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Axis Introduces Network Strobe Siren to Help Deter Intruders
from The Integrator
TECHNOLOGY
EYE TECH
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AXIS D4100-E Network Strobe Siren claims to help deter intruders, ensure on-site safety and improve operational efficiency with the power of light and sound. Integrated through VAPIX, MQTT, or SIP, the device comes with various light and sound patterns to ensure the right level of protection for specific environments.
Based on the open Axis platform, this product can be connected to any Axis device, Axis VMS, or thirdparty VMS and issue warnings and notifications with strobe lighting and/or siren alarms. For example, it can be used for perimeter protection together with thermal and/or radar cameras. Or, for improved parking entrance management with a license plate recognition (LPR) camera. Furthermore, it comes with first-class quality, support, and a 5-year warranty
OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:
• Light and sound in one IP-based device • Profiles with different priority levels • VAPIX, MQTT, and SIP integration • IP66, IK10, NEMA-4X rated casing • 5-year warranty
MILESTONE SYSTEMS INTRODUCES NEW XPROTECT INCIDENT MANAGER
In the latest product update of Milestone System’s XProtect 2022 R2 video management software, Milestone introduces several new features and capabilities. These include managing and monitoring incidents with the click of one button, offering the Essential+ version of XProtect on AWS Marketplace starting on July 5, and improving license plate recognition to include style recognition.
XPROTECT INCIDENT MANAGER
It enables users to capture any live feed with a single click. When the incident is over, users can stop the capture and start filling in incident details. Incident types are fully configurable, allowing users to define incident types and details for reporting. Configuration options include free text, drop-down lists, dates and time fields, and several other options. Previously recorded footage can also be added to an incident to strengthen the evidence.
Cohesity, a provider of data management solutions has announced the general availability of Cohesity FortKnox - a software as a service (SaaS) data isolation and recovery solution, adding to the company’s Data Management as a Service portfolio of offerings that run on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
FortKnox is a modern data isolation solution that can play a critical role in helping organizations minimize the impact of cyber attacks, such as ransomware. It is designed to provide an additional layer of off-site protection while dramatically simplifying operations and lowering costs compared to magnetic tape and self-managed data vaults. The SaaS offering also helps enterprises meet recovery service level agreement (SLA) requirements and regulatory requirements.
KEY FEATURES:
• FortKnox powers a modern 3-2-1 option fit for the cloud era • Allows customers to simply connect, vault, and recover • Secure connection via a configurable data transfer window • Tamper resistance with immutability • AI-powered anomaly detection
MILESTONE XPROTECT ESSENTIAL+ ON AWS
With the new release of Milestone XProtect 2022 R2, the Essential+ version of XProtect will replace the previous version in AWS Marketplace. Users will now be able to have all XProtect 2022 R2 product variants on AWS for optimized storage and transmission.
IMPROVED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION (LPR)
XProtect 2022 R2 features enhanced license plate style recognition. Different countries have distinct license plate types and formats for various types of vehicles. The updated LPR feature enables users to recognize, sort, and bundle license plate types by analyzing motor vehicles more efficiently. Depending on the country’s plate style, users will be able to distinguish trucks from private cars, or even police cars, limousines, trucks, and buses from each other. Similarly, some countries have separate plates for gasdriven or electric cars that will now be readily identified.
NEW CLASS OF POST-PANDEMIC TECH EXPERTS EMERGE TO TACKLE CRITICAL CHALLENGES: STUDY
Liz Centoni
EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, GM of Applications
Cisco AppDynamics, a provider of observability and application performance monitoring technology, has published findings from Agents of Transformation 2022, the fourth annual report that analyzes the skills and attributes of elite global technologists.
The report reveals the emergence of a new class of technology experts stepping up to meet critical challenges that are blurring the lines between business strategy and IT operations. It also cites the demand to make all products and services digitally available in the experience economy amid heightened security threats, increasing complexity, and the accelerated shift to hybrid work and the cloud.
“These leaders are looking to better understand how issues in their respective domains impact the total experience of users and applications, adapting to change with solutions that positively affect the overall business,” said Liz Centoni, EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, GM of Applications.
According to the Cisco AppDynamics report, 74% believe that their experiences in recent years—particularly during the pandemic—have accelerated their careers, and 88% now consider themselves to be business leaders. However, just 10% of technology experts have reached the elite status of ‘Agents of Transformation’. These individuals represent top-flight leaders who are reimagining and delivering high-value applications and services that create the alwayson, secure, and exceptional user experiences now demanded by endusers and customers.
Respondents cite a fundamental change in the role of technologists, including the skills and resources required to operate effectively and proficiently. At the same time, they say they now contend with soaring complexity and volumes of data from across the technology stack and must integrate a massively expanding set of cloud-native services with existing on-premises systems and tools. • 88% believe that what it means to be a technologist has changed • 84% say the skills and qualities that define an Agent of
Transformation have evolved • 66% indicate that it is now more difficult to be an Agent of
Transformation • One in four say their organization remains stuck in reactive, “fire-fighting mode” • While acknowledging the far-reaching consequences of this change, respondents in the Cisco AppDynamics report note that they need help navigating the technical and operational ambiguities of digital transformation. Specifically, they are looking for unified visibility into their IT environments to better manage and optimize application availability and performance.
The findings also include:
• 77% believe it will be important to invest in application security over the next 12 months to meet customer and employee needs • 71% think their organization will need to invest in observing cloud-native applications and infrastructure • 84% say that the need to maintain the performance of business applications is now more important than ever
