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David Thean steps up as General Manager for Gallagher in Asia

Gallagher is pleased to announce that David Thean has been appointed General Manager for Gallagher’s security business in Asia. After joining Gallagher in 2019 as Regional Manager for Southeast Asia, Thean has been involved in several key projects across the Southeast Asia region, gaining a deep understanding of Gallagher’s security solutions and Command Centre software. Thean says, “I’m very excited to be leading our talented team here in Asia. They’ve proven ti...

The British and Australian privacy regulator order Clearview AI to delete photos of people from its database

Facial recognition company Clearview AI is facing a potential fine in the UK and has also been handed a provisional notice to stop further processing of UK citizens’ data and to delete any data it already holds as a result of what the British Information Commissioner’s Office described as “alleged serious breaches” of national data protection law. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office announced the provisional orders following a joint investigation with...

Acre announces key acquisitions of Feenics & Matrix to close out 2021

ACRE, a global pioneer providing state-of-the-art security systems, announced the strategic acquisitions of Feenics and Matrix Systems. Cloud and integrated security The acquisition of Feenics brings cloud-based access control solutions to ACRE’s rapidly growing network of global customers while also expanding its portfolio to support the growing demand for cloud-based security solutions. Matrix enables ACRE to expand the addressable market for the company’s technology portfolio,...

BCD develops COVID-19 Macro for Genetec Synergis access control

For companies seeking flexibility in managing their Genetec Synergis Access Control while staying on top of ongoing employee COVID-19 status changes, BCD’s software engineers have created an easy-to-use macro that can be installed on Security Center/Synergis™ to assist in the management of COVID-related access control rules.  This macro allows a .csv file from an HR portal, COVID, or health screening platform to be uploaded into Synergis. Features of BCD’s COVID-19 macro...

Joseph Mah joins Gallagher Europe

After nearly six years with Gallagher in Asia, Joseph Mah has moved to the United Kingdom and joined Gallagher’s European Team as National Technical Account Manager. Joseph started with Gallagher’s Asia Team in 2016 as Regional Technical Account Manager and was later promoted to Regional Operations Manager in 2019. Across both roles, he developed a deep technical understanding of the Gallagher system, and the solutions Gallagher offers to provide support, training, and assistance...

The Total Telecom Asia Communication Awards return for 2021

The Total Telecom Asia Communication Awards - in partnership with CloudSense - is returning on Tuesday 14 December, 2021 to honour the communication service providers and telecom operators in the Asian telecom market. Following a year that has been defined both by the arrival of major new technologies such as 5G, IoT, and AI / Machine Learning, as well as the ongoing impact of Covid on working habits, CSPs have had to adapt quickly and innovatively to thrive. Celebrating the players The 2021...

Sage appoints Caroline Santiago and Jonathan Smithwick to expand their business operations

Sage Integration, a security integration provider serving enterprise Fortune 100 clients, has named Caroline Santiago as a Senior Account Executive and Jonathan Smithwick as Business Development Manager. The two are part of a growing team to accommodate Sage's rapid expansion during the past year. Santiago will develop new business, specialising in utility and petrochemical organisations while maintaining and growing existing business in Texas and all U.S. states east of the Mississippi River....

Vision-Box to address advances in biometric technology at World Aviation Festival 2021

Vision-Box, a world pioneer in seamless travel, automated border management, and electronic identity management solutions, will be participating at the World Aviation Festival (WAF) being held at ExCeL London, between the 1st and 2nd of December. Digital identification technology At the festival, Jeff Lennon, the Vice President of Strategic Sales and Global Partnerships at Vision-Box will be speaking at a panel on Biometrics and Automation on the 2nd of December at 11.30 am GMT, discussing how...

TopSource provides a comprehensive payroll solution to Retail Hub Solutions

Retail Hub Solutions Ltd. is a subsidiary of Raymond Ltd. Retail Hub is engaged in sales of all Raymond brand like: Raymond Premium Apparel ColorPlus Park Avenue Parx Makers Notting Hill Multi-location existence Retail Hub required full HRIS and employee self-service module. Employee data collection was an issue due to the pan-India multi-location existence of the client. Employees were not getting payslips & Income tax reports on time. This led to incomplete employee data colle...

