Surveillance & Security News for December 2023

RiverSafe, a cyber security, data operations, and DevOps professional services provider, has partnered with EARTH 51 to assist in developing RiverSafe’s sustainability strategy, as it looks to head the industry into the next decade of security transformation. EARTH 51 prides itself on its ability to thread sustainability into an organization’s DNA, allowing businesses to strike the right balance between financial gain and a sustainable approach, helping to shape the policies and pra...

ADI Global Distribution, a major distributor of security, AV and low-voltage products, announced a new distribution agreement with global supplier - Belden.  ADI customers across EMEA will have access to the networking, connectivity, and cable product lines from Belden. Infrastructure solutions ADI remains committed to providing our customers with access to the products they need" "ADI remains committed to providing our customers with access to the products they need to successfully des...

Award-winning global security manufacturer, Gallagher, is sharing insights from their inaugural Security Industry Trends Report, which paints a larger picture of transition on the horizon in 2024. Following a turbulent year in which supply chain disruptions, labor market shifts, and global financial uncertainty continued to rock the security industry, Gallagher’s Security Industry Trends Report predicts that the defining trend of 2024 will be an increasing speed of transition away from ba...

Temu, the most downloaded new shopping app in the world, introduced two-factor authentication (2FA) to enhance the security of its website and mobile apps, the latest measure taken by the Boston-based online marketplace to protect consumers and deter fraud. Two-factor authentication Temu joins other major e-commerce platforms and payment gateways to implement 2FA, which is increasingly viewed as a necessary component of robust cybersecurity. It adds a layer of security beyond just a...

Market-pioneering provider of workforce management and access control solutions, MSite has appointed two new strategic partnership directors to lead the company’s mission to work collaboratively with the industry and make construction safer and more productive. MSite’s drive With more than 55 years of combined experience in technology and systems development for some of the largest UK-built environment organizations, Martin Ward and Dominic Howkins share MSite’s drive to bett...

Quantum Corporation, the pioneer in solutions for video and unstructured data, announces that Quantum Myriad™, an all-flash, scale-out file, and object storage software platform for the enterprise, is generally available for purchase. Cloud-native architecture First released to early-access customers in April 2023, Myriad has demonstrated in testing that it delivers deployment flexibility and consistent high performance for data-intensive workloads. This is in large part due to the mode...

OSI Systems, Inc. (the ‘Company’ or ‘OSI Systems’) (OSIS) has announced that its Security division was awarded a contract from an international airport for approximately $18 million to provide various checkpoint and hold baggage screening solutions. Among the systems to be provided are the RTT®110 (Real Time Tomography) explosive detection system for screening hold baggage, Metor® Walk-Through Metal Detector, and Itemiser® 5X explosive trace detection system...

Global technology solutions provider Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced it has provided engineering support to enable Bharat Pi, an India-based tech startup to design and build enterprise-grade IoT development boards that deliver benefits of reliability, quality, and scalability to millions of smart and connected devices. Adoption of IIoT According to the IoT device management platform analysis by Future Market Insights, the demand in India is expected to increase at a compound annual growth...

The delegates of Euralarm’s Extinguishing Section have elected Gerd Hülsen as Vice-Chair of the section. He follows in the footsteps of Torbjørn Laursen. Alan Elder, Chair of the Extinguishing Section, stated, “I’d like to thank Torbjørn for his efforts as the previous Vice-Chair. I am sure that Gerd will be given the support that our delegates have always given Torbjørn and I, to help us to move the Extinguishing Section to the next level.” Fu...

Pimloc, the pioneering AI video privacy and analytics company, and Argenbright Security Europe Limited (ASEL), Europe's pioneer in intelligence-led risk advisory and security solutions, announced a significant strategic partnership. As a result of this alliance, ASEL will incorporate Pimloc's Secure Redact into its suite of services, enabling its vast clientele in retail, hospitality, logistics, and manufacturing to benefit from enhanced visual data protection and automated redaction along...

