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Mark Modica will work with the ecosystem of resellers, solution partners and A&E professionals Pivot3 Inc., the leading supplier of IP SANs to the video surveillance market, recently announced that surveillance industry veteran Mark Modica has been appointed to the newly created position of Vice President of Business Development, Video Surveillance. Richard Bravman, Pivot3 CEO, commented, “We’re seeing strong growth and marketplace success in our core surveill...

A significant upgrade in the fibre network included installation of multi-mode fibre optic cabling to camera locations It takes an intricate and well-established security infrastructure to protect a port, even a small one such as the Port of West Sacramento. Following strict security regulations from the Department of Homeland Security and US Coast Guard, The Port made the commitment to install a new video surveillance system featuring video management software from OnSSI. At...

Pelco's Sarix TI was developed to make thermal imaging available at an affordable price Pelco by Schneider Electric will display its new Sarix TI thermal imaging camera system at the ISC West show in Las Vegas, March 28 to 30, the company announced. With an all-digital design aimed at delivering the image processing features the industry demands, Sarix TI was developed to make thermal imaging available at an affordable price for mainstream applications where it was once consid...

Accellion has been selected as a finalist for the SC Magazine Awards Europe 2012 Accellion, Inc. recently announced its selection as a finalist for the SC Magazine Awards Europe 2012 within the category of Best Content Security product. Taking place this year on 24 April at the London Hilton, Park Lane, the SC Awards are widely recognized as the most coveted and prestigious awards for the European information security industry; they honor professionals working to secure enter...

Actimize Enterprise Risk Case Manager helps in managing alerts, case development and regulatory reporting NICE Actimize, a NICE Systems company and the largest and broadest provider of a single financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry, recently announced that First Hawaiian Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas, has expanded its relationship with NICE Actimize by selecting Actimize Enterprise Risk Case Manager to suppo...

Benchmark magazine also bestowed NVT's NV-214A-M with the ‘Benchmark Recommended Status’ In a recent Benchmark magazine group test of UTP video transceivers, the NV-214A-M passive single channel UTP video transceiver from Network Video Technologies scored 85%, and the highest product rating overall. Benchmark, the magazine that prides itself on being the only publication in the security industry dedicated to establishing a performance index for electronic security...

The SMR8000 Series offers up to 48-channel megapixel recording with high availability and easy maintenance Surveon, the complete megapixel solutions provider, continues to strengthen its megapixel recording solutions and will showcase its all-in-one desktop megapixel hardware RAID NVR solution, the SMR8000 Series, at ISC West 2012, USA. Supporting eight hot-swappable hard disk drives, the SMR8000 Series offers up to 48-channel megapixel recording with high availability and ea...

KeyWatcher allows proprietary key card access and central control of four campuses When the name San Francisco is mentioned, most people think of the Golden Gate Bridge or perhaps the city’s famous cable cars. In the medical / educational community, the name San Francisco almost immediately brings to mind the University. Unique in its mission for focusing only on graduate school, hospitals and research, the University of California, San Franciscois recognized both nation...

The upgrade involed installation of over 3,000 cameras and a new video monitoring room When Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel in North Carolina decided to undertake a complete expansion and remodel to their existing facility, the Cherokee surveillance staff turned to security systems integrator North American Video (NAV) to provide state- of-the-art video surveillance and access control systems to effectively monitor their casino and non-gaming attractions. The surveillance...

Video cameras across the county help law enforcement ensure safer streets and more livable neighborhoods Throughout Orlando and Orange County, Florida, video cameras help law enforcement ensure safer streets and more livable neighborhoods. Implementation of the area's IP-based video surveillance system began about two years ago, starting small with approximately 17 cameras in the first phase. Since then, the number of cameras has grown to 150 active cameras in a regional video...

   SANS' webcast series aims to empower SMEs to make good risk management decisions "Millions of small businesses assume that Information security is just too complex," explains Jim Herbeck, an instructor for the SANS Institute. "But by breaking down the complete process into smaller, bite sized chunks using the same best practice favoured by larger organizations, SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises) should understand that having good information security is a very realist...

The CyberLock family of access control products by Videx help high risk-businesses lower their insurance premiums with the system’s ability to track and control access throughout a facility. Public facilities like churches, schools, and hospitals are more likely to face loss or property damage due to the high volume of people coming and going. Additionally, key control is a big issue and it can be difficult to secure all areas of a facility. Publicfacilities are considered high-risk by ins...

Intersec 2012 has become an essential expo for manufactures and buyers all around the world The annual security event, Intersec 2012, was held at the International Convention and Exhibition Center, in Dubai. Dahuawas invited as one of the world’s top 10 security manufacturers. As the financial center of the Middle East as well as one of the world’s largest trade ports, Dubai has its reasons to be chosen as the host location, and Intersec 2012 has become an es...

  Infinova's IP cameras were integrated with HCL's wireless IP surveillance Infinova recently announced that over 40 million people were peaceably able to participate in 2010's Kumbh Mela, the largest religious gathering in the world, held January 14 to April 28, 2010, in Hardiware, India, in part due to a surveillance system including Infinova IP cameras. Infinova integrator HCL Security Ltd was recently provided a letter of commendation from the Uttarakhand Police f...

Federal and commercial sectors select eIQnetworks due to an increasing number of cyber attacks eIQnetworks, Inc., the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution, recently announced an increasing number of large organizations and federal agencies are choosing situational awareness over next generation SIEM tools, helping the company post record year-on-year third quarter sales, Q3 FY12, ending January 31, 2012. Revenue was up 60 percent from the same quar...

