Emerging Technologies


Gallagher Security Debuts Next Generation Fence Controllers

The company launches F5 and F6 Fence Controllers featuring smart synchronization and enhanced safety compliance for high-risk sites.

Legacy Systems Stalling AI Progress in Smart Buildings

Outdated infrastructure and data readiness issues are preventing commercial properties from achieving meaningful artificial intelligence results.

Milestone Hafnia Launches Synthetic Data Training Tools

Expanded AI suite at NVIDIA GTC introduces Training-as-a-Service to help developers prepare for rare and unpredictable security scenarios.

Allied Universal Secures Patent for Air Cargo Canine Platform

New technology automates compliance and documentation for TSA-regulated canine screening processes in the air cargo industry.

Wesco Debuts Managed Services Suite for Security Integrators

New software-enabled tools aim to optimize asset lifecycles, strengthen workplace safety compliance and streamline building operations.

Siemens and Rittal Partner on AI Data Center Infrastructure

The strategic collaboration aims to standardize power distribution as AI applications drive rack densities toward 1 megawatt.

Fingerprint Debuts First MCP Server for Fraud Prevention

The new open-source server allows security teams to connect AI agents directly to device intelligence for real-time anomaly detection.

Genetec Honors USA East Region Channel Partner

Integrator recognition highlights regional sales growth and technical certification excellence across the physical security portfolio.



Friday New Products Roundup: March 13th

A look at the latest industrial innovations, including advanced PoE networking from Intellinet and Platinum Tools and updated door access controls from Camden Door Controls.

Qrypt Brings Quantum Security to NVIDIA Jetson

BLAST Protocol and quantum-entropy key generation now extend protection from the data center to Orin Nano and Thor edge AI platforms.

Bell Cyber Launches CyberShield Connect

Managed security service uses WatchGuard technology to provide enterprise-grade protection for Canadian small and medium businesses.

1Kosmos Named Leader in Enterprise Passwordless Authentication Report

KuppingerCole Analysts recognizes the platform for its identity-bound verification, device-centric security, and AI-driven threat detection.

Control Station Appoints Chris Christie to Lead Optimization Services

The process control expert will oversee the expansion of Digital Lifecycle Solutions to address global manufacturing performance gaps.

Huntress Expands Partner Program to Resellers

The cybersecurity provider aims to bridge the resource gap for the 99% of companies falling outside the Fortune 1000.

Impact on Digital Transformation

A 2023 Statista report projects that by 2030 there will be 30 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices in use. That is three times as many as there were in 2020. The numbers continue to grow because connecting sensors and systems, especially across a business, promises big efficiency gains and new insights. As such, the IoT and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) have become a launching pad for digital transformation -- not only for individual organizations but for entire industries.

Standing on a Cloud Platform

You might say Robert Messer has his head in the clouds. He is the founder and manager of IPTECHVIEW, and his goal has always been addressing the co-exisitence of the cloud and security solutions. His goal was a new platform selling components such as security cameras, NAS systems for video archiving and various VMS to resellers and installers.

The Next “Big Thing” in Physical Security

A new and exciting technology makes its debut every few years that stimulates a paradigm shift in how physical security systems are designed, implemented, and provide new sources of intelligence.

Staying Safe by Staying Ahead

Staying Safe by Staying Ahead

Security and safety in a fluid world of potential threats will always be a work in progress – an effort that requires our industry to be ever-vigilant, constantly leveling up and proactive in the development of even better solutions.

A Dose of AI

A Dose of AI

What is Artificial Intelligence? We’ve all heard the term, but what does it mean? For some it evokes imagery of a cinematic world’s end; for others, it is the Easy Button come to reality.

Beyond Security

Beyond Security

Advances in AI are happening quickly. That is one of the reasons it is so exciting for some and potentially alarming for others. By focusing on AI, or more precisely, the subsets of AI known as machine and deep learning

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New Products

  • Compact IP Video Intercom

    Viking’s X-205 Series of intercoms provide HD IP video and two-way voice communication - all wrapped up in an attractive compact chassis.

  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles.

  • 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.”