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On Johnson Controls‘ stand at Intersec 2026, a lot of the buzz has been around its intrusion product – IQ Panels with Power Manage. In this interview, Senior Project Manager, Maciej Polak tells Peter Mawson about the new additions to the series, including seven new sensors, as well as important new updates to the system

On its busy Intersec stand, S1 I09, Network Optix‘ Middle East Regional Manager, Tolga Altun tells Peter Mawson about the company’s latest innovations – some of which it has been demonstrating for the first time in the region – namely, Nx AI Manager and Nx Maps. Network Optix has some of its technology partners on

Reconeyez is largely known for its military-grade surveillance solutions and its use in that sector, however, the company is exhibiting at Intersec 2026 as it looks to move into more commercial verticals in the Middle East – namely in construction security and infrastructure security. In this exclusive interview VP for Sales, Southern Europe and the

In this exclusive interview on ASSA ABLOY‘s “buzzing” Intersec stand, S2-C43, Chief Commercial Officer, DAS, Joachim Mahlstedt tells Peter Mawson about Kentix, its newly-acquired digital security solution for data centres. He also touches on different aspects of smart building control and access, including convenience and reliability, as well as multi-residential digital access, which is another

On the packed Kidde Global Solutions stand at Intersec 2026, Peter Mawson chats to General Manager, EMEA, Arman Saeidnia about the company’s recent rebrand. Well-recognised names including Edwards, AirSense, Aritech, and Kidde Commercial are now all together under the Kidde Global Solutions umbrella, making the group among the top few dedicated commercial fire protection brands

Milestone Systems is enjoying its 17th appearance at Intersec this year, and Peter Mawson caught up with Sales Director for Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Louise Bou Rached to talk about the products bringing visitors to its very busy stand, including its pioneering Vision Language model with NVIDIA – a data library that trains other

In this exclusive interview, Datapath Regional Sales Manager for the Middle East, Steven Simpson explains to Peter Mawson how investment in control technology is evolving across the Middle East. He notes how it is a very mixed picture, depending on the country, with some more “cost-conscious” and others, such as the UAE, “more mature” and

In this exclusive interview at Intersec 2026, HID VP and Head of Emerging Markets, Gustavo Gassmann, tells Peter Mawson about the new products the company is showcasing on its stand, S1-A23, including Mercury Controllers, Amico and everything new that is related to mobile credentials and biometrics. Gassmann gives some insight into how they’re growing the

In this exclusive interview at Intersec 2026, Flir Senior Director for Global Product Management, Michael Deruytter tells Peter Mawson about the new Flir FCB Series Thermal AI Analytics Camera camera. Deruytter explains how the new series compacts the technology of the thermal imaging core, while maintaining the high level of performance and sensitivity that customers

Peter Mawson caught up with Maxxess Business Development Manager – MEA, Issam Alhamdan, on the Digifort stand S1-F09 to chat about Maxxess’s new dashboard and eMobile, a powerful mobile-first platform that puts real-time security management in your hands, whether you’re patrolling the premises, coordinating teams, or responding to an incident, which simplifies complex workflows and

Kicking off our video coverage of Intersec 2026, Peter Mawson sat down with Brivo COO, John Szczygiel on the stand, SA, E42 about a hot topic at the show so far, and across the security industry – the merger between Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks, which Scszygiel describes as a “coming together of two of