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Getac announces UX10 rugged tablet to enhance and maximise worker productivity

Getac announces the launch of the new UX10 rugged tablet, offering reliability, powerful performance and lightweight portability to professionals operating in challenging field environments every day. For emergency service paramedics, field utilities technicians and industrial manufacturing engineers, bad weather, remote locations and adverse working conditions are all part of the job. To work efficiently, they need powerful mobile devices they can count on day-in, day-out, regardless of the lo...

Delta Scientific DSC501 prevents two vehicle attacks eight days apart at the Mayport Naval Station in Florida

Delta Scientific, a renowned manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announced that, on June 3, 2019, when a man couldn’t produce credentials at Mayport Naval Station, he gunned his engine and attempted to enter. The security staff activated their vehicle access barrier, a Delta DSC501, to pop out of the ground. The vehicle crashed into it and was brought to a standstill. The violator was taken to the hospital and died two d...

Axis explains important uses of their Camera Station in improving security and video monitoring

Video surveillance has come on in leaps and bounds as more options become available to organisations looking to protect their premises and improve their operations. But with more and more connected devices from different manufactures making up the system, management, maintenance and monitoring across all devices can be challenging. To address this Axis recommends using Axis Camera Station, which integrates with network cameras for centralised management. This provides a single, intuitive interf...

Oprema wins Dahua UK & Ireland distributor of the year award

Oprema have been awarded Dahua UK & Ireland distributor of the year for 2018. Having won the award in previous years, Oprema are delighted to announce the news that they have once again been credited for their work with Dahua in 2018. Authorised Dahua UK Distributor Oprema are one of the largest suppliers of Dahua products to the UK market now holding £5 million worth of stock across the business; CCTV, Access Control, Intruder and Fire. Oprema are also authorised training partners fo...

HENSOLDT develops a special radome technology to protect its UAVs from bird strikes and lightning

The sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT enhances an important feature of its collision avoidance radar system for UAVs. As part of extensive laboratory tests and measurements, HENSOLDT develops special radome technology which protects the radar from mechanical environmental influence such as bird strikes or lightning, while minimally affecting the radar’s functionality. The architecture of the new radome was initially tailored to a test aircraft but can be adapted to other platforms. Furth...

NTT Security’s Risk:Value 2019 report reveals that UK organisations are failing to implement cybersecurity best practice

UK organisations are failing to make progress towards strong cybersecurity and are facing paralysis as cybercriminals become more advanced. This is the conclusion drawn from the findings of the 2019 Risk:Value report – ‘Destination standstill. Are you asleep at the wheel?’ – from NTT Security, the specialised security company and centre of excellence in security for NTT Group. Examining the attitudes of 2,256 non-IT decision makers to risk and the value of security to th...

Cobalt Robotics announces that it has raised $35 million in Series B financing along with Coatue

Cobalt Robotics is a physical security service provider that builds indoor autonomous robots to make security and facility operations more effective. The company announces that it has raised $35 million in Series B financing. The financing was led by global technology investment firm, Coatue, and is intended for geographic expansion of services throughout the domestic United States. “Security is fundamentally about trust and reputation, and it needs to be reinforced across all aspects of...

NEC Corporation to showcase public safety solutions and AI video analytic platform at INTERPOL World 2019

NEC Corporation announces its participation in INTERPOL World 2019 at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore, from Tuesday, July 2 to Thursday, July 4, 2019. At NEC's booth (booth# F11), a broad range of public safety solutions for law enforcement and government organisations will be displayed. Visitors will be able to experience a variety of NEC solutions, including its multi-modal biometric immigration gate and AI-driven video analytic platform. Biometric authentication processes As...

ASSA ABLOY unveils high-end ASSA Triton² cylinder platform and master key solution

The Door Hardware & Access Control Group, a business unit of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, has launched its new high-security, patented ASSA Triton² cylinder platform. ASSA Triton² master key solution ASSA Triton² is a high-end master key solution with long life patent protection until 2036. ASSA Triton² has been expertly designed and extensively tested in Scandinavia, to guarantee the same high quality, exceptional durability and excellent performance...

Zwipe and XH Smart Technology form strategic partnership to unveil high-tech biometric payment cards solution

Biometric technology company Zwipe has entered into a partnership with XH Smart, a global smart card manufacturer, focused on commercialising end-to-end biometric payment offerings to XH Smart customers in China and beyond. Digital security solutions XH Smart is a global solutions provider offering end-to-end digital security solutions to banks and telecom operators in more than 70 countries across the world. A fully accredited Visa, Mastercard and China UnionPay card manufacturer, the company...

