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Attending the 37th East -West International Security Conference organised by Capricorn Conferences and Exhibitions on 4th and 5th June 2018 at the Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Portugal, were delegates representing private and public sector organisations from the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Addressing the delegates at the opening ceremony, conference Co-Chairman, Patrick Somerville QPM, welcomed the delegates to the conference for an intensive two days of presentations and discussions on a wide ra...

Camden Door Controls, a premier provider of door activation and locking devices, is pleased to announce the availability of its new restroom control solution. The new CM-2520/48 ‘Push to Open’ and ‘Push to Lock’ combo push plate switch are designed for use in OBC code compliant barrier-free restroom control systems. CM-2520/48 push plate switches are available as a wall switch, assembled in an Aura illuminated enclosure (with sign) and as part of a complete restroom cont...

Honeywell, a global leader in Connected Buildings, has unveiled the Honeywell Vector Space Sense, a software solution that shows where, when and how building spaces are used at any given point in time. As a result, the building operations team can make better-informed real estate and space usage decisions that provide opportunities to optimise costs and promote better building experiences for occupants. "From higher levels of employee productivity to healthier environments that help drive cost...

Integration with Google Assistant & Google Home is now available on Climax Home Portal Platform, allowing Climax smart home security devices to be even more convenient to use and improved comfort, safety, and lifestyle for users. Climax Home Portal Platform now works with Google Assistant & Google Home, allowing users to control their smart home security system with their voice. Users will be able to arm, disarm, and home arm their security system by speaking to the Google Home device....

Layer 8, a leading provider of experiential cyber security training solutions, has appointed VCW Security as UK distribution partner. As one of the UK’s leading distributors of IT security solutions and services, this partnership will enable VCW to expand its portfolio of innovative cyber security solutions. This will allow resellers to provide customers with an additional layer of protection against security breaches by employees that are not fully aware of all potential cyber threats. C...

ASSA ABLOY has acquired HKC, a manufacturer of professional fit, wired and wireless alarms and cloud based monitoring solutions for both the residential and commercial markets, based in Ireland. ASSA ABLOY is an international group with around 47,000 employees and has global sales close to £6.4 billion. In the UK, ASSA ABLOY is best known for the Yale and UNION brands and has its Head Office and main manufacturing centre in Willenhall. Given the strong commercial synergies between HKC and...

Vanderbilt, global supplier of state-of-the-art security systems, announced that its latest cloud-based access control and video management solution, ACT365, was chosen as a 2018 Money-Saving Products Award winner by BUILDINGS Magazine. Vanderbilt ACT365 Vanderbilt ACT365 was recognised in the June 2018 issue of BUILDINGS Magazine for the features it offers building owners and facility managers for life safety and security. ACT365 delivers cost-effective security management for customers in...

SALTO Systems is set to showcase a range of security products at IFSEC in June, with a strong focus on mobile and cloud based access control solutions. Find us on stand G100. The SALTO team are taking part in IFSEC’s ‘Show Me How’ programme which means our product experts will all be wearing ‘Show Me How’ badges. Go up to any member of the SALTO team wearing a ‘Show Me How’ badge and ask for a product demonstration at any time during the show. Along wi...

ASSA ABLOY, the provider of door opening solutions, has unveiled the latest integrated security and access control technologies it will be showcasing for commercial businesses at IFSEC 2018. Held at ExCeL London on the 19 – 21 June, visitors to stand F320 in Hall S7 at IFSEC 2018 will discover the latest innovations to help ‘access smarter thinking’ for commercial sites. ASSA ABLOY Access Control will be exhibiting SMARTair, a modular and fully scalable access control system....

Opengear, a provider of solutions that deliver secure, resilient network access and automation to critical IT infrastructure, announces its integrated NetOps Automation platform that will offer enterprises a full-featured network automation solution to significantly streamline network and infrastructure operations. Opengear is announcing the beta availability of the solution at Cisco Live, Cisco’s annual IT and communications conference, held June 10-14 in Orlando, Florida. Attendees are...

