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The 21st century faces global upheavals that will disrupt business operations and the way we live. Rapidly developing digital technologies, social media and climate change are realities posing new types of risks to our security and safety. At PROTECT 2018 to be held on March 12-13, 2018 at the New World Makati Hotel in Philippines, stakeholders from the private sector and government will spend one and a half day to delve on 4 main priority subjects: What every businessman should know about g...

PSA, a global security and systems integrator cooperative, has announced that 3xLOGIC will exhibit at PSA-TEC 2018. TEC, presented by PSA, is the premier education and networking event for all professional systems integrators in the security and audio-visual markets. For 2018, TEC gets 'Amplified' with a new location at the Sheraton Downtown in Denver, CO March 12-16, 2018. TEC will host more than 100 security and audio-visual manufacturers showcasing products and services during dedicated exhi...

AMAG Technology hosted its annual Security Engineering Symposium in Newport Beach, California, February 23-26, 2018 at the Balboa Bay Resort. Nearly 70 end users, integrators and consultants attended the highly interactive networking event. AMAG Technology President, Kurt Takahashi and Vice President-Global Sales and Business Development, Jody Ross kicked off the conference with opening remarks and introductions of honoured guests and AMAG staff. Chief Operating Officer, Howard Johnson present...

The new range is designed and tested to be compatible with ASSA's Modular and Connect lockcases, delivering a high strength, high performance combination for doors that undergo extreme usage, or are situated in high security areas. The ASSA 900 Series is offered in two ranges. The high strength 900 to 920 variants can withstand heavy day-to-day demands, capable of providing a holding force of up to 1000kg/10kN. The highest strength 960 and 961 variants offer extreme levels of holding force, of...

Vicon Industries, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware and components, announced the addition of new 5 MP models to its V940 camera line, which includes both dome and bullet style cameras. The V940 line, which features motorised Varifocal Auto Iris lens, enhanced wide dynamic range (WDR) and Smart IR technology, is designed for premium performance in every possible lighting condition. Triple streaming video The cameras provide triple str...

The PSIA has announced an enhanced set of test tools for the PLAI specification. The driver behind updating the tool is to make it as easy and intuitive as possible for vendors to adopt the standards. “Effective test tools are critical for a specification to achieve true interoperability,” said David Bunzel, Executive Director of the PSIA. “We recognised that as the PLAI specification has evolved we needed to advance our tools to complement it.” Ensuring specification co...

Integrated security manufacturer TDSi is proud to announce its new distribution partnership with Enterprise Security Distribution. The partnership deal will see TDSi’s products and services being offered across the UK through Enterprise Security Distribution’s network of regional branches. Andy Cross, TDSi’s Distribution Channel Manager commented, “We have ambitious plans to grow and further develop our distribution partnerships and Enterprise Security Distribution is a...

WaveLynx Technologies, a developer of customisable physical security readers and credentialing, announced a strategic partnership with Safetrust, a developer of IoT-enabled mobile credentials for buildings and information systems. Safetrust’s advanced mobile solution and identity management platform along with WaveLynx’s highly secure, flexible access control hardware solutions are now fully merged into a complete mobile security platform. Safetrust’s mobile credentials will b...

Middle Atlantic Products announced that Gordon Wason has joined the company as business development manager — broadcast east, and Douglas Robertson has been hired as business development manager — broadcast west. In these positions, Wason and Robertson are responsible for working with engineers, integrators, distributors, and end-users within the broadcast/broadband industry, helping to educate them on the company's product offering and offering solutions to manage their projectsmore...

ADT Inc., a global provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, announced the completed acquisition of Aronson Security Group, Inc. (ASG). Headquartered in Renton, Washington, and in the security business for 55 years, ASG employs nearly 170 team members, including risk and security programme consultants, advanced integration services, consulting and design engineers and a National Program Management team, as well as tech...

International Procurement Services (IPS) will be exhibiting the full range of Research Electronics International (REIUSA) government-level electronic countermeasures equipment at the forthcoming ‘Closed’ Home Office event, Security & Policing 2018. Security & Policing will take place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, Hampshire, UK from the 6th to the 8th March 2018. Information security solutions On Stand D19, International Procurement Serv...

Visitors are encouraged to visit Meesons on Stand H40 to discover more about the company’s full range of security portals, speed gates, turnstiles and SMACS (Smart Access Control System) multi-flow solutions. SCTX is the UK’s leading national security event and enables companies to showcase latest developments in this demanding market sector. Meesons will be demonstrating a range innovative anti-tailgating Security Portals and Speed Gates on stand H40. Visitors to the Meesons stand...

In partnership with friends at Tavcom Training, a provider of accredited security systems training courses, UBM is excited to announce The Future Of Security Seminar Theatre, sponsored by Panasonic UK, within the IFSEC exhibition which will deliver a range of essential CPD accredited presentations on the very latest in security technology design and integration. Physical security systems are now heavily dependent on IT-based platforms and this intersection of technologies has opened up signific...

Clarion Events’ Defence & Security division has appointed Grant Burgham as the new Event Director for Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI). With 17 years of experience working on major global events for organisers such as Reed Exhibitions, the Dubai World Trade Centre and Centaur exhibitions, Grant joins Clarion with a wealth of experience from the high-tech British engineering sector, IT & communications and the international maritime industry.Grant's skilled leade...

This year's edition of the global fair for civil security will focus on innovative, digital subjects more strongly than ever before. The Advisory Board for Security Essen was recently able to convince itself for this. The fair management presented the realignment of the fair, the renting level and the comprehensive supporting programme to the members of the Advisory Board. The unanimous tenor: The experts, including managing directors of renowned companies in the security sector as well as asso...

