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Airbus Defence and Space celebrates 60th anniversary in radar technology in Germany

Airbus Defence & Space in Ulm - a centre for international radar technology For exactly 60 years now, the Airbus Defence and Space location in Ulm has been the “radar stronghold” in Germany and a centre for international radar technology. The anniversary celebrated now goes back to the time when the allies lifted the restrictions in place at that time following the Second World War: Following this decision, Telefunken opened their radar development and prod...

ZKAccess EC10 Elevator Control Panel

ZKAccess, a leading provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, is pleased to announce the release of its EC10 Elevator Control Panel, a secure, scalable, and affordable access control solution primarily designed to control floor access. Multiple connections Floor access can be restricted based on various user credentials, including fingerprint and/or proximity card. Pre-defined time schedules can also be used to control floor access. During normal visitor/business hours, unrestricted f...

PSA announces vendor partnership with TRES

TRES is an RFID development company that provides both FCC approved Passive 900MHz & Active 433MHz PSA Security Network, the world’s largest electronic security cooperative, recently announced a new vendor partnership with Transponder and Reader Engineered Systems, Inc. (TRES), an RFID development company that provides both FCC approved Passive 900MHz and Active 433MHz tag solutions. TRES is an RFID development company with over 50 years of combined industry experie...

HID Global partners with Cryogatt to develop RFID tags for critical need in cryo preservation industry

HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, has announced industry leading biotechnology radio frequency identification (RFID) tags designed to meet a critical need in the cryopreservation industry. The company has developed a cutting-edge solution for use at subzero temperatures, setting it apart from other solutions that focus on harsh, high-heat conditions. The unique tag is already redefining cryogenic storage, enabling facilities to enhance and streamline logistics, th...

Jin Hui & Samuel Yan Sze Kit join Gallagher Asia sales team

Gallagher's Vice President EMEA & Asia - Peter Francis added more staff to the Asian team Gallagher's security business in Asia is thriving according to Vice President EMEA & Asia, Peter Francis, who this month added more staff to his continually growing team based in Asia. Globally recognised as a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative security solutions, Gallagher has been supplying the Asian market since the early 1990s. In 2011 the privately owned N...

ASSA ABLOY launches KeyPad escutcheon for SMARTair wireless access control system

ASSA, part of Security Solutions, a division of ASSA ABLOY UK, has launched a KeyPad escutcheon that features multi-factor authentication, providing extra security for its SMARTair™ wireless access control system. SMARTair™ is a door management system that allows sophisticated proximity access control using minimal wire-free door units. 3 levels of user authentication The new KeyPad escutcheon offers three levels of user authentication: it can be opened by 4-digit code, by RFID-en...

ASSA ABLOY Aperio V3 platform for IFSEC 2015

Aperio V3 enables remote unlocking commands to pass from access control systems to doors and locks Access Control, a division of ASSA ABLOY UK, will be launching the Aperio® V3 platform at IFSEC 2015, to improve the reaction time of its wireless locks. The Aperio® V3 platform has powerful electronics that enable remote unlocking commands to pass from access control systems to doors and locks almost instantly, providing users with an effective remote opening functi...

Nedap TRANSIT Ultimate long-range reader for IFSEC 2015 launch

TRANSIT Ultimate is purposely built for vehicular access control in high-security application Nedap, leading specialist in vehicle identification and detection technology, launches TRANSIT Ultimate at IFSEC 2015. This new long-range reader with new semi-active transponders is launched as the next generation of Nedap’s RFID platform for vehicle and driver identification. TRANSIT Ultimate will be introduced at IFSEC 2015, the international platform for security innova...

HID contactless datapages prove beneficial for award-winning Irish e-passport programme

HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, continues to strengthen its position as the leading independent supplier of complete secure contactless polycarbonate datapages. The company’s solution is the most robust in the industry, supports the highest levels of customisation to meet unique needs, and has been recognised for its valuable benefits in the award-winning Irish e-passport programme. As industry consolidation in the polycarbonate datapage segment steadily r...

deister to demonstrate electronic security solutions at IFSEC 2015

deister will have its consultants on the stand along with technical team to discuss any needs and demonstrate products Darren Harrold, UK Director says “IFSEC 2015 gives us the opportunity to demonstrate a set of truly connected systems. We can show people how their building can be managed from front door to back with the ease of working with one set of products, a single software and a company with 35 years of knowhow.” Single manufacturer, single point of contac...

