Smart glass: where aesthetics, discretion, and security converge

xmiddlex September 17, 2023

Although the first experimental implementations of smart glass date back to the 1960s, its mass commercial use began a few decades later. Due to its multiple applications in different verticals, this technology is attracting more attention today By: Nermin Kabahija; E-mail:

See What’s New: Quick & Easy with IP Video System Design Tool

xmiddlex July 28, 2023

VIVOTEK has integrated with JVSG (IP Video System Design Tool) to make the design of professional video surveillance systems quick and easy. With the IP Video System Design Tool, users can calculate the precise lens focal length and viewing angles of all cameras in seconds, and check the field of view of each camera. This […]

Smoldering Threat: Are Lithium-Ion Batteries a Real Danger to People and Property?

xmiddlex July 20, 2023

In the era of digital innovation and mobility, lithium-ion batteries are the beating heart of the industry and everyday devices such as phones, laptops, electric bicycles, and scooters. However, does this heart pump excessively “hot” blood at a time when fires associated with these devices are becoming more common, and what is the industry’s response […]

False Alarms in Intrusion Detection

xmiddlex May 12, 2023

If you thought that once you have determined that an alarm is false, you can breathe a sigh of relief, think again. Even without a real threat, every false alarm is a source of frustration, costs for the user and the authorities, as well as damage to the reputation of the manufacturer. By: Mirza Bahić; […]

Multisensor Cameras Become More Powerful Than Ever

xmiddlex May 12, 2023

Wide-area monitoring is an important part of video surveillance, especially for end users maintaining large, spacious areas such as airports, parking lots, and warehouses. Yet the challenge has always been the fact these areas need to be covered by multiple cameras, which can be costly and cumbersome to deploy. Source: asmag.com; E-mail: editorial@asmideast.com  A

CYBER SECURITY – ChatGPT as a Security Phenomenon

xmiddlex May 12, 2023

After the popular ChatGPT recently suffered a data breach, Europol and security companies scrutinized it as a potential ally but also as a suspicious phenomenon in the virtual perimeter of cyber security By: Mirza Bahić; E-mail: editorial@asmideast.com The research company OpenAI recently confirmed that in March 2023, the widely popular ChatGPT AI bot was indirectly […]

Security 50: Growth has returned to security industry

xmiddlex January 12, 2023

Most of the companies on the Security 50 list achieved significant growth in 2021. However, 2022 ends with the security industry beginning to address issues that point to major challenges in 2023. In last year’s Security 50, something unprecedented happened, with more companies – 28 – reporting revenue declines than growth in the height of […]

Qatar, a Place Where History Was Made

xmiddlex January 12, 2023

Although many criticized FIFA’s decision to entrust the organization of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to a small desert country with marginal sports history in the month of December (a precedent in itself), the World Cup in Qatar turned out to be the best one so far. Fantastic football was witnessed, the matches were visited […]

Trends in access control and video surveillance

xmiddlex January 12, 2023

Asmag conducted research on the maturity and suitability of technologies being used in the security market. Based on feedback from 323 market players, we have identified technologies that are already making a big impact in video surveillance and access control, as well as those that are emerging Source: asmag.com; E-mail: editorial@asmideast.com Digital transformation in

Dynamic Event Filtering

xmiddlex December 21, 2022

OPTEX’s ONVIF-compliant LiDAR REDSCAN Pro series allows the ability to create alerts based on specific detection criteria or logic. Alarms can be raised based on the sequence of zone detection or based on detection in multiple zones. One zone would be considered a ‘judgment zone’ and the second as an ‘alert zone’. With this REDSCAN […]