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A Louisiana Data Center Integrates FAAST Aspirating Smoke Detectors

A Louisiana Data Center Integrates FAAST Aspirating Smoke Detectors

These smoke detectors come with sprinkler systems to protect critical equipment and data.

Axis Introduces Interactive 3D Camera Visualization Content for Autodesk Revit CAD Software

Axis Introduces Interactive 3D Camera Visualization Content for Autodesk Revit CAD Software

Axis Camera Families allows architects, engineers and security system designers to interactively virtualize camera layout and fields of view during building design, with models including detailed metadata for Building Information Modeling.

IDIS Unveiled Plans to Launch Next Generation Video Surveillance Solution

IDIS Unveiled Plans to Launch Next Generation Video Surveillance Solution

DirectIP delivers plug-and-play technology, providing a simple, yet powerful, high-definition surveillance solution.

AFL Acquires Optimal Cable Services

AFL Acquires Optimal Cable Services

AFL has acquired Optimal Cable Services, helping to expand AFL's global offering of solutions.

Megaeyes Platform Integrated with Pelco Network Cameras

Megaeyes Platform Integrated with Pelco Network Cameras

Pelco by Schneider Electric and HuXinHuTong (Megaeyes) Co. Ltd. announced the integration of Pelco network cameras with the full range of HuXinHuTong (Megaeyes) Video Management Platform.

Firetide Announces Australia and South Pacific Distribution Agreement

Firetide Announces Australia and South Pacific Distribution Agreement

Firetide, Inc. has formed a strategic alliance with BGW Technologies, enabling Firetide to deliver wireless, mesh products to their Australian and South Pacific customer base.

2013 ISC West Show in Las Vegas April 10 through 12

2013 ISC West Show in Las Vegas April 10 through 12

Observint will be exhibiting at the 2013 ISC West Show in Las Vegas.

Milestone Systems Rolls Out Next Generation Channel Partner Program

Milestone Systems Rolls Out Next Generation Channel Partner Program

The next-generation Channel Partner Program include the following benefits: new business tools, enhanced partner differentiators and higher discount opportunities.



Keeping Control of Who

Keeping Control of Who's on Campus

Visitor management is a problem that faces virtually every school, but is particularly troublesome when more trusting children are present.

Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery

Hurricane Sandy disrupted power, Internet, phone and various other technical services for millions of people and businesses along the East Coast in 2012. In the aftermath of the storm, organizations are reviewing the effectiveness—or lack thereof—of disaster recovery plans across all of their systems.

Featured

  • Report: 47 Percent of Security Service Providers Are Not Yet Using AI or Automation Tools

    Trackforce, a provider of security workforce management platforms, today announced the launch of its 2025 Physical Security Operations Benchmark Report, an industry-first study that benchmarks both private security service providers and corporate security teams side by side. Based on a survey of over 300 security professionals across the globe, the report provides a comprehensive look at the state of physical security operations. Read Now

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  • Identity Governance at the Crossroads of Complexity and Scale

    Modern enterprises are grappling with an increasing number of identities, both human and machine, across an ever-growing number of systems. They must also deal with increased operational demands, including faster onboarding, more scalable models, and tighter security enforcement. Navigating these ever-growing challenges with speed and accuracy requires a new approach to identity governance that is built for the future enterprise. Read Now

  • Eagle Eye Networks Launches AI Camera Gun Detection

    Eagle Eye Networks, a provider of cloud video surveillance, recently introduced Eagle Eye Gun Detection, a new layer of protection for schools and businesses that works with existing security cameras and infrastructure. Eagle Eye Networks is the first to build gun detection into its platform. Read Now

  • Report: AI is Supercharging Old-School Cybercriminal Tactics

    AI isn’t just transforming how we work. It’s reshaping how cybercriminals attack, with threat actors exploiting AI to mass produce malicious code loaders, steal browser credentials and accelerate cloud attacks, according to a new report from Elastic. Read Now

  • Pragmatism, Productivity, and the Push for Accountability in 2025-2026

    Every year, the security industry debates whether artificial intelligence is a disruption, an enabler, or a distraction. By 2025, that conversation matured, where AI became a working dimension in physical identity and access management (PIAM) programs. Observations from 2025 highlight this turning point in AI’s role in access control and define how security leaders are being distinguished based on how they apply it. Read Now

New Products

  • HD2055 Modular Barricade

    Delta Scientific’s electric HD2055 modular shallow foundation barricade is tested to ASTM M50/P1 with negative penetration from the vehicle upon impact. With a shallow foundation of only 24 inches, the HD2055 can be installed without worrying about buried power lines and other below grade obstructions. The modular make-up of the barrier also allows you to cover wider roadways by adding additional modules to the system. The HD2055 boasts an Emergency Fast Operation of 1.5 seconds giving the guard ample time to deploy under a high threat situation.

  • 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.

  • 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.