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The certification authorises Milestone partners to sell and implement XProtect IP software Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, has invested in a partnership with Connex International, Inc. to deliver training and certification services to the company's expanding global partner channel.The partnership is based on a global service agreement for Connex International, Inc. to provide security and surveillance training for certification in Milestone IP video...

G4S is the premier supplier of security manpowerG4S provides total security solutions for building owners and managers, encompassing technology innovations to make commercial real estate and corporate campuses more secure along with personnel in the form of contracted security officers. G4S, formerly known as Wackenhut, shared with attendees at the BOMA show the company's vision to deliver a new category of integrated security solutions that combines manpower and technology."In the past, bu...

Alexander Fernandes, President and CEO of Avigilon, with the Red Herring North America 100 AwardAvigilon, the performance and value leader in high definition and megapixel video surveillance systems, announced it has been named to the Red Herring's North America 100 list, a prestigious list honouring the year's most promising private technology ventures in North America. The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of thousands from across North America. Winn...

PSA acknowledged Arecont for providing it with outstanding service and quality surveillance productsArecont Vision, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology proudly announces their acceptance of the PSA Outstanding New Vendor Award at this year's PSA Tec 2010 Show. This award was created to acknowledge PSA vendor partners who provide PSA with outstanding service and quality products. Winning vendors were selected based on achieving high scores on a survey completed by PSA memb...

L to R: Bill Bozeman, Frank DeFina and Jeff Baxter at the PSA-TEC International Security ConferenceSamsung Techwin America, a global supplier of video surveillance products combining superior performance and value, continued to spread word of its new Vision 2010 product roll-out at the PSA-TEC Annual Conference. In addition to announcing a strategic partnership with PSA Security Network, Frank DeFina, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Samsung Techwin America, and Bill Bozeman,...

SituCon Systems, an Axis partner in Port Washington, deployed more than a dozen Axis PTZ network camerasMissionWhen police unravelled a Columbine-like plot that included a planned assault on emergency first responders, it forever changed the psyche of the quaint seaside town of Marshfield, Mass. The police department and emergency management agency wanted to improve public safety by installing video cameras in several high-risk public buildings. But since cameras were going into areas where they...

Pictured on the podium at the Le Mans 24 Hours are  the RML AD Group co-drivers: Andy Wallace, Tommy Erdos and AD Group's CEO Mike NewtonPhoto: David Lord/DailysportscarEntrepreneur and long-term racing driver Mike Newton, who is the CEO of CCTV specialist AD Group - the parent company of Dedicated Micros - was celebrating on the podium at the world-famous Le Mans 24 Hours on Sunday after coming third in the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class alongside co-drivers Brazilian Tommy Erd...

IQinVision partner integrators, installers, and engineers will now find it easy to design IP video systems IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel network cameras, smart IP cameras, and network video recording systems, announced that the on-going process to further improve the IQeye.com website has reached an important milestone with the release of five new and updated IQdesign Tools. Now, registered users can calculate bandwidth and storage, frame rates, energy consumpti...

Owners of electronic security buying cooperative will provide technical support for Samsung IP cameras Samsung Techwin America, a global supplier of video surveillance products combining superior performance and value, announces the availability of Net Tech Support through the PSA Security Network of security systems integrators. Owners of the world's largest electronic security buying cooperative will now provide network technical support for Samsung's suite of network (IP) cameras as one facet...

The casinos use AXIS 231D+ and 233D PTZ Dome Network Cameras for broader coverage of gaming areasMissionAs the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma began to expand its casino operations, tribal leaders realised that many of their facilities had outgrown the limitations of their existing analog surveillance technology. In looking to modernise their security system, they sought an open IP-based solution that would provide secure, evidentiary-quality video recordings, operate at 30 frames per second and...

"We are a public facility that needs to be hospitable and accessible to the community on the one hand, but on the other hand, we see changes in such growing communities as ours where crime becomes more of an issue.  We are committed to ensuring the safety of both our patients and employees," says the Executive Vice President at a hospital in New York State. "It's a vulnerable population with many of the patients being elderly or psychiatric, and we have to protect them at the same time as t...

NAV's achievement proves its market leadership in integrated security and surveillance systemsNorth American Video (NAV), market leader in the design, engineering and service of integrated security and surveillance systems, has achieved Platinum Level status in the Honeywell Integrated Security Dealer Service Certification programme. The top-level designation recognises NAV's substantial investment in implementing programmes, processes, tools and training to ensure superior support and services...

SIA's leadership highlights its commitment to providing results for the entire security industryA New Jersey lawmaker introduced a bill that would enact a key legislative fix sought by a Security Industry Association (SIA)-led coalition.The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 requires electronic devices to meet certain efficiency standards while in "no-load" mode. The requirements apply to security and life safety devices - such as video surveillance and acces...

The webinar covered dos and don'ts of video surveillance, scalability and multi-service networks etcPhysical security is becoming a critical topic for healthcare, housing authorities, education institutes, retail and commercial applications. Many of those entities have chosen to install network-based security and surveillance system in order to proactively combat violence and vandalism, and provide a safe environment.In the online webinar Adam Thermos, former Criminology Professor and an establi...

Tour of Dallas Airport to highlight new Security Operations Centre featuring the Avigilon HD Surveillance SystemAvigilon, the performance and value leader in high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance systems, announced that one of its flagship customers, Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, is being showcased to a delegation of airport executives from Latin America. Sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and managed by the American Association of Airport Executives, the D...

