Security product news & launch announcements

Teledyne FLIR has introduced two families of X-Series science cameras, the X858x and X698x, offering high-speed and high-resolution thermal imaging capabilities for scientific research and engineering applications within the mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectrum. X858x and X698x cameras The X858x and X698x cameras offer advanced recording, triggering, and synchronisation capabilities. This includes the ability to remotely adjust the focus, improving the quality o...

LILIN, an AI video solution provider, launches Self+AI Cloud Service, providing modular AI plug-ins that allow users to convert pre-trained object models into a common package for LILIN front-end AI cameras to use with behaviours for creating various AI applications. One-stop AIoT edge solution The image inference process requires no PC, and the results can then be integrated via Python or C# SDKs, or sent through hardware by digital output, which performs a "one-stop" AIoT edge solution. ...

A newly released guide from IDIS explores the role of video security in reducing risks in the education sector and creating safer, more welcoming learning environments. This latest sector-focused eBook from South Korea’s video manufacturer – Optimal Use of Video Systems for K-12 School Security – is written to provide in-depth insights for school administrators and senior teams, education sector security planners, and systems integrators. Multi-layered protection The guide e...

VSaaS by Bosch enables users to monitor, manage, record, and replay video security footage directly in the Cloud from anywhere. It helps site managers, security operators, or operations staffs make quick decisions, especially from remote locations, when faced with events, preventing them from becoming incidents. Each year demand for video surveillance continues to grow, as organisations seek to increase the security and safety of people and property. Searching for a solution that scales with th...

Door access control has undergone many changes in recent years with new technology and practices going in and out of style. With the recent developments in AI, the future of security technology is more secure and efficient. Making buildings both easier to navigate and harder to break into. Keep reading below for all the amazing possibilities of AI in action. Frictionless access system With door access control, the users face is their credential. The Alcatraz Rock uses three-dimensional sen...

Oncam, a global independent manufacturer of single-sensor fisheye 360-degree cameras and video surveillance technology, has announced the launch of the C-08, a high-performing, compact and easy-to-install 8 MP camera that provides coverage of wide areas from a single viewpoint. Engineered and designed by Oncam and powered by the globally renowned Qualcomm Vision Intelligence Platform technology, the C-08 camera achieves complete situational awareness, at up to 60 fps (frames per second). Oncam...

Delta Scientific, the manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announces they successfully tested a 16’ version of their DSC550 shallow foundation open frame barrier to M50/P1. Delta originally tested the 10-foot DSC550 in July of 2020. The test was necessary to prove that the DSC550 will withstand the same impact at an increased length. In fact, the barrier was a bit stronger at this length producing a negative 1.1 foot leve...

Motorola Solutions announces the expansion of its License Plate Recognition (LPR) portfolio with the introduction of the L6Q. The L6Q camera can be deployed and configured in a matter of minutes making it ideal for targeted investigations, securing events, and adding an extra layer of protection to crime hotspots, helping agencies to improve the safety of their communities. “LPR has been invaluable in helping our officers’ crime-fighting efforts by providing investigative leads that...

Ambient.ai has emerged from stealth to introduce the first computer vision intelligence platform. The company has raised US$ 52 million in venture funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and launches with five of the largest US tech companies by market capitalisation and multiple Fortune 500 customers across a variety of other industries. Already, large enterprises, schools, and museums use Ambient.ai to secure property, people, and assets from the current most harrowing physical security thr...

Globally renowned provider of integrated security and site management solutions, Gallagher, has launched their cloud-based solution for small and medium businesses in the United States of America (USA) - Gallagher security for SMB. Gallagher security for SMB app Designed to simplify security operations, Gallagher security for SMB provides business owners with the freedom to manage their security from anywhere, with an easy-to-use mobile app. Its intelligent functionality enables users to arm a...

