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February 2023, Mayflex, the distributor of Converged IP Solutions, has appointed Adam Herring in the role of Director of Sales for Security. Adam has extensive experience in the security industry having previously worked for Eagle Eye Networks since 2021 prior to that he worked for Hanwha Techwin Europe for over 6 years in various strategic sales and business development roles. Cloud experience  Ross McLetchie, Sales Director at Mayflex commented, “We are delighted to welcome Adam...

Konica Minolta and MOBOTIX are intensifying their strategic partnership in the USA. A close technology partnership has existed for years around the FORXAI Video Security Solution (VSS), a comprehensive end-to-end video security solution that helps companies analyze processes, situations and behavior. MOBOTIX business development The Konica Minolta team structure is now being expanded and reorganized for a deeper sales and logistics partnership. Joint logistics centers will ensure nationwide av...

Challenges - The county felt that their existing systems were not providing an acceptable video to document the transactions. The department of their focus provided new or renewing car tags. Constituents needed to provide documents to the staff and pay for the new tags during their interaction with the employees. There were several disadvantages with their current arrangement. No audio – the conversation is part of the transaction and they were missing this important aspect of the...

The challenge - The Painesville City Local School District was opening to students and staff in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Joshua M. Englehart, Ph.D., Superintendent and Shaun Bell, Director of Operations for the school district developed a reopening policy to ensure they could bring their staff and students back to school in a safe and effective manner. According to Bell, the 2019-20 school year has been particularly challenging, and while school has been in session since last Augus...

Located in Colorado Springs, CO, The Vanguard School wanted to enhance the security plan on its campuses. They needed to implement a strategy to better monitor their environment and required solutions at both school locations that would protect their campuses as well as monitor the behavior of their students. Challenge: School safety School safety is one of the top priorities for the Vanguard School. They wanted to ensure students, staff, and teachers were protected by making sure that all sch...

A mid-sized Texas city and Konica Minolta client for more than 20 years was faced with challenges regarding the gated entry to its municipal parking lot that accommodated city employee cars and trucks such as maintenance and trash removal vehicles. Challenge The gate was controlled by a key fob at car level, making it difficult for truck drivers to easily swipe to get in. Many truck drivers needed to stop, open their door to reach down and swipe, and often could not get back into the cab in ti...

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. announced that it was named a Finalist in the Information Technology category for the 2023 District Administration Top Ed Tech Product Awards. The annual awards recognize the most innovative solutions that are helping district leaders meet the ever-evolving education technology needs of their schools. Submissions were judged on their innovation in the ed tech space, with particular attention to how the products are breaking new ground, how much val...

A Florida county sheriff’s department has four buildings in the district and recently completed a new training center that will be part of a new six-building complex including a helipad, training center, garage, forensics lab, tac lab, and on-hand, field experimentation area. Video security solution Challenges - With the construction of this new complex, the IT Infrastructure Manager was looking for a complete video security solution for their initial building. With many areas to cover s...

An eight-building, a premier office park in Indiana offers 1.2 million square feet of office space. Along with a 14,000 square foot center with amenities such as a concierge to handle tenant errands, a 6,200 square foot fitness center, a conference/training center for up to 100 people, and cafes, there is an on-site auto spa and walking paths & bike share. Challenges After a series of facility intrusions, General Manager (GM) and Assistant PM wanted to improve oversight across the complex...

A manufacturer of interior and exterior doors provides builders, remodelers, architects, and homeowners with a full line of products. In business for close to 100 years, the manufacturer has a large customer base that it serves globally. Based in FL, the corporate team wanted to obtain Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) certification to facilitate the movement of goods coming into and out of the country.  To achieve compliance, they need to meet the CTPAT certification sta...

A supplier and distributor of truck and auto supplies, travel gear and mobile electronics plus a national brands portfolio and value-imports serves the ‘on-the-go’ lifestyle (professional drivers, mobile business people, leisure travelers), and retails their products via travel centers, convenience stores, heavy duty trucking, electronics and specialty retailers. They also have supply chain and design/manufacturing/export divisions, proprietary snack foods groups and Canadian subsid...

Konica Minolta has extended its thermal imaging monitoring portfolio with the new MOBOTIX p71 Thermal ECO camera and the new MOBOTIX Advanced Radiometry App. The thermal imaging monitoring operates in three main areas: early fire detection (or even detecting the risk before flames arise); quality assurance and process optimization; and 24/7 security in object and perimeter protection - all while being fully GDPR-compliant. The Thermal ECO technology was already available as a module for th...

Konica Minolta has defined 'ensuring social security' as one of its business areas. Through its business operations, the company aims to help solve challenges such as the growing risk of disasters due to climate change or the diminishing workforce due to aging societies. To ensure people's safety and improve industry productivity, it is increasingly necessary to solve social problems through digital transformation (DX), Konica Minolta believes. FORXAI IoT imaging platform AI-assisted, real-ti...

MOBOTIX completes its MOBOTIX 7 camera series with the MOBOTIX v71, c71, and p71 indoor cameras. The three new indoor models maximize the MOBOTIX 7 platform while lowering overall system costs relative to their outdoor counterparts. 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 swi...

 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...

