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Sensor Solution specialist, HENSOLDT is strengthening its avionics business by re-naming its subsidiary EUROAVIONICS GmbH, located in Pforzheim, Germany and addressing the avionics market under the unified brand name, HENSOLDT Avionics. The strategic move is driven by a new management team led by the Managing Directors, André Hinueber and Dieter Buchdrucker. EUROAVIONICS GmbH has been part of HENSOLDT Group since 2017. Interfaces for third-party avionics and sensors “HENSOLDT Avi...

Video wall and visual display experts, Ultimate Visual Solutions (UVS) is to continue with its remote access and online demonstration policy, after the new way of working saw the business grow, during the lockdown. The innovative methods will combine with more traditional meetings and demos when required, once the UK Government’s COVID-19 roadmap allows. Full suite of remote access services UVS launched a full suite of remote access and online demonstration services to help security sec...

Intellian is delighted to announce that it has won a US$73 million contract with low earth orbit (LEO) satellite network provider OneWeb to develop and supply affordable compact user terminals. These innovative, easily-installed antennas will use next-generation technology to provide high bandwidth, low latency connectivity to OneWeb’s global satellite service, delivering to multiple markets including enterpriseand government services. Satellite breakthrough “We’re delighted...

Impinj, Inc., a globally renowned provider and pioneer of RAIN RFID solutions has announced that on February 26, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the ‘Court’) issued an order (the ‘Preliminary Order’), providing for preliminary approval of the proposed settlement of the claims, asserted nominally on behalf of the company, against the individual defendants, named in the previously disclosed stockholder derivative action, entitled ‘...

Ping Identity, the Intelligent Identity solution for the enterprise, joined the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) to help forge open standards for protecting digital identities. The Digital Identity Foundation aims to develop an open ecosystem for decentralized management of digital identities, and ensure interoperability between all participants. The goal is to help people and organizations gain control over their digital identities, enabling them to conduct trusted online transactions a...

Valsoft Corporation Inc. (‘Valsoft’), a Montreal-based company specializing in the acquisition and development of vertical market software businesses, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Datastor Systems Ltd (‘Datastor’) on February 1, 2021. Processing more efficiently “Datastor Systems has many years of experience in supplying Process Control Solutions (PCS). Utilizing leading-edge technology, we provide systems that control the process more effi...

HID Global, a worldwide renowned company in trusted identity solutions, has announced it has acquired the Invengo Textile Services Business of Invengo Information Technology Co., Ltd. The acquisition adds radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, readers and cloud-based inventory management services for linen and laundry management to HID Global’s industry-renowned RFID portfolio. RFID products portfolio expansion According to MarketsandMarkets, the global market for commercial laundry...

ASSA ABLOY has acquired the textile services business of Invengo Information Technology Co., Ltd, a globally renowned real-time inventory management platform that combines software, RFID tags, equipment and services, to efficiently identify, track and monitor linen and textile assets. Strategic technological acquisition “Invengo Textile Services is a strategic technological addition to the ASSA ABLOY Group. The company reinforces our current offering within the global RFID ecosystem. The...

Pluralsight, Inc., the globally renowned technology workforce development company, has announced the promotion of Lindsay Bayuk to the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective immediately. Reporting to Pluralsight, Inc.’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Aaron Skonnard, Lindsay Bayuk was promoted, after serving as interim CMO and prior to that, serving as Vice President (VP) of Portfolio Marketing at the company. Spearheaded Pluralsight's enterprise expansion Pl...

HID Global, trusted identity solutions announced that it has again been positioned in the Leaders quadrant in the most recent Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Indoor Location Services, Global” report. HID® Location Services “We are proud to again be named a Leader in a Gartner’s 2021 Magic Quadrant,” said Mark Robinton, Vice President of IoT Services with HID Global. “HID® Location Services, including the latest Workplace Safety solution for contact trac...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Craig Sharman as the 2021 recipient of the SIA Chairman’s Award, an award presented annually and selected by SIA’s Board of Director's chair recognizing SIA members’ diligent efforts in furthering the association’s mission and commitment to its future. SIA will present Sharman with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held March 23 as a virtual event. Private-Sector experience C...

OpenEye, the cloud video platform, and Alarm.com have completed a joint integration to offer businesses more robust security and intelligence solutions. The cloud-to-cloud integration links OpenEye’s powerful cloud-managed video platform, OpenEye Web Services (OWS), with Alarm.com’s cloud-based smart business security platform to provide users of both companies’ solutions with enhanced video verification capabilities and advanced real-time alert notifications. The integration...

Cynet announced a new guide titled "10 CISOs with Small Security Teams Share their Must Dos and Don'ts" which details how to effectively manage small and medium enterprise (SME) security with five or fewer cybersecurity team members. As the challenges of smaller security teams are certainly different than with larger teams, these IT professionals must be more creative and pragmatic than their large enterprise counterparts. In the past several years they have seen a rise in cybersecurity attacks...

Fime has extended its portfolio of biometric consultancy and testing services to its Taiwan laboratory. Now accredited by the FIDO Alliance Biometric Component Certification Program, Fime is supporting APAC device manufacturers, and biometric component and software providers, with local services. The accreditation allows local stakeholders to confirm the performance and security of their fingerprint and facial biometric solutions as they seek to replace passwords. Dr. Rae Rivera, Certification...

Farpointe Data, the access control industry's OEM for RFID credentials and readers, announces that the Security Industry Association's (SIA) approved Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP), which was recently made a global standard by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and can be used by any manufacturer, has become a major requested feature on Farpointe's mobile, contactless smart card and proximity readers. OSDP provides interoperability among various companies’ access...

