Surveillance & Security News for May 2017
Russian Railways began to provide a new service designed to relieve Russia's Far East ports and attract additional freight traffic to the Trans-Siberian Railway. According to analysts' forecasts, the volume of coal transported towards the region will increase by 2.5 times by 2030. Ice-free seaport The ice-free seaport of Rajin is therefore of great interest to customers exporting coal. The daily ship loading rate of this complex is up to 14,000 tons, depending on the vessel's tonnage...
The Africa Security Symposium (AFSEC17), will address the ever-growing concern for long-term security, development and stability across Africa by bringing Governments, UN and International Agency stakeholders, UN & AU Peacekeeping Forces, heads of intelligence, heads of Police, internal security, procurement teams, together with leading local, regional and global business operators for idea sharing, deal-making and bilateral discussions focused on Africa’s Security, Defence, Stability,...
Secutech concluded its 20th anniversary on a positive note, proving once again to be an important platform for suppliers and buyers to stay at the forefront of the global safety and security market. The show was held from 12 – 14 April 2017 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre. During the three-day show, 22,055 visitors from 75 countries and regions explored business collaboration with 372 exhibitors from 13 countries and regions. Every exhibitor showcased their top-notch security devic...
Perfect Display Technology Company Ltd announces the launch of updated PX Series range of CCTV monitors with native support for 3MegaPixel and 4MegaPixel AHD and TVI input. The PX Series was an industry leader with its native support for AHD, TVI and CVI 2MegaPixel cameras, but now it’s even better. This commercial grade CCTV monitor has all the functions one might expect from a CCTV monitor including HDMI, VGA, BNC CVBS looping and BNC AHD/TVI/CVI looping input/output. It also has Anti P...
Orion Entrance Control, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative and customised access control turnstile solutions, will showcase the new Clear View speed lane with MorphoWAVE technology at the 27th annual ASIS NYC Security Conference and Expo to be held June 7th-8th, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City. MorphoWAVE biometric reader “Our newest line of clear view turnstiles offer increased visibility to any lobby or entry way needing access control security. Plus, with available feature...
Total Recall Corporation, a Convergint Technologies company, will showcase its video surveillance and city-wide safety solutions—including a new 180-degree CrimeEye unit—at the 27th Annual ASIS NYC Security Conference and Expo to be held on June 7-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City. CrimeEye-RD-2 video surveillance unit “Total Recall Corporation has been a leader in developing the latest in technologically advanced security solutions, and we’re excited to la...
With security concerns intensifying, the security of flying increasingly depends on cross-industry and multi-stakeholder dialogues and collaboration to tackle new and shared vulnerabilities.Airport securityMaintaining active surveillance, alerting security personnel to potential threats and long-range detection capabilities remain prevalent challenges for perimeter security at airport facilities.TB Forum Safety & Security Technologies 2018 will gather directors for the safety of ai...
Qognify, a provider of big data solutions for physical security and operations, announced that it will showcase its comprehensive portfolio, including new solutions shown for the first time in Europe, when the company returns to IFSEC International 2017 in June. Innovative solutions on display The Qognify solutions that will be showcased on stand F950: Qblock: Launched in March 2017, Qblock is an enterprise class, converged VMS and network attached storage (NAS) turnkey solution specificall...
Optex, a sensor manufacturer, will be exhibiting a range of different products and solutions centred around five key security scenarios from perimeter protection and tailgating detection to Internet of Things (IoT) based alarm systems at IFSEC International 2017. REDSCAN RLS-3060 intrusion detection solution Within its high-security perimeter protection zone, Optex will showcase its CPNI approved fibre optic fence detection system, Fibre Sensys FD-322 series that detects intruders climbing abo...
Axis Communications has helped solve one of the largest challenges within the surveillance industry today with the launch of its new experience centre to educate on the potential for IoT technology, brought to life in an interactive environment. Axis now offers engaging experiences around the intelligent applications available through IP camera technology in their new centre—the largest and most advanced of its kind in the UK.Showcasing surveillance technologiesThe Axis Experience Centre i...