Running into its 11th edition, this year’s Guangzhou Public Security Technology (GPST) show will officially open its doors from 9 – 12 June at the China Import and Export Fair Complex. Taking place alongside Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology, the two fairs will welcome over 220 manufacturers and solution providers across 15,000 sqm of floor space over the coming four days. Amidst growing optimism surrounding the prospects for China’s booming smart city sector, the...

Hanwha Techwin and analytic specialists A.I Tech, have jointly engineered biometrics and retail solutions to enable small retail chains, as well as small outlets such as convenience stores, newsagents and petrol stations, to gain a greater understanding of the type and numbers of people who visit their stores. Both cost-effective cameras solutions, which are supplied ready to work out-of-box, are equipped with A.I. Tech video analytics to provide retailers with valuable business intelligence. T...

Physical security solution provider Safetell has entered into a partnership with blast protection and forced entry providers ABBEY PROTECT to distribute their SECURABLINDS product-line. SECURABLINDS provides patented blast and forced entry protection for doors and windows, creating an impervious barrier between an attack and the inside of the property in a fraction of a second. The solution, which is triggered by the positive phase of the blast wave emitted by an explosion, is the result of 18...

Identity security company SailPoint unveiled two new product suites – SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Business and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Business Plus. The Austin, Texas-based company promises that its SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Business package can provide users with essential identity security capabilities to start an identity security journey built with artificial intelligence and machine learning, according to the company. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Busine...

Pulse Secure, global provider of enterprise secure access solutions announced that John Pescatore, director of emerging security trends at SANS Institute, and Dave Cullen, manager of information technology and chief security officer (CSO) at Entegrus, will participate in a new webinar to discuss what works when implementing network access control (NAC). Pulse Secure NAC integration Hosted by the SANS Institute, the online seminar will feature an interview with Cullen on integrating Pulse Secur...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the keynote speakers for its annual public policy and government security technology conference, SIA GovSummit. Christopher Krebs, undersecretary (nominee) for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’) National Protection and Programs Directorate, and Soraya Correra, chief procurement officer for DHS, will provide remarks at the event, which brings together government security leaders and private industry technologists for...

DICE Corporation is proud to announce and welcome Jackie McCarthy as the company’s chief financial officer. McCarthy will be responsible for overseeing accounting, managing company financial statements, reporting on key measurements, and budgeting and analysis. DICE Corporation McCarthy comes to DICE with over 30 years of experience as a CPA, with 15 of those years in public accounting. Before joining DICE, McCarthy worked for Ernst & Young, Nexteer Automotive and in local government....

CheckPoint Tours is the latest service from the Connect ONE by Connected Technologies cloud-hosted integrated security management platform that bundles Intrusion, Access Control, Video Surveillance, Energy Management and Critical Environmental Monitoring in one single user interface. ScanPass Mobile Credential CheckPoint Tours tracks and documents activities and tasks required at the protected premises. It works with conventional access control readers or ScanPass Mobile Credential to track ac...

Hanwha Techwin and analytic specialists A.I Tech, have jointly engineered biometrics and retail solutions to enable small retail chains, as well as small outlets such as convenience stores, newsagents and petrol stations, to gain a greater understanding of the type and numbers of people who visit their stores. Both the cost-effective cameras solutions, which are supplied ready to work out-of-box, are equipped with A.I. Tech video analytics to provide retailers with valuable business intelligenc...

Vanderbilt’s SPC Connect has been nominated for a GIT Security Award. The German publication has nominated SPC Connect in its ‘Access Control, Intruder Alarm, Perimeter Protection’ category. SPC Connect was nominated by a neutral jury based on a breakdown of innovation, use cases, and unique selling points. Voting is open until 24 August 2018 and the product with the most votes will be announced the winner. SPC Connect is a hosted cloud-based solution designed specifically fo...

