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Can intelligent technology really deliver a high return on investment and what can it offer government and local authorities today? Yvonne Pritchard of Sony Professional Security details the advantages of intelligent solutions within security installations. Surveillance has long been an essential focus for governments and local authorities at all levels, from traffic and hospital  IP security - the intelligent choice monitoring to large-scale security operations for one-off e...

Vigitron has won approval for its manufacturing processes from the international standards body ISOVigitron, the San Diego-based manufacturer of UTP transmission devices, has won approval for its manufacturing processes from the international standards body ISO.The company has been awarded ISO9001 certification, so becoming one of a small number of manufacturers of UTP products for CCTV applications in the world to receive this type of accreditation.The recognition is formal endorsement of a con...

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is using IQinVision megapixel technology"Deterrence is great," said Tim Dame, Investigator for the MassDEP Environmental Strike Force, "but our primary job is to catch people and prosecute them." And catching Bad Guys is exactly what the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is doing using IQinVision megapixel technology:In just over three years, operating on a limited budget, and managing the project on a ve...

SIA releases new Latin America Security Market Report analyzing growth in the physical security marketIncreasing crime in Latin America is driving growth in the physical security market, pushing the sector to $430 million a year in Mexico alone, according to the new Latin America Security Market Report from the Security Industry Association (SIA).The comprehensive, 157-page report examines the electronic and physical security (EPS) markets in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama and V...

HID consolidates its eGovernment passport inlay production into one manufacturing campus in GalwayHID Global, the trusted worldwide leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced that it has initiated consolidation of the company's eGovernment passport inlay production into one manufacturing campus in Galway, Ireland. The consolidation began in July 2009. By the end of 2009, the company anticipates that the significant majority of products related to its e-pas...

HID Global's Dr. Tam Hulusi has been selected to speak under the World e-ID track HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that Dr. Tam Hulusi, senior vice president, Strategic Innovation and Intellectual Property at HID, will speak on the importance of creating a trust-based framework for using identity information in access control systems. Held from 23rd to 25th September at Sophia Antipolis Technology Park in the Frenc...

  Belden and Byres Security Inc. look forward to delivering complete industrial security solutions for customersBelden and Byres Security Inc. (BSI) have announced that they have signed a technology cooperation agreement to jointly launch new products in the area of industrial network security with availability later this year. Utilizing BSI’s expertise in providing practical solutions to protect industry from network and cyber threats, and Belden’s leadership position in t...

Axis Communications maintains its strong market leading position for network cameras and further improves its position in the categoryAxis Communications maintains its strong market leading position for network cameras and further improves its position in the category - global vendors providing video surveillance equipment. This was published in the latest report from IMS Research.The 2009 edition of the annual IMS Research report "The World Market for CCTV & Video Surveillance Equipmen...

GE Security forecast an increase in sales, driven by demand in emerging markets General Electric Co. is seeking to sell its security unit, which builds surveillance cameras and alarms, and may fetch about $2 billion, three people with knowledge of the matter said. GE hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. to find a buyer for most of GE Security, said the people, who declined to be identified because the talks are confidential. Fairfield, Connecticut-based GE asked potential buyers to submit preliminary...

The launch of Genuine HID at the upcoming ASIS EventAs the trusted source for solutions for the delivery of secure identity, the HID name has over the years become synonymous with value, integrity and innovation. HID is selected more than any other supplier in the access control industry because they understand that there are no shortcuts to earning customer trust.Customers tell them that trust is earned by demonstrating that their business is as important to them as their ow...

   Leonid Mukhamedov has joined the management team of Pelco as Vice President of EMEAPelco is pleased to announce that Leonid Mukhamedov has joined the management team of Pelco as Vice President of EMEA, reporting to Dean Meyer, Pelco President and CEO. In his new role Mukhamedov is responsible for Sales, Marketing, Technical and Training for the EMEA region. This area includes the United Kingdom, the Nordics, Europe, Middle East and Africa.Prior to joining Pelco, Mukhamedov was...

Pelco entered into a strategic relationship with Northern Video Systems to market and sell Pelco Select Goods inventoryPelco has entered into a strategic relationship with its Distribution Partner, Northern Video Systems of Rocklin, California, to market and sell Pelco Select Goods inventory. Pelco Select Goods are products that could be overstock products, discontinued products, products being replaced by newer models, and/or Factory Refurbished products. Unlike other companies, these products...

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport has chosen the Pelco Endura 2.0 IP video systemPelco Management is pleased to announce that Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport has chosen the Pelco Endura 2.0 IP video system. Built to accommodate the growing number of international flights to this booming metropolis, this new airport will serve more than 25 million passengers a year.The new Endura 2.0 system will have more than 1,300 cameras, of which approximately 900 are Sarix megapixel c...

Tom Galvin to direct product management for GVI SecurityGVI Security recently announced that Tom Galvin, technical consultant to manufacturers and software vendors for video surveillance products, security consultant for critical infrastructure projects, monthly columnist, patent holder on voice over IP systems, and founder and ex-president of NetVideo Consulting, will direct product management for the company. On May 21, 2009, GVI announced that it had acquired a suite of Video Management...

Panasonic's i-Pro Certified Reseller Programme greatly expands opportunities for the sales channel Panasonic System Solutions is committed to providing a knowledgeable and well-trained sales channel to respond to the growing demand for Panasonic's i-Pro line of IP-based video surveillance technologies. Evidence of that commitment is the tremendous growth of Panasonic's i-Pro Certified Reseller Programme, which promotes education and training to resellers to better enable them to design, imp...

 On-Net Surveillance Systems appointed Adam Messina as Regional Sales Manager, NortheastOn-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (OnSSI), the leading developer of intelligent IP video surveillance systems, announced today that Adam Messina has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager, Northeast. In this role, Mr. Messina will be responsible for managing OnSSI's manufacturer representatives and channel partners in the region as well as developing new business opportunities. The Northeastern Reg...

