Access control systems & kits News

If DIMDEX 2022 is Qatar’s most prominent maritime defense and security trade event, in its region, the U.S. contingent at the 2022 show leaves no doubt that America intends to expand its role, as one of the region’s leading suppliers. With a majority of U.S. exhibitors within the USA Partnership Pavilion, 11 of 15 U.S. exhibitors, the pavilion is a destination for buyers looking for an efficient way to meet a critical mass of U.S. suppliers. USA Partnership Pavilion at DIMDEX 2022...

Global access control manufacturer, CDVI has announced the official release of iface, an advanced biometric facial recognition unit. Following a successful and exclusive preview of the product, at The Security Event 2021 exhibition, which took place from September 7 to September 9, 2021, at NEC Birmingham, United Kingdom, iface is now available to buy for UK and international customers.  Biometric facial recognition unit, iface iface is an advanced biometric facial recognition solution f...

Vicon Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Cemtrex Inc., a globally renowned designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware, and components, has announced the early adopter release of their Valerus VMS (Video Management System). This release helps customers further centralize their security operation, through Valerus’ License Plate Recognition (LPR) and access control Integration Frameworks, gives users more storage and archiving flexibility, and improv...

ONVIF®, the global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, is celebrating 10 years of ONVIF profiles based on the profile concept. From the first profile, Profile S in 2012, to the more recent Profile M introduced in 2021, the profile concept has enabled product conformance and widespread interoperability between physical security products for the last decade. ONVIF profiles will be highlighted at the ONVIF Booth L0 at the upcoming ISC West 2022 se...

Messe Frankfurt Middle East (MFME), the regional subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt, one of the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organizers, is to co-locate two of its leading exhibitions in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to capitalize on visitor and exhibitor synergies. Light Middle East | Intelligent Building Middle East 2023, the region’s premier exhibition, conference and awards for lighting, design and technology, and Intersec 2023, the globally renowned emergency...

On so many levels, the advent of COVID-19 and the tragedy at Astroworld music festival drastically altered the event security landscape. After the Astroworld tragedy, event security experts saw that the rampant gate-crashing could become an indication of what was to come. This is why Coachella spent a lot of money installing a large solid fence with cement underground, according to Cory Meredith, the President of Allied Universal Event Services. Access to cutting-edge technology, such as AI C...

SALTO Systems, a globally renowned manufacturer of electronic access control and operating system solutions, designed to provide a seamless keyless and mobile experience for modern buildings, is investing in the Dutch company - Bluefield Smart Access, strengthening its portfolio of access control solutions. The investment enables Bluefield Smart Access to anticipate the rapid international growth of opportunities that concern its unique cloud-technology solutions. Bluefield Smart Access Bluef...

ProdataKey (PDK), the globally renowned manufacturer of the leading cloud access control platform built for mobile, has announced the release of its new ‘rugged’ readers for use with 125 kHz cards and fobs. The new units, available in single-gang and mullion style, with or without keypads, improve upon PDK’s former ‘ruggedized’ readers, by combining exceptional weather-proof and vandal-proof specifications within the same model. PDK’s new rugged readers The...

Paxton, the globally renowned company in electronic IP access control, video surveillance, and video intercom systems, has announced that they will feature Paxton10 access control and video management system at ISC West 2022, being held at the Venetian Expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 22 to March 25, 2022. Paxton10 Paxton10 combines next-generation access control and video management on a single platform. Dealers can experience Paxton’s most powerful system yet, at booth #13074, at...

Axonius, the globally renowned company in cyber security asset management and SaaS management, has announced an expansion of its UK and EMEA partner program, in order to help systems integrators that specialize in cyber security and IT infrastructure, with the ability to better manage SaaS security. Axonius SaaS Management The company, which has over 150 partners globally, 28% of which are based in the EMEA region, recently launched Axonius SaaS Management, in order to provide customers with a...

Videoloft, the cloud video surveillance platform, has partnered with Navtech Radar, the commercial radar solutions manufacturer, to add video verification to radar intrusion detection systems. Video verification adds a crucial step to Navtech Radar’s AdvanceGuard radar-based solutions, which can detect and track intruders within a 3km radius. AdvanceGuard radar-based solutions By integrating with Videoloft’s API, AdvanceGuard radar-based solutions can trigger cameras to...

Alcatraz AI, the globally renowned company in physical security technologies, has announced that they will be showcasing their autonomous access control technology, the Rock, at Data Center World 2022 exhibition, at Booth 1025. The Rock, access control solution Alcatraz AI offers a touchless and secure biometric device, the Rock, which utilizes facial authentication to grant safe and efficient entry, so as to modernize and improve access control systems. The Data Center World 2022 security con...

Vicon Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Cemtrex Inc., designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware, and components, is set to exhibit at ISC West 2022 which will be held from March 22 to March 25, 2022, at the Venetian Expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Attendees are warmly invited to visit the company, at booth #7083, at ISC West 2022 the exhibition venue. The Vicon exhibit will focus on Vicon’s centralized video management, access control, and lice...

While most discussions of security in data centers revolve around cyber-attacks, that’s only part of the equation. Data centers responsible for the storage and transfer of important information must install physical measures that keep these sites secure and safe. Power Outages As proven by Facebook’s recent power outage, any company is prone to physical threats. The outage caused a configuration change to the backbone routers that coordinate network traffic to and from the company&...

UK-based global connectivity solutions provider and MVNO, Cellhire is utilizing its eSIM-based mobile network, ‘eSIMsmart’, in order to provide mobile connectivity over-the-air to its news media customers, including print/online, TV, radio and news agencies, in Ukraine. Martyn Stevens, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), at Cellhire Group (Cellhire), said “The eSIM based mobile connectivity is essential to ensuring individuals are contactable and have a communications lifeline....

