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Open Options Unveils Casi Micro/5 Retrofit Solution at ISC West

At this year’s ISC West conference, Open Options is unveiling the M5 Bridge, a new product offering aimed at replacing Casi boards that are nearing end of life with an open platform solution.

Altronix Showcases Innovative New Products at ISC West 2013

Altronix Showcases Innovative New Products at ISC West 2013

New products include eBridgePlus Ethernet over Coax/PoE Adapters; eFlow Innovative Power Supply/Chargers; and FireSwitch Networked NAC Power Extenders.

Fifth Third Bank Standardizes on March Networks 8000 Series Hybrid NVRs

Fifth Third Bank Standardizes on March Networks 8000 Series Hybrid NVRs

System-wide deployment expands IP camera capacity, optimizes image quality and supports intelligent applications to reduce fraud and improve operations.



Morse Watchmans Launches New Mobile App

Morse Watchmans Launches New Mobile App

App offers real-time transactions, alarms and easy-to-use functions for optimum key control and management.

What I Learned from Honeywell’s Scott Harkins in a Pre-ISC West Google Hangout

I, along with 9 other media professionals dedicated to the security industry, was privileged to participate in a Google Hangout with the President of Honeywell Security Products Americas, Scott Harkins.

March Networks Launches Next Generation Retail Video Surveillance Platform

March Networks Launches Next Generation Retail Video Surveillance Platform

The comprehensive new solution helps retailers enhance security, ensure store compliance and increase revenues by 10 percent or more.

Altronix eFLow Power Supply and Chargers Offer New Features

Altronix eFLow Power Supply and Chargers Offer New Features

Units deliver value-added performance for integrated systems.

Valens and Nextchip Introduce Full Uncompressed 1080p at 60 fps Support to CCTV

Valens and Nextchip Introduce Full Uncompressed 1080p at 60 fps Support to CCTV

The Valens-Nextchip joint reference design brings the same benefits of simpler, more cost-effective installation the professional AV market now enjoys.

OnSSI Headlines Las Vegas with Breakthrough VMS Technologies and Expansive Partnership Network

OnSSI Headlines Las Vegas with Breakthrough VMS Technologies and Expansive Partnership Network

Ocularis-X mobile video solution delivers full HD images and fastest frame rates; Ocularis 3.6 provides improved event handling workflow and automation tools; and eleven new technology partners join OnSSI's expansive partnership network.

Valens and Grandbeing Announce First VS020 Enabled Camera and DVR at ISC West

Valens and Grandbeing Announce First VS020 Enabled Camera and DVR at ISC West

End-to-end surveillance system with CCTV-over-CAT introduced to installers and integrators.

Morse Watchmans Solutions Go Beyond Basic Key Control

Morse Watchmans Solutions Go Beyond Basic Key Control

Integrated systems, mobile Apps and customized solutions featured at ISC West.

New SAFE CIV Solution from Quantum Secure Improves Security and Compliance

New SAFE CIV Solution from Quantum Secure Improves Security and Compliance

Centralized system manages all physical identities and associated PIV/PIV-i and CIV Badges; minimizes risks of PKI-based credentials with real time compliance; and reduces cost by using CIV cards for physical/logical access.

Special Events at ISC West 2013

As the excitement of ISC West 2013 gets underway with booth demonstrations of new and exciting security products, interactions between old friends, meeting new friends, and learning about the security industry, don't let all the special events slip your mind.

Guardian 8 Creates New Category of Security Tools by Introducing Enhanced Non Lethal Device

Guardian 8 Creates New Category of Security Tools by Introducing Enhanced Non Lethal Device

Company to showcase multi-functional tool with two-way communications designed for security professionals at ISC West 2013.

LenovoEMC Announces New Line of High Performance NVRs

LenovoEMC Announces New Line of High Performance NVRs

LenovoEMC announces new line of customized, fully-functional double-drive and quad-drive high performance NVRs ranging from 4TB to 8TB of network storage with Milestone Arcus included with all LenovoEMC NVR models.

Next Level Security Systems Provides New Technology Solutions for First Cash Financial Services

Next Level Security Systems Provides New Technology Solutions for First Cash Financial Services

First Cash to roll out Next Level technology in all 800 stores.

DVTEL Welcomes Zvi Peled as Chief Operating Officer

DVTEL Welcomes Zvi Peled as Chief Operating Officer

Veteran CEO of high-tech companies in defense, electronics, wireless, telecommunications and voice processing joins IP technology company.

Jane Embury from Wrightstyle

Online Exclusive: Courting Disaster in Nightclubs

Wrightstyle is a specialist in designing, fabricating and installing steel and glass systems for both internal and external applications. The company’s systems have been installed in commercial and public sector projects internationally. Director Jane Embury reports on several needless nightclub tragedies and on lessons learned.

Featured

  • Cost: Reactive vs. Proactive Security

    Security breaches often happen despite the availability of tools to prevent them. To combat this problem, the industry is shifting from reactive correction to proactive protection. This article will examine why so many security leaders have realized they must “lead before the breach” – not after. Read Now

  • Achieving Clear Audio

    In today’s ever-changing world of security and risk management, effective communication via an intercom and door entry communication system is a critical communication tool to keep a facility’s staff, visitors and vendors safe. Read Now

  • Beyond Apps: Access Control for Today’s Residents

    The modern resident lives in an app-saturated world. From banking to grocery delivery, fitness tracking to ridesharing, nearly every service demands another download. But when it comes to accessing the place you live, most people do not want to clutter their phone with yet another app, especially if its only purpose is to open a door. Read Now

  • Survey: 48 Percent of Worshippers Feel Less Safe Attending In-Person Services

    Almost half (48%) of those who attend religious services say they feel less safe attending in-person due to rising acts of violence at places of worship. In fact, 39% report these safety concerns have led them to change how often they attend in-person services, according to new research from Verkada conducted online by The Harris Poll among 1,123 U.S. adults who attend a religious service or event at least once a month. Read Now

  • AI Used as Part of Sophisticated Espionage Campaign

    A cybersecurity inflection point has been reached in which AI models has become genuinely useful in cybersecurity operation. But to no surprise, they can used for both good works and ill will. Systemic evaluations show cyber capabilities double in six months, and they have been tracking real-world cyberattacks showing how malicious actors were using AI capabilities. These capabilities were predicted and are expected to evolve, but what stood out for researchers was how quickly they have done so, at scale. Read Now

New Products

  • 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.

  • 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.”

  • Camden CM-221 Series Switches

    Camden CM-221 Series Switches

    Camden Door Controls is pleased to announce that, in response to soaring customer demand, it has expanded its range of ValueWave™ no-touch switches to include a narrow (slimline) version with manual override. This override button is designed to provide additional assurance that the request to exit switch will open a door, even if the no-touch sensor fails to operate. This new slimline switch also features a heavy gauge stainless steel faceplate, a red/green illuminated light ring, and is IP65 rated, making it ideal for indoor or outdoor use as part of an automatic door or access control system. ValueWave™ no-touch switches are designed for easy installation and trouble-free service in high traffic applications. In addition to this narrow version, the CM-221 & CM-222 Series switches are available in a range of other models with single and double gang heavy-gauge stainless steel faceplates and include illuminated light rings.