Access control news

2N Telekomunikace receives LenelS2 factory certification and joins their OpenAccess Alliance Program

2N Telekomunikace announces that it has received LenelS2 factory certification and joined the LenelS2 OpenAccess Alliance Program (OAAP). All intercoms with the 2N OS, including the 2N® IP Style, interface with the OnGuard® access control system, bringing together the complete linking of access, alarm, video, and audio events. Comprehensive security platform “2N Telekomunikace has completed required factory testing at LenelS2 to validate the functionality of its interface to the...

ASSA ABLOY receives approval to utilise their integrated locking solutions on U.S. FICAM applications

ASSA ABLOY, the pioneer in access solutions, receives approval to utilise its integrated locking solutions on U.S. federal government access control Federal Identify, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) applications. This significant milestone was reached after a lengthy and detailed government and third-party security vulnerability and interoperability testing process. Access control locks The following products are now on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) FIPS 201 Eval...

Arcules appoints Maureen Carlo as the new Director of strategic account development

Arcules, the provider of unified, intelligent security-as-a-service solutions, announces the appointment of Maureen Carlo as the company's Director of Strategic Account Development. Carlo brings extensive experience in both industry leadership and scaling operations to Arcules. For more than 15 years, her diverse background, business acumen, and achievements have influenced some of the high-tech industry's most well-respected and innovative brands. Business development initiatives She began h...

Genetec introduces AutoVu Cloudrunner, an advanced vehicle-centric investigation system

At ISC Wes  (booth #13062), Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, will unveil AutoVu Cloudrunner™, a new cloud-based Vehicle-Centric Investigation System (VCIS) that detects, analyses, and securely stores highly accurate vehicle identification data to support public safety investigations. Cloudrunner enhances community-led policing initiatives and provides law enforcement agencies, community associatio...

ONVIF celebrates 10th anniversary of the profile concept at ISC West 2022

ONVIF®, the global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, is celebrating 10 years of ONVIF profiles based on the profile concept. From the first profile, Profile S in 2012, to the more recent Profile M introduced in 2021, the profile concept has enabled product conformance and widespread interoperability between physical security products for the last decade. ONVIF profiles will be highlighted at the ONVIF Booth L0 at the upcoming ISC West 2022 se...

Abloy UK to showcase their range of innovative digital access solution at The Security Event 2022

Abloy UK is showcasing its comprehensive range of innovative digital access solutions on stand 3/H30 at The Security Event, held at the NEC in Birmingham from 5th – 7th April 2022. Pat Jefferies, Commercial Director at Abloy UK, said: “We’ve seen a major shift towards flexible working since the pandemic, which requires adaptable access control. In addition, we’re seeing greater demand for solutions that utilise mobile credentials to accommodate the changing and increasin...

Kallman Worldwide, Inc. announce USA Partnership Pavilion Opening Ceremony to be followed by VIP tour at DIMDEX 2022

If DIMDEX 2022 is Qatar’s most prominent maritime defence and security trade event, in its region, the U.S. contingent at the 2022 show leaves no doubt that America intends to expand its role, as one of the region’s leading suppliers. With a majority of U.S. exhibitors within the USA Partnership Pavilion, 11 of 15 U.S. exhibitors, the pavilion is a destination for buyers looking for an efficient way to meet a critical mass of U.S. suppliers. USA Partnership Pavilion at DIMDEX 2022...

thyssenkrupp Marine Systems appoints Oliver Burkhard as the new CEO

In an extraordinary meeting, the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems appointed its former Chairman Oliver Burkhard as the new CEO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. Oliver Burkhard will take up the role on May 1, 2022 and perform it from his position as Executive Board member of thyssenkrupp AG. Further development of the company Oliver Burkhard said: "I am very much looking forward to this task and working with the employees of Marine Systems. Discussions on the further development...

ProdataKey (PDK) announces the release of their new rugged readers with weather-proof and vandal-proof specifications

ProdataKey (PDK), the globally renowned manufacturer of the leading cloud access control platform built for mobile, has announced the release of its new ‘rugged’ readers for use with 125 kHz cards and fobs. The new units, available in single-gang and mullion style, with or without keypads, improve upon PDK’s former ‘ruggedised’ readers, by combining exceptional weather-proof and vandal-proof specifications within the same model. PDK’s new rugged readers The...

Hanwha Techwin launches Wisenet Viewer to view and manage different video sources through one interface

Hanwha Techwin, a provider of video surveillance products and solutions, launches Wisenet Viewer 1.0, a new NVR/DVR viewer that makes it simple to view and manage different video sources through one interface. Wisenet Viewer 1.0 is designed to make video management easy and works with all Wisenet recorders. It removes the need for a dedicated server to manage all video sources, leading to cost reductions and helping to preserve existing investments without new licences or replacing all recorder...

