The Bosch Building Technologies division is partnering with AnyVision Interactive Technologies Ltd. and acquiring a 9 percent stake in the Israeli AI-based person- and object-recognition start-up.
Attendees at the first annual Cyber:Secured Forum, held June 4-6 in Denver Colo. and co-sponsored by The Security Industry Association (SIA) and PSA Security Network, were in for some sobering information on cyber security. If anyone came into it thinking they had it pretty well covered they were likely quickly disabused of that notion. However, the overall tone of the event was far from hand wringing. On the contrary, the whole point was to bring together experts from nearly every angle of the problem to share information and ideas on how the security industry can stay on top of a crisis it only identified in recent years.
This afternoon, at the annual NFPA Conference & Expo held in Las Vegas, members voted 304 to 128 to accept the updated language proposed for the 2019 Edition of NFPA 72.
The Education Fund was established in 2005 by Keith and Mary Ladd, owners of The Protection Bureau, for the benefit of children of current employees who enroll in formal programs for post-high school education.
Per Mar Security Services, a provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients based in Davenport, Iowa, received Honeywell Platinum Authorized Dealer status for 2018. The award states certification in all aspects of sales and service of the complete product line of Honeywell Security and Fire products.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the recipients of its Legislator of the Year and Statesman Awards for 2018. The awardees will be honored at the upcoming SIA GovSummit, taking place June 27–28 in Washington, D.C.
The Newark Police Department has opened to the public feeds from dozens of closed-circuit cameras around the city. Police have asked viewers to assist the force by watching the video feeds and reporting anything suspicious, according to The New York Times and other news outlets.
Jenne Inc., a value-added technology distributor, has been named by Comm-Core as its newest distribution partner. Jenne will distribute Comm-Core’s line of interactive security monitoring services and state-of-the-art video surveillance solution.
Cypress Founder and Chief Technology Officer Tony Diodato has been named co-chair of the OSDP Working Group, along with Steve Rogers, president of IQ Devices.