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FLIR Systems Completes Acquisition Of Point Grey Research

Point Grey designs, manufactures, and distributes its cameras and related software to a global base of customers FLIR Systems announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of the business of Point Grey Research, for an aggregate purchase price of $259 million in cash, or an enterprise value of $256 million excluding Point Grey's closing cash balance.Application MarketsFounded in 1997 and based in Richmond, Briti...

Smiths Detection’s Dual-View HI-SCAN 180180-2is Pro Qualifies For TSA’s Air Cargo Screening Technology List

HI-SCAN 180180-2is pro’s optimized footprint, which is smaller than earlier versions, frees up floor space Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) announced that its advanced dual-view X-ray cargo scanner, the HI-SCAN 180180-2is pro, has become its latest system to be accepted into the qualified section of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Air Cargo Screening Technology List (ACSTL). Reliable Image Evaluation Based on a dual-view concept, the HI-SCAN 180180-...

Continental Access Launches CICP2100 UniVerse Single Door Controller

The CICP2100 uniVerse controller supports two readers on a single door New from Continental Access, a division of Napco Security Technologies Inc., the CICP2100 uniVerse single door controller provides support for two readers on one door, using Power over Ethernet (POE). Used in a CA3000 or CA4K access control security management software environment, the tamper-supervised CICP2100 Power over Ethernet controller supports two readers and/or one low current strike via POE. CICP...

Tamron Launches New 5-Megapixel Compact Fixed Focal Lens For Machine Vision Use

Tamron, develops distinguished high-resolution fixed-focal lenses that address customers' critical requirements in machine vision Tamron, an integrated optics manufacturer and provider of security/surveillance equipment industry, announces the market launch of a series of fixed-focal lenses for machine vision use that support full 5-mega-pixel resolution for 1/1.2" imagers in compact bodies: Model: M112FM12/M112FM16/M112FM25. Compact Lens Size Mega-pixel cameras used for ma...

Open Options And Mercury Security Together Announce New Bridge Technologies With Software House And Vanderbilt

DNA Fusion is the standard in open platform access control software Open Options, a provider of open platform access control solutions, has partnered with Mercury Security to offer two new bridge technology integrations—with Software House iSTAR Pro and Vanderbilt SMS—that provide even more choices to use access control products such as DNA Fusion software. Open Platform Solution The new bridge technology developed by Mercury and implemented by Open Options for i...

ISC East 2016: ISONAS To Showcase Pure Access Software At ThinkReps Booth

ThinkReps represents ISONAS in the NYC metropolitan and Northern NJ areas ISONAS Inc., a Pure IP access control system manufacturer, announced that the company will be making its debut appearance at ISC East, which kicks off November 16th - 17th, 2016 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. ISC East is the largest security show on the east coast that brings together the top security professionals in the industry and attracts over 4,500 physical security buyers from t...

Identiv’s FICAM Solution To Be Demonstrated At New Government Office Open House

Identiv will present live demonstrations of existing Hirsch platform installations and hardware at the open house Identiv announced that it will demonstrate its FICAM government solution during Identiv’s Government Office Open House on November 3, 2016 at Identiv Federal Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Identiv’s Government Office Open House will provide an opportunity for government customers and partners to see Identiv’s end-to-end Federal Identity, Cre...

ZKAccess Retains ISM Southeast As Manufacturer’s Representative For Southeast US Region

ISM Southeast has over 75 years of experience in representing manufacturers ZKAccess, a division of ZKTeco and provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, is pleased to announce it has retained manufacturers' representative firm ISM Southeast, a professional manufacturer sales, marketing, and consulting firm, to service the Southeast, U.S. region. Headquartered in Central Florida, ISM Southeast is a dedicated representative firm with over 75 combined years of sales, mar...

Delta Scientific To Showcase Live Demonstrations And New Technologies At Regions Field Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

The HD200 barrier features a crash rating of ASTM M30/P1 Delta Scientific, a manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, announced that government officials and security professionals in the Birmingham, Alabama, area can see demonstrations of Delta's wide line of anti-terrorism vehicle barriers, bollards, crash-rated gates and other equipment, including new products, on November 2 from 10 am to 4 pm at Regions Field...

Boon Edam Hires Tom Schneider As New Engineering Manager

Tom will be leading a department of 15 engineers at Boon Edam’s factory in Lillington, North Carolina Boon Edam, a manufacturer of security entrances and architectural revolving doors, announced the hiring of Tom Schneider as the company’s new Engineering Manager. Vast Experience Tom brings to Boon Edam 22 years of experience in increasingly responsible roles within scientific and technical disciplines at several companies. In his most recent position, Tom manage...

