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SwiftConnect integration with Software House C•CURE 9000 access control extends employee badge in Apple wallet to more customers

SwiftConnect, a pioneering provider of connected access enablement, is powering easy, secure, and private access using an iPhone and Apple Watch with the Johnson Controls Software House C•CURE 9000 access control system. The SwiftConnect AccessCloud platform integration with the Software House C•CURE 9000 access control system makes it possible for Software House C•CURE 9000 customers to take advantage of the employee badge in Apple Wallet for physical access. Deployments of emp...

Johnson Controls’ video solution ensures safer school environment

It may sound like a small change, but installing security cameras on a property can significantly impact occupant and visitor behaviour by enabling more accountability. This is notable for environments such as K-12 schools where occupants are younger and more impulsive. Lack of visibility A public school system on the East Coast faced frequent incidents of bullying, vandalism and theft among students as well as the harassment of faculty and staff and was struggling to keep its occupants accou...

Salient Systems provides CompleteView Video Management Platform to enhance campus security for the University of Massachusetts

Salient Systems, a pioneer in open architecture video management systems, announces that UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, has standardised its video surveillance operations on the Salient CompleteView Video Management Platform, enabling campus security and safety staff to protect the campus population of 32,000 with a 24/7 view of its video surveillance and integrated access control operations. Using CompleteView, UMass Amherst is centrally monitorin...

Johnson Controls deploys its integrated security solution to safeguard Otopeni Henri Airport – Bucharest Nord Railway Link

Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate ‘CFR’ - SA, the state railway carrier of Romania, has invested in an integrated security and safety solution from Johnson Controls, to protect passengers travelling on a new railway link, connecting the Otopeni Henri Coandă International Airport to Bucharest Nord main railway station, in Bucharest, Romania. Securing Bucharest’s new rail link The 2.95 km rail link, which was planned to facilitate the large number of fans travelling from the int...

ADT Security Australia selects Essence SmartCare solution to enhance its Health and Wellness services offering in Australia

Essence SmartCare, part of global IoT solutions provider, Essence Group, has announced that ADT Security Australia, a globally renowned provider of security monitoring services, has selected its Care@Home Enhanced Telecare Services platform to expand ADT’s Health and Wellness services offering in Australia. Care@Home solution ADT Security Australia is part of Johnson Controls, the global company in smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions. This partnership was facilitated in con...

Tyco CEM Systems protect Salalah, Duqm and Muscat International airports with 1 access control security infrastructure

Oman Airports manages and operates all civil airports in the Sultanate of Oman. As a result of the growing aviation sector in the Middle East, Salalah, Duqm and Muscat International airports were all recently redeveloped with new state-of-the-art terminal facilities and technologies. Access control solution To protect Oman Airport’s growing number of passengers and new hi-tech terminal buildings, Oman Airports required an advanced access control solution that not only incorporated the la...

Johnson Controls secures Bahrain International Airport with CEM Systems AC2000 Airport access control solution

Johnson Controls announce that the aviation specific CEM Systems AC2000 Airport access control solution has been selected to secure the new Bahrain International Airport. The powerful CEM Systems AC2000 Airport software and industry leading CEM Systems hardware is being installed at Bahrain International Airport to ensure the highest level of integrated security and assist in controlling passenger flow across the airport. The contract was awarded by Thales and will be delivered by regional part...

Johnson Controls installs Software House’s C-CURE 9000 security platform at YMCA facility in Florida

Johnson Controls has announced that the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA has installed Software House’s C-CURE 9000 security and event management platform as part of a comprehensive visitor management system designed to increase security by verifying member identity and restricting access of non-members. Dr. P. Phillips’ YMCA, located in Doctor Phillips, Fla., is the largest of 27 facilities that are part of The YMCA of Central Florida. This single location serves 11,000 active members. The fac...

Tyco's network video surveillance system helps secure Bradford Gurudwara against religious hate crimes

A video surveillance solution manufactured by Tyco, the security products division of Johnson Controls and installed by Kings Secure Technologies, is helping deter and detect hate crime directed at worshippers who attend the Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Bradford. HD Illustra IP network cameras 32 high definition Illustra IP network cameras from Tyco have been installed to monitor activity around the site of the Sikh place of worship, to identify anyone showing hostility towards the congregation. T...

HID Global’s OMNICheck Plus mobile validation software helps the FAA to validate PIV credentials of employees

Government regulations continue to step up security demands at federal agencies, requiring identity cards to support multiple identity assurance factors and be validated at entries into a building or location. Because of the cost and infrastructure that goes along with many security upgrades, federal agencies must wait months or, in many cases, years to implement changes. The Federal Aviation Administration—an operating mode of the U.S. Department of Transportation—is no different....

