Surveillance & Security News for May 2018

Comelit Group has launched an internal Mini Handsfree monitor with integrated WiFi that offers installers an easy upgrade opportunity, which alongside Comelit’s new App, allows homeowners to benefit from instant intercom control and smart door entry capability. The Italian door manufacturer, known for its high specification solutions, now presents the Mini Handsfree WiFi kits as a new internal wireless upgrade to its exclusive SimpleBus system, alongside complementing Quadra ViP and iKall...

Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), once again delivers strong results as indicated by the 2017 financial report. A solid growth of 24% over 2016 was achieved. Net revenue was DKK 881M (EUR 118M), an increase of 24% compared to 2016 and operating income before depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) resulted in DKK 246M (EUR 33M), corresponding to an increase of 103%. Net income reached DKK 117M (EUR 16M). “The overall video management mark...

On the morning of April 6th, 2018, the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, led a delegation from Zimbabwe to visit Dahua Technology headquarters. Dahua Technology Chairman, Fu Liquan, as well as Dahua Technology VP, General Manager of Dahua Overseas Business, Michael Chen warmly received their guests.  Invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Mnangagwa engaged in his first foreign affairs visit to a country outside of Africa since taking office in November 2017. Zimbabwe...

STANLEY Security, global manufacturer and integrator of comprehensive security solutions for a wide range of industries, has announced a partnership with Shooter Detection Systems LLC (SDS), major gunshot detection solutions provider. As an authorised dealer, STANLEY Security is now certified to sell, install and service SDS products and services.  SDS’s Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System combines acoustic gunshot identification software with infrared gunfire flash detec...

DMP is pleased to announce its integration with the OpenEye Web Services platform. OpenEye is a provider of Cloud-managed video surveillance solutions. This integration will enable users to receive a video push alert from OpenEye Web Services whenever a DMP XR Series control panel event occurs. OpenEye Web Service users may also easily retrieve video from associated cameras by searching for DMP control panel events in the Apex thin client or Command Station desktop software. Communication betwe...

The Lenel BlueDiamond mobile ecosystem, a complete cloud-based, keyless mobile credential management platform from Lenel, continues making door access faster and more convenient with a new smartphone app that anticipates user’s door selections, reducing authentication time. Lenel, a provider of advanced security systems, is part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. The BlueDiamond mobile ecosystem includes an intuitive mobile app, innovative multi-f...

STANLEY Security, one of the UK’s primary security providers, has adopted an innovative asset mapping technology to provide customers with more efficient system maintenance & servicing than ever before. ‘Connected Assets’ is an advanced digital asset mapping technology that enables STANLEY Security to quickly and easily map out an entire security system and all its individual elements. It allows for detailed additional information to be included, including images of equipme...

To expand the national conversation around the ongoing threat of gun violence to schools across the country, ShotSpotter, Inc. released newly compiled data tracking gunfire in and around public K-12 school communities within ShotSpotter coverage areas during 2017. The data revealed more than 4,800 gunfire incidents occurred during school hours within a one-half mile radius of public K-12 schools and within the coverage area. There are 2,320 public K-12 schools and over 1,079,700 students within...

Wisenet WAVE VMS servers are based on BCDVideo’s newest Apollo and Neptune Series powered by Dell EMC. Both series feature newest-generation Intel Xeon processors, dual RAID capabilities, redundant power supplies, worldwide remote secured system management, and a five-year on-site warranty. For enhanced data security, the warranty also includes data media retention, keeping any replaced hard drive on the premises for proper customer disposal. “BCDVideo servers are specifically desi...

Siklu Inc., a global supplier of mmWave solutions, has announced that its wireless radios have been deployed in the City of Lincoln, United Kingdom. These systems provide 14 high capacity wireless data links in support of a modern IP networked CCTV system, primarily to provide surveillance for the city and public spaces.  The new wireless network is part of the Vision 2020 project announced last year. Vision 2020 is a three-year plan to build a smart city improving the city’s infrast...