ATG Access achieves the international ISO 45001 standard for their commitment to occupational health and safety

ATG Access has achieved the international ISO 45001 standard, having demonstrated an outstanding commitment to occupational health and safety (OH&S) as part of its ongoing ambition to enhance trust and professionalism across the security sector. The manufacturer of road blockers, bollards and vehicle barriers has become one of a small number of businesses across the UK to be accredited to the ISO 45001 standard, after undergoing a comprehensive audit of its OH&S processes. Reduced insu...

Hakimo brings their AI smart monitoring software to manage enterprise physical security operations

Hakimo, a venture-backed company dedicated to modernising physical security, is announcing the release of its smart monitoring software powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to holistically manage enterprise physical security operations. Hakimo’s software significantly streamlines the workflow of a global security operations center (GSOC) by freeing up time for operators and by surfacing security threats which would have gone unnoticed previously. Deep learning technology “Hakim...

Gallagher's perimeter technology achieves latest CPNI standards

Gallagher's Electronic Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (E-PIDS) has an extra seal of approval – achieving the latest Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) standards, with Gallagher’s Z10 Tension Sensor added to the Catalogue for Security Equipment (CSE) for the first time. Meeting these latest standards further demonstrates Gallagher’s commitment to delivering high-security solutions for governments in the Five Eyes alliance. CPNI is the UK gove...

SALTO unveils the new XS4 Original+ smart locking solution with redefined design and a powerhouse chip

SALTO Systems (SALTO) has introduced the XS4 Original+, the next generation of the world’s most flexible and reliable smart locking solution that features a beautiful design, with a sleek flat reader in two new colours. SALTO XS4 Original+ The new SALTO XS4 Original+ takes the trusted and proven flagship XS4 Original electronic lock product family and incorporates the latest technology, to accommodate access control needs of both today and tomorrow. Our customers, partners and users rel...

CMC Rescue announces the schedule of courses for rescue professional training

CMC, the rescue and work-at-height company dedicated to helping save lives and keeping people safe, announces its 2022 CMC School schedule of courses for rescue professional training. Offering education in many disciplines at strategic locations around the country, the CMC School provides hands-on learning and practical scenarios, including Confined Space Rescue, Rope Rescue and Trench Rescue classes. Two new classes have been added this year: Introduction to Rope Access for Rescue and Arizona...

StorMagic gets positioned as a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software for SvSAN

StorMagic®, simplifying storage and security from the edge to the core, announces that it has been positioned by Gartner as a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software for its offering, StorMagic SvSAN. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analysed the company’s overall Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. StorMagic was recognised as a Niche Player in the previous years. They’ve been recognised as a Visionary for the first...

Aratek to showcase their biometric tablet Marshall 8 at Trustech 2021

Aratek is taking its newest biometric tablet Marshall 8 to the centre-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...

MOBOTIX releases 18 new products for intelligent video technology at once

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...

Gallagher and Avigilon hit the road to highlight integration capability

Recently, Gallagher held a roadshow in partnership with Avigilon in Johannesburg, to provide Channel Partners, end-users, and consultants with an overview of the Avigilon integration with Gallagher’s security software, Command Centre. “The main purpose of the roadshow was to highlight the possibilities of the integration between Avigilon’s leading Video Management Software and the Gallagher system,” explains Tiisetso Khanye, Technical Account Manager, for Gallagher South...

Messe Frankfurt announces ex-MI6 Chief, Sir Alex Younger to headline Intersec 2022 international security event in Dubai, UAE

Intersec, the globally renowned emergency services, security, and safety event, has announced that ex-MI6 Chief, Sir Alex Younger is one of the first announced international headliners, speaking for the first time in the UAE, as a guest speaker. Ex-MI6 Chief, Sir Alex Younger Alex Younger joined the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as MI6, in 1991 and served as a Diplomat and Undercover Operative. He was appointed Chief or ‘C’ of MI6 in 2014 and...

HID Global announces LinTRAK XS, its smallest, high-performance RFID UHF tag for textile identification and tracking applications

HID Global, the pioneer in trusted identity and RFID tracking solutions announced the release of LinTRAK XS, its extra small RFID UHF RAIN transponders designed for discreet insertion into small textile items. HID Global is a pioneer in trusted identity and RFID tracking solutions. The company has extended its LinTRAK ultra-high frequency (UHF) radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags for linen management to include an extra small form factor option, ideal for discreet attachment onto small te...

