CLEAR AND SECURE ACCESS

The IMB Bank building in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, installed a series of Boon Edam entrances, including revolving doors, slimline optical turnstiles, and a swinging access gate. When IMB took up residence in the new facility in 2021, it wanted to balance an open and welcoming entrance for visitors with the ability to secure people, valuable data, and intellectual property. The building’s exterior features two Crystal TQ all-glass revolving doors, leading entrants to the main lobby. The lobby hosts three Speedlane Lifeline Swing optical turnstiles, including a wider one to accommodate access for people with disabilities. Another location in the facility features a Winglock Swing access gate, separating a designated meeting space. The turnstiles provide the bank with greater access control and notify security about instances of tailgating or access breaches.

Mergers & Moves

Blackline Safety Corp. & Swift Labs
The acquisition of the IoT design and engineering consulting firm advances Blackline’s industrial work solutions portfolio.

Allied Universal & Star Protection Agency
With the obtainment of Star, the largest locally owned security firm in Hawaii, plus Total Security Services and the Attenti Group, Allied Universal continues its acquisition campaign.

SALTO Systems & Cognitec Systems
SALTO expands its product portfolio with facial recognition technology through the purchase of Cognitec Systems.

HelpSystems & Terranova Security
The acquisitions of global phishing simulation and security awareness training company Terranova and managed detection and response service provider Alert Logic expand HelpSystem’s overall security portfolio.

Award

Gallagher Mobile Connect, the company’s app-based mobile solution that operates as a digital alternative to traditional IDs and access cards, was a gold winner in the Secure Campus 2022 Awards.

Contract

Proact signed new data center framework agreements worth roughly SEK 3.1 billion ($316. 2 million USD) with Kammarkollegiet, the Swedish legal, financial, and administrative services agency, to continue building IT infrastructure for the country’s public sector.

Announcements

Nokia launched its first U.S. end-to-end 5G testing lab, the Advanced Security Testing and Research lab, in Dallas, Texas. The lab will be focused on cybersecurity.

Partnerships

Investigations
The integration of LexisNexis Risk Solutions into Ontic’s platform offers corporate security teams access to near-real-time and historical data.

Radar Detection
Xandar Kardian announced new partnerships with Orion ECI and GRASP Innovations, which use Xandar’s radar technology devices to improve security system accuracy.

Security Guards
A partnership between P4 Companies and Apex3 Systems offers tailored, intelligent, and client-centered solutions for a wider range of security solutions.