission to strengthen industry collaboration, shape policy, elevate standards and enhance public safety. The appointment follows the formation period for the S12, including the completion of an industry-wide consultation survey, the establishment of 15 distinct workstreams, and the opening of regist...

Videonetics: #1 VMS in India, top 10 in APAC

Videonetics, a pioneer in AI-powered video computing, has once again been recognised by OMDIA (Informa TechTarget 2025) as India’s only #1 Video Management System (VMS) provider, and ranked among the Top 10 in APAC (excl. China) in Video Management and Video Analytics.  This recognition, sustained for over seven consecutive years, underscores Videonetics’ unwavering pioneership, innovation, and excellence in delivering intelligent, secure, and scalable video solutions. “...

Smart logistics powered by AOPEN DE5150 PC

AOPEN is proud to introduce the DE5150, a powerful and compact industrial PC designed to bring AI-driven intelligence to the edge. Built for environments where performance, security, and reliability are essential, the DE5150 is ready to power the next generation of smart retail, logistics, and industrial automation solutions. At the heart of the DE5150 is the latest 15th Gen Intel Core Ultra (Arrow Lake-U/H) processor, combining strong computing performance with energy efficiency. With up to 9...

Asia's premier defence expo opens at IMPACT Center

The much-anticipated Defence & Security 2025 officially opened its doors at the IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, marking the 12th edition of Asia’s premier Tri-Service Defence and Internal Security Exhibition, Conference, and Networking Event. Presided over by H.E. General Nattaphon Narkphanit, Minister of Defence, the grand opening ceremony welcomed Ministers of Defence, Chiefs of Armed Forces, Commanders in Chief, Ambassadors, and high-ranking officials from ASEAN and beyond...

DIMDEX 2026 showcases maritime defence innovations

The Organising Committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2026) has announced Fincantieri, one of the world’s pioneering shipbuilding groups, as the Diamond Sponsor for the ninth edition of the show scheduled to take place from 19 to 22 January 2026 at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). The four-day event is held under the esteemed patronage of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Head of State and Supreme Commander of Q...

Altronix eFlow Pro: Power supply debuts at security event

Altronix, a global pioneer in power and networking solutions, is showcasing its latest innovations that elevate security and system performance at The Security Event Asia stand 1919. Making its global debut is the new eFlow Pro Series auto-ranging power supply/charger with enhanced features providing greater versatility for myriad access control and security applications. Altronix will also showcase new Access & Power integration products, Networking solutions for single pair ethernet, Fibr...

Gunnebo's European innovation: High-security locks

Gunnebo Safe Storage is reinforcing its position in Europe by combining large-scale manufacturing with advanced locking technology across its full range of safe storage solutions. With specialist sites now operating as a single platform, the company has created one of the most comprehensive secure storage operations on the continent, with recent integrations being central to its success. High-security locking systems The Markersdorf facility in Germany, one of Europe’s key manufacturing...

iOmniscient wins Australian AI award

At a gala event in Sydney, around 250 AI companies gathered in anticipation of the Australian AI event of the year – the Australian AI Award for Information Technology. iOmniscient won that award and was able to add it to their showcase full of awards.  Over the past 25 years iOmniscient have won major awards across many continents – around 35 in all averaging more than 1 per year. After a quarter of a century in AI they are still able to outshine others with technologies that...

Trane Technologies at Baird Conference 2025

Trane Technologies plc, a global climate innovator, announced that company leadership will participate in a fireside chat at the Baird Global Industrials Conference. They will speak at 11:25 a.m. CT on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. The live webcast will be accessible on the Trane Technologies website at www.tranetechnologies.com under the investor relations section. An archive of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the event. 

Southco: Modern rail safety with access hardware

Rail modernisation has delivered unprecedented benefits, yet these advances have simultaneously introduced safety and security challenges. Designers and manufacturers now face the critical task of addressing these emerging risks while maintaining the performance gains modern rail systems provide”, writes David Kelly, Applications Engineer at Southco. The difference between ordinary and exceptional rail equipment often lies in the smallest details – the components passengers rarely s...

iDenfy's AI-powered KYC with GoFun

iDenfy, a major provider of identity verification and fraud prevention technology, announced a new partnership with GoFun, an innovative gaming technology company focused on creating a secure and transparent online entertainment experience for its own platform users. GoFun integrated iDenfy’s Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solutions to automate the user onboarding and account opening process and protect the platform against fraudsters trying to find loopholes in...

G2E Asia returns: Philippine gaming industry expo

G2E Asia @ the Philippines, a special edition of G2E Asia, makes its highly anticipated return to Manila Marriott Hotel this December 10 and 11. Tailored for the Philippine gaming industry, the two-day event will feature over 100 brands in the exhibition, many of which have no local presence. Complementing the exhibition is a series of dynamic activities, including dedicated networking events for various industry segments, specialised masterclasses to support professional development, and a two...

Interface Systems: TamperShield alarm monitoring

Interface Systems, a pioneering managed service provider delivering business security, networking, and business intelligence solutions to multi-location enterprises, announced the launch of TamperShield, its breakthrough monitoring technology designed to identify alarm system interference before an intrusion occurs. Traditional alarm monitoring only reports once an alarm is triggered. TamperShield continuously verifies that the alarm panel can communicate properly, providing faster visibility i...

Accelleron & Hyundai Marine: Digital ship solutions

Accelleron has signed an agreement with Hyundai Marine Solution (HMS), the aftermarket and digital division of shipbuilder HD Hyundai Group, to enter a strategic cooperation on digital solutions. Two Accelleron solutions will cover engine and turbocharger monitoring and optimisation.  Under the partnership, the companies will seek closer integration and further efficiencies across digital tools. These include HD Hyundai Marine Solution's ship management system, Integrated Smart Ship S...