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Copp Systems, a Dayton, Ohio-based security and communications systems provider, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Copp Systems (formerly Copp Integrated Systems) was founded in 1920 by Roy Stanley Copp, an engineer and member of the “Dayton Boys,” a group of young engineers and students interested in technology. Copp began selling and servicing RCA living room consoles from his Monument Avenue storefront to prominent Dayton families, including the Wrights, Deeds, and K...

Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global pioneer in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, released details on a new GPU test-drive programme. Called STEP (Supermicro Test drive Engagement with Partners), the programme allows customers to remote test drive either Supermicro’s 2U HGX A100 4-GPU or 4U HGX A100 8-GPU system with NVIDIA 3rd Generation NVLink technology. Time-to-market solutions Supermicro’s collaboration with NVIDIA in the GPU...

Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) has announced that it will be launching a new safety seminar this year at the 2020 FIT Show at the NEC in May. The free seminar is specifically aimed at those with responsibility for automated gates and industrial doors and will take the form of a two-hour session.  In addition, the pro-active federation has produced a free ‘owners guide’ entitled: Guidance for owners and managers of Industrial Doors, Garage Doors, Powered Gates and Traffic Ba...

Impinj, Inc., a provider, and pioneer of RAIN RFID solutions announced that Cary Baker will join the company as Chief Financial Officer effective February 17, 2020. Baker comes to Impinj from RealNetworks, where he had been Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2017. “I am thrilled to welcome Cary to the Impinj team,” said Impinj Co-founder and CEO Chris Diorio. “Cary’s CFO experience, deep financial and operational background, and strategic insights will serve Imp...

Due to its mission of empowering the blue-collar industry with the best in technology, WurkNow Inc. is pleased to announce its new partnership with Suprema, a global powerhouse in biometrics, security, and identity solutions with 1.5 million systems in operation worldwide. Suprema provides an extensive range of time and attendance solutions featuring many of the latest technology including NIR facial recognition, fingerprint biometrics, built-in camera for face logs, dual-frequency RFID, WiFi a...

PSA, a provider of professional systems integrators, announced the addition of Defendify to the partners in its Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) program. The MSSP program is designed to help systems integrators diversify their service offerings and realise the full potential and benefits of a managed services business model. “Defendify gives our integrators the ability to protect their organisations from cyber threats with a holistic platform at an affordable price,” said Da...

The Security Executive Council announces the addition of six new members to its faculty of subject matter experts. About Jerrod Johnson Jerrod Johnson, CPP, has been a physical security professional for over 19 years and has worked for some of the nation’s most iconic retail brands, including Target, Best Buy, and PetSmart Stores. Jerrod is a broad-based physical security technology expert, having a hand in the development of some of the world’s largest digital video platforms, an...

A joint whitepaper released by The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and oneM2M, reveals how developers seeking to reduce complexity when designing Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems, can leverage different architectural approaches side-by-side to enable faster-time-to-market of new Industrial services and use cases. The joint whitepaper, “Advancing the Industrial Internet of Things,” written by the IIC, the world’s leading organisatio...

The very best in IoT, artificial intelligence, edge computing and 5G technology will be on display at the upcoming edition of Secutech, which returns to the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre from 22 – 24 April 2020 for its 23rd edition. Commercial security and fire safety solutions will take centre stage at the fair, and in order to reflect the cross-sector influence of artificial intelligence and the IoT, Secutech 2020 will also feature dedicated zones for the smart building and mobility s...

Abnormal Security, the platform that protects large enterprises from the most sophisticated, targeted email attacks, announces the appointment of Rami Habal to Chief Product Officer. Habal joins Abnormal following the company’s $24M Series A funding led by Greylock Partners and the general availability of its cloud email security platform. Habal brings more than 20 years of experience solving consumer and enterprise customers’ biggest problems with applied machine learning across a...

STANLEY Security, a global integrator of comprehensive security solutions, releases its ‘2020 Industry Trends Report.’ This report – which includes survey data from decision-makers across North America and Europe, monitoring data from more than 400,000 STANLEY Security customers and insights from leaders across the organisation – defines the major trends that may impact security consumers in the coming year. Pain points of security professionals “We’re ente...

Rapiscan Systems, a global supplier of security inspection technology, is exhibiting at this year’s International Security Expo (Stand D30, 3-4 December, London Olympia). The company will demonstrate its security and screening technology excellence with its products and solutions for the aviation, event security, critical infrastructure and law enforcement sectors. Highlights on the stand include the RTT 110 Explosive Detection System, Itemiser 4DN Narcotics Trace Detection, the 920CT adv...

Vectra announced that its award-winning cybersecurity platform integrates AI-driven attacker detections, threat hunting, and incident investigations with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Ingress Routing. The Vectra platform is now available in the AWS Marketplace. “As enterprises move their high-value data and services to the cloud, it’s imperative to reduce cyber-risks that can take down businesses,” said Gokul Rajagopalan, director of product management at Vectra. &ld...

Allied Universal®, a security and facility services company in North America, and SOS Security®, a renowned provider of global security services, announces that a definitive agreement has been executed with respect to a transformational merger that creates a security leader in North America and beyond. “I am thrilled to welcome Edward Silverman - one of the most highly regarded leaders of the security industry - and the SOS Security team to the Allied Universal family,” said...

At the Axis Partner Day in Munich, Germany, on October 16 2019, partners from the Axis network participated in a charity campaign to support charitable projects. Social responsibility is an integral part of the corporate philosophy that Axis adopts and the company follows a high ethical standard, to achieve a long-term beneficial impact on its own employees, shareholders, suppliers, customers, the public and partners. As an important part of its efforts, Axis supports charitable causes, project...

