Surveillance & Security News for May 2018

abode systems, a provider of do-it-yourself smart home security, announces a strategic investment from Nice S.p.A., a global home and building automation company based in Oderzo, Italy. Through the transaction, which was public as of Friday, April 13 and reported to the Italian stock exchange, Nice will acquire 75% of abode systems with the remaining stock held by abode founders. Abode was originally founded in 2014 by former ADT executive Christopher Carney and launched on Kickstarter in 2015....

Access control solution provider VIZpin recently released a case study, ‘VIZpin eliminates unauthorised access issues and reduces resident complaints for Advenir Living property managers’. The study details the challenges property managers faced at two multi-family apartment communities in Florida, and how they addressed them by installing VIZpin's smartphone-based access control solution. Both Biscayne Shores, a North Miami community of 240 units, and Advenir Polos East, an East Or...

Kwikset brand of Spectrum Brands, Inc. – Hardware & Home Improvement Division, announces the availability of its SmartCode 888 Touchpad Electronic Deadbolt, the company’s newest introduction in the ‘entry-level’ smart lock category.  Featuring a sleek, all-metal design and traditional styling, the SmartCode 888 Touchpad Electronic Deadbolt is designed to integrate with a variety of smart home systems. Featuring an easy-to-use, five-button keypad for keyless entr...

Kimberly Kapustein has joined Aiphone, the international manufacturer of intercom and entry security products, as the company’s meeting event and trade show planner. She will be responsible for strategic event planning including the management and coordination of all trade shows and meetings. She will also handle promotional products for Aiphone events. Kapustein comes to Aiphone from SanMar, a supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, where she was responsible for planning company...

Sigma Designs, a provider of intelligent system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for connected smart home IoT, is proud to announce a cumulative lifetime 100M Z-Wave modules have shipped into the smart home market. With hundreds of customers shipping over 2,400 interoperable Z-Wave devices, Sigma Designs is pleased to highlight that the recipient of the 100 millionth module was the smart home service provider and long-time customer of Sigma Designs, Vivint Smart Home.  Vivint was the first service...

Matrox Graphics Inc. is pleased to announce that the Matrox Maevex 6150 quad 4K enterprise encoder appliance is a recipient of the NewBay Best of Show Award, presented at the 2018 NAB Show by Sound & Video Contractor. The ground-breaking Maevex 6150 encoder took top honours for its ability to simultaneously capture, stream, and record up to four 4K inputs from a single appliance. NewBay’s Best of Show Awards panel of engineers and industry experts selected Maevex 6150 based on innovat...

Johnson Controls announces the next generation of its affordable IP video solution anchored by 4-and 8-channel Holis network video recorders (NVRs) and 2MP Illustra Essentials IP cameras.  A reliable surveillance solution for many small and mid-size deployments, the Holis NVRs support up to 1080p resolution cameras at an economical price while offering a high level of video quality. The easy-to-use recorders allow users to search, record, zoom and export data. Remote monitoring and day/ni...

Security dealers and integrators don’t have the time or money to wade through dozens of security platforms and programs from various manufacturers. Think about all the training necessary for support, sales and technicians required when using multiple management platforms. It can become overwhelming. The single solution to meet the needs for all your customers and projects in every market vertical is Connect ONE from Connected Technologies, LLC. Cloud-hosted Connect ONE is the complete pac...

Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America has appointed security industry executive Bill Brennan as Director of Sales and Marketing for its security solutions in the surveillance and medical sectors. “Bill is highly respected in the security space as a seller, a channel partner, and a representative,” said M. Faisal Pandit, SVP and Chief Digital Officer, Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America. “His industry knowledge, aptitude with our technologies, and...

As the UK and US governments alert organisations to the increased risk of a state-sponsored cyber attack, the necessity to adopt stronger prevention strategies against cyber adversaries becomes urgent, but too many targeted businesses, public agencies and operators of critical national infrastructure are exposed because they don’t have proper visibility of the vulnerabilities or command and control over cybersecurity. Commenting on how organisations need to respond to the US and UK govern...

