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A new study of CCTV system managers, commissioned by security technology company NW Security, found that nearly half (46 percent) of medium and large-sized businesses across England, plan to use their CCTV systems to support remote management of processes and people in the workplace. The study also uncovered the fact that the primary reason for investing in CCTV systems in the workplace is to keep staff safe while working. Remote management One clear finding was that CCTV systems are increasi...

With the goal of constantly improving the performance of its products, Videotec has now added the new video analysis and GeoMove functions to its NVX cameras. This versatile compact stainless-steel camera is already well known on the market for its exceptional corrosion resistance and for providing high image quality with Full HD, super low-light, 1080p, and 30x zoom, with bright clear colors in even the poorest lighting conditions. The NVX camera is used in the maritime sector onboard vessels...

AVIOTEC's front-line technology offers flame and smoke detection for locations with no light. Thanks to separate additional infrared illumination unlit applications can be monitored with video-based fire detection delivering pin-sharp images. During the daytime, the device shows colored pictures and shifts to monochrome night mode when visibility drops below a pre-defined level. When daylight returns it automatically switches back to color mode. The video-based fire detection AVIOTEC IP starli...

Videotec has expanded its range of communication boxes with the new COMB. This product has been designed for use in non-hazardous applications and is robust with its external polycarbonate and extraordinary resistance to external agents. COMB is much more than a simple junction box. It has everything that you need for a state-of-the-art installation and correct operation of one or more Videotec IP or analog cameras. It provides local low voltage power to connected devices. Functions and featur...

SmartTask, a UK-based developer of cloud workforce management solutions, has announced the availability of its mobile operations app. Fully integrated smartphone app streamlines mobile patrols, alarm response callouts, and keyholding for security officers and controllers helping demonstrate BS7984 compliance. Designed specifically for UK security services providers in collaboration with the UK security industry, SmartTask mobile operations keep field officers in contact with the control room....

Hanwha Techwin America, a supplier of IP and analog video surveillance solutions, announced a new app for systems integrators. The new Wisenet QR Scanner App is designed to help quickly create a list of all Wisenet devices associated with a specific project, without having to take the products out of their packaging. The QR code is found on the outside of the product carton, the bottom of the device, as well as on an included extra sticker for Wisenet modular cameras. This allows a technician...

Yeastar, the provider of SME PBX systems announce that Yeastar Cloud & On-premises PBX have both won the Best-Product prizes – Reader’s Choice ICT Product of the Year 2020 by Funkchau, one of the most renowned specialist magazines in the ICT industry. Funkchau is a high-circulation trade magazine in Germany. This year, 14,000 readers in total voted in 21 categories to pick up their favorite ICT products from multiple excellent manufacturers in the industry. Yeastar sto...

The market pioneer in the installation of security systems in Italy, the company E.C.I. Elettronica unveiled SMP Robotics security robots at Sicurezza 2019, Milan, Italy. Exhibition visitors have shown a phenomenally high interest in the use of robots in EU countries. Video surveillance systems Despite the lull in the security market, the prospects for the implementation of security robots are encouraging. Their use reduces the number of security officers with a significant increase in...

Many countries around the world have enacted laws mandating to wear of face masks in public places. This applies not only to indoor spaces, shops, schools, colleges, airports but also to open area gatherings. Outdoor robots S5.2 series can assist humans in preventing them from getting infected by COVID-19. This is accomplished when robots identify people without a face mask and warn them about the possibility of receiving a fine. A warning is carried out through a generate voice alarm in a coun...

Having the ability to effectively inspect, diagnose, and document trouble spots are crucial for property managers, facilities maintenance staff, building inspectors, contractors, electricians, service technicians, plumbers, and even homeowners. It requires the aid of effective tools, including thermal imaging, to quickly recognize and resolve those trouble spots. That’s why FLIR has introduced its latest entry-level Cx-Series camera, the FLIR C3-X™, a compact thermal camera packed w...

ComNet, Communication Networks of Danbury, Connecticut, a USA-based manufacturer of fiber optic transmission and networking equipment and an ACRE brand, announced that ACRE has acquired Razberi Technologies and the product line will be added to and sold under the ComNet brand and portfolio of products. ComNet will now be selling Razberi products through its established channels. Razberi product line The Razberi product line of Intelligent video appliances, automated security software, and hea...

Invixium, a globally renowned manufacturer of innovative touchless biometric solutions, is opening its new Middle East headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that will serve the Middle East, Turkey, North Africa and Pakistan regions. The new MENA headquarters has been established to best respond to the growing interest in Invixium's health-focused, temperature-based workforce management and access control biometric solutions that are in high demand as businesses reopen during COVID-19 pand...

Green Hills Software, the pioneer in embedded safety and security, announces it has adopted the two new international security standards and regulations for automotive cybersecurity – ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE WP.29 – for the INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS) and associated products and services. For decades, Green Hills has been helping electronics manufacturers create and deploy embedded systems at the highest levels of safety and security. By offering compliant produ...

Vectra, a pioneer in network threat detection and response (NDR) announced broader and deeper cloud capabilities to track and link accounts and data in hybrid environments. Current security approaches lose visibility when environments expand to the cloud where users leverage multiple different accounts and may access resources from shadow IT devices. Historically users and hosts were on-premises and tightly controlled. Vectra’s enhanced capabilities mark the first, and only, NDR...

Leonardo and LACROIX have signed a strategic agreement that will see the partners working together to develop and integrate solutions in the naval countermeasures sector. The collaboration, which will look towards new technologies as well as new business opportunities, initially provides for the creation of the SYLENA Mk2/MJTE solution. This will see LACROIX's SYLENA MK2 DLS (Decoy Launching System) integrated with Leonardo's MJTE (Mobile Jammer Target Emulator) anti-torpedo countermeasures....

