Surveillance & Security News for April 2009

 Two congressmen, Homeland Security inspector general to discuss government role in security industryThree influential, inside-the-Beltway officials, including two members of Congress, will deliver keynote addresses at the Security Industry Association's 2009 Government Summit on June 2-3.The Government Summit annually provides security industry professionals with information and insight about the role of government in the electronic and physical security business. This year, speakers...

Brijot's Whole Body Imaging Solution is Certified as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc., market leader in passive millimeter wave imaging solutions, announced today that it has received SAFETY Act Certification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This certification, which is the highest level of DHS protection, provides legal liability protection to customers and users of the Brijot solution related to an act...

 8% growth in turnover for Basler Components in 2008Basler Vision Technologies has released its 2008 annual report.At €29.7 million, the Basler Components division (digital industrial cameras) increased its turnover by 8% over the previous year (2007: €27.5 million). This increase was predominantly due to the expansion of Basler's international leadership in the fast-growing Gigabit Ethernet camera segment. Thus in 2008, Basler Components consolidated its number two position in th...

 ioimage appoints Zeev Farkash, VP of Global Sales and Customer Services, to the role of CEO ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced today that Zeev Farkash, VP of Global Sales and Customer Services, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.Mr. Farkash replaces Roni Kass, ioimage's founder and CEO who has taken on the role of President in order to focus more on strategy, corporate vision, long-term growth and enhancing the company's leadersh...

 Raytec frequently host practical night-time demonstrations at test nights around the UK and Europe CCTV Lighting experts, Raytec, will be hosting their first interactive ‘webinar' at 15.00(GMT) on April 22nd 2009. The webinar will review their recent CCTV lighting test nights and allow CCTV professionals to share information and experiences in achieving 24 hour CCTV.Raytec frequently host practical night-time demonstrations at test nights around the UK and Europe. The test nights are...

German embassy residential compound in Moscow protected by a Geutebruck CCTV system Following a security upgrade in 2008, German embassy staff in Moscow now live in a residential compound protected by a Geutebruck CCTV system. Renovated to European standards between 1996 and 2001, the embassy accommodation in Soviet-style tower blocks in the south east of the Russian capital is usually reserved for its own staff, but vacant flats are also let to German business people on a temporary basis....

IFSEC 2009 sees the debut of CBC (Europe)'s latest Ganz systems and Computar lenses IFSEC 2009 sees the debut of CBC (Europe)'s latest Ganz systems and Computar lenses, including the exciting new Night Vision and Thermal Vision systems and Thermal Dome camera. They line up alongside the company's popular C-AllView vandal resistant camera with its 36x optical zoom lens option, as well as CBC's Radar Vision, which offers unrivalled detection capabilities.Night VisionNight Vision combines the opti...

ioimage is expanding into the remote video monitoring market ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced that it is expanding in the remote video monitoring market with new technology partners, monitoring companies and end users, bringing the benefits of ioimage edge appliances with remote setup capabilities to one of the fastest growing sectors in the security industry.ioimage encoders and cameras detect and provide instant visual verification o...

 DIGIOP Cares supports Mission 500 We are proud to announce that we are now supporting Mission 500, the security industry's response to children in crisis and part of World Vision.Mission 500 provides food, housing, clean water, education, health and much more to children and families in crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean. At this time, Mission 500 has raised more than $65,000 in donations and currently sponsors 193 children. Mission 500 gives 100% of every donation to the cause.In A...

Smart Media Innovations received Lenel factory certification for it's Mobile Identification and Verification software products UK based Smart Media Innovations (SMI)has gained factory certification from Lenel for it's Mobile Identification and Verification software products and has become a member of the Lenel OpenAccess Alliance Program.The products were tested and certified using Datastrip's DSVII-SC mobile terminal. The products allow specific cardholder information contained within the OnGu...

 Nurizon Corporation have recently announced its expansion into the United Arab Emirates, and other GCC Member Countries Public Safety and Homeland Security solutions provider Nurizon Corporation have recently announced its expansion into the United Arab Emirates, and other GCC Member Countries.Nurizon Corporation is a provider for public safety and homeland security solutions, ranging from Mobile Video Recording, Licence Plate Recognition, and In-Vehicle Mobile Computing Systems through th...

Integrated Biometrics announces an integration partnership with DSX Access Systems, Inc. and Kaba Mas Integrated Biometrics, a leading provider of certified fingerprint identity solutions, announces an integration partnership with DSX Access Systems, Inc. and Kaba Mas. These integration partnerships extend each company's access control systems to include a single and multi-token finger-based biometric solution."The success of fingerprint identity solutions is based on speed, accuracy and u...

 Chloé Nelkin, Chair of East Wing VIII, praised the work of the First Security team at art show eventFirst Security recently received high praise for its work in protecting contemporary works of art at a fashionable London art exhibition. The company sponsored The Courtauld Institute of Art's East Wing Collection VIII by providing officers for its private viewing to celebrate the collection's anniversary at Somerset House.This East Wing Collection, called ‘On Time', is a contem...

 BSIA is supporting the Home Office in its ongoing work to prevent burglaryThe British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is supporting the Home Office in its ongoing work to prevent burglary through an initiative to provide discounts on professional property marking systems, whilst also emphasising the importance of quality security products and systems installed and maintained to professional standards.John Bates, BSIA Chief Executive, comments: "The BSIA is extremely supportive of...

 ADI Global Distribution (UK) has signed an agreement with Xtralis to distribute its CCTV products in the UK and Ireland ADI Global Distribution (UK) has signed an agreement with Xtralis to distribute its CCTV products in the UK and Ireland.Xtralis is a leading provider of early warning safety and security systems with more than 45,000 security systems installed in locations around the world. The Xtralis security portfolio includes the ADPRO FastTrace event-based video recording and transmission...

