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The event took place across four days, Tuesday, November 14th to Friday, November 17th and gave us the opportunity to showcase solutions in retail and finance, as well as our strength and depth in remote monitoring capabilities. Our flagship products in these categories are of course SPC Connect, ACT365, ACT, and a prototype of our upcoming SPC Wireless portfolio. The four-day event was well attended with most visitors being installers. The rest of the audience was split evenly between end user...

Storage solutions provider Promise Technology Inc. announced that it has partnered with StoneFly, Inc., manufacturer of the largest cloud-enabled Hyper Scale-Out NAS in the market, to offer a suite of software-defined data centre solutions. Targeted to mid-tier enterprise IT customers, these solutions will be sold through a select network of channel partners in the United States – making world-class, versatile, affordable storage solutions readily available. Promise, a veteran of the stor...

Vanderbilt, a provider of state-of-the-art security systems, has announced the release of SPC Connect Pro. SPC Connect Pro is the new programming tool for SPC systems. It is a desktop application that allows security installers to program all the functionality of SPC systems. Intuitive interface “Pro is designed to use the same interface as the SPC web page so, however you decide to program your SPC, the interface and programming options use the same intuitive interface,” says John...

Surveon Technology, the enterprise NVR solutions provider, has launched a new Cloud NVR Solutions which integrates Surveon NVR licence with Infortrend's cloud-integrated unified storage, EonStor GSe Pro Series, allowing partners to easily record and backup valuable data to the cloud. Aside from supporting iSCSI, NAS and JBOD expansion, Surveon Cloud NVR Solutions also allow partners to expand the storage capacity via cloud, making it ideal for a wide variety of applications such as SMB, healthca...

Vanderbilt’s stand SA-G17 at Intersec 2018 will reflect the company’s increasing range of high-quality security solutions. Alongside products such as SPC and ACT365, will be SiPass® integrated (a product made by Siemens AG), ACTpro, SPC Connect, and the SiPass-SeeTec integration. SiPass integrated “Intersec is the world’s leading trade fair for Security, Safety and Fire Protection and has a reputation for producing quality visitors. So it is the perfect opportunity...

Galaxy Control Systems, a provider of integrated access control and security solutions, is showcasing the unrivaled versatility and efficiency of its cloud-based, fully hosted and managed Cloud Concierge access control and monitoring solution at ISC East in New York City. The turnkey solution, on display in booth # 829, includes professional 24/7 management and supports industry standard access technologies. “Cloud Concierge is changing the way access control systems are deployed and used...

Hikvision, a supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, exhibited the latest in innovative technologies at the China Public Security Expo (CPSE), a large security exhibition in the Pan-Asia-Pacific region, 29th October – 1st November in Shenzhen. Continuing to solve real-world challenges and create value for end users in multiple vertical industries, Hikvision demonstrated its advanced technology in three main areas: Edge computing, Cloud services integration, and I...

Genetec, a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, will join four world-class technology partners at Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) this week, from the 14th-16th November, to showcase its latest community safety initiatives and security software solutions used in today’s modern city environments to help ‘Protect the Everyday’. Committed to increasing public safety and collaboration inside cities and commu...

However, you can’t speak about the cloud without acknowledging some people’s security concerns around the technology. As companies migrate more of their data and infrastructure to the cloud, naturally the question of cloud security rears its head. When organisations are considering a move to the cloud, the primary question asked is this: does hosting our data in the cloud make our business more vulnerable to attack? It goes without saying that all systems, whether cloud-based or tra...

Allegion™, a provider of security products and solutions, has launched Overtur™, a new cloud-based platform for the design and specification of door hardware. Overtur includes a suite of tools designed to improve efficiency, accuracy and collaboration for a more productive door hardware specification process. Easy collaboration “Overtur is a place where architects, door hardware consultants and other key stakeholders work together on the design and specification of opening ha...