PERCo launches IR10 RFID long range reader

IR10 RFID long range reader is designed to control the passage of vehicles at the entrance points, allowing proximity card presentation without leaving the car. Card reading distance – from 60 cm to 100 cm, depending on the proximity card type: EM-Marin IL-05ELR - 100 cm EM-Marin EM4100 - 70 cm HID ProxCard II - 60 cm Output formats: RS-485 and Wiegand. Considering different height of passenger cars and heavy trucks, it is recommended to install four IR10 readers at the vehicle c...

ASSA ABLOY to showcase its latest products at IFSEC 2015

ASSA ABLOY products are shaping customer demands & setting out to change perceptions Access control is changing. At IFSEC 2015 (D1700, Hall S17), ASSA ABLOY showcases the products that are at the cutting edge of the latest trends in the industry. “One key market trend is the move from wired to wireless access control, especially IP-enabled wireless devices,” says Chris Bone, Vice President Access Control Solutions EMEA at ASSA ABLOY. “Our data sugges...

ABLOY’s RFID stickers with OPTIMA

Available with ABLOY OPTIMA, RFID stickers, about the size of two pence piece, provide the same access and security as traditional key cards. Easily applicable to almost any surface these stickers can be attached to almost anything to aid the ease of access. This could be a mobile phone or even a traditional bunch of keys. With RFID stickers there are unlimited possibilities to what you could use for access.

Matrix COSEC access control solution

Matrix COSEC Access Control is flexible and scalable solution to meet access control requirement of all organisations irrespective of its size, layout, locations and timings. It allows controlling access on three simultaneous dimensions – user, zone and time by answering the three fundamental questions about who, where and when. Key features For enterprises, SME and SOHO 10 to 1 million users 1 to 65,000 entry points Multiple credentials Biometric: palm vein, fingerprint RFI...

IFSEC 2015: Farpointe’s new Ranger WRR-22 and WRR-44 receivers to be demonstrated

Attendees can see how the receivers can use either 2- or 4-button transmitters to open two or four different doors Farpointe Data, a DORMA Group Company, the access control industry's trusted global partner for RFID solutions, recently announced that attendees of the IFSEC International exhibition in London 16-18 June can see how its new Ranger WRR-22 and WRR-44 433 MHz receivers can use either 2-button or 4-button transmitters to open two or four different doors from ranges u...

ZKAccess appoints CCTV.Net as new distribution partner

The partnership allows CCTV.Net to offer ZKAccess traditional and advanced biometric access control solutions ZKAccess, a leading provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, is pleased to welcome CCTV.Net as a new distribution partner. CCTV.Net has been serving the industry as a CCTV distributor since 2001. Inventory includes analogue cameras and standalone DVRs, HD-TVI/CVI equipment, NVRs, megapixel network cameras, video analysts, access control systems and more. Bio...

Matrix Comsec for International Police Expo 2015

Matrix will showcase its range which includes telecom products & security products Matrix Comsec, a leading manufacturer of Telecom and Security products in India is participating in the International Police Expo, 2015. Matrix will showcase its range which includes telecom products like ETERNITY LE, IP and Digital Key Phones and security products like Enterprise Video Surveillance Management Software, Network and Hybrid Video Recorders, IP PTZ Cameras, IP based Access...

ZKAccess releases ML10 biometric fingerprint door lock

ZKAccess, a leading provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, is pleased to announce the release of its ML10 biometric fingerprint door lock. This Smart lock with embedded fingerprint recognition technology is easy to program and install, as no wiring is required. It’s a plug ‘n play replacement to your old “lock & key” door knob. Registering users with their fingerprints is also quick and easy. Each ML10 door lock can store and recognise up to 40 users. Nex...

Mul-T-Lock to present its digital security advances with ASSA ABLOY at IFSEC 2015

Visitors to Mul-T-Lock will be invited to experience ENTR, the first smart lock solution in the market Mul-T-Lock® will be at IFSEC 2015 with ASSA ABLOY to present its very latest revolutionary advances in digital security. The global brand will be highlighting its world-renowned ability to deliver incomparable functionality and build quality without compromising on security. A specialist integration hub The ASSA ABLOY stand (D1700 in Hall S17) will showcase how to &lsq...

HID Global demonstrates new access control products and solutions at RFID Journal Live 2015

The company demonstrates HID Trusted Tag services for secure IoT applications using NFC technology HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, is driving innovation and technology expertise with solutions that open new market opportunities at this week’s RFID Journal Live! The company will feature demonstrations of HID Trusted Tag® Services for secure Internet of Things applications using NFC technology, and its new LinTag™ UHF industrial...

