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Launch of Marine Electronics Ltd 's advanced new sonars at Oceanology
posted on 30/01/2012

Marine Electronics Ltd the Guernsey-based manufacturer of scientific and technical sonars, will be launching two new competitively priced commercial products at the Oceanology International exhibition during March in London. The Pin-Point diver detection sonar and the WideView 3D interferometric side scan sonar are both products of the company’s most advanced technologies. They will enable users to benefit from the latest developments in acoustic science and can be seen on Stand No E525. The show will see the launch of the new MEL Pin-Point Diver Detection Sonar that has been developed to provide a precise 3D presentation of intruders active in the water column. This new security sonar differs from others on the market in that it not only locates underwater intruders but also enables users to establish the depth at which they are swimming. Security personnel equipped with this knowledge can then provide a more carefully structured reaction and interception strategy. Despite ... [more]

Partnership Genetec and Bosch offers joint-customers fully-supported and compatible solutions for a variety of security and public safety applications
posted on 27/01/2012

Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions, announced today that the integration with the full line of Bosch devices goes beyond basic functionality to offer customers deeply compatible solutions. Genetec and Bosch have been technology partners in physical security industry for years. Over time, both leaders have developed a business relationship that ensures all camera integrations are tested and certified, product roadmaps are strategically aligned and there is interoperability between firmware and software. This translates to offering joint-customers fully-supported and compatible solutions for a variety of security and public safety applications. Most notable is the full integration with Genetec’s unified security platform, Security Center, including Omnicast, its video surveillance system, and Bosch’s new line of high-definition (HD) cameras. This includes Bosch’s AutoDome pan-tilt-zoom family, the Dinion ... [more]

Kerry Reid appointed Vice President of HID Connect Business to drive HID Global hardware and software partnerships and extending the company’s Genuine HID Technology™ ecosystem.
posted on 26/01/2012

Kerry Reid joined this week HID Global as as vice president of HID Connect, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity. In this new role, Mr. Reid will be responsible for driving HID Global hardware and software partnerships and extending the company’s Genuine HID Technology™ ecosystem. This involves building upon HID’s existing strengths in the access control market by expanding the use of Genuine HID Technology beyond the company’s traditional manufactured products, and promoting partner solutions that use 13.56 MHz iCLASS® and 125 kHz proximity technologies. With over 20 years of industry experience in channel and OEM sales, marketing management and international sales roles, Mr. Reid brings executive expertise and a global perspective that will greatly contribute to the expansion of HID Global’s partner and technology licensing programs around the world. Under his leadership, more third-party providers will be able to use the HID Connect™ partner platform to g... [more]

Imperva reports web attacks can peak at nearly 38,000 an hour
posted on 26/01/2012

Imperva, a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, today announced the release of the second Imperva Web Application Attack Report (WAAR), which revealed that web applications are subject to business logic attacks. The WAAR, created as a part of Imperva’s ongoing Hacker Intelligence Initiative, offers insight into actual malicious web application attack traffic over a period of six months, June 2011 through November 2011. Imperva monitored and categorized attacks across the internet targeting 40 different applications. The WAAR outlines the frequency, type and geography of origin of each attack to help security professionals better prioritize vulnerability remediation. “Business logic attacks are attractive for hackers since they follow a legitimate flow of interaction of a user with the application,” said Amichai Shulman, Imperva’s CTO. “This interaction is guided by an understanding of how specific sequences o... [more]

Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd will present its locks at the Security & Policing Exhibition
posted on 24/01/2012

Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd will introduce its portfolio of high security and custodial locking products at the Home Office's 2012 Security & Policing Exhibition in Farnborough, at the end of January. Pickersgill-Kaye will be demonstrating the design quality and manufacturing strength of its renowned range of Custodial Class 1 cell locks, Pass Locks and High Security Multipoint Locks (MPL). Also on show will be a range of high security slide bar and claw gate locks for perimeter security applications and the industry standard Kaye-Rota padlock. The Class 1 Cell Lock is made from a single billet of high quality solid steel and fits all standard cell doors. Tested against 300,000 door and handle operation cycles, the cell door locks are considered to be the best on the market. Also on display will be Pickersgill-Kaye's Class 2 Pass Lock and Auto slam Pass Lock. Heavy duty with double sided key operation, they have unique functionality coupled with a robust reliability ideal for high securit... [more]

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