Antaira Technologies, a globally renowned developer and manufacturer of industrial networking devices and communication solutions for harsh environment applications, is proud to announce the expansion of its industrial wireless family with the introduction of the ARS-7235 series, ARX-7235-AC-PD-T, ARY-7235-AC-PT. ARS-7235 series  Antaira Technologies’ ARS-7235 series is an industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless LAN access point with added router capabilities. It is designed for e...

ISC West, in collaboration with premier sponsor, the Security Industry Association (SIA), has announced breaking news and guidance regarding ISC West 2021 event. The international security event was originally slated to be held March 23-26, 2021, but after extensive internal and external consultation and monitoring of the ongoing COVID-19 virus pandemic situation, they have made the decision to reschedule ISC West 2021. Rescheduled ISC West 2021 event The ISC West 2021 security event now will...

Leonardo ranks first in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for the Aerospace & Defense industry, confirming the company’s leadership for the second consecutive year. This achievement confirms that sustainability is at the core and a key driver of Leonardo’s strategy, governance, and 2030 vision. Developing new business opportunities “Being recognized as an industry leader in the DJSI,” the CEO of Leonardo, Alessandro Profumo, commented, “further conf...

Leonardo welcomes the announcement made by the U.S. Department of Defense to award AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. a 171 million USD modification to the previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the US Navy’s Advanced Helicopter Training System. This modification exercises options for the production and delivery of an additional 36 TH-73A aircraft, with work expected to be completed in December 2022 in Philadelphia, PA. Firm-fixed price contract In January 2020 Leonardo, throug...

Continuing to expand its global presence, BCD International today announced the appointment of security industry veteran Andrew Hubble as Managing Director – APAC. Reporting and responsibilities Reporting directly to the Vice President of Sales, Hubble will be responsible for the management of APAC safety and security, computer vision, and IoT customer relationships, and to drive BCD revenue through existing and new customer relationships. “As BCD has delivered infrastructure solu...

ConnectWise, the provider of software and expert services purpose-built for technology solution providers (TSPs), announces it has acquired Perch Security and StratoZen. These acquisitions establish ConnectWise as the platform with the comprehensive offering for TSP - complete with business management, unified management and security management, including SOC and SIEM services.  As part of the ConnectWise Fortify™ security management solution, these technologies will provide revoluti...

Leonardo, the title-holder in the Aerospace Defense & Security (AD&S) sector, has launched a new initiative dedicated to its key suppliers. It focuses on the issue of operational excellence to support companies in their lean journey through maximizing competitiveness and customer satisfaction with a structured approach of continuous improvement, reducing excess, and improving the quality and flexibility of products and services. Program & workshop The project is part of the L...

Safetrust, a pioneer in virtual credential solutions, and AlertEnterprise Inc., the foremost physical-logical security convergence software company, have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver next-generation digital access credentialing and controls, providing frictionless, safe, and secure workspace access experience for employees, contingent workers, and visitors. Benefits of collaboration The collaboration reinforces the new way businesses are defining smart and healthy workplaces...

ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA), the membership associations for the security industry, announce a partnership to produce an event designed to help security organizations and businesses around the world develop and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) strategies. The free virtual event, titled Global DE&I Strategy: Policy and Practices that Produce Positive Business Outcomes, will be held 10 December 2020, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET. Gener...

The technology industry has long assumed that it would eventually get rid of the concept of implicit digital trust. With the worldwide happenings in 2020, users have all been put into a virtual time machine and are living in a projected world of “Zero Trust.” Running back through to zero Digital transformations became more than a vague goal in 2020 as priorities and business demands shifted radically in March 2020. Waves of workers became partially or completely remote, and along...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that the company is poised to launch a new series of silicon-carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), the N-series of 1200V SiC-MOSFETs in a TO-247-4 (4-terminal) package, which achieves 30% less switching loss compared to the existing TO-247-3 package products. N-series 1200V SiC-MOSFETs The new 4-terminal N-series 1200V SiC-MOSFETs will help to reduce the power consumption and physical size of power supply systems that re...

Conscia Sweden, a provider of security and IT infrastructure solutions, has qualified as the first Cisco IoT Advantage Partner in the world. This is the result of a lot of completed Cisco IoT training and a wealth of practical experience regarding IoT and industrial networks. Conscia has also developed the Conscia DevicePortal software, which is used by both private and public sectors in several countries to quickly connect and manage IoT devices in a secure manner. Building secure solutions...

Yeastar, the provider of SME PBX systems announce its attendance at GITEX on December 6-10, 2020, at the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC). GITEX is the third-largest technology event in the world, with international technology buyers searching for solutions that will bring their businesses into the connectivity era. Yeastar will join its local gold distributor DVCOM at Booth Z2- D5 in Zabeel Hall and present SME-tailored UC solutions for customers in the ME region and around the world. Showcasi...

Getac Technology Corporation (Getac), a globally renowned company in rugged computing and IT solutions, has announced that it is bringing integrated LiFi (Light Fidelity) technology, powered by PureLiFi, to the rugged computing and IT software market for the first time ever. Integrated Light Fidelity technology The announcement means customers across a wide range of professional sectors will soon be able to enjoy the benefits of fully rugged reliability and innovative LiFi connectivity in a si...

A workshop hosted by cyber risk analytics specialist CyberCube and global independent think-tank the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) examined how a severe cyber event involving cascading impacts from cloud infrastructure could result in business interruption and data loss across many different sectors. The conclusion was that such a multidimensional risk would require a multi-dimensional response. Some of the organizations that participated in the discussion are listed at the...