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World’s first AI-powered Unified Video Computing Platform is now ONVIF S, G, T, M compliant

Videonetics announces that its patented and state-of-the-art Unified Video Computing Platform (UVCP™) is now ONVIF S, G, T, M Compliant. AI and DL framework Powered by AI and DL framework, Videonetics Unified Video Computing Platform encompasses Intelligent VMS, Video Analytics, Intelligent Traffic Management System, Facial Recognition, and Video Computing Platform as a Service (VCPaaS™). Currently, Videonetics has secured more than 145 cities, 80+ airports, 18000+ traffic lanes,...

Aritech launches a 360° virtual tour experience of security solutions

Aritech, a provider of security and life-safety solutions, is pleased to introduce a new immersive customer experience concept for visitors of the 360° Virtual Tour website. Aritech is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. 360° virtual tour experience A 360° Virtual Tour experience, showcasing Aritech’s latest security technology for flexible office environments, is availabl...

OriginGPS will be part of the European Pavilion at GITEX Global 2022

OriginGPS, the pioneer in miniature GNSS modules and cellular IoT systems, will present its high-performance solutions, along with several prototypes addressing challenges and trends, such as sports performance monitoring, environmental health, and real-time tracking of practically everything that moves. Exhibited solutions  Products exhibited at the show include a smart baseball providing and transferring raw data on pitches to the cloud, where it may be monitored and analysed to rate ba...

IEEE comments on the evolution of IoT technology and smart devices, and how it has impacted enterprise security

This week, the UK Government announces that organisations can now apply for up to £200,000 of funding to support research into the cyber security of office devices which connect to the internet, to ensure they are properly protected against hackers. With UK businesses relying on enterprise IoT devices to increase productivity and enable hybrid working, these smart devices collect sensitive data, which can be accessed by other users, making them an attractive target for cyber criminals to...

Security Industry Association supports cybersecurity awareness month

The Security Industry Association (SIA) reiterates its commitment to cybersecurity as the 2022 Cybersecurity Awareness Month – observed every October – begins. “Whether your company is a manufacturer, security solutions developer, systems integrator or firm providing services to the security industry, you will likely face challenges and questions related to cybersecurity and privacy. Just like with physical security, real cybersecurity is achieved through diligent efforts from...

ASSA ABLOY Group completes the acquisition of Bird Home Automation GmbH

The ASSA ABLOY Group, the globally renowned provider of access solutions, has acquired 100% of the shares in Bird Home Automation GmbH. The aim is to further expand and scale the business in the coming years in view of changing market requirements. Growth opportunities Sascha Keller, CEO of Bird Home Automation, comments: "Having founded DoorBird in 2014 and continuously developed it since then, we have had an incredible journey and built a very successful business. To continue to grow and sc...

GJD explains why now is the perfect time to upgrade the customers’ outdoor controlled security lighting

With the soaring cost of living and the nights getting darker, it is so important to make sure your customers’ properties are protected against theft and crime. Motion detector-activated outdoor security lighting provides strong intruder deterrent solutions, protects properties from theft and provides reliable, high-quality visible lighting. Peace of mind External security lighting is essential to deter intruders from entering or vandalising properties External security lighting is ess...

EVVA announces the release of AirKey software solution for easy and organised access control

EVVA announces the release of their new AirKey software solution that makes life easier and more comfortable. With the new AirKey release, users benefit from a wide range of new features, which make it easier to organise the access control system. Users can avail even more cleverness with AirKey. Highlights from new AirKey release AirKey allows users to open doors with their smartphone, assign keys by SMS and easily organise the entire access control system online. This update makes the tried...

March Networks acquires cloud-based data analytics platform from DoIT software

March Networks®, a video surveillance and video-based business intelligence pioneer, announces that it has acquired the FOCUS Business Analytics Platform from DoIT Software Sp.Z.o.o based in Gliwice, Poland. The transaction fast-tracks its transition to cloud video and gives March Networks a new cloud-based data analytics platform that will be integrated into its existing Searchlight software, further extending its ability to deliver operational and business intelligence to its customers....

i-PRO shares IoT pillars of cybersecurity for cybersecurity awareness month

i-PRO Co., Ltd joins with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA) to raise awareness around cybersecurity for NCSAM (National Cyber Security Awareness Month). The world has seen significant increases in cyber-attacks aimed at critical infrastructure and security products in the last few years, with IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) devices, such as security cameras, becoming prime targets for hackers. Kaspersky analysis According to a Ka...

