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Through this partnership with CheckVideo, Security Partners dealers can receive Managed Services training Security Partners and CheckVideo recently announced an agreement to provide comprehensive managed video sales training programs to authorized security dealers who maintain an affiliation with Security Partners. Managed video services include Remote Video Guarding, Video Alarm Verification, Off-Site Video Data Storage, and Cloud Video Management. These features are availab...

Lisa Anne will overlook relationships with industry consultants and engineers to identify new business Continuing with AMAG Technology’s restructuring and expansion initiative to provide increased support to its engineer and consultant customer base, the company welcomes Lisa Anne Grossman to the Business Development team. Based in California, Lisa Anne is the new Western Region Business Development Manager. Her core objectives are to develop relationships with industry...

Western State Hospital (WSH) is a state psychiatric hospital which is licensed and operated by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. In late 2013, patients and staff moved into the brand new $140 million dollar facility, located in Staunton, Virginia. WSH offers individualized treatment to people with mental illness and substance abuse needs. The original facility was built in 1828 at a location nearby and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places...

The designation certifies that Quantum SAFE Software Suite integrates with AMAG’s Symmetry software Quantum Secure, a leading provider of enterprise-grade physical identity and access management (PIAM) solutions, is now a member of AMAG Technology’s Symmetry™ Extended Business Solutions (EBS) Program. The designation certifies that Quantum Secure’s SAFE Software Suite Version 4.8 integrates with AMAG’s Symmetry v7.0.1 access control software. &ld...

Matrix SATATYA HVR1624P is a 24 channel enterprise-grade Hybrid Video Recorder which offers the benefits of a highly mature Analog solution and security enhancements of IP solution. Organizations already using analog video surveillance can protect their existing investment in cameras and wiring and add IP cameras at new or critical points. For new video surveillance projects, Matrix SATATYA HVR allows mixed use of analog cameras and IP cameras depending on various factors like image quality, dis...

Abraham Maslow's "law of the instrument" says: If the tool you have is a hammer, then everything looks like a nail. To avoid the pitfall Maslow describes, let’s remember that the nature of a threat profile should decide the choice of security equipment, not the availability of that equipment. When we hear about a school shooting, for example, some of us immediately think “they should have had a camera system?” The ones thinking that probably sell camera systems. Although we...

AMAG’s Symmetry SR product line offers end users an easy migration path to the Symmetry ecosystem AMAG Technology has announced that Casi Rusco users who migrate to the Symmetry SR Retrofit solution now have access to the powerful ecosystem of Symmetry products. Symmetry users can take advantage of a plethora of integrations and open options that were previously not available to them, providing a total security management system solution that meets or exceeds any re...

Samsung and OnSSI’s integrated systems solution is ideal for applications in retail, education & SMB markets Samsung Techwin America and OnSSI will be introducing a new integrated solution that delivers higher levels of centralized system management and control, integral dewarping for improved wide area coverage, and  high capacity in-camera network video recording (NVR) at the ASIS Seminar and Exhibition this month. The new solution combines the industry-leadin...

SIA recently updated the agenda for the conference online at http://www.securingnewground.com The Security Industry Association (SIA) will host Securing New Ground® (SNGTM), the premiere executive conference in the security industry, on Oct. 29-30, 2014, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. SIA recently updated the agenda for the conference online at http://www.securingnewground.com. By attending SNGTM, security suppliers and practitioners gain access to...

Hikvision’s 3MP turret network camera, 960H hybrid DVR, and 8ch 7608 Embedded NVR were installed at the facility Hikvision, a worldwide leader in video surveillance products and solutions, partnered with Imperial Surveillance, a full-service security company, to protect operations at Midwest Foods, one of the North America’s largest food distributors. The project allowed the end-user to upgrade the existing technology to create a hybrid system and a gradual upgrade...

As a member of SIA, MicroPower Technologies capitalises on networking and partnership opportunities MicroPower Technologies Inc., an award-winning provider of surveillance solutions optimized for rapid, cost-effective deployment, announced recently that it has joined the Security Industry Association (SIA), a non-profit trade association representing manufacturers, service providers and integrators of physical security products. SIA advances industry and member interests by...

Scott K. Parrill will oversee security operations in the North Central region AlliedBarton Security Services, the industry's premier provider of highly trained security personnel, announces the appointment of Scott K. Parrill as Vice President/General Manager. He will oversee security operations and the delivery of service excellence, as well as business development, in the North Central region. "Scott understands the nuances of personnel services and developing solutions to...

In today's world of mobile devices, the number of apps available to the general public is increasing daily - apps that are designed to make our lives simpler and help us be more efficient. With about three-quarters of the world's population having access to a mobile device, it's no surprise that the range of different types of apps available today is so wide and varied. For the general public, there's an app for nearly everything. You can do your banking, order grocerie...

Law enforcement and pure problem-solving skills will play less of a role for the future security director Much effort has been put down in the professionalization of security work. Not only is it a recurring topic of conversation at events for security professionals, but also a formal topic of concern for ASIS – having active task forces devoted to the promotion of professionalization and academization of security practice as well as a recently updated standard (ANSI/ASI...

If a video surveillance system is installed using public funds, should the resulting video therefore be accessible to the public? A poll in the United Kingdom suggests the majority of Britons think it should. 64 percent of 1,345 people surveyed believe that British taxpayers, who pay for cameras placed in public places, should have access to the video feeds through live web streaming. The survey was conducted by installer CCTV.co.uk. There could be advantages to providing public access to vide...

