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BCDVideo and Bassett Sales Corporation announced a new partnership that will provide BCDVideo products and solutions to customers throughout the Southwestern United States and Hawaii. This new relationship will expand customer access to BCDVideo’s video recording servers, data storage, hyper-converged solutions, networking, environmentally hardened servers, switches, client viewing stations, as well as several private-label systems that BCDVideo builds for original equipment manufacturers...

AMAG Technology, a provider of unified solutions that help organizations mitigate risk, meet compliance and save money, announces the integration of its Symmetry Access Control v9.1 software with Suprema’s BioLite N2 and BioEntry P2 Biometric readers. The integration allows Symmetry users to gain biometric access to a door using their fingerprint and a credential. Suprema is a long-time member of AMAG’s Symmetry Preferred Partner Program. Both AMAG and Suprema have tested and certifi...

DICE Corporation is pleased to announce and welcome Carl Galsterer as the company’s new chief network architect. Galsterer will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s information technology infrastructure, including the design and implementation of customer networks and process standardization. More About Carl With over 16 years of experience in network engineering as a senior engineer, Galsterer was pivotal in building the Charter Spectrum network throughout Mi...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) – as part of its Women in Security Forum initiative – will host a breakfast event during ISC West featuring insights from special guest Juliette Kayyem, a national leader in America’s homeland security efforts. The SIA Women in Security Forum Breakfast at ISC West will take place Friday, April 12, in Room 1001/1004 of the Sands Convention Center at 8:30 a.m. Kayyem previously served as President Obama’s assistant secretary for inte...

Yeastar, a provider of cloud-based and on-premises VoIP PBXs and VoIP Gateways for SMBs, and ippi, a key France-based player in SIP telephony jointly announced the full interoperability of Yeastar S-Series VoIP PBX and Yeastar Cloud PBX services with ippi SIP trunk. Rigorous testing has been performed to certify that ippi’s stable and cost-effective SIP-trunking services work seamlessly with Yeastar award-winning S-Series VoIP PBX and Cloud PBX, offering anot...

The new ASIS Private Security Officer Selection and Training (PSO) Guideline (ASIS PSO-2019) provides recommendations for establishing and managing a program, for the selection and training of private security officers. ASIS PSO-2019 Guideline The ASIS PSO Selection and Training Guideline, a revision of the ASIS PSO-2010 Guideline, is critical to the private security industry, which employees millions of security officers across the nation. Applicable to proprietary and contract security, the...

Arecont Vision Costar, the provider of network-based video surveillance solutions, announces appointment of Troy Fairchild as Vice President of Technical Services, Costar Technologies, Inc.  Arecont Vision Costar’s Technical Services organization includes skilled Field Application Engineers (FAEs) who primarily provide pre-sale technical and configuration support. This includes both remote and onsite assistance to authorized security dealers and integrators, working in conjunction wi...

Huawei announced that it has filed a complaint in a U.S. federal court that challenges the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Through this action, Huawei seeks a declaratory judgment that the restrictions targeting Huawei are unconstitutional, and a permanent injunction against these restrictions. "The U.S. Congress has repeatedly failed to produce any evidence to support its restrictions on Huawei products. We are compelled to take this lega...

Axis is announcing a joint integration between Genetec’s Security Center SynergisTM and the recently announced AXIS A1601 Network Door Controller. This integration addresses the needs of medium and large-sized organizations with multiple sites. This new integration to Genetec’s Security Center SynergisTM extends the combined offerings for physical access control to more clearly address advanced access management requirements. As a result, administrators can now manage all door contr...

Verizon announced the addition of BlackBerry Cylance’s AI-driven antivirus security solutions to its industry-leading Managed Security Services (MSS) portfolio. “Businesses of all sizes are suffering alert-fatigue generated by other endpoint solutions. Many are turning to managed security services to gain holistic, expert-level management across their endpoints, gateways and networks on a round the clock basis,” said Stuart McClure, co-founder of Cylance and president of Black...

