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Milestone Systems, the world leader for open platform IP video surveillance management software, has achieved a benchmark this summer: over 1,000 security professionals worldwide have now been certified through special training in the top-of-the-line XProtectTM solutions.Since November 2004, when Milestone Systems introduced its Partner Program for authorized Milestone Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and Systems Integrators (SIs), the business channel and number of partners has grown significantly....

Industry veteran leads development of secure identity products and servicesHID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that Dr. Scott Guthery has joined the company in the role of System Architect, in charge of leading the formulation and development of secure identity-based products and services.  In this newly created position, he will report to Dr. Tam Hulusi, executive vice president, HID Global. Dr. Guthery's hi...

Pelco is pleased to announce that Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has awarded Pelco the 2007 Company of the Year Award in the North American video surveillance market.  Each year, this award is presented to the company that has demonstrated excellence within its industry. According to Frost & Sullivan, Pelco was chosen for this award due to its status as the premier manufacturer in the video surveillance market and its ability to increase revenues at a very str...

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and AZS System AG, one of the major companies supplying comprehensive and complex solutions in the fields of personnel management, time recording, access control and safety technology, have recently signed a licence partnership.  AZS already has experience of LEGIC all-in-one card technology, and the deal means that it now has direct access to the technical ex...

IdentiSys, Inc. recently announced that it has acquired the assets and ongoing business operations of 4Site Systems, Inc., a provider of efficient workflow solutions for both standard and custom digital scanning, variable printing, finishing and mailing applications.  Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.Founded in 2000, 4Site Systems, Inc. is a Minneapolis-based company that specialises in the sale and integration of software, hardware and equipment used for the storage and delive...

Open Options, a provider of access control solutions, has integrated Milestone open platform IP video management software for a total security offering that is scalable to any size installation.The security industry is waking up to the many advantages of IT technology, and open architecture allows integration of once-disparate systems into efficient and effective solutions.  Open Options is on the forefront of this trend with an integration between their NPower DNA™ access control and...

Bewator has announced availability of a new catalogue, which provides details of all Bewator and Siemens branded security products. The combination of access control, CCTV and intruder products makes this the most comprehensive security catalogue available on the UK market.As well as pricing details, the catalogue includes technical product specifications, which will be invaluable to installers and specifiers alike.   According to Alistair Enser, sales and marketing director for B...

Brivo Systems, LLC, the leader in web applications for access control and security systems, recently announced that it has hired William Savage as the new Vice President of Operations.William Savage comes to Brivo from AMAG Technology/Group4, where he was Vice President of Technical Operations, overseeing all technical services for the security management systems manufacturer.  Prior to that, Mr. Savage was with Pelco, where he held the position of Global Manager, Technical Services, o...

Group 4 Technology (G4Tec) remains committed to protecting people, property and information with top-quality solutions as they announce a technology update to its Symmetry Security Management System (SMS).  Symmetry SMS combines all of the requirements needed for building security including access control, video management, alarm management, identity management, visitor management, and command and control into a single deeply integrated security management system for any size organization....

FreedomPay, Inc., the leader in contactless transactions and settlements to the nation's largest hospitality foodservice providers, healthcare systems, Fortune 1000 corporations, and educational institutions, today announced that its online hosted network integrates fully with the read/write capability of HID's iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology.  "The FreedomPay cashless application, when coupled with the iCLASS card, allows employees and students to link funds...

NICE Systems, the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions™ to drive performance, recently announced that it won a major security project award, receiving an order at over US$5 million for the supply of its advanced IP-based digital video content analytics solutions for implementation at a major international city's police force.  NICE was selected to help the city's police forces deter city centre terror and cri...

March Networks™, a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that a major U.S. retailer has selected its digital video software and systems as the preferred solution for the company's new and retrofit store builds in the U.S.The retailer, whose operations include international locations and more than 5,000 sites across the U.S., is already using March Networks IP video systems in a number of its production facilities.  The March Networks solution w...

LILIN, one of the World's largest CCTV manufacturers, has today launched a new web site that provides customers with accurate, easy to access, useful information that will give them a greater understanding of LILIN products.The site, which features up to date product information is the most comprehensive and accurate source of CCTV information for LILIN customers.  It shows a wealth of information about LILIN, its history, products, technology and news and events.The new site is much mo...

March Networks™ (TSX:MN; AIM:MNW), a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that it has received orders totaling $6 million during the first quarter of its fiscal year 2008 to provide its IP video management systems to a U.S.-based big box retailer.  The company anticipates that the orders will be shipped prior to the end of the second quarter.March Networks' advanced solutions help big box, supermarket, convenience, general merchandise and othe...

Bosch Security Systems and Milestone Systems have strengthened their strategic alliance by extending the range of integrated hardware and software products. Bosch Security Systems is a global leader in IP cameras and encoders.  The IP cameras are based on the award-winning Dinion, FlexiDome and AutoDome Modular cameras.  Milestone's XProtect IP video management suite is one of the market-leading open platform IP video management system, with an extensive global presence. ...

Bosch Security Systems today announced that Frost & Sullivan, a global growth-consulting organization, has awarded the company its 2007 Video Surveillance Emerging Technology of the Year Award.  Bosch's Direct-to-iSCSI RAID recording solution received the award because of its value to customers and IT personnel and its competitiveness against the networked video recorder (NVR).  Bosch is a foremost pioneer in iSCSI-based recording technology, which uses the IP-based storage sta...

