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Paxton appoints Erin Fujioka, Keith West, and Zachery Shatto as their new Area Sales Managers to expand the US sales team

Paxton, the global security technology manufacturer has made an exciting update to their US sales team structure to provide a laser focused approach across the US. Paxton has formally appointed Erin Fujioka, Keith West, and Zachery Shatto as new Area Sales Managers to expand Paxton’s world class customer service, bringing security technology to more regions. This coincides with a rise in demand for their products and security systems across the country. Their goal is to streamline the sa...

Vector Flow’s next generation PIAM automation provides insights and actionable intelligence with 100% accurate and reliable data

Vector Flow is setting new benchmarks in physical identity and access management (PIAM), threat intelligence and security intelligence with modern AI data-driven solutions that automate multiple access provisioning and management disciplines one a single platform. Vector Flow’s next generation PIAM automation provides insights and actionable intelligence with 100% accurate and reliable data by autonomously managing every identity over their entire lifecycle across large enterprise operat...

Sielox to exhibit line of pre-emptive layered security solutions alongside new initiatives at ISC West 2023

Sielox, an established industry pioneer in layered access control solutions, will be debuting several new product and business initiatives alongside their range of layered physical security solutions at ISC West 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. Visitors to Sielox booth #12109 will be amongst the first to discover an exclusive partnership poised to bring an extreme level of integrated system control and management to the physical security and building management markets. New integrated solution ISC West...

RX Global announces that inter airport Southeast Asia 2023 kicks off with strong lineup of industry heavyweights

inter airport Southeast Asia, Asia’s international airport exhibition and conference, kicked off with a strong line-up of industry heavyweights including a global perspective by Jean Roche, Head of International Engineering Services of ADP International, Asia Pacific outlook by Piyush Chawla, Managing Director APAC of Cirium and an in conversation with Angela Ng, Director, Aviation Industry of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.  Running till 3 March at the Marina Bay Sands, this...

Automatic systems announces the expansion of its firstlane speedgates line

Automatic Systems, a manufacturer of pedestrian and vehicle entrance control access systems, is pleased to announce the expansion of its FirstLane speedgate. The FirstLane provides a modern design combining glass and various materials and finishes as well as interactive lighting for a more intuitive user experience.  ISC West These newest models to the Automatic Systems pedestrian portfolio feature an attractive minimalist design which allows them to fit perfectly in environments where a...

Construction sites to use new Ramtech mobile technology for enhanced safety

To meet the construction industry's demand for time-saving digital innovations, wireless solutions provider Ramtech has revealed the latest round of updates for its REACT cloud-based site protection platform. Audio recording feature In an ongoing commitment to research and development and improving its wireless safety and detection solutions, Ramtech has introduced a new audio recording feature on its REACT platform, which allows users to quickly raise an alert verbally and share details on an...

Cozaint partners with WGS Group to deliver BOBBY surveillance kiosks to clients

Cozaint Corp, the developers of intelligent surveillance solutions, has been selected by WGS Group, Inc., a security guard services company with headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, and servicing California, Texas, Florida, and other states, to deliver the BOBBY physical security kiosk system to their customers. WGS Group is looking to augment its human security guard team with advanced intelligent surveillance technologies that offer video surveillance, access control, “smart” sensor ale...

Gallagher celebrates Adelaine Orpin’s inclusion in the 2023 SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100

Gallagher is thrilled to announce that Adelaine Orpin, Director of Sales – West, has been recognised as part of the 2023 honouree list for the SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100 (SIA WISF Power 100). This initiative honors 100 women in the security industry each year who are role models for actively advancing diversity, inclusion, innovation, and leadership in the community. Adelaine's achievements Adelaine embodies the spirit of the SIA WISF Power 100 and has risen in the ranks fr...

Viking Electronics Inc. launches new mobile app for both iPhone and Android

Viking Electronics Inc. introduces a new mobile app to give customers, distributors and installers easy access to Viking product information and downloads. The Viking app is available now to download free via the Apple App Store or Google Play. Viking app The Viking app offers an easy-to-use, on-the-go experience for customers. Whether on-site installing a product or need to talk with Viking customer service, use the app to get the info needed. Download and save product manuals, access the l...

Atakama partners with Panzura to deliver end-to-end data management and protection

Atakama, the pioneer in multifactor encryption, enabling unrivalled data protection through distributed cryptographic key management, announces that it has partnered with Panzura, the pioneer in hybrid multi-cloud data management, to deliver a seamless end-to-end data management and protection solution. “The crippling impact of ransomware and data exfiltration is at an all-time high,” said Scott Glazer, CRO, Atakama. “This is why our integration with Panzura is especially impo...