A commercial version of the PLAI Agent will be demonstrated by the PSIA at ISC West 2018 in Las Vegas. Johnson Controls (Software House), Kastle Systems, and Princeton Identity will show the interoperability and exchange of identity information between disparate systems. “Having a commercial PLAI Agent, available to any company, is an important milestone for PLAI,” said David Bunzel, Executive Director of the PSIA. “It will enable Physical Access Control System (PACS) vendors t...

One of Europe’s largest utilities operators is upscaling the reach and capability of its Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) by using command and control technology to enable centralised security monitoring and management of its national network of sites and assets. The integrated, interoperable solution developed and deployed by Synectics using its Synergy 3 platform, will enable the organisation to monitor and control vital security and safety systems from more than 60 diverse sites. These sit...

Advance Security Group believes Harriet, New Zealand’s first security robot, will change the security industry as the first employee, who never needs a holiday, doesn’t need sick days and can work 24 hours a day. Security robot - Harriet The security robot, Harriet is capable of seeing obstacles, recognising licence plates, uniforms and faces. Mike Marr of Advance Security Group, said “It won’t mean people lose their jobs but rather, offer up new opportunities. What it...

Pulse Secure, a provider of secure access solutions for people, devices, things and services, has announced a cyber security industry first by achieving Common Criteria certification for both its network access control (NAC) and virtual private network (VPN) solutions under NIAP’s most current collaborative protection profile for network devices. The integrated approach increases cyber security assurance for pre-connect and post-connect endpoint visibility, compliance and threat mitigatio...

ACRE, a global provider of security products and solutions for the access control, intrusion, smart traffic and video surveillance markets, has announced the appointment of Ronald Virden as Chief Operating Officer, effective April 1, 2018. With extensive experience in senior leadership roles with global entities, Virden will help to elevate ACRE’s position in the electronic security marketplace, seek new opportunities for growth, and strengthen the momentum following recent strategic deals...

Senstar is pleased to introduce Fabien Haubert as Vice President, Sales – EMEA Region. Mr. Haubert, based in Paris, France, has assumed direct responsibility for Senstar’s European offices in Broadway, UK; Hanau, Germany; and Ravensburg, Germany; as well as for operations in the Middle East. He is tasked with leading Senstar’s strategic growth plan for the EMEA region. “I am extremely excited to join the Senstar team. Senstar’s global track record in perimeter intr...

Vanderbilt, a global leader providing state-of-the-art security products and systems, announced plans for an enhanced strategic partnership with Access Hardware Supply to distribute the company's latest access control solutions to the North American market. Access Hardware Supply brings a wide range of mechanical and electrical locking hardware, as well as a full range of related access control equipment and accessories to customers. It will offer Vanderbilt's lite blue, bright blue, and new AC...

As the world becomes ever more globalised, security suppliers are becoming increasingly susceptible to fluctuations in currency. With almost every business at Security & Counter Terror Expo (SCTX) 2018 importing components and exporting their solutions around the world, for the first time Hermex FX will deliver key insights into the constantly evolving world of foreign exchange (FX) during the show. The FX provider will take to the CNI and Business Resilience Theatre stage to discuss the ef...

Dahua Technology, a solution provider in the global video surveillance industry, is being honoured, once again, as the recipient of iF Design Award, this time for its industrial camera – ‘Eye in the Sky Robot’. iF DESIGN AWARD is among the most prestigious and largest design competitions in the world. Since 1953, designers, manufacturers and users have looked to iF as a sign of good design. With 6,402 entries from 54 countries, iF DESIGN AWARD has seen a record number of submi...

Middle Atlantic Products has expanded its SR Series of Pivoting Wall Racks with a new wider model to provide integrators with more space to manage high-density cable bundles. Building on the successful SR Series platform, the new Wider SR Series saves valuable square footage over traditional floor-standing racks in AV, security, and data applications. The wider models include all of the advanced functionality of the SR Series, including a unique pivoting mechanism that opens 90 degrees, simplif...

Synology has launched RackStation RS3618xs, a 12-bay rackmount NAS providing excellent performance, effortless capacity scaling and optimised virtualisation solutions for expanding businesses. RS3618xs is a 2U RackStation NAS powered by an Intel Xeon D-1521 quad-core CPU and 8GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM RAM, expandable up to 64GB. The four plug-and-play Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports can be expanded with higher performance 10GbE NICs through the PCIe 3.0 slot, providing over 3,900 MBps throughput and 143,500...

ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, a provider of door opening solutions, is launching a new range of high-performance timber doors for the public, commercial & high-end residential market. The new SMARTec timber door range has been developed to offer a complete doorset solution of high-quality, high-performing doors and frames complete with all ironmongery solutions. The doors are suitable for an extensive range of applications, including offices, high-end residential b...

Allied Universal, a major facility services company and security force in North America, has teamed up with PlanetRisk to offer organisations an enterprise risk software as a service platform to stay informed of threats to their operation in real time. The service will be offered as a stand-alone solution or as part of the Allied Universal Global Security Operations Center as a service (GSOCaaS) product suite available in the company’s Monitoring and Response Center (MaRC), based in Richar...

Boon Edam, a global provider of security entrances and architectural revolving doors, is proud to announce the launch of security entrance instructional videos designed to deliver instant access to installation procedures for service technicians in the Americas. As part of the company’s commitment to providing unsurpassed customer service in the security industry, any registered technician working on a Boon Edam security entrance with internet access can watch these videos within a few cli...

PSA announced the addition of Treeno Software to the PSA Business Solutions Program. Treeno Software develops, sells and supports Electronic Document Management Software (EDM) solutions with a focus on enterprise class document management features affordable even for small business. Founded in 2002, Treeno Software offers effective, cost-reducing, industry-leading EDM solutions. All development and support is serviced from the corporate headquarters. Treeno is a highly reputable and trusted sof...