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Tufin® recently announced the company is working with VMware® to extend Tufin’s Security Policy Orchestration capabilities through the VMware NSX™ network virtualisation platform to provide security managers with a unified security policy experience with central management and automation. Through these interoperable solutions, customers will gain granular visibility and visualisation of network security in software-defined data centers (SDDCs). With this combination, network...
Many oil and gas companies utilize independent systems for incident management, crisis management and security It’s no secret that the security and fire industry is home to hundreds of suppliers, each competing for a slice of a global $100+ billion market. In niche industries such as oil and gas, where IHS sizes the market for security and fire equipment and services to be more than $1 billion, increased competition has prompted some suppliers to move beyond the integrat...
Titan Products Group offers American Dynamics™, KanTech, andSightLogix as part of their complete line of technology products Winsted Corporation is pleased to announce the addition of Titan Products Group to the company’s Canadian representative network. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Titan Products Group provides the security industry with high-tech software, video and data technology for security and surveillance monitoring. The company works directl...
IdenTrust™, Inc. (part of HID Global®), a worldwide leader in identity solutions, and ScriptRx, Inc., a Florida-based healthcare technology company, recently jointly announced that the ScriptRx software application for EPCS has received certification to federally mandated standards by Drummond Group, Inc. IdenTrust digital identities are a key element in the certification, and used by the ScriptRx application and end users to link auditable proof of identity to electronic prescriptions...
The annual award will mark contributions to the life safety industry The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently announced the establishment of the Jay Hauhn Excellence in Partnerships Award. On Nov. 20, SIA hosted SIA Honors Night: Celebrating Performance, Partnerships and People in the Security Industry, its annual awards and charity dinner, held at The Lighthouse and Chelsea Piers in New York, N.Y. During the ceremony, SIA CEO Don Erickson unveiled the Jay Hauhn Excel...
Pivot3, Inc., a leading supplier of video surveillance and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) Serverless Storage Appliances, announced recently that it has officially launched a new professional services package. The comprehensive professional services, which include training, installation and consulting support, will accelerate and optimize the deployment and management of Pivot3 highly available converged storage appliances for video surveillance, VDI and other storage markets. Pivot3...
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announced recently that its aptiQ™ multi-technology reader, which reads both proximity and smart credentials, now also reads magnetic stripe cards to provide users with a simple migration path to increased credential security levels, including various forms of proximity such as MIFARE® Classic, the industry standard for contactless smart cards, and MIFARE DESFire™ EV1, which leverages open global standards for both air interface and cryptograp...
The awards program recognises how qualifying SECURE+ members are making customers' lives safer The Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently announced its call for SECURE+ Award entries. Entries were accepted until Dec. 14, 2012 and were open to SECURE+ member companies. The awards will demonstrate how security systems with enhanced features have helped customers protect, control and connect their homes, families and businesses. The awards program recognizes real-l...
The goal of the campaign is to inspire security professionals and/or their employers to sponsor at least one child Mission 500, a non-profit initiative focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, is continuing its integrated marketing campaign beginning in January 2013. Mission 500’s media partners have again joined in offering their support in the form of over US$125,000 in print and electronic media placem...
Fire-Lite Alarms is one of only 19 tenured companies to have achieved this membership milestone Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell is being recognized by the Security Industry Association (SIA) for its 25 years of membership with the popular security advocacy group. Of SIA’s nearly 500 corporate members, Fire-Lite Alarms is one of only 19 tenured companies to have achieved this membership milestone. “Together with the support of companies like Fire-Lite, SIA has been a...
The "Crafting a Local PR Strategy" webinar will highlight a range of best practices for effective local PR strategy Linear LLC, the leader in residential and commercial access control, emergency response and security solutions, announces its third interactive webinar in the company’s dealer-focused lineup of online training and continuing education. The webinar, "Crafting a Local PR Strategy", will take place on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 at 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PST...
The webinar will focus on maximizing the effectiveness of existing security systems while minimizing risk VidSys, a leading provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, recently announced it will co-host a complementary webinar with BRS Labs, inventors of the world’s first and only reason-based video surveillance behavioral recognition software. The webinar will focus on maximising the effectiveness of existing security systems while minimi...
Mr. Martin currently serves as the Executive Director for the Open Security Exchange We are very pleased to announce that Mr. Ron Martin has joined the advisory board of Secure Strategy Group. Mr. Martin currently serves as the Executive Director for the Open Security Exchange. Established in 2003, the Open Security Exchange is a 501(c)(3) Not-for-profit association of security experts that provides a forum for security firms, consultants, end-users, government agencies, manuf...
The SIA Government Summit is the premier public policy event in the security industry John Romanowich, President and CEO of SightLogix, Inc., will moderate a panel discussion on critical infrastructure protection at the 2012 Government Summit presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA) June 19-20 in Washington, D.C. Speakers for the panel include Charles Chambers Sr., Vice President, National Safe Skies Alliance, Inc.; William Flynn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, DHS O...
Elk Products, a leading manufacturer of security and control components, is pleased to announce a new interface integration from the M1 Cross Platform Control to Lutron's RadioRA 2 total home control system. The ELK-M1XSLU M1 to Lutron serial interface connects directly to the RadioRA 2 main repeater and enables the M1 to control and adjust the lighting, shades and scenes of a premise. Benefits to the end user include control, convenience and lifestyle enhancement. This product was developed for...
Master Lock has urged organizations to take necessary steps regarding the responsibility of an employee on security According to a survey of 1,000 UK workers, commissioned by key safe specialist, Master lock, businesses are leaving themselves open to crime and loss in production time by placing the responsibility for security on their employees. The research exposed the 27,000 businesses which are at risk of workplace burglary as a consequence of misplaced keys and security procedu...
Mark Barry and Kelly Romano will serve their best to upgrade results at UTC UTC Fire & Security has announced changes to its senior leadership team. Mark Barry has been appointed President, Global Fire Products, succeeding Scott Buckhout, who was appointed President, UTC Fire & Security in late-March. Kelly Romano will succeed Barry as President, Global Security Products; both appointments effective immediately. UTC Fire & Security is a unit of United Technologies Corp.Barry joi...
At ISC West HID will preview its next-generation access control technology, developments in its federal identity initiative and new green products as well as host strategy briefingHID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced it will showcase its new developments in its federal identity compliance initiative and preview its next-generation access control technology platform that revolutionises the implementation of high security readers and credentials at...
Security analysis will be a primary concern at the third Afghanistan Aviation and Defense Summit in Washington Over a hundred prime contractors and defense executives from the United States and around the world have registered to attend the third Afghanistan Aviation and Defense Summit (third AADS) on March 24-25, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The third AADS is the premier networking event where delegates will meet with Afghan government officials who are responsible for security and def...
Workshop is scheduled on Wednesday, April 6, in room 505 of the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Las VegasThe Department of Defense force protection community continues to rely heavily on using commercial, off-the-shelf products alongside their own in-house products and specifications. To promote synergy between the physical security industry and one of its largest end-user bases, the Security Industry Association (SIA) will host a Security Equipment Integration Working Group (SEIWG) wo...
General Anwer Ahmed, Iraqi Air Force Commander, Ministry of Defense New-Fields Exhibitions, organisers of the Iraqi Homeland & Border Control Conference (IHBCC), announced that General Anwer Ahmed, has confirmed to speak at the two-day conference and participate on the one-to-one meetings with the IHBCC delegates on April 7-8, 2011 in Washington DC.In addition to featuring speakers from Iraqi Air Force, Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Highlight of the conference will be a senior Iraqi deleg...
