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VITEK to Sponsor ESA Leadership Summit in Phoenix This Month

Company representatives to share information on latest in video surveillance and products.

How Safe is Taxpayer Data?

How Safe is Taxpayer Data?

Several technologies are available that help detect misuse of taxpayer information.

France Refuses to Fuel the Fire of Terrorism

France Refuses to Fuel the Fire of Terrorism

Filming action movies on Paris streets banned in response to recent terrorist attacks.

Anthem Blue Cross Hacked, Affecting Millions

Anthem Blue Cross Hacked, Affecting Millions

The health insurance company is working with the FBI to come to a solution.

New Altronix Outdoor Solution

Enables long range Ethernet over Coax or CAT5e and supports Hi-PoE and PoE/PoE+ at longer distances.

Milestone Systems Makes Newborn Rhino an Online Star

First result of a strategic collaboration with Milestone on video-enabled experience in parks.

Video Insight to Donate $1,000,000 in Video Surveillance Systems To Schools and Colleges

Video surveillance isn't a luxury; it's a necessity.

Vector Security Now Accepting Applications for 2015 LPF Scholarships

Company continues commitment to furthering loss prevention education.



Digital Watchdog Course Qualifies for ESA Credit

ESA-certified DW Spectrum IP VMS classes available for 2015.

Contactless Payment and US Chip-and-PIN Adoption Drives Smart Card Growth in 2014

Smart Payment Association announces preliminary finds of 2014 smart card payments review.

Security and Privacy for Wearables Not So Good

Security and Privacy for Wearables Not So Good

By 2019, it is predicted that more than half a billion wearable devices will be in use each day.

Few Criminal Background Checks are run at Airports

Few Criminal Background Checks are run at Airports

Officials have admitted that it is a gap in security.

Google Adds Two New Initiatives to Security Rewards Programs

Google Adds Two New Initiatives to Security Rewards Programs

Paid out more than $1.5 million in 2014.

Panasonic Acquires Video Insight

Goal is to strengthen North American education market.

All New iBridge Messenger SMS & MMS Multimedia Notification Service

Complementary add-on and extension for dealers transition into the smart home market.

Honeywell Introduces Multilingual iOS Demo Apps for Lynx Touch Systems

Seamlessly translates between English, Spanish and French.

Raytec Illuminators Provide LPR for Colombian Police Cars

Growing need for accurate, reliable and mobile LPR to combat speeding in areas with no fixed monitoring.

Blast Kills One in Alexandria, Bombs Found at Cairo Airport

Blast Kills One in Alexandria, Bombs Found at Cairo Airport

The bomb in Alexandria front of the Mabaret Al-Asafra Hospital killed a 27-year-old man and wounded three others.

Delta Scientific Holding Southern California Vehicle Access Equipment Demonstrations

1 Day Only - March 5 in Palmdale, Calif.

Digital Watchdog Upgrades its Blackjack NVR Line

New Linux Cube LX will replace Blackjack Blade as advanced, Linux-based, small venue, IP recording solution.

Sorority Sisters Feel Patronized about Ban

Sorority Sisters Feel Patronized about Ban

University of Virginia fraternities allowed to carry on as usual while sororities weren't allowed to participate.

Border Security Causing Detrimental Effects on Wildlife

Border Security Causing Detrimental Effects on Wildlife

Fencing between Arizona and Mexico could cause some species' population to decrease or become extinct.

Browser-borne Malware Infects Most Companies

Long-trusted detection technologies increasingly ineffective says 75% of IT and security professionals in findings released by Spikes Security and Ponemon Institute.

Security Intelligence in Ecuador's Principle Commercial and Manufacturing Center

City of Guayaquil leverages integrated surveillance platform to share intelligence across agencies, expedite investigations and mitigate crime.

Digital Watchdog Expands the Limits of 960H Analog Resolution

DVR offers unparalleled image quality at an affordable cost.

BMW Fixes Security Flaw to Stop Hackers

BMW Fixes Security Flaw to Stop Hackers

The flaw could have potentially allowed hackers to open car doors.

The Trends We are Seeing

The Trends We are Seeing

The themes for VMS product development can be summarized as bigger, better and faster. In 2015, look for capabilities that range from those which deliver more information to architectures that optimize VMS performance on purpose built hardware offerings.

Taking the Mystery Out of Video-in-the-Cloud - Why cloud storage is gaining popular support

Taking the Mystery Out of Video-in-the-Cloud

In a recent Hollywood comedy, Jason Segel’s character uttered the famous line, “Nobody understands the cloud. It’s a mystery.” And yet, all of us have been using the cloud for years: for online banking, online shopping, social media, email, sharing family photos and a host of other activities.

Firewall Protection - Vital information among the most coveted resources

Firewall Protection

Money Movers Inc. is a fully PCI DSS compliant Electronic Funds Transfer Gateway processor. In plain English, that means we move a lot of data over a network.

On the Fast Track

Today’s integrated systems are generating more data than ever before. For some perspective on just how much data we’re talking about, consider that from the dawn of civilization to 2003, humankind created two exabytes of data.

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New Products

  • Connect ONE’s powerful cloud-hosted management platform provides the means to tailor lockdowns and emergency mass notifications throughout a facility – while simultaneously alerting occupants to hazards or next steps, like evacuation.

    Connect ONE®

    Connect ONE’s powerful cloud-hosted management platform provides the means to tailor lockdowns and emergency mass notifications throughout a facility – while simultaneously alerting occupants to hazards or next steps, like evacuation.

  • AC Nio

    AC Nio

    Aiphone, a leading international manufacturer of intercom, access control, and emergency communication products, has introduced the AC Nio, its access control management software, an important addition to its new line of access control solutions.

  • ComNet CNGE6FX2TX4PoE

    The ComNet cost-efficient CNGE6FX2TX4PoE is a six-port switch that offers four Gbps TX ports that support the IEEE802.3at standard and provide up to 30 watts of PoE to PDs. It also has a dedicated FX/TX combination port as well as a single FX SFP to act as an additional port or an uplink port, giving the user additional options in managing network traffic. The CNGE6FX2TX4PoE is designed for use in unconditioned environments and typically used in perimeter surveillance.