With the MOBOTIX autumn launch, the specialist for AI-supported video technology is launching the new MOBOTIX MOVE Vandal Multisensor PTZ Combo, an all-in-one video solution, especially for larger surveillance areas.  360° panoramic view The camera combines a 360° panoramic view with comprehensive PTZ functionalities (pan, tilt, zoom) in a single device. The versatile camera is ideal for indoor and outdoor applications, e.g. in parking and waiting areas, public areas, smart citie...

Encompassing a vast Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) site with almost 10 miles of fenceline and borders facing open water, the task of protecting the site’s perimeter reliably, and detecting potential intrusion or other threats was the brief National Grid entrusted to Obsidian Security. Simon George, Obsidian’s Managing Director takes up the story: “Taking on National Grid’s challenging brief, Obsidian had a reputation to uphold at this hugely important location, w...

Exabeam, a global pioneer in cybersecurity that delivers AI-driven security operations announced the successful completion of an Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessment at the Protected level for the Exabeam Security Operations Platform. Aligned with the standards set by the Australian Signals Directorate, this assessment highlights Exabeam's commitment to providing advanced AI-driven security operations solutions that meet high-security standards, benefiting both go...

Parker Group, a provider of integrated engineering services and technologies, will showcase the capabilities of its AV-over-IP capture, recording, and distribution platform, AVenue, combined with VuWall video wall control systems at the upcoming Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. AVenue AV-over-IP platform At booth 465, Parker Group will demonstrate its AVenue AV-over-IP platform, highlighting i...

On the occasion of INTERPOL’s 91st General Assembly – and 100th anniversary – the world’s largest international police organization announces the launch of its enhanced BioHUB, powered by IDEMIA’s newest Multibiometric Identification System (MBIS). Multibiometric Identification System This latest version, MBIS 5, integrates new generation algorithms, which provide a higher matching accuracy rate with a shorter response time and a more user-friendly interface. The...

Planning has already been underway since the summer: For the fourth time, the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing, and Ergonomics FKIE is organizing the European Robotics Hackathon (EnRicH) together with the Austrian Armaments and Defense Technology Agency (ARWT). EnRicH 2023 EnRicH will take place in June 2023. For about a week, teams from all over the world will come together near Vienna to check the current development status of their robotic systems in vario...

Headlining the bill is the Aratek TruFace Biometric Access Control and Attendance Management Solution which pairs the top-shelf BA8300 facial recognition terminal with the TruFace Manager software for a powerful access control and attendance tracking solution. The innovative solution offers multi-factor authentication methods -- facial recognition, fingerprint recognition, and RFID card reading capabilities, allowing users to easily set up contact or contactless access control systems as they p...

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc., the pioneer in enterprise identity security, announced the completion of its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.9 billion. The agreement to be acquired was previously announced on April 11, 2022 and approved by SailPoint stockholders at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held on June 30, 2022. At completion of the acquisition, SailPoint stockholders are entitled to receive $65.25 i...

Teledyne FLIR Defense announced the winners of the 27th Annual Vision Awards at the APSCON 2022 Conference in Reno, Nevada. Teledyne FLIR Vision Awards The Teledyne FLIR Vision Awards are presented to members of the airborne law enforcement community who have best demonstrated the use of thermal imaging systems in carrying out their missions, whether pursuing suspects, search and rescue efforts, or saving lives.  The awards are divided into four categories, including the FANG Award for o...

Collins Aerospace has been selected as the Mission System solutions provider for the next phase of the Air Launched Effects (ALE) small program for Army Aviation’s Enduring and Future Vertical Lift (FVL) fleet. In November 2021, Collins Aerospace successfully demonstrated the ready-now RapidEdge™ Mission System to support this critical program. ALE is an attritable Family of Systems (FoS) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) that is launched from a helicopter, large UAS or other alternate p...

