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Best College for the Money

Best College for the Money

College in Chicago takes security seriously so all students have a safe learning environment.

Westfield Shopping Centers in Australia Deploy Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher Systems

Westfield Shopping Centers in Australia Deploy Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher Systems

Integrated key management solution features biometric authorization.

McCormick Place Will Host ASIS 2013

McCormick Place Will Host ASIS 2013

“If terrorists were to hurt McCormick Place, they would hurt Chicago," said George Rosebrock, security manager for the facility.

Speco Technologies Adds More Functionality to its CS Wall Mount DVR Lineup

Speco Technologies Adds More Functionality to its CS Wall Mount DVR Lineup

Space saving, covert security solution now offers built-in CCTV power supply & monitor.

Chicagoland Preparing for ASIS

Chicagoland Preparing for ASIS

ASIS promotes a tour for editors every year, with this year being no exception, to tour Chicago and a few landmarks that employ the latest security solutions.

Polaroid Excites ISC West Attendees with Entry into Security Surveillance Industry

Polaroid Excites ISC West Attendees with Entry into Security Surveillance Industry

With Polaroid surveillance hardware and software, customers will be able to produce information, not just evidence, instantly.

Talk-A-Phone Offers Blue Light Towers With High-Efficency LED Area Lighting

Recognizing that many security deployments are often compromised with inadequate lighting and poorly coordinated with CCTV cameras, Talk-A-Phone has enhanced its blue light towers with an integrated high-efficiency LED area lighting solution.

Subway Loss Prevention Surveillance System Provides Franchisees Savings

Subway Loss Prevention Surveillance System Provides Franchisees Savings

Surveillance systems provides a savings of over 1.6 million dollars within a year since launch.



Real Time Technology Group Welcomes Director of Customer Relations

Real Time Technology Group Welcomes Director of Customer Relations

Kimberly Mazzarino brings over 16 years of sales, customer service and IT experience.

Linear Now Offers Spanish Language Live Support for Technical and Customer Service

Linear Now Offers Spanish Language Live Support for Technical and Customer Service

Live Spanish language support for technical and customer service departments.

The United State One Hundred Dollar Bill Gets a Security Makeover

The United States One Hundred Dollar Bill Gets a Security Makeover

Cha-ching! U.S. note makeover produces simple and advanced security features.

Banking Boardroom Confidentiality

Banking Boardroom Confidentiality

With many banks and financial institutions worldwide concentrating on the increasing cyber threat, it is imperative that the physical aspect of the security within our banks and financial institutions are not left by the wayside.

OnSSI Releases Comprehensive Mobile Tech Support App

OnSSI Releases Comprehensive Mobile Tech Support App

Provides remote access to extensive range of support materials and documentation for Ocularis users and partners anywhere in the field.

HID Global Unveils its New Instant Financial Issuance Printer for Seamless Migration to EMV Payment

HID Global Unveils its New Instant Financial Issuance Printer for Seamless Migration to EMV Payment

New FARGO HDPii Plus Financial Card printer/encoder includes new features and functions designed specifically for financial institutions looking to issue both magnetic swipe and contact/contactless EMV cards.

Safer Ship Travel with Milestone and Axis IP Video Surveillance

Safer Ship Travel with Milestone and Axis IP Video Surveillance

Engine room fire on board resulted in a new level of safety and operations on Norwegian ferries.

VideoIQ Announces Availability of Mobile on Android

VideoIQ Announces Availability of Mobile on Android

VideoIQ Mobile makes anywhere, anytime prevention a reality.

Fluidmesh Earns Coveted Railway Transportation Innovation Award

Fluidmesh Earns Coveted Railway Transportation Innovation Award

These Innovation Awards recognize the most outstanding innovations brought by exhibitors at SIFER 2013, a major show for the rail transportation industry.

Muslims Helped Canadian Authorities in Amtrak Derailing Plot

Muslims Helped Canadian Authorities in Amtrak Derailing Plot

This act from the Muslim community helped to solve an investigation that has been ongoing for a year.

