3xLOGIC says integrator Redwire has chosen the company’s VIGIL VMS (video management system) to takeover existing and new cameras at the Tampa, Fla. metropolitan area YMCA. The Tampa YMCA is in the midst of a multi-phase security system project that includes video surveillance, fire and intrusion upgrades. In September 2019, the Tampa YMCA was presented with an […]
Some schools will soon reopen in the fall — at whatever capacity they can in the wake of COVID-19 — yet many still suffer from alarmingly common school safety issues. Many school districts hire security consultants to do walkthroughs of their campuses to look for security risks. These assessments often consist of two parts: the physical assessment of each school […]
Schools across the country implement various school security systems to respond to emergencies. But as tech innovates, so should those solutions. Effective ones must protect against the most extreme crises as well as more common incidents school staff respond to every day. Districts also must prepare for the increased occurrence of medical and behavioral situations when […]
i-PRO is launching its new series of AI security cameras. The new i-PRO X-Series enables analytical applications on the network edge, further optimizing performance, system bandwidth and storage requirements, according to the company. “Our new i-PRO X-Series take imaging to a whole new level by providing intelligent video analytics at the edge while maximizing network […]
ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security, announces it is implementing open source for its network interface specs for physical security tech. The move is said to streamline administrative and collaborative processes while also leveraging the collective ingenuity of the global developer community. The use of GitHub, an online open source development platform, […]
Anaheim Union High School District — one of the largest districts in California — strengthened its security infrastructure with a district-wide solution that includes 1,250 Hanwha Techwin Q-Series cameras across 20 different locations. Located just outside of Los Angeles, AUHSD is a public-school district serving portions of the Orange County cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, La Palma […]
When buying commercial security systems, IT decision makers have so many choices on their hands. Is a networked solution the way to go instead of a wired one? Should you focus exclusively on cameras, or a solution which ties in multiple monitoring points onto other systems? Those questions are big ones which will ultimately be […]
Redrock Biometrics, a provider of palm-print based biometrics for authentication and identification, announces it has released PalmID Agent software in the Apple App Store as the final step in its integration with the Microsoft Active Directory platform. Redrock Biometrics developed the app as a front-end component of PalmID Identity Provider to deliver a passwordless sign-in experience for online users. As the user is challenged for their palm on their phone, the access […]
There are far, far too many defunct DIY security companies and products. Guardzilla is the latest. The company, which offered a lineup of DIY security cameras with a live 360° view, appears to have gone out of business. Guardzilla’s homepage is now blank except for a message that reads, “We deeply regret that these troubling times have […]
Facial recognition is being floated as a technology that could help in the wake of the coronavirus, but some major cities aren’t sold on the technology. Now, you can add Boston to that list. The capital of Massachusetts just became the second largest community in the world to ban the use of facial recognition surveillance […]
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