Your first news round-up of the week begins with the story that EMC Corporation is continuing its investment in Verint Systems’ technology by installing their Nextiva IP video security solutions at their corporate headquarters. Brivo Systems is adding industry-recognised certifications in order to signify its dedication to safeguarding customer data.

Ring roads and expressways in India are to have their traffic monitored by Infinova CCTV cameras, while US military bases in Afghanistan are to be given vehicle barricades from Delta Scientific. Finally, Secutech Thailand 2011 will take place between June 30 and July 2, 2011 at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre. Read more news…

In the final news round-up of the week, there’s further announcements for Security Essen 2010, as Samsung reveals that it will be showcasing its latest developments in HD CCTV and intrusion detection at the tradeshow in Essen, Germany. Honeywell will be keeping West Cheshire College campuses safe thanks to a contract to install an integrated building management solution there.

The Security Industry Association has blasted plans to restrict the use of biometric technology in Alaska, saying they would “result in the use of less secure identity solutions”. And finally, Synectics are in much demand across England, being selected to provide both a control solution for London’s Royal Holloway University and a surveillance solution for the West Country city of Bristol. Read more news…

In the world of security this week, it was a big seven days for MOBOTIX. Not only were their IP cameras being used to capture live footage of the still-erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland, their decentralised IP video technology was made available in the United States for the first time.

Good news for marine fauna aficionados as well, as Milestone’s IP video solution was employed at a Dutch Dolfinarium, allowing visitors to view real-time footage of an orca whale. Axis announced that it was to sponsor the Swedish Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, while Samsung rolled out a 22-stop roadshow to demonstrate its Vision 2010 suite of surveillance solutions. Read more news…

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Wednesday’s news round-up begins with a visit to the world of marine life, as Milestone’s XProtect IP video solution is allowing visitors to the Harderwijk Dolfinarium to view live video footage of Morgan, an orca whale. In HR news, Greg Knight has been appointed as CTO at software developers CNL.

CCTV cameras from MOBOTIX are being used to keep a record of repair work on the Medway Queen, a ship that rescued 7000 soldiers from Dunkirk, while the Dean of York Minster himself oversaw the allocation of Romad’s RSP-100 worker protection device at his cathedral. Finally, Samsung have announced the launch of a new range of ONVIF compliant megapixel cameras. The H.264 high-definition (HD) cameras come with IVA capability built-in. See more news…

In the news today, Hikvision and SeeTec have come together, with the former integrating their IP surveillance cameras with the latter’s management software system. Barco were in the spotlight at the 2010 Rental & Staging Awards ceremony, taking home the gong for “Best Lightning Product” for its Cyberlight 2.0

Entelec are making global moves in both Algeria and Abu Dhabi. OTN Systems are using their surveillance solutions to monitor over 300 OTN network nodes in the North African nation while in the financial centre of the UAE’s capital, Sowwah Square, their Sky-Walker Integration platform will be used for building management. Finally, Casey’s Centra Store in Limerick, part of a leading Irish retail chain, has revamped its security system in favour of Panasonic’s IP range. Read more news…

The first news round-up of the week sees good news for SeeTec as IMS Research ranks them as the number 2 vendor for IP surveillance software in EMEA. The company was also placed third in the category of Open Platform VMS vendors. Hamper legends Fortnum & Mason are to have their property protected by over 80 network cameras powered by Synectics.

Staying with retail, Newcastle’s Eldon Square mall, featuring top brands like John Lewis and Marks & Spencer, has seen the installation of Raytec’s Voyager 2 ANPR cameras. Aimetis have seen their Aimetis Symphony software put in all Royal Bam Group construction sites in order to fend off vandals, and the MOBOTIX IP camera is capturing images of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, provider of the ash clouds that shut down many European airports earlier this year, on a live webcam. Read more news…

In your Friday news round-up, Octavian Security are marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Guides by donating money to the Global Girls Fund. Good news for Basler Vision Technologies, as they saw record growth this quarter, with surveillance camera sales up 91%.

IQinVision have announced that all marketing and technical support functions will be organised by their Vice President of Global Sales, Mark Nazarenus, in order to propel sales growth, while ASIS International have formed a committee to develop an Organisational Resilience Maturity Model. Finally, Samsung Techwin America are to go on the road to showcase their Vision 2010 suite of surveillance solutions, putting on invitation-only events in 22 US states. Read more news…

This week in security saw big corporate moves as EverFocus’s capture of a majority shareholding in SCT led to the creation of EverFocus UK, helmed by Basil Singh. Meanwhile, the latest Quarterly Research Update from the Security Industry Association revealed the true savings companies could be making in their cost-per-camera by utilising video analytics.

Britain’s premier technology programme, The Gadget Show, featured one of SALTO System’s access control solutions in a segment aimed at creating a “21^st century hotel room”, while Nedap confirmed that they would be launching their AEOS 3.0 IP video management software at the Security Essen 2010 conference.

Finally, celebrations were in order at HID Global as they marked their 100 millionth shipment of e-government inlays and prelaminates. Read more news…

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Today’s round-up begins with big news on the military front, as EADS Defence & Security enhance US maritime security with the delivery of a second TRS-3D Naval Radar to Lockheed Martin, key contractors to the US Navy. In a show of personal, rather than military, muscle, Vistec Systems will be protecting every branch of nationwide fitness chain The Gym with a robust access control solution from Paxton.

At the upcoming Security Essen 2010 conference, Nedap will be launching their AES 3.0 video management software, and Infinova IP cameras will now be a major line of defence at 22 separate Indian airports to aid in the nation’s fight against terrorism. Finally, Sony’s IP surveillance systems will be installed in the Grossmont School District in the US, with a specific view to targeting school shootings. Read more news…

On today’s round-up, we begin with a report from the Security industry Association (SIA), which states that video analytics and other “enabling technologies” can sharply reduce per-camera costs for leading companies. ADT is celebrating, as it becomes the first National Security Inspectorate Systems Company in the UK to achieve the internationally recognised ISO 14001 Environmental Management System standard.

In application news, Axis Security has been selected to provide concierge services at the old Echo newspaper building in Sunderland, UK. Lastly, Garden State Fire and Security Alarm Company, Inc. based in Aberdeen, N.J., has joined the Honeywell First Alert Professional Dealer Programme. Read more news…