ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, held its annual membership meeting in November, providing ONVIF members with an overview of important activities of 2019 and plans for the year ahead.

The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) will host an integrator event in Chicago featuring its physical logical access interoperability (PLAI) technology on August 21, 2019. 

Qognify, an advisor and technology solution provider for physical security and enterprise incident management, announced that it will share its expertise on how metropolitan areas can make the shift from being safe and smart to fully cognitive cities at the National Summit on 100 Smart Cities India 2019. Qognify is the presenting partner of the Summit which takes place August 22, 2019 at The LaLiT in New Dehli.

Cyber security has been top of mind for the physical security industry for the past few years; but often the conversation begins and ends with how to harden systems you are installing on a client’s network.

ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, hosted its 20th ONVIF Developers’ Plugfest in early June in Tokyo, a milestone that emphasizes the continued growth and demand for interoperable solutions.

Star Asset Security, a woman-owned provider of IT, security and life safety systems integration solutions, recently announced its decision to evolve its traditional security integration business into a true managed services model with the primary focus of helping businesses solve problems through technology, automation and analytics. 

The SIA InteropFest at ISC West 2019 showcases interoperability among physical security solutions leveraging SIA's Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) technology standards. 

ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced that it will be a featured speaker at the upcoming PSA TEC 2019, an education and networking event for systems integrators, to be held March 11-14, in Denver, Colo.

New research from HID Global shows that a majority of organizations are undergoing a major shift in responsibilities between IT and physical security.