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LOS ANGELES—HiveWatch, a startup that uses multisensor fusion to help companies better respond to physical security threats, emerged from stealth and announced a seed funding round led by CrossCut Ventures, with participation from Freestyle and SaaS Ventures. HiveWatch’s platform pulls data from a company’s disparate monitoring systems and security sensors to provide operators a single-pane-of-glass to evaluate and respond to alerts. By centralizing event data, HiveWatch reduces...

DUBLIN—Allegion has acquired privately held technology company Yonomi, a leader in IoT Cloud platforms. According to Allegion Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Vince Wenos, Yonomi holds unique intellectual property that matches well to Allegion’s strategic priorities for accelerating growth through seamless access, innovative solutions and meaningful partnerships. “Yonomi’s patented technology and technical capabilities will help accelerate Allegion’s...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and ARLINGTON, Va.—Teledyne Technologies Inc. and FLIR Systems Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Teledyne will acquire FLIR in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $8 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, FLIR stockholders will receive $28.00 per share in cash and 0.0718 shares of Teledyne common stock for each FLIR share, which implies a total purchase price of $56.00 per FLIR share based on Teledyne’s...

NEW YORK—As the war against COVID-19 rages on, businesses now have an additional means of detection available to them in order to create a safer working environment. EyeLock, a provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), recently announced that its nano iXT iris recognition devices now have the ability to detect the presence of a mask and conditionally deny access when one is not being worn. The mask detection feature is enabled when the device’s...

TYSONS, Va.—Alarm.com announced it has acquired Shooter Detection Systems, LLC (SDS), a provider of indoor gunshot detection technology. SDS was founded in 2013 to address the growing active shooter threat to the public by advancing proven military gunshot detection technology. SDS developed the Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System, a unique combination of acoustic and infrared sensors and proprietary algorithms that accurately detects gunshots and communicates shooting incident...

LONDON—Oncam, a provider of 360-degree video capture technologies, recently teamed up with Qualcomm Technologies to create a powerful new line of compact C-Series cameras. The first two cameras in the C-Series line – the C-12 Indoor and the C-12 Outdoor Plus – both feature a 12MP sensor and are powered by Qualcomm Technologies, which was chosen as Oncam’s system on a chip (SoC) vendor to ensure the performance of the C-Series and beyond. The Oncam C-Series was designed...

LAS VEGAS—With the recent acquisition of Razberi Technologies, ACRE not only strengthens its video and communications business and product portfolio, but also adds technology options on the access control side.   ACRE CEO Joseph Grillo told Security Systems News he is excited to bring on a company of Razberi’s caliber. “Razberi is a company that is focused on adding value and participates in one of the fastest growing parts of security, which is video surveillance, and...

SAN RAMON, Calif. and TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA) announced that member company, AndroVideo Inc., has released its first security camera that follows OSSA’s Technology Stack. “We congratulate AndroVideo for being one of the first OSSA members to come to market with cameras based on our Technology Stack and the Alliance’s founding vision/philosophy,” OSSA President Johan Jubbega said in the announcement. “By establishing connections...

IRVINE, Calif.—iluminar, the specialist manufacturer and supplier of infrared and white light illuminators, announced its official certification as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC Certification substantiates that a business is 51 percent owned, controlled, operated and managed by a woman or women. This premier certification is accepted by more than 1,000 corporations, including America’s top brands, states,...

IRVINE, Calif.—Arcules, a provider of unified, intelligent security-as-a-service solutions, announced the addition of its new Edge Cloud solution to its platform, which will address the changing needs of an organization’s video surveillance and security data capture and storage. With the introduction of the Arcules Edge Cloud solution, businesses now have the ability to store all video data locally to address low-bandwidth challenges and usage for their video management while still...