NEWS DECEMBER 2017
BGWT SIGNS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH ALARM.COM n BGW Technologies has signed an agreement giving it distribution of the full range of Alarm. com interactive products. The range means Alarm. com communicators, surveillance cameras and the Skybell video door bell, are available from BGW Technologies’ national network of branches in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane. “Alarm.com is a perfect addition to our intrusion line up and has wonderful synergies with our recent launch of the full line up of DSC intrusion
products,” said Robert Meachem, general manager for BGW Technologies. “The interactive segment is in growth because the end users expect a higher level of interaction and functionality with their devices in the home and business and Alarm.com leads the way globally. What’s also very important to this segment is the reoccurring revenue that security dealers and security monitoring providers can enjoy as an Alarm.com partner.”
HIKVISION USA INTRODUCES DEDICATED CYBERSECURITY HOTLINE
n HIKVISION USA customers can now contact the video surveillance provider for direct support related to cybersecurity concerns. And Chuck Davis, a former IBM executive security architect, has been appointed to serve as cybersecurity director for the company’s North American operations. Davis has worked for more than 20 years building cybersecurity programmes for large enterprise organizations. He began working for IBM in 1997 and rose to the position of global security operations manager before leaving the company in 2011. He later returned in 2015 as executive security architect, serving in that role for more than 2 years.
The company encourages its partners to update all equipment to the latest available firmware. “Updating firmware is an effective way to safeguard equipment from cyberattacks and eliminate known vulnerabilities. Firmware updates are available on the Hikvision website,” said Davis. “Cybersecurity is Hikvision’s top priority,” said Jeffrey He, president of Hikvision’s operations in the United States and Canada. “Innovation and R&D are integral parts of our technology development, and continuous improvements to our cybersecurity support with this hotline solidify our commitment to secure our products even further.”
Alarm.com’s Nate Wysk said the company was pleased with the agreement. “We’re very excited about our partnership with BGW Technologies.” said Nate Wysk, Alarm. com’s director of global business development. “With growing consumer demand for smart home and business security, we will be able to expand in the Australian market and allow more security dealers to deliver advanced connected property solutions to their customers. The
BGW Technologies team understands the opportunity that interactive services presents and is a great fit for Alarm.com’s innovative technology. “We are right in the middle of the ramp up of our intrusion business and Alarm.com is a welcome addition to our product offer. We are working really closely with the Australian Alarm.com team members such as Matt Hardwick and Ian Law to ensure dealers and installers are serviced to the highest levels by
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BGWT.” said Meachem. Inventory is available now from BGW Technologies national branch network in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
SECURITY TECH MUSCLES UP FOR GOLD COAST COMMONWEALTH GAMES n VIDEO surveillance cameras will be empowered with facial recognition technology and drones will support 10,000 police officers, 4500 private security officers and an undisclosed number of ADF personnel at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in April next year. Along with the electronic security technology, it’s certain there will be a serious level of explosives detection and pedestrian and vehicular access control at all entrances, as well as widespread use of barriers and bollards to
protect the public from vehicle attacks. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation chairman Peter Beattie says there can be no complacency at such a large-scale event. “We will use the latest (security) technologies and we make no excuse for this,” the former Queensland premier told a Melbourne Press Club function recently. Training of security personnel and law enforcement officers has been extensive. “The police have been
given extra powers which means that if you get on a train in Brisbane, you’re heading to the Gold Coast and you’ve got a backpack, you’ll be searched. “There’ll be undercover police on all the trains and they are specifically trained to identify people by way of movements who are likely to be threats. When you go to the venues, it’ll be like going to the airport you’ll go through all of the security systems. “This (security) will be world-class and it needs to be.”
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