Security product news & launch announcements

Mercury Security introduced its next generation intelligent controller platform, the LP Series, and the new MR Series IO modules that continue to drive its open architecture approach, enhance the cyber security posture, and provide partners and users with the access platform of the future. These new additions to the portfolio are sure to be a major contributor to the company’s continued growth in 2019 and will fuel their ability to meet the expanding market needs in an evolving security la...

Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announces the immediate availability of the EchoGuard Rapid Deployment Kit for surveilling borders, securing critical infrastructure perimeters and temporary events, and enhancing situational awareness. Echodyne’s innovative MESA™ technology and powerful software deliver the leading performance of electronically scanning array (ESA) radar in a compact, lightweight, solid-state for...

Cobalt Iron Inc., a provider of cloud-based data protection, announces that the company's Adaptive Data Protection (ADP) platform is providing customers with the benefits of SAP Certified Integration for SAP HANA. The ADP solution was one of the first in the market to leverage the SAP HANA APIs, and it is empowering Cobalt Iron customers — including a worldwide manufacturer, a large energy corporation, and a food distributor — to protect large and complex SAP HANA environments. SAP...

Axis Communications has launched an updated version of AXIS Site Designer to further improve accuracy, simplicity, and efficiency in designing surveillance systems. The new version of this free, award-winning web application now supports designing both simpler systems using Axis end-to-end solutions as well as larger, more complex systems featuring selected third-party Video Management Systems. Simplifying task The tool simplifies the task of identifying the best products to fit the exact oper...

The MFC-2160 fingerprint sensor is based on capacitive-touch technology with a hardened surface and enhanced ESD strength. The built-in analog and digital circuits could minimize the number of external components and provide easy-to-use standard SPI interface to microprocessors. MFC-2160 Capacitive Fingerprint Sensor The operation of the MFC-2160 capacitive fingerprint sensor is as following: a fingerprint image captured by the pixel array, delivering fingerprint ridge or valley signals to A/D...

AlertEnterprise Inc., globally renowned physical-logical security convergence software company, has announced the addition of facial recognition technology (“FRT”) to its Visitor Management Kiosk software. Visitor Management Kiosk Software AlertEnterprise Visitor Management Kiosk software with FRT delivers frictionless security to organizations that are looking to improve security and enhance customer experience with a powerful first impression at check-in. The new FRT feature prov...

Aiphone, global international manufacturer of intercom and security communication products, announces its new Elite Dealer program that offers qualified dealers a range of incentives designed to help them grow their businesses. Aiphone Elite Dealer Program Effective April 1, 2019, the program offers four award levels – Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum with each program tier designed to meet the needs of Aiphone dealers with businesses of various sizes. Aiphone Elite Dealer benefits vary...

Antaira Technologies is a global developer and manufacturer of industrial networking devices and communication solutions for harsh environment applications and is proud to announce the expansion of its industrial networking infrastructure family with the introduction of the AMS-7131-AC Series. Wireless Access Applications Antaira Technologies’ AMS-7131-AC Series is designed for industrial and enterprise wireless access applications. Embedded with the Qualcomm Atheros QCA9892 chipset, it...

Everbridge, Inc., the global provider of critical event management and enterprise safety software applications to help keep people safe and businesses running, announced the launch of its Crisis Management solution, a new software application designed to help organizations dynamically manage the lifecycle of a critical event and accelerate response and recovery times. Crisis Management, which is fully integrated with the Everbridge Critical Event Management (CEM) suite, centralizes incident res...

Larson Electronics, a Texas-based company with over 40 years of experience in spearheading the industrial lighting and equipment sectors, has announced the release of an explosion proof 1080p analog submersible camera for underwater monitoring in freshwater environments. This unit can be submerged up to 50 feet and is available in a fixed lens configuration and has a 3.6mm 90-degree lens for wide-area viewing. Explosion-Proof Analog Cameras  The EXPCMR-SWP.FW-ALG-1080P-IC-1227-12.7-100C e...

