Internet of Things (IoT) - News

IDEMIA, the globally renowned company in identity technologies, launches its Augmented Luggage Identification eXperience (ALIX™) solution. This breakthrough innovation will help operators to identify bags that have lost their physical tags, using image recognition. ALIX™ has been developed in partnership with Air France and is currently being used at the airline’s global hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. Augmented Luggage Identification eXperience (ALIX™) solution...

ZeroEyes, creators of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation announced it was awarded a cooperative contract through NCPA (National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance), an OMNIA Partners company. Through the partnership, NCPA will provide public sector organisations with access to pre-negotiated, discounted contracts for ZeroEyes’ A.I. gun detection technology.  Cooperative purchasing agreement...

Sielox, an established industry pioneer in layered access control solutions, will be debuting several new product and business initiatives alongside their range of layered physical security solutions at ISC West 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. Visitors to Sielox booth #12109 will be amongst the first to discover an exclusive partnership poised to bring an extreme level of integrated system control and management to the physical security and building management markets. New integrated solution ISC West...

ProdataKey (PDK), the manufacturer of the cloud access control platform built for mobile, continues to grow its line of Red high-security access control hardware with the introduction of Red Aux 8.  Aux 8 is an input/output board designed to expand the footprint of PDK systems by conveniently extending support to auxiliary devices that require control and monitoring. Site-wide solution Door position sensors, motion sensors, alarm intrusion sensors, elevator controls, push buttons, and m...

HID, a pioneer in trusted identity and physical security solutions, and iPassport, a provider of solutions that enable organisations to implement digital identity technologies, recently signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a new identity verification solution for the transportation industry. This solution will make its debut at the Passenger Terminal Expo 2023, from March 14-16, 2023, at HID Booth #1244. Need for swift identity verification  Navigating through the airp...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched Connect Box, an open and easy-to-use IoT solution designed to manage small to medium-sized buildings. User-friendly approach The latest addition to the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, Connect Box is a user-friendly approach for monitoring building performance, with the potential to optimise energy efficiency by up to 30 percent and to substantially improve indoor air quality in small to medium-sized buildings such as schools, retail shops, apartments o...

To meet the construction industry's demand for time-saving digital innovations, wireless solutions provider Ramtech has revealed the latest round of updates for its REACT cloud-based site protection platform. Audio recording feature In an ongoing commitment to research and development and improving its wireless safety and detection solutions, Ramtech has introduced a new audio recording feature on its REACT platform, which allows users to quickly raise an alert verbally and share details on an...

Allied Universal®, a security and facility services provider announced that Deborah Pecci, one of the company’s prominent female pioneers, has been selected for the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) 2023 Women in Security Forum Power 100 list.   As executive vice president, Global Employment & Litigation Counsel, Pecci leads the litigation and labour and employment law functions for Allied Universal. Allied Universal is the third-largest employer in the U.S. and sev...

Pimloc, an AI video privacy and analytics company, announces the launch of its CloudConnect feature to address the growing need for advanced redaction solutions in the enterprise video capture and analysis market.  The feature enables enterprises and partners that are using the Secure Redact APIs and SaaS product to connect their private cloud storage solutions directly to the service for automated bulk upload, video anonymisation and download of large-scale image and video files for compl...

The three highlights of the exhibition include the launch of the 1.8-inch AMD Ryzen™ high-performance industrial motherboard, Intel’s newest Raptor Lake-S and Alder Lake series processors, and the industrial motherboard with the Qualcomm® high-performance QRB5165 processor. Edge computing applications DFI’s booth at Embedded World will focus on smart cities, smart factories, Industrial Pi, industrial motherboards, and rugged products as its key edge computing applications...

Logpoint announced the launch of AgentX, an endpoint agent for Windows, Linux, MacOS, and Cloud deployments. AgentX accelerates threat detection and investigation on endpoints and ensures fast response capabilities. In addition to gathering telemetry, AgentX adds interrogation, compliance checks, and vulnerability management capabilities to Logpoint’s security operations platform, converging SIEM, SOAR, and UEBA technologies, to improve overall security posture significantly. Accele...

Konica Minolta, Inc. announces that the company will strengthen its business in the monitoring and video solution services field, by deploying solutions that use AI and by harnessing its global sales capabilities to maximise sales opportunities and accelerate growth in a growing market. Ensuring social safety and security by imaging IoT Emerging social issues include the growing risk of disasters due to climate change and a shrinking workforce due to an aging society. To ensure the safety and...

Many species on the earth are currently threatened by environmental problems and human activities. To help endangered species survive, technology is increasingly being used as an innovative way to promote sustainability and biodiversity conservation. Hainan gibbons Hainan gibbons (Nomascus hainanus) live in the Bawangling National Nature Reserve on Hainan Island, China. They are listed as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with less than 10 le...

Hakimo, a technology company dedicated to modernising physical security through its artificial intelligence (AI) software announced the expansion of its suite of physical security monitoring offerings with its AI-powered remote guarding solution. The Hakimo remote guarding solution uses AI to monitor cameras and enables communication through speakers to deter unwanted visitors, offering more effective, lower-cost security than an on-site guard. Hakimo remote guarding solution  Increased...

84% of UK technologists admit that the rush to rapidly innovate and respond to the changing needs of customers and users has come at the expense of robust application security during software development, according to new Cisco AppDynamics research, “The shift to a security approach for the full application stack.” Research findings The research reveals that 83% of technologists working with the UK report that their organisation has experienced an expansion in its attack surfaces o...

