Robot bus in Kalasatama district in Helsinki (Courtesy of Jari Honkonen)

Robot Bus to the Beach? Driverless Buses for Smart Mobility Solutions

Congested streets full of passenger cars are a challenge for growing cities around the world, and Helsinki is looking for means to decrease traffic congestion as well as emissions and other...
Central Connect Technology, the technology created specifically for Central Point, helps create a hassle-free and plug-and-play experience for system integrators.

Costar Launches New Central Point VMS & Family of Products

Costar Video Systems, a subsidiary of Costar Technologies, Inc., which also owns Arecont Vision Costar, a leader in network-based video surveillance solutions, and a competitor in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards...
An intrusion detection platform with covert, integrated fiber optics, can alert security immediately should someone cross a secure doorway in less than 5 seconds, allowing for rapid containment of the incident. (Courtesy of Cleveland Electric Labs)

Multi-Layer Intrusion Detection Using Fiber Optic Technologies (Videos)

By Alan Seymour, President of Cleveland Electric Laboratories, 2018 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Best Intrusion Detection & Prevention Solution From data centers to zoos, there are levels of protection necessary today to...
How the Montecito Fire Protection District used a socio-ecological mitigation approach to successfully fight the Thomas Fire. (Courtesy of Montecito Fire Protection District Facebook)

A How To On Mitigating Wildfire Vulnerability: A MFPD Success Story

By the U.S. Fire Administration The Thomas Fire in December 2017 claimed two lives, burned 281,893 acres, and destroyed more than 1,000 structures before it was contained on Jan. 12, 2018. The...
John Chigos, CEO of PlateSmart Technologies is reaching out to ALPR industry players in a call-to-action, stressing the importance of industry experts coming together to discuss ALPR Best Practices.

A Call to Action for the Automatic License Plate Recognition Industry

By John Chigos, Founder, Chairman & CEO at PlateSmartTechnologies, Inc. I founded PlateSmart about 15 years ago to advance automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) as a crime-fighting tool. We were the first LPR...
The WASP Lite is a compact aerostat offering a smaller footprint than the larger WASP system. Highly mobile, it can be deployed virtually anywhere – from a rooftop, pickup truck, boat or utility vehicle.

Drone Aviation Delivers $1.1M in WASP Lite to US Army (Multi-Video)

Drone Aviation, a developer of specialized, tethered aerial monitoring and communications platforms serving national defense and homeland security customers, recognized in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program for Best Persistent Aerial Monitoring Solution,...
The new GDPR-ready certification covers Milestone Systems’ top range product XProtect Corporate, with the ambition to certify the entire XProtect VMS product range, to allow all sizes of installations to build their video management installations on a proven GDPR-ready base.

Milestone XProtect Corp 2019 R2 EuroPriSe GDPR-Ready Certification

Milestone Systems, a leading provider of open platform video management software, and a 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Program Award Winner,’ is pleased to announce XProtect Corporate 2019 R2 is the first major...
Verizon Responder Private Core separates public safety data communications from commercial and consumer traffic, and is available at no additional cost to first responders and all qualified public safety personnel. (Courtesy of Verizon)

Verizon to Offer MA Public Safety with Response Ready Solutions (Videos)

Verizon has been authorized to offer services to public safety through the state of Massachusetts’s public safety grade wireless agreement, which includes Verizon's Responder Private Core, priority and preemption technology for...
The EAGL system is web based with an open architecture and can easily integrate with most any building security systems, EOCs, RTCC or GSOCs and can be monitored or administered from anywhere in the world.

EAGL Competes for Second Win in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Multi-Video)

EAGL Technology, an experienced security equipment manufacturer, producing solutions that address today’s real-world security concerns, and a Platinum Award Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Program Award Winner, is pleased...
Canon's comprehensive portfolio of imageRUNNER ADVANCE multifunction printers and integrated solutions can help simplify the end user experience and management of technology, better control sensitive information and print-related costs, and help ensure that technology investments proactively evolve with changing needs.

Canon Earns Nine Buyers Lab Summer 2019 Pick Awards (Videos)

As a testament to the innovative office solutions it provides customers, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, and a Double Award Winner in the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security...