Johnson Controls has introduced exacqVision video management system v19.03, the latest version of the VMS software known for its intuitive feature set and simple configuration and maintenance. The features introduced in this latest version provide users with greater flexibility and freedom for business-optimising results. For example, users can now more quickly navigate multiple maps of their facility – easily linking parent maps, child maps to parent maps, and vice versa. This provides m...

AlertEnterprise Inc., global physical-logical security convergence software company, has announced its latest evolution in insider threat protection with the launch of its next-generation Identity Intelligence technology, available in the upcoming release of Enterprise Guardian and Enterprise Sentry software (“The system”). Identity Intelligence Technology Identity Intelligence technology is designed to dramatically reduce the time and cost for detecting and resolving risk by automa...

UNION has launched CodeGUARD 5, the first access control device available to meet the new BS 8607 grade 5 standards. High-Security Push Button Locks The recently introduced grade 5 standards provide the most stringent level of security and access control for mechanical push button locks to date. Providing an extremely strong level of attack resistance, grade 5 was introduced because of the need for a high-security push button lock, and UNION is the first manufacturer to answer this need. Grad...

Dahua Technology, global video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, has unveiled its H.265 Mobile Video Recorder series. Specific products that were launched include the Dahua MXVR1004, MXVR4104, MNVR4104, and MNVR4208. Upgraded in performance while retaining the same price, all the new Dahua Mobile Video Recorder products adopt H.265 technology, offering a cost-efficient choice for mobile solution. H.265 Mobile Video Recorder Series Featuring cutting-edge H.265 video compression,...

Princeton Identity Inc., the identity management company, announced the launch of its new IOM Access600e iris and face biometric capture device, a premium level unit designed for high volume enrollment and fast, convenient identification in high security, high throughput applications. The Access600e replaces the company’s Access500e model, offering superior performance, significantly lower pricing, and a sleek, updated form factor that allows it to fit easily on tight table counters. The...

Hikvision, a supplier of innovative security products and solutions, has introduced new AcuSense network camera series to its EasyIP 4.0 security solutions. Featuring a strobe light and an audio alarm, the new cameras can immediately deter intruders from entering a prohibited site, further enhancing the safety of premises and property. Faster And Accurate Intrusion Detection Hikvision AcuSense network cameras build on the same cutting-edge intrusion detection functionality found within the exi...

Hikvision, the world’s supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has released its second-generation IP video intercom system. This system gives users a safe living environment through high-definition image quality, easy operation interface, and flexible combination. The video intercom is designated for door entry communication including video and security access especially suitable for residential, public and SME sector. It includes modular outdoor station and seve...

Axis Communications has launched AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera to meet the increasing demand for more heavy-duty PTZ cameras with built-in IR (Infrared) illumination. This new model comes with a 1/2-inch sensor and combines great image quality with fast pan, tilt, and zoom functionality. Design and functions OptimizedIR with IR-LEDs that adjust to the camera’s zoom and can deliver superior videos in low light or complete darknessThe camera features long-range OptimizedIR with IR-LEDs...

Connected Technologies LLC has released GeoView, a new feature that adds the power of Google Maps to the award-winning Connect ONE cloud-hosted security management platform. GeoView allows users to see status for all locations instantly in a wide-area satellite map and drill down into each location for real-time alarm, health and system monitoring and control. With GeoView, dealers can offer different levels of managed services while the end-user easily interacts with the solution, making for a...

Matrox Graphics Inc. has announced the immediate availability of a fanless cooling version of the industry’s highest-density 4K IP decode and display card. The new fanless, single-slot Matrox Mura IPX card for IP-based multi-viewers and personal video walls features best-in-class decoding of multiple 4K and Full HD streams for display across up to four 4K outputs, well-suited for environments requiring high-performance, high-reliability operation. A ‘video wall system on a card&rsqu...

