Sensatek Signs Distribution Deal With Kisi

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March 23, 2024

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Sensatek Signs Distribution Deal With Kisi For Cloud Access Control Solutions.

Sensatek Signs Distribution Deal With Kisi – Kisi has signed a distribution deal with SensaTek to deliver a new generation of cloud-based SMB or enterprise access control integration projects.

Kisi solutions combine physical security devices and a cloud back-end to support access control applications. Kisi’s solutions remotely manage locations, streamline operations, and stay compliant, while allowing remote and mobile unlocking, and video surveillance via Vivotek Vortex or Cisco Meraki.

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According to Max Schuetz, co-founder and COO of Kisi, the company’s simple web dashboard and easy-to-use app save administrators and employees time, result in fewer interruptions, and add up to a positive work experience.

“Kisi is committed to securing your entry into the future – Kisi’s vision is to connect people and spaces,” Schuetz said.

“The distribution agreement covering the Australian market positions SensaTek to deliver complete integrated solutions to meet the security, safety, and operational demands of businesses of any size including single facilities, campuses and multi-site applications.”

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Sensatek’s national sales manager, Daniel Joseph, said Kisi’s integration model, which combines off-the-shelf affordability with bespoke tailoring whenever required, is being deployed in settings globally including 24-hour gyms, hospitals, global logistics operations, retail, manufacturing and leisure.

“Kisi is helping organisations improve security and increase efficiency by utilising cloud functionality,” Joseph said. “Kisi already has existing integrations with Vivotek Vortex solutions and Cisco Meraki for video surveillance.

“These integrations will allow for single-pane views of operations and seamless integration with some of the world’s best networking and video security manufacturers.

“We are looking forward to delivering the same benefits to Australian customers as well and both Cisco Meraki and Vivotek are excited about the opportunities that this will present in Australia.

“Further Kisi can integrate to Microsoft Active Directory for enterprise, government and corporate users, gyms typically integrate via their CRM and of course there is a native standalone offering.”

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Kisi channel sales manager, Nate Driscoll, said the Kisi team was excited to expand its international customer base.

“It’s always a joy to contribute to a more secure future and work alongside our partners to bring outdated access control systems to the cloud to empower admins and users to seamlessly manage and access their spaces,” Driscoll said.

For more information on Kisi solutions here, you can contact SensaTek here and there’s more SEN news here.

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SEN Weekly Wrap 007

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March 22, 2024

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SEN Weekly Wrap 007 – Catch The Week’s Latest News In SEN Weekly Wrap!

SEN Weekly Wrap 007 – What’s been going on in the security industry this week? Plenty – readers should note that there’s less than 2 months until SecTech Roadshow Perth – ISC West opens in Las Vegas on the April 9-12 and there’s always a flood of new product around this time of year.

News off the cuff – global integrator Convergint is partnering with Verkada on an integrated system of cameras, air quality sensors (CO2, mould, etc), and vape detectors with configurable threshold notifications and tracking – we knew they had buddied up but the cloud possibilities are expanding.

Red Badge Group announced an unconditional sale agreement has been executed for the acquisition of ELE Security (previously Bespoke Security and RISQ NZ) providers of security guarding and risk management training across New Zealand. All aspects of the ELE Security guarding operation will seamlessly transition to Red Badge Group.

In addition to integrating ELE Security’s services, Red Badge Group has established RISQ Australasia as a separate entity. RISQ will be independently operated and managed by general manager, Bruce Couper.

Australia’s digital ID bill has hit a snag with clarifications and changes sought by the federal opposition and the greens party seeking to enhance privacy and security.

HID has released its State of Security Report, which is always a deep study – the fact these responses come from our industry peers lends them more weight. Points of interest include the prediction that mobile ID will be ubiquitous in 5 years, multi-factor authentication is gaining ground with 83 per cent of organisations using it – and passwords will die out.

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HID found sustainability is growing as a factor in 74 per cent of decisions, biometrics is taking off with 39 per cent of respondents saying they use it and 30 per cent planning to sue it, ID management is heading into the cloud, and AI has launched, with 35 per cent of respondents saying they were planning on implementing an AI application in the next few years.

