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Securing Auckland City Mission's future with Gallagher Command Centre

Wed, 5th Feb 2025
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Auckland City Mission upgrades security for its new GBP £110 million HomeGround facility using Gallagher's advanced Command Centre technology, enhancing safety.
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Ipsotek partners with Spark NZ to launch AI Vision platform

Wed, 18th Dec 2024
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Ipsotek has partnered with Spark New Zealand to launch Spark AI Vision, an innovative AI Computer Vision platform to enhance workplace safety and efficiency.
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Facial recognition in retail sparks privacy concerns

Fri, 22nd Nov 2024
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Experts warn that facial recognition technology in retail raises significant privacy concerns, with calls for organisations to ensure public acceptability.
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Exclusive: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise expands into critical networks

Wed, 16th Oct 2024
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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is expanding its secure communication solutions for mission-critical sectors across Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji.
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Tenable warns of cyber-attack risks for Paris Olympics 2024 sponsors

Mon, 29th Jul 2024
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As Paris 2024 approaches, Tenable warns of heightened cyber-attack risks targeting key sponsors, emphasising the urgent need for robust cybersecurity measures.
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Live Awareness supports superior safety compliance at one of the world's busiest ports

Mon, 22nd Jul 2024
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SenSen's Live Awareness AI enhances safety and compliance at a leading global port, achieving high detection accuracy despite dynamic work conditions and limited data.
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Optic Security Group Auckland wins top security project award

Thu, 13th Jun 2024
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Optic Security Group's Auckland team wins the Wesco Anixter Inner Range Integriti Project of the Year 2023, showcasing excellence in cutting-edge security solutions.
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Biometrics shift in UK security highlights privacy concerns

Wed, 3rd Jan 2024
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Simon Alderson, of First Response Group, addresses privacy and security concerns emerging from the shift from CCTV to biometric technologies for surveillance.
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Motorola Solutions acquires Rave Mobile Safety

Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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Motorola Solutions acquires Rave Mobile Safety to enhance mass notification and incident management capabilities in emergencies.
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Retailers need to embrace AI to better service customers

Wed, 9th Nov 2022
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New research has uncovered new ways for retailers to use artificial intelligence in concert with in-store cameras to better service consumer behaviour.
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Check Point and CCTV expert join forces to boost protection

Thu, 26th May 2022
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The partnership will involve Check Point Quantum IoT Protect Nano Agent being embedded in Provision-ISR's CCTV cameras for on-device runtime protection.
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Review prompts police to halt plans to use facial recognition technology

Mon, 13th Dec 2021
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Police are pressing pause for now on using facial recognition technology to identify people off live camera feeds, but will still use it on stored footage.
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Eden Park has now joined the SaferCities CCTV network

Thu, 13th May 2021
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Eden Park joins SaferCities' vGRID CCTV network, allowing police and emergency services a live link to major events at New Zealand's national stadium.
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Kiwi Smart City projects win big in IDC Awards

Wed, 10th Jul 2019
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New Zealand initiatives won three categories in the IDC Smart City APAC Awards – Civic Engagement, Education, and Sustainable Infrastructure.
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Melbourne's Metro Trains taps Extreme Networks to power CCTV system

Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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Extreme Networks says the solution will deliver an agile, adaptive, and secure network for Metro Trains that supports its CCTV system.
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Dimension Data and Cisco take anti-poaching tech into Africa

Thu, 10th May 2018
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Dimension Data and Cisco extend their ground-breaking anti-poaching technology to Zambia, Kenya, and Mozambique, aiming to protect rhino and elephants.
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Connectivity and the city: Monitoring on the world stage

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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For just this reason, all eyes (and CCTV cameras) are about to be on the city of the Gold Coast in Queensland for the Commonwealth Games.
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Speedcast expands portfolio with two new system integration contracts

Tue, 18th Apr 2017
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Speedcast has been named the telecoms systems integrator in both contracts, responsible for all telecommunications components.
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Hills revenue declines as company becomes 'solely' technology VAD

Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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Hills saw its revenue slip for H1 of FY17, with the company saying it is now 'solely focused on the value added distribution of tech and services.
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NEC NZ ups local smart city focus

Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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NEC New Zealand showcased its smart city suite of offerings to central and local government leaders in Wellington last week.