Surveillance & Security News for April 2018

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in networked video management software (VMS), concluded a series of regional partner and customers events for 2018 with MIPS (Milestone Integration Platform Symposium) in Las Vegas on February 21. The three events gathered 1,509 attendees and 90 exhibitors, and the theme was how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be the next market disruption for video technology. Milestone Systems also took the opportunity to award partners for their contributions to...

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...

Bosch introduces connectivity and programming enhancements for its B465 Universal Dual Path Communicator, making it easier for dealers and integrators in the Americas to help end users keep pace with changing alarm communication technology. With the B465 communicator, end users can eliminate expenses associated with up to two dedicated phone line connections per control panel, resulting in a lower total cost of ownership for fire or intrusion alarm systems. B465 Universal Dual Path Communicator...

Registration is open for Cyber:Secured Forum, a cybersecurity educational summit focusing on integrated systems, in Denver, Colorado, on June 4-6, 2018. The event is being produced in partnership by PSA Security Network, the world’s largest systems integrator cooperative, ISC Security Events (Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading event organiser) and the Security Industry Association (SIA), a trade association for global security solution providers. Key discussion topics In additio...

IC Realtime, a provider of digital surveillance and security technology announced that a time-lapse compiler and creation tool is the first feature update available for Ella, IC Realtime’s cloud-based deep-learning search engine solution that augments surveillance systems with natural language search capabilities. Algorithmic and deep learning tools Ella uses both algorithmic and deep learning tools to give any surveillance or security camera the ability to recognise objects, colors, peo...

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...

Intercoax, the global manufacturer of high-performance Ethernet-over-coax and twisted pair video, data & PoE transmission products, has announced a partnership agreement with Clear Vision Technologies. Sharing a joint ethos of commitment to customers in the provision of high-quality transmission products, Clear Vision Technologies, specialist distributor of IP, wireless & fibre optic transmission equipment, has entered in to an agreement with Intercoax to become an official reseller and...

Broco Rankin is pleased to announce the acquisition of long-time client Chamberlain Security, effective December 31, 2017. Founded in the early 1970's, Chamberlain Security is a manufacturer of high security components designed to protect the contents of safes, filing cabinets and ATMs. Chamberlain Security components are included in many commercial and residential safes as well as government GSA-rated (Government Services Administration) and UL® (Underwriters Laboratory) tested TL-15 and TL...

Matrix, a manufacturer of enterprise telecom and security products, is zealous about participating in SITA IT Expo 2018. SITA – South Gujarat Information Technologists Association, for the last 20 years, is organising the exhibition to encourage technology development in the South Gujarat region. The event, organised at Surat, spanning from 9th Feb - 12th Feb, is an ideal networking platform for different manufacturers and service providers. At the event, Matrix will display innovative pr...

VMS software and IP products from Hikvision, a supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, are now being used by the Government of Gujarat Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), to protect and administer education facilities and services across Western India. A government organisation that provides qualitative and higher level technical training for students from a diverse mix of financial and social backgrounds, the Directorate of Technical Education’s (DTE) goal...

Following a successful event held in Orlando, FL, in May, Hanwha Techwin America will host an A&E Forum from June 4th – 6th at the Marriott Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California.  A&E Forum for security professionals “Recognising the critical role that A&Es play in security, we created these forums to provide these professionals with a deep understanding of our industry-leading advanced solutions and discuss some of the industry’s leading technologies an...

Hanwha Techwin America is showcasing the latest additions to its impressive Wisenet camera line-up here at ISC West (booth #14079). Building on its continually expanded line of Wisenet multi-sensor cameras, the new additions include multi-directional cameras that allow individual adjustment of each image sensor to capture high quality images of specific areas of interest. The new Wisenet multi-directional cameras are available in IP and Analog HD (AHD) configurations to meet a wide range of appl...

Hanwha Techwin America, announced several promotions and new hires to complement the company’s continued growth and expansion in the North American Market. Hanwha Techwin America closed out a very successful 2016 posting double-digit growth from the prior year. Our people are our most valued asset, and are as instrumental to our continued success as the innovative technologies and products we offer" “We will continue to enhance our sales, marketing, engineering and support teams wit...

Hanwha Techwin America has announced that several of its WiseNet III and Wisenet Lite Series cameras have been certified on the Stratocast Cloud Integration for the Genetec Inc. cloud-based video-surveillance-as-a-service (VSaaS) solution. Building on the two companies’ already strong partnership, this seamless integration allows end users to benefit from the combined strengths of the Stratocast cloud-based video surveillance service and Hanwha’s WiseNet III and cost-effective WiseN...

Hanwha Techwin America is showcasing its series of Wisenet NVRs designed for the company’s new high resolution Wisenet Q Series and 4K UHD (ultra-high definition) Wisenet P Series cameras here at ASIS 2016. Available in 16 channel units with and without integral PoE/PoE+, and 32 channel units with up to 48TB of internal storage, the new Wisenet NVRs support H.265 and Hanwha’s exclusive WiseStream technology to provide superior compression. All Hanwha 4K NVRs support third party camer...

Hanwha Techwin America is providing ASIS 2016 attendees with a preview of its new premium performance Wisenet P Series cameras. The new P Series cameras deliver 4K UHD (ultra-high definition) resolution with superior compression delivered by combining H.265 codec and Hanwha’s exclusive WiseStream technology. Together, H.265 and WiseStream significantly reduce bandwidth consumption and storage costs to deliver the best in high resolution performance and efficiency. 4K UHD resolution &ldqu...

When the Bergen County Sheriff’s office in Paramus, NJ wanted to ramp up security in their new parking structure and renovated police services building, they selected Hanwha Techwin IP video surveillance cameras to do the job. A key factor in the decision to implement 5 MP cameras was the ability to accurately capture license plates from 60 or more feet 5MP IP cameras According to Philip Lisk, Director of Information Technology at the Bergen County Sheriff’s office, approximately 1...

Hanwha Techwin America continues to set the standard for high performance surveillance technologies as one of the security industry’s first manufacturers to incorporate H.265 compression into its products. The company is one of the earliest adopters of the standard having recognised the ability of H.265 to further increase the value proposition for its leading lines of IP and megapixel cameras. 4K Ultra HD resolution Driven by the growth of solutions using 4K Ultra HD and other high-res...

Hanwha Techwin America is rolling out its new WiseNet Q Series cameras, which feature the highly-efficient H.265 codec. The 24 camera models in the Q Series also include the company’s WiseStream compression technology, which balances image quality and compression based on motion within a scene. Combined with Hanwha’s XRN network video recorders and management software, users can configure a complete H.265 system solution. With H.265 compression and Hanwha’s WiseStream technolo...