Matrix products receive an overwhelming response at PACC 2023

Matrix Comsec, a manufacturer of Telecom and Security solutions, recently participated in PACC 2023, which took place from 2nd to 5th March at Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty, Kerala. As a valued sponsor of the event, Matrix showcased its cutting-edge Access Control, Video Surveillance, and Telecom solutions. One of the highlights of Matrix's display was COSEC ARGO FACE, an advanced facial recognition door controller that boasts high accuracy, fast identification speed, and a user capacity of 50,000...

Konica Minolta accelerates its global video solution service business by using AI

Konica Minolta, Inc. announces that the company will strengthen its business in the monitoring and video solution services field, by deploying solutions that use AI and by harnessing its global sales capabilities to maximise sales opportunities and accelerate growth in a growing market. Ensuring social safety and security by imaging IoT Emerging social issues include the growing risk of disasters due to climate change and a shrinking workforce due to an aging society. To ensure the safety and...

Camden Door Controls is pleased to introduce to market its CX-WC17VR-PS restroom/privacy system kit

Camden Door Controls, a premier provider of door activation and locking devices and one-stop-source for electric strikes, is pleased to introduce to market its CX-WC17VR-PS restroom/privacy system kit. It features Camden’s CM-7536VR Column™ switches with built-in no-touch sensor activation. Building code requirements These Column™ switches are ADA-compliant and designed to meet building code requirements for ‘high/low’ activation switches. The addition of hands-fr...

Logpoint introduces endpoint detection and remediation capabilities with the release of AgentX

Logpoint announced the launch of AgentX, an endpoint agent for Windows, Linux, MacOS, and Cloud deployments. AgentX accelerates threat detection and investigation on endpoints and ensures fast response capabilities. In addition to gathering telemetry, AgentX adds interrogation, compliance checks, and vulnerability management capabilities to Logpoint’s security operations platform, converging SIEM, SOAR, and UEBA technologies, to improve overall security posture significantly. Accele...

Pimloc announces the launch of its CloudConnect feature to address the growing need for advanced redaction solutions

Pimloc, an AI video privacy and analytics company, announces the launch of its CloudConnect feature to address the growing need for advanced redaction solutions in the enterprise video capture and analysis market.  The feature enables enterprises and partners that are using the Secure Redact APIs and SaaS product to connect their private cloud storage solutions directly to the service for automated bulk upload, video anonymisation and download of large-scale image and video files for compl...

CyberCube highlights areas of focus for the cyber insurance and broking community

Nation-state cyber threat actors are expected to acquire and flex new offensive cyber capabilities in an increasingly polarised world, warns pioneering cyber risk analytics specialist CyberCube. In a new report published, CyberCube anticipates there will be further attempts to compromise IT supply chains and geopolitical targets such as government agencies and non-government organisations​. Chinese threat actors are expected to engage in zero-day exploitation and disclosure and a heightened lev...

Allied Universal names Tom Rulon VP of Business Development for event services division

Allied Universal®, a security and facility services provider announced the appointment of Tom Rulon as vice president, of business development -- Event Services. Responsibilities Rulon is responsible for all of the Event Services division’s business development activities, including managing sales processes, responding to requests for proposals, and providing leadership to the growing business development team. The Allied Universal Event Services division is responsible for ensuring...

Convergence report: relationship, not structure, key to security optimisation

The Security Executive Council’s Security Leadership Research Institute (SLRI) has released highlights of its study on the state of security convergence, conducted jointly with Kennesaw State University’s Coles College of Business. The research sought to determine the veracity of a common assumption in the security field: that most high-performing and successful security functions operate within a “converged” structure, with corporate and cyber security reporting to a si...

Elite Interactive's law enforcement advisory board leads the charge for remote crime prevention partnerships

Elite Interactive Solutions, the pioneer in guard replacement services using proprietary intelligence and 100% verified police calls, celebrates the work of their Law Enforcement Advisory Board in bridging the relationship between remote guarding solutions and law enforcement via a direct feedback relationship with on the ground first responder teams to continually improve operating standards. Law Enforcement Advisory Board members carry over 100 years of combined law enforcement experience an...

Frequentis supplies Police of Lower Saxony with LifeX multimedia communication solution

Police and local authorities in Lower Saxony, represented by ZPD, have commissioned Frequentis to supply its multimedia communication solution 3020 LifeX. The implementation of this system across eight control centres, one alternate control centre, and one test system will take place in three phases. The project will establish a state-wide standard for the control centre communication system within an IP-based system environment in Lower Saxony. Modernisation of the control centre "Throughout...