Honeywell Building Technologies (Honeywell) has announced the launch of its new Catalyst Partner Program (CPP), a customer-centric global framework, to better support the growth and success of its system integrator, distributor and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners. The new global framework streamlines previous channel partner program experiences across the Honeywell Fire, Security and Building Management Systems (BMS) businesses to help improve end customer standard of care and cr...

Patriot One Technologies Inc. has announced that Kia Georgia, Inc. has implemented the company’s Multi-Sensor Gateway screening technology, designed to detect guns, knives and other prohibited items on people at large workplaces. This deployment will be part of a larger service that includes the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform, to further enhance the current guard service for the entire manufacturing facility. Patriot One’s AI-powered platform deployed...

Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) has announced that the company’s biometric PC solution is integrated in the power button of the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 and ThinkBook 15 G4 laptops. Lenovo is the world’s largest PC maker, with a market share amounting to approximately a quarter of global PC shipments in 2021. Ted Hansson, President Mobile, PC and Access China at Fingerprints, said “I am very pleased that Lenovo has now launched their first models integrating Fingerprints’...

The Security Executive Council’s (SEC) Security Leadership Research Institute (SLRI) is working with Resolver Inc. to investigate the organizational cost of loss due to incidents, such as theft, fraud and abuse. While the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners tracks cost of loss for occupational fraud, there is currently no public research that offers an industry average of cost of loss that includes fraud and other types of events, such as armed robbery, assault, abuse, product contam...

With Cognitec Systems joining the SALTO Group, the face recognition company will strengthen research, development and market reach, for its established product portfolio, while working with SALTO on new technologies for expanding biometric markets. SALTO strategically selected Cognitec Systems to meet market requests for adding face recognition and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to the company’s renowned electronic access control and ticketing solutions. SALTO – Cognitec...

An access control system is familiar technology to organizations of every size and structure. Access control may operate as a standalone electronic locking system. It can also integrate with complementary business systems, such as HVAC, time-and-attendance, in-house payments and more. What many businesses may not know is that by restricting their access system with wires, they are not using the full potential of the electronic access control system. High expense of wiring doors In many compan...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards, a globally recognized awards function that is presented by the Security Industry Association, with the support from sponsors - AVISIAN, IDEMIA, and SIA’s Identity & Biometric Technology Advisory Board, along with the Women in Security Forum. 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards The recipients of the Security Industry Association’s 2022 Women in Biometrics Awards will...

Globally renowned jeweler firm, Michelsen is among the oldest companies in Iceland, selling luxury jewelery and watches. In fact, the company is also an official Rolex Service Center. The family-run business recently moved premises to the center of Reykjavik and needed to upgrade their security, as part of the refurbishment. This was also important, since Michelsen added a new range of expensive watches to their inventory. They turned to Securitas, Iceland’s largest security provider...

Michigan Mutual is a mortgage broker founded in 1992 by brothers - Mark and Hale Walker. Over the past few decades, the business has expanded across 35 US states and now has a total of 100 Mortgage Loan Advisors. As a company that handles financial information, being able to quickly communicate with customers, while keeping personal data secure, is a top priority and core to their value proposition. The challenge is having all the right tools and technology in place, in order to compete with bi...

Banks, payment service providers (PSPs), schemes, and other financial institutions can now benefit from a uniquely high level of sensitive data protection and application attack resistance, following the launch of White-Box Works, a next-generation EMVCo-evaluated White-Box code generator, from PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc. Unlike traditional solutions, White-Box Works gives the customer complete and independent control over their protected code, thereby ensuring their encryption keys and proprietary...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce that Genetec Inc. (Genetec) and SAGE Integration will each receive a 2022 SIA Member of the Year Award. SIA will present the honorees with their awards on March 22, 2022 at The Advance 2022, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will take place during the ISC West 2022 exhibition, at the Venetian Expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The SIA Member of the Year award honors SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement i...

By the initiative of Stfalcon LLC (stfalcon.com), supported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Ajax Systems has launched the Air Alert app, already available in Google Play Market and AppStore. The Air Alert app instantly informs about the beginning and end of a civil defense alert in the region. No registration is needed and the user is only required to select the region. The Air Alert app does not collect users’ data or geo-location data. The Air Alert app The app g...

Wind is a free and unlimited resource that provides potential energy toward the growing demand for clean, renewable power. In coastlines, islands, grasslands, mountainous areas, and plateaus that lack water, fuel and convenient transportation, wind power poses a potential boon for addressing local challenges. Chaka Wind Farm Chaka Wind Farm is located on the Gobi Desert, in Qinghai Province, China. At an altitude of 3,200 meters (nearly 2 miles) above sea level, Qinghai has abundant wind energ...

To maximize safety for visitors to a number of city parks, the city of Vladivostok in Russia has deployed a smart video solution from Hikvision, which provides automated alerts in the event of a security risk. In cities around the world, parks provide a welcome and much-needed respite from urban noise and traffic. What’s more, parks give people a chance to meet and socialize in an outdoor setting, and to enjoy leisure activities, such as sports and jogging, and for children to use playgro...

Genetec Inc. (Genetec), a globally renowned technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, has shared the results of its state of the industry report. Based on insights from over 2,000 physical security leaders from around the world, the report looks at how the role of physical security continued to evolve in 2021, as organizations adapted to changing conditions. The changing role of physical security Physical security continues to evo...