Pelco management welcomes Jean-Baptiste Hazard as Vice President of Pelco Asia PacificPelco management is proud to welcome Jean-Baptiste Hazard as the new Vice President of Pelco Asia Pacific (APAC). Hazard replaces Herve Fages who has taken on the role as Pelco Director of Global Marketing.Hazard joins the Pelco team after more than 10 years with Schneider Electric, working in areas from strategy and logistics to general management. Hazard has considerable experience working in dynamic and chan...

Wesleyan University has selected the KeyWatcher from Morse Watchmans for control and management of keysWesleyan University has selected the KeyWatcher from Morse Watchmans for control and management of keys on their campus in Middletown, Connecticut. The initial deployment in the school's Public Safety department enabled the staff to maintain better control of master keys and the keys used for high value areas such as the President's office and the Art Gallery. The system, an upgrade from a manu...

  Cruise ships need stringent security measures Baggage x-rays, archway metal detectors, body checks, swipe card readers and more... Michael Lawton for ASSA ABLOY Future Lab delves into the world of access control security onboard cruise ships as they are subjected to the tighter security norms of the IMO and ISPS code.If you wanted to describe the security challenges of a cruise liner, you could think of a hotel inside an airport. When it comes to the...

 OneSign appliance boosts user satisfaction and productivity Imprivata®, Inc the employee access management company, today announced that Westinghouse Rail Systems, a world leader in advanced signaling and integrated control systems for railways, has implemented Imprivata OneSign® to provide employees across five major UK sites and 11 global satellite sites with improved access to a range of business-critical applications via strong authentication management, finger biometrics and s...

The Security Industry Association offers programmes to facilitate overseas businessDeveloping market share overseas can mean the difference between a successful year and a disappointing one, and the Security Industry Association is making it easier than ever for its members to expand into international markets.SIA offers programmes that take the hassle out of doing business in a foreign country. The association's all-inclusive packages take care of things like hotel reservations, arranging for t...

SIA, DSA to conduct webinar on September 9thSIA, in conjunction with the Document Security Alliance (DSA), will conduct a webinar on proposed revisions to the federal "REAL ID Act" on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. ET.Real ID established new security requirements for driver's licenses in 2005 that have been strongly opposed by many states and privacy advocates. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, has proposed the "PASS ID Act" (S. 1261) to replace REAL ID's mandates with requirements...

Kathleen Rhodes has assumed responsibilities as Pelco Corporate SpokespersonEffective immediately, Kathleen Rhodes has assumed responsibilities as Pelco Corporate Spokesperson. In this new role, Rhodes is available to address all media requests for Pelco corporate news and information, as well as handle all requests for interviews with Pelco employees.As a member of the Marketing Communications Department at Pelco, Rhodes reports directly to Howard Carder, Senior Marketing Communications Manager...

Oklahoma Casino benefits from seamless integration Arecont Vision, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, and Instek Digital, the leader in NVR and Hybrid DVR solutions are pleased to announce their extended partnership, to offer a seamless and fully integrated solution with the industry's first full line of H.264 megapixel IP cameras. "Our proven success in IP megapixel technology has built a strong track record for NVR integration partnerships," said S...

Optelecom-NKF is focusing on their vision, developing leading video security and traffic solutions Optelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global provider of Siqura® advanced IP-video network solutions, today announced second quarter 2009 results.Revenues for the second quarter totaled $10.0 million compared to $11.3 million for the same quarter one year earlier.  Revenues increased sequentially from $8.6 million reported in the first quarter this year.The company reported a net loss of $127 th...

On August 14, 2003, New York City and much of New England experienced a blackout. No lights, no air conditioning, no electricity. In all, one quarter of the nation was without power for several days because of an energy grid malfunction. Though it was not the product of a terrorist attack, thankfully, the blackout demonstrated what could happen if the nation's energy systems are assaulted. It was because of instances like the blackout, and other threats to the energy system that energy distribut...

 Intelligent IP video networking combined with cutting-edge traffic analyticsOptelecom-NKF, Inc., a leading global producer of advanced IP video surveillance solutions marketed under the brand Siqura®, today announced its partnership with AID expert, Traficon, and Swedish systems integrator, ISG, in presenting the Siqura TrafficServer™ at ITS Stockholm 2009 (September 21-25, 2009). Optelecom-NKF and Traficon initiated their collaboration in 2008 with the intention of developing th...

 The new Compact and NVR-AS 3000 range  IndigoVision will be revealing for the first time a new range of high-performance standalone Network Video Recorders (NVRs) for its complete end-to-end IP Video solution at the ASIS 2009 show. The new NVR-AS 3000 range has more than double the performance of the company's existing models and has excellent green credentials with extremely low power consumption.Each NVR can record video and audio from up to 64 cameras and playback up to 20 video st...

HID Global announced appointment of Ralf Saykiewicz as Sales Manager, Industry and Logistics, North AmericaHID Global, the trusted worldwide leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that Ralf Saykiewicz has been named sales manager, Industry and Logistics, North America, reporting to Marie-Francoise Glotz, vice president, Food and Animal ID, Industry and Logistics. In his new role, Saykiewicz will focus on promoting RFID tag and reader solutions...

Optelecom-NKF apponts Sandra K. Bushue and John J. Marcello to the corporate board of directorsOptelecom-NKF, Inc. recently announced the appointment of executives Sandra K. Bushue and John J. Marcello to its corporate board of directors."We are fortunate to have the leadership, expertise, and experience of both Ms. Bushue and Major General Marcello as we continue to advance our goal of building the Company into a premier global provider of advanced IP-video network solutions,&quo...