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Loomis US deploying Axon body cameras

December 3, 2024SSN Staff

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Axon has revealed that cash distribution leader Loomis US is equipping vehicle armored service technicians with its Axon Body 4 cameras. The deployment, spanning across the United States, includes more than 2,000 body-worn cameras and licenses to Axon's digital evidence management system, Axon Evidence. "Loomis' deployment of Axon Body 4 and Axon's digital evidence management system will increase safety and efficiency for their fleets, an effort we...

Axon, Body Cameras, Loomis, Mike Shore, public safety, Randy Sheltra


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News poll: Overwhelming consensus to beef up security for holidays

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News poll: Overwhelming consensus to beef up security for holidays

November 7, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor

YARMOUTH, Maine — The holidays are a time of large financial transactions, making it a prime target for fraud and theft, say the respondents to a recent SSN News Poll.  Half of respondents say they support enabling two-factor authentication to protect online accounts and one-quarter say making purchases with a credit card with fraud protection are key precautions to take during the holiday season. The remaining respondents were split evenly between avoiding public Wi-Fi and monitoring...

fraud, News Poll, public safety, Security Systems News (SSN), two-factor authentication (2FA)


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Hexagon awarded U.S. patents for innovations

October 23, 2024SSN Staff

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division has announced the award of two patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for technologies designed to improve incident management and emergency response. Hexagon revealed that the solutions extend access to security video footage and enable secure data sharing across organizations, empowering public safety agencies, security personnel and other responders to better protect communities. U.S....

Hexagon, Kalyn Sims, patents, public safety, Qognify, VMS


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CivicPlus, Nextdoor ‘increase neighborhood resilience’

Residential

CivicPlus, Nextdoor ‘increase neighborhood resilience’

June 4, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor

MANHATTAN, Kan. — CivicPlus, a provider of integrated software solutions for local governments, has integrated with Nextdoor, a neighborhood-focused social media platform.   Using the combined platform, which brings together CivicPlus' Mass Notification System with Nextdoor's hyper-local messaging capabilities, local agencies can improve response rates, mitigate the impact emergencies have on communities, foster greater trust with residents, and strengthen public safety...

Cari Tate, CivicPlus, Joseph Porcelli, Nextdoor, public safety, Residential, Social Media


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ZeroEyes doubles footprint in Pennsylvania

May 28, 2024SSN Staff

PHILADELPHIA — ZeroEyes has recognized a substantial achievement in its growth for the state of Pennsylvania over the last year. The company has more than doubled its footprint in the state, hiring dozens of Pennsylvania veterans, technologists, and skilled employees for emerging technology jobs with a global impact the company revealed in a release. Citing concerns for public safety, ZeroEyes said it’s experienced significant expansion, witnessing a 750% increase...

cameras, Mike Lahiff, monitoring, public safety, ZeroEyes, ZeroEyes Operations Center (ZOC)


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RapidSOS’s answer to monitoring in digital age: ‘Intelligent safety’

Monitoring

RapidSOS’s answer to monitoring in digital age: ‘Intelligent safety’

May 22, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor

NEW YORK — RapidSOS has spent the last few years trying to enhance operator experience in monitoring centers by improving delivery of critical data and staffing shortages. The company’s answer: Unite and Harmony.  During its 2024 Innovation Day, the company revealed RapidSOS Unite, the latest evolution of its intelligent safety response platform; and RapidSOS Harmony, an AI co-pilot system for 911 operators and first responders.  “Intelligent safety is all about...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Michael Martin, monitoring centers, public safety, RapidSOS, RapidSOS Harmony, RapidSOS Unite


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California Governor announces contract to install 480 new cameras in Oakland

Monitoring

California governor announces contract to install 480 new cameras in Oakland

March 31, 2024SSN Staff

OAKLAND, Calif. – As part of several investments being made into public safety, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced a contract with Flock Safety to install a network of approximately 480 high-tech cameras in the City of Oakland and on state freeways in the East Bay. In materials released to the public the governors office revealed that the camera network will use a patented technology that allows law enforcement agencies to identify vehicle attributes beyond license plate...

automatic license plate recognition technology (ALPR), cameras, Gavin Newsom, organized retail crime (ORC), public safety


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Mission Critical Partners Celebrates its 15th Anniversary

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Mission Critical Partners celebrates its 15th anniversary

February 2, 2024SSN Staff

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Mission Critical Partners (MCP) has announced the 15th anniversary of its founding as a firm providing consulting and managed services to public safety, justice, and government organizations. Since its 10th milestone anniversary, MCP said that it’s experienced impressive growth. Over the last five years, six acquisitions were made that greatly expanded the firm’s service portfolio and subject-matter expertise. Simultaneously, the firm’s roster of subject-matter...

Cybersecurity, Darrin Reilly, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mission Critical Partners (MCP), public safety


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‘A groundbreaking leap forward’-i-PRO’s new X Series turns non-AI network cameras into AI cameras

Monitoring

'A groundbreaking leap forward' - i-PRO's new X Series turns non-AI network cameras into AI cameras

November 16, 2023SSN Staff

TOKYO – i-PRO, a provider of professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety, announced big news with its new line of artificial intelligence (AI) on-site learning cameras that turn non-AI network cameras into AI smart devices. The new X Series enables users to teach the camera about specific objects they want to monitor. With support for up to nine AI applications, i-PRO said it is the most powerful AI camera they’ve produced to date. “The X Series...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Camera, i-PRO, Masato Nakao, Norio Hitsuishi, public safety, Smart Devices, Surveillance, surveillance cameras, X Series


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PSA Network announces addition of i-PRO to technology partners

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PSA Network announces addition of i-PRO to technology partners

November 2, 2023SSN Staff

WESTMINSTER, Colo. – The PSA Network (PSA) has announced the addition of i-PRO, a provider of sensing solutions in the fields of security surveillance, public safety and medical imaging, for their technology partners. i-PRO is known for developing and delivering products that incorporate various innovations that ‘extend human senses’ through imaging, intelligence and integration technology.  The PSA Network said that in the last year and a half, i-PRO has launched over...

i-PRO, Matt Barnette, network video recorders (NVRs), Nick Toth, PSA Security Network (PSA), PTZ cameras, public safety, Surveillance


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