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Advanced video integration and better access control panel compatibility offered by Honeywell Win-Pak
posted on 16/05/2012

Honeywell (NYSE:HON) yesterday brought out several enhancements to its popular WIN-PAK® integrated security platform that enable users greater ability to integrate digital video into their security systems, as well as work with a wider range of access control panels. WIN-PAK now seamlessly supports Honeywell’s NetAXS-123, NetAXS-4 and NS2 access control panels to provide full compatibility for legacy and new systems. Supplementary to WIN-PAK supporting the Honeywell Fusion, HRDP and Rapid Eye™ hybrid digital video recorders, it also offers a new interface that supports the Honeywell MAXPRO® NVR XE/SE network video recorders for easy access to stored and live video events and alarms. More than 100,000 WIN-PAK systems have been installed around the world to protect small to medium commercial installations, medical sites, schools and government facilities. The WIN-PAK 3.0 platform is available in three editions: -WIN-PAK® SE 3.0 Single User (Standard Edition) is the baseline software p... [more]

Fast, simple and secure self-verification using paperless barcode imager from Access IS Technology automatized for passengers in Hong Kong airport
posted on 15/05/2012

Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has employed an automatic self-verification system for passengers at inspection points as part of a package of intensified security measures. The new system banks on barcode imagers from UK-based data input technology company Access IS which read electronic boarding passes on mobile phones and conventional printed versions presented by passengers. The HKG specified Access IS' LSR110 counter-top reader, which scans and authenticates the unique bar code sent to the ticket purchaser's mobile phone, allows passengers to cross more quickly into the secure part of the airport called the 'clean zone' and onwards to boarding gates. Besides providing a paperless solution, the LSR110 is very user-friendly for passengers to use freeing airport staff for other activities. The LSR110 2D omni-directional bar code imager captures common linear, PDF417 2D stacked and Aztec 2D bar codes within a second of presentation in any orientation, even in full sunlight. Wit... [more]

Partner Programme launched by Winfrasoft for its brand new authentication products
posted on 14/05/2012

Today, Winfrasoft, the multi-factor authentication security specialists, declares its new channel programme and its enthusiastic drive to recruit new partners. The new initiative is perfect for systems integrators that already have a security offering but want to boost sales opportunities by adding two-factor soft-token authentication, and an innovative one-and-a-half factor soft-token solution to their portfolio. By offering AuthCentral, Winfrasoft partners are able achieve high margins, speed up the sales cycle typically associated with authentication projects and respond to the steady move away from expensive hard-tokens. Further revenue opportunities can also be realised through additional consultancy and integration services. Director of Winfrasoft, Steven Hope, comments on the benefits of becoming a Winfrasoft partner: “The sales cycle and resources required for a traditional hard-token two-factor implementation is long and costly. Despite this they have often been rolled out ... [more]

Avecto wins Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award 2012
posted on 11/05/2012

Recognition for the 100 most innovative technology companies in Europe. Manchester (UK) and Boston (USA) - Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege management, announced today they are winners of Red Herring's Top 100 Europe award, a prestigious award that recognises the top 100 private technology companies from the European business region. Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work. “Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across Europe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Avecto embodies the vision, drive and innovation... [more]

Rising security breaches cost UK plc billions in the last year, shows new PwC/Infosecurity Europe survey
posted on 11/05/2012

• One in seven large organisations has been hacked in the last year • The average large organisations face a significant outsider attack every week - small businesses face one a month • 20% of organisations spend less than 1% of their IT budget on information security • Customer impersonation up threefold since 2008 – financial services affected most The number of large organisations being hacked into is at a record high; the overall cost of security breaches to UK plc is now billions of pounds a year, a new survey of 447 UK businesses shows. In the last year, one in seven large organisations has detected hackers within their systems – the highest level ever recorded since the survey started in the early 1990s. Furthermore, 70% of large organisations have detected significant attempts to break into their networks in the last year, which is another record high. These are some of the key findings from the 2012 Information Security Breaches Survey (ISBS) by PwC in conjunction ... [more]

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