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Chief adds new back covers to their lineup of aesthetic accessories: the Fusion Universal Back Covers hide exposed mount, cabling and other hardware for a cleaner look-- without the expense (or lead time) of custom cover solutions.

“Our partners have been asking for a universal solution to cover the backs of displays that would provide a more cost effective and better looking alternative than custom solutions,” Tony Caruso, Product Manager notes. “We’re glad to be able to offer that option.”

“This sleek, aesthetically pleasing cover is perfect for hotels, restaurants, airports and other public commercial areas,” adds Caruso. “Plus, we designed it to work wherever Chief Fusion ceiling mounts, carts, stands and freestanding video wall mounts are used.”

The Wifi Alliance announces the next generation wifi security standard-- Wifi Certified WPA3, a set of security protocols adding on the feature set of WPA2 with capabilities aimed at both personal and enterprise networks.

WPA3 promises to simplify wifi security while enabling more robust authentication, deliver increased cryptographic strength and maintain resiliency of mission critical networks. It remains interoperable with WPA2, even as it disallows outdated legacy protocols and demands use of Protected Management Frames (PMF). While optional at launch, WPA3 certification should become required in the future.

The standard comes in two flavours-- WPA3-Personal and WPA-3 Enterprise. The Personal variant is aimed at consumers, and replaces the Pre-shared Key (PSK) of WPA2-Personal with Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), a technology resistant to offline dictionary attacks. As a result, users can choose natural, easy to remember passwords and data traffic remains protected even if the password is compromised.

TP-Link aims to combine the mesh router with the smart home hub-- the Deco M9 Plus mesh wifi system aims to handle both home wifi connectivity and the management up to 100 ZigBee and Bluetooth devices.

“From everyday activities like streaming Netflix and using smart voice assistants, to occasional video chats with friends or online gaming, our home lives are more connected than ever before,”  the company says. “Today, families need wifi systems that can support the higher demands put on their network, delivering reliable performance in every room of the home. Deco M9 Plus is a powerful solution designed to meet the wifi needs of the modern smart home.”

Savant adds further features and hardware to its IP video and audio distribution systems-- the IP Video platform now comes complete with onboard audio processing, available with either 4 or 8 ports or inputs.

The system automatically extracts 2-channel audio, and down mixes off of most popular surround modes before distribution over the network to any IP Audio device throughout the home.

The company has new single input and output boxes for the IP Video line, making a lower-cost solution for single-source video inputs and outputs for one TV. As a result adding single sources or displays to the distributed video system is easier, and it eliminates the need for costly chassis expansion.

OneVision Resources now supports the OvrC remote systems management (RSM) solution, bringing about a turnkey solution combining the OneVision service platform with the support and management features of OvRC.

The partnership between OvrC and OneVision brings together OvrC troubleshooting and diagnostic tools and the OneVision service platform. Making the partnership possible is the OvrC "groups and permissions" feature set, allowing installers to grant the OneVision team of service and support experts to monitored sites. Such access allows OneVision to leverage to full OvrC feature set to monitor and manage client homes.