Brivo Access brings anomaly detection technology to identify suspicious events

Brivo – a pioneer in cloud-based access control and smart building technologies – announces the release of anomaly detection in its flagship access control solution, Brivo Access. Anomaly detection is a patent-pending technology that uses advanced analytics with machine learning algorithms to compare massive amounts of user and event data to identify events that are out of the ordinary or look suspicious, and issues priority alerts for immediate follow up. With anomaly detection, bu...

Kwikset announces availability of the Home Connect 620 connected smart lock with Z-Wave 700 Series chip

Kwikset, brand of Spectrum Brands, Inc. - Hardware & Home Improvement division, the globally renowned company in residential security solutions, announced the availability of the Home Connect 620, the company’s newest Z-Wave connected smart lock. Home Connect 620 smart lock The Home Connect 620, which offers a 10-button keypad with one-touch locking, is Kwikset’s first smart lock in the ‘Home Connect’ line. It is also the company’s first lock, featuring the la...

Vismo to use what3words location technology to help organisations protect their employees

Vismo announces the rollout of what3words location technology on its global location monitoring and safety platform, to help organisations 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 organisations and NGOs, ensuring their travelling or remote employees can be located and protected while at work. It does this via the Vismo App, which is...

Genetec announces their new Security Center Airport Badging Solution (ABS)

To comply with regulations for the credentialing of airport and airline employees and contractors, airports have to undertake complex and time-consuming processes to issue and administer badges or face hefty fines. To help airports of all sizes automate and simplify this process, Genetec Inc. (‘Genetec’), a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, announces its new Genetec™ Security Center Airport Badging Solution...

Dahua USA announces DSS 8.0 software with easy user interface, enhanced scalability, and high performance for greater ROI

Dahua Technology, a video-centric provider of smart IoT solutions, is introducing Version 8.0 of their DSS Video Management Software (VMS) to its North American market. The software upgrade incorporates a smaller file size for the installation package, faster startup time, and an easy-to-deploy secure design. It also boasts high scalability and performance to maximise the investment of DSS users. DSS 8.0 is designed for ease of use, efficiency, and flexibility. Multiple deployment methods a...

Dahua USA announces second generation four-door access controller

Dahua Technology, a video-centric, provider of smart IoT solutions, is introducing its newest four-door access controller to its North American market. The new model, the latest in Dahua’s family of access control devices, includes a suite of upgrades designed for small applications in need of high-performance access control. Interoperable and scalable solution The four-door access controller (DHI-ASC2204C-S) supports TCP/IP, RS485, Wiegand Protocol, and Open Supervised Device Protoc...

Sepura announces appointment of the company’s CEO, Steve Barber to the TETRA and Critical Communications Association (TCCA) Board

Sepura’s CEO Steve Barber has been elected to the TETRA and Critical Communications Association (TCCA) Board, adding considerable experience to the leadership team of the industry body. Steve Barber brings to the TCCA Board, a thorough understanding of global critical communications’ user requirements, as well as extensive experience in supplying and manufacturing fit for purpose devices, and managing technology evolution. Open critical communications standards His election pledge...

RaySecur appoints former Boston Police Commissioner, Ed Davis to the company’s Advisory Board

RaySecur, a security imaging technology company with the world’s first DHS Safety Act-designated millimetre wave (mmWave) desktop scanner, for mail and package threat detection, announced that former Boston Police Commissioner, Ed Davis has joined the company’s Advisory Board. Ed Davis will leverage his decades of law enforcement experience, in order to help RaySecur accelerate adoption of its flagship MailSecur mail and package threat detection solutions. MailSecur scanners MailS...

PSIA approves the Secure Credential Interoperability (SCI) 1.0 specification

The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) announces it has approved the Secure Credential Interoperability (SCI) 1.0 specification. The PSIA has been working with a broad group of industry pioneers in the access control industry to come up with this specification, which is likely to have a significant influence on the future of secure mobile credentials. Mohammad Soleimani, the Chief Technology Officer of Kastle Systems and the Chairman of the SCI Work Group, introduced this concep...

Hikvision announces the appointment of three sales engineers to expert level based on their field dedication

Hikvision, a pioneer in delivering high-performance professional security solutions with tremendous value, announced it has elevated three sales engineers to expert level based on dedication in the field. These three professionals were designated from the company’s established team of engineers across the U.S. and reinforces Hikvision’s support for its extensive base of dealers and customers across North America. Possible security solutions “Our team of sales engineers help...