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Cytech's perennial Smart Home Security favourite Comfort has a few updates to report. The latest version of Comfigurator software has just been made available for download.  It now supports the new KT03 touchscreen which has entered production and will be shipping soon.  Cytech have also just relaunched their website with a new simplified design.  Read on for the details...

UK based BenSoftware today announces SecuritySpy 2.0.9, an update to their multi-camera video surveillance software on the Macintosh platform. With features such as motion detection, real-time compression of multiple video and audio feeds, and network video and audio streaming, SecuritySpy is designed for demanding video surveillance applications. SecuritySpy supports a wide variety of network cameras and video servers, as well as FireWire, USB, and PCI video input devices...

The Idratek guys have been busy.  As well as launching a new version of their website they've also just released a major new update of their Cortex software (version 25).  In addition there are two new hardware modules available too.  The PC/IDRANet interface module (PCU-001)which provides a USB data interface and conventional analogue audio interfaces.  Plus a new push button module - the DBI-001 which is a dual button faceplate with LED indicators and also incorporates two general purpose digital inputs with pulse counting capability. Ideal for simple user interactions such as light switching/dimming or blind control and for connecting any nearby switch type sensors into the IDRATEK network...

Over the past few weeks our xAP forum has been a hot bed of activity as the application formerly known as 'xAP Joggler' has been updated to 'xAP Flash', reflecting its ability to run on other hardware (and indeed any Flash capable browser).  So if you're looking for a Flash based front end to control many different home automation sub-systems then read on for a summary of the new features and changes from Kevin and the beta testers (good name for a band?)...

Touch Panel Control are demonstrating their new Android app for AMX at the CEDIA Expo in Atlanta. The software turns your Android device into a fully functional touch panel for controlling AMX home automation systems.  TPControl will initially be available for the Dell Streak and the Samsung Galaxy and will be ready for a full range of tablet devices from other manufacturers by the first quarter of 2011...