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IDEMIA Public Security North America has announced the launch of California mobile ID in Samsung Wallet. With this launch, Californians can add their mobile driver’s license or state ID to Samsung Wallet on supported Samsung Galaxy devices1, giving them a simple and secure way to verify their identity directly from their mobile phone. California mobile […]

Video Management Servers (VMS Co.’s) renewed, purchase or subscription, Managed On Site Servers (MOSS), are classed in the ‘avoided’ emissions category, in the government’s new ICT (Information and Communications Technology) greening strategy. This new category contributes a significantly larger carbon reductions improvement than simply ‘offsetting’. Not only is the government prioritising the reuse of ICT

Companies and establishments around the world are benefitting from the ASSA ABLOY SMARTair wireless access system. Sometimes a digital system cannot cover all the openings an organisation needs. Readers, escutcheons and security locks can equip many doors. But what if they also want to deploy intelligent key-operated locking for alarm boxes, medicine stores, server rooms

Genetec is urging organisations to strengthen credential governance across connected physical security systems, as AI accelerates the scale and sophistication of cyber threats. AI‑driven tools are accelerating credential‑based attacks by increasing their speed, scale, and precision. For organisations managing connected cameras, access control systems, servers, cloud services, weak or poorly governed credentials can expose sensitive

Paxton has officially unveiled Solo, a phone-based, cloud-hosted access control system that turns your phone into both the system and the key. To support the launch, Paxton are giving away 10,000 free Solo starter kits, placing the technology directly into the hands of security installers. “Solo is different. It is the first system that fully

Network Optix (Nx) believes that their AI Manager software adds intelligence to any existing camera systems. “Most camera systems do one thing well: record. Footage gets stored, reviewed when something goes wrong, and then archived. Cameras that watch, but don’t think. “Nx AI Manager was designed to change that. It adds an AI inference layer to

BSIA member AURA UK, a security technology company democratising access to rapid security response, has announced the appointment of Andy Fort as Operations Director. Fort joins AURA at a key stage in its UK growth, as the company continues to scale its on-demand security response network across the country, supporting both residential and commercial customers with faster, more reliable

Storytelling was front and centre at the annual NAB Show, the signature event for the media and entertainment (M&E) industry, which Seagate attended. This year’s conference in Las Vegas also highlighted how data has become a staple in the creative repertoire. Industry backdrop: The media landscape has shifted dramatically from the onetime model dominated by large

HID and Sharry have taken digital wallet-based student IDs into European higher education for the first time, delivering the capability at H-FARM College and enabling students, faculty and staff to access campus spaces using their smartphones or smartwatches. The deployment marks a significant milestone for European higher education, bringing together Sharry’s smart access and workplace

OPTEX has announced that REDSCAN Lite has been shortlisted as a finalist in the “Data Centre Safety & Security Innovation of the Year” category at the DCS Awards. The DCS Awards are now in their 16th year and recognise innovation, performance, and achievement across the global data centre sector. The programme covers a wide range

Brivo has announced that Brivo Genius Mobile Agent won the Security Sales & Integration 2026 Most Valuable Product (MVP) award in the emergency communications category. A first-of-its-kind technology, Brivo Genius Mobile Agent, uses natural language navigation to revolutionise emergency response. Administrators can now execute critical commands, such as “Activate full lockdown,” with simple voice or

Genetec has released public safety-specific findings from its 2026 State of Physical Security Report, based on a survey of physical security end users, channel partners, systems integrators and consultants worldwide. Responses from North American public safety professionals show a strong focus on officer safety, increased situational awareness, and faster response times, as agencies work to

Datapath’s LATAM Regional Sales Manager, Rafael Herrera, recently represented the company at the LG Panama Open House in Panama City, delivering a presentation focused on the evolving needs of mission-critical control room environments. The presentations took place at the LG Panama offices, located in a high-rise tower with stunning views over the city, providing an inspiring backdrop for discussions

360 Vision Technology has been instrumental in the migration of the expansive analogue CCTV network of the New Forest to an economical and future-proofed IP solution – via the use of hybrid cameras and innovative 5G transmission technology. Covering the area’s towns and villages, as well as key parts of the county’s famous rural forest,

Intercede has announced that the latest version of its flagship product, MyID CMS 12.18, now supports an extended range of security keys and authentication devices from IDEMIA Public Security (IPS). This expanded integration marks a significant milestone in the complementary use of FIDO2 and PIV (Personal Identity Verification) authentication protocols. The latest IPS devices are

Seagate will be among thousands of industry leaders that head to Washington, D.C. between April 20-23 to attend Data Center World 2026. The message underlying the keynotes and conference tracks: “The AI revolution has ignited the fastest infrastructure expansion in human history.” How fast is it? Imagine rebuilding the interstate highway system with additional lanes each

Axis Communications cameras and Network Optix’s Nx Witness are fully integrable. This article covers what makes Axis cameras a common choice in professional deployments and why organisations continue to pair the two. “Many organisations searching for an enterprise video management solution look for two things: reliable camera hardware and flexible video management software.  “Axis Communications cameras