INTERPOL World 2017 is set to bring law enforcement agencies, government bodies, academia, security professionals and solution providers together over three days of networking and information exchange this July. The global exhibition and congress aim to stimulate collaborations between stakeholders to address crimes in the future. This year, the INTERPOL World Congress will see a brand-new conference structure to give attendees a more guided experience with an end-to-end approach. Featuring ove...
Airstar Aerospace—a designer and manufacturer of stratospheric balloons, tethered balloons, as well as airship and thermal insulation for satellites (MLI)—will exhibit for the first time at the International Paris Air Show 2017 (Paris-Le Bourget, 19th – 25th June, 2017) within the SAFE Cluster Pavilion (PACA region, hall 4 stand B78). Eagle Owl ISR tethered balloon Romain Chabert, Managing Director of Airstar Aerospace, will be making a presentation of the company on the...
ONVIF, the global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, hosted its 16th ONVIF Developers’ Plugfest (ODP) May 10–12 in Québec City, Québec, at the Delta Hotel Quebec City in the Old Town district. With multiple testing’s of ONVIF conformant products, the Developers’ Plugfest offered interoperability testing for five ONVIF profiles, including the Release Candidate of Profile A for broader access control configuration, which is sch...
Bosch has released its Video Management System 7.5 software (BVMS 7.5), which will empower security operators to faster and more efficiently review video footage while increasing its openness for storage. Security operators are often challenged to quickly and efficiently review and collect video footage for incidents. With BVMS 7.5 playback performance is improved when operators are browsing through recorded video at high speed by skipping the rendering of frames, which are not visible to the h...
Just Add Power (J+P), a provider of Ultra HD over IP, will showcase its award-winning 3G Ultra HD over IP family of transmitters and receivers at InfoComm 2017. Designed for any size UHD distribution and matrixing application, the expanded 3G Ultra HD over IP family offers a variety of devices that enable integrators to mix and match models to better manage their hardware budget on 4K HDMI projects—including 4K HDR distribution.4K signal distribution"The 3G Ultra HD over IP family uses the...
SALTO Systems, a manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, will showcase its latest products and a new showroom at the 27th annual ASIS NYC Security Conference and Expo in June.Networking with peers from public and private sectors“ASIS NYC is an excellent opportunity for SALTO Systems to share our electronic lock innovations with our peers in the security industry, especially since we just launched our new SALTO XSperience product showcase and training centre just a few miles aw...
Teledyne e2v has set a European mission first by re-engineering commercial microprocessors that provide Thales Alenia Space with a major increase in processing speed and power for lightning imaging satellites’ on-board computer (OBC) Thales Alenia Space has gained a 10-times increase in the processing speed and power for its OBC, with the design and qualification process cut by up to four years, thanks to Teledyne e2v’s expertise of transforming the latest commercial grade processor...
Verint Systems, a provider of security and intelligence data mining software, announces that it won a multimillion dollar project for a new Government Security Operations Centre (GSOC) in the Latin America region to help protect critical government organisations from advanced cyber threats. Verint’s technology will be deployed to help the cyber analyst team identify and focus on the most significant, urgent risks, and quickly analyse, confirm, and respond to threats and attacks. Automati...
General Sir Chris Deverell KCB MBE ADC Gen, Commander, Joint Forces Command will be delivering a keynote address at Defence and Security Equipment International 2017 (DSEI 2017) exhibition on Tuesday, 12th September. The event is expected to be the sector’s most comprehensive presentation of defence, military, aerospace, and security capabilities, when it takes place at ExCeL London later this year. 1,600 companies will exhibit at the exhibition, including SMEs and primes such as BAE...
Ergonomics are a critical, but often misunderstood aspect of designing control rooms for security. Ergonomics have a deep impact on the integrity of an operation, and the issue goes beyond the control room furniture. Matko Papic, Chief Technology Officer of Evans Consoles, divides ergonomics into three areas: physical (reach zones, touch points, monitors); cognitive (the individual’s ability to process information without overlooking a critical element) and organisation...