Over the last several years, the access control sector has seen an increased number of integrations in areas such as video surveillance and video management software in an effort to better protect businesses and enterprise applications. But nowhere is the integration scope more progressive than the collaboration between those that set and manage corporate network policy (i.e. IT executives) and security teams, particularly in regard to access control. By shifting access control from a siloed sy...

Hitachi, Ltd. has launched Hitachi Vantara, a new business entity to leverage the broad portfolio of innovation, development and experience from across Hitachi Group companies to deliver data-driven solutions for commercial and industrial enterprises. This new company will unify the operations of Hitachi Data Systems, Hitachi Insight Group, and Pentaho into a single integrated business as Hitachi Vantara to capitalise on Hitachi’s social innovation capability in both operational technolog...

Dahua Technology, a solution provider in the global video surveillance industry, held a new product launch & press conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Shenzhen, one day before the grand opening of the 16th China Public Security Expo (CPSE 2017). Mr. Fu Liquan, Chairman of the Board At the press conference, Dahua Chairman, Mr. Fu Liquan, together with Dahua CEO, Mr. Li Ke, and Dahua VP, Mr. Michael Chen, Mr. Zhang Xingming, and Mr. Zhang Wei, held an in-depth dialogue with well-known in...

Honeywell, a Connected Home solutions provider, has announced that it is introducing the Honeywell Smart Home Security System, a self-installed, all-in-one security solution that is simple to set up and allows consumers to be aware of what’s happening in and around their homes. This self-monitored system features Amazon Alexa, and can be upgraded and customised with accessories to fit your specific needs for the comfort and security of your home. Connected home services The heart of the...

Hikvision’s ‘AI Cloud’ establishes a distributed structure incorporating Cloud Computing and Edge Computing. It extends the Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm from the cloud, to an edge network of on-premises video recorders and servers, and further to edge devices like the security cameras. The three-layer architecture all supports the goal to build a new class of AI-powered application, being even smarter and faster. Hikvision successfully held an Artificial Intelligence...

SALTO Systems, a manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, will showcase its latest innovations – including the sleek new Ælement Fusion reader and NYC XSperience Center – at the ISC East security conference this November in New York City, at Booth 343. Exciting new products “SALTO has many exciting products to share at ISC East that directly impact the security market,” said Michael J. Mahon, Senior Vice President Commercial Sales. “We recently o...

Seagate Technology plc has announced that its SkyHawk™ AI hard disk drive (HDD), the first drive created specifically for artificial intelligence (AI) enabled video surveillance solutions. Building on Seagate’s 10-year track record of delivering surveillance optimised storage performance, SkyHawk AI provides unprecedented bandwidth and processing power to manage always-on, data-intensive workloads, while simultaneously analysing and recording footage from multiple HD cameras. ...

HID Global, a trusted worldwide identity solutions provider, announced that The Silicon Review named HID as one of the top cyber security vendors to watch in 2017. HID, with offices in Silicon Valley, was recognised for its expanding presence in the cyber security market, as well as for its broad portfolio of digital identity solutions, including multi-factor authentication, digital certificates, digital and physical identity lifecycle management, cloud services, threat analytics and mobil...

The 16th China Public Security Expo (CPSE 2017) officially opened on October 29th, 2017 in China Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. The theme of Dahua’s exhibit was “Cloud Ecosystem, Smart Future”, presenting the fusion of cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, deep learning and IoT within the security industry. Dahua stand at CPSE 2017 Dahua exhibited in a brand new style to receive customers from all over the world. There were 12 different booths, showc...

Sigma Designs®, a provider of intelligent system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for connected smart TV platforms and smart home IoT, is pleased to share that Ring has announced Ring Protect, the first products to feature the combination of Z-Wave Security 2 (S2) and Z-Wave SmartStart technologies. Z-Wave SmartStart Ring’s first professionally monitored alarm system deploys the latest Z-Wave advancements, S2 and SmartStart, in its base station, keypad, and sensors. Ring Protect can be self-i...

