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Gallagher launches security service with Wilson Security

Security technology leader, Gallagher, and leading Australian security company, Wilson Security, have together launched a Guarding service within Gallagher’s cloud-based security solution. The cloud-based solution offers customers complete control of their security through their smartphone, via an app. In the event of an alarm, customers receive a notification, enabling them to investigate further, silence the alarm, or – through the seamless integration with Wilson Security – request a security guard to check on the site. Lisa Tubb, Senior Product Manager for Gallagher, says: “The level of communication between the customer and guard is unmatched in the market. With this feature already successfully operating in New Zealand, we’ve seen customers save both time and money as they’re no longer dealing with a middleman or paying for false callouts. “We’re very excited to collaborate with Wilson Security to extend this service to our customers across Australia. Adding Guarding to the product gives our installer network an additional layer of security.” Gallagher and Wilson Security have been working closely since the announcement of a national Channel partnership earlier this year. Nick Frangoulis, CEO Wilson Security, says “The partnership with Gallagher is enabling us to deliver leading integrated security solutions to an even larger customer base. “Our Wilson Protect Plus package incorporating Gallagher’s cloud-based solution is next generation security, aligned with how people work in today’s world.” With the Guarding service enabled, customers can request a guard directly from the app or enable automated guarding where the system will automatically request a guard in an alarm incident. Customers will receive regular update notifications indicating the guard has arrived on site and departed, followed by updates on their actions on site and a final report. For more news updates, check out our June issue here. Media contact Rebecca Morpeth Spayne, Editor, Security Portfolio Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823 922

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Gallagher launches security service with Wilson Security

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Atlas Security secures new contract win

UK News Desk / Rebecca Morpeth-Spayne

Atlas Security has secured a new contract with BNP Paribas Real Estate, to provide 24/7 security to one of London’s newest mixed-use office and retail destinations, 68 King William Street. The 11-storey site, known as the ‘Gateway into the City as you cross the London Bridge’, has recently undergone an extensive renovation. Formally House of Fraser, it offers contemporary office space overlooking London Bridge with a further 30,000 ft2 of lifestyle amenities. It includes a destination restaurant by Corbin & King of The Wolseley, a gym and a roof top terrace bar that boasts some of the best panoramic views in the city. As a new development, Atlas Security have recruited a brand-new team who will oversee the security solution from practical completion, to navigating the challenges of multiple fit out stages and finishing with the creation of a safe and secure environment that delivers a world class experience for the new occupiers and visitors. Elizabeth Thomas, Building Manager at BNP Paribas Real Estate, said “68 William Street is a landmark in London and with its re-launch, a premium destination. And as such, we need to offer, through our security provision, a premium experience that offers the utmost in customer experience and assuring security presence. This has been a success with Atlas Security, who have made the whole process as smooth and easy as we could have hoped for.” Gary Stanton, Managing Director at Atlas Security, said this is a highly significant contract for the Atlas Security business: “This contract shows that our purpose driven approach of creating happiness for our colleagues and clients really works. It also demonstrates we are a serious player in the provision of high-end security solutions and can be trusted to protect the City’s landmark buildings.” To read more exclusive features and latest news please see our Q1 issue here. Media contact Rebecca Morpeth Spayne, Editor, Security Portfolio Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823 922 Email: editor@securitybuyer.com

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Atlas Security secures new contract win

News Desk / Ghyslaine Cordrey

Atlas Security has secured a new contract with BNP Paribas Real Estate, to provide 24/7 security to one of London’s newest mixed-use office and retail destinations, 68 King William Street. The 11-storey site, known as the ‘Gateway into the City as you cross the London Bridge’, has recently undergone an extensive renovation. Formally House of Fraser, it offers contemporary office space overlooking London Bridge with a further 30,000 ft2 of lifestyle amenities. It includes a destination restaurant by Corbin & King of The Wolseley, a gym and a roof top terrace bar that boasts some of the best panoramic views in the city. As a new development, Atlas Security have recruited a brand-new team who will oversee the security solution from practical completion, to navigating the challenges of multiple fit out stages and finishing with the creation of a safe and secure environment that delivers a world class experience for the new occupiers and visitors. Elizabeth Thomas, Building Manager at BNP Paribas Real Estate, said “68 William Street is a landmark in London and with its re-launch, a premium destination. And as such, we need to offer, through our security provision, a premium experience that offers the utmost in customer experience and assuring security presence. This has been a success with Atlas Security, who have made the whole process as smooth and easy as we could have hoped for.” Gary Stanton, Managing Director at Atlas Security, said this is a highly significant contract for the Atlas Security business: “This contract shows that our purpose driven approach of creating happiness for our colleagues and clients really works. It also demonstrates we are a serious player in the provision of high-end security solutions and can be trusted to protect the City’s landmark buildings.” To read more exclusive features and latest news please see our March issue here. Media contact Rebecca Morpeth Spayne, Editor, Security Portfolio Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823 922 Email: editor@securitybuyer.com

