Access control news
Large construction sites are often bustling with activity, inflow of workers, vehicles, and valuable equipment constantly moving in and out of the site. Such sites can be vulnerable to theft, vandalism, and unauthorised access. To ensure the safety and security of such sites, it is crucial to employ effective security measures. One of the most effective security measures that can be employed is the use of pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras. Benefits of PTZ cameras for large construction sites Utili...
OSI Systems, Inc. (the “Company” or “OSI Systems”) has announced that its security division received an order for approximately US$ 20 million from ANA Aeroportos de Portugal to provide multiple units of its RTT® 110 (Real Time Tomography) explosive detection system. The units are expected to be installed at various airports throughout Portugal to screen passengers’ hold (checked) baggage, and the Company has been engaged to provide ongoing maintenance, service...
Lumeo, a designer of computer vision solutions, is pleased to announce a partnership with Grip Places, a cutting-edge analytics provider for the retail and restaurant industries. Grip’s solution provides access to data analysis software and tools through the Cloud, rather than requiring a business to invest in on-premise software. Many small to mid-size businesses cannot justify the costs of in-house development and large data analysis teams. With Grip, these businesses can access powerfu...
ISS (Intelligent Security Systems), a provider of video intelligence and data awareness solutions, announces that it recently entered into distribution partnership with TD SYNNEX, a distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem. Under the terms of the agreement, TD SYNNEX will provide the full suite of ISS high-trust video analytics and associated intelligent hardware and software products to its extensive network of integrator customers across North America. Video intelligence-ba...
Pimloc, an AI video privacy and analytics company and m-View Live Video (m-View), specialists in body-worn cameras, live video streaming and digital evidence management, announces a strategic partnership to provide Australia's public safety sector with automated video redaction for body-worn cameras. This will enhance the safety of Australian public safety sector agents, comply with Australia's GIPA Act and Privacy Act, and help reassure the public. Pimloc’s Secure Redact video privacy an...
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce that Motorola Solutions and RFI Communications & Security Systems will each receive a 2023 SIA Member of the Year Award. SIA will present the honourees with their awards at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held on March 28, 2023, during ISC West 2023. The SIA Member of the Year Award honours SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement in SIA committees and working groups, SIA events...
Vestel, the European OEM manufacturer behind some of the biggest brand-name EV chargers in the business, is set to launch a range of Vestel own-brand EV charging solutions in the UK at Fully Charged Live, Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, 28-30th April, 2023. The Turkish manufacturing giant, best known for being the OEM partner behind 1 in every 3 TVs and display screens sold in Europe, has been designing, engineering and producing EV charging solutions for household name brands for...
ABB has launched a unique way to remotely monitor UPS systems remotely, further expanding its ecosystem of digital tools for smart power supplies and sustainable energy management. The ABB Ability™ SmartTracker provides 24-7 remote monitoring of critical uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and gives users data-driven insights to improve energy efficiency and power supply resilience. Visibility and remote monitoring capability Sébastien Surply, ABB Global Product Grou...
Telaeris, Inc., a handheld solution provider for physical access control systems (PACS) announces its new facial recognition verification system on its XPID200 series handheld, mobile readers running XPressEntry software. This new technology comes at a great time when facial recognition accuracy is hitting new highs. Handheld facial verification provides security and safety professionals more options for employee identification as well as accelerates the mustering of employees in an emerg...
DEN Smart Home, creators of the first invisible, wireless communicating smart door strike – SmartStrike™ – has launched a newly authorised dealer program to provide exclusive pricing and prioritised order fulfilment to the professional channel. The DEN SmartStrike pioneers an all-new category and is both a CTA Mark of Excellence Award Winner and CES® Innovation Award Honouree. The disruptive access control solution is the first, invisible, wireless smart door strike that...
Many companies struggle to implement and integrate a bunch of different solutions covering different parts of the IDV process. In fact, according to Regula’s survey, 40% of organisations cite this overly complex technical environment as the largest constraint to deploying IDV solutions. Additionally, 38% of respondents expressed concern over the cost of maintaining and managing such an extensive set of technologies. To help businesses troubleshoot this problem, Regula has updated it...
Checkpoint Systems, a global pioneer in radio frequency identification (RFID and RF) technology and Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) solutions, enjoyed a hugely successful EuroShop event, welcoming thousands of professionals, including representatives from some of the world’s largest supermarkets, apparel brands, and store chains to its stand over the five days. There was a clear interest in how Checkpoint’s latest technologies enable retailers to drive sales, reduce wast...
Cohesity, a pioneer in data security and management, and OwnBackup, the SaaS data protection platform, announces a strategic technology partnership to deliver customers a modern data security and management solution for their essential SaaS applications. Cohesity and OwnBackup are partnering to simplify this effort for their joint customers across an array of popular SaaS applications including Salesforce, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, and Microsoft Dynamics 365. As IT operations grow more comple...
BriefCam, the pioneer in innovative AI-driven video analytics solutions, announced the release of version 2023 M1 of its comprehensive video analytics platform, which will be showcased next week at ISC West 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. With this version, BriefCam debuts its patent-pending Custom ClassifID innovation while also introducing significant optimisations to the platform’s infrastructure, real-time performance, and accuracy, as well as new features to enhance everyday usabili...
