On today’s news round-up, Apollo has installed its fire detection system at Northern Ireland’s award winning Ulster Museum as part of a £17.5 million refurbishment programme. Over in North America, March Networks has announced that it has received orders totalling more than $2 million from a financial institution ranked among the top 15 largest in North America. The orders extend the bank’s current March Networks installation to more than 1,000 retail banking branches.

In events news, the British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) Export Council has given an exclusive preview of what visitors can expect to see at this year’s Intersec exhibition, taking place in Dubai next week. Navtech has also announced that it will be showcasing its sophisticated AdvanceGuard wide-area surveillance solution, as well as enhancements to the witness processing system which drives and controls it. TDSi will also be at Intersec 2012, demonstrating how organisations can benefit from the integration of its new EXgarde product with Texecom’s Premier range of intruder alarm system panels. Read more security news...

As preparations for IFSEC 2011 come to a crescendo, Barix announces that it will be exhibiting a number of products, which it has integrated with leading software and solutions providers in the security and surveillance market. HID Global will also be showcasing its latest advances and offerings in solutions for physical and logical access as well as secure card issuance at show. For those attending Cards Middle East 2011 in Abu Dhabi, HID Global will also be present to highlight its broad portfolio of advanced printing and encoding solutions.

In other news, Basler Vision Technologies has appointed Jalmari Vaissi as its new director of sales for IP cameras. Lastly, in application news, March Networks has announced that a large financial customer will deploy an additional 1,000 of its IP cameras, embedded video analytics and Video Management System (VMS) software across more than 120 retail branches before the end of 2011. Read more news…

On today’s midweek round-up, CEM Systems’ security management solution has been deployed to reinforce security at the Cadbury Kraft Food site in India. Over at the Mayflex headquarters in Birmingham, the Mayflex Trade Counter has been given a new lease of life with new product displays and more offers for customers. In corporate news, Arecont Vision has made four new appointments to bolster its sales team.

To help alarm engineers avoid hours of wasted call outs to deal with false alarms, Chiron has introduced its IRIS Touch alarm signaller range, which ensures robust dual-path alarm transmission using the GPRS network scan feature. Lastly, Verint will be showcasing its new portfolio of security systems at IFSEC 2011. Read more security news…

On the mid-week round-up today, at the upcoming annual Manchester Security event, “Security – whatever the cuts” will be at the centre of the agenda as attendees learn about how investing in security solutions during an economic downturn will help them reduce losses associated with threats such as theft and vandalism. Cassadian has boosted its global security electronics business by entering into an agreement to acquire the majority shareholding in South African Electronic Warfare specialist company, Grintek Ewation (GEW).

In other news, Optex and EMCS have joined forces to dramatically drive down the false alarms blighting the security of several sites. A survey conducted by the International Professional Security Association (IPSA) has revealed that buyers of security services desire continued regulation. Lastly, SALTO has promoted Gus Dosanjh as Technical Services Director UK at SALTO Systems. Read more security news…

To start the mid-week round-up, we begin with Optelecom-NKF, who will be highlighting their complete video security and surveillance solutions at ISC West 2011. Bosch has launched its new partner programme for its Building Integration System (BIS) – a modular platform for central alarm management. Pivot3 is riding high, as it has been selected by the Wall Street Journal as part of the top 50 venture-backed companies.

In other news, the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames has chosen a hybrid digital recording system solution from Wavestore to upgrade and expand its surveillance system. Lastly, Timet, one of the world’s largest suppliers of high quality Titanium products, has chosen a surveillance solution from Chubb Electronic Security to monitor production at its Witton Mill plant in Birmingham. Read more security news…

In the news round-up today, we take a look back at the top news stories of the week. To help with the ongoing relief effort in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Sepura has provided a number of hand-held radios and ancillary equipment to the UK International Search and Rescue Team. Looking ahead to the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, the BSIA has welcomed a revised security strategy for the Games. For those preparing to attend the upcoming ISC West tradeshow, Verint will be showcasing its latest surveillance solutions and the Security Industry Association (SIA) will be hosting a Security Equipment Integration Working Group (SEIWG) workshop.

