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Hirsch, a pioneer in enterprise security solutions, has expanded its UK sales organisation with three new appointments across its channel, enterprise and business development functions. The enhanced team reflects Hirsch’s continued investment in the UK market and its commitment to supporting distributors, integrators and enterprise customers with high assurance, unified security technologies. The appointments of Lee Wood, Liam Twyman and Hayden Bullock bring a blend of enterprise expertis...

Salto has introduced IDM Connect, a smart integration layer within the Salto ID Management portfolio that connects Salto smart access platforms with external business systems. It provides a secure, standardised way to manage identity and access data across environments. For organisations that rely on multiple platforms to manage people, credentials, and access rights, keeping systems aligned can be complex and time-consuming. Manual synchronisation can lead to inconsistencies, operational error...

Hikvision recently concluded its 2026 HikTech Star Tour, welcoming 130 tech professionals from 56 countries and regions to its Hangzhou headquarters from October 28 to 30. Held under the theme “Your Vision. Your Impact. Your Stage,” this year’s tour brought participants together for a full agenda featuring new product showcase, hands-on trials, face-to-face talks with R&D teams, and factory tours, driving co-innovation between global tech professionals and Hikvision. The H...

Plaza Riviera significantly enhanced its security and facilities by leveraging OpenEye Web Services' cloud-based video surveillance platform, which streamlined property management, improved tenant satisfaction, and ensured proactive monitoring of potential security risks. Plaza Riviera, a prestigious office complex in Redondo Beach, CA, has experienced firsthand the benefits of this innovative solution. With OWS, Plaza Riviera has improved security, streamlined management, and increased tenant...

White Earth Behavioral Health relied on OpenEye Web Services to enhance security across multiple locations through improved remote access, simplified video search, proactive crime prevention, and more. White Earth Behavioral Health, a medical facility serving the White Earth Nation in Minnesota, transformed their video surveillance and security systems by implementing OpenEye Web Services (OWS). With 12 locations throughout the state, White Earth Behavioral Health faced issues with their divers...

Corbin Independent Schools faced a challenge in managing the video security of its facilities, which include schools, athletic fields, and an administration building. The district had an older system in place and wanted to upgrade to a system that could be accessed via the cloud and mobile devices, which the existing system did not have. The previous system also did not have a web client, and the district was being held hostage by older licensing. Monitoring multiple locations The school dist...

The World War II American Experience museum is a labor of love for its founders, a couple who have spent decades collecting tanks, jeeps and memorabilia from all over the world. The museum houses about 75 vehicles, including tanks, trucks and a rare restored American Red Cross Clubmobile. The structure is comprised of three conjoined buildings, each with 12,000 square feet of floor space. It includes an exhibit hall, entrance hall and a large garage for vehicle storage and maintenance. Learn ho...

The digital transformation of buildings is accelerating – and so are the expectations placed on security and facilities managers. In a landscape where cost pressures, compliance demands, and user convenience collide, the ability to extend digital control and automation is a major advantage. However large or small the premises, connecting digital access with complementary systems helps achieve this. “We can work with our customers to implement a new integration-ready digital access s...

Allegion US, a provider of security solutions, technology and services, launched Allegion Optimize™, a mobile application created to unify and streamline management of select Allegion products within one easy-to-use tool built with customers' needs in mind. The release coincides with the latest firmware update for the award-winning LCN Senior Swing Series Auto Operator, making it the first device to utilise Optimise. Key features allow installers and facility teams to calibrate, adjust, m...

Allegion US, a provider of security solutions, technology and services, announces its Campus-to-Community Student Living solutions, designed to help off-campus student housing operators meet student expectations, enhance security and streamline operations. “For years, off-campus student housing has been viewed as multifamily with younger residents, but the reality is much more complex,” said Tyler Webb, Mobile Ambassador at Allegion. “Operators are navigating compressed turnov...

