Tag: Access Control
Olivet Community Schools to deploy ZeroEyes AI gun detection solution
May 16, 2024SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA —Per ZeroEyes, Michigan’s Olivet Community Schools will be deploying its artificial intelligence (AI) gun detection solution to protect students and faculty against gun-related violence.
The school was approved for the State’s dedicated grant funding, enabling Olivet to implement ZeroEyes.
Olivet Community Schools comprises an elementary school, as well as a middle and high school that are located at the same complex. According to The Gun Violence Research Center,...
Specifically Speaking: Breanna Sieferman on the importance of ROI
May 15, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — There’s nothing like designing integrated security systems that deliver a return on investment (ROI) for end users, says Breanna Sieferman, CPP, PMP, associate principal with TEECOM.
“There’s no way around it, the systems I design and specify are a big investment, so I love the idea of anything that can improve efficiencies and increase the return on that investment for our end users,” Sieferman told SSN.
As part of Security...
My, How You Have Grown
May 15, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
I’m channeling Van Morrison for this week’s blog after spending the last few days at PSA TEC 2024, a conference being fittingly held in “Big D.”
Why do I say, “fittingly held?” Well, they say that everything is bigger in Texas, and I’m in Dallas, a city whose nickname is “Big D.” What I’m trying to say is that PSA TEC has gotten bigger each year since I started coming to the integrator-based conference, and it doesn’t seem like...
Axis Communications upgrades Texas presence with new Dallas Experience Center
May 9, 2024SSN Staff
CHELMSFORD, Mass. – Axis Communications has celebrated the grand opening of its latest Axis Experience Center (AEC) in Frisco, Texas.
Axis said that the new Dallas-area facility replaces its original Irving AEC location with a larger, state-of-the-art facility built to accommodate the need for a greater Axis presence in North Texas as its product portfolio expands and its partner ecosystem grows. The space also offers additional meeting space, with plans to expand staffing in the future.
With...
‘No stone unturned’ as Resideo seeks value from acquisition
May 8, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Resideo Technologies’ recent acquisition of Snap One provided a nice layup for company executives to talk about the impact on the company’s financial performance during a recent conference call.
Resideo President and CEO Jay Geldmacher told investors on the call that Resideo had identified meaningful cost synergies between ADI and Snap One.
“Needless to say, the team is quite excited about the future integration of Snap One into Resideo,...
ALCEA and LRG Inc. announce security partnership
April 26, 2024SSN Staff
IRVING, Texas – ALCEA, formerly ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions – Critical Infrastructure (AAGS-CI), has announced an agreement with Houston-based LRG Inc.
As the internal systems integrator partner across the ASSA ABLOY ecosystem, ALCEA said it offers partners a comprehensive assortment of security solutions and access management systems. Ranging from security hardware, locks, and devices, to key management and access control systems, solutions that can be customized, digitalized and...
HiveWatch partners with Verkada to offer integration of hardware and software
April 5, 2024SSN Staff
LOS ANGELES – Physical security software company HiveWatch has announced it has integrated its HiveWatch Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) Operating System (OS) with Verkada’s access control and video security solutions.
According to a release from the companies, this partnership allows Verkada customers to bridge the gap between existing investments in legacy infrastructure and the purchase of new Verkada hardware, using the HiveWatch GSOC OS to bring together the disparate...
Invixium welcomes Chris Thompson as NA national sales manager
March 18, 2024SSN Staff
TORONTO – Invixium, a provider of biometric access control and workforce management solutions, has announced the appointment of Chris Thompson as its new national sales manager to support its expanding North American territory.
In this role, Thompson will drive sales strategies, nurture key partnerships, secure new opportunities, and expand market presence across North America. lnvixium said this appointment is designed to advance its industry leadership and growth trajectory in the Americas.
"North...
Allegion acquires Dorcas
March 4, 2024SSN Staff
DUBLIN – Allegion has announced its acquisition, through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, of Dorcas (Montajes electronicos Dorcas S.L.).
A leading manufacturer of electro-mechanical access control solutions, Dorcas is a privately held company based in Siete Aguas (Valencia region), Spain, where it specializes in the production of electric strikes, electro-mechanical and electro-magnetic locks, as well as complementary access control solutions and door control products. Dorcas solutions...
Product Launches: Gallagher Security, Snap One, Hikvision, Reolink
February 26, 2024SSN Staff
Gallagher Security
Controller 7000 Platform
Capable of managing all localized access control, intruder alarms, perimeter security, business automation, and logic needs for organizations, the Controller 7000 represents a new generation of Gallagher Security technology, offering streamlined upgrades, next generation components, and advanced cybersecurity functionality.
security.gallagher.com.
Snap One
Luma 420 Series and 820 Series NVRs
Snap One has launched its new Luma 420 Series...