British technology company, Sunstone Systems has unveiled its latest innovative product - one it believes will help businesses and contractors working on sites to finally turn the tide against construction crime. Sunstone’s IO System Sunstone’s IO System is a tech solution designed to solve problems, it has been specifically developed to tackle site crime. This is a rapidly deployable security and communication hub that is designed to support multiple CCTV cameras of any type, but...

Dallmeier, a manufacturer of video security technology, introduces the "E" version of the successful, award-winning DOMERA® camera family. The cameras are particularly suitable for projects where high image quality at a low price is a priority, but where, for example, AI support for video analytics is not required. The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) starts at 635 Euros. DOMERA® series A lot of image quality for little money DOMERA® Version E models meet the tend...

The 5G industry has been booming, particularly in the networking slicing technology, which has enabled the development of an efficient transmission architecture for 5G networks. Network slicing allows carriers to build multiple networks to meet the differentiated requirements of different customers for network capabilities, which also brings new data storage challenges for the industry. To help customers overcome the obstacles of storing and accessing data in harsh industrial environments, Inno...

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of digital identity apps in use will exceed 4.1 billion globally by 2027; rising from 2.3 billion in 2023. This represents a growth of 82% over the next four years. This increase will be driven by the use of government-backed digital identities to replace physical identity documents as a source of verification for third-party apps, such as banking and financial services. This will be critical, as businesses aim to reduce identity theft...

For those who are in charge of the organisation’s network infrastructure, they need to know that keeping tabs on the health of the network can be a draining and a 24/7 job. Round-the-clock visibility into the network is paramount, and supporting a growing environment demands ever-improving sophistication, intelligence, and awareness. At Cisco Meraki, they are continuously striving to set the standard for real-time network performance visibility with their AI-powered intelligence dashboard...

IDEMIA has announced that its facial recognition algorithm - 1:N came top among 114 tested systems in NIST’s latest FRVT1. FRVT test results are acknowledged to be the gold standard of the global security industry. The results reconfirm the company’s ongoing 40-plus year history as an industry major in biometrics and illustrate its place as the leader in biometric technology and innovation. IDEMIA achieves the best accuracy score for facial recognition The test results reported fa...

PACOM, the provider of access control and security management solutions, will welcome visitors to ISC West to view its next-generation, cutting-edge cloud-based platform. The company can be found at Booth 22075 between March 29th-31st at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, where its team of technical experts will be on hand to show visitors how this next-generation software solution offers the flexibility, scalability, affordability, and functionality demanded by organisations. User-friendly and c...

Edgio, Inc., the platform of choice for speed, security, and simplicity at the edge announced significant enhancements to its Security platform enabling enterprises to better detect and respond to emerging threats while ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their data and applications. These new capabilities are aimed at reducing the damage caused by the increase in severity of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and other sophisticated application attacks. DDoS scrubbi...

Digital Barriers, a provider of intelligent IoVT (Internet of Video Things) solutions, announces four significant additions to its leadership team following its investment by leading private equity investor 3i. Digital Barriers technology revolutionises live video streaming over cellular, reducing bandwidth by up to 90% while maintaining quality, a game-changer for leading mobile networks worldwide. These new leadership appointments add significant telco, hyperscaler, and IoT experience to the...

Wipro Lab45, the innovation lab of the technology services and consulting company, Wipro Limited announced the launch of its Decentralised Identity and Credential Exchange (DICE) ID, which puts users in control of their personal data and enables faster, easier, and more secure sharing of private information online.  DICE ID  Powered by blockchain technology, DICE ID enables the issuance and verification of tamper-proof, self-verifiable digital credentials. DICE ID stores verified per...

Alcatraz AI, a global pioneer in autonomous access control solutions announced the addition of web-based Mobile Enrollment and Privacy Consent Management to its flagship facial authentication product the Rock™. Privacy protection Currently, organisations worldwide can eliminate friction from the access control registration process by enabling secure mass or individual enrollment. New or current employees and visitors can enroll from anywhere in seconds, through their mobile devices or t...

Identiv, Inc., a global digital security and identification pioneer in the Internet of Things (IoT) announced, in partnership with Scale Computing, a market pioneer in edge computing, virtualisation, and hyper-converged solutions, the launch of Identiv Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Powered by Scale Computing. The solution delivers Identiv applications, including Hirsch Velocity visitor management software and its Velocity Vision video management system (VMS) for total situational awarenes...

For commercial refrigeration customers looking for a wireless IoT solution to monitor their assets in the field, Danfoss’ Alsense foodservice platform offers an affordable, flexible, and secure app-based monitoring solution for temperature tracking, refrigeration operation monitoring, alarms, and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) compliance. The app works in conjunction with hardware that acts as an IoT enabler to provide end users with real-time data 24/7/365, including...

MOBOTIX has installed and commissioned twelve charging points with 11 kW each for e-vehicles at the company headquarters in Langmeil. With the use of solar energy from the large photovoltaic system with 600 kWp, which was commissioned on the roof of the production hall in the fall of 2022, the company is thus taking the following steps on its sustainable path, also with regard to important ESG key figures. "The 600kWp photovoltaic system on the production building helps to reduce CO2 consumptio...

Allegion Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Allegion plc, has expanded its strategic portfolio with an investment in Stuf, a tech-enabled, next-generation self-storage startup. Allegion Ventures co-led Series A funding for Stuf, alongside Altos Ventures. Stuf Founded in 2020, Stuf modernises self-storage and monetises under-utilised real estate. The innovative startup partners with property owners to turn basements, garages, and other spaces in commercial buildings into storage, creating...