Untitled165 — Here’s an image from the Bosch 7000i IR bullet camera SEN is currently testing – sub 2-lux at the lens with Intelligent IR activated and camera locked in monochrome – 70 metres up to Albion Lane…nice work, isn’t it?

Suprema has announced the latest version of under-display ultrasonic fingerprint recognition algorithm, BioSign, to the Samsung Galaxy S24 series supported by the Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2. BioSign 6.0 provides an improvement in accuracy and a faster response time thanks to an optimized AI-based fingerprint analysis algorithm that efficiently recognizes data from the Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Gen-2.

SALTO has launched the AAA-rated DBolt Touch smart deadbolt, a retrofit smart locking solution for upgrading mechanical deadbolt locks in the multi-family residential market. It features SVN, BLUEnet, and JustIN Mobile – pretty neat from SALTO.

DBolt enables PIN-based and supports smart RFID key cards. The DBolt Touch enables mobile access via SALTO’s Digital Key solution – JustIN Mobile. SALTO DBolt Touch comes in 2 versions: the DBolt Touch and the DBolt Touch-Interconnected (IC).

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Meanwhile, ProdataKey has introduced PDK.io 2.0, a software solution that expands features, functionality, and scalability to support enterprise installations managed across multiple buildings and sites. With version 2.0, doors connected to disparate PDK Cloud Nodes can be managed as a single customer system, and credential holders can reside in a single database and be distributed across one or many locations. PDK.io 2.0 features the same simplicity and ease of use which has made ProdataKey’s mobile-first access control solution a favorite of dealers, technicians, and end-user customers.

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Axis has added always-on live streaming via built-in LTE/4G to its new AXIS W120 body worn camera. As well as built-in LTE/4G, there’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for direct streaming via AXIS Body Worn Live. Location tracking and on-demand streaming mean wearers know someone can always see where they are keep an eye on unfolding events you can read more about the W120 here.

Tenders – Queensland Parliamentary Service needs security and CCTV for its Miller Electorate Office – there’s more information on that here. Rio Tinto’s Brockman Syncline 1 greenfield mine project in the Pilbara, which incorporates plant and residential structures, needs security and CCTV here, while over in NZ Murray’s Bay School needs fire and security alarms here.

Elsewhere in today’s EDM, Woollahra Council needs CCTV maintenance and Port of Newcastle might need security for ships alongside – the wording was a little unclear – decide for yourselves on that one. Council of Port Phillip needs CCTV and access control expansion and maintenance. There’s also a security control room for sale in Sydney. It’s a good size with an annual turnover of $A7 million – you can learn more here.

In the meantime – have a great weekend and we’ll catch up next Tuesday in SENAAA!

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Best CCTV Camera Bullet Or Dome?

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March 22, 2024

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Best CCTV Camera Bullet Or Dome Form Factor And Why?

Best CCTV Camera Bullet Or Dome? – What’s the best CCTV camera form factor for performance – bullet camera or dome camera and why?

We’re going to shoot from the hip here – we’ll assume you’re across the notion that some cameras and form factors are better for some applications – wide angle and higher resolution for wider spaces with more light, narrower angle from longer focal length for tighter views.

We’re going to assume you know that getting faces and plates at night without the support of light is impossible unless you install the sort of specialised cameras many end users don’t seem to value anymore. Price is king and hurray for ubiquity! Unless you’re more interested in law enforcement than intrusion detection…

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The difference in form factor nudges being moot in that there are domes with motorised zoom lenses that can mirror the longer focal lengths and narrower angles of view offered by a typical bullet. But they are not like for like replacements.

In our opinion the benefits of bullet cameras are flexibility of positioning – especially when approaching the horizontal plane for longer range views. Even fully adjustable domes tend to do best at downward angles and their dome bubbles can be provoked by headlights at the horizon. Bullets can be pointed any old how.