PSA, a consortium of professional systems integrators, announced that Dan Dunkel has joined PSA as Managing Director of PSA's Managed Security Service Provider Program. In this role, Dunkel will recruit solution providers to become part of PSA's newly created Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) program and develop go-to-market strategies and ongoing programs to increase program adoption within PSA's network of systems integrators. PSA's MSSP program is designed to help systems integrators...

Arecont Vision Costar, the pioneer in network-based video surveillance solutions, announces the opening of new corporate headquarters, manufacturing, and warehousing operations, plus the creation of an Advanced Technology Center (ATC). Arecont Vision Costar launched in July of 2018 as a business unit of Coppell, Texas based Costar Technologies, Inc. The company took over the original Arecont Vision LLC’s Los Angeles County facilities in Glendale, California without interruption. Through c...

AlgoSec, the network security management vendor, announced a new integration with the IBM Resilient Incident Response Platform (IRP), enabling organizations to tie security incidents and attacks directly to the business processes that could be impacted.  AlgoSec’s integration provides security analysts with the ability to enrich the Resilient IRP with critical business and network context to immediately assess an incident’s potential business impact, and to prioritize and autom...

The ability to reliably assess the financial exposure from cyber risk and aggregate this across the enterprise to help justify cybersecurity investments and inform cyber insurance decisions have been a long-term goals of CISOs and risk managers. Acuity has solved this problem and will provide quantitative risk assessment options in STREAM v5.4, scheduled for release in March 2019. In this webinar, Acuity partner, Simon Marvell will demonstrate STREAM’s new quantitative capability togethe...

Rasilient Systems, Inc., the pioneer in video surveillance systems purposely architected for IP video recording, has been approved by Milestone Systems to join the System Builder Program. The partnership provides Rasilient the option to deliver its purpose-built video surveillance system hardware pre-installed with XProtect video management software (VMS) for installations with 100 or more cameras. The program enables hardware manufacturers like Rasilient to ship their server and storage soluti...

Employees from Hikvision USA Inc., a provider of security hardware equipment and software solutions, worked with non-profit Mission 500 to assemble 250 backpacks with school supplies for students who attend East Hartford, Conn.-area Title 1 schools. Members of Hikvision’s Northeast regional team volunteered at Mission 500 partner World Vision’s Teacher Resource Center in East Hartford, Conn. The resource center warehouses donated learning and classroom supplies that are provided to...

MOBOTIX, global manufacturer of premium-quality secure IP video systems, is responding to the latest news about the use of non-secure hardware and software in IT or network infrastructures. Global players from the U.S. have already reacted and banned certain manufacturers from public contracts. Australia has also forbidden the use of products from certain manufacturers that are under suspicion of facilitating unauthorized access to data or not being able of warding off hacker attacks via cells o...

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform, announces that Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., a natural health and wellness company engaged in the manufacture and direct selling of nutritional and personal care products, is using Pluralsight to quickly and efficiently develop the latest technology skills needed to move its infrastructure from on-premises to Microsoft Azure. Nature’s Sunshine markets and distributes nutritional and personal care products through a global d...

Electric Productions presents ‘Trending Today’, a television series airing Saturday, February 23 on Fox Business at 12:00 PM EST featuring Business Leaders and Lifestyle Innovators. This episode of Trending Today features Swann Communications, the pioneer of DIY security systems. Swann is a global leader in security monitoring, consumer electronics and security-centric solutions for the smart homes and businesses of today and tomorrow. Surveillance And Monitoring Technology ...

Ping Identity, global identity defined security solutions provider, has announced new programs and benefits for its Technology Alliance and Channel Program partners, including a new online partner directory, app integrations catalog, education and training services, on-demand resources, and enhanced services designed to improve partner products and drive business. Ping is also recognizing Microsoft, Optiv and ProofID for their shared commitment to deliver innovative identity solutions to the mar...

