Archive: January 2023
Cloudastructure makes finals in 2022-2023 Cloud Awards
January 31, 2023SSN Staff
MIAMI – Cloud-based AI security solutions company Cloudastructure has been declared a finalist for three different awards in the international Cloud Awards competition.
Cloudastructure is currently competing to earn awards in the categories of: Security Innovation of the Year SMB, Best Cloud-Native Solution, and Best Use of Cloud in IoT. "Being a finalist in The Cloud Awards in such a competitive and diverse year is certainly an honor,” said Cloudastructure CEO Rick Bentley. “Cloudastructure...
TMA-AVS-01 Alarm Validation Standard receives ANSI accreditation
January 31, 2023SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) Standards Committee has received confirmation that its TMA-AVS-01 Alarm Validation Standard has received official ANSI accreditation.
Initiated in 2020, the standard provides a method of creating an alarm scoring or classification metric for unauthorized human activity detected by alarm systems. The alarm scoring will assist law enforcement with resource allocation and Call-for-Service prioritization.
The standard is available...
Clements named president and CEO by VSC Fire & Security
January 31, 2023SSN Staff
ASHLAND, Va. – VSC Fire & Security announced the retirement of Mike Meehan as chief executive officer for the company, effective December 31, 2022. VSC President Tommy Clements has taken on both roles effective immediately the company said.
Meehan will continue to serve on VSC’s board of directors as non-executive chairman and will be advising senior leadership to ensure a smooth transition according to the official release. “The past 43 years have been a blur full of emotion,...
PSA announces partnership with Cloud Collect
January 31, 2023SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—The PSA Network has announced the addition of Cloud Collect to its lineup of technology partners. Cloud Collect simplifies the process for security systems integrators and end-users to embrace the cloud via a hybrid on-premise and cloud model for video surveillance.
“Cloud Collect is an exciting addition to our network of partners,” said Matt Barnette, CEO of the PSA Network. “It’s critical that we have partners who work alongside our...
Saviynt secures $205M in financing, welcomes back founder as CEO
January 31, 2023SSN Staff
LOS ANGELES –Saviynt has announced that it closed a $205 million round of growth financing from AB Private Credit Investors’ Tech Capital Solutions Group, and will use the funding to meet growing market demand for its intelligent identity and access governance solutions.
The news comes at the same time that Saviynt has welcomed back company founder Sachin Nayyar as their newly appointed corporate executive officer. Nayyar led Saviynt from its creation in 2011 till 2018 when he went...
Sony announces two 4k IP-based pan-tilt-zoom cameras
January 30, 2023SSN Staff
PARAMUS, N.J. – Sony Electronics is adding to their lineup of pan-zoom-tilt (PTZ) cameras with two new 4K models with built-in AI analytics.
The new offerings are the SRG-A40 and SRG-A12 models. Sony said that the cameras automatically and consistently track, and naturally frame presenters, regardless of movement or posture. This allows the user to have seamless content creation and control without the need for a computer. This is thanks to the new Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) Auto Framing technology...
Vivint named “Home Security Company of the Year” at IoT Breakthrough Awards
January 30, 2023SSN Staff
PROVO, Utah – Vivint Smart Home Inc. has been riding high after a boost to its stock performance in the past month following the announcement of its acquisition by NRG Energy Inc. Now it adds another feather in its cap thanks to IoT Breakthrough.
Vivint has been named the “Home Security Company of the Year” in the Seventh Annual IoT Breakthrough Awards Program. IoT Breakthrough is an organization that recognizes top technologies, companies, and products related to the...
Veridos becoming majority shareholder in NetSeT
January 30, 2023SSN Staff
BERLIN – Veridos has announced their acquisition of a majority stake in NetSeT Global Solutions, an information security company.
Veridos says the acquisition will strengthen their position as a full-service provider of integrated identity solutions. Veridos previously took a minority stake in NetSeT back in 2017 and have been developing joint projects successfully for 20 years. With its increased shares they will now integrate NetSeT into the Veridos Group.
"We warmly welcome NetSeT...
Zenitel appoints Evan Walde as Midwest U.S. regional sales leader
January 30, 2023SSN Staff
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Zenitel, a supplier of intelligent and interoperable communication solutions, has announced the hiring of a key sales executive in its Americas Onshore Business Unit.
Evan Walde has been named regional sales leader for the Midwest region of the U.S. Walde is an accomplished sales and account executive with 12-plus years of experience growing revenue and customer loyalty. Previously, he held sales leadership roles with Technology Solutions Group and RW Sales.
Walde’s...
Remark Holdings Inc. to simplify AI-video analytics in partnership with AAEON
January 27, 2023SSN Staff
LONDON – Remark Holdings Inc. are looking to make the world of AI-driven video analytics easier in their newly announced partnership with with AAEON, a leader in AI-Edge computing.
The global tech company for AI-powered computer vision solutions signaled the importance of the partnership in providing market ready solutions for a variety of applications in smart city creation like public safety, situation awareness, and behavioral analysis.
"We are extremely excited about this partnership....