How dealers and integrators benefit from visitor management

Many security dealers and integrators overlook visitor management. It doesn't often carry the high system sales cost of access control or CCTV systems. But the fact is that a modern, professional visitor management system can add substantial value in improved security and operational efficiency as w

VIVOTEK scaling new heights

After concluding 2012 with a resounding success (annual revenue exceeded US$100 million), VIVOTEK has become the largest video surveillance equipment provider based in Taiwan and one of the Top 10 in Asia. Q1 of 2013 also yielded a remarkable 40+ percent year-on-year growth, with Chindia and the U.S

1% inspiration, 99% perspiration

To provide readers with a new perspective on Axis Communications' innovation and creation, on the forces that are set in motion and the frustrations that need to be overcome before a winning idea comes to fruition, a&s Italy talks to three Axis visionaries who spearheaded the creation of the HDT

Avigilon's Redcloud talks about the acquisition

In late May, Avigilon announced the company had officially acquired RedCloud Security, a Virginia-based innovative provider of access control systems. Through the acquisition, Avigilon adds a complementary product line to its end-to-end HD surveillance solution and provides the company with access t

Detection capability with laser focus

Optex, the Japanese intrusion detection specialist, shares with asmag its latest innovation, laser detector RLS-3060L/RLS-3060SH. Laser technology is usually applied for industrial measurements and rarely used in security products, said Yoshi Hamamoto, Security Sensing Innovation Department, Securi

Why Avigilon expands into access control

Avigilon was able to experience 67-percent growth in 2012, as the company offers an open, end-to-end, scalable system that can be customized to projects of all sizes across a wide range of verticals, from mom-and-pop shops to large projects like the King Abdulaziz International Airport, and everythi

Assa Abloy, Nedap and others launch offline access standard

Until recently it was hardly possible to combine several brands of electronic offline locks of different kinds of suppliers into one access control system. However, integration is a demand of many large European companies, who have announced without standardization they would not invest in electroni

Five ways to hacker-proof your IP system

Last March, the Crown Casino in Australia made international headlines after a group of high-rolling card players were able to gain unauthorized access into the casino's video surveillance system in order to cheat Crown out of US$33 million in illegal winnings, according to a recent article posted o

Safran/Morpho strengthens position in bank card sector

By completing the acquisition of American Banknote Corporation's French and Czech subsidiaries last December, Morpho is now playing in the same league as its major competitors in the bank card manufacturing and personalization domain. “It was vital for us to reinforce our payment card personalizat

Identive discusses PIV impact on the private sector

Since launching the HSPD-12 (Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors) secure credentialing program in 2004, millions of smart cards have been issued to US Government employees, military personnel and contractors.