Speedcast International Limited, the world’s most trusted provider of remote communication and IT solutions announced that the company will begin to offer Intellian’s v240MT antenna to its Cruise and Energy customers. v240MT The v240MT is Intellian’s next generation, tri-band and multi-orbit 2.4 meter antenna for use on Ku, Ka, and C-band satellites. The antenna will provide Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) broadband access to virtually any satelli...

Evolis announces the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary in Tokyo, Evolis Japan K.K. The globally renowned French card issuance company designs, manufactures and commercializes a complete range of personalization and issuance solutions for plastic cards in various markets such as retail, hospitality, banking or public administrations across the globe.Evolis has been present since 2008 in Japan through a distributor. The creation of a local subsidiary aims at strengthening relations with local...

Five years ago, Kwikset brand of Spectrum Brands, Inc. – Hardware & Home Improvement Division became involved with Building Homes for Heroes (BHH), a non-profit organization that builds homes from the ground up or modifies existing homes to meet the needs of war veterans with severe wounds and disabilities. Providing Key-Free Access Through this association, Kwikset committed to supplying a full complement of locks and door hardware to outfit the mortgage-free homes the organization...

Allied Telesis, a global provider of connectivity and network solutions announced that Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) and Allied Telesis CEO and MTI board member, Takayoshi Oshima, delivered a Congressional Staff Briefing on Surface Transportation Targets and Cybersecurity this January. In a unique opportunity, MTI was invited to present its research on terrorism threats to surface transportation. Director of the MTI’s Transportation Security Center, Brian M. Jenkins led the discus...

Security 101, a fast growing security integrator, announces it is expanding into the Chicago market with the opening of a new office. David Ritland, an accomplished businessman, is the owner and president of the new franchise office. Most recently Ritland was president of The Sentral Group, a large contract manufacturer of electrical wire harnesses, based in Lincolnshire, Ill. Under his leadership the company expanded to five U.S. and one Mexico plant with more than 350 employees. Advanced Vis...

Simon Barnes, Business Development Manager – Airports EMEA at Genetec commented on the news that Police believe a current or former employee was behind the Gatwick drone incident on December 19th, 2018: “Today’s drone-related suspension of flights at Dublin airport, and the news that an insider threat was maybe responsible for the chaos that ensued at Gatwick just before Christmas shows the range of threats the industry now has to navigate. We know from speaking to airports ac...

Allied Universal, the security services provider in North America with headquarters in Santa Ana, CA and Conshohocken, PA, announces that Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (‘CDPQ’) announces a strategic investment in Allied Universal alongside company management and Warburg Pincus and Wendel, its current financial partners. The transaction values Allied Universal at more than US$7 billion. The investment from CDPQ will support the long-term growth and strate...

It’s the first quarter of a New Year and businesses are already busy reviewing budgets for ways to save money. One line item that can impact business the most – loss. Employee theft alone is a crime that costs U.S. businesses $50 billion annually*, according to Statistic Brain. So if you aren’t sure who is keeping watch over your property and assets, and how they reduce preventable loss, it might be time for a security audit. According to GuardOne, the security patrol and remo...

Pluralsight, Inc., the enterprise technology skills platform announced the promotion of Brandon Peay to Chief Strategy and Operations Officer effective immediately. Reporting directly to Pluralsight co-founder and CEO Aaron Skonnard, Peay was promoted from his current position as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations. Democratizing technology skills “Brandon joined Pluralsight in 2014 and began making an immediate impact in our growth and aligning our corporate strategy to...

Ojo Technology, one of the fastest growing security integrators in Northern California, has named Shailesh Prasad as its new vice president of operations and promoted Jeffrey Gutierrez to general manager for its growing Central Valley office. Prasad will work from the company headquarters in Fremont serving as vice president of operations and overseeing day-to-day operations as well as strategic planning and goal-setting. Gutierrez will lead the company’s rapidly expanding office in Stock...