Sprouts Farmers Market, a player in the grocery industry, was dealing with a legacy system that hindered their investigative process. Learn more about how OpenEye’s security solutions saved them significant time and resources when reviewing footage. First opened in 2002, Sprouts Farmers Market has become one of the fastest growing leading natural grocers in the U.S., building stores 10% year over year. The scale of their operations necessitated a video security solution that could match t...

The Olivet Boys & Girls Club needed a complete security solution to monitor multiple locations and found a scalable and future-proofed investment with OpenEye Web Services (OWS). See how the Olivet Boys & Girls Club gained better peace of mind across 5 locations with OWS. As one of the original 50 youth organisations to band together and form the Boys & Girls Club, the Olivet branch is built on a purpose-driven mission to enable young people to lead healthy, productive lives in cari...

Elite Pak revolutionised its packaging operations with OpenEye's security and video solutions, streamlining processes and setting new industry benchmarks for operational efficiency. Elite Pak in an international business with asparagus farms and packaging plants in both the United States and Canada. They are one of the largest growers and packers of asparagus in Ontario, Canada and their automated asparagus bunching machine leads the way in innovative ideas for the asparagus industry. OpenEye&r...

VIVOTEK, a global security solutions provider, and March Networks®, a pioneer in video surveillance and business intelligence, will exhibit together at ISC East 2026, Nov. 4-5 at the Javits Center in New York, booth 206. Under the theme of Connected Intelligence for Modern Security, the companies will demonstrate how bringing together video, AI, cloud, business intelligence and third-party systems gives customers clearer operational insight and faster ways to act on it. Clearer operational...

Veracode, the pioneer in application risk management, announces a jump from 56 percent to 62 percent in overall AI-generated code security, alongside a drop in vulnerabilities from 44 percent to 38 percent — the most significant improvement since the GenAI Code Security Report series began in July 2025. Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI's GPT-6-Sol co-lead the rankings at 73 percent, surpassing the previous high of 68 percent set by GPT-5.5 in July 2026. “We’ve been analy...

Aetina Corporation, an AI solution provider and accelerator of edge AI infrastructure, announces its participation in Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2026, taking place November 3–5 at Fira Barcelona Gran Via. At Hall 3, Booth C162, Aetina will showcase NVIDIA-powered edge AI platforms and partner solutions spanning intelligent agriculture, autonomous factories, smart mobility, and smart cities and spaces. Crop health monitoring Intelligent Agriculture: Aetina’s 2026 showcas...

CREST, the global non-profit accreditation body for the cybersecurity industry, today published new guidance urging the financial services sector to unify its cybersecurity posture across the entire market ecosystem. The new whitepaper, titled ‘Cyber Resilience in Financial Services: A whole ecosystem approach,’ looks at the interconnected roles of financial institutions, financial supervisors and cyber service providers, and sets out a practical maturity pathway to help build colle...

ODVA is pleased to announce that CIP Security™ has been formally certified by TÜV Rheinland to meet the applicable requirements of IEC 62443-4-2 at Security Level Capability 3 (SL-C 3). Security Level 3 protects against intentional violation using sophisticated means from attackers with moderate resources, IACS specific skills, and moderate motivation. Achieving formal certification that the CIP Security Specification complies with the IEC 62443 standard reinforces the position of th...

Secure Logiq is seeking new distribution partners in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines as it prepares to exhibit at Safety & Security Asia 2026. Taking place at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore from 10–12 November, the exhibition will provide the chance for distributors to meet the team and discuss working together. Despite challenges in the global IT component market, Secure Logiq reports 100% revenue growth so far in 2026. Its search for distribution...

Teledyne Gas and Flame Detection, a portfolio of safety instrument businesses of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, and Teledyne Flir, a Teledyne Technologies company, will showcase their latest innovations in gas/flame detection and thermal imaging at ADIPEC 2026. Taking place in Abu Dhabi on November 2-5, visitors will discover several new advances taking the spotlight on a shared booth (Hall 9-booth 9413). For Teledyne Gas and Flame Detection, the main attraction will be FREEDOM, its new-ge...

