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Traffic congestion and road accidents are the toughest challenges faced by traffic management agencies across the world. With rapid global urbanization, the growing amount and type of vehicles has led to more road-related issues every year. According to a MarketsandMarkets report, the global number of cars and commercial vehicles on the road will nearly double by 2040, putting tremendous pressure on the existing urban infrastructure. Traffic management strategies Various countries have formul...
Despite the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly four in five video security systems-related businesses reported growth in the past 12 months, according to a 23-nation survey conducted by Calipsa, the market renowned provider of Deep Learning-powered video analytics. Slightly less than half of the businesses reported growth in a 2020 report. Calipsa 2021 Video Monitoring Report The Calipsa 2021 Video Monitoring Report is a look inside the industry and its biggest trends. The...
With its major global Innovation Splash in November, MOBOTIX AG is placing 18 new hardware and software solutions on the market at once. New products The first hemispherical camera that combines infrared and LED white light in a single system is a major highlight. In addition, there is a new convenient dome camera, hemispherical modules, and Thermal CIF modules specially designed for perimeter protection for the MOBOTIX7 cameras with up to 105° wide angle of view (FoV). A fiber optic...
Simon Shawley, Business Development Manager at Smart R Distribution, explains “How recent advances in video recording technology means that installers can help end-user clients to extend the life of their existing analog CCTV systems, while enabling them to migrate to a full IP network based video surveillance system, at their own pace.” IP network-based video surveillance solutions offer users significant advantages over traditional analog CCTV systems. These include the ability to...
Aratek is taking its newest biometric tablet Marshall 8 to the center-stage in Trustech 2021. The powerful yet extremely portable Marshall 8 is upping the digital identity ante by enabling true “Identity anything, anytime, anywhere,” said Samuel Wu, Vice President for International Business Division. “We’re excited to showcase before the audience of the largest international digital identity and security show our new product we call the Marshall 8, which is changing...
With its major global Innovation Splash in November 2021, MOBOTIX AG is placing 18 new hardware and software solutions on the market at once. Software and hardware solutions The first hemispherical camera that combines infrared and LED white light in a single system is a major highlight. In addition, there is a new convenient dome camera, hemispherical modules, and Thermal CIF modules specially designed for perimeter protection for the MOBOTIX7 cameras with up to 105° wide angle of view (F...
Modern Video security systems are more secure now than ever before. Gone are the days when network video recorders (NVRs) and cameras were allowed to be default credentials (such as a 12345 password), which attackers used to mobilize tens of thousands (or more) devices in a botnet. It’s important to remember that security at times can be simple. Just requiring login credentials to be changed upon first use resulted in a drastic reduction of compromised security systems. But, simple...
Vismo announces the rollout of what3words location technology on its global location monitoring and safety platform, to help organizations respond to incidents more effectively - and keep their employees as safe as possible. Vismo provides a proven, since 2012, resilient location monitoring and safety service to businesses, public sector organizations, and NGOs, ensuring their traveling or remote employees can be located and protected while at work. It does this via the Vismo App, which is...
The new IDIS Intelligent Video Wall Station, designed as a simple plug-in for the cost and license-free IDIS Center VMS, brings the benefits of video wall services to a wider market, including smaller and mid-sized customers. The new offering makes it easier for businesses to plan, design, configure, and use dynamic video walls. It lets them optimize safety and security, with centralized monitoring for single or multiple-sites, without the traditional price tag. IDIS Intelligent Video Wa...
Ava Security has launched the ability to use third-party sensors with Ava Aware Cloud, the open data platform for building and facilities intelligence. By merging video security with sensor technology, organizations can unlock the enhanced situational awareness of security along with facility management, staff well-being, and productivity. Open Ava Aware data platform Siloed unconnected systems are a big challenge for organizations seeking greater insights and better building security....
Qognify has announced the appointment of Nigel Austin to the role of UK and Ireland Channel Sales Manager. Based in the United Kingdom, Nigel has the remit to support Qognify’s customers and partners, and drive sales and growth for its award-winning video management solutions in the region. Electronic security sector veteran Nigel Austin brings more than 30 years of experience in the electronic security sector to Qognify. During his career, he has managed operations and sales teams in b...
Amthal is celebrating its landmark 21st anniversary, and growth from a two-man residential security company to a 50 strong team, integrated fire, and security specialist. Launched in 2000, by close friends John Allam and Paul Rosenthal, Amthal now has over 50 members in the team and operates on a Europe-wide basis providing installation maintenance and monitoring services across all commercial, residential and public sectors. In 2008, Jamie Allam joined the management team to become Commercial...
The New DICE Corporation announces Calipsa’s false alarm filtering solution is integrated with Matrix Interactive. While the two companies both offer video analytics, the integration provides central stations and integrators that are already using Calipsa’s solution with the option to add advanced interactive and video services from Matrix Interactive. It will also allow DICE users to benefit from Calipsa’s pioneering AI technology. An open and generic platform With an open...
Safetrust, a pioneer in secure credential solutions announced that the Safetrust SABRE Module™ has been Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) verified by the Security Industry Association (SIA), an approved global standard by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). OSDP is an access control communications standard to improve interoperability among access control and security products. SIA OSDP Verified™ is a comprehensive testing program that v...
3xLOGIC has announced a series of practical ‘Solutions Discovery Days’ webinar sessions that will show installers and end-users, how to save money, gain efficiency, and be more productive. 'Solutions Discovery Days' webinar The online ‘Solutions Discovery Days’ webinar sessions are being held on the 11th, 18th, and 25th November 2021 and will provide practical guidance on how greater value can be extracted from video management systems. The first session will demonstra...