HANNOVER MESSE and Industry 4.0 (originally coined in Germany as Industrie 4.0): two names that are inextricably intertwined. True to form as the world's leading trade fair for industrial technology, HANNOVER MESSE got on board very early with the opportunities of Industry 4.0, and in the process became the global hotspot for the digital transformation of industry. This year, with ‘Integrated Industry – Connect & Collaborate’ as its lead theme, HANNOVER MESSE, is taking its...

Traka is exhibiting at Safety & Health Expo, displaying its wealth of innovative solutions in intelligent key and equipment management, each designed to ensure compliance to the highest health and safety standards. On stand M140, Traka will demonstrate how it can help organisations enforce process and fulfil health and safety requirements, whilst implementing superior management control right from pre-operational safety checks through to loading management.  Fault reporting, integrate...

Teleste Corporation will launch a new solution for situational awareness and incident management at Securex 2018 in Poland. The solution, called S-AWARE, has been designed to expand the scope of traditional security and operations control systems by harnessing them with a new layer of data analytics and intelligence. The solution provides operating personnel with a powerful tool to sharpen their decision-making process by taking advantage of versatile types of data from a variety of sources.&nb...

JCB Co. Ltd, the only international payments brand based in Japan, will conduct a pilot trial of its latest JCB Biometrics Card with fingerprint authentication. JCB's contactless payment solution is provided by IDEMIA, a global augmented identity solution provider. Toppan Printing will also take part in the demonstration trial in respect of card personalisation.  Users first record one or more fingerprints for authentication purposes. When they want to buy something, they need only touch t...

Corvil is highlighting that network forensics intelligence - especially user-centric intelligence - is a critical cyber defence weapon for remediating issues before they escalate and avoiding future attacks. Network forensics intelligence In today’s sophisticated and evolving cyber threat landscape, research shows the odds are stacked against businesses with a staggering one in four chances of having a breach. Increasingly, hacker-controlled machines inside the perimeter are accounting f...

Wisenet WAVE video management software (VMS) from Hanwha Techwin is now able to support Paxton N2 access control and COLDSTORE video storage solutions.  Access Control Users of the Paxton Net2 access control are able to view event-driven video captured by high definition IP network cameras connected to Wisenet WAVE VMS. The integration, which is achievable via a free Paxton Net2 Plugin, provides the ability to visually verify the identity of anyone attempting to gain access to a site or s...

People and vehicle access control specialist Nortech is now offering a new cost-effective and reliable passive UHF RFID product ideal for long range identification. The company offers a number of products in the Nedap uPASS range that use vehicle tagging to identify individual vehicles while they are moving through a monitoring point. With reading ranges of up to 10 metres and an assortment of tagging options, Nortech caters for a wide variety of applications. The popular Nedap uPASS range, wh...

Newmark Security plc, global security solutions group, which is known for offering safety and security for organisations’ personnel and assets, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Safetell Limited (“Safetell”), has now received a formal contract extension for the supply of physical security equipment and preventative maintenance to the UK branch network of a leading worldwide supplier of retail banking services. Physical security products The contract con...

WinMagic, global encryption solutions provider, has announced the launch of its latest software release, SecureDoc 8.2. Purpose-built for a new, unified approach to encryption and key management, SecureDoc 8.2 will enable industry-leading data security across endpoints, data centres, hyper-converged infrastructures and into the cloud – and view it all from a Single Pane of Glass. The launch of SecureDoc 8.2 represents another step forward for its suite of SecureDoc encryption solutions S...

Vanderbilt, global provider of state-of-the-art security systems, has announced the release of its SPC Connect 2.6 cloud platform. SPC Connect is a hosted cloud-based solution designed for installers to monitor, manage, and maintain SPC panels remotely from any location. The latest features revolve around creating an ecosystem for installers and system users that will allow them to work together better.  “At Vanderbilt, we want our customers to be able to get their message to their...

