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PAC has produced an integration guide to Dahua’s Thermal Monitoring Access Control Terminal (TMAC) to allow easy checking of a person’s temperature as well as confirmation a face mask is being worn when entering a building or any area secured by PAC access control. This integration guide is for use in Europe, UK and APAC. Enhance the safety of occupants As businesses adapt to current COVID-19 measures, building managers need technology to help them continue to enhance the safety of...

With a renewed focus on sector transformation and recovery, the Construction Leadership Council has established a new Digital Network as a key part of the CLC Task Force Group. The Digital Network is tasked by CLC with facilitating and accelerating digital transformation in the UK’s built environment, with the aim of improving industry performance and export potential. Industry digital pioneers Dr. Anne Kemp OBE, Kevin Reeves and Mark Enzer OBE have been asked to head the network. Working...

Global security manufacturer, Gallagher, has announced they are the proud recipient of two Platinum American Security Today 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards. Gallagher Command Center was awarded Best Enterprise Access Control, and their Proximity and Contact Tracing Report was awarded Best Risk, Crisis Management Product. The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, highlighting the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking secur...

Senstar, a front-runner in video management and perimeter intrusion detection solutions, is pleased to introduce Alain Grinbaum as Senior Sales Director. Based in Paris, France, Mr. Grinbaum has assumed direct responsibility for Senstar’s sales functions in that country, as well as Italy, Benelux, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the Middle East. Fulfilling customer needs “Senstar offers complete and sophisticated security solutions on their own and/or in combination to provi...

Manufacturer rep firm LAR Group to provide sales, support, and resources to customers and partners across the region Arcules, the foremost provider of unified, intelligent security-as-a-service solutions, announced that the company will expand its reach into Latin America, engaging manufacturer’s representative firm LAR Group to promote the Arcules Unified Cloud Security Platform across the region. cloud-based video, access control, Analytics With offices in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, C...

ADT Commercial announces that it has purchased premier fire, life safety and security provider and integrator, CLS Technology, Inc., based out of Katy, Texas. The purchase of CLS Technology further deepens ADT Commercial’s capabilities to serve mid-market, national and large-scale commercial customers in the Houston, Texas area. This marks the organization’s 24th acquisition. CLS Technology, Inc. has been a high-quality commercial integrator serving the metropolitan Houston area and...

Security system manufacturer, Inner Range has announced a new strategic focus on cyber security, after auditing and formalizing several existing cyber security measures. The globally renowned security solutions firm, Inner Range, which has not had a single reported cyber security breach in its 30-year history, has been working with a global software service company to develop a comprehensive cyber security governance program that can grow and evolve to meet ever-changing cyber security challeng...

SAFR’s liveness detection, anti-spoofing, and strong recognition accuracy for masked faces make a touchless secure access solution optimized for real-world performance Setelsa Security, an Amper Group company and 30-year industry expert in secure access and time and attendance control systems, has chosen SAFR from RealNetworks, Inc. to provide face-based biometrics for its clients in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, and Argentina. Integrating SAFR face recognition will enhance Setelsa&rs...

“2020 Strategic Supplier Conference of Shimao Group” was held in Zhaoqing, Guangdong on December 4th. In the award ceremony of the conference, Shimao Group offered awards such as “Excellent Supplier” to strategic suppliers in various industries. Among them, DNAKE won two awards, including “the 2020 Strategic Supplier Excellence Award” (on video intercom) and “the 2020 Long-term Cooperation Award of Strategic Supplier”. Partner of Shimao Group As...

With the rapid development of IoT technology, remote work and teaching have become a new normal style in the post-epidemic era. Although it saves space and time, there is a risk of an information breach. In order to enhance the public’s awareness of cyber security and promote the vigorous development of IoT technology, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and National Communications Commission (NCC) held the “IoT & Cyber security conference” on December 1, inviting LILIN, a g...

Johnson Controls, the global renowned company in the field of smart and sustainable building solutions, released the findings of its annual Energy Efficiency Indicator survey, which found that more than half of organizations plan to increase investment in energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart building technology next year, comparable with investment trends after the 2010 recession. Of the factors determining investment, the majority (85 percent) said that reducing energy costs was a ver...

Eagle Eye Networks, the global front-runner in smart cloud video security, has appointed David Barr as Enterprise Sales Manager for Europe to build the Enterprise Market Segment throughout the region. David has 30 years of experience in the security industry, joining Eagle Eye Networks after 17 years with Xtralis ADPRO, which in recent years was acquired by Honeywell. Responsibilities In his new role, David will work with Eagle Eye Networks global and EMEA end users and partners to develop th...

17 HH-139Bs, a customized variant of the bestselling AW139, will join 13 HH-139A and four VH-139As by 2021 to carry out missions like SAR, fire-fighting, and Slow Mover Intercept. The HH-139B features new equipment and a configuration to support the Italian Air Force’s duties and grows the fleet of AW139 platforms used by several Government and rescue operators in Italy; this delivers outstanding interoperability and efficiency to protect communities and environment. Nearly 1,100 AW139s a...

Working alongside all of the UK’s local Chambers of Commerce, the British Chambers of Commerce chose to recognize a number of UK businesses across the country who had gone beyond expectations in their response to the pandemic. Leonardo employs over 7,500 employees across the UK at its sites which include Edinburgh, Basildon, Luton, Southampton and Yeovil. The company was named as a UK Business Hero due to its continued work to deliver key capability to the Armed Forces’ current and...

Sectigo, a foremost provider of automated digital identity management and web security solutions, has acquired SSL247, the biggest SSL certificate and web security provider in the UK and France, and Xolphin, the largest provider of SSL certificates and digital signatures in the Netherlands. With the two acquisitions, Sectigo significantly extends its sales reach and support for the company's leading SSL certificate solutions, Sectigo Web Security Platform and Sectigo Certificate Manager platfor...

