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Strong booking level for Security Essen 2024

The industry is showing strong interest in Security Essen as a platform for the security sector. A good year before the start of the fair, the organisers of Messe Essen are pleased about an extremely positive booking level and the return of well-known companies. Julia Jacob, Project Manager of Security Essen, said "Already at this point in time, many exhibitors have booked their stands again. In exhibition areas that are in great demand, we can no longer offer areas in particularly popular hall...

Lynred and Saint-Gobain Sekurit develop windshield with integrated thermal camera to improve safety at night-time

Lynred and Saint-Gobain Sekurit announce the world’s first windshield that incorporates both visible and thermal cameras side-by-side. The windshield, with an enhanced sensing-system, aims to help car makers improve the reliability of collision mitigation systems by detecting pedestrians in adverse visibility conditions, particularly at night, when more than 75% of pedestrian fatalities occur. It will also reduce incidences of false positive alarms-cars automatically braking when ther...

NCSC and ICO ramp up digital resiliency against cyber threats

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have ramped up their focus on the UK’s digital resiliency to better protect against the rising tide of cyber-attacks. A top priority for the organisations is to improve the UK’s response to cyber incidents, with the ICO incentivising impacted businesses to engage with the NCSC to encourage transparency and recovery against threats. NCSC and ICO’s resiliency roadmap The NCSC and ICO&rs...

Teledyne FLIR expands Turnkey Neutrino Ground ISR Series for integrators

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced two additional mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging solutions for integrators developing ground-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems. The Neutrino Ground ISR 300 and Ground ISR 420 offer high-performance imaging, long life, and a low switching cost through the combination of Teledyne FLIR’s best-in-class MWIR camera modules, continuous zoom (CZ) lenses and image processing with market-pioneering...

Logpoint releases enhanced automation, investigation, and incident response capabilities

Logpoint is announcing the release of new capabilities to its Converged SIEM platform, built on SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, and Business-Critical Security (BCS) technologies. The new practical SOC-centred functions connect detection with investigation, automation, response, and orchestration to provide enhanced visibility, automation, and response and improve the end-to-end functionality for end customers and MSSP partners. Author's quote “Cyberattacks have become a daily nuisance for organi...

Paige Datacom introduces two important cabling products at Global Security Exchange (GSX)

Paige Datacom Solutions will introduce two important and innovative cabling products at the Global Security Exchange (GSX) in Dallas, TX, Booth 3985. GameChanger Cable, a proven and patented solution that significantly exceeds the reach of traditional category cable will now have an FEP/FEP construction. This will enable the cable to span across indoor plenum and outdoor locations and withstand extreme temperatures and challenging conditions. At GSX, Paige is also introducing the industry&rsqu...

Seek Thermal introduces Firepro 200, an affordable lifeline to improve firefighter safety

Seek Thermal Inc., a pioneer in thermal imaging technology, is proud to announce the launch of its newest addition to the FirePRO Series: FirePRO 200.  Designed as a situational awareness camera for firefighters, this tool serves as a lifeline to help firefighters get home safely. FirePRO 200 enables a firefighter to regain orientation in low visibility conditions, see hazards invisible to the naked eye, and improve their situational awareness. FirePRO 200 Building on the success of the...

OPTEX announces EMEA launch of next generation above-ground vehicle detection sensor

OPTEX, the globally renowned sensor manufacturer, has launched its new series of highly reliable and very easy-to-install vehicle detection sensors for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). An extension of its existing range, the new OVS-02GT sensors feature highly accurate microwave technology with short and long-range detection logic, helping to provide vehicle detection for gate and barrier automation at a wide range of commercial, residential, and industrial sites. Above-...

Morse Watchmans features line of innovative key control and asset management solutions at GSX 2023

Morse Watchmans, the industry pioneer in key control and asset management systems, is showcasing its line of top-performing products and solutions at GSX 2023. Most notably, Morse Watchman’s new, lifesaving Emergency Key Grab (EKG) Kit will be on display alongside the company’s comprehensive portfolio of key control and asset management solutions at booth #3409. Emergency Key Grab (EKG) Kit “The EKG Kit was designed to provide deploying organisations and their local fir...

Parker Group demonstrates interoperability of new AVoIP solution at GSX 2023

At the GSX 2023 conference, Parker Group, a globally renowned provider of integrated engineering services and technologies, is exhibiting its seamless ability to collaborate with a variety of ecosystem partners, including providers in the field of advanced video wall solutions. Taking place at booth #1819, the demonstrations spotlight the open-ended design of Parker Group's AVenue AV-over-IP solution and its effectiveness in augmenting real-time situational awareness within control rooms. AVen...

