Honeywell announced a number of enhancements to its NOTIFIER Smart Wireless Integrated Fire Technology (SWIFT), which has greatly expanded the array of applications that are ideal for wireless systems.

Exacq Technologies, part of the security products business unit of Tyco, integrates with the Sensormatic anti-theft system from Tyco Retail Solutions. The combination of exacqVision VMS and the Sensormatic system is designed to give retail customers a unified Tyco solution, capturing loss event data and providing video recognition to improve loss prevention efforts.

North American Video (NAV) opened a new office in Everett, Wash., which is centrally located within the state’s primary gaming area.

I-View Now has integrated devices by FLIR Systems Inc., into the I-View Now platform. FLIR’s expanding line of recorders and thermal and visible cameras will be compatible for use with I-View Now’s video verification services.

Since the introduction of the digital communicator in 1978, our industry has spent thousands of costly man-hours programming (and often reprogramming) communicators, sensors and other devices. In the old days we had to program PROM chips using a vendor-specific “burner.” Today we still have to program many devices using either a keypad or a PC. Technicians performing these tasks need extensive knowledge of the device and the programming options to ensure the device or system functions properly and to avoid expensive callbacks.

 LILIN North America and HARMAN’s AMX, a global provider of enterprise control and automation systems, as well as audio/video switching and distributing solutions, announced a technology partnership and driver integration that will supply mutual customers with comprehensive IP video surveillance management.  

When searching for office space, companies today are looking for more than just a building. They need a space that strategically positions the company to gain competitive advantages and improve business processes.

For years, the most common integration method has been for one manufacturer to get another’s application programming interface (API) or software development kit (SDK) and make the two systems talk.