In other news, at the Spire Shawfair Park Hospital, a CEM AC2000 Lite security management system has been installed by ADT Glasgow to secure patients, visitors and the state-of-the-art medical equipment at the hospital. To add to its latest “Security in Schools Series”, ADT has released “A Guide to Intruder Detection in Schools,” which offers practical steps to help ensure the protection of school facilities, staff, students and visitors. Lastly, Korean retail giants Home plus and Shinsegae E-mart are utilising HID’s FARGO HDP5000 high-definition printer/encoders to introduce a pilot digital gift card issuance project. Read more security news…

In the mid-week round-up, we begin with news from Sepura, who has supplied radios to support the rescue and relief work in the aftermath of the devastating affects of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. To add to its latest “Security in Schools Series”, ADT has released “A Guide to Intruder Detection in Schools,” which offers practical steps to help ensure the protection of school facilities, staff, students and visitors from the growing threats posed by criminal activity and anti-social behaviour that occur on school premises.

Looking ahead to the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic games, the BSIA has welcomed the revised security strategy for the Games, which outlines the key aims and objectives for police, government agencies, organisations and departments responsible for delivering a safe and secure Olympic Games. For those preparing to attend the upcoming ISC West tradeshow, Videx will be giving away its CyberLock Access Control Starter Kit and Barix is set promote its complete IP paging and public address systems for professional security applications. Read more security news…

On the news round-up today, Verint will be showcasing its latest surveillance solutions at next month’s ISC West 2011 show in Las Vegas. Tyco Security Products have planned to highlight their range of innovative and fully integrated access control, intrusion & video products at the much-anticipated IFSEC 2011 show. In application news, to help protect visitors, staff and treasures, the Toledo Museum of Art has deployed a comprehensive security system that integrates policies, procedures, personnel and hardware, including the Morse Watchmans key control and management system.

In other news, over two hundred channel partners from around the globe will attend the Gallagher Group’s security conference in Hamilton, New Zealand, prompting the need to move off-site to a larger venue. Lastly, the Annual BAPCO 2011 Conference and Exhibition taking place 13th – 14th April, will offer a unique insight into the future of integrated communication and information technologies designed to improve, plan and deliver public safety information, communication and data services. Read more security news…

On the mid-week round up today, SightLogix is set to unveil its Video Security Trailer at Border Security Expo 2011, along with a whole host of visible and thermal outdoor video analytics cameras. At this year’s IFSEC 2011, Samsung will demonstrate its new Samsung City concept on its largest booth ever, showcasing all its latest security solutions. Bosch is riding high as its new commercial loudspeaker ‘Vari-directional Array’ wins the prestigious InAVation Award.

In other news, ADT’s electronic fire and security solutions have been installed at Dublin Airport’s new Terminal 2 (T2) to enable visitors to stay safe and have a pleasant experience travelling through the airport. Lastly, according to GB Monitoring’s Operations Director, Tom Smith, many councils across the UK are facing the prospect of having their manned CCTV monitoring stopped due to budget cuts. Read more security news…

On today’s mid-week round-up, SALTO’s new RFID hotel lock made a good impression on exhibitors visiting this year’s hospitality show hosted at the NEC Birmingham. At Dublin’s newest designer hotel, The Gibson, SALTO’s bespoke electronic access control solution also impressed, as it was chosen to secure the hotel’s 252 guest rooms and suites as well as a number of back-of-house doors and lockers.

Infinova has announced that the largest distribution centre in the world for small commodities, the Yiwu International Commercial Centre in Zhejiang Province of China, is using three sets of Infinova’s large scale matrix switchers and nearly 400 pairs of Infinova digital fibre-optic modems to transmit video images. In corporate news, Brickcom IP cameras have been integrated with Milestone’s XProtect open platform IP video management software to offer flexible IP surveillance solutions. Finally, IP alarm-signalling manufacturer Chiron has made two senior appointments to expand its business development team. Read more security news…