Surveillance & Security News for February 2017

RISCO Smart Home offers a streamlined lifestyle that delivers modern convenience and peace of mind RISCO Group, the global manufacturer of end-to-end solutions for the professional security market, announces the launch of RISCO Smart Home – its first complete connected home security solution. RISCO Smart Home aims to provide end-users with a professional security system that boasts intelligent home automation; combining video monitoring, energy management, smart access a...

PPVAR seeks to lead security into an era of technology that prioritises safety and collaboration with law enforcement The Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR) today announced that Tyco, a part of Johnson Controls, has joined the organisation as a full industry member. With the addition of Tyco, as well as ADT in September, and long-time industry member STANLEY Security, PPVAR now has the three largest companies in the electronic security sector as part of...

Doug Falso will lead market development efforts in digital surveillance, access control and smart buildings Logic Supply, a global Industrial PC company, announced today that Doug Falso has joined the company to head up its Physical Security & Building Automation team. As the Account Executive dedicated to that vertical, Falso will lead market development efforts in digital surveillance, access control and smart buildings, among other applications. Mobile and remote secur...

High reliability has been a top concern when it comes to challenges faced in city surveillance Surveon recently announced that the police unit in southern Taiwan has adopted 4000+ Surveon IP cameras for city surveillance application. To ensure the protection on lives and properties of citizens, the police unit in southern Taiwan planned to upgrade its inner-city surveillance system that needs to be fully integrated with the control center, branches, sub-station junctions and t...

All the eneo IP camera models feature a Full HD, 2MP (1920 x 1080p) progressive scan, 1 / 2.8” Sony IMX322 CMOS sensor with triple video streams Eneo’s new economy level, 2MP IP camera range comprises indoor domes, outdoor vandal domes and outdoor bullets. Each has a high-quality, fixed or varifocal MP lens option for optimum image quality and performance. The fixed focal lens option is 3.6mm and the varifocal lens option is 2.8 to 12.0 mm, with a 4x optical and 16...

Boise Airport is an important air transportation hub for Idaho and the Pacific Northwest Genetec Inc., a provider of open-architecture, IP security solutions announced that Boise Airport (BOI) has recently overhauled its security infrastructure with Genetec Security Center, a unified security platform that combines access control, video surveillance, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), and other third-party applications. With the help of CompuNet, an Idaho-based value-...

The installations feature customised combinations of latest generation technology from IDIS IDIS and GardaWorld announced the successful installation rollout of IDIS video surveillance technology across multiple sites in the United States and Canada. The existing installations include more than 800 IDIS cameras and recorders, a number that will continue to grow with ongoing and planned installations in 2017. IDIS DirectCX analogue and DirectIP technology The international in...

The annual program evaluates Korean companies and their global exports from an array of industry sectors IDIS, South Korea’s largest surveillance manufacturer, announces that the company has received two esteemed World Class Product of Korea awards from the Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). The annual program evaluates Korean companies and their global exports from across an array of industry sectors,...

Open systems are great at providing freedom for end user customers. But does the term “open system” mean the same thing throughout the industry? In the bad old days before the introduction and broad acceptance of open systems, security vendors produced proprietary systems that used only their own hardware and software. This locked in a customer to a specific vendor’s product line, and if another vendor offered a better product, the only way to get it was to switch to that vendo...

ZKAccess and AMAG Technology have cooperatively tested and certified the integration ZKAccess is proud to announce that it is now officially an AMAG Technology Symmetry preferred partner and member of the Symmetry Preferred Partner Programme. Symmetry access control system The ZKAccess OP-200 fingerprint reader interfaces with the Symmetry  Access Control system to provide biometric capabilities without needing additional middleware. ZKAccess and AMAG Technology coopera...

Integration with AlarmNet quickly transmits alarms and eliminates the need for physical relay devices Honeywell has enhanced several key commercial products with cloud-based, video alarm verification (VAV) technology to help verify alarm severity and combat one of the security industry’s most-common challenges: false alarms. The company’s AlarmNet communications network has expanded its integration with the patented I-View Now VAV technology through Honeywell&rsqu...

Millennial customers are helping drive the integration of loT connectivity and want the latest solutions Connected Technologies, LLC, Crystal Lake, Illinois, continues to respond to new industry and market trends through the Connect ONE cloud-hosted service, including the exciting capability to add voice-initiated system control through home and mobile platform systems such as Siri and Google Assistant. Voice recognition control "With our new voice recognition control, monit...

STANLEY Security to provide major scholarship funding for leadership conference The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), an authority for campus public safety, announced that STANLEY Security, an integrator of comprehensive security solutions and IACLEA Corporate Partner, renewed its commitment to IACLEA’s educational programs in 2017 as a Premier-level Corporate Partner. Protecting institutions of higher education STANLEY Securi...

Single-slot graphics card wins top honours in “Technology for Digital Signage” category at ISE 2017 Matrox Graphics Inc. announces that the Matrox C900 nine-output graphics card was chosen as winner in the “Digital Signage” category at the InAVation Awards held on February 7, 2017. Voters choice With over 35,000 total votes cast for 92 products in 14 categories, the C900 card was selected as the voters’ choice in the digital signage category, ed...

BioSign 2.0 algorithm yields matching speed up to twice as fast as the best competitor’s solution Suprema, a provider of biometrics and ID solutions, announced that the company will showcase BioSign 2.0, a game-changing mobile fingerprint authentication algorithm featuring world’s fastest matching speed at Mobile World Congress 2017. BioSign 2.0 features Thanks to the company’s latest artificial intelligence technology, the new BioSign 2.0 algorithm yields...

