An article on Slate.com said that police in South Wales have been the first in the UK to use automatic facial recognition (AFR) technology to identify and arrest a suspect on May 31.
Nest Labs Inc. announced the Nest Cam IQ indoor security camera, which can differentiate between animals and people and track movement while sending alerts about who is in the house.
As facial recognition technology continues to increase in popularity, a rising trend is programming them to recognize emotions, age, gender and criminal tendencies, according to an article in Vocative, a media outlet that says it monitors the Deep Web to reveal hidden voices, emerging trends and surprising data.
In a May 2017 letter to its customers, Tyco announced that over the coming months it would be transitioning the brand identity of its Tyco business units, including the fire alarm, suppression, security and healthcare communications businesses of Tyco SimplexGrinnell, to Johnson Controls.
Affiliated Monitoring's second annual Catalyst Conference was held in Adventura, Fla., at the Turnberry Isle Resort & Hotel May 15-17, focusing on sales and marketing techniques for dealers within the PERS industry, as well as providing a healthy amount of time for attendees to relax, network and enjoy all that south Florida has to offer.
FLIR Systems Inc. appointed James J. Cannon president and CEO, effective June 19, 2017. Cannon will succeed Andy Teich, whose retirement after 33 years of service was previously announced on February 14, 2017.
Best Buy and Vivint Smart Home announced a strategic partnership to give customers an easy way to automate and manage their homes, called Best Buy Smart Home powered by Vivint.