Surveon, the enterprise NVR solutions provider, announced a factory in Kuwait City has deployed Surveon’s IP surveillance solutions as their partner for security application, including 100+ megapixel cameras and 10 enterprise-grade network video recorders, which not only fulfill the need of 180-day non-stop recording, but also ensure a strong protection for the safety in the factory.Ensuring long-term video retentionWhen it comes to an effective surveillance system for factory application,...
Biometric technology from Iris ID is helping passengers at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport to pass through self-service security e-gates in as little as 10 seconds. More than 865,000 passengers used the gates in 2017’s first quarter. Two-step process The two-step process is available to all Qatar residents free of charge. Passengers place their ID cards or passports on a reader which opens a gate to a second portal. Iris scans or fingerprint readers are used to authenticate ide...
Razberi Technologies and Cylance Inc. have signed an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement to embed CylancePROTECT software in Razberi ServerSwitchIQ appliances. CylancePROTECT will be integral to the new Razberi CameraDefense solution that, combined with Razberi’s secure appliance architecture, provides comprehensive protection over the server, video management systems (VMS), and camera ecosystem.Leveraging artificial intelligence“The physical and network security worlds c...
A provider of visualisation technology for the simulation market, Barco, and display solution provider and integrator, project: syntropy, are jointly showcasing an impressive multi-channel dome visual solution at ITEC 2017, Rotterdam, 16-18 May. The solution presents the Barco F70-4K6 projector to the training and simulation market for the first time in Europe. The two companies have also joined forces with system partners domeprojection.com and Quantum3D. The result clearly shows the benefits o...
Specialist security provider Allegion has appointed Pete Hancox as Commercial Leader of its UK and Ireland businesses to build and lead strategic partnerships in specification. Hancox joins Allegion UK in Birmingham from his recent role as Client Services Director for HP Doors. He will also be in charge of overseeing Ireland’s commercial activity. Hancox is no stranger to Allegion, having been part of the Ingersoll Rand security group for almost nine years, prior to his appointment with H...
Building on a productive Day 1 of G2E Asia 2017, Day 2 will include: Education on integrated resort product development Asia lottery updates Professional networking Spurred by a government directive to create integrated resorts and the awareness that offering hospitality and entertainment will drive revenue beyond the casino floor, Day 2 of the conference will highlight developments that answer the call to drive tourism and boost revenue. Starting with a new Executive Roundtable on &lsqu...
Project registration programmes are a benefit manufacturers provide to systems integrators and security dealers who are bidding on an upcoming installation project. In effect, the integrator registers a project he or she is bidding on with a manufacturer, which offers pricing discounts to that integrator for that specific project. Such a programme seeks to encourage an integrator to specify a manufacturer's products, while making it more difficult for a competing integrator to bid lower on a pro...
Matrox Graphics announced the immediate availability of the award-winning Matrox Mura IPX 4K IP decode and display card. Mura IPX 4K IP decode and display card The new PCI Express card offers H.264 decoding of two 4Kp60, four 4Kp30, eight 1080p60, sixteen 1080p30, or many more SD streams. Four DisplayPort outputs—at resolutions up to 4K per display—make it a cost-effective, easy-to-integrate multiviewer for control rooms and AV presentation systems in security, corporate, defence,...
Winsted Corporation, a worldwide provider of control room console solutions, announces that they have received GREENGUARD Gold Certification. GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, which is a division of Underwriters Laboratory, evaluates manufacturing processes, product materials and finished goods. Finished products such as, control room consoles, technical furniture, credenzas, conference room tables, shelving and others must fall within the established indoor air quality standards for low chem...
Continental Access, a division of NAPCO and respected security innovator and pioneer in integrated access and security solutions for government, institutions, and business, announces the launch of their newly revitalised website. The redesigned website features a fresh new look with new functionality and multiplatform capability, and was designed to be easier to navigate, finding relevant information faster. Visitors can register for a training class or webinar, schedule a free demo, and read ab...
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