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Proxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of outdoor wireless backhaul systems, announced the launch of its Tsunami QB-62000 product, a multi-gigabit addition to Proxim's comprehensive portfolio of reliable, secure and easily-deployed wireless backhaul solutions.The Tsunami QB-62000 product offers high capacity, extremely reliable and cost-effective point-to-point (PtP) wireless backhaul solutions at rates of 1Gbps full duplex providing a total throughput of 2Gbps. This multi-Gigabit wirel...

 In order to significantly reduce chances of confusion, deploying a good traffic camera is extremely crucialThe association of a quiet residential community in Palm Harbor, Miami was looking to install a surveillance camera at the main intersection to monitor traffic exiting the neighborhood, as a part of its security improvement project. The camera must capture clear traffic particulars, especially the license plate, car make and model, as they would become valuable information should any...

Mr. Throckmorton was also previously employed by by Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies for several yearsOnSSI, the market leader in open-architecture, intelligent IP-based video surveillance software, has appointed David Throckmorton as South East Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Throckmorton, who will be located in a regional office in the greater Miami area, will apply his extensive sales and technology experience to manage OnSSI's business activities in the region, and to ensure the company's c...

Kevin Bozarth will manage the NAV Network team and sales engineering activity North American Video (NAV) recently announced that Kevin Bozarth has been named as Manager of Large Systems Engineering. Kevin brings a wealth of IP, Network and Engineering expertise to NAV. In this newly created position, Kevin will lead the NAV Network team and be responsible for managing the sales engineering activity for large surveillance projects. Kevin will be located in the company's head office located in Br...

Marcus brings a wide variety of experiences to SIA, including work with associations and government relationsThe Security Industry Association (SIA) announced recently the appointment of Marcus Dunn as the association's Director of Government Relations. Dunn replaces Don Erickson, who was named as SIA's Chief Executive Officer late last year. Dunn comes to SIA from Susan Davis International, a public relations firm, where he served as a senior account executive. Dunn's previous work includes n...

  Megapixel cameras from Arecont Vision have helped bank applications     Arecont Vision 2 and 3 megapixel cameras monitor teller transactions and keep watch on bank employees and customers in a proof-of-concept video surveillance system installed for Absa Group Limited, one of South Africa's largest financial services groups. Arecont Vision SurroundVideo 8 megapixel 180-degree and 360-degree panoramic cameras (AV8185 and AV8365) also watch over customer queues,...

Canon gives customers a broad array of solutions to enhance their workflowCanon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging solutions, recently announced that Hilyard's Business Solutions has been selected as a Canon Authorized dealer offering a broad range of the Company's digital office solutions including Canon imageRUNNER and imageRUNNER ADVANCE multifunction systems and imagePROGRAF large format printers. As a Canon Authorized dealer, Hilyard's Business Solutions will also offer Delaware, Pennsylv...

Mr. Warren has also been appointed as chairman and CEO of Canon Information Technology ServicesCanon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, recently announced two senior executive appointments. Joseph Warren has been appointed to senior vice president and general manager of Customer Support Operations for Canon U.S.A., Inc. where he oversees support operations for the Company's consumer products divisions. Additionally, Mr. Warren has also been appointed as chairman and CEO of Can...

Tedjarati will continue to report directly to Honeywell chairman and CEO Dave CoteHoneywell announced that Shane Tedjarati was named to the broader role of President, High Growth Regions, and Stephen Shang will take over as President, Honeywell China, effective immediately. Tedjarati will continue to report directly to Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote. Shang will report to Tedjarati. "Globalisation has been a key pillar of our Growth Initiative for the past decade," said Dave Cot...

  The five companies believe this technology will enable various HD content applications Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SanDisk Corporation, Sony Corporation and Toshiba Corporation recently announced that they have reached an agreement in principle to collaborate on a new content protection technology for flash memory cards such as SD Cards and various storage devices. Under the "Next Generation Secure Memory Initiative," the five companies will sta...

HID Global, trusted worldwide leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that the company's e-government RFID reader technology is being deployed in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain to help create a more robust identity-checking infrastructure in Europe. The company will be deploying its technology through leading system integrators in two additional countries during the first half of calendar 2011. HID's reader modules offer one of the world's fastest solut...

Mr. Smith has worked for MDI Security Systems, ASSA ABLOY, Mace Security International, Sielox and InfoGraphic Systems Corp. PCSC, a leading supplier of products and services for electronic access control and facility management applications in domestic and international markets, recently announces the hiring of Dan Smith as Western Regional Sales Manager, U.S. In this role, Dan Smith will manage the Domestic U.S. Sales for 19 western states. With over 40 years in the Securit...

Responsible for more than 75 million passengers a year and over 2,700 flights daily, this world-class airport is one of the busiest in the nation. A steady increase in the number of flights and passengers has local authorities focused on ensuring that high levels of security, crowd control, and decreased passenger wait times continue to be addressed.Operational overviewAirport facilities include several passenger terminals serving more than 30 airlines, cargo areas with warehouse and aircraft pa...

  Opengear strengthens the Hardware.com portfolio with a range of secure infrastructure management appliances  Opengear, leading provider of next generation console server and remote management solutions, today announced a new distribution agreement with Hardware.com to extend its market reach across the UK. Opengear will strengthen the Hardware.com portfolio with a range of secure infrastructure management appliances with a focus on IM4200, CM4000 and ACM5000 models."We are...

 SIA New Product Showcase (NPS) at ISC West, which will be held between March 27-30 in Las Vegas The Security Industry Association (SIA) is seeking nominations for judges for the 2012 SIA New Product Showcase (NPS) at ISC West, which will be held March 27-30 at the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.Since 1979, the NPS has been the premier awards-based marketing program in the security industry. The 2012 category list has been updated to reflect changes in electronic sec...

