SIA Member Profile: BearCom
Security Industry Association (SIA) member BearCom designs and delivers high-performance wireless voice, video and data communication solutions that boost operating efficiency and increase safety. The company is headquartered in Garland, Texas, and operates coast to coast across the United States and Canada from more than 80 branch locations that provide local design, deployment and service for…
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Emerging Uses of Facial Recognition Technology in the Private Sector: Highlights From ITIF Briefing
The rapid improvements in the accuracy of facial recognition technology over the past few years have opened up many opportunities for commercial use of the technology. Airlines are using facial recognition technology to expedite boarding, luxury apartment buildings are using facial recognition technology to eliminate the need for residents to carry keys and the hospitality…
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Why Your AI Application Needs Better Lighting
There is no question that artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise. In 2018, the U.S. National Defense Strategy identified AI as one of the key technological advancements that will “ensure the United States will be able to fight and win the wars of the future.” This reflects the explicit, executive objective to invest in AI as a national security interest – though shareholders…
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SIA Member Profile: Pelco
Security Industry Association (SIA) member Pelco is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of predictive video security solutions, including cameras, recording and management systems, software and services. Pelco is headquartered in Fresno, California, and has engineering offices in Fort Collins, Colorado, and various sales locations around the world. SIA spoke with Stuart…
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SIA Member Profile: Compass Integrated Communications
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Compass Integrated Communications is a full-service marketing communications firm that has provided successful marketing communication strategies and plans for a variety of clients, including world-class manufacturers and systems integrators. Compass – headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and working as a remote team across the United States and Canada – serves…
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Why SIA Opposes Massachusetts’ Far-Reaching Facial Recognition Technology Prohibition Bill
Massachusetts’ Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on Oct. 22, 2019, to consider S. 1385/H. 1538, an extreme ban on facial recognition technology prohibiting any government entity or employee at the state and local level throughout the commonwealth from “acquiring, accessing or using the technology or any information derived from it by another…
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ISC Events’ Mary Beth Shaughnessy and Trish Moubayed on Women Supporting Each Other in the Workplace
SIA’s Women in Security Forum is an initiative to support the participation of women in the security field through programs, networking and professional growth events and thought leadership opportunities. The group – open to all SIA members – works to promote, recruit and cultivate the leadership of women for a more inclusive and diversified industry. SIA…
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Opinion: Impact Expected From Commerce Department’s Rules on Largest Chinese Video Surveillance and AI Providers
Contributing author Steve Surfaro notes potential effects upon chip makers, investments in artificial intelligence. On Oct. 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations to add 28 Chinese governmental and commercial organizations to its Entity List determined to be “acting contrary to the foreign policy interests of…
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SIA Member Profile: Identiv
Security Industry Association (SIA) member Identiv is a global provider of physical security and secure identification whose products, software, systems and services address the markets for physical and logical access control and a wide range of radio-frequency identification (RFID)-enabled applications. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California, with its operational headquarters in Santa Ana, California,…
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Capitol Hill Symposium on Vehicular Terrorism: Highlights From SIA’s Second Annual Event on Hostile Vehicle Attacks
On Oct. 17, the Security Industry Association (SIA) hosted a free symposium on preventing vehicular terrorism. This event, held at the Reserve Officers Association on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., brought together policymakers, federal agency personnel, state and local government leaders, public safety personnel, project designers, security industry solution and service providers, and other stakeholders…
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