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At its annual Security Summit, DigiCert, Inc., the provider of digital trust, along with top security industry pundits, addressed the role of digital trust in enabling individuals and businesses to successfully operate in a connected world challenged by growing cybersecurity threats. The company outlined its vision for cybersecurity and how it will evolve as digital transformation continues to expand the surface area of where and how the world engages online. Securing digital footprint &...

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. announced the results of SS&C Blue Prism research into business growth, productivity and intelligent automation's role in enterprise development. “Growth is constrained by an organisation's ability to facilitate growth—servicing new customers and delivering the promised products or services”, stated Eric Tyree, Senior VP, AI & Innovation, SS&C Blue Prism. Tyree further stated,“For most businesses, you need to hire more st...

Fime and National Instruments (NI) have confirmed an exclusive, long-term contactless testing collaboration. The companies will combine their core expertise to offer the best possible contactless test bench solutions to the industry. NI continues to deliver its unique engineering and hardware manufacturing capabilities. Fime’s testing experts will develop new test suites and software features. Fime will also leverage its global presence to exclusively distribute the solutions. Smart mobi...

The new IDIS AI Box for Retail, the DV-1304, gives retailers all the benefits of AI-powered business and customer intelligence, without the usual associated price tag. Increasingly, stores are using analytics-driven metrics of activity in-store to increase sales and build customer loyalty. Now the IDIS AI Retail Box makes this approach practical even for the smallest of stores. Delivering detailed analytics The new IDIS AI Box for Retail is an NDAA-compliant, 4-channel add-on appliance that g...

Following a pandemic-exacerbated rise in data breaches and ransomware attacks, Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, guided public sector organisations on how to reduce cyber vulnerabilities of physical security systems that are often overlooked. IP security cameras and other security devices were put in place to protect people, assets, and environments. But the same network connectivity that enables organisation...

Alcatraz AI., a pioneer in physical security AI technologies, announced they will be showcasing autonomous access control technology at IFSEC International 2022 (BoothIF2605). Alcatraz AI has redefined secure access control delivering intelligence at the door to make users face their credentials.   The Alcatraz AI Rock, a touchless biometric device, utilises facial authentication to grant highly secure and frictionless entry to modernise and improve access control systems. The security...

From Wall Street to Main Street, business owners are starting to prepare and look toward the future as the pandemic turns endemic. Businesses across the United States are welcoming employees and visitors back into their restaurants, storefronts, and offices. But, a new challenge persists, staffing shortages. As many businesses struggle to hire, they also need to focus on how to retain and keep their current staff safe and healthy. So, what can be done? It’s more important than ever th...

In response to the growing demand for employee protection and a one-stop solution to keep workers safe on the job, Blackline Safety Corp., a globally renowned company in connected safety technology, has announced a major expansion of its round-the-clock safety monitoring service. The expansion includes growing the Blackline Safety Operations Centre (SOC) – the only in-house safety monitoring service operated by a connected safety vendor, which operates 24/7, 365 days a year – by inc...

Employees used to come to the office every day and work from company-managed assets. They may be working at home, in the office, on the road, and anywhere in between using unsecured personal devices and networks. It’s opened a whole new set of challenges that IT must manage. And to help them do it, Citrix Systems, Inc. announces general availability of Citrix Secure Private Access™, a cloud-delivered, Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA) offering that protects access to apps and data fr...

CloudBlue, a cloud ecosystem technology company that powers some of the largest commerce platforms for cloud and IT channel products globally announced an agreement with CloudSense, provider of one of the market’s most powerful Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) platforms.  ICT offerings CloudSense has a well-established footprint within the telecommunications industry, with customers including prominent regional and international brands such as BT, Starhub, and Vodafone Ziggo. By provi...

The use of CCTV surveillance in business is proliferating. According to a recent report assessing the growth and trends in video surveillance, the market was valued at £40 billion in 2020 but is expected to reach more than £68 billion by 2026. This growth is largely due to the increasing need for physical security and the greater adoption of cloud-based services for centralising data.  A key consideration for businesses running CCTV systems is the increasing potential of unlock...

Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton officially opened the new 500-staff capacity HID Global Centre of Excellence in Galway city. This new, state-of-the-art facility will increase efficiencies across HID’s EMEA business activities and give HID the capacity to triple its current headcount in Galway over the next three-to-five years. HID currently employs 250 people in Ireland, and that number is expected to reach 300 by year-end. Physical and digital access HID, a pioneer in trusted ide...

HID Global, the worldwide renowned company in trusted identity solutions, has announced it would showcase its latest advances at the ISC West 2022 International Security Conference and Exposition, along with other products from its extensive portfolio. As the ISC West event returns to its traditional spring slot for the first time in two years, HID Global will exhibit the technologies that have helped people safely return to work, school and other activities while making these access experience...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the 2022 winners of the SIA New Products and Solutions (NPS) Awards, the flagship awards program presented in partnership with ISC West recognising innovative security products, services, and solutions. Top among the winners, who were recognised on March 23 during an award ceremony on the ISC West show floor, was Allegion – LCN, receiving the 2022 Best New Product Award. SIA NPS Awards Since its inception in 1979, the SIA NPS Awards...

AxxonSoft took part in ISC West, the largest converged security industry trade show in the US. At the booth, they displayed their VMS, with its impressive integration capacity that helps build intelligent video surveillance systems at scale. One of its key advantages — seamlessly integrated AI video analytics — was presented by time-tested solutions, such as specific object detection and behaviour analytics, along with new tools: object tracking across multiple cameras, similarity-b...

