InventHelp Inventor Develops Modified Intercom System (CLT-740) An inventor from Maxton, N.C., has developed the EASY OPEN DOOR ASSISTANT, a modified electronic intercom system. It enables homeowners to see and hear a person before granting them access. “My mother was a stroke victim, and getting to the door to see who was there was a very […]
New Cisco Annual Internet Report Forecasts 5G to Support More Than 10% of Global Mobile Connections by 2023 According to the new Cisco Annual Internet Report, 5G will support more than 10% of the world’s mobile connections by 2023. The average 5G speed will be 575 megabits per second, or 13 times faster than the […]
Charter of Trust partners decide on further measures for more cybersecurity The Charter-of-Trust (CoT) partners have agreed to deliver next-generation products with preset cybersecurity, following a clear “Security by Default” philosophy. At present, there are no uniform regulations governing this issue – many products leave the factory solely dependent on safety systems that do not […]
ASSA ABLOY acquires Biosite in the UK ASSA ABLOY recently announced it has acquired Biosite, a leading solutions provider of biometric access control to the UK construction industry. “I am very pleased to welcome Biosite and their employees into the ASSA ABLOY Group. Biosite is a strategic technological addition to the ASSA ABLOY Group. The […]
Veridium Launches Facial Recognition Technology vFace Alongside Behavioural Biometric Capabilities Authentication platform Veridium has announced the launch of its facial recognition technology, vFace. This software makes facial recognition more accessible, bringing high-end security to mobile apps, and enables facial recognition on all mobile devices with a front camera. The software is available as part of […]
Omni-ID releases new range of IoT devices with GPS, BLE and LoRaWAN Omni_ID has announced the release of new its new ‘Sense’ range of IoT devices designed to ‘supercharge IoT connectivity’. In the news article on their website the company states: “We have harnessed the power of Bluetooth and LoRaWAN to extend the scope of […]
Verkada raises $80m at $1.6B valuation, enters $7B access control market Verkada, provider of cloud-based enterprise video security, secured $80M in Series C financing at a $1.6B valuation, raising its valuation by over $1B just nine months after their Series B. The funding comes from existing investors Next47, Sequoia Capital, Meritech Capital and new investor […]
The state of RFID technology in security RFID has been in use as an identification technology for decades. And still is regarded something new by some in our industry. Today, RFID cards are still the most popular way to identify people in access control scenarios. But the underpinning technology has evolved over the years and […]
Allied Telesis is First to Automate Security Camera Management with ONVIF Profile Q Allied Telesis has announced in January of this year to facilitate the centralized management of large and medium-sized surveillance networks by integrating ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) specifications with their Autonomous Management Framework (AMF)™ technology. Competition among manufacturers of network components and […]
Proxyclick raises $15M to expand further into the US and other markets Proxyclick, provider of cloud-based enterprise visitor management software, announced that it closed a $15 million Series B funding round led by Five Elms Capital with participation from Series A investor JOIN Capital. The investment will fund Proxyclick’s accelerated product roadmap and momentum of its […]