Mirasys Ltd, a leading provider of video surveillance software for the security industry is this year celebrating its ten year anniversary.Since its founding as a small IT startup in 1997, Mirasys Ltd has grown to become the Scandinavian market leader and a leading provider of surveillance software in Europe and North America.  Today, Mirasys software is used to monitor sites ranging from New York State school districts to holding cells in Queensland, Australia, and from diamond m...

Forward Vision's Mic1-400 was recently tested head-to-head against high pressure water spray from a fire hose.  The test was conducted to confirm the Mic1-400's performance under extreme conditions well beyond its stated environmental specifications.  Constructed of CNC-milled 6mm-thick aluminum or 316L stainless steel, Mic1-400 is IP68 sealed for total protection against ingress and periods of immersion under pressure, providing absolute performance in extreme conditions such...

Octavian Security Ltd, the security arm of the Octavian Group of Companies has announced the launch of its first Canadian office.  To be based in Downtown Vancouver, Octavian Security Inc is to offer manned security solutions to Canadian organizations and also provide high end security consultancy.The UK based, internationally operating security specialist is about to secure its first contracts in the city, which are expected to be in the construction and logistics sectors.  Octavian&#...

Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced it was voted Best Intruder Manufacturer at the PSI Premier Awards, which took place on 5th June at Moor Park Golf Club in Hertfordshire.Exclusively selected by security installers, the prestigious annual awards event and its honorees garner industry respect.  Honeywell was awarded the Intruder Manufacturer of the Year award based on the superior level of customer care and impressive sales performance achieved in the sector throughout the past year."...

On Friday, June 1st hundreds of Pelco employees braved the afternoon heat of Clovis, California, joining Pelco President and CEO David L. McDonald in celebrating the Pelco 20 year anniversary.In 1987, a group of entrepreneur-minded employees walked away from corporate America and staked everything they had on a smaller, niche company called Pelco.  Although founded in 1957 in Southern California, the company recognises the beginning of the "new" Pelco as June 1st, 1987, when it wa...

Hirsch Electronics today announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors; Ayman S. Ashour, and Douglas J. Morgan.   Hirsch Electronics is a privately held corporation based in Santa Ana, California, USA.The board's expansion is a direct response to the continuing growth in Hirsch's business, noted Hirsch president Larry Midland.  "The additional board members will help Hirsch to capitalize on the tremendous growth opportunities we see both...

Axis Communications Inc. hosted its second annual Axis Channel Convergence Conference (ACCC) last month in Fort Myers, Florida: a gathering of their top North American distributors, systems integrators, development partners, strategic infrastructure partners and consultants.  At the event, Milestone Systems, Inc. was announced the Axis "North American ADP Partner of the Year".The Applications Developer Partner (ADP) is a program of international alliances that Axis Communications...

HID Global, the trusted leader in secure identity, today announced that Kathleen Carroll has been designated a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).  The certification demonstrates HID's commitment to taking a leading role in addressing privacy and related legislative issues.In her role as HID Global's director, Government Relations, Carroll has contributed to the development and support of public policies...

Hire signals company's commitment to education marketHID Global, the trusted leader in secure identity, has named Mark Doi director, business development, education market, supporting the company's recently launched HID Identity expertise group, reporting to Chris Sincock, vice president of HID Identity.  In this newly created position, Mr Doi will be responsible for promoting the benefits of HID technology in the education market, especially at the university level.  By workin...

March Networks™ (TSX:MN; AIM:MNW), a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announced today that it has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with a global systems integrator to deliver mobile video surveillance to a large transit authority.The agreement will see the March Networks mobile systems installed across the authority's entire bus fleet in a rollout expected to be completed by mid-2008.  The fleet currently serves millions of passengers each year in...

ADT, Salpomec and UPM Raflatac have announced the opening of a unique Apparel Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Solution Centre.  This new facility demonstrates how RFID can significantly enhance supply chain management and in-store retail operations for garment manufacturers, brand owners, retailers and logistics providers."Optimisation of the supply chain is a vital competitive factor for both apparel manufacturers and retailers alike," says John Smith, Vice President of Ret...

Building controls specialist TAC has launched EnergyEdge, a comprehensive energy-saving programme aimed at helping businesses deliver a competitive edge through reduced operating costs, improved building performance and environments and greater employee productivity.The program is unique in that it promises to help make energy savings at zero cost, on the same day that the assessment is carried out. TAC believes most employers could save 20 per cent from their current utility bills. Althoug...

Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - is celebrating an impressive 25 years as a pioneer in the CCTV industry.  For a quarter of a century it has maintained a global industry leadership position by staying at the very forefront of video management technology.  Today, more than seven million images every second of every day are recorded and viewed using the company's DVRs and network video products.Leading entrepreneur Mike Newton, CEO of AD Group and Deputy Chairman of Dedicated Mi...

ASSA ABLOY's Global Technologies Division (GTD) has announced the departure of its CEO, Joe Grillo, who also serves as Executive Vice President of Swedish parent ASSA ABLOY, AB. "The time is right for me to step down and search out new challenges," said Joe Grillo."Since its formation in 2003, I have had the pleasure of watching GTD grow and mature.  I'm proud of the achievements made by the excellent management team and employees at all three business units making up the Div...