ACS Pacesetters welcome Biosite Security as the latest company to join the growing membership of The ACS Pacesetters.  The company is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group which operates in more than 70 countries and owns several flagship brands including Yale, Union, HID, and Traka. Providing a range of services Biosite Security, which is based in the West Midlands, operates on a national scale and has been providing a specialist security service for the construction sector for over 10 years. T...

Collins Aerospace broke ground on a $14 million expansion of its additive manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Iowa. The 9,000-square-foot expansion will allow Collins to make room for more 3D metal printers, in addition to the three it already has onsite. The first new printer will have eight times the build volume of the existing printers and Collins expects it to be fully operational in late 2023. Fuel nozzles Collins’ 41,000-square-foot West Des Moines facility is a world’...

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, optimized for speed, safety and sustainability, announced at the Farnborough International Airshow an agreement with Collins Aerospace on the Overture programme. Carrying 65–80 passengers at twice the speed of today’s airliners and running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Overture will fly Mach 1.7 over water with a range of 4,250 nautical miles. The new agreement Under the new agreement between the...

Equivital, the enterprise wearable technology company that offers human data insights, and BodyCAP, the microelectronic physiological monitoring company have partnered to offer core temperature monitoring as part of a holistic physiological data capture, transmit, and analysis solution. Through the partnership, clinical research teams will now have a solution that seamlessly integrates BodyCAP’s core temperature monitoring with Equivital’s FDA and CE cleared multiparameter physiolog...

Pluralsight, the technology workforce development company announced that its social impact organization, Pluralsight One, is providing over $2 million in immediate cash grants to existing nonprofit partners and over $1 million in immediate cash grants to four new partners: Girls Who Code, LaunchCode, Npower, and CodePath.org. 5,000 free skills licenses Additionally, Pluralsight has provided product grants totaling approximately 5,000 free Pluralsight Skills licenses to new partners. The grants...

Videoloft is bolstering its presence in the United States by hiring new U.S. based sales staff and integrating with established brands in the US market, including Digital Watchdog, exacqVision, Vivotek, and Lorex. Videoloft focuses on transforming traditional professional surveillance systems into cloud connected solutions via the Videoloft Cloud Adapter. The company was born from the innovative technology created for the Manything app in 2012, which turned old smartphones and tablets into ad-h...

On June 14th, 2022, Arquus, Thales, and NTGS officially presented the new Sherpa A2M (Advanced Mobile Mortar), during a ceremony organized at Arquus’ booth at Eurosatory 2022. Sherpa A2M The Sherpa A2M is an adequate answer to the tactical challenges met and created by artillery in high-intensity warfare: mobility, protection, close support to the troops on the ground, and mobile counter-battery options at the fraction of the price of a Self-Propelled Gun (SPG). The alliance of Arquus,...

Naval Group has laid the keel for the second of the twelve mine countermeasure platforms of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, the HNLMS Vlissingen, intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The keel laying ceremony took place in Lanester, in the presence of Vice Admiral René Tas, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Commodore Harold Boekholt, Director of Projects of the Netherlands Defense Material Organization, Lieutenant General Marc Thys, Belgian Deputy Chief of Defense and Major...

On this very first day of Eurosatory, Arquus and Michelin officially signed a partnership to collaborate on research and development matters of common interest for both companies. Adaptive mobility solutions European pioneer of land-protected mobility, Arquus is very pleased to officialize this agreement with Michelin, the global pioneer of tyres. The two companies have already collaborated on an ad hoc basis on mobility solutions, but this signing represents a major step forward for future d...

Tower Semiconductor the foundry of high-value analog semiconductor solutions, announced a webinar titled “Develop and Verify Designs Using a Silicon Photonics Platform with Integrated Lasers”. The webinar will be hosted by technology and design enablement experts and will introduce key process and process design kit (PDK) features of Tower’s PH18 process. Attendees will see a demonstration of an end-to-end design flow using Synopsys products for photonic integrated circui...