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25.03.2022 • Topstories • Security

Access Control: Dynamically into the New Year

SimonsVoss has made the best out of the second year affected by Corona: digitalization has been brought further on, the new Digital Cylinder AX was launched, a cooperation has been started with FSB, and the company presented the first stages of the new AXM software at the SecurityExpo 2021 in Munich, which will gradually replace the current LSM software. SimonsVoss Managing Director Bernhard Sommer draws a positive conclusion to the year during a conversation with GIT SECURITY – and looks forward enthusiastically to the new year ahead.

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20.03.2022 • Topstories • Fire Protection

Patol: Fire Safety Solution for UK Cold Store Business

Patol, working with PWP, is protecting the sites of one of the UK’s largest providers of cold storage, blast freezing and tempering services to the food industry. The project saw the use of Securiton Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) and Patol’s Resettable LHDC (Linear Heat Detection Cable) and controllers.

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11.03.2022 • Topstories • Security

Special: Public Transport Security 2022

Two years ago, in the March 2020 issue of GIT SECURITY we took a look at some of the products and solutions on the market being supplied to secure public transport. It is time for an update to see what the latest technology now offers.

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11.03.2022 • Topstories • Safety

No More Greenwashing in Workwear Production

The textile industry impacts severely upon the environment worldwide. Fristads wants to promote work on sustainability in the industry, which means taking account of the entire product life cycle. This involves making production processes and the environmental impacts of garments transparent for consumers. GIT SECURITY spoke with Marcus Gotthardt, Digital Sales Manager for the DACH region in January 2022.

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11.03.2022 • Topstories • Security

BKS networked worlds – opening of the showroom in Velbert, Germany

With 'BKS networked worlds', the GU group has created a showroom that is unlike any other, bringing scenarios of single-family and multi-family homes, retail, data centres, hospitals, hotels, campuses, prisons, petrol stations and drones to life and displaying the expertise for the different requirements regarding system solutions for access control, smoke and heat exhaust ventilation, hazard models, as well as escape and rescue routes. On 1000 square meters, the solutions from the service range of the BKS Connect division for electronic and mechanical security are show-cased.

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10.03.2022 • Topstories • Security

How Incedo became an even more powerful hub for connected security

Business systems must always be under review because none of us can predict the future with 100% accuracy. Things change, so people and processes should therefore always be ready to adapt, but adaptation in security is easier said than done when systems are static. Accommodating change and diversity — with flexibility, scalability and the widest possible range of devices — was the ethos that Assa Abloy applied when they launched their Incedo access control ecosystem.

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10.03.2022 • Topstories • Security

Stadium Security: “Video Technology & Data Protection in Stadiums”

In its updated guidelines, the German Football Association (DFB) provides an extensive set of recommendations for using state-of-the-art video technology in stadiums. These have been drawn up with assistance from the Electro and Digital Industry Association (ZVEI). The new version of the practical guide, which was first published in 2013, takes account of technological progress and the latest developments concerning the legal framework. The guide was a collaboration between the Video Systems expert group at the ZVEI and Christian Delp and Gerhard Kißlinger, both of whom are the Stadium Officers at the DFB. One of the key reasons why the guidelines were revised was because of the EU General Data Protection­ Regulation (GDPR), which came into force in 2018. GIT SECURITY spoke to Fabian Stegmaier, Manager Safety & Security Technologies at ZVEI and Christian Delp, DFB Stadium Officer.

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09.03.2022 • Topstories • Security

Dieter Dallmeier on Data Protection, Ethics, Sustainability

These are the three most important matters that are currently being discussed worldwide – and they also influence the policies of many companies, such as Dallmeier Electronic: data protection, acting ethically, and sustainable and resource-conserving commerce and production. There are many sensitive questions arising from video surveillance technology with respect to the first two meta subjects. Matthias Erler from GIT SECURITY asked the founder and CEO of Dallmeier Electronic, Dieter Dallmeier, about these and other current topics.

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11.02.2022 • Topstories • Security

Assa Abloy: Security Specifications for Swedish Architectural Business

​​​​​​​Speed and accuracy are critical to finalizing door specifications in any complex architecture project. Working with Assa Abloy’s Openings Studio specification consultants helps Sweden’s TM Konsult to support customers of every size with clearer information. Collaboration speeds up the process and allows architects to focus on building design.