Matrix has been a consistent participant of the HITEC expos and will be participating at the Houston event this year as well. They will be unveiling our new Extreme series of Network Video Recorder (NVRX) at the event. This NVR is equipped with 4K decoding capacity and characteristics like Cascading (up to 20 NVRs), Camera-wise Recording Retention and Database Level Integration. It also has plenty of other distinct features like High Resolution Recording, Playback, and Simultaneous Local and Re...

PerpetuityARC Training, part of the Linx International Group has launched an Advanced Close Protection course, designed for those who have already gained their SIA or equivalent license. This highly practical course provides close protection operatives with an advanced understanding of close protection protocols, including situational awareness, risk management and unarmed conflict management. Risk management and situational awareness This is a hands-on, best-practice course which involves the...

AMAG Technology, a security solution provider specialising in access control, video management, policy-based identity solutions, visitor management and incident and case management, welcomes TagMaster as its newest member of the Symmetry Preferred Partner Program. TagMaster’s XT 1 and XT Mini long-range readers integrate with AMAG’s Symmetry™ Access Control software. AMAG Technology and TagMaster cooperatively tested and approved this integration. The quick and easy configurat...

ESX has announced the winners of its 2018 Innovation Awards program, which recognises outstanding products and services that drive the electronic security and life safety industry forward. Judges selected winners from a pool of applications from manufacturers and service providers, serving the industry with innovative end-user offerings and tools that help dealers, integrators and monitoring professionals become more efficient and profitable. The winners selected are recognised as next-gen pro...

ASSA ABLOY, the global provider of door opening solutions, has unveiled the latest integrated security and access control technologies that it will be showcasing for education environments at IFSEC 2018. Held at ExCeL London on the 19 – 21 June, visitors to stand F320 in Hall S7 at IFSEC 2018 will discover the latest innovations to help ‘access smarter thinking’ for the education sector. Aperio access control technology Key innovations from the organisation’s leading...

For many years the Access Control and Security Industry concentrated on the security of the data exchange between the access control credential (card) and the reader.  Early systems were quickly compromised when cards were cloned and security was breached. Encrypting the data between the card and reader provided a more secure interface but there was still a weak link in the system. Having encrypted the card to reader data, this data was then passed to the access control system using indust...

IoT is quickly ramping up – industry experts predict an overall volume of 30 billion devices connected via Internet by 2020. This trend also applies to IP surveillance network cameras: More and more video security systems are no longer isolated installations but exposed to the Internet, and therefore cybersecurity has become an important decision criterion in the project design phase. During the past few years, numerous cyber-attacks have shown that IP cameras are the hacker’s top ta...

MBX Systems, a manufacturer of custom OEM server hardware specialising in customers with high variability needs, announced that it has become a Gold OEM Partner in the Dell EMC Partner Program. Dell EMC OEM solutions Dell EMC OEM partners are selected based on their resources and capabilities dedicated to helping OEM customers bring products to market efficiently. As an OEM Channel Partner, MBX offers expertise in hardware, software and services to create technology solutions that help elimina...

ASSA ABLOY, the global provider of door opening solutions, has unveiled the latest integrated security and asset management technologies it will be showcasing for the emergency services and defence sector at IFSEC 2018. Held at ExCeL London on the 19 – 21 June, visitors to stand F320 in Hall S7 at IFSEC 2018 will discover the latest innovations to help ‘access smarter thinking’ for those operating in the emergency services and defence sector, as well as many other key markets....

The physical environment of a healthcare facility is the foundation of all that occurs in it. Implementing effective safety and security solutions creates an environment that enhances the building for those working and staying in such facilities. With the ever-changing landscape that is the healthcare provision, it’s important to opt for solutions that provide the cornerstones for success and progression, rather than act as sources of limitation. Healthcare facilities present a considerab...