Are the glory days of IP video behind us? Not by a long shot, if you listen to the upbeat message at ‘Milestone Community Days’ in San Antonio this month. Pledging to ‘Make the World See,’ the community of technology partners, distributors, integrators and customers joined in a celebration of past successes, with an emphasis on future possibilities, at the yearly gathering hosted by the video management system (VMS) vendor. Milestone software integrations "The industry...

New website designed to help serve Canada’s French-speaking population Hikvision Canada Inc. launches a French language website to better serve its growing customer base in French-speaking Canada and to continually expand its footprint in the North American security market. The French website complements the Hikvision Canada website, which was launched in August 2016. Adapting security offerings to the market Jeffrey He, president of Hikvision Canada Inc., and Hikvisio...

The ASR systems will replace the 30-year-old radars which were used until now in military air traffic control The modernisation of air traffic control at German military airfields through the installation of the ASR-S (Aerodrome Surveillance Radar, Series) by Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS), in future HENSOLDT, has gained in momentum. The delivery of an ASR system to the German Air Force’s technical training centre South (Untermeitingen) at Lagerlechfeld...

ICT products and systems are used every day by tens of thousands of companies worldwide With a continued focus on providing clients with superior security integration, Integrated Control Technology have announced the opening of new premises in Amersham, UK. This move is just one step of a strategic plan to develop ICT into a premier global supplier of access control solutions and to meet increased demand for the industry leading ProtegeGX and WX platforms across the EMEA regio...

The investments underscore Hikvision’s commitment to North American integrator partners Hikvision USA Inc., and Hikvision Canada Inc., the North American providers of innovative, award-winning video surveillance products and solutions, announces that Hikvision plans to establish an R&D Centre in Montreal and a Research Institute in California’s Silicon Valley. Hikvision R&D glocalisation “These two major investments underscore Hikvision’s R&a...

Sir Malcolm Rifkind will one of the key speakers at Security & Counter Terror Expo 2017 Counter terrorism remains very much in the spotlight, with extremist groups such as the so-called Islamic State continuing to target civilians around the globe. Over the last year, there have been high profile attacks in Normandy, Nice, Paris, Istanbul, Berlin, and New York, while bombings across the Middle East continue to be frequent. European Counter Terrorism Centre Despite these...

The project follows sustainable building practices to minimise its carbon footprint with water-saving technology Multinational property and infrastructure company Lendlease is using IP video entry and access control from Urmet at a 16-storey apartment block and townhouses surrounding the largest park to be built in London for 70 years. Urmet Elektra INOX entry panels South Gardens is part of widespread regeneration at Elephant and Castle in the south-east of the city. T...

HESA boasts a nationwide network of authorised dealers and installers With a continued focus on providing clients with superior security integration, Integrated Control Technology (Europe) Ltd have announced an exclusive distribution agreement with HESA SpA in Italy. This partnership is one more step of a strategic plan aimed at developing ICT into a premier global supplier of access control solutions, and to meet increased demand for the industry leading ProtegeGX and WX plat...

SRC has already begun to play a vital role in bolstering the border security and force protection capabilities SRC, Inc. is expanding its commitment to providing border security and force protection solutions to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. The evolving conflicts in these areas have created a need for increased border, force, and critical infrastructure protection measures to ensure the safety of soldiers and civilians alike. Lightweight counter-mortar rad...

WAMA focuses on developing professional CCTV solutions addressing to the mass market’s needs WAMA was born in autumn 2016. The company focuses on developing professional CCTV solutions addressing to the mass market’s needs. The management team has strong expertise in product development, channel relationship management, and brand building. Professional CCTV solutions “We have 20 years of concrete experiences in the CCTV industry,” said Dr. Wallace Ma,...

Guests were given the opportunity to test analytic solutions like ANPR, people counting, and heat-mapping Hanwha Techwin recently held an open day at its new European headquarters in Chertsey to officially mark the opening of its Wisenet showroom.Wisenet X camera seriesDistributors, installers, systems integrators from across the UK, many of whom were accompanied by end-user clients, accepted an invitation to see Hanwha Techwin’s new demonstration and training facilities...

The LOI is a first step toward closer cooperation between Northrop Grumman and PGZ Northrop Grumman International Trading, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation has recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Poland’s largest defence company, the state-owned Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), aimed at exploring potential areas of industrial cooperation. Delivering innovative solutions The LOI is a first step toward closer cooperation between Northrop Grumman and...

Care homes present many unique security challenges. Above all, a residence needs to feel like an open, welcoming space. It must work for the resident, and provide a pleasant environment to greet family and other visitors. It should be a home, in every sense. However, at the same time, managers must ensure security of the site, including its staff, sensitive data, and areas where medicines are kept. If there has been an unauthorised access attempt, staff need to know as soon as possible. When res...

The Spring Roadshow will see Hikvision continuing to grow a number of technology partnerships Well-known for its informative roadshows for installers and systems integrators, Hikvision is set to tour the UK and Ireland for its Spring 2017 Roadshow with the theme ‘Innovating technology, partnering for success’.The roadshow will take place from the 7th till the 23rd of March in five locations including Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, and London.Thermal imagi...

Aon-CXP is optimised for use with the CXP single-link cameras popular in the IIoT According to market research, there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020. While the consumer end of the IoT has been the primary focus of attention, the manufacturing subset of the IoT, known as the Industrial Internet of Things or the IIoT, will witness even more spectacular growth. Manufacturing companies are expected to spend $500 billion a year by 2020 on IIoT t...