3xLOGIC, Inc., a provider of integrated, intelligent security solutions, has announced its featured products for the upcoming RLPSA Conference, April 2-5, 2023, held in Denver, which will be demonstrated in booth No. 513. “We will be bringing our product range to Denver, which is specifically aimed at the Retail Loss market, including new, exciting, solutions,” said Michael Poe, Director of Product Management at 3xLOGIC. X-Series Edge-Based Deep Learning Analytics Building on the...
Safetrust, a provider of secure virtual credential solutions, will showcase its managed ecosystem for highly secure global identities at ISC West 2023, the USA's converged security industry trade show, from March 29-31, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Credential Manager Credential Manager is the central component of Safetrust’s managed ecosystem, offering a cloud-based portal for administrators to manage end users' credentials through a multi-tenant hosted platform. Advanced security featur...
Salient Systems, a surveillance management software provider, is returning to the International Security Conference & Exposition – also known as ISC West, March 29-31, 2023 to showcase its newest offerings: CompleteView 7.3 and Salient Cloud Services. CompleteView, Salient’s award-winning open cloud video data platform, will be on display at the Salient booth 16089 during ISC West, which will be held at the Venetian Expo, Las Vegas. Video management platform ISC West marks an...
The Security Industry Association (SIA) New Products & Solutions (NPS) Awards Committee has named Bosch Security Systems, LLC, as the 2023 recipient of the SIA NPS Merit Award. Bosch will be presented with the award at the 2023 SIA NPS Awards Ceremony, which will be held on March 29 during ISC West. SIA NPS Awards The SIA NPS Awards, established in 1979, recognise innovative security products, services, and solutions. The awards are presented annually in partnership w...
Evolv Technology, the pioneer in AI-based weapons detection security screening, is partnering with venues in 45 U.S. states as well as Puerto Rico, as security professionals from sports stadiums and theme parks to schools and hospitals integrate advanced weapons screening technology into their layers of safety planning. The Company more than doubled its customer base in 2022, working towards its mission of making the world a safer place for people to live, learn, work, and play. Innovative saf...
Amid global expansion, the security technology manufacturer Paxton has announced the appointment of Steve Taylor to their leadership team, as the company’s new Chief Technical Officer. In his new role, Steve will be responsible for leading Paxton’s engineering department, driving further innovation, and heading up the company's modern product design. Designing creative products Adam Stroud, Paxton’s CEO, said, "As a technology company, the products that we design ultim...
Verkada, a pioneer in enterprise building security and management, announced the opening of new offices in New York City, Philadelphia, Toronto, Mexico City and Tokyo. Verkada's new offices will serve as sales hubs, helping Verkada advance on its vision to build the operating system for the physical world. Author's quote Verkada is currently recruiting for more than 300 roles as it staffs up its new offices "Over the past 12 months, we've grown tremendously: we'...
Genetec Inc., a pioneer technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, announced that it has been authorised by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Programme as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA). The mission of the CVE® Programme is to identify, define, and catalog publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities. CVE® Programme Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE®) Programme is sponsored by the Cybersecurity a...
Gallagher is excited to announce that two new voices will be taking the reins for the Security in Focus: Tech Talk podcast beginning with the next episode due out at the end of March. Shane Keesom, Engineering Centre of Excellence Lead, and Matthew Dean, Technical Support Team Leader, will take over as hosts as Chief Technology Officer, Steve Bell, focuses on other projects. Customer-centric podcast For nearly 18 years, Shane has been involved in the support and evolution of Gallagher’...
Freedom of Information requests reveals that the Department for Education has reported a dramatic decrease in cybersecurity incidents over the last five years. ISMS.online found that while in 2018, the Department for Education recorded 139 cybersecurity incidents, in 2022, they reported only 38. Cybersecurity incident records The number of cybersecurity incidents recorded by the Department for Education over the last five years are as follows: 1st January 2018 – 31st December...
HID, a pioneer in trusted identity and physical security solutions 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 organisation 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 organisations and its people. Surve...
Allied Universal®, a pioneering security and facility services company, 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 requiremen...
SAFR™ SCAN from RealNetworks, the AI-powered face authentication solution designed for mainstream commercial applications, will bring its latest computer vision access control solution to Booth 3089 during ISC West 2023, March 29-31 in Las Vegas. With a focus on security, convenience and affordability, SAFR SCAN is a frictionless solution that’s environmentally sound and avoids adding to the approximately 300 million plastic proximity cards disposed of or lost each year. Integrates...
As founding members of The Security Event, the event will see the first UK appearance of the Texecom Midnight Black Collection, a range of products designed to work in harmony with darker environments which have been created for businesses and sites that require or prefer a security solution which offers unrivalled, contemporary, and discreet protection that compliments their surroundings. Capture Remastered motion detectors Also making its first UK appearance at the event is the Capture Remas...
Kidde Engineered Systems, a pioneering fire and life safety brand committed to delivering the highest standards in commercial fire and life safety protection for more than 100 years, announced its new Kidde Commercial brand identity. Kidde Commercial is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the pioneering global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. Rebranded Kidde Commercial The rebranded Kidde Commercial aims to set a new standard fo...
SAFR™ SCAN from RealNetworks, the AI-powered face authentication solution designed for mainstream commercial applications, will bring its latest computer vision access control solution to Booth 3089 during ISC West 2023, March 29-31 in Las Vegas. SAFR SCAN With a focus on security, convenience, and affordability, SAFR SCAN is a frictionless solution that’s environmentally sound and avoids adding to the approximately 300 million plastic proximity cards disposed of or lost each year....
