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ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire Rometal, a Brazil-based manufacturer of aluminum solutions and accessories, including interior door systems, cabinet doors, frames and pullers. "I am very pleased to welcome Rometal to ASSA ABLOY. This acquisition delivers on our strategy to strengthen our position in emerging markets through adding complementary products and solutions to our core business,” says Nico Delvaux, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY. Customary closing conditions &ld...

IDS Imaging Development Systems is introducing an evaluation platform for modern embedded vision applications with the IDS GMSL2 Discovery Kit. The system combines intelligent camera modules with integrated image processing, GMSL2 (Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link) transmission technology, and an industrial-grade embedded PC based on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX platform. The embedded PC features matching GMSL connectors for the direct connection of the camera modules. Companies can borrow the Disco...

Camelot Secure, a cybersecurity company under DigiFlight Inc., announces it has been named “Overall Cyber Posture Company of the Year” in the 2026 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards, an international awards program recognizing innovation and excellence across the global cybersecurity industry. The 2026 honor marks Camelot Secure’s second CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award in three years. In 2024, the company was named APT Solution Provider of the Year for its Advanced Persistent...

Interface Systems, a provider of AI-powered security and expert remote video monitoring for restaurants, retailers, and commercial businesses, today launched its free Retail Theft Incident Explorer, a searchable database designed to help retailers, journalists, researchers, and policymakers examine publicly documented retail theft. The Explorer brings together 1,120 incidents drawn from news reports and law enforcement announcements, covering incidents from 1st October 2025 through 30th Septemb...

Cequence Security, the pioneer in application, API, and agentic AI protection, publishes Agentic AI Runtime Security, Governance, and Control, a report on governing AI agents as they act. The report has been developed with input from KPMG in Singapore, examining how organizations can govern and secure Agentic AI as agents move from generating content to autonomously taking consequential actions. The findings of the report will be presented to senior business, technology, and policy leaders at a...

Commvault, delivering continuous recovery for the AI era, announces new AgentRecover capabilities designed to help organizations audit agent activity, restore agents, and recover the data and systems they affected across environments. With support for Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Microsoft Foundry, Commvault is extending full-stack recovery across supported AI agents and the enterprise systems they interact with. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Microsoft Foundry provide services for building, depl...

Commvault, delivering continuous recovery for the AI era, today announced Commvault Recovery Studio, a new approach to enterprise recovery that will use precise automation to bring back the business, not just the data. It will orchestrate the recovery of applications, identities, configurations, infrastructure dependencies, and datasets together in an automated, runbook-driven workflow to help organizations resume business operations fast. Vast arrays of interconnected components With Recover...

Honeywell Technologies introduces a set of new AI-powered building automation offerings, including EBI One, fire and life safety, and security innovations at Accelerate 2026, its largest-ever industry event with more than 2,000 customers and partners. The new technologies are designed to help building owners and operators modernise infrastructure, improve safety and efficiency, and accelerate the transition from automation to autonomy with practical, AI-driven features. “Buildings are at...

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, will participate in two pioneering European utility and industry events this November, demonstrating how organizations can improve reliability, optimize maintenance, and gain greater visibility into critical infrastructure through connected condition monitoring solutions. FLIR will exhibit at Asset Performance 2026, taking place 18-19 November at the Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp, Belgium, where attendees can visit th...

Suprema, a pioneer in intelligent access control and physical security solutions, is hosting its global partner conference, ‘Suprema Global Partner Program (SGPP) 2026,’ at Lahan Select Gyeongju in Gyeongbuk, South Korea, on November 11–12. SGPP 2026 brings together more than 300 participants, including key global partners as well as executives and employees from Suprema’s headquarters and eight overseas subsidiaries across North America, Latin America, the UK, Europe, t...

