With a solid COVID-19 continuity plan, a strong focus on people retention and new ways of collaborating with partners, Milestone Systems reports that is has achieved a net revenue of DKK 1 billion in 2020. Milestone’s net revenue amounted to DKK 1 billion (AED 586 Million)...
Wavestore is introducing an updated version of its open-platform and secure Linux-based Video Management Software (VMS). Wavestore v6.26 enables bounding boxes and polygons to be rendered directly in the WaveView client. This can greatly improve situational awareness by instantly drawing operators’ attention to objects of interest....
The Bahrain International Circuit Organisation used the Kingdom of Bahrain’s extended Tetra network infrastructure, provided by Airbus, to secure the 5,412-metre international race circuit and to ensure a smooth organisation and coordination between teams. The event organisation employees and security teams therefore benefited from Airbus’ reliable...
Timothy Compston considers the state of play of recording and storage for video surveillance There is little doubt that these are dynamic times when it comes to the recording and storage architecture associated with video surveillance applications across the Middle East region and beyond. Solutions from...
Global video data infrastructure leader, BCDVideo has launched their new A&E Security Specifiers program, which is open for online registration through the BCDVideo website. This tailored program will allow specifiers to leverage BCD’s two decades of experience and partnerships through an easy-to-use online portal, offering plentiful...
RSA Global, a digital supply and freight forwarding company based in the UAE, has launched the digital freight platform ClickRF (Click for your Road Freight) that allows companies to track and trace their shipments. The platform is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and RSA Global’s voice-enabled...
Genetec shares the results of its ‘Physical Security in EMEA 2021’ report, based on insights from over 1,500 physical security professionals which show how physical security teams across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are leveraging technology to manage both short term needs and long-term priorities. The...
OT Systems has supplied a fibre optics transmission solutions to the The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai and Serco group who are currently working on the operation and maintenance of Dubai Metro red line expansion. OT Systems' gigabit transmission on fibre optics transmission products used...
The construction industry may not appear to be an obvious target for cybercrime, but it garners unwanted online attention just like other sectors. According to the Cost of Data Breach Report 2020 by IBM, the average cost of a data breach in the industrial sector...
Dortronics Systems Inc. an industry leader in off-the-shelf and customised door control solutions, can help facilities implement fast and highly cost-effective solutions to help combat the spread of infection with two if its latest products – the 5278 Touchless Proximity Switch and the 6612 Request...
ISS – Intelligent Security Systems, has appointed Raheel Ahmed Jalili as new technical sales manager for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Raheel will manage ISS’ sales strategy, alignment of verticals, channel expansion, and technology partnerships. “We welcome Raheel to the ISS Middle East team,” said Sanjay Phatak,...
Supplier of security and entrance systems solutions, dormakaba, has upgraded its KTV revolving door system with improved installation times and a new automatic 'Night Shield' locking system feature. The Night Shield option can be installed internally or externally and is equipped with EN 1672 tested and certified...
A new IBM study conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed that 85 percent of C-Suite executives surveyed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are pursuing or planning to implement hybrid cloud strategies in their organisations. According to the study, C-Suite executives surveyed in the...
The introduction of the Covid-19 vaccines across the globe has prompted discussions on the need for vaccination documentation. Veridos, a world-leading provider of integrated identity solutions has explained the five prerequisites of a secure and effective vaccination certificate. There is of course a need for a...
“Successful systems integrators also understand the importance of securing what they sell,” says Matt Barnette chief executive officer of the PSA Security Network – the world's largest system integrator consortium At PSA Security Network, we have seen key attributes that make up the most successful of...
Bosch has introduced the first cameras based on its Inteox open camera platform starting with the MIC inteox 7100i. The cameras share the same distinctive characteristics as the rest of the MIC camera family, such as robust housing and high-quality imaging, and support predictive solutions...
In the first of his regular new information security columns for Security Middle East, Daniel Norman senior solutions analyst at the Information Security Forum (ISF) looks at how criminals exploit the 'accidental insider'. Profiling and understanding key threats posed to an organisation is a core component...
