Any dealer or integrator monitored by a central station hosting Immix architecture at Techevolution is eligible to monitor facilities that fall under UL 827A security regulations, allowing them certified capabilities without having to invest in the process or hold any specific certification themselves.

“In an industry with requirements as stringent as those of the security and life safety industry, Immix is very pleased to be able to offer our customers a choice in how they deploy their infrastructure and operations,” Brown said. “Our UL partner stations can now choose to partner with a data center in North America that is 827A compliant, thus eliminating the need to possibly have to partner with a competitor center or spend a great deal of expense and resources to stand up their own environment.”

Under 827A, monitoring centers using Immix can choose to adopt a central station host structure through Techevolution to include hosting automation systems, telephone systems, and even receivers in a remote location. A hosting service can relieve some of the burden from the central station, alleviating the need for IT staff experts or incurred costs of routine hardware and software licensing and upgrades. Outsourcing allows the central station to focus its resources on service delivery to its customers.

“We’ve been in the data center business for a while, including serving folks in the alarm industry, and thought this would be a unique offering that would work well for us and our clients,” said Corey Tapper, founder and president of Techevolution. “At first, we didn’t fathom the importance of this in the industry for people who need that level of certification. … It’s a big honor to have that in our data center and offer it to anybody.”

Brown added that Techevolution’s engineering team is thoroughly familiar with the Immix platform, which means they can provide customers with sophisticated support when needed.The Immix-Techevolution partnership fills a gap for central stations that eclipse the UL-mandated monitoring equivalent weight (MEW) factor. Central stations with a certain alarm activity factor that are mandated to maintain fully redundant operations can now choose to partner with a UL 827A-listed hosting provider.

Currently, there are about 26 customers running the Techevolution platform, making them automatically 827A certified, Brown says. Techevolution saw substantial growth during the COVID-19 pandemic for both alarm and non-alarm-centric clients, as the ability to work remotely and house equipment grew, Tapper says.

Customer interest has been high, Brown added. “I think we’re just at the beginning of the hockey stick [for growth]. Every one of our clients that has known has asked how to adjunct that certification into their business,” he added. “One customer just cancelled a $20,000 generator because he will be fully compliant.”

For more information, visit www.immixprotect.com. — By Laura Mazzuca Toops, SDM Managing Editor //

Frontier is designed for multi-location enterprises that are not able to deploy expensive GPU hardware across all their sites (for on-prem AI), and don’t have enough upload bandwidth for cloud-based AI. Dragonfruit’s patented split AI helps scale even advanced AI, like liquid spill detection, to hundreds of such locations while keeping bandwidth requirements low. Frontier works with existing camera infrastructure and provides monitoring, occupancy management, and forensic investigations across all geographies.

Camera partners include Hanwha, Axis, and Bosch, with support included for any ONVIF camera, RTSP feed or analog camera with encoders. Dragonfruit’s installation experience — unbox the base station, connect it to Ethernet and power, and configure remotely from a browser — reduces installation time and cost for large-scale enterprises. The base station is built on the Apple M1 platform, providing advanced OS and cost-effective GPU performance. The Frontier VMS includes features like video walls, access control integration, and real-time alerts. Integrated analytics such as the investigations app provide video search, video summaries, redaction, and LPR. The occupancy app includes counting, heat maps, occupancy, and real-time dashboards.

“We’re excited to partner with Dragonfruit — with Frontier, customers benefit from the streamlined integration of a cloud VMS with AI analytics,” said Eric Yunag, vice president of technology at Convergint Technologies, one of Dragonfruit’s key integrator partners. Integrating flexible computer vision capabilities like slip/fall detection and safety compliance with a video management system fulfills our customers’ need to deploy effective new technology that is easy to use.

For more information, visit https://dragonfruit.ai/. //

The AI solution is designed for a range of applications, including city surveillance, parking, access control, security, law enforcement and intelligent transportation systems (ITS). This latest on-camera VaxALPR application has recognition rates above 99 percent and is suitable for high- and low-speed traffic environments.

Vaxtor also plans to integrate its other object character recognition (OCR) applications, including its generic OCR reader VaxOCR Genesis, for use on i-PRO cameras. This user-programmable, multi-functional OCR will open additional uses beyond security, including stock auditing, asset tracking and logistics, and for any automation processes that include tracking of numeric codes.

“We have been incredibly impressed by the processing power of the i-PRO cameras, the open system and the flexibility and support of its technical team,” said Juan Vercher, CEO and founder of Vaxtor. “This combination of powerful hardware and collaboration will enable us to offer additional unique functionality to our joint customers. It’s an exciting future ahead.”