  American Dynamics licenses Theia's award winning Image Resolution and Lens CalculatorTheia Technologies is pleased to announce that American Dynamics is making Theia's award winning Image Resolution and Lens Calculator available on their website. Theia's Image Resolution Calculator is a tool that allows users to input video surveillance parameters, and provides the corresponding image resolution.  Users input the camera resolution, sensor size, lens choice and one of 3 variables...

The program is now entering its third consecutive termPureTech Systems, a leading manufacturer of video analytics for surveillance of wide-area critical infrastructure, offers an educational internship program to students attending universities and colleges throughout the state of Arizona who are enrolled in mathematics, computer science or engineering departments. The program is now entering its third consecutive term as schools across the state begin their fall semester. Since its inception,...

March Networks will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Infinova(Canada) Ltd.Infinova (Canada) Ltd., a subsidiary of majority U.S.-owned  Infinova, a global provider of complete video surveillance solutions headquartered in Monmouth Junction, N.J., has entered into an agreement to acquire March Networks Corporation, a provider of intelligent IP video solutions and the market leader in DVR/NVR sales in the U.S., based in Ottawa, Ontario, for approximately C$90.1 million."The combination of...

Al Portal will oversee the domestic U.S. sales team and continue to manage and direct Latin American sales PCSC, a leading supplier of products and services for electronic access control and facility management applications in domestic and international markets, recently announces the promotion of Al Portal to Director of Sales, the Americas. In this role, Al Portal will oversee the domestic U.S. Sales Team, as well as continue to manage and direct Latin American Sales. He wil...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce the Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) with Data Security Extension as a new Standards Department project within the organization's American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standards programme.OSDP was originally developed by HID Global and Mercury Security Corporation (with some recent contribution from Codebench, Inc.) as a communication protocol for interfacing peripheral devices, like card readers, to control p...

Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions was selected by Denver International Airport (DIA) in Colorado to secure their 53 square-mile (137 square-kilometre) facility with Omnicast, Genetec's advanced IP video surveillance solution. Ranked the 10th busiest airport in the world in 2008 for passenger traffic by Airport Council International, DIA was looking to upgrade their outdated analog system to a newer and more ad...

The video surveillance system at the Posco-Malaysia steel factory will be installed by Sensorlink Sdn. Bhd. Their new, state-of-the-art system uses a combination of 1.3, 2 and 3 megapixel cameras, as well as 8 megapixel panoramic cameras, all provided by Arecont Vision. Arecont Vision's camera models feature advanced capabilities such as day/night viewing and use H.264 video compression technology to minimize system needs related to bandwidth and storage. The video surveilla...

 The wireless system from FluidMesh will tend to increase security at Imperial Beach in San Diego, California  Lifeguards at Imperial Beach in San Diego, California were facing failing analog telephone lines and escalating lease line charges on their critical tower telecommunications system. In addition, they were hard pressed to adequately monitor a 50-yard-long section of shoreline after a portable tower was removed from the area during an improvement project in 2009. That section of...

 Fluidmesh wireless technology was used to extend the reach of the existing fiber backbone The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) retained Siemens Industry/Building Technology Division as part of a Design Team to install cameras on 18 bridges between New Jersey and Delaware as well as along a five mile stretch of I-78. (The DRJTBC is a bi-state organization that maintains seven toll bridges and 13 toll-supported bridges across a 200 mile stretch of the Pennsylvania/New Jer...

Arecont Vision's Megapixel Cameras form the core imaging component of the video surveillance system As the "Official Physical Security Solutions Provider," EMC Corp. led deployment of more than $1 million in security industry products to protect the games, including EMC's CLARiiON network storage, which provided about 300 terabytes of storage for video and other security data. Arecont Vision provided megapixel cameras, which were the core imaging component of the video survei...

The decision to opt for megapixel cameras was based on the need for better image quality When installing a video surveillance system, the company chose 3 megapixel and 8 megapixel 360-degree panoramic cameras from Arecont Vision. The cameras, installed by Sensorlink Sdn. Bhd., a local Kuala Lumpur solutions provider, incorporate H.264 (MPEG-4, Part 10) compression to minimize bandwidth and storage requirements while maintaining real-time high definition images. Megapixel came...

Avigilon's high-definition surveillance solution delivers image clarity, performance, and cost effectivenessAvigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance systems, recently announced its expansion into the growing surveillance market in Southern Africa with the appointment of a security industry expert in the region, Ryno Van der Vyver, as the company's Regional Sales Manager for Southern Africa. A 2010 Frost & Sullivan report entitled "The South African...

The Sentinel sonar system is designed to detect, track and classify underwater threats to military ships and harboursSonardyne International Ltd. has delivered two more Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar's to Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific (SSC) in San Diego, USA. The application is undisclosed, however, the systems are based on Sonardyne's latest evolution of its world leading underwater surveillance system, Sentinel. For the first time, Sonardyne is supplying the son...

SeeView's Cloud Solutions provide enhanced physical security for the data centre as well as individual serversIn response to robust demand, SeeView Security, Inc. (SeeView) announced recently that it is launching a formal programme to address the needs of large scale data centre which are increasingly used for cloud computing applications. SeeView's Security's Cloud Solutions provide enhanced physical security for the data center as well as the individual racks and servers operating within such...

  Video Synopsis enables users to browse hours of video in minutesBriefCam, the developer and provider of Video Synopsis solutions for rapid reviewing, analyzing and indexing of video, announced a partnership with leading North American systems integrator Convergint Technologies. Convergint is the seventh largest and fastest growing systems integrator in North America with a dedicated focus on electronic security.Convergint customers will now be able to benefit from BriefCam's award-wi...