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Integrated security manufacturer TDSi has been honoured by the BSIA (British Security Industry Association) in recognition of its 30 years of membership. To mark the occasion, TDSi Managing Director John Davies was presented with an Anniversary Trophy by BSIA Director John MacAskill MSyl at the Intersec 2023 event in Dubai in January.  John Davies commented, “It’s an honour to have been

Cloudera has announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders Quadrant in the 2022 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems (DBMS) based on Cloudera’s flagship offering Cloudera Data Platform (CDP). The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analysed the company’s overall completeness of vision and ability to execute. According to Gartner,

ONVIF and the Security Industry Association (SIA) will jointly host “The State of the Standards,” a webinar at 10:00-11:00 am EST (15:00-16:00 UTC) on January 26 to discuss the current and future outlook and market impact of technology standards on the evolving security technology industry. Peter Boriskin, chair of the SIA Standards Committee and chief

The Digifort VMS and analytics platform is designed to manage and record IP cameras directly using servers. However, Digifort has integrated with many different NVR and DVR-based CCTV systems to allow central control of multiple systems, using its VMS platform. The NVRs and DVRs continue to record locally; can be located at many different sites;

RGB Spectrum has announced a series of new products and enhancements driving data availability and accessibility across the enterprise and between organisations. The company’s video processing technology delivers visual information from any source to any destination, from a video wall in an operation centre, to a monitor in an office across a campus, or a

As global markets increasingly become integrated on the back of growing digital connectivity and evolving user preferences, the focus is now shifting towards emerging challenges facing security, sustainability and the tech-driven safeguards needed to protect service providers. As part of its efforts to showcase and unite the global security industry and accelerate conversations on the

Security On Screen and the ASIS Dubai Chapter have announced a strategic media partnership. The partnership means that the Dubai ASIS chapter will feature on the members section of Security On Screen and ASIS Dubai Chapter news will be shared across the platform and into the wider community the website has created. Driven by Industry

Cato Networks have announced that Frank Rauch joins Cato as Global Channel Chief. Rauch’s appointment headlines several channel leadership hirings and promotions meant to meet the growing channel demand for SASE and SSE. As Global Channel Chief, Frank will be responsible for driving the channel ecosystem globally, enabling partners everywhere to profit from the enterprise

The British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) flagship event, the British Security Awards, is to move to a new venue and date for 2023.  The awards, now in its 26th year, will take place on Wednesday 21 June, a week earlier than previous years, at the iconic Grand Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden London. After last year’s sell

Genea have put together a comprehensive and complete guide to help users determine whether commercial door locks or access control solutions are a better fit for them. Traditional locks and keys have been used for centuries. But today, this technology is unable to meet the evolving security needs of businesses. Due to this challenge, commercial

Obvious Technologies, a scale-up developing a Command & Control (C2) software suite for security and mission-critical organisations, has stressed addressing technology’s power within public safety & security, as they have mapped out three trends they expect to see in 2023. The company has highlighted and demonstrated ways to leverage technological tools such as 3D Data

HYPERVSN will be showing the very latest in interactive holographic solutions at CES 2023 in Las Vegas and the NRF Big Show 2023 in New York. Featuring the all-new HYPERVSN SmartV Digital Avatar and HYPERVSN Full Body Live-Streaming, these products are set to completely revolutionise customer experiences in retail and many other verticals. HYPERVSN recently

As the cloud technology wave continues to sweep across industries regionally on the back of an ever-evolving digital-centric consumer base, players in the cloud computing space are racing towards adopting value-driven solutions in a bid to grow their market share. According to hybrid data cloud company Cloudera, this has resulted in a dramatic shift occasioned

Corero Network Security have announced that Gigaclear has selected Corero Network Security to deliver DDoS Protection as a Service across its network, protecting customers from attacks and service downtime.   Founded in 2010, Gigaclear’s broadband fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network stretches across central and southern England, where there is a need for better broadband funded largely through commercial investment.

 DigiCert, Inc. have released its annual forecast of cybersecurity trends emerging for the new year and beyond. These projections — authored by DigiCert experts Dr. Avesta Hojjati, Dean Coclin, Mike Nelson, Srinivas Kumar, Stephen Davidson, Steve Job and Tim Hollebeek — are based on shifts in technology, threat actor habits, culture and decades of combined

RedVision have released another expert blog, which looks at why they feel metadata is much better data to use when it comes to video analytics Metadata technology from the VMS1000 video management system, powered by Digifort, can help create innovative products for physical security, surveillance, and business intelligence applications. In this article, we explore how

Chubb has created a brand-new training programme to equip its sales managers with the coaching skills and behaviours they need to lead, inspire and professionally develop their sales teams in a post-covid world. The coaching programme has been designed in collaboration with the Professional Sales Academy (PSA), an industry leader in accredited sales education and

KnowBe4 have announced it is launching the new KnowBe4 Mobile Learner App to empower end users by introducing security awareness and compliance training on the go at no additional cost to customers, improving user engagement and strengthening security culture.  With a large majority of the world’s population using smartphones today, mobile training revolutionises the way

With courts have been shifting to virtual court proceedings using video teleconferencing for a variety of reasons including cost and safety, RGB Spectrum have come up with a solution. The COVID pandemic has forced more courts to adapt and without being able to meet safely in person, there has been a rapid adoption to remote

LiveAction have announced that Bausch + Lomb is successfully using the LiveNX platform to gain deep insights into its global network and mission critical applications to streamline troubleshooting and reduce meantime-to-repair by 70%. Bausch + Lomb is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world and have a comprehensive portfolio

Qognify has launched the second release of its video management software Qognify VMS. The latest software version – Qognify VMS 7.2 – comes with extended support for body worn video, additional functionalities to support investigations and a new web client architecture. Qognify VMS 7.2 addresses the increasing use of body worn video (BWV) across many

Following the successful EMEA roll out of its FlipX Standard indoor sensors in September, OPTEX has announced the launch of its new Grade 3 FlipX Advanced series.  OPTEX FlipX sensors feature a bespoke pyroelectric sensor for increased performance that adapts to the human shape, and a unique lens that can be ‘flipped’ to provide both