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Antaira Technologies is a leading developer of Industrial Networking and Device connectivity solutions for harsh environment applications and is proud to be expanding its Ethernet Media Converter family with three new Ethernet over VDSL2 Bridge products, the EVC-3001, EVC-3010, and IVC-4011-T. Antaira’s new Ethernet Extender series is built with the latest VDSL2 technology and offers the absolute fastest possible data transmission speeds over existing copper telephone lines or coaxial cabl...

Antaira Technologies is a leading developer of Industrial Networking and Device connectivity solutions for harsh environment applications and is proud to introduce a New Version Series of 100Tx Industrial Unmanaged Switches with the latest IEEE 802.3at (PoE+) technologies, Fiber Optics (SC/ST), and various power input options from 12~36VDC to 48~55VDC in order to support long term product assurance to the Industrial Automation market. In addition, the entire new version series provides a new fea...

Derek and Mark will further strengthen company’s sales initiatives and business strategies MOBOTIX, an industry leading provider of high-resolution, network-based security solutions, is building its resources throughout the United States and Canada by adding key personnel and expanding its array of video surveillance solutions. Project wins in the transportation, education and municipal environments and the release of new products, including a line of five-megapixel cam...

FLIR has added a number of enhancements to its F-Series and PT-Series security cameras, including a totally new and user-friendly web interface, an enhanced level of security with three login levels, and continuous e-zoom functionality. E-zoom functionality is now added to all 640x480 versions of the F-Series and PT-Series cameras. This means that there are no more fixed intervals while using the zoom functionality. Users can now stop at any zoom position that they like. The e-zoom appears as a...

The DRS team maintained a consistently high performance rating in its supplier assessment system DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, was among 24 suppliers selected from more than 5,000 to win an award for excellence from the Northrop Grumman Corporation. DRS’s C4ISR business group was recognized for providing outstanding support on a challenging and sensitive program with high visibility from Northrop’s Information Systems sector. The DRS team maintai...

HID Global will demonstrate its authentication solutions from its ActivID portfolio HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that it will showcase the industry’s only end-to-end solution portfolio designed to protect organizations against unauthorized access to everything from the cloud, to data, to the door at this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco. In addition to demonstrating its broad range of multi-layer authent...

The StealthWatch Labs research team delivers security updates to help better protect customers’ critical assets Lancope, Inc., a leader in network visibility and security intelligence, introduces new StealthWatch Labs security updates to help customers combat today’s chaotic and ever-changing threat landscape. Through this new feature, Lancope’s highly skilled StealthWatch Labs research team delivers security updates for major cyber-attacks targeting, lurkin...

The new CA3000 software provides robust access control functionality and seamless integration with alarms ContinentalAccess, a division of Napco Security Technologies, Inc., has recently released new CA3000 version 2.9 software, that not only provides robust access control functionality and seamless integration with alarms, locking and a growing list of video systems, but offers a host of many new sought-after features including; the ability to run the CardAccess 3000 and asso...

The Board includes a diverse & distinguished group of leading experts The lineup of confirmed Keynote Speakers and panelists continues to grow for the upcoming 8th Annual Border Security Expo, scheduled for March 18-19, 2014 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.  Confirmed keynote speakers include Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, who was sworn in December 23, 2013; Thomas S. Winkowski, Acting Commission...

Tufin will showcase important product updates to its Tufin Orchestration Suite Tufin Technologies, the market-leading provider of security policy orchestration solutions, recently announced that CTO, Reuven Harrison will present at the RSA Conference 2014 on how to better automate and accelerate network security changes to maintain business agility.  Taking place at the Tufin South Expo Booth #1821, the series of presentations entitled: ‘Are You Orchestrating Your N...

American Dynamics, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, the world's largest pure-play fire protection and security company, announces the introduction of the Illustra 825 Fisheye Camera, a sophisticated camera that provides exceptional video quality and ultra-smooth digital pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) movements for capturing real-time 180°/360° panoramic views of wide areas. American Dynamics brings the reputation for high quality video to the 360° panorama product class. W...

Quintron Systems, Inc., the recognized leader in advanced interoperable voice systems and physical access control/intrusion detection systems, recently announced the RDS-1 network appliance technology, making the deployment of small access control systems faster, less expensive, and more reliable. “This ‘traditional server replacement’ delivers everything needed for an eight door system, upgradable to 32 doors, in a single pre-configured device,” said Richard Finnegan, V....

Honeywell has added hybrid network video recorders (NVRs) to its MAXPRO portfolio of high-definition IP video technology, and has also introduced HVE video/audio encoders that allow dealers to easily transition their customers’ analog cameras to IP. The hybrid NVRs convert analog feeds to IP without replacing analog cameras, which is ideal for smaller installations that want to keep their existing analog cameras while adding affordable, high-quality HD IP video to their systems. When insta...

David D. Petratis, chairman, president and CEO will conduct a conference call for analysts and investors Allegion plc, a leading global provider of security products and solutions, released its 2013 fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. ET. On Thursday, February 20, David D. Petratis, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Patrick Shannon, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will conduct a conference call f...

Allegion will operate a 45,000-square-foot integrated plant in Bogota, Colombia Allegion plc, a leading global provider of security products and solutions, recently announced the acquisition of certain assets of Schlage Lock de Colombia S.A., the second largest mechanical lock manufacturer in that country with revenues of approximately US$12 million. The acquisition of certain assets of the privately-owned company, which has distribution in other South and Central American cou...