Spanish football side UD Almeria have utilised ASSA ABLOY‘s hybrid smart key and mobile solutions to digitalise access at their home stadium. Stadiums require access technologies which are versatile, durable, reliable and easily scalable. Finding a single system which meets all these needs, and simultaneously offers digital devices for the wide range of opening types

In recognition of World Cloud Security Day on April 3, Genetec has highlighted a disconnect between cloud adoption models in physical security and the governance and operational demands of large enterprises. Large organisations need to approach cloud adoption through the lens of governance, risk management, and operational requirements. Most enterprise environments span hundreds of sites,

Honeywell has announced a collaboration with Rhombus to expand its cloud-connected security and access solutions portfolio with new, AI-powered video solutions. This furthers Honeywell’s effort to accelerate and modernise how customers approach building security, which began in 2024 with the acquisition of LenelS2. Together, Honeywell and Rhombus will deliver integrated access control and video management in a

IDEMIA Public Security and Indicio has announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop globally interoperable identity verification. Designed for financial services, banking, decentralised finance (DeFi), and cross-border payments, the platform enables organisations to establish high-assurance verified identity that is portable, privacy-preserving, and instantly verifiable. The solution pairs IDEMIA Public Security (IPS)’s best-in-class biometric identity proofing

29 countries worldwide are classified as “high concern” for women according to Safeture, underlining the ongoing need for more informed, inclusive, and proactive travel safety strategies. Organisations with employees who travel internationally must ensure their travel risk management programs account for the diverse challenges different travelers might encounter.   The newly published 2026 Female Travelers Risk Map by Safeture and

Dallmeier has developed a barox switch-monitoring for its Hemisphere Enterprise VMS open software platform, which underlines the deep technical partnership between the two companies. With the idea being initiated by Dallmeier’s CEO, Thomas Dallmeier, the new development enables the barox range of industrial PoE video switches and media converter products to be integrated and displayed

Genetec has announced Hammersmith & Fulham Council has overhauled its public space CCTV infrastructure by unifying three legacy systems into Genetec Security Center. The deployment, carried out by North, is supporting significant reductions in crime, major operational efficiencies and the opportunity to begin offering monitoring services to neighbouring boroughs. Hammersmith & Fulham faced challenges running three

Safeture has signed one of the largest agreements in the company’s history: a five-year contract for its technology platform, valued at approximately SEK 23 million, with the possibility of an additional extension. The agreement is with a major global health, security, and risk management provider that supports multinational corporations, governments, NGOs, and insurers worldwide. Under

Ajax Systems has been honoured at the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 — one of the most prestigious and globally recognised design competitions. This year, two Ajax products received the renowned iF label, recognised for their outstanding industrial design, functionality and user experience: Founded in Germany in 1954, the iF DESIGN AWARD is a globally respected

Datapath will exhibit at Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) for the first time at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, 25–26 March. Located on Stand 114 alongside systems integrator AV One Solutions, Datapath will join the UK’s defence procurement community to highlight its latest innovations within its Aetria control room ecosystem, designed for

Taking the leap to digital access with programmable keys is one that ASSA ABLOY advocates, as they explain in this article. “Security, cost-management, and compliance demands placed on building managers have grown significantly. The key to meeting them all without increasing workload and costs could be the strategic implementation of smarter digital access, as a

The Nx EVOS platform and Nx AI Manager from Network Optix are now validated on Intel AI Edge Systems. The combined solution is designed for developers and technical decision makers building computer vision and vision-language workloads who need to run AI across fleets of heterogeneous edge devices without maintaining a different pipeline for every hardware configuration. “Edge AI is only

IDEMIA Public Security has announced that its Identity Proofing & Verification Solution successfully met 100% of all performance thresholds for Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) in the latest Remote Identity Validation Rally (RIVR) conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate. In a rigorous, independent evaluation designed to reflect real-world identity

barox has appointed Craig Carton as its new Customer Training and Support Manager, in response to a significant increase in demand for their product range across new international markets. To be based in Cheshire, UK, Craig will take responsibility for in-depth barox product training and technical support for the Swiss manufacturer’s extensive range of ‘Switches

IDEMIA Public Security and Elenium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to transform air travel through the next wave of innovation, enabling airports and airlines to elevate the experience offered along the entire journey. The partnership combines Elenium’s self-service automation platform with IDEMIA Public Security’s biometric passenger processing and baggage identification technologies to: The

Now we’re into 2026, Network Optix have highlighted a few things they feel will be pertinent cybersecurity threats across the year. “Cybersecurity isn’t just about protecting laptops and servers anymore. In 2026, attackers are shifting their attention to the systems that bridge the physical and digital world: cameras, sensors, AI models, and the systems that

Genetec has announced the option for customers to host Security Center SaaS exclusively in the UK. Genetec is seeing strong momentum from UK and European companies who want to take advantage of full or hybrid cloud architectures for their physical security solutions. For those hosting security data in the UK, compliance with strict local privacy

HID has released its 2026 State of Security and Identity Report, revealing how organisations worldwide are fundamentally reshaping their approach to identity management. Based on insights from more than 1,500 security and IT professionals, end users and industry partners, the research shows that security leaders are focused on how to manage identities in ways that build