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) has announced the launch of FORXAI Video Security Solution (VSS), an offering that includes its FORXAI Video Security Solution for Intelligent Surveillance and point-of-entry solution, FORXAI Video Security Solution for Secure Access. In support of this, Konica Minolta will build on its long-standing technology partnership with MOBOTIX in the U.S.A, strengthening the cooperation and support between the two companies. Joint logistic...

The MOBOTIX M16 VdS Thermal TR solution, consisting of a thermal imaging camera, special firmware, and additional components has been approved by VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH, Europe's largest institute for corporate security, since March 2022. MOBOTIX customers can, therefore, be sure that they will be warned of fire damage, as early and as effectively as possible, and know that, despite the optimum protection, any damage that occurs will be settled quickly and comprehensively, by the insura...

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd. (Konica Minolta) has announced that its Intelligent Video Solutions (IVS) and MOBOTIX c26 3600 cameras are protecting pupils, staff, and property, at The Sweyne Park School, in Rayleigh, Essex, United Kingdom (UK). The highly accurate and comprehensive 3600 vision capability has enabled the school to reduce a number of analog cameras (and the associated costs and resources required to operate them), while also enhancing the quality to 4K resolution.&n...

MOBOTIX confirms its strategic expansion and strengthens its operational business by reaching an official agreement to acquire Vaxtor Group (Vaxtor), Tres Cantos, Spain, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based video analytics provider, specializing in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Deep Learning technologies. Vaxtor’s OCR analytics technology, and in particular their Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) products, provide a wide range of solutions for numerous vertical market...

For schools around the United States, increased violent crime and active shooter situations have brought a sharp focus on safety, and polls show the growing fears among American parents. In response, a Northeast K-12 School district planned an upgrade for their access control system and the deployment of new video security technology. To ensure the safety of staff, students, and the community as a whole, the district safety committee took a careful approach to school security by insisting...

Rasilient Systems, the pioneer in forensic-grade video surveillance systems that are purpose-built for video, will showcase its award-winning lineup of servers, storage, analytic servers, and viewing stations as well as their new private cloud platform, NFDCloud, featuring NFDLink and PrivateLok, at ISC West 2021 from July 19-21 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas (booth #18055). “This year at ISC West, Rasilient will be focusing heavily on the solutions that bring the mo...

MOBOTIX AG collaborates with Milestone to launch a new video management system. With this launch, both companies anticipate more synergy which will soon be reflected in a new software solution called MOBOTIX HUB. The new MOBOTIX Video Management System MOBOTIX HUB will be available in different versions. From an entry-level solution for smaller applications to enterprise solutions with an unlimited number of cameras, failover, and an even larger portfolio of analytics and integrations. Expandi...

MOBOTIX, the provider of premium-quality secure IP video systems, will showcase its newly launched, award-winning M73 and MOBOTIX 7 Universal app platform at ISC West 2020 from March 18-20 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas (booth #18117). MOBOTIX will also be announcing their new MOBOTIX Cloud platform at the show as well. MOBOTIX solutions are quality engineered for high-performance and reliability with a multi-layer approach to cybersecurity safeguards. Attendees will...

The new year comes with new opportunities for the security industry, but what technologies will dominate our discussions in 2020? Topics such as artificial intelligence (AI) and HCI (hyperconverged infrastructure) became familiar in conversations during 2019, and they are likely to dominate our thoughts again in the new year. But other buzzwords are also gaining steam, such as “blockchain” and “frictionless access control.” Connectivity and the cloud will also be timely t...

Products are the building blocks of the security industry. Historically much of the industry’s sales effort has been focused on highlighting product features and functionality. At the end of the day, however, an end user is less interested in the performance of any individual system component than in the system as a whole. Lately, the industry has embraced a changing sales approach by emphasizing systems rather than products. We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: What are the...

MOBOTIX is making the next big advance in intelligent video technology, furthering its mission statement of going ‘Beyond Human Vision’. By launching its new MOBOTIX 7 open solution platform and the M73 high-end camera that uses it, the company is once again cementing its position as a pioneer in this technology. Supported by artificial intelligence and application solutions based on deep learning, the new generation of video cameras not only enables an unlimited set of functions; i...

ISC East continues to flourish as the Northeast’s largest security trade show. Focused on the big Tri-State market and overall Northeast sector vs. the flagship ISC West event in Las Vegas in the spring, the International Security Conference & Exposition at New York’s Javits Center will be held Nov. 20 and 21. “Anybody who has been to the show has commented and seen the growth,” says Mary Beth Shaughnessy, Event Director, ISC Events at Reed Exhibitions. Ninety new ex...

The high cost of thermal imaging cameras historically made their use more likely in specialized law enforcement and military applications. However, lower pricing of thermal imaging technologies has opened up a new and expanding market for thermal cameras in the mainstream. We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: What are the new opportunities for thermal cameras in mainstream physical security?

Fire and security systems are two elements of the same mission: To keep buildings and their occupants safe. However, the two systems often operate independently and may not be integrated. Should there be more integration and what are the pitfalls? We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: What are the challenges and opportunities of integrating security and fire systems?

The new school year is a good time to reflect on the role of security in protecting our schools. From video to access control to some newer technologies, our Expert Panel Roundtable found plenty to talk about when we asked this week’s question: How does security technology make our schools safer?