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Another benefit of bullets is the simplicity of the front window of their integrated camera housings. Without droning on, the simpler the lens equation, the better the camera performance. We’d like to think housing windows will be high quality glass but instead they will be plastic with considerable sample variation. A single vertical window is going to have less impact on an image stream than a dome bubble, which will bend light on its way through.

Clear bubbles are better than tinted ones, which reduce light reaching the sensor, increase amplification noise and ask the camera’s software to do more post-processing. Yes, yes, modern cameras do decent work reconstructing image streams. But when you look at the generalisations they make at marginal distances many cameras are ‘painting’ the image stream a bit like those old black and white photos from the First World War that made Great Uncle Frank look like Elmer Fudd.

Best CCTV Camera Bullet Or Dome 3 — Bosch 8000i again – this is monochrome with sub 2 lux under the lens.

A reasonable alternative is going to be a quality turret but there’s no point comparing a high-end dome from a maker like Bosch, Axis, Vivotek, i-Pro, Hanwha and the good gear from Hikvision and co, with a turret camera sporting a miserable camera engine that’s trying to support a 130-degree angle of view that spreads pixels past 8 metres.

With all that said – is the best CCTV camera bullet or dome in form factor? We think in narrower street scenes and for choke points it’s a bullet. For rugged applications the bullet form factor is better – a tube has natural strength. There are some amazing bullets out there. Li-Lin’s 25x bullet springs to mind – not brilliant at the wide end but unbelievable at the long – it’s not very expensive, either. Hanwha does sweet bullets, too.

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With bullets you don’t need enormous resolutions, which is good, because too many manufacturers are playing tricks to create 4K images streams. A bullet will do well with a standard sensor size, a 2MP resolution and a good lens, deftly commissioned or driven. Remember that winding in the lens means reducing aperture, means you need more light to avoid noise and a slower shutter speed that tortures users with epic motion blur.

In wider scenes domes are best. Choose a good one with a bigger sensor and a higher resolution. Pixel spread won’t be your friend, so keep an eye on DORI numbers and techs or operators should do their own tests year around. What works best with your ambient light, with your level of reflectance, with your scene’s speed of movement?

Whatever you do, when making decisions about security operations don’t just ring around the half-dozen distributors of the 99-dollar camera you are familiar with commissioning (they’re all easy to set up these days, anyway) and ask them to drop their ludicrous price to 98 dollars.

Whatever the pressure on price may be, the laws of physics remain immutable. And so do the requirements of security solutions installed to solve crime.

You can find a good explanation of DORI numbers from the Axis team here or read more SEN news here.

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Woollahra Council Seeks CCTV Maintenance

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March 21, 2024

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Woollahra Council Seeks CCTV Maintenance For Admin And Redleaf Buildings.

Woollahra Council seeks CCTV maintenance – Woollahra Council is seeking CCTV system maintenance for its Kiaora administration building, as well as the Redleaf Building in Double Bay.

The quotation accepted by Woollahra Council will provide the basis for a maintenance agreement to provide scheduled and emergency maintenance for Woollahra Council’s CCTV systems hubs and cameras from date of issue of contract to April 27, 2026.

Woollahra Council Seeks CCTV

The contract applies to equipment located at the following locations at Double Bay shopping district – 22 cameras, along with recording and transmission equipment hub located in the Kiaora Building, 451 New South Head Rd, Double Bay.

Also included in this tender is Woollahra Council’s Redleaf Building and Annex at 536 New South Head Rd, Double Bay, which includes 10 cameras along with recording, transmission and networking equipment.

This Woollahra Council seeks CCTV maintenance tender closes on April 11 – you can find out more here or read more SEN news here.

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Sydney Control Room For Sale

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March 21, 2024

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Sydney Control Room For Sale With $7 Million Turnover.

Sydney Control Room For Sale – A security technology innovator with annual turnover over $7 million is for sale in Sydney, Australia.

This security company provides state-of-the-art security technology, delivering innovative, end-to-end security solutions that can be customised to any operating environment and is designed to enhance and/or replace standard manpower solutions.

Their solutions improve the security solution for the client, at a reduced cost to the client, while delivering the company strong EBITDA margins. Through its SAA Graded 1A Monitoring Centre, the company services customers across Australia, NZ and 8 Asian countries.

