Tag: David Coleman
New markets for mesh: It's for far more than city surveillance
February 19, 2014Kenneth Z. Chutchian
YARMOUTH, Maine—Ten months ago an electrical substation near San Jose, Calif. came under attack from a group of snipers who remain anonymous and at large. Remarkably, the episode did not draw attention from the national media until Feb. 5, when the Wall Street Journal reported on the investigation.Among the myriad concerns that the attack generated: the U.S. government doesn't have an agency devoted primarily to protecting the nation's power grid.The nation's physical security industry has...
Integrators: Making money on big security data
December 11, 2013Martha Entwistle
When I met with my TechSec advisory board this past summer to talk about TechSec 2014, one of the topics the group wanted to make sure we talked about was big data. We had an excellent primer on big data at TechSec 2013, thanks to Axis' Steve Surfaro and EMC's Patrick Snow. For this year's conference (Jan. 28-29 in Delray Beach, Fla.), we wanted to take a different tack.
I"m really pleased with the idea we came up with. We've asked four leading integrators to discuss how they're helping their customers...
TechSec 2014 to feature security directors from salesforce.com, MIT, leading banks
October 15, 2013Amy Canfield
YARMOUTH, Maine—Organizers of TechSec Solutions 2014 announced the educational program for the conference, which will take place Jan. 28-29 at the Delray Beach Marriott in Delray Beach, Fla.“Want to know what the IP camera of the future will look like? Wondering if the security system you installed might be a gateway for hackers? Want to know how to get more business in the financial vertical? You can hear what some of the smartest folks in the security industry have to say on these topics...
Chicago investors acquire Fluidmesh
April 14, 2011Martha Entwistle
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.—With the goal of making wireless a better, easier, and risk-free option for integrators and end users, two Chicago-based investors announced today that they have acquired a controlling interest in Fluidmesh, a provider of wireless networking devices.
The investors are Generation3 Capital and Waveland Investments. Gen3 and Waveland are the owners of Avrio RMS Group, which specializes in IP surveillance solutions for the public safety market. The company designs, engineers...