Access Control News

Avigilon Corporation (Avigilon), a Motorola Solutions company, announces the release of the Avigilon Access Control Manager (ACM) 6 system. ACM™ 6 introduces a new model for ordering and delivering end-customer licenses by simplifying how they are issued, distributed and managed. This new process will have customers up and running faster, helping to increase efficiencies. ACM 6 promotes ease of deployment by including default door and wiring templates, support for large card formats and e...

WDH, one of the UK’s largest housing associations which manages more than 31000 homes, has awarded Openview Security Solutions a major contract to install the latest security and fire protection systems for a pilot scheme at Low Cross Court, a high-rise building with thirty four dwellings. OpenView was awarded the contract after winning an open tender to the CCTV, door entry, access control, fire alarm, sprinklers, fire stopping and additional fire safety measures controlled by a full mana...

Arcules, innovators in integrated video and access control cloud services, announces the addition of Nigel Waterton as Chief Revenue Officer. Waterton has led winning sales and operations teams for more than 22 years, building and managing large, high-growth technology organizations. Waterton is a 10-year veteran of Aronson Security Group (ASG), where he served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development. Identifying key areas of optimization During his tenure with ASG, Wat...

Colo Solutions, a colocation and cloud services provider located in downtown Orlando, Florida, announces successful completion of their 2019 SOC 1 Type 2 examination, HIPAA security compliance assessment, and PCI DSS assessment. As the company’s top priority, ‘customer needs’ are the driving force behind the comprehensive initiative, noted Clayton Mynard, CEO. Providing additional confirmation The company’s five consecutive years of SOC compliance reflects their long-s...

Alchera Inc. will present its face recognition technology at the Korea Police World Expo 2019, which will be held on the 74th National Police Day. At the exhibition held in Songdo Convesia, Incheon, South Korea from 21st to 23rd October 2019, visitors who agreed to use facial recognition information and technology will be able to enter the exhibition quickly and conveniently by using the ticketing system presented by Alchera. AI-based face recognition technology Alchera’s face recognitio...

GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, announces the launch of IoTopia, a comprehensive framework for IoT security. Building on GlobalPlatform’s previous work to secure the IoT, IoTopia proposes a common framework for standardising the design, certification, deployment and management of IoT devices. IoTopia device security will be testable and meet vertical and geographical market requirements by building upon the following four foundational pillars: Secu...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is observed every October to raise cybersecurity awareness and provide resources to help individuals and enterprises be safer and more secure online. This year, ExtraHop®, the pioneer in cloud-native network detection and response, is joining NCSAM organizers and security professionals around the world in offering tips and strategies for enterprise organizations to improve their security posture across hybrid and cloud workloads. Smarter enterp...

Avaya Holdings Corp, a provider of solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration, announces a resale agreement with NVT Phybridge to provide its long reach, single-pair UTP PoE switches for IP modernization as part of Avaya’s unified communications portfolio. NVT Phybridge is a pioneer in long reach PoE (Power over Ethernet), making long-distance IP connections simple, secure, and cost-effective. It’s series of long reach switches enable customers to modernize t...

Alarm.com announces a majority-stake acquisition of OpenEye, a provider of cloud-managed video surveillance solutions for the commercial market. OpenEye is optimized for enterprise-level commercial customers requiring expansive video recording capabilities, in addition to remote viewing, administration and diagnostic reporting. Combined with the Alarm.com for Business offering, service providers partnered with Alarm.com now have a best-in-class solution to accommodate commercial accounts of any...

Hikvision, the world’s provider of innovative security products and solutions, has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2019. During Q3 of 2019, Hikvision generated a revenue of RMB 15.92 billion, having achieved a year-over-year (YoY) growth of 23.12%, and net profits attributable to shareholders of the Company was RMB 3.81 billion, representing a year-over-year growth of 17.31%. During the period of Q1-Q3, Hikvision accumulated a total operating income of RMB 39.84 b...

Entrance Systems division has, since its foundation in 2006, successfully grown from SEK 3 bn to above SEK 25 bn in annual revenue. To enable continued and accelerated growth of the division in the ASSA ABLOY Group, a new divisional structure will be formed around four business segments: Pedestrian, Industrial, Residential and Perimeter Security. Perimeter Security is currently part of the Opening Solutions Americas division and will be transferred to the Entrance Systems division to create new...

The AMICO Security team is happy to launch its new ANC® Chameleon™ Hybrid System at the GridSecCon conference in Atlanta, taking place Tuesday, October 22nd until Thursday, October 24th. AMICO Security will present a demo system at booth #17. The new ANC® Chameleon™ Hybrid System is a combination of ANC Non Conductive components on the outside and Chameleon Retrofit components on the inside. Attractive fencing solution It combines the benefits of both systems in a very uni...

To help installers provide simple, reliable, and affordable video surveillance solutions for small business owners, Axis developed AXIS Companion. And while this system has changed the lives and security approaches of many business owners already, there’s new software that significantly enhances the product services. Göran Haraldsson, responsible for small business solutions at Axis says about the new software, the new features it brings, and how especially small business owners can...

HID Global, a worldwide provider of trusted identity solutions, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the international identity solutions business of De La Rue, the world’s commercial issuer of banknotes and passports. The De La Rue business will be merged with HID’s citizen identity solutions portfolio, broadening HID Global’s leadership position, extending its capabilities to scale and assemble government-issued citizen IDs, and expanding the value delivered to...

Check Point announces the release of the new 1500 series security gateways for SMBs. The two new SMB appliances set new standards of protection against the most advanced fifth-generation cyberattacks, and offer unrivaled ease of deployment and management. According to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 43% of all breach victims were small businesses, and 63% of attack attempts against SMBs were successful. The cost of disruption from cyber-attacks against SMBs can exceed $1M, a...

