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Suprema, a pioneer in access control solutions, proudly announces the addition of Travis Sizer as its new Field Sales Engineer. With a rich history in the security industry since 1999, Travis brings a wealth of experience to his new role at Suprema. His appointment is a strategic move by Suprema to fortify and extend its influence in the US market. Utilising cutting-edge technologies On his enthusiasm for joining Suprema, Travis Sizer commented, “Suprema is a glob...
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions announces that Axis Communications, an industry pioneer in video surveillance, access control, intercom, and audio systems, has completed the integration of ASSA ABLOY Aperio® wireless lock technology into the AXIS Camera Station Secure Entry all-in-one video and access control management system. The Aperio integration offers Axis Communications customers an easy way to connect additional openings to their new and existing AXIS Camera Station Secure E...
Videx Security has introduced a new standard feature for its popular IP IPURE range, making it more versatile and accessible. Videx Security has integrated an induction coil for hearing aid users into all its IPURE videophones, video monitors, and audio phones at no additional cost to customers. This innovative addition ensures that conversations through their intercom systems are crystal-clear for hearing aid users when their device is set to the T (telecoil) position. Empowering communi...
Matrix, a globally renowned security and telecom company, proudly announces its title sponsorship of the 14th GEO HR Convention, themed 'BIZ-HR ⎯ Elevating Business Outcomes'. Organised by the Gujarat Employer's Organisation (GEO), this convention is set to be a groundbreaking event focusing on cutting-edge HR practices that inspire and engage employees, unlocking their full potential to drive exceptional business results. Matrix's commitment Scheduled for December 16, 2023, at the exquisite...
Telaeris, Inc., a major provider of handheld solutions for Physical Access Control Systems (PACS), announces its new XPressEntry Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) Emergency Evacuation Mustering with HID’s Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Beacons and Gateways. XPressEntry RTLS Emergency Mustering adds an automatic method to quickly account for workers and visitors in an emergency evacuation at designated assembly areas/muster points and helps provide first responders with a precise, last known l...
Allied Universal®, the world’s renowned security and facility services company, has earned the 2024 Training APEX Award from Training magazine in recognition of its best-in-class employee training and development programmes. Training APEX Awards programme The Training APEX Awards programme ranks companies by assessing a range of qualitative and quantitative factors, including financial investment in employee development, scope of development programmes, how closely development effort...
Adelante Healthcare currently operates seven healthcare centres in Phoenix, Arizona, and offers a wide array of services to patients of all socio-economic levels. Challenges The lock and key system wasn’t at all adequate for securing the seven different facilities. The facilities and all the patient and healthcare data needed to be protected in a highly secure manner. With so many employees, there was no way to track who had keys and how many copies were out there difficult to keep t...
The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) released a PKOC explainer video to its site. This video is less than a minute long and demonstrates how the PSIA’s PKOC specification works and will disrupt the access control market. PKOC specification David Bunzel, PSIA Executive Director, shared, “We are seeing significant uptake in the market with a growing number of vendors adding PKOC to access readers. We recognised the need to provide some tools so that c...
To ensure smooth and secure access control at commercial or manufacturing sites, it's crucial to have a reliable, secure, and convenient solution. The software and hardware should be easy to control through a unified interface, and adaptable to the organisation’s changes over time. Access management system Resstende, an Italian sun protection manufacturer known for roller-shutter systems, needed such a solution. With over 60 employees and a yearly turnover of €12.4m, the...
Award-winning global security manufacturer, Gallagher, is sharing insights from their inaugural Security Industry Trends Report, which paints a larger picture of transition on the horizon in 2024. Following a turbulent year in which supply chain disruptions, labour market shifts, and global financial uncertainty continued to rock the security industry, Gallagher’s Security Industry Trends Report predicts that the defining trend of 2024 will be an increasing speed of transition away from b...
On the occasion of INTERPOL’s 91st General Assembly – and 100th anniversary – the world’s largest international police organisation announces the launch of its enhanced BioHUB, powered by IDEMIA’s newest Multibiometric Identification System (MBIS). Multibiometric Identification System This latest version, MBIS 5, integrates new generation algorithms, which provide a higher matching accuracy rate with a shorter response time and a more user-friendly interface. The...
Christ’s Hospital School has a long history. It first opened its doors to 380 pupils in November 1552, at that time located in Newgate Street, London. In 2022 the school needed to replace their obsolete security system with a new solution that would be simple to manage while maintaining the security of the site, staff, and pupils. Requirements The school has around 900 students, over 95% of which board. With 18 boarding houses on site, all requiring differe...
Traka’s intelligent key management system has been installed at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to achieve its objectives for more efficient security processes to benefit staff on a 24/7 basis. Kingston Hospital Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust cares for more than half a million patients a year, from across Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth, and Sutton. In its most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) review, it was rated as “Outstandin...
More than 700 international brands competed for the renowned PLUS X AWARD this year. International and independent expert jurors selected the 2023 winners in the world’s largest innovation prize for technology, sport and lifestyle, across more than 80 industries. ASSA ABLOY’s eCLIQ smart key-based access control solution was among them. The PLUS X AWARD is awarded in seven categories: innovation, quality, design, ergonomics, ecology, ease of use and functionality. Products are permi...
Kaadas Group, a pioneer with over 30 years of dedication to the lock industry, announces that three additional Z-Wave smart lock models, including the KA202 Z-Wave Fingerprint Keypad Deadbolt, KA210 Z-Wave Key-Free Touchpad Deadbolt, and KA214 Z-Wave Touchpad Lever locks are now each certified by Alarm.com. This certification ensures the interoperability of select Kaadas locks with Alarm.com, the pioneering platform for the intelligently connected property. Z-Wave smart lock models In J...