RightCrowd integrates with Johnson Controls’ C.CURE software to protect intellectual property during meetings

RightCrowd, a provider of safety, security, and compliance solutions that manage the access and presence of people, announces an innovative new intellectual property protection solution. The new solution integrates the unique RightCrowd Presence Control Solution with Johnson Controls’ industry-pioneer C.CURE Physical Access Control platform. This new integration provides a highly effective and cost-efficient way to make building spaces smarter and address intellectual property security co...

Ecl-ips marks 20th anniversary with financial success and a recruitment drive

The Bromsgrove security and monitoring solutions company, Educonnect Limited, which trades as Ecl-ips, is marking its 20th anniversary in 2022. The company, set up in September 2002, has recently been going from strength to strength and our turnover has reached record-breaking levels.  Managing Director, Aaron Kernaghan said, “We are so pleased to have survived these 20 years! Thank you to all the staff who helped us get to 2022 and who are helping us grow further. Here’s to th...

Matrix to bring out its entire portfolio of Enterprise Grade Security and Telecom Solutions at Matrix Partner Connect 2022

Since its inception in 1991, Matrix has become a known name in Telecom and Security solutions across the globe. Matrix puts forward its extensive solution range in the domain of Video Surveillance, Access Control, Time-Attendance and Telecom for Organisations of all sizes for its security and communication requirements. With its heavy focus on building world-class products indigenously researched, designed and developed in India, Matrix brings technology-driven solutions, keeping its customer r...

VdS: EMC tests now also available up to 6 GHz

Industry 4.0, digital facility management, distributed systems, IoT – radio frequency band usage is constantly increasing. These demands are, for example, being met by allocating ever higher transmission frequencies. Mobile radio standard 5G or technical building equipment such as WLAN already communicates well above the 2.7 Gigahertz limit specified for EMC interference immunity tests in the “product family standard” for alarm systems EN 50130-4. Service portfolio An adapta...

Guidepost Solutions announces the creation of ‘Centres of Excellence’ across the Security and Technology Consulting Division

Guidepost Solutions, a pioneer in domestic and international investigations, compliance solutions, monitoring, and security and technology consulting, announces the creation of ‘Centres of Excellence’ across the Security and Technology Consulting Division. The deployment of these ‘Centres of Excellence’ will enable an experienced global team to utilise resources and execute projects, regardless of geographic region. Technology consulting services In conjunction, Guidep...

Vigitron's Vi35024 core switch goes end of life and is replaced with The new Vi35136 switch

Vigitron, Inc. the manufacturer of network equipment designed for security systems announces the End of Life of its Vi35024 Fiber network switch and introduces its replacement, the Vi35136. The Vi35136 is a next-generation L2+/L3 with 8 1G UTP, 24 1G fiber ports and 4, 1G, 2.5G and 10G up-link ports. The switch provides programmable Jumbo frames up to 10,240 bytes, port surge protections and dual power inputs. The Vi35136 is designed to handle the highest bandwidth and packet size demands, to p...

Barox's cyber-secure, PoE Ethernet ‘Switches made for Video’ at CONSEC 2022

Barox Kommunikation AG, the manufacturer of professional standard switches, media converters, and IP extenders specifically designed for video applications, will be exhibiting at the Association of Security Consultants’ CONSEC 2022, on 13th October, 2022, at Twickenham Stadium. To support security professionals and system operators, barox will be showing their range of managed and unmanaged industrial switches that cater for the specific demands of video and PoE-heavy applications, and fe...

The Banks Foundation (TBF) secures stake in Skills for Security

The British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) wholly owned subsidiary, Skills for Security, has sold part of its share equity to The Banks Foundation (TBF). With a 49.9% share in Skills for Security, TBF will allocate its generated income to activities centered around young entrepreneurs encouraging and advancing their careers, training, salaries, and seed-fund start-ups. IoT and Security TBF was set up by Entrepreneur and Founder of CSL Group, Simon Banks, a long-standing advocate...

Danfoss Drives appoints Sheila Lenss as new Americas leader

Danfoss is pleased to announce that Sheila Lenss has joined as Vice President, Head of its Americas Drives business. Lenss, who began her new role on 12th September 2022, replaces Ian Barrie, who is retiring after 28 years at Danfoss. She brings more than 20 years of executive business leadership to the role.  “Danfoss Drives is a significant player in the market and I appreciate all that our Americas team has done to get us to this point,” said Ian Barrie, adding “We are...

SALTO and Zaplox unlock the digital guest experience at the Independent Hotel Show London 2022

SALTO Systems, a manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, and Zaplox, a market innovator of the mobile guest journey and mobile key services for the global hotel market, have teamed up on adjacent booths at the Independent Hotel Show London on October 4-5, 2022. Independent hoteliers seeking a smoother, more convenient handling of guest check-in and hotel keys for more effective hotel operations can experience the combined mobile solution live on stands 1519 and 1518. Digital hotel...

