Looking back at the top news stories of the week, we begin with a report from IMS Research, which revealed that the EMEA and Americas wireless infrastructure used in video surveillance were predicted to rise 20% this year. Siemens MD Dave Pickles called for a more intelligent approach to financial planning in the field of HD CCTV, a field he says, “shows no signs of slowing down”.

Dedicated Micros’ Closed IPTV has been shortlisted for the gong of “Security Innovation of the Year” at next month’s Security Excellence Awards, while Geutebruck announced that they will be exhibiting at Security Essen 2010, showcasing their latest video surveillance technology products. Finally, Hampshire County Cricket Club’s Rose Bowl stadium is being protected by a Sony IP security system. Read more security news…

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On today’s mid-week round-up, wireless video surveillance products are increasing in demand around the world, according to IMS Research findings. Senior analyst Niall Jenkins said: “…most integrators see the potential for wireless infrastructure in the commercial, transportation and education markets…” In application news, Siemens’ integrated fire safety and security system has been installed at its Beijing data centre.

Geutebruck has announced that it will be showcasing its latest security innovations at Security Essen next month. Also showcasing its integrated security solutions is Synectics, who will be exhibiting at this year’s Transport Security Expo 2010. And finally, Mayflex and Grandstream Networks are giving customers the opportunity to become Grandstream Networks IP Video Surveillance Certified with their new exclusive training courses. Read more security news…

In the security news round-up for today, Hampshire County Cricket Club has announced that its home stadium, the Rose Bowl, will be protected by a Sony end-to-end IP video security system, purchased from Heston Apex Europe Ltd. Also in application news, Midlothian Community Hospital in the UK is now a lot more secure courtesy of the AC2000 Lite video management system from CEM Systems.

IMS Research has predicted a revival of the Russian video surveillance market in 2010, with a return to pre-economic crisis levels, while Hikvision has created a high quality mobile solution to protect drivers and passengers on the bus services in the Chinese city of Ningbo. Finally, wildlife specialists Wildlife CCTV has teamed up with lighting manufacturer Raytec to capture some rare, never-before-seen footage with the latest in infra-red LED technology. More security news…

To kick start the week, we start from news from G4S, who has announced that it will be showering lucky ASIS 2010 attendees with iPads as it showcases its latest security solutions. Dedicated Micros are on course to receive a Security Excellence Award for its groundbreaking Closed IPTV IP video product solution. For those interested in HD megapixel solutions, IQinVision joined the PSA’s Vendor Programme to make its products more accessible to customers.

The rapid growth of high definition (HD) CCTV has spurred Siemens’s Managing Director Dave Pickles, to call for more intelligent and careful financial planning. And finally, NUUO  has received the Enables certification for its network video surveillance solution from ImmerVision. Read more news…

The final round-up of the week begins with news that Aparto, the physical access control system from Brivo, has been entered onto the US Federal Information Processing Standards 201 Approved Product List in the Caching Status Proxy category. In the latest Security Essen news, Irisys has announced that its IRI 5300 thermal image CCTV product will be launched at the upcoming tradeshow.

A partnership has been struck between Barix and Railtec Systems to provide audio-over-IP for the Montreux-Oberland-Bernois railway in Switzerland, while Fujitec UK has received the Kaba Quattro, a patented master key system, from Kaba. Finally, Emza Visual Sense Ltd has entered into a distribution agreement with Insease Technology, bringing their products to the Chinese market. Read more news…

To sum up the week’s top stories, we begin with an application story from ACTi, who has secured a large-scale investment from Coca-cola Icecek to push ahead with a security project. In pre-Security Essen news, Optelecom-NKF, EverFocus and Bosch have announced that they will be showcasing their latest security solutions at the upcoming show. Siemens stressed the importance of open standards in security at a recent press conference held in Essen.

In corporate news, 3M is to purchase Cogent Inc, a provider of biometric authentication solutions, for $943 million. Abloy UK has opened a new series of seminars for industry consultants and end-users to learn more about security issues in the education sector. Lastly, wireless video surveillance has been an advantage to the fight against crime in the city of Dallas and those who attend ASIS 2010 later this year will get a chance to see it first-hand. Read more news…

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On the mid-week news round-up today, Danbury St. Croix Casino has rolled the dice on North American Video, adopting its video surveillance system for use at their Wisconsin location. Kaba is to install a time and attendance solution at the offices of industrial services provider Cape.

The Perimeter Protection & Intrusion Detection Workshop, taking place on September 14, will be graced with a talk from Navtech Radar’s Jason Burger, while Coca-Cola Icecek, located in Turkey, has made a large-scale investment in a security project from ACTi. Finally, 3M is to purchase Cogent Inc, a provider of biometric authentication solutions for $943 million. Read more news…

In today’s round-up, there’s more news in relation to Security Essen 2010. The advantages of open standards in security were the focus of a Siemens press conference held prior to next month’s tradeshow. Also, Bosch will be exhibiting its HD surveillance solutions and automatic fire detectors at Security Essen.

Abloy UK has opened a new series of seminars for industry consultants and end-users to learn more about security issues in the education sector. Milestone Systems is to start supplying XProtect Go, a free eight channel version of its video management software platform and Codestuff and Controlware have made a distribution agreement to offer the world’s first purpose-built touchscreen based CCTV monitoring, recording and management system.  Read more news…

On today’s news round-up we focus on the latest from upcoming security tradeshows. The latest company to reveal what they’ll be showcasing at Security Essen 2010 is EverFocus, who’ll be showing off their latest CCTV products at the German conference. Secutech 2011 will have a dedicated pavilion for HD/Digital Surveillance products next year.

Wireless video surveillance has been an advantage to the fight against crime in the city of Dallas, and those who attend ASIS 2010 later this year will get a chance to see it first-hand, while CHIRON’s IRIS alarm solution has been exhibited at Security 2010 in Sydney. Finally, Aviglion has appointed Nicolas Cronier as Sales Director for HD surveillance, EMEA. Read more news…

In your final news round-up of the week, Optelecom-NKF has announced it will be at Security Essen 2010, debuting its video range server alongside the rest of its Siqura surveillance solutions. Rhode Island’s Roger Williams University has selected Quantum Secure to upgrade its campus security system.

Bosch has released its 2010/11 price list for the UK market, including all the new additions to its camera range, while Pendle Borough Cancel has adopted a Panasonic surveillance solution to suit its town centre safety needs. Finally, British Home Secretary Theresa May has visited the offices of NDI Recognition Systems, where she discussed a wide range of issues relating to security and licence plate recognition. Read more news…