Systems integrators have been buzzing for months about the discontinuation of the old Casi-Rusco Picture Perfect access control system.

Montreal-based ImmerVision announced that High Quality Optics (HQO) released what it said is the first-ever high-megapixel, day/night, board-mount 360-deg. panomorph lens. Providing more coverage and pixel density than older fisheye technology, this commercial-grade lens is the catalyst for next-generation panomorph mini-dome launched in early 2013, the company described.

Cloud-based video verification provider I-View Now, Henderson, Nev., introduced a menu of guard tour options for its central station customers to provide to their customers.

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Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution, based in Woodbury, N.Y., announced a partnership with Denver-based structured cabling solutions manufacturer comCables to take advantage of each company’s position in the IP convergence space.

ASSA ABLOY launched Seos, calling it the world’s first commercial ecosystem for digital keys on NFC mobile phones. Seos makes it possible to open a door by passing a mobile phone over the lock. Seos allows for issuing, delivering and revoking digital keys on mobile phones with NFC technology.