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Challenging terrain and geography

Exclusives / Ghyslaine Cordrey

How can combining traditional perimeter solutions and new emerging technologies battle against challenging terrain and vast geographical expanse on borders? Border threats are rich and varied and despite featuring heavily in the press over recent years, illegal immigration counts as a small percentage of the risks faced. It’s not a case of simply keeping people out; animals can carry diseases, organised criminals look for vulnerabilities, constant threats to national security take place many thousands of times each day. Borders cover many tens of thousands of kilometres across the globe and that requires special, reliable measures to ensure a secure perimeter allowing everyday life to continue, without threats on both sides of the line. Every nation puts a lot of time and capital into ensuring borders are kept secure and safe but the task of monitoring many thousands of kilometres is nearly impossible, regardless of how determined a nation is to keep border entry strict. Security threats to borders include and are not limited to the below: Smuggling Unauthorised access Illegal contraband Criminal network access Potential terrorist threats National security threats Intent damage to property or infrastructure Illegal immigration Organised criminal activity Non-indigenous plants & animals Dangerous chemicals & drug importation Trespassing Basic security for borders can include a multitude of layers and spans over a vast geographical terrain. Border control does not stop at checkpoints or fencing/perimeter, but spans across video surveillance, watch towers, access control, patrolling and much more. This article will only touch on a couple of the primary, new and most common uses of security solutions in border control across the globe. Perimeter fencing Barbed wire Long range CCTV Alarms & sirens Spotlights and floodlights Flashing beacons Guard towers Below ground intrusion detection Checkpoints Patrol guards and dogs Various vehicular deterrents Drones Satellite surveillance Perimeter protection Border security is only as effective as its active perimeter. Regardless of the systems in place, if a fence can be cut, a wall can be scaled or a tunnel can be dug undetected then the threat level to national security remains high. Border control perimeter fencing technologies are typically developed for military applications which do not fail, cannot be powered down, worked around or avoided. These systems are completely waterproof, weatherproof and designed to work in some of the world’s harshest environments. They seamlessly integrate with your existing security measures and provide a humanitarian means to monitor borders, regardless of their length. Typically, borders will be spanned by lengths of fencing, often palisade, wire or barbed wire. These can be retained and monitored using perimeter intrusion detection systems. With solutions for every fence type, it is easy to monitor many kilometres of border and pinpoint attempts made to damage the fence, scale it or break through. This can be connected to all existing security measures along the perimeter and enable a rapid response to any alert created. To read more exclusive features and latest news please see our March issue here. Media contact Rebecca Morpeth Spayne, Editor, Security Portfolio Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823 922 Email: editor@securitybuyer.com

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North appoints Stuart Hall as CFO

