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Concert For Valor - Total Recall secures venues for Veteran’s Day celebration

Concert For Valor

Securing any venue or event is a difficult thing to do, but when it comes to Washington, D.C., or a national treasure, it is a good bet that Jordan Heilweil and Total Recall Corp. will be involved.

OnSSI Names SVC Marketing as New Representative

Territory coverage includes Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.

Catalyst AV Distribution Network Member Custom Plus Distributing Announces Home Technology Show

June 2nd event features new products, access to factory reps, hourly trainings including Atmos presented by Dolby Labs, exclusive show deals and product giveaways.



DVTEL Ensures Multi-agency Collaboration during 2015 Boston Marathon

The consolidation of video systems delivers new levels of situational awareness and security intelligence.

Understanding the Internet of Things with Fluidmesh Networks

Understanding the Internet of Things with Fluidmesh Networks

Umberto Malesci explains what IoT is, what it does and gives real-world examples of IoT in action.

Philadelphia Lawmakers Asking for Better Parking Garage Security

Philadelphia Lawmakers Asking for Better Parking Garage Security

Members of city council are demanding better security after a woman was sexually assaulted inside a Philadelphia parking garage.

Five Ways to Help Secure Your Data in Light of the IRS Breach

Five Ways to Help Secure Your Data in Light of the IRS Breach

Action steps people can take to make it more difficult for hackers.

Library Complained about Poor Security Before Artwork Disappeared

Library Complained about Poor Security Before Artwork Disappeared

The Boston Public Library’s largest union had repeatedly complained about the lack of security during renovations.

Facebook Baits Users with Security Checkup

Facebook Baits Users with Security Checkup

Company provides security features and tools to empower individual account users.

ZKAccess Now Offers A Free 3-credit CEU Course Accredited By ESA & BICSI

Advanced Biometric Access Control designed to teach physical security integrators all they need to know about successful migration from traditional card access systems to biometrics.

Recent Piracy Activity Onboard Oil Tanker Exposes Need for Greater Security on Ships and at Ports

Oil tanker Oriental Glory averted by group of 30 pirates, went on board, robbed the crew and siphoned tons of fuel.

SureView Systems Establishes New Partnership with Access Security Corporation

Full-service security integration firm to offer Immix command center software.

Farpointe's New Vandal- and Bullet-resistant Contactless Card Readers Take a Hit

Increased access control security from thugs, delinquents, criminals and terrorists.

Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents Selects AMAG Technology's Symmetry

Newly strengthened partnership between AMAG Technology and Salient Systems provides unmatched security system for adolescent mental health hospital.

Delta Vehicle Access Control Systems Integral to Meeting CIP-014

Protects electric power infrastructures from terrorist vehicle attacks.

First Online Security Game Launched to Help Educate and Raise Awareness

IS Decisions launched ‘The Weakest Link: A user security game,' with the input of security experts and analysts.

Securityhunter Awarded Multiple Award Task Order Contract by Department of Health and Human Services

Company delighted about government award for enterprise-wide physical security and security system integration support services.

Razberi Technologies Launches New Channel Partner Program

Provides valued system integrators with the tools, resources and benefits needed to maximize long-term customer relationships and drive sales.

Featured

  • Mall of America Deploys AI-Powered Analytics to Enhance Parking Intelligence

    Mall of America®, the largest shopping and entertainment complex in North America, announced an expansion of its ongoing partnership with Axis Communications to deploy cutting-edge car-counting video analytics across more than a dozen locations. With this expansion, Mall of America (MOA) has boosted operational efficiency, improved safety and security, and enabled more informed decision-making around employee scheduling and streamlining transportation for large events. Read Now

  • Security Industry Association Launches New “askSIA” AI Tool

    The Security Industry Association (SIA) has unveiled a brand-new SIA member benefit – askSIA, a conversational AI agent designed to help users get the most out of their SIA membership, easily access SIA resources and find the latest information on SIA’s training and courses, reports and publications, events, certification offerings and more. SIA members can easily find askSIA by visiting the SIA homepage or looking for the askSIA icon in the top left of webpages. Read Now

    • Industry Events
  • Industry Embraces Mobile Access, Biometrics and AI

    A combination of evolving workplace dynamics, technology innovation and new user expectations is changing how people enter and interact with physical spaces. Access control is at the heart of these changes. Combined with biometrics and AI, mobile access control has become increasingly crucial for deploying entry solutions that are seamless, secure and adaptive to user needs. Read Now

  • Sustainable Video Solution Delivered for Landmark City of London Office Development

    An advanced, end-to-end video solution from IDIS, with a focus on reducing waste and costs, has helped a major office development in the City of London align its security with sustainability objectives. Read Now

  • DHS to End ‘Shoes-Off’ Travel Policy

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced a new policy today which will allow passengers traveling through domestic airports to keep their shoes on while passing through security screening at TSA checkpoints. Read Now

New Products

  • 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.

  • 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.”

  • A8V MIND

    A8V MIND

    Hexagon’s Geosystems presents a portable version of its Accur8vision detection system. A rugged all-in-one solution, the A8V MIND (Mobile Intrusion Detection) is designed to provide flexible protection of critical outdoor infrastructure and objects. Hexagon’s Accur8vision is a volumetric detection system that employs LiDAR technology to safeguard entire areas. Whenever it detects movement in a specified zone, it automatically differentiates a threat from a nonthreat, and immediately notifies security staff if necessary. Person detection is carried out within a radius of 80 meters from this device. Connected remotely via a portable computer device, it enables remote surveillance and does not depend on security staff patrolling the area.