Surveon Technology, the enterprise NVR solutions provider, has launched a new Cloud NVR solution which integrates Surveon’s NVR licence with Infortrend's cloud-integrated unified storage, EonStor GSe and GSe Pro Series, allowing partners to easily record and backup valuable data to the cloud. Aside from supporting iSCSI, NAS and JBOD expansion, Surveon Cloud NVR Solutions also allow partners to expand storage capacity via the cloud, making it ideal for a wide variety of applications such...

3xLOGIC, Inc., a provider of integrated, intelligent security solutions, has announced that the infinias Google and Microsoft Outlook Calendar integration everyone knows and loves is now available in infinias CLOUD. Users can create exception schedules for their doors simply by booking a calendar invitation in Google or Outlook calendar. Calendar Integration requires no user training, so approved staff can easily modify open and close door schedules to accommodate evolving needs and last-minute...

ISONAS, a Pure IP access control system manufacturer, has announced that the company has expanded its team and added three new hires to its roster. ISONAS continues to foster a customer-centric philosophy throughout the company and created a new Account Executive and Senior Java Engineer positions to focus on deepening customer interaction and product development efforts. Driving feature and function Olivia Peralta was recently hired as an inside sales Account Executive responsible to create p...

At the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference, Genetec, a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, will showcase new and existing technology solutions, analytics, and initiatives designed to facilitate collaboration between law enforcement agencies, security departments, and the public, facilitating more effective first response and investigations. Genetec welcomes all law enforcement partners and integrators to vi...

HID Global, a global trusted identity solutions provider, announced its cloud-based HID FARGO Connect solution has won the 2017 Campus Safety Best Awards in the Access Control & Identity Management category. As the world’s first cloud-based card personalisation and issuance solution, HID FARGO Connect untethers printers from dedicated computers to offer a new way to create, personalise and securely issue IDs and credentials.    “HID FARGO Connect addresses a growi...

Agent Video Intelligence, a provider of video analytics solutions, announced that it has joined NVIDIA’s Metropolis Software Partner Program. Agent Vi employs NVIDIA GPUs to deliver cutting-edge intelligent video analysis via deep learning algorithms, and being a part of the Metropolis Partner Program will enable Agent Vi to better leverage Deep Learning technology to create safer and smarter cities. Deep learning technology Agent Vi was a pioneer in the use of deep learning technology...

Transport for London’s decision not to renew ride-sharing company Uber’s licence has highlighted security concerns within the ride-sharing and broader shared economy, says Zak Doffman, CEO of UK-based Digital Barriers. How do we assure ourselves of the identity and trustworthiness of those delivering or using services organised through smartphones or cloud-based applications? How do we know that the person who underwent the background checks is the same one turning up at our doorstep...

HID Global, a provider of trusted identity solutions, has announced its participation at GITEX 2017, and will utilise its presence to launch its next generation multi-factor authentication tool the HID Approve app. The app adds a new level of trust for consumers and employees to securely transact online via their mobile devices. HID Global will also showcase HID Location services, its predictive analytics for workplace optimisation for the first time in the Middle East. Live demonstration HID...

ProdataKey (PDK), an innovator of cloud-based networked/wireless access control products and services, and Savance, a provider of business automation and employee tracking solutions, have entered into an integration partnership. This partnership will offer customers comprehensive and fully scalable solutions that combine access control with business management and automation. By integrating PDK’s cloud-based access control solutions with Savance’s EIOBoard brand of business automati...

CLIQ® Connect has been declared winner of the Gold Trophy at France’s high-profile APS 2017 awards. ASSA ABLOY’s new, cost-effective way for facility managers to administer mobile workers’ access control rights was judged on four main criteria: innovation and new technology; meeting end-user needs; interconnectivity; and ROI. CLIQ® Connect Online “CLIQ® Connect Online is the only electronic key solution on the market which offers real-time access control,&rd...