The team services commercial, industrial, government, residential, retail, and critical infrastructure, offering industry leading alarm event reaction times. Its technology offers significant client cost savings, from both area-covered and time-of-coverage perspectives, at a significantly reduced cost.

Sydney Control Room For Sale

Cost efficiencies/margin enhancement for manpower security companies replacement of manpower assets with the company’s technology will reduce a traditional security company’s employment cost and provide lower cost yet more comprehensive security solutions for its clients, thereby raising net margins.

Southeast Asia footprint – The company has Southeast Asia-based branch from which it offers security solutions to clients in 8 Asian countries. Experiencing strong growth, this is a great base from which to further expand its reach.

There’s a team of outstanding, highly qualified security officers, long term contracted revenue and growing adjusted EBITDA, which is tracking up 25 per cent in FY24 over FY23, to $1,273,228.

Cash flow and asking price are available on request – more information about Sydney Control Room For Sale here or read more SEN news here.

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Michael Richardson Joins BGW Technologies

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March 21, 2024

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Michael Richardson Joins BGW Technologies As Technical Sales Engineer.

Michael Richardson Joins BGW Technologies – BGW Technologies state manager South Australia, Paul Amato, said the team was thrilled to welcome its newest team member, Michael Richardson, who has taked on the role of technical sales engineer.

According to BGW Technologies state manager, Paul Amato, Richards brings with him 20 years security industry experience having previously worked with International Security Control Solutions and Security Merchants.

“Michael’s extensive experience and unique skill set will bring a fresh perspective and valuable expertise to the SA team,” Amato said. “It’s exciting times”.

Michael Richardson Joins BGW Technologies

Richardson’s role of technical sales engineer covers the entire BGW Technologies product range, meaning there’s plenty for him to get his teeth into.

“I’m pleased to be on board with BGW Technologies, the company has a great range of world class electronic security products,” Richardson said.

“It’s very refreshing to be with a company that cares for its staff, has solid relationships with its suppliers, and is committed to partnering with security integrators to find the right solution for each job.”

You can find out more about BGW Technologies here or read more SEN news here.

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Port Of Newcastle Upgrade To Enhance Security

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March 21, 2024

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Port Of Newcastle Upgrade To Enhance Security – Dyke 1 & 2 Mooring Infrastructure.

Port Of Newcastle Upgrade To Enhance Security – Port of Newcastle has released a tender seeking infrastructure improvements to improve security of ships alongside berths that may involve electronic security works.

Port of Newcastle is working to an upgrade master plan and is planning on upgrading wharf infrastructure at its Dyke 1 and 2 Berths. Its expression of interest (EOI) seeks feedback from industry experts on interest, capability, availability and cost effectiveness for design and construction of mooring structures and associated modifications resulting in improved security of vessels alongside and improved infrastructure capacity.

Port Of Newcastle Upgrade To Enhance Security

The use of the word security is somewhat opaque when it comes to the business of securing vessels alongside a dock, but we’d assume keeping ships stationary with great big ropes and fenders is routine once they’re out of a seaway and it’s worth noting the upgrade works include electrical and lighting.

The Port of Newcastle is the global gateway for the Hunter Region and New South Wales. It is the largest port on the East Coast, and Australia’s third largest port by trade volume, with considerable scope for expansion.

This Port Of Newcastle Upgrade To Enhance Security of ships alongside tender closes on April 2 – you can find out more here, read the Port of Newcastle Masterplan here or find more SEN news here.

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See Zenitel VR3G-1P Intercom At SecTech

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March 21, 2024

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See Zenitel VR3G-1P Intercom At SecTech Roadshow In May!

See Zenitel VR3G-1P Intercom At SecTech – Stentofon Communications Australia is bringing Zenitel’s VR3G-1P vandal resistant intercom station to SecTech this May.

According to Jonathan Porthill, Zenitel’s vandal resistant intercom station VR3G-1P uses the latest technology to deliver excellent audio quality, including high sound pressure, automatic gain control and active noise and echo cancellation.