ZKAccess transitions into independent company ‘ZKAccess LLC’

ZKAccess, LLC has expanded its sales and engineering teams& opened a new U.S. office in Fairfield, NJ ZKAccess, a leading provider of biometric (facial & fingerprint) and RFID-based security solutions, is very pleased to announce that in order to meet the huge rise in demand for its security products in the U.S. and Canada, it has successfully transitioned into an independent company known as ZKAccess, LLC. Expanding sales team: For the past three years, ZKAccess ope...

Elpas expands Infant Protection Solution with introduction of Mother Bracelet

Elpas, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, expands its Infant Protection Solution with the introduction of the Elpas Mother Bracelet, a wearable electronic bracelet designed for ease of use by mothers and hospital staff in maternity departments. Elpas Mother Bracelet – Ensures accuracy and safety of mother-baby pairings The Mother Bracelet is used to ensure the accuracy and safety of mother-baby pairings, preventing mismatches or possible infant abductions within materni...

Mul-T-Lock offers Traka21 standalone key management system

Mul-T-Lock UK offers the Traka21, stand-alone key management system. Traka21 combines innovative RFID technology and robust design for locksmiths to offer small and medium sized businesses intelligent management of up to 21 keys or keysets in an affordable plug and play unit. Traka21 authorises, secures and monitors all keys, automatically controlling and recording when a key is used and by whom – information which is made available either through the cabinet’s display or by exporti...

Suprema reports record high yearly revenue of $65.5 million for 2014

Company recorded revenue of $65.5 million (USD) and increase in market capital to $357 million (USD) Suprema announced financial results for its 2014 fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2014. The company posted record high yearly revenue of $65.5 million (USD) and increase in market capital to $357 million (USD). The results were fuelled by all-time record revenue from access control and time & attendance devices as well as a strong performance in ID solution device sales. Dou...

Airbus to equip German Armed Forces vehicles with electronic system for protection against explosive devices

The German procurement authority awarded Airbus a contract to supply 36 jammers of type VPJ-R6 Airbus Defence and Space will equip vehicles of the German Armed Forces with an electronic system for the protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The German procurement authority BAAINBw has awarded the company a contract worth several million euros to supply 36 jammers of the type VPJ-R6 (VPJ = Vehicle Protection Jammer). The systems are intended to be integrated...

Abloy Traka21 key management system

Traka21 is the intelligent key management system from Abloy. More than just a key cabinet Traka21 utilises powerful technology to ensure optimum key control. Through the use of innovative RFID technology and state of the art firmware, Traka21 provides advanced management of up to 21 keys or keysets in an affordable plug and play unit. Traka21 can even be integrated with an ABLOY PROTEC2 CLIQ Remote system through the use of RFID chips to ensure the highest level of security for keys and premis...

Jürgen Schnöbel appointed as Vanderbilt Chief Financial Officer

Schnöbel will oversee financial management of Vanderbilt from its new international headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany Vanderbilt, a global leader in the delivery of innovative, highly reliable technologies that help organisations ensure safety and security, recently announced the addition of Jürgen Schnöbel as Chief Financial Officer. Schnöbel has worked in the security industry since 2001. Over the past 12 years, he has served as the Vice President of Fi...

ASSA ABLOY Seos mobile platform showcased at Mobile World Congress 2015

The platform will drive the development of secure & privacy protecting mobile applications ASSA ABLOY announced that it will license its Seos® platform for mobile credentials to the broad identity and access management community as well as application developers and consumers.  This powerful new platform will drive the development of a wide range of interoperable, secure and privacy protecting mobile applications, enabling secure access to physical and virtual...

HID Global UHF RFID tags for industrial environments

HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that its Identification Technologies division has launched its new High Temperature Label portfolio of wafer-thin UHF RFID tags that endure harsh industrial environments. The company’s High Temperature Labels were originally designed for the automotive industry, where manufacturers use them to identify and track each vehicle both during assembly and throughout its life on the road. Lifetime traceability of...

Motorola Solutions acquires Emergency CallWorks to advance mission-critical communications

Software ‘Next-Generation 9-1-1’ manages critical incidents to flow from public to emergency personnel Motorola Solutions, Inc. , a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions and services for public safety and commercial customers, announced that it has acquired Emergency CallWorks, a privately held leading provider of Next-Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) call-taking software for public safety. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.&ldqu...

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