John will focus on creating innovative security solutions for customers at colleges and universities G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. recently announced veteran higher education security and safety expert, John L. Pack, has joined its team of subject matter experts. With decades of experience in the higher education and campus security environment, John will focus on creating innovative security solutions for customers at colleges and universities around the US. “John Pa...

The new facility will accomodate the combined staff of NAV and Nexus Technologies In a move that reflects an overall increase in business throughout the region as well as North American Video’s (NAV) recent acquisition of Nexus Technologies Group, NAV has relocated their northeast regional office to larger facilities in Pearl River, NY, effective February 1st, 2012.  “The location and added space of the new facility will enable us to offer enhanced services a...

Milestone managers shared important information on new products, tools, and services in the conference Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), held its annual Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS) conference February 12-14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Two-hundred seventy people attended MIPS from the Milestone ecosystem of distributors, system integrators and consultants. A record number of Manufacturer Alliance Partners a...

Opengear, a leading provider of secure enterprise-grade console servers and remote management solutions, recently announced the launch of its next-generation, customisable remote monitoring and management (RMM) gateway product family, the Opengear ACM5500. Opengear makes it easy for MSPs (Managed Service Providers) to remotely monitor and manage their customers' network infrastructure, whether on the road, in an office, or at another customer site. Customised alert thresholds proactively track d...

Pixim Inc., a leading provider of imaging chips for enterprise security cameras,  announced the development of an imaging solution custom-tuned for IC Realtime's line of DVRs and NVRs. IC Realtime of Pompano Beach, Florida has introduced the I-Sniper video security solution. I-Sniper is based on Pixim's latest image capture chip, but Pixim has implemented the technology to produce algorithms that are in sync with IC Realtime's storage and network streaming devices. When I-Sniper cameras are...

 Scott Bryan, RCDD, PSP has been appointed as Vice President of Sales - Access Systems General Manager of Gallagher Security Curtis Edgecombe announced two significant staff appointments to Gallagher North America, Inc.'s growing base. Scott Bryan, RCDD, PSP has been appointed as Vice President of Sales - Access Systems, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Bryan was formerly Vice President of Security, Southeast at Anixter, Inc., where he had a global and national account focus w...

  Mark Shermetaro served on the Lumidigm Board of Directors for two years Lumidigm Inc., the multi-imaging biometric identity management company, recently announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Lumidigm Board member Mark Shermetaro as CEO. Lumidigm Co-founder, Chairman and CEO Bob Harbour will stay on as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective February 1. "We are fortunate to be able to bring someone with Mark Shermetaro's market-focused bu...

Pelco by Schneider Electric announces the release of its DS NVs version 7.3.54 software. With added support for Pelco analytics as one of the key new features, the growing audience of Sarix customers can now use any of 8 analytic behaviors to trigger soft alarms in ControlPoint, the client software for DS. The DS supported analytics include abandoned object, adaptive motion, camera sabotage, loitering detection, and more there are no additional fees for the analytic behaviors, either for Sarix o...

Samsung Techwin America, a leading supplier of advanced video surveillance solutions, has introduced an outdoor 3 megapixel network video surveillance camera with an IR range of 30 meters in total darkness. The SNO-7080R, complete with a 2.8X varifocal motorised zoom lens, can capture 16:9 full HD images at 1920 x 1080p with wide dynamic range (WDR) and features a dual H.264 and MPEG codec. It is IP66 environmentally rated for severe or varying weather conditions and can be powered via PoE and 2...

  HD cameras will still account for less than 15% of the total American in-car police surveillance camera market in 2015 IMS Research forecasts that despite police department budgets coming under increasing pressure across the USA, the HD (High Definition) camera market onboard police cars is set to grow at over 20% over the next four years. This is just one of the findings from IMS Research's latest report on the mobile video surveillance equipment market. Currently Watc...

  Granstream provides over 40 product models, including ATAs, IP phones, gateways and video phones Grandstream Networks, the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions, announced recently they're celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Grandstream's entry into the IP telephony marketplace. Over the past ten years, Grandstream has grown to be a globally recognized provider and has transformed the IP voice and video endpoints landscape...

  Jim's technical knowledge and sales expertise will benefit new and existing SightLogix customers SightLogix, Inc., the leading intelligent thermal camera supplier for perimeter security applications, announces the appointment of Jim Augustine as its new Sales Support Manager for the Western United States and Canada. Mr. Augustine comes to SightLogix with extensive experience in networked systems, security project management, systems integration and sales. "During his br...

Visual Intelligence software delivers enhanced live monitoring and searching capabilities March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, recently announced that Woolworths Limited - an Australian company with extensive retail interests throughout Australia and New Zealand - is deploying new Visual Intelligence software across thousands of existing March Networks video recording systems in a phased upgrade programme. The software delivers enhanced live mon...

 SecureVue reduces STIG audit personnel and administrative costs by 90%eIQnetworks, Inc., the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution, recently published a solution brief entitled, "Configuration Auditing in SecureVue using DISA Secure Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)," outlining how federal agencies can quickly and easily attain consistent, continuous compliance with DISA STIGs and achieve rapid certification and accreditation (C&A) with eIQ's...

Panasonic System Networks Company of America has enhanced the intelligent functionality of the i-PRO SmartHD WJ-NV200 Network Disk Recorder with an expansion kit that adds age and gender estimation, visitor counting, and other functions to the NVR's embedded face matching technology. The i-PRO SmartHD WJ-NVF20 advanced intelligence expansion kit enables new security and business management functionality to be added to installed WJ-NV200 recorders using a firmware update based on an installation...