Tufin® recently announced the company is working with VMware® to extend Tufin’s Security Policy Orchestration capabilities through the VMware NSX™ network virtualisation platform to provide security managers with a unified security policy experience with central management and automation. Through these interoperable solutions, customers will gain granular visibility and visualisation of network security in software-defined data centers (SDDCs). With this combination, network...

The partnership program is aimed at challenging the students to identify key market opportunities HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, and Chapman University recently announced a collaboration that gives Chapman University MBA students access to HID Trusted Tag Services™.  The program is aimed at challenging the students to identify key market opportunities and develop an action plan to expand the influence of its HID Trusted Tag Service...

Through the integrated solution, Agent Vi’s software component is embedded inside the Samsung Techwin cameras Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), the leading global provider of open architecture video analytics software, together with Samsung Techwin, have announced a strategic cooperation to integrate their products to allow Agent Vi’s embedded component to run on Samsung Techwin network cameras. The integration enables end users to run Agent Vi’s full rang...

mobiDEOS Inc. introduces an all-in-one surveillance solution for mobile and web remote monitoring that cloud- and network-enables any DVR on the market, allowing customers to extend the lifetime of analog surveillance systems while planting the seeds for a complete cloud and IP transition. The new hardware and software solution accelerates how enterprises, government agencies and other businesses and organizations transition to IP by transforming any analog DVR—regardless of make or model...

Linear LLC, a leader in residential and commercial access control, health and wellness, home automation and security solutions, announced recently that it has begun shipping the QUADStor™ NVR 400 Series Network Video Recorders, the cornerstone of Linear's IP video ecosystem. The embedded-browser based NVRs are simple to install, cost-effective to manage and allow users to integrate, capture, and store video data, and then retrieve and view the video images remotely with the QUADView™...

Unum installed its first security revolving door Boon Edam TourLock 180+90 at their Portland, Maine location Through a decades-long partnership with Boon Edam Inc., Unum Group has standardized its approach to building entrance security for its multiple locations across the United States. Unum is a leading provider of financial protection benefits for employees, including disability, life, accident and critical illness insurance that it markets under the Unum and Colonial Life...

Attendees and media can register at isceast.com ISC East sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), the largest security event in the Northeast United States, recently opened registration for the Nov. 19-20, 2014, conference. Attendees and media can register at isceast.com. More than 200 exhibitors and brands will attend the show, including a number of new faces — including ADI, as well as ScanSource and Ingram Micro, to name a few. The conference draws thous...

infinias, an industry-leading manufacturer and provider of IP-based access control software and hardware, announces release of a newly integrated access control and video management system – Intelli-M Access NVR. Initially launched this year at ISC West, the Intelli-M Access NVR can support up to 300 eIDC32 doors and up to 32 channels of IP video recording. The product is outfitted in an industrial 2U rack mount chassis and comes equipped with an Intel i5 processor and 8GB of RAM to manag...

Fluidmesh Networks, a worldwide leader in wireless systems for security, industrial, and mission-critical applications, is pleased to announce the release of its new FM 3200 radio. Two versions of the radio are available, including the FM3200 BASE, which hosts an integrated sector antenna, and the FM 3200 ENDO, which comes without an antenna to enable customers to integrate an external one. This new radio can be used to create highly customised point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, mesh, and mob...

John Romanowich will moderate the webcast on September 10 at 1:00pm SightLogix President and CEO John Romanowich will moderate a webcast on Wednesday, September 10 at 1:00pm on impending regulations and their impact on owners and operators of the North American electric grid.This Security Industry Association (SIA) webcast will discuss the role for security providers to help utilities meet increased physical security requirements, the potential scope of applicable facilities,...

IQinVision’s next generation IQeye Sentinel delivers up to 12MP resolution and is ideal for outdoor applications IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced availability for its new generation 12MP/4K IQeye Sentinel camera. IQinVision’s next generation IQeye Sentinel delivers up to 12MP resolution and is ideal for outdoor applications. It offers vibrant, crisp images using cutting-edge imaging sensor and encoder techno...

 IPSecurityCenter PSIM supports organizations to reduce costs, increase control ensure compliance and homogenize security protection levels CNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, is pleased to announce that it will be demonstrating the latest release of its IPSecurityCenter PSIM solution, at ASIS International, in booths #1043 and #2211 from Sept 29 – Oct 2, 2014 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Geor...

Maintaining a high level of customer service can be a challenging experience when an acquisition takes place.This issue is of particular relevance to the security industry, where merger and acquisition activity continues to rise. We asked some of our Expert Panelists to share their thoughts on how both the acquired company as well as the company making the acquisition can retain the focus on their customers throughout the integration process. Here’s what they had to say.

Many oil and gas companies utilize independent systems for incident management, crisis management and security It’s no secret that the security and fire industry is home to hundreds of suppliers, each competing for a slice of a global $100+ billion market. In niche industries such as oil and gas, where IHS sizes the market for security and fire equipment and services to be more than $1 billion, increased competition has prompted some suppliers to move beyond the integrat...

NBCPS uses Security Center to manage network cameras from Axis Communications and HID door readers Genetec™, a leading provider of unified IP security solutions recently announced that North Bend Central School District (NBCPS) has chosen and installed Genetec Security Center to better protect its elementary and junior high school students. North Bend Central School District serves a community of 1,200 residents in the southwest corner of Dodge County, Nebrask...