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced the FLIR StormCaster™ family of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) payloads for its SkyRanger® R70 and R80D SkyRaider® airframes. The new line launches with two multi-sensor products, StormCaster-T, which delivers continuous zoom and longwave infrared (LWIR) imaging and StormCaster-L, which provides ultra-low-light imaging, tracking and mapping. Line-of-sight stabilisation StormCaster represents FLIR Systems’ next-generation payload family for the co...

Tamworth-based trade association, DHF (Door & Hardware Federation), has, this week, launched its CSCS-approved card partner scheme in collaboration with the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA). The DHF CSCS card provision is for those who work with industrial doors, domestic garage doors, automated gates & traffic barriers and metal or timber doors. CSCS cards for construction workers “Whilst not a legislative requirement, CSCS cards are supported by the government and pr...

Geutebrück is well positioned for the industry 4.0. The family-owned company has expanded its portfolio within a short time, from being a pure CCTV supplier of products for distributors and installers to a provider of software-based all-round solutions for safety and process optimisation, including for end customers. Part of this were not only comprehensive technical developments or a significantly higher range of services, but also organisational reorganisation, such as the Business and De...

Axis Communications announces the launch of a parking violation solution to detect unauthorised or illegal parking on cities streets or private parking facilities. This high-scalable and affordable solution can be set up to cover a full avenue using multiple cameras to cover individual traffic lanes for distances up to 100m (109 yards) each. Automatically detecting violations AXIS Parking Violation Detection can automatically detect parking violations and sends an alert anytime a potential vio...

Imou new product launch was held with the theme ‘Gathering and Growing’ in Shenzhen, where industry experts, Imou primary partners from all over the world, and international media gathered together to witness the launch of Imou’s new products for both domestic and overseas market. The event also demonstrated the rapid growth of Imou in the past year and how Imou will support and benefit the partners in future. Consumer IoT industry Mr. Xie pointed out that Imou will continue...

The FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) is a quantitative framework for cybersecurity and operational risk which has been adopted as an international standard by the Open Group.  Open FAIR™ is generating much interest and the non-profit FAIR Institute has 6,900 members, representing 30% of Fortune 1,000 organisations and 17 local chapters around the world. Acuity has licensed Open FAIR™ allowing users of Acuity’s STREAM Integrated Risk Manager solution to...

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that its Boson®-based thermal sensing technology has been selected by Veoneer, a tier-one automotive supplier, for its level-four autonomous vehicle (AV) production contract with a top global automaker, planned for 2021. The Veoneer system will be the first in the industry to include multiple thermal sensing cameras that provide both narrow and wide field-of-view capabilities to enhance the safety of self-driving vehicles. Detect and classify roadway objects T...

NVT Phybridge makes long-distance IP connections simple, secure, and cost-effectiveAvaya Holdings Corp., a pioneer in solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration announced a resale agreement with NVT Phybridge to provide its long reach, single-pair UTP PoE switches for IP modernisation as part of Avaya’s unified communications portfolio. NVT Phybridge is a global company in long-reach PoE (Power over Ethernet), making long-distance IP connections simple, secure, and...

Entrance Systems division has, since its foundation in 2006, successfully grown from SEK 3 bn to above SEK 25 bn in annual revenue. To enable continued and accelerated growth of the division in the ASSA ABLOY Group, a new divisional structure will be formed around four business segments: Pedestrian, Industrial, Residential and Perimeter Security. Perimeter Security is currently part of the Opening Solutions Americas division and will be transferred to the Entrance Systems division to create new...

Pluralsight, Inc., the technology skills platform announced the appointment of Ross Meyercord, former Executive Vice President of Sales for Salesforce, as Chief Revenue Officer. As CRO, Meyercord will be responsible for leading all elements of customer success, including the direct and indirect sales teams, pre-sales, and professional services serving customers in more than 150 countries. Meyercord experience Meyercord brings nearly 30 years of experience to Pluralsight, including enterpr...

Valsoft Corporation Inc., a Montreal-based company that specialises in the acquisition and development of vertical market software companies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of H&L Australia Pty Ltd., a technology pioneer in the hospitality industry offering a complete suite of integrated hospitality POS, workforce management and booking solutions. Integrated hospitality POS systems H&L has provided a premium suite of integrated hospitality POS systems to venues of all sizes for...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) announces the 2019 keynote and featured speakers for Securing New Ground (SNG), the security industry’s annual executive conference taking place at the Grand Hyatt New York in Manhattan October 29-30. SNG 2019 will feature keynote remarks from Dr. Steven T. Hunt, chief expert for work and technology at SAP; George Oliver, chairman and CEO of Johnson Controls; and Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Signific...

New switches, relays and pressure sensing solutions from Sensata Technologies, global manufacturer of sensors for industrial applications, are helping to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of access control equipment installed in a range of demanding and often remote environments. New devices have been launched to address the three key concerns that design engineers have in creating new access control solutions - space – new designs require smaller components for applications where...

ETSI is pleased to announce the creation of a new Industry Specification Group on Securing Artificial Intelligence (ISG SAI). The group will develop technical specifications to mitigate threats arising from the deployment of AI throughout multiple ICT-related industries. This includes threats to artificial intelligence systems from both conventional sources and other AIs. The ETSI Securing Artificial Intelligence group was initiated to anticipate that autonomous mechanical and computing entitie...

Panorays, a rapidly growing provider of automated third-party security lifecycle management, unveiled a security intelligence solution known as Dark Web Insights. The new feature enhances Panorays’ award-winning third-party security management solution and serves as an additional layer of cyber security protection. Using Panorays’ Dark Web Insights, companies can now become proactive about knowing in advance of in-the-wild threats to their supply chain. The evaluator company automati...