Software House C•CURE 9000 helps Florida Atlantic University secure College of Medicine

Johnson Controls has announced that Florida Atlantic University, based in Boca Raton, Fla., has selected the Software House C•CURE 9000 security and event management platform to secure a new building that is part of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, a facility which houses research, administration, and a medical clinic. Florida Atlantic University is one of 12 schools that is part of the state’s university system. The Boca Raton campus boasts 3,200 faculty and staff, provid...

Johnson Controls secures Oman Airports with CEM Systems AC2000 Airport access control system

Johnson Controls announces that the aviation specific CEM Systems AC2000 Airport access control system has been selected to secure Muscat International Airport and Salalah Airport, Oman. AC2000 Airport access control solution with intelligent CEM Systems, IP card readers and CEM Systems S3040 portable hand-held readers will ensure the highest levels of integrated security, and provide a solution that goes beyond security by helping in airport operations. Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC)...

Johnson Controls security management platform deployed by University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Johnson Controls has announced that the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) has deployed the unified victor and C•CURE 9000 security management platform for robust, integrated management of the organisation’s access control and surveillance operations. Patient, visitor and staff safety A public teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Iowa, UIHC is a level 1 trauma centre with seven buildings on its main campus and more than 200 outreach clinics throughout the...

Boon Edam supplies Speedlane 300 turnstiles access control system to real Estate firm in Peru

Boon Edam supplies fully-automated, fast Speedlane 300 turnstiles for all office buildings in Lima, Peru Boon Edam, a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, announced that the real estate company Urbanova has standardised on Boon Edam turnstiles for all its Lima, Peru buildings. The real estate firm’s objective was to have an access control system that eases the control function for building guards with simple, robust equipment and a desi...

PROMISE Technology VessRAID Deployed in major video surveillance project in Baghdad

JCI chose VessRAID because of the large storage capacity it offered and the incredible flexibility it provided Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) is one of the largest building automation companies in the world focused on system integrations for big buildings, including creating safe and secure environments through high-performance video surveillance solutions. JCI works with the world’s premier manufacturers, including PROMISE Technology, to provide their customers with the hi...

AMAG Technology’s Symmetry access control system enhances security at Hudson Yards in New York city

AMAG’s Symmetry access control system will integrate with Genetec’s video management system Hudson Yards, the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States, has announced its selected AMAG Technology part of G4S the world’s leading security solutions provider to secure Hudson Yards in New York City.  10 Hudson Yards, the first office tower under construction will be secured by Symmetry™ Enterprise v7.0.1 Access Control...

Sony and Johnson Controls enhance security at Mineirão Stadium in Brazil for FIFA World Cup 2014

Sony cameras offer a perfect recording and monitoring solution for high quality image analysis and detection Mineirão Stadium, officially known as The Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, has been redeveloped into a 64,000 seat multi-event arena with intelligent security systems and sustainable power consumption. Background 48 years ago, on 5 September 1965, the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto was inaugurated with a match between Sele&cce...

Sony security cameras guard Brazil’s premier stadium Mineirao for 2014 FIFA World Cup

The Sony SNC-DH180 was used for the fixed camera requirements and protects against vandalism Background 48 years ago, on 5 September 1965, the Estádio Governador Magalhaes Pinto was inaugurated with a match between Seleçao Mineira and River Plate. Since then, the stadium, popularly known as Mineirao, has undergone several refurbishments and been listed by the Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee of the Belo Horizonte municipality. Now, in preparation to host ma...

American Dynamics victor video management system safeguards Yale-New Haven Hospital

The extensive installation at YNHH uses products from Tyco, American Dynamics, and Software House   Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH), one of the largest hospitals in the United States, overhauls and centralises its security systems with security solutions from Tyco Security Products, including Software House’s C•CURE access control and American Dynamics’ victor video management system. Introduction It’s an institution that boasts several medical...

Tyco Security Products security solution installed at Exploratorium Interactive Museum

The solution includes American Dynamics’ video management system to manage the museum’s Illustra IP domes Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, announced recently that the Exploratorium, a ground breaking interactive science museum and modern learning laboratory, has chosen its video and access control technologies as part of a unified security solution for its new state-of-the-art facility o...