Expand commercial fire alarm business with Connect ONE®

Connected Technologies LLC, the maker of the award-winning Connect ONE® cloud management platform, has expanded its fire alarm monitoring capabilities, allowing dealers to add growing fire alarm services to their business.  According to a recent report from Grandview Research, the demand for fire protection systems will continue to increase steadily from 2022 to 2030. Intrusion, access, surveillance software Connect ONE, the single software solution that controls intrusion, access co...

ASSA ABLOY's one simple door upgrade ensures a home office is private and secure

Has the growth in working from home (WFH) outpaced the ability to keep a home office environment secure? Hybrid working combining WFH with on-site attendance grew steadily in the decade up to 2019. It is now here to stay: One-quarter of the workforce in Finland, for example, principally worked from home in 2020, according to one study. Security or privacy WFH However, many repurposed domestic spaces are not equipped with the security or privacy WFH requires. “In many organisations,...

SALTO Systems acquires a majority stake in Dutch technology company - Bluefield Smart Access

SALTO Systems, a globally renowned manufacturer of electronic access control and operating system solutions, designed to provide a seamless keyless and mobile experience for modern buildings, is investing in the Dutch company - Bluefield Smart Access, strengthening its portfolio of access control solutions. The investment enables Bluefield Smart Access to anticipate the rapid international growth of opportunities that concern its unique cloud-technology solutions. Bluefield Smart Access Bluef...

Allied Universal’s Cory Meredith highlights the need to ramp up event security at global festivals, in light of the recent Astroworld tragedy

On so many levels, the advent of COVID-19 and the tragedy at Astroworld music festival drastically altered the event security landscape. After the Astroworld tragedy, event security experts saw that the rampant gate-crashing could become an indication of what was to come. This is why Coachella spent a lot of money installing a large solid fence with cement underground, according to Cory Meredith, the President of Allied Universal Event Services. Access to cutting-edge technology, such as AI C...

HENSOLDT uses latest technologies in sensor data fusion to increase protection for the Eurofighter

Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is putting its latest technologies in sensor data fusion and analysis at the service of increased protection for the Eurofighter. By combining its Spectrum Battle Management Suite (SBMS), which creates a situation picture from a huge amount of Electronic Warfare (EW) data, with an advanced version of the evaluation software of the Eurofighter self-protection system ‘Praetorian’, the so-called Electronic Warfare Data Analyser (EWDA), HENSOLDT has de...

The VPS Group continues fight against climate change by expanding sustainable low-carbon CCTV security options

The VPS Group continues fight against climate change expanding its range of sustainable low-carbon CCTV security options. Once the vac­ci­na­tion pro­gramme starts to help over­come the pan­dem­ic, combatting cli­mate cat­a­stro­phe and its irre­versible changes to the earth­’s cli­mate sys­tems will remain the great­est glob­al priority. VPS has been devel­op­ing and pilot­ing more diverse options to pow...

ONVIF is celebrating 10 years of ONVIF profiles based on the profile concept

ONVIF®, the global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, is celebrating 10 years of ONVIF profiles based on the profile concept. From the first profile, Profile S in 2012, to the more recent Profile M introduced in 2021, the profile concept has enabled product conformance and widespread interoperability between physical security products for the last decade. ONVIF profiles will be highlighted at the ONVIF Booth L0 at the upcoming ISC West 2022 security exhibiti...

Dallmeier becomes the official sponsor of this year's ESSMA Safety & Security Workshop

Dallmeier, a manufacturer of video security technology for stadiums, is the official sponsor of this year's ESSMA Safety & Security Workshop. On 29 and 30 March 2022, stadium security and safety experts will have the opportunity to learn about video-based security and business solutions at the Allianz Arena in Munich. With more than 150 successful projects worldwide, Dallmeier is one of the pioneers in video security for stadiums. Intrusion detection systems The heart of many solutions is...

Light Middle East | Intelligent Building Middle East 2023 and Intersec 2023 global events to run side-by-side in January 2023

Messe Frankfurt Middle East (MFME), the regional subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt, one of the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organisers, is to co-locate two of its leading exhibitions in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to capitalise on visitor and exhibitor synergies. Light Middle East | Intelligent Building Middle East 2023, the region’s premier exhibition, conference and awards for lighting, design and technology, and Intersec 2023, the globally renowned emergency...

ComNet announces their next generation of Razberi video management products

ComNet Products from ACRE, a Danbury, Connecticut, USA-based manufacturer of fibre optic transmission and networking equipment is announcing its next generation of Razberi video management products. The next-gen Razberi® ServerSwitch IQ™ intelligent video appliance is a high-performance managed ethernet PoE switch, server, and video storage appliance, part of a complete suite of appliances that provide security pioneers with large-scale video recording, scalability, reliability, and a...

