Tag: security cameras
Interface deploys Virtual Security Guard for fast-food chain
December 16, 2024SSN Staff
ST. LOUIS — Interface Systems has announced the successful deployment of its Virtual Security Guard solution for the Madan-Russo Organization, a family-owned owner-operator of a global fast-food chain in northern New Jersey.
The deployment has reportedly improved safety and reduced security costs by up to $12,000 monthly at one of its most at-risk locations.
For nearly 50 years, the Madan-Russo Organization has faced persistent security challenges, including loitering, drug-related activity,...
Eagle Eye Cabinet Systems extending video security reach
December 11, 2024SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas — Eagle Eye Networks has launched its latest in a suite of cabinet systems that allows businesses to put high-performance AI-powered security cameras wherever they’re needed outdoors including remote locations without power or internet.
Cabinet systems can be standalone or an extension of an existing video surveillance system. They come equipped with Eagle Eye’s cybersecurity protections and AI-capabilities—such as AI-powered Smart Video Search, real-time...
Temple University deploys ZeroEyes
November 18, 2024SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA — ZeroEyes announced that its AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness platform will be deployed at Temple University to protect students and faculty against gun-related violence.
Temple is the first university within the Philadelphia tri-state area, including parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, to adopt an AI gun detection solution.
Located in North Philadelphia, Temple University holds the distinction of being ranked among the top 45 public schools...
Vivint celebrates 25 years
September 30, 2024SSN Staff
PROVO, Utah — Residential security and smart home services provider, Vivint, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Vivint pointed to the past quarter century, where the company said it has led home security innovation, efficiency, safety and defining what it means to have a smart home.
Vivint’s suite of smart home and security products includes a variety of home security cameras, doorbell cameras, sensors, smart locks and keypads in addition to their offered services. Vivint offers...
Verkada: Better Together
September 25, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
DENVER — VerkadaOne has followed up on its inaugural show in a big way, attracting 1,600 guests to the customer event and exceeding expectations.
Those customers gathered at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver to see what’s next for the physical security company and its suite of offerings. They wouldn’t be disappointed, either, as the company debuted its next generation of security cameras and access control systems, along with its AI-powered Alerts and a...
Brinks Home shares fall safety, security tips
September 4, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — The approaching fall season is a good time for security providers to check in with their residential customers to review fire safety tips, confirm their devices are working properly and make sure they’re stocked up on emergency supplies, according to Brinks Home.
"It's easy to get swept up in the excitement of the changing season—from back-to-school activities and setting up the best Halloween decorations to the countdown to Thanksgiving,”...
Olivet Community Schools to deploy ZeroEyes AI gun detection solution
May 16, 2024SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA —Per ZeroEyes, Michigan’s Olivet Community Schools will be deploying its artificial intelligence (AI) gun detection solution to protect students and faculty against gun-related violence.
The school was approved for the State’s dedicated grant funding, enabling Olivet to implement ZeroEyes.
Olivet Community Schools comprises an elementary school, as well as a middle and high school that are located at the same complex. According to The Gun Violence Research Center,...
Canyon Hills Community Church adopts ZeroEyes
April 5, 2024SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA, April 3, 2024 – ZeroEyes has secured another deployment with the announcement that its gun detection solution will be put to use at the Canyon Hills Community Church.
Located in the suburbs thirty minutes north of Seattle, Canyon Hills Community Church is a non-denominational, elder-led, bible-teaching church founded in 1995. Since then, it has grown to host over 4,000 people each weekend and several hundred during the week for bible study and youth groups.
According...
Aired grievances
March 13, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
A dozen lawsuits later and it sounds like Airbnb has finally put the kibosh on indoor security cameras in its policies.
I’m not an aficionado of the rental properties lifestyle but I suppose I assumed that it was, at the very least, frowned upon beforehand to install security cameras indoors at places like this. Obviously, bathrooms and bedrooms were already a no-go but having a bunch of Norman Bates’ peeping on tenants while having a somewhat ambiguous policy on indoor surveillance...
Airbnb bans indoor security cameras
March 12, 2024SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO – Airbnb has made updates to its official policy clarifying the use of security cameras indoors at Airbnb properties.
In a statement released on March 11, Airbnb said it is banning the use of indoor security cameras in its listings globally as part of its efforts to, “…simplify our policy on security cameras and other devices and to continue to prioritize the privacy of our community.”
Previously Airbnb allowed the use of indoor security cameras...