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The CCTV system features one of the gaming industry's first installations of a server-less storage solutionThe grand opening for Scottsdale's newest and most lavish casino, the Talking Stick Resort, is scheduled for June 10, 2010 and already it's being favourably compared to the high end properties on the Las Vegas strip. It's an apt comparison for the Talking Stick Resort, which unofficially opened on April 15, because, as at many of the Las Vegas casinos, the video surveillance system there wa...

Visionhitech Americas Inc will be joining other leading members of the security industry at PSA-TEC showVisionhitech Americas Inc is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to join the Professional Security Alliance. This brings VAI, a division of Visionhitech Co Ltd, into the world's largest family of security professionals, and gives the country's leading specialist integrators access to VAI's unique product offering.Scott Hamasaki, Managing Director, Visionhitech Americas Inc, sai...

 Craig will be responsible for securing additional alliances and partnerships within the security and IT industriesPelco is pleased to announce that Craig Schaefer has joined the company as the Director of Partnering and Strategic Alliances. "We are very excited to have Craig join Pelco. Our momentum in developing strategic alliances and partnerships is very strong and is a key component to our corporate strategy of open systems. We will be asking Craig to drive the already establ...

Brickcom will teach how to create a secure wireless IP surveillance system with the BrickOne SolutionBrickcom Corporation, a rising leader in the IP surveillance industry, will join new distributor, Northern Video Systems, a leading distributor of security, surveillance, and networking products in the United States, for four stops on its Technology Roadshow:May 20: New York, New YorkJune 24: Washington DCJuly 22: North Hollywood, CaliforniaOctober 7: Atlanta, GeorgiaThe road show will feature pr...

The proposal grew out of fears that the use of RFID technology will have negative effects on privacyThe governor of Oklahoma has vetoed anti-RFID legislation that was opposed by the Security Industry Association. H.B. 2569 would have prohibited the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in drivers' licenses and identification cards in the state. SIA on April 26 wrote to Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry to urge him to veto the bill."SIA members are concerned that HB 2569 co...

AV2805 complements the new AV10005 series of 10 megapixel/1080p dual mode CCTV camerasArecont Vision, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, introduces the new model AV2805, a full HD mode 1080p camera providing full high-definition (HD) video with 1920x1080 pixels (2.07 megapixels) at 30fps. The new model rounds out the industry's largest megapixel camera line and complements Arecont Vision's new AV10005 series of 10 megapixel/1080p dual mode cameras by offering a single s...

National Home Security Inc covers camera surveillance, access control, fire prevention and perimeter intrusionHikvision's H264 compression cards are being used in Florida at a $4m carting and leisure venue.Xtreme Indoor Karting in Fort Lauderdale features a half-mile asphalt track and vehicles that reach speeds of 45 mph. The facility is monitored by a combination of PTZ and dome cameras reporting to custom-built PC-based recorders using Hikvision dual-stream compression cards.Camera footag...

The Centre's existing analog PTZ cameras will be replaced with an integrated system utilising IP camerasNorth American Video (NAV), the market leader in designing and delivering state-of-the-art integrated video surveillance and security solutions announced it has been awarded the contract to upgrade the video surveillance system at the New Jersey Performing Arts Centre (NJPAC). The new system will include a hybrid video solution that will allow NJPAC to leverage their existing infrastructure wh...

The second round of the 2010 Le Mans Series of endurance races - held earlier this month in Spa, Belgium - saw yet another podium finish for AD Group's CEO Mike Newton in what turned out to be an incident-packed race. This time the CCTV entrepreneur and long-time racing driver - who has two Le Mans 24 Hour class victories to his credit - went one better than the season opener by gaining a well deserved second place for the RML AD Group team alongside co-drivers Tommy Erdos and Andy Wallace. Comp...

Grandstream's GXV series IP video cameras have built-in support for SIP/VoIP and 2-way audioEncouraged by the increased focus on setting global interoperability standards for network video, Grandstream Networks, the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions, announced at IFSEC 2010 that its entire IP video surveillance portfolio is now ONVIF compatible. ONVIF is an independent, non-profit organization leading the global standardization initiative for IP-ba...

ACCENT had been managed and administered by Security Industry Association since it beganThe Security Industry Association (SIA) and the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) would like to announce that CSAA will take over sole responsibility for the administration and management of the Alarm Call Centre Education, Networking and Training (ACCENT) listserver.Launched by SIA and CSAA more than a decade ago to facilitate the networking of its members, ACCENT has been managed and administered by...

IQinVision is a market leader in HD megapixel network cameras, IP cameras and video recording systemsIQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel network cameras, smart IP cameras, and network video recording systems, announced a series of new positions in the expanded support and marketing departments, as well as new sales staff and several significant promotions.In the company's European operations, the expansion includes several new Regional Sales Managers including Indy Kler, i...

CV Reps are true leaders in IP security solutionsinfinias, LLC announces the signing of CV Reps as their manufacturer's representative for the territory consisting of the following states: Northern California and Northern Nevada."We are pleased to have CV Reps representing infinias in Northern California and Northern Nevada, they are true leaders in IP security solutions," said Phil Jackson, Western Region Sales Manager for infinias. "Their coverage in this territory coupled with...

The system includes a combination of 130 Infinova PTZ dome cameras, mini domes and fixed camerasInfinova announced that Infinova's Ethernet networking video matrix switchers with a Video-over-IP (VoIP) option allows the surveillance system at Kuwait International Airport to meet the demands of three individual security authorities. The system includes a combination of 130 Infinova PTZ dome cameras, mini domes and fixed cameras.The Asset Protection Department has the most encompassing responsibil...