A key benefit of PlateSmart Technologies’ award winning ARES automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) software is its ability to integrate with virtually any camera or video management system (VMS). That innovation has yielded PlateSmart another partnership — this time with the global IP surveillance solution provider VIVOTEK Inc.

Johnson Controls has combined its Tyco Access Control and Video Solutions businesses into a single operational unit to more closely align the two disciplines and optimize future technology developments for cyber resiliency, business efficiency and intelligence.

Unified security systems are one of the industry’s latest buzzwords. But beyond the hype, what do these types of systems offer the security integrator and, ultimately, the customer? Plenty, say the experts.

By now, the benefits of cloud-based video should be quite clear. For starters, moving video to the cloud can reduce or even eliminate the hardware required on a customer’s premises.

Schneider Electric has entered exclusive negotiations with Transom Capital Group, a U.S.-based private equity firm, regarding the sale of its Pelco business unit. 

Dahua Technology, a video surveillance solutions provider, is celebrating its fifth year of local operation in the North American market.

Marrying a variety of software and hardware, the goal of a video wall in any operations center or monitoring center is to provide operators with the visual information they need to monitor, assess and respond accordingly to a variety of threats.

OpenEye, a provider of cloud managed video surveillance solutions, was recognized by Hanwha Techwin with the new STEP Partner of the Year award for its commitment to an open cloud platform. 

Enterprise Ireland client Netwatch Group, a provider of proactive video monitoring, is expanding operations in the United States. David Walsh, CEO, Netwatch Group, said the company created 250 new jobs in the U.S. in 2018 and will continue this growth in 2019, adding another 100 roles.