Rapid Response Monitoring Services Welcomes NY Rangers’ Mike Richter At ISC East 2016

Richter is a hockey legend, having led the NY Rangers to a Stanley Cup in 1994 ISC East, the largest physical security tradeshow in the Northeast, announced yet another feature for the 2016 event—a celebrity guest appearance by former NY Rangers goalie, Mike Richter. ISC East is taking place November 16 & 17 at the Javits Center in New York City, New York.On Thursday, November 17, Richter will spend time at ISC East meeting with attendees at the Rapid Response Booth...

Safran Identity & Security Opens New Facility In Silicon Valley Focussing On Digital Payment, Digital Identity & IoT

The new facility will include biometric identification and authentication technologies Safran Identity & Security announced the opening of a location in the Silicon Valley at the end of 2016. Strategic Positioning Near High-Tech Communities Located in Redwood City, the new facility will be strategically positioned near the Silicon Valley and San Francisco high tech communities, featuring an innovation center with a specific focus on digital payment, digital identity...

Camden Door Controls Launches Emergency Call System Kits With Momentary Switches

Camden’s emergency call system kits have featured their CM-450R/12 ‘press for emergency assistance’ which activate/deactivate the audible and visual alert Camden Door Controls, a premier provider of door activation and locking devices, is pleased to introduce new emergency call system kits and components that support the use of momentary ‘press for emergency assistance’ activation devices, including ribbon tape switches. The new models are the CX...

SkunkLock: Bicycle Lock Designed To Make Thieves Vomit

The solution is named SkunkLock because of the stinky gas it expels when a thief attempts to cut the lock Every year an estimated 1.5 million bicycles are stolen in the US, which amounts to roughly one bike being stolen every 20 seconds. Not to mention the fact that half of all bike thefts go unreported. This takes the bike theft market to an estimated $350 million. These statistics don’t just reflect the magnitude of the bicycle theft market but also the vulnerability o...

Camden Door Controls Makes Multiple Additions To Lazerpoint RF Range

The Lazerpoint RF 915MHz spread-spectrum wireless system provides an option to add fixed frequency daughterboards to the receiver Camden Door Controls, a provider of door activation and locking devices, has expanded their Lazerpoint RF family of 915MHz spread-spectrum wireless products. The system encompasses the widest range of wall switch transmitters, 1, 2 & 4 button FOBs, touchless switches, and digital keypads available currently, and qualifies Camden as the only manu...

Southwest Microwave Appoints Jeff Drews As Sales Manager, U.S. Government And Military Systems

Jeff will continue to develop relationships with key stakeholders in the government sector Jeff Drews, a proven technical sales professional with over 15 years of security industry experience, has been appointed as Southwest Microwave’s new Sales Manager, U.S. Government and Military Systems.Perimeter Intrusion DetectionServing previously as one of Southwest Microwave’s Technical Sales Engineers, Jeff will continue to develop relationships with key stakeholders in...

Edesix To Showcase New VB-Patrol In-car Solution At IACP 2016

Edesix BWCs are small, lightweight devices, designed to be worn on the officer’s uniform Edesix Ltd., a provider of body worn camera (BWC) solutions, has announced it will showcase the latest in in-car video at this year’s IACP conference in San Diego.With industry partners Federal Signal, the system, designed for US law enforcement vehicles, will be demoed live on booth 4327 from the 16th-18th October. The in-car video solution utilizes six camera inputs, all mana...

ADT Announces Affiliation With MetLife Auto & Home To Provide Greater Protection And Savings For Small Business Owners

The policy holders can reduce insurance premiums by an additional 10 percent ADT, a provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses, announced a new affiliation with MetLife Auto & Home to enhance its protection, and savings, for small business owners. MetLife Auto & Home Link small business customers in New Jersey and California who currently have, or install, an ADT security system will now be eligible for an additional 10 percent discount thro...

Bosch IP Cameras & Recording Solutions Integrate With Software House C•CURE 9000 From Tyco Security Products

The integration helps users mitigate risk and achieve improved facility control Bosch Security Systems, Inc. announces seamless integration of its IP and high definition (HD) cameras and recording solutions with Tyco Security Products’ C•CURE 9000 security and event management platform from Software House. With the integration, customers can monitor and control Bosch fixed and pan-tilt-zoom IP surveillance cameras and receive video analytic events within the C•...

IdentiSys Appoints Michael Reding As Senior Vice President Of Physical Access And Video Security

Michael Reding brings years of experience in management to IdentiSys IdentiSys Inc., a sales and service integrator of identification, card issuance, emergency response, customer line management, and access control security systems, named Michael Reding the Senior Vice President of Physical Access and Video Security. Reding will be a key member of the IdentiSys management team, reporting to IdentiSys President and CEO, Michael Shields. Reding’s development and implementa...