UK News Desk / Rebecca Morpeth-Spayne

The UK-based IoT solutions and services provider, North, has announced the appointment of Stuart Hall to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With a proven record of scaling high growth technology businesses, Hall will join the executive leadership team to support the next phase of North’s ambitious growth plans. A qualified accountant, Stuart began his career with EY, before moving onto the technology sector, where he held senior finance roles at Daisy and Damovo. Stuart joins North from Sandcastle Care, where he played a key role in its successful merger with Aspris. Commenting on his appointment, Hall said “I’m excited to join the North leadership team and to contribute to the business’ ambitious growth plans. North is an exciting company with a great customer proposition and an experienced, motivated management team ready to support customers as they move to work in smarter, safer and more sustainable ways.” Glen Williams, CEO of North, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Stuart to North. Stuart’s wealth of experience in achieving high operational and financial growth within technology businesses will equip him well for this role as we look to accelerate growth in 2022.” North offer a breadth and depth of expertise across the Internet of Things (IoT), networking and connectivity, and safety and security. Their smart integrated technology solutions transform the way people, organisations and places work. North designs and delivers integrated technology solutions for complex and critical environments throughout the UK and internationally and provide long term, multi-year partnerships in managed services and support. Their experienced specialist teams work closely with customers to understand unique needs and create technology solutions that deliver true business value. North provides intelligent integrated technology solutions that improve the performance and safety of people, organisations and places. Created by the merger of Boston Networks, PEL Services, 2020 Vision Systems, Pinacl Solutions and Pinacl Global Delivery Alliance. Media contact Rebecca Morpeth Spayne, Editor, Security Portfolio Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823 922 Email: editor@securitybuyer.com

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Ping Identity launches PingOne DaVinci

Middle East News Desk / Editor

Ping Identity, the Intelligent Identity solution for the enterprise, announced PingOne DaVinci, a new no-code identity orchestration service that enables organisations to design better user experiences with drag-and-drop simplicity. As the foundation of the PingOne Cloud Platform, DaVinci streamlines the integration and deployment of identity services through a no-code experience that makes it easier to design digital user journeys across multiple applications and ecosystems. DaVinci is vendor-agnostic, allowing organisations to integrate and orchestrate identity services from a wide range of vendors. It features a library of 100+ out-of-the-box connectors for a range of identity, IT, and automation services. Identity orchestration empowers enterprises to design dynamic user journeys for any use case within a unified identity fabric. From a single design canvas you can easily create user journeys which span the entire identity lifecycle including registration, verification, authentication, authorisation, risk, fraud, privileged access, governance and more. DaVinci makes it easier than ever before to design, test, and optimise end-user experiences. “While trust and security in our digital services is always important, brand loyalty is now being driven by those who deliver the best customer experiences. The ability to create frictionless end user experiences in a fraction of the time is quickly becoming the new competitive battlefront. But doing so across different applications, APIs, and platforms has been historically expensive, complicated and time consuming,” said Andre Durand, CEO and Founder of Ping Identity. “DaVinci’s no-code identity orchestration allows organisations to accomplish these goals with incredible speed, security and efficiency.” In addition to the launch of DaVinci, the company has also released a variety of new cloud solution packages for workforce and customer identity and access management (IAM). PingOne for Customers and PingOne for Workforce are designed for enterprises seeking to strengthen their cloud initiatives with identity-based security. They include tiered Essential, Plus and Premium packages, which help organisations adopt and orchestrate cloud identity more easily by packaging the core capabilities most often required. Ping Identity delivers intelligent identity solutions for the enterprise. They enable companies to achieve Zero Trust identity-defined security and more personalised, streamlined user experiences. The PingOne Cloud Platform provides customers, workforce, and partners with access to cloud, mobile, SaaS and on-premises applications across the hybrid enterprise. They provide flexible identity solutions that accelerate digital business initiatives, delight customers, and secure the enterprise through multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, access management, intelligent API security, directory, and data governance capabilities. Media contact Rebecca Morpeth Spayne, Editor, Security Portfolio Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823 922 Email: editor@securitybuyer.com

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TDSi appoints new Marketing Manager

