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AMG Systems, the ISO 9001:2015 approved UK manufacturer, will be showing their latest range of environmentally robust fibre optic, copper, wireless & hybrid communication transmission solutions at Intersec 2020, Dubai World Trade Centre, 19- 21 January. To be found at stand number SA-L41, as well as promoting the advantages of their full range of UK designed and manufactured transmission products, AMG will be showing their new 90W POE+ Media Converters and Switches that are fully compliant...

In 2018 CyberLock released its most innovative software to date with CyberAudit-Web (CAW) 9.0. The innovation didn’t end with the launch of 9.0. CyberLock has continued adding to this release by adding a variety of software capabilities, many of which were spurred by customer requests. CyberLock is continually developing both hardware and software to enhance the customer experience. Granting special access CyberLock’s latest software innovation is CyberAudit-Web Connect, an app fo...

CyberLock, the supplier of key-centric access control solutions plans to unveil its newest CyberKey smart key at this year’s ISC West expo in March. CyberLock was the first to market with a Bluetooth enabled smart key in 2009. In 2017 CyberLock released the CyberKey Blue 2, which featured Bluetooth 4.2 technology. Improving upon the award winning CyberKey Blue 2, CyberLock has developed the CyberKey Blue 3, which gives users ultimate flexibility when it comes to updating their access perm...

In order to meet the unique needs of the diverse and growing market for biometric access control, biometrics company Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™) announces the expansion of its fingerprint authentication touch sensor portfolio, for physical and logical access devices and applications. Two additional capacitive touch sensors are now available in the access series, FPC1020 and FPC1024, featuring high biometric performance and a small physical footprint. They are water resistant and...

ADT Inc, a provider of security, automation, and smart home solutions serving consumer and business customers in the United States, announced that it has acquired Defenders, its largest independent dealer and only Authorised Premier Provider, for a purchase price of approximately $381 million. As part of the transaction, Defenders founder David P. Lindsey and Jessica A. Lindsey received approximately 16.3 million shares of ADT common stock for 100% of their ownership in Defenders, while the rem...

Crossword Cybersecurity Plc, the technology commercialisation company focused solely on cyber security and risk, has significantly strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of a Group Sales Director and a new Chair of its consulting subsidiary to assist in driving growth during 2020. Sean Arrowsmith joins as Crossword’s first Group Sales Director in January, responsible for both product and consulting sales activity. Sean will lead and grow the sales team. He inherits a strong...

The President and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kiribati, His Excellency Taneti Maamau, visits Dahua Technology headquarters. The Chairman of Dahua Technology, Mr. Fu Liquan, as well as Dahua VP & General Manager of Overseas Business, Mr. Jason Zhao, cordially received President Taneti Maamu and his delegation. Invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Taneti Maamau is carrying out a state visit in China from January 4th to January 11th, 2020. After successfully winning the 2...

Pulse Secure, the provider of software-defined Secure Access solutions, announces a new distribution partnership with SecureWave, a data security and IT infrastructure value added distributor, to grow its sales channel across the Israel to meet accelerating demand for Zero Trust access security. SecureWave, part of the Exclusive Networks Group is present in more than 30 countries around the world, and maintains an active community of more than 350 partners. The company will offer the integrated...

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a provider of high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing, announced that the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) has approved its application for relisting of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market. It is expected that the Company’s common stock will begin trading at the opening of trading on or about January 14, 2020 under the ticker symbol “SMCI”. Authority comment &l...

Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified solutions for enhanced security, operations and intelligence, announces its first ever attendance at BETT, the global meeting place for education buyers that attracts over 34,000 attendees. It will be exhibiting at the London ExCel on Stand NM65 from 22-25 January 2020. At the show Genetec will be exhibiting its technologies on an interactive stand that ensures visitors can get a true feel for the solutions and their capabilities. Representatives f...

