Interview: Alex Lapirov, CEO, Microavia

xmiddlex May 12, 2023

We saw an overwhelming demand for UAVs in GCC and moved our operation to Dubai. This opened a whole new pool of talented engineers for us and the possibility of working closely with organizations throughout the MENA region. We pride ourselves on producing and developing most of our hardware and

a&s Middle East No.2

xmiddlex May 12, 2023

EDITORIAL DIGITAL ISSUE EDITORIAL Second Time’s the Charm Welcome to the second edition of our a&s Middle East magazine. In line with our quest to stay at the cutting edge of all things security, we want our second time to be the charm. Our main topic, false alarms in anti-intrusion, will give you an array […]

Milestone Systems Celebrates 25th Anniversary

xmiddlex March 13, 2023

Milestone Systems, a leading provider of open platform video management software, announced that it is celebrated its 25th anniversary on 23 February 2023. The company was founded in 1998 by engineers John Blem and Henrik Friborg Jacobsen. The pair started the business from a basement and had approximately USD $11,500 in seed funding. Today, Milestone […]

Orpheus Theater Chooses Bosch Praesensa Evacuation System

xmiddlex March 10, 2023

One of the five largest theatres in the Netherlands, Theater & Concert Orpheus, has selected Bosch’s Praesensa for its new evacuation system. The theatre has three halls with a seating capacity between 242 and 1,286 and a restaurant. The requirement was to upgrade the current solution to meet the necessary regulatory requirements for public buildings […]

Real Time Monitoring to Significantly Drive Security Sensor Market

xmiddlex March 8, 2023

Real-time monitoring and the ease of data retrieval for advanced physical and digital security are driving the need for security sensors. This is according to Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Sensor Technologies Impacting the Physical and Digital Security Market. The research found that by 2025, there will be a significant increase in the use of […]

HID Expands Healthcare Offering

xmiddlex March 6, 2023

HID has acquired Guard RFID, a leading provider of real-time location services (RTLS) hardware and software solutions in the healthcare space. “Bringing Guard RFID and its innovative RTLS technology into the HID family allows us to enhance our healthcare presence to better protect patients and staff,” said Björn Lidefelt, EVP and Head of HID. “As […]

Higher Efficiency for Construction Projects

xmiddlex March 3, 2023

Hikvision announces a collaboration with Evercam, a construction time-lapse and project management software developer, to provide a joint solution that can help construction companies optimize performance and minimize risk on their large projects. Evercam software gives construction managers an insight of what is actually happening on project sites, at any time. They can

The European Commission Banned Employees From Using TikTok

xmiddlex February 27, 2023

The European Commission has instructed its employees to remove the TikTok app from their personal and business phones for security reasons, Politico reported. It is expected that other EU institutions, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament, will take similar steps in the near future. TikTok, a social network owned by a […]

7th Edition OFSEC – Oman’s only and most comprehensive summit & expo on fire, safety and security

xmiddlex February 16, 2023

OFSEC EVENT 2023 is designed to meet the needs of the local, regional and international markets by linking practitioners, suppliers, distributors and manufacturers from the fire, safety, HSE and security industry, with key decision makers from the government and private sectors, making it a definitive networking platform, where new projects and partnerships are initiated

UAE Minister: Don’t demonise AI as it will be a part of our lives

xmiddlex February 14, 2023

“One thing that I would like you all to be aware of is that the speech that I just read out is fully written by AI. This is really not my style but something I insisted on. My communications team was on edge and advised me not to go ahead publicly as a Minister of […]