IndigoVision, developer of complete end-to-end video security solutions, has announced a product release that allows users to maximise their security systems potential. This release includes the latest version of their Security Management Solution Control Center, a new cyber-security innovation, CyberVigilant in Camera, the Integra all-in-one device, and three additional products which strengthen their existing security offering.  IndigoVision’s Control Center has long been regarded...

ASIS International, the world’s largest association for security management professionals, and VerticalXchange, strategic partnership broker for global industry leaders, announced a partnership focussed on executive-level relationship building and education opportunities for senior buyers and trusted vendor partners. Through this agreement, the two organisations have joined forces to launch a new era for SecurityXchange, now in its 18th year and to be renamed SecurityXchange 1:1. This en...

Venafi, a global provider of machine identity protection, has announced the results of a study conducted by Dimensional Research that evaluates how prepared organisations are to respond to Certificate Authority (CA) errors and browser distrust events. The study includes responses from eleven hundred IT security professionals who are knowledgeable about CAs from the U.S., U.K. and Germany, France and Australia.  Although IT security professionals are troubled by future CA incidents, very f...

D-Link, the world-renowned networking solutions provider, has announced its latest high-performance switches – the Industrial Gigabit Switches (DIS-100G, DIS-300G and DIS-700G Series). These have been designed specifically to support the rising demand for smart city applications, industrial automation and the growing adoption of Industry 4.0 techniques such as the Internet of Things (IoT). They are ideally suited for deployment by local authorities, transport operators, construction compa...

Hikvision USA Inc. and Hikvision Canada Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and other emerging technologies, and the supplier of video surveillance products and solutions, announced the launch of new websites for Hikvision USA Inc., Hikvision Canada Inc., and a French language website for Canada. Managed by the Hikvision North America marketing team, the new websites were developed on a dynamic content management system and feature a responsive design optimis...

Send For Help — a lone worker protection firm in the world which provides 24/7 emergency response via personal safety alarms — has been included in this year's prestigious Financial Times ‘FT1000’ list of Europe’s fastest growing companies. The list comprises of the top 1000 companies in 31 countries across Europe that have achieved the highest percentage growth in revenues between 2013 and 2016. Send For Help was ranked 625th on the list — one of just 158 o...

Established in 2000, Security Dynamics is one of the fastest growing distributors operating within the UK’s electronic security sector and has built an enviable reputation for providing installers, system integrators and resellers with the very highest levels of pre and post-sales support.  “We are delighted to be able to add Wisenet cameras, recording devices and video management software to our product portfolio,” said Francesco Bellavia, Sales and Marketing Director fo...

Broadstone, a new recruitment marketplace for the private security sector has entered into a strategic partnership with one of the UK’s leading security services providers, Brooknight.  Broadstone will support Brooknight to identify and secure high quality, vetted and background checked security personnel. The new app-based service manages the whole recruitment process from job posting, background vetting, and candidate selection via an algorithm, to invoice administration, schedulin...

For users who don’t want to spend the money to have a dedicated server for their access control systems, Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) is pleased to offer Virtual Keypad Access, the natural progression of the DMP Virtual Keypad app that manages intrusion systems. “Virtual Keypad Access is maintained via the Cloud, which gives consumers the flexibility to remotely manage their own systems, or it can be managed for them by their dealers,” explains DMP’s Marketing Execu...

The National Security Inspectorate’s (NSI) team of 34 full-time, expert auditors recently gathered in Maidenhead to participate in advanced training and sharing of best practice, as part of their continual development. This unique, highly respected team clocks up on average 3.25 million miles each year, fulfilling around 3500 audit days across more than 1800 approved companies.  As part of its commitment to raising standards within the industry, NSI’s audit team is increasingly...