HID Global has deployed the government of Libya’s first diplomatic and special ePassport program. HID provided Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) with HID Integrale™, a secure end-to-end solution that expedites the application and issuance processes and manages the entire ePassport lifecycle. For improved security, the...
Airbus has joined the 13th edition of Milipol Qatar in Doha for the very first time to showcase its mission-critical collaboration and communication solutions. During the three-day exhibition taking place this week (15-17th March) Airbus will be demonstrating how its state-of-the-art technology and solutions such as...
According to IDC's annual Saudi Arabia CIO Survey 2020, 25% of enterprises in Saudi Arabia plan to deploy on-premises, dedicated private clouds, multiple public clouds and legacy platforms to meet their infrastructure needs. However, security concerns form one of the three main obstacles towards cloud...
Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has announced the appointment of international experts in the field of systems security to the Board of Advisors of its Secure Systems Research Centre (SSRC). Secure Systems Research Centre...
Cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint, Inc. , in collaboration with its strategic partner Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of Etisalat Digital have released research identifying that almost a third (31%) of the Forbes Top 100 Middle East Companies do not have a Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting...
Honeywell is to instal an integrated building management systems across all Mouwasat Medical Services (MMS) hospitals in Saudi Arabia. It will enable MMS to optimise its energy usage and building maintenance across its six hospital locations. Honeywell’s contract is part of MMS’ ‘digital-first’ approach and involves the...
March Networks has introduced its X-Series Hybrid Recorders, a new high-performance platform that’s optimised to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications with NVIDIA system-on-chip (SoC) technology. The X-Series is March Networks’ most powerful recording platform to date says the company, delivering a 400% increase in throughput over...
“Organisations should never have to choose between protecting the privacy of individuals and their physical security,” says Pierre Racz, President of Genetec, a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions. In the physical security industry, protecting people and assets...
Leading innovator of road blockers, bollards and barriers, ATG Access, has launched the next generation in bridge protection technology: the Bridge Deck Expansion Beam. The system was developed after the identification of unique characteristics encountered when trying to secure bridge infrastructure from a hostile vehicle mitigation...
Close to 4000 participants from technology partners, end customers and media attended the first virtual MIPS conference on March 1st and 2nd. The virtual event brought together this rich community of video, security, and technology solution partners from EMEA, APAC and Americas to discuss the...
Credence Security, a leading regional distributor of specialised cybersecurity solutions, recently signed an agreement with data-protection leader Sealpath to bring its robust privacy and protection solutions to the Middle East, Africa and India (MEAI) region. A recent report by PwC revealed businesses in the Middle...
For people and businesses in Lebanon, stability has been hard to come by for some time. Mass civil demonstrations against the government have become commonplace in recent years, leading to an ongoing period of significant political instability and an economic crisis. Long-term tensions with the borders...
The Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Thales Group, a global leader in cybersecurity technologies and in data protection. As part of the agreement, the two parties will collaborate in different strategic initiatives to achieve the city cyber security vision....
As part of their COVID-19 response, Gallagher and Invixium have collaborated to develop an integrated, user-friendly solution to address the global market's immediate, health-oriented needs. IXM TITAN with Enhancement Kit is Invixium’s flagship biometric reader and hallmark of its COVID-19 solution, which delivers simultaneous face recognition...
Tawazun Economic Council and Al Fattan Holding Investment, a UAE leading shipbuilding group plan to upgrade three shipyards in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah to meet the operational requirement of the UAE Naval and Air Forces. A MOU was signed Tuesday by H.E. Tareq Abdulraheem Al Hosani,...
ATLAS Telecom and Plextek have announced a strategic partnership on the next generation E-Passport programme to deliver an innovative marine tracker solution serving the evolving needs of the Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA) in the UAE. ATLAS Telecom has recently awarded Plextek an...
Tawazun Economic Council and Thales Emarat Technologies have announced the launch of a Radar Center of Excellence in accordance with the UAE Strategic Vision. The new Radar Center of Excellence will see the development, building, maintenance and support of Thales radars with specific focus on the...