Scality, a pioneer in data infrastructure software for AI-era storage at scale, has joined the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE™) Program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) under the Root operated by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). As a CNA, Scality assigns CVE Identifiers (CVE IDs) and publishes corresponding CVE Records for vulnerabilities discovered in all of its software products, including Scality RING, Scality ARTESCA and Scality ADI. Scality became a C...

2026 marks a special milestone for Keynetics as the company celebrates a decade in business and looks back at how an idea that once raised eyebrows in some of the UK's most security-conscious boardrooms has grown into a key management solution used across multiple industries and markets. The company behind SentriGuard smart key management systems has spent the past decade challenging the way organizations think about physical keys and the role they still play in modern access control. Today, Ke...

Gunnebo Safe Storage is strengthening its presence in the Swiss market through an expanded partnership with IMHOTEC Next Level Safes Engineering AG. Under the new arrangement, IMHOTEC will have an exclusive role for Chubbsafes and Primat across Switzerland. IMHOTEC will become the exclusive Swiss partner for certified Chubbsafes and the complete Starprim range from Primat. The two portfolios will be supported by Imhotec’s established engineering expertise, local stock and nationwide servi...

Evolv Technology, a pioneer in AI-powered weapons screening, announces the release of Evolv eXpedite™ 3.0, the newest update to the company’s AI-powered bag screener. eXpedite 3.0 is built around three outcomes: showing operators exactly where to search when a bag alerts, delivering a stronger balance of knife detection against nuisance alerts, and providing one connected view of people and bag screening. Evolv’s Red Box guided search, a new detection algorithm, and an upgraded...

dormakaba introduces AVA Entryway Intelligence, a new solution designed to help facility managers better monitor and maintain automatic entrances. AVA will debut at the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) World Workplace, November 18-20 in Anaheim, California. Entryways are the first impression of a building and are among its most frequently used systems, yet facility teams have little insight into their condition until something goes wrong. Door failures can disrupt building o...

DigiCert, a pioneer in intelligent trust, releases findings from its global consumer study revealing fraudulent emails are affecting British shoppers and potentially costing retailers sales ahead of Black Friday. The study of 2,000 UK consumers found that 43% had deleted or abandoned an email in the past year because they were unsure whether it was genuine. Nearly one in five (18%) had delayed a purchase while 12% had shopped with another retailer. Busiest shopping periods The findings highli...

Fire safety manufacturer Advanced has been named a finalist in eight categories across two major industry awards, recognizing achievements spanning product innovation, complex project delivery, sustainability, training and customer support. The Newcastle-based manufacturer has secured five finalist positions at the Security & Fire Awards for Excellence 2026 and three at the ECN Awards 2026, with winners set to be revealed within days of each other at ceremonies on 30 November and 3 December...

Hochiki Europe has completed a new fire detection system at 334 Oxford Street, a mixed-use retail and office development on one of Europe’s busiest shopping streets. Hall & Kay Fire installed the system, which is based on Hochiki’s ESP open protocol. It protects 11 storeys and a site capacity of 7,915 occupants. The installation had to be completed within a tight program while fire protection was maintained across the building’s basement, ground floor and nine upper f...

Hanwha Vision, a pioneer in video surveillance and security solutions, launches a new range of Smart Network Industrial (SNI) Power over Ethernet (PoE) injectors, designed to simplify camera installations and deliver reliable performance in demanding environments. Designed and manufactured in the UK exclusively for Hanwha Vision by AMG, the new range combines high-power PoE capabilities, compact industrial construction and flexible mounting options to support a wide variety of security applicat...

Atos, a pioneer in AI-powered digital transformation, announces a five-year contract with SSE to deliver its SIAM services, digital workplace, cloud operations and data management platforms. Atos brings decades of mission critical engineering experience across critical national infrastructure (CNI) such as energy, rail, water and aerospace environments where reliability, resilience and security are at the core of all services. Performance-based refreshes At the heart of the contract, Atos wil...