Pivot3, the hyperconverged infrastructure performance and technology firm, has announced the latest edition of its video surveillance solution, which accelerates performance and increases density to support more cameras per node and lower costs. By expanding the number of supported video streams, Pivot3 is boosting video ingest rates by 66 percent to significantly lower CAPEX and OPEX for customers deploying video surveillance infrastructure. With this latest release, Pivot3 is targeting custo...

BrainChip Holdings Ltd., global developer of software and hardware accelerated solutions for advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications, has announced an upgraded release of BrainChip Studio, version 2018.1. BrainChip Studio is an AI-powered video analysis software suite delivering high-speed object search and facial classification for law enforcement, counter terrorism and intelligence agencies. New features of the 2018.1 release make it easier to find objects fro...

At the Munich Security Conference in February 2018, Siemens and eight partners from the industry signed the first joint charter for greater cybersecurity. Initiated by Siemens, the Charter of Trust calls for binding rules and standards to build trust in cybersecurity and further advance digitalisation. In addition to Siemens and the Munich Security Conference (MSC), the companies Airbus, Allianz, Daimler Group, IBM, NXP, SGS and Deutsche Telekom are signing the Charter. The initiative is furth...

Just Add Power (J+P), global manufacturer of Ultra HD over IP PoE transmitters, announced the rackmount version of its leading 3G Ultra HD Over IP Power over Ethernet (PoE) transmitter. The new 4K UHD rackmount transmitter, the VBS-HDIP-747, expands J+P's lineup of devices, enabling integrators to mix and match J+P devices to fit their hardware and budget requirements on 4K HDMI projects.  "J+P provides integrators with a video distribution approach that guarantees flexibility and longevit...

NAS (network attached storage) is a computer appliance for storing and serving files. It attaches directly to a network, allowing the users on the network to access and share files from a central location. NAS NVR combines the advantages of NAS and NVR, providing a budget-saving solution that users can record and share videos in one device, suitable for small-medium projects, such as SMB. Surveon NAS NVR further offers powerful data services, different storage architectures, variety of applicat...

Nancy Oliver, HR Executive at the Buckinghamshire-based Security and Facilities Management Ashridge Group, is encouraging more school and college students to consider the sector as a career choice. As an ‘undecided’ A level and then Sports Management student she abandoned not one but two previous courses of study in pursuit of her ideal job, a search which has ended happily with her appointment last year. The Ashridge Group is comprised of three businesses, Ashridge Facilities Mana...

Perimeter systems manufacturer Zaun Limited has supplied more than 500 metres of 2.4m-high Duo8 steel mesh fencing panels to the energy giant, EDF Energy. The demountable fencing to secure huge underground gas storage chambers has been created for one of EDF Energy’s facility site in Cheshire.  Each panel incorporates a 600mm crank above and sits on fencing posts slotted into sockets, allowing the fence line to be demountable. The site near Crewe incorporates 11 huge gas storage cham...

Barco, global supplier of professional visualisation technology, is launching a new tiled LCD video wall. The OverView KVD5521B is a price-competitive tiled LCD system for video wall applications, destined to further strengthen our position in the LCD video wall market. Compatible with any VESA mounting structure, it presents some of the benefits recently introduced in the award-winning Barco UniSee platform. These include a modular structure for easy maintenance, noiseless operation, automatic...

Sony’s latest SNC-HMX70 security camera maintains an all-round 360-degree hemispheric view with no blind spots – ensuring full situational awareness in a wide range of indoor surveillance applications. The camera's fixed lens and high-resolution 12-megapixel CMOS sensor stream crisply detailed, high-resolution video at a smooth 30 fps. This assures that people and objects are seen clearly, even in challenging lighting conditions.  Harshly backlit windows, lobbies and entrances...

CriticalArc has announced that it has been appointed by FCC Group (FCC) – a global provider of environmental services, water management and infrastructure works, headquartered in Spain – to help develop and implement SafeZone as a multinational safeguarding solution for all its employees and any accompanying family members while they are working overseas on company projects. CriticalArc’s pioneering SafeZone personal protection and emergency response system is already being us...