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Panasonic Security Systems, a business unit of the newly formed Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd., is showcasing its impressive solutions capabilities at ISC East 2019, booth #435 at the Javits Centre. By combining superior imaging technologies with new AI-driven software and analytics solutions, Panasonic i-PRO Security Systems offers comprehensive, customisable solutions to meet the most diverse range of users’ specific needs. Core solutions on display include the company&rsq...

SureCloud, the provider of cloud-based, integrated risk management solutions and cyber security services, has announced the launch of its new Risk Advisory practice. SureCloud Risk Advisory SureCloud Risk Advisory will deliver a range of integrated cyber, risk and advisory services, uniquely underpinned by its cloud-based platform. This means organisations will have a central point of access to a range of risk assessment, base lining, information assurance and governance services and associate...

SureCloud, globally renowned provider of cloud-based, integrated risk management solutions and cyber security services, has further enhanced its senior management team with the twin appointments of Ben Jepson as Vice-President and Craig Moores as Practice Director, of SureCloud’s new Risk Advisory division. Jepson will have overall responsibility and Moores will be accountable for the delivery capability within the new practice. Both join from global cyber security specialist NCC Group an...

Fujitsu launches sales of the "FUJITSU Security Solution AuthConductor V2" which uses various authentication methods, including palm vein authentication, to deliver comprehensive biometric authentication support for customers. In addition to providing a unified palm vein authentication office environment, this product features facial authentication, fingerprint authentication and IC card authentication for PC logons, and is fully scalable to support use by anywhere from several people to organis...

Viking Electronics’ TBB-1B is an in-line device that actively boosts talk battery power to analog devices. “It’s getting more common that FXS ports and analog extensions don’t produce enough talk battery. The TBB-1B solves this problem and it is simple to use.” Paul Speltz, Sr. Engineer, Viking Electronics TBB-1B talk battery booster            Use the TBB-1B to boost talk battery from a VoIP phone system ATA...

Allied Universal®, a security and facility services company in North America, announces a strategic partnership with LiveSafe to provide mobile, two-way safety communications between the company’s security professionals and customers in order to prevent safety and security incidents. Allied Universal® Technology Services, a division of Allied Universal, will be utilising the LiveSafe Mobile App effective immediately. Safety and security risk intelligence LiveSafe delivers action...

Corps Security has been re-awarded its contract with Walsall College for a further five years following a competitive tender. The ongoing partnership involves static guarding, control room management, patrolling, and front-of-house and student services assistance across all four campuses. Security Contract Walsall College, based in the Midlands, has been rated outstanding by Ofsted and is the largest provider of courses in the borough. The college’s main campus is in Wisemore, with other...

BriefCam, the provider of VIDEO SYNOPSIS® and Video Content Analytics solutions, announces the expansion of its best-in-class video content analytics product portfolio with a Mobile Application that adds powerful on-the-go investigation capabilities. The BriefCam App, which runs on both Android and iOS devices, derives exponential value from surveillance system investments by making video searchable on-the-go. Delivering a seamless extension With natural language textual search based on c...

All retail outlets have doors off their shop floor where the public should not go. Yet managing keys creates a distracting staff workload. A bulky mechanical PIN lock ruins the aesthetics of the shop. In a small retail space, electronic access control could be overkill. Now, the Code Handle battery-operated digital lock secures the door with a slim-line handle. Code Handle digital lock Shop owners can ensure thieves won’t be tempted to enter a room where valuable stock is held with only...

Rhombus Systems, a provider of enterprise cloud-managed physical security solutions, announces a suite of new sensors - asset tags, door sensors, environmental sensors – to transform how organisations manage their physical security. The new sensors are battery operated and use the Rhombus security cameras as a local intelligence hub to capture sensor events, corresponding video footage, and data of the physical environment. By seamlessly combining enterprise video security with IoT sensor...

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced the FLIR StormCaster™ family of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) payloads for its SkyRanger® R70 and R80D SkyRaider® airframes. The new line launches with two multi-sensor products, StormCaster-T, which delivers continuous zoom and longwave infrared (LWIR) imaging and StormCaster-L, which provides ultra-low-light imaging, tracking and mapping. Line-of-sight stabilisation StormCaster represents FLIR Systems’ next-generation payload family for the co...

One of the biggest concerns with fingerprint readers is how easily they can be fooled. While biometrics are typically more difficult to steal or fake, headlines still break the news of fake fingers or stolen prints being used to fool sensors. Several major companies have launched their own live finger detection methods, including tissue reflection, heartbeat detection, dermal electric resistance, unnaturalness analysis and etc. Anviz AI Fake Fingerprint Detection (AFFD) Anviz AI Fake Fingerpr...

ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire AM Group, an Australian industrial door company within entrance automation. "I am very pleased to welcome AM Group and their employees into the ASSA ABLOY Group. I welcome this complementary addition to our business, specialising in innovative entrance automation,” says Nico Delvaux, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY. Rolling steel doors and bi-fold doors “AM Group complements both our product offering and our geographic coverage in Aust...

Allied Universal®, a security and facility services company in North America, acquires Vinson Guard Service, Inc. - a New Orleans, Louisiana - based company offering manned guarding services throughout the Gulf Coast and Southeastern United States. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "We cannot be more pleased with this acquisition as Vinson Guard Service's well-established platform, highly skilled security professionals and a proven track record of providing superior security solutions w...

ReconaSense, a next-gen physical security intelligence and access control company, has announced the beta launch of its Rapid Install Wizard, a new software tool for integrators that reduces the time-intensive configuration of access control projects using Mercury controllers by 50% or more. Deploying Access control systems Deploying and configuring access control systems is typically a manual, error-prone process for integrators who must physically locate each onsite controller and input diff...