Teledyne FLIR introduces the Neutrino SX12 ISR1200 MWIR camera modules with integrated CZ optics

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, introduces the Neutrino SX12 ISR1200, the first model in the new Neutrino Ground ISR series of high-performance, MWIR camera modules with integrated CZ optics. The HD MWIR system combines a Teledyne FLIR MWIR camera module and 120mm to 1,200mm CZ optics with industry-adopted imaging electronics from InVeo Designs LLC to provide a best-in-class ISR solution with low-switching-cost for defence and industrial integrators. Familiar imaging...

Cisco Meraki helps organisations to take smart spaces to the next level

The hybrid world has changed where and how everyone works. Supply chain constraints require more efficiency and make reducing waste more important than ever. Increased options and competition have changed the way consumers and businesses transact? In order to stay ahead, organisations need to rapidly adapt their current environments. This means continually evaluating workspaces to improve the employee experience, actively managing resources and processes to improve sustainability, and finding n...

IDEMIA launches a new type of TSA PreCheck enrolment initiative that simplifies the travel process

IDEMIA, the pioneer and long-time authorised TSA PreCheck® enrolment provider, announces the launch of a new type of TSA PreCheck enrolment initiative that simplifies the process. This kicks off at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) in Jackson, Mississippi this week. IDEMIA I&S North America is bringing enrolment to the traveller as they depart for their trip. This will facilitate better access and awareness to the many benefits of TSA PreCheck, which helps keep trav...

Alula services create a community for alarm system response

Alula, a pioneer in smart security and system communications for professional alarm dealers announced two new service enhancements – Alarm Verification Services and Alula Messenger enabling system owners to create a community for real-time response to system alerts and alarms. Maintained by the system owner, the notification and response community may include family members and neighbours. Community members may act on alerts and alarms resulting from detected intrusion events and day-to-d...

Axonius announces expansion of UK & EMEA partner programme to benefit specialist infrastructure resellers

Axonius, the globally renowned company in cyber security asset management and SaaS management, has announced an expansion of its UK and EMEA partner programme, in order to help systems integrators that specialise in cyber security and IT infrastructure, with the ability to better manage SaaS security. Axonius SaaS Management The company, which has over 150 partners globally, 28% of which are based in the EMEA region, recently launched Axonius SaaS Management, in order to provide customers with...

VPS appoints Andy Brind to develop growing construction site-security business

In Jan­u­ary, a crim­i­nal gang was brought to jus­tice in a Bel­gian court over a mil­lion-euro series of crane, exca­va­tor and trail­er thefts. The haul, includ­ing £480,000 cement pump­ing truck, a £108,000 bulk tanker, and £50,000 worth of trail­ers, were stolen then resprayed, and sold to unsus­pect­ing cus­tomers across the UK and Ireland.  Bring­ing with him...

Nice/Nortek Control to demo new product, integrations & display most comprehensive list of brands together at ISC West 2022

Nice/Nortek Control is set to demonstrate new products and reveal new ways to integrate their brands and solutions and demonstrate new products at ISC West 2022, March 22-25, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event will be the first where dealer and distributor partners will be able to see a majority of the Nice/Nortek Control brands like 2GIG® security systems, Linear® access control, HySecurity® gate products, Proficient® audio, ELAN® control systems, and Numera® health + wel...

Matrix Comsec to showcase their cutting edge technovations at the Convergence 2022

Matrix Comsec announces participation in the upcoming Convergence 2022, held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 23rd – 25th March ’22 get ready to be awe-inspired by cutting-edge technovations. Matrix announces its participation in the 28th Convergence 2022, organised at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, 23rd – 25th March’22. This event will be an opportunity to showcase all the product ranges in the domains of IP video surveillance, access control & time-attendance, and tel...

Paxton to exhibit the company’s latest Paxton10 access control and video management system at ISC West 2022

Paxton, the globally renowned company in electronic IP access control, video surveillance and video intercom systems, has announced that they will feature Paxton10 access control and video management system at ISC West 2022, being held at the Venetian Expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 22 to March 25, 2022. Paxton10 Paxton10 combines next-generation access control and video management on a single platform. Dealers can experience Paxton’s most powerful system yet, at booth #13074, at...

Motorola Solutions strengthens access control with new Openpath Pro series video intercom reader

Motorola Solutions announced the new Openpath Pro Series Video Intercom Reader (Video Intercom Pro), an access control reader that combines high-quality video, audio, and enterprise call routing into an all-in-one sleek device with a mobile-friendly user experience. The Video Intercom Pro provides organisations with advanced security to help protect both tenants and visitors and offers security operators real-time visibility via video which enables a faster response to incidents.  All-in-...