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Security assessments are a crucial procedure for any organisation, regardless of size or current security measures. This helpful guide to security assessments will explain what they are, what is assessed, by who, and why they are important to any sized organisation.  What is a security assessment? Security assessments are very self-explanatory; they are assessments of an organisation’s security, considering potential risks and current vulnerabilities. From schools, offices, and hos...

While Axis Communications is the front-runner in network video, a rapidly growing area of the business is network audio, used as both a standalone audio solution and to enhance network video cameras and analytics. The new audio solutions, presented at Integrated Systems Europe 2020 in Amsterdam, offer a world of new possibilities within public address, safety & security applications, and also to background music. Axis network audio systems are complete high-quality solutions, ready to be us...

Axis Communications announces a new affordable network mini speaker that fits in just about anywhere and a new horn speaker for any outdoor environment in any climate. Both speakers let users react to incidents detected by their cameras by warning off perpetrators with live speak or pre-recorded voice messages that come through clearly every time. AXIS C1410 Network Mini Speaker Designed to fit discreetly into smaller spaces and easy to integrate AXIS C1410 Network Mini Speaker is smart a...

Nedap N.V. and Tag Company Ltd. have announced that they will join forces in the UK market regarding Nedap retail loss prevention solutions. This combination brings together the technical and commercial strengths of both companies. Both organisations have stated that the arrangement will take effect 1 March 2020. Nedap-Tag Company partnership This cooperation stems from the close relationship that has been established over the past few years. Tag Company will be responsible for all Nedap EAS b...

Alula, a provider of smart home security and automation systems for professional installers, announced the addition of Warren Hill as Director of Partner Development. In this role, Hill will continue to drive the company’s engagement within the professional dealer channel and deepen Alula’s partnerships within the smart home security industry. Hill joins Alula from UTC Fire & Security, a division of United Technologies, where he spent nearly a decade in various leadership roles....

AAEON, an industry renowned provider of embedded AI Edge solutions, announces the PICO-WHU4, the latest compact board designed for embedded artificial intelligence, and edge computing. Built on the PICO-ITX form factor and powered by 8th Generation Intel Core Processors, the PICO-WHU4 is a powerful and compact solution for a wide range of applications. The PICO-WHU4 is built to offer high performance computing in a compact size. It features the 8th Generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 and Celeron pro...

RealNetworks Inc.’s SAFR, globally renowned company in the field of facial recognition technology and computer vision platform for live video, has announced the appointment of Eric Hess as Senior Director of Product Management. In this new position, Hess will lead the product strategy and will be responsible for expanding and accelerating the core SAFR application globally, with a particular emphasis on the public safety and gaming markets. Video analytics and facial recognition  Er...

3xLOGIC, the provider of integrated and intelligent security solutions, announces the appointment of Alex Buckle as UK business development manager. Following its successful launch into the European market last year, this is a significant appointment for 3xLOGIC and Buckle will be responsible for continuing to build the profile of the company in the UK. After graduating from Sheffield Hallam University, Buckle entered the security industry in 2015 as sales executive for Dedicated Micros. He sub...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected Janet Fenner as the 2020 recipient of the Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award, which recognises SIA volunteers who have made tireless efforts to expand SIA’s programs and services. SIA will present Fenner with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, during ISC West. Fenner is the chief marketing officer at Intelligent Security Systems (ISS), a developer of security surveillance and control systems for networ...

Sepura has been shortlisted for “Large Business of the Year” at the Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards 2020, a reward for achieving record revenues through significant sales around the world, including in the UK, the Netherlands, USA, Canada and Oman. The decision to recognise Sepura’s success is a milestone in their recovery from a challenging financial position, resulting in Hytera Communications purchasing them in 2017. Since then, the company has succeeded in bringi...