Everbridge 360™ revolutionises the management of critical events with industry’s most comprehensive and unified interface

Everbridge, Inc., the pioneer in critical event management (CEM) and national public warning software solutions, announced the launch of Everbridge 360™ at the prestigious Global Security eXchange (GSX) conference in Dallas, TX. Everbridge 360 empowers organisations to more effectively manage critical events, minimise communication delays, and improve overall operational resilience through the industry’s most advanced and unified dashboard. Launch of Everbr...

Senstar showcases innovative multi-sensing detection system for full situational awareness at GSX

Senstar, a pioneering provider of sensing and information management solutions for the protection of critical sites and infrastructure, is previewing Senstar MultiSensor™ at this week’s Global Security Exchange (GSX) show in Dallas. Author's quote “Senstar is excited to show Senstar MultiSensor™, an AI-based intrusion detection system that uses an embedded sensor fusion engine to intelligently synthesise data from multiple sensing technologies”, said Jeremy Weese,...

Quanergy showcases new Q-Track 3D LiDAR solution at GSX 2023

Quanergy Solutions, Inc., a pioneering provider of 3D LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) solutions, is giving GSX attendees a first look at Q-Track™, a uniquely integrated solution that combines Quanergy’s long-range 3D LiDAR sensors with advanced perception software for unmatched proactive awareness in highly dynamic environments. Q-Track™ is also the industry’s first 3D LiDAR Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, delivering greater financial flexibility in a single,...

Active intelligence drives transformation to proactive security at GSX 2023

Active Intelligence, the pioneer of anomaly detection software for physical security and business intelligence applications, is driving the transformation to proactive security solutions here at GSX 2023 in booth 2224. The company’s groundbreaking ASTRA™ Video Anomaly Detection software delivers real-time video anomaly detection for a virtually unlimited number of security, safety, compliance, and commercial/industrial applications across the enterprise. ASTRA’s wide-ranging c...

barox substantially reduce camera video loss with ‘Non-stop PoE’

barox Kommunikation AG, the manufacturer of ‘Switches made for Video’, including professional standard switches, PoE media converters and IP extenders, has introduced ‘Non-stop PoE’ to its layer 2/3 managed GbE PoE+ switches. Suitable for use within any critical surveillance monitoring application where the avoidance of loss of live and recorded video is essential, barox’s new Non-stop PoE functionality dramatically reduces IP camera downtime when re-boot task...

Boon Edam celebrates achieving 50,000 US product installations

Boon Edam Inc., the global manufacturer of secured entry solutions, is proud to announce its 50,000th product installation in the United States.  This exceptional achievement is testimony to the company’s dedication to engineering and installing the industry’s best entry security solutions for a wide range of applications. Entry security solutions "It is without question expertise, excellence, and experience of all our teams has made it possible for us to reach 50,000 install...

SecuX Shield BIO revolutionises crypto security: Introducing the ultra-slim biometric cold wallet at TOKEN 2049

Renowned for its innovative streak in blockchain security since 2018, SecuX is poised to reveal its latest creation, the Shield BIO card-type hardware wallet, at TOKEN 2049-one of the crypto industry's marquee events scheduled for 13-14 September 2023, in Singapore. The Shield BIO is emblematic of next-gen crypto security, masterfully combining biometric fingerprint authentication with the handy format of a credit card. Security features of SecuX  At the heart of this avant-garde wallet...

USPTO grants Shooter Detection Systems two new patents for innovative gunshot detection solutions

Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and the world's premier gunshot detection solutions provider, proudly announces the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted two additional patents to its portfolio of indoor gunshot detection technologies, Patent No. US 11,604,248 (Low Power Gunshot Sensor Testing) and Patent No. US 11,688,414 (Low Power Gunshot Detection). Groundbreaking approach SDS's engineering team has long acknowledged the importance of improving...

DSD to make DSEI debut amid UK defence sector growth

Drive System Design (DSD), a specialist in the engineering and development of electrified propulsion and actuation systems, is set to make its debut at DSEI. This follows significant growth in the UK defence sector which has seen government expenditure in the sector increase by 18% to £55.5 bn. Defence and security sector DSD’s debut at DSEI, the world’s largest fully integrated defence and security hybrid event, follows significant growth in the international defence s...

Convergint launches enterprise security risk management site assessment programme

In response to increasing physical and cybersecurity threats, Convergint–a pioneer in service-based systems integration–announced the launch of its Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) Site Assessment Programme for organisations including schools, hospitals, and government—among others. The programme aims to proactively and comprehensively address potential security risks and vulnerabilities for critical facilities nationwide, to ensure a safer environment. Converg...