Security Essen convinced as the trade fair of the security industry

"Secure your business" – Security Essen more than lived up to the motto as a major trade fair for the civil security industry. Over four days, 383 exhibitors from 36 countries presented their protection and security innovations for companies, institutions, and private buildings to the trade public, a third of whom came from abroad, at Messe Essen. Presentations and discussions  "After a forced break due to the pandemic, the security industry was thrilled finally being able to meet...

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (SSNC) launches Blue Prism Desktop to optimise desktop process management

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (SSNC) has announced the launch of SS&C Blue Prism Desktop (‘Blue Prism Desktop’), a desktop automation solution. Blue Prism Desktop helps guard against operational vulnerabilities resulting from human interaction, including governance and security risks. Blue Prism Desktop The Blue Prism Desktop platform helps users to: Reduce desktop processing risks, including human interactions, such as log-ins, task initiation, and user-specific app...

MOBOTIX completes MOBOTIX 7 camera series with the release of three new indoor models

 MOBOTIX completes its MOBOTIX 7 camera series with the MOBOTIX v71, c71, and p71 indoor cameras. Maximum MOBOTIX 7 performance without needing costly weather protection enables lower system prices than outdoor versions. In addition, the indoor models can be operated particularly energy-savingly in PoE Class 3 (max. 12.95 W). Depending on the application area, in many cases, the maximum illumination intensity or peripheral devices supplied via USB are not required. It is easy to switch to...

Messe Essen announces civil protection and defence the main focus of Security Essen 2022 event

Security Essen, the trade fair for civil security is expanding its range of products and services. It was announced at Messe Essen that the topics of civil protection and civil defence will be added as a new focus from 2024. The background to this is the current situation in politics, the environment and society and the resulting necessities. "At Security Essen, we not only depict the latest developments, but also integrate upcoming significant concerns of society with foresight," explains Oliv...

GlobalPlatform to participate in IoT security certification seminar featuring Amazon, Arm and Microsoft to take place in Barcelona

GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital devices and services, will host a Security Evaluation Standard for IoT Platforms (SESIP) methodology seminar in Barcelona on October 19. The full-day seminar explores how the methodology is positioned in the context of European regulations and offers an optimised approach for evaluating the security of connected products that meet the specific compliance, security, privacy, and scalability challenges of the evolving IoT ecosystem. IoT r...

Cognyte Situational Intelligence Solutions launches recent updates to its Symphia solutions portfolio

Cognyte Situational Intelligence Solutions (SIS) unveils the most recent updates to its Symphia solutions portfolio, designed to connect and synchronise mission-critical systems to gain contextualised, visual insights into threats and risks. Developed to empower security practitioners to make informed decisions and drive fast response, Symphia delivers actionable insights for deeper situational awareness and command and control, fusing data from various IoT systems and thousands ofinputs. Throu...

XONA partners with Nozomi Networks to help operators of critical infrastructure accelerate digital transformation

XONA, the frictionless user access platform purpose-built for critical infrastructure, and Nozomi Networks, the pioneer in OT & IoT security, announces a partnership to help operators of critical infrastructure accelerate digital transformation with enhanced security and Zero Trust principles. By integrating their technologies, XONA and Nozomi Networks give organisations advanced tools to remotely manage the security of operational technology and industrial control systems from anywhere, an...

Invicti Security releases a new white paper with ESG on security testing for faster development

Invicti Security, an application security pioneer for over 15 years, releases a new white paper: ‘Automated Application Security Testing for Faster Development,’ from independent industry analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). The report covers how Invicti customers are cost-effectively incorporating security into their development processes to secure their applications. Organisations have been challenged in adapting their application security strategies and solutions as they...

i-PRO Americas announces the latest enhancements to its Video Insight (VI) VMS featuring live maps

i-PRO Americas Inc., a pioneer in professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety, announces the latest enhancements to its Video Insight (VI) VMS featuring live maps, enhanced Vaxtor LPR integration supporting vehicle make, model, and colour (MMC), body-worn camera streaming, and third-party integrations. For users responsible for monitoring cameras across multiple facilities, the latest version of VI now includes a dynamic Live Maps feature that vastly improves situational...

Armour Comms launches their Configuration Management System at the International Cyber Expo 2022

Armour Comms is launching its new Configuration Management System at the International Cyber Expo, being held at London Olympia, on 27 and 28 September, 2022. The new solution is part of Armour’s award-winning secure communications flagship platform, Armour Mobile, and will enable organisations to securely manage risk associated with communications data transmitted over Armour Mobile, even on an unmanaged Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) or locally purchased devices. Controlling data on devi...

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