Monitoring
Edinburgh utilizes Genetec for Smart City development
January 30, 2025SSN Staff
LONDON — Genetec Inc. has announced that The City of Edinburgh Council is using Genetec Security Center as the backbone of its smart city strategy.
The council’s smart city strategy focuses on introducing technologies to manage resources more efficiently and improve public services. According to Genetec, a key barrier to this vision was the city's outdated public space security system, which lacked the ability to integrate new applications and technologies.
With funding from...
Windsor Port Authority strengthens U.S.-Canada border waterway with Axis technology
January 29, 2025SSN Staff
CHELMSFORD, Mass.—Windsor Port Authority, one of just 17 national ports created by the 1999 Canada Marine Act, has enhanced waterway safety and security across its jurisdiction on the U.S.-Canada border with state-of-the-art cameras from Axis Communications.
These cameras, combined with radar solutions from Accipiter Radar Technologies Inc., provide the port with the visibility needed to prevent collisions, better detect illegal activity, and save lives along the river.
Located on...
Flock Safety, ForceMetrics provide ‘full picture of the scene’
January 28, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
ATLANTA — Flock Safety and ForceMetrics have announced a strategic partnership that will allow law enforcement officers to seamlessly work across both platforms and highlight insights in real-time to solve crime, improve outcomes and increase safety, the companies say.
The integrated solution combines Flock Safety’s real-time response, evidencec ollection and investigative tools with ForceMetrics’ data integration, analysis and user experience.
With the recent...
Comcast Smart Solutions to enhance security at Youth Crisis Center campus
January 27, 2025SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Smart Solutions, a division of Comcast that specializes in smart technologies for businesses and communities, has announced that it will provide the Youth Crisis Center (YCC) with smart video camera technology with AI analytics capabilities to help strengthen safety protocols and provide monitoring across its facilities.
“We are honored to provide our smart camera and analytics solutions to the Youth Crisis Center. This organization has made an incredible impact...
ZeroEyes 2024: a year in retrospect
January 23, 2025SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA — ZeroEyes reflects on a successful 2024 highlighted by dramatic growth with deployments in schools, communities and government to protect against gun violence.
Within the past year, the company tripled the size of its ZeroEyes Operations Center (ZOC) at the company’s Conshohocken, PA headquarters, enhancing operational efficiency and supporting a 36% increase in workforce.
“This expansion has enabled the company to further enrich its AI data and enhance its machine-learning...
AITX touts ‘beauty’ of model
January 22, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
DETROIT — Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions (AITX), along with subsidiary Robotic Assistance Devices, Inc. (RAD-I), has its eye on doubling or tripling its revenue and increasing its workforce in 2025.
During a recent investor presentation to discuss financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, AITX highlighted continued significant revenue growth among its accomplishments for the quarter.
“Our theme for 2025 is, ‘security of everything’,”...
Pro-Vigil founder: Education key to adopting AI into physical security
January 22, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Pro-Vigil Founder Jeremy White can sum up in one word why businesses aren't more quickly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) as part of their physical security strategy – education.
Sixty-six percent have not integrated AI into their security strategy, while 27% don't even know if they're using AI, and only 7% say they utilize AI as a crime deterrent, according to “The State of Physical Security Entering 2025,” the fifth annual...
Windsor Port Authority adds Axis surveillance technology
January 21, 2025SSN Staff
WINDSOR, Ontario — Windsor Port Authority has improved waterway safety and security across its jurisdiction on the U.S.-Canada border with cameras from Axis Communications.
Located on the Detroit River, the Windsor Port serves as the passageway between Lake Huron and Lake Erie, navigating between 6,000 and 9,000 cargo vessels annually. In addition to commercial ships, over 10,000 small fishing boats and other recreational watercraft make their way through the port each year.
“Axis’...
MetLife Stadium reinforces commitment to security excellence
January 20, 2025SSN Staff
CHELMSFORD, Mass.—Axis Communications has announced the implementation of a custom surveillance solution developed in collaboration with the MetLife Stadium security team.
This new, tailored solution will help the venue augment its security capabilities, providing high-quality video at unprecedented distances and allowing the security team to identify details from anywhere in the venue.
“MetLife Stadium has always been committed to strong security, and it holds its partners...
‘Artificial intelligence has been part of our DNA’ – says Becklar’s Bailey
January 17, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
OGDEN, Utah — An investment by Graham Partners has led to a future full of possibility and opportunities, according to Becklar Enterprise Monitoring President Justin Bailey.
The announcement by Becklar in December 2024 called the investment “a significant step forward” for the 40+-year-old company that offers fire & security detection, critical event monitoring, live video intervention, remote guarding, personal emergency response systems (PERS), and lone-worker safety.
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