Ping Identity, a pioneer in Intelligent Identity, announces an expansion of its Northern European operation with the opening of a new office in Utrecht, Netherlands. The growth of the identity market has been rapid across Benelux and Scandinavia, and Ping Identity continues to drive attention to the importance of identity security in the cybersecurity landscape, as well as support for its local clients and channel partners. Providing secure access to applications The Ping Identity ecosystem i...

PAC & GDX, global provider of access control and door entry solutions, has announced the availability of its new Architect range of readers. By integrating cutting edge radio frequency identification (RFID), near field communication (NFC) and Bluetooth technologies into the Architect range, PAC & GDX has made it possible for smartphones to be used as an access control identification tool, thereby providing the highest level of convenience, flexibility and ease of operation. Integrating...

DigiCert, Inc., the provider of TLS/SSL, IoT and PKI solutions, announces that private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (‘Clearlake’) and TA Associates have completed their previously announced investment in DigiCert. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed. “DigiCert is excited to work with Clearlake and TA Associates as our new lead investors, and to continue our leadership in providing the best TLS/SSL products and solutions, focused on improving and automating...

Axis Communications announces the release of AXIS Companion software for simple, secure and reliable video management. This easy-to-use video surveillance solution is optimized for small systems up to 16 cameras and is ideal for small businesses needing to monitor their premises, people and assets. AXIS Companion software is intuitive and easy to operate, letting users quickly learn to navigate the system with minimal instruction. Alert notifications keep business owners aware of any suspicious...

At this year’s annual Australia National Conference, the ASIS Victoria Australia Chapter hosted 65 security professionals for a day of programming focused on the conference theme ‘Security in a Rapidly Changing World.’ The keynote presentation was jointly delivered by Skeeve Stevens and Shanti Korporaal, advisors and futurists who work with governments and multinational corporations. The session provided insights into contemporary thinking in the context of security-related ri...

Vicon Industries, Inc., designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware and components, announced the availability of Valerus version 20, which adds features designed to expand its overall capabilities while maintaining its core value as an easy VMS on the market. This latest release offers features that include: interactive mapping, an event query engine and bookmarking functionality. Valerus’ new interactive mapping feature provides the ability to c...

Vicon Industries, Inc., designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware and components, announced the availability of Valerus version 20, which adds features designed to expand its overall capabilities while maintaining its core value as the easiest VMS on the market. This latest release offers features that include: interactive mapping, an event query engine and bookmarking functionality. Improving event response time Valerus’ new interactive mappin...

Crossword Cybersecurity Plc the technology commercialization company focused solely on cyber security and risk, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Leonardo MW Ltd, a global high-tech Aerospace Defense and Security company. Crossword is rapidly becoming a pioneer player in the provision of risk assurance systems. Rizikon Assurance allows organizations to assess, assure, visualize and, ultimately, control third party risk. Risk assessment and manag...

Lattice Semiconductor, the low power programmable pioneer, announced its MachXO3D™ FPGAs for secure system control received the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) certification. CAVP validates that critical MachXO3D cryptographic algorithms are compliant with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), the U.S. federal government’s standard for cryptographic software. By complying with both the CAVP an...

Share911, a security technology company that offers critical communication solutions, announced that the company will be showcasing its collaborative mass notification platform at the ISC East Show in booth #1449. ISC East is the northeast’s largest security trade show and will be taking place at the Jacob Javits Center on November 20th-21st, 2019. The show boasts over 7,000 security and public safety professionals coming together in New York each year to meet experts from over 250 leadin...

Eagle Eye Networks, the global pioneer in cloud video surveillance, announced single sign-on support with SAML 2.0. Single sign-on (SSO) is a session enterprise authentication service that permits a user to leverage one synchronized set of credentials to access the enterprise’s entire suite of applications. Customers can easily add or revoke access to Eagle Eye Cloud VMS via their Active Directory or LDAP. “Eagle Eye Networks is known for its open architecture, enabling customers to...

Delta Scientific, the prominent manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announced that, on Monday, October 7, at approximately 7 am, a Delta MP5000 portable barrier stopped a stolen Dodge Ram pick-up truck at an entrance gate of the Naval Air Station - Corpus Christi. The stolen car was chased by the local police onto the base. The barrier then impacted the rear of the vehicle, disabling it. Simultaneously, the Air Station announc...

Helping retailers to improve store planning and the flow of footfall, Checkpoint Systems, globally renowned provider of shopper security solutions, has launched an innovative solution, the One Way Surveillance Sensor. One Way Surveillance Sensor Store layouts are critical, designed to influence customer behavior and improve store flow while highlighting key promotions and merchandise. Developed to monitor directional changes of customer movements in-store, Checkpoint’s One Way Surveillan...

IFSEC hosts globally renowned security content and events, with shows in the United Kingdom, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and the Philippines. Soon, the IFSEC brand will extend into mainland Europe with the launch of IFSEC Europe, a brand-new biennial security event providing a new gateway to the European integrated security market. Taking place for the first time on 20-22 September 2021 at RAI Amsterdam Convention Center, IFSEC Europe will create a pan-European home for i...

Security Essen is continuing to consolidate its position as a platform for the security industry. Numerous companies have confirmed their participation in the leading international trade fair, which will take place at Messe Essen from 22 to 25 September 2020. Particularly pleasing: In addition to many long-standing customers, the registrations also include companies which will take part in Security Essen again for the first time after a break. Amongst others, Telenot and Securiton will present...