Brickcom will work with CMT to strongly position and distribute its IP surveillance products in the USA Brickcom Corporation is pleased to announce the distribution partnership in USA with CMT International, Inc. The two companies will work closely to strongly position and distribute the Brickcom IP surveillance products in USA. Brickcom offers a wide range of multi-megapixel IP network cameras, camera accessories, NVRs, and networking equipment. The Brickcom IP cameras are d...

DVTEL'S Latitude allows for enhanced monitoring and event investigation capabilities Background Intercontinental Terminals (ITC), is one of the largest independent terminal companies on the US Gulf Coast, and comprises 265 acres strategically situated on the Houston Ship Channel. ITC handles chemicals, petrochemicals, and liquefied gasses. More than 16,000 tank trucks and 10,000 rail cars pass through the facility each year. ITC services barges and deep water tankers. The te...

DVTEL’s Scenetracker uses current IP technology to improve safety and efficiency in the operation of the locks Background Project Sea Lock has over 70 locks and accommodates cargo boats up to 300 feet long. The locks are primarily used to prevent water from flooding the mainland while still allowing a viable shipping channel. The Project is a major contributor to this host city’s economy as a shipping and receiving lane. Security Challenges Before DVTEL’s...

HID Global will highlight its solutions for secure access to Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) HID Global, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, recently announced that it will showcase its healthcare security offerings that solve strong authentication challenges for IT security and patient information privacy at this year’s HIMSS in Orlando, Florida. The company will showcase its layered approach to patient data protection and health record secur...

The centralized system allows the district to grant new employees access to the appropriate school buildings Flexible PCSC system offers centralised control while meeting the needs of 47 buildings. When voters in Colorado’s Poudre School District approved a bond measure in 2000 to fund a new school security system, they made a clear statement about the value they place on keeping the district’s 24,000 students safe. “The community has charged us with the car...

Exacq Technologies, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, a leading manufacturer of video management system (VMS) software and servers used for video surveillance, has released the new S-Series Enterprise line of networked video storage servers. The new S-Series Enterprise line of networked video storage servers from Exacq Technologies allows users to add extended storage and archived storage to any exacqVision server running the exacqVision Professional or Enterprise Video Manag...

Salient Systems Corporation, a leader in video surveillance solutions, is pleased to announce the newest version of CompleteViewTM VMS v4.3. This version offers customers a wide array of enhancements designed for performance, with faster video and event search and updates, audio support for QuickTrack cameras, a new 64 bit CompleteView MSI Installer and TouchView mobile support for iOS 7 and digital PTZ on live viewing. Included in the release are built-in 3rd party tools such as TeamViewer and...

Security and access control at Disney includes PCSC proximity card readers and card readers controlling access Located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, the concert hall is scheduled to open for its inaugural season on October 23, 2003. It’s the newest addition to the Performing Arts Center that includes the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, The Mark Taper Forum, and the Ahmanson Theatre. Security and access control at Disney includes PCSC proximity card readers on in...

Smiths Detection’s IONSCAN 500DT meets new procurement guidelines that took effect on January 1, 2014 Smiths Detection’s IONSCAN 500DT is included among “qualified” technologies for Explosive Trace Detection on the TSA Air Cargo Screening Technology Lists (ACSTL) and meets new procurement guidelines that took effect on January 1, 2014. A reliable trace detection system used to screen cargo, packages or baggage, the IONSCAN 500DT uses Ion Mobility Spect...

The ranking places NICE among leading businesses like Google, Amazon, Airbnb, and Nike NICE Systems recently announced that it was named as one of the “World's 50 Most Innovative Companies” in 2014 by Fast Company magazine. This places NICE among leading businesses like Google, Amazon, Airbnb, and Nike. NICE ranked first in the magazine’s “Top 10” innovators in finance. According to Fast Company, “The Most Innovative Companies” ranki...

Moxa, a leader in intelligent industrial networking solutions, is leveraging its extensive technological resources to introduce one of the world's first PoE+ Ethernet switches engineered to perform in harsh outdoor and industrial manufacturing environments, featuring 3KV LAN surge protection and a wide temperature range (-40°C to +75°C) that ensures the highest reliability of PoE systems while delivering network speeds of up to 1000 Mbps to eliminate bottlenecks. Moxa's new EDS-P510A-8P...

 H.265/HEVC coding format will bring major benefits to IP video cameras offering a new level of video quality at an economic price The emergence last year of a new format for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is poised to have a huge impact on IP video surveillance cameras over the next few years. Among the benefits of the new H.265/HEVC coding format over the legacy H.264/MPEG-4 is a 40 percent or more bit rate reduction at the same visual quality. Therefore, a camera...

This award will enable rapid service implementation and delivery for NAV customers in WSCA / NASPO states North American Video (NAV), a leading provider of security systems integration technology and services, has been awarded a contract with the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) to provide electronic security products and technologies, along with installation, integration and repair services. The contract, for the newly established purchase category of security and p...

Ryan Gregory was promoted to manager of the Systems and Solutions team for business development Axis Communications, the market leader in network video, recently announced the promotion of Ryan Gregory to manager of the Systems and Solutions team for business development in North America. “Axis has always been a long-term company and this new team is a testament to our commitment to growing with the industry and continuing to meet our partners’ and end customers&r...

Axis Communications, the market leader in network video, announces the discreet and cost-effective AXIS M1145-L and AXIS M1145 network cameras featuring full HDTV 1080p resolution and highly efficient H.264 video compression with remote zoom and focus for exceptional image usability. AXIS M1145-L is also equipped with built-in and adjustable IR LED illumination – called OptimizedIR – for easy and discreet day and night video surveillance. These two new fixed cameras in the AXIS M11...