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IRVINE, Calif. — Dahua Technology has announced a major rebranding to reflect the company’s growth and evolution within the North American video surveillance market. WizSense (pronounced Wise Sense), Simplified Analytics for Accurate Results, and WizMind (pronounced Wise Mind), Advanced Analytics for Ultimate Performance, will be sub-categories under Dahua’s Analytics+ umbrella. Each line is said to encompass existing product lines as …

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on 2020. As far as I’m concerned, this year hasn’t event existed. Canceled sporting events, concerts, graduations, parties. I can’t even imagine what it must be like to be a student right now. Jobs are gone. Businesses have closed. But worst of all, lives have been lost. All those things considered, the top surveillance videos …

IDIS is a global security company that designs, develops and manufactures surveillance solutions for a wide range of commercial and public sector markets. In order to foster a close connection with new and existing customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is hosting an ongoing virtual showcase. Security dealers, integrators, end users and other industry stakeholders can access the showcase …

DALLAS — The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has added four new video surveillance courses to its lineup of continuing education unit (CEU) curriculum. The courses are available now and will help students maintain certifications and licenses. ESA’s National Training School (NTS) courses and CEU programs are designed to help electronic security and life-safety professionals advance in easily accessible and robust …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Security Sales & Integration is lifting the curtain on the winners of its 6th Annual Security Solutions Awards program. This is not a standard product awards program but rather something even more important to security professionals and their customers — it’s a measure of how manufacturers’ devices perform in actual deployments in the field. “Manufacturers claim their …

PITTSBURGH — The PowerHouse Alliance, a national consortium of regional wholesale distributors with products in the residential and commercial A/V, security, networking, IT and consumer electronics accessories markets, announces the expansion of its distribution locations across the country. The expansion includes seven new warehouses — five locations are open now, and two are set to open in Q1 2021. With …

The Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) lies seven miles north of Jackson, Wyo., at the base of the Teton mountains. It is unique for being entirely within Grand Teton National Park. Jackson Hole Airport is the busiest airport in the state, with nearly 500,000 in-bound passengers annually. The airport covers over 500 acres and has one runway that supports 11 hard-stands, …

The residential video surveillance market has transformed substantially over the years. We now have product categories that didn’t even exist a decade ago. The industry has evolved from installing hardwired cameras delivering black-and-white feeds to wireless cameras delivering high-definition video in low light that can be accessed anywhere in the world via smartphone. Smart home products such as WiFi cameras, …

COPPELL, Texas — IDIS announces the release of its Mobile Plus app, which integrates the company’s IDIS Mobile app with its network and digital recorders, network cameras and IDIS Solution Suite VMS. It is said to deliver improved and more powerful functionality and give users remote situational awareness of single and multiple sites. The app enables up to 4K live …

The coronavirus has had a serious impact on our daily lives. Not even the top surveillance videos of the week are immune to COVID-19. Due to much of the country (and world) still wary of being out and about in public, there is unsurprisingly a lack of new interesting surveillance videos. In order to make sure we can keep bringing …

TORRANCE, Calif. — TRENDnet announces that its Gigabit PoE+ smart surveillance switch series is currently shipping and available for purchase. These smart surveillance switches are the first network switches to be designated as ONVIF-conformant, supporting ONVIF Profile Q, according to the company. TRENDnet’s Gigabit PoE+ smart surveillance switches are integrated with camera management functions which are accessible within the surveillance …

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department is requesting nearly $25 million to purchase more body-worn cameras so that all of its sworn officers, including those usually assigned to desk jobs and detective work, can be outfitted with the devices. LAPD is about 2,645 cameras short of being able to assign a camera to every uniformed officer without having …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Seek Thermal, a provider of thermal imaging products, announces the launch of its Seek Scan Kiosk, an all-in-one contactless thermal scanning solution. Seek Scan Kiosk includes a Seek Scan camera and reference heat source, a 10″ tablet, durable aluminum stands, and all required cables. The solution meets FDA guidelines for initial body temperature assessment during the …

CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Axis Communications says it has rolled out a new 5-year warranty, increased from the previous 3-year warranty, in order to continue providing high-quality products and cost-efficient, trouble-free ownership. Axis has long offered a hardware warranty service covering defects in design, workmanship and material under normal use for 3 years from the date of purchase depending on the …

MILWAUKEE — Johnson Controls announces the launch of Tyco Illustra Insight, an intelligent frictionless access management solution. The company says the solution is designed for work environments where there is a requirement for a high level of security without disrupting the constant flow of employees, contractors and visitors. Enabled by artificial intelligence and deep learning algorithms, Tyco Illustra Insight is said …

CHICAGO — Motorola Solutions will be announcing the latest additions to its video security and analytics portfolio at upcoming virtual experience events around the world. “We are committed to providing meaningful solutions that, through the use of advanced analytics and AI, improve public safety and deliver on business outcomes for our enterprise customers,” says John Kedzierski, senior vice president, video …

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. — OpenEye, a provider of Cloud-managed video surveillance solutions, announces the expansion of its partner ecosystem with a new Cloud-to-Cloud integration with Brivo, a Cloud-based access control and security platform. The integration links OpenEye’s Cloud-managed video platform, OpenEye Web Services (OWS), with Brivo’s Onair automated Cloud-based access control solution to provide video verification of access events and …

The coronavirus has had a serious impact on our daily lives. Not even the top surveillance videos of the week are immune to COVID-19. Due to much of the country (and world) still wary of being out and about in public, there is unsurprisingly a lack of new interesting surveillance videos. In order to make sure we can keep bringing …

SAN RAMON, Calif. — ONVIF, a leading global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, has introduced the Release Candidate for Profile M. The draft specification standardizes the communication of metadata and event handling of analytics for smart applications. The draft specification is said to pave the way for increased interoperability of IP cameras or analytics applications with video management …

September was a bit of a slower month news-wise, at least compared to August which saw ADT partner with Google, Motorola acquire Pelco and Johnson Controls acquire its remaining stake in Qolsys. By far the biggest story of the month was Vivint being slapped with yet another lawsuit, this time by Charlotte, N.C.-based CPI Security. The lawsuit claims Vivint’s sales …