Iris ID, a globally renowned provider of iris recognition technology solutions, has announced the integration of its handheld iCAM M300 multimode platform for biometric enrollment and verification with the FBI-certified Sherlock fingerprint scanner from Spartanburg, S.C.-based Integrated Biometrics (“IB”). Sherlock fingerprint scanner The fingerprint reader snaps on to the iCAM M300 to create one lightweight portable unit for field use. Sherlock is certified by the FBI as a FAP 45...

Ambarella, Inc., an AI vision silicon company, Lumentum, a designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products, and ON Semiconductor, a provider of CMOS image sensor solutions, announces a joint 3D sensing platform for the development of intelligent access control systems and smart video security products such as smart video doorbells and door locks. The platform is based on Ambarella’s CV25 CVflow® AI vision system on chip (SoC), structured-light powered by Lumentum...

Allegion, a provider of security products and solutions, and CBORD, a provider of campus card technology solutions, announced a new integration that strengthens perimeter security across colleges and universities in the U.S. Allegion’s Von Duprin Remote Undogging (RU) and Remote Monitoring (RM) options will now extend the impact of CBORD’s card software system for greater control of secondary doors over perimeter access. The integration improves perimeter security by providing elect...

For the seventh consecutive year, Cova will be exhibiting at Intersec 2020 the world’s trade fair for perimeter security, safety and fire protection in Dubai, January 2020. Intersec 2020 will again be held at the International Convention and Exhibition Centre at the World Trade Centre, where Cova will be showcasing their high-quality product range to prospective Middle East customers and international clients. This year, Kevin Conway the Production Manager makes his debut visit to Dubai,...

OPTEX, a renowned sensor manufacturer, alongside their sister company FiberSensys, will be showcasing their perimeter protection solutions at Intersec Expo, held in Dubai between the 19th and the 21st January 2020. The event is the opportunity to pre-view the new buried fiber-optic sensor, as well as other fibre optics fence solutions, long-range LiDARs and infrared beam towers. OPTEX will also be presenting the new high mount (2.2m-2.7m) outdoor sensor, the QXI series. The family of outdoor PI...

So many business processes are controlled, tracked, measured or monitored by software. So, it’s frustrating when multiple systems create double or triple the work. Unfortunately, not all of a user's software plays nice together. Web-enabled software for a CLIQ key-based access control system is an exception. No matter what the user’s business, the CLIQ Web Manager helps the user manage their access control quickly and efficiently. Now the user can also integrate their powerful acces...

AES Corporation, the manufacturer of wireless mesh communication products and services designed for your monitoring needs, announces the appointment of Laura Wall to the position of Director of Product Management. Laura is the newest member of AES Corporations Leadership Team. She is an experienced and highly collaborative product management leader who specialises in conducting extensive market research. Her expertise in Voice of the Customer (VOC) data collection and strong analytical skill se...

The site in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, vacant for almost 20 years, was previously home for the Savoy Circus and has been redeveloped in a conservation area. It now stands at seven storeys and presents 306 studio apartments, complete with communal spaces including a cafe, student lounge, arcade and gym. Under construction company, Tide Construction, system integrators selected Comelit to create a bespoke door entry finish, using its innovative VIP technology. With ease of inst...

Genetec Inc. (Genetec), a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence, shares its top 5 predictions for the physical security industry in 2020. AI: separating facts from fiction While artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a household term, it’s far from being a household reality. While machines are making huge steps forward, they are not capable of thinking or acting like humans. What they are really good at, however, is combing throug...

FLIR Systems, Inc. and ANSYS are partnering to deliver superior hazard detection capabilities for assisted driving and autonomous vehicles (AVs), empowering automakers to deliver unprecedented vehicle safety. Through this partnership, FLIR will integrate a fully physics-based thermal sensor into ANSYS’ foremost-edge driving simulator to model, test, and validate thermal camera designs within an ultra-realistic virtual world. The new solution will reduce original equipment manufacturers&r...

