Automatic Systems America, is a Platinum Award Winner in their Third Consecutive ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Competition, and a Proud Sponsor of the 2018 'ASTORS' Awards Presentation Luncheon.

How to Design Effective Pedestrian Entrance Control Systems

Automatic Systems has put together this comprehensive guide, suitable for beginners and experts alike, which addresses the critical issues for selection and design of pedestrian entrance control systems. By Mike McGovern, Regional Sales...
'ASTORS' Award Winning AlertEnterprise Visitor Management Kiosk software with New Facial Recognition Technology delivers frictionless security and enhanced customer experience at check-in.

AlertEnterprise New Face Recognition Added to Visitor Mgmt Kiosk Software

AlertEnterprise, a leading physical-logical security convergence software company, and a Gold Award Winner in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has added facial recognition technology to its Visitor Management Kiosk software. AlertEnterprise Visitor...
Vigilant Solutions Face Search for Law Enforcement, was recognized in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program with the Gold Award Win for Best Image Technologies Solution. Facial recognition software quickly compares one face with a lot of other faces to see if there is a potential match. That’s it. Cops do the same thing every day in a manual way, by knocking on doors with a photo, or having crime victims look through hundreds of mugshot photos; facial recognition just automates the process.

US Senators Introduce Commercial Face Recognition Bill

U.S. Senators Roy Blunt of Missouri, and Brian Schatz of Hawaii, both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, have formally introduced the Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act...

Addressing School Security Using Multi-Layered Advanced Technologies

Guest OpEd by Stephen Esposito, Vice President, Smiths Detection Inc. Nearly 1 in 3 Americans spend each day of the academic year in a school building. With such a large percentage of our...
HEXWAVE from Liberty Defense, uses a form of low power radar energy that creates 3D images in real-time to detect weapons through clothing and hand-held baggage (backpacks, handbags, etc.).

Will Train Stations and Airports of the Future be Patrolled by AI?

Incidents of terrorism are on the rise, and with concern for public safety at an all-time high, Liberty Defense, through an exclusive license from MIT Lincoln Laboratory, offers  HEXWAVE, enabling discrete, modular, layered...
Madison Square Garden and CLEAR, featuring Iris ID iris recognition technology, launch frictionless access for fans. (Courtesy of Madison Square Garden)

Madison Square Garden Adds CLEAR Security Making New York Top Market

Madison Square Garden has named CLEAR an Official Partner of Madison Square Garden, to offers fans fast, easy access into Rangers and Knicks games, as well as concerts and special events...
Aeroturn has been leading the way in perimeter protection solutions for almost two decades, and continues to design, manufacture and install unique, Zero-Maintenance standard and custom turnstile products, in the company's Connecticut headquarters, which are 100% manufactured in the US.

Safeguard Against Security Breaches with Aeroturn 21st Century Turnstiles

Government facilities, college and educational campuses, industrial sites, to commercial properties and private residences - No sector is immune to security breaches. Aeroturn LLC, a Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has...
Iris ID iris recognition cameras and matching engine have been integrated into GenKey’s biometric ID platform, to provide an all-in-one solution for various biometric registration and verification initiatives.

Iris ID & GenKey Offer New Integrated, Multimodal Biometric ID Platform

Iris ID, a leading global provider of iris recognition technology, and a 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Winner, is integrating the company's Iris ID’s iCAM TD100 and iCAM T10 cameras and IrisAccelerator matching...
70% of consumers would like to expand use of biometric authentication into the workplace, citing speed, security and not having to remember passwords as primary reasons

Veridium Survey Reveals Consumers Want Biometrics in Workplace (Video)

Veridium, a leading developer of user-centric authentication solutions, and a Double-Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has released the findings of its Biometric Consumer Sentiment Survey of more than 1,000 U.S....
Many traditionally hard-wired devices are now available in wireless versions, including network cameras, access control devices and intrusion detection sensors. Pictured here the Senstar Wireless Gate Sensor, which eliminates the need to run sensor or power cables onto a moving gate panel.

Using Wireless Communications in Security Applications (Multi-Video)

Guest OpEd By Stewart Dewar, Senstar Product Manager When tasked with selecting equipment to protect a site, security professionals typically choose the technologies with which they have familiarity and confidence. This makes perfect...