Advantech acquires North American image capturing solution provider BitFlow

Advantech, a pioneer in Industrial IoT, announced the cash acquisition of a 100% equity stake in BitFlow, Inc., a North American company dedicated to high-end image acquisition and AI machine vision technology. Looking forward, Advantech will further develop BitFlow's market foundation, comprehensive product range, and core technologies in high-speed image acquisition. They will also actively explore the business opportunities of AI machine vision through Advantech's long-established b...

Eagle Eye Networks launches V3 of its Video API Platform

Eagle Eye Networks, the pioneer in cloud video surveillance, launched V3 of the Eagle Eye Video API Platform, which is used by Eagle Eye developers, resellers, and technology partners worldwide. The new API is comprehensive, built for faster implementation of video applications by developers, and builds upon the API foundation of V1 and V2. Since its founding in 2012, Eagle Eye has been committed to an open platform with a comprehensive RESTful API accessible by all, and extensive camera s...

Evolv Technology announces new product, Evolv Extend, for detection of brandished guns approaching venue entrances

Evolv Technology, the pioneer in AI-based weapons detection security screening, is proud to unveil the latest innovation in its product portfolio, Evolv Extend™, designed to identify non-concealed (or brandished) guns approaching a venue and expand detection beyond the door. With a focus on delivering critical, timely information to “First Reactors” (those near or operating an Evolv Express® system, which detects concealed weapons), Evolv aims to help empower such professi...

Award-winning DEN SmartStrike™ now available for pre-order

The award-winning DEN SmartStrike™ is available for pre-order via the DEN SmartHome website.   The first invisible, wireless communicating door strike, the DEN SmartStrike can be installed easily and discreetly into the door frame. Featuring a completely inconspicuous design, users get all of the benefits of a smart door lock without compromising the aesthetic design of the door, all while maintaining existing door hardware, including the handle. Author's quote   &ld...

ISS unveils new analytic detectors with release of SecurOS® 11.6

ISS (Intelligent Security Systems), a global provider of video intelligence and data awareness solutions, announced the launch of three new analytic detectors – Fallen Person, Fighting and Fare Evasion – with the release of SecurOS® 11.6, the latest version of the renowned Video Intelligence Platform enables end users to manage video search and archiving alongside AI-powered video analytics in a single user interface. Here is a brief overview of each new detector, along with ot...

Allied Universal security professional - Christian LaCour honoured posthumously for heroism displayed during mass shooting

Christian LaCour, the Allied Universal® security professional who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting shoppers during a mass shooting in Allen, Texas, on May 6, 2023, is the recipient of the 2023 Ralph Day Memorial Security Officer Heroism Award. The award will be accepted by his parents on September 10 at the 2023 Global Security Exchange Conference in Dallas. Bravery of Allied Security Guard An Allied Universal employee since December 2021, LaCour, age 20, was in the...

PKOC on a card demonstrated - Sentry Enterprises integrates the PKOC open credential on its SentryCard

On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) hosted a special interoperability event with seven companies involved in the access control market, demonstrating the emerging Public Key Open Credential (PKOC) specification. The Interoperability Validation Testing was hosted at Convergint’s facility in Centennial, Colorado and featured products from ELATEC, Kastle Systems, JCI, Last Lock, rf IDEAS, SAFR Scan (RealNetworks), and Sentry Enterprises. PKO...

ASSA ABLOY brings safety and security to GSX 2023 with new, innovative opening solutions

ASSA ABLOY, the pioneer in access solutions, returns to the Global Security Exchange (GSX) to reconvene with the worldwide community of security professionals. Attendees can visit the ASSA ABLOY booth 3033 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Centre in Dallas, TX, from September 11-13, where the company will showcase its latest innovations for comprehensive door security and access control. Author's quote “Safety is at the top of our minds as we enter a new school year. We have an imp...

New collaboration between Quanergy and Teledyne FLIR

Quanergy Solutions, a pioneering provider of 3D LiDAR security solutions, has established a strategic partnership with Teledyne FLIR, the provider of designing, manufacturing, and marketing thermal imaging infrared cameras. This collaboration provides a seamlessly integrated solution that stands uniquely poised to tackle intricate security challenges faced by critical infrastructure environments, including utilities, data centres, and airports. Quanergy’s Q-Track™  These loca...

Edge360 adds industry veterans to drive growth and expand revenue streams

Edge360, the company that delivers a comprehensive containerised video management solution, announced the appointment of two seasoned experts, Bill Hobbs and Chris Ritter.  As Senior Consultants for the Surveill VMS platform, both will leverage their extensive industry knowledge to amplify awareness, supercharge sales, and cultivate new revenue streams. Surveill VMS platform We are extremely pleased to welcome Bill and Chris to the Edge360 family" “We are extremely pleased to welc...

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