News Desk / Ghyslaine Cordrey

Integrated security manufacturer TDSi is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Mercer as Marketing Manager. Based at the company’s global headquarters in Poole, Dorset, Nick will oversee the overall marketing functions along with enhancing the accessibility of information, enabling customers and partners to enjoy the full benefits of TDSi’s expanding portfolio of integrated security solutions and products. John Davies, TDSi’s Managing Director commented, “We are always keen to attract and employ the best people in the industry and Nick is the perfect example of this. With over a decade’s experience in Marketing, Brand and Design, and having worked within a broad variety of marketing roles he brings exactly the expertise TDSi needs as we continue to evolve and grow in the post-pandemic landscape. We are delighted to welcome Nick to the team to support us in these exciting times.” With a First-Class Honours BA in Marketing with Media and Design, a Postgraduate Diploma in Brand Development, and a solid track record in Marketing management roles before joining TDSi, Nick has considerable training and experience in taking products and services to market. On his move to TDSi and the security industry Nick stated, “It’s an exciting new challenge in a new industry for me. After meeting with John Davies and hearing about TDSi and the company’s plans for the next couple of years, it was an easy decision to make.” Nick is already firmly at the helm of the TDSi Marketing Department and commented, “In the first instance there’s always a period where you’re taking as much in as possible, fortunately TDSi are exhibiting at several events in the first few months of 2022 so I’ve been straight in at the deep end, making sure everything is on track and organised for those, which has been a great. In addition, there are a number of exciting new products, enhancements and integrations on the horizon so there’s certainly a lot going on.” Alongside his Marketing career, Nick is a keen Southampton FC Season Ticket holder and stays active through running and cycling. He has a clear vision for his ongoing mission to support TDSi’s impressive growth and development, “Moving forward, I’m keen to develop new ways to ensure our customers and potential customers can easily access the information they need, to make informed decisions about the products and integrations we have to offer. We’re already looking at a number of options to add to our communication and content strategies to support this.” Media contact Rebecca Morpeth Spayne, Editor, Security Portfolio Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823 922 Email: editor@securitybuyer.com

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Helixeon entrusts VIVOTEK security solutions

UK News Desk / Rebecca Morpeth-Spayne

On the campuses of educational facilities and houses of worship, extensive security measures have unfortunately become a necessity. As such, James River Church was looking to upgrade their security solution. The church’s past security camera system was utilising multiple PTZ cameras, which were failing to capture entire areas of the property, which allows for criminal action. Because of these gaps in coverage, James River Church now needed to integrate camera coverage both indoors and out, in low-light and hard to see areas of the campus. Challenges in the project were related to not only being able to see all areas of the campus, but also in having the ability to count empty seats in the indoor auditorium, as well as to be able to track individuals when necessary. Helixeon chose VIVOTEK and a total of 34 of its indoor and outdoor security solutions to solve James River Church’s previous security solution issues. In the interior hallways and some rooms, 15 VIVOTEK FD9189-HT-v2 are now utilised because if its great picture and remote focus abilities. The FD9189-v2 series is a H.265 indoor dome network camera equipped with a 5-Megapixel sensor, enabling resolution of 2560×1920 at 30 fps. Featuring VIVOTEK SNV and WDR Pro technology, the FD9189-v2 series is capable of capturing high-quality imagery in both high-contrast and low-light environments. It offers two lens options for different user scenarios: fixed-focal and remote focus lenses. The camera is equipped with IR illuminators with a 30-meter effective range for better night visibility. Ten MS9390-HV dual 4-megapixel wide-angle lens design cameras have been integrated for both indoor and outdoor use along main travel areas. Unlike most traditional multi-sensor panoramic cameras which rely on four sensors, the MS9390-HV multi-sensor dome camera is also equipped with SNV (Supreme Night Visibility), WDR Pro technology, 180 degree IR illuminators effective up to 20 meters, and delivers full resolution imagery at 30 fps (frames per second), making it the ideal camera to provide excellent panoramic image quality for both day and night surveillance indoors or out. Additionally, with its unique dual-sensor design, the MS9390-HV is equipped with a video alignment feature, providing users both a detailed and yet seamless 180-degree panoramic view and a higher vertical field of view. This enables greater coverage not only on the horizontal, but also on the vertical plane, capturing an even greater field of view below the point of camera installation. To further help secure the outside of the campus, five FD9389-v2 series H.265 dome network cameras equipped with a 5-Megapixel sensor enabling resolution of 2560 x1920 at 30 fps, are now being used. Featuring VIVOTEK SNV and WDR Pro technology, the FD9389-v2 series is capable of capturing high-quality imagery in both high contrast and low light environments. The FD9389-v2 series offers two lens options, fixed-focal and remote focus lens for different user scenarios. The camera is equipped with IR illuminators with a 30-meter effective range for better night visibility. Media contact Rebecca Morpeth Spayne, Editor, Security Portfolio Tel: +44 (0) 1622 823 922 Email: editor@securitybuyer.com

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