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Symmetry CompleteView 20/20 5.2 video management is now available from AMAG Technology. Symmetry CompleteView 5.2 functionality updates include: Operates with any ONVIF Profile S conformant device now that it is a conformant ONVIF Profile S client. Support for software triggers makes it easier to integrate with other systems from the UI Use Axis Joysticks, Hanwha Control Boards, and a number of additional cameras Improved schedule management Set thresholds for email notifications such as...

Ping Identity, the intelligent identity solution for the enterprise, today announced the acquisition of ShoCard, a provider in technology designed to transform the way users manage their identity and engage with companies. The acquisition marks a significant step towards its vision of providing users with more control over their privacy while reducing fraud and streamlining user interactions with companies. With the adoption of this new technology, Ping Identity is paving the way for a new era...

Slovakian integrator RYS, recently deployed a system that provides a textbook example of how RFID access control can concretely improve people’s lives every day. Before automatic access control was introduced there, a Bratislava apartment building, known as ‘The Pentagon’, had suffered a reputation as a place to avoid. Drug dealers, vandals, and a similar criminal element were a chronic presence, leaving residents constantly feeling unsafe in their own homes. Idesco customer R...

LocoMobi World introduces PassagePass powered by LPR Express, the next generation of parking payments. Parking facility owners and managers can secure their revenue and differentiate their lots/garages by offering the simplest and most convenient parking experience. LPR Express allows customers to opt-in to LPR Express on the PassagePay app. When a customer drives to a LPR Express powered parking lot, the gate scans their license plate and allows them access - no tickets, fobs, or QR codes requ...

With the ever-changing world, one can see condominiums, apartments, and gated communities becoming a hub of activity. People are establishing home offices, deliveries are increasing and security becomes more important than ever. Condo living is resort-style living at its best. CondoPark becomes an automated transportation and parking manager while ensuring unwanted people and vehicles are not accessing the user’s garages. CondoPark has unlimited potential and has the flexibility to adapt...

AMAG Technology, a G4S Company, was named the Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer by the Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) during a ceremony held during the virtual Global Security Exchange (GSX+) conference on Friday afternoon, September 25, 2020. Aims to be #1 Trusted Security Advisor AMAG’s goal is to be the #1 Trusted Security Advisor, and achieves that by helping customers through all stages of their security journey. “We are honored to be recognized by T...

Perspecta Inc., a renowned U.S. government services provider, announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with NextgenID to develop an identity proofing solution to remotely assess and verify the identity of individuals who apply for credentials to gain physical and network access to government facilities. A catalyst for the solution's development was the updated SP800-63A standard from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which allows the use of remote identity...

Lexmark, a global imaging solutions provider, launched some features in its Cloud Services offering to partners, including third-party device monitoring, an expanded and free premium app catalog, and touchless print. Together, these new features allow partners to better and more efficiently serve their customers. Lexmark Cloud Fleet Management can now collect data from third-party devices. Lexmark cloud-based device management makes it easy to configure Lexmark printers and keep them up to date...

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), with its prime location in the Center of Europe, is the largest and most important international airport in the Czech Republic. Prague Airport handled 17.8 million passengers in 2019 and received the Airport Service Quality Award 2019 awarded by ACI1 for the second time in a row. At Prague Airport, there are different types of areas restricted to authorized personnel. These are governed by an access control system fitted with approximately 1,000 re...

AMAG Technology, a G4S company, expands Symmetry Mobile functionalities to support Return to Work strategies for businesses as they reopen. The added features of Symmetry Mobile provide additional controls for a person’s access to corporate sites and facilities. Symmetry Mobile now offers additional screening questions to help reduce the risk of potentially infected employees accessing corporate sites. Return to Work questionnaire With Symmetry Mobile, employees can be required to compl...

HID Global, a worldwide provider in trusted identity solutions, unveiled its new HID® ELEMENT product line, the industry’s heavy-duty, fully modular desktop-based card personalization portfolio that establishes a new category for mid-range and high-volume market segments. The portfolio’s enhanced card production capabilities, flexible system architecture and cost-effective deployment model empower organizations to create custom secure ID and financial card production solutions f...

AMAG Technology is excited to announce that Symmetry Business Intelligence won Security Today’s New Product of the Year for Big Data Security Analysis. The Security Today New Product of the Year Award honors the outstanding product development achievements of security equipment manufacturers whose products are considered to be particularly noteworthy in their ability to improve security. “We are thrilled to be recognized for our new analytics solution, Symmetry Business Intelligenc...

Matrix is gearing up for participation in the 2nd Edition of, IFSEC Virtual Expo 2020 to be held on 17 and 18 September 2020. Matrix will be launching its latest Time-Attendance and Access Control device COSEC ARGO FR along with its People Mobility Management and Video Surveillance solutions. Matrix is well-known for its indigenous and innovative range of solutions for Unified Communications, IP Video Surveillance, Access Control, and Time-Attendance. Each of the solutions is specifically desig...

ASSA ABLOY, the global provider in door opening solutions, announces that its popular IP-enabled IN120 and IN220 Series locks are now available with an optional push-button keypad. With it, users can configure locks to support PIN only access or can harness additional security by taking advantage of dual authentication using a contactless credential or mobile device combined with a PIN. With the keypad option, IP-enabled IN Series locks offer commercial, educational, healthcare and government f...

Door entry and access control manufacturer Videx has introduced a new handle for its range of MiAccess proximity readers. The HL1000-MF provides an ideal access control solution for small to mid-sized installations including offices, guest houses, industrial units and schools. The Mifare proximity handle can be used as a standalone unit or as part of a system including MiAccess readers and other accessories, such as the AL500-MF handle. Sian Luxton, Key Accounts Manager at Videx, said: “T...