Security & Policing 2023: Gallagher leads the industry on CAPSS 2021 standard & warns of increasing cyber threat

Ahead of its attendance at the Security & Policing event, global security manufacturer, Gallagher has warned that the cyber threat is more real than ever before for critical national infrastructure and that the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure’s (CPNI) work around the Cyber Assurance for Physical Security Systems (CAPSS) 2021 standard is crucial for manufacturers and the security industry to get behind. CAPSS 2021 standard Gallagher is the only access control secu...

Infosecurity Europe agenda spotlights innovation as security pioneers address cybersecurity spend in the face of economic headwinds

Cybersecurity budgets are tipped to increase or are expected to be maintained, despite the economic downturn. This is according to over 50% of respondents to a Twitter poll conducted by Infosecurity Europe, the most influential information security event running from 20-22 June 2023 at ExCeL London.  However, the current economic uncertainty is expected to impact on cybersecurity innovation, as 31% of respondents believe that innovation in cybersecurity training and awareness will suffer t...

PSIA shows free, interoperable mobile credential at ISC West

On Wednesday, March 29, the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) will host a special event highlighting its Physical Logical Access Interoperability (PLAI) specification and its Public Key Open Credential (PKOC) specification. PLAI allows the normalising of identity data across disparate Physical Access Control Systems (PACS). PKOC is a very exciting initiative, providing a free, interoperable mobile credential, which is likely to usher in a new era in the security market. PSIA s...

DFI to showcase latest embedded products and AIoT solutions at Embedded World, focusing on edge AI opportunities

The three highlights of the exhibition include the launch of the 1.8-inch AMD Ryzen™ high-performance industrial motherboard, Intel’s newest Raptor Lake-S and Alder Lake series processors, and the industrial motherboard with the Qualcomm® high-performance QRB5165 processor. Edge computing applications DFI’s booth at Embedded World will focus on smart cities, smart factories, Industrial Pi, industrial motherboards, and rugged products as its key edge computing applications...

Meet Kollmorgen at ProMat 2023

Kollmorgen is back at ProMat 2023. Meet them in booth N8522 to discover how to automate the fleet with NDC Solutions. These last years have been exceptionally busy for Kollmorgen. The rapid growth of Kollmorgen's global partner network and its applications demonstrate the value that NDC Solutions continuously delivers.  End-to-end industrialised solutions Kollmorgen looks forward to meeting industry colleagues again and sharing the latest development news and how its NDC Solutions techno...

Rubrik launches transform partner program, furthers its mission to secure the world’s data

Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security Company, launches the Rubrik Transform Partner Program to empower partners to become trusted data security advisors and help improve the cyber readiness, resilience, and recovery for their customers. Rubrik Transform leverages a points-based scoring system and customisable incentive plan to reward top-performing partners, equipping them with important resources to win in the ongoing battle against modern cyber threats. Cyber resilience strategy According...

Gallagher to spotlight innovative capabilities of newly released single door controller, C7000 SD, at ISC West

Award-winning global security pioneer, Gallagher, will be showcasing the new single door controller 7000 SD and Command Centre v8.80 along with its multi-site small and medium business (SMB) security solution and pioneering partnership integrations in booth #18109 at ISC West from March 29-31. The American Leadership Team, including Executive Vice President, of the Americas Scott Elliott, will be in attendance alongside members of the sales team who will be at the booth providing live pro...

Herta wins the first prize in the application of ethics and privacy to facial recognition technology at the MWC23 hackathon

On the second day of the Mobile World Congress, 2023 took place the facial recognition hackathon organised by Digital Future Society in which Herta participated together with other companies. This hackathon consisted of an intense day in which the participating companies had the challenge of developing and demonstrating live different methodologies that allow facial recognition technology to adapt to the current ethical guide of the AI Act of the European Union. Pioneering award Spain positio...

Security Industry Association names Jim Black and Ryan Kaltenbaugh as 2023 Sandy Jones Volunteers of the Year

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Jim Black – senior director, security architect at Microsoft – and Ryan Kaltenbaugh – senior vice president for sales in North America at LenelS2 – as the 2023 recipients of the Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award, which recognises SIA volunteers who have made tireless efforts to expand SIA’s programs and services. SIA will present Black and Kaltenbaugh with the award at The Advance, SIA&rsquo...

i-PRO introduces industry’s first 4K AI-enabled multi-directional dual sensor cameras

i-PRO Co. Ltd., a global pioneer in professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety, will further expand its multi-sensor camera line-up with six new dual-sensor models. With support for up to 2× 4K sensors, the i-PRO S-series offers the highest resolution in its class. The S-series dual sensor cameras also include the most powerful edge AI chip with free pre-installed applications. Up to four different AI-based analytic apps can be used in varying combinations. The new...