Thinking of installing a surveillance system but the site is located off the grid? Yeah, that could be troublesome, and often requires great patience as long as the power grid line itself. A lot of people may think that just because they do not have the same infrastructure as what they have in the city, deploying a surveillance system in a remote area may not be the smartest idea due to antiquated source of power supply, lack of relevant devices, costly installation, and maintenance, etc. Never...

Provider of vision-based human activity recognition software Kepler Vision Technologies announces the launch of its new range of Kepler Vision Smart Sensors. Developed in partnership with video security systems provider Hikvision to process Kepler Vision’s Night Nurse (KNN) software, Kepler Vision Smart Sensors enable care providers to better monitor the wellbeing of elderly patients in care home environments. Integrated with the computer vision powered Kepler Night Nurse software, the se...

Touchless Biometric Systems AG (TBS) presents the newest addition to its comprehensive portfolio of biometric readers and solutions: the 3D FLY. The innovative sensor performs truly on-the-fly user identification, meaning users do not have to stop at the device. With the launch of 3D FLY, TBS has achieved a new milestone in the integration of consent-based biometrics into today’s on-the-fly lifestyle. TBS 3D FLY is a touchless scanning terminal meeting the highest hygiene and security sta...

When it comes to hybrid work, there are many network security implications to consider. As IT teams build more distributed, flexible networks, the challenge of identifying persistent threats and detecting unwanted network activity in encrypted traffic increases.  The necessity for remote work has accelerated investment in more flexible, collaborative operations. At the same time, the need to protect customer and corporate data as it travels is accelerating the adoption of encryption acro...

Qognify Umbrella for Ocularis enables centralised monitoring and management of large and distributed VMS installations  Qognify has announced the launch of its web-based central VMS management platform - Umbrella - for Ocularis. Ocularis customers with large or distributed video surveillance installations can use Umbrella to centrally monitor and remotely manage and configure every VMS installation across their deployment. Management and monitoring platform As video surveillanc...

Quickly and conveniently moving large numbers of people through airports, across borders, or accessing many other locations will be easier with two new Iris ID IrisAccess™ products – the iCAM D2000 and the IrisBar (OU60B). Both compact and touchless readers accurately identify people through advanced multi-modal biometric technologies. Iris ID, for more than 20 years the global pioneer in iris recognition technology, introduced the readers at the Intersec Dubai tradeshow in Dubai, U...

Ava Security, a unified service provider of cyber security and video security solutions, has launched license plate recognition (LPR) solution, as part of its Ava Aware cloud-based AI data platform. The new capabilities operate in the Cloud and are able to work with a wide variety of third-party and Ava cameras. Most LPR solutions require two cameras, in order to operate. Ava Security needs just one, while delivering enhanced situational awareness and insights with great accuracy. The solution...

Forcepoint is excited to bring the industry’s first smart RBI to Forcepoint customers. Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) enforces Zero Trust security for web browsing. Other web security technologies rely on first being able to detect malware, and then respond by blocking malicious content. In contrast, RBI applies a Zero Trust approach by treating all web pages as compromised from the outset. Remote browsing If users have to rely on perfect foreknowledge of every form that malware could t...

At a time when all eyes are focused on keeping people safe and connected, a Canadian company with U.S. headquarters in Houston is seeing spectacular success to the tune of 230 percent growth over the last three years doing just that, and the achievement has nothing to do with COVID-19. Remote monitoring Long before the global pandemic put the spotlight on keeping people in touch, Blackline Safety Corp. was keenly focused on connecting businesses with their employees who work alone, remotely, o...

VS290-33 Thermal MSX® Videoscope Kit Improves Usability for Underground Utility Vault Inspection and Applications Requiring CAT IV 600 V Safety Rating. Teledyne FLIR introduces two additions to its industry-first VS290 Thermal Videoscope Kit family of devices—the VS290-33 Thermal MSX Videoscope Kit and the VS29-21 Thermal Videoscope Kit. The VS290-33 features a rounded, dual thermal-visible probe for increased flexibility in conducting underground utility-vault inspection and other hi...

