Rob Reiter of the SIA Perimeter Security Subcommittee discusses how the industry can assist cities in preventing hostile vehicle incidents. 

Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations and business intelligence solutions, has deployed its Security Center unified platform to enable the City of Chattanooga’s “Dragonfly Community Connect,” a public-private policing initiative to enhance public safety in the Tennessee community.

Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Corporation of America will change its company name to i-PRO Americas Inc. on April 1, 2022.

The common stock of the combined company will trade on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol “EVLV,” its warrants will trade under “EVLVW,” and its units will trade under “EVLVU” beginning July 19, 2021.

The report looks at how the physical security industry is reacting to the threat of COVID-19, how security professionals are coping and how day-to-day operations and plans are affected for the coming year.

Cove, a Utah-based DIY security company offering premium home security, today announced a partnership with RapidSOS, an emergency response technology company, to send life-saving home security data directly to 911 centers to empower the fastest, most effective emergency response. 

CentralSquare has entered into a partnership with Genetec Inc., a global leader in video surveillance software and a provider of leading technology for unified security, public safety and operations. The partnership brings together CentralSquare’s broad and unified Public Safety Enterprise and Pro suites and flagship products from Genetec, including Genetec Citigraf and Genetec Clearance. Combining these two leading technologies will enable public safety agencies across North America to use existing public and private video cameras to help reduce the number of victims of crimes and disasters while ensuring the safety of police officers and first responders.

A new national survey from the Center for Data Innovation finds that just one in four Americans (26 percent) want government to strictly limit the technology, and that support drops to fewer than one in five (18 percent) if it would come at the cost of public safety.

Resilience technologies are helping countries and municipalities prepare for natural disasters and public emergencies.

IDIS and homeland security solutions provider Edge360 announced the successful proof of concept of the companies’ mobile Public Safety Video System during the City of Houston’s 2016 Freedom Over Texas Festival. The successful deployment of the system by the City of Houston over the 4^th of July weekend highlighted the nation’s fourth largest city’s place as a homeland security innovator, with a demonstrated commitment to public safety and the security of both residents and visitors.