Crossword Cybersecurity Plc, the technology commercialisation company focused solely on cyber security and risk, announces the launch of Nixer CyberML, a new family of machine-learning based security and anti-fraud software products, that help organisations easily and quickly build these capabilities into applications. Nixer CyberML is a new tool for businesses that want to solve advanced security and cybercrime problems, such as detecting and dealing with compromised accounts, fraud and in-app...

Texecom Cloud is delighted to announce that they were awarded ‘Technological Innovation of the Year’ in the recent PSI Premier Awards. Accessible on any internet-connected device, Texecom Cloud enables security installers to manage multiple alarm systems from one simple interface, simultaneously. This in turn helps them save money and increase revenues by being more efficient and adding value to their customers. It gives engineers complete control over their alarm system portfolio &...

CPSE - China Public Security Expo (Shenzhen), with the largest exhibition area and a number of exhibitors, has become one of the most influential security events in the world. DNAKE, as the pioneering SIP intercom and Android solution provider, participated in the exhibition and showcased the whole industry chain. Four major themes The exhibits contained four major themes, including video intercom, smart home, fresh air ventilation, and intelligent transportation. Various forms of exhibition,...

Datrium, pioneer of the secure multicloud data platform for the resilient enterprise, unveils new capabilities for the recently announced Datrium DRaaS with VMWare Cloud on AWS solution. DRaaS now offers instant Recovery Time Objective (RTO) restarts from Datrium backups on Amazon S3—the lowest RTO with VMware Cloud of any Amazon S3-based DR system. Additionally, a new feature, DRaaS Connect, extends instant RTO DR to any vSphere environment. DRaaS Connect is available for two different v...

HID Global, global provider of trusted identity solutions, has announced that it has collaborated with Temenos, the banking software company, to integrate HID’s risk-based authentication solution with Temenos Infinity, a breakthrough digital front office product, and Temenos T24 Transact, the next generation in core banking. The joint offering, available on-premise or in the cloud, provides an agile, simplified path to secure digital banking, reducing the time and cost of delivering risk-...

Allegion UK, global specialist in fire safety and security products, has launched the ISONAS Pure IP family of access control solutions in the UK. ISONAS believes access control belongs on the network and should have the ability to be managed from anywhere across an unlimited number of facilities, that is why ISONAS created Pure IP Access Control Hardware. Access control hardware Patented reader controllers eliminate the need for cumbersome control panels at every door, removing complex wirin...

Delta Scientific, a manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announced that its new bolt down DSC7090 beam barricade has passed its crash test garnering an ASTM M30/P1 rating. That means the DSC7090 will stop a 15,000 pound (6800 kg) truck going 30 mph (50 kph) with negative 6.3 feet (1.9 m) of penetration. Raising in only five seconds and lowering in merely two seconds yields a fast cycle rate of over 100 vehicles in and out per h...

Senstar, a provider of video management and perimeter intrusion detection solutions, is pleased to announce the release of Senstar Symphony 7.3. The award-winning Symphony delivers an all-in-one solution for video, security, and information management. Symphony works with cameras from all major manufacturers, scales to deployments of any size, and is easy to use and configure. With built-in support for video analytics, perimeter intrusion detection sensors, and access control, Symphony is a hig...

AMAG Technology, a provider of unified solutions that help organisations mitigate risk, releases Symmetry Control Room V4.5. Symmetry Control Room V4.5 is an open architecture command and control platform that unifies security. It brings together multiple, disparate systems into a single, personalised user interface which improves response time and security management. “The newest version of Symmetry Control Room offers many feature enhancements to simplify the security process while deli...

Over the past 15 years, nearly every mass casualty attack in Africa and Asia has included assaults on hotels. In 2019, high-profile attacks like those seen in Sri Lanka where three 5-star hotels (the Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, and the Kingsbury) were struck on Easter day, and the January assault on the DusitD2 in Nairobi, have highlighted the threat facing hotels. Primary targets Hotels have long been primary targets because they are hubs for westerners, providing attackers with both a...

HID Global, globally renowned provider of trusted identity solutions, has announced that it has expanded its digital certificate family to offer an Extended Validation (EV) Code Signing (EV CS) certificate that protects software from tampering and forgery. Customers who download software that has been digitally signed with the IdenTrust TrustID EV CS certificates can identify the source and launch its applications or other code without receiving an ‘Unknown Publisher’ warning from t...

NTT Ltd., a global technology services provider, has announced the most critical cyber security trends that will shape the business technology landscape in 2020 – and the steps organisations need to take to address them. The Future Disrupted: 2020 Technology Trends, which include key insights from the company’s Security division, reveal that Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) will rocket as attacks happening at machine speed demand an AI-based approach to securit...

ADT Commercial is expanding its presence in Atlanta with the purchase of Critical Systems. Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia and established in 2002, Critical Systems specialises in enterprise-class fire alarm, fire suppression, life safety and integrated building security solutions for high-rise properties, healthcare campuses and mission-critical data, manufacturing and distribution facilities in Atlanta and its suburbs. “Critical Systems brings the power of nearly two decades of exper...

Genetec Inc., global technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has announced its attendance at International Security Expo (ISE), taking place at Olympia, London from 3 - 4 December 2019. Genetec security solutions at ISE  Genetec, recognised as a renowned international vendor of Video Management Systems (VMS), will be demonstrating its wide array of tools that enable government, law enforcement, CNI, transportation provi...

Aeroturn LLC, global turnstile manufacturer that offers 100% Made in The USA turnstiles, has announced that the company will be returning to the ISC East 2019 show once again to showcase its groundbreaking turnstile solutions to the East Coast in booth #550. The show will take place at the Jacob Javits Center on November 20th and 21st 2019 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ISC East is the Northeast’s largest security trade show where over 7,000 security and public safety profes...