Johnson Controls maintains fire and security equipments at Buckman Laboratories

Johnson Controls Metasys building management system has been installed in the facility Buckman Laboratories International, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals. The company’s products and materials are applied in the pulp and paper, water treatment, leather, coatings and plastics, wood and agriculture industries. At its corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, Buckman called on Johnson Controls, Inc. to maintain its existing building automation sys...

Johnson Controls to ensure improved security and operational efficiency at OSB

  P2000 provides graphical representation of alarms on floor plans enabling to be managed by trained personnel The Louisiana Office of State Buildings’ (OSB) mission is to provide for the operations and maintenance, safety and security at all facilities under the jurisdiction of the State of Louisiana Division of Administration. Johnson Controls has been working together with the OSB for more than 15 years to help fulfill that mission. The result is improved sec...

Bradley airport adopts Johnson security solutions for its renovation and expansion project

The Johnson Controls security package features the Cardkey P2000R security management system For Bradley International Airport, the completion of its 260,000-square-foot terminal improvement project was a tremendous accomplishment. The reason is two-fold. As one of the fastest-growing airports in the nation, Bradley is now sized to accommodate current and future scheduled passenger service with a modern, streamlined terminal. Secondly, as one of the only airports to proceed wi...

Johnson Controls to help PMC’s new outpatient facility at Port St. John

Johnson Controls provided guidance and support for the project team, using Green Compass, a software application tool and services Parrish Medical Center (PMC), a state of Florida tax district entity, operates as a not-for-profit hospital serving North Brevard County, Florida, since 1958. PMC, based in Titusville, has continuously expanded its services and facilities to meet the needs of a growing community. Building for sustainability is a natural extension of Parrish Medica...

Johnson Controls upgrades security systems at Miami Children’s Hospital

The security systems include the Johnson Controls P2000 security management system and card access system Miami Children’s Hospital is a world leader in pediatric healthcare and South Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children. The hospital is dedicated to exceeding the expectations of children and their families, by giving them control and providing world-class service. The hospital believes in taking a world-class approach to non-clinica...

Johnson Controls installs its Metasys building automation system to manage and integrate Emirates Towers’ sub systems

Metasys system integrated over 20 sub-systems including CCTV, HVAC, fire alarm via IT network Emirates Towers is a state-of-the-art office/hotel tower complex accommodating business and vacation travelers alike. The tower is host to numerous businesses offering the latest fibre optic technology and integrated systems. The five-star hotel tower offers 500 rooms, including 40 suites and three main theme restaurants. A five-level podium building connects the towers and includes m...

Johnson Controls fire alarm and security system enhances security for City of Aurora

P2000 systems are now an Aurora standard for its facilities’ building and security management systems Founded in 1891, the City of Aurora, Colorado has grown from a small town on the plains to a large urban center with more than 300,000 residents. In its continued growth, Aurora is leveraging Johnson Controls building management and security system technologies, service capabilities and energy efficiency solutions to effectively deliver services to citizens while remaini...

Johnson Controls helps SBG design and install security systems at its new headquarters in Kansas

The headquarters’ building security system integrates card access, intercom, and CCTV Security Benefit Group (SBG), a national financial services and retirement planning company, has earned a reputation as an innovator in its field while balancing associate needs with business demands. So it stood to reason that, in planning a new corporate headquarters in Topeka, Kansas, the company would integrate innovation into its quest to make associate comfort and satisfaction in...

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Wavelynx expands to MENA with new access solutions

Wavelynx Technologies, a trailblazer in advanced, secure, and versatile reader and credential solutions, announced the launch of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) operations, appointing Vishal Khullar, Director of Business Development, as Head of the region. Wavelynx's secure and interoperable access control solutions enable businesses to modernise their authentication technology at a pace that suits their needs. Tailored access control solutions "At Wavelynx, we're committed to providi...

OpenBlue AI boosts building insights & efficiency

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer in smart, healthy, and sustainable building solutions announced significantly expanded AI capabilities in its OpenBlue Enterprise Manager suite of digital solutions, part of the OpenBlue digital ecosystem. Generative AI applications The updates, available include the first customer-facing generative AI applications, more autonomous building controls, and a significantly improved user experience. These updates pave the way for additional AI enhancements in...

How is the Internet of Things (IoT) impacting physical security?

The Internet of Things (IoT) has revolutionised many industries, including physical security. By connecting physical devices to the internet, IoT technology offers significant enhancements to security systems. Benefits include real-time monitoring, remote access, and the utility of new devices such as temperature and humidity sensors. At the same time, IoT devices come with challenges, including greater cybersecurity vulnerability. We asked this week's Expert Panel Roundtable: How is the Interne...