Security product news & launch announcements

Opengear, provider of next generation, secure console server and remote management solutions, recently announced the Opengear IM4216-34, a high capacity infrastructure management gateway that proactively monitors and maintains the health of all the IT equipment in data centers and remote locations; delivering faster troubleshooting and problem resolution. Opengear console servers provide leading-edge, secure remote access to network devices including servers, routers, switches and firewalls, as...

eIQnetworks®, Inc., the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution, recently launched the beta version of SecureVue® Express, a free download that gives information security professionals the opportunity to experience the power of situational awareness in their own network. SecureVue Express demonstrates much of the key functionality in SecureVue, the company's unified situational awareness platform, providing a look into many of the key elements that are essential...

Videx offers a wide variety of high security locks and padlocks for the utility and distribution industries. CyberLock electromechanical lock cylinders and smart keys record access details of who opened, or attempted to open, every lock, providing critical information when investigating a security breach. In addition, CyberLock enables users to instantly add or delete electronic keys. This eliminates exposure due to lost or stolen keys, and also allows users to assign customised access privilege...

PPM 2000 Inc., the industry's leading developer of Incident Reporting and Investigation Management software, recently introduced a series of enhancements to the Perspective by PPM 2000 product line, including the next generation of DispatchLog and the new Perspective Mobile.Brian McIlravey, PPM's Co-CEO and lead product strategist, announced the release, "We structured Perspective Version 3.0 around the entire Incident Management process-from planning, to response, to documentation-and how...

Proxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of outdoor wireless backhaul systems, announced the launch of its Tsunami QB-62000 product, a multi-gigabit addition to Proxim's comprehensive portfolio of reliable, secure and easily-deployed wireless backhaul solutions.The Tsunami QB-62000 product offers high capacity, extremely reliable and cost-effective point-to-point (PtP) wireless backhaul solutions at rates of 1Gbps full duplex providing a total throughput of 2Gbps. This multi-Gigabit wirel...

Digimerge Technologies is excited to introduce two new Pinnacle Series cameras featuring ArcticPro technology, which facilitates a minimum operating temperature of -40°F. The new DPB14TLX Varifocal Bullet Camera and DPV24TLX Varifocal Vandal Dome are ruggedly built to provide robust performance in extreme weather conditions, while boasting the most advanced features. With 600 TVL Ultra Resolution using a Sony Super HAD II CCD combined with a 2.8-10.5mm D/N Varifocal Lens, both cameras delive...

Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, recently released a new version of Avigilon Control Center Mobile (ACC Mobile) that supports Android smartphones and tablet devices, enabling security professionals to connect to the Avigilon Control Center Network Video Management Software (NVMS) platform over any IP wireless network. Also supporting Apple devices including the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, ACC Mobile enables operators to view live and re...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce the Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) with Data Security Extension as a new Standards Department project within the organization's American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standards programme.OSDP was originally developed by HID Global and Mercury Security Corporation (with some recent contribution from Codebench, Inc.) as a communication protocol for interfacing peripheral devices, like card readers, to control p...

Avigilon Control Center Core is a new entry-level version of the company's award-winning network video management software, delivering advanced high-definition surveillance capabilities, ease of use, and superior image quality to small businesses. According to statistics from the Small Business Administration (SBA,) there are nearly 27.5 million small businesses in the United States alone. These small businesses-including retailers, convenience stores, and small office buildings-face security...

Matrox Graphics Inc. and Trenton Systems recently announced three new Trenton video wall controllers, tested and validated for use with Matrox Mura™ MPX display wall controller boards. A single Mura MPX PCI Express x16 board facilitates video switching, signal conversion, scaling and de-interlacing across four inputs and four outputs, while combining multiple Mura MPX boards in a single Trenton system simplifies hardware required for larger video wall, digital signage & corporate...

Instek Digital a developer of enterprise video security solutions - with the focus on surveillance software and recording hardware - announces a new feature Monitor Group Function for MatriVideo- Video Management Software enabling, displaying, and monitoring multiple monitors within a single interface. The Monitor Group Function combines monitors and patterns together. The purpose of the Monitor Group function allows distributed users quickly view the same camera pattern on every monitor in the...

SightLogix, the leading supplier of outdoor area and perimeter security video systems, announces a new generation SightSensor that takes thermal video analytics to mainstream pricing. The new SightSensor builds upon its heritage of accuracy in the outdoors to produce the clearest thermal images and even better analytics at a greatly reduced cost.This significant price reduction brings thermal analytic capability mainstream with pricing per foot on par with fence sensors and visible cameras with...

SightLogix, the leading supplier of outdoor area and perimeter security video systems, announces a new generation SightSensor that takes thermal video analytics to mainstream pricing. The new SightSensor builds upon its heritage of accuracy in the outdoors to produce the clearest thermal images and even better analytics at a greatly reduced cost. This significant price reduction brings thermal analytic capability mainstream with pricing per foot on par with fence sensors and visible cameras...

Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, announces the availability of its newest version of Plan Manager, the interactive map-based command and control feature of its unified security platform, Security Center. This latest Plan Manager offering is supported by Genetec's latest version of Security Center 5 and comes with a variety of new improvements including the addition of an advanced 3D map technolog...

