Sensors

Recognised as something of a technology visionary who, across the years, has positively disrupted the status quo and helped to revolutionise the way in which security software is used, Keith Bloodworth forecasts the general direction of the security industry and notes new trends in the…

The Health Act 2006 prohibited smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces, on public transport and in vehicles used for work. The legislation was justified on conclusive scientific evidence that smokers put others around them at risk by exposing them to second-hand smoke. It’s doubtful…

Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) solutions developer CNL Software has announced a technology partnership with Cepton Technologies, the orchestrator of industry-leading 3D sensing solutions. The partnership will drive the automation of threat detection, tracking and escalation in real-time using the latest PSIM, LiDAR and video…

Sensor manufacturer OPTEX has now launched the VXI-CMOD – a new 180° day/night Wi-Fi camera module that can be easily integrated with its outdoor VX Infinity (VXI) sensor to create an app-based visual verification solution – in the UK and other English-speaking countries. The VXI…

A new boutique hotel has recently opened its doors in one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic and culturally-significant buildings at Belfast’s Titanic Quarter. This historic location, now known as the Titanic Hotel, is benefiting from a range of cutting-edge life safety technology supplied by Hochiki…

BT has announced the licensing of the company’s cyber security visual analytics technology, SATURN, to QiO Technologies, an advanced analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) software company. BT developed SATURN to ingest and analyse huge amounts of data using AI, and then present a real-time visual…

We’re all very well aware of the potential economic impacts of Brexit, but the impending political and regulatory upheaval goes deeper than that. Cyber security could also be affected by a disorderly exit from the EU as the UK’s information exchange with partners around the…

The built environment is changing to an ever-greater degree. New and innovative technologies now offer increasingly clearer insights into how workplaces are used. We’re poised on the threshold of new methodologies that will transform how we work, protect people and control our environment. Here, Chris…

OPTEX, the specialist manufacturer of detection solutions, has developed new versions of its product firmware and configuration software for the REDSCAN RLS-3060 Series of laser sensors that brings greater functionality to the existing models. Version 8.0 of the RLS-3060 Series firmware and REDSCAN Manager feature…

The demands of a modern day security system are changing at pace as different technologies appear on the horizon. These rapid developments very often realise benefits for the procuring organisation by dint of inviting decisions to be taken by security and risk management professionals that…