Dahua Technology USA Inc., a provider of advanced, video-centric, smart IoT solutions, has introduced a new selection of 5MP IP cameras in its cost-efficient Lite Series, incorporating Smart Motion Detection (SMD) technology for ease of set-up, improved accuracy, and fewer false alarms.  Smart Motion Detection (SMD)  SMD uses an advanced algorithm to differentiate human and vehicular shapes within a scene and send alarms only when a person or vehicle is detected. SMD can be enabled w...

ADT continues growing its geographic footprint and strengthening its capacity to serve mid-market, national and large-scale commercial customers with the announcement that it has purchased Alliant Integrators, based in Louisville, KY. Security and fire safety experts Established in 2006 by Beverly and Jim Bozarth, Alliant Integrators, Inc., is a provider of commercial fire alarm detection, installation, inspection and maintenance services in the Kentucky and Southern Indiana region. The follo...

Matrix has announced its presence in the prestigious trade fair for Security, Safety & Fire Protection - Secura 2020. Organised in North Africa, SECURA is the first international fire, safety & security expo organised in Algeria. With an ambitious regional visibility plan, the expo will be held in Safex - Foire d'Alger, Mohammadia from 11th to 13th February 2020. Matrix aims at exhibiting their indigenous and innovative range of solutions for IP Video Surveillance, Access Control, Time-A...

Vanderbilt, a global provider of state-of-the-art security systems, has released the latest version of SPC Connect, the remotely managed, cloud-based, intrusion detection solution. This latest version, 3.0, includes an entirely reworked user interface and focuses on more intuitive user operations. “With this release, we believe that the evolution of SPC Connect has reached a new level,” said Alexander Scheffold, Product Manager, Vanderbilt. “One of Vanderbilt’s targets i...

Barco, a provider of control room solutions, has just released SecureStream, a new media streaming solution to easily and securely share content beyond the control room. Using a very intuitive user interface, control room operators can simply drag and drop video or data sources into a SecureStream channel, allowing the content to be shared with field staff or remote experts. In this way, SecureStream helps authorised people get a complete situational overview, contributing to better and faster d...

How does one improve an already mature and reliable offering? For Airbus Cybersecurity, the answer was to enrich the threat intelligence service it had been offering customers since 2011 with contextual information at scale. “Since 2011, our threat intelligence service has worked very closely with our incident response teams. Among other things, this has allowed us to be very relevant and responsive when it comes to tracking attackers,” explains Julien Menissez, Product Manager for...

VuWall, globally renowned provider of video wall control systems and solutions, continues its commitment to bridging AV and IT sources, and allowing users to easily and intelligently control and manage any video wall deployment with the addition of new collaboration and KVM features to its VuScape video wall controller. With VuScape's full-featured management software, users can "control what they see" and distribute all content sources to any display on the network with the utmost flexibility....

With a new vision, Panasonic i-PRO will take centre stage at ISC West 2020 to officially launch its new business strategy and solutions roadmap. The Panasonic i-PRO exhibition will focus on providing users with meaningful innovations tailored to their specific challenges employing the latest developments in AI-enhanced software and intelligent edge devices. “ISC West presents the perfect industry platform to unveil the new vision for our company here in the U.S, and the innovative technol...

Heald Ltd, the UK’s renowned designer and manufacturer of hostile vehicle mitigation security products has announced the launch of a Bridge Bollard System in response to recent vehicle attacks on several iconic bridges. A vital transport route, bridges are notoriously difficult to secure from the evolving threat of vehicle attacks via existing security products due to the need to either be installed by digging into foundations or by bolting to the ground which can affect the structural int...

Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi) has announced its eighth annual Channel Partner Awards, honouring three exceptional members of its Channel Partner Program (CPP) in recognition of professionalism, excellence in sales, and deployment achievements during 2019. 2019 Channel Partner Awards Ikusi, part of Velatia Group, has been nominated as an Agent Vi Outstanding Partner for its superior sales and deployment performance of Agent Vi solutions in the Mexican physical security market. Ikusi is al...