The Teledyne FLIR radiometric Boson® thermal infrared camera module is available in five additional configurations. The new models offer an 8°, 18°, 32°, 50°, or 95° horizontal field of view (FOV), are 640 x 512 resolution, and further enable the development of next-generation thermal imaging products and systems. To streamline design and testing while minimising development costs, developers can also leverage the new Boson GUI 3.0 and its key radiometric command ca...

Vismo (vismo.com) has announced the launch of Vismo Monitor, an app to help organisations easily monitor alerts about threatening or potentially threatening events, from their travelling or lone working employees. The new app enables those with access to the Vismo Secure Portal, such as security teams or managers, to receive alerts directly and securely to their mobile devices. Vismo Monitor app Employees can raise alerts using the Vismo Locate & Protect App. Its Red Alert feature can be...

The versatile 300-IP SIP Paging Horn is designed for voice paging via SIP and multicast. It also allows for background music, mass notification tones, and messages via multicast. “The 300-IP is extremely efficient comparing amplitude to power requirements. With full SIP and multicast paging compatibility, this is a great product,” said Paul Speltz, Engineer, Viking Electronics Inc. Features The 300-IP registers as a third-party SIP endpoint device to a hosted or local VoIP SI...

Kentec Electronics (Kentec), the globally renowned manufacturer of life-critical control systems, has launched K-Mesh, a next-generation wireless detection system that uses self-healing and configuring Mesh technology, to deliver optimum levels of reliability. K-Mesh wireless detection system Launched at the global security event, Intersec 2022, K-Mesh is a new development and new name for Kentec’s Ekho wireless system. Kentec’s sister company, Hochiki Europe, will retain the Ekho...

ProdataKey (PDK), a manufacturer of the cloud access control platform built for mobile, has introduced four new controllers that expand the flexibility of its high-security Redline: the PDK Red 8, Red Max, Red Gate, and Red Pedestal. All-in-one multi-controller enclosures The new PDK Red 8 and PDK Red Max are all-in-one multi-controller and power supply enclosures designed to streamline ordering and installation of access control hardware in midsize to large-scale commercial projects. The Red...

Smart caps in the name of the best design at a creative and technological level that combine practical functionality with an information service with added value. By combining an NFC tag, integrated into the cap, with Vericode, an exclusive and patented coding system, it is possible to enhance communication relating to each individual product, certifying its uniqueness, originality, and authenticity in real time. The technological combination is the result of a cross-sectorial and innovative s...

Industrial RFID technology takes RFID past supply chain applications, into manufacturing and production, with more demanding applications, such as the high-temperature environments found in automotive industry. A properly designed RFID tracking system can significantly improve production efficiencies, control costs and streamline overall processes. Automotive provides a compelling example of a complex manufacturing process that involves numerous measures and steps, in order to ensure that what...

  360 Vision Technology’s Invictus HD PTZ camera with green technology was recently selected to appear in the annual PSI Product Review publication. A highly regarded independent specialist electronic security industry publication, PSI Product Review highlights the very best security equipment technology in its class – as selected by the publication’s editor. Extract from PSI Product Review: ‘With its own Elexon Charge Code, the unrivalled green creden...

Traka launches a new animated video to highlight the solutions available for busy distribution centres, to ensure they can run like clockwork to deliver goods on time and in full. Highlighting the issues faced by distribution centres, especially when it comes to management of hand-held devices, the two-minute video presents ways to save time, resource and money, whilst allowing full visibility and traceability of assets at all times. Asset management lockers Lee Payne, Market Development Mana...

Experts in human, vehicle and object detection, Business Insight 3, has built on its sole UK partnership with Barcelona-headquartered technology provider, Davantis. Working together, the two organisations have released a ground-breaking product which is set to drastically improve intruder detection while reducing the number of false alarms from security systems at some of the UK’s most important national infrastructure sites. Reduced false alarms The product, called DFUSION, is exclusiv...