Ring has launched a new line of smart home security products to help its mission to make neighbourhoods safer. The newest products include the Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Pro, Ring Video Doorbell Pro2 and Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Plus. The new Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Pro...
Technical issues have hit the EU’s updated biometric border control system Entry/Exit System, which could delay its expected launch by several months. The automated IT system relied on biometric components to register travellers from third-countries, visa holders and visa-exempt travellers. It was originally due to be...
With many fire crews also attending road traffic accidents, developing artificial intelligence to make roads safer could help reduce the number of incidents fire fighting teams are called out to. The UN is urging countries to step up their development of artificial intelligence in a bid...
The City of Harare, Zimbabwe, is facing a higher than usual fire risk, after at least 125 firefighters from the area left the Harare’s fire department in seek of greener pastures in the Middle East. According to City of Harare’s Communications Manager, Michael Chideme confirmed the...
Taiwanese officials have set up an independent commission to investigate a run-down building in the port of Kaohsiung – where last week a fire killed 46 people. Authorities have been scouring the building’s ruins to try to determine the cause of the fatal fire, which broke...
Kentec Electronics has released its Sigma ZXT single-area extinguishing control panel for general purchase, after completing full BETA field testing in South Africa, Europe and the UK. The panel benefits from new functionality, an improved display and multiple configuration options for a targeted response to a...
Facial recognition software has vastly improved in the last decade yet there’s still a perception that it’s an inferior form of security and can cause more problems than it solves. ATG Digital’s Ariel Flax is keen to bust those myths. He discusses how far the...
The world’s senior security professionals were finally able to join together to mark the return of International Security Expo, and the coinciding launch of International Cyber Expo. The event took place the 28-29 September, after a nearly 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Thousands of security...
Two people have died and one remains missing after a fire broke out on a luxury houseboat on Sunday in Jozini, northern KwaZulu-Natal. Taking to its Facebook page, the Shayamanzi Luxury Houseboats team wrote: “We are heartbroken to inform you, that as a result of a...
Advanced RF Technologies, Inc (ADRF) has launched a new long-range annunciator, ANN-L, for its public safety repeaters. Unveiled at this year’s International Wireless Communications Expos (IWCE), the ANN-L is the company’s first annunciator which has the ability to extend the range of visual and audible...