Installation company Nessence recently integrated Vanderbilt’s ACT365 cloud-based access control and video management system with Mobile BankID in Sweden. Mobile BankID is a citizen identification solution that allows companies, banks, and government agencies to authenticate and conclude agreements with individuals over the internet. The integration with ACT365 comes together to solve a brief put forward by the supermarket chain, ICA Sweden. Web API for integration Tobias Olofsson, Proj...

Hikvision, an IoT solution provider with video as its core competency, has announced its new generation of wireless alarm systems – the AX PRO – delivering comprehensive alarm solutions for both residential and commercial applications. The newly launched AX PRO product family includes a compact panel hub for a wide range of detectors and peripherals, covering intrusion detection, video verification, smoke detection, flood detection and home automation. Developed with both the instal...

RCP21, a pioneering Community Interest Company (CIC), has used SmartTask to help set up and manage an in-house security operation at Langthwaite Business Park in South Kirkby, West Yorkshire. The workforce management software was adopted to coordinate a full-time team of officers, tasked with protecting 120 businesses located at the site, without the need to increase management and administrative resource within the organization. SmartTask has since enabled RCP21 to deliver a superior security...

The spearhead of ACT365’s benefits is that it is hosted in the cloud and therefore delivers remote access and instant management to protect the premises. Access control and video management are key security systems. ACT365 creates a complete system, delivering a force that gives business owners far greater visibility and control of their property. If there is somebody at a site entrance, one can verify the person and open the door with a click of a button - all from the smartphone. Consid...

ASSA ABLOY announced the introduction of Medeco’s Intelligent Key Cabinet (IKC), a complete key access control and storage solution. Ideal for keys and other assets that require a high level of security and accountability, the IKC is an electronically controlled steel cabinet that requires Biometric Fingerprint, PIN, or Prox Card authentication (optional) for access. Authorized users have access to only specific keys stored in the cabinet. The IKC electronically keeps a record of key remo...

While access control is a fundamental element of security in higher education, many aging access control systems urgently need to be upgraded. This is according to a survey of 1,800 higher education security and IT professionals conducted by Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions and HID Global, a worldwide provider in trusted identity solutions. While organizations are ready to embrace new technology, they are look...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the 2020 winners of the SIA New Product Showcase Awards, the flagship awards program in partnership with ISC West recognizing innovative security products, services and solutions. Top among the winners – who were recognized July 9 during a virtual awards show – was Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, receiving the 2020 Best New Product Award. Since its inception in 1979, the SIA New Product Showcase has been the security industry&...

Alcatraz, developer of secure frictionless access control products, has released a key mask detection feature that can help businesses in states across the country abide by mandated mask requirements while preserving physical security processes. As the country has experienced increasing COVID-19 cases, dozens of states – including California, New York, Texas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania – are now requiring the use of facemasks as businesses and individuals return to work and commerce...

CertiPath, an innovator in high-assurance identity, credential and access management services for highly regulated environments, launches an advanced visitor management solution within its TrustVisitor™ platform. The first of its kind to seamlessly and securely manage the complete lifecycle of a visit, TrustVisitor, which both secures and expedites visitor processing, meets the demands of all organizations that use high-assurance credentials (i.e. smart cards) including government, energy...

Marassi harbors, known as upcoming gateway to Egypt, is a community with a picturesque surrounding overlooking the turquoise Mediterranean Sea along the Alamein coastline. At this community one will find lavish residences that includes chalets, apartments, townhouses, villas, large marinas and signature hotels creating a lifestyle of sheer pleasure and luxury vacation destination. Secured access points to such an extravagant, lavish community is fundamental as the community is occupied by highly...

Biometric payment cards with an integrated fingerprint sensor make contactless payments more convenient, more secure and hygienic. The contactless card remains in the hands of the cardholder throughout the entire payment transaction, while eliminating the need for PIN entries or signatures to authorize even high-value payments. Infineon Technologies AG and Fingerprint Cards AB have joined forces to enable mass deployment of this emerging solution.  The pioneer...

Installation, operation and expansion: electronic access control has costs attached to every stage of its lifetime. Of course, the benefits over mechanical locking outweigh these costs. And they could outweigh them even farther, if you choose the right locking technology: wireless.  Installation is where it all begins. Installation stage is also the largest contributor to the potential cost saving in choosing wireless. In calculations for a recent cost savings report, ASSA ABLOY experts ex...

In an age where touchless is preferred for a number of reasons, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Tampa International Airport (TPA) is using new credential authentication technology both to improve checkpoint screening capabilities and the passenger experience. The TSA at Tampa International Airport has nine credential authentication technology (CAT) units in use, at least one at each airside, in operation. Enhancing detection capabilities “This state-of-the-art techno...

In the current landscape where reduced touch-points and low operating costs are nothing short of paramount, security expert Mul-T-Lock is offering a tailored access control solution to all hotel, vacation park and short-break property owners. SMARTair® is a modular and fully scalable access control system that offers an intelligent, yet simple, step up from keys. For hotels and home rental properties in particular, SMARTair® will replace inconvenient keys with a wireless locking system...

IDmission, LLC, a globally renowned company in biometrics and AI technology that reduces risk associated with false identities, has announced the release of its Identity Management System (IDMS) to significantly reduce unauthorized access to large multi-tenant facility access points. Identity Management System (IDMS) With IDmission’s Identity Management System (IDMS), large organizations can significantly control physical and logical access points throughout the enterprise’s premis...