Commvault, delivering continuous recovery for the AI era, announces new identity resilience capabilities that will help organisations discover changes across a wide range of identity environments, understand their Tier 0 exposure, and quickly remediate associated risks. Identity systems are a prime target for attackers because they can offer fast access to critical enterprise resources. With 80% of large enterprises using multiple identity providers, including Active Directory, Entra ID, and Ok...

General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, Commander of U.S. Africa Command, opened the second day of the Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) 2026 in Lagos on Tuesday, with a keynote on strengthening military cooperation and Africa’s security readiness. His session, titled “From Strategic Complexity to Operational Cooperation”, examined how armed forces across the continent can respond to a changing global security environment through practical cooperation, improved preparedn...

AlgoSec has achieved the Infrastructure Protection distinction in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency, recognising the company’s technical expertise and proven customer success in helping organisations secure and manage their AWS environments. This designation recognises that AlgoSec has demonstrated and successfully met the technical and quality requirements for providing customers with a deep level of software expertise in Infrastructure Protection to help them achieve thei...

Wachter, a nationwide technology solutions integrator, is celebrating the opening of its new Logistics and Training Center at its Lowell campus. The investment expands Wachter’s ability to stage, configure, and deploy technology, and to train the technicians who install it, so customers can roll out projects across many locations with less complexity. Bringing these capabilities under one roof also gives customers and partners a place to see Wachter’s solutions in action through han...

Milestone Systems, a pioneer in open platform video management software, announces XProtect 2026 R2 and the fall 2026 updates to Arcules. Together, the releases help organisations turn growing numbers of cameras, devices, sites and operational data into clearer, more manageable operations across on-premises, cloud and hybrid deployments. As video environments expand, the challenge is less about accessing more video data and more about helping operators understand what is happening while giving...

Allient Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of advanced specialty motor, Motion, Controls, and Power products and solutions for targeted industries and applications, has announced the appointment of Dave Larcenaire as General Manager of Allient Denver (ALIO Industries). Dave brings more than 30 years of experience in precision motion, automation and advanced technology markets. His background includes engineering, business development and marketing, with experience building OEM relationshi...

The milestone gives European fire engineers and risk professionals independent evidence when specifying thermal image fire detection, complementing established European and national approval requirements. Teledyne FLIR's A40 and A70 (Axx-Series) thermal imaging cameras are the first models to achieve UL 2684 listing. They are listed as thermal image fire detectors under ANSI/CAN/UL 2684, the Standard for Video and Thermal Image Detectors for Fire Alarm Systems. Although UL 2684 is a North Ameri...

Atos, a pioneer in AI-powered digital transformation, announces a UK partnership with Palo Alto Networks to help organisations understand and address their exposure to frontier AI-enabled threats. The identifies mission-critical vulnerabilities, prioritises the actions needed to address them and combines advanced platforms and technologies with sovereign engineering capabilities to proactively mitigate threats at machine speed. Exposure assessment capabilities The offering delivers an outcome...

Kindoo, an innovator turning any electric locking device into a smartphone-operated smart solution, will showcase its complete cloud-based solution at ISC East 2026 in booth 544. The team will demonstrate how Kindoo’s comprehensive solution simplifies installations, making electronic access control (EAC) more accessible for end-users and more profitable for resellers. “Kindoo provides a practical way to deploy advanced access control without the costs and complexities of traditional...

ViewScan Inc., a provider of AI-powered monitoring for security and operational intelligence, announces that the company will be showcasing its AI-powered video analytics and remote security services at ISC East 2026, giving customers a scalable path to add AI-driven intelligence to the infrastructure they already own. Every deployment reflects the company’s guiding principle — Intelligent AI, Human judgment, Privacy protected. In addition, ViewScan will have on display 78 Dragons&r...