 The UK's popular Big Brother reality TV series uses Bosch's MIC Series PTZ cameras Now in its tenth successful year, the UK's popular Big Brother reality TV series uses Bosch's MIC Series PTZ cameras.MIC cameras are synonymous with Big Brother, having been used from the programme's start in 2000. Images of the cameras are used to promote the series and to bridge links in the programme itself. To help get the first series on the air the team from Forward Vision, who designed the MIC cameras...

ioimage video analytics protecting $15 million worth of luxury cars at Porsche car dealership ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances, announced that its video analytics solution has been installed to prevent theft at the Porsche car dealership and showroom in Sunninghill Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.With approximately 100 vehicles, each worth on average $150,000, the dealership was looking for a reliable security system that would accurately and dependably detec...

   Bosch provides digital Public Address and Voice Alarm technology at London's newest DLR station Passengers at London's newest DLR (Docklands Light Railway) station, Woolwich Arsenal, can hear station announcements clearly, thanks to sophisticated digital Public Address and Voice Alarm (PA/VA) technology from Bosch Security Systems. The system was installed at the station by PEL Services, one of the UK's foremost providers of commercial sound and communica...

 Controlware guarantees high quality surveillance to provide long term protection for Warrington CollegiateLeading IP CCTV specialist Controlware has supplied an advanced surveillance solution that helps reduce the threat of crime and improves safety for staff, students and visitors to the college whilst saving costs.Warrington Collegiate offers a wide variety of academic, vocational and business courses for more than 7,000 students. In 2008, the £27 million re-development of the Winw...

LEGIC exhibits its contactless smart card technology at IFSEC 2009With the World of LEGIC the company presents at IFSEC 2009 its contactless smart card technology for personal identification in a large variety of applications, solutions and services.The focus of this year's fair presence by LEGIC Identsystems Ltd from 11-14 May in Birmingham, UK is on the unmatched variety of applications for the state-of-the-art contactless smart card technology. In Hall 4 / Stand B75 in the World of LEGIC, th...

 CBC (Europe)'s innovative Radar Vision system has been named a Finalist in the prestigious IFSEC Security Industry Awards CBC (Europe)'s innovative Radar Vision system has been named a Finalist in the prestigious IFSEC Security Industry Awards. The surveillance based intruder detection system will now go on to compete this May in the Intruder Alarm Product of the Year category."Radar Vision's success is part of an internationally recognized, high profile awards scheme, which acknowled...

 IFSEC will be the platform for another wave of Gemini developments Bold Communications provides open platform integrated security management solutions for alarm receiving centres and other types of control rooms. The new Gemini software from Bold, already shortlisted for the IFSEC 2009 Integrated Product of the Year award, has been created within the Microsoft .NET platform. The user interface is based on Office 2007 screen styles.Gemini already integrates with a wide range of third party...

Pelco is excited to announce that it will once again be participating in IFSEC 2009 Pelco is excited to announce that after careful evaluation and reconsideration, it will once again be participating in IFSEC 2009. This is a shift from an announcement made late last year that the company would not participate at the 2009 IFSEC show."Following some last minute discussions with the show organizers we have reached agreement for Pelco to exhibit in the IP section of the show, albeit with a muc...

  Asis international announced Dr. Sally Leivesley will be keynote speaker at the 8th ASIS International European Security ConferenceASIS International has announced that Dr. Sally Leivesley, Managing Director of NewRisk Limited, will be the opening keynote speaker at the 8th ASIS International European Security Conference which will be held in Montreux, Switzerland on 26-29 April 2009.Dr. Leivesley PhD advises governments and companies on catastrophic risk, public protection, con...

 Sentry 360 Security, Inc. publicly released its open architecture SDK to the IP Video security industry The point of 360-degree panoramic video is to solve the problem of blind-spots and poor resolution by reducing camera (CCTV) counts and delivering complete situational awareness.Two forms of Sentry 360's SDK have been developed; a high-level and a low-level API. The High level API is designed to work exclusively with Sentry 360 devices. By combining the best megapixel sensor technol...

 International CTIA WIRELESS 2009® International CTIA WIRELESS 2009® closed after a riveting keynote address by former Vice President Al Gore, who emphasized that the wireless industry is “one of the great success stories in the American economy.” The continued development of wireless infrastructure is a key indicator fueling the communications revolution. Gore noted that the U.S. has the most competitive wireless industry of any nation in the world, and “because o...

 VSG expands its facilities at headquarters in NorthamptonA commodious and well-equipped new Training Academy is the centrepiece of the massive office extension recently completed by VSG, the UK's fastest growing provider of security services, at its headquarters in Northampton.Implemented in response to the rapidly increasing demand for the company's services in both the manned guarding and electronic security sectors, the extension provides VSG with an additional 7,500 sq ft of floor spac...

 The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified three data communication protocols as standards for electronic security devicesThe Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified three data communication protocols as standards for electronic security devices as part of an effort to improve the ability of the devices to work with each other.Access control, video surveillance and other components of security systems often use communication formats that are incompatible with each ot...

  New strategies emphasize video solutions provider's commitment to service, simplicity and integration SAMSUNG | GVI Security announced that it has reconfirmed its commitment to providing exceptional  service and support during a time of off-shore product expansion, rapid technology change, increasing supply risk and a widening gap for reliable and quality support. GVI considers simplifying this increasingly complex environment to be a top priority. "Our channel par...

 AES-IntelliNet announced that Jerry Phillips has joined as Sales Manager for South Central USA RegionAES-IntelliNet announced that Jerry Phillips has joined their sales team managing the South Central USA Region. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, Jerry's territory will include Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. In this capacity, Jerry will be responsible for reaching out to e...