Memphis-based Electronic Security Specialists (ESSC), a licenced low voltage contractor that installs and services electronic security equipment spanning burglar and fire alarm systems, CCTV systems and Access Control Systems, has announced the purchase of required commercial fire alarm accounts from neighboring Frase Protection.  A required commercial fire alarm system - one that is required by the local fire department to obtain a Use Permit for a building - is typically quite complex an...

Oncam, global provider of 360-degree video capture and business intelligence technology, has announced the availability of the Evolution 180 outdoor model to its 180-degree camera portfolio, adding to the indoor version introduced earlier this year. The technology builds upon the experience and heritage of the company's 360-degree video and intelligence solutions to meet the needs of customers in a variety of markets that require an outdoor-ready wall-mounted camera with Panoramic+ views from a...

Comelit Group is introducing a new fire division at IFSEC 2018, created to integrate with its smart security solutions, including stylish new video door entry systems, home automation and CCTV. Following an acquisition of an established fire manufacturer, Comelit will be unveiling a range of specialist fire solutions, including conventional and addressable panels, on stand E120, which has already proven successful across Europe in complementing its renowned security portfolio.  Comelit wi...

Checkpoint Systems, a global supplier of Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS), RFID solutions and Alpha High-Theft Solutions for the retail industry, introduced the Alpha OptiLok, its next generation of specialised tags for eyewear protection. The new hard tag offers an improved and refined design to enhance the ease and speed of application/removal without any security compromises. It is based on a well-proven adjustable grip mechanism used in previous eyewear tags, but with an ingenious lock...

This year at RSA 2018, NTT Security has unveiled a new initiative that impacts the company’s services portfolio, support resources and customer experience. Internally branded as ‘the new science of cybersecurity’ in a company and media briefing session conducted by Khiro Mishra, CEO, NTT Security Americas, the initiative is designed to clearly differentiate NTT Security in the increasingly demanding and growing cybersecurity services market.  “There is a cybersecur...

The next iteration of Honeywell’s NetAXS-123 web-based access control solution offers increased efficiency with a faster, user-friendly design that makes it simple to install and easy to operate and maintain. Optimised for Google Chrome, NetAXS-123 version 6.0 offers unparalleled flexibility with its 3-N-1 capability meaning the panel can be managed through the new embedded interface, in the cloud via MAXPRO Cloud or via on-premise software with WIN-PAK’s integrated security suite....

Check out Matrix Video Surveillance ad campaign in The Times of India and see how outdated CCTV reduces your security to monkey business. Matrix Smart Video Surveillance solutions enhance your security strategy and business productivity.  Along with its 3-Dimensional security - Proficient, Persistent and Preventive, Matrix offers analytics driven cognitive video surveillance. Matrix SATATYA – a family of video surveillance solutions is specifically engineered for large organisations...

HENSOLDT, the independent sensor house, will also be using its expert knowledge in defence and security to protect IT systems. To this end, HENSOLDT, together with the cyber specialist Secure Elements GmbH, have founded a joint venture in Germany by the name of HENSOLDT Cyber GmbH. This new enterprise, which boasts the participation of, among other people, the cyber protection expert Sandro Gaycken, will develop security-hardened basic IT systems, which are virtually impervious to hacker attack...

At Defexpo India 2018, the independent sensor solutions house HENSOLDT for the first time presents its newly founded Indian subsidiary HENSOLDT Pvt Ltd (“HENSOLDT India”). The new company based in Bengaluru is HENSOLDT’s local footprint and gateway to India and its surrounding region. This organisation has been setup to increase customer proximity and augment the product and technology cooperation with local public and private companies. Furthermore, the company will act as an...

Axis Communications, the market leader in network video technology, has recently received Cyber Essentials accreditation in the UK. The scheme, launched by the government in 2014, encourages businesses of all sizes in any industry to adhere to best-practices in IT security. Achieving this accreditation highlights Axis’ dedication to ensuring its systems are secure from hackers, enabling it to apply the same knowledge and expertise to the technologies it develops. The Cyber Essentials sc...