Exabeam, the security analytics and automation company, announces the appointment of technology industry veteran and former Splunk marketing leader Sherry Lowe to chief marketing officer (CMO). Lowe will be responsible for leading the global marketing strategy and will report directly to Ralph Pisani, president, Exabeam. Throughout Lowe’s 20-year career in the technology industry, she has built strategic marketing programs for rapidly growing tech companies such as Expanse, Druva and Splu...

Evolution, the globally renowned company in integrated fire and security systems business, has announced the promotion of Mark Corrigan to the role of Director for business in Ireland. Irish business operations head Mark joined Evolution as a Service Engineer in 2013 and has continually impressed, quickly progressing to the position of Team Leader, before being promoted to Ireland Country Manager in 2015. He is now responsible for all Irish-based business operations and business development in...

ASIS International, the association for security management professionals, announces the full slate of directors for their 2021 Global Board. The Global Board of Directors, first installed in 2020, is a major step in the association’s transition to a new global governance structure that allows ASIS to better provide service to its members at the local, regional, and global levels. Global Board director Timothy M. McCreight, CPP, of Canada, was selected by the board to serve as Secretary-T...

A new England-wide study by IP video integrator NW Security completed in September, found that 97 percent of medium and large-sized businesses wanted to make significant improvements to their existing CCTV systems. Over a third (36 percent) of firms captured in this study wanted their CCTV systems to be integrated better with other security-related systems such as access control, fire, and intruder alarm systems. Faster access to key CCTV data Nearly one in five medium and large-sized firms (...

In order to contribute to the construction of smart cities in China, the China Security & Protection Industry Association organized evaluations and recommended excellent innovative technologies and solutions for “smart cities” in 2020. After the review, verification, and evaluation of the event expert committee, DNAKE was recommended as “Outstanding Provider of Innovative Technology and Solution for Smart City” (the Year 2021-2022) with full-series dynamic facial rec...

Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global pioneer in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology announced that its 4-socket server platform, powered by advanced 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with built-in AI acceleration, is certified for SAP HANA as well as Oracle Linux and virtualization. Shipping in volume, the 2U 4-socket server, combined with advanced enterprise software, enables customers to leverage the value, benefit, and simplicity of these...

Impinj, Inc., a provider, and pioneer of RAIN RFID solutions announced that Umesh Padval has joined its board of directors. "Umesh brings extensive experience operating high-growth technology companies," said Impinj Board Chair Peter van Oppen. "These skills, along with board and venture capital experience, are a strong addition to our team." "His love of technology, his entrepreneurial spirit, and his broad operational and strategic experience are what make Umesh a great fit for Impinj and an...

FLIR Systems, Inc., the globally renowned provider of video surveillance systems and drones has announced that it has acquired Altavian, Inc., a privately-held renowned manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) for defense and public safety customers. Altavian’s airframes integrate multiple sensors, including FLIR thermal technology, to provide users with decision support and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability. Expertise in Avionics solutions Base...

Brivo announces a partnership with Reliance High-Tech, a renowned independent security systems integrator serving the UK and Europe. As cloud-based access control adoption continues to grow across Europe, Reliance High-Tech will add Brivo to their service offering, delivering on their commitment to bring key technology innovation and excellence in customer support to the market. Both companies share a passion for innovation, forward-thinking technology and a record of high standards in customer...

Gigaclear, the renowned rural broadband services provider, has officially launched its Community Hub Scheme, which aims to provide free broadband to critical community services. 137 of Gigaclear’s Community Hubs are already connected to its ultrafast network, but all areas in which Gigaclear is building are encouraged to apply for the initiative. Ultrafast, full-fiber network The company, which has continued to expand its ultrafast, full-fiber network to reach more people across rural Br...

Interphone has published a security system and building technology whitepaper to help developers, contractors, installers, and managing agents better understand their responsibilities regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The in-depth report, titled A guide to GDPR compliance for the commercial residential marketplace, has been produced jointly with legal training specialist Woolven and Brown to provide an industry-specific look at the data protection and privacy law. GDPR a...

RemoteLock, the provider of universal access control, announces that it has expanded the number of August and Yale locks that are supported on its platform to include Wi-Fi-enabled August smart locks and the line of Yale Assure Locks with Wi-Fi. RemoteLock customers can now leverage RemoteLock to manage these locks in large scale installations, gaining greater efficiencies by administering access to every lock from a single dashboard. The expanded partnership is expected to provide new access c...

A new study of CCTV system managers, commissioned by security technology company NW Security, found that nearly half (46 percent) of medium and large-sized businesses across England, plan to use their CCTV systems to support remote management of processes and people in the workplace. The study also uncovered the fact that the primary reason for investing in CCTV systems in the workplace is to keep staff safe while working. Remote management One clear finding was that CCTV systems are increasi...

To say that the security industry draws people in and demonstrates its value in terms of relationship building with the caliber of people who comprise the industry is an understatement, as Bart Williams, President of Security Solutions and Communications, Inc. (Security Solutions) found out. Founder of Security Solutions Williams chose to become an engineer as his profession, but he began dabbling in the security industry part time, soon to discover it would lead him on the path to becoming St...

Integrators and resellers will be pleased to know that the Milestone Systems Americas Technical Support team has extended its hours of operation. Now Milestone partners on the U.S. East Coast, Eastern Canada, and in Brazil will have access to Technical Support two hours earlier, beginning at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Milestone Systems, a renowned provider of open platform video management systems (VMS), has adjusted its hours of operation in the Americas. Milestone Technical Support for its partn...