Thermal Imaging Aided in Capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Thermal Imaging Aided in Capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Infrared technology, manufactured by FLIR Corporation, assisted Massachusetts police in locating Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

GET Group Forms Distribution Partnership with TransTech Systems

GET Group Forms Distribution Partnership with TransTech Systems

"We look forward to helping GET Group reach new markets and offering our clients additional choices for their card printing needs," said Jeff Kruse, general manager at TransTech.

Southco to Present Electronic Security Product Info Session at AFCOM Data Center World Conference

Southco to Present Electronic Security Product Info Session at AFCOM Data Center World Conference

Company presenting product information session at AFCOM 2013 Spring Data Center World Conference in Las Vegas.

FST21 Expands with the Opening of a New Office in Brazil

FST21 Expands with the Opening of a New Office in Brazil

Technology company expands operations into South America.

ESX Welcomes Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe

ESX Welcomes Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe

Sandy Hook first responder speaks to the vital partnership between public safety and private security at industry luncheon.

Southwest Microwave Announces Perimeter Defense Seminars

Southwest Microwave Announces Perimeter Defense Seminars

Best practices for integrated site protection.

Tribute to the Three Victims of the Boston Marathon

Our small way of paying our respects.

FBI Releases Images Boston Bombing Suspects

UP-TO-DATE BREAKING NEWS: FBI surveillance video, pictures of alleged suspects, video of last night's shootout, and information leading to current state of events in Boston Marathon bombing incident.

Fourth Mission 500 Security Race at ISC West Breaks Participation and Fundraising Records

Fourth Mission 500 Security Race at ISC West Breaks Participation and Fundraising Records

More than $90,000 in proceeds to benefit children in need in India, Mexico and Tanzania.

40 Percent of Companies Have Lost Major Sales Opportunities Because They Could Not Acess Information

40 Percent of Companies Have Lost Major Sales Opportunities Because They Could Not Access Info

Meanwhile, 46% admitted to bypassing security to get their job done, and 40% admitted that if they were breached no one would notice.

Samsung Expands Footprint in Canadian Security Market

Samsung Expands Footprint in Canadian Security Market

Sales channel grows with addition of newly-appointed national and regional sales managers and manufacturer’s rep firm, SVT Solutions.

Secura Key Publishes RFID Card Capabilities Guide

Secura Key Publishes RFID Card Capabilities Guide

eTag Card Capabilities Guide available for free download to help RFID customers learn about credentials.

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    Today, there is a strong shift from on-prem installations to cloud or hybrid-cloud deployments. As reported in the 2024 Genetec State of Physical Security report, 66% of end users said they will move to managing or storing more physical security in the cloud over the next two years. Read Now

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    Interface Systems, a provider of security, actionable insights, and purpose-built networks for multi-location businesses, has released its 2024 State of Remote Video Monitoring in Retail Chains report. The detailed study analyzed over 2 million monitoring requests across 4,156 retail locations in the United States from September 2023 to August 2024. Read Now

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New Products

  • Luma x20

    Luma x20

    Snap One has announced its popular Luma x20 family of surveillance products now offers even greater security and privacy for home and business owners across the globe by giving them full control over integrators’ system access to view live and recorded video. According to Snap One Product Manager Derek Webb, the new “customer handoff” feature provides enhanced user control after initial installation, allowing the owners to have total privacy while also making it easy to reinstate integrator access when maintenance or assistance is required. This new feature is now available to all Luma x20 users globally. “The Luma x20 family of surveillance solutions provides excellent image and audio capture, and with the new customer handoff feature, it now offers absolute privacy for camera feeds and recordings,” Webb said. “With notifications and integrator access controlled through the powerful OvrC remote system management platform, it’s easy for integrators to give their clients full control of their footage and then to get temporary access from the client for any troubleshooting needs.” 3

  • 4K Video Decoder

    3xLOGIC’s VH-DECODER-4K is perfect for use in organizations of all sizes in diverse vertical sectors such as retail, leisure and hospitality, education and commercial premises. 3

  • QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC)

    QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC)

    The latest Qualcomm® Vision Intelligence Platform offers next-generation smart camera IoT solutions to improve safety and security across enterprises, cities and spaces. The Vision Intelligence Platform was expanded in March 2022 with the introduction of the QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC), which delivers superior artificial intelligence (AI) inferencing at the edge. 3