IN THE NEWS
Avigilon has filed a preliminary prospectus in each of the provinces of Canada in connection with a proposed initial public offering. In other news, Avigilon has been ranked number four on Technology Fast 500, Deloitte’s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunica- tions, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America.
Tri-Ed has partnered with James B. Brown Consulting to provide an exclu- sive series of seminars called Tri-Ed Continuing Education Series. Initially, there will be six seminars to choose from, including leadership, strategic planning, employee development, finance for the non-financial manager, sustainable prof- itability and succession planning. In other news, Intransa and IQinVision have announced new, independent distri- bution agreements with Tri-Ed.
ner of the Year Award at the sixth annual Axis Channel Convergence Conference. Secure-i was awarded Axis Hosting Partner of the Year for North America.
Software House has added several en- hancements to its C•CURE 9000 security and event management system, including predefined alarm response mes- sages, escorted access, intuitive personnel record import from CSV files and an up- grade to Microsoft .NET Framework 4.
The Women’s Security Council has unveiled its Women of the Year awards program. The inaugural initiative aims to recognize the top female profession- als in the physical security industry in a variety of categories. Award recipients will be honoured during ISC West 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Secura Key is celebrating its 40th year in business. The company began manu- facturing mechanical/magnetic Barium Ferrite insert readers for parking appli- cations in 1971.
Aiphone has recently focused its secu- rity expertise on efforts to provide safer environments for numerous in-need communities and individuals through a series of philanthropic donations. Most notably this year, Aiphone donated an intercom system to a family featured on the eighth season of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
The Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation has provided funding for the Security Industry Alarm Coalition’s video project, which demonstrates the high level of coopera- tion and support between law enforcement and the security industry.
Ottawa, Ont.-based Amika Mobile’s Amika Mobility Server has been named an ASIS Accolades Finalist.
HID Global and its parent company, ASSA ABLOY, have been notified by the U.S. Patent Office that their patent, “Method and Apparatus for Making a Decision on a Card,” has been allowed and will issue shortly. This invention covers the use of portable credentials in a secure access network, in which the access decision can be made within a portable credential using data and algo- rithms stored within the credential. In other news, HID Global announced plans to support the company’s iCLASS digital keys and mobile secure identity on NFC-enabled BlackBerry smart phones.
Data Management (developer of Visi- tor Pass Solutions) recently celebrated its 50th
anniversary.
Genetec has won Axis’s 2011 North American Application Development Part-
Pelco by Schneider Electric has launched a new reward program deliv- ering industry leading discounts, rebates, training and support to inte- grators and dealers in Canada and the United States.
ADI has placed a large product order with Veracity for its popular transmis- sion technologies.
Verint has launched a library of three- dimensional, dynamic building information modeling objects for Nex- tiva IP cameras.
S2 Security Corporation is providing enhanced support and service options for both integrators and enterprise- level clients.
VideoIQ has raised $7.5 million US in a Series C funding from Atlas Venture, Cisco, Matrix Partners and Tenaya Capital. The additional funds will be used to further accelerate the com- pany’s growth and product development.
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Bosch Security Systems has a completely redesigned web site (
www2.boschsecurity.us/ specifiers) for security and life safety sys- tem specifiers. It features product specifications, CAD drawings and vertical market information, including proven in- stallation examples.
BICSI has become a founding member of the Sustainable Technology Environ- ments Program Foundation, a coalition of technology associations seeking to define sustainability for the broadband and electronics industry.
QNAPSecurity has released firmware version 3.5.1 for its VioStor NVR lineup. The new firmware enables VioStor Pro series products and VS-2008L/2004L to support 3TB SATA hard drives and PSIA compliant IP cameras from LG and Sharp.
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