Tag: false alarm
Kanawha County Schools first in West Virginia to deploy ZeroEyes
October 6, 2025SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA — ZeroEyes have revealed that its gun detection software has been deployed by Kanawha County Schools (KCS) to help protect students, staff, and visitors from gun-related threats.
With the help of IT services and solutions provider Advantage Technology, KCS is the first district in West Virginia to deploy ZeroEyes, joining hundreds of K-12 schools nationwide already protected by the technology.
"A neighboring district deployed a different AI gun detection system and was...
LLSSA hosts 2025 Dealer Conference
May 28, 2024SSN Staff
NATCHITOCHES, LA – The Louisiana Life Safety & Security Association (LLSSA) recently hosted its 11th annual 2025 Dealer Conference.
Calling it a significant event in the life safety and security industry, the conference was held May 22-23, 2025, at the Natchitoches Events Center, welcoming a number of industry professionals, innovators, and policymakers.
Attendees participated in a comprehensive program featuring sessions that offered Continuing Education Units (CEUs) toward LSPP license...
AV-Comparatives report tests 18 different antivirus security vendors
December 29, 2022SSN Staff
INNSBRUCK, Austria – With increasing cyberattacks occurring worldwide, businesses and organizations are looking for solutions to help effectively and efficiently combat them.
To that point AV-Comparatives has released the December 2022 Enterprise Security Test Report of 18 IT security solutions. It covers malware protection, real-world protection, and performance tests as well as product reviews, AV-Comparatives said. The 18 vendors put through the tests consisted of: Acronis,...
Lindo upgraded Dual Camera Video Doorbell now available
December 28, 2022SSN Staff
DOVER, Del. – Smart home security brand Lindo announced that its Kickstarter-backed Dual Camera Video Doorbell was successful and is now available for purchase on Amazon.
Featuring two cameras facing the doorway and downward to remove blind spots, the Dual Camera Video Doorbell reached its funding goal in September and managed its scheduled delivery to backers who provided good feedback for the product.
As a result, Lindo has upgraded its camera with the following...
Orion's DoorGuard tailgating solution receives U.S. patent
November 11, 2022SSN Staff
LACONIA, N.H. – Orion Entrance Control announced that its LiDAR-based, inference engine-driven tailgating solution, DoorGuard, has been awarded a U.S. patent.
DoorGuard uses its technology alongside point-cloud data and Orion’s new Nebula inference engine, so the system develops and grows smarter over time. Orion said they can program specific scenarios and use cases into the software to share with the DoorGuard ecosystem. That they say enables end users and system integrators...
Calipsa appoints Brian Baker as VP of the Americas
June 11, 2020SSN Staff
LONDON— After a successful period as Vice President of Sales, Americas for Briefcam, newly appointed Vice President of the Americas at Calipsa, provider of deep learning powered video analytics for false alarm reduction, Brian Baker, brings experience in the video analytics and surveillance market, as well as an extensive background in sales, marketing and business development.
“Brian has a proven track record of scaling commercial teams in the U.S. and an unrivaled knowledge of the physical...
Security industry goes virtual during crisis
March 25, 2020SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine—As more and more city-based governments across the U.S. order residents to “shelter-in-place” and “non-essential” businesses to close, not only is security considered an “essential” business that can and must remain open and functional, but it's been quite refreshing to see that the industry has transitioned to the virtual world, almost frictionlessly and seamlessly. Of course, “shelter in place” roughly translates to “work...
Casper City Council approves first reading of alarm ordinance
May 13, 2014SSN Staff
CASPER, Wyo.—The City Council here recently approved the first reading of its nuisance fire alarm ordinance, according to an article from the website of K2 radio, a local news radio station. The ordinance passed 7-2.
Under the ordinance, alarm subscribers in both residential and commercial settings will get two free false alarms annually but will be liable for a $100 fine for a third false alarm and each subsequent false alarm, according to the paper.
Those with alarm systems that are unregistered...
Atlanta suburb begins fines for false alarms
December 28, 2012SSN Staff
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga.—This suburb north of Atlanta is about to join the growing group of Georgia cities fining alarm system owners for excessive false alarms that result in police or fire dispatch, according to 11 Alive, an Atlanta-based NBC affiliate.
Sandy Springs' new false alarm ordinance will take effect in the first few months of 2013. The ordinance will require system owners to register with the city.
Sandy Springs police are hopeful that the ordinance will drastically reduce the number...
Bethlehem to increase alarm fees
September 22, 2010SSN Staff
BETHLEHEM, Pa.—A Sept. 20 story from the Morning Call reports business and residential alarm users may soon be paying more for their alarms.
City officials have unveiled a new ordinance that would force roughly 3,000 home and business owners with burglar and fire alarms to pay a new annual registration fee.
The proposal would update a 1987 ordinance and the fees would bring roughly $80,000 a year to a city desperate for new revenue.
Under the new law, the penalties for false alarms will also...