Ping Identity updates PingOne for Customers cloud IDaaS with passwordless and multi-factor authentication capabilities

Ping Identity, the pioneer in Identity Defined Security, announced a significant update to PingOne for Customers, the cloud-delivered Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) offering built for developers. The API-first solution can now deliver seamless and secure push notifications from custom mobile applications that can be used for passwordless and advanced multi-factor authentication. The cloud identity solution helps development teams speed time to launch their applications, while also taking securit...

Vanderbilt delivers improved online shopping experience with the launch of new webshop

Vanderbilt, a global provider of state-of-the-art security systems, announced the official launch of its new webshop, which has been rolled out to European customers throughout the early stages of the year. Vanderbilt’s new and improved webshop is supported by Shopware, the software used by world-renowned brands such as Philips, L’Oréal, and Ben Sherman. The webshop represents thousands of products and is a practical solution that seamlessly connects existing customers with t...

Traka showcased TrakaWEB software, specialist modular lockers and other integrated solutions at IFSEC 2019

Traka has proven its credentials as a global solutions provider at IFSEC 2019, taking the opportunity to present its bespoke solutions and latest innovative technical development, along with integrating with leading access control providers. On stand IF105, Traka, intelligent management solutions developer for keys and equipment showcased its latest generation TrakaWEB software and its ability to offer remote administration, including faulty item exchange, fleet management and full audit contro...

Videx’s app for GSM intercom system simplifies programming and usability for end users and installers

Videx, a manufacturer and supplier in access control and door entry kits, has added a new app to its flagship GSM intercom range, the popular entry systems that provide greater security and freedom to users. The new app simplifies programming and usability for both end users and installers. Available for iOS and Android devices, the app allows you to program the GSM intercom system by automatically creating the SMS messages. Activating door/gate for programmed time Features include the abilit...

MOBOTIX unveils latest cyber security guide, Cactus Patch

MOBOTIX cameras and solutions rightly have a reputation for being particularly cyber-secure. MOBOTIX customers all over the world trust the reliability of products developed and manufactured in Germany to protect their images and analysis data from unauthorised access and to prevent an insecure interface from offering hackers an opening. The hard work pays off, as evidenced by the fact a MOBOTIX camera has never been hacked. “We are constantly working on identifying possible security gaps...

HID Global adds FIDO2 authentication to its Crescendo smart cards to provide password-less sign-in

HID Global®, a provider of trusted identity solutions, announces it has added FIDO2 authentication to its Crescendo smart cards, enabling them to support the FIDO Alliance industry initiative focused on standards-based ‘password-less’ sign-in. HID Global partnered with Microsoft on this effort. The company also expanded its Crescendo family with the Crescendo Key Series that brings the same FIDO2 authentication capabilities and other features of its advanced smart cards to works...

cPacket Networks launches the cCloud cloud-based network VaaS with traffic mirroring feature

cPacket Networks, a provider of next-generation network performance/security monitoring and packet brokering solutions, launches the cCloud cloud-based network visibility-as-a-service (VaaS) offering by working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and leveraging the traffic mirroring feature offered by Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). “While many of our customers are migrating workloads to the cloud, until now it happened to be a black-box for them, from a performance and security per...

Tyco helps system integrators to grow their businesses by developing innovative solutions

The 230 delegates who attended the recent Tyco Engage Conference 2019 were among the first to see how Tyco, the security products division of Johnson Controls, is continuing to help system integrators grow their businesses by developing innovative solutions which capitalise on emerging technologies. ‘Beyond Security’ was the central theme of the conference held at the Melia Villaitana Hotel, Costa Blanca, Spain, which began with delegates being welcomed by Alan Riegler, Senior Sales...

Door Entry Direct, Comelit’s Gold Partner checks record attendance and sales at installer open day

Comelit’s Gold Partner, Door Entry Direct, has seen record attendance and received significant on-the-day sales at its most recent installer open day, showcasing the latest app-based door entry and facial recognition technology. The dedicated open day saw over 50 people attend in just four hours. It was an exclusive opportunity for the leading distributor of audio and video door entry systems to display Comelit’s stylish new security systems, including its stylish Visto video doorbe...

Senstar to secure five airports with its video management, facial recognition and intrusion detection systems

Senstar, a provider of video management systems (VMS) and perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS), is pleased to announce its products were recently selected to protect five airports in various locations around the world. These sites join the list of hundreds of civilian and military airports currently using Senstar products. “Airport infrastructure and assets represent a vital economic engine for many cities and countries making them prime targets for vandals, thieves and terrorists...