Ethical consumerism has become a big trend in recent years, as consumers are becoming more concerned about where their money is going and it’s not just individuals. Large corporations, such as PWC, Barclays, Johnson & Johnson and government commissioners are all pledging to spend money with organizations that are prioritising their social, governance and environmental impact. Choosing to ‘buy social’ It is now a boardroom level commitment for many companies to allocate th...
Userful Corporation, the globally renowned provider of the software-defined solution for the enterprise AV-over-IP market, has announced its latest software release, which includes advancements to its IT-based Visual Networking Platform, expanding its support for large-scale corporate digital signage deployments. Emerald Signage Early in 2021, with its launch of Emerald Signage, Userful Corporation modernized digital signage for the enterprise, by converging the content creation and delivery f...
At IDS, image processing with artificial intelligence does not just mean that AI runs directly on cameras and users also have enormous design options through vision apps. Rather, with the IDS NXT ocean embedded vision platform, customers receive all the necessary, coordinated tools and workflows to realize their own AI vision applications without prior knowledge and to run them directly on the IDS NXT industrial cameras. Now follows the next free software update for the AI package. In addition...
Offices hold so much potential that many businesses are overlooking. With the worst of the pandemic seemingly – hopefully - behind them, many businesses are returning to or repurposing their corporate real estate. This is no easy job while so much is still up in the air. Some companies are still finding their feet with hybrid working and assessing how much space they require. Streamlining corporate real estate portfolios is tempting when they are such a heavy investment. But acting too qu...
The International Security Expo at London’s Olympia will be a welcome opportunity for Inner Range to showcase its products and meet new and existing customers face-to-face. Director Tim Northwood blogs about his hopes for the event and rounds up what visitors can see. "I always enjoy demonstrating Inner Range security systems to would-be customers. Presentations and brochures are helpful but seeing our hardware and software in action is the best way for us to showcase the sophistication o...
StorMagic®, simplifying storage and security from the edge to the core, announces the availability of a new third-party Competitive Intelligence Report from DCIG, LLC titled, ‘Make the Best Video Surveillance Solution Choice Between StorMagic ARQvault and the Quantum VS-HCI Series.’ The research findings compare the benefits and strengths of the competing products to help educate buyers of video surveillance edge storage solutions. Video surveillance market The new research re...
HiveWatch, a technology company reimagining how companies keep their people and assets safe, announced it has closed $20 million in additional growth funding. This investment is led by former Twitter CEO & COO, Dick Costolo and Adam Bain of 01A, with participation from Lachy Groom, Elad Gil, and Penny Jar Capital (a fund anchored by Stephen Curry), joining early insiders Crosscut Ventures, Freestyle Capital, and SaaS Ventures. This is the company’s second financing announcement since...
Acronis, the globally renowned company in cyber protection, has released its annual Cyber Readiness Report, providing a comprehensive overview of the modern cyber security landscape and the key pain points faced by businesses and remote employees worldwide, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Acronis’ Cyber Readiness Report Acronis’ Cyber Readiness Report revealed that more than 80% of global companies admitted they were not prepared to transition to remote work, exposing key vulner...
Boosting efficiency through digitalization, almost no branch of industry can evade it. Also operators of press shops are increasingly networking their production. But, regardless of whether it’s a single press or press lines, it’s not always necessary to replace the entire plant, in order to stay up to date. Retrofitting existing lines, true to the principle of ‘sensible evolution instead of cost-intensive revolution’, is often the order of the day. With Visual Die Prote...
Intelligent Insights, an AIoT video software solution from Bosch, consolidates, augments, and converts data from multiple sensors (cameras) into actionable insights. These insights are visualized in easy-to-understand widgets and as a report, allowing users to analyze and compare data, in order to support informed decision-making and helping users respond, before a potential situation occurs, and thereby delivering business intelligence beyond security. Intelligent Insights Intelligent Insigh...
Four out of every ten (41%) of England-based medium and large-sized businesses which are running CCTV systems have already deployed facial recognition analytics in their systems to capture human faces and compare images to human face databases to identify matches for access control, event security, or for public safety purposes. One in six (16%) of CCTV system owners admitted to having access to this capability on their system but not yet going live with it. Over a third of CCTV system owners...
Four out of every ten (41%) of England-based medium and large-sized businesses, which are running CCTV systems, have already deployed facial recognition analytics in their systems, in order to capture human faces and compare images to human face databases, with a view to identifying matches for access control, event security or for public safety purposes. Facial recognition analytics One in six (16%) of CCTV system owners admitted to having access to this capability on their system, but not ye...
GeoVision has announced the release of GV-Control Center (V4.0), integrated security management software, designed for central monitoring systems. GV-Control Center is designed for enterprise system users, to handle high-volume video data. From real-time monitoring, video playback, event detection pop-up, I/O central monitoring, 3D E-map, and communications, GV-Control Center helps security guards to quickly identify threats, and take swift actions. GV-Control Center (V4.0) GeoVision unveils...
On the occasion of the Milipol 2021 (Milipol Paris 2021) exhibition, the event dedicated to homeland security and safety (taking place from Oct. 19-22, 2021, in Paris, France), Deveryware will introduce its range of security solutions, to support investigators and enhance homeland security. As the European expert in investigation technologies and global security services, Deveryware will present its innovations, specially designed to facilitate police and the Gendarmerie’s investigations....
Two members of the Hardstaff Barriers team have been shortlisted for national apprenticeship awards due to their commitment and achievements at work. Rhiannon McGhee, Apprentice Health, Safety, and Environment Technician, has been nominated for ‘Apprentice of the Year’ and Kathryn Cooper, Service Manager, has been nominated for ‘Apprentice Champion of the Year’ in the National Apprenticeship Awards 2021 for the East Midlands region. About Hardstaff Barriers Hardstaff B...