The School4Life programme is designed to support students, families, and teachers throughout the country. The school drop-out rate in Italy stands at 13%, against the European target of below 10%. Leonardo, together with 11 national companies, is taking part in School4Life, the initiative promoted by the ELIS Consortium - a non-profit organisation that promotes educational and professional training activities for young people - to counteract the occurrence of secondary school dropouts throughou...

The fes­tive peri­od in the UK tra­di­tion­al­ly sees a sig­nif­i­cant rise in crime, with atten­tion focused on construc­tion sites dur­ing their exten­sive close­down, leav­ing high-val­ue plant, equip­ment, fuel and materi­als as unat­tend­ed, attrac­tive tar­gets. Vacant ware­hous­es, retail units, and oth­er com­mer­cial premis­es are also like­ly tar­gets for organ­is...

Patriot One Technologies (‘Patriot One’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director, Peter Evans, will be providing a corporate update, including an overview of recent financial results and events, along with an outlook for 2022. Live corporate webinar Patriot One Technologies invites all investors and other interested parties to register for their live corporate webinar, which is taking place on Thursday,...

The Keyholding Company, the tech-enabled security services provider, has announced the relaunch of its emergency and temporary guarding service which gives guarding and facilities managers a “subs bench” of SIA-licenced guards they can call on as cover for holiday, sickness, vacancies, and unplanned absence.  Designed to support both direct clients and clients serviced through channel partners, this renewed focus comes in response to the current nationwide shortage of trained s...

ViewSonic Corp., a global provider of visual solutions, showcases its latest education technologies at the BETT show from March 23rd to March 25th. AI-solution myViewBoard Sens is embedded with AI technology that increases students’ engagement and facilitates wellness compliance in the classroom. Moreover, ViewSonic introduces an open standard file format “Open Learning Format (.olf )”. This file format is a revolution in the global educational technology (EdTech) industry,...

Telaeris, Inc., a safety and physical security solutions company, announces from the International Security Conference and Exposition, a.k.a. ISC West, its new edge access control XPIR fixed and kiosk identification readers fully compatible with its XPressEntry software. PACS integration, flexible design  XPressEntry integrates with most physical access control systems (PACS) and synchronises all relevant information such as enrolled users, badges, pictures, facial and fingerprint biometr...

Secutech India, India’s security business event is expected to return for its next iteration in 2023, in alignment with the decision and interests of the sectors involved. Reason for change of dates  An important event in the security industry calendar, Secutech India aims to spotlight the latest security technologies, trends, and innovations as well as the post-pandemic response of the industry that are shaping product developments in India’s physical security, cyber security...

As remote working has become more common precipitated by the pandemic, the attack surface for an enterprise’s network has also increased. With employees accessing the network from a variety of locations, the corporate network perimeter has moved to the device endpoint – and with that comes a new set of security considerations and possible vulnerabilities. Implementing the appropriate cyber security measures is critical for IT teams to keep an enterprise protected from bad actors. Wh...

Modern workplace is a product of decades of creative innovation and the automation of processes and tasks, from chatbots to food-delivery robots, thereby saving customers and businesses time and money, over the years. Since in business and in life nothing beats more than saving on time and money, the future of work will inevitably be marked by an ongoing need for workplace automation, as hybrid work adds new complexities to the workflows and tools needed to serve customers. This article is a gu...

Sielox, a pioneer in layered access control solutions, is debuting four new powerful yet highly cost-effective solutions here at ISC West 2020 in booth 12109. Introductions include new releases of the company’s industry-renowned Pinnacle™ Advanced Access Control Platform, AnyWare™ Browser-Based Mobile Access Control Solution, CLASS™ Emergency Notification and Response Solution, and the all-new 2700 Intelligent Access Controller.   Layered access control solutions...

Invixium, a global pioneer in biometric access control and workforce management solutions, is debuting the company’s IXM TFACE biometric solution priced for general purpose applications here at ISC West 2022 in The Venetian Bassano Meeting Room 2801-2. As the latest addition to the company’s touchless biometric solution portfolio, IXM TFACE provides the high security, convenience, and functionality of face recognition and fingerprint recognition with mobile credentials at an afforda...

Boon Edam Inc., a global pioneer in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, will display a number of its contactless security doors and turnstiles in booth #8037 at the ISC West exhibition, March 22-25 in Las Vegas. To demonstrate how well its security products integrate with third-party systems, Boon Edam will pair its doors and turnstiles with a range of modern access control systems. The following security solutions will be on display in the Boon Edam booth: Speedlane Compact...

RealNetworks, Inc., announces SAFR SCAN™, a highly innovative access control product for commercial and office uses, SAFR SCAN is Real’s first-ever hardware product, and is being publicly unveiled at the ISC West 2022 trade show in Las Vegas. “SAFR SCAN is a game-changer. It’s the fastest and most secure way to control building and office access ever created,” said Rob Glaser, CEO of RealNetworks. “SAFR SCAN is the first hardware product we’ve built-in...

RightCrowd, a globally renowned supplier of integrated safety, security, and compliance solutions, is featuring the RightCrowd Presence Control solution at ISC West 2022 security event, at booth #31049. RightCrowd Presence Control introduces multi-factor authentication for physical security and helps organisations more effectively manage common security threats, such as tailgating, credential theft, and contact tracing. RightCrowd Presence Control David Oller, the Vice President of Global Cha...

As the security industry converges at the International Security Conference and Exposition - ISC West 2022 event, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has unveiled the company’s latest smart camera IoT solution, Qualcomm QCS723. The Qualcomm QCS7230 solution expands the Qualcomm Vision Intelligence Platform portfolio, driving the digital transformation of enterprise security and public safety segments, and is designed to help safeguard environments, with smart devices at the connected intelligent...