Altronix, the pioneer in power and data transmission for the professional security industry is showcasing a wide range of new solutions to ensure a safer, more efficient security system here at ISC East in booth #913. New products further demonstrate the dependability and effectiveness of Altronix products for a wide range of applications including extended-range surveillance, fire and emergency communications power, access and power integration, remote network power management, and other missi...
IDEMIA, the globally renowned company in identity technologies, and HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency), the science and tech arm of the Ministry of Home Affairs, in Singapore, announced that they have signed a master agreement under a Strategic Partnership for Innovation (SPI) to collaborate on research and development in biometrics and forensics technologies. The partnership will accelerate the development of cutting-edge solutions to ensure the safety and security of Singapore citi...
Acre Security, a global provider of security solutions, is proud to announce its participation in Intersec 2024, taking place on 16 – 18 January 2024, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Over the past seven months, Acre Security has unified its operations into a single, cohesive global business. This transformation underscores its commitment to providing streamlined and efficient experiences for clients worldwide. Unified network of solutions Acre Secu...
Verkada was founded in 2016 to modernise enterprise-grade video security, but currently, it does much more than video security alone. Verkada’s security ecosystem is designed to make the job of protecting people and property as easy and effective as possible. To them, protection covers everything from badging into work to monitoring the air people breathe while they're there. Latest features and updates As Verkada makes progress toward delivering the operating system of the modern comme...
The government’s fingerprint database (‘FAED’), which has been running since 1990, is often pivotal in police criminal investigations and securing court convictions. Faced by constantly rising repeat criminal offender numbers since 2005, it has become imperative to upgrade the forensic police’s IT systems. FAED V3 project This project, dubbed 'FAED V3', aims to ensure at all times top system performance to definitively identify criminals. FAED V3 development is a huge...
Global security manufacturer - Gallagher Security remains at the forefront of the industry, announcing this week it is the first manufacturer to achieve the latest Automatic Access Control Systems (AACS) standard in the United Kingdom. Proving their continued commitment to innovation and meeting the increasing demands of the security industry, Gallagher continues to comply with the strictest security standards to develop high-security solutions trusted by governments across the Five Eyes...
IDEMIA, the world-renowned secure identity solutions provider, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), has launched the next-generation of Mobile ID. Iowa residents can download the Iowa Mobile ID app from the Apple App Store or Google Play and start using it immediately to verify their identity from their mobile phone at TSA PreCheck® checkpoints at both the Des Moines International Airport and Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport, in addition to other participating...
Amthal Group, an independent integrated fire and security systems specialist, has become an approved Gallagher Security channel partner. The specialist partnership network selects independent security companies to operate in partnership and deliver total protection and customer excellence, with expert technical capability and best-in-class guided product installation. Compliance, security, and quality Amthal joins a network of experts across the UK, representing Gallagher Security, with...
As the new academic year rolls on, school leaders across the United Kingdom (UK) are facing a stark and unsettling reality: the rising threat of cyber-attacks looms large. Recent reports of cyber-attacks targeting institutions such as Highgate Wood School in Crouch End, St Augustine Academy in Maidstone, and Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, UK have highlighted the pressing need for schools to fortify their cybersecurity defences. In this blog, Advantex explores how outdated infrastructure a...
HID, a worldwide pioneer in trusted identity solutions, is pleased to announce the opening of its new Logistics Centre in Shannon, Ireland. The new facility is HID’s second-largest Logistics Centre, supporting 55 countries across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). The occasion was marked with an official ribbon-cutting and a visit from local government and business pioneers, as well as HID’s operations leadership team. The new 4,157 m2 Logistics Centre is double the si...
As October brings cybersecurity awareness month into the spotlight, new research conducted by Genetec Inc., a pioneering technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, reveals that cybersecurity remains a key concern for physical security experts. Based on insights from over 5,500 physical security pioneers from around the world, the research shows that while organisations are putting in place new processes to protect themselves, the lev...
Acre Security, a global pioneer providing state-of-the-art security systems, announced its latest hardware and software solutions, SPCevo and SPC Connect 4.0, which will be prominently featured at the SECTECH Security Event in Sweden. SPCevo SPCevo represents the next evolution in acre security’s intrusion detection line of controllers, offering improved performance, higher-powered power supplies, and auxiliary power distribution. In addition, existing SPC controllers can be easily migra...
Integrated Access Control and Security manufacturer TDSi announces an update to its GARDiS Web Embedded Access Control System, which includes up to 12 Doors as standard thanks to a firmware update. Firmware version 3.9 enables the inclusion of 12 doors (up from eight previously) without the need for a licence dongle, while only one dongle is now required from 12 doors up to the control unit’s maximum of 44 doors. New, improved configuration This new, improved configuration is appl...
Camden Door Controls is pleased to announce its entry into the Latin American (LATAM) market. The new regional sales manager, William Mejia, will oversee sales of Camden products to the entire LATAM region, including Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. He will also be providing first-level customer support in both Spanish and English. Building partnerships “We have had great success in North America,” said Dave Malen, CEO of the company. &ldquo...
ProdataKey (PDK), the manufacturer of the pioneering cloud access control platform built for mobile, announced that the company has again been named to the Utah 100, MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) 's annual list of the fastest-growing companies in Utah. Eighth consecutive year 2023 marks the eighth consecutive year that ProdataKey has been designated with this elite status. In 2023, ProdataKey ranked No. 69 out of 100 companies. The annual Awards Event pays tribute to the state's fastest...
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