Datrium, pioneer of the secure multicloud data platform for the resilient enterprise, announced that it has expanded the Datrium Global Partner Network to new regions and introduced a new tier, DRaaS Select. With DRaaS Select, partners can better aid customers in their cloud transformation and modernise disaster recovery (DR) and backup processes. The Datrium Global Partner Network has grown rapidly in North America, EMEA, ANZ and APJC, with the addition of 20 new partners in the last six months...

Identiv, Inc., a provider of physical security and secure identification, will exhibit at the WestPack Packaging Expo February 11 - 13, 2020 at the Anaheim Convention Centre. The company will also showcase its near-field communication (NFC) solutions as part of the Cannabis Packaging Summit, running alongside WestPack as a subset of the show. Expecting approximately 20,000 visitors, ranging from packaging engineers to executives and operations professionals, WestPack provides industry professio...

Mountain Warehouse, a major UK outdoor apparel and equipment retailer, has selected !D Cloud, Nedap’s inventory management solution for a global deployment to 400 stores. The deployment started in January 2020 in the United Kingdom, continuing with Europe, North America and New Zealand with the main objective being to improve inventory accuracy, leading to better product availability. Strategic roadmap around RFID Mountain Warehouse has been growing year on year for two decades now. To c...

Galaxy Control Systems, a provider of integrated access control and security solutions, will demonstrate the latest enhancements to its flagship System Galaxy and Cloud Concierge Access Control Platforms at ISC West 2020 in booth 6089. The combined offering of best-in-breed on-premise and Cloud access control solutions provides users the ability to select and implement the solution they need most at the price point they can afford. Also featured will be a highly-versatile IP Intercom Entry Syst...

Secutech Vietnam, the region’s trade fair for connected IoT-based security, fire safety and smart building solutions will return to the Saigon Convention and Exhibition Centre for its 13th edition from 20 - 22 August 2020. Following record high participation at its 2019 edition, and amidst buoyant market conditions, the fair is expected to attract 400 exhibitors and 15,000 trade buyers from across the ASEAN region. The impressive rise of Secutech Vietnam over the past ten years has coinci...

Johnson Controls has added to its successful Illustra Pro camera family with the Illustra Pro Gen3 Bullet, featuring new Smart Wide Dynamic Range that optimises video quality while minimising configuration time. Available with standard or telephoto lens and in megapixel resolutions of 3MP and 4K, the Pro Gen3 Bullet provides customers with a selection of video images to match their operational requirements and is ideal for a wide variety of deployments in both medium and large-sized facilities....

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Supermicro), a globally renowned company in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing, has announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2019. Fiscal second quarter highlights include: Net sales of US$ 870.9 million versus US$ 799.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and US$ 931.5 million in the same quarter of last year. GAAP gross margin of 15.9% versus 16.4% in the first quarte...

Gibraltar Perimeter Security, a global pioneer in the design and manufacturing of anti-ram vehicle barriers utilised around the world has announced their newest bollard product(s) have received independent test laboratory certification to ASTM F-3016-19 test requirements. The proprietary bollard systems were tested and certified at Calspan Corporation, an independent accredited testing laboratory. Gibraltar impacted three different types of bollards during this crash testing. Bollards All thr...

Dahua Technology, a globally renowned video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, takes a step forward with its self-developed and patented HDCVI technology. A longtime provider of the realm of HDCVI that offers great convenience, best quality and least cost, Dahua Technology launches HDCVI 6.0, boasting one of industry's first 4K real-time and advanced AI capabilities. According to IHS report, a 4K security camera is a security camera that is capable of outputting 3840*2160 with a f...

BluBØX Security Inc., a renowned provider of cloud-based physical security solutions, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent No. 10,554,758 entitled “Webcloud hosted unified physical security system.” The patent covers 30 claims around its flagship product BluSKY, a hosted web-cloud platform of unified BluBØX security applications. Cloud-based access control “We are so pleased to announce that BluSKY is now patented!&rd...