“The intercom station of choice for outdoor and corrections facilities applications, the station’s many additional features include HD voice quality, open duplex, tamper switch, cybersecurity compliance, and IP66 rated for dirt, dust, and water resistance,” Porthill said.

“Importantly, the piezo button in this unit has no moving parts, which makes it highly durable and significantly increases the station’s resistance to damage.”

SecTech opens in Perth on Thursday, May 9, at Crown Perth, moves to Adelaide Showgrounds on Tuesday, May 14, heads to Melbourne’s MCC on Thursday, May 16, with Sydney opening at Rosehill Gardens Exhibition Centre on Tuesday, May 21, and the finale in Brisbane on Thursday, May 23, at RNA.

SecTech 2024 roadies include Permaconn, Dahua Technologies, SecuSafe, Art Of Logic, Motorola Solutions, OpenEye, BGW Technologies, DAS, CRK Security, Stentofon, ASSA ABLOY, Allegion, EKA/EVVA, LSC, Gallagher, VSP, Bluechip, U-PROX, PowerStack, Hikvision, Video Alarm Technologies, Inner Range, ICT, TP-Link, Integrated Products and Security Alliance Australia.

Anyone interested should call Monique Keatinge on 61 2 9280 4425 or email monique@sen.news to book space – attendees – slot the dates into your calendars and keep an eye out for pre-registration opening in the next couple of days!

You can contact Stentofon Communications Australia here, learn about SecTech Roadshow here or read more SEN news here.

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Australian Drone Traffic Monitoring Contract Won

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March 21, 2024

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Australian Drone Traffic Monitoring System For Uncrewed Aircraft Under Development.

Australian Drone Traffic Monitoring – Airservices Australia has contracted air traffic management provider Frequentis to develop a flight information management system to monitor drone traffic.

The new flight information management system will integrate drones, air taxis and uncrewed aircraft to form Australia’s uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management system. Frequentis beat ANRA Technologies, Altitude Angel and OneSky Systems as part of a lengthy procurement process.

Airservices Australia’s chief executive Jason Harfield said that with the rapid growth of uncrewed aircraft expected over the next 20 years, FIMS will support the safe integration of drones into air traffic control.

“Drones are the biggest growth area in aviation and our partnership with Frequentis to develop a FIMS will enable us to integrate millions of drone flights with other users,” Harfield said.

“With Frequentis, we will develop a FIMS that meets the needs of Australian airspace users and ensures we can safely integrate millions of drone flights with other users. I’m confident the new FIMS will encourage the growing drone market to reach its full potential in Australia.”

Airservices analysis predicts drone flights will increase from 1.5 million to more than 60 million by 2043, with more than 2.3 million drone flights predicted for emergency services and agriculture, and more than 1 million air taxi trips.

There’s no timeframe for deployment and the value of the contract has not been disclosed – you can read the full Airservices uncrewed traffic management report here or read more SEN news here.

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Western Power Seeks Security Systems

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March 20, 2024

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Western Power Seeks Security Systems And Works Across Multiple Sites.

Western Power Seeks Security Systems – Western Power is a Western Australian state government-owned corporation responsible for building, maintaining and operating an electricity network that connects its 2.3 million customers to traditional and renewable energy sources.

Western Power is seeking submissions from qualified and experienced organisations for planned preventative maintenance, reactive/minor works for security system services across the Western Power Southwest Interconnected Network.

The services can include, but are not limited to supply, installation of security systems – services comprising of upgrades and installation of new electronic security systems at all Western Power sites and major assets.

Maintenance of existing security systems, including existing fixed security hardware, mobile systems, and trailers.

Site Locations may include depots/offices, telecommunication sites, transmission substations, distribution substations and other properties.

Organisations are required to complete the EOI Workbook and return no later than COB (AWST) Monday 8 April 2024 for the attention of Kate Watkins at kate.watkins@westernpower.com.au

Please note that submitting for this opportunity does not guarantee that you will be invited to participate in a market event or become a supplier of Western Power.

You can find out more about what Western Power does here, read more about the tender here, or see more SEN news here.

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