Princeton Identity Inc., the identity management company, announces the new IOM Access200w iris recognition reader, an environmentally sealed and impact resistant model designed for use outdoors as part of the company’s IOM Access200 biometric identity product family. The IOM Access200w is the first outdoor solution of its kind, which when integrated with access control platforms, allows customers to unlock exterior building doors without removing gloves or reaching in pockets to find acc...

BlackBerry Cylance, a business unit of BlackBerry Limited, announces the introduction of CylancePERSONA, the first proactive, native AI behavioral and biometrics analysis solution for the security industry. CylancePERSONA adds user monitoring to the company’s expansive defense of the enterprise and augments the AI-driven prevention, detection, and response capabilities of the Cylance native AI platform. This lightweight solution combines continuous biometric behavior and user conduct moni...

ReconaSense announces the latest release of its A.I. powered security platform for life safety and physical security, featuring risk adaptive access control and new IoT and building automation integrations that enable the secure flow of people, processes and information while keeping risks at bay. Digital transformation has increased the volume, variety and velocity of physical security event data being collected and stored, increasing the complexity of potential security risk factors as well a...

WeSuite, a software manufacturer of industry-leading sales management tools for technology sales and service providers, announced today the release of the WeSuite Site Survey, a powerful project documentation tool that ties in automatically with WeEstimate. The Site Survey Module allows users to create simple to highly detailed site surveys on their iPads, tablets or laptops. Users represent a job site on the Site Survey canvas by uploading images of floorplans, maps, photos, or by sketching la...

Aqua Security, global security platform provider for securing container-based and cloud native applications, has announced the availability of version 4.0 of the Aqua cloud native security platform, introducing new security and compliance controls for serverless functions and Linux hosts. As enterprise development and deployment of cloud native microservices-based applications continue to accelerate, Aqua enables security teams to manage and enforce security policies across a blend of VM-based c...

Matrix COSEC ARGO is a performance, design and engineering wonder that brings a modern design to the access control and time-attendance applications. The device is equipped with an enhanced 3.5” IPS LCD touchscreen for optimizing users’ visual experience. The door controller is designed to meet the aesthetics, technology and harsh environment application requirements of the large & multi-location enterprises, SME & SMB organizations. Matrix COSEC ARGO Door Controller: Enh...

Altek Corp., global digital imaging company based in Taiwan, is introducing three new technologies: Vision AI chips, AI commercial surveillance cameras, and 3D depth image sensing modules with the theme of ‘Bringing Vision AI to The Edge’. The company’s vision AI chip and AI commercial surveillance cameras enable high-resolution smart surveillance by supporting AI human/object detection, event detection and behavior recognition. The entire AI process is conducted in the camera...

MOBOTIX and Konica Minolta are currently developing a new camera platform that specifically meets the requirements of deep learning methods and will lead to innovative recurring revenue models for both companies: MOBOTIX Camera Platform The new MOBOTIX camera platform, jointly developed with Konica Minolta, is based on the distributed intelligence in our camera system and is crucial for artificial intelligence and at the same time the key for the communication of our products with other sensor...

Thermal inspection robots are based on the 2nd generation robot, the model year 2019. It is used as a basic solution for S3.2 (Electrical Substation Inspection) and S6.2R (Gas Leak Inspection) robots. The new robot model carries a PTZ thermal camera and embedded supercomputers to recognize visual and thermal images. A visual channel ensures accurate PTZ camera pointing at the inspected equipment. A thermal channel displays equipment condition data. Oil & gas inspection robots The new robo...

It’s a common misconception that the better the quality of an image, the higher the bitrate will be. However, this is not always the case. In fact, sometimes technology developed to improve the usability of a video has the positive side-effect of reducing bitrate since it removes image noise or unwanted movements in the video. Bitrate in video surveillance is important as it affects the bandwidth capacity and storage of the video. In simple terms, an increase in bitrate increases the band...