Timothy Compston spotlights the access management issues that are leaving businesses vulnerable to cyberattacks and potential remedies to shore-up their defences The last year has certainly been a turbulent one across the globe thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and, not surprisingly, this has had a...
Brian Mallari, director of product marketing, Smart Video, Western Digital says it is important not to view the evolution of smart video in a vacuum According to Omdia Research, over 116 million network cameras were shipped in the professional surveillance market in 2019, with the capability...
Since the pandemic, the number of cyber-attacks in the UAE and the region has seen a substantial increase, as the organisations have been forced to an immediate remote working scenario. As part of the efforts targeting the cyber security of the financial sector specifically, the Central...
Honeywell has been awarded a major contract by SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation (SEPCO) to supply connected control, telecommunications, safety and security systems for the King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries and Services shipyard being developed by Aramco in Ras Al-Khair, Saudi Arabia. When completed,...
Invixium, a leading global provider of innovative touchless biometric solutions has deployed its IXM TITAN with Enhancement Kit at Eastern Platinum Limited (Eastplats) Crocodile River Mine in South Africa. This deployment comes in response to a growing global need for touchless access control and temperature screening...
New research into the impact of COVID-19 on physical security purchasing decisions has revealed a sharp increase in the necessity/urgency for businesses to adopt hosted video surveillance (VSaaS) and access control (ACaaS) solutions in Europe. While 70% of 1000 senior decision makers in IT, security, FM...
“As an effect of the Covid crisis, we expect to see governmental buyers seeking out new Internet-of-Things (IOT) technologies and smart city-applications” The Covid 19 pandemic is changing the face of the global homeland security and civil defence market highlight demand for new and maturing technologies...
Overall spending on information and communications technology (ICT) in Saudi Arabia is set to reach $32.9 billion this year, up 1.5% on 2020. That's according to the latest predictions revealed last week by International Data Corporation (IDC) as it hosted the region's most influential ICT industry figures...
Go Smart Solutions, a software development company in Saudi Arabia, has selected IBM Cloud for its operations to meet its critical need for infrastructure performance and enterprise-grade security. Founded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Go Smart Solutions serves customers locally as well as in the UAE, Lebanon...
Outdoor video surveillance experts, NSGate has signed a distribution agreement with Topnet Distribution FZCO, a regional value added distributor of network infrastructure, ICT and security solutions in the Middle East. With this agreement, NSGate's full range of solutions for outdoor video surveillance systems and industrial networking...
Apstec Systems' Human Security Radar system has been purchased by Koelnmesse GmbH in Cologne for immediate deployment for high-throughput, low contact security screening at the entrances to the exhibition centre. The Cologne exhibition centre is the third-largest in Germany and one of the top ten in the world....
Leading email defence company Vade Secure has partnered with Global Security Network (GSN), a UAE-based company that has spent more than 20 years delivering security solutions in the Middle East. GSN’s customers in the region will now be able to use the Vade Secure predictive...
360 Vision Technology, the UK manufacturer of rugged PTZ and thermal imaging cameras, will be promoting the use of radar imaging in its new Technology Learning Webinar. Scheduled for Thursday 4 February, 10am-11am, the free-of-charge radar technology webinar explores basic principles, applications, design considerations and system...
Axis Communications has appointed Ettiene Van Der Watt to the role of regional director, Middle East & Africa, which includes United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Africa and Levant countries. Ettiene has been part of the Axis family for close to a decade and...
Stephen Burke, ceo and founder of Cyber Risk Aware looks at what we have learnt and what we need to know when it comes to cybersecurity in 2021 Nothing could have prepared us for 2020 - a year that demanded a swift and dramatic restructure of corporate operations...
Johan Paulsson, CTO at Axis Communications gives his six top trends for the physical security sector in 2021 When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, few would have predicted the enormous impact it would have across the world. In the physical security sector we have seen technology implemented...