Viakoo Inc., Mountain View, Calif., announced that its IntransaBrand™ products, combined with Hitachi Unified Storage, create a powerfully integrated video server and storage solution for video system integrators and enterprise customers.
In July, Evansville, Ind.-based Data Link Communications will begin work on upgrading the existing IP video system at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, which will include replacing an antiquated storage platform that wasn’t working well for the airport with new high-capacity Big Bertha servers from BCDVideo.
The acquisition will extend SDI’s service network coverage throughout the United States, while adding further technical expertise in markets with concentrated critical infrastructure protection needs.
As an alarm and surveillance device tester and occasional serviceman on my own systems, I’ve used many different tools and testers to achieve functional results or to fix something that once was working. Every technician needs a complete set of tools and testers to work with the technologies and devices found in our business. I’ve put together a list of tools, testers, and consumables that security technicians should have in their equipment/tool bag.
Expanding on its existing presence in the Northwest, systems integration and project management company G4S Technology, headquartered in Omaha, Neb., has opened a new regional office in Seattle.
S2 Security, Framingham, Mass., announced a strategic technology partnership that will make S2’s browser-based security management systems (SMS) available to Blackboard Transact™’s education customers.
Since the introduction of physical security information management (PSIM) systems several years ago, their greatest successes have been at the high end of the market. However, growing familiarity is promoting use of PSIM systems in a wider range of applications — and opening new opportunities for dealers and integrators.
RedCloud, Booth 2095; Schneider Electric, Booth 18031 — RedCloud, a fast-growing provider of web-based physical access control systems, announced a strategic agreement with Schneider Electric. RedCloud gives Schneider Electric a greater breadth of cloud and web-based access control solutions that meet customers’ requirements for open integrated security solutions that are IT-friendly, scalable and allow for robust third-party integration.
School security has taken center stage in recent months, and as a result, administrators at all levels have taken a more serious look at further tightening access to their facilities.