Anixter To Open New Flagship Facility In Houston, Texas In Early 2017

The new flagship facility is being designed to include a Solutions Briefing Center Anixter International Inc. announced that it will be opening a customized Houston, TX flagship facility in Jersey Village, conveniently located near the Beltway 8 and 290 interchange. Houston Flagship Facility Scheduled to open in early 2017, the new 200,000 sq. ft. Anixter location will enable the company to stock a comprehensive product portfolio spanning across electrical, data, and securit...

Security Industry Association Sponsors Second Edition Of Connected Security Expo 2017 At ISC West

The Connected Security Expo 2017 is dedicated to discussing the overlap of physical devices and IT security Reed Exhibitions today announced that Connected Security Expo will be returning to ISC West, sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), for a second year. The expo is scheduled for April 5-7, 2017 in Las Vegas. As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand, Gartner predicts that by 2020, 25 percent of all cyber-attacks involve IoT. As such, there i...

Louroe Electronics Expands West Coast & Midwest Sales And Marketing Partnerships

The strategic alliances will help Louroe enhance its overall industry influence Louroe Electronics, a provider of audio monitoring technology within the security industry, is proud to announce that it has signed Tech Sales & Marketing and has expanded its existing partnership with Thomasson Marketing Group. These strategic alliances will strengthen Louroe's presence on the West Coast and in the Midwest.Particularly impressed by Tech Sales & Marketing’s knowledge...

Feenics Expands Canada Headquarters To Accommodate Growth

Feenics nearly doubles physical footprint with headquarter expansion Feenics, Ottawa, Canada, continues to expand operations, moving into additional spaces and nearly doubling their physical footprint at their existing headquarters to accommodate growth, which included adding President and Equity Partner, Denis Hébert, and Canadian Sales Director, Fadi Hajjar, as well as additional software developers.Business GrowthThe start-up company launched operations in 2010 and b...

CGL Electronic Security Moves Corporate Headquarters To State-Of-The-Art Facility In Westwood, Massachusetts

CGL Electronic Security created a Software Support Team, to help clients remotely with diagnostic tools & network support CGL Electronic Security announced it has moved its corporate headquarters to Westwood, Massachusetts, to a larger, state-of-the-art facility complete with a customer training area, demonstration space, large warehouse, and in-house fabrication/testing area. On-Site Fabrication Department The 15,000 square foot facility features a top notch training fa...

Protection 1 Promotes Two Key Executives To Strengthen Its Customer Experience Offerings

Matt Cooper, Senior Director, Centralized Operations & Johnny Galarza, Director Integrated Applications Systems Protection 1, the premier full-service business and home security company in the U.S., announced the promotion of Matt Cooper to Senior Director of Centralized Operations, and Johnny Galarza to the newly formed role of Director of Integrated Applications Systems, effective immediately. Both individuals will be based out of Protection 1’s Irving Call Center...

SALTO Systems To Display Electronic Lock Solutions At IFMA World Workplace 2016

SALTO electronic locks are cost-efficient, innovative, future-proof, and easy to manage SALTO Systems, a manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, will showcase electronic lock innovations perfect for facilities of any size at the annual IFMA World Workplace Conference to be held in San Diego during the first week of October.Electronic Lock Solutions“SALTO has made providing a safe and convenient facility environment for employees, visitors, and contract staff...

Digital Watchdog Introduces Blackjack S-RACK Advanced Network Recorders

S-RACK NVRs are engineered to reduce installation time and complexity, thereby increasing ROI for an HD solution Digital Watchdog, a manufacturer of digital recorders, surveillance cameras, and related management software, announces the release of their new Blackjack S-RACK advanced network video recorders powered by DW Spectrum IPVMS. The S-RACK provides a 16-port PoE+ complete solution in a rack mountable 1U case with high-capacity recording options. The recorders are engine...

FLIR Systems To Acquire Point Grey Research For $253 Million

Point Grey Research business will augment FLIR’s existing OEM cores and components business FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that it has reached a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the business of Point Grey Research, Inc., a developer of machine vision cameras for use in industrial, retail, scientific, traffic, mapping, and other advanced imaging applications, for approximately $253 million in cash.Impact Of AcquisitionFounded in 1997 and based in Richmond, Bri...

Middle Atlantic Products Celebrates AV Month 2016 With Robust Training Line-up

Integrators can earn up to four CTS, BICSI, or AIA credits As part of its ongoing commitment to deliver the products and services and fully support integrators as technology continues to advance and evolve, Middle Atlantic Products has announced a full month of online training opportunities in celebration of AV Month 2016. As the AV community unites to celebrate, promote, and share the industry with the world, this is a great opportunity for integrators to deepen their experti...