Security services provider The Keyholding Company has today announced it is rebranding as Forcefield. The change of name reflects how the business has evolved over recent years, from a provider of keyholding and mobile security services into a technology-led security company built around a single security management platform. The rebrand signals the arrival of a new type of security, one that gives clients a clearer and more cohesive view of their physical security. Forcefield’s approach...

Indo Firex, Rescue & Disaster Expo & Forum is strengthening its focus on technological developments that support safer and more effective firefighting operations. Organized by PT Napindo Media Ashatama (Napindo), the exhibition connects industry stakeholders with innovations and solutions across fire protection, rescue operations, disaster management, and occupational safety and health. Recent developments in Indonesia, including the deployment of robotic firefighting equipment by Jakar...

Digitalising access presents a specific challenge in heritage buildings: how to protect these premises against 21st-century threats while preserving the unique building fabric? Choosing a programmable smart key system provided the solution at a historic Prague monastery. The Franciscan Monastery is a living space which, in addition to its spiritual mission, hosts exhibitions, baptisms, and community meetings. Managers must therefore effectively control access to individual parts of the building...

The former Scandic Kongens Ege hotel in Randers, Denmark, is a long-standing local landmark known for its elevated location and panoramic views over the city. After closing in 2013, the site underwent a major property redevelopment, transforming the former hotel into a modern mixed-use property with residential accommodation, hospitality areas, and shared facilities. To secure this complex environment, the developer required more than traditional video surveillance. As a global security solutio...

Cellebrite, a pioneer in AI-powered Digital Investigative and Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, announces the appointment of Rogerio Rizzi as executive vice president of Corporate Strategy and Development. An engineer by training, Rizzi joined Cellebrite from Okta, Inc., where he established the Corporate Strategy team and will now lead the build-out of Cellebrite's strategy and development capabilities. Rizzi brings more than 20 years of experience at the intersection...

Aetina Corporation, a provider of Edge AI solutions, announces the expansion of its SuperEdge portfolio for enterprise AI with the NVIDIA Certified System (NCS) AEX-2UA1 and the new AEX-2UA2. Designed in compact 2U short-depth form factors, the two NVIDIA GPU servers extend high-performance accelerated computing into enterprise edge and near-edge environments where space, data sovereignty, latency, and deployment flexibility are critical. Built on NVIDIA MGX modular reference architecture, the...

Cyberhaven, the pioneer in data security for the agentic enterprise, introduces Agentic Data Security (ADS), to help CISOs, data security teams, insider risk teams, and AI governance leaders say yes to AI agents without losing control of their data. Agentic Data Security shows security teams what every AI agent does with company data, who it is acting for, where the data goes next, and stops sensitive data before it leaves. The companies leaning furthest into the agentic future, from frontier A...

Viking Electronics introduces the MPS-XP Multicast Paging Server, a powerful new solution that combines SIP-based multicast paging, scheduled announcements, and advanced automation in one PoE-powered device. Designed for schools, universities, manufacturing facilities, and commercial buildings, the MPS-XP supports up to 100 SIP accounts, 100 independently configurable multicast zones, and 100 automation rules. Users can page all zones from a single SIP extension, assign dedicated extensions to...

PureTech Systems, the industry pioneer in autonomous perimeter protection software solutions, announces a powerful new integration between its best-in-class PureActiv® platform and Genetec™ Security Center. The enhanced integration supports Genetec™ Security Center version 5.13.2.0 and enables operators to view classification bounding boxes over live video, receive PureActiv® alarms and manage those alarms within their existing Genetec™ workflows. Together, PureActiv&r...

Keihan Bus, established in 1922, is a long-standing public transportation provider with over 100 years of service in Japan. Its network spans Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga prefectures, offering a wide range of safe and reliable transportation services and carrying over 10,000 passengers daily. The company also operates routes that serve major tourist destinations such as Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto and Dotonbori in Osaka, as well as direct access to the venue of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan—a majo...