Keyscan is pleased to introduce the all-new Single-Door PoE (Power over Ethernet equipped) Access Control Unit – CA150. It is a culmination of engineering dedication and Keyscan’s commitment to innovation that has allowed us to continue to offer the highest quality access control solutions for over a quarter-century. “Never before have the access control needs of businesses large and small been so easily accommodated”, says Steve Dentinger, Keyscan Director of Marketing....

eIQnetworks, Inc., the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution, announced a new solution brief that details the capabilities of SecureVue, eIQ's unified situational awareness platform, closely matching Gartner's requirements for situational awareness. Gartner's John Pescatore and Mark Nicollet recently authored a comprehensive research note (ID# G00214313) highlighting the need for situational awareness by government and commercial organizations for effective threat...

Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, announces the availability of Omnicast, its IP video surveillance system, for onboard mass transit applications. Omnicast is the video surveillance system of the Security Center, Genetec's unified security platform, and the only video surveillance system certified as an approved product from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Using Omnicast, there is...

American Fibertek's Net I/O series of network communications devices enable real-world alarm contacts, auxiliary outputs and data to "tunnel" across networks to eliminate distance limitations of physical contacts. Information from PIR devices, door contacts, access control or fire panels, camera pan-tilt-zoom control or point-of-sale (POS) systems can communicate from remote locations across the network, without going through a server, to trigger auxiliary outputs anywhere network-wi...

American Fibertek, Inc. (AFI) has long been known as a company that helps their customers make the right connections. Their range of products bridges communications between multiple channels of video, data, audio or contact closure using one singlemode or multimode fibre. While the company's first fibre-optic transmitters and receivers provided an optical bridge between coax cable transmission systems, more recently AFI has built an optical bridge to connect Cat 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP)...

American Fibertek, Inc. (AFI) network hardware and software technologies greatly expand the flexibility and functionality of physical security systems. AFI's components enable customers to leverage the bandwidth, distance and speed advantages of fibre-optic transmission for IP, analog and hybrid system applications. AFI technology also provides valuable, real-time information on environmental conditions and operational status to manage networks effectively. "Networked security systems p...

Lumidigm announced that its new Mariner fingerprint reader extends the reliable reading accuracy of multispectral imaging to popular, value-conscious, Windows PC-based biometrics applications. The new Mariner sensors make biometric authentication simple and affordable for real business applications in industries ranging from healthcare to transportation, logistics, passenger ID, heavy industry, construction and others that require the durability and reliability that have been unavailable u...

Dortronics Systems, Inc. announces expansion of its line of door interlock and mantrap control products to include the New 4300 Series, a low-cost base model configured for standard two-door applications. A new multi-page brochure available at ASIS incorporates the Dortronics 4300 series along with the company's 4700 and 4900 series to provide customers a complete selection of door-control products ranging from simple two-door units to custom-programmable, 128-door, multifunction units. The br...

Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, announces the release of Omnicast 4.8, the latest version of its advanced IP video surveillance solution. Adding to the already lengthy list, Omnicast 4.8 supports more new hardware from some key Genetec technology partners. Additional enhancements have also been made to version 4.8 including enhancement to the PTZ priority function, support for Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), a...

ONVIF, the global leading standardization initiative for IPbased physical security products, announced that it is streamlining the user experience of its interoperability specification by developing a Profile concept so users can more easily identify interoperable solutions to deploy within their organizations. The Profile concept will enable end users to easily identify features that are supported by a profile without requiring them to have extensive technical knowledge of the specific v...

American Fibertek, Inc. announces the new Pilot v4.5 enterprise video management system (VMS), a complete management software system offering enhanced client- and server-related features and new software drivers to support integration of even more video, audio and data products, environmental sensors and network switches. At the server level, Pilot v4.5 offers dashboard-based server and web server network port setup, an improved action log mechanism and the ability to store data to NAS (netwo...

DSC, part of Tyco Security Products, announced the release of IMPASSA, a next generation wireless alarm system designed to be a full-featured security solution offering a range of communications and installation options to fit the changing needs of the wireless intrusion market. With the system's distributed wireless approach, IMPASSA enables the control panel and wireless components to be installed wherever needed for optimal protection. Using high-quality speakers and microphone, IMPASSA...

March Networks®, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, recently announced that the company's Command™ video management platform is now fully interoperable with high-density storage appliances from DataDirect Networks (DDN), the world's largest privately-held information storage company. The integrated solution delivers massive scalability and petabytes of video storage - all easily managed using Command's intuitive, web-based software interface. Many applicatio...

Avigilon, a leader in high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, announced two new additions to the company's popular line of H.264 HD cameras. The new H.264 HD cameras are available in either 1.0 or 2.0 megapixels and feature a 3-9 mm lens with remote focus and zoom for greater coverage, enhanced performance in low-light conditions, and come in a smaller form factor. The Avigilon line of H.264 HD cameras have been designed to deliver megapixel performance to custome...

Panasonic Systmes Networks Company of America recently introduced the i-PRO WV-ASM200 video management software which allows for the unification of large multi-recorder, multi-site networked video systems for centralised operation and ease-of-use. The WV-ASM200 can connect up to 100 network video recorders (NVRs) and digital video recorders (DVRs), 64 encoders, and 256 directly connected network and analog cameras to provide centralised control of large systems. Up to 6,400 cameras registered in...

Proxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of outdoor wireless backhaul systems, announced the launch of its Tsunami MP-8200 series products recently. The MP-8200 series delivers data rates of up to 300 Mbps in Non-Line of Site (NLOS) point-to-multipoint environments. Availability of cost-effective backhaul infrastructure solutions for high-bandwidth, high-availability networks is a challenge for security agencies, carriers, and enterprises. To address these challenges, Proxim has devel...