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01.02.2022 • Topstories • Safety

“PRK” Type Retro-reflective Photoelectric Sensors

“Untouched since the ice age” is not a marketing slogan, but a fact – a real piece of the ice age that still exists­ today: When the ice melted, immense amounts of water drained away into the rock of the Swabian Alp ­mountains. The earth shifting in an unusual way then caused this reservoir to be sealed off approximately 400 ­meters below the outside world. Since then, heavy layers of impermeable stone have prevented rainwater from seeping through to the reservoir and have protected it from all the environmental influences of our time.

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14.12.2021 • Topstories • Security

NTT Opens New Office Embedded with Mobile ID Technology

NTT Research, part of NTT, recently inaugurated new offices in Sunnyvale, California to support its rapid growth and host the area’s diverse high-tech talent pipeline. The state-of-the-art technology complex features an exceptional integration of security, infrastructure, and operations solutions such as access control, modular turnstiles, visitor management, video analytics, climate and air quality monitoring and smart windows from renowned brands such as STid, Genetec, Splan, Mobotix Dormakaba and others.

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10.12.2021 • Topstories • Security

Leveraging the Power of AI

In June, Thomas Quante took over as president of the Bosch Building Technologies division. Before that, he has already been a board member for the division with responsibility for the international system integrator business as well as for the fire alarm systems business within the global product business. Prior to that, Thomas Quante was heading the communication systems business unit of Bosch Building Technologies in Burnsville, USA. Since 2019, he is also an appointed member of the managing board of directors of the ZVEI association. GIT SECURITY had the opportunity to talk to Thomas Quante about his start as CEO and the future of Bosch Building Technologies within the security industry.

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06.12.2021 • Topstories • Security

Smart Access Features at Your Door

In the world of IoT and with the rise of mobile and cloud applications, electronic lock manufacturers are facing constantly changing technical ­requirements for their products. Featuring a sleek design, Salto’s XS4 Original+ is a smart locking system delivering next-generation access control technology in a market-proven solution.

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02.12.2021 • Topstories • Security

Assa Abloy: Versatile Access Control for Flexible Workspaces

Following a change in employment practices created by the pandemic, many office-based employees now follow a hybrid schedule, working where they are needed or find convenient. The fast-growing use of flexible offices and co-working spaces is testament to this emerging trend. With employees coming and going as they please, a change in how security and access control are managed is an urgent but overlooked aspect many firms are just waking up to.

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24.11.2021 • Topstories • Security

BIM Partnership Between Assa Abloy and Assar Architects

​​​​​​​As the construction industry becomes ever more digitized, it is important that project information is shared not only quickly, but also accurately. Building Information Modelling, or BIM, is fast becoming the solution to deliver this, led by BIM innovators like Assar Architects.

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10.11.2021 • Topstories • Security

Back to Dubai

Intersec 2022 aims to build on the success they had in 2020 with an elevated new program uniting global and regional leaders as they explore solutions for the rapidly evolving challenges facing the industry. In addition to the exhibition and the conference, visitors will see Cybersecurity and technology take centre stage, along with some of the world’s best speakers in the UAE for the first time.

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29.10.2021 • Topstories • Security

Qognify Cayuga – more than video

The trend towards ever more complex video systems with more and more cameras continues unabated – and with it, the requirements for video management software are changing fundamentally.

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26.10.2021 • Topstories • Security

How To Prevent Security Department Burnout

Today, the average security operator jumps between six different security applications, often trying to manage more than 20 system events and alarms at once. Learning the ins and outs of each system, remembering response protocols, and keeping each system maintained and cyber secure add to the mounting stress that security operators face today.

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26.10.2021 • Topstories • Management

Security made easy with AI

“Until recently, AI-powered security used to be reserved for enterprises and other large organizations with large budgets – but no longer. Now, small businesses can also harness the power of AI to improve your security, save time, and reduce costs – thanks to Hikvision’s AcuSense technology,” says Kevin You, Product Management Director at Hikvision.

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Corporate Security at BMW Group

Corporate Security at BMW Group

GIT SECURITY in conversation with Alexander Klotz, Head of Corporate Security at BMW  Group.