Ambarella, Inc., an AI vision silicon company, will demonstrate advanced ADAS and AD applications based on Ambarella’s CVflow® SoC family at a private event during CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Ambarella will perform autonomous driving and parking demonstrations using its Embedded Vehicle Autonomy (EVA), a self-driving vehicle, on Las Vegas roads. EVA builds upon 20 years of autonomous vehicle research and utilises CVflow embedded processors to run AI-based computer vision algorithms. Its ca...

Ambarella, Inc., an AI vision silicon company, announces that it will demonstrate its new robotics platform during CES 2020. Based on Ambarella’s CVflow® architecture, it targets automated guided vehicles (AGV), consumer robots, industrial robots, and emerging Industry 4.0 applications. The robotics platform provides a unified software infrastructure for robotics perception across Ambarella’s CVflow SoC family including the CV2, CV22, CV25, and S6LM. It provides easy access and...

Anixter International Inc., a global distributor of Network & Security Solutions, Electrical & Electronic Solutions and Utility Power Solutions, has agreed to a further amendment and restatement of the Amended Merger Agreement, the “Second Amended Merger Agreement,” with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (“CD&R”) to increase the per-share consideration payable to Anixter’s shareholders to $93.50 per share in cash, from $86.00 per share in cash and a $2.50...

Feenics Inc., an award-winning provider of the Access Control as a Service (ACaaS) Keep by Feenics cloud-hosted platform, has added two new team members to its Ottawa headquarters. Yannis Souris has been appointed Marketing Manager and Chris Smith takes on the role of Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast, as the company continues to address its ongoing fast growth in the cloud-hosted access control market. Souris is a seasoned marketing professional with 20 years of experience in digital ma...

SALTO Systems, a manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, appoints Matt Hanert as Regional Sales Manager for the Great Lakes region. Based in Detroit, Matt will oversee sales activity and territory growth in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Eastern Wisconsin. He reports to SALTO Senior Vice President of Commercial Sales Michael J. Mahon. Broad range of commercial applications “Matt has an impressive history of account management experience and a thorough understanding...

SecuX Technology Inc., a blockchain security company, foresees the emerging of cryptocurrency payment and the requirement to let various Brick-and-Mortar retailers accept different cryptocurrency tokens through multiple wallet apps and a single device. Although cryptocurrency can be transferred from one account to another via a pair of mobile wallet app in the P2P scenario, however, this approach is not appropriate in the most retail environment. Using smartphone as a payment terminal The fir...

Swann is excited to unveil its 2020 suite of wire-free home security cameras at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020. Swann’s expanded Smart Home solutions lineup now includes the Swann Wire-Free Security Camera, Wire-Free Doorbell & Chime, and the Wi-Fi Security Tracker Camera, which is a CES 2020 Innovation Award honouree. CES 2020 “At Swann, we recognise the security needs of everyday home users and are committed to simplifying this for our consumers,” said Michael...

Due to its mission of empowering the blue-collar industry with the best in technology, WurkNow Inc. is pleased to announce its new partnership with Suprema, a global powerhouse in biometrics, security, and identity solutions with 1.5 million systems in operation worldwide. Suprema provides an extensive range of time and attendance solutions featuring many of the latest technology including NIR facial recognition, fingerprint biometrics, built-in camera for face logs, dual-frequency RFID, WiFi a...

Zenitel is pleased to present IC-EDGETM at Intersec Dubai 19-21 January and welcome everyone to discover the future of intelligent communication, at stand SA-I33. Zenitel’s team looks forward to meeting with the visitors at Intersec Dubai and introducing them to IC-EDGE, the company’s next-generation platform and family of intelligent communication devices, delivering out-of-the-box unrivaled sound quality, interoperability, security and ease of use. IP-based intercom system IC-EDG...

On January 2020, AxxonSoft is coming to Dubai, UAE, to take part in Intersec. The security, safety, and fire protection trade show will open doors on January 19–21 with a long list of dedicated features set to complement a packed exhibition floor featuring more than 1100 exhibitors from 50 countries including two-thirds of the world’s top 50 security manufacturers. Integrated security solutions Join AxxonSoft at booth SA-H12 to explore the AxxonSoft’s AI neural network analy...