Allied Universal takes over San Francisco-based manned guarding and security personnel provider firm, Cypress Private Security

Allied Universal, renowned security and facility services company in North America, has announced the acquisition of Cypress Private Security, LP - a San Francisco-based company offering comprehensive security services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Manned guarding “Cypress Private Security is a company that we have long admired and always wanted to partner with,” said Steve Jones, CEO of Allied Universal. “This security company has built a brand and a culture t...

Hikvision offers queue detection technology to eliminate long waiting time at retail outlets

Today’s shoppers have less time than ever to get their grocery shopping done, and they expect a fast and easy purchasing experience. How does one keep waiting times to a minimum, and react quickly to growing checkout lines? Intelligent queue detection technology could be the answer. Waiting to pay is a huge problem for retailers and shoppers alike. Customers who find themselves in a seemingly endless line may grow intensely frustrated, to the point that they abandon the store. Queue dete...

Essence to exhibit voice-enabled Care@Home Communicator solution at Health+Care 2019

Seniors require and deserve peace of mind, knowing that help is easily available when they need it; they also need their boundaries respected, ensuring their privacy is paramount. Essence’s Care@Home solution delivers both. Essence will present its technology at Health+Care, June 26 & 27 at ExCel, London, to introduce the general availability of its offerings in the UK market. Essence SmartCare, part of the Israel-based Essence Group, is a pioneer in intelligent IoT and cybersecurity...

Allied Universal appoints Morgan Price as the senior vice president of recruitment and talent acquisition

Allied Universal®, a security and facility services company in North America, recently hires Morgan Price as senior vice president of recruitment and talent acquisition to lead the company’s recruiting efforts. He is based in the Santa Ana corporate office. With more than 20 years of talent development and human resources experience, Price is an expert in workforce planning, performance management, succession planning and leadership development in the global supply chain management in...

Forescout releases inaugural Device Cloud research based on device intelligence data from healthcare deployments

Forescout Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in device visibility and control, announced insights from 75 real healthcare deployments with more than 10,000 virtual local area networks (VLANs) and 1.5 million devices contained within the Forescout Device Cloud, with a specific focus on 1,500 medical VLANs with more than 430,000 devices. Launched in July 2017, the Forescout Device Cloud is one of the world’s largest crowdsourced device repositories and now contains more than eight million devi...

LOCKEN’s access control systems win certification from ATX as per the new explosive atmosphere requirements

LOCKEN’s latest innovation in cable free access control, powered by contactless technology, wins certification from health & safety regulator ATEX, in accordance with new explosive atmosphere requirements. Approved to ATEX II 2 G Ex ib IIB T4, the solution is suitable for gas delivery and regulation stations, specific hydrocarbon processing and distribution infrastructures and chemical factory enclosures. It is also suitable for areas where an explosive mixture of gas, vapour or mist...

Winners of Electronic Security Expo 2019 Innovation Awards announced

The winning products and services of the 2019 Innovation Awards were revealed at ESX 2019 on June 4 in Indianapolis. Each year, the ESX Innovation Awards programme recognises outstanding products and services that drive the electronic security and life safety industry forward. This year’s winners continue that legacy with novel innovations and improvements. To determine the best of the best, judges selected winners from a pool of applications from manufacturers and service providers serv...

SnapAV reveals Araknis networks' 510- and 810-series indoor Wireless Access Points

Araknis Networks®, SnapAV’s exclusive networking brand, has released two new wireless access point models designed to deliver high speed for installs with multiple wireless clients. The Araknis Networks 510- and 810-Series Indoor Wireless Access Points are powered by Wave 2 MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology, allowing these access points to simultaneously communicate with multiple devices while increasing throughput and decreasing network congestion. Val...

ProdataKey to host Cloud Access Summit for dealers, integrators and security professionals

ProdataKey (PDK), an innovator of cloud-based networked and wireless access control products and services, will host the second annual Cloud Access Summit on June 13, 2019 in Salt Lake City, UT. This exclusive event for dealers, integrators and security professionals offers a day packed with educational sessions focusing on the hottest industry trends and topics related to cloud access and its many complementary technologies, presented by executives and thought leaders representing a cross-sect...

ATG Access promotes Iain Moran to sales and marketing director following recent success

Innovator of road blocker, bollards and vehicle barrier systems, ATG Access, has promoted Iain Moran to sales and marketing director. Having worked at ATG Access for the past 18 years, Iain is hugely experienced and has helped to shape the company’s success in the UK and internationally, including in Australia and the USA. As part as his new role, Iain will lead a team of eleven to deliver ambitious growth targets, both internationally and in the UK, as the business continues to expand an...