Smart R Distribution’s appointment as a full member of the Dahua Dealer Partner Program, provides the opportunity for installers to source Dahua products from the specialist distributor of access control and video surveillance network solutions. Supplier of Dahua IP cameras, NVRs As an authorized reseller, Smart R Distribution will be supplying the entire portfolio of Dahua products, including a comprehensive range of IP security cameras, NVRs (Network Video Recorders) and video manageme...

Yeastar, the provider of SME PBX system, and TELIgraph, the Singapore-based distributor of business telecommunication and phone systems jointly announce a distribution partnership. TELIgraph will distribute the full line of Yeastar’s innovative Unified Communications solutions to channels across Singapore. VoIP and Unified Communications solutions “We feel excited to partner with TELIgraph which has been in the business of telecommunication and phone systems for 33 years in Singapo...

Calipsa, a globally renowned provider of Deep Learning-powered video analytics for false alarm reduction, has promoted Brian Baker Brian to the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer for Global Business Development. He was previously Calipsa’s Vice President of the Americas, with similar duties for the North American continent. Baker will immediately focus on business development in the U.K., France, Spain and the Americas, while identifying other potential global regions for growth....

STANLEY Security, one of the UK’s pioneer security providers, launches intelligent maintenance, an innovative cloud-based service designed to keep security systems up and running, for maximum effectiveness at a minimum cost. Intelligent Maintenance is a proactive service that STANLEY Security has introduced to enhance the level of service and maintenance of CCTV and Intruder systems. The new service forms a direct connection with CCTV or Intruder systems to automatically and actively moni...

Acronis, a pioneer in cyber protection, and Williams Racing announce the renewal of their technology partnership, extending the areas of cooperation and driving the adoption of award-winning cyber protection technology across the entire Williams Racing IT infrastructure. As part of the Official Cyber Protection partnership, Williams Racing will continue the use of Acronis Cyber Protect across their IT infrastructure. The innovative solution, used by elite sports teams around the world, integrat...

The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), together with the Cabinet Office, DCMS, and Home Office, has recently launched the latest phase of its Cyber Aware campaign. This included a self-assessment tool on the website to help sole traders and micro businesses check how safe they are from cyber threats and to give advice on areas of improvement. The increased use of email, online payments, and collaboration software has brought great benefits to businesses, including the construction sector, b...

Vectra AI, a pioneer in Network Detection and Response (NDR) announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. Network detection solution Vectra and its flagship Cognito threat-detection and response platform enable the world’s most consequential enterprise organizations to identify, hunt, and investigate cyberattacks in r...

The Board of Directors of Hubbell Incorporated announces the election of Lieutenant General (U.S. Army, Retired) Rhett A. Hernandez as a Director of the company effective March 1, 2021. Hubbell’s Executive Chairman, Mr. David G. Nord, said “We are thrilled to welcome Rhett to Hubbell’s Board of Directors. His broad experience and expertise in the areas of cybersecurity, strategic planning, leadership, and operational synergies will serve Hubbell w...

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and the pandemic everyone is living through, the uptake in touchless access control which was previously gaining in popularity has been accelerated driving digital transformation across many industries and technologies. Among these is the rapid growth of mobile and cloud-based systems that make access control a simple and secure solution for businesses to manage keys, users, and doors across multiple locations, simply and conveniently. SALTO Systems, which has...

Globally renowned surveillance and security specialist company, Zicam Integrated Security has announced the promotion of David Salisbury to the position of Managing Director, as Founder of the company, Milan Mazic becomes the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). David Salisbury has worked in the security industry for 17 years and has spent the last 13 of those years with Zicam Integrated Security. He joined the company in the position of Engineer, progressing after 4 years to the role of Senior E...

The National Security 2020 document was published, relating to the action of Italian intelligence. Since its first edition in 2007, this report has been available on the national intelligence website and provides a clear analysis of the threats to security on the ground. The report is divided into eight chapters, two of which are of direct interest to the IT world: the cyber threat, but also the hybrid one, understood as using the web to create disinformation. In addition, there is also an...

Yeastar, the provider of SME PBX system, and Bangkok Telecommunication, the Thailand-based distributor in the office automation and voice communication industry jointly announce a distribution partnership. Bangkok Telecommunication will distribute the full line of Yeastar’s innovative Unified Communications solutions to channels across Thailand. Telecommunication solutions “We feel thrilled to welcome Bangkok Telecommunication as Yeastar’s certified distributor in Thailand. T...

Anomali, the globally renowned company in intelligence-driven cyber security solutions, has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed industry veteran, Ahmed Rubaie as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a Board Member, effective from March 1, 2021. Ahmed Rubaie will succeed Hugh Njemanze, who worked closely with the board to help drive this change. Njemanze will remain with the company in the capacity of President and as a member of the Board of Directors. C...

Assured Data Protection, the prominent IT managed services provider (MSP) for cloud data protection solutions, announces that it has entered into a global partnership agreement with Confluera, a provider of next-generation detection and response solutions, to provide eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) as part of its established data protection service offering. The agreement enables Assured Data Protection to expand its cloud data management portfolio, drive engagement with new and existing...

ASSA ABLOY Door Group, a unit of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, offers a cradle-to-grave approach for its steel and timber doorsets while the UK prepares for a year of recovery. With the UK expecting a slow movement towards normality from spring onwards, experts suggest that now is the time for architects, specifiers, contractors, landlords, facilities managers, and housebuilders to ensure home, leisure, and working environments are up to date, safe and secure during the gradual...