Adam Lowenstein, director of product management, Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions, added, “i-PRO is focused on building strong partnerships with leading third-party solutions providers. This global collaboration with Vaxtor allows us to deliver advanced ALPR technology on i-PRO’s industry-leading cameras. Together, i-PRO and Vaxtor offer AI applications for the future.”

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The WeSuite and FieldHub integrated software solution improves sales quoting and pricing accuracy, eliminates redundant data entry, reduces errors, and improves interdepartmental communication. Customer, site and billing addresses, contacts, and parts within the FieldHub database are searchable and selectable, in real time, as salespeople create leads, build estimates including material, labor, chargeable items, and services within WeSuite. Winning sales data passes from WeSuite to FieldHub for automated creation of work orders within its finance, management, and scheduling application. Both systems deliver real-time, detailed reporting that provides actionable insights to all members of the organization.

“WeSuite’s integration with a range of business solutions allows security companies to bridge the gap between sales, marketing, accounting, and business operations,” said Tracy Larson, WeSuite president and co-founder. “We are particularly excited about our new relationship with FieldHub because, like WeSuite, it’s a solution designed specifically for the security industry. Together, we can offer systems integrators and alarm companies comprehensive technology-based tools that fully connect and support the complexities and idiosyncrasies of their businesses. This ultimately leads to easier and more profitable growth and a more satisfying experience for their customers.”

Miles Fawcett, FieldHub CEO, said, “We are delighted to offer this WeSuite integration with FieldHub so that customers may benefit from end-to-end workflows made specifically for security integrators. The combined commitment to and knowledge of the security industry is unmatched in the industry.”

For more information, visit www.wesuite.com. //

The SOC 2 Type 2 audit evaluated internal controls over six months to ensure that Eagle Eye Networks satisfies the Trust Services Criteria defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The criteria include security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.

“Our customers value the priority Eagle Eye Networks places on data security and cybersecurity; it is a foundation on which our company was built and a responsibility we take very seriously,” said Dean Drako, Eagle Eye Networks CEO. “This important audit reinforces our commitment to our customers and provides independent validation of our ongoing efforts to meet and exceed industry standards.”

Eagle Eye Networks successfully completed the SOC 2 Type 1, in December 2020. Eagle Eye Networks offers additional data security and cybersecurity resources on its website.

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“While cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility, as a manufacturer it is important to communicate succinctly with the people who use and install your products and software to help them maintain cyber-secure systems,” said Hikvision Senior Director of Cybersecurity Chuck Davis. “Hikvision creates and disseminates content about Hikvision’s security devices as well as educational information to help people better secure their entire digital world. The mission of the physical security industry is to make the world a safer place, and the goal of providing cybersecurity information is to better secure the world from digital threats.”

Hikvision launched a new and improved online cybersecurity center to enable security dealers, end users, and partners to easily access the Hikvision Network Cyber-Protect resources, providing fast and convenient access to cybersecurity information, tools, and references. This center is a free and open resource available for anyone who wants to address cybersecurity. It does not require individuals’ login to access Hikvision resources to expand their digital and surveillance system cybersecurity knowledge.

The Hikvision Network Cyber-Protect initiative was developed by Hikvision’s internal cybersecurity specialists and is supported by partnerships with third-party experts to identify proactive measures to help safeguard against attacks. The new initiative is built on a combination of cybersecurity technologies, certifications, and tools, as well as education on best practices to help systems integrators and end users take a proactive stance against cyber-attacks. Educational tools include access to a six-part cybersecurity course led by Hikvision’s cybersecurity experts, which covers everything from product cybersecurity to vulnerabilities, and security in practice for physical security practitioners.

The Hikvision Network Cyber-Protect initiative has earmarked a series of ongoing activities to support the company’s physical cybersecurity support initiatives. These include network penetration testing by leading cybersecurity experts; partnerships with third parties such as Rapid7 for penetration testing to assess, evaluate and identify security weaknesses by simulating real-world attacks on an organization’s people, processes, and technology; a new physical cybersecurity series of webinars for end users and systems integrators/installers; collateral material including white papers, technical bulletins, tip sheets, FAQs and reference guides; and more.

“Our customers, partners and reputation as respected and valued providers of high performance, high-value surveillance and security solutions are amongst our most valued assets,” said John Xiao, vice president marketing, Hikvision USA. “Hikvision’s Network Cyber-Protect is one of several initiatives we will be launching in 2022 to further demonstrate and maintain trustworthiness with our growing base of users and security professionals across the industry.

To explore resources, visit the new Cybersecurity Center on the Hikvision website. //